课程介绍
1 DogsPeople often saythat a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught hisdogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogsare famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.
Dogs have beenused to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blindowner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, openrefrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For themajority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both youngand old members of the family.
guard 看守,看护 sheepdog 牧羊犬 flock 群 aid 帮助
disabled 残疾人 century 世纪 guide dog 导盲犬 dial 拨 majority 大多数
狗
人们总是说狗是人类比较好的朋友.几千年来,除了看家外,人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名.
狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了.导盲犬可以为盲主人引路.现在,人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话.然而,对于大多数人来说,狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友.
2 Detective Work
A bank robberstole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was neverfound. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do.Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir, I foundJohnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't makeanything out of what he bought. Here's the list."
shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer,bunch of flowers .The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do youremember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover herbackyard with cement?
detective 侦探的侦探 robber 强盗,盗贼 prison 监狱
inspector 检察官 frankly 坦白地,真诚地 crowbar 铁撬,撬棒
shovel 铲,铁铲 hammer 铁锤,锤子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥
侦探工作
一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱.他被抓住送到监狱,但是钱没找到.
当他从监狱出来时,他被监视,看他会做什么.这不,侦探正向检察官报告：“是的,先生,我发现了强尼•阿米塔基,我跟着他转遍了全镇,但坦白说,我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么.这里是清单.”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花.
检察官说：“好,这对我很有帮助.你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居,贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗?”
3 What is Time? （Nursery Rhyme）
Time is grain forpeasants.
Time is wealth forworkers.
Time is life fordoctors.
Time is victoryfor soldiers.
Time is knowledgefor students.
Time is speed forscientists.
Time is money forbusinessmen.
Time is everythingfor all of us.
Therefore, seizethe time of today!
grain 粮食 wealth 财富 victory 胜利 seize 抓住,把握
时间是什么（童谣一首）
对农民来说,时间就是粮食.对工人来说,时间就是财富.对医生来说,时间就是生命.
对士兵来说,时间就是胜利.对学生来说,时间就是知识.对科学家来说,时间就是速度.
对企业家来说,时间就是金钱.对我们大家来说,时间就是一切.因此,把握今天!
4 Perfect Match
A rich woman is soproud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom paintedthe same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, butnone comes close enough to satisfy the woman.
Eventually, apainter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman ispleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, heretires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son,"there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to matchthe vase so perfectly?"
"Son,” thefather replies, "I painted the vase."
proud of 自豪 valuable 值钱的 antique vase 古董花瓶 paint 用油漆漆
satisfy 满意 eventually 比较终 confident 有信心的 retire 退休
match 和……相配
绝配
一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲,因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶,她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色.好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色,但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意.
比较后,来了一个油漆匠.他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色.果然妇人对比较终的感到满意,漆匠也因此成名.
几年后,漆匠退休了,他把生意交给了儿子.“爸爸,”儿子问,“有件事我想知道.你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的?”“儿子,”父亲回答,“我把花瓶也一起漆了.”
