VOA慢速英语:'The Ransom of Red Chief,' by O. Henry

短语讲解：

1. It looked like a good thing.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像
例句：Comparison: What would this look like?
比较：这看起来怎么样？

2. About 2 miles from Summit was a little mountain, covered with cedar trees.

cover with 用…遮盖住，用…填满
例句：cover with flour, as of fish or meat, in cooking.
烹饪时在鱼或肉上覆盖面粉。

3. That boy put up a fight like a wild animal.

put up 张贴; 举起
例句：He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.
他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

4. But, at last, we got him down in the bottom of the carriage and drove away.

in the bottom of 在底部
例句：There is some deposit in the bottom of the cup.
这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。

5. He was attempting to cut off the top of Bill’s head, based on what he had declared the night before.

cut off 切除; 切[隔]断
例句：Fail to pay and they'll cut off the electricity.
你（如果）不付款，他们就要断电。

6. “Do you think anybody will pay out money to get a little imp like that back home?” Bill asked.

pay out 付出; 支付; 惩罚
例句：It would be unreasonable for you to pay out of your own pockets.
要你们自己掏钱就不像话了。

7. If you agree to these terms, send the answer in writing by a messenger tonight at half past 8 o’clock.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：They agree to the plan in principle.
他们原则上同意这个计划。

8. An old man there says he hears Summit is all worried because of Ebenezer Dorset’s boy having been lost or stolen.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。