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新概念三电子版
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精华园英语内部专用材料NewConceptEnglishBookThreeLesson1ApumaatlargeLesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs
Thesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplePumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,whoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas'whitetheywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertscollarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotofromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigateforthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhowork.Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrifice
higherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhitecollarworkers.Thiscangiverisetoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.curioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanforThehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriestheEllesmereCorporation.saw'alargecat'onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshe
sawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitisWhenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning,heleftthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent,homedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenextitleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereeighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalchangedbackintohissuit.Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenpeoplecomplainedof'cat-likenoises'atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawkepthissecret.Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandshe
neverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.thepumaupatree.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusTheexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherscomefrom?
Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thiswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs',not'Alf'.onemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedto
escape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.ItisLesson5ThefactsdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietEditorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderscountryside.withunimportantfactsandstatistics.LastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyaLesson2Thirteenequalsonewell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfrican
republic.Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedOurvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother,buthehasnevermanagedtopublishit.Thearticlebegan:
'Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclockwhichusedtosurroundsthepresident'spalace.'Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistafaxstrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsageandhasbeensilenteverinstructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.since.
Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts,buthetookalongOnenight,however,ourvicarwokeupwithastart:
theclockwasstrikingthehours!
timetosendthem.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazineLookingathiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo'clock,butthebellstruckthirteentimeswouldsoongotopress.Hesentthejournalisttwourgenttelegrams,butreceivednobeforeitstopped.Armedwithatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseereply.Hesentyetanothertelegraminformingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplywhatwasgoingon.Inthetorchlight,hecaughtsightofafigurewhomhesoonhewouldbefired.Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer.“Whateverareyoudoingreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.Aweeklater,theuphereBill?
”askedthevicarinsurprise.editoratlastreceivedatelegramfromthejournalist.Notonlyhadthepoormanbeen
arrested,buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.However,hehadatlastbeenallowed“I'mtryingtorepairthebell,”answeredBill.”I’vebeencomingupherenightaftertosendacableinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilenightforweeksnow.Yousee,Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.”countingthe1084stepsleadingtothe15-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident's
palace.“Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise!
”saidthevicar.“You'veprobablywokenup
everyoneinthevillageaswell.Still,I'mgladthebellisworkingagain.”Lesson6Smash-and-grab
“That'sthetrouble,vicar,”answeredBill.“It'sworkingallright,butI'mafraidthatatTheexpensiveshopsinafamousarcadenearPiccadillywerejustopening.Atthisoneo'clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere'snothingIcandoaboutit.”timeofthemorning,thearcadewasalmostempty.Mr.Taylor,theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringanewwindowdisplay.Twoofhisassistantshadbeen“We'llgetusedtothatBill,”saidthevicar.“Thirteenisnotasgoodasonebutit'sworkingbusilysince8o'clockandhadonlyjustfinished.Diamondnecklacesandbetterthannothing.Nowlet'sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.”ringshadbeenbeautifullyarrangedonabackgroundofblackvelvet.Aftergazingat
thedisplayforseveralminutes,Mr.Taylorwentbackintohisshop.Lesson3Anunknowngoddess
Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenwhenalargecar,withitsheadlightsonanditshornSometimeago,aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanblaring,roareddownthearcade.Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweler's.OnemanislandofKea(AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcitystayedatthewheelwhiletwootherswithblackstockingsovertheirfacesjumpedoutonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini(Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous,forandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.Whilethiswasgoingon,Mritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses--oftenthreestorieshigh--werebuiltofTaylorwasupstairs.Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureoutofthewindow.stone(Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls(ThecitywasevenChairsandtableswentflyingintothearcade.Oneofthethieveswasstruckbyaequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththeheavystatue,buthewastoobusyhelpinghimselftodiamondstonoticeanypain.narrowstreets(Theraidwasalloverinthreeminutes,forthemenscrambledbackintothecaranditThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfrommovedoffatafantasticspeed.Justasitwasleaving,Mr.TaylorrushedoutandranthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple,afteritthrowingashtraysandvases,butitwasimpossibletostopthethieves.Theyclayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhadgotawaywiththousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.had,atonetime,beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsLesson7MutilatedladiesdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.Itsmissingheadhappenedtobeamong
remainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesHasiteverhappenedtoyou?
Haveyoueverputyourtrousersinthewashingmachineandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whentheandthenrememberedtherewasalargebanknoteinyourbackpocket?
Whenyouarchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessrescuedyourtrousers,didyoufindthenotewaswhiterthanwhite?
Peoplewholiveturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.ShestoodthreefeethighandherinBritainneedn'tdespairwhentheymademistakeslikethis(andalotofpeopledo)!
handsrestedonherhip.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Fortunatelyforthem,theBankofEnglandhasateamcalledMutilatedLadieswhichDespitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistsdealswithclaimsfrompeoplewhofedtheirmoneytoamachineortotheirdog.havebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.Dogs,itseems,lovetochewupmoney!
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精华园英语内部专用材料NewConceptEnglishBookThreeArecentcaseconcernsJaneButlinwhosefiancé,John,runsasuccessfulfurnituretohishorrorthattheTitanicwassinkingrapidly,forfiveofhersixteenwater-tightbusiness.Johnhadverygooddayandputhiswalletcontaining$3,000intothecompartmentshadalreadybeenflooded!
Theordertoabandonshipwasgivenandmicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.ThenheandJanewenthorse-riding.Whentheygothundredsofpeopleplungedintotheicywater.Astherewerenotenoughlife-boatsforhome,Janecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenandwithoutrealizingit,everybody,1500liveswerelost.cookedherfiancé'swalletaswell.Lesson11Notguilty
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