[Story]

At the exceptional intersection, an intermediate gum salesman named Bob was selling his excess gum. Suddenly, an unexpected interruption occurred when a man with a gun approached him. Bobs gut feeling told him to act quickly, so he grabbed the gun and disarmed the attacker. In the interim, a group of bystanders witnessed the entire event and applauded Bob for his bravery. The police arrived shortly after and took the attacker into custody. As a result of his exceptional actions, Bob was hailed as a hero and was invited to give an excerpt from his life story on a local news program.

[参考翻译]

在一个不同寻常的十字路口,一个名叫鲍勃的中级口香糖销售员正在销售他多余的口香糖。突然,一个意想不到的干扰发生了,一个拿着枪的男人向他走来。鲍勃的直觉告诉他要迅速行动,于是他抓住了枪并解除了攻击者的武装。与此同时,一群旁观者目睹了整个事件,并为鲍勃的勇敢鼓掌。警察不久后赶到,并将攻击者拘留。由于他的英勇行为,鲍勃被誉为英雄,并被邀请在当地新闻节目中讲述他生平故事的一个片段。

[Words]

  1. exceptional [eksepʃənəl] adj 杰出的,非凡的
  2. excerpt [eksəːpt] n 摘录,选段
  3. excess [ikses] n 过量,过剩
  4. gum [gʌm] n 口香糖
  5. gun [gʌn] n 枪
  6. gut [gʌt] n 内脏,直觉
  7. interim [ˈintərim] n 期间,过渡期
  8. intermediate [ˌintədiːmiːət] adj 中级的,中间的
  9. intermittent [ˌintəmiːtənt] adj 间歇的,断断续续的
  10. interrupt [ˌintərʌpt] v 打断,中断
  11. intersection [ˌintəsekʃən] n 十字路口,交点
  12. interval [ˈintəvəl] n 间隔,间距