常春藤生活英語：The Reunion同學(xué)會(huì)

Lisa Smith jumped up from her nightmare. In the dream, a boy on the high school football team was making fun of her thick glasses and greasy hair. As soon as she opened her eyes, Lisa had butterflies in her stomach. She realized today was her 10-year reunion.

For Lisa, high school wasn't all bad. She got great grades and learned a lot about many different things. She even kept in touch with some of her friends from that time. But it was him, Jim Cower, that she still felt angry at. Even though she had gone through college and medical school, Lisa was very upset about the way Jim treated her every morning in high school. He would make fun of her, and all of his friends would laugh in her face. These bad memories were still fresh in her mind even after 10 years. But Lisa has blossomed into a beautiful lady since she graduated from high school. Her glasses have been replaced by contacts and her hair is now long and flowing.

莉薩?史密斯從惡夢中驚醒。在夢里，一名高中美式足球校隊(duì)的男孩正在取笑她厚重的眼鏡和油膩膩的頭發(fā)。莉薩一睜開眼睛便感到緊張。她想到今天是高中第十年的同學(xué)會(huì)。

對莉薩而言，高中并非都是些不好的事。她成績優(yōu)異，學(xué)到了很多不同的事情。她甚至和一些高中時(shí)代的朋友保持聯(lián)系。但是她依然很氣吉姆?考渥這個(gè)人。雖然莉薩早已念完大學(xué)和醫(yī)學(xué)院，她仍舊會(huì)對高中時(shí)代吉姆每天早上對待她的方式感到不愉快。他會(huì)尋她開心，而且他所有朋友也會(huì)當(dāng)面嘲笑她。十年過后，這些不好的回憶卻仍然在她腦海中記憶猶新。不過莉薩自高中畢業(yè)后已經(jīng)變成一位美女。她的眼鏡已被隱形眼鏡取代，而她也有一頭飄逸的長發(fā)。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.greasy　a. 油膩的;多油脂的

Greasy food is bad for your health.

油膩的食物有礙健康。

2.blossom　vi.(往好的方面)轉(zhuǎn)變;發(fā)展

Kelly and Al's friendship blossomed into love.

凱莉和艾爾的友誼升華為愛情。

Phrases for Learning

1.make fun of...　　嘲弄……，拿……開玩笑

Please stop making fun of my new haircut.

請不要再嘲笑我的新發(fā)型了。

2.have butterflies (in + 所有格 + stomach) (某人)情緒緊張，心理發(fā)慌

Chris always has butterflies before an exam.

考試前克里斯總是很緊張。

3.keep in touch with...　　與……保持聯(lián)絡(luò)

Nicole has promised to keep in touch with us after she moves to London.

妮可承諾她搬到倫敦后，會(huì)與我們保持聯(lián)系。

4.laugh in + 所有格 + face　　當(dāng)面嘲笑∕取笑某人

After Mark got punished by the teacher, some of his classmates laughed in his face.

馬克被老師處罰后，一些同學(xué)當(dāng)面嘲笑他。

參考字詞

1.nightmare　n. 惡夢

2.reunion　n. 同學(xué)會(huì)

3.medical　a. 醫(yī)學(xué)的

4.contact　n. 隱形眼鏡

5.flowing　a. 飄拂的

Tips In Use

Even though she had gone through college and medical school...

(雖然莉薩早已念完大學(xué)和醫(yī)學(xué)院……)

"go through"在本句中表『經(jīng)歷』，通常指經(jīng)歷壞事或苦事。以下為您介紹"go through"的其它用法：

1.表『用光』：

William went through all of his salary in a week.

(威廉一周內(nèi)就花光了所有的薪水。)

2.表『仔細(xì)檢查∕尋找』：

I went through the whole room looking for my glasses.

(我翻遍整間房間找我的眼鏡。)

3.表『從頭到尾仔細(xì)閱讀』：

Can you go through this article and correct the mistakes?

(你能細(xì)讀這篇文章并訂正錯(cuò)誤嗎?)