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1、大全Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheen

2、d,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.Icanthearaword!Isaidangrily.Itsnoneofyourbusiness,theyoungmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!.Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutsi

3、de.Whataday!Ithought.Itsrainingagain.Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.rvejustarrivedbytrain,shesaid.Imcomingtoseeyou.ButImstillhavingbreakfast,Isaid.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhavingbreakfast,Irepeated.Dearme,shesaid.Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?Itsoneoclock!Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請給我寄一張明信片Postc

4、ardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigde

5、cision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.Heisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplaces

6、inAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無錯號之虞MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanoth

7、ergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistaneeinthreeminutes.Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentme

8、ssagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.Lesson6PercyButtons珀西巴頓斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.

9、Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.Lesson7Toolate為時太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.Theywereexpectingavaluablep

10、arcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerek

11、eepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.NearlyeverybodyentersforTheNicestGardenCompetitioneachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrithsgardenislargerthanJoes.Billworks

12、harderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoesgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening

13、,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutestime.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,Itstwominutespa

14、sttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord（翼琴）ltwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoourfamilyfor

15、alongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfathers.Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來Iwashavingd

16、inneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyersofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavem

17、ethemoneyimmediately.Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,Harrysaid,sonowyoucanpayformydinner!Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見，一路順風(fēng)Ourneighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrowWeshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbein1hissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.Ithassail

18、edaerosstheAtlantiemanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateightoeloeksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsinge

19、rs.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkersClub.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.A

20、susual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會講英語嗎？Ihadanamusingexperieneelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFranee,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashe

21、hadgotintotheear,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesameIanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,DoyouspeakEnglish?AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!Lesson15Goodnews佳音Thesecretaryt

22、oldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.Mr.Harmsworth,Isaidinaweakvoice.Donti

23、nterrupt,heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifo

24、undthisnoteonmycar:Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.ThisisaNoParkingarea.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sh

25、eoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,M

26、ydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasntthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.Didyouhaveagoodmeal?heasked.Yes,thankyou,Ianswered,butIcantpaythebill.Ihaventgotmybag.Theinn-keepe

27、rsmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.Imverysorry,hesaidMydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.Lesson19Soldout票已售完Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,Isaid.Itmayhavebegunalready,Susananswered.Ihurriedtotheticket-office.MayIhavetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Imsorry,wev

28、esoldout,thegirlsaid.Whatapity!Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.CanIreturnthesetwotickets?heasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid.CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?Iasked.Certainly,thegirlsaid,buttheyarefornextWednesdaysperformanee.Imightaswellhavethem,Isaidsadly.Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨坐孤舟Fi

29、shingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithouteatehinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareuniucky.Insteadofeatehingfish,theyeateholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslueky.Inevereatehanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.Youmustgiveupfish

30、ing!myfriendssay.Itsawasteoftime.Buttheydontrealizeoneimportantthing.Imnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butf

31、orsomereasoniteouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,iteameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbem

32、adandtheyareprobablyright.Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信圭寸Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater

33、,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyea

34、r.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbeth

35、eonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬幸Ienteredthehotelmanagersofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset.Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,Isaid,anditsnottherenow.Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.Everyoneslosingmoneythesedays,hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldb

36、utwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentlemansroomshesaid.Well,Isaidtothemanager,thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國人講的是英語嗎？IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotkno

37、wthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.Iamaforeigner,Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.Myteacher

38、neverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.YoullsoonlearnEnglish!hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentIanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdontunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評論家Iamanartstudent

39、andIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureisabout.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnotaboutanything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.

40、Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.Whatareyoudoing?sheasked.Imhangingthispictureonthewall,Ianswered.Itsanewone.Doyoulikeit?Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.Itsallright,shesaid,butisntitupside-down?Ilookedatitagain.Shewasrig

41、ht!Itwas!Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefir

42、eandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacros

43、sthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!Lesson28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,he

44、hasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.JasperhasputupNoParkingsignsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butno

45、neofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.ThetaxiisasmallSwissaeroplanecalledaPilatusPorter.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfiel

46、d.CaptainFawcettsfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoaIonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sineethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.OnceheIandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,heIandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusiness

47、man.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,aIonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.

48、Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butther

49、ewerentanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkina

50、smallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundreda

51、ndtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirsonsbicycle!Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore-especiallyinl

52、argeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesinthes

53、hopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirlgavehermotherafreedressonceaweek!lesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforet

54、hegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistaneeofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalig

55、htahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedalett

56、erfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhund

57、redmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!Lesson35Stopthief!捉賊！RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregretted

58、it.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtog

59、etawayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.Whilethebatteredcarwasmovingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.Thethievescarwasbadlydamagedandeasytorecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthecarandbothmenwerearrested.Lesson36AcrosstheChannel橫渡海峽ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanne

60、ltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveoclockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Ernasfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiou