北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 23 Language2

[00:00.86]Then he remembered once having been taken
[00:03.04]round the tower when we were younger,
[00:04.92]so he jumped the fence around it
[00:06.68]and went to the top.
[00:08.17]I refused to go up and
[00:09.57]I told Damian it was not safe.
[00:11.89]Well, he had been standing¹ there for a minute
[00:14.00]or so when there was a noise.I jumped back.
[00:16.79]It must have been an instinctive² reaction
[00:18.95]but it saved my life
[00:20.52]because a large stone crashed past me.
[00:23.28]If I had realized it was that dangerous
[00:25.10]I would never have stood so close!

[00:27.43]When we got back home and I told Mum about it,
[00:30.00]she told me off for letting him go up the tower
[00:32.46]and we had a real row.
[00:34.20]I mean, I'm not responsible for Damian,am I?
[00:36.69]He's fifteen!

[00:38.77]Apart from that it's great here.
[00:40.90]Having come here every summer means
[00:42.91]that most of the people in the village
[00:44.50]are really friendly.
[00:46.29]I suppose they must have known me
[00:47.89]since I was a baby.
[00:49.66]The only person I don't get on with
[00:51.44]is the woman in the supermarket.
[00:53.45]The other day she complained
[00:54.78]because I went in with no shoes on.

[00:57.21]Well, I'd better stop.
[00:58.57]I should have been out helping³ Granpa
[01:00.31]with his fence.He's been having problems
[01:02.98]with the neighbouring farmer
[01:04.09]whose sheep have been getting into the garden
[01:06.32]and eating his plants.Get in touch. Sarah
[01:09.60]

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 instinctive   

adj.(出于)本能的；直觉的；(出于)天性的

参考例句：

• He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
• Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。