Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.

Life is full of the unexpected. Life is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了意想不到的事情。

Section A

A 部分

Language Goal：Narrate past events Language Goal：Narrate past events 语言目标：叙述过去的事件


1a

Look at the pictures. What happened to the girl? Look at the pictures. What happened to the girl? 看看这些照片。这个女孩怎么了？


1b

Listen to Mary talking about her moring. Complete the sentences. Listen to Mary talking about her moring. Complete the sentences. 听玛丽谈论她的早晨。完成句子。 录音对话 Boy  ：Hi, Mary. You look so tired.
Mary：I am. I had a bad morning.
Boy  ：Really? What happened?
Mary：Well, first of all I overslept. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.
Boy  ：Oh, what a pain!
Mary：So, after he got out of the shower, I took a quick shower and got dressed. But by the time I went outside, the bus had already left.
Boy  ：Oh, no!
Mary：Oh, yes! So I ran all the way to school. But when I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.
Boy  ：No wonder you look stressed. 男孩：嗨，玛丽。你看起来很累。
玛丽：是的。我早上过得很糟糕。
男孩：真的吗？怎么搞的？
玛丽：嗯，首先我睡过头了。当我起床时，我哥哥已经在洗澡了。
男孩：噢，好痛啊！
玛丽：所以，他洗完澡后，我快速洗了个澡，穿好衣服。但当我走到外面时，公共汽车已经开走了。
男孩：哦，不！
玛丽：哦，是的！所以我一路跑到学校。但当我到学校时，我意识到我把背包忘在家里了。
男孩：难怪你看起来很紧张。 短语
  1. By the time I got up, my brother _________ already _________ in the shower.
  2. By the time I got outside, the bus _________ already _________ .
  3. When I got to school, I realized I _________ my backpack at home.
  1. 我起床的时候，我哥哥已经在洗澡了。
  2. 我到外面的时候，公共汽车已经 _________ 了。
  3. 当我到达学校时，我意识到我在家里的背包 _________ 。


1c

Take tures being Mary. Look at the pictures above and talk about what happened this morning. Take tures being Mary. Look at the pictures above and talk about what happened this morning. 以玛丽为例。看看上面的图片，谈谈今天早上发生的事情。 对话 A：What happened?
B：I overslept. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower. A：发生了什么？
B：我睡过头了。当我起床的时候，我哥哥已经洗过澡了。


2a

Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures [1 - 4] in the correct order. Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures [1 - 4] in the correct order. 听玛丽继续她的故事。按正确的顺序给图片编号 [1-4]。 录音对话 Boy  ：So then what did you do, Mary?
Mary：Well, I ran home to get my backpack. But when I got home, I realized I had left my keys in the backpack.
Boy  ：You're kidding!
Mary：So I ran back to school without my keys or my backpack. But by the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Boy  ：Oh, no!
Mary：And by the time I walked into class, the teacher had started teaching already. She asked for our homework, but of course I didn't have it. 男孩：那你做了什么，玛丽？
玛丽：嗯，我跑回家拿背包。但当我回到家时，我意识到我把钥匙忘在背包里了。
男孩：你在开玩笑！
玛丽：所以我没有带钥匙或背包就跑回了学校。但当我回到学校时，铃声已经响了。
男孩：哦，不！
玛丽：当我走进教室时，老师已经开始教了。她要求我们做作业，但我当然没有。


2b

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers. 用括号中动词的正确形式填空。然后再听一遍，检查你的答案。 短语
  1. When I _________ (get) home, I realized I _________ (leave) my keys in the backpack.
  2. By the time I _________ (get) back to school, the bell _________ (ring).
  3. By the time I _________ (walk) into class, the teacher _________ (start) teaching already.
  1. 当我 _________ （回家）时，我意识到我 _________ （把）钥匙忘在背包里了。
  2. 当我 _________ （回到）学校时，铃声 _________ （响）了。
  3. 当我 _________ （走进）课堂时，老师 _________ （开始）已经开始上课了。


2c

Make up an ending for the story and share it with your partner. Make up an ending for the story and share it with your partner. 为故事编一个结局，并与你的伴侣分享。 短语 The teacher looked at Mary and ... 老师看着玛丽，然后 ...


2d

Role-play the conversation. Role-play the conversation. 角色扮演对话。 对话 Matt ：Why were you late for class today, Kevin?
Kevin：My alarm clock didn't go off! I kept sleeping, and when I woke up it was already 8:00 a.m.!
Matt ：Oh, no!
Kevin：So I just quickly put on some clothes and rushed out of the door.
Matt ：You didn't eat breakfast?
Kevin：No, I didn't even brush my teeth or wash my face! But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
Matt ：Then how did you get here?
Kevin：Luckily, Carl's dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.
Matt ：Well, at least by the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class. 马特：凯文，你今天为什么上课迟到了？
凯文：我的闹钟没响！我一直在睡觉，当我起床的时候已经是早上8点了.！
马特：哦，不！
凯文：所以我很快穿上衣服就冲出了门。
马特：你没吃早饭？
凯文：不，我甚至都没刷胡子，也没洗脸！但是在我到达公共汽车站之前，公共汽车已经开走了。
马特：那你是怎么来的？
凯文：幸运的是，卡尔的爸爸在街上看到我，让我搭他的车。
马特：至少你到学校的时候，上课只迟到了五分钟。


3a

Read the passage and answer the questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. 阅读短文并回答问题。 问题
  1. Which two events does the writer mention?
  2. How did the writer end up missing both events?
  1. 作者提到了哪两件事？
  2. 作者是如何错过这两个事件的？
 短文

Life Is Full of the Unexpected


In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.

Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. "This is the first holiday I've taken in a year, and now I've missed my plane. What bad luck!" I thought to myself. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.

生活充满意外


2001年5月，我在纽约世贸中心找到了一份工作。 2001年9月11日上午8点半左右，我到了我的办公室。 我刚要上楼，就决定先喝杯咖啡。 我去了我最喜欢的咖啡店，尽管它离我的办公室有两个街区。 当我和其他办公室职员一起排队时，我听到一声巨响。 我还没来得及和外面的其他人一起去看看发生了什么事，第一架飞机就已经撞上了我的办公楼。 我们难以置信地盯着燃烧着的大楼上空升起的黑烟。 我很幸运能活着。

差不多十年后的2011年2月21日，我在上午10点醒来，发现我的闹钟从未响过。 我跳下床，直奔机场。 但是当我到达机场的时候，我去新西兰的飞机已经起飞了。 “这是我一年来的第一个假期，现在我错过了飞机。 真倒霉！” 我心想。 其他的飞机都满员了，所以我不得不等到第二天。第二天早上，我听说前一天新西兰发生了地震。 我的厄运意外地变成了一件好事。


3b

Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word. Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word. 从短文中找出与下列单词含义相反的单词。然后用每个单词写一个句子。


3c

Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you. Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you. 向你的搭档复述其中一个事件。用这些单词和短语来帮助你。 单词 stare   in disbelief   take off   unexpected   burn   above   alive   till/until   arrive at   be about to   even though 凝视；难以置信；起飞；出乎意料的；烧伤；以上；活着；直到；到达；即将；尽管 短语 e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my ... 2001年9月11日，我到达我的 ...


Grammer Focus

语法重点

短语 When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. 当我到达学校时，我意识到我把背包忘在家里了。
当我回到学校时，铃声已经响了。
在我到达公共汽车站之前，公共汽车已经开走了。
我正要去办公室，这时我决定先去喝杯咖啡。
当我和其他上班族一起排队等候时，我听到一声巨响。


4a

Make sentences using by the time or before. Make sentences using by the time or before. 按时间或之前造句。 短语
  1. Tim went into the bathroom.          Mary got up.
    By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.
  2. The coffee became cold.            I put cream in the coffee.
    _________
  3. The teacher collected the math homework.   I got to school.
    _________
  4. I completed the work for my boss.      The workday ended.
    _________
  5. The movie started.              I arrived at the cinema.
    _________
  6. My mothr finished making the apple pie.    I got home from my language course.
    _________
  1. 蒂姆走进浴室 玛丽站了起来。
    玛丽起床时，蒂姆已经进了浴室。
  2. 咖啡变凉了 我在咖啡里放了奶油。
    _________
  3. 老师收集了数学作业 我去上学了。
    _________
  4. 我为老板完成了工作 工作日结束了。
    _________
  5. 电影开始了 我到达电影院。
    _________
  6. 我妈妈把苹果派做好了 我上完语言课回家了。
    _________


4b

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 用方框中单词的正确形式填空。 单词 rush out   forget   arrive at   go into   show up   find out 冲出去；忘记；到达；进入；现身；找出 短语
  1. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else _________ already _________ .
  2. When he put the noodles into a bowl, he realized he _________ to add the green beans.
  3. By the time my mother came back from the market, I _________ already _________ of the door to go to my piano lesson.
  4. Before she got to the airport, she _________ about the earthquake.
  5. When she _________ the movie theater, she remembered she had forgotten to feed her dog.
  6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he _________ the building.
  1. 当我到达聚会时，其他人已经 _________ 了。
  2. 当他把面条放进碗里时，他意识到他 _________ 要加青豆。
  3. 当我妈妈从市场回来的时候，我已经 _________ 出门去上钢琴课了。
  4. 在她到达机场之前，她对地震说了几句话。
  5. 当她 _________ 去电影院时，她想起忘记喂狗了。
  6. 在她有机会说再见之前，他匆匆忙忙地离开了大楼。


4c

Write two true statements and one false statement about your day yesterday. Then ask your classmates to guess the false statement. Write two true statements and one false statement about your day yesterday. Then ask your classmates to guess the false statement. 写两份关于你昨天一天的真实陈述和一份虚假陈述。然后让你的同学去猜这个错误的陈述。 短语
  1. By the time I left for school in the morning, _________
  2. By the end of the school day, _________
  3. By dinner time, I _________
  1. 当我早上去上学的时候 _________
  2. 在一天的学习结束时 _________
  3. 到了晚饭时间，我 _________


Section B

B 部分


1a

Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column. Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column. 把这些单词放在图表中正确的列中。有些单词可以放在多个栏中。


1b

Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a. Tell your partner about something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a. 告诉你的伴侣你最近发生的事情。在 1a 中使用两个或多个单词。 短语 Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party ... 上周五晚上，我的朋友邀请我参加他的生日聚会 ...


1c

Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool's Day. Listen and write each person's name under the correct picture. Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool's Day. Listen and write each person's name under the correct picture. 戴夫、尼克和乔正在谈论愚人节。听录音，把每个人的名字写在正确的图片下面。 录音对话 Nick ：Has someone ever tricked you on April Fool's Day, Dave?
Dave：Yes. A friend once invited me to a costume party. When I got there, I found that it wasn't a costume party. I was the only person wearing a costume, and I was really embarrassed. How about you, Nick?
Nick ：Well, last April Fool's Day, when my alarm went off, I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was empty. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had fooled me.
Dave：He had?
Nick ：Uh-huh. He had changed the clock to an hour earlier. What about you, Joe? What happened to you on April Fool's Day?
Joe   ：Well, my friend called me on March 31st last year and told me we had a math test the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was tired because I had stayed up all night studying. Then I found out that my friend had fooled me. We didn't have a test at all! 尼克：戴夫，愚人节有人骗过你吗？
戴夫：是的。一位朋友曾邀请我参加一个化妆舞会。当我到达那里时，我发现这不是一个化妆舞会。我是唯一一个穿着戏服的人，我真的很尴尬。你呢，尼克？
尼克：嗯，去年愚人节，当我的闹钟响起时，我起床，洗了个澡，穿好衣服，然后去上学了。但当我到达那里时，学校空无一人。我是那里唯一的一个。一个小时后，其他孩子出现了，我意识到我哥哥骗了我。
戴夫：是吗？
尼克：嗯。他把钟提前了一个小时。你呢，乔？愚人节那天你怎么了？
乔：嗯，我的朋友去年3月31日打电话给我，告诉我第二天我们有数学考试。当我上数学课的时候，我累了，因为我熬夜学习了。然后我发现我的朋友骗了我。我们根本没有考试！


1d

Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe. Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below? Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe. 再听一遍。下面每个短语都是谁说的？为 Dave 写 D，为 Nick 写 N，为 Joe 写 J。 对话
  1. _________ a costume party
  2. _________ my alarm went off
  3. _________ stayed up all night
  4. _________ was tired
  5. _________ was really embarrassed
  6. _________ the other kids showed up
  1. _________ 化妆舞会
  2. _________ 我的闹钟响了
  3. _________ 彻夜未眠
  4. _________ 累了
  5. _________ 真的很尴尬
  6. _________ 其他孩子都来了


1e

Tell April Fool's Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d. Tell April Fool's Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d. 在你的小组里讲愚人节的故事。使用 1c 和 1d 中的信息。 对话 A：What happened to Dave on April Fool's Day?
B：Well, a friend invited him to a costume party ... A：戴夫在愚人节那天发生了什么事？
B：一个朋友邀请他参加一个化妆舞会 ...


2a

Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool's Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool's Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner. 你有没有和别人开玩笑，尤其是在愚人节？你曾经被别人愚弄过吗？把你的故事告诉你的伴侣。


2b

Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea. Read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea. 快读这篇文章。然后将每一段都与大意相匹配。 短语 Paragraph 1   One of the most famous tricks played
Paragraph 2   Examples of funy stories that happened on April Fool's Day
Paragraph 3   An introduction to April Fool's Day
Paragraph 4   A sad story that happened on April Fool's Day 第1段 最著名的把戏之一
第2段 愚人节发生的有趣故事的例子
第3段 愚人节简介
第4段 愚人节那天发生的悲伤故事 短语 USING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about. 使用背景知识
仔细阅读每一段中的第一句话可以激活你自己对主题的了解，并帮助你猜测全文是关于什么的。 短文 April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.

One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick a TV show in England reported the discovery of special water. They said this water would help people lose weight and that one customer had already lost a lot of weight in just four months. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

Many April Fool's jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her to marry him. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. However, when she said yes, he replied, "April Fool!" That little joke didn't have a very happy ending. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.

One of the world's most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April. In that month in 1938, actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and fear spread across the whole country. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes. 愚人节是一个在世界各地不同国家举行的庆祝活动。 它发生在每年的4月1日，是许多人互相玩各种各样的把戏和笑话的日子。

有一年愚人节，英国的一位记者宣布，意大利将不再有意大利面了，因为意大利种植意大利面的农民已经停止种植意大利面了。 许多人跑到当地的超市去买尽可能多的意大利面。 当人们意识到这个故事是一个骗局时，全国所有的意大利面都已经卖光了。 在另一个著名的恶作剧中，英国的一个电视节目报道了一种特殊水的发现。 他们说这种水可以帮助人们减肥，一位顾客在短短四个月内就瘦了很多。 到当天结束时，超过1万人打电话给电视台询问如何获得这些水。

许多愚人节的玩笑最终可能不是很有趣。 一位著名的电视明星曾在愚人节邀请他的女朋友参加他的节目。 他向她求婚。 这位女士非常高兴，因为她真的很想结婚。 然而，当她答应时，他回答说:“愚人节！” 那个小玩笑的结局不太好。 这位电视明星失去了女友，他的节目也被取消了。

然而，世界上最著名的恶作剧之一发生在10月，而不是4月。 1938年的那个月，演员奥森·威尔斯在他的广播节目中宣布，来自火星的外星人已经登陆地球。 他描述了他们降落的地方，并讲述了他们如何在美国各地移动。 威尔斯把这个故事说得如此真实，以至于数百人相信了这个故事，恐惧传遍了整个国家。 当警察宣布这个故事是一个骗局时，成千上万的人已经离开了他们的家。


2c

Read the passage again and answer the questions. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 再读一遍并回答问题。 问题
  1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool's Day?
  2. What did the TV show say the special water could do?
  3. Why did the TV star's joke have a bad ending?
  4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?
  5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
  6. Which of these stories is the most believable? Which is the least believable? Why?
  7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
  1. 为什么在愚人节那天超市里的意大利面条都卖完了？
  2. 电视节目说这种特殊的水能做什么？
  3. 为什么这位电视明星的笑话结局不好？
  4. 威尔斯是什么时候告诉人们火星上的外星人登陆地球的？
  5. 为什么这么多人相信奥森·威尔斯？
  6. 这些故事中哪一个最可信？哪一个最不可信？为什么？
  7. 你会被这些故事愚弄吗？


2d

Fill the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Fill the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 用括号中动词的正确形式填空。 短语
  1. After the spaghetti story _________ (appear) in the news, everyone _________ (rush) to the supermarkets.
  2. By the time people _________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets _________ (disappear).
  3. By the time the day _________ (end), more than 10,000 people _________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
  4. By the time the show _________ (end), the TV star _________ (lose) his girlfriend.
  5. By the time police officers _________ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _________ (run away) from their homes.
  1. 意大利面条的故事出现在新闻中后，每个人都涌向超市。
  2. 当人们 _________ （发现）这个故事不是真的时，超市里所有的意大利面条 _________ （消失了）。
  3. 当天 _________ （结束）时，有一万多人 _________ （打电话）到电视台询问特殊用水的情况。
  4. 节目结束时，电视明星失去了他的女朋友。
  5. 当警察 _________ （告诉）全国这个故事是一场骗局时，许多人 _________ （逃离）了他们的家。


2e

Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for: Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for: 把你从 2a 开始的趣事讲给全班同学听。全班同学将投票支持： 短语 a. the funniest joke
b. the most embarrassing joke
c. the most creative joke a.最有趣的笑话
b.最尴尬的笑话
c.最有创意的笑话 对话 A：What's your story?
B：Well, last year, on the first day of school, my sister put a piece of paper on my back that said "Please say hello." All morning at school ... A：你的故事是什么？
B：去年，在上学的第一天，我姐姐在我背上放了一张纸，上面写着 “请打招呼” ...


3a

Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day? What happened? Make some notes about what you remember. Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day? What happened? Make some notes about what you remember. 你还记得哪一天是幸运的还是不幸的？发生了什么？记下你所记得的。 问题 What was the date?
What happened first?
Was this lucky or unlucky? Why?
What happened next?
How did the day end?
How did you feel about this day? 日期是几号？
首先发生了什么？
这是幸运还是不幸？为什么？
接下来发生了什么？
这一天是怎么结束的？
你今天感觉怎么样？


3b

Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class. Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class. 写一个关于你幸运或不幸的一天的故事，并把你的故事告诉同伴或全班同学。 短语

My lucky/unlucky day


I will always remember the date ...
This was the luckiest/unluckiest day of my life ...
When I work up that morning ...
Later that day, ...
I couldn't believe ...
Then/After that, ...
Finally, ...
I think ...
What a lucky / an unlucky day!

我的幸运/倒霉的一天


我将永远记得那个日期 ...
这是我一生中最幸运/最不幸的一天 ...
那天早上我起床的时候 ...
那天晚些时候 ...
我简直不敢相信 ...
然后/之后 ...
最后
我想 ...
多么幸运的一天啊！


Self Check

1、Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. 1、Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. 1、用方框中单词的正确形式填空。 单词 cancel   miss   west   accident   lady   officer   market   unexpected 取消；小姐；西部；事故；女士；军官；市场；想不到的 短文 Last Saturday after my French course, I decided to drive to the _________ to buy a meat pie for dinner. As I was heading _________ , I saw a huge truck in the middle of the road. There had been a(n) _________ and there were many police _________ around. I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall. However, I _________ the road that led to the mall. Then I saw a restaurant that sold chicken noodles. I went inside and the _________ , who was the owner, served me the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever. I had made a(n) _________ discovery! I'm so glad that I _________ my plan to go to the market. 上周六上完法语课程后，我决定开车去 _________ 买一个肉饼作为晚餐。当我正驶向 _________ 时，我看到一辆巨大的卡车停在路中间。有一个 _________ ，周围有很多警察 _________ 。我转过身，决定去附近的一家商场。然而，我 _________ 通往商场的那条路。然后我看到一家卖鸡肉面条的餐馆。我走进屋里，店主 _________ 给我端上了有史以来最美味的一碗鸡肉面。我发现了一个 _________ ！我很高兴我答应了去市场的计划。
2、Think of ways to finish the answers. 2、Think of ways to finish the answers. 2、想办法完成答案。 对话
  1. A：Why didn't you hand in your science homework?
    B：Before I could start working on it, _________ .
  2. A：Why didn't you take a shower this morning?
    B：By the time I got up, _________ .
  3. A：Why did you have to walk home from school?
    B：By the time I left my school, _________ .
  1. A：你为什么不交科学作业？
    B：在我开始工作之前，_________ 。
  2. A：你今天早上为什么不洗个澡？
    B：我起床时，_________ 。
  3. A：你为什么必须从学校步行回家？
    B：当我离开学校时，_________ 。


Words and Expressions

单词汉语词性
unexpected出乎意料的；始料不及的adj.
by the time ...在 ... 以前
backpack背包；旅行包n.
oversleep（overslept）睡过头；睡得太久v.
give ... a lift捎 ... 一程
block街区n.
in line with与 ... 成一排
worker工作者；工人n.
stare盯着看；凝视v.
disbelief不信；怀疑n.
above在 ... 上面
在上面		prep. 在 ... 上面
adv. 在上面
burn（burnt；burned）着火；燃烧v.
burning着火的；燃烧的adj.
alive活的；有生气的adj.
airport机场n.
till到；直到prep. & conj.
west向西；朝西
向西的；西部的
西；西方		adv. 向西；朝西
adj. 向西的；西部的
n. 西；西方
cream奶油；乳脂n.
workday工作日n.
show up赶到；露面
bean豆；豆荚n.
market市场；集市n.
fool蠢人；傻瓜
愚弄		n. 蠢人；傻瓜
v. 愚弄
costume（特定场合穿的）服装；结束n.
embarrassed窘迫的；害羞的adj.
costume party化装舞会
announce宣布；宣告v.
spaghetti意大利面条n.
hoax骗局；恶作剧n.
sell out卖光
discovery发现；发觉n.
lady女士；女子n.
cancel取消；终止v.
officer军官；官员n.
believable可相信的；可信任的adj.
disappear消失；不见v.
embarrassing使人害羞的（难堪的或惭愧的）adj.
New Zealand新西兰
Italy意大利
Mars火星
Matt马特（男名）
Kevin凯文（男名）
Carl卡尔（男名）
Orson奥森 · 韦尔斯


Notes on the Text

1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. 我正要上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
 be about to do something 是一种表达将来的结构。Somebody is about to do something 或 Something is about to happen 表示 “某人即将做某事” 或 “某事就要发生”，表达的是一种眼下的、最近的将来。

例如：

We were just about to set off when Kate returned with the bad news. 我们正要出发，这时凯特回来了，带来了坏消息。
Oh, I was just about to leave you a message. 噢，我正要给你写个留言条呢。

注意：be going to do something 表达对未来的 “计划；打算”。

例如：

We’re going to have a picnic this weekend. 本周末我们打算进行一次野餐。

2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. 我们直楞楞地盯着燃烧着的大楼上升起的黑烟，无法相信（这一切）。
 1）stare 表示 “（目不转睛地）盯着瞧；凝视” 的意思，是不及物动词，用法与 look 类似，接宾语时需要介词 at 来引入所注视的内容。

例如：

What are you staring at? 你眼睛一动不动地在盯着看什么呢？
Don’t stare at people like that. It’s rude. 别那样盯着人看，这不礼貌。

 2）介词短语 in disbelief 用来表示人们持有怀疑、疑虑的态度，常与 stare at somebody, shake on’s head 等搭配使用。

例如：

I stared at him in disbelief, shocked at what he had said. 我直盯着他，十分震惊，不相信他说的一切。
My grandmother shook her head in disbelief. 我奶奶摇着头，丝毫不信。

3. April Fool’s Day 愚人节
 这是英美等英语国家一个特有的娱乐性节日。每年 4 月 1 日，朋友、熟人间往往会无中生有，编出一些玩笑来互相愚弄，人们一旦相信，便被大家嬉笑为 “四月愚人”（April fool）。由于其特定的愉悦氛围和文化特质，这一节日深受大众，尤其是青年人喜爱，也逐渐流传到世界其他国家。

4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny. 许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不是那么有趣。
 end up 意为 “结束；以 … 告终”，后面常接介词短语或动词的 -ing 形式。

例如：

Marley warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. 马利告诫斯克鲁奇，若是不想与他落得同样下场就得改变自己的行事方式。
He needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t end up as a professional runner. 他需要思考，如果最终不能成为职业赛跑运动员会怎么样。
Every time she went to see that movie, she ended up crying her eyes out. 每次她去看那部电影，最后都哭得跟泪人似的。