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第19课 Sold out 票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,'    剧马上就要开演了,我说
I said.
'It may have begun already,' Susan   也许已经开演了呢,苏珊回答说
answered.
'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I   我匆匆赶到兽票处,问
have two tickets please ?' I asked.  我可以买2张票吗?
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl   对不起,票已   兽完.那位姑娘说
said.
'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.   真可惜!苏珊大声说
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-      正在这时,一 个男字匆匆蹦向售票处.
office.
'Can I return these two tickets?' he  我 可以退掉这2张票吗?他问
asked.
'Certainly,' the girl said.   当然可以,那姑娘说
'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.  我可以买那2张票吗?我问
'Certainly,'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance. 当然可以
'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.   不过这2张票是 下星期三的,你是否还要呢?
我还是买下的好,我垂头丧气地说.

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第20课 One man in a boat 独坐孤船
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish  钓鱼是我特别喜爱的运动.我经常一钓
for hours without catching anything. But 数小时却一无所获,但我
this does not worry me. Some fishermen从不为此烦恼.有些垂钓者就是
are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they不走运,他们往往鱼钓不到,却
catch old boots and rubbish. I am even  钓上来些旧鞋子和垃圾.我的运气
less lucky. I never catch anything--not 甚至还不及他们,我什么东西也未钓到过-
even old boots. After having spent whole就连旧鞋子也没有.我总是在河上呆上整整
mornings on the river, I always go home一 上午,然后空着袋子回家."你可
with an empty bag. 'You must give up别钓鱼了!"我的朋友们说
fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of这是浪费时 间."然而他们没有认识到
time.' But they don't realize one impor-重要的一 点,我并
tant thing. I'm not really interested in不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣
fishing. I am only interested in sitting in我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟
a boat and doing nothing at all !无所事事.

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第21课Mad or not 是不是疯了?
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I   飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯.我
live near an airport and passing planes  住在一 个机场附近,过往飞机日夜不绝于耳.
can be heard night and day. The airport机场是
was built during the war, but for some许多年前建 的,但由于某种
reason it could not be used then. Last原因当时未能启用.然而
year, however, it came into use. Over a去年机场开始使用了.有100多人
hundred people must have been driven肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家离去
away from their homes by the noise. I am我是少数留下来的人中的一 个
one of the few people left. Sometimes I有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒
think this house will be knocked down by
a passing plane. I have been offered a他们曾向我我提供一大笔钱让我搬走,
large sum of money to go away, but I am但我决定留在这儿.
determined to stay here. Everybody says大家都说我肯定是疯了,
I must be mad and they are probably也许他们说的是对的
right.

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第22课  A glass envelope 玻璃信封
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of   我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰
receiving a letter from a girl of her own一位同龄姑娘的来信.
age in Holland. Last year, we were travel-去年,当我们横渡英吉利海峡时
ling across the Channel and Jane put a简把写有她姓名和住址的一 张纸条装
piece of paper with her name and address进了一 只瓶子,又将瓶子扔进了大海.
on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle
into the sea. She never thought of it again,此后她就再没去想那只瓶子.
but ten months later, she received a letter但10个月以后,她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信.
from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to
each other regularly now. However, they然而他们还是决定利用邮局.
have decided to use the post-office. Letters这样会稍微多花点钱
will cost a litt1e more, but they will cer-但肯定是快得多了.
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Lesson 23 Anew house新居
I had a letter from my sister yesterday.昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信,她住在
She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she尼日利亚.在信中她说她明年将到英国来.
said that she would come to England next
year. If she comes, she will get a surprise.如果她来了,她会感到非常惊奇的.
We are now  living in a beautiful new house我们现在住在乡间的一栋漂亮的新住宅里
in the country. Work on it had begun be-
fore my sister left. The house was com-这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已经动工了,
pleted five months ago. In my letter, I是在5个月以前竣工的.我在信中告诉她
told her that she could stay with us. The她可以和我们住在一起.这栋房子里有许多房间
house has many large rooms and there is
a lovely garden. It is a very modern house,还有一个漂亮的花园.它是一栋非常现代化
so it looks strange to some people. It的住宅,因此在有些人看来非常古怪.它肯定
must be the only modern house in the是这个地区唯一的一栋现代化住宅
district.

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第24课It could be worse 不幸中之万幸
I entered the hotel manager's office and我走进饭店经理的办公室,坐了下来.
sat down. I had just lost &50 and I felt我刚刚丢了50英镑,感到非常烦恼.
very upset.' I left the money in my room,'我把钱放在房间里 ,我说可现在没有了
I said, 'and it's not there now.' The
manager was sympathetic, but he could经理声表同情,但却无能为力.现在大家都在丢钱
do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money
these days,' he said. He started to com-他说.他开始抱怨这个邪恶的世道来,却被一阵
plain about this wicked world but was敲门声打断了.一个姑娘走了进来,把一个信封放在
interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl
came in and put an envelope on his desk.了他桌上.它里面装着50英镑.这是我在这位先生
It contained &5o. 'I found this outside的房间门外捡到的,她说,是啊
this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,'
I said to the manager, 'there is still some这世界上还是有诚实可信的!
honesty in this world !'

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第25课 Do the  English speak English 英国人讲的是英语吗?
I arrived in London at last. The railway 我终于到了伦敦.火车站很大,又黑又暗.
station was big, black and dark. I did not我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走,于是向一个搬运
know the way to my hotel, so I asked a工打听.我的英语将得不但非常认真,而且咬字也
porter. I not only spoke English very非常清楚.然而搬运工却不明白我的话.我把问话
carefully, but very clearly as well. The
porter, however, could not understand
me; I repeated my question several times重复了很多遍.他终于听懂了.他回答了,但他讲
and at last he understood. He answered得既不慢也不清楚.我是外国人,我说,于是他说得
me, but he spoke neither slowly nor
clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then
he spoke slowly, but I could not under-慢了,可我还是听不懂.我的老师从来不那样讲英语
stand him. My teacher never spoke Eng-
lish like that! The porter and I looked at我和搬运工相识一笑.接着,他说了点什么,这回我
each other and smiled. Then he said
something and I understood it. 'You'll听懂了.您会很快学会英语的!他说.我感到奇怪
soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different
language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them ! Do
they speak English ?
在英国,人们各自说着一种不同的语言.英国人之间相互听得懂,可我却不懂他们的话!他们说得是英语吗?

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第26课 The best art cririces最佳艺术评论家
I am an art student and I paint a lot of我是个学艺术的学生,画了很多画.有很多人装成很
pictures. Many people pretend that they懂现代艺术的样子,总是告诉你一幅画的意思是
understand modern art. They always tell
you what a picture is 'about'. Of course,什么.当然,有很多画是什么意思是没有的,它们就
many pictures arc not 'about' anything.是些好看的图案,我们喜爱他们就像我们喜欢漂亮
They are just pretty patterns. We like
them in the same way that we like pretty的窗帘布一样.我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都
curtain material. I think that young child-更能欣赏现代绘画,他们观察到的东西更多
ren often appreciate modern pictures
better than anyone else. They notice
more. My sister is only seven, but she我的妹妹只有7岁,但她总能说出我的画是好是坏.
always tells me whether my pictures are
good or not. She came into my room昨天她到我房间里来了.
yesterday.
' What are you doing ?' she asked.你在干什么呢?她问
' I'm hanging this picture on the wall,'我正把这幅画挂到墙上去.我回答说
I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?'这是幅新画,你喜欢吗?
She looked at it critically for a moment.' It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it
upside-down ?'她用挑剔的目光看了一会儿,还可以吧.她说,不过,是不是挂倒了?
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!我再次看了看画,她说对了!是挂倒了!

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第27课A wet night
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up傍晚时分,孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷.这件事
their tent in the middle of a field. As soon刚刚做完,我们就在篝火上烧起了饭.他们全都
as this was done, they cooked a meal over饿了,饭菜散发出阵阵香味.
an open fire. They were all hungry and
the food smelt good. After a wonderful他们美美地吃了一顿饭后,就围在营火傍边讲起
meal, they told stories and sang songs by了故事,唱起了歌.但过了一 阵子,天下起雨来,于
the camp fire. But some time later it be-是他们扑灭了篝火,钻进了帐篷.
gan to rain. The boys felt tired so they
pet out the fire and crept into their tent.
Their sleeping-bags were warm and com-睡袋既暖和又舒服,所以,他们睡得很香.午夜前后
fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the
middle of the night, two boys woke up,有2个孩子醒了,大声叫了起来.原来帐篷里到处都
and began shouting. The tent was full of是水!他们全都跳出睡袋,跑到外面.雨下得很大
water! They all leapt out of their sleep-
ing-bags and hurried outside. It was rain-
ing heavily and they found that a stream他们发现地上已经形成一条小溪.那小溪弯弯曲
had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then曲穿国过田野
flowed right under their tent!,然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去.

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第28课No parking 禁止停车
Jasper White is one of those rare people                       Jasper White是少有的相信古代
who believes in ancient myths. He has  神话的人之一.他刚在城里买下一所新房子,但自
just bought a new house in the city,
but ever since he moved in, he has had从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了摩擦.当他
trouble with motorists. when he returns夜里回到家时,总是发现有人把出车停在他家大门
home at night, he always finds that some-
one has parked a car outside his gate.外.为此他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开金车库
Because of this, he has not been able to
get his own car into his garage even once.
Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs out-Jasper White曾把几快"禁止停车"的牌子挂在大门
side his gate, but these have not had any外面,但没有任何效果.先在他把一个丑陋的石
effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head雕像放在了大门上边,这是我见过的最丑陋的
over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces
I have ever seen. I asked him what it was头像之一.我问他那是什么?他告诉我那是
and he told me that it was Medusa, the蛇发女怪杜纱.Jasper White希望她把车主和汽车们
Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn都变成石头.但到目前为止还没有一个人变成石头
motorists to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!呢!

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Lesson 29 Taxi!出租汽车
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an un-                        Ben Fawcett 机长买了一 辆不同寻
usual taxi and has begun a new service.常的出租汽车,并开始了一项新的业务.这辆
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane"出租汽车"是一架小型瑞士飞机,叫'Pilatus Porter'
called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful号.这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客.然而,最另人
plane can carry seven passengers. The惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落:雪地上,水面上
most surprising thing about it, however,
is that it can land anywhere: on snow,
water, or even on a ploughed field. Cap-甚至刚耕过的田里.Fawcett 机长的的第一名乘客
tain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor是位医生,他从Birmingham 飞往Welsh 山区一
who flew from Birmingham to a lonely
village in the Welsh mountains. Since个偏僻的村庄.从那时开始,Fawcett 机长已经载送乘
then, Captain Fawcett has flown passen-客到过许多不寻常的地方.
gers to many unusual places. Once he一次,他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上;还有
landed on the roof of a block of flats and
on another occasion, he landed in a de-一次,降落在了一个废弃的停车场上.
serted car park. Captain Fawcett has just              Fawcett 机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇
refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall,
a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him
because the trip was too dangerous.怪要求.这个人想要飞往大西洋的一个孤岛-罗卡尔岛,Fawcett 机长之所以不送他去,是因为那段飞行太危险了.

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第30课 Football or polo?足球还是水球
The Wayle is a small river that cuts   威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河.我喜欢
across the park near my home. I like在天晴的下午到河边坐坐.上星期日天气很暖和 .
sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
It was warm last Sunday, so I went and于是我和往常一样,又去河边坐着.和岸上有些孩
sat on the river bank as usual. Some child-
ren were playing games on the bank and子正在玩耍,河面上有些人正在划船.
there were some people rowing on the
river. Suddenly, one of the children突然,一个孩子狠狠地踢了一脚球,球便向着一只划过
kicked a ball very hard and it went to-
wards a passing boat. Some people on the来的小船飞去.岸上的一些人对着小船上的人
bank called out to the man in the boat,高喊,但他没有听见.球重重的打在他身上,使
but he did not hear them. The ball struck
him so hard that he nearly fell into the他差点儿落入水中.我转过头去看那些孩子
water. I turned to look at the children,
but there weren't any in sight:they had但一个也不见了,全都跑了!当那个人明白了
all run away! The man laughed when he发生的事情时,他笑了起来.
realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball
back to the bank.他大声叫着那些孩子,把球扔回到岸上.

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Lesson 31 Success story   成功者的故事
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was     昨天下午Frank Hawkins向我讲述了他年轻时
telling me about his expcriences as a  的经历.在退休前,Frank Hawkins是一家非常大的商
young man. Frank is now the head of a
very large business company, but as a 业公司的经理,但他小时侯却在一家小铺里做工.他
boy he used to work in a small shop. It
was his job to repair bicycles and at that那时的工作是修理自行车,并且通常是一天工作
time he used to work fourteen hours a14个小时.他靠多年积蓄,于1958年买下了自己的
day. He saved money for years and in
1938 he bought a small work-shop of his一个小铺子.20多岁的时候,Frank Hawkins曾生产
own. During the war Frank used to make飞机零配件.那时他有两个帮手.几年之后,小铺子
spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time  已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂.
he had two helpers. By the end of the
war, the small work-shop had become a
large factory which employed seven hun-
dred and twenty-eight people. Frank                     Frank Hawkins回想着他早年的艰难经历
smiled when he remembered his hard                  和走过的漫长的成功之路,微笑了.
early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door
opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!
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.

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第32课 Shopping made easy  购物变得很方便
People are not so honest as they once  人们不再象以前那样诚实了.偷窃的诱惑力比以往
were. The temptation to steal is greater  任何时候都更强烈-特别是在大的商店里.一名
than ever before--especially in large
shops. A detective recently watched a侦探最近注意上了一位穿着讲究的妇女,因此,侦探
well-dressed woman who always went
into a large store on Monday mornings.比较容易监视她.这位妇女是买了几样小商品.过了
One Monday, there were fewer people in
the shop than usual when the woman一会儿,她又选了商场里最昂贵的一件衣服,把它递
came in, so it was easier for the detective给了售货员.那售货员以最快的速度为她包好了
to watch her. The woman first bought a
few small articles. After a little time, she
chose one of the most expensive dresses
in the shop and handed it to an assistant
who wrapped it up for her as quickly as
possible. Then the woman simply took衣服.然后那妇女拿过包就走出了商场,根本没有
the parcel and walked out of the shop付钱.她被逮捕后,侦探们发现那售货员是她的女儿
without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop-
assistant was her daughter. The girl' gave' her mother a free dress once a week !
那姑娘每星期"送"她母亲一件免费的衣服!!

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Lesson 33 Out of the darkness冲出黑暗
Nearly a week passed before the girl was     几乎过了一个星期,那姑娘才能讲述自己的
able to explain what had happened to her.遭遇.一天下午,她乘小船从海岸出发,遇上了
One afternoon she set out from the coast风暴.天将黑时,小船撞在了一 块礁石上,姑娘
in a small boat and was caught in a storm.跳进了海里.她在海上游了整整一夜才游到岸边
Towards evening, the boat struck a rock
and the girl jumped into the sea. Then
she swam to the shore after spending the
whole night in the water.During that   在那段时间里,她游了8英里.第2天凌晨,她看到
time she covered a distance of eight miles.
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.前方有灯光,知道自己已经接近岸边了,因为那
She knew she was near the shore because灯光是在高高的峭壁上.到达岸边后,姑娘朝着
the light was high up on the cliffs. On
arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往上爬去.她所记得的
the cliff towards the light she had seen.
That was all she remembered. When she就是这些,第2天她醒来时,发现自己躺在医院里
woke up a day later, she found herself in
hospital.

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第34课 Quick work 破案"神速"
Ted Robinson has been worried all the        意: Ted Robinson 焦虑了整整一个星期.上星期
week. Last Tuesday he received a letter 二他收到当地警察局的一封信,要他 到警察局去
from the local police. In the letter he was 一趟Ted Robinson 怪警察为什么找他,但昨天还
asked to call at the station. Ted wondered 是去了,结果他不再担心了.在警察局里,一位
why he was wanted by the police, but he
went to the station yesterday and now he 面代笑容的警察告诉他,他的自行车找到了.
is not worried any more. At the station, 那位警察对他说,那辆自行车是5天前在400英里
he was told by a smiling policeman that
his bicycle had been found. Five days
ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle
was pinged up in a small village four hun-  外的一个村庄里发现的,现在正用火车给他运回
dred miles away. It is now being sent to 家来.Ted Robinson 听到这个消息后,惊奇万分,但
his home by train. Ted was most sur-
prised when he heard the news. He was 又感到非常好笑,因为他从未指望那辆自行车还
amused too, because he never expected能找到.这是20年前Ted Robinson 还是一个15岁
the bicycle to be found. It was stolen
twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen !的孩子时被人偷走的!

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Lesson 35 Stop thief!抓贼
Rov Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short        Rov Trenton原是开出租汽车的,然而就在前
while ago, however, he became a bus-  不久,他开上了公共汽车,也并不为此而感到后悔
driver and he was not regretted it. He is
finding his new work far more exciting.     他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多.最近,当他开
When he was driving along Catford Street车在凯特福得街上行驶时,看到有两个小偷从
recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a一家商店里冲出来,奔向等在那里的一 辆汽车
shop and run towards a waiting car. One
of them was carrying a bag full of money.其中一个提着一只装满钞票的提包.Rov Trenton
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus    行动迅速,开车直冲窃贼而去.拿钱的那个小偷吓得
straight at the thieves. The one with the把提包都扔了.当小偷企图乘车逃跑时,Rov 驾驶
money got such a fright that he dropped他的公共汽车撞在了那辆车的后尾上.
the bag. As the thieves were trying to get
away in their car, Roy drove his bus into
the back of it. While the battered car was  当那辆车被装坏的车开走后,Rov 下了车,给
moving away, Roy stopped his bus and  警察挂了电话.小偷的车损坏严重,容易辨认.
telephoned the police. The thieves' car
was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped
the car and both men were arrested.没过多久,警察就截住了那辆车,两个小偷都被抓走了.

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第36课Across the Channel!横渡海峡
Erna Hart is going to swim across th意:Erna Hart 准备明天横渡英吉利海峡.她打算早上5
English Channel tomorrow. She is going点从法国海岸出发.Erna Hart 只有11岁,她希望
to set out from the French coast at five
o'clock in the morning. Erna is only tour-创一项新的世界纪录.他是一个游泳能手,很多人
teen years old and she hopes lo set up a认为她一 定能成功.Erna Hart  的父亲将乘一条小
new world record. She is a strong swim-
mer and many people feel that she is sure船同她一道出发.哈特先生训练他的女儿已经
to succeed. Erna's father will set out with多年了.明天他将焦急的注视着女儿游过这段
her in a small boat. Mr Hart has trained 漫长的距离到达英国.Erna Hart 计划每2小时休息
his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will一下.她将喝些饮料,但不吃固体食物.Erna Hart
be watching her anxiously as she swims
the long distance to England. Erna in-的大部分同学将在英国等候她.他们当中还会有
tends to take short rests every two hours.      Erna Hart 的母亲,她本人 还是个姑娘时
She will have something to drink but she
will not eat any solid food. Most of Erna's
school friends will be waiting for her on
the English coast. Among them will be Erna't mother, who swam the Channel
herself when she was a girl.    也曾横渡过英吉利海峡.

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Lesson 37 The  Olymplc Games 奥林匹克运动会
The Olympic Games will be held in our     4年以后,奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行.由于
country in four years' time. As a great   将有大批的人到我们国家来,所以政府准备建造一
many people will be visiting the country, 些新的饭店,一个大型体育场和一个新的奥林匹
the government will be building new
hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine 克标准游泳池.他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条
new swimming pool. 'They will also be  铁路专线.奥运会就在首都市郊区举办,整个地区将
building new roads and a special railway-被称作"奥林匹克城".工人们将在今年年底前把新
line. The Games will be held just outside
the capital and the whole area will be
called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have路铺好,到明年年底,他们将把新体育场建成.这些
completed the new roads by the end of巨大的现代化建筑是由Kurt Gunter设计的.大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成.我们都非常激动,盼望着奥运会的到来,因为在这个
this year. By the end of next year, they
will have finished work on the new
stadium. The fine modern buildings have  国家里还从未举办过奥运会.
been designed by Kurt Gunter. Every
body will be watching anxiously as the
new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the
Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

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第38课 Everything except the weather惟独没有考虑到天气
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the     我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国以前曾多年居住
Mediterranean for many years before. he   在地中海地区.过去他常幻想退休后到英国,并
returned to England. He had often
dreamed of retiring in England and had   计划在乡间安顿下来.他刚一回到英国便买下了一撞房子住了进去.但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了.因为即使那时仍为夏季,
planned to settle down in the country. He
had no sooner returned than he bought a
fine house and went to live there. Almost但雨总是下个不停,而且常常冷得厉害.在阳光下
immediately he began to complain about
the weather, for even though it was still生活了那么多年的哈里森对此感到惊奇.他的举动就好象他从未在英国生活过一样.最后,他再也忍受不住,还没等安顿下来就卖掉了房子,离开了这个国家,他多年来的幻想从此破灭.哈里森把这件事情都考虑到了,惟独
summer, it rained continually and it was没想到天气.
often bitterly cold. After so many years of
sunshine, Harrison got a shock. He acted
as if he had never lived in England before.
In the end, it was more than he could
bear. He had hardly had time to settle
down when he sold the house and left
the country. The dream he had had for so many years ended there. Harrison had
thought of everything except the weather.