Something Is Wrong with Your Cars
Robert was a clever young man and got1 on well with his classmates .They all liked him and played with him though2 he often boasted3 .He was strong and often had4 sports .He hoped5 to join the army6 when he left the middle school .Bad luck7 !His leg was hurt in a traffic8 accident9 and he couldn’t walk .He had to go to his home village and help his father to manage10 the farm .He read a lot of books on farming11 and did12 well in it .He got much money and bought a few farms next to hs and ten years later13 he became14 the richest farmer in his village .
Once Robert net15 several16 friends in the capital17 .Some of them were famous18 in their country .They knew nothing about their lame19 friend .It made20 him unhappy21 and he asked them to visit his farm .They agreed22 and went there with him .They saw23 a beautiful house with a big garden when they got there .They found24 he had a lot of sheep ,pigs and cows .Robert and his family warmly received25 the guests26 from London .The next morning he took27 them to his farm .It was so large that they couldn’t see the other end and it surprised28 them all .
“It’ll take you two days to reach29 the other end of my farm by car !”Robert said30 happily31 .
“I think something is wrong with your cars !”one of the guests said with a smile .
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conj.虽然,尽管;即使;可是,不过,然而;adv.可是,不过,然而 | |
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boasted [bəustid]
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v.有(引以为荣的事物)( boast的过去式和过去分词 );扬言 | |
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vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有 | |
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hoped [həʊpt]
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accident [ˈæksɪdənt]
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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]
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vt.经营,管理,处理;设法,对付;操纵,运用;vi.处理,办理,设法对付 | |
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farming [ˈfɑ:mɪŋ]
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several [ˈsevrəl]
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capital [ˈkæpɪtl]
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lame [leɪm]
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made [meɪd]
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unhappy [ʌnˈhæpi]
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agreed [ə'gri:d]
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guests [ɡests]
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took [tʊk]
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reach [ri:tʃ]
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