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 neighbours 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 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 60 The future
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into 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 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 late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.
bark [bɑːrk] (狗等的)吠声，
paw [pɔː] 爪子;
latch [lætʃ] 门闩;插销;
fair[fer] 集市;商品交易会;展销会;
fortune teller 算命者
intend [ɪnˈtend] 打算;计划;想要;
impatient [ɪmˈpeɪʃnt] 没有耐心的;不耐烦的;
这两篇课文的难度突然又下降了呢？通篇读下来都没有难度，也几乎没有生词、生词组。很顺利的完成了今天的录音。不知不觉已经读到第60课了，今天距离赶上进度还有5课，加油！
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