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精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！课文1私人谈话LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat,Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.Thisisaprivateconversation!'Lesson1private['praivit]a.私人的conversation[k?nv?'sei??n]n.谈话theatre['9i?t?]n.剧场，戏院seat[si:t]n.座位play[plei]n.戏loudly['laudli]ad.大声地angry['??gri]a.生气的angrily['??grili]ad.生气地attention[?'ten??n]n.注意bear[be?]v.容忍business['biznis]n.事rudely['ru:dli]ad.无礼地，粗鲁地课文2早餐还是午餐？ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!'Lesson2until[?n'til,?n'til]prep.直到outside[aut'said]ad.外面ring[ri?]v.（铃、电话等 ）响aunt[a:nt]n.姑，姨，婶，舅妈repeat[ri'pi:t]v.重复课文3请给我寄一张明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.AfriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsofItalian.Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendcardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!Lesson3send[send]v.寄，送postcard['p?ustka:d]n.明信片spoil[sp?il]v.使索然无味，损坏museum[mju:'zi?m]n.博物馆public['p?blik]a.公共的friendly['frendli]a.友好的waiter['weit?]n.服务员，招待员lend[lend]v.借给decision[di'si??n]n.决定whole[h?ul]a.整个的single['si?g?l]a.唯一的，单一的课文4激动人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.Lesson4exciting [ik'saiti?]a.令人兴奋的receive [ri'si:v]v.接受，收到firm[f?:m]n.商行，公司different['difr?nt]a.不同的centre['sent?]n.中心abroad[?'br?:d]ad.在国外课文5无错号之虞Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scott精选范本 ,供参考！精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！cannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate'telephone'service.Lesson5pigeon[pid?in]n.鸽子message['mesid?]n.信息over['?uv?]v.越过distance['dist?ns]n.距离request[ri'kwest]n.要求，请求spare[spe?]备件service['s?:vis]n.业务，服务课文6珀西.巴斯顿IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbourtoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.Lesson6beggar['beg?]n.乞丐food[fu:d]n.食物pocket['p?kit]n.衣服口袋call[k?:l]v.拜访，光顾课文7为时太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondsfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!Lesson7detective[di'tektiv]n.侦探airport['e ?p?:t]n.机场expect[ik'spekt]v.期待，等待valuable['v?lju?b?l,-jub?l]a.贵重的parcel['pa:sl]n.包裹diamond['dai?m?nd]n.钻石steal[sti:l]v.偷main[mein]a.主要的airfield['e?fi:ld]n.飞机起落的场地guard[ga:d]n警戒，守卫precious['pre??s]a.珍贵的stone[st?un]n.石子sand[s?nd]n.沙子课文8最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!Lesson8competition[?k?mpi'ti??n]n.比赛 ,竞赛neat[ni:t]a.整齐的，整洁的path[pa:]n.小路，小径wooden['wudn]a.木头的pool[pu:l]n.水池课文9冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted.'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.Lesson9welcome['welk?m]n.欢迎v.欢迎

crowd[kraud]n.人群gather['g? e?]v.聚集4hand[h?5shout[nd]n.（4hand[h?5shout[?aut]v.喊叫拒绝6refuse[ri'fju:z,ri'fju:s]v.拒绝7laugh[la:f]v笑课文10不适于演奏爵士 乐Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.Lesson10jazz[d??z]n.爵士音乐musical['mju:zik?l]a.音乐的instrument['instrum?nt]n.乐器clavichord['kl?vik?:d]n.古钢琴recently['ri:s?ntli]ad.最近damage['d?mid?]v.损坏key[ki:]n.琴键string[stri?]n.（乐器的）弦shock[??k,?ck]v.使不悦或生气，震惊allow[?'lau]v.允许，让touch[t?t?]v.触摸课文11礼尚往来IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenTonySteelecamein.Tonyworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank..Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Tonysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'Lesson11turn[t?:n]n.行为，举止deserve[di'z?:v]v.应得到，值得lawyer['l?:j?]n.律师bank[b??k]n.银行salary['s?l?ri]n.工资immediately[i'mi:di?tli]ad.立刻课文12再见，一路顺风Ourncighbour,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.Lesson12luck[l?k]n.运气，幸运captain['k?ptin]n.船长sail[seil]v.航行harbour['ha:b?]n.港口proud[praud]a.自豪important[im'p?:t?nt]a.重要的课文13绿林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.Lesson13group[gru:p]n.小组，团体popsinger流行歌手club[kl?b]n.俱乐部performance[p?'f?:m?ns]n.演出occasion[?'kei??n]n.场合课文14你会讲英语吗？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!Lesson14amusing[?'mju:zi?]a.好笑的，有趣的experience[ik'spi?ri?ns]n.经历wave[weiv]v.招手lift[lift]n.搭便车reply[ri'plai]v.回答language['l??gwid?]n.语言journey['d ??:ni]n.旅行课文15佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMrHarmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'MrHarmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'heSaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra&100ayear!Lesson15secretary['sekr?t?ri,-teri]n.秘书nervous['n ?:v?s]a.精神紧张的afford[?'f?:d]v.负担得起weak[wi:k]a.弱的interrupt[?int?'r?pt]v.插话，打断课文16彬彬有礼的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!Lesson16park[pa:k]v.停放（汽车）traffic['tr?fik]n.交通ticket['tikit]n.交通法规罚款单note[n?ut]n.便条area['e?ri?]n.地点sign[sain]n.指示牌reminder[ri'maind?]n.指示fail[feil]v.无视，忘记obey[?'bei]v.服从课文17青春常驻MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'Lesson17appear[?'pi?]v.登场，扮演stage[steid?]n.舞台bright[brait]a.鲜艳的stocking['st?ki?]n.（女用 ）长筒袜sock[s?k]n.短袜lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他经常干这种事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'Lesson18pub[p?b]n.小酒店landlord['l?ndl?:d]n.店主bill[bil]n.帐单Lesson19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.'Itmayhavebegunalready,'精选范本 ,供参考！精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！精选范本 精选范本 ,供参考！Susananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.Lesson19hurry['h?ri]v.匆忙ticketoffice售票处pity['piti]n.令人遗憾的事exclaim[ik'skleim]v.大声说return[ri't?:n]v.退回sadly['s?dli]ad.悲哀地，丧气地Lesson20Onemaninaboat独坐孤舟Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!Lesson201catch[k? t?]v.抓到2fisherman['fi??m?n]n.钓鱼人，渔民3boot[bu:t]n.靴子4waste[weist]n.浪费5realize['ri?laiz]v.意识到Lesson21Madornot?是不是疯了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.Lesson21mad[m?d]a.发疯reason['ri:z?n]n.原因sum[s?m]n.量determined[di't?:mind]a.坚定的，下决心的Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.Lesson22dream[dri:m]v.做梦，梦想age[eid?]n.年龄channel['t ??n?l]n.海峡throw[ 0r?u]v.扔，抛Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenowlivinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.Lesson23complete[k?m'pli:t]v.完成modern['m?d?n]a.新式的，与以往不同的strange [streind?]a.奇怪的district ['distrikt]n.地区Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之万幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost&50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained&5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!'Lesson24manager['m?nid??]n.经理upset[?p'set]a.不安sympathetic[?simp?'Oetik]a.表示同情的complain[k?m'plein]v.抱怨wicked['wikid]a.很坏的，邪恶的contain[k?n'tein]v.包含，内装honesty['?nisti]n.诚实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'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?Lesson25railway['reilwei]n.铁路porter['p ?:t?]n.搬运工several['sev?r?l]几个foreigner['f?rin?]n.外国人wonder['w?nd?]v.感到奇怪lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美术评论家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!Lesson26art[a:t]n.艺术critic['kritik]n.评论家paint[peint]v.画pretend[pri'tend]v.假装pattern['p?tn]n.图案curtain['k ?:t?n]n.窗帘，幕布material[m?'ti?ri?l]n.材料appreciate[?'pri:?ieit]v.鉴赏notice['n?utis]v.注意到whether['wee?]conj.是否hang[h??]v.悬挂，吊critically['kritik?li]ad.批评地upside['?psaid]上下颠倒地Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!Lesson27tent[tent]n. 帐篷field[fi:ld]n. 田地，田野smell[smel]v.闻起来wonderful['w?nd?ful]a.极好的campfire['k?mp?fai?]n.营火，篝火creep[kri:p]v.爬行sleepingbag['sli:pi?]睡袋comfortable['k?mf?t?b?l]a.舒适的，安逸的soundly['s?undli]ad.香甜地leap[li:p]v.跳跃，跳起heavily['hevili]ad.大量地stream[stri:m]n.小溪form[f?:m]v.形成wind[wind,waind]v.蜿蜒right[rait]ad.正好Lesson28Noparking禁止停车JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!Lesson28rare[re?]a.罕见的ancient['ein??nt]a.古代的，古老的myth[mi即n.神话故事trouble['tr?b?l]n.麻烦effect[i'fekt]n.结果，效果Medusa[mi'dju:z?]n.美杜莎（古希腊神话中 3位蛇发女怪之一 ）Gorgon['g?:g?n]n.（古希腊神话中的 ）3位蛇发女怪之一Lesson29Taxi!出租汽车！CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.Lesson29taxi['t?ksi]n.出租汽车PilatusPorter 皮勒特斯•波特（飞机机名）land[l?nd]v.着陆plough[plau]v.耕地lonely['l?unli]a.偏僻的，人迹罕至的Welsh[wel?]a.威尔士的roof[ru:f]n.楼顶block[bl?k]n.一座大楼flat[fl?t]n.公寓房desert['dez?t]v.废弃Lesson30Footballorpolo?足球还是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.Lesson30polo['p?ul?u]n.水球cut[k?t]v.穿过row[r?u,rou]v.划(船)kick[kik]v.踢towards[t?'w?:dz]prep.朝，向nearly['ni?li]ad.几乎sight[sait]n.眼界，视域Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!Lesson31retire[ri'tai?]v.退休company['k?mp?ni]n.公司bicycle['baisik(?)l]n.自行车save[seiv]v.积蓄workshop['w?:k??p]n.车间helper['help?]n.帮手，助手employ[im'pl?i]v.雇佣grandson['gr?ns?n]n.孙子Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy购物变得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!Lesson32once[w?ns]ad.曾经，以前temptation[temp'tei??n]n.诱惑article['a:tik?l]n.物品，东西wrap[r?p]v.包裹simply['simpli]ad.仅仅arrest[?'rest]v.逮捕lesson33Outofthedarkness冲出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.Lesson33darkness['da:knis]n.黑暗explain[ik'splein]v.解释，叙述coast[k?ust]n.海岸storm[st?:m]n.暴风雨towards[t?'w?:dz]prep.接近rock[r?k]n.岩石，礁石shore[??:]n.海岸light[lait]n.灯光ahead[?'hed]ad.在前面cliff[klif]n.峭壁struggle['str?gl]v.挣扎hospital['h?spitl]n.医院Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbythepolice,buthewenttothestationyesterdayandnowheisnotworriedanymore.Atthestation,hewastoldbyasmilingpolicemanthathisbicyclehadbeenfound.Fivedaysago,thepolicemantoldhim,thebicyclewaspickedupinasmallvillagefourhundredmilesaway.Itisnowbeingsenttohishomebytrain.Tedwasmostsurprisedwhenheheardthenews.Hewasamusedtoo,becauseheneverexpectedthebicycletobefound.ItwasstolentwentyyearsagowhenTedwasaboyoffifteen!Lesson34station['stei??n]n.（警察 ）局most[m?ust]ad.相当，非常Lesson35Stopthief!捉贼！RovTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabus-driverandhewasnotregrettedit.Heis