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A French Traveler A Frenchman was once traveling in England.He could speak English quite well but not perfectly.For one thing, his vocabulary was not large.One day, he was having a meal in a small country hotel and wanted to order some eggs.But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yard.He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was called in English.The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called.The waiter told him that she was called a hen.The Frenchman then asked what the hen's children were called.The waiter told him that they were chickens.The Frenchman then asked what the chickens were called before they were born.The waiter told him they were called eggs.“Fine!” said the Frenchman.“Please bring me two eggs and a cup of coffee.” l•perfectly 熟练地
2.vocabulary 个人所使用的词汇量(集合名词，单数概念.)3.rooster 公鸡(美国英语，同cock.)4•bird 此处泛指禽类。
点评 这位法国人说的英语实在不敢恭维;但他能利用极之有限的几个单词，解脱了困境，其急智与机巧令人叹服。2.A Smart Boy William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in a small town.As a young boy, he was very quiet and shy.In fact, he was so quiet that many people thought he was stupid.“It's a funny things,” William's mother said to him one day, “I know that you are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart.I wonder why?” The people of the town liked to play tricks on this boy who they thought was so stupid.“Here, William,” one of them would say.“Here is a nickel, and here is a dime.Which one do you want?” William always chose the nickel, and all the people would laugh at him.Finally, his mother took him aside and said to him, William, why do you always choose the nickel instead of the dime? Don't you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel?“ ”Certainly I know it,“ William answered slowly, ”but if I choose the dime, then people won't play the trick on me any more.Then I won't get any more nickels.“ 注释 1.It's a funny thing.这真逗。
2•play tricks on 跟……开玩笑，戏弄 3•nickel 五美分硬币 4•dime 十美分硬币 5•not...any more 不再
点评 有的成年人常以为儿童年幼无知，喜欢作弄他们，殊不知自己被小孩作弄了还蒙在鼓里。3.But I Mied Again Peter Judd joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier.He did quite well in everything except shooting.One day he and his friends were practising their shootings, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter.After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, ”You're quite hopele.Peter!Don't waste your last bullet too!Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!“ Peter felt ashamed?.He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.”Heavens!“ the officer said, ”Has that silly man really shot himself?“ He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right.”I'm sorry, sir.“ he said, ”but I mied again.“ 注释
l•were practising their shooting 正在练习射击
2•shot at瞄准(shot的原形动词是shoot，shot是过去分词.)3.felt ashamed 感到羞愧 4•mied again 又没打中
点评 前九次他均未射小靶子，幸亏其射击技术差到极点，第十次才没有射中自己。这次恐怕教官不会埋怨他了吧。4.Getting Lost A couple from another country was once visiting Miami.They wanted to take a walk and to see the city, but they were afraid they might get lost.They did not speak any English.After they left their hotel, they went to the first street corner and looked at the names of the two streets.Then they carefully copied the two names into their notebook, they thought that this would help them find their way back if they got lost.They walked for hours through the city, and suddenly they realized that they were lost.They found a police officer and asked for help, but the officer didn't speak their native language.After an hour they found a person who could help them.She was an interpreter who spoke both their native language and English.They explained that they didn't know the name of their hotel, but they knew which corner it was on.They showed the interpreter what they had copied into their notebook, and the interpreter began to laugh.The words which they had so carefully copied were Stop and One Way.注释
l•a couple 一对夫妇。注意a couple后面用的谓语动词是单数形式。2•Miami 迈阿密(美国Florida州东南部的一城市)3•get lost 迷路
4•find their way back 找到回去的路 5•native language 本国语 6•Stop 禁止通行 7•One Way 单行道
点评 这对夫妇特地抄下的原来是普普通通的路标，并非他们以为已万无一失地记下之街道名。5.A Clever Boy I have a seven year old son named John.He loves chocolates.He often takes chocolates instead of meals.Therefore, he gets very bad teeth.The dentist told me not to let him eat chocolates any more.But his grandfather dotes on him very much.He often buys John chocolates even though he knows that they are bad for his teeth.I know that John is his only grandson, who is everything to him.I really don't want to make him unhappy.Therefore, I always allow John to eat the chocolates his grandpa has bought him.Yesterday evening I kied John good night and asked him to say his prayers before going to bed, then I left his bedroom.A few minutes later, I heard John shouting word by word, ”Tomorrow-is-my-birthday.Maymebigof-chocolates.“ I went to his room and saw him kneeling on the ground shouting out his prayers.I said, ”Don't shout, John.Your dad is sleeping now!God can hear you no matter how softly you talk to him.“ Pointing to the next room where his grandpa sleeps, John said secretly, ”My God is sleeping.He can't hear me unle I wake him up.“ 注释
l•dote on 溺爱，过分偏爱
2•who is everything to him 这是一个非限制性定语从句，意为”约翰是他爷爷的一切“。3•kied John good night 跟约翰吻别，道晚安。4•My God 此处指约翰的爷爷。
点评 小约翰借晚祷大声道出自己的心愿，竟不惜惊醒爷爷的美梦。不知爷爷是否”惊醒“? 6.Who Deserves Help? Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town.But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town.Then he hid behind a tree and waited.Soon an old man came along with his cow.”Who put this stone in the center of the road?“ said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.Instead, with some difficulty he paed around the stone and continued on his way.Another man came along and did the same thing;then another came, and another.All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it.Late in the afternoon, a young man came along.He saw the stone and said, ”The night will be very dark.Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.“ The young man then began to move the stone.He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side.But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this meage: ”This money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road.That person deserves help.“ 注释
l•deserve 值得 2•came along 走过来 3•complain 抱怨
4•fall against 踢着……而跌倒
5•pushed and pulled with all his strength用尽他所有的力气又推又拉 点评 故事告诉我们，真正为他人着想的人理应得到别人的帮助。7.Be Medically Examined A young man was called up for army service and had to go to be medically examined.The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in.He said to the man.”Take your coat and shirt off, loosen your belt and sit on that chair.“ The young man did so.The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, ”All right.Put your clothes on again.“ ”But you haven't examined me at all,“ the young man said in a troubled voice.”It isn't neceary, “the doctor said gently.”When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so you aren't deaf.You saw the chair I pointed to, so your eyesight's good enough for the army.You managed to take your clothes off and to sit on the chair, so your body must be healthy, and you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must poe enough intelligence for the army.“ 注释 l•was called up 被召
2•be medically examined 进行体格检查
The woman, however, told him that the boy was no relative of hers and that he could tell her the truth.”Good, “said Balzac.”Then I can speak frankly.“ He then went on to say that he thought the boy was a carele and lazy person.”He would grow up to be a good-for-nothings.His family would be ashamed of him, “he added.”Isn't that strange,“ said the woman, smiling.”Because this happens to be pages you’re your own copybook，which you yourself used when you were a boy.“ 注释
l•Balzac 巴尔扎克,法国著名文学家，他的作品有《人间喜剧》等。2•be good at 擅长于 3•It is said that… 据说…
4•no relative of hers 不是她的亲戚 5•good-for-nothing 无用的人，饭桶 6•happen to 碰巧，偶然
点评 能洞察人间种种奸猾险诈的巴尔扎克，却被此妇人施以小计，”以彼之矛刺彼之身“。12.Einstein and Chauffeur There is a story about how Albert Einstein was traveling to universities in a chauffeur-driven car, delivering lectures on his theory of relativity.One day whiles transit, the chauffeur remarked: ”Dr.Einstein, I've heard that lecture 30 times.I know it by heart and bet I could give it myself.“ ”Well, I'll give the chance,“ said Einstein.”They don't know me at the next school, so when we get there I'll put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture.“ The chauffeur delivered Einstein's lecture flawlely.When he finished, he started to leave, but one of the profeors stopped him and asked a complex question filled with mathematical equations and formulas.The chauffeur thought fast.”The solution to that problem is so simple,“ he said, ”I'm surprised you have to ask me.In fact, to show you just how simple it is.I'm going to ask my chauffeur to come up here and answer your question.“ 注释
1•Albert Einstein 阿尔伯特•爱因斯坦(1879一1955)(美国物理学家，生于德国，是相对论的创立人。)2•a chauffeur-driven car 由驾驶员驾驶的汽车;chauffeur汽车司机。
3•delivering lectures on his the of relativity作有关相对论的报告，现在分词短语。4•in transit 在路途中 5•flawlely 完美无缺地
6•a complex question filled with mathematical equations and formulas一个涉及方程式和数学公式的复杂问题
点评 爱因斯坦智慧过人，其司机冒名顶替，差点露馅，却能巧妙遮掩，未出破绽。真是”强将手下无弱兵“!13.Florence Nightingale ”Be a lady, dear.That's what we want!“ How many times pretty young Florence Nightingale heard these words from her father and mother!But for her, being a lady was not enough.She wanted to do something for others.Florence's father was a very rich man.Florence took leons in music and drawing and read great books.She could speak French, German, and Italian as well as English.And she traveled a great deal with her mother and father.As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.As often as she could, she visited hospitals in other countries.She saw so much suffering that she knew she must help.At last her mind was made up.” I'm going to be a nurse,“ she described.”Nursing isn't the right work for a lady,“ her father told her.”Then I will make it so,“ she smiled.And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France.When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for women.Here she did everything from washing floors to giving her patients new hope.During the Crimean War in 1854 many soldiers were wounded or became ill.News reached England that they received very little care.At once Florence Nightingale wrote to the War Office and offered her services.She went with a band of thirty-eight nurses to the hospitals at Scutari.What they saw there was even worse than they expected.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.The officer there did not want any women to tell him how to run a hospital, either.But the brave nurses went to work.Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines, and food for the men.Her only pay was smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.But they were more than enough for this kind woman.She fell dangerously ill herself, but she did not stop working.Her thin hands worked day and night.Even in the last hours of night— she could be seen walking with a lamp past each bed.The soldiers often kied her shadow as ”the lady of the lamp “ went by.After the war she returned to England and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria.But Florence said that her work had just begun.She raised money” to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London, and she asked young girls to learn nursing there.she also wrote a book on public health which was printed in several countries.Florence Nightingale did at the age of ninety，still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse.Indeed，it is because of Florence Nightingale that we honor nurses today.注释
l•Florence Nightingale 弗洛伦斯•南丁格尔(1820一1910)(女，英国人，参加克里米亚战争的英国护士，为近代护理制度的创始人。)2，Be a lady.意为“做一个高尚的妇女”。
3•At last her mind was made up.最后她下定决心。make up one's mind 下决心 4，make it so 使它(护士职业)成为适合女士的工作 5，a nursing home 护理院 6•Crimean War 指的是 1853一1956年的克里米亚战争。
7•Scutari 斯库台(又称Shkoder，是阿尔巴尼亚西北部的一城市，历史上曾先后被土耳其、奥地利等国占领过.)8•in the last hours of night深夜 9•the lady of the lamp “掌灯女士” 10•Oueen Victoria 维多利亚女王(英国的女王)1l•raise money 筹措款项，募集资金。12•the Nightingale Home for Nurses 南丁格尔护士之家
点评 无论从事何种职业，只要尽心尽力为大众谋福利，都是一个高尚的人，永远受人尊崇，被人怀念。
14.An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost $50, so he went to the shop which had put the advertisement in and asked to see one of their wonderful bicycles.The shopkeeper was very happy to show one to Tom, who examined it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper, saying, “There isn't lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.” “Yes, sir,” answered the shopkeeper, “but the lamp isn't included in the price of the bicycle.It's an extra.” “Not included in the price of the bicycle?” Tom said angrily.“But that's not honest.If the lamp's in the advertisement, it should have been included in the price you gave there.” “Well, sir,” answered the shopkeeper calmly, “there is also a girl on the bicycle in our advertisement, but we don't supply one of them with the bicycle either.” 注释 l•advertisement 广告 2•show...to 给……看
3•extra 额外的东西，指它不包含在价目内。4•it should have been included 就应该包括在内。5•either adv.也(常与表示否定的句子连在一起用。)点评 广告之术往往混淆视听，不可不防。15.A Clever Interpreter A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to have a lecture at a university to a large group of students.As most of them could not understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter.During his lecture he told an amusing story which went on for rather a long time.At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him,“ Now please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one.” “I didn't tell the story at all,” the interpreter answered with a smile.I just said, “The honorable lecturer has just told a funny story.You will all laugh , please.” 1.interpreter n.译员,口译者 2•rather a=quite a 相当,颇
3•You will laugh.这是一个祈使句,将主语you说出，以示强调。点评 译员利用听众对客人的礼貌，自己取巧图便，不可取。
