Stop Eating Fried Potatoes

Lesson 9

Text A

                                   Stop Eating Fried¹ Potatoes

    Mrs Jenkins went to her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble.
    The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. Then he said, "Well, Mrs Jenkins, stop smoking, and then you'll soon be quite all right again. "
    "But doctor," answered Mrs Jenkins quickly, "I've never smoked. I don't like smoking. "
    "Oh, well," said the doctor, "then don't drink any more alcohol². "
    "But I don't drink alcohol," answered Mrs Jenkins at once.
    "Stop drinking tea and coffee then," the doctor said to her.
    "I only drink water," answered Mrs Jenkins. "I don't like tea or coffee. "
    The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said,
    "Well,. . . er. . . do you like fried potatoes?"
    "Yes, I like them very much," answered Mrs Jenkins.
    "All right, then stop eating those," said the doctor as he got up to say goodbye to Mrs Jenkins.

　
 
Text B

                                   Keep Him in Bed

 

  　　MRS WELSH: Get up, Peter. It's late.
PETER: I can't get up , Mom. I'm ill.
MRS WELSH: What's the matter with you?
PETER: I have a headache and a bad stomachache.
MRS WELSH: You have a fever too. I'm going to call Dr Dawes. Don't get out of bed.
PETER: Oh, I can't get out of bed. I'm too ill.
MRS WELSH: Operator³, give me Spring 3-2546, please. Hello, this is Mrs Welsh. Is Dr Dawesthere? Thank you. I'll wait. . . Dr Dawes, this is Mrs Welsh.  Can you come tothe  house , please?
DR DAWES: Who's ill?
MRS WELSH: Peter, my son.
DR DAWES: What's the matter with him?
MRS WELSH: I don't know. He has a headache, a bad stomachache and a fever.
DR DAWES: Keep him in bed.Where do you live?
MRS WELSH: We live at 44 Washington Avenue.
DR DAWES: All right, Mrs Welsh, I'll be there soon.
MRS WELSH: Thank you. Good-bye Dr Dawes.

Quiestions on TextB

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

    Harry⁴ is looking at a man in the street. He is talking to Jack⁵ about the man.

　　Harry: Who's that man with the black bag?
Jack: I can't see a man with a black bag.
Harry: He was standing⁶ at the door of that house a moment ago. Now he's walking down thestreet.
Jack: Oh, that man. I don't know who he is. He's a stranger.
Harry: Look at the man who's running after him.
Jack: Yes. Perhaps the stranger is a thief.
Harry: I don't think so.
Jack: Wait a minute. I can recognise the man who's running after him. It's Mr Green.
Harry: Now I remember. Mr Green told me yesterday that his brother was coming.

1 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

2 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

3 operator   

n.（机器、设备等的）操作员；电话接线员

参考例句：

• He is a computer operator.他是个电脑操作员。
• The telephone operator connected us.话务员给我们接通了电话。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 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。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。