英语初级口语第36课至40课.docx
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英语初级口语第36课至40课
Lesson36
ThreeWishes
Onceuponatime,therelivedawoodmanandhiswife.Theywereverypoor,andtheylivedinacottageontheedgeofaforest.Everyday,thewoodmanwouldsetoutearlyinthe,morningtochopdowntrees..
Asthewoodmanwastravellingthroughtheforestoneday,hesawafineoldoaktree."Thatwillmakeplentyofplanks,"hethought,ashefeltthebladeofhisaxetomakesureitwassharp.Hewasabouttostrikethetreewiththeaxe,whenheheardsomeonecryingout:
"Pleasedon'thurtthistree."
Thewoodmanlookedaroundhimandsawatinyfairy."Ifyoudonothurtthistree,"shesaid,"Iwillgrantyouandyotarwifethreewishes."
"Iwon'thurtthetree,"saidthewoodmankindly.Thenthefairyvanished!
Thatevening,thewoodmanwalkedslowlyhome.Hewasfeelingveryhungryandcouldnotwaitforhissupper.
"Ismysupperready?
"thewoodmanaskedhiswife.
"Notforatleasttwohours,repliedhiswife.Sothewoodmansatinachairbythefire.
"IwishIhadabigblacksausagetoeatrightnow,"hesaid
outloud.Andsuddenly,adelicioussausageappearedonthetablebeforehimt"Whyhasthatblacksausagesuddenlyappeared?
"thewoodman'swifeasked.
Sothewoodmantoldhiswifethestoryaboutthefairy.Buthiswifewasveryangry."Youhavewastedthefirstofourwishes,"shesaidcrossly."Iwishthatsausagewereonyournose!
"
Andwiththat,thesausagejumpedupandstuckfastonthewoodman'snose.Hiswifecouldnotpullitoffandnorcouldhe,sotheonlythingtodowastow.ishitonthetableagain,whichthewoodmandid.
Whatawasteofthreewishes!
Theonlythingthewoodmanhadwasagoodsupperofblacksausage.
TheyThreatenedMeWithaKnife
POLICEINSPECTOR:
Goodevening,sir.Iunderstandthatyouhavebeenrobbed.
MRLEE:
Icertainlyhave.
P.L:
Whendidthishappen?
MRLEE:
Abouttwohoursago.
P.L:
Whydidn'tyoureportitbefore?
MRLEE:
Icouldn't.Iwasboundandgagged.
P.L:
Pleasetellmeexactlywhathappened
MRLEE:
Iwassittinginthisroomwatchingtelevisionwhensomeoneknockedonthe
door.Withoutthinking,Iopenedit.
P.L:
Thatwasn'tverywise,sir.
MRLEE:
Iknow.Iwasexpectingmywife,yousee,andthoughtitwasher.
P.L:
Youshouldneveropenadoorwithoutlookingtoseewhoitis.
MRLEE:
Yes,Iknow.Iregretitverymuch.
P.L:
Whathappened?
MRLEE:
Twomenpushedintotheflat.Oneofthemthreatenedmewithaknifewhilethe
otherboundandgaggedme.
P.L:
Didyougetagoodlookatthem?
MRLEE:
I'mafraidnot.Theywerebothwearingstockingsovertheirfaces.
P.L:
Whatdidtheytake?
MRLEE:
Mywallet,with$200init,mywristwatch.someofmywife'sjewelleryfrom
ourbedroom,andasilverphotoframe.
P.L:
Theydon'tseemtohavedonemuchdamagetotheflat.
MRLEE:
No.Theyhadjustbeguntosearchwhenthedogsnextdoorbegantobark.They
ranoffthenleavingmeboundandgagged.Itwassometimebeforemywife
returnedandreleasedme.Iphonedthepoliceatonce.
P.L:
Mymenbegansearchingtheareaassoonaswereceivedyourcall.Ican'tpromiseyou
thatwe'llrecoveryourpropertybutwe'llcertainlydoourbest.
7.Readthefollowingpassageonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretellthestorytoyourpartner.
NowIknowwhybirdssitontelephonelines.Theylisten.
Iameithernineortenyearsold.AttheorphanagetheycallmeMiguel.
WhenIwanttofeelimprotant,Isay,"CallmeDonMiguel."Iusedtoactimportantallthetimebecause1feltIwasn't.
Backthen,noonelikedmeverymuchbecauseIdidn'tlikeotherpeo
Butlastyear,Ibegantolearntwoimportantthings:
Iwaslearningtosee,notjustlook.AndIwaslearningtolisten,notjusthear.
IusedtolieinthedarkandmakeuprelativesthatIdidn'thave.MyfavoriterelativewasaniceoldmanwhospokeSpanish,likeme.
Onedayamancametoseeme.Hesaidhewasmyuncle."Idon'thaveanuncle,"Isaid.
"Nowyoudo,"hesaid.
Hewasanoldmanwholikedchildren.HehadaboyoncewhowenttoKorea.HisdaughtermovedtotheCity.HesaidtheCitycanbeadifficultplaceinwhichtolive.Hetaughtmehowtoseeandlisten.Idon'tknowifheismyuncleornot;neitherdidhe,buthecametoseemeoften.Iguessifyouactlikeanuncleallthetime,youareone.
Iwasnotagoodstudentbeforemyunclecamealong.Hetookmewalkinginthefields.Atonepointhespreadhisarmsandsaid."Itisallhere."
"What?
"Isaid.
"Everythingyouneedtoknow,"hereplied.
Atfirstitappearedtobenothingmorethanjustafewtrees.IthoughtIwasnowhere.Thenhehadmeclosen-.yeyes.FirstIheardthebreezeinthegrass,theninthetrees.Ialsoheardafarawaytrainandabarkingdog.ForawhileIheardnothing.Iwasalmostscared.Hesaidtolistenharder.
Iheardmyheartbeat.
beauseIusedtobesosad,IhadalmostforgottenthatIhadaheart.
OnceIaskedhimwhohewas.
"Anexperiment,"hesaid.
"Whatkindofanexperiment?
"Isaid.
Hegrinnedandsaid,"Nobodyknows.Likeyou,thereisnooneintheworldlikeme.SowhoistosaywhatIwillbe."
Onedayinthefieldheshowedmethewaythebreezemadethetreesmove.Therustlingoftheleavesmadeasoundthatfrightenedanearbybird.Itflewaway.
Wewatchedthebirddropanacorn.
"Thebird,"hesaid,"carimakeaseedmove.Fromthatseedtheoakcangrowfiftyfeettall.Itwillbeafriendtothosewhowantone."
Ialwaysknewthattreeswerethere,butIneverknewtheywerereallikeme.
OneSundayIwasangry.Whenmyunclecame,Isaid:
"Idon'thaveanything.IwishIhadsomething."
"Youhaveeverythingworthhaving,"hesaid."AndIwillgiveyouevenmore.IwillgivesomesecretsoftheUniverse.Doyoubelieveme?
"
"Yes,"Isaid,wantingtobelievehim.
Hegavemethreesmallseeds.
"Puteachseedintoasmallboxfilledwithdirt.Thencareforthem.Talktothemifyouwish.Theywillgrowwithyou."
Nowtheyareinlargerboxes.Oneoft.heplantshasgrownuptomyknee.Isometimeswonderwhatelseitisupto.
Anothertimewewerewalkinginthefieldwhenwesawtwobirdsonatelephoneline.Theyseemedsopeaceful.Thensuddenlytheyflewaway.Myunclejustlaughed.
"See,"hesaid."Someonesaidsomethingtheydidn'tlike.&carefulwhatyoutellthebirds."
OnenightIpassedbytheofficeoftheorphanage.AmanIdon'tiikeverymuchwasonthephone.Hewasangryandloud.
Whenhe'left,Iwentintotheofficeandpickedupthephone.Iheardthefunniestsound.
"Listen,"Isaid."Listen,liirds.Comeonback,nevermindwhathesays.Welikeyou."
Oneday-Uneledidnotcome:
Iwaitedandwaitedbuthedidnotcome.ThemanIdon'tlikeattheorphanagesaidUnclewassick.
"MayIgoandseehim?
"Iasked.
"No,"hesaid."Hemaybecontagious."
"MayIcallhim?
"
"No,"hesaid."I'llcallhimforyou."
"Don'tdothat,"Isaid.
"Whynot?
".
"You'llmakethebirdsflyaway."
IsneakedintotheofficeonenightandcalledUncle.
"Areyouallright?
"Iasked.
"Yes,butImustgoaway."
"Why?
"
"Tomakeroomforsomethingelse."
"Willyoucomeback?
"
"Iwillhelpyourememberme,ifyouwantmeto."
"Ido....Ido...."
WhenIwenttobedatnight,Iwouldtrytoimaginethathewasthere.Hewasharderandhardertosee.Onenight,hewasnotthereatall.Therewasonlyagrcenficld.
Iwentbacktoourfield.Itwasraining.T'heskywasdark,thewayIwasinside.IlookedforUricleeverywhere.Icalledhisname.
Iwasangryforawhile.IsaidsomethingsoutloudthatIshouldn'thavesaid.Twobirdsflewoutofthetrec.Imadethemgetwet.
Onthewayback,Isawsomethingthatwasonlyaninchortwotall.Itwaswherethathirddroppedtheacorn.Ididn'ttellanybody,butIknew.
SomedayUnclewillbefiftyfeettall.
Lesson37
DoYouKnowWhoIAm?
MrSmithiswellknowninWashingtonbecauseofhismanysocialblunders.Healwavslikestoattendthevarioussocialfunctionsbecausehewantstoexpandhiscircleoffriend.Wheneverheisinvited,hegoes,unlessheisill.
Recentlyhereceivedaninvitationtoafashionablebanquet.Althoughhedidnotknowthehostess,heacceptedtheinvitation.Hewassecretlyverypleased,becausehefeltthathisreputationasadesirableguestwasgrowing.
Whenhearrived.atthebanquethall,hefoundthataboutonehundredpeoplehadbeeninvited.Hebegantomovearoundthehall.Hespoketootherguestswhetherheknewthemornot.Hesoonrealizedthathehadnevermetanyoftheotherpeoplepresent,althoughtheyseemedtoknoweachother.
Atdinner,hewasseatedbesideaverydignifiedwoman.ThewomantriedtobefriendlyeventhoughshehadnevermetMrSmithbefore.Shespokepolitely,wheneverhespoketoher.Betweenthefirstandsecondcourseofthemeal,sheturnedtoMrSmithandsaid,"Doyouseethatgray-hairedmanattheendofthetable?
Theonewiththeglasses."
"Ah,yes.Whoishe?
"askedMrSmith.
"He'stheSecretaryoftheInterior!
"shereplied.
MrSmithsaid:
"Sothat'stheSecretaryoftheInterior!
I'mafraidthatIfindverylittletoadmireabouthim,althoughheistheSecretary."
Thewomanstiffenedanddidnotreply.Smithcontinuedinspiteofhercoldness."Ireallycan'tseehowhereceivedhisappointment,unlessheisperhapsarelativeofthePresident."
"IthardlymatterswhetheryouliketheSecretaryofn
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