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新概念第三册summary writing lesson 1-20

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新概念第三册summary writing
Summary
The reports received by London Zoo that a puma had been spotted
forty-five miles south of London were similar in nature. A woman
picking blackberries saw it first, but the puma moved from place
to place,leaving a trail of dead deer and small animals. Paw prints
and puma fur were found as well. ‘Cat-like noises’were heard at
night and the animal was seen up a tree. Now experts were convinced
that the animal really was a puma. (79 words)

Summary
At one o'clock in the morning, the church clock striking the
hours woke the vicar up as it struck thirteen times. The vicar went
into the clock tower, taking a torch with him. He saw Bill
Wilkins, the local grocer there and Bill explained he was trying
to repair the clock but hadn't succeeded because at one o'clock
it struck thirteen times. However, the vicar was pleased the bell
was working and offered the grocer a cap of tea. (79
words)

Archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple.
These represented the fifteen statues of goddesses which had once
been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains from
the fifteenth century B.C. while its head was found among remains
from the fifth century B.C. When thefragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddess
which stood three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and she
was wearing a full-length skirt. Her identity is unknown. (80
words)

Summary
When he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked for
the Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black suit every
morning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day working
as a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suit
at night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kept
his secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husband
will be an office worker in future. (80 words )

Summary
Though the journalist immediately set out to get the facts
after receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send them
at once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sent
three faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When the
last fax was unanswered, the article was published in its original
form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining
he had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the
height of the wall. 80 words)

Summary
A large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stopped
outside a jeweller's. Two thieves got out and smashed the shop
window. The owner of the shop was upstairs at the time, so he threw
furniture at thethieves hitting one of them with a heavy statue.
The raid lasted only three minutes and the thieves drove away.
Running after them, the owner threw ashtrays and vases, but the
thieves got away, stealing thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
(79 words)

Summary
John Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after a
very good day, he put his wallet containing ￡3,000 into the
microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fianc6e, Jane, went
horse-riding, after which Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave
oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed.
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to the
Mutilated Ladies department who identified the remains and
returned the money. (79 words)

Summary
The St. Bernard's Pass is visited by thousands of people in
summer, who cross the Pass in cars. Because there are so many
people about, the dogs are kept in a special enclosure. As the
temperature in winter falls to -30°, there are few visitors, so
the monks prefer this season. The dogs are also free to wander
outside their enclosure. Parties of young skiers regularly visit
the monastery in winter, during Christmas and Easter when they are
warmly welcomed.
(80 words )

Summary
The New York Animal Medical Centre recently made a study of
132 cats. All these cats had one thing in common: they had
fallen off high buildings, yet only eight had died from shock or
injuries. One cat,Sabrina, had fallen 32 storeys but only
suffered from a broken tooth. When falling at speeds up to 60 miles
per hour, cats stretch out their legs which increases their air
－resistance and reduces the shock of impact on hitting the ground.
(79 words)

Summary
The Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North
Atlantic when an iceberg was spotted by a lookout. After the alarm
was given, the ship turned sharply and sailed alongside it.
Suddenly, a faint noise was heard from b elow, so the captain went
down to investigate, only to find that five of the sixteen
compartments had been flooded. On hearing the order to abandon
ship, people jumped overboard, but 1,500 drowned because there
were not enough lifeboats. (79 words)

Summary
Though the writer had nothing to declare, the Customs Officer
made him unlock his case. Searching the case carefully, the Officer
found a small bottle, which he thought was perfume. The writer told
the Customs Officer that it was hair gel, which he had made
himself. As the Officer did not believe this, the
writer encouraged him to try it. The unpleasant smell
convinced him the writer was telling the truth, so he let him
pass through Customs. (7 words)

Summary
As the two men's boat was damaged, they were taking it to Miami
when on the way it began to sink. After loading a rubber dinghy
with food, matches and beer, the two men rowed a few miles across
the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island. There they
collected rainwater in the dinghy and caught fish and lobster with
a spear gun. For five days, they‘ate like kings’ until they were
rescued by a passing tanker. (80 words)

Summary
Mrs. Richards had dressed up as a ghost and was just going into
the dining room when there was a knock on the door. Thinking it
was the baker, she hid in the storeroom under the stairs. She heard
footsteps in the hall and then the man from the Electricity Board
opened the storeroom door. Though she said ‘It's only me’, he
got a bad fright. When she walked towards him, he fled, slamming
the front door behind him. (79 words )

Summary
After Sir John Hawkwood settled near Florence six hundred years
ago, he hired soldiers to the princes of city-states in times of
war. In times of peace he threatened to destroy a city-state unless
protection money was paid. In spite of this, the Italians regarded
him as a sort of hero. Sir John was eighty when he died and the
Florentines not only gave him a state funeral but had a picture
painted of him, dedicated to his memory. (79 words)

Summary
George was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pence
down a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm through
the drain cover. He couldn't find his money and couldn't get his
arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed
his arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemen
succeeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop owner
presented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )

Summary
George was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pence
down a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm through
the drain cover. He couldn't find his money and couldn't get his
arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed
his arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemen
succeeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop owner
presented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )

Summary
When Dimitri came home, Mary told him that her white lamb had
been stolen. On learning that his neighbour, Aleko, had acquired
a lamb, Dimitri went to Aleko's house and accused him of stealing
it. When Aleko showed his lamb, Dimitri saw it was black, so he
apologized. After staying in Aleko's house for a while because it
had begun to rain, Dimitri got a surprise outside when he found
the lamb was almost white. It had been dyed black! (80 words)

Summary
The Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn to Staten Island,
has a span of 4,260 feet. Its two great towers support four huge
cables The towers are built on platforms made of steel and concrete,
extending over 100 feet under the sea and rising nearly 700 feet
above the surface of the water. The bridge is suspended from four
huge cables, each of which contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It
is not only very strong, but simple and elegant as well. (80
words)

Summary
On entering the art gallery, the writer saw a notice which
forbade people to touch the exhibits because they were dangerous.
The exhibition consisted of pieces of moving sculpture.Against a
wall, the writer saw long thin wires attached to metal spheres which
attracted and repelled each other. In the centre of the hall were
tall structures containing coloured lights which went on and off.
Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed
on and off. (79 words)

Summary
Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter three days after her
cat's disappearance.The writer of the letter demaded ￡1,000 for
the return of the cat,and warned she would never see him again if
she went to the police.She had to put the money in a cardboard box
and leave it outside her door. After drawing ￡1,000 from her
band,she acted on the kidnapper's instructions.The money
disappeared the following morning,and Rastus returned at seven
o'clock that evening. (80 words)

Summary
Bleriot and Latham arrived in Calais on July 21st, 1909. Though
it looked as if there would be a race on July 25th, Latham didn't
take part, because he didn't get up early enough. After making a
short test flight,Bleriot crossed the Channel in thirty-seven
minutes. A policeman greeted him when he arrived in Dover.Latham
got within half a mile of Dover the following week, having to land
on the sea a second time because his engine failed. (80 words)

When the two men quarrelled, they settled the argument by a
fight. This took place at Stilton. It lasted an hour and Humphries
won. When they met again, Mendoza lost again, but in their third
match in 1790,Mendoza finally beat Humphries to become Champion
of England. He founded a successful boxing Academy and earned a
lot of money, but was so extravagant he was always in debt. He was
finally sent to prison and died in poverty in 1836. (80 words)
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