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Lesson 8

The best and the worst

最好的和最差的

First listen and then answer the question

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Why is Joe's garden the most beautiful one in the town

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

competition n 比赛，竞赛

neat adj 整齐的，整洁的

path n 小路，小径

wooden adj 木头的

pool n 水池

参考译文

乔桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，而每次都是乔获胜。比尔弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但乔的花园更富有情趣。他修筑了一条条整洁的小路，并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。每年的花园竞赛我也参加，但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！

Lesson 18

He often does this!

他经常干这种事！

First listen and then answer the question

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What had happened to the writer's bag

After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the 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!'

New words and expressions 生词和短语

pub n 小酒店

landlord n 店主

bill n 帐单

参考译文

我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！当我正在寻找时，酒店老板走了进来。

“您吃得好吗？”他问。

“很好，谢谢。”我回答，“但我付不了帐，我的提包没有了。”

酒店老板笑了笑，马上走了出去。一会儿工夫他拿着我的提包回来了，把它还给了我。

“实在抱歉，”他说，“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”

Lesson 19

Sold out

票已售完

First listen and then answer the question

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

When will the writer see the play

'The play may begin at any moment,' I said

'It may have begun already,' Susan answered

I hurried to the ticket office 'May I have two tickets please' I asked

'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said

'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed

Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office

'Can I return these two tickets' he asked

'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

New words and expressions 生词和短语

hurry v 匆忙

ticket office 售票处

pity n 令人遗憾的事

exclaim v 大声说

return v 退回

sadly adv 悲哀地，丧气地

参考译文

“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。

“也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。

我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗？”

“对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。

“真可惜！”苏珊大声说。

正在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。

“我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。

“当然可以，”那姑娘说。

我马上又回到售票处。

“我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。

“当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？”

“我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。

Lesson 26

The best art critics

最佳艺术评论家

First listen and then answer the question

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Who is the student's best critic

I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures Many people pretend that they understand modern art They always tell you what a picture is 'about' Of course, many pictures are not 'about' anything They are just pretty patterns We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else They notice more My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not She came into my room yesterday

'What are you doing' she asked

'I'm hanging this picture 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!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

art n 艺术

critic n 评论家

paint v 画

pretend v 假装

pattern n 图案

curtain n 窗帘，幕布

material n 材料

appreciate v 鉴赏

notice v 注意到

whether conj 是否

hang v 悬挂，吊

critically adv 批评地

upside down 上下颠倒地

参考译文

我是个学艺术的学生，画了很多画。有很多人装成很懂现代艺术的样子，总是告诉你一幅画的“意思”是什么。当然，有很多画是什么“意思”也没有的。它们就是些好看的图案，我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都更能欣赏现代绘画，他们观察到的东西更多。我的妹妹只有7岁，但她总能说出我的画是好还是坏。昨天她到我房里来了。

Lesson 68

Persistent

纠缠不休

First listen and then answer the question

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Why did Elizabeth tell Nigel that she was going to the dentist

I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes He never has anything to do No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning

'Hello, Nigel,' I said 'Fancy meeting you here!'

'Hi, Elizabeth,' Nigel answered 'I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you You're not busy doing anything, are you'

'No, not at all,' I answered 'I'm going to'

'Would you mind my coming with you' he asked, before I had finished speaking

'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist'

'Then I'll come with you,' he answered 'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

persistent adj 坚持的，固执的

avoid v 避开

insist v 坚持做

参考译文

我穿过马路以便避开他，但他看到我并朝我跑过来。若再装作没看见他已是没有用了，我只好向他招手。我就怕遇到奈杰尔戴克斯。他从来都是无事可做，不管你多忙，他总是坚持要跟你去。我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我。

“你好，奈杰尔，想不到在这儿见到你。”我说。

“你好，伊丽莎白，”奈杰尔回答说，“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢，正好见到好。你不忙，是吗？”

“不，不忙，我打算去”我回答。

“我跟你一道去行吗？”没等我说完话他就问道。

“没关系，但我准备去牙医那里。”我说了个谎。

“那我也跟你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读！”他回答。

句子主干是children engrossed in a world make believed修饰 world

fox cubs是一个名词，后面主干是fox cubs or kittens aren't just having fun。play-fighting 修饰fox cubs，teasing a ball of string 修饰kittens

你要问为什么这样修饰我解释不清，买本语法书看看吧。

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31 be/become/get involved in 与…有关联的

Two distinct processes are involved in molting

32benefit from 从…中受益

Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework

33break down 分解

All of these forces slowly break down the Earth's exposed rocky crust into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become clay

34by far 到目前为止

Marine sediment is by far the most important environment for the preservation of fossils

35by means of 通过，凭借

The topic of the passage is developed primarily by means of Adividing the discussion into two major areas

36by virtue of 由于

Many are uninhabitable, by virtue of their small size and particular characteristics

37confine to 限制在一定范围之内

The delivery service was at first confined to cities

38conform to 符合 Parks should be designed to conform to the topography of the area

39contribute to 有贡献，有助于

Transportation contributed to the development and maintenance of trade

40cope with 对付

Under certain circumstance the human body must cope with gases at greater-than-normal atmospheric pressure

41date back to 始于

In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II

42 depend on 依靠

The gulls depend on the falcons for protection

43 deprive sb/sth of sth 剥夺某事物

Plant stems die when deprived of water

44derive from 获得，起源于

Babies obviously derive pleasure from sound input

45due to 由于，因为

Due to their dense structure, iron meteorites have the best chance of surviving an impact, and most are found by farmers plowing their fields

46 evolve from/out of 从进化来，从…发展来

The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual

47extract from 提取

It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath

48feed on 以…为食物

Predators are animals that capture and feed on other animals

49focus on 集中(注意力)于

They focus on the meaning of their parents' words

50 get rid of 处理掉

Atoms or molecules get rid of excess energy by themselves, without any outside intervention

51give access to 向…开放

To connect the pueblos and to give access to the surrounding tableland, the architects laid out a system of public roads with stone staircases for ascending cliff faces

52give birth to 使诞生，引起

Most insects lay eggs, but some give birth to live young

53give off 发散，发出

If Jupiter were larger, it would give off much less heat

54give rise to 引起，导致

The musical Renaissance was too short to give rise to a new musical style

55go beyond 超过，越过

An interviewer can go beyond written questions and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons

56go out of business 停业，关门

The shop went out of business

57have nothing to do with 与…无关

A species’ survival may have nothing to do with its ability or inability to adapt

58impart to 传授给

They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders impart tribal lore to the younger generation

59impose on 强加于

New regulations were imposed on nontraditional education

60in common 共同

No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common