[where's Charlie？查理在哪里？]

John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. he called out nervously, "Mom, where's Charlie?" He had just realized he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour.

約翰突然從秋千上跳下來，甚至沒有減速。他緊張地喊道：“媽媽，查理在哪里？”他剛剛意識到自己已經(jīng)有一個多小時沒有見到他的新小狗了。

1、 jump off = jump down from 跳下來

2、 swing [sw??] n. 秋千

3、 slow down 減速

4、 call out 喊，叫

5、 nervously [?n??v?sli] adv. 緊張地，焦急地，神經(jīng)質(zhì)地

6、 realize [?ri??la?z] v. 意識到，認識到，實現(xiàn)

7、 puppy [?p?pi] n. 小狗; 幼犬; 傲慢小子; 自負無禮的青年;

8、 over [?o?v?r] prep. 多于，超過

例：She stayed in Lagos for over a month.她在拉各斯逗留了一個多月。

He's over sixty.他六十多歲了。

John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard fear in his voice as he called her a second time." Mom, I can't find Charlie!"

約翰環(huán)顧花園、灌木叢后面和野餐桌下。沒有狗！當他第二次給母親打電話時，母親聽到了他的聲音中的恐懼。“媽媽，我找不到查理了！”

1、look around 環(huán)顧，四下觀望，（四處）轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn); 參觀

2、bush [b??] n. 灌木

3、the picnic table 野餐桌

4、fear [f?r] n. 恐懼，害怕，懼怕，擔憂

5、as [?z , ?z] conj. 當…的時候

6、call sb. 給某人打電話

She came outside quickly."Let's look around the garden first. Don't worry. I'm sure he's close by.

她很快就出來了?！拔覀兿瓤纯椿▓@。別擔心。我肯定他就在附近。

1、 come outside 來到外面

2、 quickly [?kw?kli] adv. 迅速地; 很快地; 不久; 立即;

3、close by adv. 在附近

例：Our friends live close by. 我們的朋友住得不遠。

Both the son and the mother were shouting now, but still no Chalie.

兒子和母親都在叫喊，但仍然找不到查理。

1、both…and… 兩者都

2、shout v. 呼喊; 叫; 喊叫; 嚷; 大聲說; 斥責;

Their calls were not completely wasted, though. Joe,the next-door neighbor, and his two daughters, Tania and Julie, immediately agreed to help them look for the lost dog. But even with five people now searching the town's streets, they had no luck. Charlie was still missing.

不過，他們的叫喊聲并沒有完全白費。隔壁鄰居喬和他的兩個女兒塔尼亞和朱莉立即同意幫助他們尋找丟失的狗。但即使現(xiàn)在有五個人在鎮(zhèn)上的街道上搜尋，他們也沒有運氣。查理仍然失蹤。

1、call [k??l] n. 叫喊聲

2、completely [k?m?pli?tli] adv. 徹底地; 完全地; 完整地;

3、waste [we?st] v. 浪費

4、though adv. (尤用于句末補充說明，使語氣減弱)不過，可是，然而;

5、next-door 隔壁的

6、neighbor ['ne?b?(r)] n. 鄰居

7、immediately [??mi?di?tli] adv. 立即; 馬上; 即刻;

8、agree to do sth. 同意做某事

9、help sb.(to) do sth. 幫助某人做某事

10、look for 尋找

11、search [s??t?] v. 搜索; 搜尋; 搜查; 查找;

Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's picture. She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier, she told John, and the cat was found the next day.

塔尼亞建議他們用查理的照片制作海報。她告訴約翰，一年前她自己的貓丟了，她就這樣做了，第二天貓就被找到了。

1、 with [w?e] prep. 用

例：Cut it with a knife.用刀把它切開。

John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie. Then John heard a voice and opened his bedroom door. It was Charlie. John was greeted with a big wet kiss. Charlie had been shut in the bedroom this whole time, sleeping. John had never been so happy in his life!

約翰同意了。當他們回家后，他用查理的照片做了一張海報。然后約翰聽到一個聲音，打開了臥室的門。是查理。迎接約翰的是一個大大的濕吻。查理一直被關(guān)在臥室里睡覺。約翰一生中從未如此快樂過！

1、 make a poster / make posters制作海報

2、 greet [ɡri?t] v. 迎接; 歡迎; 打招呼

3、 shut [??t] v. 關(guān)閉; 關(guān)上; 合上

4、the whole time 全部時間

Tips：

both ... and ... 兩者都；不但…而且…；既…又…

為并列連詞，成對出現(xiàn)，用來強調(diào)兩個協(xié)調(diào)配合的元素。

一、both + 名詞或名詞短語或代詞 + and + 名詞或名詞短語或代詞，例如：

名詞或名詞短語：

Both the movie and the play were good. 電影和劇本都很好。

For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish.

擔任這項工作需要精通意大利語和西班牙語。

代詞：

Both he and she are students.他和她都是學生。

Both she and her sister now live in New Orleans.她和她妹妹現(xiàn)在都住在新奧爾良。

He is miserly with both his time and his money. 他對時間和金錢都很吝嗇。

二、both + 修飾語 + and + 修飾語，例如：

形容詞：

The actors were both engaging and skillful in their performances.他的演員在表演中既有魅力又有技巧。

The results of the research are both impressive and alarming. 研究結(jié)果既令人印象深刻又令人擔憂。
副詞：
The plot moved both swiftly and artfully throughout the movie.整個電影的情節(jié)既迅速又巧妙。
The plane flied both fast and aggressively when the pilot realized there was an enemy hunting it. 當飛行員意識到有敵人在追捕他時，飛機飛得又快又猛。
介詞短語：
The movie is being shown both at The Fox Theater and in neighborhood theaters.這部電影正在福克斯劇院和附近的劇院放映。
There are teas both with and without caffeine. 有帶和不帶咖啡因的兩種茶。
Now women work both before and after having their children 現(xiàn)在婦女在生孩子前后都要去工作。
三、both + 動詞 + and + 動詞，例如：
Ebert both likes and recommends the movie.埃伯特既喜歡又推薦這部電影。
We both applauded and stood up.我們都鼓掌起立。
We both clapped our hands and stomped our feet.我們都拍手跺腳。
四、both + 不定式或動名詞 + and + 不定式或動名詞，例如：
不定式：
The directors wanted both to win and to receive recognition for their work.董事們既希望獲勝，也希望他們的工作得到認可。
動名詞：
The producers ended up both extending and expanding their filming hours.制片人最終延長并擴大了拍攝時間。
五、both ... and ... 不能用于否定句中，否定句中用 neither ... nor ....表示"既不……也不……"，連接兩個主語時遵循就近原則。

例句：Neither you nor I am wrong . 你和我都沒錯。

Neither you nor she is able to finish the work in an hour.你和她都不能在一小時之內(nèi)完成工作。

She likes neither dogs nor cats. 她既不喜歡狗也不喜歡貓。

He doesn't go to school by bike. Neither / Nor do I. 他不是騎自行車上學，我也不是。

They didn't go to the park yesterday. Neither / Nor did we. 昨天他們沒去公園，我們也沒去。

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