第33课（322字 2分钟）

Passage Thirty-three

（K4 level）

1. Henry was an office worker in a big city.

2. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

3. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.

4. The advertisement said that people could enjoy country life, spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm, have good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, and fishing, and that it would be cheap and interesting.

5. Henry thought that it sounded like a good idea.

6. He decided that he would spend a month at West Hill Farm, thinking he could enjoy horse riding, walking, and fishing, which would make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.

7. He wrote to the farmer and told him in the letter that he would like to spend all of July there.

8. Then, on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

9. But four days later, he returned home.

10. Ed, his best friend, asked him what had been wrong with West Hill Farm and whether he hadn’t enjoyed country life.

11. Henry replied that country life had been very good, but there had been another problem.

12. He explained that on the first day he had been there, a sheep had died, and they had had roast mutton for dinner.

13. Ed had asked what had been wrong with that, saying that fresh meat was the best.

14. Henry had said he had known, but on the second day, a cow had died, and they had had roast beef for dinner.

15. Ed had remarked that Henry had been lucky.

16. Henry had told him that on the third day, a pig had died, and they had had roast pork for dinner.

17. He had added that on the fourth day, the farmer had died, and he hadn’t dared to stay for dinner.

生词表（New Words）

1. office 办公室                     worker 职员                    city 城市

2. worked 工作                             traveling 旅行                 holidays 假期

3. seaside 海边                       advertisement 广告        newspaper 报纸

4. country 乡村                      farm 农场                        food 食物

air 空气                             horse 骑马                      walking 散步

fishing 钓鱼                      cheap 便宜                      interesting 有趣

5. thought 觉得                      idea 主意

6. decided 决定                      spend 度过                      month 月

enjoy 享受                        change 改变

7. wrote 写信                         farmer 农场主                July 七月

8. left 启程                             farm 农场

9. returned 回到

10. asked 问问题                   wrong 问题                     life 生活

11. replied 回答                     problem 问题

12. explained 解释                 sheep 羊                          died 死了

dinner 晚餐                       mutton 羊肉

13. fresh 新鲜                        meat 肉

14. cow 牛                             beef 牛肉

15. remarked 说                     lucky 幸运

16. pig 猪                               pork 猪肉

17. farmer 农场主                 dared 敢                          dinner 晚餐

1. 亨利是一名在大城市工作的办公室职员。

2. 他工作非常努力，假期时喜欢旅行。

3. 他通常会去海边，但有一年他在报纸上看到了一则广告。

4. 广告上写着，人们可以享受乡村生活，在西山农场度过几周时光，有好吃的食物、新鲜的空气、骑马、散步和钓鱼，而且价格便宜又有趣。

5. 亨利觉得这听起来是个好主意。

6. 他决定要在西山农场待一个月，想着他可以享受骑马、散步和钓鱼，这与坐在海边游泳相比是个不错的改变。

7. 他写信给农场主，并在信中告诉他，他想在七月待整整一个月。

8. 然后，在七月一日，他启程前往西山农场。

9. 但四天后，他回到了家。

10. 他的好朋友埃德问他，西山农场出了什么问题，并问他是不是不喜欢乡村生活。

11. 亨利回答说，乡村生活非常好，但有另外一个问题。

12. 他解释说，他到达的第一天，有一只羊死了，他们晚餐吃的是烤羊肉。

13. 埃德问那有什么问题，并说新鲜的肉是最好的。

14. 亨利说他知道，但第二天有一头牛死了，他们晚餐吃的是烤牛肉。

15. 埃德说亨利真幸运。

16. 亨利告诉他，第三天有一头猪死了，他们晚餐吃的是烤猪肉。

17. 他补充说，第四天农场主死了，他不敢再留下来吃晚餐了。