英语语法与写作短文改写.docx

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英语语法与写作短文改写

二、Passagerewriting

1.OurneighborisCaptainCharlesAlison.HewillsailfromPortsmouth.Thetimeistomorrow.We'llmeethim.Theplaceisattheharbor.Wewilldothatearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhisboat.Itissmall.ItiscalledTopsail.Topsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetout.Hewilldothatateighto'clock.We'llhaveplentyoftime.We'llseehisboat,thenwe'llsaygoodbyetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.Hewilltakepartinanrace.Theraceisimportant.ItisacrosstheAtlantic.

2..Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord.ItwasmadeinGermany.Itwasmadein1681.Wekeepourclavichordinthelivingroom.Ourfamilyhasitforalongtime.Mygrandfatherboughttheinstrumentmanyyearsago.Recentlyavisitordamagedit.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!

Shestruckthekeystoohard.Shebroketwoofthestrings.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowhedoesnotallowustotouchit.Afriendofmyfather'sisrepairingitnow.

3.MydaughteriscalledJane.Sheneverdreamedofreceivingaletter.Theletterwasfromagirl.Sheisofherownage.ShelivesinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravelingacrosstheChannel.Janewrotehernameandaddressonapieceofpaper.Sheputitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain.Tenmonthslater,shereceivedaletter.Itcamefromagirl.ShewasinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.Theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice.Letterswillcostalittlemore.Letterswillcertainlytravelfaster.

hadanexperiencelastyear.Itwasamusing.Ihadleftasmallvillage.ItwasinthesouthofFrance.Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istopped.Heaskedmeforalift.Hehadgotintothecar.Isaidgoodmorningtohim.IusedFrench.Hereplied.HeusedFrenchtoo.Ionlyknowafewwords.IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.HeandIdidnotspeakduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown.Theyoungmansuddenlysaid,”doyouspeakEnglish”Hisspeakingwasvelyslow.Isoonlearnt,HewasEnglishhimself.

5.Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairport.Icanhearthepassingplanesnightandday.Theybuiltairportyearsago.Forsomereasontheycouldnotuseitthen.Lastyear,theyuseditlater.Thenoisemustdrivepeopleaway.Overahundredofthemhaveleftfromtheirhomes.Fewpeopledidnotmove.Iamoneofthem.Apassingplanewillknockdownthishouse.SometimesIthinkso.Theyofferedalargesumofmoneytome.Theywantedmetogoaway.Iamdeterminedtostayhere.Imustbemad.Everybodysaysso.Theyareprobablyright.

hadlunchatavillagepub.AfterthatIlookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachair.Thechairwasbesidethedoor.Nowitwasn'tthere!

Ilookedforit.Thelandlordcamein.

Heasked'Didyouhaveagoodmeal".

Ianswered'Yes,thankyou.Ican'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'

Thelandlordsmiled.Heimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturned.Hehadmybaginhishand.Hegaveitbacktome.Hesaid'I'mverysorry.Mydoghadtakeninintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!

7.Fishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhours.Idon’tcatchanything.Idon’tworryaboutthis.Somefishermenareunlucky.Theydon’tcatchingfish,theycatcholdboots.Theycatchrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything.Idonotevencatcholdboots.Ihavespentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohome.Ialwayshaveanemptybag.Myfriendssay‘youmustgiveupfishing!

’‘It’sawasteoftime.’Theydon’trealizeoneimportantthing.I’mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iaminterestedinsittinginaboat,Iaminterestedindoingnothingatall!

8.JimmyGateswasacircusowner.LastChristmas,hedecidedtotakesomegifts.Hewenttoachildren’shospital.HewasdressedupasFatherChristmas.Sixprettygirlsaccompaniedhim.Then,hesetoff.Herodeababyelephant.Hewentdownthemainstreetofthecity.TheelephantwascalledJumbo.Thepolicewouldnotallowhimtodothis.Heshouldknowthat.Apolicemancameover.HetoldJimmy.Heshouldgoalongasidestreet.Jumbowasholdingupthetraffic.Jimmyagreedtogoatonce.Jumbowouldnotliketogo.Fifteenpolicemenpushedhard.Theywantedtomovehimawayfromthemainstreet.Thepolicehadadifficulttime.Theyfeltinteresting.Apolicemanafterwardssaid,“Jumbomustbeafewtons.Itwasluckythatweneedn’tcarryhim.Certainly,weshouldarresthim.Hehasagoodrecord.Weshallforgivehimthistime.”

9.InJapan,peopleholdafestivalfortheDead.Theyhaveitonetimeeachyear.Itisacheerfuloccasion.Onthisday,peoplesaythedeadwillreturnbacktohishome.Thelivingwelcomesthem.Theytakealongjourney,peopleexpecttheyarehungry.Theylieoutfoodforthem.Peoplemakespeciallanterns.Peoplehangtheselanternsoutsideeachhouse,theydothishelpthedeadfindtheirway.Peopledanceandsingawholenight.Ontheearlymorning,peoplethrowthefoodintotheriverandintothesea,thesefoodistheylaidoutforthedead.Peoplethinkthesefoodisunluckforanylivingoneeat.Inthoseneartheseatowns,afterthefestiveisover,peopleplacethetinylanternsintothewater,theselanternsaretheyhangedinthestreetsthebeforenight.Thousandslanternsslowdriftouttosea,theyguidethedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.Thisisamovingspectacle.Crowdsofpeoplestandontheshore,theywatchthelanternsdriftaway,atlasttheycanbeseennomore.

10.TheGreatSt.BernardPassconnectsSwitzerlandtoItaly.Itis2,473metershigh.itisthehighestmountainpassinEurope.ThemonasteryofSt.Bernardisfamous.Peoplesetitupineleventhcentury.Itliesaboutamileaway.Forhundredsofyears,St.Bernarddogshavesavedthelivesoftravelers.ThesetravelerswerecrossingthePass.ThePasswasdangerous.Thesedogswerefriendly.PeoplefirstbroughtthemfromAsia.Peopleusedthemaswatchdogs.TheydidsoeveninRomantimes.Theybuiltatunnel.Itwasthroughthemountains.ThePassislessdangerous.Eachyear,peoplestillsentthedogsoutintothesnow.Atanytimeatravelerisindifficulty.Thereisthenewtunnel.Therearestillafewpeople.TheyattempttocrossthePass.Theyrashlydidso.Theyareonfoot.

Themonasteryisverybusyduringthesummermonths.Thousandsofpeoplevisitit.TheycrossthePassincars.Therearesomanypeopleabout.Theyhavetokeepthedogsinaenclosure.theenclosureisspecial.Inwinter,lifeisquitedifferent.Thelifeisatthemonastery.Thetemperaturedropsto−30°.Thereareveryfewpeople.TheyattempttocrossthePass.Themonkslikesummer.Themonksaremorelikewinter.Theyhavemoreprivacy.Thedogshavegreaterfreedom.Peopleallowedthemtowanderoutsidetheirenclosure.Partiesofskiersaretheonlyvisitors.Theyvisitthemonasteryregularly.Theydosoinwinter.TheygothereatChristmas.TheygothereatEaster.Theyareyoungpeople.Theylovethepeaceofmountains.ThemonksalwaysgivethemawarmwelcomeatSt.Bernard'smonastery.

11.MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedinsmallvillage.ItwasinthesouthofGreece,itnamedParachora.OneofMary’smostpreciouspossessionswasawhitelamb.Itwasherhusbandtogiveher.Duringtheday,Marytiedthelambtoatreeinthefield.Everynightshepulleditback.However,oneeveningthelambwasgone.Someonecuttherope.Itwasclearthatsomeonestoleit.Dimitricamebackfromthefield.Hiswifetoldhimaboutit.Hewentoutatonce,hewantedtofindthemanwhostolehislamb.Heknewitwell,insuchasmallvillagecatchingthethiefwasnotdifficultatall.Hetoldittohisseveralfriends.Hefoundhisneighbor,Aleko,suddenlyhadanewlamb.DimitriwenttoAleko’shouseimmediately.Hewasangry.Heaccusedhimtostealhislamb.Hetoldhimhadbettergiveitbacktohim.Ifnot,hewouldgotocallpolice.Alekodidn’tconfess.HeledDimitritotheyard.Itwasallright.Hehadjustboughtanewlamb.Alekoexplained,hesaidthathislambwasblack.Dimitrifeltsorryforhisboldness.HeapologizedtoAleko.Hesaidheaccusedhimwrongly.Justwhentheytalked.Theskybegantorain.SoDimitristayedatAleko’shousetoavoidrain.Hewaitedandwaited.Therainstopped.Halfanhourlater,hecameoutofthehouse.Hewassurprised.Hefoundthewholebodyoftheblacklambalmostturnedintowhite.Thehairofthelambwasdyedblack.Nowitwaswashedoutcleanbytherain.

12..TheStatueofLibertyisoneofthemostfamousmonumentsintheworld.Inthenineteenthcentury,thepeopleofFrancepresentedtotheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thestatuewasgreat.AugusteBartholdidesignedit.Hetooktenyearstocompleteit.Heusedcoppertomaketheactualfigure.Heusedametalframeworktosupportit.TheframeworkwasEiffelespeciallyconstructed.TheytransportedittotheUnitedStates.Beforethis,theyhadtofindasiteforthestatue.Theyhadtobuildapedestalforit.Theychoseasite.Itwasanisland.ItwasattheentranceofNewYorkHarbour.By1884,theyerectedastatueinParis.Itwas151feettall.Inthefollowingyear,theytookittopieces.TheysentittoAmerica.Bytheendof1886October,theyputthestatuetogetheragain.BartholdiofficiallypresentedittotheAmericanpeople.Eversincethen,itwasasymbolforthemillionsofpeople.TheypassedthroughNewYorkHarbour.TheywantedtomaketheirhomesinAmerica.

13.Theprisonerofwarkilledtheguard.Hedraggedquicklyhimintothebushes.Heworkedrapidlyintheda