Batman Begins by Goyer David 原文 Chapter VI: A Surprise Guest In the empty workroom, Sergeant Gordon was talking on the phone. 'Someone has put a dangerous drug into the city's water,' Gordon said. 'Well, we test the water every day,' answered the man from the Water Office, 'and today's results seem fine.' 'Perhaps it's safe to drink but dangerous to smell,' said Gordon. 'That's possible,' said the water man. When he finished his phone call, Gordon saw the large ship's box. 'What's that?' he asked. 'Let's open it.' They got the top off and found a machine. 'It's bigger than a car,' said an officer. 'What does it say on it?' 'WAYNEENTERPRISES 47B1-ME,' Gordon read. 'What does it do?' asked an officer. 'I've no idea,' answered Gordon. 'But no one must go near it. OK?' Bruce left the cave and went up into the house. Everyone was having a great time at his birthday party. When he appeared, they all sang 'Happy Birthday to you!' Bruce walked around saying hello to his guests. Finally he found the person he wanted. Lucius Fox. 'That machine-' he said quietly, 'Have you found out anything?' 'Yes, I have. It can change water into steam,' Fox said. Bruce thought for a moment. 'So you could put a dangerous drug in the water,' he said. 'And then you could change the water into steam and kill everyone in thecity. Could you?' 'Yes, you could,' said Fox. 'Oh no!' Bruce went quietly across the room towards the door. He had to leave as soon as possible. But on the way, a woman took his arm. It was Mrs. Delane, an old friend of his father. 'Bruce!' she said. 'I want you to meet someone.' 'I'm sorry. I can't stop now, Mrs. Delane,' said Bruce. 'I have to...' But then he looked at the man with Mrs. Delane. The man wore a blue flower in his jacket. 'This is Mr. al Ghul, Bruce,' said Mrs. Delane. 'You're not Ra's al Ghul,' Bruce said to the man. 'No, you're right, Bruce,' said a voice behind him. He turned around. It was Ducard. 'He isn't Ra's al Ghul,' said 'Ducard'. 'I am. I'm not Ducard. I never was. And you, Bruce, were my best student until you escaped.' Bruce looked around the room and saw that he didn't know some of the people there. They weren't his friends. They were Ninjas! His guests were in danger. They had to get out fast. What could he do? He took a glass and shouted, 'Let's drink to my birthday! Let's drink to all my guests! You don't like me, do you? You're here because you like my money. You just want some free food and drink!' The guests were very upset and angry. They left the house at once. They got in their cars and drove away. Ra's al Ghul laughed. 'They will die very soon anyway,' he said. 'So was Crane working for you?' asked Bruce. 'Yes, he was,' said Ra's al Ghul. 'But he was only interested in money. I want much more than that. When Gotham dies, people everywhere will be frightened. There will be fighting and killing all over the world. Man will disappear. No more people. The world will be wonderful again. I saved you, Bruce, but you fought me. You set fire to my home. Since then your activities have made trouble for us. Now we're going to make trouble for you.' Ra's al Ghul shouted an order to his men, 'Go ahead!' The Ninjas started to set fire to the furniture. Some kilometers away at Arkham Asylum, four police officers were standing around the machine. 'What did Gordon say? "No one must go near it," one of them said. 'Except us, of course.' They all laughed. Another one looked at his watch. 'It's time,' he said. They turned on the machine and then put explosives along the wall. They weren't following Sergeant Gordon's orders. At the same time, high above the city, at rain driver looked at his watch. 'The train stops here,' he said. 'Everyone out!' The passengers got out. The same thing was happening on buses and trains all over the city. Everything in Gotham stopped. Sergeant Gordon was standing outside Arkham Asylum. Rachel ran towards him. She gave him the two small bottles. 'These are from Batman.' FOOOOM! Before he could answer, there was a big explosion. Gordon ran towards the room with the machine. There was no wall. Four police officers were pushing the machine outside. One of them pushed something on the machine. It started to make a strange sound. FOOOOM! There was a second explosion. FOOOOM! Then another. FOOOOM! Then another. There was steam everywhere. A small cloud of steam moved towards Gordon. The smell reached him. His nose and mouth were on fire. At the Water Office, the workers were looking at a map of Gotham City. There were small lights all over the map. All the lights were green. Except one. The light at Arkham Asylum was red. Wayne Manor was on fire. 'Have you come to kill me?' Bruce asked Ra's. 'No,' said Ra's. 'I've come to ask you a question. Will you join us?' 'Never!' said Bruce. 'I don't want to be part of this.' 'Then fight me,' said Ra's, 'and die with Gotham.' He took out a sword. They fought and fought until finally Bruce stood over Ra's with his sword above Ra's head. 'You taught me very well, Ra's,' he said. 'Yes, I did,' said Ra's, 'but you always forget to look very carefully at the things around you.' CRRRAAACCCK! Bruce looked up. The roof was on fire. Part of it was falling towards him. BANG! It hit him and he fell to the floor. 'Goodbye, my friend,' said Ra's. He ran out of the building. A car was waiting for him.

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.surgeon 外科医生 2.weird 奇怪的 3.Mediterranean 地中海 4.invasive 入侵的 原文 146. Any ear, nose and throat surgeon has many weird stories about wonderful objects found in the noses and ears of children and adults. 任何耳鼻喉外科医生都有许多关于儿童和成人鼻子和耳朵中发现的奇妙物体的离奇故事。 147. After being spotted in the Mediterranean, a marine scientist says, "The fish is spreading, and that's a cause for concern." 这种鱼在地中海被发现后，一位海洋科学家称，“这种鱼的规模正在不断扩散，这是一个令人担忧的问题”。 148. People from all over the country are sending special handcrafted bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. 全国各地的人纷纷寄来特殊的手工袋子，帮助这位年轻人完成他帮助需要帮助的人的使命。 149. Though I'm not sure how Cafe owners feel about it - having so many people who go to that places to work rather than drink and eat. 虽然咖啡厅老板对此怎么想——那么多人去自己店里工作而不是去吃喝——我并不是很清楚。 150. In fact, as one of the most damaging invasive species on the continent, wild pigs caused millions of dollars in crop damage yearly. 事实上，作为非洲大陆最具破坏性的入侵物种之一，野猪每年造成数百万美元的农作物损失。

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.stubborn 固执 2.burglar 窃贼 3.interstate 洲际公路 4.glimpse 一瞥 原文 481. When I return from vacation, I shall have to catch up with a lot of work. 当我度假回来时，我将不得不赶许多工作。 482. I thought our boss was stubborn as a mule but actually he has his cute side. 我原以为我们老板很固执，但实际上他也有可爱的一面。 483. It is bad of me to have kept you waiting so long. 我让你等了这么久，真是太对不起你了。 484. The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope. 窃贼用绳子把我的双手绑在了背后。 485. If it were not for the computer, how inconvenient our lives would be! 如果没有电脑，我们的生活将会多么不方便啊! 486. Owing to a bad cold, he could not take part in the game. 由于重感冒，他不能參加比赛。 487. The other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy interstate. 有一天，我的汽车在一条繁忙的洲际公路上没油了。 488. At last he stopped before an old house, and caught another glimpse of the town. 最后，他在一所老房子前停了下來，又看了一眼这座小镇。 489. The musician is enjoying great popularity both in UK and in US. 这位音乐家在英国和美国都很受欢迎。 490. If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you. 如果你认为教育是昂贵的，那你等着看无知的代价吧。

词汇提示 1.etiquette 礼仪 2.ceremony 典礼 3.courtship 求爱，追求 4.contemporary 当代的 5.intention 目的意图 6.sown 种下的 原文 Etiquette "Etiquette" is a French word. The original meaning was "little tickets." These tickets were given to people who were attending a public ceremony. Printed on the ticket were instructions about how to behave on this occasion. So etiquette came to mean the way to behave on public occasions. Etiquette today includes how to introduce people; how to eat properly; how to dress for different occasions; how to speak to different people; and what to do on special occasions. Almost every part of social life can have its particular etiquette. Sometimes, etiquette changes or seems to change. There was much behavior attached to courtship, such as a man holding the door open for a woman. Nowadays, some people find this outdated But politeness is always a good idea. It is nice to hold the door open for the next person, whoever they are. In fact, it sometimes seems like contemporary life encourages bad manners. Etiquette is no longer taught to young people. Moreover, in a youth culture, young people take their examples from other young people. As a result, good manners aren't considered important. The point of etiquette is to help people to get along with each other. If people behave in an accepted manner, there is less chance of misunderstanding. Moreover, it is important for people to think about treating other people well. If everyone does what they feel like doing, it doesn't seem like they respect other people. Manners vary from culture to culture, but the intention is the same: to treat people with consideration. This is a way to reduce conflict. Sometimes, we can understand where these customs come from. Originally, shaking hands with your right hand probably meant that you weren't carrying a weapon. Taking off your hat may originally have been taking off your helmet. This meant that you weren't going to fight. Nowadays, there are new areas of social life. For example, a lot of conversation now takes place on the telephone. Perhaps because there is no traditional telephone etiquette, some people feel free to be rude. Try to treat the person on the phone just the way you would treat them if you were actually talking to them. Most people feel it is rude to interrupt a conversation. But many people seem to think that it is okay to interrupt someone talking on the phone. Children especially need to be taught not to interrupt. The Internet also needs it sown etiquette or "netiquette." Because you cannot see whom you are talking to, and they may be thousands of miles away, it is easy to misunderstand. Also people cannot hear the tone of your voice over the Internet. For this reason, some people use "smiles"- little faces - to show how they are feeling. If they make a joke they can use a smiling face, or print after their remark. This tips off the recipient that their remark is not to be taken seriously. Using simple words like "please" and "thank you" can make everyday life a lot smoother and happier. Like a lot of other things, we do not realize the importance of etiquette until it starts to disappear. 翻译 礼仪 “礼仪”是一个法语单词。 最初的意思是“小票” 这些票是发给参加公共仪式的人的。 车票上印有如何在这种情况下表现的说明。 因此，礼仪意味着在公共场合的行为方式。 今天的礼仪包括如何介绍他人；如何正确饮食；如何在不同场合穿着；如何与不同的人交谈；以及在特殊场合做什么。 几乎社会生活的每一部分都有其特定的礼仪。 有时，礼仪会改变或似乎会改变。 求爱有很多行为，比如男人为女人开门。 如今，有些人觉得这已经过时了 但礼貌总是个好主意。 为下一个人开门是很好的，无论他们是谁。 事实上，当代生活有时似乎鼓励不礼貌。 礼仪不再被传授给年轻人。 此外，在青年文化中，年轻人向其他年轻人学习。 因此，礼貌并不重要。 礼仪的要点是帮助人们彼此相处。 如果人们以公认的方式行事，那么误解的机会就会减少。 此外，人们考虑善待他人是很重要的。 如果每个人都做自己想做的事，他们似乎并不尊重别人。 不同文化的礼仪各不相同，但目的是一样的：体贴待人。 这是减少冲突的一种方式。 有时，我们可以理解这些习俗来自何处。 最初，用右手握手可能意味着你没有携带武器。 摘掉你的帽子可能最初是在摘掉头盔。 这意味着你不会去战斗。 如今，社会生活有了新的领域。 例如，现在很多谈话都是通过电话进行的。 也许因为没有传统的电话礼仪，有些人觉得可以随意无礼。 试着像对待电话中的人一样对待他们，如果你真的在和他们交谈。 大多数人觉得打断谈话是不礼貌的。 但许多人似乎认为，打断别人打电话是可以的。 儿童尤其需要被教导不要打断。 互联网也需要它播下的礼仪或“网络礼仪” 因为你看不到你在和谁说话，而且他们可能远在千里之外，所以很容易产生误解。 人们也无法通过互联网听到你的声音。 出于这个原因，有些人用“微笑”——小脸——来表达他们的感受。 如果他们开了一个玩笑，他们可以用笑脸，或者在他们的评论后打印出来。 这会提醒接收者，他们的评论不应该被认真对待。 使用“请”和“谢谢”这样简单的词可以让日常生活更加顺畅和快乐。 就像很多其他事情一样，直到礼仪开始消失，我们才意识到礼仪的重要性。

Batman Begins by Goyer David 原文 Chapter V: Ra'S Al Ghul is Dead Rachel was in Dr Crane's office at the asylum. Batman was listening outside the building. 'Falcone is just going to prison when he suddenly becomes mentally ill,' said Rachel. 'Isn't that a little strange, Dr Crane?' 'Would you like to see Falcone, Miss Dawes? Then you'll be able to decide for yourself,' said Crane. 'Come with me. I'll show you.' Falcone lay on his bed. He couldn't move. 'Mask.... mask... mask...' he was saying. 'You've given him drugs!' said Rachel. 'Yes, of course.' said Crane. 'We give drugs to all our people here. It's a hospital!' 'The police doctor must see him and do some blood tests,' said Rachel. 'I'm going to call him right now.' 'Very well,' said Crane. 'Come this way.' They went down some stairs and came to a door. It had an electronic lock. Crane put some numbers in and it opened. They turned right and walked to a large room. There were hundreds of small blue bags on the tables. People in white coats were working at the tables. 'We make our drugs here,' said Crane. Rachel turned and ran. She got to the door, but Crane had locked it again. She pushed different numbers. Nothing happened. Suddenly a horrible masked man appeared next to her... and then a cloud of white smoke... Rachel lay on a table. 'Who knows you're here?' shouted Crane. 'I want to know before I kill you.' 'What do we do now?' asked one of the men. 'Call the police,' said Crane. 'You want the police here?' asked the other man. He was surprised. 'Batman's here,' said Crane. 'I'm sure of it. The police will catch him.' Suddenly a black thing flew at them and hit the two men. They fell to the floor. Batman looked around. Where was Crane? He heard a sound behind him and turned. In the dark he saw a mask and a hand. Batman pulled the mask off Crane's face. He held Crane's hand under his own nose. Smoke came from a bottle inside Crane's coat. White smoke. WHOOOOOOSSSSSSH! Crane's body dropped to the floor. 'Who are you working for?' shouted Batman. 'Who's your boss?' 'Ra's... Ra's al Ghul,' said Crane. He spoke with great difficulty. 'Ra's al Ghul is dead, Crane,' said Batman. 'Who are you really working for?' Crane's eyes closed. He said only a few words. 'Mask... drugs...smoke.…. water.…. steam.….' There was aloud voice outside. 'Batman, come out. There are police everywhere. We are all around the building. You can't escape.' Batman found Rachel. He took her in his arms and climbed up to the roof. Sergeant Gordon went into the building to find Batman. He started to climb the stairs. Suddenly he felt an arm around him and he was flying up and up. Batman dropped him carefully onto the roof. Then Gordon saw Rachel lying there. 'What's happened to her?' he asked. 'Crane gave her a dangerous drug,' said Batman. 'She'll die very soon. I must get the antidote for her.' 'How will you escape?' asked Gordon. 'I'm going to call for help,' said Batman. He pushed something on his shoe – it made a very high sound. A big, black cloud started to grow in the sky above Gotham. It grew and grew and moved nearer and nearer. Finally it came down on the hospital roof. Bats! Thousands of bats! They flew all around Bruce and Rachel. The bats hid Batman and Rachel until they reached the Batmobile. Batman drove home to the Batcave. When they arrived, Bruce looked at Rachel carefully. Her eyes were closed and she wasn't moving. She was cold. He carried her from the Batmobile to the worktable. He gave her the antidote. He hoped that it wasn't too late. At Arkham Asylum there were police everywhere. A young police officer ran over to Sergeant Gordon. 'Sir!' he shouted. 'There's something that you must see.' Gordon followed him into another big room. In the center of the floor was a small door. It was open. Gordon looked through the door and saw the river below. There were five or six large bottles next to the door. 'They've used the river for something,' said Gordon, 'but what?' He looked at the bottles. 'I want to speak to someone at the Water Office,' he shouted. 'Now!' Rachel woke up. She felt terrible. 'How do you feel?' someone asked. She knew the voice. She looked at the face. It was Batman! 'Where am I?' she asked. 'Why did you bring me here?' 'You were very ill,' he said. 'I rescued you.' 'I remember now. That horrible mask,' she said.'It was Crane. I must tell Sergeant Gordon.' She tried to move. 'No, don't get up. Stay where you are,' said Batman. 'Sergeant Gordon has got Crane already.' 'Why did you save my life?' she asked. 'Gotham needs you,' he said. 'Here, take this. It will help you sleep. When you wake up, please find Sergeant Gordon. Give him these.' He held up two small bottles. 'Only Gordon. No one else.' 'What are they?' she asked. 'The antidote to this killer drug,' said Batman. 'One bottle is for Gordon himself. He can use the other bottle to make some more of the antidote for everyone.' 'Crane wasn't the boss. He was working for someone else,' Rachel said. 'Something al Ghul.' 'Ra's al Ghul,' said Batman. 'No, it's not Ra's al Ghul. He's dead. I was there when he died.' But Rachel was asleep.

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.participants 参与者 2.intensely 强烈的 3.moderate 适当的 4.vulnerable 脆弱的 原文 141. While remote workers help to keep the café full in quiet times, they can take up valuable table space and busy period. 虽然远程办公的员工确实能在清静的时间段给咖啡厅增添人气，但他们也确实占用了宝贵的桌位和繁忙的营业时间。 142. Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you'd expect. 正如你所预料的那样，那些通常难以处理负面情绪的参与者受到悲情电影片段的影响更大。 143. The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie. 研究人员表示，适度的锻炼似乎有助于这些参与者不那么容易受到悲情电影的影响。 144. A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bushfires recently returned home. 在2013年的一场丛林大火中，一只名为“刺毛”的白色绵羊从澳大利亚的一个农场逃走，最近这只绵羊回到了家中。 145. Weeks before the competitors arrive, the residents of Takotna start preparing what is without question their biggest event of the year. 在参赛者到来的几周前，塔科特纳的居民们就开始为这一年最大的活动做准备。

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.cottage 农舍 2.swelling 肿胀 3.worn out 穿坏 原文 471. The old cottage had only one bed, so we all took turns sleeping in it. 那间老农舍只有一张床，所以我们都轮流睡在床上。 472. The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. 关键的问题不是我能得到什么，而是我会失去什么。 473. Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry. 既然这件事和你无关，你就不必担心了。 474. Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake. 从肿胀的情况判断，那人一定是被蛇咬了。 475. Because the surroundings were so dark, he could not see anything. 因为周围太黑了，他什么也看不见。 476. What do you do with your clothes when they are worn out? 你的衣服穿坏了怎么办? 477. Send for the doctor at once, or the patient will get worse. 马上派人去请医生，否则病人情况会更糟的。 478. The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine. 莱特兄弟成功地驾驶了一架由发动机驱动的飞机。 479. Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain at any moment. 看这天，随时都可能下雨。 480. There are none of us who do not respect his honesty. 我们都非常尊重他的诚实。

词汇提示 1.hoards 存储 2.frugality 节约 3.drags 拖，拉 4.ledgers 账簿 5.purses 钱包 6.deeds 房契 7.condemned 被判死刑 8.crutch 拐杖 9.pawnbroker 当铺商人 10.acquaintance 熟人 原文 Ebenezer Scrooge In the story "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge is an English businessman who thinks about nothing but money. He has no friends, and spends no time with his family. He lives alone, eats alone, and works alone, except for his underpaid clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge never spends his money, but hoards it all, and prides himself on his frugality. Scrooge hates Christmas. It is all nonsense to him. People spend money on food, and gifts, and parties. Often they can't afford what they spend. Worse than that, they take a whole day off work and so lose a chance to make more money. Scrooge is angry that he has to give his clerk the day off with pay. He feels that he is being robbed. Christmas is also a time when people are asked to give money to help the poor. Scrooge is angry when two men come to his door asking for donations. Scrooge argues that he pays taxes, which support prisons and workhouses. It is not his business to worry about the problems of other people. Scrooge represents businessmen who see the "bottom line" as all that matters. Scrooge's partner Marley had died seven years earlier. He was like Scrooge in all respects. That evening, which is Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by Marley's ghost. Marley drags steel chains round about him, which contain keys, cash-boxes, ledgers, purses and deeds. These are the things that Marley cared about when he was alive. Marley is condemned in death to wander the world and tells Scrooge that the same fate is likely to happen to him. However, three spirits will visit Scrooge, and if Scrooge listens to them, he may escape his fate. The first spirit comes and takes Scrooge back to the early scenes of his own life. He sees himself being left behind at school while the other boys went home for the holidays. Then his little sister arrives to tell him he could go home too. Another scene was of a cheerful Christmas party, when Scrooge was a young man. A third scene showed him with the girl he was planning to marry. She left him because he no longer cared about anything but money. The second spirit shows Scrooge what people are doing that very Christmas. He shows Scrooge the preparations that people even poor people, are making to celebrate Christmas. They visit Bob Cratchit's tiny home. There they see the family cooking their little Christmas dinner. Bob's son, Tiny Tim, has been weakened by disease, and has to use a crutch to walk. The family is delighted with its meal, small as it is. They see other scenes of poor people -miners and sailors - celebrating Christmas. Finally, they visit Scrooge's nephew, and view his Christmas party and its games. The third spirit was the spirit of Christmas Yet to Come - the Future. This spirit does not talk but points to scenes connected with Scrooge. They overhear some businessmen joking about someone who has recently died, but no one is going to the funeral. Scrooge sees that he no longer occupies his usual place of business. The spirit then shows him two women who have stolen the bed clothes, curtains, and clothes of the dead man and taken them to a pawnbroker. The spirit takes Scrooge to the room where the dead man died. The only people who are happy about the death are a young couple who owed him money. The spirit then shows Scrooge the Cratchit's house, where they are mourning the death of Tiny Tim. Finally, the spirit takes him to a churchyard, where they stand among the graves. Then the spirit points to the name of the dead man on the tombstone - "Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is going to die, and no one will care. Scrooge finds himself in his own bed on Christmas morning. He is resolved now to avoid the fate that the spirits had shown him. He is delighted that he is getting a second chance. Scrooge decides to surprise all his acquaintances, and he begins by buying a huge goose and sending it to the Cratchits. On his walk, he meets the two men collecting for the poor, and offers them a large sum of money. He goes on to join his nephew at his Christmas party. The next day when Bob Cratchit comes into work, Scrooge gives him a raise in his salary. He also takes care of Tiny Tim, so that Tim's health is recovered. Charles Dickens' story was written at a time when governments did very little to help the poor. Wages were very low, and many businessmen were unwilling to look after their workers properly. Dickens points out that people like Scrooge not only make other people unhappy, but also are usually unhappy themselves. It is possible to be a very rich businessman, and a poor human being at the same time. 翻译 埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇 在故事《圣诞颂歌》中，斯克罗吉是一位英国商人，除了钱什么都不想。 他没有朋友，也没有时间和家人在一起。 他一个人生活，一个人吃饭，一个人工作，除了工资低的店员鲍勃·克拉奇特。 斯克罗吉从不花钱，而是把钱都存起来，并以自己的节俭为荣。 斯克罗吉讨厌圣诞节。 这对他来说都是无稽之谈。 人们把钱花在食物、礼物和聚会上。 他们经常买不起他们所花的钱。 更糟糕的是，他们休息一整天，因此失去了赚更多钱的机会。 斯克罗吉对他不得不给他的职员一天带薪休假感到愤怒。 他觉得自己被抢劫了。 圣诞节也是人们被要求捐钱帮助穷人的时候。 当两个男人上门要求捐款时，斯克罗吉很生气。 斯克罗吉辩称，他缴纳税款，支持监狱和济贫院。 担心别人的问题不是他的事。 斯克罗吉代表的是将“底线”视为最重要的商人。 斯克罗吉的搭档马利早在七年前就去世了。 他在各方面都像史克鲁奇。 那天晚上，也就是圣诞节前夕，史克鲁奇被马利的鬼魂拜访。 马利拖着铁链围着他，里面有钥匙、钱箱、账本、钱包和契约。 这些都是马利生前关心的事情。 马利被判死刑，去流浪世界，告诉史克鲁奇，同样的命运很可能会发生在他身上。 然而，三个鬼魂将拜访斯克罗吉，如果斯克罗吉听从他们的话，他可能会逃脱命运。 第一个灵魂降临，将斯克罗吉带回了他自己生活的早期场景。 当其他男孩回家度假时，他看到自己被留在学校。 然后他的小妹妹来告诉他他也可以回家了。 另一个场景是一个欢快的圣诞派对，当时斯克罗吉还是个年轻人。 第三幕是他和他计划结婚的女孩在一起。 她离开了他，因为他除了钱什么都不在乎了。 第二种精神向斯克罗吉展示了人们在圣诞节做什么。 他向斯克罗吉展示了人们甚至穷人为庆祝圣诞节所做的准备。 他们参观了鲍勃·克拉奇特的小家。 在那里，他们看到一家人在做圣诞大餐。 鲍勃的儿子蒂尼·蒂姆（Tiny Tim）因疾病而身体虚弱，不得不用拐杖行走。 这家人很喜欢这顿饭，尽管它很小。 他们看到了穷人——矿工和水手——庆祝圣诞节的其他场景。 最后，他们拜访了斯克罗吉的侄子，并观看了他的圣诞派对和游戏。 第三种精神是圣诞节的精神——未来。 这种精神不会说话，而是指向与斯克罗吉有关的场景。 他们无意中听到一些商人开玩笑说有人最近去世了，但没有人参加葬礼。 斯克罗吉发现他不再占据他通常的营业场所。 然后，鬼魂向他展示了两个女人，她们偷走了死者的床上用品、窗帘和衣服，并将其带到了当铺。 鬼魂将斯克罗吉带到死者死亡的房间。 唯一对死亡感到高兴的是一对欠他的钱的年轻夫妇。 然后，鬼魂出现在克拉奇特的斯克罗吉家，他们正在那里悼念小蒂姆的死。 最后，鬼魂把他带到一个教堂墓地，在那里他们站在坟墓中间。 然后灵魂指向墓碑上死者的名字——“埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇”。 斯克罗吉会死的，没人会在乎。 圣诞节早晨，斯克罗吉发现自己躺在自己的床上。 他现在下定决心要避免鬼魂给他的命运。 他很高兴得到了第二次机会。 斯克罗吉决定给所有熟人一个惊喜，他首先买了一只大鹅，然后把它送到克拉奇家。 在散步时，他遇到了两个为穷人募捐的人，并给了他们一大笔钱。 他继续和侄子一起参加他的圣诞聚会。 第二天，当鲍勃·克拉奇开始上班时，斯克罗吉给了他加薪。 他还照顾小蒂姆，使蒂姆的健康得到恢复。 查尔斯·狄更斯的故事是在政府几乎没有帮助穷人的时候写的。 工资很低，许多商人不愿意妥善照顾他们的工人。 狄更斯指出，像斯克罗吉这样的人不仅让别人不开心，而且他们自己也不开心。 有可能成为一个非常富有的商人，同时也是一个穷人。

Batman Begins by Goyer David 词汇提示 1.antidote 解毒药 2.cross with 发生争论 原文 Chapter IV: The White Smoke 'No one must know that I am Batman,' thought Bruce. 'Everyone must think that I am just rich and lazy.' So one evening, Bruce went to have dinner at Gotham's most expensive hotel restaurant. He took two beautiful women with him, one on each arm. After dinner, the women wanted to swim in the hotel swimming pool. 'It's closed,' said the waiter. 'Then I will buy this hotel and open the swimming pool!' said Bruce. He jumped into the pool with the two women. Later, when Bruce was leaving the hotel with the two women, he suddenly saw Rachel. She wore a fantastic dress and looked beautiful. She was just going into the restaurant. 'You haven't changed much, have you, Bruce?' she said. 'It's all fun and no work for you, isn't it?' 'Hey, Rachel. This isn't the real me.' 'The things you do are important, Bruce, not the things you say.' And she walked away. Batman went to see Sergeant Gordon. 'There was someone in Falcone's office with him that night,' he said. 'He was testing the drugs. Do you know who it was?' 'No, I don't,' answered Gordon. 'Dr Crane from Arkham Asylum often visits Falcone. Perhaps it was him.' 'Yes, perhaps it was,' said Batman. 'I think I'll go to Arkham Asylum.' 'It's not safe,' said Gordon. 'It's in the Narrows, a very dangerous part of Gotham.' 'Not for me,' said Batman. Batman soon arrived at the Narrows. Behind Arkham Asylum was a dark building. Batman went inside and found a very big ship's box. It was difficult to open. At last he was able to push open the top. Inside there was a machine - it was the size of a big car. Batman read the words on the box: 'WAYNE ENTERPRISES 47B1-ME'. Two people came into the building. One was as hip worker. The other was a man in a dark suit. They didn't see Batman. 'What are the boss's orders?' asked the man in the dark suit. 'We keep the machine here until he's ready,' said the ship worker. 'Fine,' said the man in the dark suit. It was Dr Crane. Batman suddenly flew from the box to the floor. 'No, it isn't fine,' he said. He hit the ship worker in the face and he fell to the floor. Crane quickly put on his mask, and then he waved his arm at Batman. WHOOOOSSSSSHH. A cloud of white smoke came out of his coat. Batman's nose and mouth were suddenly on fire. He started to see all the worst things from his life in front of his eyes. 'I've felt this way before,' he thought. 'But where?' Then he remembered - Ra's al Ghul, the wooden box, the bats, the building on fire... He got to the window on his hands and feet. Crane watched him. 'You're going to die, Batman,' he said. Batman climbed slowly through the window, up the wall and on to the roof. He pulled out his mobile phone. 'Alfred,' he said. 'Alfred, I-I need you. Please come quickly. I'm ill. And I need a blood test.' Terrible thoughts were now in Bruce's head. He was at the show... the bats... his parents... a gun...blood in the street.…. And then - nothing. He opened his eyes. He was home, in his bedroom. Alfred came in. 'How long have I been asleep?' Bruce asked. 'Two days, sir,' answered Alfred. 'It's your birthday today.' 'It was the white smoke,' said Bruce. 'Luckily there wasn't very much of it. But I've felt like that once before in my life. On the mountain in Bhutan. But this time it seemed much stronger.' 'I've got the results of the blood test,' said Alfred. He gave Bruce a piece of paper. 'It's a very dangerous drug,' he said. 'It can kill people. But I know someone who can make an antidote.' The next day, Bruce showed the results to Lucius Fox. 'This was in your blood?!' he said. 'You're lucky you didn't die!' 'Yes, I've been very lucky,' said Bruce. 'Can you make an antidote?' 'I think so,' said Fox, 'but it won't be easy.' 'One more thing, 'said Bruce. 'Do you know what Wayne Enterprises47B1-ME is?' 'No, I don't,' said Fox. 'But I can probably find out.' Sergeant Gordon went to see Rachel. 'Will Falcone go to prison this time?' he asked her. 'I think so,' said Rachel. 'It's in all the newspapers.' 'Batman came to see me, Miss Dawes,' said Gordon. 'He asked for my help.' 'Yes, I know,' said Rachel. 'He came to see me too. We're working with a man in a mask, Sergeant Gordon. Perhaps he's dangerous.' 'I don't think so,' said Gordon. 'He's done lots of good things already.' The door opened and Bruce Wayne came in. 'Oh sorry,' he said. 'I'll come back later.' Gordon knew Bruce Wayne from the newspapers. 'It's OK, Mr. Wayne,' he said. 'I was just leaving.' He went out. 'What do you want, Bruce?' Rachel asked angrily. 'I want to invite you to a party tonight,' he said. 'And to say I'm sorry.' Rachel smiled. She could never be really cross with him. 'Where's the party?' 'It's at home – at Wayne Manor,' he said. An officer opened the door. 'They've moved Falcone from the police station to Arkham Asylum,' he said. 'Who decided that?' asked Rachel. 'The boss there, Dr Crane.' Rachel quickly put some things into a bag. 'I have to go,' she said to Bruce. 'And I don't think I can come to your party tonight. I'm sorry.' She opened the door and turned to Bruce. 'Happy Birthday, Bruce!' she said.

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.incentive 激励 2.currency 货币 原文 136. Now I think we should prepare some sandwiches and snacks and some other kinds of food so that people can just help themselves. 现在我想我们应该准备一些三明治、点心和其他种类的食物，这样人们就可以自便了。 137. The second is guaranteed to look great for about 10 years, whereas the cheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years. 第二种可以保证在大约10年内都看起来很好，而便宜的大约在6到7年后就会开始变暗。 138. Workers at Mexican Oil Company will receive a health incentive of almost $300 a year if they meet certain body weight standards. 如果墨西哥石油公司的员工达到一定的体重标准，他们一年将获得近300美元的健康奖励。 139. Our main challenge is that our national currency is rising, and we're losing competitive advantages to stone produces in India. 我们面临的主要挑战是，我们的国家货币正在升值，我们正在失去与印度石材产品的竞争优势。 140. The way I see it, through having different jobs, I've got a lot of experience, and different jobs and in different industries. 在我看来，就我多份工作经历来看，我已经积累了很多的经验了，还是不同行业不同岗位的经验。

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.reservior 水库 原文 461. Do you think you can make out the list in an hour? 你能在一小时内把这个单子拟好吗? 462. As the train was crowded, I kept standing all the way to Sydney. 由于火车很拥挤，我一直站到了悉尼。 463. I hurried to the station only to find that the train had already left. 我匆忙赶到车站，却发现火车已经开走了。 464. You ought to take advantage of this opportunity, for it may not come again. 你应该抓住这个机会，因为可能不会再有这样的机会了。 465. Bob brought such good news that they jumped up with joy. 鲍勃带来了好消息，他们高兴得跳了起来。 466. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. 如果你借给别人20美元，然后再也没有见到那个人，那这20美元借得值。 467. It is unlikely that such a coolheaded person got upset. 这样一个头脑冷静的人不太可能心烦意乱。 468. There is nothing for me to do except to obey the order. 除了服从命令，我没有别的事可做。 469. The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills. 这个城镇的供水来自山上的一个水库。 470. You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break; go eat lunch. 你整个上午都在思考这个问题。休息一下；去吃午饭吧。

词汇提示 1.streak 性格特点 2.corps 部队 3.wounded 受伤 4.contracted 感染 5.tuberculosis 肺结核 6.Fascists 法西斯 7.allies 盟友 原文 Dr. Norman Bethune Some people find their vocation early in life; others do not discover their life's work until they are older. Norman Bethune tried many things before he fully realized his true work. Bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario in 1890. He was the son of presbyterian clergyman. The family moved frequently, and many of the places they lived were close to lakes, rivers and woods. As a young man, Norman loved the outdoors. He became a good swimmer and skater. He also showed that he had a strong independent streak. He hated rules, but also had a strong sense of justice. The young man studied science at the University of Toronto from 1909-1911. After that, he worked for Frontier College. This was a volunteer organization where instructors did the same jobs as the local workers during the day, and taught them English in the evening. He then returned to Toronto to study medicine. Early in World War I, he joined the Army Medical Corps. He reached France in February 1915, but was wounded in April and eventually returned to Canada. He went back to the war in 1917. At the end of the war, he continued to study medicine in London, England. While he was in England, he married a Scottish woman, Frances Campbell Penney. Although Bethune loved her very much, their marriage ended in divorce in 1927. The couple moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1924 where Bethune opened a medical practice. In the middle of his growing success, he contracted tuberculosis. This was a low point in Bethune's life. Thinking that he was going to die, he considered suicide. One day, however, he read of a new treatment for tuberculosis and insisted that his doctors perform the operation on him. As a result, Bethune recovered. The year was 1927. For some years after, Bethune devoted himself to the treatment of tuberculosis patients. However, he began to notice a pattern. Rich patients who could afford proper medical care usually recovered. Poor patients usually died. Bethune became a supporter of government-funded medicinal care. Bethune admired the government-funded health system in communist Russia. He was angry when Canada would not support his idea about Medicare. Bethune wanted to change the world, and communism seemed like the most promising method. In 1936, Bethune went to Spain to help the Republicans fight the Fascists. He was appalled to see the Fascists' allies, Germany and Italy, dropping bombs on women and children. He developed a hated for Fascism. He also decided that doctors should go to the front, rather than wait for the wounded to be brought to them. In Spain, he developed a blood transfusion service, which saved many lives. Returning to North America, Bethune heard about the Japanese attack on China in 1937. Early in 1938, he sailed for China. Bethune had joined the Communist Party. Now he went to join the army of Mao Tse-sung in Northern China. Mao's army was suffering badly from Japanese attacks. They had hardly any doctors or medical supplies. Difficulties only made Bethune work harder. He soon organized a hospital, trained medical workers, and wrote textbooks. He insisted on operating right at the front to give the wounded a better chance of survival. He went for days without sleep and gave his own blood to help the wounded. In November 1939, he died from blood poisoning. But his work lived on. In 1973, the Canadian government bought his house that he was born in and turned it into a museum. 翻译 白求恩 有些人在生命早期就找到了职业；其他人直到年纪大了才发现自己一生的工作。 诺曼·白求恩在充分认识到自己真正的工作之前，做了很多事情。 白求恩于1890年出生于安大略省格雷文赫斯特。 他是长老会牧师的儿子。 这家人经常搬家，他们居住的许多地方都靠近湖泊、河流和森林。 年轻时，诺曼喜欢户外活动。 他成为一名优秀的游泳运动员和滑冰运动员。 他还表现出了强烈的独立性。 他讨厌规则，但也有强烈的正义感。 这位年轻人从1909-1911年在多伦多大学学习科学。 之后，他在边疆学院工作。 这是一个志愿者组织，教官白天和当地工人做同样的工作，晚上教他们英语。 然后他回到多伦多学习医学。 第一次世界大战初期，他加入了陆军医疗队。 他于1915年2月抵达法国，但在4月受伤，最终返回加拿大。 他回到了1917年的战争。 战争结束后，他继续在英国伦敦学习医学。 当他在英国时，他娶了一位苏格兰女子弗朗西丝·坎贝尔·彭尼。 尽管白求恩非常爱她，但他们的婚姻在1927年以离婚告终。 1924年，这对夫妇搬到密歇根州底特律，白求恩在那里开设了一家医疗机构。 在他日益成功的过程中，他感染了肺结核。 这是白求恩一生的低谷。 想到自己快要死了，他考虑自杀。 然而，有一天，他读到一种新的结核病治疗方法，坚持要求医生为他做手术。 结果，白求恩康复了。 那一年是1927年。 几年后，白求恩致力于结核病患者的治疗。 然而，他开始注意到一个模式。 能够负担得起适当医疗护理的富裕患者通常会康复。 可怜的病人通常会死亡。 白求恩成为政府资助医疗保健的支持者。 白求恩钦佩共产主义俄罗斯政府资助的卫生系统。 当加拿大不支持他关于医疗保险的想法时，他很生气。 白求恩想改变世界，而共产主义似乎是最有希望的方法。 1936年，白求恩前往西班牙帮助共和党人对抗法西斯。 看到法西斯的盟友德国和意大利向妇女和儿童投掷炸弹，他感到震惊。 他对法西斯主义深恶痛绝。 他还决定，医生应该去前线，而不是等待伤员被送到医院。 在西班牙，他开发了一项输血服务，挽救了许多生命。 回到北美，白求恩听说了1937年日本对中国的袭击。 1938年初，他前往中国。 白求恩加入了共产党。 现在他去中国北方参加了毛泽东的军队。 毛泽东的军队在日本的袭击中遭受了严重的打击。 他们几乎没有医生或医疗用品。 困难只会使白求恩更加努力。 他很快组织了一家医院，培训了医务人员，并编写了教科书。 他坚持在最前线进行手术，让伤员有更好的生存机会。 他一连几天都没有睡觉，并且献出了自己的鲜血来帮助伤员。 1939年11月，他死于血液中毒。 但他的工作仍在继续。 1973年，加拿大政府买下了他出生的房子，并将其改建为博物馆。