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　　Ramon returned home and looked very tired.He took a cup out of the cupboard and made coffee to have with some crusts.Then he collapsed into a chair in front of the TV, and cursed the bad weather.His wife was in the bathroom curling her hair using an electric current, because she thought she looked better with a curl.At the sound of the curse, she came out and curled up her lips and said, “Don't be so crude.You really need to cultivate an interest in culture—you watch too much football! There, you've crushed my cushion!”Ramon's wife didn't work but was working through the curriculum of a foreign language, so Ramon had to pay for her studies.What's more, she constantly asked Ramon to buy her all sorts of things: a crystal cube ring, a current water cycle so she could cruise on the lake, and yesterday she bought some chairs with funny curves just out of curiosity.She also complained too much: the currency devalued, or the water didn't look crystal clear"I hope no one will visit us when I'm like this"she said, and right on cue the doorbell rang.She cued Ramon to answer the door.It was Mrs Johnson, their neighbor, who liked to take her cue from Ramon's wife"I've just come to check whether you feel like cycling, because it's such good weather for a cruise over the lake"she said, and then she saw the chairs"How nice these curved chairs are! You have to ask Ramon to give my husband some cues so he will buy me some chairs like that.You look wonderful with your hair, my dear".

　　记单词

　　crude 1. 粗鲁的，粗俗的; 2. 天然的，未加工的; 3. 简陋的，粗糙的

　　cruise 1. 航游，巡航; 2. (出租车、船等)缓慢巡行n 航游，游弋

　　crush 1. 压碎，碾碎，弄皱; 2. 镇压，制服，压垮

　　crust 1. (一片)面包皮，硬外皮; 2. 外壳，地壳

　　crystal 1. 水晶，石英晶体; 2. 结晶，结晶体a 清澈透明的，水晶(制)的

　　cube 1. 立方形，立方体; 2. 立方，三次幂

　　cue 1. 暗示，信号; 2. 提示vt 提示，暗示

　　on cue恰好在这时候

　　take one’s cue from学…的样，听…的劝告

　　cultivate 1. 耕作，栽培，养殖; 2. 培养，陶冶，发展

　　culture 1. 文化，文明; 2. 教养，教育; 3. 培养，培植; 4. 培养菌

　　cupboard 食橱，碗橱

　　curiosity 1. 好奇(心); 2. 奇物，奇事，古玩

　　curl 1. (一绺)鬈发; 2. 卷曲，卷曲物vt 卷，使卷曲vi 1. 变鬈; 2. 卷曲，扭曲; 3. (烟)缭绕，盘绕

　　crul up 1. 卷起，撅起(嘴唇等); 2. (使)蜷曲

　　currency 1. 通货，货币; 2. 通行，流行

　　current 1. 现时的，当前的; 2. 流行的，流传的n 1. (空气、水等的)流，潮流; 2. 电流; 3. 趋势，倾向

　　curriculum 课程，(学校等的)全部课程

　　curse 咒骂，诅咒n 1. 咒骂，诅咒，咒语; 2. 祸害，祸根

　　curve 1. 曲线，孤线; 2. 弯典部，弯曲处v (使)弯曲，(使)成曲线

　　cushion 垫子，坐垫

　　cycle 1. 自行车，摩托车; 2. 循环，周期vi 1. 骑自行车，骑摩托车; 2. 循环

　　雷蒙回到家，看上去十分疲惫。他从碗橱里拿杯子冲了杯咖啡，好就着吃一些面包皮，然后他瘫坐在电视前的一把椅子上，咒骂着恶劣的天气。他老婆正在洗手间用电流(电卷发器)卷着头发。因为她认为鬈发更好看。听到咒骂声，她走出来撅起嘴说：“别那么粗鲁，你真该培养一点对文化的兴趣，你就知道成天看足球!瞧，你弄皱了我的坐垫!”雷蒙的老婆没工作，但她正在学一门外语课程，所以雷蒙得替她付学费。此外，她还经常要雷蒙给她买这买那：一个水晶立方形戒指，一辆流行的水上自行车，这样她就可以在湖上航游。昨天她还仅仅因为好奇而买回来几把带有可笑的曲线的椅子。她还老抱怨：货币贬值啦，自来水不清澈透明啦。“我不希望有人在我这个样子的时候来访。”她说。恰好在这时候门铃响了，她暗示雷蒙去开门。来者是邻居约翰逊太太，她最喜欢学雷蒙老婆的样子。“我来看你想不想骑水上自行车，今天天气真好，最适合在湖上游弋了。”她说，然后她看见了那几把椅子，“这些带曲线的椅子多漂亮呀!你得让雷蒙给我那口子来些暗示，让他也给我买上几把这样的椅子。你的头发看上去太漂亮了，亲爱的。”