Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend was very rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the opera the friend’s wife talked all the time. She also talked rather loudly. She talked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to the opera. Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and said, “Oh, my dear Mark Twain, I do want you to be with us again next Friday night. I’m sure you will like it — the opera will be Carmen.””Thank you very much,”said Mark Twain. “That will be fine. I have never heard you in Carmen.”

Carmen 《卡门》（歌剧名）
invite 邀请
opera 歌剧
box 包厢
theatre 剧场，戏院

“我还从未听过你唱卡门”
有一次，一个朋友邀请马克?吐温去看歌剧。这个朋友很有钱。他和他的妻子在剧院有自己的包厢。看歌剧时，朋友的妻子一直在说话。她说话的声音还挺大。她的话那么多，马克?吐温根本听不清歌剧。

歌剧临近结束时，她转而对马克?吐温说：“噢，我亲爱的马克?吐温，我真的想让你再和我们一起度过下周五。我保证你会喜欢的——下周的歌剧是《卡门》。”
“非常感谢，”马克?吐温说。“想来会很好。我还从未听过你唱《卡门》。”

1 mark

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数
参考例句：
Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

2 was

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 invite

vt.邀请，引起，招致；n.邀请
参考例句：
We’d better not invite him.我们最好不要邀请他。
They invite us to have dinner.我们邀请他们去电影院。

4 invited

v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致
参考例句：
He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。

5 opera

n.歌剧
参考例句：
What do you think of soap opera?你觉得肥皂剧怎么样？
I quite like some opera music.我颇喜欢某些歌剧乐曲。

6 wife

n.妻子，太太，老婆
参考例句：
She is my wife.她是我妻子。
He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

7 had

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

8 own

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的
参考例句：
I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

9 theatre

n.剧场，剧院
参考例句：
Shall we go to the theatre this evening?我们今晚去看戏好吗？
During our visit to London we often went to the theatre.我们在伦敦逗留时常去看戏。

10 during

prep.在…期间，在…时候
参考例句：
What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

11 rather

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当
参考例句：
I would rather go out tonight,if you don’t mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。

12 toward

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝
参考例句：
Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

13 said

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

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