天泽英语园
落霞与孤鹜齐飞，秋水共长天一色 一句最有魅力的中国古诗. 令人心旷神怡,宁静致远.
博文
(2009-07-07 09:25:31)
Lesson72
Acarcalledbluebird
“蓝鸟”汽车
Thegreatracingdriver,SirMalcolmCampbell,wasthefirstmantodriveatover300milesperhour.HesetupanewworldrecordinSeptember1935atBonnevilleSaltFlats,Utah.Bluebird,thecarhewasdriving,hadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Itwasover30feetinlengthandhada2,500-horsepowerengine.AlthoughCampbellreachedaspeedofover304milesperhour,hehadgreatdifficultyincontroll...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-07 09:22:05)
Lesson71
Afamousclock
一个著名的大钟
WhenyouvisitLondon,oneofthefirstthingsyouwillseeisBigBen,thefamousclockwhichcanbeheardallovertheworldontheB.B.C.IftheHousesofParliamenthadnotbeenburneddownin1834,thegreatclockwouldneverhavebeenerected.BigBentakesitsnamefromSirBenjaminHallwhowasresponsibleforthemakingoftheclockwhenthenewHousesofParliamentwerebeingbuilt.Itisnotonlyofimmenses...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-07 09:18:34)
Lesson70
Redfordanger
危险的红色
Duringabullfight,adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleofthering.Thecrowdbegantoshout,butthedrunkwasunawareofthedanger.Thebullwasbusywiththematadoratthetime,butitsuddenlycaughtsightofthedrunkwhowasshoutingruderemarksandwavingaredcap.Apparentlysensitivetocriticism,thebullforgotallaboutthematadorandchargedatthedrunk.Thecrowdsuddenlygrewquiet.Thedrunk,ho...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-04 15:06:14)
Lesson69
Butnotmurder!并非谋杀！
Iwasbeingtestedforadrivinglicenceforthethirdtime.Ihadbeenaskedtodriveinheavytrafficandhaddonesosuccessfully.Afterhavingbeeninstructedtodriveoutoftown,Ibegantoacquireconfidence.SurethatIhadpassed,Iwasalmostbeginningtoenjoymytest.Theexaminermusthavebeenpleasedwithmyperformance,forhesmiledandsaid.Justonemorething,Mr.Eames.Letussupposethatachildsuddenlycro...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-04 15:01:45)
Lesson68
Persistent
纠缠不休
Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghim,buthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim,soIwavedtohim.IneverenjoymeetingNigelDykes.Heneverhasanythingtodo.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.'Hello,Nigel,'Isaid.'Fancymeetingyouhere!''Hi,Elizabeth,'Nigela...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-03 08:03:10)
Volcanoes
火山
HarounTazieff,thePolishscientist,hasspenthislifetimestudyingactivevolcanoesanddeepcavesinallpartsoftheworld.In1948,hewenttoLakeKivuintheCongotoobserveanewvolcanowhichhelaternamedKituro.Tazieffwasabletosetuphiscampveryclosetothevolcanowhileitwaseruptingviolently.Thoughhemanagedtotakeanumberofbrilliantphotographs,hecouldnotstaynearthevolcanoforverylong.Henoticedthatariver...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-02 17:51:21)
Lesson66
Sweetashoney!
像蜜一样甜！
In1963aLancasterbombercrashedonWallisIsland,aremoteplaceintheSouthPacific,alongwaywestofSamoa.Theplanewasnttoobadlydamaged,butovertheyears,thecrashwasforgottenandthewreckremainedundisturbed.Thenin1989,twenty-sixyearsafterthecrash,theplanewasaccidentallyrediscoveredinanaerialsurveyoftheisland.Bythistime,aLancasterbomberinreasonableconditionwasrar...[阅读全文]
(2009-07-01 20:37:47)
Lesson65Jumboversusthepolice
小象对警察
LastChristmas,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,decidedtotakesomepresentstoachildrenshospital.DressedupasFatherChristmasandaccompaniedbyaguardofhonourofsixprettygirls,hesetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridingababyelephantcalledJumbo.Heshouldhaveknownthatthepolicewouldneverallowthissortofthing.ApolicemanapproachedJimmyandtoldhimheoughttohavegonealong...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-30 21:45:55)
Lesson64
TheChannelTunnel
海峡隧道
In1858,aFrenchengineer,AimeThomedeGamond,arrivedinEnglandwithaplanforatwenty-one-miletunnelundertheEnglishChannel.HesaidthatitwouldbepossibletobuildaplatforminthecentreoftheChannel.Thisplatformwouldserveasaportandarailwaystation.Thetunnelwouldbewell-ventilatediftallchimneyswerebuiltabovesealevel.In1860,abetterplanwasputforwardbyanEnglishman,Willi...[阅读全文]
(2009-06-30 20:51:21)
Lesson63
Shewasnotamused
她并不觉得好笑
JeremyHampdenhasalargecircleoffriendsandifverypopularatparties.Everybodyadmireshimforhisgreatsenseofhumour--everybody,thatis,excepthissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny.Recently,oneofJeremysclosestfriendsaskedhimtomakeaspeechataweddingreception.ThisisthesortofthingthatJeremyloves.HepreparedthespeechcarefullyandwenttotheweddingwithJenny.hehadincluded...[阅读全文]
