VOA慢速英语:'After Twenty Years,' by O.Henry

1. He was not thinking of how he looked.

think of 想起; 考虑
例句：What do you think of my English?
你认为我的英语水平怎样？

2. Now and then he turned and looked up and down the street.

look up and down 到处搜查; 上下打量（某人）
例句：They look up and down the corridor as if scanning an open sea.
他们上下打量走廊，好象看着空旷的大海一样。

3. But most of the doors belonged to business places that had been closed hours ago.

belong to 属于
例句：I belong to no party.
我不属于任何派别。

4. “Yes, for a time we did write to each other,” said the man.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：They somehow supplemented each other.
它们却起着互相补充的作用。

5. “You were successful in the West, weren’t you?” asked the cop.

be successful in 在…上成功
例句：Why do you feel you will be successful in this work?
你为什么觉得你能胜任这份工作？

6. It gave me everything I asked for.

ask for 请求…; 要求…
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。