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Lesson 14

Text A

                                  They Don't Talk

    Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. For several days they did not speak to each other at a11. One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon after dinner. Of course , he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed much later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. On it were the words,"Mother. - Wake me up at 7 a. m. -Father"
    When Mr Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a. m. -and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words: "Father. - Wake up. It is 7 a.m.-Mother. "

 

 
 

 

                                             Text B
                                     A Dirty Car

  


    John, Peter and Mark are hrothers. Their father has a new car, and they clean it for him. It has just rained, and the car is very dirty. John is looking at it, and he is talking to Peter. JOHN:
   The car hasn't been cleaned for a few days.
 
PETERL:
   No , it hasn't . It's very dirty.
 
  JoHN:
   Someone ought to clean it today.
 
PETER:
   Mark should clean it . It's his turn.
 
  JOHN:
   No, he cleaned it last time. It's your turn.
 
PETER:
   No, it isn't. You always clean it after Mark.
 
  JoHN:
   Oh dear, is it really my turn? In that case, I'll clean tomorrow.
 
PETER:
   Clean it now. Only lazy people say they'll work tomorrow.
 
  JoHN:
   Then I'll clean it the day after tomorrow.
 
PETER:
   You are lazy. You ought to be ashamed1.?You should enjoy working
 

 
 
Question on Text B

7. Read the following passage once. Underline2 the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.

    Ellen walked briskly3 out into the yard and took a deep breath4 of cool, fresh air. She was   eager to begin work. This time of year, with the new growth5 everywhere. always made her feel that she had to help tbings grow. She gathered her tools and went to the patch6 of freshly turned earth and began.to dig7 rows of holes. Then she carefully picked up one fragile8 plant and ptaced it in a hole. Over and over she performed this same task and then gently patted9 the earth around each plant. Her growling10 stomach and the sun high,overhead told her when it was time to take a break.
 
 


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1 ashamed jNeyS     
adj.感到惭愧,感到害臊,因为羞耻或勉强作某事
参考例句:
  • He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸。
  • You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour.你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。
2 underline wkEwt     
n.下划线;加下划线;vt.在…下面划线;强调
参考例句:
  • Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
  • Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。
3 briskly Txqz6P     
轻快的;敏捷的
参考例句:
  • The boy walked briskly along. 那男孩轻快地往前走。
  • The book is selling briskly. 书销售得很快。
4 breath 9SCyv     
n.呼吸,气息,微风,迹象,精神,一种说话的声音
参考例句:
  • I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
  • While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。
5 growth Heexz     
n.生长,栽培
参考例句:
  • All living things depend on the sun for their growth.万物靠太阳生长。
  • Youth is the time of physical growth.青年时期是长身体的时期。
6 patch h3Xzw     
n.补丁;斑;一小块地;vt.补,修补
参考例句:
  • This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
  • We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。
7 dig CvCxX     
v.挖(洞,沟等);掘
参考例句:
  • It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
  • In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。
8 fragile gfzzs     
adj.易碎的,脆的,易损坏的,虚弱的,脆弱的
参考例句:
  • The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱。
  • This glass disc looks very fragile.这个玻璃盘子看起来很容易碎。
9 patted 6da7c23c1ea46b18fa6e7a496a795c14     
v.轻拍( pat的过去式和过去分词 );拍成,拍至;表扬,称赞(某人/自己)
参考例句:
  • She patted the dog on the head. 她轻轻地拍着狗的头。
  • He leaned forward and patted me on the shoulder. 他向前倾着身子并拍我的肩膀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 growling growling     
n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼
参考例句:
  • We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
  • The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡,聚集在一起发牢骚。

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