上海牛津初中英语八年级下--CHAPTER 3 READING

CHAPTER THREE  READING
[00:04.49]Blind man and eyes in fire drama¹
[00:14.34]John F Dancer's troubles
[00:19.70]began as soon as he walked into the Dragon's Head Hotel with his friend,Charlie.
[00:29.15]Together they went to the reception desk.
[00:34.40]John said,'Good evening.My name's Dancer.My initials² are JF.
[00:45.77]I've booked a room here.Can I have my key,please?'
[00:52.74]The clerk said,'You're welcome to stay,sir,
[00:59.09]but we don't allow pets in this hotel.'
[01:04.44]'Pets!'exclaimed³ John.'Charlie isn't a pet.
[01:12.10]I'm blind and he's my eyes.He takes me everywhere.Don't you,Charlie?'
[01:23.04]Charlie barked.It sounded like 'Yes'.'I'm sorry, sir,'the clerk repeated,'
[01:33.49]but the hotel rules say John interrupted,'Please call the manager.'
[01:42.95]The manager came.He agreed at once that John and Charlie could both be guests.
[01:54.10]He led them personally to their room.Before entering,John said,
[02:03.25]'Can you tell me the location⁴ of the fire exit?'
[02:09.88]'It's the fifth door along from yours,'said the manager.
[02:16.65]'Thank you,'said John.'Safety first,you know
[02:22.39]'You're very sensible,sir,'the manager said.
[02:28.35]He then described John's room to him,and left.
[02:35.19]John tells us in his own words what happened next.'
[02:41.75]I was tired and went to sleep.Charlie woke me.
[02:49.12]He was pulling at my blankets and barking.
[02:54.18]I smelt⁵ smoke! A fire! But where? Just then,the fire alarm went off.
[03:06.54]I went to the door of my room.I felt it.
[03:13.02]The surface was hot so I didn't open it.The fire must be outside.
[03:22.08]I wet some towels and put them along the bottom of the door.
[03:29.35]'I tried the phone.It was dead.I coughed.
[03:37.89]A little smoke was getting past the towels.
[03:43.76]So I lay on the floor with Charlie beside me and waited.
[03:51.03]The minutes seemed like hours.Then I heard it — the sound of a fire engine.
[04:01.89]It was music to my ears.'I opened the window,waved and shouted.
[04:10.44]Charlie barked.Moments later,I heard a voice.
[04:17.49]The fireman at the window didn't want to take Charlie.
[04:23.94]"It's against the rules,"he said. I explained about Charlie.
[04:31.88]Seconds later,we were both safe on the ground.'
[04:37.76]'So you saved Charlie's life!'I said.'Yes,and he saved mine,'said John.
[04:48.31]'Didn't you, Charlie?'Charlie barked.It sounded like'Yes'.
[04:56.05]LISTENING  Following directions: labelling⁷ a plan
[05:07.23]John is staying in a different hotel.
[05:13.57]The manager is telling him about the hotel.
[05:19.45]Listen to their conversation
[05:23.71]and write the letters on the plan to show where these places are:
[05:31.96]A=John's bedroom   B=the dining room
[05:40.22]C=the fire exit nearest to John's room
[05:46.75]D=the manater's office
[08:11.31]SPEAKING  A Talk time  Giving warnings⁹
[08:24.06]Here are some ways of warning⁸ people,
[08:29.62]Be careful! Don't cross yet!Take care!
[08:37.96]There's a min bus coming!Look out!
[08:43.73]In front of you!Watch out!You're going to fall!
[08:52.87]A1 P:Let's have a look in the South Seas Shopping Centre.
[09:02.43]J:All right,but mind the steps as you go in.
[09:08.39]P:Thanks.Let's go along this way.
[09:12.65]J:OK,but watch out.The floor's wet.You might slip¹⁰.
[09:20.69]P:Here's an antique¹¹ shop.Let's go in.
[09:25.45]J:Right,but take care.Don't break anything.
[09:32.21]P:Oh,I like this vase¹².I'll just pick it up and...oops¹³!
[09:38.87]J:Look out!You almost dropped it.
[09:44.93]P:Gosh,the label⁶ says it's 900 years old.
[09:50.39]But it only costs 64 yuan. I'm going to buy it.
[09:56.56]J:Be careful.Are you sure it's real?
 

1 drama   

n.戏剧；戏剧艺术

参考例句：

• He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
• The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。

2 initials   

n.首字母，姓名

参考例句：

• a glass tankard with his initials etched on it 刻有他姓名首字母的玻璃大酒杯
• All the towels were personalized with their initials. 所有毛巾上都标有物主姓名的首字母。

3 exclaimed   

vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

5 smelt   

v.熔解，熔炼；n.银白鱼，胡瓜鱼

参考例句：

• Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
• Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。

6 label   

n.卷标，标签，标记；称号，绰号；v.贴标签于，把…称为

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• He has been given the label of "playboy".他被起了个“花花公子”的绰号。

7 labelling   

示踪；贴标签

参考例句：

• The labelling substance is unevenly distributed throught the crown of the marked trees. 标记物质不能均匀地分布于标记树的整个树冠上。 来自辞典例句
• For this reason, the Carbon Trust has a carbon labelling scheme. 为此，英国碳信托公司推出了一项碳标志计划。 来自互联网

8 warning   

n.警告，告诫，训诫，警戒，警报

参考例句：

• The other side paid no attention to our warning.对方不重视我方的警告。
• He realized that his doctor was warning him off drink.他意识到医生在告诫他戒酒。

9 warnings   

n.发出警告( warning的名词复数 )；征候；（解雇、辞职等的）预先通知；可引以为戒的事（或人）

参考例句：

• Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe. 提前发出的洪水水位上涨警报防止了又一次的重大灾害。
• Warnings were issued to people living downwind of the fire to stay indoors. 已经向住在火势下风处的人们发出不要出门的警告。

10 slip   

n.滑倒，事故，片，纸片；vi.滑动，滑倒，失足；减退；vt.使滑动，滑过，摆脱，闪开，塞入；adj.滑动的，活络的，有活结的

参考例句：

• One slip and you could fall off the building.脚下一滑就可能从建筑物上跌下去。
• I hope you will pardon me for that slip.我希望您原谅我那次失误。

11 antique   

adj.古时的，古代的；n.古物，古器，古玩

参考例句：

• The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.周日的古董市场是收藏家的淘物乐园。
• I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。

12 vase   

n.花瓶，瓶

参考例句：

• She knocked the vase off by accident.她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
• I saw the vase in the window of a shop.我在一家商店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。

13 oops   

int.哎哟（ 表示惊讶；沮丧；狼狈；轻度道歉等）

参考例句：

• Oops!I'm on the wrong plane!糟糕！我上错飞机了！
• Oops!I nearly dropped my cup of tea!哎呀！我险些儿把自己的一杯茶掉到地上！