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Lesson 31 Success story   成功者的故事
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was     昨天下午Frank Hawkins向我讲述了他年轻时
telling me about his expcriences as a  的经历.在退休前,Frank Hawkins是一家非常大的商
young man. Frank is now the head of a
very large business company, but as a 业公司的经理,但他小时侯却在一家小铺里做工.他
boy he used to work in a small shop. It
was his job to repair bicycles and at that那时的工作是修理自行车,并且通常是一天工作
time he used to work fourteen hours a14个小时.他靠多年积蓄,于1958年买下了自己的
day. He saved money for years and in
1938 he bought a small work-shop of his一个小铺子.20多岁的时候,Frank Hawkins曾生产
own. During the war Frank used to make飞机零配件.那时他有两个帮手.几年之后,小铺子
spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time  已经发展成了一个雇有728人的大工厂.
he had two helpers. By the end of the
war, the small work-shop had become a
large factory which employed seven hun-
dred and twenty-eight people. Frank                     Frank Hawkins回想着他早年的艰难经历
smiled when he remembered his hard                  和走过的漫长的成功之路,微笑了.
early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door
opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their son's bicycle!
他正笑着的时候门开了,他的妻子走了进来,她叫他去修理孙子的自行车.

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第30课 Football or polo?足球还是水球
The Wayle is a small river that cuts   威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河.我喜欢
across the park near my home. I like在天晴的下午到河边坐坐.上星期日天气很暖和 .
sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
It was warm last Sunday, so I went and于是我和往常一样,又去河边坐着.和岸上有些孩
sat on the river bank as usual. Some child-
ren were playing games on the bank and子正在玩耍,河面上有些人正在划船.
there were some people rowing on the
river. Suddenly, one of the children突然,一个孩子狠狠地踢了一脚球,球便向着一只划过
kicked a ball very hard and it went to-
wards a passing boat. Some people on the来的小船飞去.岸上的一些人对着小船上的人
bank called out to the man in the boat,高喊,但他没有听见.球重重的打在他身上,使
but he did not hear them. The ball struck
him so hard that he nearly fell into the他差点儿落入水中.我转过头去看那些孩子
water. I turned to look at the children,
but there weren't any in sight:they had但一个也不见了,全都跑了!当那个人明白了
all run away! The man laughed when he发生的事情时,他笑了起来.
realized what had happened. He called out to the children and threw the ball
back to the bank.他大声叫着那些孩子,把球扔回到岸上.

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Lesson 29 Taxi!出租汽车
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an un-                        Ben Fawcett 机长买了一 辆不同寻
usual taxi and has begun a new service.常的出租汽车,并开始了一项新的业务.这辆
The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane"出租汽车"是一架小型瑞士飞机,叫'Pilatus Porter'
called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful号.这架奇妙的飞机可以载7名乘客.然而,最另人
plane can carry seven passengers. The惊奇的是它能够在任何地方降落:雪地上,水面上
most surprising thing about it, however,
is that it can land anywhere: on snow,
water, or even on a ploughed field. Cap-甚至刚耕过的田里.Fawcett 机长的的第一名乘客
tain Fawcett's first passenger was a doctor是位医生,他从Birmingham 飞往Welsh 山区一
who flew from Birmingham to a lonely
village in the Welsh mountains. Since个偏僻的村庄.从那时开始,Fawcett 机长已经载送乘
then, Captain Fawcett has flown passen-客到过许多不寻常的地方.
gers to many unusual places. Once he一次,他把飞机降落在了一栋公寓楼的屋顶上;还有
landed on the roof of a block of flats and
on another occasion, he landed in a de-一次,降落在了一个废弃的停车场上.
serted car park. Captain Fawcett has just              Fawcett 机长刚刚拒绝了一位商人的奇
refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall,
a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him
because the trip was too dangerous.怪要求.这个人想要飞往大西洋的一个孤岛-罗卡尔岛,Fawcett 机长之所以不送他去,是因为那段飞行太危险了.

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第28课No parking 禁止停车
Jasper White is one of those rare people                       Jasper White是少有的相信古代
who believes in ancient myths. He has  神话的人之一.他刚在城里买下一所新房子,但自
just bought a new house in the city,
but ever since he moved in, he has had从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了摩擦.当他
trouble with motorists. when he returns夜里回到家时,总是发现有人把出车停在他家大门
home at night, he always finds that some-
one has parked a car outside his gate.外.为此他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开金车库
Because of this, he has not been able to
get his own car into his garage even once.
Jasper has put up' No Parking' signs out-Jasper White曾把几快"禁止停车"的牌子挂在大门
side his gate, but these have not had any外面,但没有任何效果.先在他把一个丑陋的石
effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head雕像放在了大门上边,这是我见过的最丑陋的
over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces
I have ever seen. I asked him what it was头像之一.我问他那是什么?他告诉我那是
and he told me that it was Medusa, the蛇发女怪杜纱.Jasper White希望她把车主和汽车们
Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn都变成石头.但到目前为止还没有一个人变成石头
motorists to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!呢!

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第27课A wet night
Late in the afternoon, the boys put up傍晚时分,孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷.这件事
their tent in the middle of a field. As soon刚刚做完,我们就在篝火上烧起了饭.他们全都
as this was done, they cooked a meal over饿了,饭菜散发出阵阵香味.
an open fire. They were all hungry and
the food smelt good. After a wonderful他们美美地吃了一顿饭后,就围在营火傍边讲起
meal, they told stories and sang songs by了故事,唱起了歌.但过了一 阵子,天下起雨来,于
the camp fire. But some time later it be-是他们扑灭了篝火,钻进了帐篷.
gan to rain. The boys felt tired so they
pet out the fire and crept into their tent.
Their sleeping-bags were warm and com-睡袋既暖和又舒服,所以,他们睡得很香.午夜前后
fortable, so they all slept soundly. In the
middle of the night, two boys woke up,有2个孩子醒了,大声叫了起来.原来帐篷里到处都
and began shouting. The tent was full of是水!他们全都跳出睡袋,跑到外面.雨下得很大
water! They all leapt out of their sleep-
ing-bags and hurried outside. It was rain-
ing heavily and they found that a stream他们发现地上已经形成一条小溪.那小溪弯弯曲
had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then曲穿国过田野
flowed right under their tent!,然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去.

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第26课 The best art cririces最佳艺术评论家
I am an art student and I paint a lot of我是个学艺术的学生,画了很多画.有很多人装成很
pictures. Many people pretend that they懂现代艺术的样子,总是告诉你一幅画的意思是
understand modern art. They always tell
you what a picture is 'about'. Of course,什么.当然,有很多画是什么意思是没有的,它们就
many pictures arc not 'about' anything.是些好看的图案,我们喜爱他们就像我们喜欢漂亮
They are just pretty patterns. We like
them in the same way that we like pretty的窗帘布一样.我觉得小孩子们往往比任何人都
curtain material. I think that young child-更能欣赏现代绘画,他们观察到的东西更多
ren often appreciate modern pictures
better than anyone else. They notice
more. My sister is only seven, but she我的妹妹只有7岁,但她总能说出我的画是好是坏.
always tells me whether my pictures are
good or not. She came into my room昨天她到我房间里来了.
yesterday.
' What are you doing ?' she asked.你在干什么呢?她问
' I'm hanging this picture on the wall,'我正把这幅画挂到墙上去.我回答说
I answered. 'It's a new one. Do you like it ?'这是幅新画,你喜欢吗?
She looked at it critically for a moment.' It's all right,' she said, 'but isn't it
upside-down ?'她用挑剔的目光看了一会儿,还可以吧.她说,不过,是不是挂倒了?
I looked at it again. She was right! It was!我再次看了看画,她说对了!是挂倒了!

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第25课 Do the  English speak English 英国人讲的是英语吗?
I arrived in London at last. The railway 我终于到了伦敦.火车站很大,又黑又暗.
station was big, black and dark. I did not我不知道去饭店的路该怎么走,于是向一个搬运
know the way to my hotel, so I asked a工打听.我的英语将得不但非常认真,而且咬字也
porter. I not only spoke English very非常清楚.然而搬运工却不明白我的话.我把问话
carefully, but very clearly as well. The
porter, however, could not understand
me; I repeated my question several times重复了很多遍.他终于听懂了.他回答了,但他讲
and at last he understood. He answered得既不慢也不清楚.我是外国人,我说,于是他说得
me, but he spoke neither slowly nor
clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then
he spoke slowly, but I could not under-慢了,可我还是听不懂.我的老师从来不那样讲英语
stand him. My teacher never spoke Eng-
lish like that! The porter and I looked at我和搬运工相识一笑.接着,他说了点什么,这回我
each other and smiled. Then he said
something and I understood it. 'You'll听懂了.您会很快学会英语的!他说.我感到奇怪
soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different
language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them ! Do
they speak English ?
在英国,人们各自说着一种不同的语言.英国人之间相互听得懂,可我却不懂他们的话!他们说得是英语吗?

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第24课It could be worse 不幸中之万幸
I entered the hotel manager's office and我走进饭店经理的办公室,坐了下来.
sat down. I had just lost &50 and I felt我刚刚丢了50英镑,感到非常烦恼.
very upset.' I left the money in my room,'我把钱放在房间里 ,我说可现在没有了
I said, 'and it's not there now.' The
manager was sympathetic, but he could经理声表同情,但却无能为力.现在大家都在丢钱
do nothing. 'Everyone's losing money
these days,' he said. He started to com-他说.他开始抱怨这个邪恶的世道来,却被一阵
plain about this wicked world but was敲门声打断了.一个姑娘走了进来,把一个信封放在
interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl
came in and put an envelope on his desk.了他桌上.它里面装着50英镑.这是我在这位先生
It contained &5o. 'I found this outside的房间门外捡到的,她说,是啊
this gentleman's room' she said. 'Well,'
I said to the manager, 'there is still some这世界上还是有诚实可信的!
honesty in this world !'

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Lesson 23 Anew house新居
I had a letter from my sister yesterday.昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信,她住在
She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she尼日利亚.在信中她说她明年将到英国来.
said that she would come to England next
year. If she comes, she will get a surprise.如果她来了,她会感到非常惊奇的.
We are now  living in a beautiful new house我们现在住在乡间的一栋漂亮的新住宅里
in the country. Work on it had begun be-
fore my sister left. The house was com-这栋房子在我姐姐离开之前就已经动工了,
pleted five months ago. In my letter, I是在5个月以前竣工的.我在信中告诉她
told her that she could stay with us. The她可以和我们住在一起.这栋房子里有许多房间
house has many large rooms and there is
a lovely garden. It is a very modern house,还有一个漂亮的花园.它是一栋非常现代化
so it looks strange to some people. It的住宅,因此在有些人看来非常古怪.它肯定
must be the only modern house in the是这个地区唯一的一栋现代化住宅
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第22课  A glass envelope 玻璃信封
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of   我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰
receiving a letter from a girl of her own一位同龄姑娘的来信.
age in Holland. Last year, we were travel-去年,当我们横渡英吉利海峡时
ling across the Channel and Jane put a简把写有她姓名和住址的一 张纸条装
piece of paper with her name and address进了一 只瓶子,又将瓶子扔进了大海.
on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle
into the sea. She never thought of it again,此后她就再没去想那只瓶子.
but ten months later, she received a letter但10个月以后,她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信.
from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to
each other regularly now. However, they然而他们还是决定利用邮局.
have decided to use the post-office. Letters这样会稍微多花点钱
will cost a litt1e more, but they will cer-但肯定是快得多了.
tainly travel faster.

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第21课Mad or not 是不是疯了?
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I   飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯.我
live near an airport and passing planes  住在一 个机场附近,过往飞机日夜不绝于耳.
can be heard night and day. The airport机场是
was built during the war, but for some许多年前建 的,但由于某种
reason it could not be used then. Last原因当时未能启用.然而
year, however, it came into use. Over a去年机场开始使用了.有100多人
hundred people must have been driven肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家离去
away from their homes by the noise. I am我是少数留下来的人中的一 个
one of the few people left. Sometimes I有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒
think this house will be knocked down by
a passing plane. I have been offered a他们曾向我我提供一大笔钱让我搬走,
large sum of money to go away, but I am但我决定留在这儿.
determined to stay here. Everybody says大家都说我肯定是疯了,
I must be mad and they are probably也许他们说的是对的
right.

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第20课 One man in a boat 独坐孤船
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish  钓鱼是我特别喜爱的运动.我经常一钓
for hours without catching anything. But 数小时却一无所获,但我
this does not worry me. Some fishermen从不为此烦恼.有些垂钓者就是
are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they不走运,他们往往鱼钓不到,却
catch old boots and rubbish. I am even  钓上来些旧鞋子和垃圾.我的运气
less lucky. I never catch anything--not 甚至还不及他们,我什么东西也未钓到过-
even old boots. After having spent whole就连旧鞋子也没有.我总是在河上呆上整整
mornings on the river, I always go home一 上午,然后空着袋子回家."你可
with an empty bag. 'You must give up别钓鱼了!"我的朋友们说
fishing!' my friends say.' It's a waste of这是浪费时 间."然而他们没有认识到
time.' But they don't realize one impor-重要的一 点,我并
tant thing. I'm not really interested in不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣
fishing. I am only interested in sitting in我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟
a boat and doing nothing at all !无所事事.

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第19课 Sold out 票已售完
'The play may begin at any moment,'    剧马上就要开演了,我说
I said.
'It may have begun already,' Susan   也许已经开演了呢,苏珊回答说
answered.
'I hurried to the ticket-office. 'May I   我匆匆赶到兽票处,问
have two tickets please ?' I asked.  我可以买2张票吗?
'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl   对不起,票已   兽完.那位姑娘说
said.
'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.   真可惜!苏珊大声说
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-      正在这时,一 个男字匆匆蹦向售票处.
office.
'Can I return these two tickets?' he  我 可以退掉这2张票吗?他问
asked.
'Certainly,' the girl said.   当然可以,那姑娘说
'Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.  我可以买那2张票吗?我问
'Certainly,'the girl said, 'but they are for next Wednesday's performance. 当然可以
'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.   不过这2张票是 下星期三的,你是否还要呢?
我还是买下的好,我垂头丧气地说.

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第18课  He often does this!他经常干这种事!
After I had had lunch at a village inn, I    我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后,
looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair   就找我的提包.我曾把它放在门边的椅子上,
beside the door and now it wasn't there !   可这会儿不见了!当我正在寻找时,
As I was looking for it, the inn-keeper    酒店老板走了过来.
came in.
'Did you have a good meal ?' he asked.  "您吃得好吗?"他问.
'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I   "很好,谢谢."我回答,"但我负不了帐,我的提包不见了
can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'
The inn-keeper smiled and imme-     酒店老板笑了笑,马上走了出去.一 会儿工夫
diately went out. In a few minutes he
returned with my bag and gave it back to     他拿着我的提包回来了,把它还给了我.
me.
'I'm very sorry,' he said ' My dog had    "实在抱歉,"他说,"我的狗把它弄到花园里去了,
taken it into the garden. He often does   它常干这种事!"
this.'

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第17课 Always young 青春常驻
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must   我的姑姑 Jennifer 是位演员,她至少也有
be at least thirty-five years old. In spite   35岁了.尽管如此,她却常在舞台上扮演
of this, she often appears on the stage as   小姑娘. Jennifer
a young girl. Jennifer will have to take     很快又要参加一个新剧的演出.
part in a new play soon. This time, she        这一次,她
will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she   将扮演一个17岁的少女.演出时
must appear in a bright red dress and   她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色
long black stockings. Last year in another   的长同袜.去年在演另一个
play,she had to wear short socks and a    剧时,她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色
bright,orange-coloured dress. If anyone   的衣服.一旦有人问起她有多大
ever asked her how old she is, she always    年纪,她总是回答:"亲爱的,长成大人真
answers,'My dear,it must be terrible to      可怕啊!"
be grown up!'

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第16课 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
If you park your car in the wrong place, a               一旦你把汽车停错了地方,
traffic policeman will soon find it. You               交警很快就会发现.如果
will be very lucky if he lets you go with-          他没给你罚款单就放你走了,
out a ticket. However, this does not al-          算你走运.然而情况并不都是这样,
ways happen. Traffic police are sometimes   交警有时也很客气.
very polite. During a holiday in Sweden,    有一次在瑞典度假,我发现
I found this note on my car:' Sir, we wel-         我的车上有这样一个字条:"先生,欢迎您
come you to our city. This is a "No           光临我们的城市.此处是'禁止停车'区.
Parking" area. You will enjoy your stay   如果你对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，
here if you pay attention to our street             您会在次过得很愉快.
signs. This note is only a reminder.' If   谨次题请注意."如果
you receive a request like this, you can-   你受到这样的恳求,你 是不会不遵照执行的.
not fail to obey it!

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第15课 Good news佳音
The secretary told me that Mr Harms-           秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我.
worth would see me. I felt very nervous          我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张.
when. I went into his office. He did not                我进去的时候,他连头也没抬.
look up from his desk when I entered.               
After I had sat down, he said that busi-                    待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气.
ness was very bad. He told me that the                他还告诉我,公司支付不起
firm could not afford to pay such large                 这么庞大的工资开支,
salaries. Twenty people had already left.             有20个人已经离去.
I knew that my turn had come.             我年知道这次该轮到我了.
'Mr Harmsworth,' I said in a weak     "哈姆斯沃斯先生,"我无力地说.
voice.
'Don't interrupt,' he Said.                "不要打断我的话."他说.
Then he smiled and told me I would  然后他微笑了一 下告诉我,我每年将得到1000英镑
receive an extra &100 a year!    的额外收入.
理解
1The writer felt nervous because..
(a Mr.Harmsworth wanted to see him (b the secretary told him that Mr.Harmsworth wanted to see him
(c business was very bad   (d he thought he would lose his job
2The writer...
(a expected to receive some extra money (b was surprised to receive some extra money
(c wanted to receive some extra money   (d asked for some extra money

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第14课 Do  you speak English?你会讲英语吗?
I had an amusing experience last year.                            去年我有过一次有趣的经历.
After I had left a small village in the south                       在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后,
of France, I drove on to the next town.                我继续驶往下一个城镇.
On the way, a young man waved to me. I          途中一个青年人向我招手.我
stopped and he asked me for a lift. As           把车停下,他向我提出要求搭车.
soon as he had got into the car, I said              他一上车,我就用法语向他问早上好
good morning to him in French and he                 他也同样用法语回答我.
replied in the same language. Apart from           除了个别几个单字外,
a few words, I do not know any French          我更本不会法语.
at all. Neither of us spoke during the          途中我们谁也没讲话.
journey. I had nearly reached the town,       就要到达那个镇时,那青年突然
when the young man suddenly said, very       开了口,漫漫地说:"你会讲英语吗?"
slowly, 'Do you speak English?' As I                 我很快了解到,
soon learnt, he was English himself!        他自己就是个英国人
理解
1The young man stopped the writer because ..
(a he wanted to speak to him (b he wanted a free ride in the car
(c he recognized him (d he spoke French
2The two men didn't speak to each other during the journey because...
(a neither of them spoke French (b neither of them spoke English
(c they each thought the other was French (d they each thought the other was English

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第13课 The Greenwood Boys  绿林少年
The Greenwood Boys are a group of                           "绿林少年"是一个流行歌曲演唱团.
popular singers. At present, they are visit-                  目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出,
ing all parts of the country. They will be                        明天就要到达此地.
arriving here tomorrow. They will be                              他们将乘火车来
coming by train and most of the young                          镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们.
people in the town will be meeting them
at the station. Tomorrow evening they                            明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出
will be singing at the Workers' Club. The                 
Greenwood Boys will be staying for five                           "绿林少年"准备在此逗留5天.
days. During this time, they will give five                        在此期间,他们将演出5场.
performances. As usual,the police will                             同往常一样,警察的日子将不好过
have a difficult time.They will be trying                           他们将设法维持秩序.
to keep order. It is always the same on                                 每逢这种场合
these occasions.                                                        情况都是这样.
理解
1The pop singers will attract ...in the town
(a all the people(b mainly the young people(c only the old people(d no one
2The police will be there...
(a because there will be trouble(b because the singers are popular
(c because there will be a lot of young people there(d to prevent trouble

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第12课Goodbye and good luck
Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison,             我们的邻居查尔斯·艾利森船长
will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We             明天就要从扑次茅斯启航了.
shall meet him at the harbour early in the          明天一大早我们将在码头为他送行
morning. He will be in his small boat,                  他将乘坐他的"涛波赛"号小艇.
Topsail.Tapsail is a famous little boat. It               "涛波赛"号是艘有名的小艇,他
has sailed across the Atlantic many times.         已经多次横渡大西洋.
Captain Alison will set out at eight o'clock         艾利森船长将于8点钟启航.
so we shall have plenty of time. We shall              因此我们有充裕的时间.我们将
see his boat and then we shall say good-           参观他的船,然后和他告别.
bye to him. He will be away for two                    他要离开2个月,
months. We are very proud of him. He will           我们真为他感到自豪,他将
take part in an important race across the           参加一次重大  的横渡大西洋的比赛.
Atlantic.
理解
1TOPSAIL IS FAMOUS BECAUSE...
(A it is a little boat   (b it belongs to Captain Alison
(c it is a little boat which has sailed across the Atlantic many times
(d it will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow
2 Topsail ....
(a will win the race across the Atlantic(b has won the race across the Atlantic
(c will be in the race across the Atlantic (d was in the race across the Atlantic