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名字:______________
读后续写之第70期周报 导学案 -- G103 / Mia
续:
Para 1:
After further discussion, I learned the juggler's mother lived three minutes from my house.
Para 2:
Once back home, I called the number on the crumpled (弄皱的) piece of paper.
1. What did we discuss?
2. What was the relationship between I and the juggler?
3. What was the number?
4. Why did I call the number?
读:(在长长的文章里挖呀挖呀挖)
[1] Many years ago I visited Bern, the beautiful capital of Switzerland. One evening, I walked into the heart of the city. Old men played checkers at stone tables amid (在...中) musicians, jugglers (变戏法的人) and other street performers. I stopped to enjoy the sights and sounds.
[2] An American accent rang out① above the voices of the others. "One ... Two ...Three!" Hearty laughter② erupted(爆发) from the crowd around a juggler. After the quick-handed magic tricks, his attentive audience threw coins and moved on.
[3] As the juggler bent down(弯下) to collect the small change, I said, "I liked your act." The juggler looked up with a surprised expression, as if he didn't expect anyone to stay around. "Hey, thanks! You sound like an American.''
[4] I laughed, admitting that I'd been drawn to③ speak with him partly because of his American accent. I politely asked him what part of the States he was from. "California," the juggler replied. "And you?" I responded in the same general way. “Pennsylvania. Outside Philadelphia." The juggler stopped picking up coins. "Oh ... where outside Philadelphia?" I was slightly taken aback.④ Why did the name of the town matter if he was from California? Feeling strange, I answered. "Haverford."
[5] The juggler was very surprised and his face softened. He spoke just above a whisper.⑤ "I went to Haverford High School." "But I thought you said you were from California?" I said. The juggler drew in a breath⑥ and poured out⑦ a story he'd locked away for a long time.
[6] "I discovered I loved to perform while I was in high school. I wanted to study the arts in college but