第三期节目
An Example of Tragedy 一个灾难的例子
Bill Clinton is visiting an (01)urban school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a “(02)tragedy”. One little boy stands up and offers his (03)viewpoint, “If my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a (04)]van came along and killed him, that would be a tragedy.” “No,” Clinton (05)utters, “That would be a (06)violent ACCIDENT.” A girl raises her hand, “If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a (07)cliff, killing everyone involved... that would be a tragedy.” “I’m afraid not,” explains Clinton, “That is what we would call a (08)tremendous LOSS.” The room is (09)tense and silent; none of the other children volunteers. “What?” asks Clinton, “Isn’t there any one here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”he urges. Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand and stands (10)upright. In an (11)uneasy yet (12)sincere voice, he says, “If an airplane carrying Bill & Hillary Clinton were blown up by a bomb, that would be a tragedy.” “Wonderful!” Clinton beams. “Marvelous! And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?” “Well,” says the boy, “because it wouldn’t be an accident, and it certainly would be no tremendous loss!”
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下列是单词的解释,顺序已打乱，请写出正确的排列顺序吧(如acbdeghlikj).
(01) a. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
(02) b. 发出(声音等)，说
(03) c. a mental position from which things are viewed
(04) d. 货车
(05) e. acting with or marked by or resulting from great force
(06) f. 不自在的,心神不安的,不稳定的,不舒服的
(07) g. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
(08) h. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
(09) i. relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
(10) j. in a vertical position; not sloping
(11) k. 真诚的,诚挚的
(12) l. a steep high face of rock
词汇练习
1.Don’t trust him. He’s dishonest.
A) perfectly B) purely C) exactly D) utterly
2.You could feel the _____in the room as we waited for our exam results.
A) tension B) stressC) pressureD) force
3.She behaved as any _____citizen would have under the circumstances.
A) straight B) erectC) verticalD) upright
4.It is _____how he’s managed to become so rich in such a short time.
A) marvel B) preciousC) marvelousD) crazy
答案：iacdbelghjfk
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