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新概念第一册lesson83 讲义
A Happy Grandparent
Mr. Brown had a daughter who had two daughters and two sons. One day the daughter telephoned and said that she had a new daughter. Mr. Brown was very happy and decided1 to visit her.
On Friday morning, Mr. Brown got into a train. He was very happy. "I'm going to see my new grand-daughter,"he said.
There were three empty places in the train. There was an old man beside one empty place, and Mr. Brown went to him and said nicely, "Are you a grandfather ""Yes,"the man answered, "I have three granddaughters2."Mr. Brown went to the second empty place. A nice woman sat beside that. Mr. Brown asked, "Are you a grandmother "The woman answered, "Yes, I have two granddaughters and two grandsons."Mr. Brown went to the third empty place. There was a man beside that, and Mr. Brown asked, "Are you a grandfather ""Do, I'm not,"the man answered. Mr. Brown smiled happily and said, "That's good. He sat down in the empty place and said to the man kindly3, "Dow I'll tell you about my granddaughters and grandsons.
nicely 和善地，和颜悦色地
快乐的外公
布朗先生有一个女儿，他女儿有两个女儿、两个儿子。有一天，布朗先生的女儿打电话告
诉他，她又生了一个女儿。布朗先生非常高兴，他决定去看望她。
星期五早上，布朗先生坐上了火车。他非常愉快。他说：“我要去看我的新外孙女了。”
火车上有三个空座位。其中一个空位旁坐着一位老人。布朗先生朝他走过去，友善地说：
“你是个祖父吗？” “是的，”那个老人回答他，“我有三个孙女。” 布朗先生于是走到第二个空位。一位和蔼的女士坐在这个空位旁边。布朗先生问：“你做了祖母吗？” 那位女士回答：“是的，我有两个孙女、两个孙子。”布朗先生又走到第三个空位子。坐在旁边的是位男士，布朗先生又问：“你做了祖父吗？” “不，我不是。”那位男士回答他。 布朗先生高兴得笑着说：“好极了。”他在空位上坐下来，和蔼地对那位男士说：“现在，我想和你说说我的外孙和外孙女们。”
1 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 granddaughters
n.（外）孙女( granddaughter的名词复数 )
参考例句：
That married woman likes her granddaughters very much. 那位妇人很爱她的孙女们。 来自辞典例句
Only leaving the sick grandpa brought up these three granddaughters. 只剩下身体有病的爷爷带着3个孙女一起生活。 来自互联网
3 kindly
adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地
参考例句：
Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
The Cinema
Mary likes the cinema very much. She has no lessons and no homework on Saturdays, so she always goes to the cinema that afternoon. She prefers funny films but often she sees other kinds of films. She usually goes with some other schoolfriends, and they all sit together and eat nuts and ice cream and laugh when something funny happens.
Last Saturday Mary saw a film about a funny man. His name was Percy. Percy was fat and had a big, black moustache1. He went out one night to play cards with his friends when his wife was asleep. When he was going home at midnight2, a fierce3 dog ran after him and tore4 his trouser pocket, so Percy lost his key. He tried to climb up a ladder to get into his house through a window. But he slipped5 down the ladder and made a terrible noise. His wife woke up and cried, "Help! Thieves!"Someone telephoned the police and policemen quickly arrived. Percy ran away, but he slipped and fell into the mud6 at the side of the river. Mary and her friends laughed a lot.
moustache 小胡子 run after 追赶，追逐
thief （thieves） 小偷
电 影
玛丽很喜欢看电影。星期六，她不上学也没有作业，所以星期六下午她总是去看电影。她喜欢喜剧，但她也常看其他电影。她通常和同学们一起去，他们坐在一起，吃果仁，吃冰激凌，看到有趣的地方，大家哄堂大笑。
上周六，玛丽看了一部关于一个有趣的男人的电影，他的名字叫珀西。珀西很胖，长着又黑又密的胡子。一天晚上，当他妻子睡觉时，他出去和他的朋友玩牌。半夜他回家时，一条凶猛的狗追着他，撕破了他的裤子口袋，所以珀西的钥匙掉了。他试着爬上梯子想从窗户钻进去。可是他从梯子上滑了下去，发出很响的声音。他妻子醒了，叫起来：“救命！有小偷！”有人报了警，警察很快就到了。珀西逃离了现场，但却滑倒在河边的泥浆里。玛丽和她朋友都要笑死了。
1 moustache
n.髭；小胡子；八字胡；触须
参考例句：
His father shaved off his moustache.他的父亲剃了小胡子。
Gary has a moustache on his upper lip.加里上嘴唇有一撮小胡子。
2 midnight
n.午夜
参考例句：
The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。
3 fierce
adj.凶猛的，残忍的；狂热的，强烈的
参考例句：
The soldiers got ready for a fierce battle.战士们准备进行一场恶战。
What he said met with fierce opposition.他的话语遭到激烈反对。
4 tore
v.撕( tear的过去式 )；（使）分裂；撕碎；扯破
参考例句：
I tore my jeans on the fence. 我的牛仔裤被篱笆挂破了。
She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. 她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。
5 slipped
adj.打滑，打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 )；滑脱；下降；（健康状况等）变差
参考例句：
She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
6 mud
n.泥，泥浆
参考例句：
The swimming pool is filled up with mud.游泳池里全是泥。
A car ran past,spotting my coat with mud.一辆汽车驶过，给我的外衣溅上了泥点。
The Hat Maker1 and the Monkeys
Once upon2 a time there was a man who made hats. He was a hat maker. He had enough hats to sell. One day he put the hats into his barrow and went along the road to the market. It was a long way and the hat maker was tired and hot. He came to a tree and sat down. Soon he fell asleep. There were monkeys up in the tree. The hat maker did not know this. The monkeys looked down. They saw the hats. Then they came down and took them. Each monkey put a hat on and each monkey went up the tree again.
Then the man woke up. His barrow was empty. There were no hats in it. "Where are my hats "he said. He looked left. He looked right. He looked round about. Then he looked up. He saw the monkeys with his hats on. "Oh dear!"he said. "Those naughty3 monkeys have stolen my hats."He shook his fist4 at them. The monkeys shook their fists5 too. The hat maker had an idea. He took off his hat and threw it on the ground. The monkeys took off their hats too and threw them on the ground. The hat maker put his hats back in his barrow and quickly left for the market.
barrow 手推车 fall asleep 入睡
naughty 顽皮的, 淘气的
帽匠和猴子
从前，有个人会做帽子。他是个帽匠。他有很多帽子要卖。一天，他把帽子放进手推车里，沿路去市场。路很远，帽匠走得又热又累。他来到一棵树下坐了下来，很快就睡着了。树上有猴子，帽匠对此并不知情。猴子们向下一望，看到了很多帽子。它们从树上下来拿走了帽子。每只猴子都戴上一顶帽子，然后又都爬到了树上。
过了一阵，帽匠醒了。他的手推车空空如也，里面没有一顶帽子。“我的帽子哪儿去了？”他说。他找找左边，看看右边，四下里寻找。后来他抬头一看，看到了戴着他的帽子的猴子。“噢，天哪！”他想，“这些淘气的猴子偷了我的帽子。”他冲它们挥挥拳头，猴子也挥挥它们的拳头。帽匠有了个主意。他脱下自己戴的帽子，扔到地上。猴子们也脱下它们的帽子扔到地上。帽匠把他的帽子捡起来放到手推车里，急忙离开这里赶往市场。
1 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
2 upon
prep.在……上面
参考例句：
I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。
3 naughty
adj.顽皮的；淘气的
参考例句：
Because you have a naughty daughter!因为你有个淘气女儿！
The naughty boy was asking for trouble.那个调皮的男孩是自找麻烦。
4 fist
n.拳头，手，抓住，抓牢；vt.拳打，握成拳，紧握
参考例句：
He struck me with his fist.他用拳头打我。
He suddenly shot out his fist.他突然打出一拳。
5 fists
拳，拳头( fist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She battered at the door with her fists. 她用双拳不断地擂门。
He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
Spanish Farmers
Rota is a very small town in Spain. It is famous for its fruits and vegetables. In particular, it is famous for its tomatoes and pumpkins1.
One would think that the soil of this region2 must be very good. It must be very rich in order to grow such excellent tomatoes and pumpkins. But the soil is not good. It is poor. It is only sand and rock — nothing more. The winds of the ocean blow hard. They have carried away the good soil. They have left only sand in its place. There is also little water. The soil is dry and hard.
The farmers of this region have to work very hard. They work from morning till night. They dig3 wells wherever there is water. They carry water by hand to their gardens. They use anything and everything to make the soil a little richer around each plant. They cover the young plants with leaves. In this way they protect them from the sun and wind. They watch each plant carefully. They watch the plants which are not strong. They give these plants more water and more attention. They show the plants the same affection4 they show for their wives or children.
There is a proverb5 about Rota farmers: the farmer of Rota touches each tomato plant at least forty times a day.
soil 土壤 region 区域, 地方
dig 掘, 挖 protect 保护
affection 情感 proverb 谚语 touch 触摸
西班牙农民
罗塔是一个很小的西班牙城镇。它以果蔬闻名，尤以番茄和南瓜最为出名。
人们会以为这个地方的土壤肯定很好。能产出如此优良的番茄和南瓜，这里的土地肯定极其肥沃。但是，这里的土壤并不好，土地很贫瘠，只有沙子和岩石——别无它物。海风强劲，吹走了良土，只剩下沙子留在原地。这里缺水，土地又干又硬。
此地的农民不得不非常辛勤地劳动。他们从早干到晚。他们在有水的地方挖井，提水到园地，用尽一切方法使作物周围的土更肥沃。他们拿叶子遮盖幼苗。这种方法可以保护幼苗免于日晒和风吹。他们关注每一株作物，密切观察着长得不壮的秧苗，给它们更多的水分和照料。他们像照料自己的妻子和孩子那样照料他们的农作物。
说起罗塔的农民，有句谚语是这样说的： 罗塔农民每天至少要触摸每一株番茄四十次。


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1 pumpkins
n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊
参考例句：
I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）
2 region
n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度
参考例句：
The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。
3 dig
v.挖（洞，沟等）；掘
参考例句：
It is difficult to dig the ground when it is frozen.地面冻住了就不易挖掘。
In those days we often went to dig for wild vegetables.那时候我们常常出去挖野菜。
4 affection
n.喜爱；爱慕，感情；倾向，意向
参考例句：
The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情。
He has a deep affection for his old friend.他对老朋友感情很深。
5 proverb
n.谚语，格言，箴言；vt.使成为谚语，用谚语表达
参考例句：
As the proverb goes,time is money.俗语说，时间就是金钱。
"Practice makes perfect." is a proverb.”熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语.
King Lion and Mouse
One day a lion was sleeping peacefully in the forest when a mouse ran across his paw. Then he ran up the nose of the lion, awakening1 the great beast from his sleep.
The lion caught the little creature and the mouse, shivering with fear, cried out for mercy. "Please have mercy on me, King Lion! Please don's kill me! Forgive me this time, and I will never forget it. A day may come when I may be able to do something for you to repay your kindness."The lion smiled at the mouse's fright and laughed at the thought that so small a creature could ever help him, but he let the mouse go.
Not long after this, the lion was caught in a hunter's net. The angry lion let out a roar that could be heard far and wide throughout the forest. Even the mouse heard it. He knew it was the voice of the lion. He recalled that the lion had been merciful to him then. So he ran to the place where the lion lay caught in the net of ropes. He said to him, "King Lion, now it's time for me to repay you."
The mouse set to work at once, biting with his sharp little teeth at the heavy ropes that held the lion. Soon the lion was free.
paw 手掌，手爪 beast 兽，畜牲
shiver 颤抖 mercy 宽恕，怜悯
forgive 原谅 repay 报答
recall 回想，记起 merciful 仁慈的，慈悲的
狮子王和老鼠
一天，狮子正在森林里安静地睡觉，就在这时，一只老鼠从他爪子上跑过。接着老鼠又跑到狮子的鼻子上，把兽中之王从睡梦中惊醒。
狮子一把抓住那只小动物，而老鼠害怕地颤抖着，哭着求饶。
“请饶了我吧，狮子大王！不要杀我！原谅我这次吧，我永远都不会忘记的。也许有一天我能为你做些事情来报答你的仁慈。”
狮子笑着看着惊恐万分的老鼠，嘲笑这么小的一只动物竟然能有帮助他的想法，但他还是把老鼠放走了。
在这之后不久，狮子被猎人的网套住了。愤怒的狮子发出嚎叫声，整个森林都能听到，甚至连老鼠都听到了。他知道这是狮子的声音。他想起狮子曾经对他很仁慈。所以他跑到狮子被绳网套住的地方。他对狮子说：“狮子大王，现在是我报答你的时候了。”
老鼠马上开始工作，用他又尖又小的牙齿咬断缚住狮子的大绳。很快狮子就自由了。
1 awakening
n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的
参考例句：
the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
Learning English in a New Environment
I was a little shy about talking to people when I firstarrived in America ， but I had a strong desire to broaden myhorizons and meet new people ． Once I gathered the courage tostart conversations with people ， I found how easy it was tomake new friends ．Every day ， I heard enough new English expressions to make my head spin ． I found that when I was honest and asked about the meanings of unfamiliar1 expressions ， Americans were very helpful and took pains to explain them to me ．Native speakers of English tend to speak very fast ， and at first I was just stunned2 and looked at them with a dazed expression on my face ． I solved that problem by asking people to speak more slowly ．
broaden 开阔，拓宽
horizon 眼界，视野
courage 勇气
spin晕头转向
take pains to explain 煞费苦心地解释
tend to speak 倾向于说
stunned 惊愕地
dazed 茫然地
在新的环境中学习英语
第一次到美国，与人说话时我总有些害羞，但是我非常渴望能够开阔视野，结识新朋友。当我鼓起勇气开始与人交谈，我发现原来结交新朋友是多么容易的事啊。
每天耳边出现的繁多的新英语表达法把我弄得晕头转向。我发现当我诚实地向美国人询问那些不熟悉的说法的意思时，他们非常乐于助人，并煞费苦心地向我解释。
以英语为母语的人说话一般很快，一开始我只能惊愕地一脸茫然地看着他们。我让他们说得慢一些，这样我就解决了这个问题
1 unfamiliar
adj.陌生的，不熟悉的
参考例句：
I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
2 stunned
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
Too Difficult To Spell
A policeman returned to his police station one evening and reported to the sergeant1 that he had found an old car with no license plates ．“ Where was it ” asked the sergeant ． “ In Ecclesiastes Street ， beyond the bridge ，” answered the policeman ．The sergeant opened the report book and began to write ． He asked the policeman how to spell the name of the street ， but he was not sure whether the spelling was correct ． At last he decided the name was too difficult for him to spell ． So he ordered the policeman to write the report ． The policeman also tried to spell the name of the street ， but he couldn't ，either ． Then the policeman put his helmet on and began to walk out slowly ．“ Where are you going ” the sergeant asked ．“ Back to Ecclesiastes Street ，” answered the policeman ． “I'm going to push the car round the corner into Green Street．”
sergeant 警官
license plate 汽车牌照
helmet 头盔
太难拼写
一天傍晚，一个警察回到警察局，向警官报告说他发现了一辆没有牌照的旧汽车。
“车在哪里？”警官问。“在 Ecclesiastes 大街，在桥的那边。”警察回答。
警官打开报告本开始记录。他问警察如何拼写那条大街的名字，但是他吃不准他的拼写是否正确。最后他觉得这个名字太难，他拼不出来。所以，他命令警察来写报告。警察拼了半天，也拼不出来。警察戴上他的头盔，慢慢地往外走。
“你到哪里去？”警官问。
“回到 Ecclesiastes 大街去，”警察回答，“我要把那辆车推到 Green 大街的拐角上去。”
1 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant 陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
2 license
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
Where Does the Word “ Robot ” Come From ？

　　The word robot comes from the Czech word robot a ， meaning heavy labour ． A robot is a machine that works automatically ．Robots can do a wide variety of tasks ． They are especially suitable for doing jobs too boring ， difficult ， or dangerous for human beings ． Robots efficiently1 carry out such routine tasks as welding ， drilling and painting automobile2 body parts． They also produce plastic food containers and wrap ice cream bars ． Some industrial robots can even make electronic equipment and watches ． The science and technology that deals with robots is called robotics ．A typical robot performs a task by following a set of instructions that tells it exactly what must be done to complete the job ．These instructions are entered and stored in the robot's “ brain ” of a computer or part of a computer ．
efficiently 有效率地
routine 日常的，例行的
weld焊接
drill 钻孔
electronic 电子的
“ Robot ”（机器人）是如何得此名字的？
机器人 (Robot) 来源于捷克语 Robota 一词，意思是“累人的活”。机器人就是一种能自动操作的机器。机器人可以做许多工作，尤其适用于从事那些人们看来单调、困难、危险的工作。
机器人能有效地做那些重复性的劳动，如焊接、钻孔和为汽车零部件喷漆。它们还能用于制造塑料食品包装容器或包扎雪糕等工作。有些工业机器人还能组装电子设备和手表。研究机器人的科技叫人工智能学。一台典型的机器人必须通过精确执行它被告知的完成一项工作的一系列指令才能完成任务，这些指令储存在其“头脑”即计算机内
1 efficiently
adv.高效率地，有能力地
参考例句：
The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。
2 automobile
n.汽车，机动车
参考例句：
He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
Reading
I think that people should spend more time reading． Reading has a lot of advantages． One of them is that it helps you develop reading skills． You have to read if you want to become a good reader． In other words， the more you read， the better you get at reading．Second， it helps develop a good vocabulary． Reading exposes you to new words， and you see how those words are used．Third， reading helps you develop good writing skills． If you read a lot， it will help you become a good writer．Finally， you can learn a lot from reading． You learn about current events from reading newspapers． A novel that is set in another country will help you learn about that country and how people live there． There is no limit to what you can learn．All this makes reading a beneficial2 activity．
expose 使……暴露于
current1 event 时事
beneficial 有益的
阅读
我认为人们必须花更多的时间阅读。阅读有很多好处。其中一条就是它能够帮助你发展阅读技巧。如果你想成为一个好的读者你必须阅读。换句话说，你读的越多，你的阅读技巧也就越好。
第二，阅读可以帮助你扩大词汇量。阅读可以使你接触新的单词，你可以知道这些词语是如何使用的。
第三，阅读帮助你发展写作技能。如果你读的多，这会有助于你的写作。
最后，你可以从阅读中学到很多。你可以从阅读报纸中了解时事。一部以其他国家为背景的小说可以帮助你了解这个国家和那里的人民。你所能学到的东西是无限的。所有这些都使阅读成为了一项有益的活动
1 current
n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的
参考例句：
Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。
2 beneficial
adj.有益的，有帮助的
参考例句：
I hope your holiday will be beneficial to you.我希望你的假期会对你有益。
Sunshine is beneficial to plants.阳光对植物有益。

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