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Unit 4: Who’s at the Door?

Buzz! The doorbell is ringing. Myles wonders1 who it is as he races2 for the

intercom.3

“Who is it?” he inquires.4

“Pizza delivery,5” a strange voice6 replies.7

“I didn’t order any pizza,” Myles claims.8 “Are you sure you have the right

address?”

“Is this number 63 Julin Street?” he asks.

“Uh, yeah.”

“Then I have ten pepperoni9 pizzas for you,” the voice insists.10

“There must be a mistake! I didn’t order any pizza!” Myles argues.11

The voice on the other end12 breaks into13 a roar14 of laughter.15

“Gotcha!” Carl shouts.

“Carl, you idiot!” Myles says, breathing16 a sigh17 of relief.18 “You really had

me going.”

“Yeah, I know,” Carl snorts.19 “Buzz me up so we can watch TV.”

Myles presses20 a button on the intercom and the front door unlocks.21 He then

runs to hide so that he can pay back22 Carl by scaring him.

Questions:

1. Does Myles know who is at the door?

2. Who does his friend claim to be?

3. Why does Myles run and hide after he unlocks the door?

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【生字及片語】

1. wonder (v.) 想知道

2. race (v.) 衝

3. intercom (n.) 對講機

4. inquire (v.) 詢問

5. delivery (n.) 送貨

6. voice (n.) 聲音

7. reply (v.) 回答

8. claim (v.) 聲稱

9. pepperoni (n.) 義大利辣味香腸

10. insist (v.) 堅持

11. argue (v.) 爭論

12. end (n.) 末端

13. break into (ph.) 突然…起來

14. roar (n.) 大笑聲

15. laughter (n.) 笑聲

16. breathe (v.) 呼氣；呼吸

17. sigh (n.) 嘆息似的聲音

18. relief (n.) 輕鬆

19. snort (v.) 嘲諷地大笑

20. press (v.) 按

21. unlock (v.) 開

22. pay back (ph.) 報復

【翻譯】

鈴...！門鈴響起。麥爾斯跑去接對講機時，心裡在想到底會是誰呢？

「請問是哪位？」他問。

「送披薩的，」一個陌生的聲音回答他。

麥爾斯說：「我沒有訂任何的披薩，你確定住址正確嗎？」

「這是竹林街63 號嗎？」他問。

「嗯，是的！」

「那我有十個義大利辣味香腸披薩要給你，」這個人堅持地說。

「一定是出了差錯，我沒有訂任何的披薩啊！」麥爾斯辯稱。

對講機的另一頭傳出了一陣爆笑聲。

「上當了！」卡爾大叫。

「卡爾你這個白癡，」麥爾斯鬆了一口氣說：「我真的被你騙了。」

「是啊，我知道，」卡爾嘲諷地大笑。「幫我開門吧，我們一起看電視。」

麥爾斯按了對講機的按鈕，前門就打開了。接著他跑去躲起來，以便要嚇嚇卡爾來報復他。

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Answers:

1. No, he doesn’t know who is at the door.

2. His friend claims to be a pizza delivery boy.

3. He runs to hide because he wants to scare Carl.

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Unit 5: Naptime1 at School

The teacher in this classroom must2 be extremely3 boring, as4 all the children have fallen asleep.5 Actually,6 it is part of the daily7 routine8 for most Taiwanese school children. From 12:00 till9 12:30 they eat their lunch. This is followed10 by a nap that lasts11 until about 1:20. Some teachers believe that by having the children take a short nap after lunch they will be refreshed12 and ready to learn for the second half of the day.

The standard13 position14 seems to be hunched15 over with your head resting16 on folded17 arms. Some students say that this is a very uncomfortable18 position and claim19 that it gives them sore20 arms. Others say that being hunched over while having a full belly21 makes them feel a bit sick. Regardless of 22 whether23 or not they like it, it is the policy24 of some teachers. I hope those students who don’t like it get used to25 it, as there is no room26 in the classroom or the school budget27 for dozens of 28 beds.

Questions:

1. Why are all the children sleeping?

2. What is the problem with sleeping hunched over?

3. Why can’t the school buy beds?

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【生字及片語】

1. naptime (n.) 午休時間

2. must (v. aux.) 必定

3. extremely (adv.) 極度地

4. as (conj.) 由於

5. fall asleep (ph.) 睡著了

6. actually (adv.) 事實上

7. daily (adj.) 每日的；日常的

8. routine (n.) 例行公事

9. till (prep.) 直到

10. follow (v.) 跟隨

11. last (v.) 持續

12. refresh (v.) 使重新提起精神

13. standard (adj.) 標準的

14. position (n.) 姿勢

15. hunched (adj.) 身體弓起來的

16. rest (v.) 靠著

17. folded (adj.) 交叉的

18. uncomfortable (adj.) 不舒服的

19. claim (v.) 宣稱

20. sore (adj.) 痠的

21. belly (n.) 肚子

22. regardless of (ph.) 不管

23. whether (conj.) 是否

24. policy (n.) 政策

25. get used to (ph.) 習慣於

26. room (n.) 空間

27. budget (n.) 預算

28. dozens of (ph.) 幾十個

【翻譯】

這間教室的老師上課一定極為無聊，因為所有的小朋友都睡著了。事實上，這是大多數台灣學校小朋友每天例行公事的一部份。十二點到十二點半他們吃午餐，之後的休息持續到大約一點二十分。一些老師相信，讓這些學生吃完午餐後稍微小睡一下，可以讓他們恢復精神，然後準備好學習下午的課程。

午睡的標準姿勢似乎是趴著，然後頭靠在交叉的手臂上面。有些學生說這是非常不舒服的姿勢，並宣稱這個姿勢會讓手臂痠痛。其他學生則說肚子飽飽的時候趴著睡，會讓他們覺得有一點不舒服。不管他們喜不喜歡，這是一些老師的規定。我希望那些不喜歡的學生能夠適應它，因為教室沒有空間，或者學校也沒有預算能夠買幾十張床放在教室。

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Answers:

1. Because it’s a part of their daily routine.

2. It’s a very uncomfortable position.

3. Because there’s no budget. Besides, there is no room in the classroom.

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