Lesson44
Throughtheforest
穿过森林
Mrs.AnneSterlingdidnotthinkoftheriskshewastakingwhensheranthroughaforestaftertwomen.Theyhadrusheduptoherwhileshewashavingapicnicattheedgeofaforestwithherchildrenandtriedtostealherhandbag.Inthestruggle,thestrapbrokeand,withthebagintheirpossession,bothmenstartedrunningthroughthetrees.Mrs.Sterlinggotsoangrythatsheranafterthem.Shewassoonoutofbreath,b...[
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Lesson43
OvertheSouthPole
飞越南极
In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer,R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhismenwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonranintoserioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.B...[
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Lesson42
Notverymusical
并非很懂音乐
AswehadhadalongwalkthroughoneofthemarketsofoldDelhi,westoppedatasquaretohavearest.Afteratime,wenoticedasnakecharmerwithtwolargebasketsattheothersideofthesquare,sowewenttohavealookathim.Assoonashesawus,hepickedupalongpipewhichwascoveredwithcoinsandopenedoneofthebaskets.Whenhebegantoplayatune,wehadourfirstglimpseofthesnake.Itroseoutofthebasketand...[
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Lesson41
Doyoucallthatahat?
你把那个叫帽子吗?
"Doyoucallthatahat?"Isaidtomywife."Youneedntbesorudeaboutit,"mywifeansweredasshelookedatherselfinthemirror.Isatdownononeofthosemodernchairswithholesinitandwaited.Wehadbeeninthehatshopforhalfanhourandmywifewasstillinfrontofthemirror."Wemustntbuythingswedontneed,"Iremarkedsuddenly.Iregrettedsayingitalm...[
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Foodandtalk
进餐与交谈
Lastweekatadinnerparty,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs.Rumbold.Mrs.Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,Isaid.Willyoubeseeingit?No,sheanswered.Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthi...[
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AmIallright?
我是否痊愈?
WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr.Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMr.JohnGilbert.HeaskedifMr.Gilbertsop...[
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Lesson38
Everythingexcepttheweather
唯独没有考虑到天气
Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtahouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasofte...[
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Lesson37TheOlympicGames
奥林匹克运动会
TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryearstime.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andanewOlympic-standardswimmingpool.Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailwayline.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalledOlympicCity.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewr...[
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Tobetone'sbottomdollar愿赌服输
“赌”和“钱”总是脱不了干系。那些想在大盘下跌时抄底赚一把的人一定没想到这场游戏实在是愿赌服输。一个字,惨!
Tobetone'sbottomdollar这个片语一看就知道肯定和钱有关。Tobet就是打赌。Dollar我们通常用来指美元,当然Canadiandollar,HKdollar等等其他的国家的钱币也有用这个单位的。所以我们也可以直接把dollar理解成“钱”。One'sbottomdollar就是[
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