英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--初级 Lesson 25

 

Lesson 25 

                                             Text A 

                                      A Ten-Dollar Bill 

    Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store. He had come to pick up a few items for his mother. He often did Chores for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping¹ out at Homes, As he waited, he daydreamed² about the new camera he Wanted to buy. He wanted to buy it soon because his family will going on a vacation, and he wanted to take pictures of their trip. There was only one problem. He needed seven more dollars to huy the camera. His lawn-mowing job at the Smith's should provide the money shortly. 

    Suddenly Sam was roughly³ shoved⁴ aside. He recognized Mrs Sanders, an unkind⁵ and unfriendly person who lived on his block. She had shoved in front of him without even smiling. Just as Mrs Sanders received her change and her purchases, a ten-dollar bill flew out of her hand and fell at Sam's feet. Mrs Sanders, however, was too busy criticizing⁶ the cashier⁷ for bis slowness to notice. As Sam bent⁸ to pick up the money, he thought quickly. The money did belong to Mrs Sanders, but she deserved⁹ to lose it after the way she had behaved, and with it, he could buy the camera. 

                                              Text B 

                                          A Baby-sitter 

    Colin is talking to Jack¹⁰ about yesterday evening. Jack went out, but Colin had to stay at home. 

JACK:   Why did your parents make you stay at home?  

COLIN:   They wanted to go out, and so they made me look aftermy baby brother.  

JACK:   Didn't you mind doing it? 

COLIN:   No, I didn't. My brother was very good and I did quite a lot of homework. 

JACK:   Didn't you even want to go to the cinema?   

COLIN:   Not really. I watched television for an hour.   

JACK:   What was on television last night?   

COLIN:   Boxing. It was excellent. 

JAcK:   Oh, I enjoy watching boxing on television, too. What a pity I missed it last night! 

COLIN:   What did you do last night? 

JACK:   I went to a boxing-match in the sports stadium. 

                                         Question on Text B 

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

    Miss Green was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month , so she went to see her doctor.  He said, "You need a diet, Miss Green, and I've got a good one here. "

    He gave her a small book and said, "Read this carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks' time. "

    Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn't thinner; she was fatter. The doctor was surprised and said, "Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book?"

    "Yes , doctor ," she answered.

    The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. She was very surprised to see him.

    "Miss Green," he said, "Why are you eating potatoes and bread? They aren't in your diet. "

    "But, doctor," Miss Green answered, "I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my dinner."

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 daydreamed   

v.想入非非，空想( daydream的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She daydreamed, and oh! What lovely fantasies. 她在白日做梦，噢！多么美妙的幻想啊！ 来自辞典例句
• She daydreamed about a carefree vacation. 她梦想那无忧无虑的假期。 来自辞典例句

3 roughly   

adv.概略地，粗糙地，粗鲁地

参考例句：

• If you treat your coat so roughly,it will be worn out soon.你如果这么糟蹋你的外套，它很快就不能穿了。
• The island is roughly circular in shape.这个岛屿大致是圆形的。

4 shoved   

推，猛推，乱推( shove的过去式和过去分词 )； 乱放； 随便放； 胡乱丢

参考例句：

• The people shoved to get on the bus. 人们你推我挤争着上公共汽车。
• He shoved me roughly aside. 他粗暴地把我推到了一边。

5 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

6 criticizing   

v.评论，批评( criticize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates. 他犯了指责队友的大错。
• She's always criticizing her husband for being sloppy. 她总是指责她的丈夫做事马虎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

8 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

9 deserved   

adj.应得的，当然的v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的过去式和过去分词 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• Some of you deserved to succeed and others only scraped through. 你们当中有些人成功是理所当然，而有些人只是勉强及格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Don't glare at me like that, you deserved the scolding. 不要那么瞪着我，你本该受到训斥的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。