朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 03

　　Revision Lesson 3 Gretel
Gretel comes from Austria. She is eighteen years old. She is going to stay with the Clark family for a year. Gretel has come to England because she wants to improve her English. She works¹ as an au pair girl. She helps Mrs Clark in the house and attends English classes regularly in her spare time.
Gretel hasn't been in England long and everything is strange to her. She often compares life in London with life in Vienna. Some things are nicer in London, other things are not so nice. For instance², the shops are bigger in London than in Vienna and there is greater Variety. But it's more expensive to enjoy yourself in London. It's expensive to have a meal at a restaurant or to go to a theatre.
Gretel has got used to many things already, but she can't get used to breakfast in England. "You English eat so much in the morning,"she often says. "Fruit juice, porridge, bacon and egg, tea, toast and marmalade! How can you face all that food so early in the day?"

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！