高中英語：M3U1Reading譯文

1、Module 3 Unit 1 Reading Fog Fog warningWhen Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist. At lunch, the radio forecast that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon. At four o clock, Polly left work and steppedout into the fog. She wondered if the buses would s

2、till be running.No buses to King StreetOnce out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop. How far are you going? the bus conductor asked her before he took her fare. King Street,d Psoalily. Sorry, Miss, replied the man, the truth isthat it is too foggy for the bus to run that far

3、. Take the Underground to Green Park. The weather might be better there and you might be able to get a taxi. A tall manAs Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat. At last the train arrived at Green Park station. While

4、the rest of the passengerswere getting out, she glanced at the faces around her. The tall man was nowhere to be seen.FootstepsWhen Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. Outside, wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud. There was no one in sight. Polly set off towards Park

5、 Street. As she walked along thenarrow street, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching, but by the time she reached the corner of the street, the footsteps were gone.Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her cheek, and she heard a manvoice in her ear saying Sorry. The man moved away. Shre coul

6、d feel he heart beating with fear.The helpful strangerThen she heard the sound again soft footsteps behind her. A minutebefore, she had wished for someone to come along. Now she wanted torun, but fear held her still. The footsteps seemed close now. Then a mansvoice came out of the darkness. Is anybo

7、dy there? Polly hesitated. At last she answered, Hello, I think I m loA few seconds later, a hand reached out and grasped her arm. Pollyfound herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard. Maybe I can help you. Which road do you want? he asked. I live at 86 King Street, Polly replied. Ju

8、sttake my hand, said the man. Comewith me. You llbe allright. He took Polly s hand. Watch out for the step here. In his other hand the man carried a stick. Polly heard it hit the step. I can remember some terrible fogs, but maybe that was before your time.I can t see your face, but you sound young.

9、How old are you? Just twenty, answered PAohl,lyt.wenty! A nice age to be. I wasyoung once. Now we re at the crossroads. Turn left here. I qmuite lost now. Are you sure you know the way? Polly was beginning to feel frightened again. Of course. You really shouldn t feel anxious. He held her hand more

10、firmly.The grateful helper Here we are. King Street. He stopped. Thankyou so much for coming to my aid, said Polly in relief. Would you like to come in and rest for a while? It s very nic e of you, said the man, but I ll be off. There may be more people lost today, andI ldike to help them. You see,

11、a fog this bad is rare. It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give me when it s sunny. Aperson like me can t get across the road without help, except in a fog like this. 霧警報(bào)那天早上當(dāng)波莉離開家，城市已經(jīng)被一層灰色的薄霧覆蓋。在午餐時(shí)間，收音機(jī)天氣預(yù)報(bào)員報(bào)道薄霧在下午會(huì)變成濃霧。四點(diǎn)鐘，波莉離開工作，踏入霧中。她懷疑巴士是否仍然在運(yùn)行。沒有去國(guó)王街的巴士她一出來在大街上，就快速走向她以往的

12、停車站?！澳阋サ牡胤接卸噙h(yuǎn)？”巴士售票員問她?！皣?guó)王街?！辈ɡ蚧卮??！皩?duì)不起，小姐?！蹦腥嘶卮?，“事實(shí)上，霧太濃了以至于巴士 不能行駛那么遠(yuǎn)。坐地鐵列車去綠色花園，那里的天氣也許會(huì)好一點(diǎn)， 而且你也許可以在哪兒攔到一輛出租車?！币粋€(gè)高大的男人當(dāng)波莉觀察地鐵上的乘客時(shí)，她注意到她被一個(gè)穿著黑色外套的 高大男人盯著。最后，列車到達(dá)了綠色花園車站。當(dāng)其他的乘客下車， 她掃視了周圍人的臉，四處都找不到那個(gè)高大男人。腳步聲波莉到了車站出口，那里空無一人。外面的霧像一朵厚厚的灰云。 在勢(shì)力范圍內(nèi)一個(gè)人都沒有。波莉朝著公園街出發(fā)。當(dāng)她沿著街走時(shí)， 她聽到了腳步聲，但是等到她到達(dá)街道拐角處，腳步聲不見了。突

13、然, 波莉感到一只粗糙的手輕拂過她的臉，她聽到一個(gè)男人的聲音在她耳 邊說：“對(duì)不起?！蹦腥穗x開了。她能感覺到心臟帶著恐懼的跳動(dòng)聲。樂于助人的陌生人然后她再次聽到了這個(gè)聲音一一在她后面輕輕的腳步聲。一分鐘前，她希望有個(gè)人和她一起走?，F(xiàn)在她想要跑，但是恐懼使她一動(dòng)不 動(dòng)?，F(xiàn)在腳步聲似乎靠近了。然后一個(gè)男人的聲音從黑暗中傳來：“有 人在那里嗎？”波莉頓了頓，最后她說：“你好，我想我迷路了?！睅追昼姾?，一只手伸了出來而且碰到了她的手臂。 波莉發(fā)現(xiàn)她自 己抬頭凝視著一個(gè)手停留在她的手臂上站立著的男人。她看到的是一 張老人的臉?！耙苍S我能幫助你，你要去哪里？”他問?！拔易≡趪?guó)王街 86 號(hào)?！辈ɡ蚧卮??！爸还茏プ∥业氖?。”男人說，“跟著我走。你會(huì)沒事的?！彼プ〔ɡ虻氖郑骸傲粢膺@里的臺(tái)階?！痹谒牧硗庖恢皇稚夏腥四弥桓照?。波莉聽到拐杖敲擊著臺(tái)階。 “我還記得一些可怕的霧天，但是也許那是在你出生之前。我看不見你的臉，但是你的聲音聽起來很年輕。你幾歲了？”“剛滿20?！辈ɡ蛘f。“嗯， 20 歲！一個(gè)很美好的年齡。我也曾經(jīng)年輕?，F(xiàn)在我們?cè)诠战翘?。從這里向左