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TheJumpingFrog

(TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty

and

CuringACold)

byMarkTwain

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Contents

TheCelebratedJumpingProgofCalaverasCounty.....................3

ChapterOne:ALetterfromtheEast

.........................................................3

ChapterTwo:BetsandRaces...................................................................4

ChapterThree:DanielWebster.................................................................5

ChapterFour:AStrageratAngel'scamp..................................................6

ChapterFive:TheBigBet.........................................................................8

CuringACold.................................................................................9

ChapterSix:TheFirstSneeze...................................................................9

ChapterSeven:TheRemedies................................................................11

ChapterEight:TheSanFranciscoRemedy............................................12

Track1:TheCaliforniaGoldRush.........................................................14

Track2:LifeInTheMiningCamps.......................................................15

Track3:TheJumpingFrogJubilee.........................................................16

Track4:PanningForCold......................................................................17

Track5:AreYouDresdLikeAGoldMiner?.....................................18

Track6:ACityIsBorn...........................................................................19

Track7:SanFranciscoToday.................................................................20

Track8:TwoOldWesternBallads.........................................................21

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TheCelebratedJumpingProgofCalaverasCounty

ChapterOne:ALetterfromtheEast

dmeto

ndwantedmetoaskSimon

Wheeleraboutachildhoodcompanion①,.

IfoundSimonWheelersleepingbythestoveoftheoldtavern②in

Angel'ewassimpleand

wokeup,Itoldhimthatafriendofminewantedtoknow

.

,

veryriously,hebegantotellmethestorythatfollows.

Therewasonceafellow③

alwaysbet④moneyonanythingthathappenedattheminingcamp,andhe

erewasahorrace,

adog-fight⑤,acat-fightorachicken-fighthealwaysbetonthem.

①childhoodcompanion：儿时玩伴。

②tavern：酒馆。

③fellow：人。

④bet：赌博。

⑤dog－fight：逗狗。

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ChapterTwo:BetsandRaces

Smileyownedanoldhorthatwasslowandsick,buthewonmoneyon

rhorhadasthma①sshe

hadaheadstart②,eendofevery

race,shebecameveryexcitedanddesperate③.Shegalloped④wildly,

kickedherlegsintheair,tothesides,raidthedust⑤,coughed⑥,andblew

ndoftherace,shewasalwaysthehappywinner.

Jackson

nSmileybetmoneyon

him,erewasanimportantdog-

fightattheminingcamp,AndrewJacksonalwaysgrabbed⑦thebacklegof

'tchew⑧keptitbetweenhisstrong

'tletgountilSmileywonthebet.

①asthma：哮喘。

②headstart：领先。

③desperate：拼命的。

④galloped：飞奔。

⑤dust：尘土。

⑥coughed：咳嗽。

⑦grabbed：用牙咬住。

⑧chew:咀嚼。

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ChapterThree:DanielWebster

it

eemonths,Smileysat

Websterwasa

gavehimalittlepushfrombehind,

andDanielWebsterflewintotheairlikeadoughnut①.Heeventurnedone

ortwosomersaults②intheair.

Smileytaughthisfrogtocatch③flies④."Flies,Daniel,flies!"Smiley

jumpedupandcaughttheflywithhislongtongue⑤.

DanieWebsterwasthechampion⑥jumpingfrogofCalaverasCounty.

eryproud⑦ofDaniel

Webster.

①doughnut：油炸小圈饼。

②somersaults：翻筋斗。

③catch：捕捉。

④flies:苍蝇。

⑤tongue：舌头。

⑥champion：冠军。

⑦proud：自豪。

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ChapterFour:AStrageratAngel'scamp

Smileykepthisfroginaboxwithsmallholes①astranger

mileyholdingthebox.

"What'sinthatbox?"askedthestranger."Maybe②aparrot③,maybea

canary④!No,it'safrog,"answeredSmiley.

Thestrangertooktheboxandlookedatitcarefully.

"Yes,,what'shegoodfor?"

"Well,"Smileysaid,"he'sgoodforONEthing:hecanoutjump⑤anyfrog

inCalaverasCounty."

edatthefrogforalongtime.

ThenhereturnedittoSmileyandsaid,"Idon'teanythingspecialabout

thisfrog."

"Maybeyoudon't,"saidSmiley."Maybeyouunderstandfrogsandmaybe

youdon',I'llbetfortydollarsthathecanoutjumpany

froginCalaverasCounty."

Thefellowanswered,"Well,I'monlyastrangerhereandIdon'thavea

'tbet."

"That'sallright,that'⑥myboxaminute.I'llgototheriver

andfindafrogforyou,"saidSmiley.

bethisforty

angersatdownandwaitedfor

Smiley.

①aboxwithsmallholes：一个带洞的小箱子。

②maybe：有可能。

③parrot：鹦鹉。

④canary：小鸟。

⑤outjump：比…跳的远。

⑥hold：拿着。

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ly,hetookDaniel

easpoon,heputsome

shotgunpellets①intothefrog'puthimonthefloor.

①shotgunpellets：手枪射出的小子弹。

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ChapterFive:TheBigBet

Aftersometime,Smileyreturnedholdingafrogandsaid,"Nowputhim

nexttoDaniel,withhisfrontpaws①inthesameplace.I'llgivetheword②!"

ThenSmileysaid,"One-two-three-GO!"Heandthestrangerpushed

frogjumpedforward,butDanieldidn't

budge③.Hetriedtomovehisshoulders,buthewasanchored④tothefloor.

Smileywasverysurpridandunhappy.

Thestrangerwonthebet."Well,"hesaid,"Idon'teanythingspecial

aboutthisfrog."Hetookthemoneyandleft.

yhesaid,"Whathas

happenedtoDaniel?Helooksterriblyfat."

HecaughtDanielbythebackofhisneckandliftedhim."Cat'salive⑤!!!

Youweighfivepounds⑥!"

HeturnedDanielupsidedown,andthefrogspitout⑦abignumberof

shotgunpellets.

wasfurious.

Helookedforthestrangereverywhere⑧,

Wheeler''treallywanttohearanotherstoryabout

Smiley'sbets,soIgotupfrommychairandleft.

①paws：爪。

②givetheword：发号令。

③budge：移动。

④anchored：固定。

⑤“catsalive！”：感叹句。

⑥fivepounds：约2。5公斤。

⑦spitout：吐出。

⑧everywhere：四处。

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CuringACold

ChapterSix:TheFirstSneeze①

WhentheWhiteHouofVirginiaCity,Nevadaburntdown②,Ilostmy

home,myhappiness,sofmyhomeandmy

ithoutamotherorasisterwhocare

for③youisn'sofmyhappinesswasnotaproblem

apoet,lossof

dayofthefire,Icaughtaterriblecold④.

ThefirsttimeIbegantosneeze,afriendtoldmetoputmyfeetinhot

tday,anotherfriendadvid⑤

istoo.

Afteranhour,

erof

therestaurantaskedmeifthepeopleofVirginiaCityoftenhadcolds.I

wentoutside,tookdownthenewsignand

clodtherestaurant.

methatImustdrinkabottle

stheonlyremedy⑥tocure⑦it

up⑧everythingIhadinmystomach!

①sneeze:打喷嚏。

②burntdown：付之一炬。

③careof：关心。

④cold：感冒。

⑤advid：建议。

⑥remedy：治疗法。

⑦cure：治疗。

⑧threwup：吐出。

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Iwillneverdrinkwarmsaltwateragain!AndIwillneveradvianyone

rbeinginaCaliforniaearthquake①thandrinkingabottleof

rribleremedydidnotcuremycold,anditmademy

stomachsickforsometime.

Icontinuedtosneezeviolently,toblowmynoandtodestroy

eringgrew②.

①earthquake：地震。

②grew：加重。

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ChapterSeven:TheRemedies

OnedayImetawomanwhoappearedtobeonehundredandfiftyyears

efromaderted①partoftheFarWest,wheretherewereno

pareda

specialmixtureofmolass②,aquafortis③,

advidmetodrinkaglassofthismixtureeveryfifteenminutes.

noughtomakemecrazy.I

becameextremelymean④wasfullofwild

oudofbeingbad!

Afterafewdays,lot

wor⑤.Mycoldpasdfrommyheadtomylungs⑥.Icoughedevery

ndof

myvoicefrightenedme.

y,Iaddedonions.

SoIhadgin,llofmybreath⑦wasterrible.

①derted：无人的。

②molass：糖浆。

③aquafortis：硝酸。

④mean：恶毒。

⑤lungs：肺部。

⑥gotwor：加重。

⑦breath：呼吸。

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ChapterEight:TheSanFranciscoRemedy

oLake

Biglerwithmyfriend,elledinacomfortablePioneercoach.

ed①forhoursin

,my

illnessgotwor.

AtouristatLakeBiglerrecommendedacoldsheet②

refud③ight,whenitwasverycold,Iundresd

edmybodywithawet,hesheeton

mybodyforalongtime.

,ice-coldsheetmademy

bloodfreeze④andmademyheartstop!Ithoughtitwastimeformetodie.

Nevertakeasheet-bath¬NEVER!Thisismyadvicetoeveryone.

Mycondition⑤eoplerecommendedother

oftheremediescuredmycold.

AfteraweekatLakeBigler,IdecidedtogotoSteamboatSprings.I

renot.

WhileIwasatSteamboatSprings,Itriedveraldifferentremedies.

lydecidedtovisit

thecityofSanFrancisco.

ThedayIarrived,awomanatthehoteltoldmetodrinkabottleofwhisky

riend,wholivedinSanFrancisco,

①hunted：狩猎。

②sheet：床单。

③refud：拒绝。

④freeze：冻至凝固。

⑤condition：情况。

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recommendedexactlythesamething:abottleofwhiskyeverytwenty-four

'stwobottlesofwhisky.

Well,IamhappytosaythatthisSanFranciscoremedyfinallycuredmy

cold!

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Track1:TheCaliforniaGoldRush

OnJanuary24th,1848,JohnMarshalldiscoveredgoldintheAmerican

RiveratSutter'sFort,'overed

itbychance①！

ThisdiscoverychangedthedestinyofCalifornia.

Suddenly,thiswildterritoryoftheFarWestbecameworldfames.

During1849,morethan80,000peoplearrivedinCalifornialookingfor

mefromtheUnitedStates,Europe,CentralandSouthAmerica,

recalled"goldminers","goldprospectors"orsimply

"forty-niners②".

Alotof"forty-niners"reamwastofindgoldand"strike

itrich③".Alotofthemfoundgoldbutonlyafewbecameveryrichand

important.

Withthehard-workinggoldminers,therecamesaloon-keepers④,

gamblers⑤,dishonestpeopleandoutlaws⑥.Itwasdifficulttokeeplawand

orderintheFarWest.

①bychance:意外的。

②forty-niners：1849年涌到加州淘金的人。

③strikeitrich:赚大钱。

④saloon-keepers:酒吧店主。

⑤gamblers：赌徒。

⑥outlaws：逃犯。

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Track2:LifeInTheMiningCamps

From1848manyminingcampswereestablishedintheGoldCountry:

neartheAmericanRiverandintheSierraNevadaMountains.

Thecampsweresmallttlements①.Theywereorganizedquicklyto

meettheminerverydayneeds.

Aminingcampusuallyhadasaloon,ahotel,astable,ageneralstore,an

undertaker②oftenpaidfortheirfood,drink,clothing

andotherthingswithgolddustorgoldnuggets③.

Brawls④andfightswerecommon,andkillingswerenotunusual!The

weretough⑤timesandcampswererough⑥places.

havegrowninto

townsandcities,suchasAngel'sCamp,Auburn,grassvalley,Jackson,

mariposa,Nevadacity,murphy's,visitthem

andtheirabandoned⑦

Highway80toSacramento,andthentakeCaliforniaHighway49totheGold

Country.

①ttlements:社区。

②undertaker:殡仪馆（负责人）。

③goldnuggets:金矿。

④brawls:争吵。

⑤tough:艰苦的。

⑥rough:危险的。

⑦abandoned:荒废的。

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Track3:TheJumpingFrogJubilee

Doyouhaveapetfrog?Ifyoudo,takeitto...

Everyyearinmayatangle'scamp,California,thereisanexcitingfrog

lled"TheJumpingFrogJubilee".Frogsfromfarand

gthatcanjumpthegreatestdistance

isthewinner!

Afrognamed"Rosie,theRibiterisnowthejumpingchampionofthe

1986shejumped21feet-53/4inches(about7metres).

Ifyouwantmoreinformationwriteto:

CalaverasJumpingfrogjubilee

489

Angel’sCamp,California95222

Fax:(209)736-2476

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Track4:PanningForCold

Theexpression"panningforgold①"wasbornduringtheCaliforniaGold

Rushin1848:

paratedthe

usually

"pannedforgold"eroftheriverfilled

theirpanwithsand,dirt,

minerslookedforgoldincavesinthesierraNevadamountainsandthey

udapickaxe②.Thecavesoftenbecamegoldmines.

①"panningforgold":用盆子淘金。

②pickaxe：鹤嘴锄。

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Track5:AreYouDresdLikeAGoldMiner?

ardworkfromsunritosunt.

ededstrongworkclothes.

beganmakingworkpantscalled"bluejeans"or"Levi's".BlueJeansbecame

n,LeviStraussopenedablue-jeansfactory

,inSanFrancisco,theLeviStraussofficesareat

LeviStraussPlaza,bythebay.

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Track6:ACityIsBorn

ASpanishexplorer,GaspardePortola,discoveredSanFranciscoBay

in1769,andhebuilda"presidio①"eginningofthe1800's,San

Francisco,thencalledYerbaBuena,as

apresidio,aSpanishchurchcalledMissionDolores,andsomesimplehomes.

Therewerefewshipsinthebigharbor.

Withthediscoveryofgoldin1848,ncisco

oneyear,itspopulationwentfrom

1,000to3,rscamefromallpartsoftheworld.

ttlersneeded

routefrom

NewYorktoSanFranciscobecameanimportantone.

ThecityofSanFranciscobecamethemostimportantttlementonthe

dminersoften

wenttoSanFranciscotolltheirgold,tobuysuppliesandtohavefun.

Thowereexcitingtimes!

①presidio:(西班牙文)指军事堡垒。

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Track7:SanFranciscoToday

fromallpartsofthe

worldliveandworkthereinharmony.

arthousandsof

sabig,colourfulChine

eachistheoldItalianttlement,

withtypicalItalianfoodshopsandcafes.

Music,artandtheatreareareanimportantpartoflifeinsanFrancisco.

Thereareveralexcellentmuumsanduniversities.

ctgivesitunusualbeautyand

hitectureisamixofmodernskyscrapersand

Victorianbuildings.

Thegoldrushdaysareovernow,butsanFranciscoisstillanexciting

place.

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Track8:TwoOldWesternBallads

RedRiverValley

Fromthisvalleytheysayyouaregoing.

Iwillmissyourbrighteyesandsweetsmile,

ForIknowyouaretakingthesunshine

Thathaslightedmypathwayawhile.

Comeandsitbymysideifloveme.

Donothastentobidmeadieu,

Butremembertheredrivervalley,

Andtheonewhohaslovedyousotrue.

Clementine

Inacavern,inacanyon,

Excavatingforamine,

Dweltaminer,aforty-niner

AndhisdaughterClementine.

Ohmydarling,ohmydarling,ohmydarling

Clementine,

Youarelostandgoneforever

Dreadfulsorry,Clementine.

Drovesheducklingstothewater

Everymorningjustatnine,

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Hitherfootagainstasplinter

Fellintothefoamingbrine.

Ohmydarling,ohmydarling,ohmydarling

Clementine,

Youarelostandgoneforever

Dreadfulsorry,Clementine.

There'sachurchyard,onthehillside,

Wheretheflowersgrowandtwine.

Theregrowros'mongsttheposies,

FertilizedbyClementine.

Ohmydarling,ohmydarling,ohmydarling

Clementine,

Youarelostandgoneforever

Dreadfulsorry,Clementine.