Unit 6 Thirstin’ for Love 渴望愛情

Thurston was in the habit of visiting his girl-friend’s apartment from time to time, but always managed to get home at a decent hour with a plausible excuse.

沙斯敦經常去他女友的公寓住處，但他總是設法找個理由以免太晚回家。

But this time, both he and his girlfriend had fallen asleep, and it was 2:00 a.m. before Thurston came to. Thinking fast, he immediately called home, and when his wife answered, panted, “Don’t pay the ransom! I’ve escaped!”

但這一次，他和女朋友都睡著了，當他醒來時都已經凌晨兩點了，沙斯敦腦筋一轉，立刻打電話回家，當他太太接電話時，他故意喘著氣說“：千萬不要付贖金!我已經安全逃出來了!”

英語知識點解說：

1.thirst n. 口渴;渴望 & vi. 渴望

thirst for sth 渴望得到某物

thirsty n. 口渴的;渴望的

quench one's thirst 解渴

例：I feel thirsty. I need some water to quench my thirst.

(我口渴，需要喝些水解渴。)

2.be in the habit of V-ing 有……的習慣

=make it a rule to V

例：John is in the habit of getting up early.

(約翰有早起的習慣。)

3.from time to time 有時;偶爾

例：I call on my grandparents in the country from time to time.

(我有時會到鄉(xiāng)下看我爺爺奶奶。)

4.manage vt. 處理;設法達成

例：Rex can barely manage his own affairs, and do you still want to put him in charge of the department?

(雷克斯幾乎都做不好分內的事，你還想把他調為這個部門的主管嗎?)

5.decent a. 體面的;高雅的

a decent salary 還不錯的報酬

例：If only I made a decent living, I could afford a decent suit.

(要是我生活過得還不錯的話，我可以買套體面的西裝。)

6.plausible a. 似合理的

例：His explanation is plausible, but his manner is very suspicious.

(他的解釋還算合理，但他的舉止非常令人懷疑。)

7.excuse vt. 原諒;辯解 & n. 借口

make an excuse (for...)( 替…… )找借口

例：Stop making excuses for being late. You're fired!

(別再為遲到找借口了。你被開除了!)

8.asleep a. 睡著的

sleepy a. 想睡的

fall asleep 睡著

be fast/sound asleep 熟睡

例：I'm sleepy because I had little sleep last night.

(因為我昨晚沒什么睡，所以現在很困。)

Phil was so tired he fell asleep in the middle of dinner.

(斐爾很疲倦，因此晚餐才吃到一半就睡著了。)

9.come to 醒來;蘇醒

例：The patient came to soon after receiving first aid.

(經過急救后，病人蘇醒了。)

10.pant vi. 喘氣

11.ransom n. 贖金

hold a person for ransom 擄人強索贖金

例："Sir, we're holding you wife for ransom." "So?"

(“先生，我們正扣留你的太太以換取贖金。 又怎么樣?”)

12.escape vi. & vt. & n. 逃脫

例：Go where you will, you can never escape yourself.

=No matter where you'll go, you can never escape your conscience.

(不管你走得多遠，都絕對躲不過你良心的譴責。)