when I was a child
当我还是个孩子的时候
my father had to do three jobs
我父亲不得不做三份工作
for a family of seven
为一个七口之家
came back late, looking tired
回来得很晚，看起来很疲惫
would show my thanks to my father
会向我的父亲表达我的谢意
for what he did for us
为我们所做的一切
over the next 20 years
在接下来的20年里
suffered a lot from a heart problem
遭受了很多心脏问题的折磨
old car broke down
旧车抛锚
asked me to pick him up
让我去接他
after his medical examination
在他体检后
I offered to buy him a new car
提出给他买一辆新车
said no
拒绝
was unable to buy it himself
他自己买不起
was thinking of buying a new car
正在考虑买一辆新车
l asked my father to go with me to pick one out.我请爸爸和我一起去挑一辆。
was talking with the salesman
我和推销员正交谈
was looking at a brown car
看着一辆棕色的车
with interest
带着兴趣
finally chose a white car
选择了一辆白色的车
took one final look at the brown car
最后看了一眼那辆棕色的车
seemed kind of sad
看起来有点悲伤
before leaving
临走前
several days later
几天后
asked my father if he could
问我父亲是否可以
pick up my new car
取我的新车
got there
到那里时
gave him the key to his new car
给了他新车的钥匙
the brown one
棕色的那辆
looked at me in great surprise
惊讶地看着我
my childhood dream
儿时的梦想
smiled at him
对他笑了
1. tired疲倦的
B. excited兴奋的
C. scared恐怕的
D. interested感兴趣的
2. thanks感谢
A. beauty美
C. work工作
D. pity遗憾
3. broke down抛锚
A. broke in破门而入
B. broke out爆发
C. broke up分手了
4. new新的
B. clean清洁的
C. fast快速的
D. big大的
5. pick挑
A. make制作
C. build建造
D. sell出售
6. When 当……时候
A.So 所以
B. If 如果
D. Whether 是否
7. look看
A. wash洗
C. picture图画
D. step步
8. asked要求
A. helped帮助
C. stopped停
D. told告诉
9. key钥匙
A. tool工具
B. help帮助
D. answer回答
10. surprise惊讶
B. name名字
C. danger危险
D. need需要
