The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 原文 Chapter VII: McDougal's Cave It was Becky Thatcher's birthday on Saturday and all of Becky's friends were happy and excited. "I'm having a big picnic near the river," said Becky to Tom, "After the picnic we can visit McDougal's Cave." "It'll be great fun!" said Tom. He liked Becky a lot. On Saturday morning a big boat took Becky, Tom and their friends down the river. There were no mothers and fathers, but a few boys and girls were eighteen years old. There were a lot of good things to eat and everyone ate, played and had fun. After the picnic the children went to visit McDougal's Cave. Everybody had candles because it was dark inside the cave. Some children were afraid but they all went in. Caves are exciting and mysterious. McDougal's Cave was very, very big. It had hundreds of tunnels, rooms and secret passages. No one knew all of them. The children played and ran in the tunnels and in the rooms. But they always played near the entrance. They did not want to get lost. Tom and Becky wanted to find a new tunnel. They walked and walked and soon they were alone. Where were the other children? They were lost! In the evening the other children returned to the boat. They laughed and talked, but they were very tired. They did not see that Tom and Becky were not there. The boat took them back to St Petersburg. Huck saw the boat but he did not know about the picnic. The mothers of St Petersburg did not like him. They never invited him to birthday picnics. But tonight Huck was not interested in birthday picnics. He was interested in Injun Joe's treasure. He hid behind a tree and watched an old house. "Injun Joe's in that old house," he thought, "I'll stay here and wait. When he comes out I'll follow him and I'll find the treasure." It was late and very dark. Soon two men came out. It was Injun Joe and his friend. Huck followed them quietly. "They're going to Widow Douglas's house," thought Huck, "But why?" Suddenly the two men stopped. Injun Joe said, "Many years ago Widow Douglas's husband was very cruel to me. Now I want to hurt the widow. I want to cut her face, her nose and her ears. And you must help me." "Oh, please don't kill her," said his friend. Injun Joe laughed. Huck heard this and wanted to run away. But he remembered that Widow Douglas was kind to him. "I must help her," thought Huck, "These men want to kill the poor old woman!" Huck ran quickly to Bill Welsh's house. "Mr Welsh, help, help!" Mr Welsh opened the door. "Mr Welsh, please help me! Two men want to kill Widow Douglas!" Mr Welsh and his sons took their rifles. They ran to the widow's house. Suddenly there was a loud shot. Injun Joe and his friend escaped, but the widow was not hurt. The next morning Huck returned to see Mr Welsh. "You're a courageous boy, Huck," said Mr Welsh, "You saved the widow's life. The two men escaped but we'll find them. Sit down and have breakfast with us!" Huck was happy because he saved the widow's life. And now he had new friends, Mr Welsh and his family. That morning all the people of St Petersburg knew about Tom and Becky and they were very worried. Where were they? Tom and Becky were lost in McDougal's Cave. They did not know what to do. Theywere both afraid. Tom took Becky's hand. They walked and walked. Tom wanted to find the entrance of the cave, but he couldn't. Tom and Becky entered a big room with a lot of black bats. It was terrible. The bats flew over their heads and when Tom and Becky ran away the bats followed them. Finally the bats went away. Becky looked at Tom and said, "Tom, where are we?" "I don't know, Becky." They continued walking in the dark tunnels. They were both tired and hungry. Becky started crying. "No one will ever find us, Tom. There are too many tunnels and rooms. Oh, we're going to die here!" "We'll get out of this cave, Becky, you'll see," said Tom. They ate their last piece of cake. Soon their last candle went out. Everything was dark. What time was it? What day was it? They didn't know. They were tired and slept. When they woke up they were very hungry. Suddenly, Tom heard a noise. "Listen, Becky! Did you hear a noise? Someone is looking for us! Becky looked at Tom and smiled. "I'm going to see. You stay here, Becky!" said Tom.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.tidying up 整理 原文 26. Astro Consultants has branches in over fifty countries, offering different business services. Astro咨询公司在50多个国家设有分支机构，提供不同的商业服务。 27. A home improvement show based on her widely popular book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. 这是一档根据她广受欢迎的著作《怦然心动的人生整理魔法》改编的家居环境改善节目。 28. So who have you talked to about it? What does your family think? Any advice for your Master's program? 你跟谁谈过这件事？你的家人怎么想？你的硕士导师怎么给你建议的？ 29. Creating an ideal working environment will make it easier for them to get down to their assignments quickly. 创造一个理想的学习环境会让他们更容易迅速地开始做作业。 30. I've heard that German cars are very reliable, but I haven't decided on a specific model yet. 我听说德国车很可靠，但我还没有决定具体的车型。

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。 词汇提示 1.dachshund 腊肠犬 2.self-possessed 自我克制 原文 241. A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs. 腊肠犬是一种来自德国的狗，身体很长，腿很短。 242. This novel is by far more interesting than that one. 这本小说比那本有趣得多。 243. You should treat this information in the main body of the text, not in the notes. 你应该在正文中而不是在注释中处理这些信息。 244. Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods. 徒步旅行者需要随身携带指南针才能在森林中找到路。 245. In another six months you will be able to speak German fluently. 再过六个月你就能流利地说德语了。 246. This novel describes the life of the Italian as it was a hundred years ago. 这部小说描写了一百年前意大利人的生活。 247. That girl is so beautiful that she attracts even the most self-possessed men. 那个女孩太漂亮了，连最有自制力的男人都被她吸引住了。 248. If I had known about it,I would have changed my plan. 如果我知道这件事，我就会改变我的计划。 249. Newspapers, magazines, and newscasts tell what is going on in the world. 报纸、杂志和新闻广播报道世界上正在发生的事情。 250. This is the very camera l've wanted for a long time. 这正是我一直想要的相机。

词汇提示 1.vocanic 火山产生的 2.indicates 表明 3.geysers 间歇泉 4.porous 多孔的 5.bubbles 冒泡 6.spurts 喷发 7.enthusiastic 热情地 8.majesty 雄伟 9.eroding 侵蚀 10.molten lava 熔岩 11.spray 水花 原文 Yellowstone National Park The Rocky Mountains of North America are quite old. Even though they were very volcanic millions of years ago, only a couple was still active today. In Yellowstone National Park, however, there is a large area of land, which indicates recent volcanic activity. This area contains hot springs, geysers and mud springs. Hot springs, like geysers, are caused by underground water being heated by hot rocks down in the earth. This hot water is then forced to the surface When the surface rock is soft or porous, then the hot water bubbles up like a spring. When the surface rock is hard, then the hot water shoots up through any hole in the rock that it can find. These spurts of hot water are called geysers. Yellowstone also contains mud pots or mud springs. These happen when the hot water is turned to steam, and the steam carries mud and clay to the surface. Yellowstone Park is high up in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Very few white people went there until the 1860s. It is said that Indians avoided the area because they thought that evil spirits lived there. In 1869, three men from Montana decided to explore this remote area. They were very impressed with its natural wonders and talked about it to others. Two other exploring expeditions followed in the next two years. These visitors were so enthusiastic about the beauty and majesty of Yellowstone that they asked that it be made a national park. At that time, there was no national park system in America. Nonetheless, in 1872, the American government agreed to set aside these lands as a public park. Why were the early visitors to Yellowstone so impressed? First, the scenery is spectacular. The Yellowstone River has created its own Grand Canyon through years of eroding its rocky banks. It is the yellow color of these canyon walls that gave Yellowstone its name. The area has many waterfalls, including the 308-foot high Lower Falls in the Yellowstone River. There are many beautiful lakes, and the largest is Yellowstone Lake. The area is rich in wildlife. Among the mammals are black bears, grizzly bears, elk, moose, mule deer, bison, bighorn sheep, coyotes, pronghorn antelope, beaver and wolves. Birds, especially waterfowl, are common all year. These include the trumpeter swan, blue heron, cormorants, bald eagles, osprey, pelicans,Canada geese and many kinds of ducks. Sport fish are also plentiful. About 80% of the forests consist of lodge pole pine, but there are many other evergreens. Wild flowers are numerous and varied. But the chief attractions are the geysers and hot springs. They occur in what was a very volcanic area a million years or so ago. Here, hot molten lava from the center of the earth has remained close to the surface of the earth. This lava heats the surface rocks, which in turn, heats the underground water. The heated water shoots up to the surface as geysers, or bubbles up as hot springs. The most famous geyser is Old Faithful which shoots its plume of water 150feet into the air every 65 minutes or so. The eruption lasts up to five minutes. There are 200 geysers in Yellowstone Park and about 50 of them are spectacular. Some shoot their spray over 200 feet high. Visitors from all over the world are delighted that this region has been preserved as a national park! 翻译 黄石国家公园 北美的落基山脉很古老。 尽管它们在数百万年前曾是火山爆发产生的，但今天只有几处仍然活跃。 然而，在黄石国家公园，有大片土地，表明最近的火山活动。 这个地区有温泉、间歇泉和泥泉。 像间歇泉一样，温泉是由地下热水被地下的热岩石加热而形成的。 然后，这些热水被强制流到表面 当表层岩石柔软或多孔时，热水就会像泉水一样冒出来。 当地表岩石变硬时，热水就会从岩石上的任何一个洞里涌出来。 这些喷出的热水被称为间歇泉。 黄石公园也有泥盆或泥泉。 当热水变成蒸汽，蒸汽把泥和粘土带到表面时，就会发生这种情况。 黄石公园位于怀俄明州落基山脉的高处。 直到19世纪60年代，很少有白人去那里。 据说印度人之所以避开这个地区，是因为他们认为恶魔住在那里。 1869年，三名来自蒙大拿州的男子决定探索这个偏远地区。 他们对这里的自然奇观印象深刻，并与其他人谈论。 接下来的两年里，又进行了两次探险。 这些游客对黄石公园的美丽和雄伟充满热情，他们要求将其建成国家公园。 当时，美国没有国家公园系统。 尽管如此，1872年，美国政府同意将这些土地作为公共公园。 为什么早期来黄石公园的游客如此印象深刻？ 首先，景色壮观。 经过多年的侵蚀，黄石河已经形成了自己的大峡谷。 正是这些峡谷墙壁的黄色给黄石公园起了名字。 该地区有许多瀑布，包括黄石河308英尺高的瀑布。 有许多美丽的湖泊，最大的是黄石湖。 这个地区野生动物丰富。 这些哺乳动物中有黑熊、灰熊、麋鹿、驼鹿、骡鹿、野牛、大角羊、郊狼、叉角羚羊、海狸和狼。 鸟类，尤其是水禽，全年都很常见。 这些包括喇叭天鹅、蓝鹭、鸬鹚、秃鹰、鱼鹰、鹈鹕、加拿大鹅和许多种鸭子。 运动鱼类也很丰富。 大约80%的森林由短枝松组成，但还有许多其他常绿植物。 野花种类繁多。 但主要的景点是间歇泉和温泉。 它们发生在大约一百万年前的一个火山区。 在这里，来自地球中心的热熔岩一直靠近地球表面。 熔岩加热地表岩石，进而加热地下水。 加热后的水会像间歇泉一样喷到水面，或者像温泉一样起泡。 最著名的间歇泉是老忠实喷泉，每隔65分钟左右，喷出150英尺高的水柱。 喷发持续五分钟。 黄石公园有200个间歇泉，其中大约50个是壮观的。 有些喷雾剂的喷射高度超过200英尺。 来自世界各地的游客很高兴这个地区被保存为国家公园！

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 原文 Chapter VI: The Haunted House Every young boy wants to find a treasure. And Tom did too. One hot summer day he told Huck about his idea. "Where can we look for a treasure?" asked Huck happily. "Robbers put treasure under old trees or in old houses. We can start digging under the old tree on Cardiff Hill. Come on! Let's go!" The boys went to Cardiff Hill and started digging. It was a hot day and they dug for a few hours. "There's nothing under this tree," said Huck. "I'm hot and tired," said Tom, "Let's go to the haunted house. Nobody lives there." "But haunted houses have ghosts," said Huck. "Ghosts only come out at night. It's daytime now," said Tom. "Well, alright," said Huck. They went to the haunted house. It was an old, lonely place. There was silence all around. They were both afraid of this strange place. They entered quietly and looked around. Everything was old and broken. No one lived there. They looked in all the rooms downstairs and upstairs. But there was no treasure and there were no ghosts. Tom and Huck were upstairs. "Sh!" said Tom. "What is it? Do you hear ghosts?" whispered Huck. "No! Don't move!" said Tom, "Let's sit down on the floor." There were holes in the floor and they could see the rooms downstairs. "Oh, no!' whispered Tom, "There are two men downstairs." One was an old Spanish man with long, white hair and a big hat. The other man was small and wore dirty clothes. "Let's listen to them," whispered Tom. The two men sat on the floor. "It's hot in here and I'm tired," said the old Spanish man. When the boys heard his voice they were terrified, "That's Injun Joe!" whispered Huck. The boys' faces became white. "What are we going to do with the $650 in silver coins? That was a good robbery!" said the small, dirty man. "Let's take about $30 with us now and hide the bag here. We can come back to get it soon," said Injun Joe. The small, dirty man moved a big stone in the fireplace and pulled out a bag. He took some money from the bag. Injun Joe started digging near the fireplace with his knife. Tom and Huck watched with excitement. There was a real treasure downstairs! Six hundred dollars was a wonderful treasure for two young boys! Suddenly Injun Joe stopped digging. "There's something here! I think it's a box," he said. He found an old box and opened it. "It's money!" cried Injun Joe, "Look! There are lots of gold coins!" The two men looked at the coins and smiled. The box was full of gold coins! Tom and Huck smiled too. "This is the treasure of the old Murrel family - now it's ours!" said Injun Joe. "Where can we hide this gold?" asked the small man, "Can we put it back under the stone?" "Yes," said Injun Joe, "No, no! The stone isn't a good place. Someone may find it. Let's put it under the cross tonight." When it was dark outside the two men took the silver and gold away. Tom and Huck did not follow them because they were afraid of Injun Joe. But they wanted to find "the cross" and the treasure. Where was "the cross"?

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调慢语速，多听几遍。 词汇提示 1.renovation 革新、装修 2.fossil 化石 3.specimen 标本 4.cargo 货物 原文 21. I think we should get some beer and wine and some fruit juice and other soft drinks. What do you think? 我想我们应该买些啤酒、葡萄酒、果汁和其他软饮料。你怎么看？ 22. Since by overall style was quite minimal, I thought and hoped a whole renovation wouldn't be too difficult. 由于整体风格是比较小的，我想但愿整个装修不会太困难。 23. It was fortunate that the family didn't try to dig up the fossil because that could destroy the specimen. 幸运的是，这家人没有试图挖掘化石，因为这可能会破坏标本。 24. However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo. 然而，飞机开始掉落一些贵重货物后，就在梅根机场紧急降落了。 25. As you noticed in the video, the mice definitely seem uncomfortable at the beginning of the experiment. 正如你在视频中注意到的，在实验开始的时候老鼠看起来肯定很不舒服。

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。 词汇提示 1.solid 固体 2.mammals 哺乳动物 原文 231. Please say hello to Nancy if you see her at the party. 如果你在聚会上见到南希，请代我向她问好。 232. On his way home, Steve met a man who he thought was a Chinese. 在回家的路上，史蒂夫遇到了一个他以为是中国人的人。 233. That work will be finished at the end of this week. 那项工作将于本周末完成。 234. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. 奶酪是一种固体食物，由牛奶、山羊奶、绵羊奶和其他哺乳动物的奶制成。 235. Try to speak English as often as possible if you want to improve your English. 如果你想提高英语水平，就要尽量多说英语。 236. It is very important to consider the cultural background of the family. 考虑家庭的文化背景是非常重要的。 237. Tom is more hardworking than any other student in his class. 汤姆比班上其他任何学生学习都用功。 238. The doctor advised me to take up some sport to stay in shape. 医生建议我做些运动来保持体形。 239. Can you walk to school, or do you have to take the bus? 你是走著去上学，还是坐公共汽车去？ 240. I ran into an old friend of mine outside the station. 我在车站外面偶然遇见了一位老朋友。

词汇提示 1.estate 房地产 2.dime 一角硬币 3.philosophy 哲学 4.emphasized 强调 5.preached 布道 6.sponsors 赞助 7.outreached 推广 8.aggressive 激进 9.levy 征收 原文 Wal-Mart Stores Wal-Mart is now the world's largest retail organization. Wal-Mart employs around1.2 million people worldwide. In 2000, Wal-Mart had sales of more than$191 billion, with profits of $6.3 billion. Profits increased 16% from the previous year. People have come to expect that Wal-Mart's profits will increase substantially every year. Each year more stores are opened, and Wal-Mart expands into new countries. Wal-Mart also enters new areas of business nearly every year. Few people know that Wal-Mart is also a major real estate company. Sam Walton opened his Walton's Five and Dime in Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1950. Twelve years later he opened the first Wal-Mart in Bentonville. His business philosophy was simple – good prices, great selection and a friendly greeting Walton was known for the "Ten Foot Attitude." This means that any employee should greet any customer who is within ten feet of them. He emphasized that it is important to speak to people before they speak to you. Walton also believed that good deals from suppliers should be passed along to customers. The combination of low prices and friendly service is basic to Wal-Mart's success. That one store in Bentonville has become 4,203 stores in the U.S.A. plus another 1,000 outside the United States. Walton died in 1992, but his business philosophy continues to be preached at Wal-Marts. Each store has greeters who meet the customers at the door, and deal with any special needs they have. Having greeters gives the effect of having more service clerks than Wal-Mart really has. Compared to some other department stores Wal-Mart has relatively fewer employees. Wal-Mart also has the Wal-Mart Foundation, which sponsors numerous good causes. Among their programs are high school scholarship, fundraising for local hospitals and sick children, environmental concerns and community "matching grant' outreach. So, what's not to like about Wal-Mart? The main complaint is that their business style is extremely aggressive. Wal-Mart's attitudes towards manufacturers and suppliers are: "You do it our way, or we won't do business with you. " This puts Wal-Mart at an advantage over smaller retailers who don't have the same retailing power. Wal-Mart has been known to demand that its suppliers provide products at discount for Wal-Mart store openings;levy fines for shipment errors; tell manufacturers what products, styles and colors to make, etc. Wal-Mart expects product delivery int wo days, and expects manufacturersto cooperate with its promotional and retailing strategies. In effect, any company that works with Wal-Mart becomes one of their employees. Any company, which so dominates one area of the market, will have a lot of power. So far, Wal-Mart has been successful in getting what it wants,and providing customers with what they want. 翻译 沃尔玛商店 沃尔玛现在是世界上最大的零售组织。 沃尔玛在全球拥有约120万员工。 2000年，沃尔玛销售额超过1910亿美元，利润63亿美元。 利润比上年增长16%。 人们开始期望沃尔玛的利润每年都会大幅增长。 每年都有更多的商店开业，沃尔玛也在新的国家扩张。 沃尔玛几乎每年都会进入新的业务领域。 很少有人知道沃尔玛也是一家大型房地产公司。 1950年，萨姆·沃尔顿在阿肯色州本顿维尔开设了他的沃尔顿五角硬币店。 十二年后，他在本顿维尔开了第一家沃尔玛。 他的经营理念很简单——物美价廉，精选佳品，友好问候。 沃尔顿以“十英尺态度”著称。 这意味着任何员工都应该问候距离他们十英尺以内的任何客户。 他强调，在人们对你说话之前，先和他们说话是很重要的。 沃尔顿还认为，供应商的良好交易应该传递给客户。 低价格和友好服务的结合是沃尔玛成功的基础。 本顿维尔的一家店已经成为美国的4203家店，加上美国以外的1000家店。 沃尔顿于1992年去世，但他的商业理念仍在沃尔玛得到宣扬。 每家商店都有迎宾员在门口迎接顾客，并处理顾客的任何特殊需求。 有迎宾员的效果是服务人员比沃尔玛实际拥有的多。 与其他一些百货公司相比，沃尔玛的员工相对较少。 沃尔玛也有沃尔玛基金会，该基金会赞助许多公益事业。 他们的项目包括高中奖学金、为当地医院和患病儿童筹款、环境问题和社区“匹配赠款”推广。 那么，沃尔玛有什么不被喜欢的？ 主要的抱怨是他们的商业风格极端激进。 沃尔玛对制造商和供应商的态度是：“你按我们的方式做，否则我们就不会和你做生意。” 这使得沃尔玛比那些没有同样零售能力的小零售商更具优势。 众所周知，沃尔玛要求其供应商为沃尔玛开店提供折扣产品；对装运错误征收罚款；告诉制造商要生产什么产品、款式和颜色等。 沃尔玛希望在两天内交付产品，并希望制造商配合其促销和零售战略。 实际上，任何与沃尔玛合作的公司都会成为其员工之一。 任何在市场某一领域占据主导地位的公司都将拥有强大的实力。 到目前为止，沃尔玛已经成功地获得了它想要的东西，并为客户提供了他们想要的东西。

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 词汇提示 1.trial 审判 原文 Chapter V: The Trial Some weeks later it was time for Muff Potter's trial. Everyone in the village talked about it. Tom and Huck were worried. "Huck, did you tell anyone about - that?" asked Tom. " About what?" answered Huck. "You know what," said Tom. "Oh, of course not," said Huck. "Poor old Muff. I'm very sorry for him. People say he's a killer. But it's not true. And they'll hang him!" said Tom. "I'm sorry for Muff too. But we can't tell anyone about Injun Joe," said Huck, "Poor Muff is a kind man. Once he gave me half a fish." "And once he helped me with my kite," said Tom, "I want to help him." "Let's go to the jail and take him something to eat," said Huck. They went to the small jail and they saw Muff. He was happy to see them. "No one remembers old Muff any more. But you're my friends and you remember me. Thank you, boys!" said Muff smiling. Now Tom felt terrible. He was worried about the trial. He could not sleep at night. Everyone in the village went to Muff Potter's trial. Muff looked old, tired and unhappy. Injun Joe was at the trial too. During the trial there were many questions and answers. All the answers were against old Muff. Then the lawyer said, "Call Thomas Sawyer!" Everyone was surprised and looked at Tom. Why did the lawyer call Tom Sawyer? "Thomas Sawyer, where were you on June 17 at midnight?" Tom looked quickly at Injun Joe. He waited a few moments and then said, "I was in the graveyard." "Were you near Hoss Williams's grave?" asked the lawyer. "Yes, sir," said Tom. "Why were you there?" asked the lawyer. "I went there to see ghosts, with a – a dead cat." Everyone laughed. "What did you see in the graveyard? Tell us what happened," said the lawyer. Tom told his story and the people of St Petersburg listened to him. They were very surprised. ".….and then Muff Potter fell to the ground and Injun Joe took Muff's knife and - " Tom suddenly heard a very loud noise. Injun Joe jumped out of the window and disappeared! Tom became the hero of St Petersburg. He saved Muff Potter's life. Tom's days were happy but his nights were not. At night he had terrible dreams about Injun Joe. The days passed and no one could find Injun Joe.

提示 一、每期五个句子，均是从四六级听力真题中选取的长难句。 二、每个句子念三遍女声，一遍男声，再一遍女声。 三、如果觉得语速过快，可以在播放器上调为慢速，多听几遍。 原文 16. In cold and snowy Alaska, there's a village called Takotna. It has a population of mere 49 souls. 在寒冷多雪的阿拉斯加，有一个名为塔克哈纳的村庄。该村庄只有49个人。 17. This practice also allowed many pigs to escape from farms and live in the wild, which became a problem. 这种做法也让许多猪逃离农场，在野外生活，而这成为了问题。 18. The scientists first send some mice in a specially designed cage to the International Space Station. 科学家们首先把一些老鼠放在一个特别设计的笼子里送到国际空间站。 19. Johansson and I are thinking of renovating our sitting room, not the whole house, not yet anyway. 约翰森和我正在考虑装修我们的起居室，而不是整个房子，反正现在还没有。 20. This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. 这栋房于建于1904年，是著名建筑师查尔斯·希尔最著名的作品之一。

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。 词汇提示 1.essential 重要的 2.durable 耐用的 3.antenna 天线 原文 221. You should make sure of the facts before you write something. 在你写东西之前，你应该弄清楚事实。 222. Our views are in agreement with theirs as to the essential points. 对于一些重点问题，我们的观点与他们的一致。 223. This seems expensive, but it's so durable it will pay in the long run. 这看起来很贵，但很耐用，从长远来看是值得的。 224. Brian, this is the restaurant where your father and I had our first date. 布莱恩，这是你爸爸和我第一次约会的餐馆。 225. I don't object to your going out to work, but who will look after the children? 我不反对你出去工作，但谁来照看孩子们呢？ 226. You'll get a clear picture with this antenna on the roof. 有了屋顶上的天线，你就能看到清晰的图像。 227. I've warned you over and over again not to do it. 我一遍又一遍地警告你不要这样做。 228. Bob will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival. 鲍勃将在下一次学校节日中第一次扮演主角。 229. There are more stars in the sky than I can count. 天上的星星多得我数不清。 230. We need to reorganize it in order to strengthen our business activities. 我们需要重组，以加强我们的业务活动。

词汇提示 1.chore 工作事务 2.fornite 边疆 3.canoes 皮划艇 4.troops 部队 5.rot 腐烂 6.merchants 商人 7.vessels 轮船 8.peninsula 半岛 原文 The Welland Canal Before railways and automobiles became common, transporting goods over long distances was a difficult chore. In early North America, roads were often bad or non- existent. In the winter, snow and cold weather made travel difficult. Frontier farmers had trouble selling their crops because it was hard to get them to the cities. Often rivers and lakes were the best ways to travel. Fur traders carried their furs and other supplies in canoes. But even large canoes were not big enough to hold a shipment of wheat. Rapids and waterfalls meant that goods had to be taken out of the canoe and carried to the next body of calm water. One way to improve water transportation was to build a canal. In New York State, Governor DeWitt Clinton had constructed the Erie Canal from the Niagara River to the Hudson River, soon after the War of 1812. Because relations between the United States and Canada were still not very friendly, this was another reason to build a canal on the Canadian side. Canals could be used to move supplies and troops during wartime. Sometimes the British government would forbid Canadian farmers to sell food to the U.S.A. Without a canal to move their farm produce, crops were sometimes left to rot. A St. Catharines, Ontario, merchant named William Hamilton Merritt thought about all these things in the 1820s. He also thought that flourmills needed a more reliable source of water to operate. St. Catharines is on Twelve-Mile Creek below the Niagara Escarpment. This creek runs towards Lake Ontario. It rises above the Escarpment, which stands from 150 to 300 feet high, then runs towards Lake Ontario. If Merritt could join the Twelve-Mile Creek to one of the rivers, which ran to Lake Erie, the canal would provide transportation and waterpower. The problem was to find a way to move boats up the escarpment. From 1824 to 1829, Merritt and his friends hired laborers to dig away tons of dirt and rock. Nearly all the work was done with shovels, pickaxes, horses and wagons. In places, the ground was soft and landslides occurred. In other places, the men had to dig through solid granite rock. Merritt's main problem, however, was raising the money to pay for the construction. After sinking all the money that he, his family and friends had into the canal, more was needed. Merritt went to Toronto, New York and finally London, England to get the financial support he needed. The problem of getting the boats to climb the escarpment was solved by a series of 35 wooden locks. These carried a ship 327 feet upwards. The ship would enter a lock with a small amount of water. More water would come into the lock, lifting the boat another ten or fifteen feet. Then the ship would move into the next lock, and be lifted up again. Boats going in the opposite direction were lowered instead of lifted. The Welland Canal has been rebuilt three times since the first canal opened in 1829. Now large sea-going and lake vessels cross the Niagara Peninsula from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. They carry grain, coal, iron ore, oil and many other bulk products. The Welland Canal remains one of the most important commercial waterways in the world. 翻译 韦兰运河 在铁路和汽车普及之前，长途运输货物是一项艰巨的工作。 在北美早期，道路往往很糟糕或根本不存在。 冬天，雪和寒冷的天气使旅行变得困难。 边疆农民很难出售他们的作物，因为很难将它们运到城市。 河流和湖泊往往是最好的旅行方式。 毛皮商人用独木舟运送毛皮和其他用品。 但是，即使是大型独木舟也不够大，无法装载一批小麦。 急流和瀑布意味着货物必须从独木舟中取出被带到下一片平静的水域。 改善水运的一种方法是修建一条运河。 1812年战争后不久，纽约州州长德维特·克林顿（DeWitt Clinton）修建了从尼亚加拉河到哈德逊河的伊利运河。 因为美国和加拿大的关系还不太友好，这是在加拿大一侧修建运河的另一个原因。 战时，运河可以用来运送物资和军队。 有时英国政府会禁止加拿大农民向美国出售粮食。 由于没有运河运输他们的农产品，农作物有时会腐烂。 安大略省圣凯瑟琳的一位名叫威廉·汉密尔顿·梅里特的商人在19世纪20年代思考了所有这些事情。 他还认为面粉厂需要更可靠的水源来运作。 圣凯瑟琳位于尼亚加拉悬崖下的12英里小河上。 这条小溪流向安大略湖。 它从150到300英尺高的悬崖上升起，然后向安大略湖延伸。 如果梅里特能够将12英里河与其中一条河流汇合，这条河流将流向伊利湖，运河将提供交通和水力。 问题是要找到一种方法将船只移到悬崖上。 从1824年到1829年，梅里特和他的朋友们雇佣了工人来挖掘成吨的泥土和岩石。 几乎所有的工作都是用铲子、镐、马和马车完成的。 在一些地方，地面很软，发生了滑坡。 在其他地方，人们不得不挖掘坚硬的花岗岩。 然而，梅里特的主要问题是筹集资金来支付建设费用。 在将他、家人和朋友所有的钱都投入运河之后，还需要更多的钱。 梅里特去了多伦多、纽约，最后去了英国伦敦，以获得他所需要的财政支持。 让船只爬上悬崖的问题由一系列35个木闸解决了。 这把船送到了327英尺高的地方。 船将在少量水的情况下进入船闸。 更多的水会流入船闸，使船再上升10或15英尺。 然后船将进入下一个船闸，并再次被提升。 朝相反方向行驶的船只被降下而不是升起。 自1829年第一条运河开通以来，韦兰运河已经重建了三次。 现在，大型海上和湖泊船只从安大略湖穿过尼亚加拉半岛，到达伊利湖。 他们运输粮食、煤炭、铁矿石、石油和许多其他大宗产品。 韦兰运河仍然是世界上最重要的商业水道之一。