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(单词翻译)

A Second Job

第二份工作

"We are running out of money," Dad said. "I must find another job." Mom was a teacher. Dad was a teacher. They had four children. The baby had a rare1 disease2. She was always sick. They had to take her to the doctor often. The doctor was expensive. But he took good care of the baby. He said she would be healthy in a few years. But Dad owed3 the doctor a lot of money. He looked in the paper for another job. He asked his friends about another job. Finally he found another job. He became a taxi driver. After he taught school, he ate dinner. Then he went to the taxi company. He drove4 the taxi to the airport. He picked up people at the airport. He dropped off people at the airport. Some people gave him big tips5. Some people gave him small tips. Some people gave him no tips. He drove the taxi for eight hours. Then he went home. He was tired. He went straight to sleep. Every night he had a dream. Every night it was the same dream. Every night he dreamed about money. Every night the money was on fire.

“我们快没有钱了,”爸爸说。“我必须得去找份工作。”妈妈是位老师。爸爸是位老师。他们有四个孩子。有一个婴儿有罕见的疾病。她总是会生病。他们必须经常带她去看医生。看医生很贵。但是他很照顾这个婴儿。他说她几年以后就会很健康。但是爸爸欠医生很多钱。他在报纸上想找另一份工作。他问他的朋友们想找另一份工作。最终他找到了另一份工作。他成了一位出租车司机。他在学校上完课以后,回家吃晚饭。然后他就去那家出租车公司。他把出租车开到机场。他去接机场里的人。他把人们带到机场。有些人给他很多小费。有些人只给他一点小费。有些人不给他小费。他开八个小时的出租车。然后他就回家了。他很累。他直接睡觉了。每天晚上他都做梦。每天晚上都是同样的梦。每天晚上他都梦到钱。每天晚上他都梦到钱着火了。


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1 rare lANze     
adj.稀罕的,罕有的,珍贵的,稀薄的,半熟的,非常的;adv.非常
参考例句:
  • It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
  • The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。
2 disease etMxx     
n.疾病,弊端
参考例句:
  • The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
  • He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。
3 owed d8aea03e0a2a7e49a90d3d62728feafe     
v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 );应把…归功于;欠…债;(对位高权重者)忠诚
参考例句:
  • I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
  • He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助,我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 drove brAxi     
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
  • He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
  • They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
5 tips e4c9479b11955648dad558fe717a4eb2     
abbr.Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划;to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务(赏金);topical information packages 论题信息包n.顶端( tip的名词复数 );倾斜;末端;(鸟或飞机的)翼尖v.(使)某物侧边提高,倾斜,翻倒( tip的第三人称单数 );给小费;将(所盛之物)倒出;轻打
参考例句:
  • the tips of your fingers 手指尖
  • See Tips&Tricks for an exploit. 参见Tips&Tricks章节。 来自互联网

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