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课文1 私人谈话
Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat,The play was very
interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting
behind me. They were talking loudly.I got very angry. I could not hear the
actors.I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily.They did
not pay any attention.In the end, I could not bear it.I turned round again.'I
can't hear a word!' I said angrily.'It's none of your business,' the young man
said rudely.This is a private conversation!'
Lesson 1
1 private ['praivit] a.私人的
2 conversation [kɔnvə'seiʃən] n.谈话
3 theatre ['θiətə] n.剧场,戏院
4 seat [si:t] n.座位
5 play [plei] n.戏
6 loudly ['laudli] ad.大声地
7 angry ['æŋgri] a.生气的
8 angrily ['æŋgrili] ad.生气地
9 attention [ə'tenʃən] n.注意
10 bear [beə] v.容忍
11 business ['biznis] n.事
12 rudely ['ru:dli] ad.无礼地,粗鲁地
课文2 早餐还是午餐?
It was Sunday.I never get up early on Sundays.I sometimes stay in bed until
lunchtime.Last Sunday I got up very late.I looked out of the window. It was
dark outside.'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.'Just then, the
telephone rang.It was my aunt Lucy.I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm
coming to see you.''But I'm still having breakfast,' I said.'What are you
doing?' she asked.'I'm having breakfast,' I repeated.'Dear me,' she said. 'Do
you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!'
Lesson 2
1 until [ən'til, ʌn'til] prep.直到
2 outside [aut'said] ad.外面
3 ring [riŋ] v.(铃、电话等)响
4 aunt [ɑ:nt] n.姑,姨,婶,舅妈
5 repeat [ri'pi:t] v.重复
课文3 请给我寄一张明信片
Postcards always spoil my holidays.Last summer, I went to Italy.I visited
museums and sat in public gardens.A friendly waiter taught me a few words
of Italian. Then he lent me a book.I read a few lines, but I did not
understand a word.Every day I thought about postcards.My holidays
passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.On the last day I
made a big decision.I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards.I spent
the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
Lesson 3
1 send [send] v.寄,送
2 postcard ['pəustkɑ:d] n.明信片
3 spoil [spɔil] v.使索然无味,损坏
4 museum[mju:'ziəm] n.博物馆
5 public ['pʌblik] a.公共的
6 friendly ['frendli] a.友好的
7 waiter ['weitə] n.服务员,招待员
8 lend [lend] v.借给
9 decision [di'siʒən] n.决定
10 whole [həul] a.整个的
11 single ['siŋgəl] a.唯一的,单一的
课文4 激动人心的旅行
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.He is in Australia.He has
been there for six months.Tim is an engineer.He is working for a big firm
and he has already visited a great number of different places in
Australia.He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice
springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.He will soon visit
Darwin.From there, he will fly to Perth.My brother has never been abroad
before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Lesson 4
1 exciting [ik'saitiŋ] a.令人兴奋的
2 receive [ri'si:v] v.接受,收到
3 firm [fə:m] n.商行,公司
4 different ['difrənt] a.不同的
5 centre ['sentə] n.中心
6 abroad [ə'brɔ:d] ad.在国外
课文5 无错号之虞
Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another
garage in Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,but Mr. Scott
cannot get a telephone for his new garage,so he has just bought twelve
pigeons.Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to
Silbury.The bird covered the distance in three minutes.Up to now, Mr.Scott
has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages
from one garage to the other.In this way, he has begun his own private
'telephone' service.
Lesson 5
1 pigeon [pidʒin] n.鸽子
2 message ['mesidʒ] n.信息
3 over ['əuvə] v.越过
4 distance ['distəns] n.距离
5 request [ri'kwest] n.要求,请求
6 spare [speə] 备件
7 service ['sə:vis] n.业务,服务
课文6 珀西.巴斯顿
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.Yesterday a beggar knocked
at my door.He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.In return for this, the
beggar stood on his head and sang songs.I gave him a meal.He ate the food
and drank the beer.Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went
away.Later a neighbour told me about him.Everybody knows him.His name
is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in the street once a month and
always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
Lesson 6
1 beggar ['begə] n.乞丐
2 food [fu:d] n.食物
3 pocket ['pɔkit] n.衣服口袋
4 call [kɔ:l] v.拜访,光顾
课文7 为时太晚
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all
morning.They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South
Africa.A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would
try to steal the diamonds.When the plane arrived, some of the detectives
were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the
airfield.Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the
Customs House.While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two
others opened the parcel.To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of
stones and sand!
Lesson 7
1 detective [di'tektiv] n.侦探
2 airport ['eəpɔ:t] n.机场
3 expect [ik'spekt] v.期待,等待
4 valuable ['væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.贵重的
5 parcel ['pɑ:sl] n.包裹
6 diamond ['daiəmənd] n.钻石
7 steal [sti:l] v.偷
8 main [mein] a.主要的
9 airfield ['eəfi:ld] n.飞机起落的场地
10 guard [gɑ:d] n.警戒,守卫
11 precious ['preʃəs] a.珍贵的
12 stone [stəun] n.石子
13 sand [sænd] n.沙子
课文8 最好的和最差的
Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.Nearly everybody
enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year,but Joe wins every
time.Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.Bill works harder than Joe and
grows more flowers and vegetables,but Joe's garden is more
interesting.He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a
pool.I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.Every year I enter for
the garden competition too,and I always win a little prize for the worst
garden in the town!
Lesson 8
1 competition [ˌkɔmpi'tiʃən] n.比赛,竞赛
2 neat [ni:t] a.整齐的,整洁的
3 path [pɑ:θ] n.小路,小径
4 wooden ['wudn] a.木头的
5 pool [pu:l] n.水池
课文9 冷遇
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.It was the last day of the
year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.It
would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.Fifteen minutes passed and
then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.The big minute hand did not
move.We waited and waited, but nothing happened.Suddenly someone
shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'I looked at
my watch.It was true.The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.At
that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
Lesson 9
1 welcome ['welkəm] n.欢迎 v.欢迎
2 crowd [kraud] n.人群
3 gather ['gæeə] v.聚集
4 hand [hænd] n.(表或机器的)指针
5 shout [ʃaut] v.喊叫
6 refuse [ri'fju:z, ri'fju:s] v.拒绝
7 laugh [lɑ:f] v.笑
课文10 不适于演奏爵士乐
We have an old musical instrument.It is called a clavichord.It was made in
Germany in 1681.Our clavichord is kept in the living room.It has belonged
to our family for a long time.The instrument was bought by my grandfather
many years ago.Recently it was damaged by a visitor.She tried to play jazz
on it!She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.My
father was shocked.Now we are not allowed to touch it.It is being repaired
by a friend of my father's.
Lesson 10
1 jazz [dʒæz] n.爵士音乐
2 musical ['mju:zikəl] a.音乐的
3 instrument ['instrumənt] n.乐器
4 clavichord ['klævikɔ:d] n.古钢琴
5 recently ['ri:səntli] ad.最近
6 damage ['dæmidʒ] v.损坏
7 key [ki:] n.琴键
8 string [striŋ] n.(乐器的)弦
9 shock [ʃɔk, ʃɑk] v.使不悦或生气,震惊
10 allow [ə'lau] v.允许,让
11 touch [tʌtʃ] v.触摸
课文11 礼尚往来
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.Tony
worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.. He
gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and
never pays it back.Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.He has
never borrowed money from me.While he was eating, I asked him to lend
me twenty pounds.To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.'I
have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay
for my dinner!'
Lesson 11
1 turn [tə:n] n.行为,举止
2 deserve [di'zə:v] v.应得到,值得
3 lawyer ['lɔ:jə] n.律师
4 bank [bæŋk] n.银行
5 salary ['sæləri] n.工资
6 immediately [i'mi:diətli] ad.立刻
课文12 再见,一路顺风
Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison,will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his
small boat,Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the
Atlantic many times.Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock so we shall
have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye
to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will
take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
Lesson 12
1 luck [lʌk] n.运气,幸运
2 captain ['kæptin] n.船长
3 sail [seil] v.航行
4 harbour ['ha:bə] n.港口
5 proud [praud] a.自豪
6 important [im'pɔ:tənt] a.重要的
课文13 绿林少年
The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they are
visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They
will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be
meeting the mat the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the
Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During
this time, they will give five performances. As usual,the police will have a
difficult time.They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on
these occasions.
Lesson 13
1 group [gru:p] n.小组,团体
2 pop singer 流行歌手
3 club [klʌb] n.俱乐部
4 performance [pə'fɔ:məns] n.演出
5 occasion [ə'keiʒən] n.场合
课文14 你会讲英语吗?
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the
south of France, I drove on to the next town.On the way, a young man
waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got
into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the
same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town,when
the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I
soon learnt, he was English himself!
Lesson 14
1 amusing [ə'mju:ziŋ] a.好笑的,有趣的
2 experience [ik'spiəriəns] n.经历
3 wave [weiv] v.招手
4 lift [lift] n.搭便车
5 reply [ri'plai] v.回答
6 language ['læŋgwidʒ] n.语言
7 journey ['dʒə:ni] n.旅行
课文15 佳音
The secretary told me that Mr Harms worth would see me. I felt very
nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when
I entered.After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told
me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people
had already left.I knew that my turn had come.'Mr Harmsworth,' I said in a
weak voice.'Don't interrupt,' he Said.Then he smiled and told me I would
receive an extra &100 a year!
Lesson 15
1 secretary ['sekrətəri, -teri] n.秘书
2 nervous ['nə:vəs] a.精神紧张的
3 afford [ə'fɔ:d] v.负担得起
4 weak [wi:k] a.弱的
5 interrupt [ˌintə'rʌpt] v.插话,打断
课文16 彬彬有礼的要求
If you park your car in the wrong place, atraffic policeman will soon find it.
You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does
not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a
holiday in Sweden,I found this note on my car:' Sir, we welcome you to our
city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay
attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a
request like this, you can not fail to obey it!
Lesson 16
1 park [pɑ:k] v.停放(汽车)
2 traffic ['træfik] n.交通
3 ticket ['tikit] n.交通法规罚款单
4 note [nəut] n.便条
5 area ['eəriə] n.地点
6 sign [sain] n.指示牌
7 reminder [ri'maində] n.指示
8 fail [feil] v.无视,忘记
9 obey [ə'bei] v.服从
课文17 青春常驻
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In
spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will
have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of
seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black
stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a
bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is,
she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
Lesson 17
1 appear [ə'piə] v.登场,扮演
2 stage [steidʒ] n.舞台
3 bright [brait] a.鲜艳的
4 stocking ['stɔkiŋ] n.(女用)长筒袜
5 sock [sɔk] n.短袜
lesson18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事!
After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a
chair beside the door and now it wasn't there ! As I was looking for it, the
inn-keeper came in. 'Did you have a good meal ?' he asked. 'Yes, thank
you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.' The
inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned
with my bag and gave it back to me. 'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had
taken it into the garden. He often does this.'
Lesson 18
1 pub [pʌb] n.小酒店
2 landlord ['lændlɔ:d] n.店主
3 bill [bil] n.帐单
Lesson19 Sold out 票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,' I said. 'It may have begun already,'
Susan answered. 'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I have two tickets
please ?' I asked. 'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said. 'What a pity!'
Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office. 'Can I return
these two tickets?' he asked. 'Certainly,' the girl said. 'Could I have those
two tickets please ?' I asked. 'Certainly, 'the girl said, 'but they are for next
Wednesday's performance. 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
Lesson 19
1 hurry ['hʌri] v.匆忙
2 ticket office 售票处
3 pity['piti] n.令人遗憾的事
4 exclaim [ik'skleim] v.大声说
5 return [ri'tə:n] v.退回
6 sadly ['sædli] ad.悲哀地,丧气地
Lesson20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching
anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead
of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I
never catch anything-not even old boots. After having spent whole
mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give
up fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one
important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in
sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !
Lesson 20
1catch [kætʃ] v.抓到
2fisherman['fiʃəmən] n.钓鱼人,渔民
3boot [bu:t] n.靴子
4waste [weist] n.浪费
5realize ['riəlaiz] v.意识到
Lesson21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了?
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing
planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built during the war, but
for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into
use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes
by the noise. I am on
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