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Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Gabriel Verne

词汇提示

1.Sioux 美洲土著

2.sledge 雪橇

3.Liverpool 利物浦，英国北部城市

原文

Chapter 7: When Phileas Fogg comes to the rescue

1 December

Their journey continued across the mountains of Colorado with no other surprises. At least for now.

In three days and three nights, they traveled more than 2,200 kilometres.

The passengers were soon familiar with the delays; these only seemed to worry Passepartout.

Phileas Fogg continued to play cards with Mrs. Aouda, while Inspector Fix slept like a baby, his head going up and down with the gentle movement of the train.

Passepartout correctly predicted more problems; he was right: a few days later a group of Sioux Indians attacked their train.

The Sioux rode their horses along both sides of the train.

The passengers heard their battle cries before they arrived.

Many of them knew what was happening, the horses of the Sioux moved faster than the train and several arrows flew towards the train carriages, until finally the train slowed down.

Some of the passengers prepared to defend themselves.

The Sioux jumped on the train.

Their leader tied up the train driver and his assistant together and threw them offthe train.

Then they went towards the other carriages.

'They're coming towards our carriage!' shouted Mrs. Aouda.

Passepartout bravely hit one of the men over the head with the back of his gun.

Then he left the others to see what he could do to stop the train and ask for help.

'We need to stop the train,' Passepartout told another passenger.' Maybe we can ask for help from a nearby town.'

'There are soldiers at Fort Kearney, a few miles away,' replied the man.

'Good!'said Passepartout. 'We'll stop the train and someone can go and look for help.'

He knew that there was only one way to stop the train – to climb under it.

He opened the door and went under their carriage.

Then with his great strength he pulled himself along the bottom of the other carriages until he finally found the engine above his head.

He separated the engine from the carriages and the train stopped.

The soldiers at Fort Kearney heard the cries of the Sioux and the sound of the guns coming from the train.

They quickly got on their horses and went to see what was happening.

The Sioux were surprised to see the soldiers, who were already shooting at them from the distance.

'Let's go!' said their leader. 'But first, take that man who is giving us so much trouble.'

The group rode away on their horses taking two passengers with them, and the brave young Frenchman who was trying to save them.

When the battle was over Phileas Fogg could not find Passepartout.

'The Indians took him away,' said a passenger. 'Poor man! They'll kill him for sure!'

'I'll find him and bring him back, dead or alive, 'replied Phileas Fogg.

Mrs. Aouda looked into his eyes. He was her hero. He truly was a wonderful person.

'We can save these people, but I need help ',Phileas Fogg said to the soldiers.

He left the fort with thirty soldiers, and their horses, and followed the direction of the Sioux.

Mrs. Aouda and Mr. Fix waited for him at Fort Kearney.

It was incredibly cold and the wind was blowing hard.

Inspector Fix and Mrs. Aouda sat in the uncomfortable station waiting room trying to keep warm.

From time to time, they looked outside at the snow.

The darkness of the night started to become morning, but she still could not see Phileas Fogg.

Not long after the sun came up, they heard the sound of guns in the distance.

They stood up, worried, and looked out of the windows.

But there was no battle, just the sound of celebrations.

A group of people, with Phileas Fogg in front, were coming on horses towards them.

Passepartout and the two other passengers were sitting on the horses behind.

They looked safe and well.

Mrs. Aouda ran to meet them.

Inspector Fix waited outside the station.

'Maybe he's not so clever after all,' he decided. 'But we must return to England soon and then I can arrest him.'

'You're all back safe! This is wonderful!' Mrs. Aouda cried.

Everyone,except Passepartout, looked happy.

'Yes,we're safe but Mr. Fogg will probably lose his bet because of me,' said Passepartout.

He left them to their celebrations and went to the station to find out about trains to New York.

'When's the next train to New York?' he asked.

'But we're already over twenty-four hours late. If the train leaves tonight, we'll be too late to get the boat!'

Passepartout felt very bad. He wanted to be a hero, and Phileas Fogg came to rescue him.

At that moment, Inspector Fix returned with a man he was talking to outside the station.

'This man says he can take us to the station in Omaha in his sledge,' he said. 'We can take a train to New York from there.'

The man had a strange sledge with sails.

He explained to them that he often took passengers from one station to another in the winter, when the snow stopped the trains, and that with a good wind behind them, they could go a lot faster than the train.

Phileas Fogg agreed. They had no choice.

They all climbed onto the sledge.

The sledge traveled very quickly across the icy, flat lands of the central states.

The passengers were very cold, and with an icy wind blowing in their ears they did not speak for most of the journey.

They were in Omaha in less than five hours.

When they arrived, they thanked the man and Phileas Fogg paid him well.

Fortunately,they found a train to Chicago and then to New York immediately.

They arrived in New York two days later at eleven o'clock on 11 December.

They quickly went to the port, but the China, the ship taking them to Liverpool, was not there.

Foggdid not look surprised. He looked at his watch.They were forty-five minutes late.

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

401.

Some of them are healthy, but others are not.

他们中的一些人身体健康，但是其他人不是。

402.

My son is going to leave for France next week.

我儿子下周要去法国了。

403.

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

这好比大海捞针。

404.

Switch on the light. I can't see anything.

把灯打开。我什么都看不见。

405.

Let's talk over a cup of tea, shall we?

我们用喝茶的时间谈谈，好吗？

406.

If he is innocent, it follows that his wife is guilty.

如果他是清白的，那他妻子就有罪。

407.

Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets.

科学家们可以很容易地计算出行星之间的距离。

408.

A foreign language cannot be mastered in a year or so.

我们无法用一年左右就掌握一门外语。

409.

The police think the burglar entered through a basement window.

警察认为窃贼是从地下室窗口进入的。

410.

I don't like to go out when it's dark.

我天黑后不喜欢出门。

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 32

311.

Bubble

n.气泡，泡沫v.冒泡，沸腾；激动

When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.

水沸腾时，气泡升到表面。

Soap bubbles are beautiful, but very fragile.

肥皂泡很漂亮，但很脆弱。

312.

Budget

n.预算v.制定预算adj.廉价的，经济型的

We can't buy any more equipment or we'll go over budget.

我们不能再购买任何设备，否则我们将超出预算。

We'reworking on a limited budget.

我们的预算有限。

My boss rejected the budget for this project.

我的老板拒绝了这个项目的预算。

313.

Build

v.建造，修建 n.体形，体格；构件

We plan to build a new house next year.

我们计划明年建造一座新房子。

Do you know how to build muscle fast?

你知道如何快速锻炼肌肉吗？

He abandoned his plan to build a factory.

他放弃了建造工厂的计划。

314.

Building

n.建筑物，房屋，楼房v.建造；发展

The building was heavily damaged by fire.

该建筑物被火灾严重破坏。

An earthquake destroyed the building.

地震摧毁了建筑物。

He explained the process of building a boat.

他解释了造船的过程。

315.

Bunch

n.束；一伙，一群；v.捆，扎，使集中

A bunch of people were standing outside waiting.

一群人站在外面等着。

A bunch of us are going to the pub tonight. Do you want to join us?

我们一群人今晚要去酒吧。你想加入我们吗？

Your friends are all just a bunch of nobodies.

你的朋友都只是一群无名小子。

316.

Burn

v.燃烧，消耗；烧坏n.灼伤，烧伤

Turn the heat down or your cake will burn.

把热量调低，否则你的蛋糕就会燃烧。

Let him burn in hell!

让他在地狱里燃烧吧！

317.

Burst

v.爆炸，爆裂n.突发，迸发

The children burst into tears.

孩子们哭了起来。

They burst out laughing.

他们突然笑了起来。

318.

Bury

v.埋，埋葬；埋头于，专心于

He was buried two days after he died.

他死后两天下葬。

She buried the box in the back garden.

她把盒子埋在后花园里。

319.

Bus

n.公共汽车 vt.乘公共汽车

Is there regular bus service to the town?

去镇上有定期的巴士服务吗？

My father is a bus driver.

我父亲是公交车司机。

A bus transported us from the airport to the hotel.

一辆公共汽车将我们从机场运送到酒店。

320.

Bush

n.灌木，灌木丛；v.蓬松；伸展

Don't beat around the bush!

别在灌木丛中跳动！

We have a beautiful rose bush growing just outside our front door.

我们在前门外面生长着一棵美丽的玫瑰灌木。

The cat slowly approached the bush where the mouse was hiding.

猫慢慢地走近老鼠藏身的灌木丛。

词汇提示

1.inaugural 就职

2.millennium 千年

3.bold 勇敢的

4.scourge 祸害

5.turmoil 混乱

6.unrivaled 无双的

7.atom 原子

8.dignity 有尊严的

9.exhilarating 振奋的

原文

Bill Clinton: 'Second Inaugural Address' (1)

My fellow citizens: At this last presidential inauguration of the 20th century, let us lift our eyes toward the challenges that await us in the next century.

It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only at the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs-a moment that will define our course, and our character, for decades to come.

We must keep our old democracy forever young.

Guided by the ancient vision of a promised land, let us set our sights upon a land of new promise.

The promise of America was born in the 18th century out of the bold conviction that we are all created equal.

It was extended and preserved in the 19th century, when our nation spread across the continent, saved the union, and abolished the awful scourge of slavery.

Then,in turmoil and triumph, that promise exploded onto the world stage to make this the American Century.

And what a century it has been.

America became the world's mightiest industrial power;saved the world from tyranny in two world wars and a long cold war;and time and again, reached out across the globe to millions who, like us, longed for the blessings of liberty.

Along the way, Americans produced a great middle class and security in old age; built unrivaled centers of learning and opened public schools to all;split the atom and explored the heavens; invented the computer and the microchip;and deepened the wellspring of justice by making a revolution in civil rights for African Americans and all minorities,and extending the circle of citizenship, opportunity and dignity to women.

Now,for the third time, a new century is upon us, and another time to choose.

We began the 19th century with a choice, to spread our nation from coast to coast.

We began the 20th century with a choice,to harness the Industrial Revolution to our values of free enterprise, conservation, and human decency.

Those choices made all the difference.

At the dawn of the 21st century a free people must now choose to shape the forces of the Information Age and the global society,to unleash the limitless potential of all our people, and, yes, to form a more perfect union.

When last we gathered, our march to this new future seemed less certain than it does today.

We vowed then to set a clear course to renew our nation.

In these four years, we have been touched by tragedy, exhilarated by challenge, strengthened by achievement.

America stands alone as the world's indispensable nation.

Once again, our economy is the strongest on Earth.

Once again, we are building stronger families, thriving communities, better educational opportunities, a cleaner environment.

Problems that once seemed destined to deepen now bend to our efforts: our streets are safer and record numbers of our fellow citizens have moved from welfare to work.

翻译

比尔·克林顿:“第二次就职演说”(1)

同胞们:在这20世纪最后一次总统就职典礼上，让我们正视下个世纪等待我们的挑战。
时间和机遇不仅把我们置于一个新世纪、一个新千年的边缘，而且把我们置于人类事务一个光明的新前景的边缘，这是我们的巨大幸运。这一时刻将决定我们今后几十年的道路和性格。
我们必须使我们古老的民主永葆青春。
在对应许之地古老憧憬的指引下，让我们把目光投向一个充满新希望的土地。
美国的希望诞生于18世纪，源于我们人生而平等的坚定信念。
它在19世纪得到扩展和保存，当时我们的国家在大陆上扩张，拯救了联邦，废除了可怕的奴隶制祸害。
然后，在动荡和胜利中，这一承诺在世界舞台上爆发，使这个世纪成为美国世纪。
这是一个怎样的世纪啊。
美国成为世界上最强大的工业强国;在两次世界大战和漫长的冷战中把世界从暴政中拯救出来;并一次又一次地向全球数百万像我们一样渴望自由祝福的人伸出援助之手。
在这一过程中，美国产生了庞大的中产阶级和老年保障;建立了无与伦比的学习中心，向所有人开放公立学校;分裂原子，探索天空;发明了计算机和微芯片;深化了正义的源泉，为非裔美国人和所有少数民族进行了民权革命，扩大了妇女的公民权、机会和尊严。
现在，我们第三次迎来了一个新世纪，这是另一个选择的时刻。
19世纪伊始，我们有一个选择，那就是把我们的国家从一个海岸扩展到另一个海岸。
进入20世纪时，我们有一个选择:利用工业革命来实现我们的自由企业、环境保护和人类尊严的价值观。
这些选择决定了一切。
在21世纪的黎明，一个自由的民族现在必须选择塑造信息时代和全球社会的力量，释放我们所有人的无限潜力，并且，是的，建立一个更完美的联邦。
上次我们聚在一起时，我们向这个新未来的进军似乎没有今天那么确定。
我们当时发誓要制定一条明确的路线来振兴我们的国家。
在这四年里，我们因悲剧而感动，因挑战而振奋，因成就而坚强。
美国是世界上不可或缺的国家。
再一次，我们的经济是地球上最强大的。
再一次，我们正在建设更强大的家庭，繁荣的社区，更好的教育机会，更清洁的环境。
曾经似乎注定要加深的问题，现在屈服于我们的努力:我们的街道更安全了，创纪录数量的同胞从领取福利转向工作。

Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Gabriel Verne

词汇提示

1.Atlantic 大西洋

2.ravines 深谷

3.whistle 汽笛

原文

Chapter 6: When our friends risk their lives

25 November

They were now sailing across the Pacific on the Carnatic in the direction of San Francisco.

On the journey, Passepartout started to remember more details about his evening with Mr. Fix and he began to ask questions.

Why did the man try and keep him in the bar for so long? Why was he doing the exact same journey as them?

It wasn't an unusual route, but why did he also want to do it so quickly? Was he following them?

'I'm going for a walk. I believe Mrs. Aouda will join me. I'll see you in the morning at seven-fifteen,' said Phileas Fogg,interrupting his manservant's thoughts.

His master certainly did not look worried and Passepartout decided that he had to think about just one thing: his master had to win his bet.

In the next few days, it became clear that Mrs. Aouda was very close to Phileas Fogg. He, on the other hand, did not seem to notice the beautiful lady by his side.

Tuesday- 2 hours ahead. Wednesday - 3 hours behind. Thursday - arrived in San Francisco on time.

The same evening, at exactly six o'clock, our adventurers left San Francisco to travel to New York.

The journey that once took six months to complete, now took seven days on the new Union Pacific Railroad that took the passengers from San Francisco in the west,to Omaha in the central state of Nebraska.

From there Phileas Fogg hoped to continue to New York for the final part of their journey: crossing the Atlantic to England on 11 December.

On the train, Passepartout sat next to Inspector Fix, but he did not want to talk to him.

He was still confused by his behavior in the bar and he did not like him.

After just one hour, it started to snow.

Fortunately,the snow did not slow down the train.

However,about nine o'clock the next morning, the train stopped.

To their amazement it was not because of the snow but because hundreds of buffalos we crossing the tracks in front of the train.

Passepartout became very impatient.

'I can't believe this!' he shouted. 'This country has a modern railway and the train must stop for a group of animals!'

The train driver told them he had no choice. The buffalos were not moving and they could damage the engine.

They had to wait until the buffalos moved across the tracks – three hours later!

As they went through the mountains in Wyoming, Phileas Fogg taught Mrs. Aouda howto play cards.

Mrs. Aouda was a very patient learner, and they were soon so occupied with their games that they did not even seem to notice the deep ravines below them.

Passepartout was looking out of the window, thinking about the bet, when he almost hit the seating front of him.

The train stopped suddenly and gave several loud whistles.

He got up to see what the problem was.

He saw the driver talking to a man from the next station, a place called Medicine Bow.

'The station guard sent me to tell you that you can't go any further," he said."The bridge across the ravine is not safe and it can't take the weight of the train. We have sent a telegram to Omaha, but it will be six hours before another train arrives.'

'We can't stay here all night. We'll die of cold in this snow!' shouted one of the passengers, hearing their conversation.

'Yes,but it will take six hours to go on foot to the next station.' said the train driver's assistant.

'I think I have an idea', said the train driver. 'We can get our train across the bridge, if we go fast enough.'

Passepartout was interested to hear more.

'If the train moves at its top speed, the train won't be as heavy on the bridge',he continued. 'And we can get across before the bridge breaks.'

Passepartout was worried for himself and the other passengers.

The bridge could break before the train reached the other side!

He could not understand why the other passengers seemed to think this was a good idea.

'Isn't there a simpler solution, perhaps...?' he began to ask the driver.

The driver was not listening.

'No,no, this is the best solution we have,' he said.

"Yes,but maybe not the safest...'

Passepartout tried to explain that he had another idea.

'Maybe the passengers can go across the bridge on foot.Then the train could follow after wards,' he said to the train driver's assistant

'No,the driver is right. If we go at top speed, we can get across the bridge. The train's leaving!' cried his assistant.

The train driver blew the whistle and the train went back along the tracks about two kilometers.

Then he blew the whistle again.

The train moved faster and faster as it came closer to the bridge.

In what seemed like minutes, or maybe it was only a few seconds, they were over on the other side, just in time to see the bridge fall into the deep ravine behind them.

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

391.

He has not written to us since last February.

他从去年二月开始就没写信给我们。

392.

Can you please tell me your name once more?

你能再告诉我一遍你的名字吗？

393.

She'll give her photo to whoever wants it.

她会把她的照片给所有想要的人。

394.

That was the first time that a man walked on the moon.

那是人类第一次在月球上行走。

395.

I broke a glass when I did the dishes.

我做菜时打碎了一个玻璃杯。

396.

Did you check all the items on the shopping list?

你检查购物单上所有的项目了吗?

397.

She was too short to see over the fence.

她太矮了，看不到围墙外面。

398.

Islam first reached China about the middle of the 7th century.

伊斯兰教大约在七世纪中叶传到中国。

399.

He is not as smart as his older brother.

他不像他的兄长那样聪明。

400.

How long does it take to get to the train station?

去火车站要多久？

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 31

301.

Bright

adj.明亮的；聪明的 adv.光亮地，明亮地

That's a bright idea.

这是个好主意。

Look at the bright side.

看看光明的一面。

The rooms are bright and spacious.

客房宽敞明亮。

302.

Brightly

adv.明亮地；鲜明地；生辉地

The sun is shining brightly.

阳光明媚。

She placed a bouquet of brightly colored flowers on the table.

她在桌子上放了一束鲜艳的花朵。

303.

Brilliant

adj.巧妙的，成功的，辉煌的；聪颖的

She is a brilliant public speaker.

她是一位出色的公开演讲者。

Everyone recognized him as a brilliant scientist.

每个人都认出他是一位杰出的科学家。

She gave a brilliant performance.

她表现出色。

304.

Bring

v.拿来，带来；导致，引起

Would you please bring me a dry towel?

你能给我带一条干毛巾吗？

You aren't permitted to bring dogs into this building.

你不允许带狗进入这栋大楼。

I'll bring it to you tomorrow.

我明天把它带给你。

305.

Broad

adj.宽广的，宽阔的；广泛的，普遍的

The company has a broad range of experience.

该公司拥有广泛的经验。

This room is very broad.

这个房间非常宽敞。

The valley is three miles long and half a mile broad.

山谷长三英里，宽半英里。

306.

Broadcast

v.散布，传播n.广播节目 adv.四散地，撒播地

The concert was broadcast live.

音乐会进行了现场直播。

The football game is now being broadcast.

足球比赛现在正在播出。

307.

Broadly

adv.广泛地，普遍地；多方面的，全面的

The climate is broadly similar in the two regions.

这两个地区的气候大致相似。

He was grinning broadly.

他笑得很开心。

308.

Brother

n.兄弟；同事；战友

The company is managed by my older brother.

公司由我哥哥管理。

He is very different from his brother.

他和他的兄弟有很大的不同。

My brother is a professor.

我哥哥是教授。

309.

Brown

n.褐色，棕色

His face was brown from the sun.

阳光照射他的脸是棕色的。

His shoes are brown.

他的鞋子是棕色的。

She has warm brown eyes.

她有温暖的棕色眼睛。

310.

Brush

n.刷子，画笔；灌木丛v.刷，拂拭

You should brush your teeth twice a day.

你应该每天刷两次牙。

She brushed off the sand from her shoes.

她刷去鞋上的沙子。

词汇提示

1.Normandy 诺曼底

2.allied 盟军

3.tyranny 暴政

4.Rangers 游骑兵

5.desolate 荒凉的

6.grenades 手榴弹

原文

Ronald Reagan: 'Speech at Normandy'

We're here to mark that day in history when the Allied peoples joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty.

For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow.

Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation.

Europe was enslaved, and the world prayed for its rescue.

Herein Normandy the rescue began.

Here the Allies stood and fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human history.

We stand on a lonely, windswept point on the northern shore of France.

The air is soft, but forty years ago at this moment, the air was dense with smoke and the cries of men, and the air was filled with the crack of rifle fire and the roar of cannon.

At dawn, on the morning of the 6th of June 1944, 225 Rangers jumped off the British landing craft and ran to the bottom of these cliffs.

Their mission was one of the most difficult and daring of the invasion: to climb these sheer and desolate cliffs and take out the enemy guns.

The Allies had been told that some of the mightiest of these guns were here and they would be trained on the beaches to stop the Allied advance.

The Rangers looked up and saw the enemy soldiers -at the edge of the cliffs shooting down at them with machine-guns and throwing grenades.

And the American Rangers began to climb.

They shot rope ladders over the face of these cliffs and began to pull themselves up.

When one Ranger fell, another would take his place.

When one rope was cut, a Ranger would grab another and begin his climb again.

They climbed, shot back, and held their footing.

Soon,one by one, the Rangers pulled themselves over the top,and in seizing the firm land at the top of these cliffs, they began to seize back the continent of Europe.

Two hundred and twenty-five came here.

After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms.

Behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the Ranger daggers that were thrust into the top of these cliffs.

And before me are the men who put them there.

These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.

These are the men who took the cliffs.

These are the champions who helped free a continent.

These are the heroes who helped end a war.

Gentlemen,I look at you and I think of the words of Stephen Spender's poem.

You are men who in your lives fought for life...and left the vivid air signed with your honor'...

Forty summers have passed since the battle that you fought here.

You were young the day you took these cliffs; some of you were hardly more than boys, with the deepest joys of life before you.

Yet you risked everything here.

Why?Why did you do it?

What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs?

What inspired all the men of the armies that met here?

We look at you, and somehow, we know the answer.

It was faith, and belief; it was loyalty and love.

The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next.

It was the deep knowledge – and pray God we have not lost it -that there is a profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest.

You were here to liberate, not to conquer, and so you and those others did not doubt your cause.

And you were right not to doubt.

You all knew that some things are worth dying for.

One's country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for,because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

All of you loved liberty.

All of you were willing to fight tyranny, and you knew the people of your countries were behind you.

翻译

罗纳德·里根:“诺曼底演讲”

我们在这里纪念历史上的那一天，盟国人民共同为解放这片大陆而战。
在漫长的四年里，欧洲大部分地区都笼罩在可怕的阴影之下。
自由的国家已经沦陷，犹太人在集中营里大声疾呼，数百万人大声疾呼要求解放。
欧洲被奴役了，全世界都在祈祷拯救它。
在诺曼底，救援行动开始了。
盟军站在这里，在人类历史上无与伦比的伟大事业中与暴政作斗争。
我们站在法国北岸一个孤独的、被风吹过的地方。
空气是柔和的，但四十年前的这个时候，空气中弥漫着浓烟和人们的呼喊声，空气中充满了步枪的噼啪声和大炮的轰鸣声。
1944年6月6日清晨，黎明时分，225名游骑兵从英国登陆艇上跳下，奔向悬崖底部。
他们的任务是入侵中最困难和最大胆的任务之一:爬上这些陡峭而荒凉的悬崖，摧毁敌人的大炮。
盟军被告知，这里有一些最强大的大炮，它们将在海滩上接受训练，以阻止盟军的推进。
游骑兵们抬头一看，看到了悬崖边的敌军士兵，他们用机关枪和手榴弹向他们射击。
美国游骑兵开始往上爬。
他们把绳梯架在悬崖上，开始往上爬。
当一个游骑兵倒下时，另一个会接替他的位置。
当一根绳子被割断时，游骑兵就会抓住另一根绳子重新开始攀登。
他们爬上去，反击，站稳脚跟。
很快，游骑兵们一个接一个地爬上了山顶，在占领了悬崖顶上坚固的土地后，他们开始夺回欧洲大陆。
225人来过这里。
经过两天的战斗，只有90人还拿着武器。
我身后是一座纪念碑，象征着刺入悬崖顶端的游骑兵匕首。
在我面前的是把他们放在那里的人。
这些是奥克角的孩子们。
就是这些人占领了悬崖。
他们是帮助解放一个大陆的斗士。
他们是帮助结束战争的英雄。
先生们，我看着你们就想起了斯蒂芬·斯彭德的诗。
你们是为生命而战的人……留下了写有“阁下”字样的生动的空气……
自从你们在这里战斗以来，已经过去了40个夏天。
你踏上这些悬崖的那天还很年轻;你们中的一些人还仅仅是孩子，有着生命中最深的快乐。
但你却冒着一切危险。
为什么?你为什么要这么做?
是什么促使你们抛开自我保护的本能，冒着生命危险去爬这些悬崖?
是什么激励了所有在这里相遇的士兵?
我们看着你，不知怎么的，我们知道答案。
这是信念，是信念;那是忠诚和爱。
诺曼底的战士们坚信他们所做的是正确的，坚信他们为全人类而战，坚信公正的上帝会在这个滩头阵地或下一个滩头阵地给予他们怜悯。
这是一个深刻的认识——祈祷上帝我们没有失去它——在使用武力解放和使用武力征服之间存在着深刻的道德差异。
你们来这里是为了解放，而不是征服，所以你们和其他人都没有怀疑自己的事业。
你不怀疑是对的。
你们都知道有些东西是值得为之牺牲的。
一个人的国家值得为之牺牲，民主也值得为之牺牲，因为它是人类所创造的最崇高的政府形式。
你们所有人都热爱自由。
你们所有人都愿意与暴政作斗争，你们知道你们国家的人民都在支持你们。

Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Gabriel Verne

单词提示

1.acrobats 杂技演员

2.Monsieur 先生

3.bald 秃的

4.pyramid 金字塔

5.destination 目的地 

原文

Chapter 5: When Passepartout becomes an acrobat

Hong Kong was the last country they traveled to under British law.

This was the inspector's final opportunity to get an arrest warrant for Phileas Fogg.

It was not difficult to imagine his anger when he discovered that the British officials in Hong Kong knew nothing about the warrant and told him he had to wait for it.

His only chance to arrest Phileas Fogg was to keep him in Hong Kong, but how?

While he was thinking about this, Fix recognized Passepartout walking down the steps of the Carnatic, the ship which was taking them to Yokohama.

An excited Inspector Fix ran towards him.

Nice to meet you again, Mr ...?'

'Fix.We met in Egypt, in the Suez.'

'I'm sorry, Mr. Fix, but I really don't have time to talk,' said Passepartout, and he continued walking.

'Of course, I won't stop you, but tell me, do you always go everywhere so quickly?'

'I need to go back to the hotel to tell my master that the Carnatic, isn't leaving tomorrow morning. The repairs are complete and the ship is going to leave tonight.'

'Oh,I understand, but let me walk with you on the way to your hotel,' said Inspector Fix.

Suddenly Fix had an idea.

'Maybe I can stop Passepartout from telling Phileas Fogg about the ship, and then the ship will leave without him!' he thought to himself.

'It's still early,' Inspector Fix began. 'Why don't we have a drink, Monsieur Passepartout? I know a nice place near the hotel. I'm sure we can stop for a drink. It's difficult to find a good friend to talk to after such a long journey away from home. '

'Well,just one drink... 'said Passepartout, who was enjoying his conversation with Inspector Fix.

When they were inside the bar the detective's plan was complete.

He ordered the drinks and asked the barman to make a very strong drink for Passepartout.

Less than an hour later, Passepartout was drunk and fell asleep at the table.

'Ah! Phileas Fogg will never know about the ship now,' he said to himself. 'And, now Mr. Fogg, I just need to wait until I have the warrant for your arrest, and it won't be long now, you can be certain of that!'

The next day, when Phileas Fogg woke up, he was a little surprised to see that Passepartout was not there.

He packed the suitcases himself and paid the hotel bill.

Then he went straight to the port with Mrs. Aouda.

But Passepartout was not there.

'How strange!' thought Phileas Fogg, but he showed no surprise to find that the Carnatic was not at the port.

In fact, he did not seem worried about the departure of the ship or his manservant.

Instead he went to speak to the captains of the different boats in the port.

Inspector Fix, who was waiting for Phileas Fogg, followed behind.

What was Phileas Fogg's new plan?

Fix saw him pay the captain of a small ship, who agreed to leave immediately.

'Oh no!' thought Inspector Fix.' He always thinks of something. That thief! He can't escape! Not now.'

Fix was very angry and upset.

He walked up and down near the ship, until Phileas Fogg noticed the poor man.

'Are you looking for a ship, too, my good man?' he asked. 'We're going to Japan. If  that's the direction you're going in, you're welcome to come with us!

'Thank you, sir. That's very kind of you. My ship left early and I am in a terrible situation, in fact, I was just thinking about how I could find another ship to take me to Yokohama,' replied Inspector Fix.

He was amazed at his good luck but he was worried that things were not going exactly as he planned.

He was determined to catch his thief.

'I'll have to follow Fogg around the world if that's the only way I can catch him,'he thought.

But where was our friend Passepartout?

Passepartout woke up in the bar a few hours later.

His head hurt and he could not remember anything, except that he came into a bar with someone he met and that he talked to a man about... the ship! The Carnatic was leaving that evening.

He looked at his watch.

'Oh no!' he thought. 'I'm late. Mr. Fogg will be at the port now.'

He ran to the boat and got on.

He looked everywhere for Mr. Fogg and Mrs. Aouda, but he could not see them.

It was then that he started to remember his afternoon with the man he met at the port.

'But of course,' he thought. 'Mr. Fogg doesn't know. How could he? I was still in that bar with Mr. Fix, and then l... '

It was too late. The ship was already sailing towards Yokohama.

He felt very bad. This was terrible.

His master was losing his bet because of him.

And he did not have a penny in his pocket!

When he arrived in Yokohama, he walked around the streets, trying to decide what to do.

Soon he felt hungry and he decided to sell his elegant European jacket and buy an old Japanese one, but the money was not enough.

He needed money to eat and to sleep, and, above all, to return home.

Just when he thought the situation was hopeless, he saw an advertisement for a circus.

Don't miss Batulcar's Circus. The last show before the circus moves to America.Acrobats, clowns, lions, tigers and much more!

'What luck!' thought Passepartout. 'I'll go to the circus owner. If he lets me go with them, I can go to America, and from there to England.'

'So,you say you're from Paris?' said Mr. Batulcar, a big man with a bald head and a moustache.

He looked at Passepartout carefully.

'Yes,a true Parisian, from Paris,' replied Passepartout.

'Well,you know how to make funny faces then,' said Mr. Batulcar smiling from the corners of his moustache.

Passepartout did not understand what he meant. 'Err... yes,' he said uncertainly.

'Good!Then you can start as a clown,' said Mr. Batulcar, 'and then you can do other jobs if we need an extra man. You can look after the tigers, for example.'

Passepartout was not very happy about this offer, but he needed the job.

That night an acrobat was ill, and Passepartout had to take his place as part of a human pyramid.

Passepartout was at the bottom of the pyramid and he had to carry the weight of several men on his shoulders.

The audience shouted out loudly, the drums sounded like a thunderstorm, and then...the people in the pyramid fell to the floor like a pack of cards.

What happened?

Passepartou twas running towards someone in the audience, someone he was very happy to see.

It was his old employer, Phileas Fogg. But how did he get there?

When Fogg and Mrs. Aouda arrived in Yokohama a week later, they spoke to the captain of the Carnatic and found Passepartout's name among the list of passengers, but his ticket only took him to Yokohama.

Phileas Fogg and Mrs. Aouda wanted to find Passepartout before the ship left for its next destination - San Francisco.

Inspector Fix, on the other hand, had no choice.

He went with them and became their 'friend'.

They looked all over the city but they could not find him anywhere.

'We haven't much time left in the city. Let's go and see the circus. I believe it'svery good,' he told the others.

Mr.Fix and Mrs. Aouda agreed.

Phileas Fogg did not see his manservant among the acrobats, but his manservant certainly saw him, and he left everyone else in the human pyramid in a big group of arms and legs on the floor.

They had no time to say sorry to a very angry Mr. Batulcar.

The Carnatic was leaving for America.

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

381.

When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.

当她发现他们还没有学校，她就办了一所。

382.

His mother sat up all night waiting for her son.

他的妈妈坐了一整夜，等她的儿子。

383.

Sir,that CD is available only by special order.

先生，那张CD需要预订才有。

384.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

我打心底里感激你。

385.

It was not until I reached home that I missed my purse.

我到家以后才发现我的钱包不见了。

386.

This place has a mysterious atmosphere to it.

这个地方的气氛很神秘。

387.

I recognize that what he says is the truth.

我承认他说的是事实。

388.

I should have known better than to call him.

早知道我不应该打电话给他。

389.

I made a bet that she would win the game.

我赌她赢这比赛。

390.

I do not like tea, so I generally drink coffee for breakfast.

我不喜欢茶，所以我早餐一般都喝咖啡。