高中英语人教版高三1 08

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Unit 8
[00:03.08]A person of great determination
[00:07.65]Lesson 29
[00:11.60]1 Dialogue
[00:15.36]Jane and Kate are leaving the swimming pool.
[00:20.69]JANE:See you next Friday.
[00:24.14]KATE:Next Friday?Why,what's happening?I'm going away for the weekend.
[00:30.80]JANE:But you said you'd come out to dinner with me.We fixed it.
[00:37.64]KATE:No,we didn't fix anything.
[00:42.48]We thought we might go out,but we said we'd check with each other first.
[00:48.40]And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday.
[00:53.76]Another time,possibly,but not Friday.
[00:58.12]JANE:You don't keep your word.Why didn't you tell me then?
[01:05.20]I've been looking forward to it.How can you change your mind at last minute?
[01:13.14]KATE:I'm sorry about that.
[01:16.62]JANE:You just don't consider anyone but yourself.
[01:21.97]KATE:That's not true.I don't want to argue about it any more.
[01:28.14]Anyhow,I'll see you next week.A fortnight later.
[01:34.62]JANE:Kate,I'm sorry about that argument.I apologize for being so angry with you.
[01:42.48]KATE:You were very angry!
[01:46.84]JANE:Yes,I'm sorry about that.
[01:50.89]I think we just had a misunderstanding about the plan,
[01:56.04]but I was very disappointed not to be going out.
[02:00.40]So I got angry and started shouting at you.
[02:05.26]KATE:You cetainly did!
[02:08.81]JANE:I'm sorry to have done that.I didn't mean to be so rude.
[02:14.45]KATE:It doesn't matter.
[02:18.00]JANE:There's no need for that. We'll have dinner another time.
[02:25.66]JANE:Thanks,I'd like that.
[02:29.50]Lesson 30
[02:37.86]1 Reading comprehension
[02:42.30]A PERSON OF GREAT DETERMINATION(1)
[02:47.86]Many years ago I walked into a bookstore in Cincinnati in
[02:54.21]search of some books that I wanted.
[02:58.29]While I was there,
[03:01.24]a young boy of about twelve came in to ask whether they had any geography books for sale.
[03:09.18]"Plenty to them,"was the shop assistant's reply.
[03:14.43]"How much do they cost?""One dollar each,young man."
[03:19.76]"Oh,dear!I didn't know they cost so much."
[03:24.43]He turned to go out and had already opened the door,
[03:29.61]but then he paused and came back to the counter.
[03:34.26]"I've only got 62 cents,"he said.
[03:38.41]"Will you let me have the book and wait a little while for the rest of the money?"
[03:44.97]How eagerly he looked up at the sales assistant for an answer,
[03:50.32]and how disappoited he looked when the man refused his request!
[03:56.28]Looking up at me with a weak smile,the boy left the store.I followed him.
[04:03.54]"And what now?"I asked."I shall try another place,sir."
[04:09.47]"Do you mind if I come along too and see how you get on?"
[04:14.80]"If you like,"he said in surprise.
[04:19.66]We went to four different stores togetther,
[04:23.81]and four times I saw the boy's eager face turn to disappointment.
[04:29.58]"Are you going to try again?"I asked.
[04:33.53]"Yes,sir.Unless I visit every bookstore in town,
[04:39.41]I shall not know whether I can get what I want."
[04:44.37]We entered the fifth store and the boy walked straight up to the counter
[04:50.53]and told the bookseller just what he wanted and how much money he had.
[04:57.20]"Do you want the book very much?"asked the bookseller.
[05:01.77]"Yes,sir,very much.""Why do you want it so badly?"
[05:07.02]"To study,sir.I can't go to school,but when I have time I study at home.
[05:14.57]All the other boys have geography books
[05:18.72]and they will be ahead of me if I don't get one.
[05:23.47]Besides,my father was a sailor,
[05:27.52]and I want to know about all the places he used to go to."
[05:32.49]"Does he still go to these places?""He is dead,"replied the boy softly.
[05:39.15]A moment later he added,"I'm going to be a sailor too."
[05:44.48]"Are you,young man?"said the bookseller with a curious look.
[05:50.04]"Yes,indeed,sir,if I possibly can.""Well,I'll tell you what I'll do.
[05:56.99]I'll let you have the new geography book
[06:01.67]and you may pay me the rest of the money when you can,
[06:06.32]or I can let you have a secondhand book for fifity cents."