to draw the class into discussion?
3 where was archimede having a bath?
4 what did he notice when archimede was having a bath?
5 what does "eureka" mean?
109.奇猜异想
我们的物理教授千方百计引导我们讨论阿基米德的排水原理。他告
诉我们阿基米德去公共浴池洗澡，他进入池子，发现水涨高了，溢出池
沿。他对这一发现十分激动，跑到街上高叫：“eureka，eureka！”教
授问我们谁知道他喊的是什么意思。
一个学生站起来答道：“我光屁股啦，我光屁股啦！”
110.until they're free
deciding to do some back-yard landscaping, my father-in-law
went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick. when he asked the
salesclerk about the cost, the man replied. "the more you buy, the
cheaper they are."
"'is that so?" said my father-in-law." then just keep loading
them on my truck until they're free.
notes:
(1) landscaping n.庭院布置
(2) brick-yard n.砖场
exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：
1 my father-in-law wanted to do some front-yard landscaping.
2 he went to the brickyard to buy quantity of brick.
3 the salesclerk meant that the bricks could be free of charge
if a customer bought in large quantities.
4 hearing the salesclerk' words, my father-in-law was very
glad.
5 my father-in-law used a truck to carry the bricks.
110.直到免费为止
我岳父打算买些砖来修整一下后院。他到砖厂拉砖，当问到砖价时，
售货员回答说：“买得越多，价格越低。”
“真的吗？”我岳父说，“那么往我的卡车上猛装吧，一直装到免
费为止。”
111.to borrow an ox
once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know
any words.
one day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him,
so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich
man.
after the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended
to be reading it and after a while, he said, "ok, i know. go and
tell your master, i'll go myself shortly.
notes:
(1) he pretended to be reading it 他假装读着字条。
(2) pretend to do 佯装做
exercises:
根据短文回答下列问题：
1 when did the story take place?
2 what problem did the rich man have?
3 what did his friend want to borrow from him?
4 who took the note to the rich man?
5 the rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he?
111.借公牛一用
从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。一天，他的一位朋友想向他借
一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。
仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，
我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。”
112. only one eye to settle on
the girl found the go-between and said, "you cheated me ! one
of his eyes is not true. why didn't you tell me this before ?"
"i have told you. " said the go-between with justice on his
side, when you met first, i told you that he settled on you with
one eye.
notes:
(1) go-between n.媒人
(2) settle on 选定；决定
exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（t）、（f）：
1 the girl was angry with the go-between for having cheated
her.
2 the girl married the one-eyed man.
3 the go-between hadn't told the girl the fact.
4 the go-between thought that justice was on his side.
5 the girl hadn't fully understood the go-between's words.
112.一眼就看中
姑娘找到媒人，说：“你欺骗了我。他的一只眼是假眼，你以前为
什么不告诉我？”
“怎么没告诉你？”媒人也不甘示弱，“你们第一回见面后，我就
说，他一眼就看中你了。”
113.a short holiday
alan worked in an office in the city he worked very hard and
really looked forward to his holidays.
he usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad in
a newspaper "enjoy country life. spend a few weeks at willow farm.
good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. reasonable
prices ."
" this sounds like a good idea." he thought, " i' 11 spend a
month at willow farm. i'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing.
they'll make a change from sifting by the seaside.
four days later he returned home.
"what' s wrong with willow farm ?" his friend asked him. "
didn't you enjoy country life ?"
"country life was fine," alan said." but there was another
problem.
"oh, what?"
well, the first day i was there a sheep died, and we had roast
lamb for dinner.
fresh meat is the best.
"i know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast
beef for dinner. "
"lucky you!"
"you don't understand," alan said." on the third day a pig died
and we had roast pork for dinner."
" a different roast every day." jack exclaimed.
"let me finish," alan said." on the fourth day the farmer died
and i didn't dare stay for dinner!"
notes:
(1) look forward to 期待
(2) reasonable adj.合理的
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
1 where did alan work?
a. on a farm
b. in a government
c. in a restaurant
d. in an office in the city
2 where did alan usually go to spend his holiday?
a. the seaside
b. the countryside
c. the mountains
d. an island
3 why did alan decide to spend his holiday at willow farm?
a. because he was there.
b. because he had a good friend there.
c. because he thought it would make a change from sitting by
the seaside.
d. because he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the countryside.
4 how many days later did he return?
a. a few weeks
b. a week
c. three days
d. four days
5 what made alan return so soon?
a. he felt sick.
b. the air there was not fresh.
c. the prices were too high.
d. they always had the thing that had just died for dinner
113.短期假日
亚伦在一个城市的公司工作。他十分努力地工作，期望着休假。
以前休假，他经常去海边。但有一年，他看到