保险工作总结-学生会演讲稿

2021年1月29日发(作者：色狗成人电影网)

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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.
business,
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
请给我寄一明信片

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. Everyday 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 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.
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Lesson 5 No wrong numbers
无错号之虞


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,

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 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.
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

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the town!
Lesson 9 A cold welcome
冷遇

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

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
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
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 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
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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.

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,

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.
'orth,' 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

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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

Parking
area.
You
will
enjoy
your
stay
here
if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.'
'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 Wednesday's
performance. Do you still want them?'
If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!

Lesson 17 Always young
青春常驻

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
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 grown 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?
'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
in
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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'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
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


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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
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?'
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 $$50
and I felt very
upset.
'I left the money in my
room,' I said, 'and it's
not
there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
'Everyone's
losing
money
these
days,'
he
said.
He
started
to
complain
about
this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came
in
and
put
an
envelope
on
his
desk.
It
contained
$$50.
'I
found
this
outside
this gentleman's room,'
she said. 'Well,' I
said to the manager, 'there
is
still some honesty in this world!'
Lesson 25 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
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 always 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
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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

Jasper White is one
of those rare people who believe 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！


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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
to repair their grandson'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
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.
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.
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
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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 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 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
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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

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
to
recognize.
Shortly
afterwards,
the
police
stopped
the
car
and
both
men were arrested.
Lesson36 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 the morning.
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.
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, 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 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
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
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and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been
held before in this country.
Lesson38 Everything except the weather
唯独没有考虑到天气

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 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.
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,
t
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 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

Globe
soon,'
I
said.
'Will
you
be
seeing
it?'

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'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
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
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 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 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
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
pop
songs.
The
snake,
however,
continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference
between Indian music and jazz!
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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.
Lesson44Through 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

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
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way. The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'
Lesson46 Expensive and uncomfortable
既昂贵又受罪

Lesson49 The end of a dream
美梦告终

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 wooden goods. He
was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
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
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!
Lesson47 A thirsty ghost
嗜酒的鬼魂

A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for
sale.
on
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 on 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, on shook his head. The villagers have told
him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
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 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.
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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.
'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,' 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.
Lesson51 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 forbidden. The list

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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
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
Lesson54 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
and three bags of sweets!
Lesson52 A pretty carpet
漂亮的地

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 carpet!'
Lesson53 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 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.
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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!
Lesson55 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
feel
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.

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

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