Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.bandage 绷带 2.anchored 抛锚 3.vanilla 香草味 4.rum 朗姆酒 5.barrels 桶 原文 Chapter VI: Rum Island The Queen Anne was badly damaged and many of its men were hurt. The captain was in his bed, with a white bandage on his head. His first mate, Mr.Stewart, came to see him. "Captain, the men have found the door to the treasure broken open. It seems Pike and his men took the Queen's gold but left behind the treasure we found on that ship." "How is the ship and the men?" "Many men are hurt, sir. Our sails are badly damaged. We're now sailing to an island we've seen about two miles away." "Mr. Stewart, have someone watch that treasure. It's all we have left." The Queen Anne moved very slowly with all of its sails pulled down. The men were sitting or standing quietly along the deck as the ship anchored, a half mile from the beach. They were tired and hurt from the fight with the pirates. The sun was shining and the island looked beautiful, but the men were not interested. The captain came up on deck and began ordering the men. "Lower the boats! I'm going to the island to see if we can get something to fix the sails. I want to take that treasure with us. We don't know what we'll have to give them." The island had a long beach of white sand with tall, green coconut trees on it. They pulled their boats up onto the sand. As they were deciding which way to go, they saw a native boy jump from a tree and run away. The captain spoke first. "Let's follow him. He may lead us to his people." The boy led the men through the green hills of the island. He stayed far ahead of them but stopped whenever he wanted them to see him and follow. There were tall green plants on the hills, and the air smelled of vanilla. "What's that smell? It smells like rum." "It is, and these are the sugar plants they use to make it. They break the plants apart and mix the rum in large barrels. It smells as if they're making sweets." "It'll be nice if we get to taste it." The men laughed as they walked on. When they came to the top of a hill looking down onto a village, they saw natives working near small houses made from trees and leaves. The small boy they were following ran into the village before them and everyone began looking up at Captain Scott and his men. They stopped what they were doing and waited for the sailors. A tall, dark and very beautiful woman in a white headdress was standing in front of the natives, waiting for Captain Scott. She had large dark, eyes and she wore a gold necklace with a green stone, just like the one in the picture on Blackbeard's ship. Her name was Queen Alliana, and she was the Queen of Rum Island. The sailors put Blackbeard's treasure down behind Captain Scott when he went to meet the Queen. "I am Captain Scott of the Queen Anne from England. We've come here to trade our gold for anything you may have to offer, but we also have a problem. Our ship is badly damaged. We need to fix our sails." "Welcome Captain. I am Queen Alliana and this is Rum Island. Come and sit with us and show us what you have brought." The sailors sat in a circle around the treasure chest. Captain Scott sat next to Queen Alliana and all the men were offered a cup of the island's rum. When Captain Scott opened the chest and showed the Queen the shining treasure of jewels and gold, her eyes widened and she stood up. "Where did you get that?" "It's not really ours. It's something we've found on an empty ship at sea. Our gold..." "Take it away! We do not want it here! It is cursed! The man who owns it must have it back. You must take it back to where you found it." The Queen waved her hand. All of the natives left and went inside their houses, leaving Captain Scott and his men alone.

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 481. I'm going to run a couple of errands. Wanna tag along? 我要去购物。你要跟着来吗? 482. I'd like to try this on. Where are the fitting rooms? 我想试试这件。请问哪里是试衣间？ 483. The old church on the hill dates back to the twelfth century. 山上的老教堂的历史可以追溯到12世纪。 484. This guidebook might be of use to you on your trip. 这本导游册子或许会对你的旅行有帮助。 485. I can't get at the exact meaning of the sentence. 我抓不到句子的确切含义。 486. I don't want to live my life in fear. 我不想生活在恐惧中。 487. A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket. 笼子里的蟋蟀吃得跟野生的蟋蟀一样多。 488. I'd like to live in the suburbs of Kobe. 我喜欢住在神户的郊区。 489. I found the secret compartment quite by accident. 我完全是在偶然的情况下发现了密室。 490. Weather permitting, we will leave in an hour. 如果天气允许的话，我们1小时后出发。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 40 391. child n.儿童，小孩；子女；幼稚的人 Even a child can understand the book. 即使是孩子也能理解这本书。 The child was rescued from a burning house. 孩子是从燃烧的房子里救出来的。 I am no longer a child. 我不再是个孩子了。 392. Chin n.颏，下巴 v.引体向上 She has a beautiful chin. 她的下巴很漂亮。 Keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling. 抬起头来，保持下巴向上，最重要的是，保持微笑。 Itried to keep my chin up. 我试着把下巴抬起来。 393. Chocolate n.巧克力，朱古力 adj.巧克力的，巧克力味的 He bought an orange and a bar of chocolate. 他买了一个橙子和一块巧克力。 I love chocolate creams. 我喜欢巧克力奶油。 Who wants hot chocolate? 谁想要热巧克力？ 394. Choice n.选择，抉择；入选者adj.上等的，优质的 I didn't want to say anything, but I had no choice. 我什么都不想说，但我别无选择。 I had to do it because I had no choice. 我必须这样做，因为我别无选择。 I think this is a wise choice. 我认为这是一个明智的选择。 395. Choose v.选择，挑选；情愿，决定 Please choose a stronger password. 请选择一个更强的密码。 I never thought it'd be this hard to choose a color to paint the kitchen. 我从没想过要选择一种颜色来粉刷厨房会这么难。 It's not easy to choose a career. 选择职业并不容易。 396. Church n.教堂；礼拜仪式；教会adj.教会的；礼拜的 The church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15thcentury. 教堂在15世纪末基本上进行了重建。 Some people go to church every Sunday. 有些人每个星期天都会去教堂。 The church roof is in danger of collapse. 教堂的屋顶有倒塌的危险。 397. Cigarette n.香烟，纸烟；麻醉烟，草药烟，药性烟 I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke. 我受不了香烟烟雾的味道。 She caught him smoking a cigarette. 她抓到他在抽烟。 398. cinema n.电影院；电影；电影业 She never goes to the cinema. 她从来没有去过电影院。 I went to the cinema with my family last Sunday. 上周日我和家人一起去了电影院。 We decided to go to the cinema. 我们决定去电影院。 399. Circle n.圆，圆形物；圈子；周期v.盘旋；围绕 The five of us stood in a circle holding hands. 我们五个人牵着手围成一圈。 She drew a circle on a piece of paper with a pencil. 她用铅笔在纸上画了一个圆圈。 The students are sitting in a circle. 学生们围成一圈坐着。 400. Circumstance n.条件，情况，环境；详情；命运v.处于某种情况 He couldn't adapt to new circumstances. 他不能适应新的环境。 The artists are living in reduced circumstances. 艺术家们生活在艰苦的环境中。 We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit. 我们想结婚，但现实情况不允许。

词汇提示 1.awry 错误的 2.backlash 反对 3.tassels 流苏 4.menstruate 来月经 原文 Naomi Wolf : 'A Woman's Place' (1) Even the best of revolutions can go awry when we internalize the attitudes we are fighting. The class of 1992 is graduating into a violent backlash against the advances women have made over the last 20 years. This backlash ranges from a Senator using "The Exorcist" against Anita Hill, to beer commercials with the "Swedish bikini team." Today I want to give you a backlash survival kit, a four-step manual to keep the dragons from taking up residence inside your own heads. My own commencement, at Yale, eight years ago, was the Graduation from Hell. The speaker was Dick Cavett, rumored to have been our president's"brother" in an all-male secret society. Mr. Cavett took the microphone and paled at the sight of hundreds of female about-to-be- Yale graduates. "When I was a graduate," I recall he said, "There were no women. The women went to Vassar. At Vassar, they had nude photographs taken of the women in gym class to check their posture. One year the photos were stolen, and turned up for sale in New Haven's red-light district. His punch line, "The photos found no buyers." I'll never forget that moment. There we were, silent in our black gowns, our tassels, our brand new shoes. We dared not break the silence with hisses or boos,out of respect for our families, who'd come so far; and they kept still out of concern for us. Consciously or not, Mr. Cavett was using the beauty myth aspect of the backlash: when women come too close to masculine power, someone will draw critical attention to their bodies. We might be Elis, but we still wouldn't make pornography worth buying. That afternoon, several hundred men were confirmed in the power of a powerful institution. But many of the women felt the shame of the powerless: the choking on silence, the complicity, the helplessness. We were orphaned from the institution. I want to give you the commencement talk that was denied to me. Message No. 1 in your survival kit: redefine "becoming a woman." Today you have "become women." But that sounds odd in ordinary usage. What is usually meant by "You're a real woman [sic] now? " You"become a woman" when you menstruate for the first time, or when you lose your virginity, or when you have a child. These biological definitions are very different from how we say boys become men. One"becomes a man" when he undertakes responsibility, or completes a quest. But you, too, in some ways more than your male friends graduating today, have moved into maturity through a solitary quest for the adult self. 翻译 娜奥米·沃尔夫:《女人的位置》(1) 即使是最好的革命，当我们内化了我们所对抗的态度时，也会出错。 1992届毕业生将在一场针对女性在过去20年里取得的进步的暴力反弹中毕业。 从一位参议员用《驱魔人》来攻击安妮塔·希尔，到“瑞典比基尼队”的啤酒广告，都出现了这种反弹。 今天我想给你们一个反击生存工具包，一个四步手册来防止龙在你自己的头脑中居住。 八年前，我自己在耶鲁大学的毕业典礼是“来自地狱的毕业典礼”。 演讲者是迪克·卡维特，据传他是我们总统在一个全是男性的秘密社团里的“兄弟”。 卡维特先生接过麦克风，面对数百名即将毕业的耶鲁女学生，他的脸色变得苍白。 “当我毕业的时候，”我记得他说，“没有女人。 女人们去了瓦萨学院。 在瓦萨学院，他们给体育课上的女性拍了裸照，以检查她们的姿势。 有一年，这些照片被盗，并在纽黑文的红灯区被出售。 他的妙语是:“照片没有找到买家。” 我永远不会忘记那一刻。 我们静静地站在那里，穿着黑色长袍，戴着流苏，穿着崭新的鞋子。 出于对远道而来的家人的尊重，我们不敢用嘘声或嘘声打破沉默;他们不作声，是出于对我们的关心。 不管有意无意，卡维特都是在利用这种反对的美丽神话方面:当女性过于接近男性权力时，有人会把批评的注意力吸引到她们的身体上。 我们可能是Elis，但我们仍然不会让色情作品值得购买。 那天下午，几百人在一个强大的机构的权力下得到确认。 但是，许多妇女感到无能为力的耻辱:沉默、同谋和无助。 我们是孤儿院的孤儿。 我想给你们在毕业典礼上的演讲，我被拒绝了。 你生存工具箱里的第一条信息:重新定义“成为一个女人”。 今天，你们已经“成为女人”了。 但这在日常用法中听起来很奇怪。 “你现在是个真正的女人了”通常是什么意思? 当你第一次来月经时，或者当你失去贞操时，或者当你有了孩子时，你就“成为了一个女人”。 这些生物学上的定义与我们所说的男孩变成男人的方式非常不同。 当一个人承担责任或完成任务时，他就“成为了一个人”。 但是，在某些方面，你们也比你们今天毕业的男性朋友们更加成熟，你们是通过对成人自我的孤独追求而走向成熟的。

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.splash 水花 2.fierce 激烈 原文 Chapter V: The Wrong Chest The Queen Anne sailed for a few more days,but it couldn't find the Bermuda Triangle. The men were getting angry. Captain Scott heard more and more talk about the treasure, so he decided to call the men and speak to them. "I know that a lot of you want to see these islands. I want you to know that you will be handsomely paid for this long voyage. Wait a little longer and you will be rewarded." Blackbeard's ghost was walking behind the men as the captain talked. Smith, the man who stole some of Blackbeard's treasure, was standing in the front where Captain Scott could see him. He still had the jewels in his pocket,and Blackbeard knew this. Because no one could see him, he put his hand in Smith's pocket and threw the jewels on the deck in front of Smith. The others thought Smith dropped something,but when they saw the beautiful diamonds and the gold necklace, they looked at Smith to see what he would say. "Captain, I don't know how they got there. It was him that put them there." He pointed at a man. He was the man who had helped him carry the chest aboard. "You're a liar!" They began to fight, and the other men joined in. Some of them wanted to stop the fight,but others tried to take the jewels from the deck. The captain quickly took the jewels before anyone else could. The men didn't stop fighting with each other until they heard the man in the crow's nest shout 'Ship!' They looked and saw the black flag above the sails of a ship coming towards them, but they didn't know it was Captain Pike. Captain Scott looked through his telescope,then called to the men: "Enemy ship approaching! Open the cannons! Prepare to fight!" The men were running to different parts of the ship when Captain Pike's ship fired a cannon. Aloud 'boom!' was heard, but the cannon ball missed and landed in the water, making a big splash next to the Queen Anne. Another cannon was fired. This one hit one of the Queen Anne's sails. The Queen Anne fired back, and the battle began. It was a fierce battle. The sails on both ships had holes in them and were on fire and there was black smoke in the air. When the ships were close enough, the pirates used ropes to jump onto the Queen Anne. All the men were fighting with swords, so there was no one to watch the treasure. Captain Pike jumped on board the Queen Anne. He went below with two of his men where Blackbeard's treasure was. Captain Scott saw them below and followed with his sword in his hand. Captain Pike turned to fight him. "I know you've got that treasure and I'm not leaving without it." "You will die before you touch apiece of what's behind that door!" Blackbeard was watching all of this. He followed Captain Pike downstairs, and when he had the chance, he hit him over the head with a piece of wood. Captain Pike was surprised. He didn't know what happened. "Quick, open that door. Now!" Pike's men broke the door open and Captain Pike opened both chests. He left the Queen's gold pieces and put his hands on the shining jewels of Blackbeard's treasure. "Look at these beauties! I've never seen such colors. Blue diamonds, pearls, red rubies!" Blackbeard closed the top down on Captain Pike's hands and he screamed in pain. "Good God! Open it! Open it!" His men helped open the chest, but both Pike's hands were badly hurt. "Take that one with us. We'll comeback for the other later." Captain Pike was looking at his injured hands. His men were very surprised at what happened. So, they picked up the wrong chest. It was the chest with the Queen's gold init. Blackbeard was smiling at Captain Pike, knowing that no one would get his gold. He didn't know himself that they were leaving his treasure behind. So, he sat on the chest that the men took back to the pirate ship.

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 471. It's been a long time since we last saw each other. 真是好久不见了！ 472. I slept a little during lunch break because l was so tired. 我在午休时间睡了一会儿，因为我太累了。 473. You do your part and I'll do the rest. 你做你的部份，其他的我来做。 474. The man reading a paper over there is my uncle. 在那儿看报纸的男人是我叔叔。 475. As soon as the door opened, they ran away. 门一开，他们就逃走了。 476. We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business. 我们认为他的生意肯定会获得成功。 477. I don't care what color ink, just bring me a pen. 颜色无所谓，给我一支笔就行了。 478. The Internet is an invaluable source of information. 互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。 479. I don't want to be involved in that matter. 我不想被牵扯到这件事里。 480. The show was very interesting. You should have seen it. 演出真的很有意思，你该去看看的。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 39 381. Cheek n.脸颊，面颊；厚颜无耻，半边屁股v.对…..无礼 Tears rolled down her cheek. 眼泪从她的脸颊上滚下来。 He kissed her lightly on the cheek. 他轻轻地吻了她的脸颊。 He touched me on the cheek. 他摸了我的脸颊。 382. Cheerful adj.欢快的，高兴的；令人高兴的；乐观的 Why are you so cheerful? 你为什么这么开朗？ She talked to us with a cheerful voice. 她用欢快的声音和我们说话。 The room was painted in cheerful colors. 房间被涂成欢快的色彩。 383. Cheerfully adv.高高兴兴地 He was whistling cheerfully. 他兴高采烈地吹口哨。 He cheerfully admits that he is over fifty years old. 他高兴地承认自己已经五十多岁了。 384. Chemical adj.化学的，与化学有关的 n.化学品；成瘾的药物 The chemical formula for water is H2O. 水的化学配方是H2O。 This is the chemical composition of the atmosphere. 这是大气的化学成分。 385. Chemist n.化学家；<英>药剂师；<英>药店，药房 He is now working as a chemist in an Institute. 他现在在一家研究所担任化学家。 His father is a chemist. 他的父亲是一名化学家。 He wants to become a chemist. 他想成为一名化学家。 386. Chemistry n.化学；化学成分，化学反应；v.（彼此间的）吸引 When I was at high school, one of my favorite subjects is chemistry. 当我还在读高中的时候，我最喜欢的科目之一是化学。 Are you studying chemistry? 你在学习化学吗？ 387. Chest n.胸部，胸膛；箱子，柜子v.以胸部推（球） I have a pain in my chest. 我的胸口疼痛。 She put all her old books into a chest. 她把所有旧书都放进了箱子里。 388. Chew v.咀嚼，嚼碎；咬n.咀嚼；口香糖 Swallow it, don't chew it. 吞下它，别咀嚼它。 Does it hurt when you chew? 咀嚼的时候会疼吗？ 389. Chicken n.鸡；鸡肉；懦夫adj.没勇气的，胆小的 The chicken soup is delicious. 鸡汤很好吃。 She used up the chicken bones to make soup. 她把鸡骨头都用来做汤了。 390. Chief adj.首要的，主要的 n.首领；酋长；adv.主要地；首要地 He was the chief of the village. 他是村长。 It's quite simple, chief! 这很简单，首领！

词汇提示 1.underpinning 基础 2.embodied 体现 3.atrocity 暴行 4.perplexing 令人困惑的 5.stagnation 停滞 6.beset 困扰 7.ethics 道德 8.criteria 标准 9.enlightened 开明 10.forebears 祖先 原文 Takako Doi: 'Politics, Future, and Hope' The underpinnings of our lives is hope. If we have the smallest margin of hope, we can continue to exist. I believe what is sought from politics is to expand that hope even by thesmallest margin. When we think of it, however, it seems politics has cast a shadow over people's hopes. I cannot ask help but ask myself if there has ever been so much urgency embodied in the words "future of hope." However,even knowing the absolute destructive capacity of nuclear weapons, and having experienced its atrocity, mankind still has not been able to walk the road to the destruction of nuclear arms. To the contrary, some countries see the retention of nuclear arms as the symbol of a national power. In the 21st century, are we going to gain richness with science and technology, or will humanity be subjugated to science and technology. We will be faced with the choice of one or the other. I believe the advances of telecommunication technology will present us with similar choices in the future. Fifty years after the war, the Japanese society is caught in a very perplexing stagnation. When I look back on the last 50 years of Japanese history, I am beset by the deepest soul searching and painful frustration, when I find that we Japanese have not been able to overcome our mistakes on our own volition. We still have not been able to reach a reconciliation with many of our Asian friends. Politicians should speak of the future, of ethics, and life. A discussion of hope should be based on fundamental principles. In particular, politicians must speak with children and young people and women ifwe are to retain hope for the future. Politicians must be accountable for their decisions, and they must also question the criteria in which their responsibility would be assessed. That is why our enlightened forebears and predecessors who have translated ideals into reality continue to be respected and be a source of encouragement. Emmanuel Kant wrote, "Truly lasting peace is not an empty ideal, but a challenge given to us." This challenge will be solved gradually and we will eventually reach our goal. We must all share a firm resolve to realize our goals. The critical stimulus for that will be the recognition of human rights and coexistence. However,there are many problems that face us. But when we think of how we can respond to such difficulties and challenges, I question where we can place our starting point. It is at this fundamental question that the future of hope must be questioned. That is the question I entertain for myself and which I believe has to be resolved. 翻译 土井贵子:政治、未来与希望 我们生活的基础是希望。 只要我们还有一线希望，我们就能继续生存下去。 我认为，从政治中寻求的是扩大这种希望，即使是最小的差距。 然而，当我们想到这一点时，似乎政治给人们的希望蒙上了阴影。 我无法请求帮助，只能问自己，在“希望的未来”这几个字中，是否曾有过如此紧迫的含义。 然而，即使知道核武器的绝对破坏力，并且经历了它的暴行，人类仍然没有能够走上毁灭核武器的道路。 相反，一些国家认为保留核武器是国家实力的象征。 在21世纪，我们将凭借科技致富，还是人类将沦为科技的奴隶? 我们将面临二选一的抉择。 我相信，随着电信技术的发展，未来我们也会面临类似的选择。 战后五十年，日本社会陷入了令人费解的停滞状态。 当我回顾过去50年的日本历史时，我被最深的反省和痛苦的挫折感所困扰，当我发现我们日本人并没有能够凭借自己的意志克服我们的错误。 我们仍未能与许多亚洲朋友达成和解。 政治家应该谈论未来、伦理和生命。 关于希望的讨论应该以基本原则为基础。 特别是，如果我们要保持对未来的希望，政治家必须与儿童、青年和妇女对话。 政治家必须对他们的决定负责，他们也必须质疑评估他们责任的标准。 这就是为什么我们把理想变为现实的开明的祖先和前辈们继续受到尊重和鼓舞的原因。 伊曼纽尔·康德写道:“真正持久的和平不是空洞的理想，而是摆在我们面前的挑战。” 这一挑战将逐步解决，我们最终将达到我们的目标。 我们必须以坚定的决心实现我们的目标。 这方面的关键刺激因素将是承认人权和共存。 然而，我们面临着许多问题。 但是，当我们考虑如何应对这些困难和挑战时，我怀疑我们的起点在哪里。 必须对希望的未来提出质疑的正是这个根本问题。 这是我自己思考的问题，我相信这个问题必须得到解决。

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.skull 头骨 2.cheat 欺骗 3.stocks 手足枷 4.First Mate 大副 5.crow's nest 桅杆瞭望塔 6.rectangular 矩形 原文 Chapter IV: Blackbread's True Love The men on Captain Pike's ship were very different from the British sailors of the Queen Anne. They played cards all night, and if they lost, they fought with each other. They were only sailing to the Bermuda Triangle to find Blackbeard's treasure and steal anything else they could. Their ship looked like the Queen Anne, except for the flag flying above the sails. It was black, with a white skull and cross bones on it. This was the mark of the pirates. Some of the men were about to throw a man into the sea for cheating at cards when Captain Pike stopped them. "What's going on here? Are you trying to kill each other before we find the gold?" "This one was trying to cheat us at cards. We can't have that, can we?" "That we can't my friend, but we're waiting for a treasure much bigger than the one you play cards for. Put him in the stocks for a day and let him think about things there." The stocks were two pieces of wood with three round holes in them. The men placed the prisoner's head and hands in the holes. Then,they lowered the top and they locked him inside. He had to stand up the whole time. Captain Pike was standing next to his First Mate, Santiago, at the wheel of the ship. Santiago asked him about the danger of finding Blackbeard's Treasure. "They say no one can take Blackbeard's treasure. Why do you think you can?" "I think that Blackbeard and I are the same kind of pirate. He wanted everything,and he knew how to get it. When I see that treasure, when I put my hands on it,there's nothing that can make me lose it." There was a pirate in a small seat above the sails, looking at the ocean through a telescope. This was called the crow's nest, and he was the first to see Blackbeard's ship sailing ahead of them. He whistled to the men below: "Ship,straight ahead!" Captain Pike put a telescope up to his eye. He saw Blackbeard's empty ship, then yelled to the man who was steering. "Go straight for it! This is what we're looking for!" Captain Pike and some of his men went aboard the empty ship, but they couldn't find any treasure. Santiago thought they made a mistake. "Maybe this isn't Blackbeard's ship. It could be a ship lost at sea." "There's only one way to find out." Captain Pike went below to Blackbeard's cabin and Santiago followed him. It was dark and the captain had to light a candle. He walked with the candle to one of the cabin walls where there was a round, old picture of a woman. She was a beautiful dark woman with large, dark round eyes. Her black hair was tied at the back of her head, and she had a gold necklace with around, green stone around her neck. "Who is it Captain?" "It's a woman who was once the Queen of one of these islands. They say Blackbeard was in love with her. They say she was the reason for his death. He came here to marry her and give her all of the jewels he had. No one ever saw him again, and no one's ever found the treasure. This must be his ship." They went upstairs and Captain Pike told his men to begin taking up the boards on deck to see if the treasure was hidden and where. While the men were doing this, Pike saw a clear rectangular spot left by the chest after Captain Scott took it. The whole deck was grey and dirty except for this one spot where the chest was for so many years. "Stop!"The men stopped searching and looked at Captain Pike. He raised his hand in the air and looked at the clean spot on the deck. "Someone has been here before Us!"

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 461. His absence gave birth to all sorts of rumors. 他的缺席导致了各种谣言的产生。 462. I go to the office by bicycle except on rainy days. 除了雨天，我都是骑车去上班的。 463. Do you think he is good for the position? 你认为他适合这个职位吗？ 464. I'm not as stupid as you think I am. 我不像你想的那么傻。 465. She's been absent from school for five days. 她已经五天没来上学了。 466. We promised to stand by him in case of trouble. 我们承诺万一他有麻烦的时候支持他。 467. The average height of the girls in class is over 155 centimeters. 这个班的女生平均身高超过了155公分。 468. The enemy dropped many bombs on the factory. 敌人在工厂投下了很多炸弹。 469. I admit this may not be the best way of doing it. 我承认这可能不是最好的方法。 470. I ran across an old friend near the bank. 我在银行附近碰见了老朋友。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 38 371. Chapter n.章，回，篇；阶段v.把..….分成章节 They are about to begin a new chapter in their history. 他们即将开启历史上的新篇章。 We will deal with this in chapter eleven. 我们将在第十一章中讨论这个问题。 372. Character n.性格，品质；特色，特征；人物 She's a woman of strong character. 她是个品格坚强的女人。 Who's your favorite character in this book? 这本书中你最喜欢的角色是谁？ 373. Characteristic n.特征，特点，特色adj.独特的，典型的 It's characteristic of him to behave like that. 这样行事是他的特征。 A green color is a characteristic of that type of apple. 绿色是这种苹果的特征。 374. Charge v.充电；指控；收费n.电量；掌管；费用；控告 Who is the person in charge? 负责人是谁？ It's free of charge. 它是免费的。 I'm in charge of the sales department. 我负责销售部门。 375. Charity n.慈善组织，慈善事业；仁慈，施舍 The remaining money will be donated to charity. 剩余的钱将捐给慈善机构。 Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity. 汤姆将一半的薪水捐给了他最喜欢的慈善机构。 Why do you give everything to charity? 你为什么把所有东西都捐给慈善机构？ 376. Chase v.追逐，追赶；追求n.追赶，追逐；争取 Don't chase after fame. 不要追逐成名。 377. Chat v.闲聊，聊天n.闲聊，聊天 Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee and a chat? 你为什么不来喝杯咖啡和聊一聊？ He and I often chat on the bus. 他和我经常在公共汽车上聊天。 378. Cheap adj.便宜的；吝啬的；卑劣的 adv.低价地，便宜地 There are a lot of cheap stores in our neighborhood. 我们附近有很多便宜的商店。 The food wasn't good, but at least it was cheap. 食物不太好，但至少很便宜。 This plastic chair is very cheap. 这把塑料椅子很便宜。 379. Cheat v.欺骗；作弊；对配偶不忠n.骗子，作弊 He's a cheat and a liar. 他既是骗子又是说谎者。 I'm not trying to cheat you. 我不是想欺骗你。 370. Check v.检查，核对；n.检查，核对；结账单 Did you double-check these figures? 你仔细检查了这些数字吗? I'll check your vision. 我会检查你的视力。 Please check all the items on this list. 请检查此列表中的所有商品。

词汇提示 1.sacrifice 牺牲 2.spectator 旁观者 3.accumulate 积累 4.dignity 尊严 5.whirlwind 旋风 原文 George W. Bush: 'Inaugural Address' (3) America,at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected. Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free. Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness, on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom. Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone. I will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and compassion, to call for responsibility and try to live it as well. In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times. What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character. Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it. After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?" Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage andits simple dream of dignity. We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service toone another. Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and everylife. This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm. God bless you all, and God bless America. 翻译 乔治·W·布什：“就职演说”（3） 在最好的情况下，美国是一个重视和期望个人责任的地方。 鼓励承担责任不是寻找替罪羊，而是对良知的呼唤。 尽管这需要牺牲，但它带来了更深层次的满足感。 我们发现生活的充实不仅在于选择，而且在于承诺。 我们发现，儿童和社区是让我们获得自由的承诺。 我们的公共利益取决于个人性格、公民义务、家庭纽带和基本公平，取决于为我们的自由指明方向的无数、不受谴责的体面行为。 在生活中，有时我们被召唤去做伟大的事情。 但正如我们这个时代的一位圣人所说，我们每天都被召唤用挚爱去做小事。 民主国家最重要的任务是由每个人来完成的。 我将按照这些原则生活和领导：以文明的态度推进我的信念，以勇气追求公众利益，为更大的正义和同情发声，呼吁承担责任，并努力做到这一点。 通过所有这些方式，我将把我们历史的价值观带给我们的时代。 你所做的和政府所做的一样重要。 我请求你们在舒适之外寻求共同利益；保护所需的改革不受轻易攻击；为你的国家服务，从你的邻居开始。 我要求你们成为公民：公民，而不是旁观者；公民，而不是主体；负责任的公民，建设服务社区和有个性的国家。 美国人慷慨、坚强、得体，不是因为我们相信自己，而是因为我们拥有超越自我的信念。 当这种公民精神缺失时，任何政府项目都无法取代它。 当这种精神存在时，任何错误都无法与之对抗。 《独立宣言》签署后，弗吉尼亚州政治家约翰·佩奇写信给托马斯·杰斐逊： “我们知道，比赛不属于敏捷者，战斗不属于强者。你不认为有天使乘着旋风指挥这场风暴吗？” 自从杰斐逊来参加他的就职典礼以来，已经过去了很多时间。 岁月和变化在积累。 但他会知道今天的主题：我们国家勇气的伟大故事和尊严的简单梦想。 我们不是这个故事的作者，他用自己的目的填满了时间和永恒。 然而，他的目的是在我们的职责中实现的，我们的职责是在相互服务中履行的。 永不疲倦，永不屈服，永不结束，我们今天重申这一目标，使我们的国家更加公正和慷慨，确认我们的生命和每一个生命的尊严。 这项工作仍在继续。 这个故事还在继续。 一位天使仍然在旋风中驰骋，指挥着这场风暴。 上帝保佑你们所有人，上帝保佑美国。