第4课（482字 3分钟）

Passage Four

（K9 level）

1. Edgar felt quite excited when he thought about his first swim of the summer.

2. With the sun shining so strongly, he was sure the sea would be warm enough.

3. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the stairs that led down to the sand.

4. He smiled happily at the people around him.

5. He had just smiled and waved his hat at an elderly lady when a man with a camera grabbed his arm and stopped him.

6. Edgar heard a faint buzzing sound coming from the camera.

7. The man told Edgar that his photo in bright color would be ready in just a moment if he would wait for a little while.

8. Then the buzzing stopped, and the photographer handed the photo to Edgar. He noticed the bright blue of his shirt filling almost half of the picture.

9. The man said it cost seventy pence and added that it was the best bargain Edgar would find on his holiday.

10. Edgar repeated the price and asked if that was for the photo.

11. The man explained that the normal price was eighty-five pence, but he was offering a special discount for one person. He said this was the best deal Edgar would get in Chadwell.

12. Edgar replied that the man would need to offer a better price.

13. It was a good photo, Edgar thought, so bright and clear.

14. His hat was held high, and he was smiling at the old lady, whose arm and handbag appeared in the lower corner of the photo.

15. He had no idea that he had been photographed.

16. He thought he looked like a very good-looking man in the picture.

17. The photographer said the photo was just as good as any studio photo that would cost several pounds. He added that it was even better in some ways because it was so natural. He repeated that it cost seventy pence.

18. Edgar argued that he had never paid so much for a photo before. He said it wasn’t worth that much and added that he didn’t need it. He offered twenty-five pence instead.

19. The man refused, explaining that each color photo cost him 50p to make, which was the price of the empty frame.

20. Edgar interrupted, saying the man wanted to make a profit of forty percent and offered 50p as his final price.

21. The man asked to see the photo again.

22. He then suddenly grabbed the photo from Edgar’s hand, saying he couldn’t spend any more time on this deal.

23. He said it was seventy pence or he would keep the photo.

24. Edgar told him to keep it. He turned, looked out at the sea for a moment, and then walked quickly away.

生词表（New Words）

1. excited 激动 thought 想到 summer 夏季  

2. sun 阳光 shining 照射 sea 海水

warm 温暖  

3. walked 走 quickly 快步 sea-front 海滨大道

steps 台阶  

4. smiled 微笑 happily 愉快地 people 人们  

5. smiled 微笑 waved 挥 hat 帽子

camera 相机  

6. heard 听到 buzzing 嗡嗡声 noise 声音

camera 相机  

7. told 告诉 photo 照片 ready 准备好

moment 片刻  

8. buzzing 嗡嗡声 stopped 停止 handed 递

blue 蓝色  

9. said 说 cost 价格 bargain 优惠

holiday 假期  

10. repeated 重复 price 价格 photo 照片  

11. explained 解释 normal 正常 discount 折扣

price 价格  

12. replied 回答 better 更好的 offer 提供  

13. good 好的 bright 明亮的 clear 清晰的  

14. hat 帽子 smiling 微笑 arm 手臂

handbag 手提包  

15. idea 想法 snapped 拍照 photo 照片  

16. thought 觉得 good-looking 英俊 man 男人  

17. said 说 good 好 studio 影楼

natural 自然  

18. argued 争辩 paid 支付 worth 值

offered 提供  

19. refused 拒绝 cost 成本 color 彩色

frame 相框  

20. interrupted 打断 profit 利润 final 最终

price 价格  

21. asked 要求 photo 照片 again 再次  

22. suddenly突然  hand 手 time 时间  

23. added 补充 keep 留下 price 价格  

24. told 告诉 keep 留下 looked 看

walked 离开

1. 埃德加想到自己即将迎来夏季的第一次游泳，心中感到十分激动。

2. 在阳光如此强烈的照射下，他确信海水已经足够温暖。

3. 他快步走过海滨大道，朝着通往沙滩的台阶走去。

4. 他愉快地对周围的人们微笑。

5. 就在他对一位年长的女士微笑并挥帽致意时，一个拿着相机的男人突然抓住了他的胳膊，把他停住了。

6. 埃德加听见相机发出了一阵轻微的嗡嗡声。

7. 那个男人告诉他，如果愿意等片刻，他的彩色照片马上就能准备好。

8. 随后，嗡嗡声停了，摄影师把照片递给了埃德加，他看到自己的蓝色衬衫几乎占据了整张照片的一半。

9. 那个男人说，这张照片价格七十便士，并补充道，这是埃德加度假期间能找到的最好优惠。

10. 埃德加重复了一遍价格，问道这真的是照片的价格吗？

11. 那人解释说，正常价格是八十五便士，但他给单独购买的人提供了折扣，保证这是在查德韦尔最优惠的价格。

12. 埃德加回答说，那男人必须给出更好的价格。

13. 不过，埃德加确实觉得这是张好照片，色彩鲜艳，画面清晰。

14. 照片中，他高举着帽子，脸上洋溢着笑容，笑着朝那位年长的女士看去，女士的手臂和手提包出现在照片的下角。

15. 他完全没有意识到自己已经被拍了照。

16. 他心里觉得自己在照片里看起来真是个非常英俊的男人。

17. 摄影师说，这张照片效果与任何影楼的照片一样好，影楼的照片可能要花好几英镑。而且，他还补充说，这张照片比影楼的照片更好，因为它显得更自然。再一次，他强调，这张照片的价格是七十便士。

18. 埃德加争辩说，他从来没有为一张照片支付过这么多钱。他觉得这张照片不值这个价，还说自己根本不需要它。他只愿意出二十五便士。

19. 那人拒绝了他的出价，并解释说每张彩色照片的成本是五十便士，这已经是空白相框的价格了。

20. 埃德加打断他说，那个男人想从中赚取四成的利润，于是提出五十便士作为最终价格。

21. 那男人要求再看一眼照片。

22. 然后，他突然从埃德加手中拿走了照片，说自己不能再浪费时间在这件事上了。

23. 他补充说，要么七十便士，要么他就把照片留着。

24. 埃德加告诉他留着吧。他转身看了一眼大海，然后快步离开了。