I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.
我告诉她，要么买一台新割草机，要么让草长下去。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 46 Do it yourself

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

mower [['məuə]]
n. 刈草的人, 刈草机
近义：lawnmower, reaper
grass [ɡræs] 词频1 词根: gr-
n. 草，青草;草地，草坪;告密者;〈俚〉龙须菜; vt. 用草覆盖;使…长满草;使…吃草; vi. 渐渐被草覆盖;放牧;
💡 工人(gr)把自己像(as)蛇(s)一样藏在 草地里
"A cigarette set the dry grass alight ."
一支香烟把干草点燃了。
近义：informer, sneak, source, spy, squealer, stooge
grow [ɡro] 词频1 词根: gr-
vt. 种植;扩大;扩展;增加; vi. 生长;渐渐变得;逐渐开始; vt.& vi. （使）留长，蓄长;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已经决定留起络腮胡子和髭。
近义：proliferate, propagate, breed, upsize, expand, increase 反义：shrink, lessen, attenuate, reduce, remit, slacken
told [tel] 词频1
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
这座古城肯定一度很繁荣，因为它曾享有高度的文明，
After making a short test flight at 4,15 a.m.,
布莱里奥凌晨4点15分作了一次短距离试飞，
The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton,
我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷嵝的人便是乔治。卡尔顿，
Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
就像许多人最近在悉尼郊区帕拉马塔发现的那样，有时乱子会闹得很大。
Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波4个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点，我是无法理解的。
However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
不管你打算如何消磨时间，有件事是可以肯定的，即当你抵达目的地时，你感到精神焕发，毫无倦意，