人人说英语高级09

　　Unit 9 PeopleThanks Anyway(M)

       A man was walking on a railroadwhen suddenly he got his foot caught in the tracksHe tried to get it out but it was really stuckHe heard a noise and turned around to see a train comingHe panicked and started to pray,"God.please get my foot out of these tracks and I'll stop drinking!"Nothing happened,it was still stuckk,and the train was getting closer!
He prayed again,"God,please get my foot out and I'll stop drinking and smoking."Still nothing happened,and the train was just seconds away!
He tried it one more time,"God,please,if you get my foot out,I'll quit drinking,smoking,and gambling¹."Suddenly his foot shot out of the tracks,and he was able to dive out of the way just in timeHe got up,dusted himself off,looked toward² heaven and said,"Thanks anyway,God.I got it myself."$100,000(M)Nick won $100,000 from gamblingAfter he came back,he immediately went to the backyard of his housedug a hole and planted the money in itThe following morning he walked outside and found only an empty holeHe noticed footsteps³ leading from the hole to the house next doorwhich was owned by a Russian womanOn the same street lived a professor who spoke⁴ Russianand was a friend of the Russian womanGrabbing his gun,Nick went to awaken⁵ the professorHe dragged the professor to the Russian woman's house"You tell her if she doesn't give me back my $100,000,I'm going to kill her!"Nick screamed at the professorThe professor told the message to his friend,and she replied in Russian"I hid it in my backyard,underneath the apple tree."The professor turned to Nick"She's not going to tell you.She said she'd rather die first."Firm Believer in God(M)Judy is sinking in her boat,and the water is up to her knees.
A man in another boat pulls up to her and tells her to get into the boatJudy says,"I'm a firm believer in God,and He will save me."The man shrugs⁶ his shoulders and rows awayNow the water is up to Judy's waist,and another boat pulls up to her and the driver tells her to get in.
Like before,all Judy says is,"I'm a firm believer in God,and He will save me."So the second man drives away,too.
Now with the water up to her chin,a rescue helicopter drops a rope ladder downand the man tells her to climb upAll she says is,"I'm a firm believer in God,and He will save me."So the helicopter flies awayA few hours later,Judy drowns in the waterWhen she gets up to heaven,she says to an angel,"Hey,why didn't God save me?!"The angel replies,"Well,He sent you two boats and a helicopter!"

1 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

2 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

3 footsteps   

n.脚步（声），一步的距离，足迹；脚步（声）( footstep的名词复数 )；一步的距离；足迹

参考例句：

• the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
• Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

6 shrugs   

n.耸肩（以表示冷淡，怀疑等）( shrug的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany shrugs off this criticism. 匈牙利总理久尔恰尼对这个批评不以为然。 来自互联网
• She shrugs expressively and takes a sip of her latte. 她表达地耸肩而且拿她的拿铁的啜饮。 来自互联网