【正文】 ，美洲獅非被逼得走 投無(wú)路，是決不會(huì)傷人的。無(wú)論它走哪兒，一路上總會(huì)留下一串死鹿及死兔子之類的小動(dòng)物，在許多地方看見(jiàn)爪印，灌木叢中發(fā)現(xiàn)了粘在上面的美洲獅毛。專家們?nèi)缃褚呀?jīng)完全肯定那只動(dòng)物就是美洲獅，但它是從哪兒來(lái)的呢？由于全國(guó)動(dòng)物園沒(méi)有一家報(bào)告丟了美洲獅，因此那只美洲獅一定是某位私人收藏豢養(yǎng)的，不知怎么設(shè)法逃出來(lái)了。想到在寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村里有一頭危險(xiǎn)的野獸繼續(xù)逍遙流竄，真令人擔(dān)心。 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。Whatever are you doing up here Bill?39。I39。 answered Bill. 39。ve been ing up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.39。You certainly did give me a surprise!39。You39。m glad the bell is working again.39。s the trouble, vicar,39。It39。m afraid that at one o39。s nothing I can do about it. We39。 said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it39。s go downstairs and have a cup of tea.39。但始終未能籌足資金把教堂的鐘修好。 一天夜里，我們的牧師突然被驚醒了，大鐘又在 “ 打點(diǎn) ” 報(bào)時(shí)了！他一看表，才 1 點(diǎn)鐘，可是那鐘一邊敲了 13 下才停。借著電筒光。 “ 你究竟在這上面干什么，比爾？ ” 牧師驚訝地問(wèn)。 “ 好幾個(gè)星期了，我天天夜里到鐘樓上來(lái)。 ” “ 你確實(shí)使我大吃了一驚！ ” 牧師說(shuō)， “ 也許同時(shí)你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。 ” “ 問(wèn)題就在這里，牧師， ” 比爾回答說(shuō)。 ” “ 大家慢慢就習(xí)慣了，比爾， ” 牧師說(shuō)。來(lái)，咱們下樓去喝杯茶吧。 How did the archaeologists know that the statue was a goddess? Some time ago, and interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean 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 civilization. Houses often three storeys high were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets. The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century . until Roman times. In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century . It39。一個(gè)美國(guó)考古隊(duì)在阿伊亞 .依里尼海選校網(wǎng) 高考頻道 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張 大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 選校網(wǎng) 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 角的一座古城里考察了一座廟宇。里面房間很大，墻壁裝飾華麗。 考古工作者考察的這座廟宇從公元前 15 世紀(jì)直到羅馬時(shí)代一直是祭祀祈禱的場(chǎng)所。每一尊雕像代表一位女神，而且一度上過(guò)色。她的腦袋一定是在古希臘羅馬時(shí)代就為人所發(fā)現(xiàn)，并受到精心的保護(hù)。考古工作者把這些碎片重新拼裝起來(lái)后，驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)那位女神原來(lái)是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。身穿一條拖地長(zhǎng)裙，盡管上了年紀(jì)，但體態(tài)確實(shí)優(yōu)美。 ＃ Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿爾弗雷德 .布洛格斯的雙重生活 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. ＊聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。 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。Mr. Bloggs39。Alf39。坐辦公室的之所以常常被稱作 “ 白領(lǐng)工人 ” ，就是因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔＪ谴┲差I(lǐng)白襯衫 ，系著領(lǐng)帶去上班。而這常常會(huì)引起種種奇怪的現(xiàn)象，在埃爾斯米爾公司當(dāng)清潔工的艾爾弗雷德 .布洛斯就是一個(gè)例子。他只說(shuō)在埃爾斯米爾公司上班。晚上回家前，他洗個(gè)淋浴，重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西服。艾爾弗的妻子一直不知道她嫁給了一個(gè)清潔工，而且她永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)知道了，因?yàn)榘瑺柛?已找到薪職，不久就要坐辦公室里工作了。不過(guò)他覺(jué)得，地位升高了，損失點(diǎn)兒錢也值得。別人將稱呼他為 “ 布洛格斯先生 ” ，而不再叫他 “ 艾爾弗 ” 了。 What was the consequence of the editor39。s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refuse to publish it. The article began: 39。s palace39。s palace. ＊ New words and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ) editor 選校網(wǎng) 高考頻道 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張 大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 選校網(wǎng) 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) n. 編輯 extreme n. 極端 statistics n. 統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字 journalist n. 新聞?dòng)浾? president n. 總統(tǒng) palace n. 王宮；宏偉的住宅 publish v. 出版 fax n. 傳真 impatient adj. 不耐煩的 fire v. 解雇 originally adv. 起初，原先，從前 ＊參考譯文 報(bào)刊雜志的編輯常常為了向讀者提供成立一 些關(guān)緊要的事實(shí)和統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字而走向極端。稿子寄來(lái)后，編輯看第一句話就拒絕予以發(fā)表。 ” 編輯立即給那位記者發(fā)去傳真，要求他核實(shí)一下臺(tái)階的確切數(shù)字和圍墻的高度。他給記者先后發(fā)去兩份傳真，但對(duì)方毫無(wú)反應(yīng)。但記者還 是沒(méi)有回復(fù)。一周之后，編輯終于接到記者的傳真。不過(guò)，他終于獲準(zhǔn)發(fā)回了一份傳真。 ＃ Lesson 6 Smashandgrab 砸櫥窗搶劫 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. ＊聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答以下問(wèn)題。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 home blaring, 選校網(wǎng) 高考頻道 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張 大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 選校網(wǎng) 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) roared down the arcade. It came to a stop outside the jeweller39。在早晨的這個(gè)時(shí)候，拱廊街上幾乎空無(wú)一人。他手下兩名店員從早上 8 點(diǎn)就開(kāi)始忙碌，這時(shí)剛剛布置完畢。泰勒先生站在櫥窗外凝神欣賞了幾分鐘選校網(wǎng) 高考頻道 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張 大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 選校網(wǎng) 專業(yè)大全 歷年分?jǐn)?shù)線 上萬(wàn)張大學(xué)圖片 大學(xué)視頻 院校庫(kù) 就回到了店里。一人留在駕駛座上，另外兩個(gè)用黑色長(zhǎng)筒絲襪蒙面的人跳下車來(lái)。這開(kāi)始發(fā)生時(shí)，泰勒先生正在樓上。一個(gè)竊賊被一尊很重的雕像擊中，但由于他忙著搶鉆石首飾，竟連疼痛都顧不上了。就在轎車離開(kāi)的時(shí)候，泰勒先生從店里沖了出來(lái)，跟在車后追趕，一邊還往車上扔煙灰缸、花瓶。他們已帶著價(jià)值數(shù)千鎊的首飾 逃之夭夭了。 Why did Jane cook John39。t despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)! Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money! A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fianc233。39。So long as there39。 said a spokeswoman for the Bank. 39。s head appears on English bank notes, and 39。 refers to this. ＊ New words and ex