Susan was sitting rigidly in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in. "Are you always this nervous?" he asked.

　　揑t' s just that I 'm not used to being up this high," Susan replied, eyes closed.

　　"Oh, I'm sorry," he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.

Notes:

　　(1) San Francisco 旧金山

　　(2) develop v.发病

　　(3) recommend v.推荐

　　(4) horrified adj.惊恐的

　　(5) be located位于

　　(6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼

　　(7) rigidly adv.僵硬地

　　(8) clutch v.紧抓；紧握

　　(9) be used to习惯于

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① While _____vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed a toothache.

　　② The hotel desk clerk _____a dentist.

　　③ Susan, who dislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was_____ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the office walls made _____of glass.

　　④ Susan was sitting _____in the examination chair, clutching its sides, when the dentist came in.

　　⑤ "It' s just that I'm not used to being up this high "Susan replied, eyes_____ .

他把她的椅子降低了6寸

　　在旧金山度假期间，我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名牙医。苏珊有恐高症，她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14层上，办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。

　　苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里，紧紧地抓住两边的扶手，这时牙医进来了。“你总是这么紧张吗？”他问。

　　“这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答，眼睛紧闭。

　　“哦，对不起，”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6寸。

练习参考答案：

① on ② recommended ③ located ④ rigidly ⑤ closed