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2015-01-16 03:44:26
"Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny." From 2015 to now, it is more than two years. I sow a thought, reap an action. This action I have taken for two years. I sow a habit, but I have not reap a character. Need to do more to reap a character. Thanks Douban for these years... 2017 Goals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NCE 3 - DUE DATE: December 31,2017- 不完成新三不干别的！ 2. Read & Listen 12 books The grapes of wrath - 10/15/17 3. Work out 3 times per week https://www.douban.com/group/topic/71476154/?start=900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plans: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NCE 3 - Every 5 days per lesson 2. Audiobook & Read Aloud Book The Road less traveled - 09/15/17 3. Work out 3 times per week English Learning --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.NCE2 Completed - 11/13/15 2. 赖世雄语法- DONE - 5/16/16 3. 2016 - Audiobooks 12 books Audiobooks Completed: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Princess Diaries - Vol1,2,3 - Done! 2. The Help - Done! 3. The little prince - Done! 4. Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus - DONE! 5. Lean in - Done! - 10/23/15 6. Daddy Long Legs - DONE - 10/26/15 7. The Witness - Done! - 12/1/15 8. The Road Less Traveled -12/22/15 9 : How to read a book - 1/9/16 10. 7 Habits of highly effective people - 2/2/16 11. The Great Gatsby - 2/10/16 12. Scream free Parenting -2/12/16 13: To Kill a Mockingbird - 3/1/16 14. Steve Jobs -4/23/16 15. Gone with the wind - 5/18/16 16.The Willpower Instinct -5/27/16 17. Catch 22 - 08/11/16 18. The Catcher in the Rye - 08/22/16 19. 1984 - 09/27/16 20. Great Expectations- 12/20/16 21 Animal farm - 2016 22 Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now - 2016 23.Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feyman! - 2/1/17 24. Getting things done - 6/14/17 25. Gift of imperfect parenting - 6/23/17 26. Kite Runner - 7/24/17 27. Mindset - 08/17/17
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-16 21:20:46
Day 12 Review
Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam?
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who severed her didn't like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant the next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to sever her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she didn't like it. She enjoyed herself making him bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress that she had first asked for.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-16 21:27:33
Day 12 Review
Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
Once a year, a race is held for the old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement before it just began. One of the most handsome cars was Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under the car than in them. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. It gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exiting.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-16 21:43:04
Day 12 Review
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding the lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used to a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would burry gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find the buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machined showed that there was gold under the ground. Very exited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. Then the party searched the whole cave thoroughly but didn't find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that the Revealer may reveal something of value fairy soon.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-16 21:50:49
Day 12 Review
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing up butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the receiver and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the door bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was a postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-16 22:18:57
Day 12 Review
Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass and cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end didn't star the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of 16,000 volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and dropped it on the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-17 20:21:24
Day 13 Lesson 60 The future
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at a crystal ball and said 'A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave the tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you well know will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.' As soon as I went outsaid, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky becasue my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding?' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at a station to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-17 20:37:53
Day 13 Review Lesson 49 - Lesson 59
Lesson 49 The end of a dream
Tired up sleeping on the floor, a young man in Tehrena saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of the bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The man didn't wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, he sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep agin.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-17 20:45:39
Day 13 Review Lesson 49 - Lesson 59 Lesson 49 The end of a dream Tired up sleeping o Day 13 Review Lesson 49 - Lesson 59 Lesson 49 The end of a dream Tired up sleeping on the floor, a young man in Tehrena saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of the bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The man didn't wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, he sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep agin. ... NCE23Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. 'I'm going to Woodford Green' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus. 'but I don't know where it is'. 'I'll tell you where to get off' answered the conductor. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. 'You'll have to get off here' said the conductor. 'This is as far as we go' 'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked. 'Oh, dear' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off' 'It doesn't matter' I said 'I'll get off here' 'We are going back now' 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus' I answered.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-17 20:56:24
Lesson 50 Taken for a ride I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my Lesson 50 Taken for a ride I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. 'I'm going to Woodford Green' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus. 'but I don't know where it is'. 'I'll tell you where to get off' answered the conductor. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. 'You'll have to get off here' said the conductor. 'This is as far as we go' 'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked. 'Oh, dear' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off' 'It doesn't matter' I said 'I'll get off here' 'We are going back now' 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus' I answered. ... NCE23Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing,he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed the contents of the parcel. It contained five bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-17 22:11:32
Lesson 51 Reward for virtue My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad Lesson 51 Reward for virtue My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing,he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed the contents of the parcel. It contained five bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets. ... NCE23Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have to temporalily put all my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of the floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all the books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen.' She said. She gazed at it for some time and then added 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet.'
Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass and cigarette ends which people careless throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end didn't star the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of 16,000 volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immidately started a fire.
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shop. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice to Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the receiver and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang lound enough to wake the dead. This time it was a postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter. Lesson 55 Not a gold mine The Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used to in a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find the buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but didn’t find anything except an empty tin-trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that ‘The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairy soon. Lesson 56 Faster than sound Once a year, a race is held for the old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour – much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exiting. Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam? A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her didn’t like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant the next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before she finally buying the dress that she had first asked for. Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? A tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’. Because it was mentioned in a newspaper, a number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he refused. He has pointed out that the tree is the useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all the parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their name on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death. Lesson 59 In or out? Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from outside, he comes into the garden and waits the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-18 05:27:52
Lesson 60 The future
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at the crystal ball and said ' a relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman that you well know will rush towards you. She will speak to you and she will lead you out of this place. That is all.' As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding?' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are already late' . As she walked away, I followed her put of the fair.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-19 22:36:20
Day 15 Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing, because its main mirror was faulty. NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-20 01:11:42
Day 15 Review Lesson 60 - 55 Lesson 60 The future At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. As I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. As The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and lead you away from this place. That’s all’ As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently. ‘Your sister will be here less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are already late are late already.’ After that she went away, As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson 60 The future At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That’s all.’ As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently. ‘You sister will be here less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.’ As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson 59 In or out? Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbor complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out. Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him ever since. Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? A tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, a number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago. It is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he refused. He has pointed out that the tree is useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite all that has been said, the tourists have been picking the leaves and cutting their name on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death! Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam? A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she didn’t like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress that she had first asked for. Lesson 56 Faster than sound! Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz that has only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour, much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave people a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car race but no less exciting. Lesson 55 Not a gold mine Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine call The Revealer has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used to a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find the buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that the Revealer may reveal something of value fair soon.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-20 22:26:42
Day 16 Lesson 62 After the fire
Firemen had been fighting with the fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, the great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now smoke rose up from the warm ground and over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and hills threaten to the surrounding villages with destruction, for the heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause the serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there, patches of green had begun to appear in the blacken soil.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-21 04:03:47
Day 16 Review Lesson 61 Trouble with Hubble The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start it was trouble with Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty. NASA now is going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures. Lesson 60 The future At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at a crystal ball and said: ‘ A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and lead you away from this place. That’s all’. As soon as went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently. ‘Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.’ As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson 59 In or Out? Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbor complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out. Since then, he had developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-21 22:47:34
Day 17 Lesson 63 She was not amused
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour - everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. That was the sort of things Jeremy loves. He prepared it very carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. He had included a great number of funny stories and, of course, it was very success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he still did as she asked. On the way home, Jeremy asked if Jenny had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. He asked why this was so and she told him that she did not want to see everybody laughing at him.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-22 04:06:14
Day 17 Review
Lesson 62 After the fire
Firemen had been fighting with the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered for miles around. Now smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threaten to the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause the serious floods as well. When the fire had been at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplane. The plane had been planting the seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, the grass had already taken root. In place of great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of grass had begun to appear in the blacken soil.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-22 21:57:07
Day 18 Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel
In 1885, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel in the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the center of the Channel. The platform would sever as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if the tall chimneys built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally Britain connecting with the European continent.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-23 05:28:52
Day 18 Review Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel In 1885, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the center of the channel. The platform would sever as a port or a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered to this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually built. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent. Lesson 62 After the fire Firemen had been putting out the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now smoke rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Window was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause the serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special grass seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplane. The plane had been planting the seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the green had already taken root. In place of great trees which had been growing for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blacken soil. Lesson 59 In or out? Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone let him out. Since then he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Lesson 51 Reward for virtue My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list all the foods which were forbidden. The list included: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-24 05:10:01
Day 19 Lesson 65 Jumbo verse the police
Last Christmas, a circuit owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by 'a guard of honor' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him that he ought to have gone along to a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The policemen had a difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh several tons' a policeman said afterwards. 'It was fortunate that we didn't have to carry it. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-24 06:01:18
Day 19 reviews 64, 61, 53 Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel In 1885, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the center of the Channel. The platform would sever as a port or a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel would be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later, a tunnel actually was begun. If, at that time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent. Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble The Hubble telescope was launched by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty. NASA now is going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to Hubble. A robot-arm of the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures. Lesson 53 Hot snake At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, the firemen have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often cause by broken glass or cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday, the firemen examined the ground carefully, but they were not able to find any broken glass. They also were quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the wires of 16,000 volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and dropped on the wire. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire. Lesson 62 After the fire Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolated hills. Winter was coming on and hills threaten the surrounding villages with destruction, for the heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause the serious floods as well. When the fire at last had been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was spray over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplane. The plane had been planting the seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened sold. Lesson 63 She was not amused Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humor – everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jimmy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she had not. Jeremy asked why this was so and she told him that she didn’t like to see so people laughing at him!
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-25 22:24:06
Day 21 Review Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! In 1963, a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long west of Samoa. The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in aerial survey of the island. By this time, A Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax! Lesson 65 Jumbo verse the police Last Christmas, a circuit owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by ‘a guard of honor’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy and told him that he ought to have gone along in a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go away at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very had to get him off the main street. They had a difficult time, but they were most amused. ‘Jumbo must weigh several tons’ a policeman said afterwards. ‘so it was fortune that we didn’t have to carry it. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.’ Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it was possible to build a platform in the center of the Channel. The platform would serve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated, if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double-railway tunnel should be built. It would solve the problem of the ventilation, for if a train entered to the tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later, the tunnel was actually built begun. If, by that time, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent. Lesson 63 She was not amused Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humor – everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was very a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn’t. Jeremy asked why this was so and she told him that she didn’t like to see so many people laughing at him! Lesson 62 After the fire Firemen had been fighting with the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. In short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now smoke rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and hills threaten the surrounding villages with destruction, for the heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause the serious floods as well. When the fire at last had been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The plane had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil. Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty. NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm of Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distance galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye would have sent us thousands and thousands of wonder pictures. Lesson 60 The future At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked at looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘One of your relation A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. The woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That’s all.’ As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently. ‘Your sister will be here in less than an hour. We must be in the station to meet her. We are late already.’ As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. Lesson 59 In or out? Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out. Since then, he had developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since. Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? The tiny village Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’. Because the tree was mention in a news paper, a number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent year that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is the usefully source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death! Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam? A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who severed her didn’t like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked the same dress. Not recognizing who she was, the assistant was eager to server her this time. With a great difficulty, he climbed into the window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, she said she didn’t like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for. Lesson 56 Faster than sound! Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race started. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them. A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached the speed of forty miles an hour- much faster than any its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern cars race but no less exciting. Lesson 55 Not a gold mine Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A machine called’ The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in( not to) a cave near the seashore where – it is said- pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury god in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hopping to find the buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but didn’t find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that the Revealer may reveal something of value fairy soon. Lesson 54 Sticky fingers After breakfast I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time, I was busy mixing up butter and flour and soon my hands were covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could had been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on the telephone, on my fingers and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was a postman and he wanted to sign for a registered mail. Lesson 52 Hot snake At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully and were not able to find broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end didn’t start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the wires of 16,000 volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched the snake from the ground and dropped on the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately start a fire.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-27 05:00:27
Day 22 Lesson 67 Volcanoes
Haroun Tezieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1848, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tezieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threaten to surround him complete, but he managed to escape just in time. He waited until the volcano became quite and he returned two days later. This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of the Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. Tazieff has often risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-27 05:57:05
Day 22 Review Lesson 67 Volcanoes Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro. Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long. He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threatened to surround him completely, but he managed to escape just in time. Tazieff waited until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later. This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures. Tazieff has often risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive. Lesson 66 Sweet as honey! In 1963, a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place of the South Pacific, a long west of Samoa. The plane was not too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed. Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in aerial survey of the island. By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing. The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France. Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt. Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition. A colony of bees had turned the engine into hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax! Lesson 65 Jumbo versus the police Last Christmas, a circuit owner, Jimmy Gate, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by ‘a guard of honor’ of six pretty girls, he set off down to the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached to Jimmy and told him that he should ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street. The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. ‘Jumbo must weigh a few tons’ said a policeman afterwards. ‘it was fortune that we didn’t have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.’ Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel In 1883, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the center of the Channel. The platform would severed as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. Then in 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway tunnel should be built. It would solve the problem of the ventilation, for if a train entered the tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually had begun. If, at that time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7, 1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent. Lesson 56 Faster than sound! Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race started. Many of cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour – much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-27 18:52:50
Day 23 Lesson 68 Persistent
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way if preventing him from following me around all morning. Hi Nigel. Fancy meeting you here. Hi Elizabeth. I was just wondering how to spend the morning - until I saw you. You are not busy doing anything, are you? No, not at all. I am going to... Would you mind my coming with you? He asked, before I had finished speaking. Not at all. I am going to the dentist. Then I'll come with you. There's always plenty to read in the waiting room.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-28 18:53:31
Day 24 Lesson 69 But not murder!
I was being tested for a driving license for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of the town, I began to acquire confidence. Suret that I had passed, I was almost beginning enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said ' Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.' I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames' he said, in a mournful voice ' You have just killed that child.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-29 01:17:03
Day 24 Review
Lesson 69 But not murder!
I was being tested for a driving license for the third time. I have been asked to drive in heavy traffic and I had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of the town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I began to enjoy my test. The examiner was pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said ' Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet' I continue driving after some time, the examiner tapped. Though the sound could be heard very clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the bake pedal and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly ' Mr Eames' he said, with a mournful voice' You have just killed that child.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-29 03:28:31
Day 24 Review
Lesson 67 Volcanoes
Harmon Tazieff, a Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world. In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcanoes which he later named Kituro. He was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. Though he was able to take number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay for very long. He noticed a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It threatened to surround him complete, but he managed to escape just in time. Tezieff had to wait until the volcano became quiet and he was able to return two days later. This time he managed climb to the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperature. Tazieff often has risked his life in this way. He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-29 20:17:34
Day 25 Lesson 70 Red for danger
During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside and let it pass. The crowd broke out cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-30 20:33:19
Day 26 Lesson 71 A famous clock
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on B.B.C. If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was response for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size but it is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day. On B.B.C you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A painter who had been working in the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-30 20:41:22
Day 26 Review
Lesson 70 Red for danger
During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout and the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close, he clumsily stepped aside and let it pass. The crowd broke out the cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they dragged him quickly to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention back to the matador.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-30 20:55:07
Day 26 Review
Lesson 69 But not murder!
I was being tested for a driver license for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and I had done so successfully. After having instructed to drive out of tow, I began to acquire confidence. Sure I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said ' Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose a child suddenly crossed the road in front of you. As soon I tap on the window, you must stop the car within five feet. ' I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. The sound can be heard clearly, but it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames' he said, in a mournful voice ' you have just killed that child.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-01-31 09:55:50
Day 26 Review
Lesson 66 to 71 done!
Lesson 65 Jumbo verse the police
Last Christmas, a circuit owner, Jeremy Gate, decided to take some presents to children's hospital. Dressed as father Christmas and accompanied by a guard of honor of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding an elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jeremy and told him that he ought to have gone along a side road as Jumbo was holding up the traffic. Jeremy agreed to go at once, but Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen have push Jumbo very hard to get him off the Main Street. They had a difficult time, but they were most amused. ' Jumbo must weigh several tons' a policeman said afterward 'It was fortune that we did not need to carry it. Of course, we should arrest him, but as he has a good record, we will let him off this time.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-03 04:42:28
Day 29 Lesson 73 A record holder
Children who play truant are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours' in the cinema seeing the same film over and over again is usually as far as they get. They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, traveled 1,600 miles. He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep. When he woke up, he discovered that the boat, in the meantime, traveled to Calia. No one noticed him as he crept off. From there he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry. The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him out side of the city. Then the car the boy stopped didn't take him to the center of Paris as he hoped it would but to Perpignan on French-Spanish border. There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities. He surely set up a record for thousands of children who dream of evading school.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-04 05:28:58
Day 30 Lesson 74 Out of limelight
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. Dressed in black glasses and old clothes, they had taken some special precautions so that no one should recognized them. 'This is a wonderful place for picnic.' said Gloria Gleam. ' It couldn't be better' Brinksley Meers agreed. ' No newspaper men, no film fans. Why don't we come more often? Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. When they have all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked angry. ' You get out of here all of you!' he shouted. ' I'm sheriff here. Don't you see the notice? It says ''No Camping" - in case you can't read.' he said. 'Look sheriff' said Rockwall' Don't be too hard on us. I am Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.' 'Oh, is it?' the sheriff said with a sneer.' Well, I am Brinksley Meer and my another name is Gloria Gleam. Now you get out of here fast!'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-04 23:14:47
Day 31 Lesson 75 SOS
When a light passenger plane flew off the course for some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and two baby girls, were unhurt. It was in the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest town was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the babies into the case, covering with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it was terribly cold. She kept as near as she could to the babies and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she cold send a signal. Then, she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent the message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene and rescued the survivors of the plane crash.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-06 05:24:37
Day 32 Lesson 76 April Fools' Day
'To end our special news bulletin' said the voice of the television announcer ' we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabantte, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing crop before the September rains. Here you can see two works who, between them, have finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabantte herself. She has been helping her husband for 30 years. Mrs. Brabantte is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed. The last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won every year since 1990. That ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. We're now going back to the studio.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-06 09:51:26
Review
Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put all the books on the flood. At the moment, they covered every inch of the floor space, so I have to actually walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one if my old bookcase. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all the books in the floor. ' This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen. She gazed at it then added ' You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-06 10:04:55
Lesson 53 Hot snake
Firemen have at last put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, the have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broke glass and cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but they were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that the cigarette ends did not start the fire. This morning, however, a firman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electrics wires of 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and dropped it on the electric wires. Then the snake wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-07 01:33:10
Day 33 Review
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers After breakfast, I sent the children to school and I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time, I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands soon were covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bate. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my hands, the telephones and the doorknobs. I had returned to the kitchen no sooner than the door bell rang loud enough to wake the death. This time it was a postman and he wanted me to sign for a register letter.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-07 01:55:50
Lesson 75 SOS
When a light passenger plane flew off course, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passenger, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was in the middle of the winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest town was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned the suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it was terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard passing planes overhead and wondered how to send a signal. Then she got an idea. She stamped out the letters ' SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene and rescued the survivors of the plane crash.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-07 02:08:12
Lesson 76 April Fools' Day
'To end our special news bulletin' said the voice of the television announcer, ' we're going over to the macaroni field of Calabria. Macaroni has been growing here for over 600 years. Two of the leading owners, Guiseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabantte, tell me that they were expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual. Here you can see two works who, between them, have finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing the crop. On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now. Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory which the crop is processed. The last scene shows you what will happen at the end of harvest: the famous macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratllin, the present champion, has won this every year. That ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. We're now going back to the studio.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-07 04:53:10
Lesson 77 A successful operation
The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation. The mummy is that of the Shepenmut who once was a singer in the Temple of Thebes. As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, the doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease. The only way to do this is to operate. The operation, which lasted for over four hours, provided to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin. The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory. They found something which didn't show on the X-ray plates: a small wax figure of the gold Duamutef. The god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside the mummy. The doctors feared that the mummy would fell to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened. The mummy successfully survived the operation.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-10 10:17:24
Day36 Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The C P was different other buildings in the world, for it made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. There were great many goods sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's stea
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-10 10:17:28
Day36 Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The C P was different other buildings in the world, for it made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. There were great many goods sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's stea
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-10 10:26:10
Day36 Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace Perhaps the most extraordinary building of 19th centur Day36 Lesson 80 The Crystal Palace Perhaps the most extraordinary building of 19th century was the Crystal Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The C P was different other buildings in the world, for it made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. There were great many goods sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's stea ... NCE23The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the C P by train. There were six millions of visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, it was moved to south London. It remained one of the most famous buildings until it burnt down in 1936.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-11 10:08:20
Lesson 81 Escape
After he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes. Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man's clothes. Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a riffle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp. He could hear shouting in the camp itself. Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped. At that moment, a large black car with four officer inside it, stopped at the camp gate. The officers got off and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as the passed. When they had gone, the driver of the car came towards him. He obviously wanted to talk. The man was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes. The prisoner felt sorry for him, but there was nothing he could do. As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with shard blow. Then, jumping into the car, he drove off as quickly as he could.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-12 11:12:25
Day 38 Lesson 82 Monster or fish?
Fishermen or sailors sometimes claim that have seen monsters in sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is known that some of the monsters which have at times been sighted are simply strange fishe. Ocassionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught at Madaguscar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to the sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that it was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to the shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shinning silver skin and bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to the museum where is being examined by the scientists, is called oarfish. Such creatures are rarely seen alive by man as they live at depth of six hundred feet.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-12 19:53:06
Day 39 Lesson 83 After the elections
The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad. My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house. When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance when Patrick asked the same question. Though with a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question. This time the policeman lost his temper ' I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday' he shouted. 'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad.' ' I know' Patrick answered ' but I love to hear you say it !'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-13 07:23:47
Day 38 Lesson 82 Monster or fish? Fishermen or sailors sometimes claim that have seen mon Day 38 Lesson 82 Monster or fish? Fishermen or sailors sometimes claim that have seen monsters in sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is known that some of the monsters which have at times been sighted are simply strange fishe. Ocassionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught at Madaguscar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to the sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that it was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to the shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shinning silver skin and bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to the museum where is being examined by the scientists, is called oarfish. Such creatures are rarely seen alive by man as they live at depth of six hundred feet. ... NCE23Day 39 Review - Done!
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-17 10:48:58
Day 43 Lesson 86 Out of control
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companions who had been water skiing for at least fifteen minutes. Both men hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. When the men had begun to swim towards the shore, they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger before it completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. Petrol had been nearly used up. Before long, the noise dropped completed and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-18 20:45:33
Day 45 Lesson Trapped in a mine
Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface, they will lose their lives. However, the rescue operations are proving very difficult. If the explosives are used, the vibration will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. The rescue workers are therefore drilling on the north side of the mine. They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule. If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed in a few hours. As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lower into the mine, has enable the me to keep in touch with their closest relative. Though they are running out of food and water, they are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. They have been told that the rescue operations are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose their heart.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-18 20:59:11
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine
Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives. However, rescue operations are proving difficult. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hold on the north side of the mine. They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule. If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours. As it is, they have been drilling sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lower into the mine two hours ago, has enable the men to keep in touch with their closest relative. Though they are running out of food and drink, they are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-19 20:47:11
Day 46 Lesson 89 A slip of tongue
People will do anything to see a free show - even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show will be presented at our local cinema by the P&U Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present before the show began. Unfortunately, it was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed as many of the artists who should appear didn't come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes he stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was ' This is Poo and E.. Seed Bird Company. Good ladies evening and gentlemen.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-20 09:51:27
Day 46 Review
Lesson 83 After the elections
The former Prime Minster , Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in recent elections. He is now retiring from political life and has gone aboard. My friend Patrick has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane's Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Patrick went to Mr. Lane's house. When he asked if the former Prime Minister lived there, the policeman told him that since his defeated, the ex-Prime Minister had gone aboard. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was walking slowly past the entrance when he asked the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, he gave him the same answer. The day after, Patrick went to the house once more. This time the policeman lost his temper ' I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday. ' he shouted.'Mr. Lane was defeated in the elections. He has retired from political life and had gone to live aboard. ' ' I know' Patrick said ' I love to hear you say it!'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-23 20:12:40
Day 50 Lesson 92 Asking for trouble
It must have been two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I almost there when a sarcastic voice below said ' I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night' I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said ' I enjoy cleaning windows at night' ' So do I' said the policeman in the same tone ' Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?' ' I prefer to stay here' I said ' You see, I've forgotten my key' 'Your what?' He called. 'My key' I shouted. Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb the ladder towards me.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-28 20:48:31
Day 55 Lesson 95 A fantasy - Done
When the Ambassador of E returned home, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened? How did your clothes get into such a mess? ' ' A fire extinguisher, my dear' the Ambassador answered drily' University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' 'Good heaven!' She exclaimed ' and where were you at the time?' 'I was in the office as usual. The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. I must definitely get that fellow posted.' His wife went on asking questions, when she noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'How do you explain that?' 'Oh that. Someone fired a shot through my office's window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at that time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
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NCE23 楼主 2015-02-28 22:42:15
Lesson 96 The dead return
The Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, dead to be said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for dead is thrown into a river or the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns drift out to sea guiding the dead on return their journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
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NCE23 楼主 2015-03-07 05:56:47
今天听完了前七课的课，现在对完成时有更清晰的了解。困扰我多时的时态，终于有所突破。先背完后四十八课，对我现在的学习有很大的帮助。先难后易，增加了不少信心。以前听说了i +1的说法，一直以为自己的i 至少是新二，沉下心来学，才发现自己的i 顶多是新一。应为基本上能自如的说出新一的话。但当我翻译新二时，才发现自己认为的说法与课文相差甚远。前四十八课还免强翻译，后四十八课很多都译不到位，甚至不会译。这才下决心去背后四十八课。学习真没直径，只能一步一个脚印。浪费了一年才接受这个事实。今年要更努力把去年追回来。千里之行始于足下。There's a will there's a way! Keep going!!!!
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