目 录Lesson49 The end of a dream 美梦告终.2Lesson50 Take for a ride 乘车兜风.5Lesson51 Reward for virtue 对美德的奖赏.10Lesson52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯.13Lesson53 Hot snake 触电的蛇.17Lesson54 Sticky fingers 黏糊的手才旨.22Lesson55 Not a gold mine 并非金矿.25Lesson56 Faster than sound 比声音还快!.28Lesson57 Can I help you,madam?你要买什么，夫人？.32Lesson58 A blessing in disguise?是因祸得福吗？.36Lesson59 In or out?进来还是出去?.40Lesson60 The future 算未来.43Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境.47Lesson62 After the fire 大火之后.51Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑.55Lesson64 The Channel Tunnel 海峡隧道.59Lesson65 Jumbo versus the police 小象对警察.63Lesson66 Sweet as honey!像蜜一样甜!.66Lesson67 Volcanoes 火山.70Lesson68 Persistent 纠缠不休.72Lesson69 But not murder!并非谋杀!.76Lesson70 Red for danger 危险的红色.80Lesson7 1 A famous clock 一个著名的大钟.84Lesson72 A car called Bluebird“蓝鸟”汽车.87Lesson 49 The end of a dream 美梦告终First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
How did the dream end?Tired of sleeping on the floor,a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.For thefirst time in his life,he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.Becausethe weather was very hot,he carried the bed on to the roof of his house.He slept very well for thefirst two nights,but on the third night,a storm blew up.A gust of wind swept the bed off the roofand sent it crashing into the courtyard below.The young man did not wake up until the bed hadstruck the ground.Although the bed was smashed to pieces,the man was miraculously unhurt.When he woke up,he was still on the mattress.Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that layaround him,the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.After he had put it onthe floor,he promptly went to sleep again.New words and expressions 生词和短语tired taiad adj.厌烦的real rial adj.真正的owner sung n.主人spring sprirj n.弹簧mattress mastris n.床垫gust gA st n.一阵风sweep swi:p v扫,刮courtyard ko:tja:d n.院子smash smaej v.碰碎,摔碎miraculously fmiriekjulasli adv.奇迹般地unhurt A nha:t adj.没有受伤的glance gla:ns v.扫视promptly pro mptli adv.迅速地参考译文德黑兰的一个年轻人由于对睡地板感到厌倦，于是积蓄多年买了一张真正的床。
他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床由于天气很热，他便把床搬到了他的屋顶上头两天晚上，他睡得非常好但第三天晚上起了风暴一阵大风把床从屋顶上刮了下来，把它摔碎在下面的院子里那年轻人直到床撞到地上才醒了过来尽管床摔成了碎片，但年轻人却奇迹般地没有受伤他醒来时，仍然躺在床垫上年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属 片，伤心地捡起了床垫，把它拿进了屋他把床垫往地板上一放，很快又睡着了Summary writing 摘要写作Answer these questions in not more than 80 words.回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过8 0个单词1 What did a young man in Teheran buy for the first time in his life?2 Was the weather hot or cold?Did he sleep on the roof of his house or not?(Because)3 Was the bed swept off the roof during a storm three nights later or not?4 Was the man unhurt,or was he seriously injured?Was he still on his mattress or not?(notonly.but)5 Was the bed in pieces or not?Did he carry the mattress indoors or not?Where did he put it?Did he go back to sleep or did he stay awake?(As.and)Key structures 关键句型Word order in complex statements 复合句的语序(Compare KSL25)(对比第 lz 25 课关键句型)We can join simple statements together to make complex statements.Here are some of the joiningwords we use:我们可以把一些简单句连在一起组成复合句，以下是我们常用的一些连词：when,until,after,as soon as,while,before,because,as,since,to,in order to,al though,who,whichand that.Study these simple statements carefully.Pay close attention to the way they have been joined:仔细阅读以下句子，特别注意这些句子的连接方式：He missed the train.He did not hurry.他误了火车。
他没有赶紧离开He missed the train because he did not hurry.因为没有赶紧离开，他误了火车He ran fast.He failed to win the race.他跑得很快他没有赢得比赛Although he ran fast,he failed to win the race.虽然他跑得很快，但他没能在比赛中获胜I was tired.I went to sleep immediately,我很累我立刻睡着了I was so tired that I went to sleep immediately.我感到如此之疲倦以致马上就入睡了My neighbour went to Tokyo for a holiday.He could not return home.He did not have enoughmoney.我的邻居去东京度假他没能回来他的钱不够了My neighbour,who went to Tokyo for a holiday,could not return home because he did not havemoney.我那位去东京度假的邻居，由于钱不够了没能回来。
I went into the garden.I wanted to pick some flowers.我进了花园我想摘些花I went into the garden to pick some flowers.我走进花园去摘些花I found the door unlocked.I went into the kitchen.我发现门打开了我走进了厨房Finding the door unlocked,I went into the kitchen.发现门打开了，我走进了厨房The city was destroyed during the war.It has now been completely rebuilt.城市在战争中被摧毁了它已被彻底重建Destroyed during the war,the city has now been completely rebuilt.在战争中被毁后，这座城市现在已彻底重建了Composition 作文Write two or three sentences using the ideas given below:用以下词组写出2至3个句子来：The man gathered the pieces next morning-repaired the bed put it on the roof tied itdown enjoyed many comfortable nights*sleep.Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why did the writer not get off the bus at Woodford Green?I love travelling in the country,but I dont like losing my way.I went on an excursion recently,but my trip took me longer than I expected.Tm going to Woodford Green,said to the conductor as I got on the bus,but I dont know where itis?Hl tell you where to get off,answered the conductor.I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countrys。