Lesson 54 sticky fingers 粘糊的手指
【Text】
What two interruptions did the writer have?
After breakfast, I nt the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the hou was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
【课文翻译】
早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。我回到家时，时间还早。孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。于是 我决定做些肉馅饼。不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。没有什么能比这更烦人了。我用两个沾 满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当听出是海伦.贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。我终于挂上了话筒。真是糟糕透了!我的手 指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信!
【New words and expressions】
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sticky adj. 粘的 finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼 mix v. 混合，拌和
pastry n. 面糊 annoying adj. 恼人的
receiver n. 电话的话筒 dismay v. 失望，泄气
recognize v. 认出，听出 persuade v. 说服，劝说
mess n. 乱七八糟 doorknob n. 门把手
sign v. 签字 register v. 挂号邮寄
一．单词讲解：
★ sticky adj. 粘的
同义词adhesive, tacky, gluey, glutinous
变化形 形变stickier stickiest
奥斯卡最佳影片奖
sticky fingers covered with jam
meet a sticky end [口]落得不好的下场，得到极不愉快的结果
stick
⑴ n.棍，手杖
collect dry sticks to make a fire
walking-stick 手杖
cancer-stick 香烟、香烟（因吸烟易患癌症，故名）
⑵ vt. 插于, minesweeper刺入, 竖起
eg：The needle stuck in my finger.
⑶ vi. 钉住, 粘贴, 坚持
stick a stamp on a letter
eg：The glue doesn’t stick very well . 这种胶水粘不住
＊luke bryan glue [glu:] n.胶，胶水 vt.胶合，粘贴
stick to sth 坚持做某事
eg英文姓名toothpaste：Never say die , Stick to it！
自考培训学校stick together（stay together）团结一致，互相支持、呆在一起
stick at（keep on doing sth）继续努力做，坚持干
sticky fingers n. 偷窃习惯(接球能力) 、粘糊的手指
★ finger n. 手指
同义词touch, handle, feel, manipulate 反义词thumb, toe
变化形 名复fingers 变化形 动变fingered fingered fingering
eg：She is very clever with her finger. 她的手艺灵巧出国留学出国
eg：He cut his finger on broken glass.
cross one’s fingers ＝ keep one’s fingers crosd 祈求好运、交叉手指
eg：I’m keeping my fingers crosd that you’ll win the game .
我双手合十祈求好运，你会赢得这场比赛
shake one’s finger 用食指点某人（表示责备、警告、威胁等）、
表达愤怒、朝某人晃手指
※ thumb大拇指 ； index finger食指 (index n vi vt)
middle finger中指 ； ring finger无名指
little finger小指 ； toe 脚趾
★ pie n. 馅饼
★ mix v. 混合，拌和 、使混和, 搀和[(+with)]
同义词stir, join, blend, combine 反义词scatter, parate, divide
变化形 u boat动变mixed mixed mixing 变化形 名复mixes
mix cocktails 调鸡尾酒
eg：The chemist mixed some medicine for me . 药剂师给我配了些药.
mix butter and flour ＝ mix butter with flour
mixed adj. 混合的, 形形色色的, 弄胡涂的
mixed doubles 男女混合双打
mixture n.混合；混合物
mixer ⑴ 搅拌机
⑵ （口） 交际的人
eg：He is a good / bed mixer. 善于/不善于交际的人
★ pastry n. 面糊 变化形 名复pastries
⑴ n. 面糊 ,（u） 酱糊（黏贴某物用） 同义词 ：glue胶水
⑵ v. 涂酱糊 、 黏贴某物
pastry （c）（u） 面糊、糕点
★annoying adj. 恼人的
（irritate [ˈiriteit]vt.使恼怒，使烦燥；使不适，使疼痛）
eg：His constant sniffing annoys me . 他不停地抽鼻子使我心烦
＊ sniff [snif] v.用力吸入；嗅，闻 n.吸气(声)；嗅，闻
eg：The mosquitoes annoyed me so much that I couldn’t sleep .
annoying adj. 令人烦恼的 、令人生气的
annoyed adj. 感到烦恼的、感到生气的
eg：He got very annoyed with me about my carelessness.
eg：How annoying ！I left my wallet at home .
真讨厌！我把我的钱包留在家里了
eg：Nothing could have been more annoying . 没有什么比这更令人恼火了
★ receiver n. 电话的话筒、收款员, 接待者
同义词recipient, beneficiary, legatee, grantee
反义词transmitter, nder 变化形 名复receivers
pick up the receiver 接电话;听电话
put down the receiver ＝ hung up the receiver
receive vt.收到；受到；接待，接见，欢迎
★dismay
同义词bewilder, disturb, embarrass, bother
反义词cheer 变化形 动变dismayed dismayed dismaying
⑴ v. 失望，泄气
be dismayed at …. kingwood对...感到沮丧。
eg：She was dismayed at the news . 她得知消息感到很沮丧
eg：We were dismayed at his refusal . 我们被他拒绝感到沮丧
⑵ n.气馁；惊恐
to one’s dismay 使人沮丧的是 、令（人）感到害怕地
★ recognize 认出, 识别; 认识[(+as)]
同义词acknowledge, e, behold, know
变化形 动变recognized recognized recognizing
⑴ v. 认出，听出（不用进行时）
recognize a tune 认出一听过的歌曲（旧相识）、听出一首听过的曲子
