英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 3

 

Lesson 3 

Text² A 

                       There Is Something Very Nice Inside³ Your Drum⁴

    It was⁵ Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got⁶ quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum.

    "Who gave⁷ him that thing?" Jimmy's father said⁸ when he saw⁹ it.

    "His grandfather did¹¹," answered Jimmy's mother.

    "Oh," said his father.

    Of course¹² , Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made¹³ a terrible¹⁴ noise with it, but his mother did not mind¹⁵. His father was working during¹⁶ the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.

    But one of the neighbours¹⁷ did not like the noise at all , so one morning a few¹⁸ days later¹⁹, she took²⁰ a sharp²¹ knife and went to Jimmy's house while²² he was hitting his drum. She said to him, "Hullo, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it. " 

Text B 

May I See a Hat, please? 

MR Ross: May I see a hat , please? 

SALESMAN: What size²³ do you take? 

MR Ross: I'm sorry. I don't know. 

SALESMAN: I'll measure²⁴ you. . . You take size 6. What colour hat would²⁵ you like? 

MR Ross: Brown, please. 

SALESMAN: Here are some nice brown hats.Try this hat on.It's a very good one. 

MR ROss: Yes, I like this one.It goes very well with my coat. How much is it? 

SALESMAN: It's $ 9.95 ( nine dollars and ninety-five cents²⁶ ). Do you want me to put it in a box?

Questions on Text B 

7. Read the following²⁷ passage²⁸ once. Underline²⁹ the key words while reading³⁰ and retell³¹ the story   to your partner³². 

   The police³³ in the big city were looking for a thief³⁴. At last they caught him. But while they were taking photographs³⁵ of him - from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hat - he suddenly³⁶ attacked³⁷ the policemen and ran¹⁰ off³⁸. They tried to catch him, but he got away.

     Then a week later the telephone rang in the police-station, and somebody³⁹ said, "You are looking for Bill⁴⁰ Cross, aren't you?"

    "Yes. "

    "Well, he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago. "

    Waterbridge was a small town about 100 miles⁴¹ from the city. The city police at once sent four different photographs of the thief to the police in Waterbridge.

    Less¹ than twelve hours later they got a telephone call from the police in Waterbridge. "We have caught the fourth⁴² this evening, we think. "

1 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

2 text   

n.本文，文件，正文，课文；vt./vi.发短信

参考例句：

• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。
• The teacher asked the students to copy out the text.老师让同学们抄写课文。

3 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

4 drum   

n.鼓，鼓声，鼓状物，冰丘；vi.击鼓，作鼓声，引起兴趣；vt.召集入伍，逐出，(经过努力)推动...，连续击打

参考例句：

• They play the drum on monday.他们在星期一玩鼓。
• Don't drum the table with your fingers.不要用手指敲打桌子。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

10 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

13 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

14 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

15 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

16 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

17 neighbours   

邻居( neighbour的名词复数 )； 邻近的人[物]； 邻国； 世人

参考例句：

• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。

18 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

19 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

20 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

21 sharp   

adj.刺耳的，锋利的，急剧的；adv.[时刻]正，准；夏普(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地日本，主要经营电子电气)

参考例句：

• This knife isn't sharp.这把餐刀不锋利。
• Dogs have sharp sense of smell.狗有敏锐的嗅觉。

22 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

23 size   

n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类

参考例句：

• I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
• This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。

24 measure   

n.尺寸；措施；vt.测量；测度

参考例句：

• Measure the body temperature before work each day.员工每天开始工作前要量度体温。
• We measure the temperature with a thermometer.我们用温度计测量温度。

25 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

26 cents   

n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
• A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

28 passage   

n.通道，走廊，一段文章，旅程；vi.通过；vt.通过

参考例句：

• I'll read you another passage.我来读另一段给你们听。
• The house has an underground passage.这房子有一条地下通道。

29 underline   

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。

30 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

31 retell   

v.复述；vt.复述，再讲

参考例句：

• Retell the story in English.把这个故事用英语复述一遍。
• Can you retell the story?你能复述这个故事吗？

32 partner   

n.合作者，搭档；v.同...合作，做...的搭档

参考例句：

• I have got to meet my partner every Friday.每周五我必须和我的合伙人碰头。
• Are you sure you want him as your partner for life?你决定要他做你的终生伴侣吗？

33 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

34 thief   

n.贼；小偷

参考例句：

• He saw the thief running away.他看见贼逃走了。
• The thief broke the window and got into the house.那个窃贼打破窗子，进入屋内。

35 photographs   

n.照片，相片( photograph的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs. 这栋大楼外观雄伟，与照片中所见一模一样。
• In the exhibition, abstract paintings are juxtaposed with shocking photographs. 展览会上抽象画与令人震惊的照片并列展出。

36 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

37 attacked   

v.攻击，进攻，抨击( attack的过去式和过去分词 )；非难；损害

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them. 敌人进攻的时候，我们毫无抵御能力。

38 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

39 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

40 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。

41 Miles   

n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积

参考例句：

• Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
• a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇

42 fourth   

n.四分之一；num.第四

参考例句：

• The fourth lesson is science.第四节是科学课。
• The Fourth of July is the national holiday of the US.七月四日是美国国庆日。