He was a famous cartoonist.
他是一位著名的漫画家。
He drew political cartoons.
他画政治漫画。
His cartoons made fun of presidents.
他的漫画取笑总统。
His cartoons made fun of vice presidents.
他的漫画取笑副总统。
His cartoons made fun of Congress.
他的漫画取笑国会。
Politicians hated him.
政客们讨厌他。
Ordinary people loved him.
普通人喜欢他。
His name was Paul.
他的名字叫保罗。
He put 400 of his cartoons in a book.
他把400幅漫画收集成了一本书。
He sold the book at a book fair.
他在书展上出售这本书。
Many people bought the book.
很多人买了这本书。
He signed the book for everyone.
他为每个人签名。
He autographed the book for everyone.
他为每个人在书上签名。
"Why are you selling this book? Do you need extra money?" Becky asked.
“你为什么卖这本书?你需要额外的钱吗?”贝琪问。
"Yes, I need extra money," Paul said.
“是的,我需要额外的钱,”保罗说。
"The newspaper laid me off. They said my cartoons are mean. My cartoons make the politicians cry."
“报社把我解雇了。他们说我的漫画刻薄。我的漫画让政客们哭泣。”
"But your cartoons tell the truth," Becky said.
“但是你的漫画说出了真相,”贝琪说。
"Yes, and the truth hurts," said Paul.
“是的,真相是痛苦的,”保罗说。
重点词汇
cartoonist 漫画家; 动画片画家
book fair书展,书籍义卖
book for 预订; 难免 ; 因…而记下名字
autographed 签名;autograph的过去分词和过去式
Do you你愿意吗
Becky贝姬(女子教名Rebeca和Rebekah的简称) ; <口>上挂钩
tell the truth 说出真相
01.拓展听力
All the kids hated school lunch.
所有的孩子都讨厌学校的午餐。
It was disgusting.
午餐很恶心。
Sometimes they had mystery meat.
有时候他们会有不明肉类。
Today in particular they had hot dogs.
今天他们特别吃了热狗。
The hot dog has a strange color.
热狗颜色很奇怪。
The bun was also hard and stale.
面包也又硬又不新鲜。
The lunch was free.
午餐是免费的。
Most kids did not complain.
大多数孩子没有抱怨。
It was not healthy though.
不过,这并不健康。
The students decided to form a petition.
学生们决定发起请愿。
They wanted healthier and fresher food.
他们想要更健康和更新鲜的食物。
They gathered a lot of signatures.
他们收集了很多签名。
The school decided to listen to them.
学校决定听取他们的意见。
They added new items to their menu.
他们在菜单上增加了新项目。
They had salad and also yogurt.
他们有沙拉和酸奶。
They took out the hot dogs and hamburgers.
他们把热狗和汉堡去掉了。
The kids rejoiced.
孩子们欢呼雀跃。
The food was finally edible.
食物终于可以吃了。
重点词汇
school lunch 学校午餐
in particular 尤其 ; 特别
hot dogs 热狗 ; 动作灵巧表演者,高难动作表演者 ; hot dog的复数
hot dog 热狗 ; 动作灵巧表演者,高难动作表演者
did not 没有 ; 未 ; 的缩写
a lot of 许多
listen to 听
took out 取出 ; 带出 ; 拔 ; 取得
02.拓展听力
Michelle just discovered online shopping.
米歇尔刚刚发现了网上购物。
She loved how convenient it was.
她喜欢它的方便之处。
She never had to leave her computer.
她从不需要离开她的电脑。
She never had to get up.
她从不需要起身。
All she had to do was type and click.
她只需要打字和点击。
Technology is great!
科技真是太棒了!
She decided to buy a textbook for school.
她决定为学校买一本教材。
Then, she looked for a cell phone case.
然后,她寻找手机壳。
She bought one with a striped design.
她买了一个条纹设计的手机壳。
She then went on a clothing website.
接着,她上了一个服装网站。
She bought $100 worth of clothes.
她买了价值100美元的衣服。
Her sister entered her room.
她妹妹走进了她的房间。
She noticed how much Michelle was buying.
她注意到米歇尔买了很多东西。
Her sister pulled her out of the room.
她妹妹把她拉出了房间。
Michelle was banned from online shopping.
米歇尔被禁止网上购物。
重点词汇
online shopping 网购
get up 起床 ; 起身 ; 站起来 ; 叫…起床
textbook 教科书 ; 课本 ; 教材 ; 规范的 ; 标准的
looked for 寻找,渴望
striped 有条纹的
went on 往前走 ; 继续…下去 (with ; 日子过得
how much 多少
out of 从…里面;离开 ; 从…的状态中 ; 越出…之外
banned 明令禁止 ; 取缔 ; 禁止做某事
03.拓展听力
Ken had no school today.
肯今天没有上学。
Ken had no chores to do today.
肯今天没有家务要做。
Ken was not working today.
肯今天不上班。
He was all alone at home.
他独自在家。
He had the day off.
他今天休息。
He was usually busy every day.
他通常每天都很忙。
He watched TV for two hours.
他看了两个小时的电视。
He got bored.
他感到无聊。
He played video games.
他玩了电子游戏。
He got bored.
他感到无聊。
He went to a cafe.
他去了咖啡馆。
He ordered coffee and bread.
他点了咖啡和面包。
He ate it.
他吃了。
He got bored.
他感到无聊。
He jogged in the park.
他在公园里慢跑。
He got bored.
他感到无聊。
He called his friends.
他打电话给他的朋友们。
They were busy.
他们很忙。
He suddenly wished he was busy.
他突然希望自己也很忙。
He called his work place.
他打电话给他的工作地点。
He asked his boss if he could come in.
他问老板他是否可以去上班。
His boss laughed.
老板笑了。
Ken hung up.
肯挂断了电话。
What a boring day.
多么无聊的一天啊。
重点词汇
all alone 独自一人
at home 像在家一样舒适自在;无拘束
day off 休假日 ; 休息日
every day 每日
video games 电子游戏 ; video game的复数
went to 相当于 ; 付出
in the park 在公园里
work place 工作场所
come in 传来 ; 接收到 ; 定期收到 ; 有收入 ; 加入
04.拓展听力
At North High School, students had to wear a uniform.
在北高中,学生们必须穿校服。
Picture Day was special though.
不过,拍照日是个特殊的日子。
On Picture Day, students could wear whatever they want.
在拍照日,学生们可以穿任何他们想穿的衣服。
Girls took this chance to wear dresses.
女孩们抓住这个机会穿上裙子。
Boys took this chance to wear casual clothes.
男孩们抓住这个机会穿上休闲服。
Jimmy wanted everyone to notice him.
吉米想让每个人都注意到他。
He wore a shirt with a curse word on it.
他穿了一件带有骂人话的衬衫。
He walked proudly in the hallways.
他骄傲地在走廊里走着。
People noticed him.
人们注意到了他。
His plan definitely worked.
他的计划绝对成功了。
A teacher saw him.
一位老师看到了他。
He was in trouble.
他惹上了麻烦。
He ran away.
他跑开了。
He ran inside the girl's bathroom.
他跑进了女厕所。
No one would find him in there.
没有人会在那里面找到他。
重点词汇
casual clothes 休闲服;便服
wore 穿 ; 戴 ; 佩戴 ; 蓄,留 ; 流露,面带,呈现 ; wear的过去式
curse 咒骂语 ; 骂人话 ; 咒 ; 咒语 ; 祸根 ; 祸端 ; 祸水 ; 诅咒 ; 咒骂 ; 在心里诅咒 ; 念咒语诅咒
on it 大量喝酒
walked 走 ; 行走 ; 步行 ; 徒步旅行 ; 散步 ; 陪伴…走 ; 护送…走 ; walk的过去分词和过去式
hallways 走廊,过道 ; 门厅 ; hallway的复数
in trouble 处于困境;惹麻烦;将受惩罚 ; 惹了麻烦
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