English Practice ___ New Concept English 3(1-10)

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Lesson one A Puma at large    [2006.12.26]

1. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London.

2. They were not taken seriously.

3. As the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.

4. Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.

5. The search proved difficult.

6. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.

7. Paw prints  were seen in a number of places, and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.

8. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma.

9. This one must have been in the possesion of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.

10. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet contryside.
 

only five yards away from her   ----   run away --- Complain --- up a tree

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Lesson 2 Thirteen Equals One  [2006.12.27]

1. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

2. used to strike the hours day and night, was damaged, has been silent ever since.

3. wake up with a start.

4. The bell struke thirteen times before it stopped.

5. Armed with a torch, to see what was going on

6. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as , our local grocer.

7. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now, you see, i was hoping to give u a surprise. ---- You certainly did give me a surprise.

8. That's the trouble.

9. It's woking all right, and there is nothing i can do about it.

10. We'll get used to that.

11. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.

12. "Whatever are u doing up here ?"ask in surprise.
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Lesson 3  An Unknown goddess [2006.12.28]

1. some time ago,an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists[考古学家]

2. explore a temple, stand in an ancient city

3. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.

4. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.

5. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.

6. Roman times.  In the most sacred room of the temple,

7. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteen century B.C.

8. It was very old and precious even then.

9. Carefully preserved.  Reconstruct the fragments

10. They were amazed to find the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

11. She stood three feet high and hands rested on her hips. she was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground

12. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed.

13. But, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her indentity.

14. Aegean island [爱情海]

15. Classical times.

16. Each of the these represented a goddess.

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Lesson 4 The double life of ... [2006.12.29]

1. These days people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.

2. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to worker

3. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of the becoming of white collars

4. This can give rise to curious situations. As it did in the case of ...

5. be too embarassed to say anything to his wife about his job

6. spend the next eight hours as a dustman

7. His fellow dustman kept his secret.

8. His wife has never discoved that she married a dustman and she never will.

9. He will be earning only half as much as he used to.

10. But he feels that his rise in status is well worth the lost money

11. From now on, ...
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Lesson 5 The facts [ 2006-12-30]
1. what was the consequence of the editor's insistence on facts and statistics?

2. Editors of newspapaers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.

3. A journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine

4. hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace

5. at once send the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps.

6. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts

7. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient for the magazine was soon go to press.

8. but receive no reply

9. when the journalist again failed to reply

10. The editor reluctantly publish the article as it had originally been written.

11. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but it had been set to prison as well.

12. he had at last been allowed to sent a fax in which he informed the editor....

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Lesson 6 Smash and Grab [ 2007 - 1 - 2 ]

1. Try to stop the thieves

2. The expensive shops in a famous arcade near ... were just opening

3. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.

4. , the owner of a jewellery shop , was admiring a new window display.

5. Two of his assistants had been working busily  since eight o' clock.

6. After gazing at the display for several minutes,

7. The silence was suddenly broken .... while this was going on, Mr, was upstairs.

8. He and his stuff began throwing furniture out of the window,  But he was too busy helping himself diamonds to notice any pain.

9. went flyng into the arcade, The raid was all over in three minutes.

10. move off at a fantastic speed.

11. rush out and run after it... They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

12. Diamonds, necklaces, and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.

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Lesson 7 Mutilated Ladies [2007-1-4]

1. Has it ever happened to you?

2. when u rescued your trousers,... a large bank note.. whiter than white...

3. needn't despair when they make mistakes like this.

4. Fortunately for them, deal with claims from people,

5. Dogs, it seems love to chew up money.

6. A recent case , concerns ... whose fiance, runs a successful furniture business.

7. for safekeeping , microwave oven,

8. without realizing it cooked his wallet as well.

9. Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully cooked wallet and note turn to ash.

10. special department of .. got all his money back.... examine the remains.

11. So long as there are somethings to identify,.... the spokeswoman ..

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Lesson 8    A famous Monastery [ 2007-1-5 ]

1. what are the ... used for? Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.

2. For hundreds of years, .. have saved the lives of travllers crossing the dangerous pass.

3. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watch dogs , even in Roman times.

4. Now that the tunnel has been build through the moutains, the pass is less dangerous.

5. But each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.

6. Despite the new tunnel, there are so a few people who rashly attempt to cross the pass on foot.

7. The dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.

8. The temperature drops to minus 30 degrees. (-30'C)

9. The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.

10. The dogs have greater freedom too. For they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.

11. The only regular visitors... Easter. These young people who love the peace of the moutains always receive a warm welcome at .. monastery.

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lesson 9 Flying cats [ 2007-1-7 ]

1. How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?

2. Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.

3. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.

4. They never become submissive like dogs and horses.

5. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.

6. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.

7. One of the things that fascinate us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.

8. Apparently, there is good deal of truth in this idea.

9. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on facts.

10. made a study .. over a period of five months.

11. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.

12. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study because there is no shortage of tall buildings.

13. suffered from a broken tooth

14. Cats behaved like well-trained paratroopers.

15. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injury themselves.

16. In the long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more.

17. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

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Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic [ 2007-1-8 ]

1. sailed for New York from ... on April 10th,1912

2. she was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.

3. Even by mordern standards, ...

4. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable for she had 16 watertight compartments.

5. Even if two of these were flooded, she was still able to float.

6. The tragic sinking of the great liner will always be remembered for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.

7. A huge iceberg were suddenly spotted by a lookout.

8. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.

9. The titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the imensive .. of ice, which rows over 100 feet out of the water beside her.

10. Suddenly ,there was a slighly trembling sound from the below.

11. The noise had been so faint, but no one thought that the ship had been damaged.

12. Below the captain realized to his horror that the titanlic was sinking rapidly.The oder to abandon ship was given, and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.