7月17日

1、张道真自学英语第四册第四课(2)  Crossing a Continent 横跨大陆；

       Crossing a Continent

Suppose you lived in the United States and wanted to go from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. If you wanted to go by plane, you could make the trip in a few hours. If you wanted to go by train, you could make the trip in two days. If you wanted to go by car, you could make the trip in a week or less. It would take much longer if you had to walk or go on horseback or by boat.

But the first men to cross North America went this slow way. It gook them a year and a half to go from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean. They had to carry their own supplies with them. There were no roads to follow, and rivers were often dangerous.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the expedition. Forty-five men left St. Louis on My 8, 1804. They traveled up the Missouri River in boats. By late fall the men reached the land of the Manda Indians in what is now the state of North Dakota. Here they built a camp for the winter. Here also they met a French trapper and his Indian wife. The trapper and his wife became their guides.

In the spring of 1805, the men started up the Missouri River again. At last they came to a place where the river divided into three forks. At this place there is now a small town called Three Forks., Montana. They followed one of the forks, the Jefferson River, but the river soon became too small and they could no longer use their boats. They walked many miles before they reached the land of the Shoshone Indians. These Indians gave them horses for their trip over the Rocky Mountains.

The trip over the mountains was dangerous and difficult. Many of the men were sick., and there was little food. On the west side of the mountains, the explorers found the Columbia River. Here they built canoes to use on the rest of their trip westward. In November of 1806, after a long and hard trip, they reached the Pacific Ocean.

                                                     横跨大陆

设想你住在美国，想从密西西比河到太平洋。如果你想坐飞机，只要几个钟头就能完成这次旅行。如果你想坐火车去，你就可能要花两天时间。如果你想坐小汽车去，你可以用一个星期或更少的时间到达。如果你不得不步行、骑马或是坐船，花的时间就要长得多。

可是第一批横跨北美的人就是以这种缓慢的方式走的。他们从密苏里州的圣路易岛太平洋岸，花了一年半时间。他们得自带给养，又不现成的路可走，河流也常常是奔流淌急的。

这支探险队是由麦利威瑟.刘易斯和威廉.克拉克带领的。一共四十五个人，与1804年5月8日送圣路易出发。他们先坐船逆密苏里河而上。到深秋时节他们来到曼达印第安人的地界，这就是今天的北达科他州。在这里他们搭起了越冬的帐篷。在这里他们还碰到一个法国人和他的印第安妻子。这人已设陷阱大类卫生。他和他妻子都成了他们的向导。

1805年春，这些人又继续逆密苏里河上行。最后他们来到一个地方，河流分成三支，这地方现在有一个名叫三岔口的小镇，在蒙大拿州。他们沿着三条支流中的一条继续前进，这条河叫作杰佛逊河，但这条河太小了，不能再使用他们的船只。他们不行了许多英里，最后来到肖尚印第安人的地界。这些印第安人给了他们马匹，使他们翻越落矶山脉。

翻山的这一段路既危险又辛苦。队员中很多人都生病了，粮食也很缺。在山的西侧探险队员们找到哥伦比亚河。在这里他们制作了许多独木舟，一边用来继续向西前进。在1806年11月，经过了长度艰苦的跋涉，他们终于到达了太平洋岸。

2、英语1000句 (979句)：She works in a primary school. 她在一所小学上班。

Make ENGLISHyour Olympic Challenge!   Begin today!

让英语成为你挑战奥运的动力！行动从今天开始！

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She works in a primary school.

她在一所小学上班。

A          What does your wife do? What’s her job?

A          你妻子是做什么的？她做什么工作？

B          She works in a primary school. She’s  teacher.

B          她在一所小学上班。她是一名教师。

Revise and remember these key words and phrases!

请复习并记住下面这些重要的单词和短语！

3、  空中英语教室：The World’s Best Water Parks (2) 最清凉来劲的水上乐园；

4、  奥运英语大家说：问诊英语At a doctor’s office  在医生诊室（实景会话四）；

实景对话4:问诊(Dialog4:Talking to a Patient)

(In the lobby)

A: Hi. Where is the emergency?

B: In a separate building.

A: How to get there? I cannot find it.

B: Let me walk you there.

A: Don’t worry. I can do it myself.

B: Anything wrong ?

A: No, nothing wrong with me.

B: Why then?

A: I am looking for a friend.

B: What’s wrong with him?

A: He suddenly passed out just now.

B: Is he an athlete?

A: No. We are tourists. From South Africa.

B: He must be too tired.

A: Yeah. Lots of activities. I got to run.

B: There is an underground passage.

A: A short-cut! Where then?

B: Across the hall. You can’t miss it.

A: That helps. Nice meeting you.

B: Me too. Take care!

A=外国游客(Foreign tourist)

B=当地病人(Local patient)

(在门诊大厅)

A:劳驾.急诊室在哪儿?

B:在另一个楼里.

A:怎么走啊?我找不着.

B:我带你去吧.

A:别麻烦了.我自己来吧

B: 哪儿不舒服啊?

A:没有.我没病.

B:那为什么?

A:我在找一位朋友.

B:他怎么了?

A:他刚才突然昏倒了.

B:他是运动员吗?

A:不.我们是旅游者.从南非来.

B:他一定是太疲劳了.

A: 是.活动太多.我得赶快走了.

B:有个地下通道.

A:近道儿!在哪儿?

B:穿过大厅.你会看见的.

A;太有用了.碰到你很高兴.

B:我也是.多保重.