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听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 38 371. Chapter n.章，回，篇；阶段v.把..….分成章节 They are about to begin a new chapter in their history. 他们即将开启历史上的新篇章。 We will deal with this in chapter eleven. 我们将在第十一章中讨论这个问题。 372. Character n.性格，品质；特色，特征；人物 She's a woman of strong character. 她是个品格坚强的女人。 Who's your favorite character in this book? 这本书中你最喜欢的角色是谁？ 373. Characteristic n.特征，特点，特色adj.独特的，典型的 It's characteristic of him to behave like that. 这样行事是他的特征。 A green color is a characteristic of that type of apple. 绿色是这种苹果的特征。 374. Charge v.充电；指控；收费n.电量；掌管；费用；控告 Who is the person in charge? 负责人是谁？ It's free of charge. 它是免费的。 I'm in charge of the sales department. 我负责销售部门。 375. Charity n.慈善组织，慈善事业；仁慈，施舍 The remaining money will be donated to charity. 剩余的钱将捐给慈善机构。 Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity. 汤姆将一半的薪水捐给了他最喜欢的慈善机构。 Why do you give everything to charity? 你为什么把所有东西都捐给慈善机构？ 376. Chase v.追逐，追赶；追求n.追赶，追逐；争取 Don't chase after fame. 不要追逐成名。 377. Chat v.闲聊，聊天n.闲聊，聊天 Why don't you come in for a cup of coffee and a chat? 你为什么不来喝杯咖啡和聊一聊？ He and I often chat on the bus. 他和我经常在公共汽车上聊天。 378. Cheap adj.便宜的；吝啬的；卑劣的 adv.低价地，便宜地 There are a lot of cheap stores in our neighborhood. 我们附近有很多便宜的商店。 The food wasn't good, but at least it was cheap. 食物不太好，但至少很便宜。 This plastic chair is very cheap. 这把塑料椅子很便宜。 379. Cheat v.欺骗；作弊；对配偶不忠n.骗子，作弊 He's a cheat and a liar. 他既是骗子又是说谎者。 I'm not trying to cheat you. 我不是想欺骗你。 370. Check v.检查，核对；n.检查，核对；结账单 Did you double-check these figures? 你仔细检查了这些数字吗? I'll check your vision. 我会检查你的视力。 Please check all the items on this list. 请检查此列表中的所有商品。

词汇提示 1.sacrifice 牺牲 2.spectator 旁观者 3.accumulate 积累 4.dignity 尊严 5.whirlwind 旋风 原文 George W. Bush: 'Inaugural Address' (3) America,at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected. Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free. Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness, on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom. Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone. I will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and compassion, to call for responsibility and try to live it as well. In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times. What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character. Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it. After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?" Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage andits simple dream of dignity. We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service toone another. Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and everylife. This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm. God bless you all, and God bless America. 翻译 乔治·W·布什：“就职演说”（3） 在最好的情况下，美国是一个重视和期望个人责任的地方。鼓励承担责任不是寻找替罪羊，而是对良知的呼唤。尽管这需要牺牲，但它带来了更深层次的满足感。我们发现生活的充实不仅在于选择，而且在于承诺。我们发现，儿童和社区是让我们获得自由的承诺。我们的公共利益取决于个人性格、公民义务、家庭纽带和基本公平，取决于为我们的自由指明方向的无数、不受谴责的体面行为。在生活中，有时我们被召唤去做伟大的事情。但正如我们这个时代的一位圣人所说，我们每天都被召唤用挚爱去做小事。民主国家最重要的任务是由每个人来完成的。我将按照这些原则生活和领导：以文明的态度推进我的信念，以勇气追求公众利益，为更大的正义和同情发声，呼吁承担责任，并努力做到这一点。通过所有这些方式，我将把我们历史的价值观带给我们的时代。你所做的和政府所做的一样重要。我请求你们在舒适之外寻求共同利益；

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.pipe 烟斗 2.trouser 裤子 原文 Chapter III: The Queen Anne All the men of the Queen Anne were waiting on deck when Captain Scott returned. One of them yelled to the boats after he saw the chest. "What have you brought us there, Captain?" Another man answered: "It's gold and rubies and diamonds!" The captain didn't want the men to get too excited, because he didn't know if he should keep the treasure. "That's enough. I want that treasure taken below with our own gold until I decide what we'll do with it." Two men carried the chest below with Blackbeard still on top of it. A man named Stubbs spoke to the captain about the treasure. "Will we give a little of it to each of the men for the long journey?" "I don't know. I've got a strange feeling about that treasure, but I'm not sure why. I think it's better to leave it alone for a while." "But Captain, we've been sailing for seventeen days and we still haven't seen an island. The men need some encouragement." "The men shall carry out their duties and be happy with that. They will get exactly what I promised them." The two men who carried Blackbeard and his treasure below put the chest down to wait for the captain. One of the men, Smith, sat on the chest to tie his shoe. The other was standing, smoking a pipe. Blackbeard stood and watched the men with a smile on his face. He knew they couldn't see him, so he knocked Smith's hat off his head. Smith thought the other man did it. "What do you think you're doing?" "What are you talking about?" "You knocked my hat off." "You're crazy. I was standing here smoking my pipe." The men were about to fight when Captain Scott walked down the stairs. "What's going on down here?" "Nothing,Captain." The Captain opened the lock on the door. "Put it inside next to the Queen's gold." The Queen's gold was in a chest the same size as Blackbeard's treasure, but it looked new. The wood was clean and the lock on it was gold. Blackbeard's chest was old and grey. Blackbeard watched the men put the chest down. Smith stayed behind when the other man left. He opened Blackbeard's chest, took out some of the treasure and put it in his trouser pocket. "Smith!What are you doing in there?" "Coming Captain!" Blackbeard followed Smith out as the captain locked the door.

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 451. We all wondered why she had dumped such a nice man. 我们都想知道她为什么甩了这么好的一个男人。 452. A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain. 如果你把自行车留在雨中，它会生锈的。 453. There are fifty states in the United States. 美国有50个州。 454. It is not easy to learn a foreign language. 学会一门外语不容易。 455. In a crisis, you must get in touch with your teacher. 在危险的时候你必须跟你的老师联系。 456. To the best of my knowledge, the rumor is not true. 据我所知，这个谣言不是真的。 457. He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes. 他撞车是因为有人在刹车上做了手脚。 458. I met him just as he was coming out of school. 正当他从学校回来的时候，我遇见了他。 459. I know an English teacher who comes from Canada. 我认识一个加拿大来的英语教师。 460. If you can't have children, you could always adopt. 如果你不能有孩子，你总能领养。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 37 361. Ceremony n.仪式，典礼；礼节，礼仪，客套 The graduation ceremony will take place on March 20th. 毕业典礼将于3月20日举行。 The ceremony began with his speech. 仪式从他的演讲开始。 Are you going to attend the ceremony? 你要去参加仪式吗？ 362. Certainly adv.无疑，确定；当然，行 He certainly deserves the award. 他当然应该得到这个奖项。 That's certainly one possibility. 这当然是一种可能性。 He certainly knows how to entertain people. 他当然知道如何招待人们。 363. Certificate n.证明，证书；文凭v.发证书给….，用证书证明 Everyone has a birth certificate. 每个人都有出生证明。 Each watch comes with a certificate of authenticity. 每只手表都附有真品证书。 364. Chain n.链，链条；一连串v.用锁链拴住；束缚 If you pull too hard, the chain will break. 如果你拉得太用劲，链条就会断裂。 My mother gave me a silver chain. 我妈妈给了我一条银链。 365. Chair n.椅子；主席，委员长v.主席，主持 The chair is too low for me. 椅子对我来说太低了。 This chair is uncomfortable. 这把椅子不舒服 How much is that wooden chair? 那把木椅多少钱？ 366. Chairman n.主席，负责人；总裁v.主持，掌管 He is the chairman of the conference. 他是会议的主席。 He's the chairman of the committee. 他是委员会的主席。 They have elected him chairman. 他们选举他为主席。 367. Challenge n.挑战，难题；挑战书v.挑战，向….下战书 I believe that you will overcome this challenge. 我相信你会克服这个挑战。 Don't challenge someone who has nothing to lose. 不要挑战没有什么可失去的人。 368. Chance n.机会；可能性v.偶然，碰巧adj.偶然的 I gave her a chance to answer. 我给了她一个回答的机会。 I have no chance to escape. 我没机会逃脱。 We have no chance of winning. 我们没有获胜的机会。 369. Change v.改变；找零；交换n.变化；零钱 I think you should change your eating habits. 我想你应该改变你的饮食习惯。 His parents noticed a dramatic change in his behavior. 他的父母注意到他的行为发生了巨大变化。 We noticed a gradual change in temperature. 我们注意到温度逐渐变化。 370. Channel n.电视频道；通道v.引导，输送，传送 They have just published a new television channel. 他们刚刚发布了一个新的电视频道。 This channel is only available on cable. 此频道仅在有线电视上可用。

词汇提示 1.stakes 风险 2.tactic 策略 3.sentiment 观点 4.cynicism 愤世嫉俗 5.apathy 冷漠 6.momentum 势头 7.arrogance 傲慢 8.proliferation 激增 9.diminished 减少 原文 George W. Bush: 'Inaugural Address' (2) But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline,the vulnerable will suffer most. We must live up to the calling we share. Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. And this commitment, if we keep it, is away to shared accomplishment. America, at its best, is also courageous. Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when defending common dangers defined our common good. Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us. We must show courage in a time of blessing by confronting problems instead of passing them on to future generations. Together, we will reclaim America's schools, before ignorance and apathy claim more young lives. We will reform Social Security and Medicare, sparing our children from struggles we have the power to prevent. And we will reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans. We will build our defenses beyond challenge,lest weakness invite challenge. We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is spared new horrors. The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake: America remains engaged in the world by history and by choice, shaping a balance of power that favors freedom. We will defend our allies and our interests. We will show purpose without arrogance. We will meet aggression and bad faith with resolve and strength. And to all nations, we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth. America, at its best, is compassionate. In the quiet of American conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise. And whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love. And the proliferation of prisons, however necessary, is no substitute for hope and order in our souls. Where there is suffering, there is duty. Americans in need are not strangers, they are citizens, not problems, but priorities. And all of us are diminished when any are hopeless. Government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health, for civil rights and common schools. Yet compassion is the work of a nation,not just a government. And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws. Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty, but we can listen to those who do. And I can pledge our nation to a goal:When we see that wounded traveler on the road to Jericho, we will not pass to the other side. 翻译  乔治·W·布什：“就职演说”（2） 但对美国来说，风险从来都不小。如果我们的国家不领导自由事业，它就不会被领导。如果我们不让孩子们的心转向知识和性格，我们就会失去他们的天赋，破坏他们的理想主义。如果我们允许我们的经济漂移和衰退，弱势群体将遭受最大的痛苦。我们必须履行我们共同的使命。礼貌不是一种策略或感情。这是一种坚定的选择：信任而非犬儒主义，社区而非混乱。如果我们信守这一承诺，这是实现共同成就的一种方式。在最好的时候，美国也是勇敢的。在萧条和战争时期，当捍卫共同危险

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.captain 上尉 2.cabin 船舱 3.crewman 船员 4.cannons 加农炮 5.rowed 划船 6.rope ladder 绳梯 7.chest 箱子 8.stunned 震惊 原文 Chapter II: Blackbeard's Treasure. The sun was shining brightly on the blue water of the Atlantic Ocean. A beautiful big ship with large, white sails and the English flag was sailing towards the Bermuda Triangle. The ship's name was the Queen Anne, and it was going to the Bermuda Triangle to trade gold. The captain of the ship was in his cabin, writing in his log-book. Sunday 10th of December 1712. It is the seventeenth day of our voyage and still no island in sight. The men are beginning to complain, and I am afraid they are going to create problems. A knock at the door stopped the captain from writing. "Enter." "Captain,a strange ship is sailing towards us. It has no flag so we don't know where it comes from. They need you on the bridge." "I'll be up in a moment." The crewman closed the door and the captain wrote one more sentence in thelog-book. Our luck may have just changed. The strange ship was half a mile from the Queen Anne. It looked old and abandoned. The captain brought his telescope up to his eye. "Sail close to it and we'll see if anyone is on board." One of the crewmen flashed alight three times quickly, waited one second, then flashed it two more times. There was no answer. "Open the cannons and sail next to it." The strange ship moved slowly through the water; there seemed to be no one onboard. The sails had holes in them, and there was broken wood all over its deck. The captain called over to it. "I am Captain Scott, serving Her Majesty the Queen. If anyone is aboard, state your name and who you serve." There was no answer. "Lower the boats! We're going aboard!" Captain Scott and twelve of his men rowed two small boats from the Queen Anne to the empty ship. A rope ladder was hanging down from the ship's side. The captain and his men used it to climb on board. There was no one on board. The captain and his men looked around the ship, but they found nothing. There was no one at the wheel, but the ship somehow continued sailing. "I've never seen anything like it, Captain." "Neither have I, and I don't like it. Let's follow it and see where it goes." They were ready to leave, when one of the men saw a chest, at the side of the ship, under some old fishing nets. They took off the nets and broke the old, black lock. Inside,they saw beautiful shining diamonds, pearls and gold. The men were stunned into silence. The captain looked at one of the gold coins. It had the picture of King Edward VI on it. "This coin is over one hundred years old. It is not even in use anymore." "What should we do with it, Captain?" "I don't see why we should leave it here when there is no one on board. Close it and we'll take it with us." When all the men were looking at the treasure, something like a black shadow came to the top of the stairs going down to the cabins below. It stayed back in the darkness of the stairs until the men moved the chest to their boats. No one could see it, but the shadow was really a ghost that looked like a pirate. He wore a long blue coat and had a shining silver sword at his side. He had a red scarf around his head and a long thick black beard. He followed the men to their boat and sat on top of the chest. No one could see him, but it was Blackbeard, and the treasure was his to watch.

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 441. I would like to have a cup of coffee. 我想要一杯咖啡。 442. There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying. 他说的话有一定的道理。 443. Keep an eye on the child for me for a moment. 帮我看会儿孩子。 444. London,the capital of England, is on the Thames. 英国首都伦敦在泰晤士河畔。 445. There is nothing worse than doing something in a half-hearted manner. 没有什么比做事缺乏热情更糟。 446. I went to the hospital to have my eyes tested. 我到医院去检查了眼睛。 447. The phone rang while I was taking a shower. 我在洗澡的时候，电话响了。 448. It looks like the dog wants something to eat. 那只狗看起来好像想吃东西。 449. You are old enough to know better than to act like that. 你够大了，应该知道不能那样做。 450. What is the difference between this and that? “这”和“那”有什么区别？

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 36 351. Castle n.城堡，堡垒 There used to be a castle on the hill. 山上曾经有一座城堡。 The castle is now in ruins. 这座城堡现在已成废墟。 Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle. 从远处看，这块大石头看起来像一座古老的城堡。 352. Catch v.接住；抓住；了解 I advised her to catch a morning train. 我劝她搭早班火车。 Take care not to catch cold. 注意不要感冒。 I didn't quite catch the name of that designer. 我还不太了解那个设计师的名字。 353. Cause n.原因，起因；动机v.造成，引起 The storm didn't cause any damage. 暴风雨没有造成任何伤害。 Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. 吸烟是肺癌的主要原因。 The cause of the accident is not clear. 事故原因尚不清楚。 354. Ceiling n.天花板，吊顶；上限 Can you reach the ceiling? 你能到达天花板吗？ The books were stacked from floor to ceiling. 这些书从地板堆叠到天花板。 The ceiling of my house is going bad. 我的房子的天花板坏了。 355. Celebrate v.庆祝，庆贺；赞扬，赞美；主持 Let's celebrate your promotion. 让我们来庆祝你的晋升。 She celebrated with a glass of champagne. 她喝了一杯香槟酒来庆祝。 356. Celebration n.庆典，庆祝活动；庆祝，颂扬 The birth of his son was a cause for celebration. 他儿子的出生是值得庆祝的事。 By tradition, the celebration begins at midnight. 按照传统，庆祝活动从午夜开始。 Their wedding celebration is on December 20th. 他们的婚礼庆典将于12月20日举行。 357. Cellphone n.移动电话，手机 Her cellphone went bad because of the rain. 因为下雨，她的手机坏了。 They talked to each other on the cellphone for hours. 他们在手机上互相交谈了好几个小时。 358. Cent n.分（美元、欧元等的货币单位） She saved every cent possible. 她尽可能存了每一分钱。 359. Center n.中心，中央 vi.居中 vt.集中 adj.中央的 There is a nice park in the center of the town. 镇中心有一个漂亮的公园。 Children like to be the center of attention. 孩子们喜欢成为关注的焦点。 Where's the shopping center? 购物中心在哪里？ 360. Century n.世纪；一百年 The church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century. 教堂在15世纪末基本上进行了重建。 A century ago most people walked to work. 一个世纪前，大多数人步行去上班。 We are living in 21st century. 我们生活在21世纪。

词汇提示 1.Inaugural Address 就职演说 2.distinguished 尊敬 3.oath 誓言 4.flawed 有缺陷的 5.fallible 易犯错的 6.enduring 持久 7.halted 停止 8.solemn 庄重 原文 George W. Bush: 'Inaugural Address' (1) President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service to our nation. And I thank Vice President Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace. I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow. We have a place, all of us, in a long story-a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, a story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer. It is the American story - a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals. The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born. Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And though our nation has sometimes halted, and sometimes delayed, we must follow no other course. Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations. Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel. While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the justice, of our own country. The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth. And sometimes our differences run so deep, it seems we share a continent, but not a country. We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union, is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation. And this is my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity. I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in his image. And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward. America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. And every immigrant, by embracing these ideals, makes our country more, not less,American. Today,we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage,compassion and character. America,at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility. A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness. Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small. 翻译 乔治·W·布什：“就职演说”（1） 克林顿总统、各位贵宾和我的同胞们，和平移交权力在历史上是罕见的，但在我们国家却很常见。只要简单的誓言，我们就能肯定旧的传统，开创新的开端。首先，我感谢克林顿总统为我们国家所做的贡献。我感谢戈尔副总统以精神进行比赛，并以优雅结束比赛。我很荣幸也很谦卑地站在这里，有这么多美国领导人在我之前，也有这么多人将在我之后。在一个漫长的故事中，我们所

Blackbeard's Treasure by Jenny Dolly 词汇提示 1.pirate 海盗 2.patch 眼罩 3.scar 伤疤 4.Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角 5.rubies 红宝石 6.bartender 酒保 原文 Chapter I: Captain Pike It was a dark and quiet night near the port, where all of the pirate ships stay before they sail. There were no lights on the street, and the only sounds were the laughing and singing behind the closed door of a bar called The Blue Dolphin. A man wearing a black pirate hat opened the door of the Blue Dolphin. He had a black patch over one eye and a scar on one side of his face. Everyone suddenly became quiet. A sailor at the bar asked the barman: "Who's that?" "That is Captain Pike, the greatest pirate in all the world. They say he's stolen from the Queen of England, the King of France and the King of Spain." Captain Pike walked slowly around the tables looking closely at each man with his cold,grey eye. He had a very serious and cold way of talking. "I'm looking for sailors and I need the best there are around." A big man in a white and blue shirt with a blue scarf around his neck stood up infront of Captain Pike. "You won't find anyone stronger than I am, Captain. Tell me where to put my name and I'm ready to sail." Captain Pike looked into the man's eyes. His eyes were blue like the sea. Captain Pike's eye became narrower as he talked to the man. "I'm sailing to the Bermuda Triangle to get Blackbeard's treasure." The man in front of him slowly sat down. Others began to whisper. The barman said to the sailor: "Nobody has ever found Blackbeard's treasure. They say it was lost somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle. All those who have tried to find it have never returned." Captain Pike continued to walk among the men. He knew it would be difficult to find men to go with him, so he talked about the treasure to excite them. "They say there are diamonds as big as your nose; rubies, gold, pearls. Blackbeard was a pirate like us. It's in our blood. I'm sure he would want other pirates to have it." Suddenly a loud scream came from a dark corner near the stairs. Avery old man with thin white hair and a shining gold tooth walked out from the darkness to talk to the men. A large white bird sat on his shoulder. "You don't know what you're saying! That treasure must always stay with Blackbeard's ghost, on his ship. It is his punishment for hurting the natives of the islands. Go to Rum Island. The natives there will tell you the story." Captain Pike looked down at the man, angry because he was trying to start trouble. He wanted to kill the man with his knife, but instead he reached into his coat and took a bag full of gold coins out of his pocket. He put it on one of the tables next to along white piece of paper he had. "I've got one hundred gold coins here. I'll give one to every man that puts his name on this piece of paper and sails with me tomorrow, at midnight." The men forgot what the old man said when they saw the gold coins. They ran to sign their names. Captain Pike stared at the old man once more. The old man looked at him too, and left the bar with his bird. Captain Pike yelled to the bartender: "Bartender!Drinks for everyone! We sail tomorrow."

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 431. All the signs are that she is getting better. 所有迹象表明她好起来了。 432. Apart from on rainy days, I always ride my bike to work. 除了雨天，我都是骑车去上班的。 433. Two months have passed since he left for France. 他离开去法国已经有两个月了。 434. I will badly miss you if you leave Japan. 如果你离开日本，我会非常想你的。 435. I'll call for you at eight tomorrow morning. 我明早八点来接你。 436. You haven't washed your hands yet, have you? 你还没洗手吧，是不是？ 437. The school is five kilometers from my home. 学校离我家有五公里远。 438. There is no denying that she is very efficient. 不可否认她非常有能力。 439. We met in a coffee shop near the campus. 我们在校园附近的咖啡厅碰面。 440. It is sometimes difficult to make yourself understood in public. 我们有时很难在公众场合表达清楚自己的意思。