新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作

新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作/NUMPAGES31新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作新概念英語第三冊摘要寫作Lesson1Apumaatlarge逃遁的美洲獅ThereportsreceivedbyLondonZoothatapumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondonweresimilarinnature.Awomanpickingblackberriessawitfirst,butthepumamovedfromplacetoplace,leavingatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimals.Pawprintsandpumafurwerefoundaswell.‘Cat-likenoises’wereheardatnightandtheanimalwasseenupatree.Nowexpertswereconvincedthattheanimalreallywasapuma.(79words)Lesson2Thirteenequalsone十三等于一Atoneo'clockinthemorning,thechurchclockstrikingthehourswokethevicarupasitstruckthirteentimes.Thevicarwentintotheclocktower,takingatorchwithhim.HesawBillWilkins,thelocalgrocerthereandBillexplainedhewastryingtorepairtheclockbuthadn'tsucceededbecauseatoneo'clockitstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebellwasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.(79words)Lesson3Anunknowngoddess無名女神Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadoncebeenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremainsfromthefifthcenturyB.C.WhentheUnit1Lesson3fragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddesswhichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshewaswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.(80words)Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿爾弗雷德.布洛格斯的雙重生活Whenhegotmarried,AlfredBloggstoldhiswifeheworkedfortheCorporation.Thoughhedressedinasmartblacksuiteverymorning,hechangedintooverallsatworkandspentthedayworkingasadustman.Thenhetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuitatnight.Thislastedfortwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusbandwillbeanofficeworkerinfuture.(80words)Lesson5Thefacts確切數(shù)字Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefactsafterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthematonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesentthreefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthelastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsoriginalform.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaininghehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringtheheightofthewall.(80words)Lesson6Smash-andgrab砸櫥窗搶劫AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstoppedoutsideajeweller's.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshopwindow.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethrewfurnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthethievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.(79words)Lesson7Mutilatedladies殘鈔鑒別組JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandafteraverygoodday,heputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,wenthorse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstotheMutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremainsandreturnedthemoney.(79words)Lesson8Afamousmonastery著名的修道院TheSt.Bernard'sPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleinsummer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthetemperatureinwinterfallsto-30°,therearefewvisitors,sothemonkspreferthisseason.Thedogsarealsofreetowanderoutsidetheirenclosure.Partiesofyoungskiersregularlyvisitthemonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyarewarmlywelcomed.(80words)Lesson9Flyingcats飛貓TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockorinjuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60milesperhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair－resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.(79words)Lesson10ThelossoftheTitanic“泰坦尼克“號的沉沒TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarmwasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwentdowntoinvestigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteencompartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandonship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausetherewerenotenoughlifeboats.(79words)Lesson11Notguilty無罪Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficermadehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficerfoundasmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.ThewritertoldtheCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmadehimself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,thewriterencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmellconvincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethimpassthroughCustoms.(70words)Lesson12Lifeonadesertisland荒島生活A(yù)sthetwomen'sboatwasdamaged,theyweretakingittoMiamiwhenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghywithfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacrosstheCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Theretheycollectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwithaspeargun.Forfivedays,they‘a(chǎn)telikekings’untiltheywererescuedbyapassingtanker.(80words)Lesson13‘It’sonlyme’“是我，別害怕”Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoingintothediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingitwasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.SheheardfootstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoardopenedthestoreroomdoor.Thoughshesaid‘It'sonlyme’,hegotabadfright.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slammingthefrontdoorbehindhim.(79words)Lesson14Anoblegangster貴族歹徒AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyearsago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesofwar.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunlessprotectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregardedhimasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandtheFlorentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicturepaintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.(79words)Lesson15Fiftypenceworthoftrouble五十便士的麻煩Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypencedownadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthroughthedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbedhisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremensucceededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.ThesweetshopownerpresentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)Lesson16Maryhadalittlelamb瑪麗有一頭小羔羊WhenDimitricamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhadbeenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquiredalamb,DimitriwenttoAleko'shouseandaccusedhimofstealingit.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,soheapologized.AfterstayinginAleko'shouseforawhilebecauseithadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhefoundthelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!(80words)Lesson17Thelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld世界上最長的吊橋TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feetabovethesurfaceofthewater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfourhugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.Itisnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.(80words)Lesson18Electriccurrentsinmodernart現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)中的電流Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhichforbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovingsculpture.Againstawall,thewritersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhichattractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallweretallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoff.(79words)Lesson19Averydearcat一只貴重的寶貝貓Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterhercat'sdisappearance.Thewriteroftheletterdemaded￡1,000forthereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainifshewenttothepolice.Shehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardboxandleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing￡1,000fromherband,sheactedonthekidnapper'sinstructions.Themoneydisappearedthefollowingmorning,andRastusreturnedatseveno'clockthatevening.(80words)Lesson20Pioneerpilots飛行員的先驅(qū)BleriotandLathamarrivedinCalaisonJuly21st,1909.ThoughitlookedasiftherewouldbearaceonJuly25th,Lathamdidn'ttakepart,becausehedidn'tgetupearlyenough.Aftermakingashorttestflight,BleriotcrossedtheChannelinthirty-sevenminutes.ApolicemangreetedhimwhenhearrivedinDover.LathamgotwithinhalfamileofDoverthefollowingweek,havingtolandontheseaasecondtimebecausehisenginefailed.(80words)Lesson21DanielMendoza丹尼爾?門多薩Whenthetwomenquarrelled,theysettledtheargumentbyafight.ThistookplaceatStilton.ItlastedanhourandHumphrieswon.Whentheymetagain,Mendozalostagain,butintheirthirdmatchin1790,MendozafinallybeatHumphriestobecomeChampionofEngland.HefoundedasuccessfulboxingAcademyandearnedalotofmoney,butwassoextravaganthewasalwaysindebt.Hewasfinallysenttoprisonanddiedinpovertyin1836.(80words)Lesson22Byheart熟記臺詞Thearistocratwassittinginhiscellwhenthegaolerenteredandhandedhimtheletterablanksheetofpaper.Thearistocratlookedatit,squintedandsaid:‘Thelightisdim.Readmetheletter.’Hehandedtheletterbacktothegaoler,whosaid:‘Thelightisindeeddim.I'llgetmyglasses.’Heleftthestageandreturnedwithapairofglassesandtherealletter,whichhereadtotheprisoner.(79words)Lesson23Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison各有所愛Thewritercollectedseveraldozensnails,puttheminapaperbagandtookthemtoRobertwhowasdelightedtoseehim,andpleasedwiththesnails.ThewriterleftthebaginthehallandheandRobertwentintothelivingroomandtalkedforacoupleofhours.HehadforgottenthesnailsuntilRobertinvitedhimtodinner,andhefollowedRobertintothehalltofindsnailseverywhere.Theyhadescapedfromthebag.Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”Thewriterstartedtounpackandputhisshirtsandunderclothesintodrawersandthendecidedtohangasuitinthecupboard.Heopenedthecupboardandstoodpetrified:there,danglinginfrontofhim,wasaskeleton.Itwasswayingandreadytoleapoutathim.HedroppedhissuitanddasheddownstairstotellGeorge.GeorgewasunsympatheticandtoldthewriteritwasSebastian,askeletonhehadwhenhewasamedicalstudent.(79words)Lesson25TheCuttySark“卡蒂薩克”號帆船TheThermopylaereachedJavafirst,buttheCuttySarktooktheleadontheIndianOcean.WhentheCuttySarkwasstruckbyastorm,herrudderwastornaway.Atemporaryrudderwasmadeandfitted,buttheshiplostthelead.AftercrossingtheEquator,theycalledinataporttohaveanewrudderfitted.Evenwithanewrudder,theCuttySarkarrivedinEnglandaweekaftertheThermopylae,whichwas500milesahead.(80words)Lesson26Wanted:alargebiscuittin征購大餅干筒Abiscuitcompanyaskeditscustomerstobakebiscuitsandsendthemtothefactory.Asaprize,theyoffered＄10apoundforthebiggestbiscuittheyreceived.Theresponsewastremendous,withonebiscuitweighing500poundsandanotherweighing713pounds.Theythoughtthatwasthewinneruntilalorrydeliveredonewhichweighed2,400poundsbakedbyacollegestudent.Acranelifteditfromthelorryandthemanufacturerspaidthestudent＄24,000.(80words)Lesson27Nothingtosellandnothingtobuy不賣也不買Unlikebeggars,realtrampshavenothingtosellandrequirenothingfromothers.Althoughtheyseekindependence,theywillnotsacrificetheirhumandignity.Theychoosetheirownwayoflifeandareawareoftheconsequences.Theymaynotknowwherethenextmealiscomingfrom,buttheydonothavetheworriesthatothershave.Theycantraveleasilybecausetheyhavefewpossessionsandwhentheysleepintheopen,theyareclosetonature.(79words)Lesson28Fivepoundstoodear五鎊太貴Thenextmanwhoapproachedhimwassellingwatchesandpens,andwhenthewriterlookedatone,itlookedgenuine.Themansaiditwasworth￡50butthewritercouldhaveitfor￡30.Thewriterofferedhim￡5andwaited.Eventually,asthewriterwaswalkingaway,themanagreedandtook￡5.Thewriterwasverypleaseduntilhewasbackonboard.Thepenwasimpossibletofill.Ithasneverwrittenawordsince.(80words)Lesson29Funnyornot?是否可笑？AmanbrokehisrightlegjustbeforeChristmasandwastakentohospital.Hewantedtoknowwhenhecouldgohome.OnChristmasDayhewasstillinhospitalwithhisleginplaster,buttherewasagoodchanceofleavinghospitalfortheNewYear.Infact,hewasoutintimetogotoaNewYear'sEvepartywherehedranktoomuch,slippedonapieceoficeandbrokehisleftleg.(80words)Lesson30Thedeathofaghost幽靈之死EricjoinedthearmyduringtheSecondWorldWar,buthatedarmylife,sohedeserted.Hereturnedtothefarmwherehisfatherhidhimuntiltheendofthewar,andheremainedinhidingafterthewar.Hisfathertoldeveryonethathehadbeenkilledinaction.JoeandBobkeptthesecret,soEriclivedasarecluse.Hesleptduringthedayandworkedatnight,sohebecamethe‘ghostofEndley’.(79words)Lesson31Alovableeccentric可愛的怪人Dickiehadbeencaughtinaheavyshowerwhenhewalkedintoanexpensiveshop.Hewanteda￡300watchforhiswife,buthewassobedraggledtheassistantrefusedtoservehim.Helefttheshopandreturnedwithaheavyclothbagwhichhedumpedonthecounter.Dickieaskedforthemanager.Whenhewasgiventhewatch,hegavetheassistantthebagwhichcontained￡300inpennies,whichtheassistanthadtocount.(80words)Lesson32Alostship一艘沉船ThechestcontainingthepersonalbelongingsofAlanFieldingtoldthemalot,andtherewereotheritemsofinterest.Aheavygunprovedtheshipwasacruiser.Anotherchestbelongingtoaship'sofficercontainedanunfinishedletterdatedMarch14th,1943,fromwhichtheylearnttheship'sname.Themostvaluablefindwastheship'slogbook,whichtoldthemtheKarenhadbeensailinginconvoytoRussiawhenshewastorpedoedbyanenemysubmarine.(80words)Lesson33Adaytoremember難忘的一天Whenthedriverbehindbraked,hiswifewasthrownforwardandthelargecakeonherlapflewthroughthewindscreenandlandedontheroad.Alorryhadtopullupsuddenlyandhundredsofemptybeerbottlesslidoffontotheroad.Thetrafficpiledupsothatittookthepoliceanhourtogetitonthemoveagain.Thelorrydriversweptuptheglassandtwostraydogsatetheremainsofthecake.(80words)Lesson34Ahappydiscovery幸運的發(fā)現(xiàn)WhilevisitinganantiqueshoponeSaturday,Frankwasabouttoleavewhenhesawalargepackingcase.Heaskedthedealertoopenitbutthecontentsweredisappointinguntilheliftedsomecrockeryandnoticedaminiaturepaintingatthebottom.Hehadalreadydecidedtobuyitwhenthedealertoldhimitwas￡50.Frankwasexcitedbecausethiswasarealdiscovery.Thepaintingwasanunknownmasterpieceworthhundredsofthousandsofpounds.(80words)Lesson35Justicewasdone伸張正義Agirlinthejewellerystoreheardmuffledcriescomingfrombehindawall.Whensheheardthecryagain,shewentandtoldthemanagerwhorangthefirebrigade.Whentheyarrived,thefirefightersfoundtherightchimneybytappingthewallsandlistening.Theychippedthroughathickwallandfoundthemanwhocouldnotmovebecausethechimneywassonarrow.Theyfinallyfreedhimbycuttingalargeholeinthewall.(79words)Lesson36Achanceinamillion百萬分之一的機遇Hanshadbeenwoundedtowardstheendofthewar,takentohospitalandseparatedfromhisunit.Whenthehospitalhadbeenbombed,hehadreturnedtoWestGermanyonfoot.Meantime,hisunithadbeenlostandallrecordsofhimdestroyed.Hereturnedtothefamilyhometofindthehousebombed.Assumingallhisfamilyweredead,hesettledinavillage50milesawaywherehehadliveduntilhemetFranzandhiswife.(80words)Lesson37TheWesthavenExpress開往威斯特海溫的快車Whenmanylocalpeopleboardedthetrainwiththewriter,hewasnotsurprised.NorwashesurprisedwhenthetrainstoppedatWidley.Butwhenitstoppedateachstation,hebegantowonderwhyitwasgoingsoslowly.Finally,whenthetrainreachedWesthaven,thewriterspoketothestationmasterwhodeniedtheexistenceofanexpress.Theyarguedandthewriterwasshownthistimetablefootnote,whichsaid:‘Thisservicehasbeensuspended.’(79words)Lesson38Thefirstcalender最早的日歷Historianshavelongbeenpuzzledbyprehistoricmarkingsonwalls,bonesandtusks.ThepeoplewhomadethemarkingswerenomadsduringthelastIceAge.Finallyhistorianshavemanagedtoreadthisdifficultcodeandrealizedthattheydepictthepassingofthedaysandphasesofthemoon.Theyareinfactaprimitivecalendar.Thereisaconnectionbetweenthepicturesofhuntingscenesandthemarkingswiththem.(71words)Lesson39Nothingtoworryabout不必擔(dān)心Whenthebouldersdisappeared,therewasawideplaincoveredwithclumpsofbushes.AheadwasahugefissureandBrucestopped.Weexamineditandfounditwasfiftyyardslong,twofeetwideandfourfeetdeep.Withoutthinking,Bruceracedthecaralongitandthenwewerebackontheplain.Thevillagewas15milesawayandthenextobstaclewasaverywideshallowpool.Brucechargedinandstoppedinthemiddle.(79words)Lesson40Who’swho真假難辨Whenapolicemanarrived,heaskedtheworkmentogoaway.Laterfourmorepolicemenarrived.Theworkmenstillrefusedtostopandthepolicethreatenedtoconfiscatetheirpneumaticdrill.Oneworkmanthenthreatenedtocallthepolice,whichwassillybecausetheywerealreadyunderarrest.Whenanotherworkmanaskedtomakeatelephonecall,apolicemanaccompaniedhimtoaphone.Theworkmanactuallyrangthepoliceandtheyrealizedtheyhadbeenvictimsofahoax.(80words)Lesson41Illusionsofpastoralpeace寧靜田園生活的遐想Youneverhavetotravelmilestoseefriendsbecausetheylivenearby.Nordoyouhavetoworryaboutcatchingthelasttrainhomeafterthetheatre.Thelatestexhibitions,filmsandplaysareallabusrideaway.Shoppingisapleasure,too.Thereissomuchvarietythatyouneverhavetomakedowithsecondbest.Thecitycanbebeautifulandpeaceful,toobeautifulwiththeglowofneonadvertisements,andpeacefulatweekends.(79words)Lesson42Moderncavemen現(xiàn)代洞穴人Onenteringanarrowgapontheplateau,theyclimbeddownandreachedanarrowcorridor.Theyedgedtheirwayalongandcametoawaterfallwhichdroppedtoanundergroundlake.Theyplungedintothelakeinspecialrubbersuitsandletthecurrenttakethemtotheotherside.Onsqueezingthroughacleftintherocks,theydiscoveredanenormouscavernwheretheysawmassivestalagmitesandstalactites.Alltheycouldhearwaswaterdrippingfromabove.(80words)Lesson43Fullyinsured全保險Thediversfoundthedish,butitwasdifficulttohauloutofthewater.ThesidesweresosmoothitwasalmostimpossibletoattachchainstoitEventuallychainswereattachedandtheypulledthedishtothecanalbankonawinch.Unfortunatelyitoverbalancedandslidback.Theythenfixedclampstobothsidesandfastenedchainstoliftitvertically.Withawinchtheyhauledthedishabovethesurfaceandontodryland.(80words)Lesson44Speedandcomfort又快捷又舒適Nothingmatchesaplaneforspeedandcomfort.Anaeroplanereachesitsdestinationrapidly.Youtravelincompletecomfort,oftenwatchingafilmorsippingchampagne.Youhaveabreathtakingviewoftheworldandyoucanreallyappreciatethelandscape.Whenyouareabovetheclouds,thesightofcloudplainsisextraordinary.Thejourneyissosmooththatitiseasytoreadorsleep,andyoualwaysarrivefreshanduncrumpledattheendoftheflight.(80words)Lesson45Thepowerofthepress新聞報道的威力Immediatelythenewsgotout,aplanearrivedwithreportersandphotographers.Thefamily'srisetofamewasswiftandsoonthemediahadtoldthewholecountry.Newspapersandmagazinesofferedhugesumsofmoneyforexclusiverightstothestory,whilegiftspouredinfrombabyproductsmanufacturers.'Thefamily'soldfarmhousewasreplacedbyanewhome,whilelawyerswereemployedasspokesmen.Theparentspaidthepriceforfame:theywouldneveragainleadnormallives.(80words)Lesson46Doityourself自己動手Theauthorlookedathismachineandreckonedthatonlyaminoradjustmentwasneeded.Afteradjustingafewthings,themowerstillrefusedtowork,sohedismantleditandtracedthecauseofthetrouble:therewasabrokenlinkinthedrivechain.Afterbuyinganewchainandreassemblingthemower,itstilldidnotwork.However,hewasnotreallysurprisedbecausetherewerebitsleftthatdidnotfitanywheresohegaveup.(80words)Lesson47Toohighaprice?代價太高Noiseconstantlyinvadesourdailylives.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,theworstnoiseisdogsbarkingatnight,althoughthenoiseoflawnmowers,late-nightparties,noisyneighbours,vehicles,planesandhelicoptersandlargeradiosalladds.Whiletheuseofmobilephonesinpublicplaces,itseems,isannoying,thesurveyrevealedthatone‘old-fashioned’sourceofnoiseissnoring,withmentheworstoffenders:onlyasmallpercentageofwomensnore,buttheysuffermost.(80words)Lesson48Thesilentvillage沉默的村莊Thevillagecontainedonestreetandlookedforbidding.Apartfromagoat,itseemeddeserted,sotheysatdownandhadapicnic.Lookingup,theysuddenlyfoundthemselvessurroundedbychildreninrags.Thechildrenweresilentandmotionless.Astheywalkeddownthestreetfollowedbythechildren,thevillagecamealivewithfacesinwindowsandpeoplewatchingthemsilentlyfromdoorways.Thevisitorswereclearlyunwelcome.Theyhurriedbackdowntothestreamandtheboatman.Lesson49Theidealservant理想的仆人Onherreturnwithapartyofguests,AuntHarrietaskedBessietopreparedinner.Notonlywasthemealbelowstandard,Bessiecouldnotwalksteadily,andshebumpedintofurnitureandmumbledattheguests.Whenshebroughtinthepudding,shetrippedandthepuddingcrashedontothediningtable.Whiletheguestswereveryamused,AuntHarrietwashorrified.SherealizedBessiewasdrunkanddismissedherimmediately.(72words)Lesson50NewYearresolutions新年的決心Thewriterexercisedearlyinthemorningfortwodaysbeforeanyonefoundout.Whenhesatatbreakfastthesecondday,hisconditionbetrayedhim.HisenthusiasmwanedsothatbyJanuary10th,thingswerebacktonormal.However,hedecidedtokeephismindfreshforreading.Hereadonhisownuntiloneeveninghewentdownandsatinfrontofthetelevision,buthedozedoff.Hehasnowboughtabookonspeedreading!(80words)Lesson51Predictingthefuture預(yù)測未來AccordingtoBagrit,computerswouldbesmallenoughtoholdinthehand,andtheywouldbeabletoprovideinformationabouttrafficjamsandsuggestalternativeroutes.Theywouldbeusedtohelpdoctorsdiagnoseillnesses,andinbusinesswouldrelieveofficeworkersofdull,repetitivework.However,hefailedtopredicttheuseoftheInternetasavehicleofcommunicationorasourceofinformation.Butaspredicted,computershavebecomesmaller,morepowerfulandcheaper.(79words)Lesson52Mudismud實事求是Theassistantpromisedtoorderthe‘Myrolite’Harrybadalreadyaskedfor,sohethensaidhewantedperfumedmud.Thistimehereyeslitupandsheimmediatelyfetchedseveralbottleswhichsheputonthecounter.Harrypickedupthesmallestbottle,andwhenhelearnedtheprice(￡20),hepaidandleftwiththebottleunderhisarm.Thiscuriousbottle,nowinhisstudy,washisfirstandlastpurchaseofrarecosmetics.(77words)Lesson53Inthepublicinterest為了公眾的利益Onreceivingacomplaintfromaforeigneraboutpoliceill-treatment,theOmbudsmanwrotetotheChiefofPoliceaskingforarecordofthecase.AstherewasnoofficialrecordandtheChiefdeniedtheaccusation,noactionwaspossible.ButWhentherewasanothersimilarcomplaint,theOmbudsmansentalawyertoinvestigate.Heascertainedthetruthoftheaccusations,thepolicemanwasseverelyreprimandedandwarnedthatiftherewerefurthercomplaintshewouldbeprosecuted.(80words