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麦克:
Excuse me, Prof. Bill, but may I ask you a question? 
打扰下.比尔教授.我能问你一个问题吗?
比尔:
Yes. Go ahead.
可以啊.
麦克:
As we all know, there is only one sky for all of us. But in our text, the author writes, "The skyscrapers seem to be scraping the skies. " So, my question is: Why does the author use the word "skies" instead of "sky"?
我们都知道.我们只有一个天空.但是在课文中.作者写道:"摩天大楼高耸空中."那么我的问题是:为什么作者用"skies"而不用"sky".
比尔:
That`s a good question. Yes, there is only one sky for all of us. But in this text, the author wants to describe how high the buildings are. So he uses "skies" to mean that only one sky for the skyscrapers is not enough. This is the humorous way of the
这是一个很好的问题.是的.我们只有一个天空.但是在文章中.作者想要描述这些大楼有多高.所以他用"skies".表示对于摩天大楼来说仅仅一个天是不够的.这是作者用来描述摩天大楼到底有多高的夸张的手法.明白了吗?
麦克:
Oh, I see. Some words are really the keys to understanding of the text.
哦.我明白了.有些单词对于理解课文来说真的很关键.
比尔:
Yes, and your question proves that you are careful reader.
是的.你的问题证实了你是一个仔细的读者.