新概念青少版3B课文

1、Lesson 31Dear Mum and Dad,Im emailing you through the Redstone Ranch website. You can email meback on . Ill call you next week, when I can use aBroadband phone.Myassessment at Redstone was a bit strange. They asked meto do a lot of tick-box tests. Then we did some outdoor activities. They told me to

2、 lead someone up an easy climb. Then they asked me to lead a small group, in kayaks, on white water.After that, the main question was, Where did you learn all these “ backcountry skills ”. I said, I grew up in “back country ”. In Scotland, I sometimes skied to school. They liked that. Also, my tim e

3、 in the London Marathon was big news. Three hours or less is magic!I met the top guy, Ed, and he asked me to start next week. Of course I said yes.I wont be able to travel much in the US this time, but it s great to have this chance. I ll l ive free, too! Redstone will pay all my expenses.Talk to yo

4、u next week!Love,PaulLesson331. Have you heard from PaulYes,?he phoned us last night.How are they getting on Theyre both working.2. Claires got a job in Washington in a photo library. And Pauls just started at Redstone Ranch. The most expensive resort in the world!Whats it like3.Its very glamorous.

5、There are nine swimming pools, and six of them are outdoors!There are ten gymnasiums, each for a different activity.4. There are horses to ride, and rocks to climb, and kayaks on the river, lakes and forest . It sounds wonderful!5. And the guests there are very glamorous, too.Paul says that he has n

6、ever seen so many beautiful women in his life!6. Ah! And what does Claire say about thatI dont think hes told her! Anyway, I hope he hasnt!Lesson 351. R: Dad! Have you asked mum yetW: What aboutR: Have you asked mum if I can start karate lessonsW: No,l have n t . I II Shh! She s comi ng .2K: What ar

7、e you two whispering aboutR: Oh,er, nothing ! I m just going upstairs. See you Iater ,dad .W:Yes , of course .3. K:What s the mystery Is Robert aII rightW: He s fine . He just wants me to ask you something .K: Why doesn the ask me himseIfW: He s afraid that you IIsay no .4. K:Oh,dear ! What is it ,W

8、illiAMW: Robert wants to learn karate . He doesnt know whether you ll let him .5. K: Oh, is that all ! You worried me .W: Do you mean that you dont mindK: Of course I don t mind ! Why would I mindKarate s a sport , isn tit6. W: It s a martial art ! It s about fighting !K: All competitions are a kind

9、 of fighting . The martial arts are also about rules.Lesson 371. It was my life s idea to come here . She said , You need a vacation.Leave it to me .So I did . She made all the reservations. It was a big surprise .2. Most people think that a vacation is about resting . You feel tired , so you sleep

10、,you eat ,you sit . You rest . I used to think that ,too .3. I used to sit by the pool all day ,and eat too much dinner every night . The funny thing is ,on a vacation like that ,I didntget less tired .4. At home ,I sit at a desk all day . At night ,I sit in front of the TV.Maybe I eat too much dinn

11、er .So whats the differenceThe onlydifference is the place .5. This vacation is different . Every day is different , and every day is active . When I was a kid , I used to go outto play . I didn t think about time .6. It s like that now . Now is enough !Lesson 391. I had just got home the other nigh

12、t ,when my cousin ,Alice ,rangthe doorbell. Oh ,no ! I thought . What does she want2. Alice always wants something. And its always somethingbig . Afew months ago,she asked me to move a piano .3. For a moment ,I didn t answer the door . But I had just parkedthe car outside . Perhaps she had seen me .

13、4. So I invited her in and made some tea .I m getting married in April , she said . Congratulations !I replied . And I waited .5. We had already had two cups of tea , when she said,“I d liketo have a film of my wedding . Alan , have you ever madea homemovie” No ,I haven t . I said . And I dont want

14、to !6 Ah,well . she said . Theres always a first time .I m sure you ll do it very well .The sad thing is ,I m afraid I will .Lesson 411. Our friends ,Judy and Mark ,have a country house outside Bodmin in south west England . They love the wild open country around it, and they go there a lot .2. Abou

15、t a year ago,Judy told me she had seen a puma in the garden .A puma,in England ! I listened to her politely , but I really believed that she had seen a very big cat .3. Last weekend ,they had invited us to go with them to Bodmin. It was a six-hour jouney , and when we arrived , I wanted to stretch m

16、y legs . I went out in to the quiet garden . Then I saw it ,straight in front of me . It started at me for a moment ,with big yellow eyes .Then it turned ,jumped onto the wall , and disappeared .4. I went into the house and said to the others .“I ve just seena puma in the garden .” My wife replied ,

17、“There are some verybig cats around these days. ”5. Judy smiled. “ There are in deed !” she said .Less on 43 Does anyone still knitPolly: Do you know where I can buy kni tti ng n eedles, AnnieAnnie: No, I m afraid shops like that have disappe sared these days.Maybe people don t knit any more.Polly:

18、I knit! I m knitting something for my niece s new baby! Or Iwill knit something for her, if I can find the right needles!Annie: Have you tried Janner sPolly: Yes, I have! I had a mad conversation with the Sales Assistantyesterday.Annie: What happe nedPolly: I asked her where I could find knitting ne

19、edles. She said theydidn t have any. I said that I always used to buy knittingn eedles in the first floor, n ext to Ladies Fashi ons.Polly: She said that Janner s had closed that department years ago.She said, We don t sell kni tt ing n eedles now. Nobody asksfor them any more. Polly: I said, You re

20、 mistaken. I m here, and I m still askingfor them!Lesson 45 Whose mistake1t had been a long day. The judges had chosen fourteen sculptures for th e exhibiti on.They wan ted a fiftee nth, and they wan ted to go home.Theylookedattwo morepieces.One was a man shead. Theydidn tlike it.Theotherwasa square

21、,moder npiece. The judgeschose themoder npiece.The ntheywent home.2.Then extday,the artistreceiveda letter. It saidthat the judges hadchose n hissculpture. Butwhe nhe went to see theexhibiti on,he couldn tsee his sculpture any where. Whereca n it be he said. Itmust be here!3. At last, he saw somethi

22、ng with his name on it. It was the square base of his sculpture. But the top part, the head, wasn t there. Itmust have been a mistake! he said.4. The judges insistedit hadn t been a mistake. They liked the base on itsown, but they thought the head was awful.Less on 47 No laugh ing allowedClaire: Cra

23、ig and I were in trouble at work today, Paul.Paul: Why was thatClaire: We laughed in the library. It s against the rules.Paul: What happe nedClaire: While we were en teri ng data in the system, Craig started tolaugh. When I looked at his scree n, I started to laugh, too.We couldn t stop.Claire: We w

24、ere both still laughing when the Librarian came in. heasked us what was so funny. That set us off aga in.Claire: It was a story about an artist in California. He was campingin the desert whe n he decided to cha in his legs together.Paul: WhyClaire: He wan ted to draw them like that.Claire: Then, whi

25、le he was working on the drawing, he lost the key.There he was in the desert, with a chain around his legs. Hehopped for twelve hours to the nearest town. And he took the drawing with him.Claire: It was a pretty good drawing of two legs with a chain aroundthem. Unfortunately, the Librarian didnt see

26、 the joke!Lesson 49Howimportant is appearance If your hair isn t right ,do you feel unhappy all dayOf course ,we all feel good when we look good, and sometimes we don tlike the way we look . It starts early in life . When little girls dress up in their mothers clothes , and look at themselves in the

27、 mirror , they are learning about themselves , they will become happier adults. This is nothing new .Some womenreally hate their appearance , and manyboys and menworry about their body image ,too .A quarter of all boys age from five to twelve said in a survey , that they would like to be more handso

28、me. In California ,46% of plastic surgery operations are now on men .50% of these are to make the men thinner . 33% are to give them a better nose . 15% are to make them look younger .How do you feel about yourself And how much does it matter Lesson 51 Daisy gives some advice1. D: Nina tells me you

29、want to make a home movie ,Alan .A; I have a cousin who wants me to . I don t know where to begin .2. A: Can you give me any adviceD: I ll be happy to . A: Do you mind if I take notes ,DaisyD: Of course not .3. A: So what sthe first thingD: The first thing is always the story . The best movies are t

30、he ones which tell a story .4. D: Talk to the aunt who made the dress ,and the friend who introduced the bride and groom A: Thanks , I ve got that .5. D; Lend the camera to a child . Children see things differently. Next , keep both eyes open . You want one eye on the screen ,and the other eye on th

31、e action .6. J: Nina ! Let me take that for you .N; thanks ,Jack . Dinner s ready ,everybody ! Lights! Dinner ! Action.Lesson 53 Jonno!Robert: Look at that man over there. Isnt he a singer orsomething I know! He s in that picture that you put on your ceiling!Lucy: It s Jonno! My favourite singer!Rob

32、ert: Quick, Lucy! Go and ask him for his autograph!Lucy:Oh, no! I can t! I m too shy! Can you ask him for me,RobertRobert: Oh, all right.Robert: Excuse me, sir. Arent you Jonno, the famous singerJonno: That s right!Robert: I really liked the last album that you made!Jonno: Thank you.Robert: Can I ha

33、ve you autograph, pleaseJonno: Certainly. Where do you want me to signRobert: Here, on the magazine, please! Thank you!Robert: Here you are, Lucy. You II keep this magazine now for ever,I suppose!Lucy: Of course! It s got Jonno s autographito nRobert: To tell you the truth, Lucy, I don t even know t

34、he name ofhis latest song!less on55 M bus in essSome US scie ntists have show n that ms can be quite clever with mon ey.In one study, the ms are given silvercoins , and are taught to use themas mon ey.They get the idea very fast. The ms can buy pieces of apple or pieces ofbanana.Whe n a piece of app

35、le costs the same as a piece of banana,the ms buy each fruit the same nu mber of times.But when the apple pieces go on sale , the ms lose interest in banana.They choose apple, because they get more fruit for the same mon ey.Whe n pieces of cucumber were offered as well, one group of ms did someth in

36、gin teresti ng.They didn t eat the cucumber pieces.They saw that the cucumber pieces were the same size as their silver coins.They hid the silver coins and tried to use the cucumber pieces as mon ey.The scientists are very interested, but they are also getting a bit worried.They have discovered that

37、 the ms can become en thusiastic gamblers, too!Lesson 571. D: What sthe highest price that you ve ever been charged for a bottle of waterK:Oh, I don t know . Somebottled waters are as expensive as petrol .2. D:Some of them are as expensive as fine wine . K:When I think of all the oil thathas bee n used to make all those plastic bottles . D:A nd all the oil thathas bee n used to carry them around the world !3. K: And all the billions of empty bottles D:.that will be put into the garbage K: .it doesn tmake sense ! The sad thing is , the tap water in this