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新编英语教程第一册
Unit1
DIALOGUEI
BackfromtheSummerCamp
A:
Youknowwhat?
I'vejustcomebackfromawonderfulsummercamp.
B:
Youhave?
Wheredidyougo?
A:
MountTai.
B:
I'vebeentheretoo.It'soneofChina'smostbeautifulmountains.There'remanyscenicspotsandplacesofhistoricalinterest.IwasgreatlyimpressedbyitsnaturalbeautywhenItookastudytourtheretwoyearsago.
A:
Itreallyisaverybeautifultouristattraction.Butwewentthereascampers,notastourists.Itwasastudyprogrammeorganizedbyourlocalcommunitycommittee.
B:
Ibetyouhadlotsoffunthere.
A:
Yes,itwasawonderfulexperience.YouknowitwasthefirsttimeI'dbeentoasummercampinfiveyears,anditbroughtbacksuchsweetmemories.
B:
Werethereanyothercampinggroupswhenyouwerethere?
A:
Notwhenwearrivedatthefootofthemountain.Butsoonwewerejoinedbymanysimilarcampinggroupsfromothercities.Bythetimewearrivedatthecampsite,nighthadfallen.Andweweresohappytoseethatthecamperswhoarrivedtherethedaybeforeweregivingaperformancebythecampfire.
B:
Youremindmeofmylasttripthere.IwishIhadbeentherewithyouthistime.Whatdidyoudoatthesummercamp?
A:
Oh,lotsofthings.Mostofthetimewestudiedplants,rocks,insects...thingslikethat.Wealsohadlotsoffun,hiking,climbingmountains,takingpictures...
B:
Iguessyouhadthelifeofanaturalscientist.
A:
Andthelifeofanathlete,too.
B:
Ihadasimilarexperienceduringthesummertwoyearsago.Iremembermysummercampwassubdividedintowhatwecalled"hobbygroups",suchasthemusicgroup,thedramagroup,andthemodelaircraftandshipgroup.Peoplesharingsimilarinterestsandhobbiesworkedtogether.Werethereanyhobbygroupsinyourprogramme?
A:
Yes,ofcourse.Wehadanumberofhobbygroupsforcamperswithvariedinterests.Wecalledthem"projectgroups"becauseeachgroupworkedonaparticularproject.Atthecompletionoftheirprojects,eachgrouppresentedtheir"fruits"toallthecampers.Somegaveoralreports,somestagedanexhibition,andothersputonaperformance.
B:
Youhadamarvelloustimethissummer!
Yourstoryhasreallybroughtbackhappymemoriesofmyowncampingexperience.
DIALOGUEII
Dialogue:
SallyJones,anEnglishlanguageteacherfromOxfordUniversity,hasjustarrivedatBeijingAirport.Sheisgoingtospendthreemonthshere,lecturingandteachingatdifferentcollegesanduniversities.MissWang,SecretaryoftheEnglishDepartment,andMr.Yu,ViceChairmanoftheEnglishDepartment,havecometotheairporttomeether.
MissWang:
Excuseme,areyouMissJones?
Sally:
Yes,that'sright.
MissWang:
Oh,howdoyoudo?
I'mWangXinfu,SecretaryoftheEnglishDepartment.
Sally:
Oh,yes,MissWang,hello.I'mverypleasedtomeetyou.(Theyshakehands.)
MissWang:
MissJones,mayIintroduceyoutoMr.Yu,ViceChairmanoftheEnglishDepartment?
Mr.Yu:
Hello,MissJones,I'vebeenlookingforwardtomeetingyou.
Sally:
Howdoyoudo?
(Theyshakehands.)It'sverykindofyoubothtocomeandmeetmeattheairport.
MissWang:
Notatall.Ihopeyouhadagoodflight.
Sally:
Well,nottoobad.Itwasabitbumpyaswecameintoland;somelowclouds,Ithink.
Mr.Yu:
Yes,wehadastormhereyesterdayandtheweatherisstillabitunsettled.
Sally:
Oh,dear!
Iwasratherluckythen!
MissWang:
Youmustberathertiredafteryourlongflight.
Sally:
Well,yes,Iamactually...I'vebeentravellingfor21hours!
Mr.Yu:
Inthatcase,Ithinkweshouldgostraighttothehotel.
MissWang:
Yes,Iagree.Thiswaythen,...ifyou'dliketofollowme.
READINGI
Herbert'sHomecoming
HerbertMarshallwasastudentatCambridge,buthishometownwasSt.Albans.ItwasAugustandthefamilyhadgonetotheseaside.HerbertwenttoFranceforhisholiday,butheranoutofmoney,andcamehomeaweekearlierthanhehadexpectedto.
Histraindidn'tgetintoSt.Albansuntiljustbeforemidnight.Thelastbushadgone,sohehadtowalkhome.Helethimselfintothekitchen,andashewasfeelinghotandsticky,hetookoffhisshirttohaveawash.
Suddenlyheheardheavyfootstepsrunningupthepath.Thebackdoorburstopen,andhefoundhimselfsurroundedbypolicemen.Theypushedhimintotheliving-roomnextdoor,madehimsitdown,andbeganaskinghimquestion.
"What'syourname?
"
"Wheredoyoulive?
"
"What'sinthatcase?
"
"Whatareyoudoinghere?
"
"Ilivehere,"saidHerbert,"I'vebeenonholiday."Butnobodylistenedtohim.Theyjustwentonaskingquestions.Thensuddenlyoneofthepolicemensaid:
"Watchhim,Frank—we'llgoandsearchthehouse."
Theyleftatall,veryyoungpolicemantoguardhim.
"CanIputmyshirton?
"askedHerbert.
"No,"saidthepoliceman,"staywhereyouare."
Thentheotherscamebackwithanolderman,asergeant.Heaskedthesamequestions,buthelistenedtoHerbert'sanswers.
"Ilivehere,"saidHerbert,"andIwanttoputmyshirton."Thesergeantlookedathimthoughtfully.
"We'llsoonsettlethis,"hesaid.
Hewentoutandcamebackwithasmall,sandy-hairedmanwearingashabby,browndressing-gown.ItwasHerbert'snext-doorneighbour.HepeeredatHerbertintentlythroughthickspectacles.
"Oh,yes,sergeant,"hesaid,"thatisMr.Marshall."Thenhedisappearedveryquickly.Thepolicemenalllookeddreadfullydisappointed.Theywereconvincedtheyhadcaughtaburglar.
"Didheringyouup?
"askedHerbert.Thepolicesergeantnodded.
"Hesawalightandunderstoodyourfamilyhadallgoneawaytotheseaside."
Whentheyhadallgone,Herbertmadehimselfacupofcoffee.
Unit2
DIALOGUEI
ATriptoHuangshan
A:
YouvisitedHuangshanduringyoursummervacation,Iheard.Howwasthetrip?
B:
Oh,itwasgreat!
Yououghttogotheresomedayifyouhaven'tbeentherealready.
A:
IcertainlywilloneofthesedayswhenIhaveachance.I'veheardsomuchaboutit.WhatdoyouthinkisthebesttimetogotoHuangshan?
B:
Well,it'sverycrowdedthereinsummer.Youknow,summerisalwaysabusytouristseasonforresortslikemountainsandbeaches.Andit'stoocoldtogothereinwinter,soIwouldn'tsuggestthewinterseason,either.Besides,wecan'taffordthetimewhenschoolisinsession.SoIwouldsaythebesttimeforcollegestudentstovisitHuangshanisthefirstfewdaysofthesummerbreakwhenpeoplehaven'tstarteddoinganythingyet.
A:
Isee.Howlongdoesthewholethewholetriptake,includingthetimeontheroad?
B:
Italldepends,really.Ifyougotherebytrain,fourdaysshouldbeenough.Youcanalsotakeabus,whichtakesalongertimeandislesscomfortable,butasatrade-off,you'llbeabletoenjoylotsofcountryscenesandperhapsyou'llsavesomemoney,too.Besides,thecoachwilltakeyoudirectlytothefootofthemountain,or,ifyoulike,midwayupthemountain.
A:
I'llgobybus,then.ButhowlongdoesittakefromShanghai?
B:
Aone-waybusridetakesabouttwelvehours.
A:
Wow,twelvehoursontheroad!
B:
Andonnarrowwindingroadswhenyou'realmostthere.
A:
Doesthebusstopforarestontheway?
B:
Oh,yes,ofcourse.Althoughthere'sajohnatthebackofthecoach,itstopseverythreeorfourhoursforyoutorelaxandstretchyourself,andtakemeals.
A:
Thatsoundsgood.IfIcanaffordthetime,IthinkI'lltakethebus.Incidentally,IheardthatHuangshanisfamousforitsclouds,pinetreesandrocks.CouldyoutellmewhenisthebesttimetoseethecloudsandwhereIcanfindthefamouspinetreesandtheuniquerockformations?
B:
Well,assoonasyou'vemadeupyourmind,I'lltellyouwhattolookforandwheretoseethem.
A:
DoyouthinkIshouldgobymyself,ortakeapackagetourwithatravelagency.
B:
Ican'tsaywhichisbetter.Theyeachhaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Anyway,themostimportantofallisthatyoumustgoandseeforyourself.
A:
Thankyouverymuchforalltheinformation.Youknow,I'mbeginningtothinkaboutthetripveryseriously.
DIALOGUEII
Dialogue:
MapofNewtown
Astrangerstandingatpointxstopssomeoneandaskshimthewaytothestation.
A:
Excuseme.
B:
Yes.
A:
Couldyoutellmehowtogettotherailwaystation,please?
B:
Therailwaystation?
Letmethink...yes,takethethirdturningontherightandit'soppositethepark.
A:
Thethirdturningontheright.Isee...isitfar?
B:
No,notreally,onlyafewminutes.
A:
Oh,good,thankyouverymuch.
B:
Notatall.
READINGI
LeavingHome
WhenItoldmymother,shelookedatmeasifIhadslappedherface.
"What?
LiveinLondon?
"shesaid.
"Ijustfeelit'stimeIsawalittlemoreoftheworld.Afterall,mum,I'mtwenty-two!
"
Justthen,myfathercamedownstairs,lookingrelaxedashealwaysdidafterhisSundayafternoonnap.Ihadchosenthemomentcarefully.
"Clivewantstoleavehome.Hedoesn'twanttolivewithusanymore,"shetoldhiminatremblingvoice.Myfather'sexpressionchanged.
"What?
Youaren'tserious,areyou,son?
"heasked.Hesatdownatthetableoppositeme.
Perhapsmyparentswouldn'thavereactedthiswayiftheyhadn'tspentalltheirlivesinasmallvillageinWales.Andperhapsmymotherinparticularwouldn'thavebeensopossessiveifheronlyotherchildhadn'tdiedasababy.ItriedtoexplaintothemthatthebankIworkedforhadofferedmeachancetotakeajobintheirheadoffice.ButIdidn'tdaretellthemIhadalreadyacceptedthejob.
"London'salongwayaway.We'llhardlyseeyouanymore,"myfathersaid.
"Icancomebackatweekends,dad."
Heshookhishead,lookingmoreandmorelikesomeonewhohadjustbeengivenafewmonthstolivebyhisdoctor.
"I