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Activity 3a Read the newspaper article, and underline what people think could be causing the strange things that are happening in Bell Tower.

3a 阅读报纸文章，划下人们认为能够引起钟楼奇怪事件的原因B_,|VuOj]*(V4Pj4h@。

Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood

钟楼地区的奇怪事件

Our neighborhood used to be very quiet.

我们的社区曾经非常宁静DX7gjiUUyrKg#Df~。

However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood, and everyone is unhappy.

但是，这几天，我们的社区发生了许多奇怪事件，人们都非常沮丧JuyBhncl_voa。

Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried.

当地的学校教师周谷非常担心)N]=%bdF^L*。

When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, "Every night we hear strange noises outside our window.

他在接受当地报纸的采访时说，“每天晚上我们都能够听到窗外奇怪的声响@Q[,w6H!E.,@bk。

My wife thinks it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun.

我妻子认为有可能是动物，但是我的朋友们和我都认为一定是年轻人的恶作剧GJ^UyzMukXHZJ0M|_。

My parents called the police, but they can't find anything strange.

我的父母报了警，但是他们没有发现任何奇怪的事情&[P_ywxxvfJP。

They think it might be the wind.

他们认为那应该是风6fW~Nbs,v7GbPPXLI|y。

I don't think so！"

我不这么认为Lq*,Ykt+#.%)eG。

Zhou's next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too.

周的邻居齐晖也非常不满意@S,~55mfU]+lA)T(。

"At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can't see a dog and I still hear the noises outside."

起初我以为是狗，但是我没发现有狗，但是还能听到声响1VzY|#S~@CQ|.mY。

Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her own ideas.

我们社区中的所有人都非常担心，人们都有自己的想法lEWq!]1S%l0U=;c|T。

There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?

肯定有人关顾了我们的社区，但是是什么呢？

单词表

belong

属于

belong to

属于

author

作家

picnic

郊游野餐

hair band

发带

possibly

可能地;也许

drop

落下;掉下

symphony

交响乐;交响曲

optometrist

验光师;配镜师

appointment

约会;约定

crucial

关键的

make up

组成

final

最后的

anxious

忧虑的

worried

烦恼的

owner

所有者;物主

Oxford university

牛津大学

chase

追赶

sky

天空

helicopter

直升机
creature

生物;动物

catch

赶上
unhappy

不高兴的

extremely

非常;极其

interview

面试;采访;会见

noise

噪音

wind

风

neighbor

邻居

footstep

脚步声

garbage

垃圾;废料

mystery

神秘的食物

director

主管;主任

monkey

猴子

escape

逃跑;逃走

bark

犬声;叫声

smell

气味

finger

手指
lift

举起;提升

stone

石头;石块

ant

蚂蚁

ocean

海洋

dishonest

不诚实的

pretend

假装

use up

用完;耗尽

attempt

试图;企图

Hemingway

海明威

Mark Twain

马克·吐温

Fred

佛雷德