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“Whatareyoudoingonourside?
”andanimalcalledouttohim.“Areyouspyingonus?
”
“Don’tyouknowI’moneofyou?
”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.“Look.Can’tyouseeI’vegotteeth,too?
“Whoaretryingtofool?
”saidtheanimals.“Wesawyoufightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.”
Sothebeastsdrovehimoff.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback.
Whenthebeastsandthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtostopfighting.
Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.
Lesson2NathanHale
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课)
TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhisclothes.Theyfoundnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapstoGeneralWashington.”
“Takeoffyourboots,”oneoftheguardsordered.TheAmerican’sheartbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsandhandedthemtotheguard.
Theguardlookedinsideoneboot,thenanother.
“Useyourknife,man!
”orderedtheBritishofficernearby.
Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.HestoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.ThemapsoftheBritisharmy’sdefenceworks!
TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralHowe.Thegenerallookedatthemaps.“Iseeyou’vemadesomedrawingofourdefenceworks,”hesaid.“Thiscanonlymeanonething.”
“Yes,sir.”
“Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself?
“No,nothing.”
“What’syourname?
“NathanHale.”
“Rank?
“Captain.”
Thegeneralstudiedthemapsafewmoreminutes.“CaptainHale,”hesaidfinally.“I’veneverseensuchfinedrawings.Youknow,wecoulduseamanlikeyou.Whynotjoinus?
Youdon’thavetoworryaboutrankorpay.”
NathanHalelookedstraightatthegeneral.“Nothingcouldmakemeturnagainstmycountry!
“Thenthere’sonlyonethingIcando,youunderstand?
“Youwillbehangedasaspyearlytomorrowmorning.”*
*
*
NathanHalelookedaroundasaBritishsoldierputtheropearoundhisneck.
“Now,NathanHale,”saidtheBritishofficer.“Let’shearwhatyouhavetosaybeforeyoudie.”
NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountryandsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloseformycountry.”
Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课)
Thishappenedin
London.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasverywetandcold.
AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecougheddayandnight.Sohedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.AshedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlookeduptheword“cough”.Butthedictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronouncetheword.Hethoughtitoverandrememberedthathehadlearnedtheword“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau].
Theheputonhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist’sshop.Whenthemanintheshopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:
“Iwantsomethingformycow,please.”
Themanintheshoplookedathim.Hadheheardhimcorrectly?
“Ibegyourpardon,sir?
”heasked.
TheFrenchmanrepeated:
“Iwantsomemedicineformycow.”
“Foryourcow?
”askedtheman.“Areyouafarmer?
“Afarmer?
”saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise.“WhatmakesyouthinkI’mafarmer?
Icomefrom
Paris.I’mnotafarmer.”
“Where’syourcow,then?
”askedthemanintheshop.
“It’shere!
”repliedtheFrenchman.Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.“Hereitis!
”hesaid.“I’veaverybadcowhere.”
ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeant.Hewantedsomemedicineforhiscough.
Lesson4TheArabinthedesert
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课)
AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedesertwhenhemettwomen.Themenlookedworried.Itseemedthattheyhadlostsomething.TheArabwentovertothem.
“Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?
”heaskedthem.
“Yes,”theysaid.
“Washeblindintherighteyeandlameintheleftfoot?
”askedtheArab.
“Yes,hewas?
“Hadhelostatoothandwashecarryingcorn?
“Yes,”saidthemen.“Pleasetelluswhereheis.”
“Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“I’veneverseensuchananimal.”
“Didsomeonetellyouabouthim?
“No.”
Thetwomenlookedateachotherinsurprise.TheycouldnotbelievetheArab’swords.Finally,theycameupclosetohim,tookholdofhim,andshouted:
“Where’stheanimal?
Andwhathaveyoudonewithourgoods?
TheArabinsistedthathehadneverseenthecamel.Atlastthementookhimbeforeajudge.TheysaidthattheArabhadstolentheircamel.
“I’veneverseentheircamel,”insistedtheArab.“ButI’mamanofthedesert,andI’velearnedtolookcarefullyateverythingIsee.ThismorningIsawthetracksofalostcamel.Iknewthisbecausetherewerenoman’stracksnearthoseofthecamel.Ialsosawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becausehehadonlyeatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.Theanimalwaslamebecausewithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighterthatanyoftheothers.Hehadlostatooth,becausewhereverheategrass,therewasalwaysasmallspaceleftuntouched.Ialsofoundgroupsofantsnearthetracksofthecamel.Theywerepullingpiecesofcorn.FromthesefactsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwascarrying.”
ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArabhadsaid.Togetherthefourmensetouttolookforthelostanimal.
Lesson5
Theseagullsof
SaltLakeCity
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课)
SaltLakeCity
isabeautifulcityinthewestof
NorthAmerica.
Thenamecomesfromagreatsaltlakenearby.Thecityliesinavalleywithhighmountainsallaroundit.Butlongagotherewasalmostnothinginthisplaceandtherewereveryfewpeoplelivinghere.
Morethanahundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromtheeasttothewest.Theyhadtraveledalongway.Atlastthesebravepeoplecametothegreatmountainsbythesaltlake.Theycrossedthemountainsandreachedthisquietplace.Theydecidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilttheirhomesandmadetheirfarms.Thiswaswhere
nowlies.
Thepeoplehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becausetheirlivesdependedontheircrops.
Onedaywhiletheywereworkinginthefields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky.
“What’sthat?
”askedoneofthem.
“Where?
”askedanother,ashestoppedtolook.
“Overthere,”wasthereply.
Theysawsomethinglikeacloudcoming,butitwastoolowinthesky.Astheywatched,itcamenearerandnearer.Suddenlyashoutwentup:
“Locusts!
Millionsofthem!
Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becausetheyknewwhatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverseensomanyofthembefore.
Innotimethelocustscamedownandstartedeatingeverything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthetrees.
Thefarmersbroughtoutthingstofightthelocusts.Theytriedeverything.Butwhiletheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millionsmorearrivedinanother.Whatcouldthefarmersdo?
Suddenlytherewasagreatnoise.Astheylookedup,theysawanothercloudcomingtowardsthem.Totheirsurprise,theysawnotlocuststhistime,butseagulls.Thefarmerscriedout,“They’vecometoeatwhatthelocustshaveleft.”
Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheseagullshadcometoeatnotthecrops,butthelocusts.Theyhadseenorsmelledthelocustsandhadcomefromthe
GreatSaltLake.Nowtheywereeatingthelocusts!
Inashortwhiletheyateupmillionsofthem.Thefarmers’cropsweresaved!
Thepeoplewereverythankful.Theydecidedthatfromthenonnooneshouldeverkillaseagull.Andtoday,ifyougoto
SaltLakeCity,youcanseeamonumentwithseagullsontopofit.
Lesson7ThePyramids
(80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课)
Thousandofyearsago,thekingsof
Egypt
builtstrongbombsforthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids.Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothemandwouldrememberthemforever.
Therearearound80pyramidsin
Egypt.ButtheGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metreshightoday,butitwasoncehighter.Itismadeof2,300,000hugestones.Mostofthemarehigherthanamanandweighabouttwoandahalftonseach.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.Ittookmorethan100,000mentwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.
Whenyoulookatthepyramids,youcan’thelpwonderinghowtheEgyptianswereabletobuildthemthousandsofyea
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