第13课（231字 2分钟）

Passage Thirteen

（K4 level）

1. One night, after attending a birthday party, Agatha Christie walked home along the quiet road.

2. Suddenly from the shade of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her and then said in a cool voice that she should give him her earrings or she would die.

3. Hearing this, Agatha seemed less worried.

4. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, which she quickly threw on the ground.

5. She told him to take them and let her go. The robber looked at her, feeling uncertain.

6. He saw that the girl didn’t care for earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace.

7. He realized the necklace would cost much more, so he told her to give him her necklace.

8. She begged him, saying it wasn’t worth much and asking him to let her keep it.

9. He ordered her to stop talking rubbish and to be quick. With shaky hands, Agatha unwillingly took off her necklace.

10. As soon as the robber disappeared, with a half smile on her face, she picked up her earrings and ran as quickly as she could to one of her friends.

生词表（New Words）

1.quiet 安静的                road 道路 

2. suddenly 突然             shade 阴影                      knife 匕首

voice 声音 

3. hearing 听到                      worried 担心的 

4. cover 遮住                  necklace 项链                 earrings 耳环

ground 地上 

5. uncertain 犹豫不决 

6. care 在乎                    protect 保护 

7. realized 意识到          cost 价值 

8. begged 恳求                worth 值得 

9. ordered 命令               shaky 颤抖的                  unwillingly 勉强地 

10. disappeared 消失      smile 微笑                      quickly 飞快地

friend 朋友

1. 一天晚上，阿加莎·克里斯蒂参加完一个生日聚会后，沿着安静的道路走回家。

2. 突然，一个手持锋利匕首的高个男人从一座黑暗建筑的阴影中冲出来，用冷冷的声音对她说，她要么交出耳环，要么就得死。

3. 听到这话，阿加莎似乎没有那么担心了。

4. 她试图用大衣的衣领遮住自己的项链，同时用另一只手摘下两只耳环，并迅速将它们扔在地上。

5. 她对他说，拿走它们，放了我吧。劫匪看着她，有些犹豫不决。

6. 他看到这个女孩完全不在乎耳环，只是试图保护自己的项链。

7. 他意识到项链的价值会高得多，于是告诉她把项链给他。

8. 她恳求他说，项链不值什么钱，请让她保留它。

9. 他命令她别废话，快点。阿加莎颤抖着双手，勉强摘下了项链。

10. 劫匪一消失，她脸上带着一丝微笑，捡起耳环，飞快地跑向她的一个朋友家。