高中英语教学：Lost My Car and My Mind9.docx

Lost My Car and My Mind Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now. ~Veronica Roth Divergent Our part of the world is famous for its heat and humidity. On this particular day, I surmised that the heat and humidity called for a dip in the pool. As I floated in the cool water, I daydreamed about the plans for our son’s birthday party later that evening. It would be hot as it always was this time of year, but hopefully the food, balloons and ice cream would distract from the boiling heat. After backstroking to the side of the pool, I checked my phone. It was much later than I had imagined, and I still had a lot to prepare. I was going to have to hurry. I threw on a cover-up, slipped on flipflops, and tied my hair in a wet knot, mimicking the “Messy Bun” hair tutorial I had watched the night before on Instagram. humidity: conditions in which the air is very warm and damp 湿热；高温潮湿 surmise: to guess or suppose sth using the evidence you have, without definitely knowing 推测；猜测 dip: to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again 蘸；浸 distract: to take sbs attention away from what they are trying to do 转移（注意力）；分散（思想）；使分心 backstroke: a style of swimming in which you lie on your back 仰泳 cover-up: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing. 掩盖、掩饰，此处为外套 flipflop：人字拖 mimic: to copy the way sb speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people laugh 模仿（人的言行举止）；（尤指）做滑稽模仿（mimicked, mimicking） bun: 丸子头 tutorial: n. 辅导课 Pulling into the grocery store parking lot, I realized I was not the only one who had begun my weekend with a supply run. The parking lot was packed. I finally located an open space by not-so-stealthily stalking an exiting shopper. Pulling in and exiting the car with fifty-year-old-cheetah-like speed, I ran in and around the store collecting what I needed. stealthily: doing things quietly or secretly; done quietly or secretly 偷偷摸摸地；不声张地；秘密地 stalk: to move slowly and quietly towards an animal