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Unit 14 After Twenty Years
Background Information
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Warm-up Questions
1. Have you heard about O. Henry before?
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For example, “The Cop and the Anthem”, “The Gift of
the Magi”, “The Last Leaf”, etc.
2. Have you read some of his works?
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Warm-up Questions
1. Have you heard about O. Henry before?
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For example, “The Cop and the Anthem”, “The Gift of
the Magi”, “The Last Leaf”, etc.
2. Have you read some of his works?
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Possibility 1: A couple parted because of some
misunderstandings twenty years ago. Twenty years later
the truth was out.
Possibility 2: Two good friends met each other again
twenty years after they departed. They found that great
changes had occurred.
“After Twenty Years” is a title that may suggest some
event that takes place twenty years after some other
event.
3. Have you heard about his short story named “After Twenty
Years” before?
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4. What can the story be about?
5. What could such events be?
Unit 14 After Twenty Years
Possibility 1: A couple parted because of some
misunderstandings twenty years ago. Twenty years later
the truth was out.
Possibility 2: Two good friends met each other again
twenty years after they departed. They found that great
changes had occurred.
“After Twenty Years” is a title that may suggest some
event that takes place twenty years after some other
event.
3. Have you heard about his short story named “After Twenty
Years” before?
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4. What can the story be about?
5. What could such events be?
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6. What do you anticipate?
A story about love, friendship, revenge, etc.
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6. What do you anticipate?
A story about love, friendship, revenge, etc.
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Background Information
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About the author
• “Life is made of sobs, sniffles, and
smiles, with sniffles predominating.”
• “A good story is like a bitter pill, with the
sugar coating inside of it.”
— O. Henry
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About the author
• “Life is made of sobs, sniffles, and
smiles, with sniffles predominating.”
• “A good story is like a bitter pill, with the
sugar coating inside of it.”
— O. Henry
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O. Henry is one of the most widely published of modern
writers. He has been called “The American De Maupassant”.
His works have been translated into many languages and have
run into innumerable editions in his own country.
O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greenboro,
North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney Porter, was a
physician. When William was three, his mother died, and he
was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt. William was
an avid reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and then
worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch. He continued to
Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of
bank clerk.
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O. Henry is one of the most widely published of modern
writers. He has been called “The American De Maupassant”.
His works have been translated into many languages and have
run into innumerable editions in his own country.
O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greenboro,
North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney Porter, was a
physician. When William was three, his mother died, and he
was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt. William was
an avid reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and then
worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch. He continued to
Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of
bank clerk.
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In 1894 Porter started a humorous
weekly The Rolling Stone. It was at this time
that he began heavy drinking. When the
weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as
a reporter and columnist.
His first work, “Whistling Dick’s
Christmas Stocking” (1899), appeared in
McClure’s Magazine. The stories of
adventure in the U.S. Southwest and in
Central America gained an immediate
success among readers. After doing three
years of the five years’ sentence, Porter
emerged from the prison in 1901 and
changed his name to O. Henry.
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In 1894 Porter started a humorous
weekly The Rolling Stone. It was at this time
that he began heavy drinking. When the
weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as
a reporter and columnist.
His first work, “Whistling Dick’s
Christmas Stocking” (1899), appeared in
McClure’s Magazine. The stories of
adventure in the U.S. Southwest and in
Central America gained an immediate
success among readers. After doing three
years of the five years’ sentence, Porter
emerged from the prison in 1901 and
changed his name to O. Henry.
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O. Henry moved to New York City in
1902 and from December 1903 to January
1906 he wrote a story a week for the New
York World, also publishing in other
magazines. Henry’s first collection,
Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. The
second, The Four Million, was published
two years later and included his well-known
stories “The Gift of the Magi” and “The
Furnished Room”. The Trimmed Lamp
(1907) explored the lives of New Yorkers
and included “The Last Leaf” — the city
itself Henry liked to call “Bagdad-on-the-
Subway”.
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O. Henry moved to New York City in
1902 and from December 1903 to January
1906 he wrote a story a week for the New
York World, also publishing in other
magazines. Henry’s first collection,
Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. The
second, The Four Million, was published
two years later and included his well-known
stories “The Gift of the Magi” and “The
Furnished Room”. The Trimmed Lamp
(1907) explored the lives of New Yorkers
and included “The Last Leaf” — the city
itself Henry liked to call “Bagdad-on-the-
Subway”.
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O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver on June 5, 1910, in
New York. Three more collections, Sixes and Sevens (1911),
Rolling Stones (1912) and Waifs and Strays (1917), appeared
posthumously.
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O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver on June 5, 1910, in
New York. Three more collections, Sixes and Sevens (1911),
Rolling Stones (1912) and Waifs and Strays (1917), appeared
posthumously.
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William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pen name
O. Henry, was born in North Carolina in . He started
writing stories while in for embezzlement, a crime
for which he was convicted in 1898 (it is uncertain if he
actually committed the crime). His writing career was short
and started late, but O. Henry proved himself a and
widely read short story writer in the twelve years he devoted
to the craft, and his name has become with the
American short story.
His years in Texas inspired many lively Westerns, but
it was City that galvanized his creative powers,
and his New York stories became his claim to .
1862____
prison_____
prolific______
synonymous___________
New York _________
fame____
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William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pen name
O. Henry, was born in North Carolina in . He started
writing stories while in for embezzlement, a crime
for which he was convicted in 1898 (it is uncertain if he
actually committed the crime). His writing career was short
and started late, but O. Henry proved himself a and
widely read short story writer in the twelve years he devoted
to the craft, and his name has become with the
American short story.
His years in Texas inspired many lively Westerns, but
it was City that galvanized his creative powers,
and his New York stories became his claim to .
1862____
prison_____
prolific______
synonymous___________
New York _________
fame____
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His known story, “The Gift of the Magi”, was
written in and has become an American treasure. It is
the story of a man who sells his watch to buy a set of hair
combs as a Christmas present for his wife, who in the
meantime has sold her luxurious locks to buy him a watch
chain. “ ” is another O. Henry favorite. It is the
story of a woman who falls ill with pneumonia and
pronounces that she will die when the last leaf of ivy she sees
outside her Greenwich Village window falls away. She hangs
on with the last stubborn leaf, which gives her the resolve to
recover. She eventually learns that her inspirational leaf
wasn’t a leaf at all, but rather a painting
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best____
1905 ____
The Last Leaf____________
real ___
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His known story, “The Gift of the Magi”, was
written in and has become an American treasure. It is
the story of a man who sells his watch to buy a set of hair
combs as a Christmas present for his wife, who in the
meantime has sold her luxurious locks to buy him a watch
chain. “ ” is another O. Henry favorite. It is the
story of a woman who falls ill with pneumonia and
pronounces that she will die when the last leaf of ivy she sees
outside her Greenwich Village window falls away. She hangs
on with the last stubborn leaf, which gives her the resolve to
recover. She eventually learns that her inspirational leaf
wasn’t a leaf at all, but rather a painting
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best____
1905 ____
The Last Leaf____________
real ___
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of a leaf. Her neighbor, who has always dreamed of
a masterpiece, painted it on the wall and caught pneumonia
in the process.
painting_______
His work made him famous, but O. Henry was an
extremely man who, sadly, preferred to spend his
time and money on , and ultimately it was the bottle
that did him in. He died alone and penniless in . O.
Henry’s legacy and his of the short story was
such that in 1918 Doubleday, in conjunction with the Society
of Arts and Sciences, established the , an
annual anthology of short stories, in his honor.
private______
drink____
1910____
popularization___________
O. Henry Awards______________
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of a leaf. Her neighbor, who has always dreamed of
a masterpiece, painted it on the wall and caught pneumonia
in the process.
painting_______
His work made him famous, but O. Henry was an
extremely man who, sadly, preferred to spend his
time and money on , and ultimately it was the bottle
that did him in. He died alone and penniless in . O.
Henry’s legacy and his of the short story was
such that in 1918 Doubleday, in conjunction with the Society
of Arts and Sciences, established the , an
annual anthology of short stories, in his honor.
private______
drink____
1910____
popularization___________
O. Henry Awards______________
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What changes can take place in twenty years?
Open-ended question. Students are expected to discuss
the changes that have occurred to themselves in the past
years, such as their study, their family members, their
friendship, their dreams, etc.
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What changes can take place in twenty years?
Open-ended question. Students are expected to discuss
the changes that have occurred to themselves in the past
years, such as their study, their family members, their
friendship, their dreams, etc.
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Further Understanding
Skimming
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Skimming
Use a few sentences to summarize the story synopsis.
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One night, a policeman on the beat finds a man
waiting for his friend Jimmy Wells, an appointment they
had made twenty years ago. The policeman then walks
away and shortly after a tall man comes to fill the
appointment. However, it turns out that the tall man is a
cop who has been sent by the former policeman to arrest
the man waiting, and that the former policeman is Jimmy
Wells, who came to meet his friend, but found that he was
a wanted criminal.
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Skimming
Use a few sentences to summarize the story synopsis.
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One night, a policeman on the beat finds a man
waiting for his friend Jimmy Wells, an appointment they
had made twenty years ago. The policeman then walks
away and shortly after a tall man comes to fill the
appointment. However, it turns out that the tall man is a
cop who has been sent by the former policeman to arrest
the man waiting, and that the former policeman is Jimmy
Wells, who came to meet his friend, but found that he was
a wanted criminal.
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Directions: Please divide the text into 6 parts and work
out the main idea for each part.
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Main IdeasParts
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2
Paras
1~2
3~6
A man in the darkened doorway of a
hardware store is waiting to see a friend.
A policeman is on the beat in a street in
New York at about ten o’clock at night.
37~17 The man tells the policeman about the
appointment he made with a friend twenty
years before.
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Directions: Please divide the text into 6 parts and work
out the main idea for each part.
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Main IdeasParts
1
2
Paras
1~2
3~6
A man in the darkened doorway of a
hardware store is waiting to see a friend.
A policeman is on the beat in a street in
New York at about ten o’clock at night.
37~17 The man tells the policeman about the
appointment he made with a friend twenty
years before.
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Main IdeasParts
4
5
Paras
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28~31
Bob is arrested by the plain-clothes man
who is disguised as Jimmy Wells.
“Jimmy Wells” comes to fill the
appointment with Bob — excitement and
exchange of news.
6 32
Jimmy Wells’ note explains to Bob that he
has identified him as the man wanted in
Chicago and has asked the plain-clothes
man to arrest him.
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5
Paras
18~27
28~31
Bob is arrested by the plain-clothes man
who is disguised as Jimmy Wells.
“Jimmy Wells” comes to fill the
appointment with Bob — excitement and
exchange of news.
6 32
Jimmy Wells’ note explains to Bob that he
has identified him as the man wanted in
Chicago and has asked the plain-clothes
man to arrest him.
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1.What kind of people were the two characters Bob
and Jimmy?
Further Understanding
Bob was an ambitious man. Unsatisfied with his dull
and monotonous life in New York, he started for the
West to make his fortune. He was also a capable, daring
and rough fellow. He entered into a fierce rivalry with
other more shrewd and cunning people and tried every
means to protect his large accumulation of wealth.
Judging by his nickname, we can well say that he was a
“dandy” or a “city slicker”. In spite of all these, he was
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Comprehension Questions
Unit 14 After Twenty Years
1.What kind of people were the two characters Bob
and Jimmy?
Further Understanding
Bob was an ambitious man. Unsatisfied with his dull
and monotonous life in New York, he started for the
West to make his fortune. He was also a capable, daring
and rough fellow. He entered into a fierce rivalry with
other more shrewd and cunning people and tried every
means to protect his large accumulation of wealth.
Judging by his nickname, we can well say that he was a
“dandy” or a “city slicker”. In spite of all these, he was
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devoted and faithful to his friend. He came a thousand
miles to fill an appointment with a friend of his youth.
Jimmy was an honest man satisfied with what he was
and what he had, never thinking of leaving New York to
make a fortune in the West. He was firm, dependably
loyal and true to his friends. He was a man of principle.
He didn’t let the man wanted by the police escape even
though the man had once been his close friend.
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devoted and faithful to his friend. He came a thousand
miles to fill an appointment with a friend of his youth.
Jimmy was an honest man satisfied with what he was
and what he had, never thinking of leaving New York to
make a fortune in the West. He was firm, dependably
loyal and true to his friends. He was a man of principle.
He didn’t let the man wanted by the police escape even
though the man had once been his close friend.
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2. Was Bob successful in his career? Why?
In terms of money, he was “successful”. He was rich and
had accumulated a large fortune. He appeared to be well-
dressed: his scarfpin was a large diamond, and the lids of
his handsome watch were set with small diamonds. But
most probably he accumulated his wealth by dishonest or
even violent means.
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2. Was Bob successful in his career? Why?
In terms of money, he was “successful”. He was rich and
had accumulated a large fortune. He appeared to be well-
dressed: his scarfpin was a large diamond, and the lids of
his handsome watch were set with small diamonds. But
most probably he accumulated his wealth by dishonest or
even violent means.
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3. Are there hints in the story to indicate that Bob was
no longer a respectable man? What are they?
Yes, there are. Here are some of the indicators:
1) He stood in the doorway of a darkened hardware store,
with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. When the
policeman walked up to him, he spoke up quickly, and
explained that it was “all” straight. This showed that he
had a guilty conscience.
2) His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set, which
hinted that he could be an upstart who had made his
fortune by dishonest means.
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3. Are there hints in the story to indicate that Bob was
no longer a respectable man? What are they?
Yes, there are. Here are some of the indicators:
1) He stood in the doorway of a darkened hardware store,
with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. When the
policeman walked up to him, he spoke up quickly, and
explained that it was “all” straight. This showed that he
had a guilty conscience.
2) His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set, which
hinted that he could be an upstart who had made his
fortune by dishonest means.
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3) His appearance — a square-jawed face with a scar
near his right eyebrow — suggested that he had been
wounded in a fight for some reason.
4) He kept hustling around in the West and had to
compete with some of the sharpest wits. In other words,
he had to be very sharp himself. He might have got his
“pile” by clever but dishonest means.
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3) His appearance — a square-jawed face with a scar
near his right eyebrow — suggested that he had been
wounded in a fight for some reason.
4) He kept hustling around in the West and had to
compete with some of the sharpest wits. In other words,
he had to be very sharp himself. He might have got his
“pile” by clever but dishonest means.
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4. What is implied when the patrolman asked, “Going
to call time on him sharp?”
It means, “Are you going to leave here if he doesn’t come
on time?” The patrolman asked this question because he
wanted to be certain how long the man would wait there
and whether he would have sufficient time to ask a plain-
clothes man to arrest him.
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4. What is implied when the patrolman asked, “Going
to call time on him sharp?”
It means, “Are you going to leave here if he doesn’t come
on time?” The patrolman asked this question because he
wanted to be certain how long the man would wait there
and whether he would have sufficient time to ask a plain-
clothes man to arrest him.
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5. Why did the plain-clothes man ask “Is that you,
Bob?” doubtfully?
Because he had never seen Bob before and he was not
sure whether he was speaking to the right person. As he
was asked to arrest the man waiting in the doorway of a
hardware store, he had to make sure that he was the very
person whom the police in Chicago wanted.
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5. Why did the plain-clothes man ask “Is that you,
Bob?” doubtfully?
Because he had never seen Bob before and he was not
sure whether he was speaking to the right person. As he
was asked to arrest the man waiting in the doorway of a
hardware store, he had to make sure that he was the very
person whom the police in Chicago wanted.
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6. What is the implied meaning of “I was certain I’d
find you here if you were still in existence”?
The surface meaning of the sentence is obvious: I was
sure that I’d find you here if you were still alive. It was
quite natural for Bob to hear “Jimmy” say so, and this
way it would not arouse any suspicion on the part of Bob.
But the plain-clothes man was asked to arrest Bob. So
perhaps his implied meaning was: “So long as Bob was
alive in New York, he would be found and arrested.” So
what he said actually had double meanings.
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6. What is the implied meaning of “I was certain I’d
find you here if you were still in existence”?
The surface meaning of the sentence is obvious: I was
sure that I’d find you here if you were still alive. It was
quite natural for Bob to hear “Jimmy” say so, and this
way it would not arouse any suspicion on the part of Bob.
But the plain-clothes man was asked to arrest Bob. So
perhaps his implied meaning was: “So long as Bob was
alive in New York, he would be found and arrested.” So
what he said actually had double meanings.
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7. Why did the plain-clothes man listen with interest
when Bob outlined the history of his career to him?
Since Bob was the man wanted by Chicago, the plain-
clothes man wanted to know what he had been doing in
the past twenty years — the history of his career. What
Bob said would serve as his own confession and the most
effective piece of evidence at the trial. So the plain-
clothes man was eager to listen.
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7. Why did the plain-clothes man listen with interest
when Bob outlined the history of his career to him?
Since Bob was the man wanted by Chicago, the plain-
clothes man wanted to know what he had been doing in
the past twenty years — the history of his career. What
Bob said would serve as his own confession and the most
effective piece of evidence at the trial. So the plain-
clothes man was eager to listen.
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8. Why did Bob’s hand tremble a little by the time he
had finished Jimmy’s note?
It never occurred to Bob that the policeman he talked to
some half an hour ago was Jimmy Wells himself and that
it was Jimmy who had identified him as the man wanted
by Chicago police. Bob had had great faith in Jimmy,
thinking that Jimmy was a staunch friend. It was a shock
to Bob that it was Jimmy who had “betrayed” him and
sent a plain-clothes man to arrest him.
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8. Why did Bob’s hand tremble a little by the time he
had finished Jimmy’s note?
It never occurred to Bob that the policeman he talked to
some half an hour ago was Jimmy Wells himself and that
it was Jimmy who had identified him as the man wanted
by Chicago police. Bob had had great faith in Jimmy,
thinking that Jimmy was a staunch friend. It was a shock
to Bob that it was Jimmy who had “betrayed” him and
sent a plain-clothes man to arrest him.
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9. Had you been Bob, how would you have reacted to
the letter?
Open-ended question.
10. If you were in Jimmy’s shoes, what would have been the
best thing to do from the following points of view?
a. your career as a policeman
b. your friendship with Bob
c. your own conscience
d. the law
Open-ended question.
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9. Had you been Bob, how would you have reacted to
the letter?
Open-ended question.
10. If you were in Jimmy’s shoes, what would have been the
best thing to do from the following points of view?
a. your career as a policeman
b. your friendship with Bob
c. your own conscience
d. the law
Open-ended question.
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Multiple Choices
1. The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue
impressively. On the beat means: A
A. on the route he was ordered to patrol
B. looking for wrongdoers
C. on duty
D. following his usual path
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Multiple Choices
1. The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue
impressively. On the beat means: A
A. on the route he was ordered to patrol
B. looking for wrongdoers
C. on duty
D. following his usual path
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2. The vicinity was one that kept early hours. This
sentence means: C
A. The people in the neighborhood did everything
early.
B. The neighborhood preferred to stop working early.
C. The shops in this neighborhood closed early.
D. The shops and stores in this neighborhood did not
like to do business late at night.
_____
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2. The vicinity was one that kept early hours. This
sentence means: C
A. The people in the neighborhood did everything
early.
B. The neighborhood preferred to stop working early.
C. The shops in this neighborhood closed early.
D. The shops and stores in this neighborhood did not
like to do business late at night.
_____
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3. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar
store. The phrase in italics has all the following
meanings except: A
A. At regular intervals
B. Every now and again
C. Occasionally
D. From time to time
_____
4. I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. The part in italics is closest in meaning to:D_____
A. it is honest
B. it is upright
C. no crime has been committed
D. there is nothing illegal going on here
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3. Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar
store. The phrase in italics has all the following
meanings except: A
A. At regular intervals
B. Every now and again
C. Occasionally
D. From time to time
_____
4. I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. The part in italics is closest in meaning to:D_____
A. it is honest
B. it is upright
C. no crime has been committed
D. there is nothing illegal going on here
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5. It was torn down then. The most appropriate
meaning of the italic part here is: C
A.damaged to pieces
B.worn out
C.pulled down
D.destroyed into pieces
_____
6. I was to start for the West to make my fortune. The
part in italics has the closest meaning to: D_____
A. to be a fortune-teller
B. to have great wealth
C. to earn a living
D. to make money
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5. It was torn down then. The most appropriate
meaning of the italic part here is: C
A.damaged to pieces
B.worn out
C.pulled down
D.destroyed into pieces
_____
6. I was to start for the West to make my fortune. The
part in italics has the closest meaning to: D_____
A. to be a fortune-teller
B. to have great wealth
C. to earn a living
D. to make money
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A.“You may be certain.”
B.“You can be sure.”
C.“You may risk money by making a bet.”
D.“Certainly.”
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7. … if my old partner turns up.
The phrase in italics has all the following meanings except:
B
A. makes his appearance
B. moves up
C. arrives
D. presents himself
_____
8. “You bet!” The sentence means all of the following
except: C_____
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A.“You may be certain.”
B.“You can be sure.”
C.“You may risk money by making a bet.”
D.“Certainly.”
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7. … if my old partner turns up.
The phrase in italics has all the following meanings except:
B
A. makes his appearance
B. moves up
C. arrives
D. presents himself
_____
8. “You bet!” The sentence means all of the following
except: C_____
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A.to have
B.to keep
C.to fix
D.to make
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9. I’ll be on my way. The sentence means all of the
following except: B
A.I must be going.
B.I must advance.
C.I must leave.
D.I must get going.
_____
10. … who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment
… To fill means: B_____
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A.to have
B.to keep
C.to fix
D.to make
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9. I’ll be on my way. The sentence means all of the
following except: B
A.I must be going.
B.I must advance.
C.I must leave.
D.I must get going.
_____
10. … who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment
… To fill means: B_____
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The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The
impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a
taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and
artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down
the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight
swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was
one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a
cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors
belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
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by O. Henry (adapted)
Unit 14 After Twenty Years
The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The
impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a
taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and
artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down
the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight
swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was
one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a
cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors
belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
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When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly
slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man
leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked
up to him the man spoke up quickly.
“It’s all right, officer,” he said, reassuringly. “I’m just waiting for a
friend. It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny
to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this
store stands — ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”
“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”
The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light
showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar
near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.
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Unit 14 After Twenty Years
When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly
slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man
leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked
up to him the man spoke up quickly.
“It’s all right, officer,” he said, reassuringly. “I’m just waiting for a
friend. It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny
to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this
store stands — ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”
“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”
The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light
showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar
near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.
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“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’
Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the
world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers,
together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was
to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged
Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well,
we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years
from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from
what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years
each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made,
whatever they were going to be.”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time
between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your
friend since you left?”
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“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’
Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the
world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers,
together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was
to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged
Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well,
we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years
from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from
what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years
each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made,
whatever they were going to be.”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time
between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your
friend since you left?”
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“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a
year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big
proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know
Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest,
staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand
miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner
turns up.”
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.
“Three minutes to ten,” he announced. “It was exactly ten o’clock
when we parted here at the restaurant door.”
“Did pretty well out West, didn’t you?” asked the policeman.
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“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a
year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big
proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know
Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest,
staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand
miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner
turns up.”
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.
“Three minutes to ten,” he announced. “It was exactly ten o’clock
when we parted here at the restaurant door.”
“Did pretty well out West, didn’t you?” asked the policeman.
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“You bet! I hoped Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of
plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I’ve had to compete with some
of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New
York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him.”
The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.
“I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going
to call time on him sharp?”
“I should say not!” said the other. “I’ll give him half an hour at least.
If Jimmy is alive on earth he’ll be here by that time. So long, officer.”
“Good-night, sir,” said the policeman, passing on along his beat,
trying doors as he went.
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“You bet! I hoped Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of
plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I’ve had to compete with some
of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New
York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him.”
The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.
“I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going
to call time on him sharp?”
“I should say not!” said the other. “I’ll give him half an hour at least.
If Jimmy is alive on earth he’ll be here by that time. So long, officer.”
“Good-night, sir,” said the policeman, passing on along his beat,
trying doors as he went.
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There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen
from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few passers-by bustling
about in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars
turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store
the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain
almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and
waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the
opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door.
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There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen
from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few passers-by bustling
about in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars
turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store
the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain
almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and
waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the
opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door.
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“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the
other’s hands with his own. “It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find
you here if you were still in existence. Well, well! — twenty years is a
long time. The old restaurant’s gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we
could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old
man?”
“Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You’ve changed
lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”
“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.”
“Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”
“Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come
on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk
about old times.”
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“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the
other’s hands with his own. “It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find
you here if you were still in existence. Well, well! — twenty years is a
long time. The old restaurant’s gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we
could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old
man?”
“Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You’ve changed
lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”
“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.”
“Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”
“Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come
on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk
about old times.”
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The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the
West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the
history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with
interest.
At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When
they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze
upon the other’s face.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he snapped. “Twenty years is a long time,
but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man.
“You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks
you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a
chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now, before we
go on to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read
it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells!”
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The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the
West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the
history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with
interest.
At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When
they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze
upon the other’s face.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he snapped. “Twenty years is a long time,
but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man.
“You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks
you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a
chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now, before we
go on to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read
it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells!”
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The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed
him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little
by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.
Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match
to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.
Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain-
clothes man to do the job.
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Jimmy
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The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed
him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little
by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.
Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match
to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.
Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain-
clothes man to do the job.
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The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The
impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a
taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and
artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down
the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight
swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was
one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a
cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors
belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
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by O. Henry (adapted)
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The policeman on the beat moved up the avenue impressively. The
impressiveness was habitual and not for show, for spectators were few.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a
taste of rain in them had almost emptied the streets.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and
artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down
the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart form and slight
swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. The vicinity was
one that kept early hours. Now and then you might see the lights of a
cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors
belonged to business places that had long since been closed.
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When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly
slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man
leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked
up to him the man spoke up quickly.
“It’s all right, officer,” he said, reassuringly. “I’m just waiting for a
friend. It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny
to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this
store stands — ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”
“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”
The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light
showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar
near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.
Unit 14 After Twenty Years
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When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly
slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man
leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked
up to him the man spoke up quickly.
“It’s all right, officer,” he said, reassuringly. “I’m just waiting for a
friend. It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny
to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll explain if you’d like to make certain it’s all
straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this
store stands — ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”
“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”
The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light
showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar
near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin was a large diamond, oddly set.
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“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’
Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the
world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers,
together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was
to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged
Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well,
we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years
from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from
what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years
each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made,
whatever they were going to be.”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time
between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your
friend since you left?”
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“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’
Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the
world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers,
together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was
to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged
Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well,
we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years
from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from
what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years
each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made,
whatever they were going to be.”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time
between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your
friend since you left?”
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“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a
year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big
proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know
Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest,
staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand
miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner
turns up.”
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.
“Three minutes to ten,” he announced. “It was exactly ten o’clock
when we parted here at the restaurant door.”
“Did pretty well out West, didn’t you?” asked the policeman.
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“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a
year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big
proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know
Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest,
staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand
miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner
turns up.”
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it set with
small diamonds.
“Three minutes to ten,” he announced. “It was exactly ten o’clock
when we parted here at the restaurant door.”
“Did pretty well out West, didn’t you?” asked the policeman.
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“You bet! I hoped Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of
plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I’ve had to compete with some
of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New
York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him.”
The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.
“I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going
to call time on him sharp?”
“I should say not!” said the other. “I’ll give him half an hour at least.
If Jimmy is alive on earth he’ll be here by that time. So long, officer.”
“Good-night, sir,” said the policeman, passing on along his beat,
trying doors as he went.
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“You bet! I hoped Jimmy has done half as well. He was a kind of
plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I’ve had to compete with some
of the sharpest wits going to get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New
York. It takes the West to put a razor-edge on him.”
The policeman twirled his club and took a step or two.
“I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right. Going
to call time on him sharp?”
“I should say not!” said the other. “I’ll give him half an hour at least.
If Jimmy is alive on earth he’ll be here by that time. So long, officer.”
“Good-night, sir,” said the policeman, passing on along his beat,
trying doors as he went.
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There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen
from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few passers-by bustling
about in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars
turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store
the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain
almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and
waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the
opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door.
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There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen
from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow. The few passers-by bustling
about in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars
turned high and pocketed hands. And in the door of the hardware store
the man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment, uncertain
almost to absurdity, with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and
waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long
overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the
opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.
“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door.
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“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the
other’s hands with his own. “It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find
you here if you were still in existence. Well, well! — twenty years is a
long time. The old restaurant’s gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we
could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old
man?”
“Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You’ve changed
lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”
“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.”
“Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”
“Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come
on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk
about old times.”
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“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the
other’s hands with his own. “It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find
you here if you were still in existence. Well, well! — twenty years is a
long time. The old restaurant’s gone, Bob; I wish it had lasted, so we
could have had another dinner there. How has the West treated you, old
man?”
“Bully; it has given me everything I asked it for. You’ve changed
lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”
“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty.”
“Doing well in New York, Jimmy?”
“Moderately. I have a position in one of the city departments. Come
on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk
about old times.”
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The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the
West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the
history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with
interest.
At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When
they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze
upon the other’s face.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he snapped. “Twenty years is a long time,
but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man.
“You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks
you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a
chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now, before we
go on to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read
it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells!”
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The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the
West, his egotism enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the
history of his career. The other, submerged in his overcoat, listened with
interest.
At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When
they came into this glare each of them turned simultaneously to gaze
upon the other’s face.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he snapped. “Twenty years is a long time,
but not long enough to change a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.”
“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man.
“You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob. Chicago thinks
you may have dropped over our way and wires us she wants to have a
chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now, before we
go on to the station here’s a note I was asked to hand you. You may read
it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman Wells!”
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The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed
him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little
by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.
Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match
to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.
Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain-
clothes man to do the job.
Jimmy
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The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper handed
him. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little
by the time he had finished. The note was rather short.
Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match
to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.
Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain-
clothes man to do the job.
Jimmy
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It was only just 10 o’clock at night and the wind was
blowing in gusts. The rather cold wind with a suggestion
of rain almost made the streets deserted.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of
wind with a taste of rain in them had almost emptied the
streets.
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It was only just 10 o’clock at night and the wind was
blowing in gusts. The rather cold wind with a suggestion
of rain almost made the streets deserted.
The time was barely 10 o’clock at night, but chilly gusts of
wind with a taste of rain in them had almost emptied the
streets.
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As he was walking on, he pushed each door to see
whether it was locked. At the same time he quickly turned
his club round and round skillfully. From time to time he
looked closely at the quiet street. The officer, with his
muscular and powerful form, and his somewhat arrogant
manner of walking, presented a good image of the
defender of public security and law and order.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many
intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast
his watchful eye down the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer,
with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine
picture of a guardian of the peace.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
As he was walking on, he pushed each door to see
whether it was locked. At the same time he quickly turned
his club round and round skillfully. From time to time he
looked closely at the quiet street. The officer, with his
muscular and powerful form, and his somewhat arrogant
manner of walking, presented a good image of the
defender of public security and law and order.
Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many
intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast
his watchful eye down the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer,
with his stalwart form and slight swagger, made a fine
picture of a guardian of the peace.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
We believed that in twenty years’ time, our fate and our
earnings, whether good or bad, would have been decided.
We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our
destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they
were going to be.
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We believed that in twenty years’ time, our fate and our
earnings, whether good or bad, would have been decided.
We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our
destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they
were going to be.
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But one or two years later we lost touch with each other.
You know, the West is a place for very big business
undertakings and I kept busy going all over the West
doing business.
But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see,
the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling
around over it pretty lively.
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But one or two years later we lost touch with each other.
You know, the West is a place for very big business
undertakings and I kept busy going all over the West
doing business.
But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see,
the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling
around over it pretty lively.
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What is the implied meaning of this sentence?
Jimmy might be very rich now, but how he became so
rich remained as a suspense.
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it
set with small diamonds.
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What is the implied meaning of this sentence?
Jimmy might be very rich now, but how he became so
rich remained as a suspense.
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lids of it
set with small diamonds.
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I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to
get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New York. It takes
the West to put a razor-edge on him.
In order to make my fortune, I had to rival some of the
most cunning and shrewd people alive / in existence. A
man who is used to a fixed and dull way of life in New
York and is unable to do or think of anything new ought
to go to the West to make him sharp-witted.
Paraphrase this sentence.
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I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to
get my pile. A man gets in a groove in New York. It takes
the West to put a razor-edge on him.
In order to make my fortune, I had to rival some of the
most cunning and shrewd people alive / in existence. A
man who is used to a fixed and dull way of life in New
York and is unable to do or think of anything new ought
to go to the West to make him sharp-witted.
Paraphrase this sentence.
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What is the style of these expressions? Explain their
meanings respectively.
They are quite colloquial. “You bet” is usually used to
show one’s agreement, which means “yes”. “Bless my
heart” is a colloquial expression to show one’s surprise in
exclamation. “Sure as fate” means “certainly”.
You bet!
Bless my heart!
… sure as fate
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What is the style of these expressions? Explain their
meanings respectively.
They are quite colloquial. “You bet” is usually used to
show one’s agreement, which means “yes”. “Bless my
heart” is a colloquial expression to show one’s surprise in
exclamation. “Sure as fate” means “certainly”.
You bet!
Bless my heart!
… sure as fate
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A fine misty rain was falling and the wind, instead of
blowing in puffs now and then, was blowing steadily.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had
risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
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A fine misty rain was falling and the wind, instead of
blowing in puffs now and then, was blowing steadily.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had
risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.
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The weather became colder but Bob still kept waiting for
his friend Jimmy. Although Bob might have committed
crimes, his friendship with Jimmy was staunch. Also, the
worsening of the weather might cause Bob to become
impatient, so when the plain-clothes man came declaring
himself as Jimmy, Bob did not have the least suspicion.
Why does the writer bother to describe the weather
here?
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The weather became colder but Bob still kept waiting for
his friend Jimmy. Although Bob might have committed
crimes, his friendship with Jimmy was staunch. Also, the
worsening of the weather might cause Bob to become
impatient, so when the plain-clothes man came declaring
himself as Jimmy, Bob did not have the least suspicion.
Why does the writer bother to describe the weather
here?
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Explain the meaning of this clause.
The man felt his being there was almost ridiculous as he
was so uncertain if the appointment would be kept by the
other party.
… uncertain almost to absurdity …
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The man felt his being there was almost ridiculous as he
was so uncertain if the appointment would be kept by the
other party.
… uncertain almost to absurdity …
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What is the implication of this sentence?
Here the writer created suspense by giving a hint that the
tall man might not be Jimmy Wells.
I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.
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What is the implication of this sentence?
Here the writer created suspense by giving a hint that the
tall man might not be Jimmy Wells.
I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success,
was beginning to outline the history of his career.
The man from the West, whose success had swelled his
sense of his own importance, began to sketch the history
of his career.
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The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success,
was beginning to outline the history of his career.
The man from the West, whose success had swelled his
sense of his own importance, began to sketch the history
of his career.
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What are the features of a Roman nose and a pug nose
respectively?
A Roman nose is a nose with a high, prominent bridge,
and a pug nose is a short, rather flat nose.
… a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.
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What are the features of a Roman nose and a pug nose
respectively?
A Roman nose is a nose with a high, prominent bridge,
and a pug nose is a short, rather flat nose.
… a man’s nose from a Roman to a pug.
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Paraphrase this sentence.
You have been a prisoner for ten minutes, “Silky” Bob.
The police in Chicago think you’ll come here and send us
a telegram telling us to arrest you.
You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, “Silky” Bob.
Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and
wires us she wants to have a chat with you.
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You have been a prisoner for ten minutes, “Silky” Bob.
The police in Chicago think you’ll come here and send us
a telegram telling us to arrest you.
You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, “Silky” Bob.
Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and
wires us she wants to have a chat with you.
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beat: n.
the usual path followed by a policeman on duty
The cop walks his beat daily.
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这名警察每天在规定值巡路线上巡逻。
a beat cop
执行巡逻任务的警察
“my beat was education” (Unit 9)
“Beat” in this case is also called “news beat” or “run”. It
refers to the particular news source or activity that a
reporter is responsible for covering.
新闻的抢先报道；抢先报道的新闻
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beat: n.
the usual path followed by a policeman on duty
The cop walks his beat daily.
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这名警察每天在规定值巡路线上巡逻。
a beat cop
执行巡逻任务的警察
“my beat was education” (Unit 9)
“Beat” in this case is also called “news beat” or “run”. It
refers to the particular news source or activity that a
reporter is responsible for covering.
新闻的抢先报道；抢先报道的新闻
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The newspaper has scored many notable news beats.
这家报纸曾多次抢先报道重大新闻。
The story was a beat.
那篇报道是独家新闻。
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The newspaper has scored many notable news beats.
这家报纸曾多次抢先报道重大新闻。
The story was a beat.
那篇报道是独家新闻。
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avenue: n.
a broad street in a town, sometimes having trees on each side
（城市的）大街，林荫道
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thoroughfare: (fml) a main road in a town or city which
usually has shops along it and a lot of traffic 大道，大街
vicinity: the surroundings; area very near to or around the
stated place; neighbourhood 附近，邻近地区
block: (AmE) (the distance along one of the sides of) a
building or group of buildings built between two streets 街区
quarter: a part of town where a particular group of people
traditionally live or work （城镇中常为某些人）居住或工作的地
区
CF
:
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avenue: n.
a broad street in a town, sometimes having trees on each side
（城市的）大街，林荫道
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thoroughfare: (fml) a main road in a town or city which
usually has shops along it and a lot of traffic 大道，大街
vicinity: the surroundings; area very near to or around the
stated place; neighbourhood 附近，邻近地区
block: (AmE) (the distance along one of the sides of) a
building or group of buildings built between two streets 街区
quarter: a part of town where a particular group of people
traditionally live or work （城镇中常为某些人）居住或工作的地
区
CF
:
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the student quarter
学生居住区
the Chinese quarter
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the student quarter
学生居住区
the Chinese quarter
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gust:
1. n. a sudden strong rush of air, or of rain, smoke, etc.,
carried by wind 阵风, 阵雨, 阵烟
忽然下了一场大雨。
A gust of rain came down.
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勃然大怒
a sudden gust of anger
从一张桌上传来一阵大笑。
A gust of laughter came from one of the tables.
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gust:
1. n. a sudden strong rush of air, or of rain, smoke, etc.,
carried by wind 阵风, 阵雨, 阵烟
忽然下了一场大雨。
A gust of rain came down.
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勃然大怒
a sudden gust of anger
从一张桌上传来一阵大笑。
A gust of laughter came from one of the tables.
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Winds gusted up to 60 miles an hour.
狂风猛吹，时速达 60英里。
一阵阵烟从烟囱中喷出来与云雾融成一体。
2. v. to blow in gusts
Smoke gusted up from the chimneys to merge with cloud.
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Winds gusted up to 60 miles an hour.
狂风猛吹，时速达 60英里。
一阵阵烟从烟囱中喷出来与云雾融成一体。
2. v. to blow in gusts
Smoke gusted up from the chimneys to merge with cloud.
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twirl: v.
to (cause to) turn round and round quickly
He twirled the keys round his fingers.
他把钥匙串套在手指上转动。
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turn, spin, wind, whirl
turn: to (cause to) move round a central or fixed point
CF:
Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 10
o’clock.
轮子转动。
The wheel turns.
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twirl: v.
to (cause to) turn round and round quickly
He twirled the keys round his fingers.
他把钥匙串套在手指上转动。
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turn, spin, wind, whirl
turn: to (cause to) move round a central or fixed point
CF:
Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 10
o’clock.
轮子转动。
The wheel turns.
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spin: to (cause to) turn round and round fast
CF:
to spin a coin on a table
捻硬币使在桌上旋转
to spin a top
抽陀螺
wind: to turn round and round with a number of circular
movements
Clouds wind the mountains.
白云在山间缭绕。
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spin: to (cause to) turn round and round fast
CF:
to spin a coin on a table
捻硬币使在桌上旋转
to spin a top
抽陀螺
wind: to turn round and round with a number of circular
movements
Clouds wind the mountains.
白云在山间缭绕。
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whirl: to (cause to) move round and round very fast
CF:
The fallen leaves whirled in the autumn wind.
落叶在秋风中飞旋。
舞者们在舞池里旋转起舞。
The dancers whirled around the floor.
请你帮我把这些毛线绕成团好吗 ?
Will you wind this wool for me?
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whirl: to (cause to) move round and round very fast
CF:
The fallen leaves whirled in the autumn wind.
落叶在秋风中飞旋。
舞者们在舞池里旋转起舞。
The dancers whirled around the floor.
请你帮我把这些毛线绕成团好吗 ?
Will you wind this wool for me?
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club:
1. n. a thick heavy stick, used as a weapon
2. n. a black three-leafed figure printed on a playing card
（印在纸牌上的）梅花图案
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club spade heart diamond
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1. n. a thick heavy stick, used as a weapon
2. n. a black three-leafed figure printed on a playing card
（印在纸牌上的）梅花图案
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3. v. to beat or hit hard (as if) with a club
He was clubbed to death with the butt of a gun.
他是被人用枪托殴打致死的。
The boy clubbed the bird’s nest with a long stick.
男孩用长竿捅鸟窝。
club together: to share the cost of something with others
办公室的同事凑钱给她买了一件生日礼物。
The colleagues in the office clubbed together to buy her
a present for her birthday.
club ideas and exertions
群策群力
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3. v. to beat or hit hard (as if) with a club
He was clubbed to death with the butt of a gun.
他是被人用枪托殴打致死的。
The boy clubbed the bird’s nest with a long stick.
男孩用长竿捅鸟窝。
club together: to share the cost of something with others
办公室的同事凑钱给她买了一件生日礼物。
The colleagues in the office clubbed together to buy her
a present for her birthday.
club ideas and exertions
群策群力
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cast:
1. v. to turn or direct
cast an eye (or a glance, a look) at (or over, on)
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Would you just cast an eye over this letter before I put it
in the post?
在我寄出这封信之前，你先把它看一眼，好吗？
明月的光辉照在平原上。
The moon cast a brilliant light over the plain.
树投影在窗户上。
The tree cast its shadow on the window.
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cast:
1. v. to turn or direct
cast an eye (or a glance, a look) at (or over, on)
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Would you just cast an eye over this letter before I put it
in the post?
在我寄出这封信之前，你先把它看一眼，好吗？
明月的光辉照在平原上。
The moon cast a brilliant light over the plain.
树投影在窗户上。
The tree cast its shadow on the window.
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The government will have a new cast of leaders after the
reorganization.
改组后的政府会有一个新的领导班子。
3. n. appearance, type, or character, etc. 容貌，外观；类型，气
质
2. n. the actors in a play, film, etc. 演员阵容，班底
The cast of this film is pretty strong.
a person of noble cast 品格高尚的人
an inquiring cast of mind 爱刨根问底的性格
the delicate cast of one’s features 某人纤巧娇丽的容貌
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The government will have a new cast of leaders after the
reorganization.
改组后的政府会有一个新的领导班子。
3. n. appearance, type, or character, etc. 容貌，外观；类型，气
质
2. n. the actors in a play, film, etc. 演员阵容，班底
The cast of this film is pretty strong.
a person of noble cast 品格高尚的人
an inquiring cast of mind 爱刨根问底的性格
the delicate cast of one’s features 某人纤巧娇丽的容貌
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fine: adj.
1. outstanding
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2. (of weather) bright and sunny; not wet
3. (fig) delicate and difficult to understand or notice
在惩罚和残酷虐待之间只有一条很细微的分界线。
There’s only a very fine line between punishment and
cruelty.
在辩论中，我遗漏了一些细微的要点。
I missed some of the fine points in the argument.
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1. outstanding
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2. (of weather) bright and sunny; not wet
3. (fig) delicate and difficult to understand or notice
在惩罚和残酷虐待之间只有一条很细微的分界线。
There’s only a very fine line between punishment and
cruelty.
在辩论中，我遗漏了一些细微的要点。
I missed some of the fine points in the argument.
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Translate the following sentences, esp. the word “fine” into
idiomatic Chinese.
Your shoes are in a fine muddy state.
你的鞋全沾上泥，糟透了。
I suppose I might be rich one fine day.
我想有一天我大概会发财。
Fine feathers make fine birds. (idiom)
[谚]人靠衣装，马靠鞍。
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Translate the following sentences, esp. the word “fine” into
idiomatic Chinese.
Your shoes are in a fine muddy state.
你的鞋全沾上泥，糟透了。
I suppose I might be rich one fine day.
我想有一天我大概会发财。
Fine feathers make fine birds. (idiom)
[谚]人靠衣装，马靠鞍。
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keep early hours:
to go to bed early
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keep late hours: to go to bed late
keep regular hours: to go to bed at regular time
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keep early hours:
to go to bed early
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keep late hours: to go to bed late
keep regular hours: to go to bed at regular time
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lunch counter:
A lunch counter is a snack bar where sandwiches, hot
dogs, hamburgers, hot and cold drinks, and ice-cream
are served. Lunch here does not mean the meal at noon,
but rather any light meal or snack.
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lunch counter:
A lunch counter is a snack bar where sandwiches, hot
dogs, hamburgers, hot and cold drinks, and ice-cream
are served. Lunch here does not mean the meal at noon,
but rather any light meal or snack.
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straight: adj.
true, honest, correct
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I don’t think she’s completely straight with us.
我认为她对我们并不是完全坦诚。
We want a straight answer to this question.
我们要的是对这个问题的直截了当的答复。
a straight whisky 未搀水的威士忌
a straight performance 朴实无华
的表演
a straight comedy 地道
的喜剧
a straight thinker 思路
有条理的人
a straight denial 直截了当的
否认
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true, honest, correct
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I don’t think she’s completely straight with us.
我认为她对我们并不是完全坦诚。
We want a straight answer to this question.
我们要的是对这个问题的直截了当的答复。
a straight whisky 未搀水的威士忌
a straight performance 朴实无华
的表演
a straight comedy 地道
的喜剧
a straight thinker 思路
有条理的人
a straight denial 直截了当的
否认
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keen: adj.
(of the mind, the feelings, the senses, etc.) good, strong,
quick at understanding, etc.
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a keen eye 敏锐
的眼光
keen powers of observation 敏锐
的观察力
a keen sense of smell 灵敏
的嗅觉
a keen mind 敏捷
的头脑
a keen bargainer 精于讨价还价
的人
a keen-edged sword 锋利
的剑
a keen wind 刺骨
的寒风
a keen slap 辣乎乎
的一巴掌
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keen: adj.
(of the mind, the feelings, the senses, etc.) good, strong,
quick at understanding, etc.
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a keen eye 敏锐
的眼光
keen powers of observation 敏锐
的观察力
a keen sense of smell 灵敏
的嗅觉
a keen mind 敏捷
的头脑
a keen bargainer 精于讨价还价
的人
a keen-edged sword 锋利
的剑
a keen wind 刺骨
的寒风
a keen slap 辣乎乎
的一巴掌
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a keen competition 激烈
的竞争
a keen sorrow 深切
的悲痛
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a keen competition 激烈
的竞争
a keen sorrow 深切
的悲痛
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set: v.
to fix a (precious stone) into (a piece of jewellery)
The ring is set with three shining diamonds.
这个
戒指镶有三颗闪亮 的钻石。
My mother sent me a bracelet set with pearls for my
20th birthday.
妈妈送
给我一只 镶嵌着珍珠 的手镯作为二十岁的生日礼物。
无数星星
点缀着夜空 。
The dark sky was set with myriads of stars.
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set: v.
to fix a (precious stone) into (a piece of jewellery)
The ring is set with three shining diamonds.
这个
戒指镶有三颗闪亮 的钻石。
My mother sent me a bracelet set with pearls for my
20th birthday.
妈妈送
给我一只 镶嵌着珍珠 的手镯作为二十岁的生日礼物。
无数星星
点缀着夜空 。
The dark sky was set with myriads of stars.
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chum, chap
old partner
old man
These nouns and noun phrases all have more or less the
meaning of “close friend” to express intimacy.
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chum, chap
old partner
old man
These nouns and noun phrases all have more or less the
meaning of “close friend” to express intimacy.
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fortune: n.
lots of money, possessions, etc.; chance; whatever happens
by chance, good or bad
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1. make one’s fortune
2. push one’s fortune
3. seek one’s fortune
4. try one’s fortune
a. 碰运
气
b. 寻找
发迹的机会
c. 设法抬
高自己的社会地
位
d. 发财；发
迹
1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-aKey:
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fortune: n.
lots of money, possessions, etc.; chance; whatever happens
by chance, good or bad
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1. make one’s fortune
2. push one’s fortune
3. seek one’s fortune
4. try one’s fortune
a. 碰运
气
b. 寻找
发迹的机会
c. 设法抬
高自己的社会地
位
d. 发财；发
迹
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come into a fortune 继承
一大笔财产
have fortune on one’s side 走鸿运
He dances well to whom fortune pipes. ([谚]鸿运
来时，百事顺
遂
。
)
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come into a fortune 继承
一大笔财产
have fortune on one’s side 走鸿运
He dances well to whom fortune pipes. ([谚]鸿运
来时，百事顺
遂
。
)
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figure: v.
to consider; to believe
They figure themselves quite well-off.
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他们
自以为相当富裕。
No one can figure him.
没
人能猜得透他。
figure out: to come to understand or discover by thinking
They figure themselves quite well-off.
我
捉摸不透他，他是个 谜。
I can’t figure him out — he’s a mystery.
我们
弄不懂他为什么要说那句话 。
We can’t figure out why he said that.
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figure: v.
to consider; to believe
They figure themselves quite well-off.
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他们
自以为相当富裕。
No one can figure him.
没
人能猜得透他。
figure out: to come to understand or discover by thinking
They figure themselves quite well-off.
我
捉摸不透他，他是个 谜。
I can’t figure him out — he’s a mystery.
我们
弄不懂他为什么要说那句话 。
We can’t figure out why he said that.
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destiny: n.
destiny, fate, doom
cf.:
1. They ascribed their disaster to an unkind .
2. It was her to become famous.
3. The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler’s .
fate ____
destiny______
doom______
他们把他们的
灾难归于命 不好。
她
命里注定会是一个 名人。
斯
大林格勒战役决定 了希特勒的灭亡。
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destiny: n.
destiny, fate, doom
cf.:
1. They ascribed their disaster to an unkind .
2. It was her to become famous.
3. The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler’s .
fate ____
destiny______
doom______
他们把他们的
灾难归于命 不好。
她
命里注定会是一个 名人。
斯
大林格勒战役决定 了希特勒的灭亡。
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destiny: n. what must happen and cannot be changed
or controlled 命运
；天数
cf.:
那位伟
人命中注定要领导他的 国家获得自由 。
It was the great man’s destiny to lead his country to
freedom.
我
那天下午遇见他是命运的安排。
It was my fate to meet him that afternoon.
fate: n. what will or must happen to someone or
something 命运
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destiny: n. what must happen and cannot be changed
or controlled 命运
；天数
cf.:
那位伟
人命中注定要领导他的 国家获得自由 。
It was the great man’s destiny to lead his country to
freedom.
我
那天下午遇见他是命运的安排。
It was my fate to meet him that afternoon.
fate: n. what will or must happen to someone or
something 命运
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doom: n. a terrible fate; unavoidable destruction or
death 厄运
；劫数；毁灭；死亡
cf.:
他在
战斗中阵亡。
He met his doom in the battle.
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doom: n. a terrible fate; unavoidable destruction or
death 厄运
；劫数；毁灭；死亡
cf.:
他在
战斗中阵亡。
He met his doom in the battle.
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groove: n.
a track made by repeated movement
It is hard for me to get out of a groove.
My parents don’t like change; they’re happy to stay in
the same old groove.
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我的
父母不喜欢变动；他们 乐意墨守 成规。
The daily life on the farm slipped back into orderly
grooves.
农
场的日常生活又悄悄回到 有条不紊的常规中来。
smash out of the groove
打
破常规
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groove: n.
a track made by repeated movement
It is hard for me to get out of a groove.
My parents don’t like change; they’re happy to stay in
the same old groove.
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我的
父母不喜欢变动；他们 乐意墨守 成规。
The daily life on the farm slipped back into orderly
grooves.
农
场的日常生活又悄悄回到 有条不紊的常规中来。
smash out of the groove
打
破常规
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sharp:
1. adv. exactly at the stated time 准
时
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The meeting starts at two o’clock sharp; don’t be late.
We arrived sharp on the agreed time of eight in the
evening.
2. adj.
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sharp:
1. adv. exactly at the stated time 准
时
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The meeting starts at two o’clock sharp; don’t be late.
We arrived sharp on the agreed time of eight in the
evening.
2. adj.
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(1) a sharp morning
(2) a short and sharp life
(3) a sharp boy
(4) be sharp at figures
(5) sharp practice
(6) sharp tongue
(7) sharp words
(8) a sharp jacket
a. 刻薄话
；挖苦
b. 伶俐
的孩子
c. 算得快
d. 利嘴
e. 欺诈
f. 短促而
有为的一生
g. 时
髦的夹克
h. 寒冷
的早晨
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(1) a sharp morning
(2) a short and sharp life
(3) a sharp boy
(4) be sharp at figures
(5) sharp practice
(6) sharp tongue
(7) sharp words
(8) a sharp jacket
a. 刻薄话
；挖苦
b. 伶俐
的孩子
c. 算得快
d. 利嘴
e. 欺诈
f. 短促而
有为的一生
g. 时
髦的夹克
h. 寒冷
的早晨
1-h, 2-f, 3-b, 4-c, 5-e, 6-d, 7-a, 8-gKey:
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grasp: v.
1. to take or keep a firm hold of, esp. with the hands
Grasp the rope with both hands.
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2. to succeed in understanding
I think I have grasped the main points of the lecture.
This is the concept we in the West find difficult to grasp.
grab, grasp
grab: v. to take hold of (a person or thing) with a sudden
rough movement, esp. for a bad or selfish purpose
cf.:
He grabbed the money and ran off.
They grabbed her by the arm and forced her into their car.
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grasp: v.
1. to take or keep a firm hold of, esp. with the hands
Grasp the rope with both hands.
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2. to succeed in understanding
I think I have grasped the main points of the lecture.
This is the concept we in the West find difficult to grasp.
grab, grasp
grab: v. to take hold of (a person or thing) with a sudden
rough movement, esp. for a bad or selfish purpose
cf.:
He grabbed the money and ran off.
They grabbed her by the arm and forced her into their car.
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egotism: n.
[U] the act of or tendency towards talking too much about
oneself and believing that one is better and more important
than other people 自
我吹嘘，自高自大
egoism: [U] the quality of always thinking about oneself
and about what will be best for oneself; selfishness 自私
；
利己心
ego: (in Freudian psychology) one of the three parts of the
mind that connects a person to the outside world, because
it can think and act 自
我（弗洛伊德心理 学中构成人类人格
的
三个基本力量之一）
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egotism: n.
[U] the act of or tendency towards talking too much about
oneself and believing that one is better and more important
than other people 自
我吹嘘，自高自大
egoism: [U] the quality of always thinking about oneself
and about what will be best for oneself; selfishness 自私
；
利己心
ego: (in Freudian psychology) one of the three parts of the
mind that connects a person to the outside world, because
it can think and act 自
我（弗洛伊德心理 学中构成人类人格
的
三个基本力量之一）
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id: (in Freudian psychology) one of the three parts of the
mind that is completely unconscious, but has needs and
desires 本
我（指人 潜意识的最深层，是构成人类人格的 三个
基本
力量之一）
superego: (in Freudian psychology) the moral self or
conscience; one of the three parts of the mind that rewards
and punishes us by our feelings of guilt or rightness,
according to our respect for the rules of society 超
我（弗洛
伊德精神
分析学中构成人类人格的 三个基本力量之一）
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id: (in Freudian psychology) one of the three parts of the
mind that is completely unconscious, but has needs and
desires 本
我（指人 潜意识的最深层，是构成人类人格的 三个
基本
力量之一）
superego: (in Freudian psychology) the moral self or
conscience; one of the three parts of the mind that rewards
and punishes us by our feelings of guilt or rightness,
according to our respect for the rules of society 超
我（弗洛
伊德精神
分析学中构成人类人格的 三个基本力量之一）
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submerge: v.
to cover or completely hide
Her happiness at seeing Peter submerged her former
worries.
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她看
到彼得非常 高兴，顿时完全忘却了先前的 烦恼。
The stream overflowed and submerged the farmland.
河
水泛滥，淹没了农田。
He submerged himself in the world of his imagination.
She’s absolutely submerged in work.
她
工作多得 不得了。
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submerge: v.
to cover or completely hide
Her happiness at seeing Peter submerged her former
worries.
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她看
到彼得非常 高兴，顿时完全忘却了先前的 烦恼。
The stream overflowed and submerged the farmland.
河
水泛滥，淹没了农田。
He submerged himself in the world of his imagination.
She’s absolutely submerged in work.
她
工作多得 不得了。
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Useful Expressions
Passage Dictation
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Guided Writing
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1. 作秀
2. 强健
的体魄
3. 和平的
卫士
4. 早睡早
起
5. 发财；发
迹
for show
stalwart form
a guardian of peace
keep early hours
make one’s fortune
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6. 失去
线索
lose track of
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7. 赴约
8. 臂挽着臂
fill an appointment
arm in arm
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1. 作秀
2. 强健
的体魄
3. 和平的
卫士
4. 早睡早
起
5. 发财；发
迹
for show
stalwart form
a guardian of peace
keep early hours
make one’s fortune
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6. 失去
线索
lose track of
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8. 臂挽着臂
fill an appointment
arm in arm
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9. 闪耀着
10. 凝视
brilliant with
gaze upon
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11. 被
捕
12. 顺便访
问
under arrest
drop over
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10. 凝视
brilliant with
gaze upon
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12. 顺便访
问
under arrest
drop over
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Passage Dictation
Listen to the following passage. Altogether
the passage will be read to you four times.
During the first reading, which will be read
at normal speed, listen and try to
understand the meaning. For the second
and third readings, the passage will be
read sentence by sentence, or phrase by
phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The
last reading will be read at normal speed
again and during this time you should
check your work.
Directions:
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Passage Dictation
Listen to the following passage. Altogether
the passage will be read to you four times.
During the first reading, which will be read
at normal speed, listen and try to
understand the meaning. For the second
and third readings, the passage will be
read sentence by sentence, or phrase by
phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The
last reading will be read at normal speed
again and during this time you should
check your work.
Directions:
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Are You a Good Detective?
Would you like to spend an evening reading a lovely story with
beautiful illustrations and make $35,000 at the same time? Millions of
people all over the world tried to do just that. Only one succeeded.
The book is called Masquerade, and was written by British painter Kit
Williams. Within its pages are clues to the location of a golden jewel,
and whoever figured out the clues could find and keep the treasure.
Some time ago, Williams was asked to write a children’s book.
Wanting to do something no one else had done before, he decided to
bury a golden treasure and tell where it was in the book. He began to
do illustrations without a clear idea of what the story would be about,
where he could bury the treasure, or even what the treasure would be.
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Are You a Good Detective?
Would you like to spend an evening reading a lovely story with
beautiful illustrations and make $35,000 at the same time? Millions of
people all over the world tried to do just that. Only one succeeded.
The book is called Masquerade, and was written by British painter Kit
Williams. Within its pages are clues to the location of a golden jewel,
and whoever figured out the clues could find and keep the treasure.
Some time ago, Williams was asked to write a children’s book.
Wanting to do something no one else had done before, he decided to
bury a golden treasure and tell where it was in the book. He began to
do illustrations without a clear idea of what the story would be about,
where he could bury the treasure, or even what the treasure would be.
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A stranger has helped to put out a big fire, but nobody
knows his name. Mr. Wang has received a letter from the
Neighborhood Committee, asking him to try to find out who
the stranger is, so that this person can be commended for his
meritorious service. When the fire was being put out, many
other people were on the scene, some helping to rescue
people and some watching. Mr. Wang asks some of the
witnesses (his students) what the stranger looked like.
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A stranger has helped to put out a big fire, but nobody
knows his name. Mr. Wang has received a letter from the
Neighborhood Committee, asking him to try to find out who
the stranger is, so that this person can be commended for his
meritorious service. When the fire was being put out, many
other people were on the scene, some helping to rescue
people and some watching. Mr. Wang asks some of the
witnesses (his students) what the stranger looked like.
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Now imagine yourself to be first Mr. Wang and then one
of the witnesses. Pair up with your partner and carry out a
talk between Mr. Wang and the witness. You can use one of
your classmates as a model and your partner can identify this
person according to the description.
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Now imagine yourself to be first Mr. Wang and then one
of the witnesses. Pair up with your partner and carry out a
talk between Mr. Wang and the witness. You can use one of
your classmates as a model and your partner can identify this
person according to the description.
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The student may ask following questions about the stranger.
Height tall, short, of medium / average height
Hair short, long, thin, thick, straight, curled, curly, wavy,
sparse, unkempt, disheveled, luxuriant
Build slender, stout / fat / plump, stooping, thin / lean, slim,
broad-shouldered, lanky
Eyes bulging eyes, prominent eyes, close-set eyes, dark eyes,
deep-set eyes, sunken eyes
Facial
features
chubby cheeks, hooked nose, pug nose, large forehead,
narrow forehead, domed forehead
Clothingblue jeans, corduroy jacket, sweater, suit, T-shirt
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The student may ask following questions about the stranger.
Height tall, short, of medium / average height
Hair short, long, thin, thick, straight, curled, curly, wavy,
sparse, unkempt, disheveled, luxuriant
Build slender, stout / fat / plump, stooping, thin / lean, slim,
broad-shouldered, lanky
Eyes bulging eyes, prominent eyes, close-set eyes, dark eyes,
deep-set eyes, sunken eyes
Facial
features
chubby cheeks, hooked nose, pug nose, large forehead,
narrow forehead, domed forehead
Clothingblue jeans, corduroy jacket, sweater, suit, T-shirt
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Some Comments on the Text
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“After Twenty Years” is a short story written by O.
Henry. The following part mainly gives some basic
knowledge about the literary form “the short story”.
1. Definition of the short story:
The short story is a form of fiction generally under
10,000 words in length. Because of its limited length, a
short story presents very few characters (generally one or
two), and focuses on only one event, which takes place
within a very short time.
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“After Twenty Years” is a short story written by O.
Henry. The following part mainly gives some basic
knowledge about the literary form “the short story”.
1. Definition of the short story:
The short story is a form of fiction generally under
10,000 words in length. Because of its limited length, a
short story presents very few characters (generally one or
two), and focuses on only one event, which takes place
within a very short time.
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Structurally, a short story may break up into five
sections.
1) The setting. This section provides the reader with the
setting and a brief introduction to the characters.
2) The generating circumstances. This is the incident in the
story that first arouses the reader’s curiosity.
3) The rising action. This is where the plot develops and
progresses towards the climax. It is also where the reader
finds complications and suspense.
4) The climax. This is where the interest and excitement are
highest, and it is just before the end.
5) The dénouement. This is the end of the story when
everything is explained.
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Structurally, a short story may break up into five
sections.
1) The setting. This section provides the reader with the
setting and a brief introduction to the characters.
2) The generating circumstances. This is the incident in the
story that first arouses the reader’s curiosity.
3) The rising action. This is where the plot develops and
progresses towards the climax. It is also where the reader
finds complications and suspense.
4) The climax. This is where the interest and excitement are
highest, and it is just before the end.
5) The dénouement. This is the end of the story when
everything is explained.
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2. Structure of the short story:
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The plot refers to a sequence of events that make up a
story. In this story the plot is developed mainly through the
dialogues:
A. The dialogue between the policeman on patrol and
the man from the West tells us the background of the
story — the man from the West has come to keep an
appointment made twenty years before.
B. The dialogue between Bob and “Jimmy” tells the
reader about the “pre-arranged” meeting and the revelation
of the truth.
3. The plot:
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The plot refers to a sequence of events that make up a
story. In this story the plot is developed mainly through the
dialogues:
A. The dialogue between the policeman on patrol and
the man from the West tells us the background of the
story — the man from the West has come to keep an
appointment made twenty years before.
B. The dialogue between Bob and “Jimmy” tells the
reader about the “pre-arranged” meeting and the revelation
of the truth.
3. The plot:
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Characterization is the way in which the people in the
story are presented. They may be described directly or
shown to the reader through dialogues, action and
interaction.
1) The characters are developed through straight
description of their external action in this story. For
example:
A. The professional policeman’s habitual behavior on the
beat (Para. 2)
B. The appearance of Jimmy and Bob, and Bob’s signs
of wealth (Jimmy: Para. 2; Bob: Para. 6; Para. 10)
4. Characterization:
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Characterization is the way in which the people in the
story are presented. They may be described directly or
shown to the reader through dialogues, action and
interaction.
1) The characters are developed through straight
description of their external action in this story. For
example:
A. The professional policeman’s habitual behavior on the
beat (Para. 2)
B. The appearance of Jimmy and Bob, and Bob’s signs
of wealth (Jimmy: Para. 2; Bob: Para. 6; Para. 10)
4. Characterization:
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2) The characters are presented to the reader through the
dialogue. From the way the characters talk and what they
talk about, the reader learns that:
A. The man from the West is successful in having
made a large fortune, boastful and self-conceited
and adventurous.
B. Jimmy is a plodder; he is prudent, a man who gets
in a groove, but he is also cool, self-possessed and
calculating.
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2) The characters are presented to the reader through the
dialogue. From the way the characters talk and what they
talk about, the reader learns that:
A. The man from the West is successful in having
made a large fortune, boastful and self-conceited
and adventurous.
B. Jimmy is a plodder; he is prudent, a man who gets
in a groove, but he is also cool, self-possessed and
calculating.
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Guided Writing — Précis Writing
Working in groups of two or three,
decide which details should be supplied
for the following outline in writing the
précis of “After Twenty Years”. Then
write a 200-word précis of “After Twenty
Years” in which you summarize the main
idea of the story with necessary details.
Directions
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Guided Writing — Précis Writing
Working in groups of two or three,
decide which details should be supplied
for the following outline in writing the
précis of “After Twenty Years”. Then
write a 200-word précis of “After Twenty
Years” in which you summarize the main
idea of the story with necessary details.
Directions
:
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1. The policeman and the man in the darkened doorway
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few minutes before ten
windy, damp / policeman on duty
man in the doorway / man there keeping an appointment
made twenty years before with Jimmy Wells
man made a fortune in the West
policeman seeing man’s features, scarfpin, diamond
studded watch
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1. The policeman and the man in the darkened doorway
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few minutes before ten
windy, damp / policeman on duty
man in the doorway / man there keeping an appointment
made twenty years before with Jimmy Wells
man made a fortune in the West
policeman seeing man’s features, scarfpin, diamond
studded watch
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2. The encounter between the man and the tall man
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twenty minutes later
tall man claiming to be Jimmy
waiting man suspicious: too tall
proud of his success
telling his career
glare from a store revealing that the tall man was not
Jimmy
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2. The encounter between the man and the tall man
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twenty minutes later
tall man claiming to be Jimmy
waiting man suspicious: too tall
proud of his success
telling his career
glare from a store revealing that the tall man was not
Jimmy
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3. The tall man revealing the truth
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tall man put the man under arrest
delivering a note from Jimmy, the policeman on patrol
Jimmy having kept an appointment
recognized the man as the one wanted
not to do the arrest himself
sending a colleague
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3. The tall man revealing the truth
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tall man put the man under arrest
delivering a note from Jimmy, the policeman on patrol
Jimmy having kept an appointment
recognized the man as the one wanted
not to do the arrest himself
sending a colleague
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A few minutes before ten, one chilly, windy and damp
night, a policeman on duty saw a man leaning in the
doorway of a hardware store. On being seen, the man told
the policeman that he was keeping an appointment made
twenty years before with a close friend of his, Jimmy
Wells. They parted that very night twenty years ago. Then
the man went to the West to make his fortune. He
admitted that he had done well in the West. When the man
lit his cigar, the policeman saw his features and his large,
oddly set scarfpin. Later, when the man was consulting
his watch, the policeman saw its lids studded with
diamonds. Before the policeman walked on, he made sure
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A few minutes before ten, one chilly, windy and damp
night, a policeman on duty saw a man leaning in the
doorway of a hardware store. On being seen, the man told
the policeman that he was keeping an appointment made
twenty years before with a close friend of his, Jimmy
Wells. They parted that very night twenty years ago. Then
the man went to the West to make his fortune. He
admitted that he had done well in the West. When the man
lit his cigar, the policeman saw his features and his large,
oddly set scarfpin. Later, when the man was consulting
his watch, the policeman saw its lids studded with
diamonds. Before the policeman walked on, he made sure
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that the man had set his heart on meeting his old friend
and was willing to wait another half an hour at least.
The man in the doorway had waited another twenty
minutes when a tall man came and said he was Jimmy.
The waiting man was a little suspicious at first as the
other was a couple of inches taller than he remembered
his friend was. However, being proud of his own success
he soon began to talk about his career. While the two men
were walking up the street, the glare from a drugstore
made the first man realize that the tall man was not
Jimmy.
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that the man had set his heart on meeting his old friend
and was willing to wait another half an hour at least.
The man in the doorway had waited another twenty
minutes when a tall man came and said he was Jimmy.
The waiting man was a little suspicious at first as the
other was a couple of inches taller than he remembered
his friend was. However, being proud of his own success
he soon began to talk about his career. While the two men
were walking up the street, the glare from a drugstore
made the first man realize that the tall man was not
Jimmy.
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The tall man announced that the waiting man had
been under arrest for ten minutes and then handed him a
note. It was from Jimmy Wells, the policeman. Jimmy had
come on time to keep his appointment. He had recognized
his former friend as the criminal wanted in Chicago. He
didn’t have the heart to arrest an old friend, so he asked a
plain-clothes man to do the job.
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The tall man announced that the waiting man had
been under arrest for ten minutes and then handed him a
note. It was from Jimmy Wells, the policeman. Jimmy had
come on time to keep his appointment. He had recognized
his former friend as the criminal wanted in Chicago. He
didn’t have the heart to arrest an old friend, so he asked a
plain-clothes man to do the job.
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Guided Writing — Passage Writing
Friendship is very necessary for everyone,
but different people may have different
principles to make their friends.
Write a composition of about 200 words
on the following topic:
Directions
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Friendship is very necessary for everyone,
but different people may have different
principles to make their friends.
Write a composition of about 200 words
on the following topic:
Directions
:
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How to Make Friends
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.
In the second part, provide one, two or more reasons to
support your idea or describe your idea.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural
conclusion or summary.
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You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.
In the second part, provide one, two or more reasons to
support your idea or describe your idea.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural
conclusion or summary.
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An old saying goes, “One man is not good enough to live alone
in the world.” Indeed, there are many things in life which we alone
cannot perform. We need friends’ help. Friends are the people who
willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show
sympathy for us when we are in misery.
The benefits of friendship are boundless and sometimes
invisible. A good friend is an adviser, because our own points of view
towards things may not always be right. Therefore, it is necessary for
us to seek advice from friends. A good friend is also a mirror which
may point out our weak points and strong points simultaneously.
Of course, we can make friends everywhere. However, I think
the best place is school, where we are among a great number of boys
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An old saying goes, “One man is not good enough to live alone
in the world.” Indeed, there are many things in life which we alone
cannot perform. We need friends’ help. Friends are the people who
willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show
sympathy for us when we are in misery.
The benefits of friendship are boundless and sometimes
invisible. A good friend is an adviser, because our own points of view
towards things may not always be right. Therefore, it is necessary for
us to seek advice from friends. A good friend is also a mirror which
may point out our weak points and strong points simultaneously.
Of course, we can make friends everywhere. However, I think
the best place is school, where we are among a great number of boys
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and girls of our own age. It is easy to get to know one another at
school in a short time. Besides, we can also make friends among the
people who work with us in the community.
In order to make friends, we ourselves must be honest, noble-
minded and kind-hearted whereby to leave a favorable impression on
others since other people observe us the same way as we do.
At the same time, we should avoid bad friends, because they
always do harm to us, and moreover, they are dangerous to the people
around. What is even worse, they may spoil our friendship with good
friends. Indeed, seeking acquaintance with bad friends would be a
serious mistake.
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and girls of our own age. It is easy to get to know one another at
school in a short time. Besides, we can also make friends among the
people who work with us in the community.
In order to make friends, we ourselves must be honest, noble-
minded and kind-hearted whereby to leave a favorable impression on
others since other people observe us the same way as we do.
At the same time, we should avoid bad friends, because they
always do harm to us, and moreover, they are dangerous to the people
around. What is even worse, they may spoil our friendship with good
friends. Indeed, seeking acquaintance with bad friends would be a
serious mistake.
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The Captain gazed gloomily at his sword that hung upon the wall.
In the closet nearby was stored his faded uniform, stained and worn by
weather and service. What a long, long time it seemed since those old
days of war’s alarms!
And now, veteran that he was of his country’s strenuous times, he
had been reduced to abject surrender by a woman’s soft eyes and
smiling lips. As he sat in his quiet room he held in his hand the letter he
had just received from her — the letter that had caused him to wear that
look of gloom. He re-read the fatal paragraph that had destroyed his
hope.
October and June
by O. Henry
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The Captain gazed gloomily at his sword that hung upon the wall.
In the closet nearby was stored his faded uniform, stained and worn by
weather and service. What a long, long time it seemed since those old
days of war’s alarms!
And now, veteran that he was of his country’s strenuous times, he
had been reduced to abject surrender by a woman’s soft eyes and
smiling lips. As he sat in his quiet room he held in his hand the letter he
had just received from her — the letter that had caused him to wear that
look of gloom. He re-read the fatal paragraph that had destroyed his
hope.
October and June
by O. Henry
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In declining the honor you have done me in asking me to be
your wife, I feel that I ought to speak frankly. The reason I have for
so doing is the great difference between our ages. I like you very,
very much, but I am sure that our marriage would not be a happy
one. I am sorry to have to refer to this, but I believe that you will
appreciate my honesty in giving you the true reason.
The Captain sighed, and leaned his head upon his hand. Yes,
there were many years between their ages. But he was strong and
rugged, he had position and wealth. Would not his love, his tender
care, and the advantages he could bestow upon her make her forget
the question of age? Besides, he was almost sure that she cared for
him.
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In declining the honor you have done me in asking me to be
your wife, I feel that I ought to speak frankly. The reason I have for
so doing is the great difference between our ages. I like you very,
very much, but I am sure that our marriage would not be a happy
one. I am sorry to have to refer to this, but I believe that you will
appreciate my honesty in giving you the true reason.
The Captain sighed, and leaned his head upon his hand. Yes,
there were many years between their ages. But he was strong and
rugged, he had position and wealth. Would not his love, his tender
care, and the advantages he could bestow upon her make her forget
the question of age? Besides, he was almost sure that she cared for
him.
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The Captain was a man of prompt action. In the field he had been
distinguished for his decisiveness and energy. He would see her and
plead his cause again in person. Age! — what was it to come between
him and the one he loved?
In two hours he stood ready, in light marching order, for his
greatest battle. He took the train for the old Southern town in Tennessee
where she lived.
Theodora Deming was on the steps of the handsome, porticoed
(有门廊的 ) old mansion, enjoying the summer twilight, when the
Captain entered the gate and came up the graveled (碎石的 ) walk.
She met him with a smile that was free from embarrassment. As the
Captain stood on the step below her, the difference in their ages did not
appear so great. He was tall and straight and clear-eyed and browned.
She was in the bloom of lovely womanhood.
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The Captain was a man of prompt action. In the field he had been
distinguished for his decisiveness and energy. He would see her and
plead his cause again in person. Age! — what was it to come between
him and the one he loved?
In two hours he stood ready, in light marching order, for his
greatest battle. He took the train for the old Southern town in Tennessee
where she lived.
Theodora Deming was on the steps of the handsome, porticoed
(有门廊的 ) old mansion, enjoying the summer twilight, when the
Captain entered the gate and came up the graveled (碎石的 ) walk.
She met him with a smile that was free from embarrassment. As the
Captain stood on the step below her, the difference in their ages did not
appear so great. He was tall and straight and clear-eyed and browned.
She was in the bloom of lovely womanhood.
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“I wasn’t expecting you,” said Theodora, “but now that you’ve
come you may sit on the step. Didn’t you get my letter?”
“I did,” said the Captain, “and that’s why I came. I say, now,
Theo, reconsider your answer, won’t you?”
Theodora smiled softly upon him. He carried his years well. She
was really fond of his strength, his wholesome looks, his manliness —
perhaps, if —
“No, no,” she said, shaking her head, positively, “it’s out of the
question. I like you a whole lot, but marrying won’t do. My age and
yours are — but don’t make me say it again — I told you in my letter.”
The Captain flushed a little through the bronze on his face. He
was silent for a while, gazing sadly into the twilight. Beyond a line of
woods that he could see was a field where the boys in blue had once
bivouacked (露营) on their march toward the sea. How long ago it
seemed now! Truly, Fate and Father Time had tricked him sorely. Just a
few years interposed between himself and happiness!
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“I wasn’t expecting you,” said Theodora, “but now that you’ve
come you may sit on the step. Didn’t you get my letter?”
“I did,” said the Captain, “and that’s why I came. I say, now,
Theo, reconsider your answer, won’t you?”
Theodora smiled softly upon him. He carried his years well. She
was really fond of his strength, his wholesome looks, his manliness —
perhaps, if —
“No, no,” she said, shaking her head, positively, “it’s out of the
question. I like you a whole lot, but marrying won’t do. My age and
yours are — but don’t make me say it again — I told you in my letter.”
The Captain flushed a little through the bronze on his face. He
was silent for a while, gazing sadly into the twilight. Beyond a line of
woods that he could see was a field where the boys in blue had once
bivouacked (露营) on their march toward the sea. How long ago it
seemed now! Truly, Fate and Father Time had tricked him sorely. Just a
few years interposed between himself and happiness!
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Theodora’s hand crept down and rested in the clasp of his firm,
brown one. She felt, at least, that sentiment that is akin to love.
“Don’t take it so hard, please,” she said, gently. “It’s all for the
best. I’ve reasoned it out very wisely all by myself. Some day you’ll be
glad I didn’t marry you. It would be very nice and lovely for a while —
but, just think! In only a few short years what different tastes we would
have! One of us would want to sit by the fireside and read, and maybe
nurse neuralgia or rheumatism of evenings, while the other would be
crazy for balls and theatres and late suppers. No, my dear friend. While
it isn’t exactly January and May, it’s a clear case of October and pretty
early in June.”
“I’d always do what you wanted me to do, Theo. If you wanted to
—”
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Theodora’s hand crept down and rested in the clasp of his firm,
brown one. She felt, at least, that sentiment that is akin to love.
“Don’t take it so hard, please,” she said, gently. “It’s all for the
best. I’ve reasoned it out very wisely all by myself. Some day you’ll be
glad I didn’t marry you. It would be very nice and lovely for a while —
but, just think! In only a few short years what different tastes we would
have! One of us would want to sit by the fireside and read, and maybe
nurse neuralgia or rheumatism of evenings, while the other would be
crazy for balls and theatres and late suppers. No, my dear friend. While
it isn’t exactly January and May, it’s a clear case of October and pretty
early in June.”
“I’d always do what you wanted me to do, Theo. If you wanted to
—”
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“No, you wouldn’t. You think now that you would, but you
wouldn’t. Please don’t ask me any more.”
The Captain had lost his battle. But he was a gallant warrior, and
when he rose to make his final adieu his mouth was grimly set and his
shoulders were squared.
He took the train for the North that night. On the next evening he
was back in his room, where his sword was hanging against the wall.
He was dressing for dinner, tying his white tie into a very careful bow.
And at the same time he was indulging in a pensive soliloquy.
“Pon my honour, I believe Theo was right, after all. Nobody can
deny that she’s a peach, but she must be twenty-eight, at the very
kindest calculation.”
For you see, the Captain was only nineteen, and his sword had
never been drawn except on the parade ground at Chattanooga, which
was as near as he ever got to the Spanish-American War.
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“No, you wouldn’t. You think now that you would, but you
wouldn’t. Please don’t ask me any more.”
The Captain had lost his battle. But he was a gallant warrior, and
when he rose to make his final adieu his mouth was grimly set and his
shoulders were squared.
He took the train for the North that night. On the next evening he
was back in his room, where his sword was hanging against the wall.
He was dressing for dinner, tying his white tie into a very careful bow.
And at the same time he was indulging in a pensive soliloquy.
“Pon my honour, I believe Theo was right, after all. Nobody can
deny that she’s a peach, but she must be twenty-eight, at the very
kindest calculation.”
For you see, the Captain was only nineteen, and his sword had
never been drawn except on the parade ground at Chattanooga, which
was as near as he ever got to the Spanish-American War.
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1. This passage is a piece of writing.
Read the passage “October and June”
and choose the best answer for each of
the following questions.
Directions:
B
A. descriptive
B. narrative
C. argumentative
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Read the passage “October and June”
and choose the best answer for each of
the following questions.
Directions:
B
A. descriptive
B. narrative
C. argumentative
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2. The main topic of this passage is .A
A. love
B. friendship
C. family
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3. The reason why Theodora refused the Captain’s proposal
was (that) .C
A. she didn’t like him at all
B. the great difference between their social statuses
C. the great difference between their ages
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2. The main topic of this passage is .A
A. love
B. friendship
C. family
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3. The reason why Theodora refused the Captain’s proposal
was (that) .C
A. she didn’t like him at all
B. the great difference between their social statuses
C. the great difference between their ages
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4. The sentence “He carried his years well” in Para. 10 is
closest in meaning to .B
A. “He looked very charming”
B. “He looked very young”
C. “He was full of experience”
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5. From the last paragraph we may guess Theodora was
about years older than the Captain.C
A. 20
B. 15
C. 10
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4. The sentence “He carried his years well” in Para. 10 is
closest in meaning to .B
A. “He looked very charming”
B. “He looked very young”
C. “He was full of experience”
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5. From the last paragraph we may guess Theodora was
about years older than the Captain.C
A. 20
B. 15
C. 10
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6. Which of the following statements can best reveal
the implication of the title “October and June”?C
A. Theodora and the Captain’s love began in October
and ended in June.
B. October and June meant a lot to Theodora and the
Captain.
C. The difference between Theodora and the Captain
was compared to the difference between October
and June.
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6. Which of the following statements can best reveal
the implication of the title “October and June”?C
A. Theodora and the Captain’s love began in October
and ended in June.
B. October and June meant a lot to Theodora and the
Captain.
C. The difference between Theodora and the Captain
was compared to the difference between October
and June.
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Directions: Guess the meanings of the following
words from the passage by matching
each word in Column A with the word or
phrase in Column B that is similar in
meaning.
1. faded
2. gloom
3. bestow
4. prompt
A
A. n. a feeling of deep sadness or hopelessness
B. adj. courageous
C. n. the best or most favourable time of
B
Unit 14 After Twenty Years
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Directions: Guess the meanings of the following
words from the passage by matching
each word in Column A with the word or
phrase in Column B that is similar in
meaning.
1. faded
2. gloom
3. bestow
4. prompt
A
A. n. a feeling of deep sadness or hopelessness
B. adj. courageous
C. n. the best or most favourable time of
B
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5. bloom
6. flush
7. interpose
8. gallant
9. adieu
10. soliloquy
D. v. (fml) to give
E. adj. loosing brightness, color, strength,
freshness, etc.
F. n. (lit.) goodbye
G. v. to (cause to) become red in the face
H. n. (an act of) talking to oneself alone
I. v. (fml) to put between two other things
J. adj. (of an action) done quickly, at once, or
at the right time
1. E 2. A 3. D 4. J 5. C 6. G 7. I 8. B 9. F 10. H
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5. bloom
6. flush
7. interpose
8. gallant
9. adieu
10. soliloquy
D. v. (fml) to give
E. adj. loosing brightness, color, strength,
freshness, etc.
F. n. (lit.) goodbye
G. v. to (cause to) become red in the face
H. n. (an act of) talking to oneself alone
I. v. (fml) to put between two other things
J. adj. (of an action) done quickly, at once, or
at the right time
1. E 2. A 3. D 4. J 5. C 6. G 7. I 8. B 9. F 10. H
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