Salt Water

时间：2013-09-22 02:33:23

（单词翻译:单击）

A traveling salesman had to walk so much that his feet often hurt. His doctor told him that salt water was the best thing for them, so the salesman decided1 to go to the sea for his vacation that year. Since all of the hotels near the sea were expensive, he went to a small hotel far away from the beach. 
 
In the morning he went down to the calm sea with a bucket2（水桶）, went over to the lifeguard and asked whether he would be allowed to take a bucket of salt water. The lifeguard seemed very surprised but said, "Yes, although you'll have to pay twenty-five cents for it." 
 
The salesman gave the lifeguard twenty-five cents, filled his bucket, took it to his hotel and put his feet in the water. 
 
After lunch, he came down to the beach again. The tide3 had gone out now, so the sea was much lower4. The salesman thought, "That man has a very good business. He must have sold thousands of buckets5 since this morning."

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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 bucket 3sbzh     
n.水桶，一桶之量，吊桶
参考例句：
  • The bottom of the bucket has worn through after all this time.经过这么长时间，这只桶的底部终于磨穿了。
  • Can you fill me a bucket of water,please?请给我打一桶水好吗？
3 tide so9wE     
n.海潮，潮汐
参考例句：
  • The bright moon over the sea rises with the tide.海上明月共潮生。
  • They were cut off by the tide.他们被潮水所阻隔。
4 lower 2Acxw     
adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低
参考例句：
  • Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
  • This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。
5 buckets 299603833c61df20153b0bec0ea2bdc7     
n.水桶( bucket的名词复数 )；一桶（的量）；大量
参考例句：
  • They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades . 他们带着桶和铲子在沙滩上玩。
  • Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames. 人们提来一桶桶水灭火。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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