Lesson34 Quick work
Dan Robinson has been worried all week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Dan was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Dan was a boy of fifteen!
Lesson35 Stop thief!
Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago, however, he became a bus- driver and he has not regretted it. He is finding his new work far more exciting. When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves. The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
Lesson36 Across the Channel
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart has trained his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast. Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
call at 停留、到...进行短暂的访问
be wanted by 被通缉的
pick up 拿起，提起
used to 曾经
a short while ago 片刻之前
regret /rɪˈgrɛt / 后悔、遗憾
get a fright 大吃一惊、吓了一跳
drop /drɑp/ v.落下、掉落 n. 滴、水珠
batter /ˈbætər/ v. 殴打、连续猛击 n. 击球手
drive the bus into the back of the car 撞那辆车的车尾
recognize /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/
shortly afterwards 不久之后 afterward 后来、之后
set out 出发、动身 set out to 打算、着手
set up 建立、设立、创业
record /ˈrɛkərd/
anxiously /ˈæŋkʃəsli/ 焦急地、忧虑地
intend /ɪnˈtɛnd/ 计划、打算
昨天的懈怠感没有了，今天又满血复活了。这几篇课文要着重练习几个不熟的短语。第36课我居然还记得，尤其是书中的那张插图。记忆真是神奇。
这两天，开车的时候就听音频，等红灯时就一句一句的跟读。时间就这么被充分利用起来。一举多得。
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