初级第二个故事Zorro. Chapter Two: A Surprise Visit

At 7 p.m. the door of the tavern opens.  

别漏了of

Sergeant Gonzales and the other soldiers are standing near the fire. They are talkingabout Don Diego Vega and his rich family.

and前后可理解为同义词

They turn around and see a man. He is dressed in black. He has a black mask and a black sombrero. It is Zorro!

"Good evening! My name is Zorro!"says the masked man.

The men in the tavern are very surprised and scared.

Sergeant Gonzales looks at him carefully and says, "What do you want bandit?"

Zorro laughs loudly. He looks at Sergeant Gonzales and says, "I am here to punish you, Sergeant!"

专属名词Sergeant大写

"What do you mean?" says the Sergeant.

"You beat[1]the poor natives. I am a friend of the natives. I am here to punish you."

"You idiot[2]!The governor wants you dead or alive!" says Sergeant Gonzales. He pulls out his sword and wants to fight. At that moment Zorro pulls out a pistol[3].He watches everyone carefully. Sergeant Gonzales looks at the pistol and says, "Courageous men don't use pistols. They use swords. Perhaps you are not courageous[4],Zorro?"

注意升降调，问号和陈述句升降不一样

"This pistol is necessary because you have many friends in this tavern. Everyone must go near the fire and stay there!"says Zorro. "Now I have a pistol in my left hand and a sword in my right hand. I am ready to punish you."

Punish会被读为bunish

"Fight, senor!" says the Sergeant.

They start fighting. Their swords move quickly and make a lot of noise. The two men are good fighters. Zorro is fast and light. Sergeant Gonzales is slow and heavy. Zorro jumps onto a table. Then he jumps onto a chair. The fight continues and Sergeant Gonzales' sword falls onto the floor. His face is white. He is scared. Zorro slaps[5]his face and says, "This is your punishment." Then he makes a Z on the Sergeant's shirt with his sword.

一定要听出画面感！

Zorro runs to the window. He opens it and says, "Good evening, gentlemen!" He jumps out of the window and disappears.

Chapter Three: The Fulido Hacienda

The next day is warm and sunny. Don Diego gets on his beautiful horse. He rides to Don Carlos Pulido's big hacienda.

专有名词不用查询

Don Carlos is a good friend of Don Diego's family. Both families are rich and important. But the Governor does not like Don Carlos. He creates problems for him. He wants to take don Carlos' land.

注意take的用法

Don Carlos is happy to see his friend."Good morning, Don Diego. What a nice surprise! Come and sit in the patio."

"Thank you. I am here to say something very important," says Don Diego. "I an. almost 25 years old. My father wants me to get married and start a family. I am not interested in marriage.I think love and marriage are boring[6]but I must obey[7]my father. How old is your daughter Lolita?" asks Don Diego.

注意听must 和boring等关键词

"Lolita is 18 years old and she is very beautiful," answers Don Carlos.

"You have a fine family. With your permission[8],I want to marry your daughter," says Don Diego.

marry的用法很直接，不同于中文

Don Carlos smiles and is happy. "This is an honour for our family .You have my permission! Do you want to see Lolita?"

"I think I must!" answers Don Diego.

Don Carlos calls her and she comes to the patio.

Lolita is a lovely girl with long black hair and dark eyes.

"Good morning. Semprota. There is something I must tell you," says Don Diego smiling ."I want to marry you and your father approves."

最常见的西方式单刀直入。

"Oh, senor!" exclaims[9]Lolita."You want to marry me!"She is surprised and her face is red .

"Think about it today. One of my servants can bring me your answer tomorrow."

"But why can't you come tomorrow?"asks Lolita.

"Oh, your hacienda is far. I get tired when I ride my horse. I prefer[10]to stay at home and rest."

"What! You want to marry me and you don't want to visit me! Is this your idea of love? I want to marry a strong,romantic man. You are young and rich, but you are not strong or romantic! Do you have a heart?" says Lolita. She is angry. She runs away and tells her mother.

西方骑士精神就是这些

Doiia Catalina says, "You are lucky,Lolita. Don Diego is very rich. He comes from a noble family. The Governor likes his family. This is a big opportunity[11]for our family."

In the afternoon Lolita is alone in the patio. She is thinking about Don Diego. Suddenly she hears a noise and turns around.

She sees Zorro standing in front of her."Zorro!" she whispers[12].

Zorro被特意重读

"Don't be afraid, Seiiorita. I only punish corrupt[13]people. I like your father because he is honest. I am here to admire[14]your beauty."

"What! You must go away. You are in great danger," says Lolita.

"You are beautiful and kind,Lolita," says Zorro. "Let me kiss your hand." Zorro takes her small hand and kisses it. Lolita looks into his eyes and smiles. Then she runs into the house.

"What a courageous man! He is a bandit but I like him," Lolita thinks.

听出来like即可，but前面的词语就是相对的，可以不查询

[1]beat:打。

[2]idiot:笨蛋。

[3]pistol:手枪。

[4]courageous:勇敢。

[5]slaps:打耳光。

[6]boring:无趣的。

[7]obey:服从。

[8]permission:准许。

[9]exclaims:大叫。

[10]prefer:(在相比之下)喜欢某事物或某人。

[11]opportunity:机会。

[12]whispers:小声说。

[13]corrupt:腐败的。

[14]admire:欣赏,爱慕。

中级：爱丽斯梦游仙境

Chapter Five Exercise 3

Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

The Caterpillar talks about good manners

Hello! I'm the Caterpillar. I will talk about good manners. Why? Well, the animals are not very kind to Alice, are they?

I will give you a list of do's and don'ts.

Do's

a. Always hold the open for someone behind you.

b. Always say thank you when they give you a .

c. Offer your seat to older people on a or on a bus.

d. Always queue at the and wait for your turn.

Don'ts

e. Don't talk with your full.

f. Don't leave the until the dinner is over.

g. Don't drop in the town or in the country.

h. Don't splash people when you ride your .

And these are only some rules. Can you think of other rules?

Well, I'm going now. Bye-bye.

Chapter Six: Pig and pepper

Alice went near the house. 'It's very noisy,' she thought, 'and they can't hear the bell with all that noise. 'Alice decided to go in. In the house she found the Duchess and the cook. The Duchess was sitting on a very small chair with a baby in her arms. The cook was at the fire. She was very busy:She was preparing soup in a very big pot.

cook和cooker的区别。

'Too much pepper in that soup,' Alice said to herself. 'With all this pepper everybody is sneezing.'

'Noisy, noisy. It's a very noisy place! The baby's crying and the cook's making a lot of noise,' Alice thought. CRASH! BANG! SMASH!

Near the fire Alice saw a big cat. It had a big grin on its face.

Alice was very curious about the cat's grin so she asked the Duchess, 'I would like to know why your cat grins like that.'

'Because it's a Cheshire cat. Pig!' said the Duchess.

Alice thought the Duchess was shouting at her. But she wasn't. She was shouting at her baby.

'It's very strange,' said Alice.

'What?' asked the Duchess.

'A grinning cat,' answered Alice.

'They all grin, don't you know?' asked the Duchess.

'No, I don't,' replied Alice.

'You don't know much!' said the Duchess.

Suddenly the cook started to throw things at the Duchess and at the baby.

All sorts of things: pots, jars, knives.

Alice was sorry for the baby. 'Please be careful! You'll hurt the baby! '

'Don't worry about the baby. It's my baby,' said the Duchess and she started to sing:

Speak roughly to your little boy.

And beat him when he sneezes:

He only does it to annoy, Because he knows it teases.

'Here's the baby!' the Duchess threw the baby to Alice. 'I must go now. I must play croquet with the Queen,' she said.

Alice had the baby in her arms. The baby was noisy like a baby pig. It was becoming a ... pig.

'It's a pig!' Alice said. She put the creature down and it ran away into the wood.

The Cheshire Cat appeared. 'Cheshire Cat, dear,' she said in a kind voice.

The grin grew bigger. 'He's pleased,' thought Alice.

'Do you know which way I must go?' asked Alice.

'It depends on where you want to go,' answered the Cat. 'Well, I don't know,' said Alice.

'Then you can go that way and you'll get to the Hatter's house. Hatters make hats, you know. Or you can go that way to the March Hare's house.

They are both mad.'

'But I don't want to meet mad people,' said Alice.

'You're in the wrong place, then. We're all mad in Wonderland. You're mad, too,' replied the Cheshire Cat.

'How can you say that I'm mad?' asked Alice.

'Well, you're here so you are mad,' replied the Cheshire Cat.

'What are you doing today? Are you playing croquet with the Queen?'

asked the Cheshire Cat.

'I would like to play,' answered Alice.

'You'll see me there,' said the Cheshire Cat.

The Cheshire Cat disappeared, then he came back and asked Alice,

'Where's the baby?'

'It isn't a baby anymore. It's a pig!' said Alice.

Alice waited for the Cat, but he didn't come back so she walked towards the March Hare's home.

'I know hatters but I'm curious to see a March Hare. Perhaps he isn't very mad,' thought Alice.

Then she looked at the tree and there was the Cheshire Cat again.

'Is the baby a pig or a fig ?' he asked.

'A pig,' Alice answered. The Cheshire Cat was slowly disappearing. Ears,

paws, tail, and at last the grin ...

'A grin without a cat! That's strange!' thought Alice.

Alice walked in the wood and there it was ... the March Hare's home.

'It's bigger than the Duchess' house,' she thought.

Alice ate some bits of mushroom she had in her pockets.

She grew bigger and there she was, ready to make new friends.