Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert 词汇提示 1.enormous 巨大的 2.staff 拐杖 原文 Chapter Two: Robin meets Little John One day, Robin came to a stream with a small bridge. When he began to cross it, he heard a loud voice say, 'I want to cross the stream first!' Robin turned around and saw an enormous young man. He was very tall. 'No,I was first!' answered Robin. 'Can you push me off the bridge?' asked the enormous man. He was holding a wooden staff. Robin cut a long branch from a tree and made a staff. Then he began to fight on the bridge. Robin was fast and light. But soon, the enormous man pushed Robin into the water. He was very strong. The enormous man laughed. Then he pulled Robin out of the water. Robin started to laugh too. 'You are an honest fighter!' said Robin 'What is your name?' 'Myname is John little. I am an honest man. I fought with good King Richard's menin the Holy Land. I made King Richard's sword and the swords of his men. He isa great king, but his brother John is cruel and greedy! I don't want to serveKing John. I am looking for Robin Hood. I want to join his outlaws.' 'Welcome to our merry company of Outlaws! I am Robin Hood!' said Robin, smiling. 'A friend of King Richard is a friend of mine!' John little was very surprised. Then the two men embraced and became good friends. 'Now that you are an outlaw, you must change your name. Your new name is Little John.' Robin took Little John to the secret hiding place in the forest. The outlaws welcomed Little John with a big meal. Little John was an expert sword maker. Soon every outlaw had a new sword. The outlaws liked Little John because he was friendly and kind. At night, everyone sat around the fire and listened to his stories. He told them about his adventures in the Holy Land. 翻译 第二章：罗宾遇见小约翰 一天，罗宾带着一座小桥来到一条小溪边。 当他准备过河时，他听到一个响亮的声音说：“我想先过河！” 罗宾转过身来，看见一个身材魁梧的年轻人。 他很高。 “不，我是第一个！”罗宾回答。 “你能把我推下桥吗？”身材魁梧的人问。 他手里拿着一根木棍。 罗宾从树上砍下一根长树枝做了一根棍子。 然后他开始在桥上战斗。 罗宾又快又轻。 但很快，这个大块头就把罗宾推到了水里。 他很强壮。 那个高大的男人笑了。 然后他把罗宾从水里拉了出来。 罗宾也笑了起来。 “你是一个诚实的战士！”罗宾说，“你叫什么名字？” “我叫约翰·利特尔。我是一个诚实的人。我在圣地和善良的理查国王的人并肩作战。理查国王的剑和他手下的剑都是我做的。他是一位伟大的国王，但他的兄弟约翰既残忍又贪婪！我不想侍奉约翰国王。我在找罗宾汉。我想加入他的亡命之徒。” “欢迎加入我们一伙亡命之徒！”我是罗宾汉！罗宾笑着说。“理查国王的朋友就是我的朋友！” 约翰·利特尔非常惊讶。 然后两人拥抱在一起，成了好朋友。 “既然你是个亡命之徒，你就必须改姓。你的新名字是小约翰。” 罗宾带着小约翰去了森林里的秘密藏身之处。 歹徒们用一顿大餐欢迎小约翰。 小约翰是个造剑能手。 很快，每个不法之徒都有了一把新剑。 亡命之徒们喜欢小约翰，因为他既友好又善良。 晚上，大家围坐在火炉旁听他讲故事。 他告诉他们他在圣地的冒险经历。

31. You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches. 因为你把这个项目细节的工作推后了，所以它最终没有完成。 32. When I visited my hometown this summer, I found the city different from what it had been ten years ago. 当我今年夏天访问我的家乡时，我发现这个城市与十年前不同。 33. Jackonce gave a helping hand to Robert, who was in trouble; and now Robert, in turn,is of great help to Jack. 杰克曾经帮助过陷入困境的罗伯特；现在罗伯特投桃报李帮助杰克。 34. The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon. 目前供求不平衡反映了需求方的结构变化，而不是一种周期性现象。 35. We are living in fear, we are suffering, we are not enjoying the sun and flowers,we are not enjoying our childhood. 我们生活在恐惧中，我们在遭受痛苦，我们没法享受阳光和鲜花，我们没法享受我们的童年。

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert 词汇提示 1.friar 修士 2.lifted 举起 3.sniffed 闻 4.river bank 河边 5.quarrel 争吵 原文 Chapter Three: Friar Tuck joins the outlaws Will Scarlett told Robin that a big, fat man lived in a cavern near a river in Sherwood Forest. One day Robin decided to meet him. He went to the river and saw a fat friar who was fishing. 'Good morning, young man,' said the friar. 'Good day,' answered Robin Hood. 'You are fishing in an outlaw river. The fish you catch are mine. You can fish here today, but only if you carry me across the river.' The friar did not like what Robin said. So he looked at him and said, 'I can carry you across the river. You are very thin! Can you carry me across the river?' Robin was surprised to hear this. 'Of course I can carry you! I am thin, but I am very strong.' Robin lifted the enormous friar with great difficulty. Then he carried him across the river. 'you are very heavy, friar. but I can carry you,'said Robin. At the other side of the river, Robin said, 'Now you must carry me back.' The friar started to carry Robin Hood across the river. But when they arrived at the middle of the river, the friar stopped. He sniffed Robin and said, 'Goodness! you smell like an old rat! You need a good, cold bath! ' And so, the friar threw Robin into the cold water. He laughed loudly and then pulled Robin to the river bank. Robin was angry at first. Then,he smiled and said, 'You were right. I needed a bath. I feel better now. My good friar, you are free to fish in this river when you want.' 'Let us shake hands before I go away,' said the friar. 'Oh,don't go away,' said Robin. 'My name is Robin Hood.' 'What!you are Robin Hood?' asks the friar. He was very surprised. 'Yes!Come and live with me and my outlaws. We are all good honest men. We take from the rich and give to the poor. We want a friar because we need the Word of God.What is your name?' 'I am Friar Michael Tuck, of Fountains Abbey. I had a quarrel with my Abbot. He was very greedy and rich. He never helped the poor. He forgot God's teachings. When I told him this, he wanted to punish me. I escaped to the forest. Now I live a simple life.' 'If you want to live a simple life, and help the poor, then come to Sherwood Forest,' said Robin. The two men shook hands and promised to be friends for life. 翻译 第三章：塔克修士加入了亡命徒 威尔·斯佳丽告诉罗宾，舍伍德森林一条河附近的一个山洞里住着一个又大又胖的人。 一天，罗宾决定去见他。 他走到河边，看见一个胖胖的修士正在钓鱼。 “早上好，年轻人，”修士说。 “你好，”罗宾汉回答。 “你在一条非法的河里钓鱼。你抓到的鱼是我的。你今天可以在这里钓鱼，但你得背我过河。” 修士不喜欢罗宾说的话。 于是他看着他说：“我可以背你过河。你很瘦！你能背我过河吗？” 罗宾听到这个很惊讶。“我当然能抱你！”我很瘦，但我很强壮。” 罗宾汉费了好大的劲才把魁梧的修士抬起来。 然后他抱着他过河。 “你太重了，修士。但我可以背你，”罗宾说。 在河的另一边，罗宾说：“现在你必须把我背回去。” 修士开始背罗宾汉过河。 但当他们到达河中央时，修士停了下来。 他嗅了嗅罗宾，说：“天哪！你闻起来像只老老鼠！你需要好好洗个冷水澡！” 于是，修士把罗宾扔进了冷水里。 他大笑起来，然后把罗宾拉到河边。 罗宾一开始很生气。 然后，他笑着说：“你是对的。我需要洗个澡。我现在感觉好多了。我的好修士，你可以随时在这条河里钓鱼。” “让我们在我走之前握握手吧，”修士说。 “哦，别走，”罗宾说。“我叫罗宾汉。” “什么!你是罗宾汉？”修士问。 他非常惊讶。 “是的!来和我以及我的亡命之徒一起生活吧。我们都是诚实的好人。我们向富人索取，向穷人施舍。我们需要修士，因为我们需要神的话语。你叫什么名字？” “我是喷泉修道院的迈克尔·塔克修士。我和修道院院长吵了一架。他非常贪婪和富有。他从不帮助穷人。他忘记了上帝的教诲。当我告诉他这件事时，他想惩罚我。我逃到了森林里。现在我过着简朴的生活。” “如果你想过简单的生活，帮助穷人，那就来舍伍德森林吧，”罗宾说。 两个人握了握手，答应做一辈子的朋友。

36. Not wanting to boast but I've never got better than a 3 on my report card for home economics. Out of 10 that is. 不想吹嘘，但是在我的家政成绩总分10分里我从未超过3分。 37. The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs. 当火灾摧毁了他们的计算机硬盘和光盘档案时，该公司不得不中止重要的业务。 38. This is to confirm the appointment we made to meet at your office at 10:00 am on Monday, February 27th. 确认一下我们在2月27日星期一上午10：00在你的办公室的见面。 39. If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food,there are two things that you must do. 如果你是一个原始社会的人，你想生产一件东西，比如食物，有两件事你必须会做。 40. Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even loose change will go a long way. 让我们学生为地震受害者的福利做出贡献，即使是细微的行动也会有很大的作用。

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert 词汇提示 1.maid 少女 2.disguised 伪装 3.beggar 乞丐 4.helmet 头盔 原文 Chapter Five: Robin meets Maid Marian When Robin Hood was a boy, his best friends were Marian Fitzwater and her brother,Mark. Robin played with them and taught them to use the bow and arrow. He also taught them to fight with the sword. Robin loved only Maid Marian, and she loved only him. One spring day, Marian's father, Lord Robert Fitzwater of Malaset, said to her,'Marian, you are a beautiful maid. Soon you must marry. There is a very rich nobleman who wants to marry you.' 'What is his name?' Marian asked. 'His name is Sir Guy of Gisbourne, a good friend of the Sheriff of Nottingham.' When Marion heard this, she was very unhappy. This was terrible! she did not want to marry Sir Guy of Gisbourne. She loved Robin Hood and wanted to marry him. She decided to run away to join Robin Hood. She disguised herself as a knight. Then she took a horse and went to Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood was in the forest. He was coming from Nottingham, and was disguised as a beggar. They met in the forest. It was evening and it was almost dark. When Robin saw the knight, he asked, 'What are you doing in the forest?' 'What are you doing here, beggar man?' answered the knight. They did not recognize each other. 'This is outlaw country. Go back! you can't stay here. We don't know you.' Robin said. 'I cannot go back! I am not Afraid of outlaws,' answered the knight, taking out as word. 'I am ready to fight you!' And so the fight began. Both were experts with the sword. But Robin fell to the ground. The knight said, 'now, take me to your leader, take me to Robin Hood!' She took off her helmet and Robin was very surprised. It was his dear Marian! Robin took off his beggar clothes. Marian recognized Robin. She too, was very surprised! Then,they kissed. There was great happiness in Sherwood Forest that evening. Marian and Robin were finally together. Friar Tuck married them after a few days. There was a big wedding celebration in the forest. Maid Marian was now part of Sherwood Forest. She was gentle and kind to all, everyone loved her. 翻译 第五章：罗宾遇见少女玛丽安 当罗宾汉还是个孩子的时候，他最好的朋友是玛丽安·菲茨沃特和她的哥哥马克。 罗宾和他们一起玩，教他们使用弓箭。 他还教他们用剑战斗。 罗宾只爱少女玛丽安，她也只爱他。 一个春日，玛丽安的父亲，马拉塞特的罗伯特·费茨沃特勋爵对她说：“玛丽安，你是一个美丽的姑娘。你很快就要结婚了。有一个非常富有的贵族想娶你。” “他叫什么名字？”玛丽安问。 “他是吉斯本的盖伊爵士，是诺丁汉郡长的好朋友。” 玛丽恩听到这话，非常不高兴。 这太可怕了！她不想嫁给吉斯本的盖伊爵士。 她爱罗宾汉，想嫁给他。 她决定逃跑加入罗宾汉。 她化装成骑士。 然后她骑上一匹马去了舍伍德森林。 罗宾汉在森林里。 他从诺丁汉来，化装成一个乞丐。 他们在森林里相遇。 那是晚上，天几乎黑了。 当罗宾看到骑士时，他问：“你在森林里做什么？” “你在这儿干什么，乞丐？”骑士回答说。 他们彼此不认识。 “这是一个非法的区域。回去!你不能待在这里。我们不认识你。”罗宾说。 “我不能回去！我不怕亡命之徒，”骑士说着，掏出一把剑。“我准备好和你战斗了！” 于是，战斗开始了。 两人都是剑术专家。 但是罗宾倒在了地上。 骑士说：“现在，带我去见你们的首领，带我去见罗宾汉！” 她摘下了头盔，罗宾非常惊讶。 那是他亲爱的玛丽安！罗宾脱下了乞丐的衣服。 玛丽安认出了罗宾。她也很惊讶！ 然后，他们接吻了。 那天晚上，舍伍德森林里充满了欢乐。 玛丽安和罗宾终于在一起了。 几天后，塔克修士为他们主持了婚礼。 森林里举行了一场盛大的婚礼庆典。 少女玛丽安现在是舍伍德森林的一部分。 她对所有人都温柔善良，每个人都爱她。

41. The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him. 卫兵的警棍落空了，导致他身体失去平衡，当他站稳时，他看到一个金属网编制的垃圾桶朝他飞来。 42. The doctors say the dying man should have kicked the bucket hours ago, were he an ordinary man, but he is still defying death. 医生们说，这个垂死的一个普通病人，几小时前他就应该死了，但他现在仍然在死亡边缘徘徊。 43. The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume. 一个国家的经济实力不仅在于它的生产能力，也在于它的消费能力。 44. Jane is fat and rude, and smokes too much. However, Ken thinks she's lovely and charming. That's why they say love is blind. 简又胖又粗鲁，而且抽烟很凶。然而，肯认为她可爱又迷人。这就是为什么他们说爱是盲目的。 45. The cost of living has risen so quickly that it is almost impossible for us to make both ends meet. 生活成本上涨得太快了，我们几乎不可能收支平衡。

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。 Day120 1191. include v.包括，包含，计入 Does this price include tax? 这个价格含税吗？ My hobbies include reading and painting. 我的爱好包括阅读和绘画。 1192. including prep.包括，包含v.包含 There are ten people including you. 包括你在内有十个人。 How much is it including insurance and tax? 它包括保险和税费是多少？ 1193. income n.收入，收益，所得 His income is double hers. 他的收入是她的两倍。 His annual income is over$150,000. 他的年收入超过15万美元。 He has a sufficient income to support his family. 他有足够的收入养家糊口。 1194. increase v./n.增加，增长，增进 They asked for an increase in salary. 他们要求增加工资。 I want to increase my English vocabulary. 我想增加我的英语词汇量。 We're trying to increase traffic to our website. 我们正在努力增加我们网站的流量。 1195. indeed ad.确实，实在；真正地，多么 She is, indeed, a lovely girl. 她确实是一个可爱的女孩。 This is a very nice house indeed. 这确实是一个非常漂亮的房子。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 1196. independence n.独立，自主 Today is Independence Day. 今天是独立日。 Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom. 没有什么比独立和自由更珍贵了。 1197. independent a.独立的，自主的 I want to be more independent. 我想变得更加独立。 She is independent of her parents. 她不依赖父母而独立。 She's a smart and independent girl. 她是个聪明又独立的女孩。 1198. indicate v.指出，指示；表明，暗示 Tone of voice can indicate feelings. 语气可以表示感受。 The main function of a question mark is to indicate a question. 问号的主要功能是表示问题。 1199. indirectly adv.间接地；不诚实；迂回地 He was indirectly involved in the robbery. 他间接参与了抢劫。 Politician soften answer questions indirectly. 政治家经常间接回答问题。 1200. individual a.个人的，单独的 n.个人，个体 We must respect individual liberty. 我们必须尊重个人自由。 Each individual is different from another. 每个人都是不同的。

46. This airport doesn't have as many flights as Incheon Airport and even looking from the observation deck at first there were no planes. 这个机场没有仁川机场那么多航班，甚至一开始从观景台上看也没有飞机。 47. However,if you're going to read people's blogs in order to write an interesting blog, you can do that right away. 然而，如果你要读借鉴别人的博客写一个有趣的博客，你现在就可以做到。 48. Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even pin-money will go a long way. 让我们的学生为地震受害者捐点钱吧，即使是零花钱也很有作用。 49. With all the kerfuffle since this morning I'd almost forgotten but we've still got the problem of the club members haven't we? 乱哄哄的早上，我几乎忘记了俱乐部成员的问题我们还是没解决，不是吗？ 50. Gross national product is a nation's total output of goods and services during a given period of time as measured in monetary value. 国民生产总值是一个国家在一定时期内以货币价值衡量的商品和服务的总产出。