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Lesson 1 A private conversation
私人
谈话
Last
week
I
went
to
the
theatre.
I
had
a
very
good
seat
。
The play was very interesting
。
I did not enjoy
it.
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind
me
。
They
were
talking
loudly
。
I
got
very
angry
。
I
could
not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man
and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention
。
In
the
end,
I
could
not
bear
it.
I
turned
round
again.
’I
can’t hear a word!
' I said angrily
。
' It’s none of
your business
,
' the young man said ru
dely. ’This is a
private conversation!'.
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch
?
早餐还是午餐?
It was Sunday
。
I never get up early on Sundays
。
I
sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.
Last
Sunday
I
got
up
very
late
。
I
looked
out
of
the
window.
It was dark outside.
’What
a
day!'
I
thought.
'It’s
raining
again。
'
Just
then,
the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.’ I’ve just
arrived by train,' she said. 'I’m coming to see you。
'
'But I’m still having breakfast,’ I said。
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’What
are
you
doing
?'
she
asked。
'
I'm
having
breakfast
,
' I repeated
。
'Dear
me,'
she
said.
'Do
you
always
get
up
so
late
?
It’s
one o'clock!’’
Lesson 3 Please send me a card
请给我寄一张明信片
Postcards always spoil my holidays
。
Last summer, I went
to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens
。
A
friendly
waiter
taught
me
a
few
words
of
Italian.
’Then
he
lent
me
a
book。
I
read
a
few
lines,
but
I
did
not
understand
a
word
。
Every
day
I
thought
about
postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send
any cards to my friends
。
On the last day I made a big
decision. I got up early and bought thirty
—
seven cards
。
I spent the whole day in my room
,
but I did not write a
single card !
Lesson 4 An exciting trip
激动人心的旅行
I have just received a letter from my brother
,
Tim
。
He
is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is
an
engineer.
He
is
working
for
a
big
firm
and
he
has
already
visited a great number of different places in Australia
。
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He
has
just
bought
an
Australian
car
and
has
gone
to
Alice
Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will
soon visit Darwin
。
From there
,
he will fly to Perth
。
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding
this trip very exciting.
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
无错号之虞
Mr
James
Scott
has
a
garage
in
Silbury
and
now
he
has
just
bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five
miles from Silbury
,
but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone
for
his
new
garage
,
so
he
has
just
bought
twelve
pigeons
。
Yesterday
,
a
pigeon
carried
the
first
message
from
Pinhurst to Silbury
。
The bird covered the distance in
three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many
requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from
one
garage
to
the
other.
In
this
way,
he
has
begun
his
own
private telephone service.
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons
珀西·巴顿斯
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday
a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and
a glass of beer
。
In return for this
,
the beggar stood
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on
his
head
and
sang
songs
。
I
gave
him
a
meal.
He
ate
the
food and drank the beer
。
Then he put a piece of cheese
in
his
and
went
away.
Later
a
neighbour
told
me
about
him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons
。
He
calls
at
every
house
in
the
street
once
a
month
and
always
asks for a meal and a glass of beer
。
Lesson 7 Too late
为时太晚
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the
airport
all
morning.
They
were
expecting
a
valuable
parcel
of
diamond
from
South
Africa
。
A
few
hours
earlier
,
someone
had told the police that thieves would try to steal the
diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives
were waiting inside the main building while others were
waiting on the airfield
。
Two men took the parcel off the
plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two
detectives
were
keeping
guard
at
the
door,
two
others
opened
the parcel
。
To their surprise, the precious
parcel was full of stones and sand
!
Lesson 8 The best and the worst
最好的和最差的
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Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town
。
Nearly
everybody
enters
for
’The
Nicest
Garden
Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time. Bi
ll
Frith’s garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder
than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's
garden
is
more
interesting.
He
has
made
neat
paths
and
has
built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too
,
but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the
garden competition too, and I always win a little prize
for the worst garden in the town
!
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
冷遇
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall
。
It was
the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had
gathered
under
the
Town
Hall
clock
。
It
would
strike
twelve
in
twenty
minutes'
time.
Fifteen
minutes
passed
and
then,
at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand
did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened
。
Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve!
The
clock
has
stopped!’
I
looked
at
my
watch.
It
was
true.
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year
。
At that
moment everybody began to laugh and sing
。
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Lesson 10 Not for jazz
不适于演奏爵士乐
We
have
an
old
musical
instrument.
It
is
called
a
clavichord
(翼琴)。
It
was
made
in
Germany
in
1681
。
Our
clavichord
is
kept
in
the
living
—
room
。
It
has
belong
to
our family for a long time
。
The instrument was bought by
my grandfather many years ago
。
Recently it was damaged
by a visitor
。
She tried to play jazz on it! She struck
the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My
father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it.
It is being repaired by a friend of my father's
。
Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another
礼尚往来
I
was
having
dinner
at
a
restaurant
when
Harry
Steele
came
in. Harry worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he
is now working at a bank
。
He gets a good salary
,
but he
always borrows money from his friends and never pays it
back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table
。
He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating
,
I asked him to lend me
&
2
。
To my surprise, he gave me
the
money
immediately
。
’I
have
never
borrowed
any
money
from
you,'
Harry
said
,
'so
now
you
can
pay
for
my
dinner!'
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Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck
再见
,
一路顺风
Our ncighbour
,
Captain Charles Alison, will sail from
Portsmouth tomorrow
。
We shall meet him at the harbour
early
in
the
morning.
He
will
be
in
his
small
boat
,
Topsail
。
Tapsail is a famous little boat
。
It has sailed
across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set
out at eight o’clock so we shall have plenty of time。
We shall see his boat and then we shall say good
—
bye to
him
。
He will be away for two months
。
We are very proud
of
him
。
He
will
take
part
in
an
important
race
across
the
Atlantic.
Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys
绿林少年
The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers
。
At
present
,
they
are
visiting
all
parts
of
the
country
。
They
will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by
train and most of the young
people in the town will be meeting them at the station
。
Tomorrow
evening
they
will
be
singing
at
the
Workers'
Club
。
The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During
this time, they will give five performances
。
As usual
,
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the
police
will
have
a
difficult
time.
They
will
be
trying
to keep order
。
It is always the same on these occasions.
Lesson 14 Do you speak English
?
你会讲英语吗?
I had an amusing experience last year.
After I had left
a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the
next
town.
On
the
way
,
a
young
man
waved
to
me
。
I
stopped
and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the
car
,
I said good morning to him in French and he replied
in
the
same
language.
Apart
from
a
few
words,
I
do
not
know
any
French
at
all.
Neither
of
us
spoke
during
the
journey.
I
had
nearly
reached
the
town
,
when
the
young
man
suddenly
said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English
?
' As I soon
learnt, he was English himself!
Lesson 15 Good news
佳音
The secretary told me that Mr
。
Harmsworth would see me.
I
felt
very
nervous
when
。
I
went
into
his
office
。
He
did
not
look
up
from
his
desk
when
I
entered
。
After
I
had
sat
down,
he
said
that
business
was
very
bad
。
He
told
me
that
the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries
。
Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had
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come
。
'Mr.
Harmsworth
,’
I
said
in
a
weak
voice。
'Don’t
interrupt
,
' he Said
。
Then he smiled and told me I would
receive an extra &100 a year
!
Lesson 16 A polite request
彬彬有礼的要求
If
you
park
your
car
in
the
wrong
place
,
a
traffic
policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he
lets
you
go
without
a
ticket.
However
,
this
does
not
always
happen
。
Traffic
police
are
sometimes
very
polite
。
During
a holiday in Sweden
,
I found this note on my car:’ Sir,
we welcome you to our city.
This is a ”No Parking
You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our
street
signs
。
This
note
is
only
a
reminder
。
'
If
you
receive
a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
Lesson 17 Always young
青年常驻
My
aunt
Jennifer
is
an
actress.
She
must
be
at
least
thirty
—
five
years
old.
In
spite
of
this,
she
often
appears
on the stage as a young girl
。
Jennifer will have to take
part in a new play soon. This time
,
she will be a girl
of seventeen
。
In the play, she must appear in a bright
red
dress
and
long
black
stockings
。
Last
year
in
another
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play,
she
had
to
wear
short
socks
and
a
bright,
orange
—
coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old
she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible
to be grown up!'
lesson18 He often does this
!
他经常干这种事
!
After I had had lunch at a village inn
,
I looked for my
bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it
wasn’t
there !
As
I
was
looking
for
it,
the
inn
—
keeper
came in
。
’Did you have a good meal ?’ he asked. ’Yes,
thank you
,
' I answer
ed, ’but I can't pay the bill. I
haven’t
got
my
bag.'
The
inn
-keeper
smiled
and
immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with
my
bag
and
gave
it
back
to
me.
’I'm
very
sorry,
'
he
said
'
My
dog
had
taken
it
into
the
garden
。
He
often
does
this.’
Lesson19 Sold out
票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,’ I said。
'It may have begun already
,’ Susan answered。
'I
hurried
to
the
ticket
—
office
。
’May
I
have
two
tickets
please ?’ I asked。
'I’m sorry,
we’ve sold out,’ the girl said。
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’What a pity!' Susan ex
claimed
。
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket
—
office.
'Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked。
'Certainly,’ the girl said.
’Could I have those two tickets please ?
' I asked
。
’Certainly
,
'the
girl
said,
'but
they
are
for
next
Wednesday's performance.
’
I might as well have them
,’ I said sadly。
Lesson20 One man in a boat
独坐孤舟
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours
without catching anything
。
But this does not worry me
。
Some fishermen are unlucky
。
Instead of catching fish
,
they catch old boots and rubbish
。
I am even less lucky.
I never catch anything
—
not even old boots. After having
spent whole mornings on the river
,
I always go home with
an
empty
bag
。
’You
must
give
up
fishing!'
my
friends
say.'
It's
a
waste
of
time
。
’
But
they
don’t
realize
one
important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing.
I
am
only
interested
in
sitting
in
a
boat
and
doing
nothing
at all
!
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Lesson21 Mad or not
?
是不是疯了?
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad
。
I live near an
airport
and
passing
planes
can
be
heard
night
and
day.
The
airport was built during the war
,
but for some reason it
could
not
be
used
then
。
Last
year,
however
,
it
came
into
use.
Over
a
hundred
people
must
have
been
driven
away
from
their
homes
by
the
noise.
I
am
one
of
the
few
people
left.
Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a
passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money
to go away, but I am determined to stay here
。
Everybody
says I must be mad and they are probably right
。
Lesson22 A glass envelope
玻璃信封
My
daughter,
Jane,
never
dreamed
of
receiving
a
letter
from
a girl of her own age in Holland
。
Last year, we were
travelling
across
the
Channel
and
Jane
put
a
piece
of
paper
with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw
the bottle into the sea
。
She never thought of it again
,
but ten months later
,
she received a letter from a girl
in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now.
However
,
they
have
decided
to
use
the
post
—
office.
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Letters will cost a litt1e more, but they will certainly
travel faster
。
Lesson23 A new house
新居
I had a letter from my sister yesterday
。
She lives in
Nigeria. In her letter
,
she said that she would come to
England
next
year
。
If
she
comes,
she
will
get
a
surprise
。
We
are
now
living
in
a
beautiful
new
house
in
the
country.
Work
on
it
had
begun
before
my
sister
left
。
The
house
was
completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that
she
could
stay
with
us.
The
house
has
many
large
rooms
and
there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house
,
so
it
looks
strange
to
some
people.
It
must
be
the
only
modern
house in the district.
Lesson24 It could be worse
不幸中之万幸
I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had
just lost
&
50 and I felt very upset
。
' I left the money
in
my
room
,'
I
said,
'and
it’s
not
there
now.'
The
manager
was sympathetic
,
but he could do nothing. ’Everyone’s
losing
money
these
days
,
'
he
said
。
He
started
to
complain
about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at
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the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk
。
It
contained
&5o.
’I
found
this
outside
this
gentleman's
room’
she
said。
'Well
,’
I
said
to
the
manager,
’there
is still some honesty in this world
!’
lesson25 Do the English speak English
?
英国人讲的是英语
吗?
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big,
black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel
,
so
I
asked
a
porter.
I
not
only
spoke
English
very
carefully
,
but
very
clearly
as
well
。
The
porter
,
however,
could
not
understand me
;
I repeated my question several times and
at
last
he
understood
。
He
answered
me,
but
he
spoke
neither
slowly nor clearly. ’I am a foreigner,’ I said。
Then
he spoke slowly
,
but I could not understand him
。
My
teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I
looked at each other and smiled
。
Then he said something
and I understood it. 'You’ll soon learn English!’ he
said
。
I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different
language.
The
English
understand
each
other
,
but
I
don't
understand them
!
Do they speak English ?
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lesson26 The best art critics
最佳美术评论家
I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures
。
Many
people pretend that they understand modern art
。
They
always tell you what a picture is 'about’。
Of course
,
many pictures arc not ’about' anything。
They are just
pretty
patterns.
We
like
them
in
the
same
way
that
we
like
pretty
curtain
material
。
I
think
that
young
children
often
appreciate
modern
pictures
better
than
anyone
else
。
They
notice
more.
My
sister
is
only
seven,
but
she
always
tells
me whether my pictures are good or not
。
She came into my
room
yesterday.
'
What
are
you
doing
?
'
she
asked.
’
I'm
hanging this picture on the wall,' I answered
。
’It's a
new one. Do you like it ?’ She looked at it critically
for a moment.' It's all right,’ she said, ’but isn't it
upside-
down ?’ I looked at it again. She was right!
It
was
!
Lesson27 A wet night
雨夜
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the
middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cooked
a meal over an open fire
。
They were all hungry and the
food
smelt
good
。
After
a
wonderful
meal
,
they
told
stories
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and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it
began
to
rain.
The
boys
felt
tired
so
they
pet
out
the
fire
and
crept
into
their
tent
。
Their
sleeping
—
bags
were
warm
and
comfortable
,
so
they
all
slept
soundly
。
In
the
middle
of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting
。
The
tent
was
full
of
water
!
They
all
leapt
out
of
their
sleeping-bags
and
hurried
outside
。
It
was
raining
heavily
and
they
found
that
a
stream
had
formed
in
the
field
。
The
stream
wound
its
way
across
the
field
and
then
flowed
right
under their tent
!
Lesson28 No parking
禁止停车
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in
ancient
myths.
He
has
just
bought
a
new
house
in
the
city
,
but
ever
since
he
moved
in,
he
has
had
trouble
with
motorists
。
when
he
returns
home
at
night,
he
always
finds
that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because
of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his
garage even once. Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs
outside
his
gate
,
but
these
have
not
had
any
effect
。
Now
he has put an ugly stone head over the gate
。
It is one
of the ugliest faces I have ever seen
。
I asked him what
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it
was
and
he
told
me
that
it
was
Medusa,
the
Gorgon.
Jasper
hopes that she will turn motorists to stone
。
But none of
them has been turned to stone yet!
Lesson29 Taxi
!
出租汽车!
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has
begun
a
new
service.
The
’taxi’
is
a
small
Swiss
aeroplane
called
a
'Pilatus
Porter’
。
This
wonderful
plane can carry seven passengers
。
The most surprising
thing about it
,
however, is that it can land anywhere:
on snow
,
water
,
or even on a ploughed field. Captain
Fawcett’s
first
passenger
was
a
doctor
who
flew
from
Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains
。
Since
then
,
Captain
Fawcett
has
flown
passengers
to
many
unusual places
。
Once he landed on the roof of a block of
flats and on another occasion
,
he landed in a deserted
car
park.
Captain
Fawcett
has
just
refused
a
strange
request
from
a
businessman.
The
man
wanted
to
fly
to
Rockall,
a
lonely
island
in
the
Atlantic
Ocean
,
but
Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too
dangerous.
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Lesson30
Football or polo?
足球还是水球?
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near
my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river
bank as usual
。
Some children were playing games on the
bank and there were some people rowing on the river
。
Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and
it went towards a passing boat
。
Some people on the bank
called
out
to
the
man
in
the
boat,
but
he
did
not
hear
them.
The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the
water.
I
turned
to
look
at
the
children
,
but
there
weren’t
any
in
sight:
they
had
all
run
away
!
The
man
laughed
when
he
realized
what
had
happened.
He
called
out
to
the
children and threw the ball back to the bank.
Lesson31 Success story
成功者的故事
Yesterday
afternoon
Frank
Hawkins
was
telling
me
about
his
experiences
as
a
young
man.
Frank
is
now
the
head
of
a
very
large business company
,
but as a boy he used to work in
a
small
shop.
It
was
his
job
to
repair
bicycles
and
at
that
time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money
for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his
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own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for
aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers
。
By the end
of
the
war
,
the
small
work-shop
had
become
a
large
factory
which
employed
seven
hundred
and
twenty-eight
people.
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and
the long road to success
。
He was still smiling when the
door
opened
and
his
wife
came
in.
She
wanted
him
to
repair
their son’s bicycle!
Lesson32 Shopping made easy
购物变得很方便
People
are
not
so
honest
as
they
once
were.
The
temptation
to
steal
is
greater
than
ever
before-
—
especially
in
large
shops
。
A
detective
recently
watched
a
well-dressed
woman
who
always
went
into
a
large
store
on
Monday
mornings.
One
Monday,
there
were
fewer
people
in
the
shop
than
usual
when
the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to
watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles.
After a little time
,
she chose one of the most expensive
dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who
wrapped
it
up
for
her
as
quickly
as
possible.
Then
the
woman
simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without
paying
。
When she was arrested
,
the detective found out
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that the shop-assistant was her daughter
。
The girl’
gave’ her mother a free dress once a week !
lesson33 Out of the darkness
冲出黑暗
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain
what had happened to her
。
One afternoon she set out from
the
coast
in
a
small
boat
and
was
caught
in
a
storm
。
Towards
evening
,
the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into
the
sea.
Then
she
swam
to
the
shore
after
spending
the
whole
night
in
the
water
。
During
that
time
she
covered
a
distance
of
eight
miles.
Early
next
morning
,
she
saw
a
light
ahead
。
She
knew
she
was
near
the
shore
because
the
light
was
high
up on the cliffs
。
On arriving at the shore
,
the girl
struggled
up
the
cliff
towards
the
light
she
had
seen.
That
was
all
she
remembered.
When
she
woke
up
a
day
later
,
she
found herself in hospital
。
Lesson34 Quick work
破案“神速”
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday
he
received
a
letter
from
the
local
police.
In
the
letter
he was asked to call at the station
。
Ted wondered
why
he was wanted by the police
,
but he went to the station
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yesterday
and
now
he
is
not
worried
any
more.
At
the
station,
he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had
been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him
,
the
bicycle
was
picked
up
in
a
small
village
four
hundred
miles
away. It is now being sent to his home by train
。
Ted was
most
surprised
when
he
heard
the
news.
He
was
amused
too
,
because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was
stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen
!
Lesson35
Stop thief!
捉贼!
Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago
,
however, he became a bus-driver and he was not regretted
it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he
was
driving
along
Catford
Street
recently,
he
saw
two
thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted
quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves
。
The
one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the
bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car,
Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered
car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned
the police
。
The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy
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to
recognize
。
Shortly
afterwards,
the
police
stopped
the
car and both men were arrested
。
Lesson36 Across the Channel
横渡海峡
Erna Hart is going to swim across the English Channel
tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast
at five o’clock in the morning. Erna is only fourteen
years
old
and
she
hopes
lo
set
up
a
new
world
record
。
She
is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure
to
succeed.
Erna’s
father
will
set
out
with
her
in
a
small
boat.
Mr
Hart
has
trained
his
daughter
for
years
。
Tomorrow
he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long
distance to England
。
Erna intends to take short rests
every
two
hours
。
She
will
have
something
to
drink
but
she
will
not
eat
any
solid
food.
Most
of
Erna’s
school
friends
will be waiting for her on the English coast
。
Among them
will
be
Erna’s
mother,
who
swam
the
Channel
herself
when
she was a girl.
Lesson37 The Olympic Games
奥林匹克运动会
The
Olympic
Games
will
be
held
in
our
country
in
four
years'
time.
As
a
great
many
people
will
be
visiting
the
country,
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the government will be building new hotels, an immense
stadium
,
and
a
fine
new
swimming
pool
。
’They
will
also
be building new roads and a special railway
—
line. The
Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole
area will be called 'Olympic City’。
Workers will have
completed the new roads by the end of this year
。
By the
end of next year, they will have finished work on the new
stadium
。
The
fine
modern
buildings
have
been
designed
by
Kurt
Gunter
。
Everybody
will
be
watching
anxiously
as
the
new
buildings
go
up.
We
are
all
very
excited
and
are
looking
forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been
held before in this country
。
Lesson38 Everything except the weather
惟独没有考虑到天
气
My old friend, Harrison
,
had lived in the Mediterranean
for
many
years
before
he
returned
to
England.
He
had
often
dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle
down in the country
。
He had no sooner returned than he
bought
a
fine
house
and
went
to
live
there.
Almost
immediately he began to complain about the weather, for
even
though
it
was
still
summer,
it
rained
continually
and
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it
was
often
bitterly
cold
。
After
so
many
years
of
sunshine
,
Harrison
got
a
shock.
He
acted
as
if
he
had
never
lived in England before. In the end, it was more than he
could bear
。
He had hardly had time to settle down when
he sold the house and left the country. The dream he had
had for so many years ended there. Harrison had thought
of everything except the weather.
Lesson39 Am I all right?
我是否痊愈?
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor
to
tell
him
whether
his
operation
had
been
successful,
but
the
doctor
refused
to
do
so.
The
following
day
,
the
patient
asked
for
a
bedside
telephone.
When
he
was
alone
,
he
telephoned
the
hospital
exchange
and
asked
for
Doctor
Millington.
When
the
doctor
answered
the
phone,
Mr
Gilbert
said he was inquiring about a certain patient
,
a Mr John
Gilbert.
He
asked
if
Mr
Gilbert’s
operation
had
been
successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He
then
asked
when
Mr
Gilbert
would
be
allowed
to
go
home
and
the
doctor
told
him
that
he
would
have
to
stay
in
hospital
for
another
two
weeks.
Then
Dr
Millington
asked
the
caller
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if he was a relative of the patient
。
' No,' the patient
answered
,’ I am Mr John Gilbert。’
Lesson40 Food and talk
进餐与交谈
Last week at a dinner-party, the hostess asked me to sit
next
to
Mrs
Rumbold
。
Mrs
Rumbold
was
a
large
,
unsmiling
lady
in
a
tight
black
dress.
She
did
not
even
look
up
when
I
took
my
seat
beside
her
。
Her
eyes
were
fixed
on
her
plate
and
in
a
short
time,
she
was
busy
eating
。
I
tried
to
make
conversation.
’
A
new
play
is
coming
to”
The
Globe”
soon
,
’
I
said.
’Will
you
be
seeing
it
?
'
’
No,’
she
answered.
’Will
you
be
spending
your
holidays
abroad
this
year
?
' I asked. ' No
,’ she answered。
’
Will
you
be
staying
in
England?’
I
asked.
’
No,
'
she
answered.
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her
dinner
。
' Young man
,
' she answered
,
' if you ate more and talked
less, we would both enjoy our dinner
!
'
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lesson41 Do you call that a hat?
你把那个叫帽子吗?
'Do you call that a hat
?’ I said to my wife. ’You
needn’t be so rude about it,’ my wife answered as she
looked
at
herself
in
the
mirror
。
I
sat
down
on
one
of
those
modern chairs with holes in it and waited
。
We had been
in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in
front of the mirror.
' We mustn't buy things we don’t need
,’ I remarked
suddenly
。
I regretted saying it almost at once
。
'You
needn’t
have
said
that,’
my
wife
answered。
'
I
need
not
remind
you
of
that
terrible
tie
you
bought
yesterday.'
’ I find it beautiful,
' I said
。
'A man can never have
too many ties
。
'
'And a woman can't have too many hats
,’ she answered。
Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My
wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse
!
Lesson42 Not very musical
并非很懂音乐
As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of
Old Delhi
,
we stopped at a square to have a rest
。
After
a time, we noticed a snake-charmer with two large baskets
at
the
other
side
of
the
square
,
so
we
went
to
have
a
look
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at
him.
As
soon
as
he
saw
us,
he
picked
up
a
long
pipe
which
was
covered
with
coins
and
opened
one
of
the
baskets
。
When
he began to play a tune
,
we had our first glimpse of the
snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the
movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when
the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz tunes and
modern
pop
songs.
The
snake
,
however,
continued
to
’dance’
slowly.
It
obviously
could
not
tell
the
difference between Indian music and jazz
!
Lesson43 Over the South Pole
飞越南极
In
1929
,
three
years
after
his
flight
over
the
North
Pole,
the American explorer, R
。
E
。
Byrd
,
successfully flew
over
the
South
Pole
for
the
first
time
。
Though,
at
first
,
Byrd
and
his
men
were
able
to
take
a
great
many
photographs
of
the
mountains
that
lay
below,
they
soon
ran
into
serious
trouble.
At
one
point
,
it
seemed
certain
that
their
plane
would crash
。
It could only get over the mountains if it
rose
to
10,000
feet
。
Byrd
at
once
ordered
his
men
to
throw
out
two
heavy
food
sacks
。
The
plane
was
then
able
to
rise
and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet
。
Byrd now knew
that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was
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300
miles
away,
for
there
were
no
more
mountains
in
sight.
The
aircraft
was
able
to
fly
over
the
endless
white
plains
without difficulty.
Lesson44 Through the forest
穿过森林
Mrs
Anne
Sterling
did
not
think
of
the
risk
she
was
taking
when she ran through a forest after two men
。
They had
rushed
up
to
her
while
she
was
having
a
picnic
at
the
edge
of
a
forest
with
her
children
and
tried
to
steal
her
handbag
。
In
the
struggle,
the
strap
broke
and
,
with
the
bag
in
their
possession
,
both
men
started
running
through
the trees
。
Mrs Sterling got so angry that she ran after
them. She was soon out of breath
,
but she continued to
run
。
When
she
caught
up
with
them
,
she
saw
that
they
had
sat down and were going through the contents of the bag
,
so she ran straight at them
。
The men got such a fright
that
they
dropped
the
bag
and
ran
away.
’The
strap
needs
mending
,'
said
Mrs
Sterling
later,
’but
they
did
not steal anything.'
Lesson45 A clear conscience
问心无愧
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The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money
had been lost. Sam Benton
,
the local butcher, had lost
his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office
。
Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one
of the villagers, but it was not returned to him
。
Three
months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet
outside
his
front
door.
It
had
been
wrapped
up
in
newspaper
and
it
contained
half
the
money
he
had
lost,
together
with
a note which said: ’A
thief, yes
,
'but only 5o per cent
a thief!' Two months later, some more money was sent to
Sam with another note:’ Only 25 per cent a thief now!’
In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way. The
last note said
:
' I am 100 per cent honest now
!’
lesson46 Expensive and uncomfortable
既昂贵又受罪
When
a
plane
from
London
arrived
at
Sydney
airport,
workers
began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained
clothing
。
No one could account for the fact that one of
the boxes was extremely heavy
。
It suddenly occurred to
one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished
at what he found
。
A man was lying in the box on top of
a pile of woollen goods
。
He was so surprised at being
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discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he
was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before
the
plane
left
London
。
He
had
had
a
long
and
uncomfortable
trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over
ten hours
。
The man was ordered to pay
&
345 for the cost
of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is &230 !
Lesson47 A thirsty ghost
嗜酒的鬼魂
A
public
house
which
was
recently
bought
by
Mr
Ian
Thompson
is up for sale. Mr Thompson is going to sell it because
it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep
one
night
because
he
heard
a
strange
noise
coming
from
the
bar. The next morning
,
he found that the doors had been
blocked
by
chairs
and
the
furniture
had
been
moved.
Though
Mr Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to
bed
,
they were on in the morning
。
He also said that he
had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must
have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some
villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr Thompson
shook
his
head.
The
villagers
have
told
him
that
they
will
not accept the inn even if he gives it away.
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Lesson48 Did you want to tell me something?
你想对我说
什么吗
?
Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for
you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my
teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say
something
,
but
my
mouth
was
full
of
cotton- wool
。
He
knew
I
collected
birds'
eggs
and
asked
me
whether
my
collection
was
growing.
He
then
asked
me
how
my
brother
was
and
whether
I
liked
my
new
job
in
London.
In
answer
to
these
questions
I either nodded or made strange noises
。
Meanwhile
,
my
tongue
was
busy
searching
out
the
hole
where
the
tooth
had
been
。
I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say
anything.
When
the
dentist
at
last
removed
the
cotton-wool
from my mouth
,
I was able to tell him that he had pulled
out the wrong tooth
。
Lesson49 The end of a dream
美梦告终
Tired
of
sleeping
on
the
floor,
a
young
man
in
Teheran
saved
up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his
life,
he
became
the
proud
owner
of
a
bed
which
had
springs
and
a
mattress.
Because
the
weather
was
very
hot,
he
carried
the
bed
on
to
the
roof
of
his
house
。
He
slept
very
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well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a
storm blew up
。
A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof
and
sent
it
crashing
into
the
courtyard
below
。
The
young
man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground
。
Although
the
bed
was
smashed
to
pieces,
the
man
was
miraculously
unhurt
。
When
he
woke
up,
he
was
still
on
the
mattress
。
Glancing
at
the
bits
of
wood
and
metal
that
lay
around him
,
the man sadly picked up the mattress and
carried it into his house. After he
had put it on the
floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
Lesson50 Taken for a ride
乘车兜风
I
love
travelling
in
the
country
,
but
I
don’t
like
losing
my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took
me
longer
than
I
expected.
'
I'm
going
to
Woodford
Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus
,’
but I don't know where it is
。' ' I’ll tell you where to
get off
,
' answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the
countryside. After some time
,
the bus stopped
。
Looking
round,
I
realized
with
a
shock
that
I
was
the
only
passenger
left on the bus.
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'
You’ll
have
to
get
off
here
,
’
the
conductor
said. ’This is as far as we go.’ ’ Is this Woodford
Green
?’
I
asked.
'Oh
dear,'
sai
d
the
conductor
suddenly
。’ I forgot to put you off.’ ’It doesn’t
matter,’
I
said.
'I'll
get
off
here.’
'We
are
going
back
now
,
'
said
the
conductor
。
’Well,
in
that
case,
I
prefer
to stay on the bus
,
' I answered
。
Lesson51 Reward for virtue
对美德的奖赏
My friend, Herbert, has always been fat
,
but things got
so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began
his diet a week ago
。
First of all, he wrote out a long
list
of
all
the
foods
which
were
forbidden.
The
list
included
most
of
the
things
Herbert
loves
:
butter
,
potatoes,
rice,
beer,
milk
,
chocolate,
and
sweets
。
Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not
surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever.
He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel
under
his
desk
。
It
was
obvious
that
he
was
very
embarrassed.
When
I
asked
him
what
he
was
doing,
he
smiled
guiltily
and
then put the parcel on the desk
。
He explained that his
diet
was
so
strict
that
he
had
to
reward
himself
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occasionally.
Then
he
showed
me
the
contents
of
the
parcel
。
It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags
of sweets
!
Lesson52 A pretty carpet
漂亮的地毯
We
have
just
moved
into
a
new
house
and
I
have
been
working
hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room
in order
。
This has not been easy because I own over a
thousand
books.
To
make
matters
worse
,
the
room
is
rather
small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor
。
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and
I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the
room
。
A
short
while
ago,
my
sister
helped
me
to
carry
one
of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room
and
got
a
big
surprise
when
she
saw
all
those
books
on
the
floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen
,
'
she
said.
She
gazed
at
it
for
some
tim
e
then
added,
’You
don't
need
bookcases
at
all.
You
can
sit
here
in
your
spare
time and read the carpet!'
Lesson53 Hot snake
触电的蛇
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At
last
firemen
have
put
out
a
big
forest
fire
in
California
。
Since then
,
they have been trying to find
out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by
broken
glass
or
by
cigarette
ends
which
people
carelessly
throw
away.
Yesterday
the
firemen
examined
the
ground
carefully
,
but were not able to find any broken glass.
They
were
also
quite
sure
that
a
cigarette
end
did
not
start
the fire
。
This morning, however, a fireman accidentally
discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake
which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt
power
line.
In
this
way,
he
was
able
to
solve
the
mystery.
The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had
snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it
on to the wires
。
The snake then wound itself round the
wires
。
When
it
did
so
,
it
sent
sparks
down
to
the
ground
and these immediately started a fire.
Lesson54 Sticky fingers
粘糊的手指
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then
I
went
to
market
。
It
was
still
early
when
I
returned
home.
The children were at school, my husband was at work and
the house was quiet
。
So I decided to make some tarts for
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tea. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour
and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry
。
At
exactly that moment, the telephone rang
。
Nothing could
have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between
two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the
voice of Mrs Bates
。
It took me ten minutes to persuade
her to ring back later
。
At last I hung up the receiver.
What a mess
!
There was pastry on my fingers
,
on the
telephone
,
and on the door
—
knobs. I had no sooner got
back to the kitchen than the door
—
bell rang loud enough
to
wake
the
dead
。
This
time
it
was
the
postman
and
he
wanted
me to sign for a registered letter !
Lesson55 Not a gold mine
并非金矿
Dreams
of
finding
lost
treasure
almost
came
true
recently
。
A
new
machine
called
'The
Revea
ler’
has
been
invented
and
it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in
the
ground
。
The
machine
was
used
in
a
cave
near
the
seashore where-
—
it is said-
—
pirates used to hide gold.
The
pirates
would
often
bury
gold
in
the
cave
and
then
fail
to
collect
it
。
Armed
with
the
new
machine,
a
search
party
went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The
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leader
of
the
party
was
examining
the
soil
near
the
entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there
was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a
hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin
which was almost worthless
。
The party then searched the
whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an
empty
tin
trunk.
In
spite
of
this
,
many
people
are
confident that 'T
he Revealer’ may reveal something of
value fairly soon.
Lesson56 Faster than sound
!
比声音还快!
Once a year a race is held for old cars
。
A lot of cars
entered
for
this
race
last
year
and
there
was
a
great
deal
of
excitement
just
before
it
began.
One
of
the
most
handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most
unusual
car
was
a
Benz
which
had
only
three
wheels
。
Built
in
1885,
it
was
the
oldest
car
taking
part
。
After
a
great
many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars
broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time
under their cars than in them ! A few cars, however
,
completed the race
。
The winning car reached a speed of
forty
miles
an
hour
——
much
faster
than
any
of
its
rivals
。
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