时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语教程(Oral Workshop)--初级


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Lesson 32 


                                             Text A 


                                 A Pocketful of Pigs


    Once there was no money.


    If people wanted to get something , they had to give something. This is the way it used to be.


    "I will give you my cow for your pig," a man would say. "I'll give you my bowl if you give me a shirt," another would say.


    "Here are seven oranges for one fish. " 


    "Will you give me a chicken for a bag of corn?"


    People had to trade things every day. They had to give a thing to get a thing beeause there wasn't any money.


    But they had to work out a good trade one that came out even.. 


    What could you get for two chickens? Were thrce bags of apples a good trade for two bags of grapes? Or one bag of apples for a little butter? What was an even trade? It was hard to know.


    And it was too hard to carry around all the things for trading. People had to use too much time getting things they needed. So they thought of a new way to trade. 


    They thought of money.


    Money could "stand for" apples, or bowls, or pigs.


    And a pocketful of money was better than a pocketful of pigs.


    With money, it was not so hard to trade. Everyone could use money. The man who needed a pig could buy it with money. The man who sold the pig could keep the moyey until he needed something. People could work for money, and people buy things with the money they got from work. 


                                       Text B 


                                       Let's Play Chess 


Mr Wilson and Mr Dawson are watching some men playing chess. 


MR WILSON:   Let's play chess. 


MR DAWSON:   I haven't played chess for a long time. 


MR WILSON:   That's all right, I'm a beginner. I've just learnt how to play. 


MR DAWSON:   Look, there's a chessboard. Those two men have already finished playing. 


MR WILSON (after they have played for a few minutes): You're a very good player 


MR DAWSON:   Not really, but once I won a prize. 


MR WILsoN:   So did I. I won a prize last week but it was a prize for beginners. 


MR DAWSON:   My prize was for the hest player in the country. Now let's start playing chess seriously. 


7. Read the following dialogue once. Underline 1 the key words while reading and retell the dialogue to your partner in your own words. 


Man:   I'm not satisfied 2 with it. 


Saleswoman:   Why not? What's wrong with it? 


Man:   Sometimes it goes fast. And sometimes it goes slow. And the alarm doesn't work, either. 


Saleswoman:   Would you like another one? 


Man:   No. Can I have my money back? 


Saleswoman: Hmm... have you got a receipt 3


Man:   A receipt? 


Saleswoman:   Yes. I must see your receipt. You can't have your money back without a  receipt. 


Man:   Oh, I'm not certain, but I think I've lost it. 




n.下划线;加下划线;vt.在…下面划线;强调
  • Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
  • Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。
adj.满意的,满足的;清偿过的;确信的,毫无疑问的v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词)
  • She's never satisfied with what she's got. 她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
  • He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。
n.收据,收条;收到,接到
  • We are in receipt of your letter of the 10th.我们收到了您十日的来函。
  • I asked for a receipt.我要一张收据。
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