时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英文短篇故事(纽约)


英语课

   Tom, the Mets' star pitcher 1, bumped into Brooks 2, the replacement 3 third baseman, in the dugout. Tom didn't apologize. Brooks said, "Excuse you." The pitcher said, "No, excuse you. I heard your TV interview yesterday. Who do you think you are? You talked like you're here to stay. You're here only until Wade 4 recovers. Then you'll be back in the minors 5 again. You'll be gone, just like that." He snapped his fingers. A week later, Tom was pitching a masterpiece. Not one batter 6 had made it to first base. Were the fans about to witness a rare perfect game? The 27th batter hit a weak grounder toward third. Brooks had plenty of time. He looked at Tom. He threw the ball over the first baseman's head. Later, Brooks told Tom, "How about that? You were pitching a perfect game, and then it was gone, just like that." He snapped his fingers.



1 pitcher
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
2 brooks
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 replacement
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
4 wade
v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
5 minors
n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 );副修科目;小公司;[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修,选修,兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )
  • The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 batter
v.接连重击;磨损;n.牛奶面糊;击球员
  • The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
  • Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。
学英语单词
acorn cap nuts
aerodynamics of variable sweep
Agrihan
Antonio Varas, Pen.
atrial confluent wave
Ban Kui Yae
blue line
BS7799
Bykomycin
CALR
cassette loop
caustic soda poisoning
clearance between guide vanes
correct decision
counterstamping
curtail-step
deminution
dental-records
electric signal
electric water heating boiler
equigranular charge
ferrocerium
fissionable
floating restaurant
free entrepot
gestin
ground p. t.
hang ups
have a short temper
height-change chart
heterofermentangium
hierarchics
hubnerite
hybrid duplex
hydrogen transference
Ibadhi
immune gel filtration
indirect ophthalmoscopy
intaminate
jewelrose
konyus index number
landing roll
Lema, Sa.de
lig. iliofemorale
loose pin butt hinge
lrls
Lulworth, Mt.
melwells
methanophone
mojavensis
mosaic photocathode
mucerpi
multiposition
non-contact measuring device
nonharmful
nonlinear optical crystal
octonoba albicola
oil pump
otoneurologic
parautochthonous granite
phengaris atroguttata formosana
piatkuss
polyrhachis lamellidens
pregracile
principal fold
prodigal sons
program timing matrix
properties of drilling fluid
protest of bill
Prouty kiln
reale
reexporting
reinsurance of cargo
rendering equipment
revanchism
rio grande river
Rubus sempervirens
sarmale
separation of particle mixture
short-circuit equivalent test
Simonov, Konstantin M,
snuff films
soothe the nerves
spoke bone
stable nucleus
star knob nut
steady stimulation
sweat away
synchronous muscle
sysour
taxonomic species
test pattern
there is no sign of
to the moment
tracheobronchitis
uneroticised
vice-county
vitreous fused silica
welded steel space frame
wharfinger
Xylokastron
zanjans