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[J-145] A Red-Letter Day 红字的假日
A neighbor of mine has four small children. One morning last summer she hung out her daily usual washing. But today clothes weren't the only things waving in the breeze. Old Glory proudly waved in front of the house.
“Carol, why the flag?” I asked. “Today's not a legal holiday.”
“Maybe it's not a legal holiday,” laughed Carol, “but it's certainly a red-letter day for me. Take a look at that clothes yard. It's the first time in eight years there hasn't been a diaper on my line!”
[译注] 我的一个邻居有四个小孩。上个夏天的某个早晨，她晾出了每日寻常的洗完衣物。可是，当天的衣服并非唯一在和风中飘动的东西。「老荣耀」在屋前骄傲地挥动着。 「嘉洛，为何要旗子？」我问了。「今天不是法定的假日。」 「或许不是法定假日，」嘉洛笑着，「但对我的确是一个红字的假日。看一看那晒衣场吧。八年来这是第一次在我的绳在线没有尿布。」 注： a
red-letter day (一个红字的日子，假日，值得庆祝的日子)， washing (洗完的衣物)， wave (挥动，飘动)， Old Glory (老荣耀：指美国国旗)， legal (法定的)， clothes yard (晒衣的庭院)， diaper (尿布)， line = clothesline (晒衣绳)。 [复习填充] A neighbor of mine has four small children. One morning last summer she hung out her daily usual w______. But today clothes weren't the only things w______ in the breeze. Old G____ proudly waved in front of the house. “Carol, why the flag?” I asked. “Today's not a l____ holiday.” “Maybe it's not a legal holiday,” laughed Carol, “but it's certainly a red-letter day f__ me. Take a look __ that clothes yard. It's the first time in eight years there hasn't been a d_____ on my line!”
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