My infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store, and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. I gave her my biggest smile and blew her a kiss. The sound of a horn from the car behind us prompted me to look up. The young man at the wheel was smiling broadly .He waved and then blew me a kiss.

Notes:

(1) harness （to）v.系于；绑于He is harnessed to his job. 他工作脱不开身。

(2) console v.给予安慰或同情

(3) distract v.转移注意力；使分心

(4) prompt v.驱使

(5) the man at the wheel驾驶员

(6) broadly adv.咧嘴地

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

① My infant daughter began_____ as I drove home from the store.

② And since she was harnessed_____ her safety seat in the back, I couldn't console her.

③ Stopping _____a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her.

④ I gave her my biggest smile and her a kiss.

⑤ The young man _____the wheel was smiling broadly.

驾车的小伙子

从商场开车回家的路上，我的小宝贝女儿开始哭闹起来。由于她被套在后面的安全座里，所以我无法安慰她。红灯停车的时候，我转过身来，对她摆手，叫她的名字来引她。我给她以满脸笑容，并给她一个飞吻。从我们车后传来的喇叭声立刻使我抬头望去。驾车的小伙子正对我咧着大嘴笑。他向我摆手并给了我一个飞吻。

练习参考答案：

① crying ② to ③ for ④ blew ⑤ at