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Lesson1Aprivateconversation个人讲话

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasvery

interesting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresitting

behindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.I

turnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayany

attention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'I

saidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisa

privateconversation!'.

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早饭仍是午饭？

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntil

lunchtime.

LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.

'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.Itwasmy

auntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstill

havingbreakfast,'Isaid.

'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.

'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard请给我寄一张明信片

Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisited

museumsandsatinpublicgardens.Afriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwords文档适用

ofItalian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstanda

word.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdid

notsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotup

earlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnot

writeasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激感人心的旅游

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehas

beenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.Heisworkingforabigfirmandhe

hasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.Hehasjust

boughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentre

ofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.

Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripvery

exciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers无错号之虞

MrJamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanother

garageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMrScottcannotget

atelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,a

pigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthe

distanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,MrScotthassentagreatmanyrequestsfor

sparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,文档适用

hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.

Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴顿斯

IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmy

door.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggar

stoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrank

thebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Latera

neighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.He

callsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealanda

glassofbeer.

Lesson7Toolate为时太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的

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JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor

'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith's

gardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersand

vegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhas

builtawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.

EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefor

theworstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇

OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthelastdayoftheyear

andalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstrike

twelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,

theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,but

nothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!The

clockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.Thebigclockrefusedto

welcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz不适于演奏爵士乐

Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).Itwasmadein

Germanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongtoour

familyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyears

ago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthe

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keystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwe

arenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother礼尚来往

IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedina

lawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,

buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysaw

meandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.

Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendme&2.Tomysurprise,hegavemethe

moneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'so

nowyoucanpayformydinner!'

Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再会，一路顺风

Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.We

shallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,

apsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.

CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshall

seehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.

Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

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Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys绿林少年

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingall

partsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingby

trainandmostoftheyoung

peopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.Tomorroweveningtheywill

besingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.

Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhavea

difficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameonthese

occasions.

Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你会讲英语吗？

Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthof

France,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.I

stoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgood

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morningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafew

words,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihad

nearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'Doyou

speakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

Lesson15Goodnews佳音

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.

Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhad

satdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnot

affordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmy

turnhadcome.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest落落大方的要求

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwill

beveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalways

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happen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,I

foundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"

area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnote

isonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常驻

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteof

this,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartin

anewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemust

appearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,she

hadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasked

herhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrown

up!'

lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他常常干这类事！

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachair

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besidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keeper

camein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butI

can'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediately

wentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'm

verysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'

Lesson19Soldout票已售完

'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.

'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.

'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.

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'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.

'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.

'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟

Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.But

thisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,they

catcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-noteven

oldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewith

anemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'But

theydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonly

interestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!

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Lesson21Madornot?能否是疯了？

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescan

beheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonit

couldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeople

musthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefew

peopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.

Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostay

here.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.

Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封

Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownagein

Holland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceof

paperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothe

sea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfroma

girlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhave

decidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainly

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travelfaster.

Lesson23Anewhouse新居

Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthat

shewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Weare

nowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbefore

mysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthat

shecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovely

garden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbe

theonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.

Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸

Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltvery

upset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanager

wassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'he

said.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbya

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knockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.

'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,

'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'

lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英国人讲的是英语吗？

IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstand

them!DotheyspeakEnglish?

lesson26Thebestartcritics最正确美术议论家

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IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthatthey

understandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,

manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Welikethem

inthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildren

oftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.My

sisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.

Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhanging

thispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatit

criticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedat

itagain.Shewasright!Itwas!

Lesson27Awetnight雨夜

Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonas

thiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthe

foodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythe

campfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetout

thefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,

sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbegan

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shouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsand

hurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedin

thefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightunder

theirtent!

Lesson28Noparking严禁泊车

JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjust

boughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewith

motorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparked

acaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarinto

hisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,but

thesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.It

isoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.Iaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldme

thatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.

Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!

Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！

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CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The

'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecan

carrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcan

landanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirst

passengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelsh

mountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusual

places.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,he

landedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequest

fromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlantic

Ocean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.

Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球仍是水球？

TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.Ilikesittingby

theWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatonthe

riverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandtherewere

somepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballvery

hardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothe

manintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathe

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nearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyin

sight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathad

happened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.

Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事

YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasa

youngman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboy

heusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimehe

usedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938he

boughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakespare

partsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,the

smallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredand

twenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsand

thelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswife

camein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!

Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便

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Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthan

everbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressed

womanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,

therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwas

easierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.

Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopand

handedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthe

womansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.When

shewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.

Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!

lesson33Outofthedarkness冲出黑暗

Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.

Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.

Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thenshe

swamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshe

coveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.She

knewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarriving

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attheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwas

allsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.

Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速〞

TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfrom

thelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhy

hewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheis

notworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathis

bicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewas

pickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohis

homebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamused

too,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.Itwasstolentwentyyears

agowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!

Lesson35Stopthief!捉贼！

RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecamea

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bus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.

WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofa

shopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.

Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththe

moneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethievesweretryingtoget

awayintheircar,Roydrovehisbusintothebackofit.Whilethebatteredcarwas

movingaway,Roystoppedhisbusandtelephonedthepolice.Thethieves'carwas

badlydamagedandeasytorecognize.Shortlyafterwards,thepolicestoppedthe

carandbothmenwerearrested.

Lesson36AcrosstheChannel横渡海峡

ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.Sheisgoingtoset

outfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyears

oldandshehopeslosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmany

peoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmall

boat.MrHarthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingher

anxiouslyassheswimsthelongdistancetoEngland.Ernaintendstotakeshort

restseverytwohours.Shewillhavesomethingtodrinkbutshewillnoteatany

solidfood.MostofErna'sschoolfriendswillbewaitingforherontheEnglishcoast.

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AmongthemwillbeErna'smother,whoswamtheChannelherselfwhenshewasa

girl.

Lesson37TheOlympicGames奥林匹克运动会

TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmany

peoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,an

immensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.'Theywillalsobebuildingnew

roadsandaspecialrailway-line.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitaland

thewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenew

roadsbytheendofthisyear.Bytheendofnextyear,theywillhavefinishedwork

onthenewstadium.ThefinemodernbuildingshavebeendesignedbyKurtGunter.

Everybodywillbewatchinganxiouslyasthenewbuildingsgoup.Weareallvery

excitedandarelookingforwardtotheOlympicGamesbecausetheyhavenever

beenheldbeforeinthiscountry.

Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather唯一没有考虑到天气

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Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehe

returnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplanned

tosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafine

houseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainaboutthe

weather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoften

bitterlycold.Aftersomanyyearsofsunshine,Harrisongotashock.Heactedasif

hehadneverlivedinEnglandbefore.Intheend,itwasmorethanhecouldbear.He

hadhardlyhadtimetosettledownwhenhesoldthehouseandleftthecountry.

Thedreamhehadhadforsomanyyearsendedthere.Harrisonhadthoughtof

everythingexcepttheweather.

Lesson39AmIallright?我能否康复？

WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhis

operationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,

thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthe

hospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthe

phone,MrGilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMrJohnGilbert.

HeaskedifMrGilbert'soperationhadbeensuccessfulandthedoctortoldhimthat

ithadbeen.HethenaskedwhenMrGilbertwouldbeallowedtogohomeandthe

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doctortoldhimthathewouldhavetostayinhospitalforanothertwoweeks.Then

DrMillingtonaskedthecallerifhewasarelativeofthepatient.'No,'thepatient

answered,'IamMrJohnGilbert.'

Lesson40Foodandtalk进餐与谈话

Lastweekatadinner-party,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrsRumbold.Mrs

Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.Shedidnotevenlookup

whenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,

shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.

Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.

Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.

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Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!'

lesson41Doyoucallthatahat?你把那个叫帽子吗？

'Doyoucallthatahat?'Isaidtomywife.'Youneedn'tbesorudeaboutit,'mywife

answeredasshelookedatherselfinthemirror.Isatdownononeofthosemodern

chairswithholesinitandwaited.Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourand

mywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror.

Wemustn'tbuythingswedon'tneed,'Iremarkedsuddenly.Iregrettedsayingitalmostatonce.

'Youneedn'thavesaidthat,'mywifeanswered.'Ineednotremindyouofthat

terribletieyouboughtyesterday.'

Ifinditbeautiful,'Isaid.'Amancanneverhavetoomanyties.'

'Andawomancan'thavetoomanyhats,'sheanswered.

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Tenminuteslaterwewalkedoutoftheshoptogether.Mywifewaswearingahat

thatlookedlikealighthouse!

Lesson42Notverymusical并不是很懂音乐

AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofOldDelhi,westoppedat

asquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnake-charmerwithtwolarge

basketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonas

hesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedone

ofthebaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.

Itroseoutofthebasketandbegantofollowthemovementsofthepipe.Wewere

verymuchsurprisedwhenthesnakecharmersuddenlybegantoplayjazztunes

andmodernpopsongs.Thesnake,however,continuedto'dance'slowly.It

obviouslycouldnottellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz!

Lesson43OvertheSouthPole飞越南极

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In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer,R.E.

Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrd

andhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlay

below,theysoonranintoserioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheir

planewouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.

Byrdatonceorderedhismentothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplanewas

thenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby400feet.Byrdnowknewthathe

wouldbeabletoreachtheSouthPolewhichwas300milesaway,fortherewereno

moremountainsinsight.Theaircraftwasabletoflyovertheendlesswhiteplains

withoutdifficulty.

Lesson44Throughtheforest穿过丛林

MrsAnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthrougha

forestaftertwomen.Theyhadrusheduptoherwhileshewashavingapicnicat

theedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtriedtostealherhandbag.Inthestruggle,

thestrapbrokeand,withthebagintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunning

throughthetrees.MrsSterlinggotsoangrythatsheranafterthem.Shewassoon

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outofbreath,butshecontinuedtorun.Whenshecaughtupwiththem,shesaw

thattheyhadsatdownandweregoingthroughthecontentsofthebag,sosheran

straightatthem.Themengotsuchafrightthattheydroppedthebagandranaway.

'Thestrapneedsmending,'saidMrsSterlinglater,'buttheydidnotstealanything.'

Lesson45Aclearconscience心安理得

Thewholevillagesoonlearntthatalargesumofmoneyhadbeenlost.SamBenton,

thelocalbutcher,hadlosthiswalletwhiletakinghissavingstothepost-office.Sam

wassurethatthewalletmusthavebeenfoundbyoneofthevillagers,butitwas

notreturnedtohim.Threemonthspassed,andthenonemorning,Samfoundhis

walletoutsidehisfrontdoor.Ithadbeenwrappedupinnewspaperandit

containedhalfthemoneyhehadlost,togetherwithanotewhichsaid:'Athief,yes,

'butonly5opercentathief!'Twomonthslater,somemoremoneywassenttoSam

withanothernote:'Only25percentathiefnow!'Intime,allSam'smoneywaspaid

backinthisway.Thelastnotesaid:'Iam100percenthonestnow!'

lesson46Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又遭罪

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WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloada

numberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.Noonecouldaccountforthe

factthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneofthe

workerstoopenupthebox.Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.Amanwaslying

intheboxontopofapileofwoollengoods.Hewassosurprisedatbeing

discoveredthathedidnoteventrytorunaway.Afterhewasarrested,theman

admittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleftLondon.Hehadhadalongand

uncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovertenhours.

Themanwasorderedtopay&345forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofa

ticketis&230!

Lesson47Athirstyghost嗜酒的鬼魂

ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMrIanThompsonisupforsale.Mr

Thompsonisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted.Hetoldmethathecouldnotgo

tosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenext

morning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehad

beenmoved.ThoughMrThompsonhadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewentto

bed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhisky

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bottleswhichtheghostmusthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthat

somevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,MrThompsonshookhishead.

Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotaccepttheinnevenifhegivesitaway.

Lesson48Didyouwanttotellmesomething?你想对我说什么吗？

Dentistsalwaysaskquestionswhenitisimpossibleforyoutoanswer.Mydentist

hadjustpulledoutoneofmyteethandhadtoldmetorestforawhile.Itriedtosay

something,butmymouthwasfullofcotton-wool.HeknewIcollectedbirds'eggs

andaskedmewhethermycollectionwasgrowing.Hethenaskedmehowmy

brotherwasandwhetherIlikedmynewjobinLondon.Inanswertothese

questionsIeithernoddedormadestrangenoises.Meanwhile,mytonguewasbusy

searchingouttheholewherethetoothhadbeen.Isuddenlyfeltveryworried,but

couldnotsayanything.Whenthedentistatlastremovedthecotton-woolfrommy

mouth,Iwasabletotellhimthathehadpulledoutthewrongtooth.

Lesson49Theendofadream美梦告终

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Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTeheransavedupforyearstobuya

realbed.Forthefirsttimeinhislife,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhich

hadspringsandamattress.Becausetheweatherwasveryhot,hecarriedthebed

ontotheroofofhishouse.Hesleptverywellforthefirsttwonights,butonthe

thirdnight,astormblewup.Agustofwindsweptthebedofftheroofandsentit

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