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NEWCONCEPTENG[e-mail]1NEWCONCEPTENGLISH3(DevelopingSkills)NewEditionLONGNANL.G.ALEXANDERUnit1Lesson1APumaatlarge逃遁的美洲狮Pumasarelarge，cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon，theywerenottakenseriously.However，astheevidencebegantoaccumulate，expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate，forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw'alargecat'onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit，andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.Thesearchproveddifficult，forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.Whereveritwent，itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.Severalpeoplecomplainedofcat-likenoises'atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma，butwherehaditcomefrom？Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountrythisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks，butthepumawasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.Lesson2Thirteenequalsone十三等于一Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother，buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclockwhichusedtostrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsagoandhasbeensilenteversince.Onenight，however，ourvicarworkupwithastart：theclockwasstrikingthehours！Lookingathiswatch，hesawthatitwasoneo'clock，butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped.Armedwithatorch，thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.Inthetorchlight，hecaughtsightofafigurewhom2heimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins，ourlocalgrocer.'WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill？'askedthevicarinsurprise.'I'mtryingtorepairthebell，'answeredBill.'I'vebeencomingupherenightafternightforweeksnow.Yousee，Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.''Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise！'saidthevicar.'You'veprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswell.Still，I'mgladthebellisworkingagain.'That'sthetrouble，vicar，'answeredBill.'It'sworkingallright，butI'mafraidthatatoneo'clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere'snothingIcandoaboutit.We'llgetusedtothat，Bill，'saidthevicar.Thirteenisnotasgoodasone，butit'sbetterthannothing.Nowlet'sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.'Lesson3Anunknowngoddess无名女神Sometimeago，andinterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea.AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini.Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous，foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization.Houses——oftenthreestoreyshigh——werebuiltofstone.Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls.Thecitywasequippedwithadrainagesystem，foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.Inthemostsacredroomoftemple，clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad，atonetime，beenpainted.ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.It'smissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments，theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhips.Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.Despitehergreatage，shewasverygracefulindeed，but，sofar，thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.Lesson4ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggs阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活Thesedays，peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanpeoplewhoworkinoffices.Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoaswhite-collarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.Suchishumannature，thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhite-collarworkers.Thiscangive3risetocurioussituations，asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.Whenhegotmarried，Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.Everymorning，helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.Beforereturninghomeatnight.Hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.AlfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecretAlf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill，forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.Hewillsoonbeworkinginanoffice.Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto，buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.Fromnowon，hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs'，not'Alf'.Lesson5Thefacts确切数字Editorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirrea