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1 Mr.andMrs.Brownhadonechild.TheycalledhimLeroy.Buteveryoneelse inIdavillecalledhimEncyclopedia.

2 Anencyclopediaisabookorasetofbooksthatgivesinformationonallbranchesofknowledgearrangedalphabetically.

3 LeroyBrown’sheadwaslikeanencyclopedia.Itwasfilledwithfactshehadlearnedfrombooks.Hewaslikeacompletelibrarywalkingaroundinsneakers.

4 Butwhatwasmoreimportantwasthat theboycouldthink.Hewasfullof ideas.Nowonderpeoplewerealwaysstoppinghimonthestreettoaskhimquestions.Buthisfatheraskedhimmorequestionsthananyoneelse.Mr.BrownwasthechiefofpoliceofIdaville.

5 The townhad fourbanks, threemovie theaters, theusualnumberofgas stations,churches, schools, stores,andcomfortablehousesonshadystreets.And ithad theaveragenumberofcrimesforacommunityofitssize.

6 Idaville,however,onlylookedliketheusualAmericantown.Itwas,really,mostunusual. 7 Fornearlyawholeyear,nocriminalhadescapedarrestorgotawaywithbreakinga

law.Thiswaspartlybecausethetown’spolicemenwerecleverandbrave.ButmostlyitwasbecauseChiefBrownwasEncyclopedia’sfather.Hishardestcasesweresolvedbyhis10-year-oldsonduringdinner in their redbrickhouseonRoverAvenue.Ofcourse,nobodyknewaboywasthemastermindbehindthetown’spoliceforce,andyouwouldn’tguessitbylookingatEncyclopedia.Helookedlikealmostanyfifth-gradeboyandactedlikeone, too—except thathenever talkedabouthimself.Mr.Brownneversaidawordabouttheadvicehissongavehim.Whowouldbelievethatthisfifth-gradeboywashisbestdetective?

8 Oneeveningatdinner,Mr.Brownsaid,“NattyNathasstruckagain.Hehasheldupanotherstore—andrighthereinourtown.”

9 “Whatstore,Dad?”askedEncyclopedia. 10 “TheMen’sShop,ownedbyMr.DillonandMr.Jones,”answeredMr.Brown.

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11 “AreyousuretherobberwasNattyNat?”askedEncyclopedia. 12 “Mr.Dillonhimself said itwasNattyNat,” repliedMr.Brown. “Iwrote down

everythinghetoldmeabouttheholdup.I’llreadittoyou.” 13 Encyclopediaclosedhiseyesashealwaysdidwhenhewasgettingreadytothinkhard. 14 I was alone in the store. I did not know anyone had come in. Suddenly a man’s

voice told me to raise my hands. I looked up then. I was face to face with the man the newspapers call Natty Nat. He had on a gray coat with a belt in the back, just as the newspapers said. He told me to turn and face the wall. Since he had a gun, I did as he said. When I turned around again, he was gone—with all the money.

15 Whenhisfatherfinished,Encyclopediaaskedonlyonequestion:“DidthenewspaperseverprintapictureofNattyNat?”

16 “No,”answeredthefather.“Heneverstandsstilllongenoughforapicturetobetaken.He’sneverbeencaught.Infact,nobodyevenknowshisrealname.Buteverypolicemaninthestateknowshealwayswearsthatgraycoatwiththebeltintheback.”

17 SuddenlyEncyclopediaopenedhiseyes.“Thecaseissolved!” 18 “There’snothingtosolve,”objectedhisfather.“Thereisnomystery.Mr.Dillonwas

robbedbythesamemanwhohasbeenrobbingotherstoresinthestate.” 19 “Notquite,”saidEncyclopedia.“Therewasnoholdup,andMr.Dillonwasn’trobbed.

Heliedfrombeginningtoend.” 20 “Whyshouldhelie?”demandedhisfather. 21 “Iguesshespent themoney,buthedidn’twanthispartner toknowthemoneywas

missing.Sohemadeupthewholestory.” 22 “Leroy,”saidhismother,“whyareyousosure?”

23 “It’s simple,Mom.” saidEncyclopedia. “Mr.Dillon saidheknew itwasNattyNatbecause themanwaswearing thegraycoatwithabelt in theback, justas thenewspaperssaid.”

24 “That could be true,” ChiefBrownsaid.

25 “Thatcouldn’tbe true,” saidEncyclopedia. “Mr. Dillonnever saw the back of theman. He said so himself .Remember?”

26 “Why,Ibelieveyouareright,son!”criedChiefBrown.“Sohestolemoneyfromhisownstoreandhispartner.Andhenearlygotawaywithit!”

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27 Herushedoutofthediningroom. 28 “Leroy,”saidMrs.Brown,“didyougetthisideafromaTVprogram?”

29 “No,”saidEncyclopedia.“Igot itfromabookIreadaboutagreatdetectiveandhismethodsofobservation.”

30 “Well,”saidhismotherproudly,“thisproveshowimportantitistolistencarefullyandwatchclosely,totrainyourmemory.Perhapsyouwillbeadetectivewhenyougrowup.”

31 “Mom,”saidEncyclopedia,“canIhaveanotherpieceofpie?”Mrs.Brownsighed.ShehadtaughtEnglish in theIdavilleHighSchoolbeforehermarriage.“Youmayhaveanotherpiece,”shesaid.

Notes to the Text

1. About the author

Donald J.Sobol is a freelanceAmericanwriter.The firstEncyclopedia Brownbookappearedin1963,andin1976hereceivedtheEdgarAllanPoeAwardfortheEncyclopedia Brownseries,whichwerethenreadbymillionsofyoungreaders.AnativeinNewYork,henowliveswithhiswifeinFlorida.

2. They called him Leroy. (para. 1)

句中 him是动词called的宾语，Leroy 是宾语的补语，说明宾语的情况（状况或身份）。

又如：

ButeveryoneelseinIdavillecalledhimEncyclopedia. 但是在伊达维勒，别人都叫他“百科全书”。

WeelectedWangNingourmonitor. 我们选了王宁当班长。

注意：句型 V+N/Pron.+N（及物动词+名词 / 代词+名词）中的两个名词 / 代词或

名词短语也可能是直接宾语与间接宾语的关系。如：

Grandpagavemehisoldcomputer. 爷爷把他的旧电脑给了我。

Helentmehisbikeforaday. 他把自行车借给我用一天。

3.� But�everyone�else�in�Idaville�called�him�Encyclopedia. (para. 1)

Idaville是文中小镇的名字，可能是作者编造的。“-ville”源自古法语，意思相当于

village，即村庄。Encyclopedia在这里用来显现男孩知道的东西很多，就像一部百科

全书一样。这样的手法在英语中称为metaphor（比喻）。

4.� �An�encyclopedia� is�a�book�or�a�set�of�books� that�gives� information�on�all�

branches of knowledge arranged alphabetically. (para. 2) 百科全书是一本或一

套书，里面按字母排序、提供各类学科的信息资料。

注意此句中几个定语的层次关系。限定性定语从句 thatgivesinformationonall

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branchesofknowledgearrangedalphabetically 修饰句子的表语abookorasetofbooks。介词短语 onallbranchesofknowledge 修饰定语从句中的主语 information，而过去分

词短语 arrangedalphabetically 修饰 informationonallbranchesofknowledge。5. He was like a complete library walking around in sneakers. (para. 3) 他就像是穿

着运动鞋走来走去的一座活图书馆。

6. But what was more important was that the boy could think. (para. 4) 此句的主语和表语都是名词从句，分别由 what 和 that 引导。

7. No wonder people were always stopping him on the street to ask him questions.

(para. 4)人们经常在大街上拦住他问这问那也就不足为奇了。

此句句首省略了Itwas，并且wonder后面省略了that。It’s/Itwasno/small/littlewonder+that从句用来表示人们对某种现象习以为常，不觉奇怪。It’s/Itwas和that常常省略。又如：

(It’s)nowonder(that)theboyspeakssuchgoodEnglish.　　 这男孩英语说得那么好也就不足为奇了。

　　 Itwassmallwonderthathedidn’ttellmeaboutit.　　 他没告诉我这件事，这没什么奇怪的。

� 8.� movie�theater�(para. 5)

美式英语中的“电影院”，相当于英式英语中的cinema。� 9.� �Idaville,�however,�only�looked�like�the�usual�American�town.�It�was,�really,�most�

unusual. (para. 6) 不过，伊达维勒只是看起来是个普通的美国城镇。实际上，

它可真是不一般。

上文指出伊达维勒所拥有的设施与犯罪率规模相匹配，这点与美国的一般城镇相

似。这两个句子在文中起承上启下的作用。下文指出伊达维勒的与众不同之处，引

出本文中主人公的作用。

�10.� �For�nearly�a�whole�year,�no�criminal�had�escaped�arrest�or�got�away�with�breaking�

a law. (para. 7) 在近一年的时间里，没有一个罪犯漏网或是逃脱法律的制裁。

11. … and you wouldn’t guess it by looking at Encyclopedia. (para.7)⋯⋯你看“百

科全书”的外表也绝对猜不出来（他有那么大的能耐）。

上句中的 it 指的是 Hishardestcasesweresolvedbyhis10-year-oldsonduringdinner（警

察局长最棘手的案子都是他十岁的儿子在饭桌上破解的）。情态动词 wouldn’t表示过

去不会想到或预料到某件事情会发生。又如：

Whowouldbelievethatthisfifth-gradeboywashisbestdetective?(para. 7)

谁又会相信，这个五年级的小学生会是他最好的侦探呢 ?

�12.� �He�looked�like�almost�any�fifth-grade�boy�and�acted�like�one,�too—except�that�he�

never�talked�about�himself.�(para. 7) 他看起来几乎和别的五年级男生一样，举

止也没什么不同—唯一一点不同的是，他从来不谈论自己。

介词except后可以跟由that引出的名词从句，又如：

Nanjingisawonderfulcityexceptthatitcanbeveryhotinsummer. 南京除了夏天有时很热之外真是个很棒的城市。

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�13.� �Natty�Nat�has�struck�again.�He�has�held�up�another�store—and�right�here�in�our�

town. (para. 8)

struck的意思是“突然出击”，是strike的过去式。holdup的意思是“抢劫”（英语中

这种动词加上某个介词或副词所构成的固定短语叫“短语动词”。它们十分有用，需

要特别加以注意）。righthere的意思是“就在这里”，right 在这里用作副词，起强

调语气的作用。注意：英语中很多词都有不止一个意思，在学习时要注意。

�14.� �“The�Men’s�Shop,�owned�by�Mr.�Dillon�and�Mr.�Jones,”�answered�Mr.�Brown.��

(para. 10)

过去分词短语ownedbyMr.DillonandMr. Jones在句中作定语，修饰Themen’sshop，是定语从句thatisownedbyMr.Jones的缩略形式。又如：

Abook(thatwas)publishedlastmonth 上个月出版的书

Aman(whois)respectedbyhispeople受其人民尊敬的人

15. … told me about the holdup. (para. 12)

在英语中，两个或两个以上的词可以组合成一个新词，如上句中的 holdup 就是 hold和 up 组合而成。这被称为复合词 (compoundword)。

16.� �He�had�on�a�gray�coat�with�a�belt� in�the�back,�just�as�the�newspapers�said.�

(para. 14)就像报上说的，他身穿一件背后有腰带的灰色外套。

17.� �Since�he�had�a�gun,�I�did�as�he�said.�(para. 14)他手里有枪，我只好按他说的

去做。

此处，连词as引出的是状语从句，用来说明主句动词所表示行为的方式。

18.� �“…�But�every�policeman�in�the�state�knows�he�always�wears�that�gray�coat�

with�the�belt�in�the�back.”�(para. 16)

从上下文看，“state”在这里指美国的州。

19.� �He�never�stands�still�long�enough�for�a�picture�to�be�taken.�(para. 16)他从来

没有站着不动，让人有足够的时间把他拍下来。

副词短语longenoughforapicturetobetaken在句中作状语，修饰standstill。for+名词或代词与动词不定式连用，后面的名词或代词表明动词不定式所表示的行为的施

动者。注意下面两个句子的区别：

I’vebroughtabooktoreadonthetrain. 我带了一本书在火车上读。（我读）

I’vebroughtabookforyoutoreadonthetrain. 我给你带来了一本书在火车上读。（你读）

Thepoemisdifficulttounderstand. 这首诗难懂。（泛指）

Thepoemisdifficultforaten-year-oldtounderstand. 这首诗对十岁的孩子来说可不好懂。（对十岁的孩子而言）

Thepoolisn’tlargeenoughfor20peopletoswimin.（对20个人而言）

这个游泳池不够大，20个人在里面没法游。

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课文句中的tobetaken是动词不定式的被动结构，forapicturetobetaken的主动结构

是foranyonetotakeapictureofhim(therobber)。20. “There’s�nothing�to�solve,”�objected�his�father.�(para. 18)

动词不定式tosolve在句中作定语，修饰nothing。tosolve与nothing是动宾关系，又如：

Ihaveacompositiontowrite.我有篇作文要写。 Wehavealotofwashingtodo.我们有很多东西要洗。

Hehasalargefamilytosupport.他有一大家子要供养。

Thereisnothingtoworryabout.没什么可担忧的。

Thereismuchtodobeforethemeeting.开会前有很多事要做。

21.� �“Why�should�he�lie?”�demanded�his�father.�(para. 20)“他为什么要撒谎？”父

亲追问道。

　　“Thatcouldbetrue,”ChiefBrownsaid.(para. 24)

　　“Thatcouldn’tbetrue,”saidEncyclopedia.(para. 25)

注意句中情态动词所表达的含义。Whyshould可用于表示惊讶，could可用于表示可

能，couldn’t可用于表示不可能。

22.� �“That�could�be�true,”�Chief�Brown�said.�(para. 24) “那可能是真的，”布朗局长说。

Could 在这里表示有可能但不确定。

23.� �“I�got� it� from�a�book� I� read�about�a�great�detective�and�his�methods�of�

observation.” (para. 29)

小男孩说的很可能是柯南 ·道尔 (Conan Doyle)写的关于大侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯(SherlockHolmes)的故事。

Pre-class Work

Listen�to�the�recording�of�the�text�and�do�the�exercise�below.�Decide�whether�

the following statements are true or false.

1. PeopleinIdavillecallLeroyEncyclopediabecausetheythinktheboyisabookworm.( ) 2. LeroyBrowncanthinkandisfullofideasbecausehehasafatherwhoislikeacomplete

librarywalkingaroundinsneakers.( ) 3. Leroy’sfather,thepolicechiefofIdaville,knowswhypeoplearealwaysstoppinghisson

onthestreettoaskhimquestions.( )

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4. Idaville isanunusual townalthoughit lookslikeanyotheraveragetownin theUnitedStates.( )

5. PeopleinIdavilleallknowwhyfornearlyawholeyearnocriminalhasescapedarrestorgotawaywithbreakingalaw.( )

6. Mr.Brownisveryproudofhisson.Heisalwaystellingpeoplethathissonisreallythemastermindofthetown’spoliceforce.( )

7. Leroyisjustlikeanyotherfifth-gradeschoolboy.Butunlikeotherboysthatage,henevertalksabouthimself.( )

8. EncyclopediaknewimmediatelythatMr.DillonwaslyingwhenhesaidthatthemanwasNattyNat.( )

9. Leroywasn’tquitesurethatMr.Dillonwaslyinguntilheknewthat thenewspaperhadneverprintedapictureofNattyNat.( )

10. LeroydidnotknowwhyMr.Dillonshouldstealmoneyfromhisownshop.( )

Pre-class Work

Read the text again. Learn the new words and phrases listed below.

Glossary

a set of 一套，一组，一副

alphabetically/ ;*lf2'bet!k2l! /adv.以字母为序地

arrange/2're!nd3 /v. 安排

arrest/2'rest /v. toseizesb.accordingtothelaw 逮捕，拘捕

avenue/'*v!njuː /n. awidestraightroad,especiallylinedwithtreesoneachside林荫大道

average/'*v2r!d3 /a. usualorordinaryinkindorcharacter普通的

belt/belt /n. 皮带，腰带

brick/br!k /n. 砖头

case/ke!s /n. 案件

chief/t1iːf /n. aleaderorapersonincharge首领，负责人

~ of police 警察局长

closely/'kl2%sl! /adv. 仔细地

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community/k2'mjuːn!t! /n. agroupofpeoplewholiveinanarea居民；社区

crime/kra!m /n. 罪，罪行

criminal/'kr!m!n2l /n. 罪犯

a. 犯罪的

demand/d!'m4ː nd /v. & n. toasktobeinformedofinaveryfirmway强烈要求（回答）

detective/d!'tekt!v /n. 侦探

encyclopedia/!n;sa!kl2'piːd!2 /n. 百科全书

escape/!'ske!p /v. togetawayfromdangeroranunpleasantsituation逃脱

fifth-grade/'f!f8'gre!d /n. (小学)五年级

hold up 抢劫

holdup/'h2%ld7p /n. 抢劫

information/;!nf2'me!12n /n. 信息

knowledge/'n=l!d3 /n. 知识

mastermind/'m4ː st2ma!nd /n. averycleverperson,especiallyonewhoplansanddirectsaproject出谋划策者

missing/'m!s!9 /a. notinitsusualplace;nottobefound不见了的，失踪的

mom/m=m / n. (AmE, infml) 妈妈

mostly/'m2%stl! /adv. usually;mostofthetime;inmostsituations通常，主要地

movie theater abuildingwherepeoplepaytoseeamovie(BrE:cinema)电影院

mystery/'m!st2r! /n. somethingthatisnotfullyunderstoodorexplained谜团

object/2b'd3ekt /v. 反对

observation/;=bz2've!12n /n. theabilitytowatchcarefully 观察；观察力

own/2%n /v. 拥有

a. 自己的partly/'p4ː tl! /adv. 部分地

partner/'p4ː tn2 /n. 合伙人

pie/pa! /n. 馅饼

pint/pa!nt /n. 品脱 ( 液体及容量单位 )police/p2'liːs /n. 警察

program/'pr2%gr*m /n. (电视 )节目

prove/pruːv /v. 证明

rob/r=b /v. 抢劫

robber/'r=b2 /n. 强盗，抢劫犯

rush/r71 /v. togetsomewhereortodosomethinginahurry 奔，冲；匆忙做

n. 赶紧

shady/'1e!d! /a. 成荫的，多荫的

sigh/sa! /v.&n. 叹气

size/sa!z /n. 大小，尺寸

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sneaker/'sniːk2 /n. (usu. pl.)clothshoewitharubbersole(胶底)便鞋，旅游鞋

solve/s=lv /v. 解决

strike/stra!k /v. (struck,struck/stricken)击，打

train/tre!n /v. 训练

unusual/7n'juː3u2l /a. 不一般的，不寻常的

Proper Names

Leroy/#ler0!/ 勒罗伊（人名）

Idaville/'!d4ː v!l2/ 伊达维勒（地名）

Mr.Brown/'m!st2 #bra%n/ 布朗先生

Mr.Dillon/'m!st2 #d!l2n/ 狄龙先生

Mr.Jones/'m!st2 #d32%z/ 琼斯先生

Home Assignment

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles where necessary.

1) encyclopediais bookor setofbooksthatgives informationonall branchesof knowledgearrangedalphabetically. 2) LeroyBrown’sheadwaslike encyclopedia.Itwasfilledwith facts

hehadlearnedfrom books. 3) Hewaslike completelibrarywalkingaroundin sneakers. 4) Nowonder peoplewerealwaysstoppinghimon streettoaskhim

questions. 5) townhad fourbanks, threemovietheaters,usual

numberof gasstations, churches, schools, stores,and comfortablehouseson shadystreets.Andithad

averagenumberof crimesfor communityofitssize. 6) Ofcourse,nobodyknew boywas mastermindbehind

town’spoliceforce. 7) Mr.Brownneversaid wordabout advicehissongavehim. 8) Hehadon graycoatwith beltin back,justas newspaperssaid.Hetoldmetoturnandface wall. 9) Buteverypolicemanin stateknowshealwayswears graycoatwith

beltin back.

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10) Igotitfrom bookIreadabout greatdetectiveandhismethodsof observation.

2.� Study�the�following�sentence�patterns�through�the�examples�provided. 1) An encyclopedia is a book or a set of books that gives information on all branches

of knowledge arranged alphabetically.

More examples:

(1) Abookstoreisaplacethatsellsbooks. (2) Abookingofficeisaplacethatsellstickets. (3) Alibraryisaplacethatkeepsandlendsbooks. (4) Amen’sstoreisaplacethatsellsthingsusedbymen. 2) He was like a complete library walking around in sneakers.

More examples:

(1) Hewaslikeamadbullrushingintoachinashop. 他就像一头闯进瓷器店的疯牛。

(2) Hewaslikeamanwalkingaloneincompletedarkness. 他就像独自在黑暗中行进的人。

(3) Shewaslikeaswanlivingamongducks. 她就像一群鸭子中的天鹅(她鹤立鸡群)。 3) But what was more important was that the boy could think.

More examples:

(1) Whathesawwasunbelievable. (2) WhatIheardisadifferentstory. (3) Whoisgoingtoreplacehimisstillunknown. 4) No wonder people were always stopping him on the street to ask him questions.

More examples:

(1) Wedon’tthinkhardenough.That’swhywearealwaysrunningintodifficulties. (2) Themanisalwaysmakingtroubleinthisarea. (3) Heisalwaystalkingabouthispublications.It’ssad. 5) Since he had a gun, I did as he said.

More examples:

(1) Sincemanypeoplecan’tattendthemeeting,let’sputitoff. (2) Sinceyoulikethebooksomuch,keepit. (3) Sinceyouhavebeentheresomanytimes,tellusaboutit. (4) Sinceyouarenothungry,don’tforceyourselftoeat. (5) Wemustbehonesttoeachothersincewearegoodfriends.

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6) …who has been robbing other stores in the state.

More examples:

(1) —Howlonghaveyoubeenwaitingformehere?　　 —Oh,I’vejustarrived. (2) —WhatareyougoingtodothisSunday? —I’vebeenthinking.Perhapswecangotothemovietheater. (3) —Whatwouldyousayisthebiggestsocialproblemtoday? —I think theproblem thathasbeen troublingus theseyears is thebiggap

betweentherichandthepoor. 7) That couldn’t be true.

More examples:

(1) —Hesaidhehadforgottenwhotoldhimthesecret. —Thatcouldbetrue. (2) —Itisstillamysterywhatpeoplesawinthelake. —Coulditbeafish? —No, it couldn’tbe.The lakehasbeensearched throughand through,and

nothingthatsizehasbeenfound. (3) —Threeofourchickenssuddenlydiedtoday. —Let’sreportthisimmediately.Itcouldbebirdflu. 8) …this proves how important it is to listen carefully and watch closely.

More examples:

(1) Ithinkit’simportanttoreadatleastonegrammarbookifwewanttoimproveourEnglish.

(2) Isitnecessarytospendsomuchtimeonthestocks?Wehaveenoughmoney. (3) Itisn’teasytosolvethisproblem.Itistoocomplicated.

3. Study the following phrases and expressions with the help of dictionaries.

1) asetof 2) befilledwith 3) walkinsneakers 4) befullof 5) morethan 6) getawaywith 7) holdup 8) lookup 9) facetofacewith 10) haveonagraycoat 11) infact 12) frombeginningtoend 13) makeupthewholestory 14) growup 15) apieceof

4.� Learn�to�use�the�key�word�of�this�lesson�“look”.

look v.

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1) 看

　　 (1) Helookedhard,butsawnothing.　　 (2) Lookbeforeyouleap.(看清楚了再跳；三思而后行)　　 (3) Letmelookatyourtongue.　　 (4)Shelookedup(down,out,round,back,aheadetc). 2) 看起来(系动词) (1) Youlooktired. (2) Shestilllooksyoung. (3) Itlookslikerain.(天好像要下雨。)

短语动词

lookafter 照顾，关心 lookback 回顾，追忆 lookdownon/upon 看不起，蔑视 lookfor 寻找 lookinto 深入调查

lookon 旁观 lookout 朝外看；小心，当心

lookover 浏览；察看

lookround/around 观光，察看 lookthrough 浏览，审核 lookto 指望，照看

lookup 查找；(形势)好转

5.� Study�the�following�v.+n.�collocations�and�translate�them�into�Chinese.

1) giveinformation 2) escapearrest 3) breakalaw 4) solvethecase 5) giveadvice 6) raisehands 7) facethewall 8) print/takeapicture 9) wearthatgraycoat 10) robthatstore　　

6.� �Translate�the�following�sentences�into�Chinese�and�pay�special�attention�to

the words in blue.

1) Helikesfishverymuch. 2) Likeyousaid,Iwaslikeafishoutofwater. 3) Railroadsare ownedbythestateinourcountry. 4) IntheUnitesStates,thestategovernmentalsohastherighttotaxitsownpeople. 5) Justasthesayinggoes:Stillwaterrunsdeep.

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6) Idon’tthinkheisrightabouttheraceprobleminourcountry.Still,hehastherighttoexpresshisviews.

7) Theireconomyisalmoststandingstill.Ithasbeeninthisstate sincethreeyearsago. 8) Youcan’trunintheracetodaysinceyouhaveafever.

7. Tell the part of speech of the following words. Study how they are formed.

informationmarriageobservationrobbersneakers unusualshadyAmericanmissingcomfortable carefullyproudlyholduppolicemanmastermind

　　

Extended Exercises

1.� Learn�to�ask�questions�about�the�text,�following�the�example�below. 1) Turn the following sentences into general questions and then give brief answers.

For example,

LeroywastheonlychildofMr.andMrs.Brown. 　　 —WasLeroytheonlychildofMr.andMrs.Brown? 　　 —Yes,hewas.

(1)Mr.BrownwasthechiefofpoliceofIdaville. Q:? A:. (2)EncyclopediawasMr.Brown’sson. Q:? A:. (3)Hewascalledthatbecausehisheadwasfilledwithfacts. Q:? A:. (4)Anencyclopediagivesinformationonallbranchesofknowledge. Q:? A:. (5)IdavillelookedliketheusualAmericantown. Q:? A:. (6)Idavillehadtheaveragenumberofcrimesforacommunityofitssize. Q:? A:.

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(7)Nocriminalhadescapedarrestorgotawaywithbreakingalaw. Q:? A:. (8)Thatwasbecausethetown’spolicemenwerecleverandbrave. Q:? A:. (9)Nobodyknewaboywasthemastermindbehindthetown’spoliceforce. Q:? A:. (10)Mr.Brownneversaidawordabouttheadvicehissongavehim. Q:? A:. (11)NattyNathasstruckagain.Hehasheldupanotherstore. Q:? A:. (12)IamsuretherobberwasNattyNat. Q:. A:. (13)Mr.BrownwrotedowneverythingMr.Dillontoldhimabouttheholdup. Q:? A:. 2) Complete the following disjunctive questions and then give brief answers. For

example,

—ThenewspapersneverprintedNattyNat’spicture,didthey? —No,theydidn’t.

(1) —NattyNathadneverbeencaught,? —. (2)—ThestorewasownedbyMr.Dillon,? —. (3)—NattyNatalwayshadonagraycoatwithabeltintheback,? —. (4)—ThecasewasfinallysolvedbyLeroy,? —. (5)—Therewasnoholdupthistime,? —. —. (6)—Heliedfrombeginningtoend,? —.

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3) Complete the special questions with the help of the answers given. For example,

—HowmanychildrendidMr.andMrs.Brownhave? —Mr.andMrs.Brownhadonlyonechild.

(1) —What? —TheycalledhimLeroy. (2) —What? —EveryoneelseinIdavillecalledhimEncyclopedia. (3) —Why? —BecauseLeroywaslikeacompletelibrarywalkingaroundinsneakers. (4) —Why? —Theywerealwaysstoppingtheboytoaskhimquestions. (5) —Who? —Hisfatheraskedhimmorequestionsthananyoneelse. (6) —What? —Mr.BrownwasthechiefofpoliceinIdaville. (7) —What? —ThetownlookedliketheusualAmericantown. (8) —Howmany? —Therewerefourbanksinthetown. (9) —Why? —Nocriminalhadescapedarrestinthepastyearbecausethetown’spolicemen

werecleverandbrave,butmost importantlybecauseChiefBrownwasLeroy’sfather.

(10) —Who? —His10-year-oldsonLeroywashisbestdetective.

2.� Make�up�a�dialog�based�on�the�text,�following�the�example�below.

A: Whatdoyouthinkofthestory? B: Well,interesting,butabitchildish,don’tyouthink? A: Well,itisaboutachild,butIwouldn’tsayit’schildish.Ithinkithasanimportantpoint. B: What’sthat?Imusthavemissedit. A: Ithinkit’sabouthowimportantitistobeabletoobserveandthink. B: You’reright.Inthestory,Mr.Dillonwasobviouslylying,butMr.Browndidn’tseeit

becausehewasn’tthinking. A: Peopleareusuallytoolazy.Wemakea lotofmistakesinour life,andmostof the

time,it’sbecausewearen’tthinking.

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3. Prepare two short talks that include the points in the following questions. 1) What do you know about Idaville?

(1) WhereisthetownIdaville? (2) Is itabig town?Howdoyouknow?Dopeopleknoweachother in the town?

Whatdoyouthinkisthesizeofthecommunity? (3) Isitaparticularlyrichorpoortown?Howdoyouknow? (4) Isthereanythingunusualaboutthistown?Iftheanswerisyes,thenwhatisit? (5) Whyisitthatnocriminalsinthetownhaveescapedarrestforalmostawholeyear? (6) Howgoodisthepoliceforceofthetown?Whoisthechief?Whatisthesecretof

hissuccess? 2) How did Leroy, the boy, solve the mystery about the holdup of Mr. Dillon’s store?

(1) WhatdidMr.Dillonsayhadhappenedwhenhereportedthecase? (2) WhocameintothestorethatdayaccordingtoMr.Dillion?Didanybodyelsesee

whathappened? (3) WhatdidthemantellMr.DilliontodoaccordingtoMr.Dillion?DidMr.Dillion

sayheknewtheman?Whowasit?HowdidMr.Dillondescribetheman? (4) WhydidMr.DillonsayhediddoashewastoldwhenNattyNatorderedhimto

turnroundtofacethewall?Why? (5) WhatdidMr.Dillonsayhefoundwhenheturnedroundagain? (6) WhatquestionsdidLeroyaskhisfather?Weretheyimportant?HowdidLeroy

decidethatMr.Dillonwaslying,andtherewasnoholdup? (7) Whostolethemoney?Whydidhestealhisownmoney?

4.�� Complete�the�sentences�after�the�following�patterns. 1) An encyclopedia is a book… that gives information…（定语从句用法）

　　 (1) Adictionaryisabookthat. (2) Acookbookisabookthat. (3) Agasstationisaplacethat. (4) Amovietheaterisaplacethat. 2) He was like a complete library walking around in sneakers. （介词的复合宾语）

　　 (1) Hewaslikeaboyof15.　　 (2) Shewaslikeanangel.　　 (3) Hewaslikealittlechild.　　3) What was more important was that the boy could think. （从句做主语）

　　 (1) Whatisclearisthat　　 (2) Whatisknowntoallisthat　　 (3) Whathesaidwas (4) Whatshetoldmewas

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4) No wonder people were always stopping him on the street to ask him questions.

（always 用在进行式中通常表示对该动作的一种强烈的情感，如赞许与欣赏或批评

与厌恶）

(1) Youallthetime.Youshouldhavesomerest. (2) Shealways.Peoplealllikeher. (3) Ineverbelievetheads.Theyalways. (4) Idon’tlikehim.Healways. 5) Since he had a gun, I did as he said. (since 作“既然”解)

(1)Sinceyouhavebeentheresomanytimes,. (2)Sinceyouarenothungry,. (3)Since,whyisitsomepeoplearestillunhappy? (4)Since,whydon’tyoutalktotheteacher? 6) …who has been robbing other stores in the state. （完成进行式的用法）

(1) —Haveyoubeenteachinglong? —Yes,since1959. (2) —IhavebeenwonderingwhyIgettiredsoeasily. —Ithinkyou. (3) —Haveyoubeenouttoday? —No,I. (4)—Youshoulddosomejogging.Itwilldoyougood. —Actually,IregularlysinceIwas19. 7) That couldn’t be true. (can/could 表示“可能”)

(1)—Thetwoyoungmendidnotlookverymuchalike.Theycouldn’tbebrothers. —Sometimes,brothers lookverydifferent. (2)—Wehaven’tseenAdamfordays.Hemustbesick. —He besick.He’sstrongasahorse. (3)—It bemydogthatkilledyourcat. —Howcanyoubesosure? —Mydogdiedthreemonthsago. 8) …this proves how important it is to listen carefully and watch closely.（it作形式主

语的用法）

(1)Itisunwiseto.Weshoulddoonethingatatime. (2)Itisimpossibleto.Ittakestime. (3)Itiscruelto. (4)Itwasterriblyunfairto.

5.�� Fill�in�the�blanks�with�appropriate�adverbs�or�prepositions.

1) Manyoftheseriversarenowfilled dirtythings.

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2) Towalk newsneakersdoesnotmeanyouaretakinganewroad. 3) Ihavealwaysbeenfull energy. 4) Hedecidedtopocketallthemoneyandhethoughthecouldgetaway it. 5) Whenheturnedround,hefoundhimselffacetoface awolf. 6) Inthe1930s,thecitywasaveryunsafeplace.Myfatherwasheld twicejust

withinthefirstweek. 7) Themanhadsunglasses .Hewas factblindasIdiscoveredlater. 8) Frombeginning end,heremainedconsciouswhenthedoctorwasoperating

him. 9) Sheknewthatshewouldbe late schoolagain.Shewouldhave tomake

anotherstory. 10) Themanwasstanding thewindow, aguninhishand,andanugly

smile hisface. 11) I toldmyfatherthatIwouldliketobeapolicemanjust himwhenIgrew

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6.�� Learn�to�use�the�key�word�“look”�through�the�following�exercises. 1) Translate the following sentences into English.

(1) 她已经60多了，可是看起来至少要年轻十岁。

(2) 你看天，好像要下雪了。

(3) 回想起来，那实在是我最幸福的日子。

(4) 他朝四下望望，发现一个人也没有。

(5) 小心！你刚才怎么也不看看你在往哪里走？

(6) 把它留在这里吧，我今天晚上浏览一下。

(7) 她经济上很困难，因为她有年老的父母要照顾。

(8) 你应该朝前看。事情最后都会好的。

(9) 他看起来似乎好像要说话似的。

(10) 当那位警察再仔细看时，他看到那是一个手印。

2) Use appropriate phrasal verbs of “look” to complete the following sentences.

(1) ThestorygoesthatLiuBeipaidthreevisitstoZhugeLiang.Hewasnowsurethatthiswasthemanhehadbeenlooking.

(2) ItwasaChinesearmycommanderwho looked that littleJapanesegirlandbroughtherup.

(3) Don’t look that small country.Their economyhasbeenlooking inthelastfewyears.

(4) WhenIlook tothosedays,Icannotunderstandhowwecouldhavebeensostupid.

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(5) Thatyoungnewspaperreporterwasdeterminedtolook thecase,andtheresultwasshocking.

(6) Whenyouarenotcertainaboutaword,lookit inthedictionary.You’vegottodevelopthehabitofusingthedictionary.

(7) Thedriversuddenlyshouted,“Look !”ButImisunderstood.Ithoughthewantedmetolook thewindow.

(8) Hequicklylooked thelistandfoundthathisnamewasnotthere. (9) TomorrowisSunday.Wouldyouliketolook thecity? (10) Hewouldneverlook whenhisfriendsneedhelp.

7.�� Choose�the�appropriate�word�below�to�complete�the�sentences.

say speak talk tell sayto speakwith talkto tellto

1) ThisCanadian ourlanguagebeautifully. 2) I’dliketo somethingifImay,Mr.Chairman. 3) Didyou atthemeeting? 4) Iknowhewasnot thetruth. 5) Whenyouhaveproblems,youshould toyourfriends. 6) Yougotaminute,Tom?I’vegotsomethingveryimportantto you. 7) Ican’tputupwithhim.He allthetime. 8) Goodbye,itwasnice toyou. 9) Don’tworry.Just whatyouwant. 10) Imust have something thatmadeher very angry.Shedoesnot even

tomenow. 11) It’shardto thedifferencebetweenthetwo.Theylookquitealike. 12) Didyou ProfessorWangisgoingto usaboutthesituationinIraq?

8. Study the differences between the simple present tense and the simple past

tense and do the exercises. 1) Explain the uses of the simple present tense and the simple past tense in the

following sentences from the text.

(1) An encyclopedia is a bookor a set of books that gives informationon allbranchesofknowledgearrangedalphabetically.LeroyBrown’sheadwaslikeanencyclopedia.(paras. 2 & 3)

(2) “AreyousuretherobberwasNattyNat?”askedEncyclopedia.(para.11)

(3) “No,”answeredthefather.“Heneverstandsstilllongenoughforapicturetobetaken…Infactnobodyevenknowshisrealname.Buteverypolicemanin thestateknowshealwayswearsthatgraycoatwiththebeltintheback.”(para.15)

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(4) Iguesshespentthemoney,buthedidn’twanthispartnertoknowthemoneywasmissing.Sohemadeupthewholestory.

2) Complete the sentences with the right choice.

(1) LiMing toseehishighschoolteacherstwiceayearinhisvacations.　　 a)goes b)went (2) Thestrangersaid,“I yournext-doorneighborinDalian. you

remember?　　 a)am/didn’t b)was/don’t (3) Itistruethatshe math,butnotnow. a)dislike b)disliked (4) Howcanweforgetaboutwhatourgrandparents duringthatwar? a)suffered b)suffer (5) Theoldman hehadneverseenthestrangerbefore. a)says b)said (6) Herealizedthatitwaswrong . a)tolieabouthisage b)thatheliedabouthisage. (7) Isittrue ? a)thatWangNingisgoingtoquit b)forWangNingtoquit (8) Iwanttosaytoyouallatthemomentis“Thankyou”fromthebottom

ofmyheart. a)That b)What (9) isgoodtostopallstudyactivitiesonceinawhile. a)This b)It (10) I liketolisten.Ihavelearnedagreatdealfromlisteningcarefully.Mostpeople

never . a)listen b)listened

9.� �Fill�in�the�blanks�with�the�correct�tense�form�of�the�verbs�in�the�brackets.

Duringmysecondmonthofnursingschool,ourprofessor 1 (give)usapopquiz.I 2 (be)aconscientiousstudentandhadgonethroughthequestionswithoutdifficulty,untilI 3 (read)thelastone:“What 4 (be)thefirstnameofthewomanwho 5 (clean)theschool?”Surely,this 6 (be)somekindofjoke.

Ihadseenthecleaningwomanseveraltimes.She 7 (be)tall,dark-hairedandinherfifties,buthowwouldIknowhername?I 8 (hand)inmypaper,leavingthelastquestionblank.

Justbeforeclass 9 (end),onestudent 10 (ask)ifthelastquestionwouldcounttowardourquizgrade.“Absolutely,” 11 (say)theprofessor.“Inyourcareers,youwillmeetmanypeople.All 12 (be)significant.They 13 (deserve)yourattentionandcare,

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evenifallyou 14 (do)issmile and say ‘hello’.” I’ve neverforgottenthatlesson.Ialso15 (learn)hernamewasDorothy.

1.2.3.4.5. 6.7.8.9.10. 11.12.13.14.15.

10. Translate the following sentences into English.

1)血浓于水。

2)了解一个人的表里很难。

3)我们大学里多数学生住校；读中学时，我们多数人住在家里。

4)当侦探不过是他童年的梦想，他现在想当律师。

5)他每个周末都要去看他爷爷和奶奶，不过上周没去。

6)那时对父母大声嚷嚷是子女绝对不该做的事情(no-no)。 7)你没去听金教授的报告太遗憾了，他讲得很有意思。

8)一位名人曾经说过，教育的秘密就是尊重学生。

9)我现在最想做的事是好好睡一觉。 10) “对不起，打扰你了。你知道木兰在哪儿吗？”“抱歉，不知道。她几分钟前离

开的，可能是去了阅览室。她一般都在那儿学习。”

Memorable Quotes

You cannot teach people anything. You can only help them

discover it within themselves.—Galileo Galilei

　　

He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.—Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Giving TreeText BShel Silverstein

1 Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples, tookanapintheshade...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.

2 Timewentby...Thelittleboygrewupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid,Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymore,”theboyreplied.“Iwant toys. Ineedmoney tobuy them.”“Sorry,but Idon’thavemoney...butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.Thenyouwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.

3 Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercameback.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.

4 Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelax.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcansailfarawayandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.

5 Finally,theboyreturnedaftermanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou...”thetreesaid.

6 “Idon’thaveteethtobite,”theboyreplied. 7 “Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.” 8 “Iamtoooldforthatnow,”theboysaid. 9 “Ireallycan’tgiveyouanything...Theonlythingleftismydyingroots,”thetreesaid

withtears. 10 “Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboy

replied. 11 “Good!Oldtreerootsarethebestplacetorest.Come,sitdownwithmeandrest.”The

boysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears... 12 Thisiseveryone’sstory.Thetreeisourparent.Whenweareyoung,welovetoplay

withMomandDad.Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Nomatterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethere

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andgiveeverythingtheycantomakeushappy.Wemaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat’showallofusaretreatingourparents.

13 Behonestwithourselvesandbothouractionsandourwordswillshowthetruth.