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Section Ⅱ Understanding the Text
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Part 1 LESSON 1
Story A
A famous art collector was walking through the city when he noticed a dirty cat lapping milk from a saucer① in the doorway② of a store. He did a double take.
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[读文清障]
①saucer n.杯托
②doorway n.门口,出入口
[句式评析]
sb. be doing sth. when...表示“某人正在做某事,就在此时……”,when引导时间状语从句。
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He noticed that the saucer was an antique③ and very valuable, so he walked casually④ into the store and innocently⑤ offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars.
The store owner replied, “I'm sorry, but the cat isn't for sale.”
The collector said, “Please, I need a hungry cat with a good appetite⑥ around the house to catch mice⑦. I'll pay you 200 dollars for that cat.”
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The owner said “sold” and handed over⑧ the cat.
The collector continued, “Hey, for the 200 dollars I wonder if you could throw in that old saucer. The cat's used to it and it'll save me from⑨ having to get a dish.”
And the owner said, “Sorry my friend, but that's my lucky saucer. So far this week I've sold 68 cats.”
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③antique n.古董 adj.古时制造的
④casually adv.漫不经心地;非正式地
casual adj.随便的;马虎的
⑤innocently adv.装作若无其事地;无辜地
⑥appetite n.胃口,食欲
⑦mice n.老鼠(mouse的复数)
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⑧hand over转交;递交
hand out分发
hand in上交
hand back归还;交还
⑨save from保留,免于
save up储蓄;积攒
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[句式评析]
so far在句中作状语,意为“迄今为止”,句子中的谓语动词常用现在完成时态。
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Story B
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip⑩. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retired for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and asked his faithful⑪ friend, “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.”
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