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A Big City and a Small Town【译】大城市小城镇【单词】big [big][bɡ] adj. 大的；重要的；有雄心的；受欢迎的【单词】city ["sit-ee]["sti] n. 城市；都市【单词】town [toun][tan] n. 城镇；镇；（某一城镇的）居民；商业区
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Edward Allen always hated living in Los Angeles.【译】爱德华艾伦一直讨厌住在洛杉矶。【单词】hated 原型：hate 动词过去式 [heyt][het] v. 憎恨；厌恶；讨厌 n. 憎恨；厌恶【专有名词】Edward n. 爱德华(男子名)【专有名词】Allen 人名/人物 n. 阿伦，艾伦（男子名，涵义：英俊；好看的）【专有名词】Los Angeles 地名 [ls"ndls] n. 洛杉矶(美国城市)
Everything was too expensive; traffic was always bad; people were not friendly; it was always crowded.【译】一切都太贵了；交通总是不好；人们不友好；总是很拥挤。【单词】expensive 副词 [ik-"spen-siv][k"spensv] adj. 昂贵的；高价的【单词】traffic 名词 ["traf-ik]["trfk] n. （人或车等）交通流量；不正当生意（走私） v. 做生意（多指违法的）；游览【单词】friendly 形容词 ["frend-lee]["frendli] adj. 友好的；友善的 adv. 友好地【单词】crowded 原型：crowd 过去分词作形容词 [kroud][krad] n. 人群；群众；大群；朋友 v. 拥挤；挤满；涌入；贴近；逼迫
Edward never wanted to live in a big city.【译】爱德华从不想住在大城市里。
He always wanted to live somewhere in the country, in a small town, where everyone knew everyone.【译】他一直想住在乡下的某个地方，在一个小镇上，在那里每个人都认识。【单词】somewhere 名词 ["suhm-hwair, -wair]["smwe] adv. 在某处；到某种程度；大约 n. 某处
It was a dream that he was dedicated to achieving.【译】这是他致力于实现的梦想。【语法】此句式为 it + be + 名词 + that从句。其中that从句为句子真正的主语，it为形式主语。如：It"s a shame (that) you"re sick. 真遗憾你病了。【单词】dream 名词 [dreem][drim] n. 梦；梦想 v. 做梦；梦想【单词】dedicated 原型：dedicate 动词过去分词 [verb "ded-i-keyt; adjective "ded-i-kit]["dedket] vt. 致力于；献出；提献辞【单词】achieving 原型：achieve 动词现在进行式或动名词 [uh-"cheev]["tiv] v. 完成；达到；实现
The day after his 26th birthday, he called his friend Lisa, who had moved to a small town in Iowa.【译】在他26岁生日的第二天，他打电话给他的朋友丽莎，她已经搬到了爱荷华州的一个小镇。【语法】sb., who ……，是定语从句，who后面的从句用来修饰前面的人物；【单词】26th 形容词 第26【专有名词】Lisa n. 丽莎(女子名；涵义：上帝的誓约)【专有名词】Iowa 地名 n. 爱荷华州；美国中西部之一州
He asked her how it was like over there.【译】他问她那边怎么样。【短语】take over 表示“接管；接收”。如：I intend you to take over. 我打算让你来接管。
She told him that he would love it.【译】她告诉他他会喜欢的。
It"s quiet and peaceful; people are friendly.【译】这里安静祥和，人们很友好。【单词】quiet 名词 ["kwahy-it]["kwat] adj. 安静的；宁静的；平静的 n. 安静；平静；闲适 vt. 使平静；使安心 vi. 平静下来【单词】peaceful 形容词 ["pees-fuhl]["pisfl] adj. 和平的；安宁的
Edward made up his mind; he was going to move to this little town.【译】爱德华下定决心，他要搬到这个小镇去。【时态】be going to do sth. 表示主观打算、准备或有信心做某事，强调事情已计划好并将按照计划来做；will do sth. 则多用于客观的情况，即客观上将要发生的事情.例如：I’m not going to ask her. 我不打算去问她. It will be rainy tomorrow. 明天会下雨.
He sat down with his mom and dad, and told them what he was planning on doing.【译】他和爸爸妈妈坐下来，告诉他们他打算做什么。【单词】sat 原型：sit 动词过去式 [sit][st] v. 坐；栖息；使就座 n. 坐；栖息【单词】mom 名词 [mom][mm] n. 妈妈【单词】dad 名词 [dad][dd] n. 爸爸
They supported his decision and helped him pack his things.【译】他们支持他的决定，帮他收拾东西。【短语】help sb. to do sth. 或者 help sb. do sth. 帮助某人做某事；注意带不带to都可以，一般不会用doing；例句：He helped me (to) find my watch. 他帮我找到了手表。【单词】pack 动词一般现在时（除第三人称单数） [pak][pk] n. 一群；一副；包裹；一包 v. 包装；解雇；塞满；收拾行李；佩戴
He would leave in a week.【译】他将在一周后离开。
Lisa had helped Edward get a job where she worked, and she told Edward he could stay with her and her roommate until he got back on his feet.【译】莉萨帮助爱德华在她工作的地方找到了一份工作，她告诉爱德华他可以和她和她的室友呆在一起，直到他能够重新独立生活。【单词】roommate 名词 ["room-meyt, "room-]["rmmet] n. 室友【单词】feet 原型：foot 名词复数形式 [foot][ft] n. 脚；英尺；最底部；音步 v. 表演舞步；步行；付账；踏；共计
【解说】get back on one"s feet 是指重新能够经济独立，独立生活
Edward was grateful.【译】爱德华很感激。【单词】grateful 形容词 ["greyt-fuhl]["ɡretfl] adj. 感激的；令人愉快的
When he showed up, he immediately started working.【译】当他出现时，他立即开始工作。
He liked his job, but he found it a bit boring at times.【译】他喜欢他的工作，但有时觉得有点无聊。【短语】at times 有时，偶尔；例句：She can be a very tiresome child at times. 她这孩子有时会很烦人的。He went to the badminton club at times during his school days. 他上学时有时到羽毛球俱乐部去。【单词】boring 原型：bore 现在分词作形容词 [bawr, bohr][b] v. 使厌烦；开凿；钻孔；挖掘；盯着看 n. 讨厌的人；麻烦事；(管道、枪炮等的)孔；涌潮；(找水或石油的)钻孔 动词bear的过去式.
He was a waiter at a café.【译】他是一家咖啡馆的服务员。【单词】waiter 名词 ["wey-ter]["wet] n. 侍者；(男)服务员【单词】café 名词 咖啡馆
He liked the pie at the restaurant, so it wasn"t all bad.【译】他喜欢餐馆里的馅饼，所以味道也不错。【单词】pie 名词 [pahy][pa] n. 馅饼；饼图 n. 喜鹊；爱说话的人(=magpie)【单词】restaurant 名词 ["res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt]["restrnt] n. 餐馆；饭店
After he had been working for two months, he told Lisa that he couldn"t handle it anymore.【译】在他工作了两个月后，他告诉丽莎他再也无法应付了。【单词】handle 动词原形 ["han-dl]["hndl] v. 处理；对待；操作；触；买卖 n. 把手；柄【单词】anymore 副词 [en-ee-"mawr, -"mohr]["enm] adv. (通常用于疑问句或否定句中，与not连用)再，也，还
He wanted to go back to the city.【译】他想回城里去。
Lisa laughed and said, "You have always hated the city, but now you"re running back to it?【译】丽莎笑着说：“你一直都讨厌这座城市，但现在你又跑回去了？【单词】laughed 原型：laugh 动词过去式 [laf, lahf][lɑf] v. 发笑；笑；嘲笑 n. 笑声；笑；笑料【单词】hated 原型：hate 动词过去分词 [heyt][het] v. 憎恨；厌恶；讨厌 n. 憎恨；厌恶
I don"t get you, Edward."【译】我不明白，爱德华。”
Edward didn"t think living in a small town would be so boring.【译】爱德华没想到住在小镇上会这么无聊。
"The boredom alone will drive me insane, Lisa," Edward said as he started packing his things.【译】“孤独的无聊会让我发疯，丽莎，”爱德华一边收拾东西一边说。【单词】boredom 名词 ["bawr-duhm, "bohr-]["bdm] n. 无聊；厌烦；厌倦；令人厌烦的事物【单词】drive 名词 [drahyv][drav] vt. 开车；驱赶；迫使 n. 驾车；驱使；推进力；路；快车道；街；[计]驱动器【单词】insane 形容词 [in-"seyn][n"sen] adj. 疯狂的；精神错乱的；荒唐的【单词】packing 原型：pack 动词现在进行式或动名词 [pak][pk] n. 一群；一副；包裹；一包 v. 包装；解雇；塞满；收拾行李；佩戴
