英語幽默精讀【123】It's Kind of Fitting
As a freshman 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：給…留下好印象
（2） perfume n.香水
（3） unfortunately adv.不幸地
（4） let go 放手；松手常用于下面的結構中：let sb / sth go；let go of sb / sth
（5） shatter v.（突然而劇烈地）破成碎片
（6） tile n.瓷磚
（7） embarrass v.使困窘
（8） cut sb off 打斷
（9） fitting adj.適當的
（10） survey v.檢查；查看
※ Exercises
根據短文填空：
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_____ .
※ 譯文
理應如此
作為俄亥俄州代頓大學的一名新生，我急于給我的新宿舍同伴留個好印象。我到了寢室，看到她正在往身上灑香水。“香味真濃哇。”我說，想和她搭起話來。
“謝了――是男朋友送的，來，灑些試試。”她說著把瓶子遞給我。
不幸的是，我還沒抓牢，她就松手了，玻璃瓶在瓷磚地板上摔碎了。我感到很窘，我剛想道歉，她就打斷了我。“事實上，應該如此。”
她解釋道，查看著破碎的瓶子，“我和他的關系正是這樣的。”
※ 練習參考答案
① on ② on ③ making ④ go ⑤ off
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