Dave's class at school were studying English history, and one day their teacher said to them, “Well, boys, on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. There's a beautiful castle there, and we're going to visit it.” The boys were very happy when they heard this.
Dave他們班在學校學習英國曆史，有一天他們老師跟他們説，“哎，男孩們，我們週五要乘公共汽車去康威，那裏有一個漂亮的城堡，我們會去參觀它。”男孩們聽到這個消息時非常開心。
“Now, has anybody got any questions?” the teacher asked.
“現在，有誰有問題要問嗎?”老師問。
“How old is the castle, sir?” Dave asked.
Dave問：“這個城堡建立多久了，老師?”
“It's about seven hundred years old, Dave.” the teacher answered.
“它已經有七百年曆史了，Dave。”老師回答。
“What's the name of the castle, sir?” another boy asked.
“那這個城堡叫什麼名字呢?”另一個男孩問。
“Conway Castle.” the teacher said.
“康威城堡。”老師説。
On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. They visited Conway Castle, and then they came back and went home.
男孩們週五九點去學校上了公交車，他們參觀了康威城堡後就回家了。
“Well,” Dave's mother said to him when he got home, “did you like the castle, Dave?”
“哎，”Dave一回到家他媽媽就問他，“你喜歡那座城堡嗎，Dave?”
“Not very much,” Dave answered. “The stupid people built it too near the railway.”
“不怎麼喜歡，”Dave回答，“那些愚蠢的人把它建得離鐵路太近了。”
Text B What Are You Going to Do?
Robert and Peter are talking about the end of the school term. Robert is going to leave school and start work, but Peter is going to stay at school.
Robert and Peter正在討論學期末的事。Robert就將要離開學校去工作了，但是Peter仍將留在學校。
PETER: Are you going to leave school at the end of the term?
PETER：你學期末要離開學校了嗎?
ROBERT: Yes, I am.
ROBERT：是的。
PETER: What are you going to do?
PETER：你打算幹什麼?
ROBERT: I'm going to be a clerk.
ROBERT：我打算做一名辦事員。
PETER: What does a clerk do?
PETER：辦事員是幹什麼的?
ROBERT: He works in an office. He writes letters and reports, and he types.
ROBERT：辦事員是在辦公室工作的，他寫信和文章，還有打字。
PETER: I want to be a vet.
我想做一名獸醫。
ROBERT: A-what?
ROBERT：做什麼?
PETER: A vet-a veterinary surgeon.
PETER：a vet 就是獸醫。
ROBERT: Good gracious !What's that?
ROBERT：天啊!那是什麼職業?
PETER: A vet's a man who takes care of sick animals. He's an animal doctor.
PETER：獸醫就是一個照顧好生病的動物的職業，他是位動物醫生。
ROBERT: I once read a story about a person who talked to animals. It was very interesting.
ROBERT：我曾經聽説過一個關於一個人跟動物説話的故事。那有趣極了。
1. a visit to ... 對……的一次參觀
2. Good gracious! 天啊!這個比較常用的口語喲，表示憤怒、驚奇、驚訝等。
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