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1、A Man of ActionsA crowd of student was gathered on the campus of Oxford University. “You can have no doubt,” shouted a young man excitedly,“that if the Dean does not take back what he said to me this morning, Ill leave Oxford this very evening!”A buzzing noise followed. “What a man of actions!” one
2、said in admiration. “How should we support him andlearn from him!” said another.Suddenly, a girl asked, “What did the Dean say to you, Hob?”He bent and whispered to her, “Well,er?er?Miss Rose, er?he told me to get clean away from Oxford this very evening!”一个言出必行的人一群学生聚在牛津的校园里,一个年轻人情绪激动地叫道:“毋庸置疑,如果那个
3、家伙不收回他今早对我说的话,我今晚就离开牛津。”下面一片喧哗。“真是个言出必行的人。”一个人艳羡地说。另一个说:“我们要支持他、学习他。”突然,一个女孩问道:“那家伙对你说什么了,霍波?”他弯下腰小声说:“哦,呃呃,罗斯小姐,呃他说要我今晚从牛津滚出去。”Notes(1)A crowd of:一群(2)on the campus:在校园里(3)have no doubt:没有疑问、毫无疑问(4)take back what he said:收回他说的话。也可以说take back his words(5)very:(a.)就是那个、正是那个(6)in admiration:羡慕地(7)whispered:whisper的过去式,意为“悄声说”