英语初级口语开心学 Lesson 7 一场暴风雪过后
One night there was a heavy snowstorm, and in the morning Mr Smith's garden was full of deep snow. Mr Smith wanted to take his car out, so he paid a man to clean the path from his garage to his gate. He said to this man, “Don't throw any snow on that side, because it will damage the bushes in my garden; and don't throw any snow into the street, or the police will be angry. ”Then Mr Smith went out.
一天晚上下起了一场大雪，第二天早上Mr Smith家的花园就积满了深深的雪。Mr Smith想把他的车取出来，所以他雇了一个人来清理从车库到大门的那条小路(上的雪)。他跟那个男人说：“不要把雪扔到路边，因为那将毁坏我花园里的灌木;也不要把雪扔到街上，不然警察会生气的。”说完Mr Smith就出去了。
When he came back, the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes, or the fence, or the street. Mr Smith was very pleased until he opened the garage to get his car out! The garage was full to the top with all the snow from the path, and his car was somewhere under it all!
当他回来时，小路已经被清理干净了，那些被清理的雪既不在灌木丛中，也不在篱笆中，也不在街上。Mr Smith很满意直到他打开车库去取车!车库里竟然堆满了来自小路上的积雪，而他的车就在雪下面的某个地方!
注释：
snowstorm n. 暴风雪
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。
bushes n. 灌木
例句：They camouflaged in the bushes and no one could see them.
他们隐藏在灌木丛中，谁也看不见他们。
Text B No Baseball Today
PETER: Can you play baseball with me today?
PETER：你今天能跟我一起打棒球吗?
JOHN: No, I can't. I'm sorry. I have to help my mother. We're going to move tomorrow.
JOHN：不，我不能。对不起，我得帮我妈妈。我们明天就要搬走了。
PETER: Where's the new house? Is it far from here?
PETER：新房子在哪里?离这里远吗?
JOHN: No, it's not far. It's near our old house.
JOHN：不，不远。它就在旧房子的附近。
PETER: Can I help you pack?
PETER：我能帮你打包吗?
JOHN: Sure. Thanks.
JOHN：当然可以，谢谢。
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PETER: What can I do?
PETER：我能做什么?
JOHN: Take the books out of the bookcase. Put them in this box.
JOHN：把书从书橱拿出来，然后把它们放进这个箱子。
PETER: Well, the books are in the box. What can I do now?
PETER：好了，书已经放进箱子了。现在我做什么呢?
JOHN: Take the magazines out of the bookcase. Put them in that box.
PETER：把杂志从书橱拿出来，把它们放进那个箱子。
PETER: All right.
PETER：好的。
JOHN: Peter! Pack them. Don't read them.
JOHN：Peter!整理它们，不要读它们。
PETER: These magazines are interesting. May I borrow one?
PETER：这些杂志很有趣，我可以借一本吗?
JOHN: Of course.
JOHN：当然可以。
PETER: Thanks, John.
PETER：谢谢，JOHN。
注释：
pack vt. 包装
例句：Can you pack the panda and send it to London for us?
你们能把这个熊猫包好寄到伦敦去吗?
magazine n. 杂志
例句：This magazine will discontinue next week.
这份杂志将于下周停刊。
复述：
• Read the following passage once. Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.
A Better Mailman!
I worked as a mailman for a short time. However, I am afraid of dogs and I had a lot of trouble. One day I tried to deliver some letters to a big house. I started to open the gate and all of a sudden a huge dog ran toward me. It growled and barked at me, so I threw the letters over the fence. The dog picked them up and carried them into the house. The dog was a better mailman than I was!
