鏂版蹇佃嫳璇涓夊唽鎽樿鍐欎綔
Lesson 1
A puma at large
閫冮亖鐨勭編娲茬嫯
The
reports
received
by
London
Zoo
that
a
puma
had
been
spotted
forty-five
miles
south
of
London were similar in nature. A woman picking blackberries saw it first, but the puma moved
from place to place,leaving a trail of dead deer and small animals. Paw prints and puma fur were
found as well. 鈥楥at
-
like noises鈥檞ere heard at night and the animal was seen up a tree. Now experts
were convinced that the animal really was a puma. (79 words)
Lesson 2
Thirteen equals one
鍗佷笁绛変簬涓�
At one o'clock in the morning, the church clock striking the hours woke the vicar up as it struck
thirteen times. The vicar went into the clock tower, taking a torch with him. He saw Bill Wilkins,
the local grocer there and Bill explained he was trying to
repair the clock but hadn't succeeded
because
at
one
o'clock
it
struck
thirteen
times.
However,
the
vicar
was
pleased
the
bell
was
working and offered the grocer a cap of tea. (79 words)
Lesson 3
An unknown goddess
鏃犲悕濂崇
Archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple. These represented the fifteen statues of
goddesses which had once been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains from
the
fifteenth
century
B.C.
while
its
head
was
found among
remains
from
the
fifth century
B.C.
When the Unit 1 Lesson 3 fragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddess which
stood three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt. Her
identity is unknown. (80 words)
Lesson 4
The double life of Alfred Bloggs
闃垮皵寮楅浄寰?/p>
.
甯冩礇鏍兼柉鐨勫弻閲嶇敓娲?/p>
When
he
got
married,
Alfred
Bloggs
told
his
wife
he
worked
for
the
Corporation.
Though
he
dressed in a smart black suit every morning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day
working as a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suit at night. This lasted
for two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. His wife will never learn the truth because
her husband will be an office worker in future. (80 words )
Lesson 5
The facts
纭垏鏁板瓧
Though
the
journalist
immediately
set
out
to
get
the
facts
after
receiving
instructions
from
his
editor, he did not send them at once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sent three
faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When the last fax was unanswered, the article was
published in its original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had
been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall. (80 words)
Lesson 6
Smash-and grab
鐮告┍绐楁姠鍔?/p>
A large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stopped outside a jeweller's. Two thieves got out
and
smashed
the
shop
window.
The
owner
of
the
shop
was
upstairs
at
the
time,
so
he
threw
furniture at thethieves hitting one of them with a heavy statue. The raid lasted only three minutes
and
the
thieves
drove
away.
Running
after
them,
the
owner
threw
ashtrays
and
vases,
but
the
thieves got away, stealing thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.