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1 A private conversation 私人谈话

Last weekI went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man andthe woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.

'It's noneof your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'

2Breakfast or lunch?早餐还是午餐?

It wasSunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was darkoutside.

'What aday!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was myaunt Lucy.'I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.'

'But I'mstill having breakfast,' I said.

'What areyou doing?' she asked.

'I'mhaving breakfast,' I repeated.

'Dear me,'she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!'

3 Pleasesend me a card 请给我寄一张明信片

Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat inpublic gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book.I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards.My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in myroom, but I did not write a single card!

4 Anexciting trip 激动人心的旅行

I havejust received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a greatnumber of different places in Australia.He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.Fromthere, he will fly to Perth.My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this tripvery exciting.

5 No wrong numbers 无错号之虞

Mr.JamesScott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephonefor his newgarage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first messagefrom Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to

now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages

from onegarage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone'service.

6 PercyButtons 珀西.巴顿斯

I havejust moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.

He askedme for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on hishead

and sangsongs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put apiece

of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in the street once a month

and alwaysasks for a meal and a glass of beer.

7 Too late为时太晚

The planewas late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were

expectinga valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier,someone

had toldthe police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the planearrived,

some ofthe detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waitingon

theairfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the CustomsHouse.

While twodetectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To

theirsurprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

8 The bestand the worst 最好的和最差的

JoeSanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for

'TheNicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith'sgarden is

largerthan Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables,but

Joe'sgarden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a woodenbridge

over apool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter forthe garden

competitiontoo, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

9 A cold welcome 冷遇

OnWednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the yearand

a largecrowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelvein

twentyminutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clockstopped.

The bigminute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly

someoneshouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my

watch. Itwas true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment,

everybodybegan to laugh and sing.

10 Not forjazz 不适于演奏爵士乐

We have anold musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany

in 1681.Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for along

time. Theinstrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was

damaged bya visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and twoof

thestrings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it.It is

beingrepaired by a friend of my father's.

11 Onegood turn deserves another 礼尚往来

I washaving dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a

lawyer'soffice years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, buthe

alwaysborrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and

sat at thesame table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I

asked himto lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.

'I havenever borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my

dinner!'

12 Goodbyeand good luck 再见，一路顺风

Ourneighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We'll meet him at the harbour early in themorning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a

famouslittle boat. It has sailed across the Atlanticmany times. Captain Alison will set out

at eighto'clock, so we'll have plenty of time. We'll see his boat and then we'll saygoodbye

to him. Hewill be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an

importantrace across the Atlantic.

13 TheGreenwood Boys 绿林少年

TheGreenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting allparts

of thecountry. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train andmost

of theyoung people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening

they willbe singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for fivedays.

Duringthis time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have adifficult

time. Theywill be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.

14 Do youspeak English?你会讲英语吗?

I had anamusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of

France, I drove on to the next town. On theway, a young man waved to me. I stopped and

he askedme for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to himin

French andhe replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any

French atall. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town,when

the youngman suddenly said, very slowly, "Do you speak English?' As I soon learnt,he was

Englishhimself!'

15 Goodnews 佳音

Thesecretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I

went intohis office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had satdown,

he saidthat business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to paysuch

largesalaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.

'Mr.Harmsworth,'I said in a weak voice.

'Don'tinterrupt,' he said.

Then hesmiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求

If youpark your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. Youwill be

very luckyif he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen.Traffic

police aresometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on mycar:

'sir, wewelcome you to our city. This is a "No Parking" area. You will enjoyyour stay here

if you payattention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder.' If you receive a

requestlike this, you cannot fail to obey it!

17 Alwaysyoung 青春常驻

My auntJennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite ofthis,

she oftenappears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a newplay

soon. Thistime, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a brightred

dress andlong black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socksand

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!'

18 Heoften does this 他经常干这种事!

After Ihad had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chairbeside

the doorand now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.

'Did youhave a good meal?" he asked.

'Yes,thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'

Thelandlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my

bag andgave it back to me.

'I'm verysorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!'

19 Soldout 票已售完

'The playmay begin at any moment,' I said.

'It mayhave begun already,' Susan answered.

I hurriedto the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.

'I'msorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.

'What apity!' Susan exclaimed.

Just then,a man hurried to the ticket office.

'Can Ireturn these two tickets?' he asked.

'Certainly,'the girl said.

I wentback to the ticket office at once.

'Could Ihave those two tickets please?' I asked.

'Certainly,'the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still

wantthem?'

'I mightas well have them,' I said sadly.

20 One manin a boat 独坐孤舟

Fishing ismy favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this

does notworry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old

boots andrubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots.After

havingspent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'Youmust

give upfishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize oneimportant

thing. I'mnot really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat anddoing

nothing atall!

21 Mad ornot?是不是疯了

Aeroplanesare slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be

heardnight and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it couldnot be

used then.Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been

drivenaway from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. SometimesI

think thishouse will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum

of moneyto go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and

they areprobably right.

22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封

Mydaughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own agein

Holland. Last year, we were travelling acrossthe Channel and Jane put a piece of paper

with hername and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. Shenever

thought ofit again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both

girlswrite to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the postoffice.Letterswill cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

23 A new house 新居

I had aletter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she saidthat

she wouldcome to Englandnext year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now

living ina beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sisterleft.

The housewas completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could staywith

us. Thehouse has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern

house, soit looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in thedistrict.

24 Ifcould be worse 不幸中之万幸

I enteredthe hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very

upset. 'Ileft the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.' The manager was

sympathetic,but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said. He

started tocomplain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A

girl camein and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 'I found this outsidethis

gentleman'sroom,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in

thisworld!'

25 Do theEnglish speak English?英国人讲的是英语吗?

I arrivedin London atlast. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know

the way tomy hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, butvery

clearly aswell. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question

severaltimes and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowlynor

clearly.'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understandhim. My

teachernever spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other andsmiled.

Then hesaid something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. Iwonder.

In England, eachperson speaks a different language. The English understand each other,

but Idon't understand them! Do they speak English?

26 Thebest art critics 最佳艺术评论家

I am anart student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they

understandmodern art. They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. Of course, many

picturesare not 'about' anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in thesame

way thatwe like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate

modernpictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven,but

she alwaystells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room

yesterday.

'What areyou doing?' she asked.

'I'mhanging this picture on the wall,' I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you likeit?'

She lookedat it critically for a moment. 'It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it upside

down?'

I lookedat it again. She was right! It was!

27 A wet night 雨夜

Late inthe afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field. As soon asthis

was done,they cooked a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelled

good.After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire. Butsome time laterit began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept intotheir

tent.Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. Inthe

middle ofthe night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water!They

all leaptout of their sleeping bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they

found thata stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and

thenflowed right under their tent!

28 Noparking 禁止停车

JasperWhite is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. he has just

bought anew house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars

and theirowners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has

parked acar outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own carinto

his garageeven once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but thesehave

not hadany effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of theugliest

faces Ihave ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the

hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none ofthem

has beenturned to stone yet!

29 Taxi!出租汽车

CaptainBen Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The

'taxi' isa small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane cancarry

sevenpassengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land

anywhere:on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcett's first passenger

was adoctor who flew from Birminghamto a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since

then,Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on

the roofof a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.

CaptainFawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted

to fly toRockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean,but Captain Fawcett did not take him

becausethe trip was too dangerous.

30Football or polo?足球还是水球?

The Wayleis a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the

Wayle onfine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bankas

usual.Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing

on theriver. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it wenttowards a

passingboat. 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 tolook at

thechildren, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The manlaughed when

herealized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ballback to the

bank.