6-Wednesday 神秘 304词

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Mike enjoyed going fishing and decided to buy a new boat．A friend named Peter said that he knew of a boat for sale at a place called Sheeps Bay．Mike telephoned and asked why it was for sale．The owner explained that it had been her husband's．His name was Wayne and he used to go fishing at night．One morning，however，another fisherman found Wayne's boat empty out at sea．Wayne wasn't in the boat and people thought that he had drowned．The woman said that her husband's body had never been found．Now she hated the boat and wanted to sell it quickly．

It was a good fishing boat but Mike bought it very cheaply．He moved the boat 100 kilometres or so to a harbour near where he lived．

One Friday Mike and Peter were out in the boat a long way from the coast．It suddenly became very cloudy so they couldn't see anything around them．Mike told Peter to turn off the engine and wait for the weather to get better．He said that as they were a long way from land it was much safer to wait．The men waited but the weather didn't improve．At ten o'clock Mike told Peter to start the engine but it wouldn't start．Mike tried to use the radio but it was broken．Then the lights went out．They were in the dark in a broken-down boat a long way out to sea．

At around 12 a．m．they decided to go to sleep．The next thing Mike knew was that it was morning and he could hear something noisy．Was it another boat？He opened his eyes and looked out．The noise wasn't a boat，it was a car．Their boat wasn't at sea；it was in a harbour，but not Mike's harbour．The boat was back in Sheeps Bay where Mike had bought it．Only one person could have brought the boat there safely．That was Wayne．And he was dead！

生词

drown　v． （使）淹死：The ship sank within minutes，drowning all the passengers on board．没有几分钟船便沉没了，全体旅客遇难。

harbour　n． 港口，港湾：During the gale the ships stayed in the harbour．大风期间，船只都停泊在港内。

body　n． 尸体：A diary was found on the body．在尸体上发现了一本日记。

improve　v． 改进，进步；好转：The patient improved after receiving treatment．病人经过治疗后情况有所好转。

broken-down　adj． （机械等）坏的：a broken-down old car已坏的旧车

1．Why did Wayne's wife want to sell the boat？

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2．How did people think about it when a fisherman had found Wayne's boat empty？

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3．Why did Mike go to Sheeps Bay？

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4．Why did they turn off the engine at sea？

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5．What happened when they went to sleep？

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参考译文

迈克喜欢钓鱼，于是决定买一艘新船。他的朋友彼德告诉他，在一个叫做绵羊湾的地方有船出售。迈克打电话过去，问为什么要把船卖掉。船主解释说，船以前是她丈夫的。他叫韦恩，他喜欢晚上出去钓鱼。然而，一天早上，另一名渔夫发现韦恩的空船在海上漂荡。韦恩不在船上，所以人们认为他淹死了。这位妇女说，她丈夫的尸体至今仍未找到。现在，她憎恨这条船，想把它尽快出手。

这是一艘很好的渔船，但迈克以很低的价钱买到了手。他把这艘船开了100公里左右，停到他家附近的港口。

在某个周五，迈克和彼德坐船外出，他们来到了离海岸很远的地方。天空突然出现浓雾，他们看不见周围的一切。迈克让彼德关掉发动机，等待天气好转。他说，由于他们离陆地很远，所以，等待是比较安全的办法。两个人等啊等，但气候一直没有好转。到了10点，迈克让彼德开动发动机，但发动机开动不了了。迈克想用无线电联络，但无线电也坏了。接着，灯熄了。他们只能待在远离海岸、漆黑一片的破船上。

到了午夜12点左右，他们决定睡觉。接下来，迈克知道的情况是：天亮了，他能听到喧闹的声音。附近又来了一条船吗？他睁开眼向外望去。声音不是船传出来的，而是一辆车。他们的船不在海上，而是停泊在某个港口，但不是迈克家附近的那个港口。这条船回到了迈克购买它的绵羊湾。只有一个人能使这艘船安全地返回那里。他就是韦恩。而韦恩已经死了。

参考答案

Wednesday 1．Because she hated the boat．（Because the boat made her sad．）　2．People thought that he had drowned．　3．To buy the boat．　4．Because of the bad weather．　5．The boat went back to Sheeps Bay.