Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days近来, but they can still stop
you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to
declare. Even really honest people are often made to被弄得 feel guilty. The
hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by
such feelings, even if he was five hundred gold watches hidden in his
suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious
young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye直勾勾地盯着.
'No,' I answered confidently.
'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?' 表生气
'Not at all,' I answered.
The Officer went through翻 the case with great care仔细. All the things I had
packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would
never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face
light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he
pounced on it with delight.
'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that.
Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'
'But it isn't perfume,' I said. 'It's hare gel.' Then I added又说到 with a
smile, 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.'
As I expected, he did not believe me.
'Try it!' I said encouragingly.
The Officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was
greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the
truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk
marks on my baggage.
New words and expressions
guilty 违法的
tolerant 容忍的，忍耐的
declare 申报
hardened 老练的
professional 专业的
smuggler 走私者
officious 爱管闲事的
confidently 自信的
dreadful 可怕的，
pounce 猛抓
perfume 香水
sarcastically 讽刺地
exempt 被免除的
duty 税
gel 凝胶
mixture 混合物
unscrew 拧开
nostril 鼻孔
chalk 粉笔
baggage 行李
Notes on the text
l safety n. 安全
beauty n. 美丽
guilty adj. →guilt n.
犯罪的，内疚的
┌illegal非法的（正式）
├law-breaking违法的
├criminal犯罪的
├sin罪过（道德上）
├error过错
└mistake错误
内疚的I felled.
be away from离开
┌tolerant容忍的（贬义）
└forgiving宽容的
Do you have something to declare? 报税
Have you anything to declare? 报税
I declare that China will wage war against A.
declare for = support支持某人
I take your point, I'm with you on that. 我支持你的观点
l hardened老练的（中性偏贬）
├experienced有经验的
├well-trained训练有素的
└professional专业的
To be, or not to be, That's the question! 或生或死，是个问题
amateur业余的≡professional
l dreadful = terrible可怕的
My room is very messy. 乱的很
= My room is in a dreadful mess. 乱七八糟
l perfume香水
├toilet香水，小洗手间
├fragrant芬芳的
└scent自然香，（肉）香
scent of woman
I smell cooking. 饭香
┌boiled煮
├stew炖
├deep-fried炸
├steamed蒸
├istant-boiled涮
├braised pork红烧肉
├mutton羊肉
├beef牛肉
└hot hot hot麻赖烫
l go through
┌翻东西drawer抽屉
├完成＝finish
│ go through work
└通过关口pass
l look sb. in the eye直盯某人
look everywhere for sb. 到处找
look后不能直接名词（除上面）
┌no强烈的拒绝
└nope具大悲痛
l of importance = important
with care = carefully
带着小心＝小心地
l sarcastically直接讽刺
├ironically反讽（反语）
└irony说反话
l be exempt from (duty)免(税)
be free from摆脱，得自由
I'm free from worry. 无忧无虑
┌on duty值日
└duty责任
It's my duty protect you.
l gel胶
└shampoo香波
l marriage结合（思想的）
├combination交融，连接
├merge融合 v.
└blending连续
┌screw拧紧
└unscrew拧开
un在动词前表反向动词
┌load→unload
├lock→unlock
└open→close
He helps me with great patience.
= patiently耐心
be…in a mess乱七八糟
light up发光了
l oops! = shit狗屎
├terrible惨透了
├E…表吃惊
├Aha表高兴
├Wow~ 大惊
├Yup是的，不错
├Yeah是的，不错
├Blah…等等 /bla/
├Auch…疼痛发出的声音
└Alas唉（遗憾）
l should have done本应该
├must have done一定
├could have done本能够
└might have done或许
l point out指出
├As my father put it说的
├As an old saying goes正如一│句古话所说
└added又说到
l be greeted by（问候）
I was greeted by a sweet smell. 甜味扑鼻而来
I was greeted by the freshness of spring. 春意跃入眼帘
Exercise
*potential潜在的
1. The Customs Officer asked him whether he had anything to declare.
2. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking directly at me.
3. 'Would you kindly unlock this suitcase please?'
*Would you kindly do sth.劳驾你＝Would you like to do.
4. He told him he ought to have declared it.
5. Having unscrewed the cap, the Officer put the bottle to his nostrils.
6. Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days. They are negligent.
*placid温和的
*easy-going容易相处的
*negligent玩勿职守的
7. A hardened professional smuggler feels unashamed of his behaviour.
*guiltless of没有罪过的
8. As I expected, he was sceptical.
*sceptical怀疑的
9. I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my luggage.
*luggage = baggage
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island
Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the
sun always shines. Life there is simple and good. Ripe fruit falls from
the trees and you never have to work. The other side of the picture is
quite the opposite相反. Life on a desert island is wretched. You either
starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, waiting for a boat which
never comes. Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these picture,
but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had
stayed there longer. They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin
Island to Miami to have it repaired. During the journey, their boat began
to sink. They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and
cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they
arrived at a tiny coral island. There were hardly any trees on the island
and there was no water, but this did not prove(is) to be a problem. The
men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy. As they had brought a spear
gun with them, they had plenty to eat. They caught lobster and fish every
day, and, as one of them put it 'ate like kings'. When a passing tanker
rescued them five days later, both men were genuinely sorry that they had
to leave.
New words and expressions
desert island 荒岛
unrealistic 不真实的
paradise 天堂，乐土
wretched 艰苦的
starve 挨饿
element 成分，元素
opportunity 机会
coral 珊瑚
Miami 美国南部城市
dinghy 救生筏
spear gun 捕鱼枪
lobster 龙虾
tanker 油轮
genuinely 真心实意的
Notes on the text
l form a picture of形成一种想法
Most of us have formed a unrealistic picture of America. 不切实际的想法
l remote遥远的
├uninhabited无人居住
├isolated隔绝
└desert island荒凉的
┌unpopular不受欢迎的
├deserted此时无人（暂时）
└barren贫瘠
┌unrealistic不真实的
│= romantic ideas
├fake note假币
└false不真的
l heaven（死亡）
├paradise乐士
└hell地狱
┌Go to hell! 你见鬼去吧
├Damn you! 该死的
└Bull-shit! 放屁
┌unfortunate不幸的
├unlucky不幸的
├hapless命运坎坷
└hopeless无希望的
┌stave饥饿（缺乏）
├hungry饿
└thirsty饿渴的（可抽象）
I stave to death.表强烈
I'm so hungry, and I can eat a horse.
I'm thirsty for…
Opportunity knocks only once. 机不可失,时不再来
l mentally心里话
├heart and soul（放句尾）全心全意
├authentic正宗的
└genuinely真心实意的
imagine…to be把…想象为
Life there is simple and good.
那里的生活…（定语后置）
l ripe corn熟玉米
├He is a worker rape in experience. 技术熟练
┝mature成熟（思想）
└full-grown长成
l too→as well
├and→as well as
├in fact→as it is
├must→be bound to务必
└needn't→never have to
He is, as it is a good worker.
You needn't worry!
You never have to worry! 无须
either…or… 或者…或者
l 补充习语
1. hide-and-seek捉迷藏
2. watch your tongue当心你的舌头，说话注意
3. It's just a matter of time. 迟早的事
4. It's on paper. 纸上谈兵
5. It's a flea-bite to him.
对他来说是小事，毛毛雨啦（跳蚤）
6. He has got a big nose. 他好打听
l 虚拟语气
I wish跟一般过去时、过去完成时、过去将来时（were, did, had done, would）
I wish I were you.
1．Only＋副词（介词短语）在句首，要倒装
Only then did he realize that he was mistaken.
Only by working hard can we succeed in doing anything.
2．well, so＋形容词, often, such, few, little在句首，句子倒装
So fine was the weather that we all went out lying in the sun.
Well did I know him and well did he know me.
3．在虚拟条件句中，连词if省略时，要倒装
Were I you, I would go abroad to take advanced study.
Should he come tomorrow, he would help us to settle the problem.
l books by Luxun
These worker are loading the lorry卡车 with empty beer bottles.
l as one of them put it正如其中一个所说
In what way = How
Special difficulties
l 表愿望wish或if only其中wish常指尚有可能发生的事，而if only则强调所希望的状况并不存在。在wish和if
only后要用过去时表现在，用过去完成时表过去。
1. They wished they had stayed there longer.后跟过去完成时
2. I wish you would do as you are told."将要"过去将来时
3. I wish she could see me now.
4. I wish I had more time to spare.
5. I wish I hadn't said anything about it."说过"本是过去时虚拟成过去完成时，say后几乎全是过去完成时
6. I wish you hadn't spent so much money.
"花过"同上
7. If only the weather would change.
8. If only you would try a little harder!
9. If only we could have gone to the party!
10. If only I would become a scientist.
如果…该多好啊
后跟would很少跟could
Exercise
*In what way = How
1. We sometimes think of a desert island as being a sort of paradise.
*think of…as being想成（静态）
*imagine to be想象成为
2. But not many have had the opportunity to find out.
3. After rowing a few miles across the Caribbean, they arrived at a small
coral island.
4. Trees were scarce there and there was no water.
*trees表示很少
5. Both men genuinely regretted having to leave.
*regretted doing遗憾做某事
6. A desert island is an uninhabited place.
7. The other side of the picture is entirely different.
*entirely完全的
8. But this was not found to be a problem.
*demonstrate展现
9. And, as one of them expressed it, they 'ate like kings'.
*express表达
Lesson 13 'It's only me'
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent打发 her children to
school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any
housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a
fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to打算 dress up as a ghost
and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try
it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very
effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted
to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on
the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to
come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the
bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs.
Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard
the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of
the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it
must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too
late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs.
Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
New words and expressions
costume 化装服
consist 由…组成
sheet 被单
effective 有明显效果的
comfortable 舒适的
storeroom 储藏室
electricity 电
metre 表
pace 一步
flee 逃走
slam 砰地关上
Notes on the text
l son of bitch狗崽子
Don't think you are.
The only pebble on the beach. （鹅卵石）
l mask面具
├costume化装服
├dress
├costume ball化装舞会
└fancy化装
l form形成
├be make up of
├consist…of由…组成
├composed组成
└constitute组成了
15 people constitutes a committee.
A committee consists of 15 people.
A committee is composed of 15 people.
┌He is between sheets. 睡觉
├between jobs失业
├Between you and me, ok?
└只你我知道（保密）
l pleasant voice好听的（声音）
├suitable合适
├relaxed轻松的
├be at ease舒畅
└at home在国内，感到很惬意，自然的，
不拘束的
l sent打发，发（和本人无关）
├deliver送
└I take my girlfriend to the park.
l stairs楼梯
├bathroom
├kitchen room
├drive家内的路
└living room
I have a long way to go.
I have much to do.
The shoes are comfortable to wear.
l genuine ┬leather真皮
└gold真金
┌dress up打扮
├make up化装
└do up打理（头发）
l 动词不定式表被动
I have dishes to wash. （盘）
There is a hope that he will succeed.
come straight in直接进来
if even = whenever
一旦见到if even可译"一旦""只要"
kitchen note厨房留言条
Not wanting to frighten you, I left quietly.
Not doing不想发生的"原因"
hide in藏匿
l heavy footstep
├strong café浓
├dark skin黑
└dark blue深蓝
Electricity Board电力局
School Board校董会
metre表water metre
pace与距离有关的步伐
China has quicken her pace of development.
┌barn仓库
└cottage小屋
l Electrician Only非电工勿动
├electric shack电（击）
├electrical电学有关的
└electronic电子的
flee快速离开
┌slam the door砰地关门
├slam on brake急踩刹车
└slam sb. 猛烈抨击（语言）
Exercise
┌take in欺骗
└take to喜欢
1. After her husband had gone to work and the children had been sent to
school, she went upstairs…
2. She wanted to find out how it would be comfortable to wear.
3. Anxious not to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid under
the stairs.
4. Trying to explain the situation, she said 'It's only me'.
5. On seeing Mrs. Richards walk towards him, he fled.
6. At the very moment Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room…
*as soon as
*At the very moment
*So long as只要
7. - if she ever happened not to open the door and to leave the bread…
8. It was the man from the Electricity Board who had come to take a
metre-reading.
9. The man gave a cry.
Lesson 14 A noble gangster
There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to
pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for 'protection'. If the
money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of
business by destroying his shop. Obtaining 'protection money' is not a
modern crime. As long age as早在 the fourteenth century, an Englishman,
Sir爵士 John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would
rather pay large sums of money than have their life毕生的 work destroyed by
gangsters.
Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of
soldiers and settled定居 near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and
came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian
city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his
soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In
times of peace, when business was had, Hawkwood and his men随从 would march
into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go
away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of
money in this way. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort
of hero. When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a
state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory
of 'the most valiant soldier and most notable惹人注意的 leader, Signor Giovanni
Haukodue'.
New words and expressions
gangster 强盗
protection 保护
promptly 及时地
destroy 毁掉
remarkable 不寻常的
band 帮，团伙
city-state 城邦
hire 租出
prince 君主
funeral 葬礼
dedicate 奉献
memory 纪念
valiant 英勇的
Notes on the text
l gangster一帮歹徒（干死他）
├bandit强盗
├robber抢劫犯
├hooligan流氓
└highway man高速路抢劫犯
l precaution预防
├prevention防止
├protection保护
└preservation保存
environmental protection环境保护
l promptly及时的
├punctually守时的
├instantly立即的
└immediately马上＝at once
l ruin毁掉
├ripe off消灭掉
├exterminate灭绝
└destroy彻底的破坏
The murder destroyed all the evidence before he left the scene of crime.
l remarkable了不起的
├distinguished尊贵的
├paramount著名的，优异的
├eminent杰出的
├outstanding突出的
├primary首要的
└prominent最好的，举足轻重的
paramount position
go to funeral参加葬礼
attend one's wedding /
ceremony参加婚礼
l contribute奉献
├devote投身
├dedicate奉献
└in memory of 仅纪念
I devote myself to teaching.
The novelist dedicated all his books to his wife.
l There was a time when the owners of…
in return for为了得到，换得
seeing is believing眼见为实
As long ago as＋时间＝早在…（时间）
would rather do than do…
= prefer doing to doing宁愿…而不…
He made a name for himself by running a school.
l 介词表动态（感）
They are at war.交战
With each other
She is in blue.穿着
The toilet is under repaired.
The watch is out of order.不走了
l Would you like to dine out with me? 吃饭
I'm willing to help those who need help.
Will you please do.
Would you mind doing.
l In times of peace时期
├In times of war
└In times of need
l offer to do答应做（非正式）
He offers to accompany me to the street to do window shopping.
l 文化：英美国家聚会
1. birthday / wedding party非常正式
2. strawberry-picking party采摘节
3. brown-bag party自带食品聚会（牛皮纸带）
4. Christmas tree-trimming party妆扮树
5. cocktail party鸡尾酒会
6. fall foliage party秋天观景聚会（树叶）
7. stag party男性参加入聚会
8. house-warming parth暖房聚会（迁新居）
9. garden party花园（三四人）
10. quitting party女性聚会
11. gay party (lesbion女)男同性恋聚会
l In spite of this尽管如此
For this reason因为这个原因
l valiant英勇的
├bold胆大的
├brave（修任东西）勇敢的
└fearless不怕的
We should walk towards challenge fearlessly. 挑战
Special difficulties
1. I prefer to wait here.
├I would rather wait here.
└I would sooner wait here.
2. I prefer not to wait here.
├I would rather not wait here.
└I would sooner not wait here.
3. It would be better if he waited here.
└I'd rather he waited here.
4. It would be better if he did not wait here.
└I'd rather he didn't wait here.
*would rather +别人+一般过去时
1. I'd rather go to the cinema.
2. I'd rather he left earlier
3. I'd rather you didn't speak to him.
4. I'd rather not speak about it.
5. I'd rather my father settled the account.
6. she'd rather you didn't tell anyone about it.
Exercise
*在句中in that相当于because
1. Obtaining 'protection money' is a crime which has been practiced for a
long time.
2. People prefer paying large suns of money to having their life work
destroyed by gangsters.
3. Princes used to hire soldiers from Hawkwood.
4. They would refuse to go away unless protection money was paid to them.
*unless假如不
*provided that假如
5. On his death at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him…
*On dying一死…
*On his death在他死时
6. Six hundred years have passed since Sir John Hawkwood arrived in…
*departed（飞机）离开
7. - princes who were prepared to pay the high price be demanded.
*be agreeable to sth.
*be prepared to do
8. Hawkwood made large sums of money like this.
9. 'the most brave soldier and most notable leader' …
*valuable不能修人，有价值的物
*worthy不指人
*hardy鲁莽的
This work is worthy of scientists.
┌worthy of
└worthy doing
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course,
provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always
a source of extra income. With some children, small sums go a long way. If
fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months
inside money boxes. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money
box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big
bar大块 of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. Very few of the
fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way
there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
Instead相反 he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to
the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the
pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket,
rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover. He
could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could
not get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady
rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly紧紧的 stuck. The
fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special
type of grease. George was not too upset up his experience because the
lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him
with a large box of chocolates.
New words and expressions
appreciate 欣赏
pocket money 零用钱
rattle 格格作响
thrifty 节俭的
nephew 侄子
bounce 弹起
pavement 人行道
stick 卡住
brigade 旅
grease 润滑油
Notes on the text
l appreciate（表能力）欣赏
The college students can't fully appreciate the works by Luxun.
I appreciate you (what you did) a lot. 感激
appreciative letter感谢信
┌pocket money长辈给孩子
└beer money妻子给丈夫
l tornado龙卷风
├typhoon台风
└rattlesnake响尾蛇
┌thrifty（美德）节俭的
├miserly吝啬的
├economical经济的
└closefisted花钱舍不得的
零头
┌niece侄女
└nephew侄子
l stick n.棍子 v.卡住
├chopsticks筷子
├lipstick口红
└old stick老顽固
┌stick to坚持不动摇
├stick by支持＝support
├stick at认真做某事
└stick together齐心协力
l grease（给容易）润滑油
┌candy糖果（美）
└sweets糖（英）
cracker（英）饼干（美）鞭炮
ice box冰箱
fill up填满
l quite few相当多＝a lot of
├a few一些
├very few非常少（有）
├too few太少了（有）
└few没有（表否定）
find one's way there= exist存在
l If I were you, I would leave.
= Were I you, 虚拟省if倒装
Had I got up earlier I would have caught the train.
for safekeeping= keep it safe
l 补充习语
1. Just look at you.瞧你的德行
2. She is a understudy.替身
（男）fallguy替身
3. Just look what I found.看这是什么
4. Let me get you a drink.请你喝个饮料吧
5. May I present you AAA.让我介绍AAA
l find one's way=exist存在
├in the way挡路
├in this way这样
├in a way某种意义上来说
└on his way home回家路上
Instead he became an armyman (soldier). 相反
Instead of becoming an artist, he becomes an armyman.
He became an armyman instead.
l undress使…脱光
├throw off快速脱下
└take off经济腾飞，脱衣
With the take off of China economy.
l 递进关系
├Moreover
├What's more
├Further more
└More importantly
┌armies of大批的
├a group of有意识分出来的
└a crowd of一群人（没有规律）
┌fight flood抗洪
├fight fire→fire fighter
└救火 救火队员
Please make a sentence with the word "make".
Please make a sentence using the word "make".
Special difficulties
1.We drove up to the farmhouse.
*有动感up to
2. The children ran up the garden path to greet their father.
3. I didn't like my composition so I tore it up. *tear up撕碎
4. He has built up a large collection of stamps.
*树立built up energy
1 If I can save up enough money, I shall go abroad.
2 The steamboat sails up the river.
3 It was very cold so I button up my coat before going out.
4 Eat up what is on your plate and I'll give you some more.吃光
5 I went up to a policeman and asked him the way to the station.
6 He wraps the fish up in a piece of newspaper.
7 My watch has sopped because I forgot to wind it up.上发条
8 It takes children a long time to learn how to do up their shoelaces.
*use up用光
*hang up挂断
*add up加起来
*divide up分掉
*dividend分红
Exercise
*come to one's rescue来救某人
＝come to rescue sb.
1. Fifty pence is not much to pay for a bar of chocolate.
*plenty不用于否定句中
*I have much to do
*I have a lot
2. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him he should save
it.在托福中省should
3. He was going to go to the sweet shop when he dropped his fifty pence.
4. He could not find his fifty pence anywhere nor could he get his arm
out.
5. A lady put soap and butter on his arm.
6. With some children, small sums last a long time.
*are very durable耐用的
7. A crowd of people gathered in a circle and a lady…
*in turn反过来
8. George was well and truly stuck.
*strictly严格
*well and truly确确实实
*hardly几乎不
9. George was not too distressed by his experience.
*distressed不安的
＝depressed
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb
Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in
southern Greece. One of Mary's possessions was a little white lamb which
her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during
the day and went to fetch it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb
was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had
been stolen.
When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove
difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends
about the thief, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly
acquired a new lamb. Dimirti immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily
accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or
he would call the police. Aleko denied talking it and led Dimitri into his
backyard. I was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his
lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to
Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and
Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped. When he went
outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little
black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been
washed clean by the rain!
New words and expressions
prize 珍爱的
tie 拴
theft 偷盗行为steal
accuse 指控
deny 否认
ashamed 惭愧
apologize 道歉
dye 染
Notes on the text
l precious (本身具有价值)珍贵的
├valuable(内在价值)主观词
├invaluable无价之宝的
├prize(情感上有价值)珍爱的
└dear价格高，贵的
l He accused me stealing of his wallet.
┌abuse滥用，漫骂
├amuse使好笑
├accuse控诉
└curse咒骂
I denied (doing) robbing him of his wallet.
= I denied that I robbed him of his wallet.
l What a shame! 遗憾
What a pity!
┌shameful真丢脸performance
├ashamed害羞
└shameless无耻的
I'm ashamed of doing…
l apology道歉 n.
├apologize v.
└apologetic adj.
┌I apologize to sb. for sth.
├make an apology to do…
└I'm apologetic to sb.
l color着色
└dye染
color light彩灯
┌property财产
├possession财物
└belongings个人所有物
keep sth. done让…保持状态
I kept the bird buried.把鸟埋了
┌in the field
└on the farm
l 有生命力的不能用lost只能用missing表失踪
┌cut across走近路
├cut out关掉
├short cut捷径
├cut grass割（断）草
├cut hair
├cut down one's head
└cut oneself割伤了
l It's clear that…
├It is self-evident不言而喻
├Needless to say不用说
└There is no doubt that不用置疑
l had better不用于口语"建议"是上级对下级不满的口气
┌I suggest you (should) come │here earlier
├I would rather you came here │earlier
└I would sooner you…
It is true that…but…（转折）
It is true that she is a charming lady, but she is cold-hearted to others.
It is true that China is a developing country, but she has great
potential（潜力） for development.
l be afraid of
├be aware of意识到
└be armed with
由be引导的词组将be省掉然后将其它成分放句首做状语
Afraid of being late, I got up early.
Aware of my mistakes, I apologized to him.
l act = do（在阅读中见到）
将要It's going to rain.＝ It's to rain.
be to = be going to
He is leaving.用进行时表将要
He is on the point of going abroad.
He is to go abroad.
He is about to abroad.
stay at home = stay home
l 补充习语
1. So that's how it's done.原来如此
2. be in season旺季
sth. is in season
3. Jump to it! 快点（做事）
4. keep house操持家务
5. She is a lefty. 左撇子
6. He is a soft-touch.耳根软的人，容易听信
7. fast talker巧舌如簧的人（贬义）
l pillow talk枕边风
├She is my all-in-all.心肝宝贝
├rough diamond（粗糙的钻石）│内秀的人
├wet blanker（湿毯子）扫兴的人
├black sheep败家子
├black horse一匹黑马
└Mr. Right白马王子
Special difficulties
It would be advisable for you to leave now.最好
= You had better leave now.
It would not be advisable for you to telephone him.
= You had better not telephone him.
It would be better…
┌get an early night晚上早睡
├be on night上夜班
├have a good night睡好觉
└have a later night睡的晚
Exercise
1. Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in Perachora, in a tiny village in
southern Greece.
*同位语中不用the"限定"
2. - was a little white lamb which had been a present from her husband.
*presented by
3. On her husband's return, Mary told him what had happened.
*on one's return在某人回来
4. - it would not prove difficult in a village of so small a size.
*such a beautiful girl
= so beautiful a girl
5. He told him if he did not return it, he would call the police.
*will前doesn't / would前didn't
6. One of Mary's most valued possessions…
*worthy of
*worthwhile to do
7. After reporting the theft to several of his friends…
*report告知
8. During their conversation, it began to rain.
*chat无目的随便聊天
*argument争论
*conversation对话
9. When he went out of doors half an hour later…
*go out of doors
= go outside
*into the open进入大自然（诗）
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world
Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York
Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as 'a very
agreeabel situation located within two small hills in the midst of which
flowed a great river.' Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a
great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November
21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after
him.
The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn
to Staten Island. It has 1 span of 4,260 feet. The bridge is so long that
the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer. Two
great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense
underwater platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a
depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone took sixteen months to
build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a height of
nearly 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been
suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wire. It has
been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still
only be carrying a third of its total capacity. However, size and strength
are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its
immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream
to create 'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible'.
New words and expressions
suspension 悬，吊
agreeable 宜人的
situation 地方
locate 位于
immortal 流芳百世的
span 跨度
cable 缆索，电报
concrete 混凝土，具体的
suspend 悬挂
length 根，段
estimate 估计
capacity 承受量
immensity 巨大
elegant 优美别致和
faintly 微细地
Notes on the text
l be washed clean
be dyed black染
suspension bridge吊桥
l agreeable weather宜人的
├proper合适的
├appropriate合适的（任何情况）
└suitable合身的
Properly Disposed请合适地处理
situation情况，地点
l endless无尽的
├immortal（死的）永生的
├perpetual永恒的
└permanent永久的
l It is estimated that…据估计
┌underestimate过低
└overestimate过高估计
l take sth. into account考虑
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art
Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art
can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest
in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on
display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside
buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called
'modern' pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years.
In spite of this, some people - including myself - were surprised by a
recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I
entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the
exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces
of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the
ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to
everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the
wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres
had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In
the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which
contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like
traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black
boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like and
exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not
only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them
electric shocks as well!
New words and expressions
current 电流
sculpture 雕塑
mistaken 弄错的
gallery 画廊，图画集
exhibit 展品
oddly 古怪的
attach 连
sphere 球体
magnetize 使磁化
repel 排斥
flicker 闪烁
emit 放射
flash 闪光
prehistoric 史前的
electronic 电子的
peculiar 奇异的
shock 令人震惊
emotionally 感情上
Notes on the text
l current 水流，电流
├currency货币
└current news时事
l statue雕像
├sculpture（艺术）雕塑
├carve刻，片（肉）
├engranve刻图，像
└inscribe刻字
┌display展品
├exhibit（正式的）展品
├show秀
│├talk show谈话的节目
│└true man show真人秀
└demonstrate展现出来
l queer奇特的（消极）
├peculiar奇异的（褒义）
├unexpected出乎意料的
└oddly古怪的（贬义）
l attached to附属
School attached to University.
I'm attached to the movie.
be attached to依恋，喜欢
┌globe全球
└planet星球
l flash闪光
├flicker不断的闪烁
├glisten发出光芒（露珠）
└glow（脸部）泛光
l interest可做动词的形容词
└surprise
His novels interest me.
The news surprises us a lot / very much.
= give us a big surprise
l cannot have failed to
不可能不＝总是
get quite used to对…相当熟悉了
so-called所谓的（贬义）
In spite of this不管如此
l 文化：人名与内涵（女性）
Abbie文静，甜美
Alice "真理"(希) 自由，不受束缚
Amanda可爱而甜美（拉）可爱
Ann优雅，善良，踏实
Angela"天使"（希）纤细，活力
April"开始"优美而奔放
Betty"金发女孩"风趣可爱
Cathy外向，独特
Cindy"皇后"
Diana"神"上流社会，保守
Eva优雅，性感
Daisy野菊花
Lily百合花，受伤害的女孩
l exhibit展品
└exhibition展览
┌No touching! 不要碰服务员
│（餐馆里）
└Do not touch…别动…
l move in response to a gust of wind随着一阵风就动
We are quite familiar with the song. 对…熟悉
The song is quite familiar to us.
be lined up against沿着，靠着
Lined up against the wall.
all the time一直
not only…but…as well
seem designed to欲，打算
both…and…后跟同样的结构
My father goes to both work and hospital.
l launch发送、射、传
├emit ┬light
│ └spark火花
└give off发
Exercise
*even if not即便不
1. - 'modern' pieces were first on display nearly eighty years ago.
2. The first thing I saw at the entrance to the art gallery…
3. The notice prohibited people from touching the exhibits.
*prohibit from doing禁止某人做某事
4. The spheres had been magnetized so that they attracted or repelled each
other…
5. These peculiar forms seemed designed both to shock people emotionally
and to…
*both…and…后跟同样的结构
6. - forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move at the slightest
breath are…
*at one blow打击
*all of a sudden突然
7. Small black boxes gave off sparks…
*give off发火花
8. There were a number of tall structures illuminated in different
colours.
*enlighten启蒙
*illuminate发光
*alight点燃
9. These peculiar forms not only seemed intended to shock people…
*intended打算，人的去向
Lesson 19 A very dear cat
Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took
considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a
very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great
many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in
the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he
failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for
him but could not find him.
Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous
letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be
retureed immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of ￡1,000. Mrs. Ramsay
was instructed to place the money in a card board box and to leave it
outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing
that she would never see rastus again - the letter had made that quite
clear - she changed her mind. She withdrew ￡1,000 from her bank and
followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had
disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his
word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that
evening. He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank
half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told
them what she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
New words and expressions
dear 昂贵的
kidnapper 绑架者
considerable 相当大的
wealthy 富的
orderly 有规律的
disappearance 失踪
anonymous 匿名的
ransom 赎金
cardboard 硬纸板
withdraw （从银行）取钱
punctually 准时地
astound 使吃惊
Notes on the text
l My dear！感叹词
＝ ┌Gosh!
├My God!
└Jesus
kidnapper（小孩打顿吧）绑架者
┌substantial相当的＝
└considerable（强调性形容词）
┌rich color（表丰富）
└rich dinner
l 口语fat-cat有钱有势的人
├He is loaded. 很有钱
└rake it in捞钱
写作well-being family富有的
└＝well-to-do
l be in order有秩序
┌unknown不为人所知的
├obscure默默无闻的卑微的
├nameless无名的
└anonymous匿名的
l premium保险金
├bonus奖金
├prize（比赛）奖金
└dividend分红金
┌flat（英）公寓
└apartment（美）
┌don't arrive in Shanghai否定句
├fail to arrive to Shanghai
└表结果没有，只有don't都可换成fail to
l look everywhere for sb.到处找…（人）
时间段+┌before ┬＋名词
└after ┘
Three years after graduation I found a job at NOS.
Three years after his marriage, he…
┌farm hands农场的帮手
└safe hands情况很安全
┌eye-opener让人惊讶的事
└astounded让人惊讶的
┌trick骗局
└conjuring魔术
Only in this way can you understand me.
l 只要见句首一个well（后有'，'除外）后面倒装
well, so＋形容词, often, such, few, little放于句首，倒装：
So fine was the weather that we all went out lying in the sun.
Well did I know him and well did he know me.
l He has money to burn.钱多
millionaire
┌leave留下（与动作无关）
├put放（动作）
├place放在一个点上
└settle安置（与人有关）
┌go to the police去报案
├call the police电话报警
├call 911紧急电话
└┬Get help, quick!
└This is emergency!
but fearing that但害怕…（分词做引导语）
l make that clear明白
Have I made myself understood?
=Have I made that clear?
┌change one's mind改主意
├make one's mind下定决心
└out of mind疯了
l make sure确信
I should make sure that the students are present / absent.在场、不在场
That's for sure.（口语）肯定，无疑的
keep one's word说话算数
break one's promise
sure enough果然
No wonder＋句子，难怪
┌You look very young.很年轻
├You look pale.仓白（不用）
├You're in the pink.气色好
├You're in good shape.状态好
└You're in good mood.情绪好
rather修饰消极形容词
rather thirsty非常渴
The cat was very dear to her.非常重要
┌Considering + ┬that从句
└＝考虑到 └名词
Considering his great age, we haven't invited him.
Considering that he is after all a boy, we should not reprimand him.责被
in more ways than one多重重要性，很多方面
Exercise
1. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay is a very wealthy lady who has shared a flat with
her cat Rastus, for a great many years.
2. She searched for him but could not find him anywhere.
3. Her first reaction was to call the police.
4. But afraid of never seeing Rastus again, she changed her mind.
*be词组去be后放句首表强调
5. Considering what a lot of money she paid, he was dear…
6. Rastus leads a disciplined life.
*regular有规律（只形容人）
7. He usually goes for a stroll in the evenings…
*on a trek长途跋涉
*for a trot狗颠
8. As expected, Rastus arrived punctually…
*As expected正如所料
*As a matter of fact实际上
9. He appeared very healthy, though…
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots
In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of ￡1,000 to the first man who
would fly across the English Channel. Over a year passed before the first
attempt was made. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham
took off from the French coast in his plane the 'Antoinette IV'. He had
traveled only seven miles across the Channel英吉得海峡 when his engine failed
and he was forced to land on the sea. The 'Antoinette' floated on the
water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No.
XI'. Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest
model. A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during
which he covered twenty-six miles. Latham, however, did not give up
easily. He, too, arrived near Calais on the same day with a new
'Antoinette'. It looked as看起来好象 if there would be an exciting race across
the Channel. Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham
failed to get up early enough. After making a short test flight at 4.15
a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later. His great flight lasted
thirty-seven minutes. When he landed near Dover, the first person to greet
him was a local policeman. Latham made another attempt a week later and
got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again. His engine
failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
New words and expressions
pioneer 先驱
lord 勋爵
overland 陆上的
Notes on the text
l 重要语法
He is the first person to greet me
└only 接我
└next
l at the bottom of the sea海底
├on the sea船
└in the sea鱼
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