Lesson 70  Red for danger

How was drunk removed from the ring?

During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside 撇开离开to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

Summary writing

Answer these questions in not more than 75 words.

1 Did a drunk suddenly wander into the middle of the ring during a bullfight or not? What did he do?(and)

2 Did the bull ignore忽视 the matador or not?What did it do? Why did he step aside?(Ignoring...bu)

3 Did the crowd cheer or not?What did drunk do? (and)

4 Did three men drag the drunk to safety just after this or not?Did the bull look on sympathetically or not?Did it once more turn its attention to the matador or not?(Just after this...while...before it...)

  A drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring during a bullfight and shouted rude remarks and waved a red cap. Ignoring the matador, the bull charged at the drunk, but he stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd cheered and the drunk bowed. Just after this, three men dragged the drunk to safety while the bull looked on sympathetically before it once more turned its attention to the matador. (72 words)

Composition

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining works in parentheses:

1 The man became sober清醒. It was possible to discover his identity身份特性.(When)

2 He was Domingo Cordova. He had been a great matador in his youth. He had failed in the ring. He had taken to drinking.(... a man who...but having.)

3 he had changed. No one recognized him.(so much that)

1 When the man became sober, it was possible to discover his identity.

2 He was Domingo Cordova, a man who had been a great matador in his youth but, having failed in the ring, he had taken to drink.

3 He had changed so much that no one recognized him.

Letter writing

Learn the following opening phrases by heart:

I have not forgotten that...

You will find it hard to believe, but...

Exercises

Write sentences completing each of the above phrases.

I have not forgotten that I owe you some money and will pay you back when I see you.

You will find it hard to believe, but I've just won £ 100 on the football pools!

I am afraid I cannot meet you next week as I shall be in Singapore.

Key structures

Words followed by for, with, of, to, at, from, in, on and about(Compare KS22, KS46)

Use this list for reference参考

A

FOR: eager, enough, famous, fit, grateful（or to)因……而感谢的qualified(or in)有资格的能胜任的,ready(or to), responsible, sorry, sufficient足够的充分的，thankful(or to), valid有效期为……

B

With: angry (with someone; at something), busy (or at), consistent,与……一致的始终如一的content(n内容目录adj满足的)对……满足，familiar(熟悉常客)(or to) 与……熟悉，patient(病人，有耐心的)有耐心的popular 为……所喜爱。

c

OF: afraid, ahead, aware知道的，capable有能力的 carful(or with), certain, conscious意识到的, envious嫉妒的, fond爱好的, guilty有罪的，ignorant不了解的，independent独立的, jealous, kind(or to), north/south/east/west, short, shy顾虑的, sure, worthy.

d

TO: close, contrary与……相反的，cruel对……残忍的，dear对……很重要，equal与……相等，faithful忠于……，fatal对……致命，harmful对……有害，identical与……相同，indifferent对……不关心的, inferior劣于……，liable对……有义务，new对……没有经验, obedient对……服从，obvious对……清楚，polite, previous先于……，rude, sensitive对……敏感的, similar与……相似，useful.

e

AT: bad. clever, efficient能胜任的, expert(or in)，good, indignant对……感到愤慨，quick, sad(or about), slow, skillful(or in) 熟练的

f

FROM: away, different, far, safe.

g

IN: deficient不足, fortunate, honest, weak.

h

ON: dependent, intent专心于……，keen热心于

i ABOT: curious, doubtful(or of)对……有疑问，enthusiastic对……热心，reluctant勉强的，right(or in), uneasy对……感到不安.

Exercises

A There are some words in the passage which are included in the above list. These words are following for, with, of and to. Can you find them?

B Supply the missing words(for, with, of, to, at, from, in, on or about) without referring to the above list as far as possible.

1 George is jealous of his younger sister.

2 She is well-qualified for/in适合 languages and very efficient to有效率的 her work.

3 We are fortunate in having sufficient足够的 supplies of fuel燃料in the winter.

4 Contrary to 与……相反my expectations, there was no need to be uneasy about担忧 the results成绩结果 of the match.

5 I am not familiar with对……熟悉 his novels and not very keen on热心于reading them.

6 I know he is slow at 迟钝understanding, but you have to be patient with him.

7 It is obvious to 对……清楚的 everyone that he is not responsible for this mistake.

8 I think he’s quite honest in his intentions.目的纯正。

9 He is not only indifferent to 对……冷淡不关心 other people; he is often extremely rude to them as well.

10 I’m not very fond of 喜爱 dancing.

11 Children remain 依旧残存 dependent on their parents for a long time.

12 I should be grateful for因……而感激 any advice you can give.

13 He is not different from anyone else

.14 He may be quick at (头脑反应)很快的 understanding, but he’s not capable of 能够 remembering anything.

15 He is intent on 专心于 passing the examination, but I’m doubtful about/of 怀疑 his chances机会。

16 He says he’s sorry for what he did, so don’t get anger with him.

17 I’ve never been good at arithmetic算数.

18 That boy is far ahead of everyone else in the class.

19 Even though he was often cruel to 对……残忍 his dog, it remained faithful to对……忠实him.

20 Your conclusions 结论 are not consistent with与……一致 the facts.

21 This diary will prove useful to 对……有用的 you.

22 I’m not sure of the exact date, but I think he arrived here in 1993.

23 He was found guilty of 有……罪的a great many crime

24 You should not be so sensitive to criticism.

25 This passport is valid for对……有效的.

Multiple choice questions

Comprehension

1 The drunk went into the ring___.

A but the bull didn’t notice him

B and the matador asked him to leave

C and threw something at the bull

D and attracted吸引 the bull’s attention

D

2 The drunk spent some time in the ring___.

A but the bull didn’t notice him

B before he was removed

C and was badly hurt

D and annoyed the crowd

B

Structure

3 The bull charged at the drunk. It ran straight  him.

A to

B against

C at

D for

C note: to 向某个方向跑去，to目标不具体；against碰上偶遇；for 为某目的而跑；at 朝某个目标跑

4 The drunk was sure of himself. He was sure ___ be all right.

A he will

B that he will

C he would

D he may

5 The drunk stepped aside撇开 and let the bull ___ .

A passing

B to pass

C in passing

D pass

D note: let 后面只跟宾语不带to 的不定式：let sb. do sth.

6 ___, however, three men had come into the ring.

A Up till that time

B By then

C so far

D Until then

B note: up till和until then,都是到那时为止的意思，可用于过去完成时，但不用于瞬间动作go, come； so far 只用于现在完成时；by then,用于过去完成时，那是，此时。

7 It looked on 旁观before ___ its attention to the matador.

A turn

B to turn

C it turned

D it was turning

C

8 Vocabulary

The drunk was unaware of the danger. He wasn’t ___ it.

A conscious of意识到

B sensitive to

C knowledgeable有知识的 about

D sensible about 对……觉察敏感的

a

9 The crowd suddenly grew quiet. It __ quiet.

A increased 增加

B began

C became

D behaved表现

C

10 He stepped aside. He got ___ the way.

A in

B on

C this

D Out of

d

11 It looked on sympathetically. It ___ him.

A liked

B love

C sympathised

D felt sorry for

D note: sympathised with才合乎语法。

12 The bull had been ___ the drunk.

A taking care of

B looking after

C paying attention to

D minding 当心留意

c