Lesson 119
A true story
一个真实的故事
Listen to the tape then answer this question. Who called out to the thieves in the dark?
听录音，然后回答问题。谁在暗处对窃贼喊了一声？
Do you like stories? I want to tell you a true story. It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. "What's up? What's up?" someone called. The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone.
But George's parrot, Henry, was still there. "What's up, George?" the called. 'Nothing, Henry,' George said and smiled. 'Go back to sleep.'
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
story
n. 故事
happen
v. 发生
thief
n. 贼
enter
v. 进入
dark
adj. 黑暗的
torch
n. 手电筒
voice
n. （说话的）声音
parrot
n. 鹦鹉

你喜欢听故事吗？我要告诉你一个真实的故事。这是一年前发生在我的一个朋友身上的故事。 当我的朋友乔治在床上看书时，两个小偷爬进了他的厨房。 他们进到屋里后，走进了饭厅。饭厅很暗，于是他们打开了手电筒。 突然他们听到身后有声音。“什么事？什么事？”有人叫着。小偷扔下了手电筒，飞快地逃走了。 乔治听到了响声，迅速地下了楼。 他开了灯，但不见一个人。小偷逃走了。 但时乔治的鹦鹉亨利仍在那里。“什么事，乔治？”它叫着。“没事，亨利。”乔治笑着说，“接着睡觉吧。”

[词汇]
story n. 故事
happen v. 发生
thief n. 贼
enter v. 进入
dark adj. 黑暗的
torch n. 手电筒
voice n. （说话的）声音
parrot n. 鹦鹉

in the dark
It's very dark.

[story 一般性的故事，可以真实的也可以是虚构的]
fable 寓言故事
legend 传奇故事
tale 神州故事
I want to tell you a true story?
Do you like stories?
story book 故事书
story teller 讲故事的人
make up 化妆，编造

a friend of mine
one of my friends
[happen 偶然的发生]
take place [发生，经过安排的]
It happens to sb.
It happened to sb.
It happened to a friend of mine last year.
Don't be angry, it happens every day.
Do you like stories?
I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to one of my friends last year.
The wedding took place yesterday.
It happens to somebody.
It happened to somebody.

in the dark 黑暗中，秘密的
torch song 忧郁的情歌

[voice 嗓音]
sound 声音
noise 噪音
the sound of music 音乐之声
throat 嗓子
Sb. has a good voice.
I had a good voice.
[提示]
When did the story happen?
Who did the story happen to?
Who is George?
When the story happened, what was George doing?
Do you like stories?
I want to tell you a true story.
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
While my friend, George, was reading in bed, tow thieves climbed into his kitchen.
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.
It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
"What's up? What's up?" Someone called.
Two thieves went into the dining room after they had entered the house. It was very dark.
The thieves turned on the torch.
Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
"What's up? What's up?" someone called.
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone.
George saw the parrot.
What did the parrot say?
"What's up, George?" he called.
How did George answer?
"Nothing, Henry," George said and smiled. "Go back to sleep."
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone.
But George's parrot, Henry, was still there.
"What's up, George?" he called.
"Nothing, Henry," George said and smiled. "Go back to sleep."

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