In England nobody under the age of 18 is allowed to drink in a bar. Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house quite often, but he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.

Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful lesson. You must always be careful not to drink too much.””How do you know when you’ve had enough?”asked Tom.

“Well, I’ll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, you’ve had enough and should go home.””But, Dad,”said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar.”

used to do 过去常常做某事
bar 酒吧

一堂有用的课

在英国，十八岁以下的人不允许在酒吧里喝酒。汤姆森先生以前经常去他家附近的一家

酒吧喝酒，但是他从来不带他的儿子汤姆去，因为他还太小。

当汤姆过十八岁生日时，汤姆森先生第一次把儿子带到了他常去的那家酒吧。他们喝了半小时的酒后，汤姆森对儿子说， “汤姆，现在我想给你上有用的一课。你必须时刻小心，不要喝得太多。” “你怎么知道你已经喝得差不多了呢？”汤姆问。

“好，让我来告诉你。你看到酒吧那头的两盏灯吗？当它们好像变成四盏时，就说明你已经喝够了，该回家了。” “但是，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我看到酒吧那头只有一盏灯啊。”

1 useful

adj.有用的；有益的
参考例句：
The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
He’s a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。

2 nobody

pron.无人，没有任何人
参考例句：
Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

3 allowed

adj.[计]容许的v.允许( allow的过去式和过去分词 )；承认；酌增；接受
参考例句：
Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。
After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast. 表演结束之后，我们获准到后台和演员见面。

4 bar

n.条，棒，条状物；酒吧，（卖东西的）柜台
参考例句：
I went to the bar yesterday.我昨天去酒吧了。
They walked into the bar.他们走进了酒吧。

5 used

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常
参考例句：
I used to work until nearly 6:00 o’clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

6 took

vt.带，载(take的过去式)
参考例句：
I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

7 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。

8 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。

9 eighteenth

adj.第十八的；num.第十八
参考例句：
I will meet you on the eighteenth next month.我下月十八号和你见面。
We had a birthday party on my eighteenth birthday.在我18岁生日时，我们举办了一个生日晚会。

10 usual

adj.通常的；平常的
参考例句：
I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
It’s usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

11 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。

12 seem

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像
参考例句：
You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

13 accredited

英 [əˈkredɪtɪd] 美 [əˈkredɪtɪd]
adj. 公认的；官方认可的；鉴定合格的；经授权的；被派驻国外的
v. 认可；把…归于； 委任，委派；相信；（官方机构）授权（accredit 的过去式和过去分词）

14 journalists

英 [‘dʒə:nəlists] 美 [‘dʒɝnəlɪst]
n. 新闻记者（journalist的复数）

15 backstage

英 [ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ] 美 [ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ]
adv. 在后台；向后台

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