復(fù)件40篇英語短文搞定高考3500個單詞

2014屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)詞匯積累之40篇短文搞定3500詞檢測版PAGE1PAGE8Nopains,nogains.第8頁共60頁40篇英語短文搞定高考3500個單詞默寫版1.FallinLovewithEnglishHidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.3.AHardTrip Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip. Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!4.AHorribleEarthquakeDirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictim’sextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!Yousurvived!”.Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople’shelp,thelosswasminimized.5.TheGreatPresidentAsthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingtoselflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetoofferlegalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,believingallmankindtobeequal,hedevotedhimselftostoppingtheunfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYouthLeagueandwasvotedtobetheleader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimselfcouldn’tescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.Notfearingoftheprisonguards’cruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercyfromthem.Asamatteroffact,hewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduringthestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleader’spositionandagoldblanket.6.ABraveMaidAwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergaveawaythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.7.AFairCompetition Swifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessisthebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouandyourhomelanddeservethegreatglory.Butnowadays,unliketheancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathleteswhocan’tbearthepainoftrainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpowercausingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemottoastheironlygoal. So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneofthehost’sresponsibilitiesistokeepcompetitionsfair.Theyadvertisedonpostersoutsidethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavearegularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noonecanbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.Itisfoolishtocheatbecausetheywillnotbeadmittedtocompeteandwillevenbefinedaswell.8.Computers Thegoalofearlycalculatingmachineswastosimplifydifficultsums.Butwiththehelpofnewtechnology,electronicchipsreplacedtubesandarevolutionofartificialintelligencehasarisen.Fromthenon,theappearanceofcomputerstotallychangedourlives.Theycannotonlydownloadinformationfromthewetwhenconnectedbythenetworkormobilephonesignals,butalsosolvedifferenttypesoflogicalproblems.Withoperatorsastheircoaches,theycanevencontrolrocketstoexplorethemoonandinstructandroidswiththehumanrace’scharacterstomopfloorsandwatchoveryournaughtyniece.Anyhow,computersaresohelpfulthattheydobringhappiness. However,computersareeasilyattackedbyviruses.Thisrealityhasbecomeahard-to-dealwith-problem.Asaresult,computersaredangerousinaway.So,personally,Iworryabouttheiruniversalapplicationsinsomefields,suchasfinance.9.WildlifeProtectionDinosaursdiedoutbecauseofanunexpectedincident.Butwildlifetodaydisappearsorisindangerjustbecausehumansdoharmtoit.Forexample,tigersarehuntedforfurtomakecarpetssothattheycanonlyliveinsecurereserves;grasslandisdestroyedwithoutmercysothatduststormscomeintobeingaffectingdistantcities. Lastyear,scientistssawsomemonkeysrubbingthemselveswithacertainkindofinsectstoprotectthemselvesfromfiercemosquitoesbiting.Accordingtotheresultoftheinspection,theyfoundthattheinsectcontainsapowerfuldrug,solocalfarmerswereemployedtocatchtheinsects.Theendingwasthattheinsectsdisappearedfromthewholezone.Whentoldthatitwasalosstohumans,thefarmersburstintolaughterandresponded,“Ourreallossisourdecreasingincome.” Weshouldappreciatethenaturalbalanceandpaymoreattentiontotheimportanceofwildlifeprotection.Notuntilwesucceedinlettingwildlifeliveinpeace,canwesmileinrelief.10.MyFirstBand Iwasverysensitivetomusic.Justdippingintothemusicbooksbriefly,Icouldsingorplaywell.Tobehonest,Ialwaysdreamtofbecomingafamousfolkactor.IwassoconfidentthatIneverdecreasedmydevotion. Iformedmyfirstbandcalled“RollingFrog”.Atthebeginning,wereliedonperformingoninstrumentsinpubsortopassers–bytoearnextramoneyincash.Thenweworefalsebeardstopretendtobethemusicianswhompeoplewerefamiliarwith.Inaddition,weattachedhumorousactstoourperformancesandplayedjokesoneachother.Soon,our“funnyjazz”becamefamousandinvitationstoperformforbroadcaststationsbegantocome.Afterwards,wesortedoutattractivemusicandmadearecordinastudio.Amillionorsocopiesweresoldandwebecamemillionaires. Itwaspainfulthatthebandbrokeupfinally.Butaboveall,Irealizedmydreamtobeamusician.11.AnInterestingFestivalTheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalforitsreligiousorigin:Longago,humans’ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneachotherandneverkepttheirword.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheircrops.Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod’sforgiveness,awomanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandkeptapologizing.Godwasmoved.Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.So,towipesadnessandremindthemselvesofthebeliefinGod,peoplebeganthefestival.Onthefestival,peoplegatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,andenergeticallyhavefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywerenevertired.Whenabeautydressedupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemoryofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneofaroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.Obviously,thestoryisnottrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.12.BalancedDiet WangPengearnedhislivingbyrunningabarbecuerestaurant,whichserveddeliciousbacon,friedchickenbreastandmuttonroastedwithpepperandgarlic.Buthisfoodanddiscountattractedfewerandfewercustomers.Finally,hewasindebt.YongHui’sslimmingrestaurantservedfreshpeas,carrots,eggplants,andrawcucumberswithvinegar.Asthehostess,shesaidfibresbenefitedcustomers'digestionthemost.InordernottoletYongHuigetawaywithtellinglies,WangPengspiedonYongHuidespiteherglare.Buthewassurprisedthatshewaslosinghercustomers,too. CuriositydroveWangPengtoconsultanexpert.Theexpertsighedandsaid,“Bothofyourmenushaveweaknessandlimitedstrength.Yourcustomersputonweighttooeasily,whileYongHui’sloseweighttooquickly.So,WangPeng,cutdownthefatofyourfoodandincreasevegetablesandfruits,likenuts,beans,mushrooms,peachesandlemons.Yououghttocombinethetwomenusandprovideabalanceddiet.” Beforelong,WangPengwonhiscustomersback.13.SailingHome劃船回家Thisnovelwasaboutanunbelievablebutgenuineadventure.ItsauthorwasablackbusinessmanwhowasbroughtupinAmerica.In1956,hevisitedAfrica,hisbirthplace.Oneday,whenhewaswanderingonthepavementnearthebayenjoyingtheseascenes,helosthismoneyandpassportthathekeptinanenvelope.Sohewenttotheembassytoseekhelp,buttheambassadorwithrudemannersdidn’tpermithisstafftohelpthoughhebowedtohim.Staringathisimpatientface,heunderstoodthatitwasthefaultofhisskincolourthataccountedfortheirrefection.Sohedecidedtotakeachancetosailonasmallboathome.Hemetalargeamountofdifficultybutwasneverstopped.Onthecontrary,difficultypushedhimtogoaheadharder.Threemonthslater,hewasspottedbyashipbyaccident.Hewasinragsindeed.Amaidevenscreamedwhenbringinghimasteakandpineappledessert.Aboard,heearnedhispassagebyworkingasabarberandgothomefinally.Asforthenameofhisnovel,hecouldn’tthinkofabetteronethanthephrase“GoAhead”.這部小說寫的是一次令人難以置信而又真實的歷險。其作者是一位在美國被撫養(yǎng)長大的黑人商人。1956年，他回到他的出生地非洲。有一天，當(dāng)他在海灣邊的人行道上漫步欣賞海景時，他丟失了一個裝著錢和護(hù)照的信封，于是向當(dāng)?shù)氐拇笫桂^尋求幫助。但是大使態(tài)度非常粗魯，即使向他鞠躬，也不允許他的職員幫忙。盯著他那不耐煩的臉，他知道是他皮膚顏色的錯才導(dǎo)致了他們的拒絕。于是，他決定冒險駕駛一只小船回家。他遇到了許多困難，但是從未停止，相反，困難推動他更努力地前進(jìn)。三個月后，當(dāng)他被一艘船偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)時，真的是衣衫襤褸。給他端來牛排和菠蘿甜品的女仆甚至被嚇得尖叫起來。在船上，他當(dāng)一名理發(fā)師來掙取船費，最后終于回到了家。至于這部小說的名字，他再也不能想到一個比“前進(jìn)”更好的短語了。14.ExploreMKII探測MKII行星MKII,aplanetbillionsofkilometersaway,istheoriginoflifeinmanyreligions.Physicistshaveprovedthetheorythatitsgentleclimateandthepullofitsgravityaresimilartotheearth’s.Andastronomershavefoundthatoxygenatomsandcarbondioxide,whicharefundamentaltolife,existinitsatmospherethroughsatellites.Cheeredupbythisnews,biologists,intheirturn,begantodosomeresearchtoremovepeople’spuzzles—Nowthattherearesomesuitableconditions,doeslifereallyexistonthisglobe?Dotheymultiplybylayingeggsorgivingbirthtobabies?Lastmonth,aspaceshipwassentthere.It’sapitythatthismissionfailed.Unliketheearth,MKIIisamuchyoungerplanet.Thus,massesofharmfulacidcloudsfloateverywherecausingviolentchainreactionstobreakout.Thesecloudsnotonlyblockedoutthepilots’sightbutalsodamagedtheenginesystem.Luckily,thepilotswatchedoutcarefullyandpreventedthespaceshipfromcrashingintime. MK二號是一顆幾十億公里外的行星，它在許多宗教里都是生命起源的地方。物理學(xué)家已經(jīng)證明了它溫和的氣候和重力的牽引都和地球相似的理論；天文學(xué)家也通過衛(wèi)星，在它的大氣層里發(fā)現(xiàn)了氧原子和二氧化碳的存在，這些都是對生命來說，都是基本的。受到這一消息的鼓舞，生物學(xué)家們接著開始了研究以解開人們的迷惑——既然有了適合的條件，生命真的存在于這個星球嗎？他們是通過下蛋，還是產(chǎn)仔來繁殖后代的呢？ 上個月，一艘太空飛船被派到了那兒。可惜的是，這次任務(wù)失敗了。不像地球，MK二號是一顆年輕得多的行星。因此，大團(tuán)大團(tuán)的有害酸云到處漂浮，引起猛烈的連鎖反應(yīng)的爆發(fā)。這些云團(tuán)不僅阻擋了飛行員的視線，而且還損壞了發(fā)動機(jī)系統(tǒng)。幸運的是，飛行員小心注意，才及時阻止了飛船的墜毀。15.AJourneyacrossCanada橫穿加拿大的旅行 Afteraquizlastautumn,KuangcrossedthecontinenteastwardtoTorontotovisithisschoolmate,thedistancemeasuringapproximately5,000kilometers, HistrainstartedfromVancouver,acitysurroundedbymountains.Afterconfirminghisbaggagewasaboardthetrain,Kuangsettleddowninhisseat.Havingagiftforcommunication,hestartedchattingwithanotherpassengerwithin5minutes.TheirtopicsincludedtheCanadiantraditions,thePrimeMinister,themixtureofraces,andtheterrifyingGreatFall.Afteranicebuffetatnoon,hewaspleasedtofindthatthescenerywasimpressive.Hesawbeautifulharboursinthedistance,wealthyurbanareasandmapleforestthatcoveredthousandsofacres.Heevenmanagedtocatchsightofaneagleflyingupwardoverbushes. KuangreachedTorontowhichliesslightlyneartheborderatamistydawn.Therewasfrostandthebroaddowntownstreetswereveryquiet.Thoughitwasearly,Kuangphonedhisschoolmateinaboothnearbyatonceratherthanwaitingforhimtocome.Theyhadagoodtimetogether. 去年秋天的一次考試后，光向東橫穿整個大陸，來到多倫多探望他的同學(xué)，這次旅行的距離測量起來大約有五千多公里。 他的火車從群山圍繞的溫哥華啟程。在證實了自己的行李都在火車上之后，光就在座位上安坐下來。因為在與人交流方面有天賦，他在5分鐘內(nèi)就和另一個乘客聊起天來。他們的話題包括加拿大的傳統(tǒng)、加拿大的總理、種族的混合，還有讓人心驚膽戰(zhàn)的大瀑布。中午吃了一頓美味的自助餐后，他很高興發(fā)現(xiàn)外面的風(fēng)景非常讓人印象深刻。他看見了遠(yuǎn)處美麗的海港、富裕的市區(qū)，還有延綿幾千畝的楓樹林，他甚至還設(shè)法看見了一只在灌木叢上空翱翔的鷹。 光在一個薄霧籠罩的黎明到達(dá)稍稍接近邊境的多倫多，地上有霜，寬闊的市區(qū)街道很安靜。盡管還很早，光卻不愿等待，立刻就在附近電話亭給同學(xué)打了個電話。他們在一起度過了美好的時光。16.AWomanDoctor-Lina女醫(yī)生麗娜 Borninapigs’nest,Linaledapoorlifeinherchildhood.Shewaslookeddownuponbythechildrenofhergeneration.ButsheintendedtobecomeadoctoraftershecameacrossLinQiaozhibychance,whowasdeliveringmedicalcoursestoanaudiencecrowdingaroundher.Beforemovingoff,Lininspiredhertocarryonherstudy.WithLin’ssupport,Linaenteredaninstituteandstudiedhardsparingnotimeforentertainment.Herbeingoutspokenandmodestwonrespectforher.Herexcellentarguingskillsandobservationabilityputothersintotheshade. Now,Linahasbecomeaspecialistinhumanbeings’emergencysickness.Herkindnessandconsideratebehaviortothepoorwerewellknown.Theorganizationshefoundedcarriedoutcampaignsandwelfareprojectstohelpcutthedeathrateforthepoor.Herjobwashardbutworthwhile.SheoftenreferstotheconnectionbetweenherachievementandLinQiaozhi,andsaysthatherpoorchildhoodisthebondbetweenherandthepoor. 麗娜出生在豬圈里，童年過著貧窮的生活，被和她同輩的孩子看不起。但是在她偶然遇見了林巧芝之后卻打定注意想要成為一名醫(yī)生，當(dāng)時林巧芝正在給擁擠在她身邊的觀眾傳授醫(yī)療課程，在離開之前，林巧芝鼓舞她繼續(xù)堅持學(xué)習(xí)。在林的支持下，麗娜進(jìn)入了一所學(xué)院。她努力學(xué)習(xí)，毫不浪費時間玩鬧娛樂。她的坦誠和謙虛為她贏得了尊敬，她優(yōu)秀的辯論技巧和觀察能力使其他的人都黯然失色。 現(xiàn)在，麗娜已經(jīng)成為一名人類緊急病癥專家。她對窮人的好心和考慮周到的一舉一動都眾所周知，她建立的組織開展各種活動和福利項目來為窮人減少死亡率。她的工作艱苦卻很值得。她常常提到她的成就和林巧芝之間的聯(lián)系，還總是說她貧窮的童年就是她與窮人之間的紐帶。17.ANewFarmingWay新的耕種方式TuanwasafarmerinVietnam.Fordecades,hehadbeenstrugglingtoridhisfamilyofhunger.However,italwaysconfusedhimhowtoexpandtheoutputofhiscrops.Thisdisturbingproblemledtohisregrettingbeingafarmer.Hewouldratherhavechosenanotherjob. Oneday,whenskimmingthroughanewspaper,TuanreadacommentonYuanLongpin.HeunderlinedYuan’snationalityandoccupation,andthenfocusedonhisdiscoveryandthestatisticsofhisresearch.HefoundtheknowledgeYuancirculatedverypractical.Therefore,hemadeasummaryandbegantobuildupanewfarmingmethod.Heplantedsupergrainofrichnutritionandequippedhimselftokeephiscropsrootsfreefrombacteriaandpests.Healsoenrichedmineralsinthesoilwhilereducingchemicalfertilizers.Thoughitcosthimmoretimeandfreedom,hewasfullofhope. Thenextyear,Tuanwassunburntbutsatisfiedwithhisproductionverymuch.ThankstoYuanLongpin,henotonlywonthebattleagainsthunger,buthecouldalsoexporthiscropsabroad. 俊是一名越南的農(nóng)民，幾十年來，他都一直在努力使家人擺脫饑餓。然而，如何擴(kuò)大他的農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)量這一問題卻一直在困擾著他。這個惱人的問題導(dǎo)致了他后悔當(dāng)一名農(nóng)民，而寧愿自己當(dāng)初選擇其它的工作。 一天，俊在瀏覽報紙的時候，讀到一篇關(guān)于袁隆平的評論。他在袁的國籍和職業(yè)下面劃了線，然后將焦點集中在他的發(fā)現(xiàn)和研究數(shù)據(jù)上。他發(fā)現(xiàn)袁傳播的知識非常實用，因此，他做了摘要，并開始建立一種新的耕作方式。他種植營養(yǎng)豐富的超級谷物，添置設(shè)備以使作物的根部免受細(xì)菌害蟲的傷害；他還增加土壤所含的礦物質(zhì)，同時減少化學(xué)肥料的使用。盡管耗費了他更多的時間和自由，他卻充滿著希望。 第二年，俊被曬黑了，但是卻對自己的生產(chǎn)非常滿意。多虧了袁隆平，他不僅贏得了對抗饑餓的戰(zhàn)斗，而且還將自己的作物出口到國外呢。18.Chaplin-AGreatMasterofHumour幽默大師卓別林 Chaplinwasanextraordinaryperformerwhostarredinanddirectedmanyoutstandingcomedies.Fewwereboredwatchinghismoustache,hisgesturesorhisentertainingreactionswhenchasedbydetectives.Beingdrunk,slidingonabananaskinorwhisperinghisownfailurestonobody,hemadeusfeelmorecontentwithourlifewithoutanyverbalexplanation.Hisparticularsenseofhumorhasastonishedeverybodythroughouttheworlduptonow. Inasmallbudgetfilm,heplayedabadly-offandhomelesspersonwearingworn-outshoesandmessyclothes.Ononeoccasion,hewastrappedbyasnowstorminavastmountainousarea.Thoughheovercamemanydifficulties,hewasn’tfortunateenough.Withalltheporridgeeatenup,hepickedoutashoeandboiledittoeat.Hecutofftheleatherbottomandcheweditlikeapancake.Accordingtoanactress,hisactingwassoconvincingandamusingthateverybodycouldn’thelpburstingintolaughter. 卓別林是一名非凡的演員，他主演并導(dǎo)演了多部杰出的喜劇?？匆娝尚Φ男『?、滑稽的手勢動作，還有面對警探的追捕時有趣的反應(yīng)，很少有人會覺得厭煩。喝醉酒啦，踩到香蕉皮滑倒啦，或者自言自語（低語）自己的糗事啦，他無需任何語言解釋的表演總是使我們對自己的生活感到更加滿意。他獨特的幽默感直到現(xiàn)在依然使世界各地的人們都感到驚訝。 在一部小預(yù)算的電影里，他穿著磨破的鞋子和臟兮兮的衣服，扮演了一名貧窮又無家可歸的人。在一幕場景中，他被一場暴風(fēng)雪困在一片多山的區(qū)里。盡管他克服了許多困難，但是他還是運氣不好的。粥都吃完了，他只好挑出一只鞋子煮來吃。他切下皮革的鞋底，像烙餅一樣地咀嚼起來。據(jù)一名女演員所說，他的表演是如此地令人信服而又逗人發(fā)笑的，以致在場的所有人都忍不住大笑起來。19.AMisunderstanding一場誤會Ingeneral,spokenstatementsarethemajorwayofcommunication,butbodylanguageandfacialexpressionsalsohavesuchkindsoffunction.Forexample,yawningmeansbeingnotinterestedandturningone’sbacktosomeoneorswingingyourfistshowsyouranger.Butwhatthosegesturesreallymeanissubjectiveindifferentcultures.Thus,misunderstandingshappennowandthenintoday’sworldofculturalcrossroads.Once,representingtheAdults’EducationAssociation,IwenttotheairporttomeetanofficialofhighrankfromColumbiaandtakehimtohisdormitoryandthentothecanteen.Aftertheflightarrived,Isawamanlookingaroundcuriously.SoIapproachedtogreethim.Hesuddenlydashedtohugmeandkissedmeonbothcheeks.Asayounggirl,Ifelttrulyembarrassedandputupmyhandstodefendmyself.Hisfalsesmiletoldmethathehadlostface.Later,Ireceivedacassettefromhim,inwhichherecordedhisapology.OnhearingthatColumbiansweremorelikelytokissothers,Isoonfeltatease.通常說來，口頭表達(dá)是人們交流的主要方法，但是肢體語言和面部表情也有這種功能。例如，打哈欠意味著不感興趣，背對別人或向其揮舞拳頭表達(dá)的是憤怒。但是在不同的文化中那些手勢表達(dá)的真正意思是很主觀的。由此，誤會就時不時地發(fā)生在今天這個文化交叉碰撞的世界里。有一回，我代表成人教育協(xié)會到機(jī)場去接一位從哥倫比亞來的高級官員，我得帶他到宿舍和食堂。當(dāng)他的航班到達(dá)時，我看見一名男子好奇地東張西望，于是走上前去和他打招呼。他突然猛沖過來擁抱我，還親了我的臉頰。還是個年輕姑娘的我感到真尷尬，不由自主舉起手來保護(hù)自己。他的假笑告訴我他感到丟了面子。后來，我收到他送來的一盒磁帶，里面錄了他的道歉。當(dāng)聽到這只是因為哥倫比亞人更傾向于見面時互相親吻時，我很快就感到輕松安心了。20.AUniqueThemePark獨一無二的主題公園Assoonasourshuttlegotclosetothethemeparkbythefreeway,everyonecametolifeandputonclothsneakersinadvanceforanouting.Ourtranslatorpaidfortheadmission,andwestartedenjoyingthevariousattractionsinthesunlight.Accordingtothetravelbrochure,thisuniqueparkisfamousforitswellpreservedminorityculture.Weexperiencedmanydeedsoftheearlysettlers,suchasswingingacrossrivers,huntingcreaturesinthejungle,ortakingpartinswordsfightingtournaments. Thisparkisalsofamousforitswoodensouvenirs.Whicheverweboughtinthecentralshopwasmadeofwood,andwhereverwewentwecouldseeminoritycarpentersworking.Theymadewoodentools,woodencartoonfigures,woodenathleticproductsandsoon.Theyevenbuiltahugewoodenenginewithalengthof20metres,whichwasmodeledafterarealone. Thisthemeparkisreallyafantasyamusementpark.Nowonderithasbecomethebrandoflocaltourism. 我們走高速公路的來往穿梭巴士一接近主題公園，大家都活躍了起來，并且提前穿上了布鞋，做好這趟外出旅游的準(zhǔn)備。翻譯付了入場費后，我們就開始在陽光下欣賞各種各樣吸引人的東西。 根據(jù)旅行手冊的介紹，這個獨一無二的公園因其得到良好保護(hù)的少數(shù)名族文化而聞名。我們體驗了許多早期定居者所做的事，如蕩過河啦，在叢林中獵殺動物啦，或者參加劍術(shù)比賽啦等等。 這個公園還因為它的木制紀(jì)念品而聞名，我們在中心商場購買的任何一件物品，都是用木頭制作的，無論我們走到哪里，都可以看見少數(shù)名族的木匠們在忙碌。他們制作的有木制工具、木制的卡通人物、木制的運動用的產(chǎn)品，等等等等。他們甚至還根據(jù)一臺真實發(fā)動機(jī)仿造了一臺長度有20米的木制發(fā)動機(jī)。 這個主題公園真是個充滿幻想的娛樂公園，怪不得它成為當(dāng)?shù)芈糜螛I(yè)的一個品牌。21.AStrangeDisease奇怪的疾病Whentheconstructionofthefireworkfactorycametothestageofpainting,apumpwasputin.Then,allthepaintersintheneighbourhoodweredefeatedbyaseverediseasewhosecharacteristicwasaliketothatofabadburn.Anexpertphysicianwasinstructedtoattendtothevictimsandhandlethiscase.Hewasenthusiastic,buthedidn’tforeseethatitwasahardchallenge.Aftersimpleenquiry,heannouncedthatthepollutedpaintwastoblame.Butwithoutpositiveevidence,peoplesuspectedandrejectedhisview,sayingthetheoryheputforwardmadenosense.Beingmuchmorestrictwithhimself,hecontributedhimselftothecase.Apartfrommakingenquiries,hemadedetailedchartsandanalysedthedatacautiously.Finally,hedrewascientificconclusion,linkingthediseasetotheradiuminthepump.Exposedtoradium,akindofradioactivematerialintheuniverse,peopleabsorbedradiationandgotsickimmediately.Spinningthepumpbackward,hetookawaytheradium.Thissimplemovementcuredallthevictims.當(dāng)那座煙花工廠的建設(shè)到了油漆階段時，一個水泵被安裝進(jìn)來，接著，在它附近的油漆工都得了一種嚴(yán)重的疾?。膊魯∮推峁ぃ涮卣髋c燒傷相似。一位經(jīng)驗豐富的內(nèi)科醫(yī)生被指定去照顧受害者并負(fù)責(zé)處理這一案例。他熱情地投入到工作中，但是卻沒有預(yù)見到這是一次艱難的挑戰(zhàn)。在簡單的詢問后，他就宣布說罪魁禍?zhǔn)资鞘芪廴镜挠推幔ㄓ推釕?yīng)受責(zé)備）。但是沒有確實的證據(jù)，人們很懷疑并拒絕他的觀點，大家都說他提出的理論毫無道理。他對自己要求更加嚴(yán)格，全身心地投入。除了詢問，他還制作了詳細(xì)的圖表，謹(jǐn)慎地分析各項數(shù)據(jù)，最后，他終于得出了一個科學(xué)的結(jié)論，把疾病和水泵中的鐳聯(lián)系起來。鐳是宇宙中的一種放射性物質(zhì)，當(dāng)暴露在鐳的輻射中時，人體吸收其射線，立刻染上疾病。他把水泵向后旋轉(zhuǎn)，拿走了里面的鐳，這個簡單的動作治愈了所有的受害者。22.SightseeingintheUnitedKingdom觀光聯(lián)合王國Afterthewedding,mycousinandhiswifewenttotheUnitedKingdomfornationwidesightseeing.HefaxedalettertomeinEnglishyesterday.Tomydelight,henolongermadeanytenseerror.AndhisdescriptionroughlyclarifiedmyquestionsabouttheUK--itscurrency,itsadministration,theinstitutionwhichdividesitintofourprovinces,andthehistoricalconflictsandquarrelswhenSouthernIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK.Unwillingtoleaveoutanyattraction,mycousinarrangedhisenjoyablejourneycarefully.OneattractiveplacehevisitedwasacastleinthecountrysideofScotland,whichliesnearaport.Itusedtobetheheadquarters（請注意：音頻里面是headquarter，沒有加s，是不對的。）oftheCommunismUnionbutbrokedownduringthewar.Findingnothingcouldtaketheplaceofthissplendidarchitecture,peopleaccomplishedrebuildingitin1952.Itwastotheircreditthatallfurnishedroomsareconsistentwithwhattheyusedtobe.Mycousinwasthrilledbyitscollectionsconsistingofstatuesplusroyaluniformsfoldedinglasstanks.Thoughtherewasnopossibilitytobuysomeoftheseexhibits,itwasconvenienttotakephotos,whichhesentmealongwithhisfax.我的表弟和他妻子在舉辦了婚禮后到聯(lián)合王國做全國旅游觀光去了。他昨天傳真了一封英文信給我，讓我高興的是，他再也不犯時態(tài)錯誤了，而且他的描述也粗略地向我闡明了關(guān)于英國的一些問題——它的貨幣啦，行政管理啦，把它分成四個行政區(qū)的制度啦，還有在南愛爾蘭脫離聯(lián)合王國時發(fā)生的一些歷史上的沖突和爭拗。因為不愿意漏掉任何一個景點，我表弟仔細(xì)地安排了他愉快的旅程。他參觀的其中一個吸引人的地方是蘇格蘭鄉(xiāng)村的一個城堡。城堡靠近一座港口，曾經(jīng)是共產(chǎn)主義聯(lián)盟會的總部，但是在戰(zhàn)爭中倒塌了。人們發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有任何東西可以取代這座輝煌的建筑，于是在1952年完成了重建。值得贊揚的是，所有配備家具的房間都和它們過去一致的。由雕像加折疊在玻璃柜里的皇家制服組成的收藏品使我表弟震撼不已。盡管沒有可能購買這些展覽品，拍照卻很方便，他在傳真中一起發(fā)給了我。23.AnAirCrash飛機(jī)失事 Iwasaprevioustypistinapostoffice.BecauseIcouldn’ttoleratetypinganymorepostagebillsorpostcodesonatypewritereveryday,Iresigned.Withagreedymotivationofmakingbigmoney,ItookupworkingasabusinessrepresentativefortheG.EEcologyCompany,whichproducedgoodsbyrecyclingusefulmaterialsfromourdustbins.Mynewjobleftmegoodimpressionsinmanyaspectsexceptthattheworkingtimetablewasfulloftravelingbyjets. Once,whenspeedingup,ourjetwasswallowedbyathunderstorm,whichdestroyedourGPSreceiverandmadeuslosesightofthedirections.Aconstantlyflashinglightshowedthatourjetwasindanger.Astewardinstantlyaskedustoputonmasksandfastenthesafetybelts,andthenpressedabuttontoswitchontheescapingcapsule.Itslidsidewaysoutoftheopeningatonceandlandedinadesertareasafely.Lackingfoodandtablets,wewerenervousanduncertainatfirst.Butweallkeptoptimisticandmadegoodadjustmenttothesituation.Wesweptupthesurrou