113.A Short Holiday

　　Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holidays.

　　He usually went to the seaside¹, but one year he saw an ad² in a newspaper "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow³ Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Reasonable⁴ prices ."

　　" This sounds like a good idea." he thought, " I' 11 spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside.

　　Four days later he returned home.

　　"What' s wrong with Willow Farm ?" his friend asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life ?"

　　"Country life was fine," Alan said." But there was another problem.

　　"Oh, what?"

　　Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast⁵ lamb⁶ for dinner.

　　揊resh meat is the best.擾"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner. "

　　"Lucky you!"

　　"You don't understand," Alan said." On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

　　" A different roast every day." Jack⁷ exclaimed⁸.

　　"Let me finish," Alan said." On the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare⁹ stay for dinner!"

Notes:

　　(1) look forward to期待

　　(2) reasonable adj.合理的

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① Where did Alan work?

　　A. on a farm

　　B. in a government

　　C. in a restaurant

　　D. in an office in the city

　　② Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?

　　A. the seaside

　　B. the countryside

　　C. the mountains

　　D. an island

　　③ Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow farm?

　　A. Because he was there.

　　B. Because he had a good friend there.

　　C. Because he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside.

　　D. Because he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the countryside.

　　④ How many days later did he return?

　　A. a few weeks

　　B. a week

　　C. three days

　　D. four days

　　⑤ What made Alan return so soon?

　　A. He felt sick.

　　B. The air there was not fresh.

　　C. The prices were too high.

　　D. They always had the thing that had just died for dinner

113.短期假日

　　亚伦在一个城市的公司工作。他十分努力地工作，期望着休假。

　　以前休假，他经常去海边。但有一年，他看到报纸上有一则广告：“领略乡村生活。在唯利屋农场度假数周，可享受：美味佳肴、新鲜空气、骑马、散步、垂钓。价格合理。”

　　“这到是个好主意，”他想，“我要在唯利屋过上一个月，去享受骑马的乐趣，还要去散步、钓鱼。这肯定与坐在海边不同。”

　　四天后，他回来了。

　　“唯利屋发生什么事了？”他的朋友问他，“你不喜欢那里的乡村生活吗？”

　　“乡村生活是很好，”亚伦说，“但是有一个问题。”

　　“什么？”

　　“第一天，一只羊死了。我们的饭是烤羊肉。”

　　“新鲜肉最好。”

　　“我知道，但是第二天，一只牛死了。于是我们吃的是烤牛肉。”

　　“你真是幸运。”

　　“你不知道，”亚伦说，“第三天，一头猪死了。我们就吃烤猪肉。”

　　“每天吃不同的烧烤。”

　　“让我说完，”亚伦说，“第四天，农场主死了。我不敢呆在那里吃饭了。”

练习参考答案：

①D②A③C④D⑤D

1 seaside   

adj.海边(的)，海滨(的)；n.海边

参考例句：

• Let's go to the seaside and take a walk.我们去海边走走吧。
• I lived in the seaside all summer.整个夏天我住在海边。

2 ad   

abbr.(advertisement的缩写)广告；n.(缩)广告

参考例句：

• That ad really makes me angry.那广告真叫我发火。
• We put an ad in the paper.我们在报纸上刊登了一则广告。

3 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

4 reasonable   

adj.合理的，有道理的；通情达理的，公道的

参考例句：

• Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime.许多餐馆中午都提供价钱合理的客饭。
• I'll buy the car if the price is reasonable.如果价钱公道，我就把这辆车买下。

5 roast   

v.烤，炙，烘；n.烤肉；adj.烤(烘)过的

参考例句：

• There's a piece of roast beef.这儿有一块烤牛肉.
• Put the meat into the oven to roast.把肉放到炉子里去烤。

6 lamb   

n.羔羊，小羊，羔羊肉

参考例句：

• The little girl keeps a lamb as a pet.那个小女孩养了一头羔羊作为宠物。
• A lamb has a curly coat.羊羔满身是卷毛。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 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》

9 dare   

n.敢，挑战；aux.敢；vi.敢；vt.敢于，勇于面对

参考例句：

• He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
• How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆！马上把你的手挪开。