40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词(十四)

40

篇英语短文搞定高考

3500

个单词（十四）

39

Pronunciation and Status

口音与身份

An

ambassador

and

a

referee

were

consulting

a

professor

on

the

caption

of

a

Buddhistic alphabet

when a sobbing woman stopped them to sell an

antique musical bathtub

.

Her

dirty

garment

and

the

handkerchief

around

her

waist

were

badly

in

need

of

sending

to

a

laundry

. The ambassador

uncomfortably

gave her a

handful

of pence from his

wallet

and said,

“Take this

fortune

away,

troublesome

woman.”

When

her

figure

fade

d

away

,

the

brilliant

professor

said,

“You

are

mistaken

and

your

improper remark

on

her

should

be

condemn

ed.

In

terms

of

this

extraordinary

woman,

you

can’t

classify

her

status

by

her

horrible

clothes

or

disgusting nail

s.

Her

clean

woolen vest

and

stocking

s,

especially

her

classic

pronunciation,

all

suggested

her

upper

status.”

The

ambassador

gave

a

whistle in

amazement

,

and

advised

making

her

acquaintance

. The professor

hesitate

d for a while, then

compromise

d.

The

outcome

was

that

she

was

an

authentic superior

police

officer.

When

they

were

show

n

in

her

office

and

saw

her

once

more

,

she

brought

them

a

teapot

of

tea

and

some

cookies

,

laughing

and

saying,

“I

rubbed

some

cream

and

wax

on

my

garment

and

pass

ed

myself

off

as

a

shabby

woman

among

thieves

and

rob

bers

to

investigate

a

plot

.

Generally speaking

, your

overlook

ing me and my

adaptation

are the best help. But my

pronunciation seemed to have

betray

ed me.”

一位

大使

和一位

裁判

正在就一张< /p>

佛教

符号表

的

文 字说明

请教

教授

，这时，一名

哭哭啼

啼

的女人把他们拦住，

< br>要卖给他们一个

古董音乐澡盆

，

她肮脏的

衣服

和

腰

间的

手帕

都急

需

< br>送

到

洗衣店

清洗。

大使很

不舒服地

从

钱包

里掏出一

把

便士说：

“把这

大笔钱

拿走，

麻烦的