第4课 (293字 3分钟)

Passage Four

（K4 level）

1. Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer.

2. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough.

3. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands.

4. He smiled cheerfully at the people.

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

6. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

7. The man told Edgar that his photo in bright color would be ready in just one moment if he pleased.

8. Then the buzzing stopped, and the cameraman handed the photo over, and Edgar saw the bright blue of his shirt half filling the picture.

9. The man said that it cost seventy pence and added that it was the bargain of Edgar’s holiday.

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

11. The man explained that they were normally eighty-five pence, but he was making a cut-price offer for one person, adding that it was the best price Edgar would get in Chadwell.

12. Edgar replied that the man would have to make a better offer.

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

14. His hat was held high, and he was smiling happily at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner.

15. He had had no idea that he was being snapped.

16. He thought he was really quite a good-looking man.

17. The cameraman said that it was as good as any studio job that would cost pounds and added that it was better in a way 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 in his life, said that it wasn’t worth that kind of money, and added that he didn’t need it. He offered twenty-five pence.

19. The man refused, explaining that each of the color photos cost him 50p, which was the price of the blank frame.

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

21. The man asked to see the photo again.

22. He then suddenly took the photo out of Edgar’s hand, saying that he couldn’t spend any more time on it.

23. He added that it was seventy pence or he would keep it.

24. Edgar told him to keep it. He turned, looked out to sea, then walked quickly away.

生词表（New Words）

1. excited 兴奋        thought 想到                   summer 夏天 

2. shining 炽烈的           warm 暖和                      sun 阳光 

3. sea-front 海滨大道     quickly 快步                   steps 台阶 

4. cheerfully 愉快地       smile 微笑                      people 路人 

5. elderly 年长的            waved 挥帽                     stopped 拦住 

6. buzzing 嗡嗡声          camera 相机 

7. photo 照片                  pleased 愿意                   moment 片刻 

8. handed 递给                bright 鲜艳                      blue 蓝 

9. bargain 优惠               price 价格                       holiday 假期 

10. repeated 重复            asked 问                          seventy 七十 

11. explained 解释          normal 正常的                discount 折扣 

12. argued 反驳              offered 出价                    needed 需要 

13. admitted 承认           bright 鲜艳                      clear 清晰 

14. smiling 微笑             corner 角落                     hat 帽子 

15. snapped 抓拍            idea 想法 

16. good-looking好看的 thought 认为 

17. studio 影楼               natural 自然的                pounds 英镑 

18. argued 反驳              needed 需要                    offered 出价 

19. profit 利润                cost 成本                         frame 相框 

20. interrupted 打断        final 最终的                    offered 出价 

21. suddenly 突然           spend 花费                      time 时间 

22. keep 留着                  seventy 七十                   added 补充 

23. quickly 快步             turned 转身                     walked 走 

24. turned 转身               looked 看                        walked 走

1. 埃德加想到即将迎来的这个夏天的第一次游泳，感到非常兴奋。

2. 在阳光如此炽烈的照射下，他确信海水一定已经够暖和了。

3. 他快步走在海滨大道上，朝通往沙滩的台阶走去。

4. 他愉快地对路人微笑。

5. 就在他朝一位年长的女士微笑并挥帽致意时，一个拿着相机的男人抓住了他的胳膊，把他拦住了。

6. 埃德加听到相机发出轻微的嗡嗡声。

7. 那个男人告诉埃德加，他的彩色照片马上就会拍好，只要他愿意稍等片刻。

8. 嗡嗡声停了，摄影师把照片递给了埃德加。埃德加看到自己的蓝衬衫几乎占满了整张照片。

9. 那人说照片售价七十便士，并补充说这是他假期里能遇到的最好优惠。

10. 埃德加重复了一下价格，并问这张照片竟然要七十便士？

11. 那人解释说，正常价格是八十五便士，但他特意为单独拍摄的人提供了折扣，还说这是在查德韦尔能找到的最实惠的价格。

12. 埃德加说，七十便士还是太贵了，希望他能再便宜点。

13. 不过，他不得不承认这确实是一张好照片，色彩鲜艳又清晰。

14. 照片中，他高举着帽子，笑容灿烂地朝那位年长的女士微笑，而女士的一只手臂和手提包也出现在照片的一个下角。

15. 他完全不知道自己被抓拍了。

16. 他暗自觉得自己在照片中看上去确实挺帅的。

17. 摄影师说，这张照片的效果和影楼收费几英镑的作品一样好，还补充说这照片看起来更自然。他再次强调售价是七十便士。

18. 埃德加反驳道，他从未为一张照片花过这么多钱，并且觉得它根本不值这个价，还说自己也不需要这张照片。他只愿意出二十五便士。

19. 摄影师拒绝了他的价格，解释说每张彩色照片的成本就已经是五十便士，这是制作空白相框的价格。

20. 埃德加打断他说，你还想赚四成的利润呢。他出价五十便士，并表示这是他的底价。

21. 那人想了想，说他再看一眼照片。

22. 然后他突然从埃德加手里拿回了照片，说自己不能再浪费时间在这件事上了。

23. 他补充说，价格就是七十便士，不买就算了，他会把照片留着。

24. 埃德加冷冷地说，那你留着吧。他转身朝海边看了一眼，然后快步离开了。