小学英语英语朗读发音练习的理念、操作与案例

I英语朗读发音练习的理念、操作与案

1.Pronunciation（发出声）

2.Articulation（发清晰）

3.Enunciation（发准确）

Sixelementsinloud-reading:

读的六大要素）

1.Sentencestress（good

comprehensionisrequired）

2.Apauseforsensegroups

3.Incompleteexplosion

4.Linkage

5.Weakform

6.Intonation

1.Usetheslowspeedmodeto

playtheaudio.

2.Markthesixelementsbefore

youstartloud-readingpractice.

3.Payattentiontothetunein

eachsentence.

4.Makesureyoureadwith

sentencestressandpauses

betweenmeanings

ssage2目Dothelish

[English?

IarrivedinLondonQatlast.

Therailwaystationwasbig,

blackanddark.Ididnot

knowthewaytomyhotel,

soIaskedaporter.Inot

onlyspokeEnglishvery

carefully,butveryclearlyas

well.Theporter,however,

couldnotunderstandme.I

repeatedmyquestion

severaltimesQandat

lastQheunderstood,he

answeredme,buthespoke

neitherslowlyQnorclearly.

’Iamaforeigner/Isaid.

Thenhespokeslowly,butI

couldnotunderstandhim.

ssage2目Dothelish

English?

IarrivedinLondonHatlast.

Therailwaystationwasbig,

blackanddark.Ididnot

knowthewaytomyhotel,

soIaskedaporter.Inot

onlyspokeEnglishvery

carefully,butveryclearlyas

well.Theporter,however,

couldnotunderstandme.I

repeatedmyquestion

severaltimesQandatlasthe

understood,heanswered

me,buthespokeneither

slowlynorclearly.'Iama

foreigner/Isaid.Thenhe

spokeslowly,butIcould

notunderstandhim.

Myteacherneverspoke

Englishlikethat!Theporter

andIlookedateachother

andsmiled.Thenhesaid

somethingandIunderstood

it.'You11!soonlearn

English!1hesaid.Iwonder.

InEngland,eachperson

speaksadifferentlanguage.

TheEnglishunderstand

eachother,butIdon't

understandthem!Dothey

speakEnglish?

Lesson1Aprivateconversation

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.I

hadaverygoodseat.Theplay

wasveryinteresting.Ididnot

enjoyit.Ayoungmananda

youngwomanweresitting

behindme.Theyweretalking

loudly.Igotveryangry.Icould

notheartheactors.Iturned

round.Ilookedatthemanand

thewomanangrily.Theydidnot

payanyattention.Intheend,I

couldnotbearit.Iturnedround

again.vlcan'thearaword!11said

angrily.

'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'the

youngmansaidrudely.Thisisa

privateconversation!'

•sentencestress(good

comprehensionisrequired)

•apauseforsensegroups

•incompleteexplosion

•linkage

•weakform

•intonation

Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?

ItwasSunday.Inevergetup

earlyonSundays.Isometimes

stayinbeduntillunchtime.Last

SundayIgotupverylate.I

lookedoutofthewindow.Itwas

darkoutside.'Whataday!vI

thought.Ifsrainingagain.'Just

then,thetelephonerang.Itwas

myauntLucy.Tvejustarrivedby

train/shesaid.Tmcomingto

seeyou.'

'ButTmstillhavingbreakfast,'I

said.

Whatareyoudoing?1sheasked.

Tmhavingbreakfast/Irepeated.

'Dearme/shesaid.'Doyou

alwaysgetupsolate?It*sone

o'clock!'

Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard

Postcardsalwaysspoilmy

holidays.Lastsummer,Iwentto

Italy.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatin

publicgardens.Afriendlywaiter

taughtmeafewwordsofItalian.

Thenhelentmeabook.Ireada

fewlines,butIdidnot

understandaword.EverydayI

thoughtaboutpostcards.My

holidayspassedquickly,butIdid

notsendcardstomyfriends.On

thelastdayImadeabigdecision.

Igotupearlyandbought

thirty-sevencards.Ispentthe

wholedayinmyroom,butIdid

notwriteasinglecard!

Lesson4Anexcitingtrip

Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrom

mybrother,Tim.Heisin

Australia.Hehasbeentherefor

sixmonths.Timisanengineer.

Heisworkingforabigfirmand

hehasalreadyvisitedagreat

numberofdifferentplacesin

Australia.Hehasjustboughtan

Australiancarandhasgoneto

AliceSprings,asmalltowninthe

centreofAustralia.Hewillsoon

visitDarwin.Fromthere,hewill

flytoPerth.Mybrotherhasnever

beenabroadbefore,soheis

fendingthistripveryexciting.

Lesson5Nowrongnumbers

Mr.JamesScotthasagaragein

Silburyandnowhehasjust

boughtanothergaragein

Pinhurst.Pinhurstisonlyfive

milesfromSilbury,butMr.Scott

cannotgetatelephoneforhis

newgarage,sohehasjust

boughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,

apigeoncarriedthefirst

messagefromPinhursttoSilbury.

Thebirdcoveredthedistancein

threeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.

Scotthassentagreatmany

requestsforsparepartsand

otherurgentmessagesfromone

garagetotheother.Inthisway,

hehasbegunhisownprivate

'telephone'service.

Lesson6PercyButtons

Ihavejustmovedtoahousein

BridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggar

knockedatmydoor.Heaskedme

foramealandaglassofbeer.In

returnforthis,thebeggarstood

onhisheadandsangsongs.I

gavehimameal.Heatethefood

anddrankthebeer.Thenheputa

pieceofcheeseinhispocketand

wentaway.Lateraneighbortold

meabouthim.Everybodyknows

him.HisnameisPercyButtons.

Hecallsateveryhouseinthe

streetonceamonthandalways

asksforamealandaglassof

beer.

Lesson7Toolate

Theplanewaslateanddetectives

werewaitingattheairportall

morning.Theywereexpectinga

valuableparcelofdiamondsfrom

SouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,

someonehadtoldthepolicethat

thieveswouldtrytostealthe

diamonds.Whentheplane

arrived,someofthedetectives

werewaitinginsidethemain

buildingwhileotherswere

waitingontheairfield.Twomen

tooktheparcelofftheplaneand

carrieditintotheCustomsHouse.

Whiletwodetectiveswere

keepingguardatthedoor,two

othersopenedtheparcel.Totheir

surprise,thepreciousparcelwas

fullofstonesandsand!

Lesson8Thebestandtheworst

JoeSandershasthemost

beautifulgardeninourtown,

NearlyeverybodyentersforThe

NicestGardenCompetition'each

year,butJoewinseverytime.Bill

Frith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.

BillworksharderthanJoeand

growsmoreflowersand

vegetables,butJoe'sgardenis

moreinteresting.Hehasmade

neatpathsandhasbuilta

woodenbridgeoverapool.Ilike

gardenstoo,butIdonotlikehard

work.EveryyearIenterforthe

gardencompetitiontoo,andI

alwayswinalittleprizeforthe

worstgardeninthetown!

Lesson9Acoldwelcome

OnWednesdayevening,wewent

totheTownHall.Itwasthelast

dayoftheyearandalargecrowd

ofpeoplehadgatheredunderthe

TownHallclock.Itwouldstrike

twelveintwentyminutes'time.

Fifteenminutespassedandthen,

atfivetotwelve,theclock

stopped.Thebigminutehanddid

notmove.Wewaitedandwaited,

butnothinghappened.Suddenly

someoneshouted.vltvstwo

minutespasttwelve!Theclock

hasstopped!'Ilookedatmy

watch.Itwastrue.Thebigclock

refusedtowelcometheNewYear.

Atthatmoment,everybody

begantolaughandsing.

Lesson10Notforjazz

Wehaveanoldmusical

instrument.Itiscalleda

clavichord.Itwasmadein

Germanyin1681.Ourclavichord

iskeptinthelivingroom.Ithas

belongedtoourfamilyforalong

time.Theinstrumentwasbought

bymygrandfathermanyyears

ago.Recentlyitwasdamagedby

avisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzon

it!Shestruckthekeystoohard

andtwoofthestringswere

broken.Myfatherwasshocked.

Nowwearenotallowedtotouch

it.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriend

ofmyfather's.

Lesson11Onegoodturn

deservesanother

Iwashavingdinnerata

restaurantwhenTonySteele

camein.Tonyworkedina

lawyer'sofficeyearsago,buthe

isnowworkingatabank.Hegets

agoodsalary,buthealways

borrowsmoneyfromhisfriends

andneverpaysitback.Tonysaw

meandcameandsatatthesame

table.Hehasneverborrowed

moneyfromme.Whilehewas

eating,Iaskedhimtolendme

twentypounds.Tomysurprise,

hegavemethemoney

immediately.vlhavenever

borrowedanymoneyfromyou/

Tonysaid,vsonowyoucanpay

formydinner!*

Lesson12Goodbyeandgood

luck

Ourneighbour,CaptainCharles

Alison,willsailfromPortsmouth

tomorrow.Wellmeethimatthe

harbourearlyinthemorning.He

willbeinhissmallboat,Topsail.

Topsailisafamouslittleboat.It

hassailedacrosstheAtlantic

manytimes.CaptainAlisonwill

setoutateighto'clock,sowe'll

haveplentyoftime.We'llseehis

boatandthenwefllsaygoodbye

tohim.Hewillbeawayfortwo

months.Weareveryproudof

him.Hewilltakepartinan

importantraceacrossthe

Atlantic.

Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys

TheGreenwoodBoysareagroup

ofpopsingers.Atpresent,they

arevisitingallpartsofthe

country.Theywillbearriving

heretomorrow.Theywillbe

comingbytrainandmostofthe

youngpeopleinthetownwillbe

meetingthematthestation.

Tomorroweveningtheywillbe

singingattheWorkers1Club.The

GreenwoodBoyswillbestaying

forfivedays.Duringthistime,

theywillgivefiveperformances.

Asusual,thepolicewillhavea

difficulttime.Theywillbetrying

tokeeporder.Itisalwaysthe

sameontheseoccasions.

Lesson14Doyouspeak

English?

Ihadanamusingexperiencelast

year.AfterIhadleftasmall

villageinthesouthofFrance,I

droveontothenexttown.Onthe

way,ayoungmanwavedtome.I

stoppedandheaskedmeforalift.

Assoonashehadgotintothe

car,Isaidgoodmorningtohimin

Frenchandherepliedinthe

samelanguage.Apartfromafew

words,IdonotknowanyFrench

atall.Neitherofusspokeduring

thejourney.Ihadnearlyreached

thetown,whentheyoungman

suddenlysaid,veryslowly,MDo

youspeakEnglish?1AsIsoon

learnt,hewasEnglishhimself!'

Lesson15Goodnews

ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.

Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifelt

verynervouswhenIwentintohis

office.Hedidnotlookupfrom

hisdeskwhenIentered.AfterI

hadsatdown,hesaidthat

businesswasverybad.Hetold

methatthefirmcouldnotafford

topaysuchlargesalaries.

Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.I

knewthatmyturnhadcome.

^r.Harmsworth/Isaidinaweak

voice.

'Don'tinterrupt/hesaid.

ThenhesmiledandtoldmeI

wouldreceiveanextrathousand

poundsayear!

Lesson16Apoliterequest

Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrong

place,atrafficpolicemanwill

soonfindit.Youwillbevery

luckyifheletsyougowithouta

ticket.However,thisdoesnot

alwayshappen.Trafficpoliceare

sometimesverypolite.Duringa

holidayinSweden,Ifoundthis

noteonmycar:'sir,wewelcome

youtoourcity.Thisisa”No

Parking11area.Youwillenjoyyour

stayhereifyoupayattentionto

ourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonly

areminder?Ifyoureceivea

requestlikethis,youcannotfail

toobeyit!

Lesson17Alwaysyoung

MyauntJenniferisanactress.

Shemustbeatleastthirty-five

yearsold.Inspiteofthis,she

oftenappearsonthestageasa

younggirl.Jenniferwillhaveto

takepartinanewplaysoon.This

time,shewillbeagirlof

seventeen.Intheplay,shemust

appearinabrightreddressand

longblackstockings.Lastyearin

anotherplay,shehadtowear

shortsocksandabright,

orange-coloureddress.Ifanyone

everasksherhowoldsheis,she

alwaysanswers,'Darling,itmust

beterribletobegrownup!v

Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillage

pub,Ilookedformybag.ihad

leftitonachairbesidethedoor

andnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwas

lookingforit,thelandlordcame

in.

'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?”he

asked.

'Yes,thankyou/Ianswered,fbutI

can'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmy

bag/

Thelandlordsmiledand

immediatelywentout.Inafew

minuteshereturnedwithmybag

andgaveitbacktome.

Tmverysorry/hesaid.'Mydog

hadtakeninintothegarden.He

oftendoesthis!1

Lesson19Soldout

Theplaymaybeginatany

moment/Isaid.

Itmayhavebegunalready/

Susananswered.

Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.

vMayIhavetwoticketsplease?*I

asked.

Tmsorry,we'vesoldout/the

girlsaid.

fWhatapity!1Susan

exclaimed.

Justthen,amanhurriedto

theticketoffice.

'CanIreturnthesetwo

tickets?1heasked.

'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.

Iwentbacktotheticket

officeatonce.

'CouldIhavethosetwo

ticketsplease?11asked.

,Certainly；thegirlsaid,'but

they'refornextWednesday's

performance.Doyoustillwant

them?1

'Imightaswellhavethem/I

saidsadly.

Lesson20Onemaninaboat

Fishingismyfavoritesport.I

oftenfishforhourswithout

catchinganything.Butthisdoes

notworryme.Somefishermen

areunlucky.Insteadofcatching

fish,theycatcholdbootsand

rubbish.Iamevenlesslucky,i

nevercatchanything-noteven

oldboots.Afterhavingspent

wholemorningsontheriver,I

alwaysgohomewithanempty

bag.*Youmustgiveupfishing!'

myfriendssay.'It'sawasteof

time?Buttheydon'trealizeone

importantthing.Ivmnotreally

interestedinfishing.Iamonly

interestedinsittinginaboatand

doingnothingatall!

Lesson20Onemaninaboat

Fishingismyfavouritesport.I

oftenfishforhourswithout

catchinganything.Butthisdoes

notworryme.Somefishermen

areunlucky.Insteadofcatching

fish,theycatcholdbootsand

rubbish.Iamevenlesslucky,i

nevercatchanything■■noteven

oldboots.Afterhavingspent

wholemorningsontheriver,I

alwaysgohomewithanempty

bag.*Youmustgiveupfishing!*

myfriendssay.'It'sawasteof

time.'Buttheydon'trealizeone

importantthing.I'mnotreally

interestedinfishing.Iamonly

interestedinsittinginaboatand

doingnothingatall!

Lesson22Aglassenvelope

Mydaughter,Jane,never

dreamedofreceivingaletter

fromagirlofherownagein

Holland.Lastyear,wewere

travellingacrosstheChanneland

Janeputapieceofpaperwithher

nameandaddressonitintoa

bottle.Shethrewthebottleinto

thesea.Sheneverthoughtofit

again,buttenmonthslater,she

receivedaletterfromagirlin

Holland.Bothgirlswritetoeach

otherregularlynow.However,

theyhavedecidedtousethepost

office.Letterswillcostalittle

more,buttheywillcertainlytravel

faster.

Lesson23Anewhouse

Ihadaletterfrommysister

yesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.In

herletter,shesaidthatshewould

cometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshe

comes,shewillgetasurprise.

Wearenowlivinginabeautiful

newhouseinthecountry.Work

onithadbegunbeforemysister

left.Thehousewascompleted

fivemonthsago.Inmyletter,I

toldherthatshecouldstaywith

us.Thehousehasmanylarge

roomsandthereisalovely

garden.Itisaverymodernhouse,

soitlooksstrangetosome

people.Itmustbetheonly

modernhouseinthedistrict.

Lesson24Ifcouldbeworse

Ienteredthehotelmanager's

officeandsatdown.Ihadjust

lost$50andIfeltveryupset.vlleft

themoneyinmyroom/Isaid,

'anditvsnottherenow?The

managerwassympathetic,buthe

coulddonothing.'Everyone's

losingmoneythesedays/he

said.Hestartedtocomplain

aboutthiswickedworldbutwas

interruptedbyaknockatthedoor.

Agirlcameinandputan

envelopeonhisdesk.It

contained$50.'Ifoundthis

outsidethisgentleman'sroom；

shesaid.Well/Isaidtothe

manager,'thereisstillsome

honestyinthisworld!1

Lesson25DotheEnglishspeak

English?

IarrivedinLondonatlast.The

railwaystationwasbig,blackand

dark.Ididnotknowthewayto

myhotel,soIaskedaporter.Inot

onlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,

butveryclearlyaswell.The

porter,however,couldnot

understandme.Irepeatedmy

questionseveraltimesandatlast

heunderstood,heansweredme,

buthespokeneitherslowlynor

clearly.'Iamaforeigner/Isaid.

Thenhespokeslowly,butIcould

notunderstandhim.Myteacher

neverspokeEnglishlikethat!

TheporterandIlookedateach

otherandsmiled.Thenhesaid

somethingandIunderstoodit.

'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!*he

said.Iwonder.InEngland,each

personspeaksadifferent

language.TheEnglish

understandeachother,butIdon't

understandthem!Dotheyspeak

English?

Lesson26Thebestartcritics

IamanartstudentandIpainta

lotofpictures.Manypeople

pretendthattheyunderstand

modernart.Theyalwaystellyou

whatapictureis'about'.Of

course,manypicturesarenot

'about'anything.Theyarejust

prettypatterns.Welikethemin

thesamewaythatwelikepretty

curtainmaterial.Ithinkthat

youngchildrenoftenappreciate

modernpicturesbetterthan

anyoneelse.Theynoticemore.

Mysisterisonlyseven,butshe

alwaystellsmewhethermy

picturesaregoodornot.She

cameintomyroomyesterday.

'Whatareyoudoing?1she

asked.

Tmhangingthispictureon

thewall,'Ianswered.vltvsanew

one.Doyoulikeit?'

Shelookedatitcriticallyfor

amoment.Ifsallright/shesaid,

vbutisn'titupsidedown?1

Ilookedatitagain.Shewas

right!Itwas!

Lesson27Awetnight

Lateintheafternoon,theboys

putuptheirtentinthemiddleofa

field.Assoonasthiswasdone,

theycookedamealoveranopen

fire.Theywereallhungryandthe

foodsmelledgood.Aftera

wonderfulmeal,theytoldstories

andsangsongsbythecampfire.

Butsometimelateritbeganto

rain.Theboysfelttiredsothey

putoutthefireandcreptinto

theirtent.Theirsleepingbags

werewarmandcomfortable,so

theyallsleptsoundly.Inthe

middleofthenight,twoboys

wokeupandbeganshouting.

Thetentwasfullofwater!They

allleaptoutoftheirsleeping

bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwas

rainingheavilyandtheyfound

thatastreamhadformedinthe

field.Thestreamwounditsway

acrossthefieldandthenflowed

rightundertheirtent!

Lesson28Noparking

JasperWhiteisoneofthoserare

peoplewhobelievesinancient

myths,hehasjustboughtanew

houseinthecity,buteversince

hemovedin,hehashadtrouble

withcarsandtheirowners.When

hereturnshomeatnight,he

alwaysfindsthatsomeonehas

parkedacaroutsidehisgate.

Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeen

abletogethisowncarintohis

garageevenonce.Jasperhasput

up'NoParking1signsoutsidehis

gate,butthesehavenothadany

effect.Nowhehasputanugly

stoneheadoverthegate.Itisone

oftheugliestfacesIhaveever

seen.Iaskedhimwhatitwasand

hetoldmethatitwasMedusa,

theGorgon,jasperhopesthat

shewillturncarsandtheir

ownerstostone.Butnoneof

themhasbeenturnedtostone

yet!

Lesson29Taxi!

CaptainBenFawcetthasbought

anunusualtaxiandhasbeguna

newservice.The'taxi'isasmall

SwissaeroplanecalledaPilatus

Porter1.Thiswonderfulplanecan

carrysevenpassengers.The

mostsurprisingthingaboutit,

however,isthatitcanland

anywhere:onsnow,water,or

evenonaploughedfield.Captain

Fawcetfsfirstpassengerwasa

doctorwhoflewfrom

Birminghamtoalonelyvillagein

theWelshmountains.Sincethen,

CaptainFawcetthasflown

passengerstomanyunusual

places.Oncehelandedonthe

roofofablockofflatsandon

anotheroccasion,helandedina

desertedcarpark.Captain

Fawcetthasjustrefuseda

strangerequestfroma

businessman.Themanwantedto

flytoRockall,alonelyislandin

theAtlanticOcean,butCaptain

Fawcettdidnottakehimbecause

thetripwastoodangerous.

taxin.

PilatusPorter

landv.

ploughv.

lonelyadj.

Welshadj.

roofn.

blockn,

flatn.

desertv.

本・弗西特机长买了一辆不同寻

常的出租汽车，并开始了一项新的业

务。这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士

飞机，叫“皮勒特斯・波特”号。这架奇

妙的飞机可以载7名乘客。然而，最

令人惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降

落：雪地上，水面上，甚至刚耕过的

田里。弗西特机长的第一名乘客是位

医生，他从伯明翰飞往威尔士山区一

个偏僻的村庄。从那时开始，弗西特

机长已经载送乘客到过许多不寻常

的地方。一次，他把飞机降落在了一

栋公寓楼的屋顶上；还有一次，降落

在了一个废弃的停车场上。弗西特机

长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇怪要求。

这个人想要飞往大西洋上的一个孤

岛-罗卡尔岛，弗西特机长之所以

不送他去，是因为那段飞行太危险

了。

Lesson30

Footballorpolo?

TheWayleisasmallriver

thatcutsacrosstheparknearmy

home.IlikesittingbytheWayle

onfineafternoons.Itwaswarm

lastSunday,soIwentandsaton

theriverbankasusual.Some

childrenwereplayinggameson

thebankandthereweresome

peoplerowingontheriver.

Suddenly,oneofthechildren

kickedaballveryhardandit

wenttowardsapassingboat.

Somepeopleonthebankcalled

outtothemanintheboat,buthe

didnothearthem.Theballstruck

himsohardthathenearlyfell

intothewater.Iturnedtolookat

thechildren,butthereweren't

anyinsight:theyhadallrun

away!Themanlaughedwhenhe

realizedwhathadhappened.He

calledouttothechildrenand

threwtheballbacktothebank.

polon,水球

Waylen.威尔（河名）

cutv.穿过

rowv.划（船）

kickv.踢

towardsprep.朝，向

nearlyadv.几乎

sightn.眼界，视域

威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的

一条小河。我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午

到河边坐坐。上星期日天气很暖和。

于是我和往常一样，又去河边坐着。

河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有

些人正在划船。突然，一个孩子狠狠

地踢了一脚球，球便向着一只划过来

的小船飞去。岸上的一些人对着小船

上的人高喊，但他没有听见。球重重

地打在他身上，使他差点儿落入水

中。我转过头去看那些孩子，但一个

也不见，全都跑了！当那个人明白了

发生的事情时，笑了起来。他大声叫

着那些孩子，把球扔回到岸上。

Lesson31

Successstory

YesterdayafternoonFrank

Hawkinswastellingmeabouthis

experiencesasayoungman,

Beforeheretired,Frankwasthe

headofaverylargebusiness

company,butasaboyheusedto

workinasmallshop.Itwashis

jobtorepairbicyclesandatthat

timeheusedtoworkfourteen

hoursaday.Hesavedmoneyfor

yearsandin1958heboughta

smallworkshopofhisown.Inhis

twentiesFrankusedtomake

sparepartsforaeroplanes.At

thattimehehadtwohelpers.Ina

fewyearsthesmallworkshop

hadbecomealargefactorywhich

employedsevenhundredand

twenty-eightpeople.Frank

smiledwhenherememberedhis

hardearlyyearsandthelong

roadtosuccess.Hewasstill

smilingwhenthedooropened

andhiswifecamein.Shewanted

himtorepairtheirgrandson's

bicycle!

retirev,退休

companyn.公司

bicyclen.自行车

savev.积蓄

workshopn.车间

helpern.帮手，助手

employv.雇佣

grandsonn.孙子

昨天下午弗兰克•霍金斯向我讲

述了他年轻时的经历。在退休前，弗

兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经

理，但他小时候却在一家小铺里做

Io他那时的工作是修理自行车，并

且通常是一天工作14个小时。他靠

多年积蓄，于1958年买下了自己的

一个小铺子。20多岁的时候，弗兰克

曾生产飞机零配件。那时他有两个帮

手。几年之后，小铺子已经发展成了

一个雇有728人的大工厂。弗兰克回

想着他早年的艰难经历和走过的漫

长的成功之路，微笑了。他正笑着的

时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。她

叫他去修理孙子的自行车。

Lesson32

Shoppingmadeeasy

Peoplearenotsohonestas

theyoncewere.Thetemptation

tostealisgreaterthanever

before■■especiallyinlargeshops.

Adetectiverecentlywatcheda

well-dressedwomanwhoalways

wentintoalargestoreon

Mondaymornings.OneMonday,

therewerefewerpeopleinthe

shopthanusualwhenthewoman

camein,soitwaseasierforthe

detectivetowatchher.The

womanfirstboughtafewsmall

articles.Afteralittletime,she

choseoneofthemostexpensive

dressesintheshopandhanded

ittoanassistantwhowrappedit

upforherasquicklyaspossible.

Thenthewomansimplytookthe

parcelandwalkedoutoftheshop

withoutpaying.Whenshewas

arrested,thedetectivefoundout

thattheshopassistantwasher

daughter.Thegirl'gave'her

motherafreedressonceaweek!

onceadv.曾经，以前

temptationn.诱惑

articlen.物品,东西

wrapv.包裹

simplyadv.仅仅

arrestv.逮捕

人们不再像以前那样诚实了。偷

窃的诱惑力比以往任何时候都更强

烈--特别是在大的商店里。一名侦

探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇

女，她总是在星期一上午进入一家大

商场。有一个星期一，当这位妇女走

进这家商场时，里面的人比往常少，

因此，侦探比较容易监视她。这位妇

女先是买了几样小商品。过了一会

儿，她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣

服，把它递给了售货员。那售货员以

最快的速度为她包好了衣服。然后，

那妇女拿过包就走出了商场，根本没

有付钱。她被逮捕后。侦探发现原来

那售货员是她的女儿。那姑娘每星期

“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！

Lesson33

Outofthedarkness

Nearlyaweekpassedbefore

thegirlwasabletoexplainwhat

hadhappenedtoher.One

afternoonshesetoutfromthe

coastinasmallboatandwas

caughtinastorm.Towards

evening,theboatstruckarock

andthegirljumpedintothesea.

Thensheswamtotheshoreafter

spendingthewholenightinthe

water.Duringthattimeshe

coveredadistanceofeightmiles.

Earlynextmorning,shesawa

lightahead.Sheknewshewas

neartheshorebecausethelight

washighuponthecliffs.On

arrivingattheshore,thegirl

struggleduptheclifftowardsthe

lightshehadseen.Thatwasall

sheremembered.Whenshewoke

upadaylater,shefoundherself

inhospital.

darknessn.

explainv,

coastn.

stormn.

towardsprep,

rockn.

shoren.

lightn.

aheadadv.

cliffn.

strugglev.

hospitaln.

几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能

讲述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小

船从海岸出发，遇上了风暴。天将黑

时，小船撞在了一块礁石上，姑娘跳

进了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才

游到岸边。在那段时间里，她游了8

英里。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有灯

光，知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为

那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。到达岸边

后，姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎

着往峭壁上爬去。她所记得的就是这

些。第二天她醒来时，发现自己躺在

医院里。

Lesson34

Quickwork

DanRobinsonhasbeen

worriedallweek.LastTuesdayhe

receivedaletterfromthelocal

police.Intheletterhewasasked

tocallatthestation.Dan

wonderedwhyhewaswantedby

thepolice,buthewenttothe

stationyesterdayandnowheis

notworriedanymore.Atthe

station,hewastoldbyasmiling

policemanthathisbicyclehad

beenfound.Fivedaysago,the

policemantoldhim,thebicycle

waspickedupinasmallvillage

fourhundredmilesaway.Itis

nowbeingsenttohishomeby

train.Danwasmostsurprised

whenheheardthenews.Hewas

amusedtoo,becausehenever

expectedthebicycletobefound.

Itwasstolentwentyyearsago

whenDanwasaboyoffifteen!

stationn.（警察）局

mostadv.相当，非常

丹・鲁宾逊焦虑了整整一个星期。

上星期二他收到当地警察局的一封

信，要他到警察局去一趟。丹奇怪警

察为什么找他，但昨天还是去了，结

果他一再担心了。在警察局里，一位

面带笑容的警察告诉他，他的自行车

找到了。那位警察对他说，那辆自行

车是5天前在400英里外的一个小村

里发现的，现在正用火车给他运回家

来。丹听到这个消息后，惊奇万分，

但又感到非常好笑，因为他从未指望

那辆自行车还能找到。这是20年前

丹还是一个15岁的孩子时被人偷走

的！

Lesson35

Stopthief!

RoyTrentonusedtodrivea

taxi.Ashortwhileago,however,

hebecameabusdriverandhe

hasnotregrettedit.Heisfinding

hisnewworkfarmoreexciting.

Whenhewasdrivingalong

CatfordStreetrecently,hesaw

twothievesrushoutofashop

andruntowardsawaitingcar.

Oneofthemwascarryingabag

fullofmoney.Royactedquickly

anddrovethebusstraightatthe

thieves.Theonewiththemoney

gotsuchafrightthathedropped

thebag.Asthethieveswere

tryingtogetawayintheircar,

Roydrovehisbusintotheback

ofit.Whilethebatteredcarwas

movingaway,Roystoppedhis

busandtelephonedthepolice.

Thethieves1carwasbadly

damagedandeasytorecognize.

Shortlyafterwards,thepolice

stoppedthecarandbothmen

werearrested.

whilen.一段时间

regretv.后悔

faradv.非常

rushv.冲

actv.行动

straightadv,径直

frightn,害怕

batteredadj.撞坏的

shortlyadv.很快，不久

afterwardsadv.以后

罗伊,特雷顿原是开出租汽车的，

然而就在前不久，他开上了公共汽

车，也并不为此而感到后悔。他发觉

自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。最近，

当他正开车在凯特福德街上行驶时，

看到有两个小偷从一家商店里冲出

来，奔向等在那里的一辆汽车，其中

一个提着一只装满钞票的提包。罗伊

行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。拿钱

的那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。当那

两个小偷企图乘车逃跑时，罗伊驾驶

他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾

上。当那辆被撞坏的车开走后，罗伊

停下车，给警察挂了电话。小偷的车

损坏严重，很容易辨认。没过多久，

警察就截住了那辆车，两个小偷都被

抓住了。

Lesson36

AcrosstheChannel

DebbieHartisgoingtoswim

acrosstheEnglishChannel

tomorrow.Sheisgoingtosetout

fromtheFrenchcoastatfive

o'clockinthemorning.Debbieis

onlyelevenyearsoldandshe

hopestosetupanewworld

record.Sheisastrongswimmer

andmanypeoplefeelthatsheis

suretosucceed.Debbie'sfather

willsetoutwithherinasmall

boat.Mr.Harthastrainedhis

daughterforyears.Tomorrowhe

willbewatchingheranxiouslyas

shes