Lesson 6
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
beggar['begə] n.乞丐
food [fu:d] n.食物
pocket['pɔkit] n.衣服口袋
call [kɔ:l] v.拜访，光顾
Lesson 7
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
detective [di'tektiv] n.侦探
airport ['eəpɔ:t] n.机场
expect [ik'spekt] v.期待，等待
valuable ['væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.贵重的
parcel ['pɑ:sl] n.包裹
diamond ['daiəmənd] n.钻石
steal [sti:l] v.偷
main [mein] a.主要的
airfield['eəfi:ld] n.飞机起落的场地
guard [gɑ:d] n.警戒，守卫
precious ['preʃəs] a.珍贵的
stone[stəun] n.石子
sand[sænd] n.沙子
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 detectives were waiting at the airport all morning,
侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
句中的动词时态是过去进行时。
过去进行时常用来表示过去某时正在进行的情况或动作。
本课课文中有4个句子使用了过去进行时。
参看第1册第117-119等课中的例句。
2 keep guard, 守卫。
3 to their surprise, 使他们吃惊的是。
参考译文
飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。
数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。
有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。
这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。
令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！
Lesson 8
Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
competition [ˌkɔmpi'tiʃən] n.比赛,竞赛
neat [ni:t] a.整齐的，整洁的
path [pɑ:θ] n.小路，小径
wooden ['wudn] a.木头的
pool [pu:l] n.水池
参考译文
乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。
几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”，而每次都是乔获胜。
比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大，他比乔也更为勤奋，种植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但乔的花园更富有情趣。
他修筑了一条条整洁的小路，并在一个池塘上架了一座小木桥。
我也喜欢花园，但我却不愿意辛勤劳动。
每年的花园竞赛我也参加，但总因是镇上最劣的花园而获得一个小奖！
Lesson 9
On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
welcome ['welkəm] n.欢迎v.欢迎
crowd [kraud] n.人群
gather ['gæeə] v.聚集
hand [hænd] n.(表或机器的)指针
shout [ʃaut] v.喊叫
refuse [ri'fju:z, ri'fju:s] v.拒绝
laugh [lɑ:f] v.笑
参考译文
星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。
那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。
再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。
15分钟过去了，而就在11点55分时，大钟停了。
那根巨大的分针不动了。
我们等啊等啊，可情况没有变化。
突然有人喊道：“已经12点零2分了！那钟已经停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。
那座大钟不愿意迎接新年。
此时，大家已经笑了起来，同时唱起了歌。
阅读短文:
1.Pets are our friends. Many people like to keep a kind of animal as a pet at home. Lots of kids also love animals and dream of having a pet.In many western countries such as America, Canada and Britain, primary and
middle school classes sometimes have their own pets.
√2. Looking after a pet is not as easy as you may think. Fish need clean water and the right food. Rabbits need fresh vegetables and a warm place to sleep. Even little mice need a lot of care! Sometimes the pets have babies. It’s very exciting but it also means more animals need to be taken care of.
3. Students take turns to look after their class pets. Every week, the pets have a new “mom” and “dad”to look after them.
4. At the end of the term, the teacher asks a student to keep the pets at his or her home during school holidays.
5. What do you think of having class pets? Do you keep a pet?
1.宠物是我们的朋友。
许多人喜欢在家里养一种宠物。
很多孩子也喜欢宠物，
梦想有一只宠物。
在西方国家例如美国，加拿大和英国，中小学的班级里有时也会有班级自己的宠物。
2. 照顾宠物没有你想的那么容易。
鱼需要干净的水和合适的食物。
兔子需要新鲜的蔬菜和温暖的地方睡觉。
甚至小老鼠也需要很多关爱。
有时宠物还会有孩子。
这很令人兴奋，但是也意味着有更多的动物需要被照顾。
