Chapter 10 Kyle And Jodi Escape

银币风波Chapter 10讲义

【本章大意】

托马斯先生承诺一个小时后给钱，却偷偷报了警。凯尔和朱迪成功撬开了锁，准备逃走。矮个男子计划卖给博物馆假硬币。

单词注释

hour /'aʊə/ n. 小时

· all hours 任何时间

· half an hour 半小时 

strange /streɪndʒ/ adj. 奇怪的，陌生的

· strange to 对……陌生

· feel strange 感觉不自在

· A strange thing happened this morning. 今天上午发生了一件怪事。

stupid /'stjuːpɪd/ adj. 愚蠢的，麻木的

real /'riəl/ adj. 真的，非假冒的

· Are those real flowers? 那些是真花吗？

fake /feɪk/ adj. 假的，冒充的

· It turns out the photo was fake. 最后证实照片是假的。

plan /plæn/ n. 计划

· project plan 项目规划

· There are no plans to build new offices. 现在没有建新办公楼的计划。

quiet /'kwaɪət/ adj. 安静的

· keep quiet 保持安静

· Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone? 我在打电话，你让孩子们安静点好吗？

【中英文对照】

Chapter 10 Kyle And Jodi Escape!

第10章凯尔和朱迪逃生

We can't wait. We're going to take the coins to another museum.

No, no. We want those coins for our museum…

我们等不及了，我们要把这些硬币带到另一家博物馆。

不，不，我们的博物馆想要这些硬币……

Okay. Come back in one hour. I will have the money.

You have ONE hour.

Hello? I want the police.

What are you going to do with that?

Watch. Put it in the lock… turn it… Yes! It's opening!

Sssh. I can hear something.

好吧！一小时后回来，我会给你钱的。

你只有一小时的时间。

你好？我找警察。

你用它干什么?

看！把它插进锁里……转动……太棒了！打开了！

嘘！我听到有声音。

Boss, I can hear a strange noise.

Maybe it's those kids. Go look.

Stupid kids! They can't escape. I have the key! Ha Ha Ha.

Shut up you kids. Don't make a noise. You can't escape from here.

Yes, don't worry, sir. We'll be good.

老板，我听到一个怪声。

也许是那些孩子，去看看。

愚蠢的孩子！他们逃不出去的，钥匙在我这里！哈哈哈。

闭嘴，孩子们！别出声。你们从这逃不出去的。

是，先生！别担心，我们会乖乖的。

Look at these coins, Tallman. Are they real?

You know they are, Boss. Mr Thomas told us that.

No, they're fake, but they look like the real coins.

But why do you have fake coins?

Woody gave them to me. I need them for my plan.

看看这些硬币，高个子！它们是真的吗?

你知道它们是真的，老板。托马斯先生是这么告诉我们的。

不，它们是假的。但是它们看起来像是真的。

可你为什么会有这些假硬币呢？

伍迪给我的，我的计划需要它们。

银币风波Chapter 10 习题 

1. The Museum Director gives the two men a million dollars. (F)

解析：The Museum Director doesn't give the two men a million dollars. What’s more, he calls the police.

2. Jodi and Kyle escape from Shortman's basement. (F)

解析：Jodi and Kyle don't escape from Shortman's basement. They say “Yes, don't worry, sir. We'll be good.”

3. They're (  ), but they look like the real coins.

A. fake

B. fail

C. fair

D. flat

答案：A

解析：它们是假的，但是它们看起来像是真的。A. fake /feɪk/ adj.假的，冒充的；B. fail /feɪl/ v.失败；C. fair /feə/ adj.公平的；D. flat /flæt/ adj.平的。

4. Shut up you kids. Don't make a noise. You (  ) escape from here.

A. mustn't

B. can't

C. shouldn't

D. mayn't

答案：B

解析：闭嘴，孩子们！别出声。你们从这逃不出去的。

A. mustn't禁止

B. can't不能

C. shouldn't不应该

D. mayn't可能不