overthere

Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight？

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第1课）

Long,longago,

didnotknowwhosidehe

ghtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeon

while,

overtojoin

them.

“Whatonearthare

youdoing

here?”abirdshoutedat

him.

“Can’tyoueI’mabird?”thebatsaidwithasmile.“L

haveswings,justlike

you.”“Comealong,then,”saidthebird.

“Don’ngs”eemed

atleftthebirdsinahurryandwent

overtothebeasts.“Whatareyoudoingonourside?”andanimal

calledouttohim.

“Areyouspyingonus?“Don’”tyouknowI’mone

ofyou?”askedthebat,showinghisteeth.“’tyoueI

teeth,too?

”“Whoaretryingtofool?”saidtheanimals.“Wesaw

fightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.

Sothebeasts”drovehim

ebeasts

andthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtostop

rbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,

ncethen,hecomesoutonly

atnight.

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Lesson2NathanHale

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课）

TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardsarchedhis

undnothing.“Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”

hethought,“’lltrytondthemapsto

GeneralWashington.

”“Takeoffyour

boots,

”oneoftheguards

rican’offhisbootsand

rdlookedinsideoneboot,then

another.

“Uyour

knife,

man!”ordered

theBritishofficer

softhe

British

army’sdefenceworks!

TheguardstooktheAmericanto

erallookedatthemaps.“Ieyou’vemade

drawingofourdefenceworks,

”hesaid.“Thiscanonly

meanone

thing.

”“Yes,sir.”“Doyou

haveanythingtosayfor

yourlf?

”“No,nothing.”“What’yoursname?”“Nathan

Hale.”“Rank?”“Captain.”Thegeneralstudiedthemapsa

fewmoreminutes.

“CaptainHale,”hesaidfinally.“I’venevers

w,joinus?

Youdon’havettoworryaboutrankorpay.”

NathanHalelooked

straightatthe

general.“Nothingcould

makemeturnagainstmy

country!

”

“Thenthere’onlys

onethingIcando,you

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understand?”“Yes,sir.”“Youwillbehangedasaspyearly

tomorrowmorning.”***NathanHalelooked

aroundasaBritishsoldierputtheropearoundhisneck.“Now,

NathanHale,”saidtheBritishofficer.“Let’shearwhatyouhaveto

beforeyoudie.”NathanHaletookalastlookathisbeautifulcountry

andsaid,“IonlyregretthatIhavebutonelifetoloformycountry”.

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Lesson3Aquestionofpronunciation

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第3课）

ovemberandtheweatherwasvery

hedday

hedidnotknowmuchEnglish,hegotouthisdictionaryandlooked

uptheword“cough”tionarydidnottellhimhowto

ghtitoverandrememberedthathehad

learnedtheword

“plough”.Herememberedthatitwaspronounced[plau].

Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kau].Theheput

onhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist’emaninthe

shopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid:

“Iwant

somethingformycow,plea.

The”manintheshoplookedathim.

Hadheheardhimcorrectly?

“Ibeg

yourpardon,sir?

”he

asked.

TheFrenchmanrepeated:“Iwant

somemedicineformy

cow.”“Foryourcow?”askedtheman.“Areyouafarmer?“A

”

farmer?

”saidtheFrenchmaninsurpri.“WhatmakesyouthinkI

farmer?I

comefromParis.I’mnotafarmer.”“Where’yourscow,

then?”askedthemanintheshop.“It’shere!”repliedtheFrenchman.

Heputhishandonhischestandbegantocough.“Hereitis!”he

“I’aveverybadcowhere.”Thenthemanintheshopunderstood

edsomemedicineforhiscough.

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Lesson4TheArabinthedert

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第4课）

AnArabwaswalkingalonethroughthedertwhenhemettwomen.

Arabwentovertothem.“Haveyoulostoneofyourcamels?”he

askedthem.“Yes,”theysaid.“Washeblindintherighteyeand

lameintheleftfoot?”askedtheArab.“Yes,hewas?“Hadhe

lostatoothandwashecarryingcorn?“Yes,””saidthemen.“Plea

telluswhereheis.“”Idon’tknowwhereheis,”saidtheArab.“

neverensuchananimal.”“Didsomeonetellyouabout

him?”“No.”

couldnotbelievetheArab’y,theycameupclotohim,

tookholdofhim,andshouted:“Where’stheanimal?Andwhathave

youdonewithourgoods?The”Arabinsistedthathehadneveren

idthatthe

Arabhadstolentheircamel.“I’veneverentheircamel,”insisted

theArab.“ButI’mamanofthedert,andI’velearnedtolookcare

thisbecautherewerenoman’

sawthatthecamelmustbeblindintherighteye,becauhehadonly

eatenthegrassonhisleftsideandhadnottouchedthegrassonhisright.

Theanimalwaslamebecauwithonefootheleftatrackmuchlighter

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ostatooth,becauwhereverheategrass,

oundgroupsofants

e

factsIwasabletotellwhatgoodstheanimalwas

carrying.”ThejudgeandthetwomenweresatisfiedwithwhattheArab

erthefourmentouttolookforthelostanimal.

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Lesson5TheagullsofSaltLakeCity

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第5课）

yliesinavalleywith

gagotherewasalmostnothingin

ana

hundredyearsago,agroupofmen,womenandchildrenmovedfromthe

thebravepeople

osdthemountains

cidedtostayhere,andsotheybuilt

swhereSaltLakeCitynow

plehadtoworkhardontheirfarms,becautheirlives

whiletheywereworkinginthe

fields,somefarmerssawsomethingstrangeinthesky.“What’s

that?”askedoneofthem.“Where?”askedanother,ashestoppedto

look.“Overthere,”wsomethinglikea

cloudcoming,watched,itcame

lyashoutwentup:“Locusts!Millionsof

them!”Thewordsputfearintotheheartsofall,becautheyknew

whatlocustscoulddo,andtheyhadneverensomanyofthem

methelocustscamedownandstartedeating

everything–thewheat,thecorn,thegrassandeventheleavesonthe

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ied

letheywerekillingthelocustsinoneplace,millions

uldthefarmersdo?Suddenlythere

lookedup,theysawanothercloudcoming

rsurpri,theysawnotlocuststhistime,but

merscriedout,“They’comevetoeatwhatthelocusts

haveleft.”Buttotheirjoy,theyfoundthattheagullshadcometoeatnot

thecrops,denorsmelledthelocustsandhad

ywereeatingthelocusts!

merscrops’were

saved!cidedthatfromthen

ay,ifyougotoSaltLake

City,youcaneamonumentwithagullsontopofit.

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Lesson7ThePyramids

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第7课）

Thousandofyearsago,thekingsofEgyptbuiltstrongbombsfor

oughttheir

bodieswouldbewellkeptintheuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.

Theyalsohopedtheworldcouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentsto

rearound80pyramids

arly5,000

out137metreshightoday,

madeof2,300,themarehigherthanamanand

ighasmuchasfifteen

morethan100,000mentwentyyearstobuildtheGreat

ulookatthepyramids,youcan’thelpwondering

didtheycut,carryandliftsuchhugestones?Eachstonefitssowell,yet

theydidn’havetourmodernmachines!Scientistshavestudiedthe

pyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuildthemsolong

thepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsand

relotsofwonderfultreasuresinthepyramids,too.

Thieveshavebrokenintosomeofthepyramidsandtakenawaymanyof

veevenstolenthemummies.

Todaysomeofthemummiesandtreasuresareonshowinmuumsin

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ekingshadthepyramidsbuiltforthem,they

perhapsneverthoughtthiswouldhappen.

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Lesson8Onceathief,alwaysathief?

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第8课）

MrSmith,thebossofasmallfactory,oncehiredayoungworkercalled

irstday,MrSmithtookJohntooneofhisworkshopsand

introducedthemlvesto

hnstartedto

otonwell

morning

Johnnoticedthathisworkmateswerelookingathimandtalkinginlow

b,oneofhisworkmates,cameuptohimandasked

whetheritwastruethathehadbeenathiefandhadjustcomeoutof

’

themthathehadbeeninprison,buthewasnolongerathiefandwanted

kerswenttoMrSmithandaskedhimto

hexplainedtothemthatJohnhadtoldhimallabouthis

owedJohnwashonest.

Sincealotofpeoplemakemistakesinlife,MrSmithwantedtogiveJohna

erthatthey

ernoonaboutaweek

later,toJohnandaskedwhether

Bobtriedtocatchholdofhisarm,ltothe

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hcameouttoewhat

id

hknewwhatthatwouldmean.

thatmoment,

ob’ledout,“Bob,youforgotyour

htyouwouldneedit,

ne”lookedatBob.“John,I,

I’msorry,”saidBobwitharedface.“John,Iwanttoapologize-for

usall,”saidMrSmith.“alessonforBob,for

me,andforallofus.”

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Lesson9Edison’sboyhood

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第9课）

wasachild,helikedtofind

whenhewasfive,hisfathersawhim

sittingonsomeeggs,not

d,heaskedhisfatherwhyhewasnotabletohatchchickens

omwasinschoolforonlythreemonths.

Duringthothreemonths,themhad

cherdidnotunderstandwhythe

Tom’smotherthatTomwas

hertookhimoutofschool

meveryinterestedin

imehewasten,hehadalreadybuiltachemistrylab

tedvegetablesinhisgardenandsoldthemtobuy

smotherwasillandshentfora

asnight

yhe

ectedallthelampsinthehouandputthemona

rewas

enoughlight,’smotherwassaved.

Attheageoftwelve,

hewasfree,heprintedanewspaperandsoldcopiestothe

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inAugust,1862,Edisonsawalittleboy

wascomingnearquickly,and

rushedoutandcarriedthe

’sfatherwassothankfulthatEdisonhetaughowt

soonbecameverygood

vehimastart

timehewasjustaboyofsixteen.

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e

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第10课）

ItwaslateonthenightofOctober20,1939,ewasbusy

thRouteArmymanridingahor

ethatthefrontwasingreatneed

ately,etoffwithamedical

rway,theymetagroupofwoundedEighthRoute

okthewoundedsoldiersintoasmalltempleatonce

ewentonworking

meoneaskedhimtohavearest,hejust

,

tdaywhileanoperationwas

goingon,ayongmanraninandsaidtothedoctors,“Severalhundred

enemysoldiersarecoming.”.

minuteslater,when

Bethunewasoperatingonthelegofthelastwoundedsoldier,theguns

heyoungmanrushedinandtoldDr.

Bethunenottogoonoperatinganymore.“ComradeBethune,youmust

leavenow!”hesaid.“Letmegoonwiththeoperation,”saidoneof

thedoctors.“Youmustleaverughtnow,e.

Hurry!”“Pleago,doctor,begged”thewoundedsoldierhimlf.

“It’thyou,orleavemehere,butpleago

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beforetheenemycomes.“”Nevermind,myboy,itwon’ttakelong,”

e.“IfIspendafewmoreminutesonitnow,Icansave

don’t,you’d”stillclor

now,heotherdoctorsdidnotleave

timetheJapanewerealready

uneandtheotherdoctorswereclimbingthehills,they

couldetheenemyenteringthevillageinthevalleybelow.

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Lesson11Thefishermanandthegenie

（80年代初中英语课本第五册第11课）

fishingveryearly

everymorning,buthenevercasthisnetmorethanfourtimesa

ning,hisnetforthe

firsttime,itacondtime,

itathirdtime,anddrewin

edhewouldhavenothingtotakehomethat

nowbroken,andhecasthisnetforthelasttime.

Aftersometime,ditwasveryheavy.

shookthejar,okoffthelidandlooked

whilealightsmokecameslowlyout

ttlebylittle,thesmokegrewhearvierandthickeruntil

finallyitturnedintoaterribleGenie!“Getdownonyourknees,”said

theGenie,“forI’mgoingtokillyou.“Why?”Didn’tItyoufree

fromthejar?”“That’whysI’mgoingtokillyou,butI’lletyou

choohowyou’regoingtodie.“But”why?”“Listen,andIwill

tellyoumystory.“”dnot

wanttoobeySolomon’ay,heputmeinthisjarand

threwitintothea.“Duringthefirsthundredyearsofmystayinthe

a,ImadeapromithatifanyonetmefreeIwouldmakehimvery

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thecondhundredyears,Ipromid

thatifanyonetmefreeIwouldshowhimallthetreasuresintheearth.

thethirdhundredyears,Ipromidthatif

anyonecametotmefree,Iwouldmakehimkingoverthe

earth.“ecameveryangry,anddecidedthatif

havecome

ustdie,butIwillletyousayhowyouwantto

die.”:“SinceI

mustdie,oreIdie,answermeonequestion.”“All

right,butbequick.“”Wereyoureallyinthejar?Youaresobigand

thejarissosmallthatitcouldhardlyholdoneofyourfeet.”“Of

’tyoubelieve“me?No,andI”won’tuntil

I’”heardthis,the

thesmokewentbackintothejar.

Whenallofitwasinthejar,thefishermanquicklyputthelidonandthrew

itbackintothea.

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