《综合英语》(一)上[0794]第14课【第330～331页】

《综合英语》(一)上[0794]第14课【第330～331页】

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Questions on the Text 【课文问题】
1. Who was Mr. Grayson? What did he sell? How did he sell them?
格雷森先生是谁？他销售了什么？他是怎么出售它们的？
*Mr. Grayson was a businessman.
格雷森先生是个商人。
*He made and sold machines and tools used in factories.
他制造并出售工厂使用的机器和工具。
*He sold them by sending his salesmen to demonstrate products to the factory owners.
他通过派他的销售员向工厂主演示产品来销售它们。
【答案在课文第1、4段】

2. Why was it important to keep his plans secret?
为什么对他的计划保密很重要？
️【simple简单的答案】
Because there was an information leak at Mr. Grayson’s office. He didn’t want to lose money and customers. So the need for secrecy is greatly important.
因为格雷森先生的办公室有泄密的情况。他不想损失金钱及丢失客户。因此，保密的必要性非常重要。

�【complete完整的答案】
It was important for Mr. Grayson to keep his plans secret because he had millions of dollars at stake in his business. There was an information leak at his office. His business plans have become known to others almost as soon as he had made them. Half a dozen times in the last eight weeks his business competitor knew his plans and beat him at a lower price and stole his customers. So the need for secrecy is greatly important.
对格雷森先生来说，保密他的计划很重要，因为他有数百万美元处于危险之中。他的办公室有泄密的情况。他的商业计划几乎刚制定出来就被别人知道了。在过去的八周里，他的商业竞争对手六次知道了他的计划，以更低的价格击败了他，并能及时抢走了他的客户。因此，保密的必要性非常重要。
【答案在课文第2、4、5段】

3. What had been happening over the last eight weeks?
在过去的八个星期里发生了什么？
️【simple简单的答案】
There was an information leak at Mr. Grayson’s office. His business competitor knew his plans and stole his customers at a lower price.
格雷森先生的办公室有泄密的情况。他的商业竞争对手知道他的计划并以更低的价格抢走了他的客户。

�【complete完整的答案】
There was an information leaks at Mr. Grayson’s office. Half a dozen times in the last eight weeks his plans had become known to his competitors — in the smallest detail, and in time for them to steal his customers. Recently Mr. Grayson sent his salesmen to a new industrial area out West to demonstrate some new machines. But suddenly his staff there reported that wherever they went, they were too late. Mr. Grayson’s biggest business competitor had already sent their salesmen out to demonstrate their products at a lower price.
格雷森先生的办公室有泄密的情况。在过去的八个星期里，他的竞争对手六次知道了他的计划——（他们了解）最具体的细节，并能及时抢走他的客户。最近，格雷森先生派他的销售人员去西部的一个新工业区演示一些新机器。但是突然间，他在那里的员工报告说，无论他们走到哪里，他们都太迟了。他最大的商业竞争对手已经派了他们的销售人员出去以更低的价格展示他们的产品了。
【答案在课文第2、4、5段】

4. 1️⃣Who was The Thinking Machine? 2️⃣What did Mr. Grayson want him to do?
谁是“思维机器”？格雷森先生想让他做什么？
1️⃣The Thinking Machine was a detective.
“思维机器”是个侦探。
2️⃣Mr. Grayson wanted him to find out （know）how — and when — information is leaking from his office and put an end to this problem.
格雷森先生希望他找出（了解）信息是如何以及何时从他的办公室泄密出去的，并结束这个问题。
【答案在课文第6、7、19、21段】

5. Who else knew of Mr. Grayson's plans before he gave orders to carry them out?
还有谁在格雷森先生下令执行之前就知道他的计划?
His personal secretary, Miss Winthrop. She heard of the plans a few minutes or so before Mr. Grayson gave orders to carry them out.
他的私人秘书温思罗普小姐。在格雷森先生命令执行这些计划几分钟之前她才知道这些计划。
【答案在课文第6、7、8、9段】

6. 1️⃣How long had Miss Winthrop worked for Mr. Grayson? 2️⃣He trusted her, didn't he? 3️⃣How did she get to know of his plans?
温思罗普小姐为格雷森先生工作多久了？他信任她，不是吗？她是怎么知道他的计划的？
1️⃣Miss Winthrop had worked for Mr. Grayson for six years.
温思罗普小姐为格雷森先生工作了六年。
2️⃣Yes，more than five years before this leak began，he had always trusted her.
是的，在这次泄密之前五年多，他一直信任她。
3️⃣She get to know of his plans because she heard of his plans only a few minutes or so before he gave orders to carry them out. When Mr. Grayson dictated to her in his office some letters of instructions to his district managers and she knew of his Oklahoma plan.
她知道他的计划，因为他命令执行这些计划几分钟之前她才知道这些计划。当格雷森先生在办公室向她口述一些指示信给他的地区经理时，她知道他的俄克拉荷马州计划。
【答案在课文第7、8、9段】

7. What was the most recent information leak at Mr. Grayson's office？
格雷森先生办公室最近泄密的信息是什么?
️【simple简单的答案】
Mr. Grayson planned to send salesmen to Oklahoma with new oil drills.
格雷森先生计划派销售人员带着新的石油钻机去俄克拉何马州。
�【complete完整的答案】
The most recent information leak at Mr. Grayson's office is that he planned to send salesmen to Oklahoma with new oil drills.
格雷森先生办公室最近的泄密的信息是，他计划派销售人员带着新的石油钻机去俄克拉何马州。
【答案在课文第9段】

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8. 1️⃣What was so strange about this leak? 2️⃣What did Mr. Grayson plan to do in Oklahoma? 3️⃣What did he tell his district managers in the letters? 4️⃣Did any manager know the contents of all the letters? 5️⃣Did Mr. Grayson think Miss Winthrop might have told somebody about the plans?
关于这次泄密有什么奇怪的？格雷森先生计划在俄克拉荷马州做什么？他在信中对他的地区经理说了什么？有哪个经理知道所有信件的内容吗？
格雷森先生认为温思罗普小姐可能把计划告诉了别人吗?

8. 1️⃣What was so strange about this leak? 关于这次泄密有什么奇怪的？
*It was so strange about this leak！Mr. Grayson's business plans had become known to others almost as soon as he had made them, and in the smallest detail, and in time for his competitors to steal his customers. Only two persons, Miss Winthrop and Mr. Grayson knew the contents of all the letters. Neither Miss Winthrop nor Mr. Grayson left the office all day.
这次泄密太奇怪了！格雷森先生的商业计划几乎刚制定出来就被别人知道了，而且（他们了解）最具体的细节，并让他的竞争对手及时抢走他的客户。只有两个人，温斯罗普小姐和格雷森先生知道所有信件的内容。既不是温思罗普小姐也不是格雷森先生一整天离开过办公室。
【答案在课文第2、13段】
8. 2️⃣What did Mr. Grayson plan to do in Oklahoma? 格雷森先生计划在俄克拉荷马州做什么？
Mr. Grayson planned to send salesmen to Oklahoma with new oil drills.
格雷森先生计划派销售人员带着新的石油钻机去俄克拉何马州。
【答案在课文第9段】
8. 3️⃣What did he tell his district managers in the letters? 他在信中对他的地区经理说了什么？
In the letters, Mr. Grayson told his district managers which salesmen he wanted for Oklahoma and the costs of the various drills.
在信中，格雷森先生告诉他的地区经理们他想派哪些推销员到俄克拉何马州以及各种钻机的费用。
【答案在课文第10、11段】

8. 4️⃣Did any manager know the contents of all the letters? 有哪个经理知道所有信件的内容吗？
No, no manager knew.
不，经理不知道。

8. 5️⃣Did Mr. Grayson think Miss Winthrop might have told somebody about the plans? 格雷森先生认为温思罗普小姐可能把计划告诉了别人吗?
No, Mr. Grayson trusted Miss Winthrop and did not suspect her of leaking the plans.
不，格雷森先生信任温思罗普小姐，并不怀疑她泄密了计划。
【答案在课文第7、12、13段】

9. What did The Thinking Machine do before he went to see Miss Winthrop?
“思维机器”在去见温思罗普小姐之前做了什么?
The Thinking Machine went to a desk, addressed an envelope, got a sheet of paper and placed it inside, and sealed the envelope. Then he turned back to Mr. Grayson.
“思维机器”去一张办公桌前，写好了信封的地址，拿了一张纸并且把纸放进里面，封好信封。然后他转回到格雷森先生。
【答案在课文第14、15、16段】

10. 1️⃣What did she say when he handed the envelope to her? 2️⃣And what did she do?
当他把信封递给她时，她说了什么？她又做了什么?
1️⃣She said, “Ralph Matthews，I don’t think I know him.”
她说：“拉尔夫·马修斯，我想我不认识他。”
2️⃣She opened the envelope and took out the paper and found it was a blank sheet.
她打开信封，拿出纸，发现那是一张白纸。
【2️⃣ She opened the envelope and took out the paper. “Why，it’s a blank sheet!” she remarked, puzzled.
她打开信封，拿出纸。“哎呀，是一张白纸！”她惊讶地说。
【答案在课文第17、18段】

11. What did The Thinking Machine find about the silver box beside Miss Winthrop's telephone?
关于温思罗普小姐的电话旁边的银盒子，“思维机器”发现了什么?
He made an excuse to use a telephone, he thought that the information leak maybe came from the silver box beside Miss Winthrop's telephone.
他找借口使用电话，他认为信息泄密可能来自温思罗普小姐电话旁边的银盒子。
【答案在课文第19、20、21段】

12. 1️⃣How did The Thinking Machine find out the secret of the silver box? 2️⃣How had Mr. Grayson's plans been reaching his business competitor?
“思维机器”是如何发现银盒子的秘密的？格雷森先生的计划是如何到达他的商业竞争对手的？
1️⃣ ️【simple简单的答案】
The Thinking Machine found out the secret of the silver box by arranging for a secret extension to be attached to Miss Winthrop's phone.
“思维机器”通过安排在温思罗普小姐的电话上接了一个秘密分机，发现了银盒子的秘密。
1️⃣ �【complete完整的答案】
The Thinking Machine told Mr. Grayson to ask Miss Winthrop to take some dictation the
next morning at 9:45. And that night，he arranged for a secret extension to be attached to Miss Winthrop’s phone. The next morning he was at the extension, pencil in hand, while Mr. Grayson carried out his orders. This way, arranging a secret extension，the Thinking Machine discovered that Miss Winthrop was indeed involved in leaking Mr. Grayson's plans to his business competitor, Ralph Matthews.
“思维机器”叫格雷森先生于次日上午9:45口述一个指令请温思罗普小姐记录下来。那天晚上，经他策划，在温思罗普小姐的电话上接了一个秘密分机。第二天早上他在分机旁，铅笔在手里，而格雷森先生执行他的命令。通过这种方式，接了一个秘密分机，“思维机器”发现温思罗普小姐确实参与了将格雷森先生的计划泄密给他的商业竞争对手拉尔夫·马修斯。
2️⃣Miss Winthrop had been using the silver box to communicate secretly with Ralph Matthews, Mr. Grayson’s business competitor. Thereby, Mr. Grayson's business plans were used by his competitor and they stole his customers easily and earlier.
温思罗普小姐一直在用银盒与格雷森先生的商业竞争对手拉尔夫·马修斯秘密沟通。因此，格雷森先生的商业计划被他的竞争对手使用，他们轻松而更早地抢走了他的客户。
【答案在课文第14～24段】