My Better Half我的另一半

　　读故事

　　Helen believed that equality was essential in a marriage for women in this new era.According to an essay Helen read, scientists had even found evidence showing that women were better evolved than men.It took Helen a few years to find an equivalent person with whom to establish a relationship, because she evaluated men and found that most lacked the essentials and had not completed the process of evolution, apart from standing erect.Perfect men were nowhere in evidence.Finally Helen found her man who was equipped for marriage.On the eve of their wedding they changed their estimate about married life.Helen found she had made an error when her man told her that as the woman in the family she would be doing all of the everyday housework"Women don't equal housemaids, your equation is wrong!” Helen shouted angrily.It was evident now that there was an evil side to this man, but she had planned to erect a dream home with him! They had evidently lost the basis for living together, so they started to divide their estate into halves, through a legal establishment.But when it came to the bed, they both wanted it and refused to take an equivalent.So Helen took out a saw, made an estimate of the width, and cut the bed into halves.The man estimated that Helen was close to madness, and was happy that he pulled out at the last minute.

　　记单词

　　equality 相等，相同，平等

　　equation 方程(式)，等式

　　equip 1. 装备，配备; 2. (智力、体力上)使用准备

　　equivalent 相等的，等价的，相当的n 相等物，等价物，意义相同的词

　　era 时代，纪元

　　erect 竖直的，挺直的，直立的

　　vt 1. 建造，建立;2. 竖立，使直立

　　error 错误，差错

　　essay 散文，随笔

　　essential 1. 必不可少的，必要的，非常重要的2本质的，实质的，基本的n 1. [常pl]要素，要点; 2. 必需品

　　establish 1. 建立，创办，设立; 2. 确定，确立，证实

　　establishment 1. 建立，确立，确定; 2. 企业，机构; 3. 当权人物

　　estate 1. (上有大片建筑物的)土地，住宅区; 2. 地产，财产，遗产; 3. (在乡村的)大片私有土地，庄园，种植园

　　estimate 1. 估计，估量; 2. 评价，看法vt 估计，估量

　　evaluate 评估，评价

　　eve 前夜，前夕

　　everyday 每天的，日常的

　　evidence 根据，证据，迹象

　　in evidence可看见的，明显的，显眼的

　　evident 明显的，明白的

　　evidently 明显地，显然

　　evil 邪恶的，坏的n 邪恶，罪恶，祸害

　　evolution 演变，进化，发展

　　evolve (使)演变，(使)进化，(使)发展

　　海伦相信，在这个新时代，婚姻中的平等对于妇女来说是非常重要的。海伦看过的一篇文章说，科学家甚至已经找到证据表明女人比男人进化得更好。海伦花了好几年才找到一个相当的人建立恋爱关系，因为她对男人进行了评估，发现大多数男人身上缺少一些要素，除能够直立之外还没有完成进化过程。完美的男人无处可寻。最终海伦找到了她中意的男人，因为他做好了结婚的准备。在婚礼前夕他们交换了对婚后生活的看法。海伦发现她犯了一个错误，因为她的未婚夫告诉她，作为主妇她得承担所有的日常家务。“女人不等于保姆，你的等式错了!”海伦生气地嚷道。很明显，这个男人有着邪恶的一面，而她还准备与他共同建造梦中家园!他们显然已经失去了共同生活的基础，所以他们便开始通过一家法律机构平分财产，但是到了分床的时候，他们两人都想要，都拒绝接受一个等价物。于是海伦找出锯子，将宽度稍作估量，然后将床锯成两半。那个男人估计海伦已近疯狂，庆幸自己在时刻得以抽身。