英语初级口语第21课至25课Word文档格式.docx

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Idon'

twanttomarkmytable,ofcourse.

Well,willyoupleaseavoidmarkingmine?

I'

msorry.Ithoughtyouweregoingtobuyanewtablesoon.

Ihopetobuyanewtable,butIhavetosellmyoldonefirst.

Wouldyoupleasetellmehowmuchyouwantforit?

Howmuchdoyouthinkit'

sworth?

Notmuch.It'

sbadlymarked.I'

llgiveyoutendollarsforit.

ThePhoneRangAgain

MrsMoorehadworkedhardalldayattheoffice,andshewaslookingforwardtoarelaxingeveningathome.

Justasshewalkedinthedoor,thetelephonebegantoring.Shedashedtoanswerthephoneandfoundthatthecallerwasamantryingtosellhersomelightbulbs.Sherefusedandhungupthephone.

Shesmelleddinnercookingandwentintoseehowherchildrenweregettingalongwiththemeal.Everythingwasreadyexceptsettingthetable,soMrsMoorewentupstairstochangeclothes.

Justasshereachedtheheadofthestairs,thetelephonerangagain.WhenMrsMooreansweredit,shefoundoutthatherhusbandwouldn'

tbehomefordinner.

Aftershechangedclothes,shewentbackdownstairstoeat.Duringdinner,thephonerangtwice.Hersistercalledtoaskaboutthefamilyzs,andagroupwantedhertodosomevolunteerwork.Sheandthechildrenfinisheddinnerandbegancleaningupthekitchen.Thephonerangagain.Theneighbourswantedtoborrowthegardenhose.°

.

Afterthekitchenwascleaned.MrsMooresatdownwithasightoreadwhilethechildrendidtheirhomework.Thephonerangagain.

Withoutevenansweringit,MrsMoorecalledtoherchildren,"

Getready,we'

reallgoingtoamovie."

"

Great!

Butwhy?

"

Itseemsthat'

stheonlywaywecangetawayfromthistelephone."

QuestionsonTextB

Billy'

smotorcycleshoneintheafternoonsunandcaughtBilly'

sreflectioninthefender.Hehadworkedallsummertosaveenoughmoneyforthis?

bikeanditwashis-allhis.Hestrappedonhishelmet,slidthenewblackleatherglovesoverhishands,thenthrewonelegoverthevinylseat.Therewasaroaroftheengineashekickeditintomotion,andsuddenlytherehewas,speedingdownthestreetonhismotorcycle.

Billy'

slittlebrother,Tommy,watchedsolemnlyfromthefrontdoor.Tommywasonlyeightyearsold,buteightwasoldenough,hethought,forsomeonetohavehisveryownmotorcycle.Itdidn'

tseemfairthatBillyhadabikeandTommydidn'

t.SoTommysatonthefrontporch,atehiscandybar,andbroodedoverthematterashewatchedBillyslidearoundthecorner.Allhewantedwasjustoneride.

WhenBillydiscoveredhisbikemissingthenextmorning,therewasawidespreadinvestigationbythepolice,hisparents,andtheneighbours.Noonehadseenthebikesincethedaybefore.AsBillywalkedoffdownthesidewalk,headingfortheschoo（bus,hisattentionwasattractedbysomethingblackglaringathimfromunderahedge.Heapproachedslowly,thensuddenlybrokeintoarun.Thereunderthehedgewashismotorcyclewithonebadlydentedfender.

Hereachedforthehandlebarstopullitfromunderthebushes.Whenheretractedhishand,therewasafamiliarstickysubstanceonhisfingers.Tastingthebrownsweetness,Billysmiledsecretlytohimself.Heknewhehaddiscoveredwhohadtakenhismotorcycleforaspin.

Lesson22

IfIDon'

tDoAnythingElse

YesterdaymorningPaulsaidtohimself."

I'

vegottowritethateconomicspapertoday.IfIdon'

tdoanythingelse,I'

vegottowritethatpaper."

Hesatdownathisdeskandputasheet.ofpaperintohistypewriter.Helookedoutofthewindow,ateapieceofcandy,gotuptogetadrinkofwater,brushedhisteeth,andsatdownathisdeskagain.

Ihaven'

twrittenmyfamilysinceThanksgiving,"

hesaidtohimself."

llwritethemaletterfirst."

Paulwrotehisfamilyalongletter."

Mytypewriterneedsanewribbon.I'

vegottochangethisribbonbeforeIwritemy

economicspaper."

Theinkfromthetypewriterribbongothishandsverydirty,sohewashedthemandwashedthem.Whilehewaswashinghishands,henoticedthathisfingernailsweremuchtoolong.Hecutthemverycarefullyandthenwentbacktohisdesk.Heputasheetofpaperintohistypewriter.lookedoutofthewiudow,andlookedathiswatch.Itwasnoon.

llgetsomelunchnow,"

.hesaidtohimself."

AfterlunchI'

llwritethatpaper,ifIdon'

tdoanythingelse."

TextB

llFindMyWay

ThedayofUncleGeorge'

sarrivalishere.Everythingisready,butUncleGeorgeandhisfamilyhaven'

tarrived.UncleGeorgecan'

tfindhiswaytotheMillerhome.MrsMiller

giveshimspecificdirectionsonthetelephone.

MRSMILI.ER:

Pleaseanswerthetelephone,Mary.

MARY:

Hello.UncleGeorge?

Whereareyou?

Waitaminute,please.I'

llcallMother.Mother,it'

sUncleGeorge.

MRsMII.I.ER:

George,dear.Whereareyou?

AtthecornerofPineandState5treet?

Waitthere.Michaelcancomeandgetyou. 

UNCLEGEORGE:

No.It'

snotnecessary.Wedrovethecar.Givemethedirections.I'

llfindmyway.

MRSMILLER:

GonorthonStateStreettoMainStreet.There'

salargestatuethere.Turnleft.ContinuetoGroveAvenue.Turnright.ContinueonGroveAvenuetoSeventh 

Street.Turnleft.We'

reinthemiddleoftheblock.CanyourepeatSeventh 

reinthemiddleoftheblock.Canyourepeatthedirections,George?

Ithinkso.IhavetogonorthonStateStreettoMainStreet.Iturnleftto 

GroveAvenue.IcontinueonGroveAvenue.Iturnright.IcontinueonGroveAvenuetoSeventhStreet.Iturnleftandgotothemiddleoftheblock.

MRsMILLER:

That'

sit.I'

llseeyousoon,George.Mary,isthetableset?

Yes,Mother.Comeandlook.

Itlooksverypretty.Thankyou,Mary.

ABreakintheRoutine

JonathanRiverslivedaloneinaneat,two-storey,semi-detachedhouse

inComptonStreet.Likemanybachelorsapproachingmiddleage,bewasgettingrathersetinhisways.HecaughtthesametraintoLondoneverymorning,atehislunchinthesamecrowdedrestaurantneartheofficewhereheworkedandalwayscamehomeonthe6.00train.PeopleweresousedtoseeingJonathansetoffataquarterpasteight,dressedina.sjmpledarksuit.wearingablackbowlerhatandcarryingarolledumbrellaonhisarm,thattheysaidyoudidn'

tneedtowearawatchifyoulivedinComptonStreet.

EversinceJonathanhadsetuphouseinComptonStreet,hehadlookedafteritverycarefully.HeworkedhardinthegardeneverySundayandsetouttoimpresstheneighbourswithhisflowerbedsandlawn.Beforeheleftthehouseinthemornings,hecarefullyclosedallthedoorsdownstairs,openedsomewindowstolettheairinandlockedthefrontdoor.EverythingJonathandidwastidyandsystematic.

OnesummereveningJonathanreturnedhomeasusualatfiveminutestosevenprecisely.Whenheopenedthefrontgateheimmediatelynoticedsomethingstrange.Therewasaheavyfootprintintheearthinoneoftheftowerbeds.Jonathanwasjustgoingtoblamethemilkmanorthepostmanwhenhenoticedthatoneofthewhitelacecurtainsinthefrontroomdownstairswasoutofplace.Jonathanneverleftanythingoutofplace.

Hewalkeduptothefrontdoorandopeneditquietly.Helistenedcarefullyforafewmomentsbutcouldhearnothing.Thefront-roomdoorwashalt-open.Jonathanstudieditthoughtfully,wonderingifhehadforgottentocloseitthatmorning.Hehadneverforgottenbefore.Hesteppedsilentlyacrossthehalltothedoorandlookedinsidetheroom.Theshadowofamanwasclearlyreflectedonthefarwallintheeveningsunlight.HehadobvioaslybeenstandingbehindthedoorsinceJonathan'

sreturn.]onathangrabbedthedoor-handle,sla;

nmed'

thedoorandturnedthekey.Thenhecalmlypickedupthetelephoneinthehallandsetaboutcallingthepolice.

Theburglar,atall,thick-set,beardedfellow,triedtoclimbthroughawindowtogetoutbut）onathanhadexpected'

that.Hesetabouthimwithhisumbrella,usingitlikeaswoid.Threeminuteslaterthepolicearrivedonthescene.Jonathanwasalittleannoyedthathehadtohavedinnerlaterthanusualbutonthewholehefeltquitepleasedwithhimself.

Lesson23 

WouldYouLikeaShaveoraHaircut?

Apoorfarmerwhohadalwayslivedinthecountryandhadnevervisitedabigtownwonalotofmoney,sohedecidedthathecouldnowaffordaholidayinanexcellenthotelbythesea.

Whenlunch-timecameonhisfirstdaythere,hedecidedtogoandeatintherestaurantofthehotel.Theheadwaitershowedhimtohistable,tookhisorderandwentaway.Whenhelookedatthefarmeragain,hehadasurprise!

Thefarmerhad

tiedhistablenapkinroundhisneck.

Theheadwaiterwasveryannoyedatthisandimmediatelytoldoneoftheotherwaitersintherestauranttogotothemanandinformhim,withoutbeinginanywayinsulting,thatpeople

didnotdosuchathinginrestaurantsofthatquality.

Thewaiterwenttothefarmerandsaidinafriendlyvoice,"

Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoulikeashave,orahaircut?

WhatDotheRomansDo?

MRTURNBULL:

WheninRome,