第49课（296字2分钟）

Passage Forty-nine

（K9 level）

1. Jean is an intelligent young woman from a wealthy and well-known family.

2. She attends a prestigious university and has nearly everything money can buy.

3. The issue is that her family members are so busy that they can barely find time to spend with her.

4. As a result, Jean often feels very lonely.

5. To pass the time, Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ account.

6. She enjoys being anonymous, chatting with people who have no idea about her famous family or her lavish lifestyle.

7. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made many friends, staying in regular contact with them.

8. Last year, Jean made a very unique friend on QQ. His name was David, and he lived in San Francisco.

9. David was always telling stories and jokes that made her laugh.

10. They shared a common interest in rock music and modern dance.

11. As a result, they often spent hours happily chatting on QQ, sometimes forgetting the time altogether.

12. Naturally, they both wanted to learn more about one another.

13. David sent Jean a picture of himself: he was a tall, attractive young man with a bright, cheerful smile.

14. Over time, they became close friends and frequently exchanged cards and small gifts.

15. When Jean’s father mentioned he would be going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked to accompany him, hoping to surprise David on his birthday.

16. She planned to bring him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer.

17. However, when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she was shocked to discover that her special friend was actually a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

生词表（New Words）

1. young 年轻的 woman 女人 bright 聪明的

rich 富有的 famous 有名的 family 家庭

2. good 好的 university 大学 everything 一切

money 金钱 buy 买

3. problem 问题 busy 忙 hardly 几乎

find 找到 time 时间

4. fact 事实上 lonely 孤独的

5. spend 花费 time 时间

6. anonymous 匿名的 talking 交谈 people 人

famous 有名的 life 生活

7. name 名字 friends 朋友 touch 联系

8. special 特别的 friend 朋友

9. full 充满 stories 故事 jokes 笑话

10. common 共同的 interest 兴趣 rock 摇滚

music 音乐 modern 现代的 dance 舞蹈

11. hours 小时 talk 交谈 happily 愉快地

forget 忘记 time 时间

12. wanted 想 know 了解 more 更多

13. picture 照片 tall 高的 good-looking 英俊的

smile 微笑

14. became 成为 good 亲密的 friends 朋友

often 经常 sent 发送 cards 卡片

small 小的

15. father 父亲 business 出差 trip 旅行

surprise 惊喜 birthday 生日

16. take 带去 latest 最新的

17. knocked 敲 door 门 found 发现

special 特别的 friend 朋友 twelve 十二

boy 男孩

1. Jean 是一位聪明的年轻女性，来自一个富有且有名的家庭。

2. 她就读于一所著名的大学，几乎拥有金钱能买到的一切。

3. 问题是，她的家人都非常忙，几乎没有时间陪她。

4. 结果，Jean 常常感到非常孤独。

5. 为了打发时间，Jean 花了很多时间在她的QQ上。

6. 她喜欢保持匿名，和那些不知道她有名的家族或奢华生活的人聊天。

7. 她在QQ上用名字Linda，交了很多朋友，并与他们保持定期联系。

8. 去年，Jean 在QQ上交了一个非常特别的朋友。他的名字是David，住在旧金山。

9. David 总是讲故事和笑话，让她开怀大笑。

10. 他们有共同的兴趣——摇滚音乐和现代舞蹈。

11. 于是，他们常常花几个小时愉快地在QQ上聊天，有时甚至忘记了时间。

12. 自然地，他们都希望了解对方更多。

13. David 给Jean发了一张自己的照片：他是一个高大、英俊的年轻人，带着灿烂、愉快的笑容。

14. 随着时间的推移，他们成为了亲密的朋友，并且常常互相交换卡片和小礼物。

15. 当Jean的父亲提到他要去旧金山出差时，她请求和他一起去，希望给David一个生日惊喜。

16. 她计划带给他他们最喜欢的摇滚歌手的最新DVD。

17. 然而，当她在旧金山敲开David的门时，她震惊地发现，她特别的朋友竟然是一个名叫Jim的十二岁男孩！