Lesson 54Sticky Fingers
黏糊糊的手指12 句 · 1:47
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Whattwointerruptionsdidthewriterhave?
作者遇到了哪两次打扰？
Afterbreakfast, IsentthechildrentoschoolandthenIwenttotheshops.
早饭后，我把孩子们送去上学，然后就去了商店。
ItwasstillearlywhenIreturnedhome.
我回到家时，时间还早。
Thechildrenwereatschool, myhusbandwasatworkandthehousewasquiet.
孩子们在上学，丈夫在上班，家里很安静。
SoIdecidedtomakesomemeatpies.
于是我决定做些肉馅饼。
InashorttimeIwasbusymixingbutterandflourandmyhandsweresooncoveredwithstickypastry.
不一会儿，我就忙着把黄油和面粉和在一起，我的两手很快就沾满了黏糊糊的面团。
Atexactlythatmoment, thetelephonerang.
恰恰在这个时候，电话铃响了。
Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreannoying.
没有什么比这更让人恼火的了。
IpickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfingersandwasdismayedwhenIrecognizedthevoiceofHelenBates.
我用两个黏糊糊的手指夹起听筒，听出是海伦·贝茨的声音时，我感到很沮丧。
Ittookmetenminutestopersuadehertoringbacklater. AtlastIhungupthereceiver.
我花了十分钟才说服她过一会儿再打来。最后我总算挂上了听筒。
Whatamess! Therewaspastryonmyfingers, onthetelephone, andonthedoorknobs.
真是一团糟！我的手指上、电话机上、门把手上，到处都是面团。
Ihadnosoonergotbacktothekitchenthanthedoorbellrangloudenoughtowakethedead.
我刚回到厨房，门铃就响了起来，响得足以把死人吵醒。
Thistimeitwasthepostmanandhewantedmetosignforaregisteredletter!
这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- sticky/ˈstɪki/adj.
able to stay fixed to things it touches, like glue
黏的；黏糊糊的
#5In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
- pie/paɪ/n.
food made of meat or fruit baked inside a cover
馅饼
#4So I decided to make some meat pies.
- mix/mɪks/v.
to put different things together so they become one
混合；搅拌
#5In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
- flour/ˈflaʊər/n.
white powder made from wheat, used to make bread
面粉
#5In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
- pastry/ˈpeɪstri/n.
a soft mix of flour, fat and water used for pies
面团；油酥面团
#5In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
- annoying/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/adj.
making you feel a little angry
恼人的；讨厌的
#7Nothing could have been more annoying.
- receiver/rɪˈsiːvər/n.
the part of a telephone you hold and speak into
电话听筒
#8I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
- dismayed/dɪsˈmeɪd/adj.
feeling unhappy and worried because of something bad
沮丧的；惊愕的
#8I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
- recognize/ˈrekəɡnaɪz/v.
to know who someone is because you met them before
认出；听出
#8I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
- persuade/pərˈsweɪd/v.
to make someone agree to do something by talking
说服；劝说
#9It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver.
- hang up/hæŋ ʌp/phr v.
to end a telephone call by putting the phone down
挂断电话
#9It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver.
- mess/mes/n.
a place or thing that is dirty and untidy
一团糟；脏乱
#10What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
- doorknob/ˈdɔːrnɑːb/n.
a round handle you turn to open a door
门把手
#10What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
- no sooner ... than/noʊ ˈsuːnər ðæn/phr.
used to say something happened just after another thing
一……就……
#11I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
- registered letter/ˈredʒɪstərd ˈletər/n.
a letter the post office records and you sign for
挂号信
#12This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!