【正文】 犧牲，獻出 privilege n. 好處 dustman n. 清潔工 corporation n. 公司 overalls n. 工作服 shower n. 淋浴 secret n. 秘密 status n. 地位 參考譯文 如今，從事體力勞動的人的收入一般要比坐辦公室的人高出許多。不過，考古工作者至今未能確定這位女神的身份。在廟中最神圣的一間殿堂里發(fā)現(xiàn)了 15尊陶雕像的碎片。 ” Lesson 3:An unknown goddess 無名女神 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。嗯，我是想讓你大吃一驚。教堂的鐘很大，以前不分晝夜打點報時，但很多年前遭到毀壞，從此便無聲無息了。clock it will strike thirteen times and there39。ve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I39。m trying to repair the bell,39。搜尋工作進行了好幾個星期，但始終未能逮住那只美洲獅。可是，隨著證據(jù)越來越多，動物園的專家們感到有必要進行一番調查，因為凡是聲稱見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。 Where must the puma have e from? Pumas are large, catlike animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted fortyfive miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 39。專家證實，美洲獅非被逼得走投無路，是決不會傷人的。 Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why? Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o39。ve been ing up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.39。s the trouble, vicar,39。 said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it39。借著電筒光。 ” “問題就在這里，牧師， ”比爾回答說。一個美國考古隊在阿伊亞 .依里尼海角的一座古城里考察了一座廟宇。她的腦袋一定是在古希臘羅馬時代就為人所發(fā)現(xiàn)，并受到精心的保護。 for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of being whitecollar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night. He took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret Alf39。而這常 常會引起種種奇怪的現(xiàn)象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當清潔工的艾爾弗雷德 .布洛斯就是一個例子。不過他覺得，地 位升高了，損失點兒錢也值得。s palace39。他給記者先后發(fā)去兩份傳真，但對方毫無反應。 Lesson 6:Smashandgrab 砸櫥窗搶劫 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 聽錄音，然后回 答以下問題。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘就回到了店里。就在轎車離開的時候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。39。 refers to this. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 mutilate v. 使殘缺不全 chew v. 咀嚼 microwave n. 微波，微波爐 oven n. 爐灶 safekeeping n. 妥善保管 Newcastle n. 紐卡斯爾（英國港市） identify v. 鑒定，識別 spokeswoman n. 女發(fā)言人 參考譯文 這種事情在你身上出現(xiàn)過嗎？你有沒有把褲子塞洗衣機，然后又想在褲子的后兜有一張大面值的紙幣？當你把褲子搶救出來時，你有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)那張紙幣已經變得比白紙還白？當英國人犯這種錯誤時，他們不必感到絕望（而許多國家的人都有這種絕望的感覺）。約翰去找銀行經理，經理把約翰的錢包和紙幣的殘留物送到英國銀行在紐卡斯爾的一個專門部門 ——殘鈔鑒別組。 11 世紀建造的著名的圣伯納德修道院位于離山口 1 英里遠的地方。氣溫下降到零下 30度，試圖跨越山口的人寥寥無幾。 How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights? Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never bee submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat39。在它們的一生中，大多數(shù)貓都對人存有戒心?！柏埦拖裼柧氂兴氐奶鴤汴爢T， ” 一位醫(yī)生說。船上載有 1,316 名乘客與 891 名船員。警報響過不久，巨輪急轉彎，以避免與冰山正面相撞。 What was the Customs Officer looking for? Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned form abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. 39。 I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the thing I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer39。 I said. 39。 I said encouragingly. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth. A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 guilty adj. 犯罪的，違法的 tolerant adj. 寬容的 declare v. 申報 hardened adj. 有經驗的 professional adj. 職業(yè)的，專業(yè)的 smuggler n. 走私者 officious adj. 愛管閑事的 confidently adv. 自信地 dreadful adj. 可怕的，一團糟的 pounce v. 猛抓，撲住 perfume n. 香水 sarcastically adv. 諷刺地 exempt adj. 被免除的 duty n. 稅 gel n. 凝膠 mixture n. 混合物 unscrew v. 擰開 nostril n. 鼻孔 chalk n. 粉筆 baggage n. 行李 參考譯文 現(xiàn)在的海關官員往往相