Lofton (洛夫顿) is a little village not far from Manchester (曼彻斯特). Like many 1 villages near towns or cities, it's clean and quiet. Not many families 2 there, so the people all know 3. Most of them are friendly and helpful. Their homes are in Lofton, 4many people have jobs in Manchester. Some work in big factories. 5 work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually takes them about 6 to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people enjoy 7 TV. If they want to see a film or to listen to a concert, they 8 go to Manchester. There are no cinemas in Lofton.
Life in Lofton may not be so exciting as life in the 9 cities, but it can be just as 10 as that in them. That's why people in Lofton love their village.
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An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London.“What's that strange building?” asked the visitor.“That's the Tower (塔) of London.”“I see. How long did it take to build it?”“About 500 years.”“In my country we can build it in a few months.”said the visitor. After they came to St. Paul's Cathedral (大教堂), the visitor asked the same question. “Nearly forty years,”said the Englishman. “In my country we finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament (议会) and the visitor asked his usual question, “What's that?” The Englishman answered, “I have no idea. It wasn't there last night.”
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Last Sunday afternoon, I was having dinner in a restaurant when my friend Poor came in. Poor is working in a bank and is quite rich, but he is always borrowing money from his friends and never pays it back. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him to lend me two dollars. To my surprise, he gave me the money at once.“I have never borrowed any money from you,”Poor said,“So you can pay for my dinner.”
American Food Habits
Most Americans eat quickly during the day—that is, breakfast and lunch—unless it is a social, business, or family ①occasion. The evening meal, however, is usually ②leisurely and a family time. ③Racing through daytime meals is part of the“American pace”of life, for working time ④is considered ⑤precious. There is also another reason, that others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish, so that they can be served and get back to work within the ⑥allotted time .Each one hurries to make room for the next person.
Alan: Betty, what does your father do?
Betty:
Alan: Do you want to have the same job as your father's?
Betty: Oh, yes. Sometimes it's a little dangerous, but it's exciting.
Alan: I'm going to be a bank clerk.
Betty:
Alan: I'm going to study math really hard from now on.
Betty:
Alan: I'm not sure yet. Maybe in Alice Spring, the famous bank in town.
Betty: Lisa, do you want to be a bank clerk, too?
Lisa: No, not really. I want to be a teacher.
Betty: That sounds interesting.
A. I love children very much. B. How are you going to do that? C. He's a policeman. D. What are you going to do in the future? E. I really love music. F. Where are you going to work? G. When are you going to study? |
