中级美国英语Lesson29:间接引句[二]

F: What happened?

M: Kate asked what had happened.

M: There was a fire in town.

F: Henry answered that there had been a fire in town.

F: When did it happen?

M: Kate asked when it had happened.

M: It happened in the morning.

F: Henry answered that it had happened in the morning.

F: How many people were injured?

M: Kate asked how many people had been injured.

M: A lot of people were injured.

F: Henry answered that a lot of people had been injured.

F: How many people were in critical condition?

M: Kate asked how many people had been in critical condition.

M: Four people were in critical condition.

F: Henry answered that four people had been in critical condition.

F: Which hospital were they taken to?

M: Kate asked which hospital they had been taken to.

M: They were taken to the hospital downtown.

F: Henry answered that they had been taken to the hospital downtown.

F: How many buildings burned down?

M: Kate asked how many buildings had burned down.

M: None of the buildings burned down.

F: Henry answered that none of the buildings had burned down.

F: How many buildings were damaged?

M: Kate asked how many buildings had been damaged.

M: Three buildings were damaged.

F: Henry answered that three buildings had been damaged.

F: How long did it take to put out the fire?

M: Kate asked how long it had taken to put out the fire.

M: It took three hours to put out the fire.

F: Henry answered that it had taken three hours to put out the fire.

四.听短文回答问题

今天我们要听的文章是说亨利在西雅图市政府作救火员, 文章里除了谈到救 火员的责任, 比方如何随时准备救火, 还提到救火员必须要冒着危险进入燃 烧中的房屋去救人, 有的时候接到火警赶到现场才发现有人谎报等等.文章最 后一段还说到凯特对亨利作救火员有什么感想.

现在请你注意听.

Henry is an employee of the city of Seattle. He is one of more than 2,000 fire fighters there.

Seattle had a major fire nearly 100 years ago when most of the city burned to the ground.

Henry and his fellow fire fighters don't want that to happen again.

Henry is on duty eight hours a day. During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the fire house.

Fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or night. Most of the alarms are for small fires which can be put out in a few minutes. There are also a few fake alarms, when the fire fighters arrive to find that there isn't any fire at all. Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time the greatest danger comes from smoke. Sometimes, Henry has to enter burning buildings to rescue people inside. He has been in serious danger many times to save people's lives.

Kate is proud of Henry for his work, but she worries about his safety. Henry feels that his job isn't dangerous if he is careful and stays calm. He also needs to stay in good shape too.

刚才那篇文章如果你不能全部听懂, 等一会儿你还有机会听. 现在我们先把今 天测验的问题念一遍.

第一个问题是:

M: Why do fire fighters have to work the night shift?

第二个问题是:

M: What do fire fighters do?

第三个问题是:

M: How does Kate feel about Henry's job?

现在我们再听英文老师用慢速度把整篇文章念一遍. 听完之后, 我们要请你回 答刚才念的三个问题.

Henry is an employee of the city of Seattle. He is one of more than 2,000 fire fighters there.

Seattle had a major fire nearly 100 years ago when most of the city burned to the ground.

Henry and his fellow fire fighters don't want that to happen again.

Henry is on duty eight hours a day. During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the fire house.

Fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or night. Most of the alarms are for small fires which can be put out in a few minutes. There are also a few fake alarms, when the fire fighters arrive to find that there isn't any fire at all. Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time the greatest danger comes from smoke. Sometimes, Henry has to enter burning buildings to rescue people inside. He has been in serious danger many times to save people's lives.

Kate is proud of Henry for his work, but she worries about his safety. Henry feels that his job isn't dangerous if he is careful and stays calm. He also needs to stay in good shape too.

现在请你回答下面三个问题. 回答之后请你听老师念正确答案.

第一个问题是:

M: Why do fire fighters have to work the night shift?

F: It is because they have to be ready to answer an alarm day and night.

第二个问题是:

M: What do fire fighters do?

F: They put out fire and rescue people.

第三个问题是:

M: How does Kate feel about Henry's job?

F: She is proud of Henry for his work, but she worries about his safety.