【大家说英语】困惑的老人
英语课
Lesson 11 Talk About It
第十一课 主题讨论
October 24
10月24日
The Elderly 1 Man
困惑的老人
Sam and Mary were walking back to their apartment 2 after a long day of classes.
珊和玛丽上完一整天的课之后，正走回她们的公寓。
Usually the park they walked through was 3 quiet, but not today.
她们穿过的公园通常很安静，但今天不是。
Today they heard someone 4 shouting, which worried 5 them.
他们听到有人喊叫，让她们很担心。
困惑的老人
The shouting got 6 louder, and they saw 7 an elderly man ahead 8 of them.
叫声越来越大，然后她们看到前面有位老人家，
He seemed 9 to be shouting at someone near him, but no one was there.
他好像在对身边的一个人大叫，但是他身边并没有人。
"What's going 10 on?" Sam asked.
"发生了什么事？"珊问道。
"I don't know," said 11 Mary.
"我不知道，"玛丽说，
"Maybe we should get closer."
"或许我们应该靠近点。"
The man was walking very slowly 12, so it was easy for Sam and Mary to get closer.
那个人走得非常慢，所以珊和玛丽很容易就走近他。
After following 13 him for a minute, the girls thought 14 he was just wandering 15 around.
跟着他走了一会之后，这两个女孩子认为他只是四处游荡。
He would 16 start and stop for no reason 17.
他会无缘无故地走走停停，
He walked one way and then the other.
他朝一个方向走，然后又朝另一个方向走。
He was wearing some house slippers 18, not outside shoes.
他穿着室内的拖鞋，而不是外出的鞋子。
Then another man came 19 by.
然后一个男人走过来，
He saw the elderly man and began to talk to him.
他看到那个老人就跟他说话。
Sam and Mary couldn't hear what he was saying 20.
珊和玛丽听不到他说什么。
The young man touched the elderly man's shoulder.
这个年轻人伸手去碰老人的肩膀，
Then the old man began shouting at him very loudly and tried to hit the young man.
老人开始大声地对他喊叫，还试图打那个年轻人。
The young man stepped 21 back and quickly walked the other way.
那年轻人后退几步，然后快速地往另一个方向走去。
The elderly man kept on wandering.
那老人继续徘徊。
"Do you think he's dangerous?" Mary asked.
"你认为他很危险吗？"玛丽问道。
"I think he's confused," answered Sam.
"我认为他很困惑，"珊回答道，
"What do you think we should do?"
"你认为我们应该怎么做？"
第十一课 主题讨论
October 24
10月24日
The Elderly 1 Man
困惑的老人
Sam and Mary were walking back to their apartment 2 after a long day of classes.
珊和玛丽上完一整天的课之后，正走回她们的公寓。
Usually the park they walked through was 3 quiet, but not today.
她们穿过的公园通常很安静，但今天不是。
Today they heard someone 4 shouting, which worried 5 them.
他们听到有人喊叫，让她们很担心。
困惑的老人
The shouting got 6 louder, and they saw 7 an elderly man ahead 8 of them.
叫声越来越大，然后她们看到前面有位老人家，
He seemed 9 to be shouting at someone near him, but no one was there.
他好像在对身边的一个人大叫，但是他身边并没有人。
"What's going 10 on?" Sam asked.
"发生了什么事？"珊问道。
"I don't know," said 11 Mary.
"我不知道，"玛丽说，
"Maybe we should get closer."
"或许我们应该靠近点。"
The man was walking very slowly 12, so it was easy for Sam and Mary to get closer.
那个人走得非常慢，所以珊和玛丽很容易就走近他。
After following 13 him for a minute, the girls thought 14 he was just wandering 15 around.
跟着他走了一会之后，这两个女孩子认为他只是四处游荡。
He would 16 start and stop for no reason 17.
他会无缘无故地走走停停，
He walked one way and then the other.
他朝一个方向走，然后又朝另一个方向走。
He was wearing some house slippers 18, not outside shoes.
他穿着室内的拖鞋，而不是外出的鞋子。
Then another man came 19 by.
然后一个男人走过来，
He saw the elderly man and began to talk to him.
他看到那个老人就跟他说话。
Sam and Mary couldn't hear what he was saying 20.
珊和玛丽听不到他说什么。
The young man touched the elderly man's shoulder.
这个年轻人伸手去碰老人的肩膀，
Then the old man began shouting at him very loudly and tried to hit the young man.
老人开始大声地对他喊叫，还试图打那个年轻人。
The young man stepped 21 back and quickly walked the other way.
那年轻人后退几步，然后快速地往另一个方向走去。
The elderly man kept on wandering.
那老人继续徘徊。
"Do you think he's dangerous?" Mary asked.
"你认为他很危险吗？"玛丽问道。
"I think he's confused," answered Sam.
"我认为他很困惑，"珊回答道，
"What do you think we should do?"
"你认为我们应该怎么做？"
adj.年老的；年龄相当大的
- He is getting elderly.他逐渐变老了。
- The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间
- How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
- Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。
adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的
- He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
- He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯
- Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
- The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。
adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面
- We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
- Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。
v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )
- She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
- My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
- He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
- He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随
- The following is the full text.全文如下。
- Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
- It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
- She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
adj.漫游的；闲逛的；（精神）恍惚的；错乱的n.流浪；神志恍惚；精神错乱v.漫游( wander的现在分词 )；走神；神志恍惚；（思想）开小差
- I felt my attention wandering during the lecture. 我感到听讲座时老走神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They perceived a stranger wandering in the garden. 他们看到一个陌生人在花园里闲逛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
- Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
- Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理
- That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
- The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。
n. 拖鞋
- a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
- He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。
v.动词come的过去式
- I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
n.谚语，俗话，格言；动词say的现在分词
- Saying and doing are two things.说和做是两码事。
- I know a chinese saying.我知道一句中国谚语。