课文原文

Dialogue
Language Function:
Expressing Gratitude For help
A:Thank you very much for your help.
B:I'm glad I was able to.
A:I really don't know what would have happened without your help.
B:Don't mention it.
A:Thank you once again.
B:Think nothing of it.
Listening comprehension
A.Listen and choose an appropriate response to what you're heard.
B.Listen and fill in the blanks.
Coming to Big Cities
Many people(1)__to big cities without knowing(2)__.
Aciaty attracts them just(3)__its size.
People(4)__think that they will find(5)__there.
Some of them have dreams of(6)__in the arts or in music,
but others just want to be(7)__where are always a lot of things(8)__.
Many of them(9)__in offices of factories,but some end up(10)__at all.
Text:Harold's Marbles
Harold was playing marbles yesterday with other boys in the street.
I stopped to watch them.
They were playing "for keeps".
The other boys were older than Harold,
and were taking advantage of his youth and ignorance.
As a result, I noticed that Harold's marbles grew fewer and fewer,
while the other boys' pockets grew fatter and fatter.
Pretty soon Harold had no marbles at all.
Then he began to cry.
"Crybaby! "shouted the big boys as they made off with the marbles
and left poor Harold alone and unhappy.
I was sorry for the little fellow,
although I felt that he had learnt a good lesson.
So I called him to me and dried his tears.
" Here is some money,Harold, " I said.
" Go buy yourself some more marbles, and when you have them,
keep them to play with,but don't play for keeps;
that is gambling and a gambler deserves to lose."
"But those boys gambled and they didn't lose," sobbed Harold.
"They kepttheir own marbles and took mine too."
"Yes,"I replied,"but they will lose
when they meet some bigger and brighte boys in their turn.
"What does that mean?"said the boy.
"Oh, you will find out soon enough,my boy,"said I.
"Remember, a gamble always loses in the end. "

词语解释
New Words and Expressions
Harold
哈罗德
marble/'ma:bl/
玻璃弹子
advantage
优势
take advantage of
利用
youth
青少年时期；年轻
ignorance
无知
result
结果
as a result
作为结果
fat
肥胖的；装得满满的
make off
匆匆离开
unhappy
不愉快的
fellow
家伙；小伙子
although
虽然
dry/drai/
使干，变干
tear
眼泪
gambling
赌博；投机
gamble
赌博
gambler
赌徒
deserve
应该得到
lose/lu:z/ (lost,lost)
受损失
sob
呜咽 哭诉
reply/ri'plai/
回答；答复
turn
轮流；交替
in the end
最后；终于