Lesson 60  The future  卜算未来

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Does what Madam Bellinsky said come true?

At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this 5  evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.’ As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards 10  me. ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently. ‘Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.’ As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.

 

New words and expressions 生词和短语

 

future(title)/'fju:tM+/n. 未来，前途

crystal(1.3)/'kristl/n. 水晶

fair(1.1)/fe+/n. 集市

relation(1.4)/ri'leiM+n/n. 亲属

fortune-teller(1.1)/'f&:tM+n-tel+/n. 算命人

impatiently(1.10)/im'peiM+ntli/adv.不耐烦地

 

Notes on the text 课文注释

 

1   a relation of yours,您的一个亲戚，这是名词双重所有格的又一个例子。

2   The moment you leave the tent,您一走出帐篷， the moment起连词作用，相当于as soon as。

3   A woman you know well,一个您很熟悉的女人。 you know well作名词 woman的定语，引导词(whom或that)被省略了。

4   That is all.就这些。

 

参考译文

 

在一个乡村集市上，我决定去拜访一位称作别林斯基夫人的算命人。我走进她的帐篷，她叫我坐下。我给了她一些钱后，她便查看着一个水晶球说道：“您的一个亲戚就要来看您了。她将于今天傍晚到达，并准备住上几天。您一走出这个帐篷，就会大吃一惊。一位您很熟悉的女人将向您冲来。她会对您说点什么，然后带您离开这个地方。就是这些。”我一走出帐篷，就把别林斯基夫人给我算卦的事忘得一干二净了，因为我的妻子正匆匆向我跑来。“你躲到哪儿去了？”她不耐烦地问，“再有不到一个小时你姐姐就要到这儿了，我们得去车站接她。现在就已经晚了。”当她走开时，我也跟着她出了集市。

 

Summary writing 摘要写作

 

Answer these questions in not more than 80 words.

回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过80个单词。

1  Whom did the writer visit at a village fair? Did she tell him that a relation was coming to see him or not? (who)

2  Who would speak to him when he left the tent? Would he follow her out of the fair or not? (She added that …and)

3  Did this come true or not? Did his wife speak to him when be went outside, or did a strange woman speak to him? (because)

4  Whom did she tell him they had to meet at the station? Did she lead him out of the fair or not? (and)

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses.

用括号中的连词改写以下句子：

1  Fortune-tellers always tell the truth. They speak in general terms. (because)

2  They say you will go on a journey. You will meet a friend. They are right. We often do these things. (If … or because)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

Address an envelope to a married couple who live abroad.

写出寄给居住在国外的一对已婚夫妇的信封上的地址。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise.表示将要发生的事情

a  Do you remember these sentences. (KS36)

你还记得这些句子吗？(参见第36课关键句型)

I am going to travel by air. 我将乘飞机旅游。

You will enjoy yourself if you travel by sea. 如果你乘船旅游，你会玩得很开心的。

b  Now study these sentences carefully:

仔细阅读以下句子，英文中可用现在进行时来表示为将来安排好的活动和事件。

Instead of saying:                           We can say:

除了这种表述方法外：                 还可以说：

He will arrive tomorrow.                 He is arriving tomorrow.

He will come at four o'clock.          He is coming at four o'clock.

She will leave in two days' time.      She is leaving in two days' time.

c  Study these sentences. Pay close attention to the words in italics: 细读以下句子，特别注意用斜体印出的词语：

If it rains tomorrow we shall stay at home. (KS16) (第 16课关键句型)

The moment he arrives, I shall let you know. 他一到我就告诉你

I shall wait here until he comes. 我要在这里等他来。

As soon as the rain stops, we shall go out.雨一停我们就要出去。

You must finish your dinner before you leave the table. 你必须把饭吃完后才能离开桌子。

We'll go into the living room after we finish dinner. 吃完饭后我们去起居室。

I'll give him the message when he returns.他回来时我就把这个口信给他。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Underline all the verbs in the passage which tell us what will happen in the future.

划出课文中表示将要发生的动作的动词。

B  This is what Madam Bellinsky told the writer. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Note that more than one form can be used for some of these verbs. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

以下是别林斯基夫人对作者说的话。用正确的动词形式填空。注意其中的有些动词可以有多种形式。

A relation of yours______ (come) to see you. She______ (arrive) this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you ______(leave) this tent, you______ (get) a big surprise. A woman you know well______ (rush) towards you. She______ (speak) to you and then she ______(lead) you away from this place.

C  What will happen tonight? Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:

用正确的时态填空：

A lifeboat______ (set) out tonight to search for the shipwreck. The crew______ (send) radio messages to the wreck until they______ (receive) a signal from the men on board. As soon as they______ (receive) a signal, they______ (try) and find the wreck with powerful searchlights. The moment the crew ______ (locate) the wreck, they______ (fire) a special gun which______ (carry) a rope from the life boat to the sinking ship. If the sea is rough, they______ (pour) oil on the water. They are sure to succeed, but if they fail, a helicopter______ (send) out tomorrow morning. Helicopters are very useful for rescue work, but they cannot be used at night.  

 

Special difficulties 难点

 

At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller, (Compare SD13) (对比第13课难点)

Instead of saying:

除了这种表述之外：

We went to the fair in the village.

It is better to say:

这样说更合适：

We went to the village fair.

 

Exercise练习

 

Write these sentences again. Express the phrases in italics in a different way: 改写以下句子中用斜体印出的部分：

1  The dining room in our school is very large.

2  He told us a story about ghosts.

3  She gave me a present for my birthday.

4  We stopped at a pub in the village.

5  The leader of the party made a speech.

6  I have lost the key to the front door.

7  He sent me a card for Christmas.

8  We are painting the gate in our garden.

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension理解

1  Madam Bellinsky could only tell the writer's future when ______.

a． he asked her

b． he paid her

c． she looked into the crystal ball

d． he showed her his palm

2  Madam Bellinsky ______. 

a． foretold the future correctly

b． told him a lot of nonsense

c． was a bad fortune-teller

d．was a liar

Structure句型

3  A relation of yours is coming to see you. She______ soon.

a． comes                       b． came

c． will be coming           d． will have come

4  She intends to stay for a few days. That's what she______ to do.

a． is about                     b． plans

c． is due                       d． hopes

5  When he ______this tent he will get a surprise.

a． will leave                   b． leave

c． leaves                       d． is leaving

6  You will get a surprise. You ______. 

a． will surprise               b． will be surprised

c． surprise                    d． will be surprising

7  ‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked. She asked me where ______hiding.

a． I had been                 b． had I been

c． had been I                 d． had I being

Vocabulary 词汇

8  I decided to visit a fortune-teller. That's what I ______to do.

a． made up                    b． made up my mind

c．minded                       d． cared

9  Crystal is a kind of ______. 

a． glass                         b． metal

c．wood                         d． plastic

10  A relation of yours is coming. A ______is coming.

a． friend                        b．colleague

c．relative                       d． acquaintance

11  A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will ______.

a． be in a hurry              b． be slow

c． be tired                     d． be angry

12  She was impatient. She ______.

a． was angry                 b． was cross

c． didn't speak               d． didn't like waiting

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text. 连接以下句子，然后对照课文第2-3行，核对你的答案。

First I gave her some money. Then she looked into a crystal ball. After I_______________.