小莎拉问她的父亲。她总是要东西，
因此她爸爸很不高兴。
“你花了我很多钱，莎拉，”他说，“开始你想学骑马，然后想学
跳舞，然后是游泳。现在又想学拉小提琴。”
“我会每天都拉的，爸爸，”莎拉说，“我会认真练的。”
“好吧，”她爸爸说。“下面是我要做的：我会为你付六个星期的
小提琴课的钱，六个星期后你必须拉首曲子给我听。如果你拉得很好，
你可以继续上小提琴课，要是你拉得很差，你就不要再学了。”
“行。爸爸，”莎拉说，“这很公平。”
他很快就找到了一个好的小提琴老师，莎拉就开始学拉提琴了。尽
管学费很高，但她爸爸遵守了诺言。
六个星期很快就过去了。该莎拉拉提琴给爸爸听了。
她走进起居室说：“我准备好拉提琴给你听了。”
“好哇，莎拉，”她爸爸说。“开始吧。”
她开始拉了。她拉得很差，发出了可怕的嗓音。她爸爸身旁有位朋
友，朋友用手捂着耳朵。
莎拉拉完一曲，她父亲说：“拉得好，莎拉。你可以继续学琴了。”
莎拉高兴地跑出门去。她父亲的朋友对他说：“你已经花了不少钱
了，但她还是拉得很差。”
“噢，的确如此，”她爸爸说，“但自从她开始学小提琴，我就可
以很便宜地买下这幢楼的五个公寓。再过六周，我就可以拥有整幢楼
啦！”
105. Which Month Did He Go Away
When Jack. bowed to someone, he always did it at lightening
speed. You shouldn't wait any longer after he has had his head nod.
So he was blamed for no manners. Then some warmhearted men taught
him, "When you bow to somebody next time, you can count 'January,
Febrary, March. until December. Then you can lift your body up.
Thus, the ceremony will be perfect.
The next day, he met his uncle, he did as the men told him.
The bow was so long that it made his uncle feel surprised and escaped
away soon . When Jack looked up, he found his uncle gone . So he
asked the passer, "Which month did he go away?"
Notes:
(1) he has had his bead nod 他点
(2) blame sb.for sth.为某事责点头备某人
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it_____ tightening
speed.
② You shouldn't wait any longer after he has _____his head
nod.
③ So he was blamed _____no manners.
④ Then you can lift your body _____Thus the ceremony will be
perfect.
⑤ When Jack looked up, he found his uncle _____.
105.几月走的
杰克给人鞠躬，飞快地一点头，就算完了。大家都怪他不懂礼貌。
于是便有好心的人教他说，“下次鞠躬的时候，你就在心里数：正月、
二月、..一直数到十二月为止，然后再直起身来。这样，礼节就周全
了。”
第二天，杰克见到他的叔叔，他便如法炮制。这躬鞠得太久，叔叔
吃了一惊，赶紧逃开了。杰克抬头一看，其叔早已不知去向，他便问过
路人：“我叔叔几月走的？”
106. I'm the Only Driver
A short young man was running behind a bus which was full of
passengers. But the bus still ran at a great speed.
"Stop, stop, " a passenger looked out of the window, and shouted
at the young man, "you can't catch it ! "
"I must," the young fellow said, out of breath, "because I'm
only driver of the bus.
Notes:
out of breath 上气不接下气
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The young man who was running behind the bus was tall.
② The bus was half full of passengers.
③ The bus was running very fast.
④ The passenger bad pity on the young man.
⑤ The young man was the driver.
106.唯有我是司机
在一辆满载乘客的公共汽车后面，一位小个子青年在奔跑着。气车
仍在高速前进。
“停下吧，”一位乘客把头伸出窗子，对小个子喊道，“你追不上
的！”
“我必须追上，”小个子气喘吁吁地说，“我是司机！”
107. Such a Long Dog
Once there was a blind. One day when he was walking, he stepped
the head of the dog who was sleeping. The dog barked for a while.
The blind man went on for miles, this time he stepped the other
dog's tail, so this dog barked. The blind man had thought that it
was the first dog, so he said in surprise, " It's a wonder that
the dog is so long.
Notes:
(1) bark v.犬吠
(2) in surprise 惊奇地
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① He stepped the head of the dog _____was sleeping.
② The dog barked _____a while.
③ The blind man went _____for miles .
④ The blind man had thought that it was the _____dog.
⑤ He said _____surprise, "It's a wonder that the dog is so
long. "
107.如此长的狗
从前有个瞎子。一天，他正在行路时踩着了一只正在睡觉的狗的脑
袋。狗“汪汪汪”地叫了一阵。这人又往前走，这回踩着的是另外一只
狗的尾巴。狗又“汪汪汪”地叫起来。瞎子以为还是那条狗，惊诧地说：
“奇怪，这只狗可真够长的。”
108.Where It Should Be Plugged
A mother is very good at using every chance to eduate his son,
who was only three years old. One day, she took a plug and said
to her son, " Look, there are two pieces of copper, so it must be
plugged in a place where there are two holes. Where do you think
it should be plugged?"