As a freshman¹ at the University of Dayton in Ohio, I was eager to make a good impression on my new roommate. When I arrived at our dorm room, I found her putting on perfume. "That's a great scent," I said, making conversation.

 

　　"Thanks-it was from my boyfriend. Here, try some," she said, holding the bottle out for me.

 

　　Unfortunately she let go before I had a firm grip, and the glass shattered on the tile floor. , Embarrassed, I tried to apologize, but she cut me off - "Actually, it's kind of fitting," she explained, surveying the damage. "That's exactly how the relationship went.

 

Notes:

 

　　(1) make a good impression on：给…留下好印象

 

　　(2) perfume n.香水

        (3) unfortunately adv.不幸地

 

　　(4) let go 放手；松手常用于下面的结构中：let sb \ sth go；let go of sb \ sth

 

　　(5) shatter v.（突然而剧烈地）破成碎片

 

　　(6) tile n.瓷砖

 

　　(7) embarrass v.使困窘

 

　　(8) cut sb off 打断

 

　　(9) fitting adj.适当的

 

　　（10） survey v.检查；查看

 

Exercises:

 

根据短文填空：

 

　　① As a freshman at the University of Dayton in Ohio, I was eager to make a good impression _____ my new roommate.

 

　　② When I arrived at our dorm room, I found her putting _____ perfume.

 

　　③ "That's a great scent," I said, _____conversation.

 

　　④ Unfortunately she let _____before I had a firm grip.

 

　　⑤ Embarrassed , I tried to apologize, but she cut me_____ .

 

123.理应如此

 

　　作为俄亥俄州代顿大学的一名新生，我急于给我的新宿舍同伴留个好印象。我到了寝室，看到她正在往身上洒香水。“香味真浓哇。”我说，想和她搭起话来。 “谢了----是男朋友送的，来，洒些试试。”她说着把瓶子递给我。

 

　　不幸的是，我还没抓牢，她就松手了，玻璃瓶在瓷砖地板上摔碎了。我感到很窘，我刚想道歉，她就打断了我。“事实上，应该如此。”

 

　　她解释道，查看着破碎的瓶子，“我和他的关系正是这样的。”

 

练习参考答案：

 

① on ② on ③ making ④ go ⑤ off

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