BOOK ONE · LESSON 119

A true story 一个真实的故事

一个真实的故事

A true story about the author's friend George: while George was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen, entered the dining room and turned on a torch. Suddenly a voice called out and the thieves dropped the torch and ran away. George came downstairs, turned on the light and found the thieves had already gone, but his parrot Henry was still there calling out. The lesson introduces the past perfect with 'already' and the words story, happen, thief, enter, dark, torch, voice and parrot.

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01

READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen then answer this question. Who called out to the thieves in the dark? 听录音,然后回答问题。谁在暗处对窃贼喊了一声?

听录音,然后回答问题。谁在暗处对窃贼喊了一声?

Do you like stories?
I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.

While my friend, George, was reading in bed,
two thieves climbed into his kitchen.

After they had entered the house,
they went into the dining room.
It was very dark,
so they turned on a torch.

Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
'What's up? What's up?' someone called.
The thieves dropped the torch
and ran away as quickly as they could.

George heard the noise
and came downstairs quickly.

He turned on the light,
but he couldn't see anyone.
The thieves had already gone.

But George's parrot, Henry, was still there.
'What's up, George?' he called.
'Nothing, Henry,' George said and smiled.
'Go back to sleep.'

你喜欢听故事吗?
我要告诉你一个真实的故事。
这是一年前发生在我的一个朋友身上的故事。

当我的朋友乔治在床上看书时,
两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。

他们进到屋里后,
走进了饭厅。
饭厅里很暗,
于是他们打开了手电筒。

突然他们听到身后有声音。
“什么事?什么事?”有人叫着。
小偷扔下了手电筒,
飞快地逃走了。

乔治听到了响声,
迅速地下楼。

他打开灯,
但不见一个人。
小偷逃走了。

但是乔治的鹦鹉亨利仍在那里。
“什么事,乔治?”它叫着。
“没事,亨利。”乔治笑着说,
“接着睡觉吧。”

Who called out to the thieves in the dark?

Answer the question. 回答这个问题。

回答这个问题。

Comprehension question about who called out to the thieves.

New words & expressions 生词和短语

story /'stɔːri/
n. 故事
happen /'hæpən/
v. 发生
thief /θiːf/ (复数 thieves /'θiːvz/)
n. 贼
enter /'entə/
v. 进入
dark /dɑːk/
adj. 黑暗的
torch /tɔːtʃ/
n. 手电筒
voice /vɔɪs/
n. (说话的)声音
parrot /'pærət/
n. 鹦鹉

Notes on the text 课文注释

1. as quickly as they could

as quickly as they could 是状语,修饰 ran away。第 1 个 as 是副词,第 2 个 as 是连词,引导比较状语从句。could 后省略了 run,是“能跑多快就跑多快”的意思。

2. What's up?

干什么?有什么事?

3. he called

he 指 parrot。英语中,动物有时用 he 或 she 代替,是“拟人”的写法。

4. go back to sleep

继续睡觉。

02

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: Comprehension

Look at the dialogue on Students' Book page 241 and answer these questions. 看第 241 页上的对话,然后回答以下问题。

看第 241 页上的对话,然后回答以下问题。

Model comprehension answers drawn from the text.

Practice B: Structure

What are the plurals of these words? Write them in. 填上以下名词的复数形式。

填上以下名词的复数形式。

Workbook L119 B: irregular nouns and plural nouns ending in the sound /z/.

03

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Answer the questions according to the example (past perfect with 'already')

仿照例句回答下列问题。

仿照例句回答下列问题。

8 answer-the-question items using the past perfect with 'already'; item 1 is the printed example.

Grammar II: Complete the sentences according to Jimmy's diary (After / Before)

根据吉米的日记完成下列句子。

根据吉米的日记完成下列句子。

20 items: set 1 (a-j) after-clauses and set 2 (a-j) before-clauses. In each set item a is the printed example. The answers complete the clauses using the past perfect where required.

Grammar III: Combine each pair of sentences according to the example (using 'when')

仿照例句合并下列句子。

仿照例句合并下列句子。

10 combine items using 'when' + past perfect; item 1 is the printed example.

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