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時候,拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。 ?,trei] 煙灰缸 vase [veis] 花瓶 。 stik] 想像中的 ,想像出來的 3 rush: [r??] 沖 ,奔 ,闖 3 ashtray: [39。 n39。skr230。f?:nit??] 家具 3 thieve: [θi:v] 偷竊 3 raid: [reid] 劫掠 。st??z] 在樓上 。(長方或橢圓形的 )條狀物 3 upstairs: [39。ai?n] 鐵 。st?ki?] 長襪 2 jump:[d??mp] 跳 。黑暗的 2 stock: [st?k] 貯存 。 k] 黑色的 。(風(fēng)等 )呼嘯 。觸角 ,觸須,警笛 ,喇叭 2blare: [bl??] (像喇叭般 )發(fā)嘟嘟聲 。hedlait] (汽車等的 )車前大燈 。用天鵝絨覆蓋的 1 gaze: [geiz] 凝視 ,注視 ,盯 1 silence: [39。 kgraund] 背景, (事件等的 )背景 ,遠因 1 velvet: [39。布置 1background: [39。環(huán)形物 1 arrange : [?39。neklis] 項鏈 1 ring[ri?] 圈 。店員 1Diamond : [39。sist?nt] 助手 ,助理 。splei] 陳列 。mai?] 欽佩 。d?u:?lri] 珠寶 。?un?] 物主 。keid] 長廊商場 Piccadilly: [,pik?39。昂貴的 。 b] 攫取 ,抓取 expensive: [iks39。 ?] 粉碎 。clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr Taylor went back into his shop. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweler39。在傳真中他告訴編輯,就在他數(shù)通向 15 英尺高的總統(tǒng)府圍墻的 1, 084級臺階時,被抓了起來。那個可憐的記者不僅被捕了,而且還被送進了監(jiān)獄。編輯無奈,勉強按原樣發(fā)稿了。于是他又發(fā)了一份傳真,通知那位記者說,若再不迅速答復(fù),將被解雇。 記者立即出發(fā)去核實這些 重要的事實,但過了好長時間不見他把數(shù)字寄來,在此期間,編輯等得不耐煩了,因為雜志馬上要付印。文章的開頭是這樣的:“幾百級臺階通向環(huán)繞總統(tǒng)的高墻。去年,一位記者受一家有名的雜志的委托寫一篇關(guān)于非洲某個新成立共和國總統(tǒng)府的文章。用越洋電報發(fā) (消息等 3 inform[in39。索 。prizn] 監(jiān)獄 3cable: [39。rest] 逮捕 。勉強地 3 originally: [?39。 m] 電報 reluctantly: [ri39。?:d??nt] 緊急的 ,急迫的 2 telegram: [39。無法忍受的 2 press [pres] 按 ,壓 ,擠,壓碎 ,壓破 。存在 2 impatient: [im39。通用 。 kt] 確切的 ,精確的 2 height [hait] 高 ,高度 ,海拔 2 obtain [?b39。str?kt] 指示 ,命令 ,吩咐 2 exact [ig39。報人 2 fax [f230。圈住 journalist: [39。措施 1surround: [s?39。發(fā)行 1 step: [step] 腳步,步驟 。不準 1 publish [39。拒受 。判決 1 refuse: [ri39。論文 1 sentence: [39。共和政體 14 、 article:[39。 frik?n] 非洲人 1 :[ri39。 lis] 皇宮 ,宮殿 1 African: [39。董事長 1 palace: [39。商品 president [39。ɑ:tikl] (物品的 )一件 。報人 instruct: [in39。統(tǒng)計學(xué)的 journalist [39。vaid] 提供 statistic[st?39。zi:n] 雜志 ,期刊 extreme:[iks39。nju:z,peip?] 報紙 , 報 3 、magazine[,m230。edit?] 編輯 。 The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams, but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15foot wall which surrounded the president39。Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president39。 Lesson 5 The facts Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a wellknown magazine to write an article on the president39。從此,艾爾弗可以一天到晚穿西服了。他將來掙的錢只有他現(xiàn)在的一半。兩年多以來,艾爾弗一直這樣,他的同事也為他保守秘密。每天早晨,他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班,然后換上工作服,當 8 個小時清潔工。 艾爾弗結(jié)婚時,感到非常難為情,而沒有將自己的職業(yè)告訴妻子。許多人常常情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領(lǐng)工人的殊榮,此乃人之常情。steit?s] 地位 ,身份 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。書記 。(學(xué)術(shù)團體 )會員 1 secret:[39。家伙 。淋浴間 1 fellow: [39。冰雹 (或風(fēng)雪等 )的一陣、淋浴 。?uv?r?:lz] (寬大、有肩帶的 )工裝褲 ,工作褲 1 spent: [spent] 精疲力竭的 ,極為衰弱的 1 shower [39。時髦的 。 r?s] 使窘 。社團法人 1embarrass[im39。愛探究的 11 、 : case [keis] 事實 ,實情 1Corporation: [,k?:p?39。優(yōu)特 curious: [39。獻祭 privilege: [39。s230。neit??] (常大寫 )自然 。fri:kw?ntli] 頻繁地 ,屢次地 refer[ri39。書記 。用手操作的、體力的 receive [ri39。 nju?l] 手的 。加倍的 manual [39。. double [39。, not 39。s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 39。 white collar workers39。不過,考古工作者至今未能確定這位女神的身份。她身高 3 英尺,雙手叉腰。卻使在當時,它也屬歷史悠久的珍奇之物。其中有一尊雕像,她的軀體是在公元前 15 世紀的 歷史文物中發(fā)現(xiàn)的,而她那身異處的腦袋卻碰巧是在公元前 5世紀的文物中找到的。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。城里甚至還敷設(shè)了排水系統(tǒng),因為在狹窄的街道底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了許許多多陶土制作的排水管道。這座古城肯定一度很繁榮,因為它曾享有高度的文明,房子一般有 3 層樓高,用石塊修建。本體、個性 ,特性 不久之 前,在愛琴海的基亞島上,考古工作者有一項有趣的發(fā)現(xiàn)。dentiti] 身份 。k?v?] 發(fā)現(xiàn),發(fā)覺 。greisf?l] 優(yōu)美的 ,雅致的 ,典雅的、懂禮貌的 ,得體的 3 indeed: [in39。改組 3 amaze[?39。pre??s] 貴重的 ,寶貴 的 ,珍貴的、可愛的 ,珍愛的 ,寶貝的 3 reconstruct[,ri:k?n39。維護 。z?:v] 保存 ,保藏 。 sik?l] 標準的 。mein] 剩下 ,余留、繼續(xù)存在、屬于 ,歸屬 Classical [39。zent] 描繪 ,(抽象地 )表現(xiàn)、象征 。st230。 gm?nt] 碎片 ,破片 。鄭重的 2 fragment: [39。不可侵犯的 。一百年 2 sacred: [39。敬神 2 century:[39。w?:?ip] 崇拜 。 r?u] 狹的 , 狹 窄 的 21 、archaeologist: [,ɑ:ki39。向下 20 、 narrow : [39。泥土 1 pipe: [paip] 管 ,導(dǎo)管 ,輸送管 1 beneath [bi39。dreinid?] 排水 。dek?reit] 裝飾 ,修飾 1 equip:[i39。文明國家 。zei??n] 文明 。levl] 水平線 。pr?m?nt?ri] 岬 , 海角 11 、 prosperous [39。ein??nt] 古代的,古老的 。在 ...探險 temple: [39。pl?:] 探測 。ail?nd] 島 Kea: [39。?l?d?ist] 考古學(xué)家 Aegean: [i:39。愛好、感興趣的事物或人 discovery:[dis39。int?rist] 興趣 。 ” Lesson 3 An unknown goddess Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean( 的; n.) island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of c