threshold

Unit41/Lesson1

,,Number5cab.

roppedacustomeratMeanstreet老师英文 Prison,andI‟topickup?

,nobody.

.

oday,isn‟tit?

?

ycustomerstoday,arethere?Isitusuallylikethis?

nds.

g,Clint!

,that‟smychairyou‟resittingon!

,,I‟mnewhere,andthechairsalllookprettysimilar,youknow

t!

g,Samson.

.

,maybethat‟sacustomerforme!

StreakCabs.

ndlyhaveacab,plea?

o,madam?

!Shesoundsrealnice!

,toWashdonInternationalAirport,sir,ifthat‟snottoomuchtrouble.

reaboutsareyoucallingfrom?

home.I‟llgiveyoutheaddress:it‟ent326.

,‟llhaveacartoyouin10minutes.

getthat?2320EasternAvenue.

,I‟llgostraightaway!

t!I‟mgoing!

!Whydidhedothat?

towaitforyouturn,man.

therebeforehim;itwasmyturn.

SteakCabs.

,ispackagehere,andIwantyoutoer…likeloit

atImean?

,Mikey.

t?SomeonetopickupapackagefromMikey‟splace,takeitdowntheriveranddropitin.

…Ithinkit‟smyturnnow.

!

?But…

,justgetoutofmyface!

‟sonthecornerofNixonstreetandDaleyAvenue!

yturn!Ishouldhavegonebeforebothofthem!It‟snotfair!

‟snew?

41.I‟lldoit!I‟lldoit!

!

,thisisBlueFlashcabshere;canyoupossiblyhelpusout?

minalHotelwantsustocollectsomeonefromWAXairport,andwehavenodriversavailableforanhour.

‟rekindashortofdriversourlvesrightnow.

outme?Don‟tforgetme!

urdamnvoicedown!

‟llgettwentydollarscommission.

,inthatca,IreckonImaybeabletohelp.

,thecustomer‟‟sflyingonBO472fromTokyo,landingat10:ou.

luckjustcamein,right?sper,BO472,go.

…where‟sthat?

w,andallthatkindastuff.

,I‟veheardofit,butIdon‟tknowhowtogettherebycar.

,someguys!OK差的近义词 ,listentomegood,„cauI‟msayingitjustonce.

utofhere,youtakethefirstontheleft,yougostraighttillyougettothefirstinterction,

upassthecondinterction,andyoutakethefourthexistafterthat.

ugostraight,andfollowthesignsfortheNewCamford

freeway.

u‟reonthefreeway,it‟utakealeft,andaright,

therright,andyou‟itsays

61.“WashdonInternationalAirport,”andthere‟?

so.

toutahere!

esthatsignsay?Ican‟tquitereaditmaybeifImoveintotheinsidelane…

t,youfool!

boutthat!Thatcan‟tberight,itsays“WashdonCityCenter”.Hey,what‟sthematterwithmycar?

‟tbelieveit;I‟verunoutofgas!

me;can气急败坏造句 yougivemeahandhere?

rtainly,myfriend.

,helpmepushthiscar?

rtainly,r‟sbrokendown,hasit?

ppens,myuncleiveyouhiscard.

‟tbrokendown;I‟mjustoutofgas,that‟sall.

,caletmerecommenkeep用法 danexcellentgasstationwithmostreasonableprices,whichisrunbymycousinAhmed.

hiscard.

isittothisgasstation?

‟sontheNewCamfordbypass.

t‟s50milesfromhere!

50,yes.

,plea,willyoujusthelpmepushmycar?There‟sagasstation200yardsuptheroad.

yfriend,I‟‟tyouasksomeonetotowyou?

!I‟llhavetendollarsworthofunleaded,plea.

urpardon?

p,plea!

eyou!Getityourlf!

!Sothat‟sthekindofrviceyougetinthisplace.

me,miss,Iwanttomakeacomplaintaboutoneofyourattendants.

t?

eryrudetome,andI‟mnotgoingtoputupwithit.

‟‟slf-rvice.

,aveto,like,helpyourlf?

chonquick,don‟tyou?Hey,andwhenyou‟vefinished,makesureyoucomebackhereandpay!

,Ionlywantedtendollarsworthofgas,butunfortunatelyIkindoflost

controlofthepump,soIwentabitoverten…

syourcar?

ayandpinkone.

ntherustyonewiththebrokenwindow?

,it‟snotthatrusty!It‟sinquitegoodcondition,consideringit‟sgotover

100,000…

‟llbe$10.27,plea.

uare.

;wherethehellamInow?

mesir,IthinkI‟mlost.

,LordwillsaveyouHallelujah!Juststepright

thisway.

,Imean,I‟helpme?

,,I‟entionplea,it‟skindacomplicated:

outakearightatthenexttoflights,thenyougostraighttillyougetto球的英语怎么说 theinterstate.

‟ttaketheinterstate,justkeepstraight,tillthelordndsasignandthesign

says“freeway”!

utakethefreeway,makesureyou‟renorthbound,ifyougos猜猜他是谁作文300字三年级 outhbound

you‟llha告诉的英文 vetogoallaround.

u‟reonthefreewayyou‟regoingtherightway,soyoukeeponthefreeway

tillthefourthexit.

ethefourthexitandthenyou‟that?

…yeah,sure!Thanksforyourhelp.

‟tmentionit,son.

,IguessI‟dbettergo.

,lookoutforthattruck!Isaidlookoutforthattruck!

ofyourmind?

n!I‟dbettergosayaprayerforhim.

Unit41/lesson2

,wheretopark?Hey,there‟saperfectplacerightoutsidetheentrancewhereallthotaxiesare.

‟‟shis

name…e‟llstillthere,Imustbeatleastanhourlate.

e

arrivalofthisflightisduetooperatingdifficulties,andsomegarbagelikethat.

‟sabitofluck,anyway.I‟manhourlatemylf.

gerswithconnectingflightstootherpartsofGreatBritishneednotgo

throughimmigrationcontrol,butgostraighttothedomesticdepartureslounge.

bablymisdyourflight,anyway.

thismustbehim.

,you‟avens!

it?

,‟sadamnnuisance;myflightwasdelayed.

,Iheardtheannouncement.

,whydon‟tyouwaitherewhileIgoandeifthereareanymessagesformeontheboard.

,it‟salright.I‟llcomewithyou.

,letmepushyourluggagecart.

llyneedn‟nagebymylf.

,Iinsist.

haveanenjoyableflight?

,itwasperfectlyalright.

,didyougetthocigarsattheduty-freeshop.

,Idid.

cigarsarethebestkind,aren‟tthey?

re,themessageboard.

reanymessagesforyou?

‟ee,theredoesn‟temtobeanything?

‟?Yournamebeginswith“G”

not“P”.It‟sstrange,youknow,youremindmeofsomeoneIudtoknow.

I‟mjusttryingtoremember.

,wouldyoumindwaitingherewhileIgotothemen‟sroom?It‟salright,I‟lltaketheluggagecart.

,that‟ogotothemen‟aswellcomewithyou,Iguess.

‟sthematterwiththisdoor?Itwon‟topen.

‟sbecauyou‟‟llprobablyhavemoresuccessifyoupushitlikethenoticesays.

,bofme.

30.I‟llstayoutsidewiththeluggagecart,then.

,,plea.I‟‟tyouworry.

isparkedoverthere.

,look,someone‟rwhoit‟sfrom.

you‟llfindit‟saparkingfineactually.

nPoliceDepartment,hicleisillegally

vehicleisnotremovedby2:30

,IthinkI‟llgoandgetanothercab.

.I‟utyourluggageinthetrunk.

38.I‟msurethefirmwillpaytheparkingfine,don‟tyouthink?

,.

‟regoingtotheTerminalHotel,areyou?Hey,I‟vejustrealizedwhoyou

kexactlylikesomeoneIudtoknowcalledHugo

hisbrother,byanychance?

eardofhim.

urvoicesoundsthesameashis.

,I‟‟tyougoanyfaster?

,certainly.

‟

know,it‟sureyou‟veneverheardofHugoPeters?

trateontheroadwillyou,plea?Lookout,thotrafficlightsarered.

kesaregood,aren‟tthey?

n‟tlockthetrunk,didyou?

,why?Ohdarnit!It'sacop!

ternoon,isn‟tit?Mywatchstops.

SoI‟mnotreallysure.

ealizethatyouwerebreakingthespeedlimit?

,wasI?

edoing85milesanhourandthespeedlimitonthisroadis50.

,I‟,I‟macabdriver,andIwastakingapasngertothe

TerminalHotel,andhekepttellingme,like,宋杨万里 tohurryup.

snger?

tlemaninthebackat,?

eyoutalkingabout?There‟snooneinthebackat.

?Gee,hemust‟idn‟!MaybeitwasbecauIsaidheremindedmeofHugoPeters.

?Canyousaythatnameagain?

‟tknowhim,doyou?Mypasngerlookedjustlikehim.

Onlyhewascleanshaven,…

.

speaking.

,doesthenameHugoPetersmeananythingtoyou?

ufoundhim?

,butI‟yclaims

hepickedupamanattheairportcalledTheoGusperwholookedexactlylikeHugoPeters.

!Wherewashegoing?

erminalHotel.

ou,Bates.I‟llndBedgestherestraightaway.

me,I‟.

rvice.

‟sveryurgent.I‟vegottofindhimimmediately.

om?

vehe‟sstayinghere.

‟sperfectlypossible,ookinthe

veyourfriend‟sname,plea?

75.I‟vejustsaid“”,spelledG-U-S-P-E-R.

,hecheckedintoday.

,canIspeaktohimthen?

yourname,plea,sir?

…Er…JohnSmith.

pellthatwithan“I”or”ay”,?

,withan”I”.Look,itdoesn‟,canyoujustcallhisroom?

ithan”I”.I‟isn‟‟s

goneouttolunch.

?

‟vejustmisdhim,

I‟mafraid.

Mini-dialogue

Apartment226

1016LowerMeanStreet

22323Washdon

DearAnnie,

Itwasverynicetoeyoutheotherday,eventhoughwehardlyhadachancetotalkto

eachotherproperly.

I‟dhaverealizedthatfanaticalgreensliketokeeptheirclothesblack(mylittlejoke!).Of

cour,ifyou‟vechangedyourmindaboutthemachine,youknowwheretogetholdofme.

Anywa刻章介绍信 y,thatisn‟tthereasonwhyI‟ereinterestedina

machine,I‟sonwhyI‟mwritingisadifferentone.

Iwantedtoapologizeforupttingyoubytalkingaboutmyoldfriendandyourold,or

toputitanotherway,yshouldn‟ouronlyfather,ifyouewhatImean.

Anyway,thereasonwhyI‟mwritingtoyou,aswellofcour,asofferingyouanother

chancetobuyaLaundroperkmachine,istotellyouaboutaratherinterestingcustomer

acabnow,youe,whichiswhyIcollected,asIsaid,thispersonattheairport.

Well,thispersonIcollectedattheairportlookedexactlylikeHugo,exceptforthebeard

‟thavethem,thatis,butHugodid,asI‟msureyouremember.I

askedhimifhe‟deverheardofhim-Hugo,Imean-Iaskedmypasnger,thatis,buthe

saidhedidn‟heemedtobequiteoffended,andhegotoutofmycabwithout

paying!Justthink,thereissomeoneelaroundwholooksjustl如梦令古诗 ikeyourpoordeadfather.

Thethingis,thereasonwhyI‟mwritingtoyouistosuggestthatwegettogetherfora

chataboutoldtimesyourdad,maybewashingmachines,swecouldtoacluboneevening.

Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou,

JohnBerry

PS:Ifyoudon‟thaveanyuforawashingmachine,perhapsafriendofyourshas.

PPS:Ifyoudon‟tlikeclubs,whataboutaquietintimateeveninginmyapartment?

PPPS:Sorrytogoonaboutit,butifyouareinterestedinthelaundroperkmachine,

couldyouletmeknowsoon,sothatIcangetintouchwiththecompanythatllsthem?