【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 break over Chinese NCEB3 Next time. Maybe. No doesn’ t mean never. Some of his best customers are people who repeatedly turned him down before buying. 39 He makes his way down the street. 40 “ I don’ t want to try it.” 41 “ Maybe next time.” 42 “ I’ m sorry. I’ m on the phone right now.” Unit 7: Making a Living previous next index break over Chinese NCEB2 43 “ No.” 44 Niy minutes later, Porter still has not made a sale. But there is always another home. 45 He walks on. 46 He knocks on a door. A woman appears from the backyard where she’ s gardening. She often buys, but not today, she says, as she walks away. previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living NCEB2 47 “ Are you sure?” Porter asks. 48 She pauses. 49 “ Well… ” 50 That’ s all Porter needs. He walks as fast as he can, tailing her as she heads to the backyard. He sets his briefcase down and opens it. He puts on his glasses, removes his brochures and begins his sales talk, showing the woman pictures and describing each product. previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living NCEB2 51 Spices? 52 “ No.” 53 Jams? 54 “ No. maybe nothing today, Bill.” 55 Porter’ s hearing is the one perfect thing his body does. Except when he gets a live one. Then the word “ no” does not register. 56 Pepper? previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living NCEB2 57 “ No.” 58 Laundry soap? 59 “ Hmm.” 60 Porter stops. He smells blood. He quickly remembers her last order. 61 “ Say, aren’ t you about out of soap? That’ s what you bought last time. You ought to be out right about now.” previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 62 “ You’ re right. Bill. I’ ll take one.” 63 He arrives home, in a rainstorm, after 7 . Today was not profitable. He tells himself not to worry. Four days left in the week. 64 At least he’ s off his feet and home. 65 Inside, an era is preserved. The telephone is heavy, rotary model. There is no VCR, no cable. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 66 His is the only house in the neighborhood with a television antenna on the roof. 67 He leads a solitary life. Most of his human contact es on the job. Now, he heats the oven and slips in a frozen dimmer because it’ s easy to fix. 68 The job usually takes him 10 hours. 69 He’ s a weary man who knows his days — no matter what his intentions — are numbered. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 70 He works on straight mission. He gets no paid holidays, vacations or raises. Yes, some months are lean. 71 In 1993, he needed back surgery to relieve pain caused from decades of walking. He was laid up for five months and couldn’ t work. He was forced to sell his house. The new owners, familiar with his situation, froze his rent and agreed to let him live there until he dies. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 72 He doesn’ t feel sorry for himself. 73 The house is only a building. A place to live, nothing more. 74 His dinner is ready. He eats at the kitchen table and listens to the radio. The afternoon mail brought bills that he will deal with later this week. The checkbook is upstairs in the bedroom. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living NCEB2 75 His checkbook. 76 He types in the recipient’ s name and signs his name. 77 The signature is small and scrawled. 78 Unreadable. 79 But he knows. 80 Bill Porter. previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 81 Bill Porter, salesman. 82 From his easy chair he hears the wind lash his house and the rain pound the street outside his home. He must dress warmly tomorrow. He’ s sleepy. With great care he climbs the stairs to his bedroom. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living 83 In time, the lights go off. 84 Morning will be here soon. NCEB2 previous next index break over Chinese Unit 7: Making a Living Translate： . My daughter used to linger long over her meal. back index break over There will be no time to linger — the press conference will begin in a few minutes. 沒(méi)時(shí)間磨蹭了，記者招待會(huì)幾分鐘后開始。 linger vi. 1 spend a long time doing sth. 2 stay for a long time, esp. because one does not want to leave NCE3 Unit 7: Making a Living index break over . It’ s easy to recognize the little boy because he has a scar on his left arm. Translate： scar n. 傷疤 vt. leave a scar on NCEB2 back 她的臉由于出天花 (smallpox) 而留下了傷疤。 Her face was scarred by smallpox. Unit 7: Making a Living back index break over Translate： 他們堅(jiān)信，生活的價(jià)值在于它的尊嚴(yán)。 n. The quality of being worthy of honor or respect dignity . Some think that cloned human beings will be deprived of freedom or dignity or personal identity. They hold on to the faith that the value of life depends on its dignity. NCEB2 Unit 7: Making a Living index break over . She was married at a tender age when she did not know clearly what love really means. a. young。 gentle and loving 年幼的；溫柔的 tender back Translate： . 1. The crippled children should receive special care. 恐怖襲擊沒(méi)有破壞美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)。 The terrorists’ attack has not crippled the US economy. cripple vt. 1. Cause to bee unable to walk properly 2. Damage or harm (sb./sth.)seriously Unit 7: Making a Living back index break over . According to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, greed made Judas betray Jesus to the chief priest for 30 pieces of silver. Translate： 他被指控在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間出賣祖國(guó)。 He was accused of betraying his country during the war. Vt. 背叛，出賣 betray Unit 7: Making a Living back index break over . Hurr