新概念第三冊summary writing lesson 1-20

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ThereportsreceivedbyLondonZoothatapumahadbeenspotted

forty-fivemilessouthofLondonweresimilarinnature.Awoman

pickingblackberriessawitfirst,butthepumamovedfromplace

toplace,leavingatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimals.Pawprints

andpumafurwerefoundaswell.‘Cat-likenoises’wereheardat

nightandtheanimalwasseenupatree.Nowexpertswereconvinced

thattheanimalreallywasapuma.(79words)

Summary

Atoneo'clockinthemorning,thechurchclockstrikingthe

hourswokethevicarupasitstruckthirteentimes.Thevicarwent

intotheclocktower,takingatorchwithhim.HesawBill

Wilkins,thelocalgrocerthereandBillexplainedhewastrying

torepairtheclockbuthadn'tsucceededbecauseatoneo'clock

itstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebell

wasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.(79

words)

Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.

Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadonce

beenpainted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsfrom

thefifteenthcenturyB.C.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremains

fromthefifthcenturyB.C.Whenthefragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddess

whichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshe

waswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.(80

words)

Summary

Whenhegotmarried,AlfredBloggstoldhiswifeheworkedfor

theCorporation.Thoughhedressedinasmartblacksuitevery

morning,hechangedintooverallsatworkandspentthedayworking

asadustman.Thenhetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit

atnight.Thislastedfortwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkept

hissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusband

willbeanofficeworkerinfuture.(80words)

Summary

Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefacts

afterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthem

atonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesent

threefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthe

lastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsoriginal

form.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaining

hehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringthe

heightofthewall.(80words)

Summary

AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstopped

outsideajeweller's.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshop

window.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethrew

furnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.

Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.

Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthe

thievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.

(79words)

Summary

JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandaftera

verygoodday,heputhiswalletcontaining￡3,000intothe

microwaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,went

horse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowave

ovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.

Johnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstothe

MutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremainsand

returnedthemoney.(79words)

Summary

TheSt.Bernard'sPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeoplein

summer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomany

peopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthe

temperatureinwinterfallsto-30°,therearefewvisitors,so

themonkspreferthisseason.Thedogsarealsofreetowander

outsidetheirenclosure.Partiesofyoungskiersregularlyvisit

themonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyare

warmlywelcomed.

(80words)

Summary

TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof

132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:theyhad

fallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockor

injuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonly

sufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60miles

perhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreasestheirair

－resistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.

(79words)

Summary

TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorth

Atlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarm

wasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.

Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwent

downtoinvestigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteen

compartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandon

ship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausethere

werenotenoughlifeboats.(79words)

Summary

Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficer

madehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficer

foundasmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.Thewritertold

theCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmade

himself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,the

writerencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmell

convincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethim

passthroughCustoms.(7words)

Summary

Asthetwomen'sboatwasdamaged,theyweretakingittoMiami

whenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghy

withfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacross

theCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Therethey

collectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwith

aspeargun.Forfivedays,they‘a(chǎn)telikekings’untiltheywere

rescuedbyapassingtanker.(80words)

Summary

Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoinginto

thediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingit

wasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.Sheheard

footstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoard

openedthestoreroomdoor.Thoughshesaid‘It'sonlyme’,he

gotabadfright.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slamming

thefrontdoorbehindhim.(79words)

Summary

AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyears

ago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesof

war.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunless

protectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregarded

himasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandthe

Florentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicture

paintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.(79words)

Summary

Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypence

downadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthrough

thedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethis

armout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbed

hisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremen

succeededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.Thesweetshopowner

presentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)

Summary

Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypence

downadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthrough

thedraincover.Hecouldn'tfindhismoneyandcouldn'tgethis

armout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbed

hisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremen

succeededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.Thesweetshopowner

presentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)

Summary

WhenDimitricamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhad

beenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquired

alamb,DimitriwenttoAleko'shouseandaccusedhimofstealing

it.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,sohe

apologized.AfterstayinginAleko'shouseforawhilebecauseit

hadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhefound

thelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!(80words)

Summary

TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,

hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhuge

cables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,

extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feet

abovethesurfaceofthewater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfour

hugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.It

isnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.(80

words)

Summary

Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhich

forbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.

Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovingsculpture.Againsta

wall,thewritersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhich

attractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallwere

tallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.

Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashed

onandoff.(79words)

Summary

Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterher

cat'sdisappearance.Thewriteroftheletterdemaded￡1,000for

thereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainif

shewenttothepolice.Shehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardbox

andleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing￡1,000fromher

band,sheactedonthekid