《新编英语教程》第 3 册的课文

1、新编英语教程(修订版)第3卷单元1见教材p1my first job我的第一份工作罗伯特贝斯特罗伯特贝斯特while i waiting to enter university，i saw in a local new paper a teaching post advertised at a school in a sub urb of london about ten miles from whenbeing very short of money and wanting to do something useful，i applied，fearing as i did so，that w

2、ithout a degree and with no experience那一年，我进了大学，但还没进学校的时候，在当地报纸上看到广告，就聘用了老师。这所学校位于伦敦近郊，离我住的地方约10英里。当时急需钱，所以又申请做一些有意义的事情。但同时也有人担心，没有学位，没有教学经验，获得这个职位的可能性很低。 however，three days later a letter arrived，summoning me to croydon for an interview。it proved an awkward journey : a train to croydon station；a te

3、n-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile。as a result i arrived on a hot june morning too depressed to feel nervous。但是3天后来信，通知我去croydon面试。路不好走。先坐火车去克罗伊登站，然后坐10分钟的公共汽车。最后步行0.25英里以上到达目的地。那是6月1日早晨。天气很热。我很沮丧，很紧张，简直崩溃了。 the school was a drary，galed victorian house of red brick and

4、 with big staring sash-windows。the front garden was a gravel square；four evergreen shrubbs stood at each corner，where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road。学校是宋茜时代的红砖建筑物，有山墙，窗户又大又垂直拉，闪闪发光，既无聊又无聊。房子前面有铺着鹅卵石的广场，四周有常绿灌木的分隔。学校附近有交通繁忙的道路，灰尘和废气很多，这4列灌木在灰尘和废气的“折磨”下死去。it was cle

5、ally the headle master himself that opened the door。 he was short and rotund。 he had a sandy-coloured moustache，a freckled forehead and hardly anyhair。he was wearing a tweed suit-one felt soehow he had always worn itand across his ample stomach was loops a silver watch-chain。开门的人显然是校长。他个子矮，留着黄色的胡子，额

6、头上有斑点，几乎没有头发。他穿着粗花呢大衣，总让人觉得穿着这件衣服。胖肚子上垂着银手镯。he looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval，as a colonel might lookat a private whose boolace s were undone。“啊是，”he grunoted。 youd better come inside . ，the narrow，sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage；the cream-printed walls had gone

7、 a dingy margarne colour，except where they were scarred with ink marks；it was all silent。 his study，judging by the crumns on the carpet，was also his dining room。on the mantel piece there was a salt cellar and pepper-pot。“you d better sit down”，he said，and proceeded to ask me a number of questions 33

8、60 what subjects had i taken in my general schoolhow old was i；what games did i playthen fixing me suddenly with his blood shot eyes，he asked me whether i thought games were a vital part of a boy s education。i mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them。 he grunoted。i had said

9、the wrong thing .heads master and i obviously had singularly little in common。他轻蔑地看着我，像上校看着没有系鞋带的列兵一样。他喃喃自语。“嗯，进来吧！”走廊里有窄、暗、发霉的白菜的味道，很不好。原来白墙变成了淡淡的奶油色，上面有几处墨水渍；一切都很安静。看地毯上有面包屑，好像书房也是他的餐厅。壁炉里放着盐罐和胡椒罐。他说“请坐”，然后问了我几个问题：考试普通学校结业证书的时候学了什么科目；我多大了；我做了什么运动？然后，他突然怒视着我眼里布满血丝的我。他模模糊糊地问，运动在男孩的教育过程中是否很重要，我不要太重视。

10、他咕哝着，不知道说了什么。但是我意识到我说错了话，显然我和这位校长之间几乎没有相同的看法。 the school，he said，conisted of one class of twenty-four boys，ranging in age from seven to thirteen。i should have to teach all subjects except art，which he taught himself。fooball and cricket were played in the park，a mile away on wednesday and saturday af

11、ternoons。校长说学校只有一个班，男生有24人，年龄从7岁到13岁。我想教除艺术以外的所有科目。艺术课是他自己教的。足球课和板球课是星期三下午和星期六下午，上课地点是一英里外的公园。 the teaching set-up appalled me。i should have to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels；and i was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometrytwo

12、subjects at which i had been completed incompletent at school。worse perhaps w as the idea of saturday afternoon cricket。it was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of croydon，followwed by a crocodile of small boys that i minded，but the fact学校的教育安排让我很郁闷。我要把班里的学生分成三组，然后按照三个不同的水平依

13、次讲课。想到要教代表和几何学，我很痛苦。这是我在学校做得最差的两门课。更糟的可能是星期六下午的板球课。令人无法忍受的还不是带着一群生孩子沿着肮脏的croydon街走一英里去上课，而是在这个时间里，我的大部分朋友都在悠闲地享受。 i said diffidently，“what would my salary be？”“twelve pounds a week plus lunch”、before i could prost、he got to his feet。“now”、“he said”、“youd better meet my wife”。she s the one who really

14、 runs this school . 我胆怯地问：“我的工资怎么算？他说：“每周12英镑和午饭。”还没到我说其他意见的时候，他就站起来说：“现在见见我的妻子吧。她就是这所学校的老板。” this was the last straw。i was very young : the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indivity。我真受不了，我这么年轻，居然想在一个女人手下工作，真是最大的耻辱。打结第2单元见教材p16unwillingly on holiday悲伤的假期菲利普皮尔斯菲利普皮尔斯not all

15、 holidays are seen as pleasurable occasions。some times going on holiday can be something to be dreadd。partly it could be the change from the known routeine，going some here where you are uncertain of what is expected or what you will find。some people find this an exceing new experience；others face it

16、 with dread . read the following account。what would your feelings be about going some here new on holiday？背景信息：假期并不都是愉快的时间。偶尔休假也不愉快。部分原因可能是改变了已经习惯的生活方式。去新的地方，人们不确定会发生什么或会发现什么。有人认为去度假是有趣的新鲜经验，也有人讨厌。读下面的文章，谈谈你对去新地方度假的感觉。 if，standing alone on the back door step，tom allowed himself to weep tears，they were tears of anger。he looked his good-bye at the garden，and raged that he had to leave it-leave it and peter。they had planned to spend their time here so joyously these holidays。汤姆气得流着泪，一个人站在后门台阶上。他恋恋不舍地望着花园，感到幸福。因为要离开小花园，离开彼得。他们原计划好了，假期里两个人一起在这个花园里享受乐趣。 town gardens are small，as a rule，and