Lesson 1 A private conversation

Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?

Lesson 3 Please send me a card

Lesson 4 An exciting trip

Lesson 5 No wrong numbers

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

Lesson 7 Too late

Lesson 8 The best and the worst

Lesson 9 A cold welcome

Lesson 10 Not for jazz

Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another

Lesson 12 Goodbye and good luck

Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys

Lesson 14 Do you speak English?

Lesson 15 Good news

Lesson 16 A polite request

Lesson 17 Always young

Lesson 18 He often does this!

Lesson 19 Sold out

Lesson 20 One man in a boat

Lesson 21 Mad or not?

Lesson 22 A glass envelope

Lesson 23 A new house

Lesson 24 If could be worse

Lesson 25 Do the English speak English?

Lesson 26 The best art critics

Lesson 27 A wet night

Lesson 28 No parking

Lesson 29 Taxi!

Lesson 30 Football or polo?

Lesson 31 Success story

Lesson 32 Shopping made easy

Lesson 33 Out of the darkness

Lesson 34 Quick work

Lesson 35 Stop thief!

Lesson 36 Across the Channel

Lesson 37 The Olympic Games

Lesson 38 Everything except the weather

Lesson 39 Am I all right?

Lesson 40 Food and talk

Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat?

Lesson 42 Not very musical

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole

Lesson 44 Through the forest

Lesson 45 A clear conscience

Lesson 46 Expensive and uncomfortable

Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost

Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something?

Lesson 49 The end of a dream

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride

Lesson 51 Reward for virtue

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

Lesson 53 Hot snake

Lesson 54 Sticky fingers

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine

Lesson 56 Faster than sound!

Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam?

Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?

Lesson 59 In or out?

Lesson 60 The future

Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble

Lesson 62 After the fire

Lesson 63 She was not amused

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel

Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police

Lesson 66 Sweet as honey!

Lesson 67 Volcanoes

Lesson 68 Persistent

Lesson 69 But not murder!

Lesson 70 Red for danger

Lesson 71 A famous clock

Lesson 72 A car called bluebird

Lesson 73 The record-holder

Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

Lesson 75 SOS

Lesson 76 April Fools' Day

Lesson 77 A successful operation

Lesson 78 The last one?

Lesson 79 By air

Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace

Lesson 81 Escape
Lesson 82 Monster or fish?

Lesson 83 After the elections

Lesson 84 On strike

Lesson 85 Never too old to learn

Lesson 86 Out of control

Lesson 87 A perfect alibi

Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine

Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue

Lesson 90 What's for supper?

Lesson 91 Three men in a basket

Lesson 92 Asking for trouble

Lesson 93 A noble gift

Lesson 94 Future champions

Lesson 95 A fantasy

Lesson 96 The dead return

 private adj. 私人的
One -A private conversation conversation n. 谈话

theatre n. 剧场，戏院

Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very seat n. 座位

play n. 戏

good seat. The play was very interesting. I loudly adv. 大声地

angry adj. 生气的

did not enjoy it. A young man and a young angrily adv. 生气地

attention n. 注意

woman were sitting behind me. They were bear v. 容忍

business n. 事

talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not rudely adv. 无 礼 地 ， 粗 鲁 地 have a

conversation. 进行对话

hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at • take a seat. 就座；坐下

• Is the seat taken? 这个座位有人吗？

the man and the woman angrily. They did • pay attention. 注意；留心

• How can you bear that? 你怎么能忍受那

not pay any attention. In the end, I could not 种事？

• Don't be rude. 别粗鲁

bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a • go to the theatre. 去剧院

• have a good seat. 有一个好座位

word!' I said angrily. • get angry. 生气

• turn round. 转身
'It's none of your business,' the young
• pay attention. 注意；留心

• in the end. 最后；终于

man said rudely. 'This is a private • couldn’t bear it. 不能忍受它

• It’s none of your business. 不关你的事

conversation!'
Two -Breakfast or lunch？ until prep. 直到

outside adv. 外面
Why was the writer's aunt surprised？
ring v. （铃、电话等）响

It was Sunday. I never get up early on

aunt n. 姑，姨，婶，舅母

Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until

repeat v. 重复

lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I

• get up early/late. 早起／晚起
looked out of the window. It was dark
• just then. 就在那时
outside. 'What a day！' I thought. 'It's raining
• have breakfast. 吃早餐
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！'

 send v. 寄，送
Three-Please send me a card postcard n. 明信片
spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏

How many cards did the writer send？ museum n. 博物馆

public adj. 公共的

Postcards always spoil my holidays. friendly adj. 友好的

waiter n. 服务员，招待员

Last summer， I went to Italy. I visited lend v. 借给

decision n. 决定

museums and sat in public gardens. A whole adj. 整个的

single adj. 唯一的，单一的

friendly waiter taught me a few words of

• buy sb. sth. = buy sth. for sb. 给某
人买某物
Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few
• send sb. sth. = send sth. to sb. 给某
人发送某物
lines， but I did not understand a word.
• lend sb. sth. = lend sth. to sb. 把某
物借给某人
Everyday I thought about postcards. My
• borrow sth. from sb. / borrow sth.
从某人那里借某物／借某物
holidays passed quickly， but I did not send
• make a decision. 做决定

cards to my friends. On the last day I made • teach sb. sth. 教某人某事
• lend sb. sth. 把某物借给某人

a big decision. I got up early and bought • think about sth./sb. 考虑某事／某
人

thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in • on the last day. 在最后一天
• make a decision. 做决定

my room， but I did not write a single card！ • send sth. to sb. 把某物发送给某人
• spend st. sw. 在某地花费某物
 exciting adj. 令人兴奋的
Four-An exciting trip
receive v. 接受，收到

firm n. 商行，公司
Why is Tim finding this trip exciting？
different adj. 不同的

I have just received a letter from my centre n. 中心

abroad adv. 在国外

brother， Tim. He is in Australia. He has
• have a great trip. 旅途愉快
been there for six months. Tim is an
• receive sth. from sb. 从某人那里收

到某物
engineer. He is working for a big firm and
• work for. 为……工作
he has already visited a great number of
• A be different from B. A 与 B 不同

• in the centre of sw. 在某地的中心

different places in Australia. He has just
• go abroad. 出国
bought an Australian car and has gone to
• live abroad. 在国外生活

• study abroad. 在国外学习

Alice springs， a small town in the centre of

• receive sth. from sb. 从某人那里收

Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From
到某物

there， he will fly to Perth. My brother has • work for sb. 为某人工作

• a great number of. 大量的；许多的

never been abroad before， so he is finding
• have gone to sw. 已经去了某地

this trip very exciting. • fly to sw. 飞往某地

• find n. adj. 发现某物／某人是……

 pigeon n. 鸽子
Five-No wrong numbers
message n. 信息
What does 'No wrong numbers' cover v. 越过

mean？ distance n. 距离

request n. 要求，请求
Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury
spare part 备件

and now he has just bought another garage service n. 业务，服务

in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from leave sb. a message. 给某人留

Silbury ， but Mr. Scott cannot get a 个信息

• customer service. 客户服务

telephone for his new garage， so he has
• cover the distance in st. 在某
just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday， a
时间内走完某段距离
pigeon carried the first message from
• A is 5 miles from B. A 离 B
Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the
有 5 英里

distance in three minutes. Up to now ， • get sth. for sb. 为某人拿某物

Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for • cover the distance in st. 在某

时间内走完某段距离
spare parts and other urgent messages from
• a great many. 许多；大量的
one garage to the other. In this way， he has
• send a request for sth. 发送某

begun his own private 'telephone' service. 物的请求

• up to now. 直到现在

• in this way. 以这种方式

 beggar n. 乞丐
Six-Percy Buttons
food n. 食物

Who is Percy Buttons？

pocket n. 衣服口袋

call v. 拜访，光顾
I have just moved to a house in Bridge

Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my • pocket money. 零用钱

• call at = visit. 拜访
door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of
• move to sw. 搬到某地
beer. In return for this， the beggar stood on
• knock at the door. 敲门

his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal.

• ask sb. for sth. 向某人请求某物

He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he • stand on sb’s head. 站在某人头上（意

put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went 为占某人便宜或处于上风）

• call at. 拜访
away. Later a neighbour told me about him.
• in return for this. 作为对此的回报
Everybody knows him. His name is Percy
• once a st. 每……一次（注意，后面的

Buttons. He calls at every house in the street

“st.”通常应具体说明，如 once a week

once a month and always asks for a meal 每周一次）

and a glass of beer. • ask for sth. 请求某物

 detective n. 侦探
Seven-Too late
airport n. 机场

Did the detectives save the diamonds？ expect v. 期待，等待

valuable adj. 贵重的

The plane was late and detectives were
parcel n. 包裹
waiting at the airport all morning. They diamond n. 钻石

were expecting a valuable parcel of steal v. 偷

main adj. 主要的

diamonds from South Africa. A few hours
airfield n. 飞机起落的场地 guard n.
earlier， someone had told the police that
警戒，守卫
thieves would try to steal the diamonds. precious adj. 珍贵的

When the plane arrived ， some of the stone n. 石子

sand n. 沙子
detectives were waiting inside the main

building while others were waiting on the • keep guard. 站岗

• all morning. 整个早晨

airfield. Two men took the parcel off the
• a parcel of sth. 一包/一份某物
plane and carried it into the Customs House.
• A few hours earlier. 几个小时前

While two detectives were keeping guard at • keep guard. 站岗

the door， two others opened the parcel. To • to sb.’s surprise. 令某人惊讶的是

• try to do sth. 尝试做某事

their surprise， the precious parcel was full
• A be full of B. A 充满了 B
of stones and sand！
Eight-The best and the worst competition n. 比赛，竞赛

neat adj. 整齐的，整洁的

Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful
path n. 小路，小径
one in the town？
wooden adj. 木头的
Joe Sanders has the most beautiful
pool n. 水池
garden in our town. Nearly everybody
• swimming pool. 游泳池
enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition'
• enter the competition. 参加比
each year， but Joe wins every time. Bill
赛
Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works
• make a path. 修建一条小路
harder than Joe and grows more flowers and
• That’s neat. 那真整洁
vegetables ， but Joe's garden is more
• enter for. 报名参加
interesting. He has made neat paths and has
• make a path. 修建一条小路
built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like
• build a bridge. 建造桥梁
gardens too， but I do not like hard work.
• win a prize. 获得奖品
Every year I enter for the garden

competition too， and I always win a little

prize for the worst garden in the town！

Nine-A cold welcome welcome n. 欢迎；v. 欢迎

crowd n. 人群
What does 'a cold welcome' refer to？
gather v. 聚集

On Wednesday evening， we went to hand n. （表或机器的）指针

shout v. 喊叫
the Town Hall. It was the last day of the
refuse v. 拒绝
year and a large crowd of people had
laugh v. 笑
gathered under the Town Hall clock. It
• a cold welcome. 冷淡的欢迎
would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
• a warm welcome. 热情的欢迎

Fifteen minutes passed and then， at five to • gather round. 聚集在一起

twelve， the clock stopped. The big minute • shout at sb. 对某人大喊

• refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事

hand did not move. We waited and waited，
• laugh at sb. 嘲笑某人
but nothing happened. Suddenly someone
• the last day of the year. 一年
shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve！ The
中的最后一天
clock has stopped！' I looked at my watch. It • a large crowd of. 大量的（人

was true. The big clock refused to welcome 群）

• in twenty minutes' time. 在二

the New Year. At that moment， everybody
十分钟后
began to laugh and sing.
• refused to do sth. 拒绝做某事

• at that moment. 在那个时刻

• begin to do sth. 开始做某事

 jazz n. 爵士音乐
Ten-Not for jazz
musical adj. 音乐的

What happened to the clavichord？ instrument n. 乐器

clavichord n. 古钢琴

We have an old musical instrument. It recently adv. 最近

damage v. 损坏
is called a clavichord. It was made in
key n. 琴键

Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in string n. （乐器的）弦

shock v. 使不悦或生气，震惊
the living room. It has belonged to our
allow v. 允许，让

family for a long time. The instrument was touch v. 触摸

bought by my grandfather many years ago. • be allowed to do sth. 被允许

做某事
Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She
• allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人

tried to play jazz on it！ She struck the keys 做某事

• be made in sw. 在某地制造

too hard and two of the strings were broken.
• belong to sb. 属于某人

My father was shocked. Now we are not • play jazz. 演奏爵士乐

• be allowed to do sth. 被允许

allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a
做某事

friend of my father's.
 turn n. 行为，举止
Eleven-One good turn deserves another
deserve v. 应得到，值得

Who paid for Tony's dinner？ lawyer n. 律师

bank n. 银行

I was having dinner at a restaurant salary n. 工资

immediately adv. 立刻
when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in
one good turn deserves another.
a lawyer's office years ago， but he is now
一报还一报

working at a bank. He gets a good salary， • get a good salary. 获得高薪

• It’s your turn. 轮到你了

but he always borrows money from his
• get a good salary. 获得高薪

friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me • borrow sth. from sb. 向某人

借某物
and came and sat at the same table. He has
• pay it back. 把钱还给某人

never borrowed money from me. While he • pay for sth. 为某物付款

• ask sb. to do sth. 请求某人做

was eating， I asked him to lend me twenty
某事

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！'

Twelve-Goodbye and good luck luck n. 运气，幸运

captain n. 船长
Where is Captain Alison going and sail v. 航行

how？ harbour n. 港口

proud adj. 自豪
Our neighbour， Captain Charles important adj. 重要的

Alison ， will sail from Portsmouth

• lucky dog. 幸运儿
tomorrow. We'll meet him at the • be proud of. 为…感到骄傲

harbour early in the morning. He will • I got a very important

question to ask you. 我有一个

be in his small boat， Topsail. Topsail is
非常重要的问题要问你
a famous little boat. It has sailed across
• sail from sw. 从某地启航
the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison • set out. 出发

will set out at eight o'clock， so we'll • have plenty of time. 有充足的

时间
have plenty of time. We'll see his boat
• will be away. 将不在
and then we'll say goodbye to him. He
• A be proud of B. A 为 B 感到
will be away for two months. We are 骄傲

very proud of him. He will take part in • say goodbye to sb. 向某人告

别
an important race across the Atlantic.
• take part in. 参加
Thirteen-The Greenwood Boys group n. 小组，团体

pop singer 流行歌手

Why will the police have a club n. 俱乐部

difficult time？ performance n. 演出

occasion n. 场合
The Greenwood Boys are a
• a group of. 一群
group of pop singers. At present，
• pop music/song/star. 流 行音
they are visiting all parts of the 乐/歌曲/明星

country. They will be arriving here • give a performance. 举行表演

• on this occasion. 在这个场合

tomorrow. They will be coming by
• at present. 目前
train and most of the young people
• all parts of the country. 全国
in the town will be meeting them at 各地

the station. Tomorrow evening they • as usual. 像往常一样

• have a difficult time. 遇到困

will be singing at the Workers' Club.
难
The Greenwood Boys will be
• give five performances. 举行
staying for five days. During this 五场表演

time ， they will give five • keep order. 维持秩序

• on these occasions. 在这些场

performances. As usual， the police
合
will have a difficult time. They will
be trying to keep order. It is always
the same on these occasions.
Fourteen-Do you speak English？ amusing adj. 好笑的，有趣的

experience n. 经历
Did the young man speak wave v. 招手

English？ lift n. 搭便车

reply v. 回答
I had an amusing experience last language n. 语言

year. After I had left a small village in journey n. 旅行

the south of France， I drove on to the • have an amusing experience.

next town. On the way， a young man 有一次有趣的经历

• wave to sb. 向某人挥手

waved to me. I stopped and he asked
• take a lift / ask for a lift. 搭便
me for a lift. As soon as he had got into
车 / 请求搭便车
the car， I said good morning to him in • A give B a lift. A 捎 B 一程

French and he replied in the same • reply to the email/letter. 回复

电子邮件/信件
language. Apart from a few words， I
• go on a journey. 去旅行
do not know any French at all. Neither
• drive on to sw. 驶向某地
of us spoke during the journey. I had • on the way. 在路上

nearly reached the town， when the • ask sb. for a lift. 向某人请求

搭便车
young man suddenly said ， very
• apart from. 除了
slowly， "Do you speak English？' As I
• in French. 用法语
soon learnt， he was English himself！
'
Fifteen-Good news secretary n. 秘书

nervous adj. 精神紧张的

What was the good news？
afford v. 负担得起

The secretary told me that Mr. weak adj. 弱的

interrupt v. 插话，打断
Harmsworth would see me. I felt very
be nervous about sth. / doing
nervous when I went into his office. He sth. 对某事／做某事感到紧张

did not look up from his desk when I • afford sth. 买得起某物

• Sorry to interrupt, but ... 抱歉

entered. After I had sat down， he said 打断一下，但是……

that business was very bad. He told me • look up. 查阅；抬头看

• afford to pay. 负担得起支付

that the firm could not afford to pay • my turn had come. 轮到我了

such large salaries. Twenty people had • in a weak voice. 用虚弱的声

音
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 thousand pounds a

year！
 traffic n. 交通
Sixteen-A polite request ticket n. 交通违规罚款单
note n. 便条
area n. 地段
sign n. 指示牌
What was the polite request？ reminder n. 提示
fail v. 无视，忘记
obey v. 服从

If you park your car in the wrong • parking lot. 停车场

• heavy traffic police/lights/jam. 交通警
察多／交通灯多／交通堵塞严重
place， a traffic policeman will soon • make notes / make a note. 做笔记／记
一条笔记
• leave a note. 留一张便条
find it. You will be very lucky if he lets • remind sb. of sth./sb. 使某人想起某事
／某人
• fail to do sth. 未能做某事
you go without a ticket. However， this • park sb’s car. 把某人的车停好
• pay attention to. 注意；留心

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 cannot fail to

obey it！
Seveteen-Always young appear v. 登场，扮演

stage n. 舞台
Why doesn't Aunt Jennifer tell
bright adj. 鲜艳的
anyone how old she is？ stocking n. （女用）长筒袜

sock n. 短袜
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She
• at least. 至少
must be at least thirty-five years old. In
• In spite of this. 尽管如此
spite of this， she often appears on the
• take part in. 参加
stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have • it must be terrible to do sth.

to take part in a new play soon. This 做某事一定很糟糕

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
asks her how old she is， she always
answers， 'Darling， it must be terrible
to be grown up！'
He often does this！ pub n. 小酒店

landlord n. 店主
What had happened to the
bill n. 帐单
writer's bag？
• pay the bill. 付账
After I had had lunch at a
• look for. 寻找
village pub， I looked for my
• have a good meal. 美美地吃一
bag. I had left it on a chair beside
顿
the door and now it wasn't there！
• pay the bill. 付账
As I was looking for it， the
• in a few minutes. 几分钟后
landlord 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 landlord 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 in into the garden. He often
does this！'
Nineteen-Sold out hurry v. 匆忙

ticket office 售票处

When will the writer see the pity n. 令人遗憾的事

play？ exclaim v. 大声说

return v. 退回
'The play may begin at any sadly adv. 悲哀地，丧气地

moment，' I said. 'It may have begun

• hurry to sw. 匆忙赶往某地
already，' Susan answered. I hurried to • in a hurry. 匆忙

the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets • What a pity! 真遗憾！

• It’s a pity that ... 真遗憾……

please？' I asked. 'I'm sorry， we've
• Don’t yell at me. 别对我大喊
sold out，' the girl said. 'What a pity！'
大叫
Susan exclaimed. Just then， a man • sold out. 卖光了

hurried to the ticket office. 'Can I return • at once. 立刻

• might as well. 不妨；还是……

these two tickets ？ ' he asked.
好
'Certainly，' the girl said. I went back to
the ticket office at once. 'Could I have
those two tickets please ？ ' I asked.
'Certainly，' the girl said， 'but they're
for next Wednesday's performance. Do
you still want them？' 'I might as well
have them，' I said sadly.
Twenty man in a boat catch v. 抓到

fisherman n. 钓鱼人，渔民
Why is fishing the writer's
boot n. 靴子
favourite sport？
waste n. 浪费
Fishing is my favourite sport. I realize v. 意识到
often fish for hours without catching
• catch your eye. 吸引你的注意
anything. But this does not worry me.
• catch a bus. 赶上公交车
Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of
• watch your tongue. 注意你的
catching fish， they catch old boots and
言辞
rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never
• That’s rubbish. 那是胡说八道
catch anything —— not even old boots.
• You’re wasting time. 你在浪
After having spent whole mornings on
费时间
the river， I always go home with an
• sb. realized that ... 某人意识
empty bag. 'You must give up fishing！'
到……
my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.'
• instead of doing sth. 不是去做
But they don't realize one important
某事而是……
thing. I'm not really interested in
• spend st. sw. 在某地花费某物
fishing. I am only interested in sitting in
（ 通 常 是 spend time/money
a boat and doing nothing at all！
somewhere）

• give up doing sth. 放弃做某事

• be interested in doing sth. 对

做某事感兴趣
Twenty-one Mad or not？ mad adj. 发疯

reason n. 原因
Why do people think the writer is
sum n. 量
mad？
determined adj. 坚定的，下决
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me 心的
mad. I live near an airport and passing
• be mad at sb. 生某人的气
planes can be heard night and day. The
• for some reason. 出于某种原
airport was built years ago， but for
因
some reason it could not be used then.
• a large sum of money. 一大笔
Last year， however， it came into use.
钱
Over a hundred people must have been
• be determined to do sth. 决心
driven away from their homes by the
要做某事
noise. I am one of the few people left.
Sometimes I think this house will be • drive sb. mad. 把某人逼疯

knocked down by a passing plane. I • for some reason. 出于某种原

have been offered a large sum of money 因

to go away， but I am determined to • come into use. 开始被使用

stay here. Everybody says I must be

mad and they are probably right.
Twenty two-A glass envelope dream v. 做梦，梦想

age n. 年龄
How did Jane receive a letter
channel n. 海峡
from a stranger？
throw v. 扔，抛
My daughter， Jane， never
• dream of doing sth. 梦想做某
dreamed of receiving a letter from a
事
girl of her own age in Holland. Last
• at my age. 在我这个年龄
year， we were travelling across the
• throw away. 扔掉
Channel and Jane put a piece of
• think of sth. 想到某事
paper with her name and address on
• write to sb. 给某人写信
it into a bottle. She threw the bottle
• decide to do sth. 决定做某事
into the sea. She never thought of it
again， but ten months later， she
received a letter from a girl in
Holland. Both girls write to each
other regularly now. However ，
they have decided to use the post
office. Letters will cost a little
more， but they will certainly travel
faster.
Twenty three-A new house complete v. 完成

modern adj. 新式的，与以往不

Why is the new house special？ 同的

strange adj. 奇怪的

I had a letter from my sister
district n. 地区
yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her
• You complete me. 你使我完整
letter， she said that she would come to
• have a letter from sb. 收到某
England next year. If she comes， she
人的来信
will get a surprise. We are now living in • get a surprise. 感到惊讶

a beautiful new house in the country.

Work on it had begun before my sister
left. The house was completed five
months ago. In my letter， I told her
that she could stay with us. The house
has many large rooms and there is a
lovely garden. It is a very modern
house， so it looks strange to some
people. It must be the only modern
house in the district.
Twenty four -could be worse manager n. 经理

upset adj. 不安
Had the writer's money been
sympathetic adj. 表示同情的
stolen？
complain v. 抱怨
I entered the hotel manager's office wicked adj. 很坏的，邪恶的
and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I contain v. 包含，内装
felt very upset. 'I left the money in my honesty n. 诚实
room，' I said， 'and it's not there now.'
• get/be upset about sth. 对某事
The manager was sympathetic， but he
感到烦恼/不安
could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing
• complain about sth. 抱怨某事
money these days，' he said. He started
• start to do sth. 开始做某事
to complain about this wicked world
but was interrupted by a knock at the
door. A girl came in and put an
envelope on his desk. It contained $50.
'I found this outside this gentleman's
room，' she said. 'Well，' I said to the
manager， 'there is still some honesty in
this world！'
Twenty five-Do the English speak English？ railway n. 铁路

porter n. 搬运工
Why does the writer not understand the
several quantifier 几个
porter？ foreigner n. 外国人

wonder v. 感到奇怪
I arrived in London at last. The railway
• not know the way to sw. 不知
station was big， black and dark. I did not know
道去某地的路 T
the way to my hotel， so I asked a porter. I not

only spoke English very carefully， but very

clearly as well. The porter， however， could not

understand me. I repeated my question several

times and at last he understood. he answered me，

but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a

foreigner，' I said. Then he spoke slowly， but I

could not understand him. My teacher never

spoke English like that！ The porter and I looked

at each other and smiled. Then he said something

and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English！' he

said. I wonder. In England， each person speaks a

different language. The English understand each

other， but I don't understand them！ Do they

speak English？
Twenty six-The best art critics art n. 艺术

critic n. 评论家
Who is the student's best critic？
paint v. 画
I am an art student and I paint a lot of pretend v. 假装
pictures. Many people pretend that they pattern n. 图案
understand modern art. They always tell you curtain n. 窗帘，幕布
what a picture is 'about'. Of course， many material n. 材料
pictures are not 'about' anything. They are appreciate v. 鉴赏
just pretty patterns. We like them in the notice v. 注意到
same way that we like pretty curtain whether conj. 是否
material. I think that young children often hang v. 悬挂，吊
appreciate modern pictures better than critically adv. 批评地
anyone else. They notice more. My sister is upside down 上下颠倒地
only seven ， but she always tells me
• sb. pretend that + 句子. 某人
whether my pictures are good or not. She
假装……
came into my room yesterday. 'What are you
• I really appreciate that. 我真
doing？' she asked. 'I'm hanging this picture
的很感激那个。
on the wall，' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do
you like it？' She looked at it critically for a
moment. 'It's all right，' she said， 'but isn't
it upside down？' I looked at it again. She
was right！ It was！
Twenty seven-A wet night tent n. 帐篷

What happened to the boys in the field n. 田地，田野

night？ smell v. 闻起来

Late in the afternoon， the boys wonderful adj. 极好的

put up their tent in the middle of a field. campfire n. 营火，篝火

As soon as this was done， they cooked creep v. 爬行

a meal over an open fire. They were all sleeping bag 睡袋

hungry and the food smelled good. comfortable adj. 舒适的，安逸

After a wonderful meal ， they told 的

stories and sang songs by the campfire. soundly adv. 香甜地

But some time later it began to rain. leap v. 跳跃，跳起

The boys felt tired so they put out the heavily adv. 大量地

fire and crept into their tent. Their stream n. 小溪

sleeping bags were warm and form v. 形成

comfortable， so they all slept soundly. wind v. 蜿蜒

In the middle of the night， two boys right adv. 正好

woke up and began shouting. The tent • put up the tent. 搭起帐篷

was full of water！ They all leapt out of • tell a story/stories. 讲故事

their sleeping bags and hurried outside. • put out the fire. 灭火

It was raining heavily and they found • begin doing sth. 开始做某事

that a stream had formed in the field. • wake up. 醒来

The stream wound its way across the

field and then flowed right under their
tent！
Twenty eight- No parking rare adj. 罕见的

ancient adj. 古代的，古老的

What is Jasper White's problem？
myth n. 神话故事
Jasper White is one of those rare trouble n. 麻烦
people who believes in ancient myths. effect n. 结果，效果
he has just bought a new house in the Medusa n. 美杜莎（古希腊神话
city， but ever since he moved in， he 中 3 位蛇发女怪这一）
has had trouble with cars and their Gorgon n. （古希腊神话中的）
owners. When he returns home at 3 位蛇发女怪这一（凡见其貌者
night， he always finds that someone 都会变成石头）
has parked a car outside his gate.
• have trouble with sth. 遇到某
Because of this， he has not been able
事的困难
to get his own car into his garage even
• have no effect. 没有效果
once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking'
• have trouble doing sth. 做某
signs outside his gate， but these have
事时遇到困难
not had any effect. Now he has put an
ugly stone head over the gate. It is one
of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I
asked him what it was and he told me
that it was Medusa， the Gorgon. jasper
hopes that she will turn cars and their
owners to stone. But none of them has
been turned to stone yet！
Twenty nine-Taxi！ taxi n.

Does Captain Fawcett think any trip is Pilatus Porter land v.

too dangerous？ plough v.

Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an lonely adj.

unusual taxi and has begun a new service. Welsh adj.

The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a roof n.

'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can block n.

carry seven passengers. The most surprising flat n.

thing about it， however， is that it can land desert v.

anywhere： on snow， water， or even on • take a taxi. 打车

a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first

passenger was a doctor who flew from
Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh
mountains. Since then， Captain Fawcett
has flown passengers to many unusual
places. Once he landed on the roof of a
block of flats and on another occasion， he
landed in a deserted car park. Captain
Fawcett has just refused a strange request
from a businessman. The man wanted to fly
to Rockall， a lonely island in the Atlantic
Ocean， but Captain Fawcett did not take
him because the trip was too dangerous.
Thirty-Football or polo？ polo n. 水球

Wayle n. 威尔（河名）
What happened to the man in the
cut v. 穿过
boat？
row v. 划（船）
The Wayle is a small river that cuts kick v. 踢
across the park near my home. I like towards prep. 朝，向
sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. nearly adv. 几乎
It was warm last Sunday， so I went sight n. 眼界，视域
and sat on the river bank as usual. Some
• kick his ass. 踢他的屁股
children were playing games on the
bank and there were some people • call out to sb. 向某人大喊

rowing on the river. Suddenly， one of

the children kicked a ball very hard and
it went towards a passing boat. Some
people on the bank called out to the
man in the boat， but he did not hear
them. The ball struck him so hard that
he nearly fell into the water. I turned to
look at the children， but there weren't
any in sight： they had all run away！
The man laughed when he realized
what had happened. He called out to the
children and threw the ball back to the
bank.
Thirty one-Success story retire v. 退休

company n. 公司
What was Frank's first job？
bicycle n. 自行车
Yesterday afternoon Frank save v. 积蓄
Hawkins was telling me about his workshop n. 车间
experiences as a young man. Before helper n. 帮手，助手
he retired， Frank was the head of a employ v. 雇佣
very large business company， but grandson n. 孙子
as a boy he used to work in a small
• save sb’s life. 拯救某人的生命
shop. It was his job to repair
• It is/was sb’s job to do sth. 做
bicycles and at that time he used to
某事是某人的工作
work fourteen hours a day. He saved
• In sb’s twenties. 在某人的二
money for years and in 1958 he
十多岁
bought a small workshop of his
own. In his twenties Frank used to
make spare parts for aeroplanes. At
that time he had two helpers. In a
few years the small workshop had
become a large factory which
employed seven hundred and
twenty-eight people. Frank smiled
when he remembered his hard early
years and the long road to success.
He was still smiling when the door
opened and his wife came in. She
wanted him to repair their
grandson's bicycle！
Thirty two-Shopping made easy once adv. 曾经，以前

temptation n. 诱惑
Who was the thief？
article n. 物品，东西
People are not so honest as wrap v. 包裹
they once were. The temptation to simply adv. 仅仅
steal is greater than ever before arrest v. 逮捕
—— especially in large shops. A
• once upon a time. 很久以前
detective recently watched a
• resist the temptation. 抵抗诱
well-dressed woman who always
惑
went into a large store on Monday
• wrap up sth. 包装某物
mornings. One Monday ， there
• It is easy for sb. to do sth. 对
were fewer people in the shop than
某人来说做某事很容易
usual when the woman came in， so
• hand sth. to sb. 把某物递给某
it was easier for the detective to
人
watch her. The woman first bought
• wrap sth. up. 包装某物；完成
a few small articles. After a little
某事
time， she chose one of the most
• as quickly as possible. 尽可能
expensive dresses in the shop and
快地
handed it to an assistant who
wrapped it up for her as quickly as
possible. Then the woman simply
took the parcel and walked out of
the shop without paying. When she
was arrested， the detective found
out that the shop assistant was her
daughter. The girl 'gave' her mother
a free dress once a week！
Thirty three-Out of the darkness darkness n.

explain v.
Why was the girl in hospital？
coast n.
Nearly a week passed before storm n.
the girl was able to explain what towards prep.
had happened to her. One afternoon rock n.
she set out from the coast in a small shore n.
boat and was caught in a storm. light n.
Towards evening， the boat struck a ahead adv.
rock and the girl jumped into the cliff n.
sea. Then she swam to the shore struggle v.
after spending the whole night in hospital n.
the water. During that time she • explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释
covered a distance of eight miles. 某事
Early next morning， she saw a • go ahead. 继续；开始做
light ahead. She knew she was near • On doing sth. 在做某事时
the shore because the light was high
up on the cliffs. On arriving at the
shore，the girl struggled up the cliff
towards the light she had seen. That
was all she remembered. When she
woke up a day later， she found
herself in hospital.
Thirty four-Quick work station n. （警察）局

most adv. 相当，非常

How long had the police taken
to find his bicycle？ • call at. 拜访

• expect sth. to be found. 期待

Dan Robinson has been
某物被找到
worried all week. Last Tuesday he
received a letter from the local
police. In the letter he was asked to
call at the station. Dan wondered
why he was wanted by the police，
but he went to the station yesterday
and now he is not worried anymore.
At the station， he was told by a
smiling policeman that his bicycle
had been found. Five days ago， the
policeman told him， the bicycle
was picked up in a small village
four hundred miles away. It is now
being sent to his home by train. Dan
was most surprised when he heard
the news. He was amused too ，
because he never expected the
bicycle to be found. It was stolen
twenty years ago when Dan was a
boy of fifteen！
Thirty five-Stop thief！ while n. 一段时间

regret v. 后悔
How did Roy stop the thieves？
far adv. 非常
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A rush v. 冲
short while ago， however， he became act v. 行动
a bus driver and he has not regretted it. straight adv. 径直
He is finding his new work far more fright n. 害怕
exciting. When he was driving along battered adj. 撞坏的
Catford Street recently， he saw two shortly adv. 很快，不久
thieves rush out of a shop and run afterwards adv. 以后
towards a waiting car. One of them was • a short while ago. 不久前
carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted • regret sth. 后悔某事
quickly and drove the bus straight at the • rush out of/towards. 冲出／冲
thieves. The one with the money got 向
such a fright that he dropped the bag. • go straight ahead. 直走
As the thieves were trying to get away • give me a fright. 吓了我一跳
in their car， Roy drove his bus into the • get a fright. 受到惊吓
back of it. While the battered car was • Shortly afterwards. 不久之后
moving away， Roy stopped his bus • see sb. do sth. 看见某人做了
and telephoned the police. The thieves' 某事（完整动作）
car was badly damaged and easy to • see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正
recognize. Shortly afterwards ， the 在做某事（正在进行）
police stopped the car and both men
were arrested.
Thirty six-Across the Channel record n. 记录

strong adj. 强壮的

What is Debbie going to try to
swimmer n. 游泳运动员
do？
succeed v. 成功
Debbie Hart is going to swim train v. 训练
across the English Channel anxiously adv. 焦急地
tomorrow. She is going to set out intend v. 打算
from the French coast at five o'clock solid adj. 固体的，硬的
in the morning. Debbie is only
• set up a new world record. 创
eleven years old and she hopes to
造新的世界纪录
set up a new world record. She is a
• break the record. 打破纪录
strong swimmer and many people
• as strong as a horse. 像马一样
feel that she is sure to succeed.
强壮
Debbie's father will set out with her
• strong like a horse. 像马一样
in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained
强壮
his daughter for years. Tomorrow he
• succeed in doing sth. 成功地
will be watching her anxiously as
做成某事
she swims the long distance to
• train sb. to do sth. 培训某人
England. Debbie intends to take
做某事
short rests every two hours. She will
• intend to do sth. 打算做某事
have something to drink but she will
• hope to do sth. 希望做某事
not eat any solid food. Most of
• be sure to do sth. 一定会做某
Debbie's school friends will be
事
waiting for her on the English coast.
• take some rests/a rest. 休息一
Among them will be Debbie's
下
mother， who swam the Channel
herself when she was a girl.
Thirty seven-The Olympic Games Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的

hold v. 召开
When was the last time this
government n. 政府
country hosted the Olympic Games？
immense adj. 巨大的
The Olympic Games will be held stadium n. 露天体育场
in our country in four years' time. As a standard n. 标准
great many people will be visiting the capital n. 首都
country ， the government will be fantastic adj. 巨大的
building new hotels ， an immense design v. 设计
stadium， and a new Olympic-standard
• hold a meeting. 举行会议
swimming pool. They will also be
• fantastic. 极好的；棒极了
building new roads and a special
• look forward to doing sth. 期
railway line. The Games will be held
待做某事
just outside the capital and the whole
area will be called 'Olympic City'.
Workers will have completed the new
roads by the end of this year. By the end
of next year， they will have finished
work on the new stadium. The fantastic
modern buildings have been designed
by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be
watching anxiously as the new
buildings go up. We are all very excited
and are looking forward to the Olympic
Games because they have never been
held before in this country.
Thirty eight-Everything except the except prep. 除了

weather Mediterranean n. 地中海

complain v. 抱怨
Why did Harrison sell his house so
continually adv. 不断地
quickly？
bitterly adv. 刺骨地
My old friend， Harrison， had sunshine n. 阳光
lived in the Mediterranean for many
• complain about sth. 抱怨某事
years before he returned to England. He
• bitterly cold. 极其寒冷
had often dreamed of retiring in
• dream of doing sth. 梦想做某
England and had planned to settle down
事
in the country. He had no sooner
• plan to do. 计划做某事
returned than he bought a house and
• settle down. 定居；安顿下来
went to live there. Almost immediately
he began to complain about the
weather， for even though it was still
summer， it rained continually and it
was often bitterly cold. After so many
years of sunshine ， Harrison got a
shock. He acted as if he had never lived
in England before. In the end， it was
more than he could bear. He had hardly
had time to settle down when he sold
the house and left the country. The
dream he had had for so many years
ended there. Harrison had thought of
everything except the weather.
Thirty nine-Am I all right？ operation n. 手术

successful adj. 成功的

Why did Mr. Gilbert telephone Dr.
following adj. 下一个
Millington？
patient n. 病人
While John Gilbert was in hospital， he alone adj. 独自的
asked his doctor to tell him whether his exchange n. （电话的）交换台
operation had been successful ， but the inquire v. 询问，打听
doctor refused to do so. The following day， certain adj. 某个
the patient asked for a bedside telephone. caller n. 打电话的人
When he was alone， he telephoned the relative n. 亲戚
hospital exchange and asked for Doctor
• have an operation. 做手术
Millington. When the doctor answered the
• leave me alone. 让我一个人待
phone， Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring
着
about a certain patient， a Mr. John Gilbert.
• inquire about sth./sb. 打听某
He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been
事／某人
successful and the doctor told him that it
had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert
would be allowed to go home and the doctor
told him that he would have to stay in
hosptial for another two weeks. Then Dr.
Millington asked the caller if he was a
relative of the patient. 'No，' the patient
answered， 'I am Mr. John Gilbert.'
Forty Thrity -nine-Food and talk hostess n. 女主人

Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的

at dinner？ tight adj. 紧身的

Last week at a dinner party， the fix v. 凝视

hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. globe n. 地球

Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large， despair n. 绝望

unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She

did not even look up when I took my seat • In despair. 绝望地

beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate • take my seat. 就座

and in a short time， she was busy eating. I • be busy doing sth. 忙于做某

tried to make conversation. 事

'A new play is coming to "The Globe" • Will you be doing sth? 你将会

soon，' I said. 'Will you be seeing it？' 在做某事吗？

'No，' she answered.

'Will you be spending your holidays
abroad this year？' I asked.
'No，' she answered.
'Will you be staying in England？' I
asked.
"No，" she answered.
In despair， I asked her whether she
was enjoying her dinner.
"Young man，' she answered， 'if you
ate more and talked less， we would both
enjoy our dinner！"
Forty one-Do you call that a hat？ rude adj. 无礼的

What kind of shopping does the writer mirror n. 镜子

enjoy， do you think？ hole n. 孔

'Do you call that a hat？' I said to my remark v. 评说

wife. remind v. 提醒

'You needn't be so rude about it，' my lighthouse n. 灯塔

wife answered as she looked at herself in the

mirror. • remind sb. of sth./sb. 使某人

I sat down on one of those modern 想起某事／某人

chairs with holes in it and waited. We had • regret doing sth. 后悔做了某

been in the hat shop for half an hour and my 事

wife was still in front of the mirror. • find sth. adj. 发现某事物……

'We mustn't buy things we don't need，' （形容词）

I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it

almost at once.
'You needn't have said that，' my wife
answered. 'I needn't remind you of that
terrible tie you bought yesterday.'
'I find it beautiful，' I said. 'A man can
never have too many ties.'
'And a woman can't have too many
hats，' she answered.
Ten minutes later we walked out of the
shop together. My wife was wearing a hat
that looked like a lighthouse！
 musical adj. 精通音乐的
Forty two-Not very musical market n. 市场，集市
snake charmer 玩蛇者（通常借音乐
控制）
What happened when the snake pipe n. （吹奏的）管乐器
tune n. 曲调
charmer began to play jazz？ glimpse n. 一瞥
snake n. 蛇
As we had had a long walk movement n. 动作
continue v. 继续
through one of the markets of old dance v. 跳舞
obviously adv. 显然
Delhi， we stopped at a square to have difference n. 差别
Indian adj. 印度的
a rest. After a time， we noticed a snake
• watch a musical. 看一场音乐剧
charmer with two large baskets at the • play a tune. 演奏一支曲子
• have a glimpse of sth./sb. 瞥见某物
other side of the square， so we went to ／某人
• continue to do sth. 继续做某事
have a look at him. As soon as he saw • tell the difference between A and B.
分辨 A 和 B 的不同
us， he picked up a long pipe which • have a long walk. 长时间散步
• at the other side of sw. 在某地的另
was covered with coins and opened one 一边
of the baskets. When he began to play a
tune， we had our first glimpse of the
snake. It rose out of the basket and
began to follow the movements of the
pipe. We were very much surprised
when the snake charmer suddenly
began to play jazz and modern pop
songs. The snake ， however ，
continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously
could not tell the difference between
Indian music and jazz！
Forty three-Over the South Pole pole n. （地球的）极

flight n. 飞行
In 1929， three years after his
explorer n. 探险家
flight over the North Pole， the
lie v. 处于
American explorer， R.E. Byrd，
serious adj. 严重的
successfully flew over the South
point n. 地点
Pole for the first time. Though， at
seem v. 似乎
first， Byrd and his men were able
crash v. 坠毁
to take a great many photographs of
sack n. 袋子
the mountains that lay below， they
clear v. 越过
soon ran into serious trouble. At one
aircraft n. 飞机
point， it seemed certain that their
endless adj. 无尽的
plane would crash. It could only get
plain n. 平原
over the mountains if it rose to 10，
000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his
men to throw out two heavy food • catch a flight. 赶航班
sacks. The plane was then able to • run into serious trouble. 陷入
rise and it cleared the mountains by 严重的麻烦
400 feet. Byrd now knew that he • at one point. 在某一时刻
would be able to reach the South • It seems that ... 看起来……
Pole which was 300 miles away， • order sb. to do sth. 命令某人
for there were no more mountains in 做某事
sight. The aircraft was able to fly
over the endless white plains
without difficulty.
Forty four-Through the forest forest n. 森林

risk n. 危险，冒险
How did Mrs. Sterling get her bag
picnic n. 野餐
back？
edge n. 边缘
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of strap n. 带，皮带
the risk she was taking when she ran possession n. 所有
through a forest after two men. They breath n. 呼吸
had rushed up to her while she was contents n. （常用复数）内有的
having a picnic at the edge of a forest 物品
with her children and tried to steal her mend v. 修理
handbag. In the struggle， the strap
• take a risk. 冒险
broke and ， with the bag in their
• have a picnic. 去野餐
possession， both men started running
• at the edge of a forest. 在森林
through the trees. Mrs. Sterling got so
的边缘
angry that she ran after them. She was
• in sb’s possession. 在某人手中
soon out of breath， but she continued
• out of breath. 气喘吁吁
to run. When she caught up with them，
• rush up to sb. 匆忙跑向某人
she saw that they had sat down and
• catch up with sb. 赶上某人
were going through the contents of the
• go through. 经历；通过
bag， so she ran straight at them. The
• run straight at sb. 直奔某人
men got such a fright that they dropped
而去
the bag and ran away. 'The strap needs
• need doing sth. 需要做某事
mending，' said Mrs. Sterling later，'but
they did not steal anything.'
Forty five -A clear conscience clear adj. 无罪的，不亏心的

conscience n. 良心，道德心
How did Sam get his money
wallet n. 皮夹，钱夹
back？
savings n. 存款
The whole village soon learnt that villager n. 村民
a large sum of money had been lost. per cent 百分之……3
Sam Benton， the local butcher， had
lost his wallet while taking his savings
to the post office. Sam was sure that the • I have a clear conscience. 我

wallet must have been found by one of 问心无愧

the villagers， but it was not returned to • Are you 100 percent sure

him. Three months passed， and then about this? 你对此百分之百确

one morning， Sam found his wallet 定吗？

outside his front door. It had been • sb. learn that + 宾从. 某人得

wrapped up in newspaper and it 知……

contained half the money he had lost， • return sth. to sb. 把某物归还

together with a note which said： 'A 给某人

thief， yes， but only 50 per cent a

thief！' Two months later， some more
money was sent to Sam with another
note：'Only 25 per cent a thief now！' In
time， all Sam's money was paid back
in this way. The last note said： 'I am
100 per cent honest now！'
Forty six-Expensive and unload v. 卸（货）

uncomfortable wooden adj. 木制的

What did the man in this story extremely adv. 非常，极其

do？ occur v. 发生

When a plane from London astonish v. 使惊讶

arrived at Sydney airport ， workers pile n. 堆

began to unload a number of wooden woollen n. 羊毛的

boxes which contained clothing. No one goods n. （常用复数）货物，商

could account for the fact that one of 品

the boxes was extremely heavy. It discover v. 发现

suddenly occurred to one of the workers admit v. 承认

to open up the box. He was astonished confine v. 关在（一个狭小的空

at what he found. A man was lying in 间里）

the box on top of a pile of woolen normal adj. 正常的，通常的

goods. He was so surprised at being • It occurred to sb. that… 某人

discovered that he did not even try to 突然想到……

run away. After he was arrested， the • It occurred to sb. to do sth. 某

man admitted hiding in the box before 人想到做某事

the plane left London. He had had a • be astonished at sth. 对某事感

long and uncomfortable trip， for he 到惊讶

had been confined to the wooden box • admit doing sth. 承认做了某

for over eighteen hours. The man was 事

ordered to pay $3，500 for the cost of • sb. admit that ... 某 人 承

the trip. The normal price of a ticket is 认……

$2，000！ • sb. account for the fact that +

句子. 某人解释了……事实
Forty seven-A thirsty ghost thirsty adj. 贪杯的

ghost n. 鬼魂
What evidence is there of a
haunt v. （鬼）来访，闹鬼
ghost？
block v. 堵
A public house which was recently
furniture n. 家具
bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for
whisky n. 威士忌酒
sale. Mr.Thompson is going to sell it
suggest v. 暗示
because it is haunted. He told me that
shake v. 摇动
he could not go to sleep one night
accept v. 接受
because he heard a strange noise
• shake sb’s head. 摇头
coming from the bar. The next
• be up for sale. 待售
morning， he found that the doors had
• hear sb./sth. doing sth. 听见某
been blocked by chairs and the furniture
人/某物正在做某事
had been moved. Though Mr.Thompson
had turned the lights off before he went
to bed， they were on in the morning.
He also said that he had found five
empty whisky bottles which the ghost
must have drunk the night before.
When I suggested that some villagers
must have come in for a free drink，
Mr.Thompson shook his head. The
villagers have told him that they will
not accept the pub even if he gives it
away.
Forty eight-Did you want to tell me pull v. 拔

something？ cotton wool 药棉

Why did the writer become very collect v. 搜集

worried？ collection n. 收藏品，收集品

nod v. 点头
Dentists always ask questions when it
meanwhile adv. 同时
is impossible for you to answer. My dentist
had just pulled out one of my teeth and had
told me to rest for a while. I tried to say
• private collection. 私人收藏
something ， but my mouth was full of
• It is impossible for sb. to do.
cotton wool. He knew I collected match
某人做某事是不可能的
boxes and asked me whether my collection
• rest for a while. 休息一会儿
was growing. He then asked me how my
brother was and whether I liked my new job
in London. In answer to these questions I
either nodded or made strange noises.
Meanwhile， my tongue was busy searching
out the hole where the tooth had been. I
suddenly felt very worried， but could not
say anything. When the dentist at last
removed the cotton wool from my mouth， I
was able to tell him that he had pulled out
the wrong tooth.
Forty-nine The end of a dream tired adj. 厌烦的

real adj. 真正的

How did the dream end？
owner n. 主人
Tired of sleeping on the floor ， a spring n. 弹簧
young man in Teheran saved up for years to mattress n. 床垫
buy a real bed. For the first time in his life， gust n. 一阵风
he became the proud owner of a bed which sweep v. 扫，刮
had springs and a mattress. Because the courtyard n. 院子
weather was very hot， he carried the bed smash v. 碰碎，摔碎
on to the roof of his house. He slept very miraculously adv. 奇迹般地
well for the first two nights， but on the unhurt adj. 没有受伤的
third night， a storm blew up. A gust of glance v. 扫视
wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it promptly adv. 迅速地
crashing into the courtyard below. The • get/be tired of sth./doing sth.
young man did not wake up until the bed 对某事/做某事感到厌烦
had struck the ground. Although the bed was • A gust of wind swept… 一阵
smashed to pieces ， the man was 风扫过……
miraculously unhurt. When he woke up， he • in the courtyard. 在院子里
was still on the mattress. Glancing at the • smash sth. to pieces. 把某物砸
bits of wood and metal that lay around him， 成碎片
the man sadly picked up the mattress and • glanced at sth. 瞥了一眼某物
carried it into his house. After he had put it • save up for years to buy sth.
on the floor， he promptly went to sleep 存钱多年买某物
again. • for the first time in sb.’s life.

某人一生中的第一次

• go to sleep. 入睡
 ride n. 旅行
Fifty-Taken for a ride excursion n. 远足
conductor n. 售票员
Why did the writer not get off the bus at view n. 景色

• take it for granted. 认为理所当然

Woodford Green？ • ride a bike/horse. 骑自行车/马
• go on an excursion. 去远足
I love travelling in the country， but I don't • get a good view of sth. 看清楚某物
• love/like doing sth. 喜欢做某事
like losing my way. • sth. take sb. st. 某事花费某人某物
（时间、金钱等）
• in the front of / in front of. 在……前
I went on an excursion recently， but my trip 面
• I realized with a shock that... ...where
took me longer than I expected. to get off... 我震惊地意识到……知道
在哪里下车……
• prefer. 更喜欢
'I'm going to Woodford Green，' I said to the • prefer to do sth. = prefer doing sth. 更
喜欢做某事
conductor as I got on the bus， 'but I don't know • I prefer a to b. 我更喜欢 a 而不是 b
• I prefer doing a to doing b. 我更喜欢
where it is.' 做 a 而不是做 b
• I prefer to do a rather than (do) b. 我
更愿意做 a 而不是做 b
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the • I’d prefer (= I would prefer) to do sth.
我更愿意做某事
conductor. • I’d (=would) prefer to do a rather than
(do) b. 我更愿意做 a 而不是做 b
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good
view of the countryside. After some time， the
bus stopped. Looking round， I realized with a
shock that I was the only passenger left on the
bus.

'You'll have to get off here，' the conductor

said. 'This is as far as we go.'

'Is this Woodford Green？' I asked.

'Oh dear，' said the conductor suddenly. 'I

forgot to put you off.'

'It doesn't matter，' I said. 'I'll get off here.'

Fifty one-Reward for virtue reward n. 报偿

Why did Hugh's diet not work？ virtue n. 美德

My friend， Hugh， has always diet n. 节食

been fat， but things got so bad recently forbid v. 禁止

that he decided to go on a diet. He hurriedly adv. 匆忙地

began his diet a week ago. First of all， embarrass v. 使尴尬

he wrote out a long list of all the foods guiltily adv. 内疚地

which were forbidden. The list included strict adj. 严格的

most of the things Hugh loves： butter， reward v. 给奖赏

potatoes ， rice ， beer ， milk ， occasionally adv. 偶尔地

chocolate ； and sweets. Yesterday I

paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was
• First of all,… 首先，…
not surprised to see that Hugh was still
• write out a long list of ... 写出
as fat as ever. He led me into his room
一长串的…
and hurriedly hid a large parcel under
• pay sb. a visit. 拜访某人
his desk. It was obvious that he was
• ring the bell. 按铃
very embarrassed. When I asked him
• was not surprised to see that...
what he was doing， he smiled guiltily
看到……并不感到惊讶
and then put the parcel on the desk. He
• It was obvious that ... 很明
explained that his diet was so strict that
显……
he had to reward himself occasionally.
Then he showed me the contents of the
parcel. It contained five large bars of
chocolate and three bags of sweets！
Fifty two-A pretty carpet temporarily adv. 暂时地

inch n. 英寸（度量单位）
What is the writer's carpet made
space n. 空间
of？
actually adv. 实际上
We have just moved into a new
house and I have been working hard all
morning. I have been trying to get my • every inch of sth. 某物的每一

new room in order. This has not been 寸

easy because I own over a thousand • That's actually a good idea. 其

books. To make matters worse， the 实那是个好主意

room is rather small ， so I have • get sth. in order. 把某事整理

temporarily put my books on the floor. 好
At the moment， they cover every inch • To make matters worse... 更糟
of floor space and I actually have to 糕的是...
walk on them to get in or out of the • A short while ago... 不久前...
room. A short while ago， my sister • help sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做
helped me to carry one of my old 某事
bookcases up the stairs. She went into • gaze at sth. 注视某物
my room and got a big surprise when • in sb’s spare time... 在某人空
she saw all those books on the floor. 闲时...
'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever
seen，' she said. She gazed at it for some
time then added ， 'You don't need
bookcases at all. You can sit here in
your spare time and read the carpet！'
 hot adj. 带电的，充电的
Fifty three-Hot snake fireman n. 消防队员
cause v. 引起； n. 原因
examine v. 检查
What caused the fire？
accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地
remains n. 尸体，残骸
At last firemen have put out a big wire n. 电线
volt n. 伏特（电压单位） power line
forest fire in California. Since then， they 电力线
solve v. 解决
have been trying to find out how the fire mystery n. 谜
snatch v. 抓住
began. Forest fires are often caused by spark n. 电火花

• electrical wire / electric wire. 电线

broken glass or by cigarette ends which
• discover + cause. 发现原因
• the remains of a snake. 蛇的遗骸
people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the
• solve + problem/mystery. 解决问题
/谜团
firemen examined the ground carefully，but
• solve/remain + mystery. 解决/剩下
的谜团
were not able to find any broken glass. They
• find out ... 发现...
• throw away... 扔掉...
were also quite sure that a cigarette end did
not start the fire. This morning， however，
a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
He noticed the remains of a snake which
was wound round the electric wires of a 16，
000-volt power line. In this way， he was
able to solve the mystery. The explanation
was simple but very unusual. A bird had
snatched up the snake from the ground and
then dropped it on to the wires. The snake
then wound itself round the wires. When it
did so， it sent sparks down to the ground
and these immediately started a fire.
 sticky adj. 粘的
Fifty four-Sticky fingers finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼
mix v. 混合，拌和
What two interruptions did the writer
pastry n. 面糊
annoying adj. 恼人的
have？
receiver n. 电话的话筒
dismay v. 失望，泄气
After breakfast， I sent the children to recognize v. 认出，听出
persuade v. 说服，劝说
school and then I went to the shops. It was mess n. 乱七八糟
doorknob n. 门把手
still early when I returned home. The sign v. 签字
register v. 挂号邮寄
children were at school， my husband was
• stick to the plan. 坚持计划
• put my finger on it. 准确地说出问
at work and the house was quiet. So I
题所在
• point the finger at. 指责
decided to make some meat pies. In a short
• be dismayed to do sth. 向做某事感
到沮丧
time I was busy mixing butter and flour and
• recognize the voice (of sb.) 认出（某
人）的声音
my hands were soon covered with sticky
• persuade sb. (not) to do sth. 说服某
人（不）做某事
pastry. At exactly that moment ， the
• What a mess! 真是个乱七八糟的情
况！
telephone rang. Nothing could have been
• such a mess. 这么糟糕
• Sign here. 在这里签字
more annoying. I picked up the receiver
• sign for sth. 为某物签收
• a registered letter. 挂号信
between two sticky fingers and was
• send sb. to sp. 把某人送到某地
dismayed when I recognized the voice of • decide to do sth. 决定做某事
• be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to • be covered with sth. 被某物覆盖
• take sb. st. to do sth. 某人花费某物
persuade her to ring back later. At last I 做某事
• hang up. 挂电话
hung up the receiver. What a mess！ There • What a mess! 真是个乱七八糟的情
况！
was pastry on my fingers ， on the • sign for sth. 为某物签收

telephone， and on the doorknobs. I had no

sooner got back to the kitchen than the
doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
This time it was the postman and he wanted
me to sign for a registered letter！
 gold n. 金子
Fourty five- Not a gold mine mine n. 矿
treasure n. 财宝
What did the team find？ revealer n. 探测器
invent v. 发明
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost detect v. 探测
bury v. 埋藏
came true recently. A new machine called cave n. 山洞
seashore n. 海岸
'The Revealer' has been invented and it has pirate n. 海盗
arm v. 武装
been used to detect gold which has been soil n. 泥土
entrance n. 入口
buried in the ground. The machine was used finally adv. 最后
worthless adj. 毫无价值的
in a cave near the seashore where —— it is thoroughly adv. 彻底地
trunk n. 行李箱
said —— pirates used to hide gold. The confident adj. 有信心的
value n. 价值
pirates would often bury gold in the cave • own + a gold mine. 拥有一座金矿
• a treasure map. 一张藏宝图
and then fail to collect it. Armed with the • in a cave. 在洞穴里
• near/to the seashore. 靠近海岸
new machine， a search party went into the • pirate stories. 海盗故事
• arm sb./sth. with sth. = 装备某人/
cave hoping to find buried treasure. The 某物以某物
• sb. be armed with sth. 某人装备有
leader of the party was examining the soil 某物
• in dry soil. 在干土中
near the entrance to the cave when the • find / miss + entrance. 找到/错过入
口
machine showed that there was gold under • You’re worthless. 你一文不值
• I’m not worthless. 我不是一文不值
the ground. Very excited， the party dug a 的
• car trunk. 汽车后备箱
hole two feel deep. They finally found a • sb. be confident that ... + 句子. 某
人有信心……
small gold coin which was almost • something of value. 有价值的东西
• dreams come true... 梦想成真
worthless. The party then searched the • be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
• fairly soon... 很快
whole cave thoroughly but did not find
anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite
of this，many people are confident that 'The
Revealer' may reveal something of value
fairly soon.
Fifty six-Faster than sound！ sound n. 声音

How fast did the winning car go？ excitement n. 激动，兴奋

Once a year， a race is held for old handsome adj. 漂亮的；美观的

cars. A lot of cars entered for this race Rolls-Royce 罗尔斯——罗伊斯

last year and there was a great deal of Benz n. 奔驰

excitement just before it began. One of wheel n. 轮子

the most handsome cars was a explosion n. 爆炸，轰响

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most course n. 跑道；行程

unusual car was a Benz which had only rival n. 对手

three wheels. Built in 1885， it was the speed v. 疾驶

oldest car taking part. After a great downhill adv. 下坡

many loud explosions， the race began. • make a sound. 发出声音

Many of the cars broke down on the • hear a sound. 听到声音

course and some drivers spent more • on the course. 在赛道上

time under their cars than in them！ A • speed it/things/this up. 加快速

few cars， however， completed the 度

race. The winning car reached a speed • go downhill. 变糟

of forty miles an hour —— much faster • a great deal of ...+不可数. 大

than any of its rivals. It sped downhill 量的...

at the end of the race and its driver had • break down. 故障

a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The • a be different from b. A 与 B 不

race gave everyone a great deal of 同

pleasure. It was very different from

modern car races but no less exciting.
Fifty seven-Can I help you， madam？ madam n. （对妇女的尊称）太

Did the woman get what she wanted？ 太，夫人

A woman in jeans stood at the window jeans n. 牛仔裤

of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated hesitate v. 犹豫，迟缓

for a moment， she finally went in and serve v. 接待（顾客）

asked to see a dress that was in the window. scornfully adv. 轻蔑地

The assistant who served her did not like the punish v. 惩罚

way she was dressed. Glancing at her fur n. 裘皮

scornfully， he told her that the dress was eager adj. 热切的，热情的

sold. The woman walked out of the shop • hesitate to do sth. 犹豫做某事

angrily and decided to punish the assistant • be eager to do sth. 渴望做某

next day. She returned to the shop the 事

following morning dressed in a fur coat， • ask / laugh / look at / said +

with a handbag in one hand and a long scornfully 轻蔑地问/笑/看/说

umbrella in the other. After seeking out the • look down on sb. 看不起某人

rude assistant， she asked for the same • ask to do sth. 请求做某事

dress. Not realizing who she was ， the • be dressed in ... 穿着...

assistant was eager to serve her this time. • seek out. 寻找

With great difficulty， he climbed into the • make sb. do sth. 让某人做某

shop window to get the dress. As soon as 事

she saw it， the woman said she did not like
it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant
bring almost everything in the window
before finally buying the dress she had first
asked for.
 blessing n. 福分，福气
Fifty eight- A blessing in disguise？ disguise n. 伪装
tiny adj. 极小的
possess v. 拥有
Why does the vicar refuse to cut down
cursed adj. 可恨的
increase v. 增加
the tree？
plant v. 种植
church n. 教堂
The tiny village of Frinley is said to evil adj. 坏的
eputation n. 名声
possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was claim v. 以……为其后果
victim n. 受害者，牺牲品
mentioned in a newspaper， the number of vicar n. 教区牧师
source n. 来源
visitors to Frinley has now increased. The income n. 收入
trunk n. 树干
tree was planted near the church fifty years
• It is a blessing that ... 这是一种祝
福，...
ago， but it is only in recent years that it has
• what a blessing. 多么幸运啊
• God bless you. 上帝保佑你
gained an evil reputation. It is said that if
• It's a blessing. 这是一个祝福
• a blessing in disguise. 因祸得福
anyone touches the tree， he will have bad
• In one’s possession. 在 某 人 的
possession 中
luck； if he picks a leaf， he will die. Many
• Go to church. 去教堂
• Go to the church. 去那座教堂
villagers believe that the tree has already
• have a good/ bad reputation. 有好/
坏的名声
claimed a number of victims. The vicar has
• Have a reputation for ... 有...的声誉
• baggage claim. 行李认领处
been asked to have the tree cut down， but
• source of income / information. 收
入来源 / 信息来源
so far he has refused. He has pointed out
• a number of. 许多
that the tree cut down， but so far he has • sb. point out that... 某人指出..

refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a

useful source of income， as tourists have
been coming from all parts of the country to
see it. In spite of all that has been said， the
tourists have been picking leaves and
cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So
far， not one of them has been struck down
by sudden death！
Fifty nine-In or out？ bark v. 狗叫

press v. 按，压
Why did Rex run away？
paw n. 脚爪
Our dog， Rex， used to sit outside our latch n. 门闩
front gate and dark. Every time he wanted to expert n. 专家
come into the garden he would bark until develop v. 养成
someone opened the gate. As the neighbours habit n. 习惯
complained of the noise， my husband spent remove v. 拆掉，取下
weeks training him to press his paw on the
• become/be an expert at doing
latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an
sth. 成为/是做某事的专家
expert at opening the gate. However， when
• have a habit of doing sth. 有
I was going out shopping last week， I
做某事的习惯
noticed him in the garden near the gate. This
• remove sth. from… 从…移除
time he was barking so that someone would
某物
let him out！ Since then， he has developed
• complained of ... 抱怨...
another bad habit. As soon as he opens the
• spend st. doing sth. 花费某物
gate from the outside， he comes into the
做某事
garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then
• train sb. to do sth. 训练某人
he sits and barks until someone lets him out.
做某事
After this he immediately lets himself in and
begins barking again. Yesterday my husband
removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed
we have not seen him since.
Sixty-The future future n. 未来，前途

fair n. 集市
Does what Madam Bellinsky said
fortune-teller n. 算命人
come true？
crystal n. 水晶
At a village fair， I decided to visit a relation n. 亲属
fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I impatiently adv. 不耐烦地
went into her tent and she told me to sit
• in the future. 在未来
down. After I had given her some money，
• at a village fair. 在乡村集市
she looked into a crystal ball and said： 'A
• crystal clear. 清澈透明
relation of yours is coming to see you. She
• a relation of yours. 你的亲戚
will be arriving this evening and intends to
stay for a few days. The moment you leave
this tent， you will get a big surprise. A
woman you know well will rush towards
you. She will speak to you and then she will
lead you away from this place. That is all.'
As soon as I went outside， I forgot all
about Madam Bellinsky because my wife
hurried towards me. 'Where have you been
hiding？' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister
will be here in less than an hour and we
must be at the station to meet her. We are
late already.' As she walked away ， I
followed her out of the fair.
Sixty one-Trouble with the Hubble Hubble n. 哈勃

telescope n. 望远镜
What is the special importance of a
launch v. 发射
telescope in space？
space n. 空间
The Hubble telescope was launched NASA n.（National Aeronautics
into space by NASA on April 20，1990 at a and Space Administration） 国
cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the 家航空和航天局
start there was trouble with the Hubble. The billion n. 10 亿
pictures it sent us were very disappointing faulty adj. 有错误的
because its main mirror was faulty！ NASA astronaut n. 宇航员
is now going to put the telescope right， so shuttle n. 航天飞机
it will soon be sending up four astronauts to Endeavour n. “奋进”号
repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be robot-arm n. 机器手
taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A grab v. 抓
robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the atmosphere n. 大气层
telescope and hold it while the astronauts distant adj. 遥远的
make the necessary repairs. Of course， the galaxy n. 星系
Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere， so universe n. 宇宙
it will soon be sending us the clearest eagle eye 鹰眼
pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that
• grab a beer/coffee. 喝一杯啤
we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a
酒/咖啡
great deal about the age and size of the
universe. By the time you read this， the • right from the start. 从一开始

Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us 就

thousands and thousands of wonderful

pictures.
 control n. 控制
Sixty two-After the fire smoke n. 烟
desolate adj. 荒凉的
threaten v. 威胁
What was the danger to the villages
surrounding adj. 周围的
destruction n. 破坏，毁灭
after the fire？
flood n. 洪水，水灾
authority n. （常用复数）当局
Firemen had been fighting the forest grass-seed n. 草籽
spray v. 喷撒
for nearly three weeks before they could get quantity n. 量
root n. 根
it under control. A short time before， great century n. 世纪
patch n. 小片
trees had covered the countryside for miles blacken v. 变黑，发暗

• get it under control. 使它控制住

around. Now， smoke still rose up from the
• be under control. 在控制之下
• threaten sb. with sth. 用某物威胁某
warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter
人
• threaten to do sth. 威胁做某事
was coming on and the hills threatened the
• have the authority to do sth. 有权
做某事
surrounding villages with destruction， for
• a large/small quantity of sth. 大量/
少量的某物
heavy rain would not only wash away the
• take root. 生根
• for centuries. 几个世纪以来
soil but would cause serious floods as well.
• a patch of sth. 一片某物
• A short time before. 不久前
When the fire had at last been put out， the
• for miles around. 几英里范围内
• In place of... 代替...
forest authorities ordered several tons of a
special type of grass-seed which would
grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over
the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
The planes had been planting seed for
nearly a month when it began to rain. By
then， however， in many places the grass
had already taken root. In place of the great
trees which had been growing there for
centuries patches of green had begun to
appear in the blackened soil.
Sixty three-She was not amused circle n. 圈子

admire v. 赞美，钦佩
Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding
close adj. 亲密的
reception？
wedding n. 婚礼
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends reception n. 招待会
and if very popular at parties. Everybody admires sort n. 种类
him for his great sense of humour ——
• a large circle of friends. 很多
everybody， that is， except his six-year-old
朋友
daughter， Jenny. Recently， one of Jeremy's
• admire sb. for sth/doing sth.
closest friends asked him to make a speech at a
因为某事/做某事而钦佩某人
wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that
• close friend. 好朋友
Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully
• at the reception. 在接待处
and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had
• what sort of / what kind of...
included a large number of funny stories in the
什么样的...
speech and， of course， it was a great success.
• all sorts of / all kinds of... 各
As soon as he had finished， Jenny told him she
种各样的...
wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little
• sense of humour/humor. 幽默
disappointed by this but he did as his daughter
感
asked. On the way home， he asked Jenny if she
• make a speech. 发表演讲
had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise， she said
• a large number of... 大量的...
she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and
• on the way home. 在回家的路
she told him that she did not like to see so many
上
people laughing at him！
 tunnel n. 隧道
Sixty four-The Channel Tunnel port n. 港口
ventilate v. 通风
Why was the first tunnel not completed？ chimney n. 烟囱
sea level 海平面
double adj. 双的
In 1858， a French engineer， Aime Thome ventilation n. 通风
fear v. 害怕
de Gamond， arrived in England with a plan for a invasion n. 入侵，侵略
officially adv. 正式地
twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English connect v. 连接
European adj. 欧洲的
Channel. He said that it would be possible to continent n. 大陆

build a platform in the centre of the Channel. This • in the tunnel. 在隧道里
• above/below sea level. 高于/低于海
platform would serve as a port and a railway 平面
• double check. 再次检查
station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall • sb. fear that + 句子. 某人担心...
• it is possible to do sth. 做某事是可
chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860， a 能的
• a serve as b. A 作为 B 的作用
better plan was put forward by an Englishman， • put forward a plan... 提出一个计
划...
William Low. He suggested that a double • solve the problem of a… 解决 A
的问题
railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve
the problem of ventilation， for if a train entered
this tunnel， it would draw in fresh air behind it.
Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun.
If， at the time， the British had not feared
invasion， it would have been completed. The
world had to wait almost another 100 years for
the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on
March 7，1994， finally connecting Britain to the
European continent.
 versus prep.
Sixty five-Jumbo versus the police Christmas n.
circus n.
Why did the police have to push Jumbo present n.
accompany v.
off the main street？ approach v.
ought modal verb.
Last Christmas， the circus owner， weigh v.
fortunate adj.
Jimmy Gates ， decided to take some • How much do you weigh? 你体重
多少？
presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up • It is fortunate that + 句子... 很幸
运...
as Father Christmas and accompanied by a • be dressed up as... 打扮成...
• set off. 出发
'guard of honour' of six pretty girls， he set • hold up the traffic/line. 阻塞交通/
排队
off down the main street of the city riding a • agreed to do sth. 同意做某事
• let sb. off. 宽恕某人/让某人免受惩
baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have 罚
• remote control. 遥控器
known that the police would never allow • do a survey. 做调查
• Can you imagine that? 你能想象
this sort of thing. A policeman approached 吗？
• It’s hard to imagine. 很难想象
Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone • A colony of bees. 一群蜜蜂
• over the years. 多年来
along a side street as Jumbo was holding up • in reasonable condition. 状况良好
• be worth doing... 值得做...
the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at • turn A into B. 把 A 变成 B

once ， Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen

policemen had to push very hard to get him
off the main street. The police had a difficult
time， but they were most amused. 'Jumbo
must weigh a few tons，' said a policeman
afterwards， 'so it was fortunate that we
didn't have to carry him. Of course， we
should arrest him， but as he has a good
record， we shall let him off this time.'
 Lancaster n. 兰开斯特
Sixty six-Sweet as honey！ bomber n. 轰炸机
remote adj. 偏僻的
What was 'sweet as honey' and why？ Pacific n. 太平洋
damage v. 毁坏
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on wreck n. 残骸
rediscover v. 重新发现
Wallis Island， a remote place in the South aerial adj. 航空的
survey n. 调查
Pacific， a long way west of Samoa. The rescue v. 营救
package v. 把……打包
plane wasn't too badly damaged， but over enthusiast n. 热心人
restore v. 修复
the years， the crash was forgotten and the imagine v. 想像
packing case 包装箱
wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989， colony n. 群
bee n. 蜂
twenty-six years after the crash， the plane hive n. 蜂房
preserve v. 保护
was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial beeswax n. 蜂蜡
• remote control. 遥控器
survey of the island. By this time ， a • do a survey. 做调查
• Can you imagine that? 你能想象
Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition 吗？
• It’s hard to imagine. 很难想象
was rare and worth rescuing. The French • A colony of bees. 一群蜜蜂
• over the years. 多年来
authorities had the plane packaged and • in reasonable condition. 状况良好
• be worth doing... 值得做...
moved in parts back to France. Now a group • turn A into B. 把 A 变成 B

of enthusiasts are going to have the plane

restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin
engines， but the group will need to have
only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their
surprise and delight when they broke open
the packing cases and found that the fourth
engine was sweet as honey —— still in
perfect condition. A colony of bees had
turned the engine into a hive and it was
totally preserved in beeswax！
Sixty seven-Volcanoes volcano n. 火山

active adj. 活动的

Why does Tazieff risk his life like
Kivu n. 基伍湖
this？
Congo n. 刚果
Haroun Tazieff， the Polish scientist， Kituro n. 基图罗
has spent his lifetime studying active erupt v. （火山）喷发
volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the violently adv. 猛烈地，剧烈地
world. In 1948， he went to Lake Kivu in manage v. 设法
the Congo to observe a new volcano which brilliant adj. 精彩的
he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to liquid adj. 液态的
set up his camp very close to the volcano escape v. 逃脱
while it was erupting violently. Though he alive adj. 活着的
managed to take a number of brilliant
• What a brilliant idea! 真是个
photographs， he could not stay near the
绝妙的主意！
volcano for very long. He noticed that a
• That's brilliant! 太棒了！
river of liquid rock was coming towards
• name sth. a. 给某物命名为 a
him. It threatened to surround him
• set up his camp/tent. 搭起他
completely， but Tazieff managed to escape
的帐篷
just in time. He waited until the volcano
• sb. noticed that + 句子. 某人
became quiet and he was able to return two
注意到...
days later. This time， he managed to climb
into the mouth of Kituro so that he could
take photographs and measure temperatures.
Tazieff has often risked his life in this way.
He has been able to tell us more about
active volcanoes than any man alive.
Sixty eight- Persistent persistent adj. 坚持的，固执的

avoid v. 避开
Why did Elizabeth tell Nigel that she
insist v. 坚持做
was going to the dentist？
• avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
I crossed the street to avoid meeting
• insist on doing sth. 坚持做某
him， but he saw me and came running
事
towards me. It was no use pretending that I
• It is no use pretending that +
had not seen him， so I waved to him. I
句子. 假装...是没有用的
never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never
• prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻
has anything to do. No matter how busy you
止某人做某事
are， he always insists on coming with you.
• fancy meeting you here. 真没
I had to think of a way of preventing him
想到在这里遇见你
from following me around all morning.
• enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事
'Hello， Nigel，' I said. 'Fancy meeting you
• no matter how/what/where.
here！' 'Hi， Elizabeth，' Nigel answered. 'I
无论如何/什么/哪里
was just wondering how to spend the
• follow sb. around 跟随某人四
morning —— until I saw you. You're not
处走
busy doing anything， are you？' 'No， not
• I was wondering ...+ 句子. 我
at all ， ' I answered. 'I'm going to……'
在想...
'Would you mind my coming with you？' he
• would you mind my doing...
asked， before I had finished speaking. 'Not
你介意我做...吗
at all，' I lied， 'but I'm going to the dentist.'
• finish doing sth. 完成做某事
'Then I'll come with you，' he answered.
'There's always plenty to read in the waiting
room！
Sixty nine-But not murder！ murder n. 谋杀

instruct v. 命令，指示
Do you think that the writer passed his
acquire v. 取得，获得
driving test？ Why？
confidence n. 信心
I was being tested for a driving licence examiner n. 主考人
for the third time. I had been asked to drive suppose v. 假设
in heavy traffic and had done so tap v. 轻敲
successfully. After having been instructed to react v. 反应
drive out of town， I began to acquire brake n. 刹车
confidence. Sure that I had passed， I was pedal n. 踏板
almost beginning to enjoy my test. The mournful adj. 悲哀的
examiner must have been pleased with my
• be instructed to do sth. 被指
performance， for he smiled and said. 'Just
示做某事
one more thing， Mr.Eames. Let us suppose
• Let’s suppose that... 让我们假
that a child suddenly crosses the road in
设...
front of you. As soon as I tap on the
• tap on the window 轻轻敲窗
window， you must stop within five feet.' I
户
continued driving and after some time， the
• continue doing / to do 继续做
examiner tapped loudly， Though the sound
某事
could be heard clearly， it took me a long
• be pleased with 对...感到高兴/
time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake
满意
pedal and we were both thrown forward.
The examiner looked at me sadly.
'Mr.Eames，' he said， in a mournful voice，
'you have just killed that child！'
 bullfight n. 斗牛
Seventy-Red for danger drunk n. 醉汉
wander v. 溜达，乱走
ring n. 圆形竞技场地
How was the drunk removed from the
unaware adj. 不知道的，未觉察的
bull n. 公牛
ring？
matador n. 斗牛士
remark n. 评论；言语
During a bullfight， a drunk suddenly apparently adv. 明显地
sensitive adj. 敏感的
wandered into the middle of the ring. The criticism n. 批评
charge v. 冲上去
crowd began to shout， but the drunk was clumsily adv. 笨拙地
bow v. 鞠躬
unaware of the danger. The bull was busy safety n. 安全地带
sympathetically adv. 同情地
with the matador at the time ， but it
• be unaware of … 不了解/不知道…
• be aware of … 意识到…
suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was
• make that stupid remark 说出那个愚
蠢的评论
shouting rude remarks and waving a red
• be sensitive about sth. 对某事敏感
• accept criticism 接受批评
cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism， the
• charge at sb. = attack 向某人冲去 =
攻击
bull forgot all about the matador and
• for your safety 为了你的安全
• be busy with sth. 忙于某事
charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly
• at the time 在那个时候
• catch sight of a. 看见…
grew quiet. The drunk， however， seemed
• grow quiet... 变得安静
• get close to a. 靠近…
quite sure of himself. When the bull got
• step aside 让开
• break into cheers 欢呼起来
close to him， he clumsily stepped aside to
• feel sorry for sb. 为某人感到难过
• look on ... 观看…
let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and
• out of the way … 不碍事的/不在路
上的…
the drunk bowed. By this time， however，
• turn sb’s attention to a. 引起某人
对…的注意
three men had come into the ring and they
• once more 再一次
quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even
the bull seemed to feel sorry for him， for it
looked on sympathetically until the drunk
was out of the way before once more
turning its attention to the matador.
Seventy one-A famous clock parliament n. 议会，国会

erect v. 建起
Has Big Ben ever gone wrong？
accurate adj. 准确的
When you visit London， one of the official n. 官员，行政人员
first things you will see is Big Ben， the Greenwich n. 格林尼治
famous clock which can be heard all over observatory n. 天文台
the world on the B.B.C. If the Houses of check v. 检查
Parliament had not been burned down in microphone n. 扩音器，麦克风
1834， the great clock would never have tower n. 塔
been erected. Big Ben takes its name from
• make it official 使其正式
Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for
• double check 重新检查
the making of the clock when the new
• all over the world 全世界
Houses of Parliament were being built. It is
• burn down 烧毁
not only of immense size， but is extremely
• take its name from 以…命名
accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich
• be responsible for 对…负责
Observatory have the clock checked twice a
• be connected to 与…相关联
day. On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock
• go wrong 出错
when it is actually striking because
microphones are connected to the clock
tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
Once， however， it failed to give the
correct time. A painter who had been
working on the tower hung a pot of paint on
one of the hands and slowed it down！
Seventy two-A car called bluebird racing n. 竞赛

What mistake was made？ per prep. 每

The great racing driver， Sir Malcolm Utah n. 犹他（美国州名）

Campbell， was the first man to drive at horsepower n. 马力

over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new burst v. 爆裂

world record in September 1935 at average adj. 平均的

Bonneville Salt Flats， Utah. Bluebird， the footstep n. 足迹

car he was driving， had been specially built

• burst into tears 突然哭起来
for him. It was over 30 feet in length and
• follow in sb’s footsteps 追随某
had a 2，500-horsepower engine. Although
人的脚步
Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles
• have difficulty in doing sth. 做
per hour ， he had great difficulty in
某事有困难
controlling the car because a tyre burst
• be disappointed to learn that
during the first run. After his attempt，
得知…感到失望
Campbell was disappointed to learn that his
average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
However， a few days later， he was told
that a mistake had been made. His average
speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since
that time ， racing drivers have reached
speeds over 600 miles an hour. Following in
his father's footsteps many years later， Sir
Malcolm's son， Donald， also set up a
world record. Like his father ， he was
driving a car called Bluebird.
Seventy three-The record-holder record-holder 纪录保持者

Did the boy go where he wanted to？ truant n. 逃学的孩子

Children who play truant from school unimaginative adj. 缺乏想像力

are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing， or 的

eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film shame n. 惭愧，羞耻

over and over again， is usually as far as hitchhike v. 搭便车旅行

they get. They have all been put to shame by meantime n. 其间

a boy who， while playing truant， travelled lorry n. 卡车

1，600 miles. He hitchhiked to Dover and， border n. 边界

towards evening， went into a boat to find evade v. 逃避，逃离

somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next • play truant from school 逃学

morning， he discovered that the boat had， • be put to shame = feel

in the meantime， travelled to Calais. No humiliated 被羞辱

one noticed the boy as he crept off. From • put sb. to shame 使某人感到

there， he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry. The 羞愧

driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of • shame on you 你真丢人

coffee and left him just outside the city. The • hitchhike to sw. 搭便车去某地

next car the boy stopped did not take him • in the meantime 与此同时

into the centre of Paris as he hoped it • over and over again 一遍又一

would ， but to Perpignan on the 遍

French-Spanish border. There he was picked

up by a policeman and sent back to England
by the local authorities. He has surely set up
a record for the thousands of children who
dream of evading school.
 limelight n. 舞台灯光
Seventy four-Out of the limelight precaution n. 预防措施
fan n. 狂热者，迷
Why was their disguise 'too perfect'？ shady adj. 遮荫的
sheriff n. 司法长官
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river notice n. 告示
sneer n. 冷笑
bed and a party of famous actors and
• stay out of the limelight 避开公众
actresses got off. Dressed in dark glasses 视线
• take precaution 采取预防措施
and old clothes， they had taken special • sb. is a big/huge fan of a. 某人是某
事/某人/某物的忠实粉丝
precautions so that no one should recognize • on such short notice 在这么短的时
间通知下
them. But as they soon discovered ， • with a sneer/ sneer at sb. 带着嘲笑
的表情/对某人嗤之以鼻
disguises can sometimes be too perfect. • a party of 一行人，一组
• Why don't we... 我们为什么不...
'This is a wonderful place for a picnic，' said • carry sth. to sw. 把某物带到某地
• make oneself comfortable 让自己舒
Gloria Gleam. 'It couldn't be better ， 服
• don't be too hard on us 别对我们太
Gloria ， ' Brinksley Meers agreed. 'No 苛刻
• get out of here 赶快离开这里
newspaper men， no film fans！ Why don't
we come more often？' Meanwhile， two
other actors， Rockwall Slinger and Merlin
Greeves ， had carried two large food
baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
When they had all made themselves
comfortable ， a stranger appeared. He
looked very angry. 'Now you get out of
here， all of you！' he shouted. 'I'm sheriff
here. Do you see that notice？ It says "No
Camping" —— in case you can't read！'
'Look， sheriff，' said Rockwall， 'don't be
too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and
this is Merlin Greeves.' 'Oh， is it？' said
the sheriff with a sneer. 'Well ， I'm
Seventy five-SOS thick adj. 厚的

When a light passenger plane flew off signal n. 信号

course some time ago， it crashed in the stamp v. 跺，踩

mountains and its pilot was killed. The only helicopter n. 直升飞机

passengers， a young woman and her two scene n. 现场

baby daughters， were unhurt. It was the survivor n. 幸存者

middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the • send a signal 发送信号

ground. The woman knew that the nearest • stamp out the fire 扑灭火灾

village was miles away. When it grew dark， • arrive on the scene 到达现场

she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the • fly off course 偏离航线

children inside it， covering them with all • cover sb./sth. with a. 用某物

the clothes she could find. During the night， 覆盖某人/某物

it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near • get adj. 变得…（形容词）

as she could to the children and even tried to • It was not long before... 没过

get into the case herself， but it was too 多久...

small. Early next morning ， she heard

planes passing overhead and wondered how
she could send a signal. Then she had an
idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the
snow. Fortunately， a pilot saw the signal
and sent a message by radio to the nearest
town. It was not long before a helicopter
arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors
of the plane crash.
Seventy six-April Fools' Day fool n. 傻瓜

What was the joke？ bulletin n. 新闻简报

'To end our special news bulletin，' said the announcer n. （电视、电台）播
voice of the television announcer， 'we're going 音员
over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Macaroni macaroni n. 通心面，空心面条
has been grown in this area for over six hundred leading adj. 主要的
years. Two of the leading growers， Giuseppe grower n. 种植者
Moldova and Riccardo Brabante， tell me that splendid adj. 极好的
they have been expecting a splendid crop this stalk n. 梗
year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. gather v. 收庄稼
Here you can see two workers who， between thresh v. 打（庄稼）
them， have just finished cutting three cartloads process v. 加工
of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole Signor n. （意大利语）先生
village has been working day and night gathering present adj. 目前的
and threshing this year's crop before the champion n. 冠军
September rains. On the right， you can see Mrs. studio n. 播音室
Brabante herself. She has been helping her • on the bulletin board 在公告
husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is 板上
talking to the manager of the local factory where • leading cause of 主要原因
the crop is processed. This last scene shows you • What a splendid/brilliant idea!
what will happen at the end of the harvest： the 多么精彩/绝妙的主意！
famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition！ • at the end of... 在...的尽头
Signor Fratelli， the present champion， has won
it every year since 1991. And that ends our
special bulletin for today， Thursday， April lst.
We're now going back to the studio.'
Seventy seven-A successful operation mummy n. 木乃伊

Did the doctors find out how the woman Egyptian adj. 埃及的

died？ temple n. 庙

The mummy of an Egyptian woman who mark n. 斑点

died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation. The plate n. （照相）底片
mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a disease n. 疾病
singer in the Temple of Thebes. As there were last v. 持续
strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the prove v. 显示出
mummy， doctors have been trying to find out resin n. 树脂
whether the woman died of a rare disease. The skin n. 皮肤
only way to do this was to operate. The section n. 切片
operation， which lasted for over four hours， figure n. （人的）体形；人像
proved to be very difficult because of the hard normally adv. 通常地
resin which covered the skin. The doctors survive v. 幸免于
removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a • have a rare disease 有一种罕
laboratory. They also found something which the 见的疾病
X-ray plates did not show： a small wax figure of • a section of ... ...的一部分
the god Duamutef. This god which has the head • prove to be adj. 证明是…
of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy. • have an operation 动手术
The doctors have not yet decided how the woman • died of... 死于…
died. They feared that the mummy would fall to • fall to pieces 彻底崩溃
pieces when they cut it open， but fortunately this • cut it open 切开它
has not happened. The mummy successfully
survived the operation.
 entitle v. 以……为名
Seventy eight-The last one？ calm v. 使镇定
nerve n. 神经
For how long did the writer give up concentration n. 集中，专心
suffer v. 受苦，受害
smoking？ symptom n. 症状
temper n. 脾气
After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette appetite n. 胃口，食欲
produce v. 拿出
Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm urge v. 力劝，怂恿
satisfaction n. 满意，满足
my nerves. I smoked with concentration and delighted adj. 欣喜的
• entitle sb to do sth. 使某人有权做
pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last 某事
• calm down 冷静下来
cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all • keep calm 保持冷静
• calm my nerve 稳定我的情绪
and during this time， my wife suffered terribly. I • have/get the nerve to do sth. 有勇气
做某事
had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up • lose sb’s nerve 失去勇气
• lose/break/have + concentration 丧
smoking ： a bad temper and an enormous 失/打破/保持专注
• suffer from 遭受...（疾病、问题等）
appetite. My friends kept on offering me • have a good/bad temper 脾气好/坏
• lose sb’s temper 发脾气
cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide • have/get a good/great appetite 有好
/大的食欲
their amusement whenever I produced a packet of • lose sb’s appetite 失去食欲
• urge sb. to do sth. 敦促某人做某事
sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I • give him satisfaction 使他满意
• sb. be delighted that + 句子 某人高
went to a party. Everybody around me was 兴...
• light a cigarette 点燃香烟
smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. • sb. be sure that + 句子 某人确信...
• keep on doing sth. 继续做某事
When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a • offer sb. sth. 给某人提供某物
• make no effort to do sth. 毫不努力
cigarette， it was more than I could bear. I took 做某事
• a packet of... 一包...
one guiltily， lit it and smoked with satisfaction. • return to normal... 恢复正常...

My wife was delighted that things had returned to

normal once more. Anyway， as Brian pointed
out， it is the easiest thing in the world to give up
smoking. He himself has done it lots of times！
Seventy nine-By air parent n. 父（母）亲

Why did the plane turn back？ flight attendant 空中乘务员

I used to travel by air a great deal when frightened adj. 害怕，担惊

I was a boy. My parents used to live in curious adj. 急于了解，好奇的

South America and I used to fly there from bomb n. 炸弹

Europe in the holidays. A flight attendant plant v. 安放

would take charge of me and I never had an • feel frightened 感到害怕

unpleasant experience. I am used to • sb. be curious to find out + 句

traveling by air and only on one occasion 子 某人好奇想知道...

have I ever felt frightened. After taking off， • plant a bomb 安放炸弹

we were flying low over the city and slowly • a great deal 很多

gaining height， when the plane suddenly • take charge of 负责

turned round and flew back to the airport. • be used to doing... 习惯于做

While we were waiting to land， a flight 某事

attendant told us to keep calm and to get off • take off... 起飞

the plane quietly as soon as it had touched • gain height... 增加高度

down. Everybody on board was worried and • touch down... 着陆

we were curious to find out what had • on board... 在船/飞机/车辆上

happened. Later we learnt that there was a

very important person on board. The police
had been told that a bomb had been planted
on the plane. After we had landed， the
plane was searched thoroughly.
Fortunately， nothing was found and five
hours later we were able to take off again.
Eighty-The Crystal Palace palace n. 宫殿

How many people visited the Great extraordinary adj. 不平常的，

Exhibition of 1851？ 非凡的

Perhaps the most extraordinary building of exhibition n. 展览

the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace， iron n. 铁
which was built in Hyde Park for the Great various adj. 各种各样的
Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was machinery n. 机器
different from all other buildings in the world， display n. 展览
for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of steam n. 蒸汽
the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of profit n. 利润
people from many countries came to see it. A college n. 学院
great many goods were sent to the exhibition • on show/ on display 展出
from various parts of the world. There was also a • make a profit 获得利润
great deal of machinery on display. The most • go to college 上大学
wonderful piece of machinery on show was • be made of... 由...制成
Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days， • of all time 有史以来
traveling was not as easy as it is today， steam • in all 总共
boats carried thousands of visitors across the
Channel from Europe. On arriving in England，
they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.
There were six million visitors in all， and the
profits from the exhibition were used to build
museums and colleges. Later， the Crystal Palace
was moved to South London. It remained one of
the most famous buildings in the world until it
was burnt down in 1936.
 prisoner n. 囚犯
Eighty one-Escape bush n. 灌木丛
rapidly adv. 迅速地
Why did the prisoner attack the driver？ uniform n. 制服
rifle n. 来福枪，步枪
shoulder n. 肩
When he had killed the guard， the prisoner march v. 行进
boldly adv. 大胆地
of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. blaze v. 闪耀
salute v. 行礼
Working rapidly in the darkness ， he soon elderly adj. 上了年纪的
grey adj. 灰白的
changed into the dead man's clothes. Now ， sharp adj. 猛烈的
blow n. 打击
dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his
• grow/change/move...+ rapidly 快速
shoulder， the prisoner marched boldly up and 地成长/变化/移动
• with a sharp blow 以猛烈的一击
down in front of the camp. He could hear • change into… 变成…
• up and down... 上下...
shouting in the camp itself. Lights were blazing • sb. discovered that 某人发现了…
• stand to attention 站好（敬礼姿势）
and men were running here and there： they had • knock him to the ground 把他击倒
在地
just discovered that a prisoner had escaped. At
that moment， a large black car with four officers
inside it， stopped at the camp gates. The officers
got out and the prisoner stood to attention and
saluted as they passed. When they had gone， the
driver of the car came towards him. The man
obviously wanted to talk. He was rather elderly
with grey hair and clear blue eyes. The prisoner
felt sorry for him， but there was nothing else he
could do. As the man came near， the prisoner
knocked him to the ground with a sharp blow.
Then， jumping into the car， he drove off as
quickly as he could.
Eight two-Monster or fish？ monster n. 怪物

What was the monster called？ sailor n. 海员

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to sight v. 见到

have seen monsters in the sea. Though people creature n. 动物，生物
have often laughed at stories told by seamen， it peculiar adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的
is now known that many of these 'monsters' which shining adj. 闪闪发光的
have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. oarfish n. 桨鱼
Occasionally， unusual creatures are washed to
• shining example 闪亮的榜样
the shore， but they are rarely caught out at sea.
• claim to have done sth. 声称做
Some time ago， however， a peculiar fish was
过某事
caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was
• laugh at... 嘲笑...
carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it
• it is now known that... 现在已
pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no
知...
ordinary fish， the fisherman made every effort
• at times... 有时...
not to damage it in any way. When it was
• out at sea... 在海上...
eventually brought to shore， it was found to be
• in any way 以任何方式
over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse，
• it was found to be... 被发现是...
big blue eyes， shining silver skin， and a bright
• a depth of... …的深度
red tail. The fish， which has since been sent to a
museum where it is being examined by a
scientist， is called an oarfish. Such creatures
have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at
a depth of six hundred feet.
Eight three-After the elections election n. 选举

former adj. 从前的

The former Prime Minister， Mr. Wentworth
defeat v. 打败
Lane， was defeated in the recent elections. He is
fanatical adj. 狂热的
now retiring from political life and has gone
opponent n. 反对者，对手
abroad. My friend， Patrick， has always been a
radical adj. 激进的
fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical
progressive adj. 进步的
Progressive Party. After the elections， Patrick
ex- prefix （前缀，用于名词前）
went to the former Prime Minister's house. When
前……
he asked if Mr. Lane lived there， the policeman
on duty told him that since his defeat， the • win the election 赢得选举
ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the • be fanatical about sth./doing
following day， Patrick went to the house again. sth. 对某事/做某事狂热
The same policeman was just walking slowly past • on duty 值班
the entrance ， when Patrick asked the same • On the following day 第二天
question. Though a little suspicious this time，the • love to do sth. 喜欢做某事
policeman gave him the same answer. The day
after， Patrick went to the house once more and
asked exactly the same question. This time， the
policeman lost his temper. 'I told you yesterday
and the day before yesterday，' he shouted， 'Mr.
Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired
from political life and gone to live abroad！" 'I
know，' answered Patrick， 'but I love to hear you
say it！
 strike n. 罢工
Eight four-On strike busman n. 公共汽车司机
state v. 正式提出，宣布
Who will be driving the buses next week？ agreement n. 协议
relieve v. 减轻
pressure n. 压力，麻烦
Busmen have decided to go on strike next extent n. 程度
volunteer v. 自动提出，自愿
week. The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No gratitude n. 感激
Press n. 新闻界
one knows how long it will last. The busmen have object v. 不赞成，反对

stated that the strike will continue until general • go on strike 罢工

• sb. have stated that + 句子 某人声
agreement is reached about pay and working 明...
• agreement is reached about sth. 达
conditions. Most people believe that the strike 成关于某事的协议
• reach an agreement 达成协议
will last for at least a week. Many owners of • sb. be relieved to hear that + 句子
某人听到...感到宽慰
private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to • relieve pressure 缓解压力
• under a lot of pressure 处于很大的
people on their way to work. This will relieve 压力下
• to some extent 在某种程度上
pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile， • volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
• expressed sb.’s gratitude to sb. 表
a number of university students have volunteered 达某人对某人的感激
• be due to do... 预定做...
to drive buses while the strike lasts. All the • pass/take the test 通过/参加测试
• sb. have objected that + 句子 某人
students are expert drivers， but before they drive 反对...
• object to sth./sb. 反对某事/某人
any of the buses， they will have to pass a special
test. The students are going to take the test in two
days' time. Even so， people are going to find it
difficult to get to work. But so far， the public has
expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to
the Press. Only one or two people have objected
that the students will drive too fast！
 inform v. 告诉，通知
Eight five-Never too old to learn headmaster n. 校长
contribute v. 捐助，援助
How long has Mr. Page been teaching？ gift n. 礼物，赠品
album n. 签名簿，相册
patience n. 耐心
I have just received a letter from my old encouragement n. 鼓励
farewell n. 告别
school ， informing me that my former honour n. 敬意 coincidence n. 巧合
total n. 总数
headmaster， Mr. Stuart Page， will be retiring devote v. 致力于 gardening n. 园艺
hobby n. 爱好，嗜好
next week. Pupils of the school， old and new，
• sb. inform sb. that + 句子 某人通
will be sending him a present to mark the 知某人...
• make a contribution 做出贡献
occasion. All those who have contributed towards • contribute to sth. 为某事做贡献
• lose sb’s patience 失去耐心
the gift will sign their names in a large album • have a lot of patience 有很多耐心
• give sb. encouragement 给某人鼓
which will be sent to the headmaster's home. We 励
• in one’s honor 为某人纪念
shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and • It is a curious coincidence that + 句
子 真是巧合的是...
understanding and for the kindly encouragement • a total of… 总共...
• devote oneself to sth. / doing sth. 致
he gave us when we went so unwillingly to 力于某事/做某事
• mark the occasion 庆祝这一时刻
school. A great many former pupils will be • remember sb. for sth. 因某事记住
某人
attending a farewell dinner in his honour next
Thursday. It is a curious coincidence that the day
before his retirement， Mr. Page will have been
teaching for a total of forty years. After he has
retired， he will devote himself to gardening. For
him， this will be an entirely new hobby. But this
does not matter， for， as he has often remarked，
one is never too old to learn.
Eight six-Out of control swing v. 转向

peedboat n. 快艇
What was the danger？
desperately adv. 绝望地
As the man tried to swing the speedboat companion n. 同伙，伙伴
round， the steering wheel came away in his water ski （由快艇牵引水橇）
hands. He waved desperately to his companion， 滑水
who had been water skiing for the last fifteen buoy n. 浮标
minutes. Both men had hardly had time to realize dismay n. 沮丧
what was happening when they were thrown tremendous adj. 巨大的
violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a petrol n. 汽油
buoy， but it continued to move very quickly drift v. 漂动，漂流
across the water. Both men had just begun to gently adv. 缓慢地，轻轻地
swim towards the shore， when they noticed with
• sb. noticed with dismay that +
dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
句子 某人惊讶地发现...
It now came straight towards them at tremendous
• at tremendous speed 以惊人
speed. In less than a minute， it roared past them
的速度
only a few feet away. After it had passed， they
• come away 离开，取下
swam on as quickly as they could because they
• move in a circle 转圈，绕圈
knew that the boat would soon return. They had
• used up... 用光，耗尽...
just had enough time to swim out of danger when
• before long... 不久之后...
the boat again completed a circle. On this
occasion ， however ， it had slowed down
considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used
up. Before long， the noise dropped completely
and the boat began to drift gently across the
water.
Eight seven-A perfect alibi alibi n. 不在犯罪现场

What was wrong with the man's story？ commit v. 犯（罪、错）

'At the time the murder was committed， I inspector n. 探长

was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London，' employer n. 雇主

said the man. confirm v. 确认，证实

'Do you always catch such an early train？' suggest v. 提醒

asked the inspector. truth n. 真相

'Of course I do，' answered the man. 'I must • have an alibi 有不在场证明

be at work at 10 o'clock. My employer will • commit a murder 犯下谋杀罪

confirm that I was there on time.' • sb. confirm that + 句子 某人

'Would a later train get you to work on 确认...

time？' asked the inspector. • Are you suggesting... 你是在

'I suppose it would， but I never catch a later 暗示...吗？

train.' • tell the truth 说实话

'At what time did you arrive at the station？' • on time 准时

'At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited

for the train.'
'And you didn't notice anything unusual？'
'Of course not.'
'I suggest，' said the inspector， 'that you are
not telling the truth. I suggest that you did not
catch the 8 o'clock train， but that you caught the
8.25 which would still get you to work on time.
You see， on the morning of the murder， the 8
o'clock train did not run at all. It broke down at
Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'
 trap v. 陷入，使陷于困境
Eighty eight-Trapped in a mine surface n. 地面，表面
explosive n. 炸药
Why is the rescue taking so long？ vibration n. 震动
collapse v. 坍塌
Six men have been trapped in a mine drill v. 钻孔
capsule n. 容器
for seventeen hours. If they are not brought layer n. 层
beneath prep. 在……之下
to the surface soon they may lose their lives. lower v. 放下，降低
progress v. 进展，进行
However， rescue operations are proving smoothly adv. 顺利地
• on the surface 表面上
difficult. If explosives are used， vibrations • in a special capsule 在一个特殊的
舱里
will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. • layers of ... 一层层的...
• a layer of ... 一层...
Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole • make progress 取得进展
• go/run smoothly 顺利进行
on the north side of the mine. They intend to • lose one’s life 失去生命
• As it is 事实上/照目前的情况
bring the men up in a special capsule. If • enable sb. to do sth. 使某人能够做
某事
there had not been a hard layer of rock • keep in touch with ... 与...保持联系
• run out of ... 用完...
beneath the soil ， they would have • lose heart 失去信心
• cause sb./sth. to do sth. 使某人/某
completed the job in a few hours. As it is， 事做某事

they have been drilling for sixteen hours and

they still have a long way to go.
Meanwhile， a microphone， which was
lowered into the mine two hours ago， has
enabled the men to keep in touch with their
closest relatives. Though they are running
out of food and drink， the men are cheerful
and confident that they will get out soon.
They have been told that rescue operations
are progressing smoothly. If they knew how
difficult it was to drill through the hard
rock， they would lose heart.
Eighty nine-A slip of the tongue slip n. 小错误

Who made the only funny joke that evening comedy n. 喜剧

and why？ present v. 演出；adj. 出席，到

People will do anything to see a free show 场的

—— even if it is a bad one. When the news got queue v. 排队
round that a comedy show would be presented at dull adj. 枯燥，无味
our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed artiste n. 艺人
Company， we all rushed to see it. We had to advertiser n. 报幕员
queue for hours to get in and there must have • a slip of the tongue 口误
been several hundred people present just before • a comedy show 喜剧节目
the show began. Unfortunately， the show was • hold up the queue 阻碍队伍前
one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who 进
failed to get in need not have felt disappointed， • do anything to do sth. 为了做
as many of the artistes who should have appeared 某事不择手段
did not come. The only funny things we heard • the news get around ... 消息传
that evening came from the advertiser at the 开
beginning of the programme. He was obviously • feel disappointed 感到失望
very nervous and for some minutes stood • at the beginning of a 在...的开
awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he 始
opened his mouth， everyone burst out laughing. • burst out laughing 突然大笑
We all know what the poor man should have
said， but what he actually said was： 'This is the
Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies，
evening and gentlemen！"
 chip n. 油煎土豆片
Ninety-What's for supper？ overfish v. 过度捕捞
giant adj. 巨大的
What kind of fish are they？ terrify v. 吓，使恐怖
diver n. 潜小员
Fish and chips has always been a favourite oil rig 石油钻塔
wit n. （复数）理智，头脑
dish in Britain， but as the oceans have been cage n. 笼
shark n. 鲨鱼
overfished， fish has become more and more whale n. 鲸
variety n. 品种
expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that cod n. 鳕
skate n. 鳐
giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea factor n. 因素
crew n. 全体工作人员
oil rigs. Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently • be scared/frightened out of sb’s wits
吓得魂飞魄散
and divers，who often have to work in darkness a • a variety of 各种各样的
• it comes as a surprise to learn that
hundred feet under water， have been frightened 得知…令人惊讶
• protect a. from b. 保护 a 免受 b 的
out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them 伤害
• in length… 长度为…
as they work. Now they have had special cages • the total absence of ... 完全没有…
• as a result... 结果…
made to protect them from these monsters. The
fish are not sharks or killer whales， but favourite
eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to
unnatural sizes， sometimes as much as twelve
feet in length. Three factors have caused these
fish to grow so large： the warm water round the
hot oil pipes under the sea； the plentiful supply
of food thrown overboard by the crews on the
rigs；the total absence of fishing boats around the
oil rigs. As a result， the fish just eat and eat and
grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who
eats who？
Ninety one-Three men in a basket balloon n. 气球

royal adj. 皇家
Where was the station's Commanding
spy v. 侦察
Officer？
track n. 轨迹，踪迹
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be binoculars n. 望远镱
making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. He
• spy on sb./sth. 窥探某人/某事
informed the station at once， but no one there
• keep track of 跟踪；记录
was able to explain the mystery. The officer in the
• seem to be doing ... 看起来正
control tower was very angry when he heard the
在做…
news， because balloons can be a great danger to
• make for sw. 朝着某地走去
aircraft. He said that someone might be spying on
• make out… 辨认出…；理解…
the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track
• soon afterwards 不久之后
of the strange object. The pilot managed to circle
• be called in... 被召唤到…
the balloon for some time. He could make out
three men in a basket under it and one of them
was holding a pair of binoculars. When the
balloon was over the station，the pilot saw one of
the men taking photographs. Soon afterwards，
the balloon began to descend and it landed near
an airfield. The police were called in， but they
could not arrest anyone， for the basket contained
two Members of Parliament and the Commanding
Officer of the station！ As the Commanding
Officer explained later， one half of the station
did not know what the other half was doing！
Ninety two-Asking for trouble fast adv. 熟（睡）

Why did the policeman ask the writer to ladder n. 梯子

come to the police station？ shed n. 棚子

It must hxdye been about two in the morning sarcastic adj. 讽刺的，讥笑的
when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife tone n. 语气，腔调
by ringing the doorbell， but she was fast asleep， • fast asleep 熟睡
so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden， put • Are you being sarcastic? 你是
it against the wall， and began climbing towards 在讽刺我吗？
the bedroom window. I was almost there when a • Don't take that tone with me!

sarcastic voice below said， 'I don't think the 别用那种语气对我说话！

windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' I • hate to do sth. 不喜欢做某事
looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I
saw a policeman. I immediately regretted
answering in the way I did， but I said， 'I enjoy
cleaning windows at night.'
'So do I，' answered the policeman in the
same tone. 'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to
interrupt a man when he's busy working， but
would you mind coming with me to the station？'
'Well， I'd prefer to stay here，' I said. 'You
see. I've forgotten my key.'
'Your what？' he called.
'My key，' I shouted.
Fortunately， the shouting woke up my wife
who opened the window just as the policeman
had started to climb towards me.
 noble adj. 高尚的，壮丽的
Ninety three-A noble gift monument n. 纪念碑
statue n. 雕像
Where was the Statue of Liberty made？ liberty n. 自由
present v. 赠送
One of the most famous monuments in the sculptor n. 雕刻家
actual adj. 实际的，真实的
world， the Statue of Liberty， was presented to copper n. 铜
support v. 支持，支撑
the United States of America in the nineteenth framework n. 构架，框架
transport v. 运送
century by the people of France. The great statue， site n. 场地
pedestal n. 底座
which was designed by the sculptor Auguste • a noble gift / man 高贵的礼物 / 高
尚的人
Bartholdi， took ten years to complete. The actual • camp site 营地
• at the entrance of... 在...的入口处
figure was made of copper supported by a metal • take sth. to pieces 拆开某物

framework which had been especially constructed

by Eiffel. Before it could be transported to the
United States， a site had to be found for it and a
pedestal had to be built. The site chosen was an
island at the entrance of New York Harbour. By
1884， a statue which was 151 feet tall had been
erected in Paris. The following year， it was taken
to pieces and sent to America. By the end of
October 1886， the statue had been put together
again and it was officially presented to the
American people by Bartholdi. Ever since then，
the great monument has been a symbol of liberty
for the millions of people who have passed
through New York Harbour to make their homes
in America.
 instruct v. 指导，传授
Ninety four-Future champions Los Angeles 洛杉矶
reluctant adj. 勉强的，不愿意的
What kind of race do the children compete weight n. 重物
underwater adj. 水下的
in？ tricycle n. 三轮车
compete v. 比赛，对抗
yard n. 码
Experiments have proved that children can gasp v. 喘气

be instructed in swimming at a very early age. At • be instructed in doing sth. 被指导

做某事
a special swimming pool in Los Angeles ， • = instruct sb. in sth./doing sth. = 指
导某人做某事
children become expert at holding their breath • be reluctant to do sth. 不愿意做某
事
under water even before they can walk. Babies of • compete against 与...竞争
• sb./sth. proved that + 句⼦ 某人/某
two months old do not appear to be reluctant to
事证明了...
enter the water. It is not long before they are so • hold sb’s breath 屏住呼吸
• be accustomed to doing 习惯做某
accustomed to swimming that they can pick up 事
• be popular with... 受到...的欢迎
weights from the floor of the pool. A game that is • be lined up 排队

very popular with these young swimmers is the

underwater tricycle race. Tricycles are lined up on
the floor of the pool seven feet under water. The
children compete against each other to reach the
other end of the pool. Many pedal their tricycles，
but most of them prefer to push or drag them.
Some children can cover the whole length of the
pool without coming up for breath even once.
Whether they will ever become future Olympic
champions， only time will tell. Meanwhile，
they should encourage those among us who
cannot swim five yards before they are gasping
for air.
Ninety five-A fantasy fantasy n. 幻想故事

Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky？ ambassador n. 大使

When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home Escalopia n. 艾斯卡罗比亚（虚

for lunch， his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his 构的国名）

clothes were in a frightful state. frightful adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊

'What has happened？' she asked. 'How did your 的

clothes get into such a mess？' fire extinguisher 灭火器

'A fire extinguisher， my dear，' answered the drily adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地

Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy embassy n. 大使馆

on fire this morning.' heaven n. 天，天堂

'Good heavens！' exclaimed his wife. 'And where basement n. 地下室

were you at the time？' definitely adv. 肯定地

'I was in my office as usual，' answered the post v. 派任

Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went shot n. 子弹

down immediately， of course， and that fool， Horst， • live in a fantasy world 生活在

aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. 幻想世界中

I must definitely get that fellow posted.' • Good heavens! 我的天啊！

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions， • fire a shot 开枪

when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's • get into such a mess... 陷入如

hat. 此混乱的局面

'And how can you explain that？' she asked. • set sth. on fire 点燃某物

'Oh， that，' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a • go on doing sth. 继续做某事

shot through my office window. Accurate， don't you

think？ Fortunately， I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I

had been， I would not have been able to get home for

lunch.'
 festival n. 节日
Ninety six-The dead return lantern n. 灯笼
spectacle n. 景象，壮观，场面
What happens to the lanterns at the end of the
• make a spectacle of oneself 让
自己出丑，成为别人关注的焦点
festival？

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in

Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion， for on
this day， the dead are said to return to their
homes and they are welcomed by the living. As
they are expected to be hungry after their long
journey ， food is laid out for them.
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each
house to help the dead to find their way. All night
long ， people dance and sing. In the early
morning， the food that had been laid out for the
dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is
considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In
towns that are near the sea， the tiny lanterns
which had been hung in the streets the night
before， are placed into the water when the
festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift
out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey
to the other world. This is a moving spectacle，
for crowds of people stand on the shore watching
the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen
no more.