The Shopping List

lesson 27

                                             Text A

                                   The Shopping List
    Mrs Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He could not find anything wrong th her, however, so he sent her to the local hospital for tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct¹ to Mrs Black's doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, any of thern might be the cause of her skin trouble.

    Mrs Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting.
    When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hullo, dear. I have done all your shopping for you."

    "Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise. "But how you know what I wanted?"
"Well, When I got home, I found your shopping list beside telephone , " answered her husband , "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down. "
    Of course , Mrs Black had to tell him that he had bought all
the things the doctor did not allow her to eat!
 
                                         Text B

                                 Under a Terrible Strain²
Betty and Jean are on their way to work.

 　　BETTY:   What was the party like last night, Jean?
JEAN:   Not bad at all , thanks. There were one or two interesting people there.
Why-couldn't you come?
BETTY:   Well, I couldn't get away from work early. And when. I got home I had a headache ,so I had to go straight to bed. But I was over-tired , because I wasn't able toget to sleep for hours.
JEAN:   What a shame. Why didn't you take a sleeping pill?
BETTY:   I don't like them. I used to take them'1 when I had to work overtime³, you know.
JEAN:   How many did you use to take?
BETTY:   Three every night.
JEAN:   Good heavens. Why did you take so many?
BETTY:   Because I was under a terrible strain. The doctor saidthey weren't very strong. Anyway, I used to feel awful the next morning.
JEAN: I'm sure you did.
BETTY: The doctor said I had to be careful.
JEAN: He was quite right.
BETTY: So I stopped drinking coffee late at night instead.

 

                                      Question on Text B

7.Read the following passage once. Underline⁴ the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner.
                                      
                                         A Language Mix-Up
    Two young British tourists were travelling in France when a policeman stopped their car and gave it a search. He found a bag of whit⁵.e powder which looked suspicious⁶. "Drogue?" asked the heroin-conscious policeman. "Yes, dogs," they responded⁷, and promptly⁸ found themselves in jail⁹.
 Analysis of the powder revealed¹⁰ that it was a chemical which gives off a smell , used to discourage¹¹ dogs from using the sides of the car as a toilet. The tourists were set free, after promising¹² to take a few French lessons before
their next vacation in France.

 
 

1 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

2 strain   

n.紧张，拉紧，血统；v.劳累，拉紧，过份使用

参考例句：

• Strain the fat off before you serve the soup.在上汤前把里面的油滤掉。
• He had a muscular strain.他肌肉过劳。

3 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

4 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

5 whit   

n.一点，丝毫

参考例句：

• There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
• He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。

6 suspicious   

adj.可疑的，容易引起怀疑的，猜疑的，疑心的

参考例句：

• A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
• He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重，连自己的母亲也不相信。

7 responded   

回答，回报，响应( respond的过去式和过去分词 )； 有反应； 有效果； 有影响

参考例句：

• Most of the staff who responded to the questionnaire were supportive. 回答了问卷的职员大多数表示支持。
• She responded to the news by bursting into tears. 她听到那个消息后眼泪夺眶而出。

8 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

9 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。

10 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 discourage   

vt.使泄气，使沮丧；阻拦，劝阻

参考例句：

• Don't let one failure discourage you.勿因一次失败而气馁。
• We discourage smoking in this school.在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

12 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。