【故事复现】太过完美的伪装
• Step 1: Listen and answer the question.
第一步：听Freya慢速朗读的故事，回答下列问题。
Question: Why was their disguise ‘too perfect’?
问题：为什么他们的伪装过分完美？
• 词汇准备
• precaution 预防措施
• fan 狂热者，迷
• shady 遮荫的
• sheriff 司法长官
• notice 告示
• sneer 冷笑
• Step 2: Intensive reading.
第二步：故事精读。
An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses
got off.
一辆古旧的汽车停在一条干涸的河床边，一群著名男女演员下了车。
Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no
one should recognize them.
他们戴着墨镜，穿着旧衣裳，特别小心以防别人认出他们。
But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
但他们很快就发觉，化装的效果有时过分完美了。
‘This is a wonderful place for a picnic,’ said Gloria.
“在这个地方野餐简直太妙了，”格洛莉亚说。
‘ It couldn’t be better, Gloria,’ Meers agreed. ‘No newspaper men, no film fans!
Why don’t we come more often?’
“是再好不过的了，格格利亚。” 米尔斯表示同意，“没有记者，没有影迷! 我
们为什么不经常来这里呢?”
Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall and Merlin, had carried two large food
baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
此时，另外两位演员，罗克沃尔和默林，已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树
荫下。
When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. He looked very
angry.
当他们都已安排舒适时，一个陌生人出现了。他看上去非常气愤。
‘Now you get out of here, all of you!’ he shouted. ‘I’m sheriff here. Do you see that
notice? It says “No Camping” — in case you can’t read!’
“你们都从这里走开，全都走开!”他大叫着，“我是这里的司法长官。你们看到
那个布告牌了吗? 上面写着“禁止野营”——除非你们不识字!”
‘Look, sheriff,’ said Rockwall, ‘don’t be too hard on us. I’m Rockwall and this is
Merlin.’
“好了，好了，司法官，”罗克沃尔说，“别使我们难堪。我是罗克沃尔，这
位是默林。”
‘Oh, is it?’ said the sheriff with a sneer. ‘Well, I’m Meers, and my other name is
Gloria. Now you get out of here fast!’
“噢，是吗?”那位司法长官冷笑一声说道，“好，我就是米尔斯。我还有一个名
字叫格洛莉亚。现在你们赶快滚吧!”
• Step 3: Summary writing.
第三步：摘要写作。
CONNECTIONS POINTS
After 1 Bus stopped—river bed.
2 Film stars descended.
so as not to 3 Dressed—glasses, clothes.
4 Recognize.
and 5 Picnic things, shady spot.
just then 6 Sat down.
because 7 Sheriff, rudely—must leave.
8 Camping not allowed.
Even when 9 Told him who they were.
10 Did not believe them.
Answer: After an ancient bus had stopped by a dry river bed, a party of
famous film stars descended. They were dressed in dark glasses and old
clothes so as not to be recognized. Two of the actors carried some picnic things
to a shady spot and everyone sat down. Just then a sheriff arrived and told
them rudely that they must leave because camping was not allowed. Even
when they told him who they were, he did not believe them.
• Exercise: Sentence structure and vocabulary.
课外练习：句型及词汇训练。
1.The actors disguised themselves _________.
(a) to have a picnic
(b)so that no one would know who they were
(c) so that the sheriff wouldn't recognize them
(d) because they were famous
2. The sheriff __________.
(a)knew that they were famous actors
(b) believed that they were famous act
(c)was an actor himself
(d) didn't believe that they were famous ac
3.Disguises can be too perfect. This means they can be _________.
(a)perfect
(b)quite perfect
(c)more perfect than is convenient
(d) almost perfect
4.This is wonderful place. ________wonderful place!
(a)How
(b)What
(c)What a
(d)How a
5.Why don't we come more often? We _______come more often.
(a)could
(b)would
(c)might
(d)should
6.'No Camping' means _________.
(a)there isn't any
(b)it's without camping
(c)you aren't allowed to camp
(d) you needn't camp
7.__________you look at the notice, you'll see it says 'No Camping'.
(a)If
(b)Providing that
(c)Whether
(d)In the situation
8.They were dressed in old clothes. They were wearing old _________.
(a)cloth
(b)cloths
(c)clothing
(d)dresses
9.Which of these objects would make a good disguise? A ________.
(a)computer
(b)mask
(c)bus
(d)train
10. A film fan is a person who _________films.
(a)makes
(b)sees
(c)enjoys seeing
(d)possesses
11.Do you see that notice? Do you see that _______?
(a)sign
(b)label
(c)signal
(d)board
12.'Oh, is it?' said the sheriff with a sneer. He was _________.
(a)pleased
(b)scornful
(c)teasing them
(d) mocking them
Key: 1b 2d 3c 4c 5d 6c 7a 8c 9b 10c 11a 12b
第五十八单元【语法点拨】
省略
英语中省略现象很多，这里主要涉及并列句和复合句的省略。
▶ 并列句中的省略
▪几个动词共有一个主语，第二个动词和其后动词前省去主语
• He dresses, washes and goes out to do morning exercises in the fresh
morning air.
他穿好衣服，洗脸刷牙，然后到外面的新鲜空气里晨练。
▪当主语和动词相同时，第二个句子和其后句中的相同部分成分可以省去。
• In some places we stopped in a house at night, in other places in tents (=in
other places we stopped in tents at night).
在有些地方，我们停下来在屋内过夜，在其他地方，我们停下来在帐篷
里过夜。
▪动词to be或系动词为几个表语所共有,就不要重复。
• Gradually I became familiar with them and they with me (and they became
familiar with me).
我逐渐熟悉了他们，他们也熟悉了我。
▪几个主要动词共有一个助动词在句中经常省去
• John must clean the window and Peter mop the floor.
约翰必须清理窗户，彼得必须拖地板。
▪如果主语相同，助动词和主动词及其后续成分也相同，在省略相同成分时
要保留助动词。
• Susan will go to the library this evening and will again tomorrow.
苏珊今晚将去图书馆，她明天还将去。
▪当宾语为几个动词所共有而且意思又清楚时，就不要重复。这一点与中文
不同。
• We have to analyze (= We have to analyze problems) and solve problems.
我们必须分析问题，解决问题。
▪如果主语和谓语都不同，但宾语或表语相同，省略第一个分句中的宾语或
表语。
• John likes(Mary), and Peter hates Mary.约翰喜欢玛丽，而彼得憎恨玛丽。
▶ 复合句中的省略
▪表示时间、地点、条件、原因(since引导)、方式或让步等的状语从句中，如
果谓语包含有动词be，主语又和句子的主语一致，或者谓语动词是be，
从句的主语和动词常常省略。
• He was fond of swimming when yet a child (when he was yet a child).
他还是小孩时就喜欢游泳。
• The river is smooth where deep (where it is deep).
在河流水深的地方水流平稳。
• She hurriedly left the room as though angry (= as though she was angry).
她匆忙离开了房间，好像生气似的。
▪在more...than， still less（更何况，更不用说），much less（更不用说；更
何况），still more（更加；况且）， much more等结构中省略是常见的。
• He eats more than is good for him ( more than what is good for him)
他总是吃得太多。
• He is fonder of work than of play (than he is fond of play).
他喜欢工作胜过游玩。
• We fear no death, still less difficulties (=still less do we fear difficulties).
我们死都不怕，更不用说怕困难了。
▪在 however, no matter how/what, whatever, whether, whether…or引导的让步状
语从句中，省略现象也十分常见。
• Whatever the cause (= Whatever the cause may be), the effect is certain.
不管原因可能是什么，效果是无疑的。
• Whether difficult or not (= Whether it is difficult or not), we will try our best
to accomplish the task.
不论困难与否，我们将尽最大的努力完成这项任务。
▪在没有连词和其他成分的“名词+and的结构中,有时含有条件句的意义
• Another attempt, and success is assured (If another attempt is made, success
is assured.)
再试一次， 就一定会成功。
第五十九单元