英语初级口语第21课至25课.docx

英语初级口语第21课至25课.docx

《英语初级口语第21课至25课.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英语初级口语第21课至25课.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

英语初级口语第21课至25课

Lesson21

                                BillIsVeryRude

   BillisinVictor'shouseandheissittingdown.Heisleaningbackandhehasputhisfeetonthetable.Billisveryrude.  

VICTOR:

 Wouldyoumind°takingyourfeetoffthetable,Bill?

BILL:

 Notatall.ButIwasverycomfortable.

VICTOR:

 Doyouputyourfeetonyourowntable?

BILL:

 No,Ineverdothat.

VICTOR:

 Whynot?

BILL:

 Idon'twanttomarkmytable,ofcourse.

VICTOR:

 Well,willyoupleaseavoidmarkingmine?

BILL:

 I'msorry.Ithoughtyouweregoingtobuyanewtablesoon.

VICTOR:

 Ihopetobuyanewtable,butIhavetosellmyoldonefirst.

BILL:

 Wouldyoupleasetellmehowmuchyouwantforit?

VICTOR:

 Howmuchdoyouthinkit'sworth?

BILL:

 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."I'llwritethemaletterfirst."

   Paulwrotehisfamilyalongletter."Mytypewriterneedsanewribbon.I'vegottochangethisribbonbeforeIwritemy

economicspaper."

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

   "I'llgetsomelunchnow,".hesaidtohimself."AfterlunchI'llwritethatpaper,ifIdon'tdoanythingelse."

TextB

                                         I'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 Street.Turnleft.We'reinthemiddleoftheblock.Canyourepeatthedirections,George?

UNCLEGEORGE:

Ithinkso.IhavetogonorthonStateStreettoMainStreet.Iturnleftto GroveAvenue.IcontinueonGroveAvenue.Iturnright.IcontinueonGroveAvenuetoSeventhStreet.Iturnleftandgotothemiddleoftheblock.

MRsMILLER:

That'sit.I'llseeyousoon,George.Mary,isthetableset?

MARY:

Yes,Mother.Comeandlook.

MRsMILLER:

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?

"

TextB

                                    WhatDotheRomansDo?

MRTURNBULL:

 WheninRome,