Colin opened his eyes very wide. Nobody had said that to him before. He was angry, but a bit pleased at the same time. ' What do you mean? You know I'm going to die! Everybody says I'm going to die! '
'I don't believe it!' said Mary in her most disagreable voice. 'You just say that to make people feel sorry for you. You're too horrid to die! '
科林把眼睛睁得大大的。从来没有人对他说过这样的话。他很生气，却又同时感到一丝高兴。“你是什么意思？你明明知道我快要死了！所有人都这么说！”
“我才不信呢！”玛丽用她最不讨人喜欢的语气说道，“你说这种话，就是为了博取别人的同情。你这人坏透了，根本死不了！”
一、单词
Colin /ˈkɒl.ɪn/ n. 科林（人名）
opened /ˈəʊ.pənd/ v. 睁开；打开（过去式）
eyes /aɪz/ n. 眼睛（复数）
wide /waɪd/ adv. 张大地；广阔地
Nobody /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/ pron. 没有人
said /sed/ v. 说（过去式）
angry /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ adj. 生气的
pleased /pliːzd/ adj. 高兴的
mean /miːn/ v. 意指；意味
die /daɪ/ v. 死亡
Everybody /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ pron. 每个人
believe /bɪˈliːv/ v. 相信
disagreeable /ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.ə.bəl/ adj. 令人不快的
voice /vɔɪs/ n. 嗓音
make /meɪk/ v. 使；制造
people /ˈpiː.pəl/ n. 人们
feel /fiːl/ v. 感觉
sorry /ˈsɒr.i/ adj. 抱歉的；难过的
horrid /ˈhɒr.ɪd/ adj. 讨厌的；可怕的
二、词组和短语
以下是对话中提炼出的词组及其解释、例句和中文翻译：
1. opened his eyes very wide
把眼睛睁得很大（通常表示惊讶、愤怒或震惊）。
The child opened his eyes very wide when he saw the birthday cake.
看到生日蛋糕时，那个孩子把眼睛睁得大大的。
2. had said
（过去）曾说过（过去完成时，强调在过去的某个时间点之前已发生）。
She realized nobody had said "thank you" to the waiter.
她意识到没人对那位服务员说过“谢谢”。
3. a bit pleased
有点高兴，略感满意。
He was a bit pleased with his drawing, even though it wasn't perfect.
他对自己的画有点满意，尽管它并不完美。
4. at the same time
同时。
He was angry, but a bit pleased at the same time.
他很生气，却又同时感到一丝高兴。
5. What do you mean?
你是什么意思？（表示没听明白或要求对方解释）。
6. going to die
将要死去，快死了。
The doctor told them the old dog was going to die soon.
医生告诉他们，那条老狗快要死了。
7. don't believe it
不相信（某事）。
I don't believe it will snow in July.
我不相信七月份会下雪。
8. in her most disagreeable voice
用她最令人不快的嗓音（说话）。
said Mary in her most disagreable voice
玛丽用最令人讨厌的嗓音说。
9. make people feel sorry for you
让别人为你感到难过/同情你。
You just say that to make people feel sorry for you.
你说那话只是为了让别人同情你。
10. feel sorry for (somebody)
为（某人）感到难过、同情。
I feel sorry for the people who lost their homes in the flood.
我为那些在洪水中失去家园的人们感到难过。
11. too ...to ...太……而不能……
You're too horrid to die!
你太坏了而不能死掉！
用于强调某人非常糟糕）连死神都不愿意带走；坏到不配轻易死掉（一种夸张的、刻薄的说法）。
五、填空练习
1. Colin ______ his eyes very wide when he heard Mary’s words. He felt both angry and ______ at the same time.
2. Mary spoke in her most ______ voice. She did not believe Colin was going to die and thought he just wanted people to ______ sorry for him.
3. “What do you ______?” Colin asked. He said everybody told him he was going to ______.
4. Colin was ______ because nobody had ever said that to him before. Mary thought he was too ______ to die.
5. Mary’s voice was very ______. She said Colin only talked about dying to ______ others feel sorry for him.
答案
1. opened, pleased
2. disagreeable, feel
3. mean, die
4. angry / pleased (两者任一皆可，根据上下文强调的情感侧重), horrid
5. disagreeable, make
