交通安全资料-创业孵化器

2021年1月29日发(作者：用心创造快乐)
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
rudely.
‘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
lunchtime. 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.

‘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
寄张明信片

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 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
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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.
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
Pinburst
to Silbury.
The
bird
covered the distance the first 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 beg
un 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 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
pocket
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.
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They
were
expecting
a
valuable
parcel
of
diamonds
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

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. Bill
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.
Lesson 10
Not for jazz
不适于演奏爵士乐

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in
Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our
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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 Tony Steele came in. Tony 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.
Tony 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
twenty
pounds.
To
my
surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money
from you, ’ Tony said, ‘so now you can pay for my

dinner!’

Lesson 12
Goodbye and good luck
再见，一路顺风

Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat,
Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see
his boat and then we'll say goodbye 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 pop 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,
the
police
will
have
a
difficult
time.
They
will
be
trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
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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 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 thousand pounds 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”area. 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
青春常驻

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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 play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If
anyone
ever
asks
her
how
old
she
is,
she
always
answers,
‘Darling,
it
must
be
terrible to be grow
n up!’

Lesson 18
He often does this!
他经常干这种事！

After I had had lunch at a village pub, 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 landlord
came in.
‘Did you have a good meal?’he asked.

‘Yes, thank you, ’I answered, ‘but I

can't pay the bill . I haven't got my bag. ’

The landlord 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!’

Lesson 19
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.

‘What a pity!’Susan exclaimed.

Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked.

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‘Certainly, ’ the girl said.

I went back to the ticket office at once.
‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.

‘Certainly, ’ the girl said, ‘but they're for next Wedne
sday's performance. Do
you still want them?’

‘I might as well have them, ’ I said sadly.

Lesson 20
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!
Lesson 21
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 years ago, 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.
Lesson 22
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
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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. Letters will cost a little more, but they
will certainly travel faster.
Lesson 23
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.
Lesson 24
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
da
ys,
’
he
said.
He
started
to
complain
about
this
wicked
world
but
was
interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
It contained
￡
50. ‘I found this outside this gentleman's room, ’ she said. ‘Well, ’ I
said to the mana
ger, ‘there is still some honesty in this world!’

Lesson 25
Do the English speak English?
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
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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
person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't
understand them! Do they speak English?
Lesson 26
The best art critics
最佳艺术评论家

I
am
an
art
student
and
I
paint
a
lot
of
pictures.
Many
people
pretend
that
they
understand
modern
art.
They
alw
ays
tell
you
what
a
picture
is
‘about’.
Of
course, many pictures are 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 on
e. 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!

Lesson 27
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
smelled
good.
After
a
wonderful
meal,
they
told
stories
and
sang
songs by the campfire. But some time later it began to rain. The boys felt tired so
they put 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!
Lesson 28
No parking
禁止停车

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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
cars
and
their
owners.
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
it
was
and
he
told
me
that
it
was
Medusa,
the
Gorgon.
Jasper
hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been
turned to stone yet!
Lesson 29
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: or 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.
Lesson 30
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
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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.
Lesson 31
Success story
成功者的故事

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a
young
man.
Before
he
retired,
Frank
was
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 1958
he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties,
Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In
a few years the small workshop 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 grandson's bicycle!
Lesson 32
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
that
the
shop
as
sistant was her girl ‘gave’ her mother a tree dress once a week!

Lesson 33
Out of the darkness
冲出黑暗

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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.
Lesson 34
Quick work
破案
“
神速
”

Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he received a letter
from
the
local
police.
In
the
letter
he
was
asked
to
call
at
the
station.
Dan
wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday
and
now
he
is
not
worried

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. Dan 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 Dan was a boy of fifteen!
Lesson 35
Stop thief!
捉贼

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a
bus driver and he has 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
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was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped
the car and both men were arrested.
Lesson 36
Across the Channel
横渡海峡

Debbie 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
themorning.
Debbie
is
only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong
swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed Debbie'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.
Debbie
intends
to
take
short
rests
every
two
hours.
She
will
have
something
to
drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be
waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who
swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
Lesson 37
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, the government will be building
new
hotels,
an
immense
stadium,
and
a
new
Olympic-standard
swimming
pool.
They will also be building new roads and a special rail way 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 fantastic 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.
Lesson 38
Everything except the weather
唯没考虑天气

My
old
friend,
Harrison,
had
lived
in
the
Mediterranean
for
many
years
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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 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 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.
Lesson 39
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 t would be allowed to go
home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hosptial for another
two
weeks.
Then
Dr.
Millington
asked
the
caller
if
he
was
a
relative
of
the
patient.‘No,’the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’

Lesson 40
Food and talk
进餐与交谈

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to d.
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.

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‘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!’

Lesson 41
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 needn't 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 woma
n 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!

Lesson 42
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
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two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look 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 and modern p
op songs. The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’slowly.
It

obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
Lesson 43
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 300
miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was
able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
Lesson 44
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
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steal anything.’

Lesson 45
A clear conscience
问心无愧

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
50
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!’

Lesson 46
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 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 eighteen hours. The man was ordered to pay
￡
3,500
for the cost of the trip.
The normal price of a ticket is
￡
2,000!

Lesson 47
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

told
me
that
he
could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the
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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 pub even
if he gives it away.
Lesson 48
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
match boxes 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.
Lesson 49
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 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
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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.
Lesson 50
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 some
time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only
passenger left on the bus.‘You'll have to get off here.’the conductor said.‘This is as
far as we go.’

‘Is this Woodford Green?’asked.

‘Oh dear,’said the conductor suddenly.‘I forgot to put you off.’

‘It doesn't matter,’I said.‘I'll get off here.’

‘We're going back now,’ said the conductor.

‘Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,’I answered.

Lesson 51
Reward for Virtue
对美德的奖赏

My friend, Hugh, 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 list included most of the things
Hugh
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 Hugh 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
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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 occasionally. Then he showed me
the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags
of sweets!
Lesson 52
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 time then added,‘You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit
here in your spare time and read the carp
et!’

Lesson 53
Hot snake
触电的蛇

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 fires 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
firemen
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.
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Lesson 54
sticky fingers
粘糊的手指

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. 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 meat pies. 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 Helen 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 doorknobs. I had no
sooner
got
back
to
the
kitchen
than
the
doorbell
rang
loud
enough
to
wake
the
dead.
This
time
it
was
the
postman
and
he
wanted
me
to
sign
for
a
registered
letter!

Lesson 55
Not a gold mine
并非金矿

Dreams
of
finding
lost
treasure
almost
came
true
recently.
A
new
machine
called‘The Revealer’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
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 ‘The Revealer’may reveal
something of value fairly soon.
Lesson 56
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
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