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Lesson 30
Football or polo?
New words and expressions
polo
Wayle
cut
row
n. 水球
n.威尔(河名)
v. 穿过
v. 划(船)
New words and expressions
kick
towards
nearly
sight
v. 踢
prep. 朝,向
adv. 几乎
n. 眼界,视域
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park __1__ my home. I like __2__ by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river __3__as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. __4__, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a __5__ boat.
Some people on the bank __6__ out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. The ball __7__ him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't __8__ in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he __9__ what had happened. He called out to the children and __10__ the ball back to the bank.
Listen to the tape
and answer questions.
1. What did you do last Sunday?
I went and sat on the river bank.
2. What did one of the children do?
He kicked the ball very hard.
3. What happened to the man in the boat?
He nearly fell into the river when he was hit by a ball.
4. What did the man in the boat do after he realized what had happened?
The man laughed. Then he called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.
cut ① v. 切,割,剪
砍倒树木
切断电源
把…切成小碎片
砍脑袋
理发
cut down the tree
cut off electricity
cut sth. into pieces
cut the head off
cut one's hair = have a haircut
cut
② vt. 割破,划破
割伤手指
cut one’s finger
割伤自己
cut oneself
cut
③ vi. 横穿,穿越
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
cut across / through
直着穿过
这条路横穿过森林。
The road cuts across/through the forest.
cut a corner
走捷径,抄近路
When you learn English, never cut a corner.
practice
1. He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was ____ from the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off
C. cut up D. cut