目录 1
Lesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮 1
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 7
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess无名女神 13
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活 16
Lesson 5 The facts确切数字 21
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫 29
Lesson 7 Mutilated Iadies残钞鉴别组 34
Lesson 8 A famous monastery著名的修道院 42
Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫 45
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic“泰坦尼克”号的沉没 49
Lesson 11 Not guilty无罪 52
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island荒岛生活 56
Lesson 13 “It s only me”“是我,别害怕” 58
Lesson 14 A noble gangster贵族歹徒 62
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦 65
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊 69
Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world世界上最长的吊桥 71
Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art现代艺术中的电流 76
Lesson 19 A very dear cat一只贵重的宝贝猫 79
Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots飞行员的先驱 82
Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza丹尼尔·门多萨 85
Lesson 22 By heart熟记台词 88
Lesson 23 One man s meat is another man s poison各有所爱 91
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑” 93
Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船 97
Lesson 26 Wanted:a large biscuit tin征购大饼干筒 100
Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy不卖也不买 104
Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear五镑也太贵 107
Lesson 29 Funny or not?是否可笑? 110
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost幽灵之死 113
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric可爱的怪人 115
Lesson 32 A lost ship一艘沉船 118
Lesson 33 A day to remember难忘的一天 123
Lesson 34 A happy discovery幸运的发现 128
Lesson 35 Justice was done伸张正义 132
Lesson 36 A chance in a million百万分之一的机遇 138
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车 140
Lesson 38 The first calendar最早的日历 144
Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心 146
Lesson 40 Who s who真假难辨 151
Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace宁静田园生活的遐想 154
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen现代洞穴人 158
Lesson 43 Fully insured全保险 168
Lesson 44 Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适 171
Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力 175
Lesson 46 Do it yourself自己动手 179
Lesson 47 Too high a price?代价太高? 182
Lesson 48 The silent village沉默的村庄 184
Lesson 49 The ideal servant理想的仆人 187
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions新年的决心 192
Lesson 51 Predicting the future预测未来 194
Lesson 52 Mud is mud实事求是 197
Lesson 53 In the public interest为了大众的利益 200
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness?是本能还是机智? 203
Lesson 55 From the earth:Greetings来自地球的问候 206
Lesson 56 Our neighbour,the river河流,我们的邻居 209
Lesson 57 Back in the old country重返故里 213
Lesson 58 A spot of bother一点儿小麻烦 217
Lesson 59 Collecting收藏 221
Lesson 60 Too early and too late太早和太晚 223
综合测试(一) 225
综合测试(二) 229
综合测试(三) 233
综合测试(四) 237
综合测试(五) 241
综合测试(六) 244
综合测试(七) 247
综合测试(八) 251
综合测试(九) 255
综合测试(十) 259
综合测试答案 263