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【Lesson 4 An exciting trip】
激動人心的旅行
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
exciting adj. 令人興奮的
receive v. 接受，收到
firm n. 商行，公司
different adj. 不同的
centre n. 中心
abroad adv. 在國外
參考譯文
我剛剛收到弟弟蒂姆的來信，他正在澳大利亞。他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個月了。蒂姆是個工程師，正在一家大公司工作，并且已經(jīng)去過澳大利亞的不少地方了。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，現(xiàn)在去了澳大利亞中部的小鎮(zhèn)艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達(dá)達(dá)爾文去，從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。
【Lesson 5 No wrong numbers】
無錯號之虞
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?
Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
pigeon n. 鴿子
message n. 信息
cover v. 越過
distance n. 距離
request n. 要求，請求
spare part 備件
service n. 業(yè)務(wù)，服務(wù)
參考譯文
詹姆斯.斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個汽車修理部，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個汽車修理部。平赫特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯.斯科特先生未能為他新的汽車修理部搞到一部電話機(jī)，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個汽車修理部向另一個發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開始自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務(wù)。
【Lesson 6 Percy Buttons】
珀西.巴頓斯
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Who is Percy Buttons?
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
beggar n. 乞丐
food n. 食物
pocket n. 衣服口袋
call v. 拜訪，光顧
參考譯文
我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門，問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋恚炖镞€唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認(rèn)識他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對這條街上的每戶人家光顧，總是請求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。
激動人心的旅行
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is fending this trip very exciting.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
exciting adj. 令人興奮的
receive v. 接受，收到
firm n. 商行，公司
different adj. 不同的
centre n. 中心
abroad adv. 在國外
參考譯文
我剛剛收到弟弟蒂姆的來信，他正在澳大利亞。他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個月了。蒂姆是個工程師，正在一家大公司工作，并且已經(jīng)去過澳大利亞的不少地方了。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，現(xiàn)在去了澳大利亞中部的小鎮(zhèn)艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達(dá)達(dá)爾文去，從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。
無錯號之虞
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?
Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
pigeon n. 鴿子
message n. 信息
cover v. 越過
distance n. 距離
request n. 要求，請求
spare part 備件
service n. 業(yè)務(wù)，服務(wù)
參考譯文
詹姆斯.斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個汽車修理部，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個汽車修理部。平赫特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯.斯科特先生未能為他新的汽車修理部搞到一部電話機(jī)，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個汽車修理部向另一個發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開始自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務(wù)。
珀西.巴頓斯
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Who is Percy Buttons?
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
beggar n. 乞丐
food n. 食物
pocket n. 衣服口袋
call v. 拜訪，光顧
參考譯文
我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門，問我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋恚炖镞€唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認(rèn)識他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對這條街上的每戶人家光顧，總是請求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。