Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work。His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he did not do something about it。So Tom went to his doctor。The doctor gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed。Tom slept well，and in fact，beat the alarm in the morning。He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work。
“Boss”he said，“the pill actually worked！”
“That’s all fine”said the boss。“But where were you yesterday？”
真的有效
汤姆早上老起不来，所以上班总是迟到。他的老板非常生气，警告他如果他不能有所改善的话就炒他的鱿鱼。于是，汤姆去看医生，医生给了他一颗药丸并告诉他要在睡觉前服下这颗药丸。汤姆照医生的话做了，睡得非常好，事实上，他在早上闹钟响之前就起来了。汤姆从容不迫地吃完早餐，然后兴高采烈地开车上班去了。
“老板，”汤姆说，“那药真管用，我的睡眠好极了！”
“是够管用的，”老板说，“问题是，昨天你人哪去了？”
be mad at对……愤怒
例：He was mad at missing his train。他为没赶上火车而恼火。
fire[fai]vt。＆vi。开火；射击vt。〈口〉解雇
例：The manager fired Bob because he was always late for work。鲍勃因上班总迟到而被经理解雇。
leisurely[leli；li：li]adj。从容的，不慌不忙的
例：He enjoyed a leisurely bath。他悠然自得地洗了个澡。
cheerfully[tifli]adv。高高兴兴地
例：She went cheerfully about her work。她高高兴兴地做她的工作。
mad的用法
① 疯了的，发疯的，神经错乱的，如：Don’t fight with him。He is a mad man。别跟他打架，他是疯子。
② 恼火的，发怒的，如：When the boss gets mad，leave him alone。当老板生气时，不要理他。
③ 狂热的；着迷的，如：He is mad for fame。他疯狂地追求名誉。
④ 愚蠢的，如：His mad mistakes amused all of us。他愚蠢的错误使我们大家都发笑了。
关于fire的习惯用语
A little fire is quickly trodden out。[谚]星星之火，容易踩灭。
altar/sacred fire真挚的爱，神圣的爱
amid fire and thunder轰轰烈烈
a running fire连发，连射；一连串的批评[指责，发问]
between two fires腹背受敌；在两面夹攻中；进退维谷，左右为难
