英语中级口语第1课18课.docx

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英语中级口语第1课18课

Lesson1

                                        TooClever

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   Afarmerwholivedinasmallvillagesufferedfromaseverepaininthechest.Thisneverseemedtogetanybetter.Thefarmereventuallydecidedthathewouldconsultadoctorinthenearesttown.Butashewasamiserlypersonhethoughthewouldfindoutwhathewouldhavetopaythisdoctor.Hewastoldthatapatienthadtopaythreepoundsforthefirstvisitandonepoundforthesecond'visit.Thefarmerthoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andthenhedecidedtogoandconsultthedoctorinthetown.

   Ashecameintothedoctor'sconsultingroom,hesaidcausally,´Goodmorning,doctor.HereIamagain.'Thedoctorwasalittlesurprised.Heaskedhimafewquestions,examinedhischestandthentookthepoundwhichthefarmerinsistedongivinghim.Thenthedoctorsaidwithasmile,Well,sir.There'snothingnew.PleasecontinuetotakethesamemedicineIgaveyouthefirsttimeyoucametoseeme.'

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   Amanwenttoseehisdoctoronedaybecausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach.Afterthedoctorhadexaminedhimcarefully,hesaidtohim,`Well,there'snothingreally

wrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.Youronlytroubleisthatyouworrytoomuch.

 Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththesametroubleasyouinhereafewweeksago,andIgavehimthesameadviceasI'mgoingtogiveyou.Hewasworriedbecausehecouldn'tpayhistailor'sbills.Itoldhimnottoworryhisheadaboutthebillsanymore.Hefollowedmyadvice,andwhenhecametoseemeagaintwodaysago,hetoldmethathenowfeelsquiteallrightagain.'

  `Yes,Iknowallaboutthat,'answeredthepatientsadly.`Yousee,I'mthatman'stailor.'

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Doctor:

 Goodmorning.Howareyou?

Patient:

 I'mveryworried;doctor.

Doctor:

 Oh?

Whatareyouworriedabout?

Patient:

 I'mafraidthatI'mveryill.

Doctor:

 I'msorrytohearthat.Whydoyouthinkso?

Patient:

 BecauseIfeeltiredallthetime,evenwhenIwakeupinthemorning.Ifind 

 itverydifficulttodoanywork.1havenoappetite.Mywifecooksme

 deliciousmealsbutIcanonlyeatalittle.

Doctor:

 Howdoyousleep?

Patient:

 Verybadly,doctor.

Doctor:

 Doyoufinditdifficulttogettosleep,ordoyouwakeupearly?

Fatient:

 Both,doctor.Inevergettosleepuntil2o'clockandIalwayswakeat5.

Doctor:

 Areyouworriedaboutanything?

Patient:

 Well,yes,Iam.I'mworriedaboutmywork.I'vejusttakenanewjob.

 Iearnalotofmoneybutit'sdifficultwork.I'malwaysafraidofmaking

 amistake.

Doctor:

 Isee.Pleasetakeoffyourshirtandliedownonthecouch.

Patient:

 Yes,doctor.（TheDoctorexaminesthepatient）

Doctor:

 Well,there'snothingverymuchwrongwithyou,I'mgladtosay.You're

 workingtoohardandworryingtoomuch.Doyoutakemuchexercise?

Patient:

 No,doctor.Ineverhaveenoughtimeforexercise.Istartworkveryearlyin 

 themorningandfinishlateintheevening.ThenIcan'tgettosleep.Can

 yougivemesomemedicinetohelpmetosleep?

Doctor:

 Ican,butI'mnotgoingto.Youdon'tneedmedicine.Youneedadvice.

 Don'tworksohard.Toomuchworkisbad.foryou.Don'tworryaboutyour

 work.It'ssillytoworry.Takeregularexercise.

Patient:

 ButImaylosemyjob,doctor!

It'shardtogetajoblikemine.

Doctor:

 Thengetaneasierone,evenifyouearnlessmoney.

 Whichwouldyouratherhave,healthorwealth?

Patient:

 You'reright,doctor.It'smoreimportanttobehealthythanwealthy.I'll

 changemyjob.I'mgratefulforyouradvice.

Doctor:

 Comeandseemeagaininamonth'stime.Ithinkyou'llbeadifferentman!

Lesson2

                                         AuPairGirl

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   GretelcomesfromAustria.Sheiseighteenyearsold.SheisgoingtostaywiththeClarkfamilyforayear.GretelhascometoEnglandbecauseshewantstoimproveherEnglish.Sheworksasanaupairgirl.ShehelpsMrsClarkinthehouseandattendsEnglishclassesregularlyinhersparetime.

  Gretelhasn'tbeeninEnglandlongandeverythingisstrangetoher.SheoftencompareslifeinLondonwithlifeinVienna.SomethingsarenicerinLondon;otherthingsarenotsonice.Forinstance,theshopsarebiggerinLondonthaninViennaandthereisgreatervariety.Butit'smoreexpensivetoenjoyyourselfinLondon.It'sexpensivetohaveamealatarestaurantortogotoatheatre.

 Gretelhasgotusedtomanythingsalready,butshecan'tgetusedtobreakfastinEngland."YouEnglisheatsomuchinthemorning,"sheoftensays."Fruitjuice,porridge,baconandegg,tea,toastandmarmalade!

Howcanyoufaceallthatfoodsoearlyintheday?

"

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   MariahaddecidedthatassoonasshehadfinishedschoolshewouldbecomeanaupairgirlinLondon.TwoofherfriendshadalreadyspentayearwithafamilyinKensington,andtoldhertheyhadhadaninterestingtimeandhadmanagedtolearnalotofEnglish.ShewasadvisedbyherHeadTeachertogetherparents'consentandtomakeallthenecessaryarrangementspriortoherdeparture:

haveenoughmoneyforherreturnfare,knowexactlywhatkindofafamilyshewasgoingtolivewithandwhattheyexpectedofher.

ShortlyafterhereighteenthbirthdayMariareceivedaletterfromMrsHutchinson,thewifeofanadvertisingexecutive,statingthetermsonwhichshewouldbeemployed.TheHutchinsonslivedinahouseinChelsea.Theyhadthreechildren;twoboys,agedfourteenandten,bothatboardingschools,theelderataPublicSchoolintheMidlandsandtheyoungerataPreparatorySchoolinSurrey; 

theyoungestchildwasagirlagedeight,andshewenttotheFrenchLyceeinSouthKensington.DuringtermtimeMariawouldhavetotakethegirltoschoolinthemorningandfetchherintheafternoon.ShewouldhavetohelpMrsHutchinsoninthehouse-washingup,makingthebeds,layingthetable,dustingtherooms,answeringthedoor,takingtelephonemessages,shoppingandrunningerrands. 

ShewouldbeguaranteedthreeeveningsaweekfreeandcouldattendEnglishclasseseitherfromeleventilloneinthemorningorfromhalfpastonetillfourintheafternoon.Shewouldreceive3aweekpocketmoney.Mariawasdelightedwiththeconditionsandthoughtthattheywerefair.Shealsolikedthelookofthefamily,asMrsHutchinsonhadthoughtfullyenclosedaphotographwithherletter.

 AdditionalInformation

   Itwasnothingforagirlt.obesentawaytoservicewhenshewaselevenyearsold.Thatmeantleavingthefamilyasshehadneverbeenpartedfromforadayinherlifebefore,andgoingtosomeplacemilesawaytobetreatedlikeadog.I'vegotnothingagainstgirlsgoingintogoodservice.

 Inmyopinion,goodserviceinaproperlyrunbighousewasawonderfultrainingforalotofgirlswhoneverwouldhaveseenanythingdifferentallthedaysoftheirlivesiftheyhadn'tgone.Itwasbetterthanworkingontheland,then,andifitstillexistednow,IreckonI'dratherseeanyofmydaughtersbeagoodhousemaidorawell-trainedparlourmaidthanadolled-upshop-assistantorafactoryworker. 

Butfolksaretooproudtoworkforotherfolks,now.evenifit'stotheirownadvantage,thoughasfarasIcanseeyouarestillworkingforotherfolks,whateveryou'redoing.Bighousesdidn'twantlittle

girlsofeleven,evenaskitchenmaids,sothefirstfewycarshadtobeputinsomewhereelse,beforeyougoteventhatamountofpromotion.

 Bighousesexpectedgoodservice,butyougotgoodtreatmentinreturn.It.wasn'tlikethatatthesortofplacemyfriendshadtogo.Mostlytheywenttothefarmers'houseswithintenortwentymilesfromwherethey'dbeenborn.ThesefarmerswereajumpedUp,proudlotwhodidn'tknowhowtotreatthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Theytookadvantageofthepoorpeople'sneedtogettheirgirlsofftheirhandstogetlittleslavesfornearlynothing.Theconditionswereterrible.

Lesson3

                WhoTooktheMoney?

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   MrSmithgavehiswifetenpoundsforherbirthday-tenprettypoundnotes.Sothedayafterherbirthday,MrsSmithwentshopping.Shequeuedforabus,gotonandsatdownnexttoanoldlady.Afterawhile,shenoticedthattheoldlady'shandbagwasopen.Insideit,shesawawadofpoundnotesexactlyliketheoneherhusbandhadgivenher.Soshequicklylookedintoherownbag-thenoteshadgone!

MrsSmithwassurethattheoldladywhowassittingnexttoherhadstolenthem.Shethoughtshewouldhavetocallthepolice;but,asshedislikedmakingafussandgettingpeopleintotrouble,shedecidedtotakebackthemoneyfromtheoldlady'shandbagandsaynothingmoreaboutit.Shelookedroundthebustomakesurenobodywaswatching,thenshecarefullyputherhandintotheoldlady'sbag,tookthenotesandputtheminherownbag.

   Whenshegothomethatevening,sheshowedherhusbandthebeautifulhatshehadbought.

   ´Howdidyoupayforit?

'heasked.

   ´Withthemoneyyougavemeformybirthday,ofcourse,'shereplied.

   ´Oh?

What'sthat,then?

'heasked,ashepointedtoawadoftenpoundnotesonthetable.

TextB

    'Good