康沃尔迷踪案 Chapter 9 讲义
【本章大意】
金先生收到一封邮件,邮件署名是萨姆,请金先生付赎金。基思来见金先生,但金先生心情烦乱,不想见任何人。
单词注释
at last 终于,最后
· I worked out the problem at last. 我终于把那道难题解出来了。
awful /ˈɔːfl/ adj. 糟糕的,可怕的
· The weather last summer was awful. 去年夏季天气真糟糕。
look up 查找
· Why not look up the word in the dictionary? 为什么不到字典里去查这个单词呢?
clue /kluː/ n. 线索
· get a clue 得到线索
· Police have found a vital clue. 警方发现了至关重要的线索。
ransom/ˈrænsəm/ n. 赎金
· They are refusing to pay ransom for her release. 他们拒绝支付赎金来解救她。
print out 打印出
· Print out your letter. 打印出你的信。
upset /ʌpˈset/ adj. 烦乱的,心烦的
· I'm always upset when I don't get any mail. 我接不到任何邮件时总是心烦意乱。
【中英文对照】
Chapter 9 A Message
第9章一封邮件
Oh, Mr King... at last! Poor Sam!
I know... it's awful. Is there any news?
No, but the police are here. They're looking for clues…
Oh, wait a minute... that's my phone.
哦,金先生……您终于回来了!可怜的萨姆!
我知道……太糟糕了!有什么消息吗?
还没有,但是警察来了。他们在查找线索……
哦,等一下……是我的手机响了。
Oh... wait... I've got a message! Let me check my e-mail on my portable computer…
Yes, look, someone's sending me an e-mail! It's from… Sam!
I hope you get this e-mal. I'm well and missig you. They'r good to me. Please pay the ranso.
Sam
哦……等等……有一条短信! 我要看看手提电脑里的电子邮件……
看,有人给我发电子邮件了! 是……萨姆!
希望您看到了这封电子邮件。我很好,也很想念您。他们对我很好,请付赎金。
萨姆
Let me see... are you sure it's from Samantha? There are lots of spelling mistakes here...
Yes, I know. Samantha's spelling isn't very good. Where can she be?
What's the ransom?
Sorry?
How much money do they want?
Oh, er... Two million pounds.
Can you print the message out, please? Just to check it.
Yes, of course…
让我看看……您确定这是萨曼莎写的吗? 有很多拼写错误啊!
是她写的,她的拼写不太好。她到底在哪儿呢?
他们要多少赎金?
什么?
他们想要多少钱?
哦,呃……两百万英镑。
您能把这封邮件打印出来核对一下吗?
当然可以……
Mr King, Keith's here - he's a friend of Sam's.
No, Miss Driscoll, I don't want to see anybody at the moment.
It's from Sam! But wait a minute... this looks strange...
I'm sorry, Keith, but Mr King is very upset.
That's alright, I understand. Goodbye.
金先生,基思来了——他是萨姆的朋友。
德里斯科尔小姐,我现在不想见任何人。
是萨姆的邮件! 但是等等……有点不对劲……
很抱歉,基思,金先生现在心情很烦乱。
没关系,我能理解,再见!
康沃尔迷踪案 Chapter 9 习题
1. What does the word "screen" mean?
答案:A
解析:A. screen n.屏幕B. keyboard n.键盘C. modem n.调制解调器D. printer n.打印机
1. The police are at Sam's house. (T)
2. There is a message on the phone display.(T)
3. My e-mail programme isn't working. Are you sure the modem is( )?
A. print out
B. send
C. switched on
D. switched off
答案:C
解析:我的电子邮件程序不管用了。你确定调制解调器打开了吗?
print out打印出
例句:Print out your letter.打印出你的信。
send /send/ v.发送
例句:I'll send you a text message.我会给你发一条短信。
switch on开启,接通
例句:What happens when you switch on a computer?当你开启电脑时,它发生了什么?
switch off关掉,切断(电源)
例句:She reminded me to switch off all the lights.她提醒我把所有的灯关掉。
4. We usually( )a project at the end of the school year.
A. write
B. are writing
C. will write
D. wrote
答案:A
解析:在学期末的时候我们通常会写一个项目。usually一词通常出现在一般现在时的句子中,所以动词write的时态应该使用一般现在时。
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