1、课文原文： Lesson 1 A private conversationLast week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly.I got very angry.I could not hear the actors.I turned round.I looked at the man
2、 and the woman angrily.They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I cant hear a word!I said angrily.Its none of your business,the young man said rudely.This is a private conversation!参考译文上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在
3、说什么。我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！” “不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！ 分析：此图有四个重点图标。中间红色图标表示“我”，“我”的右侧（后面）是蓝色大图标，表示“我”后面男人和女人。注意蓝色图标头部的两个字母“M”和“W”，表示 Man和 Woman。“我”的左侧（前面）为剧院和舞台。整个故事围绕这四个图标展开。一旦能够从整体上看待这幅图画，将形成强烈的直观印象，即使很久不复习，也能回忆起课文的大概内容，这就是右脑的威力！ 以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 10 Not for
4、 JazzWe have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to
5、play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 20 One man in a boatFishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching
6、anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish,they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. You must give up fishing m
7、y friends say.Its a waste of time. But they dont realize one important thing. Im not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all !以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 30 Football or polo?The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like s
8、itting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river. Suddenly, one of the childrenkicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some peo
9、ple on the bank called out to the man in the boat,but he did not hear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water. I turned to look at the children,but there werent any in sight: they had all run away The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the c
10、hildren and threw the ball back to the bank.以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 40 food and talkLast week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fix
11、ed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.A new play is coming to“The Globe”soon, I said.Will you be seeing it?No,she answered.Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?I asked.NO,she answered.Will you be staying in England?I asked.No,she answer
12、ed.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.Young man,she answered,if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!注：本课属于对话型课文，故其思维导图较为复杂。以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 50 Taken for a rideI love traveling in the country, but I dont like losing my way. I went on an excursion
13、 recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.Im going to Woodford Green,I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,but I dont know where it is.Ill tell you where to get off,answered the conductor.I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus
14、stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I .was the only passenger left on the bus.Youll have to get off here,the conductor said. This is as far as we go.Is this Woodford green?I asked. .Oh dear,said the conductor suddenly.I forgot to put you offIt doesnt matter,I said.Ill get off here.W
15、e are going back now,said the conductor.Well,in that case,I prefer to stay on the bus,I answered.注：本课属于对话型课文，故其思维导图较为复杂。以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 60 The futureAt a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had give
16、n her some money,she looked into a crystal ball and said : A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you a
17、nd then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me.Where have you been hiding?she asked impatiently.Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We ar
18、e late already.As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 70 Red for dangerDuring a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but i
19、t suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however,seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him,
20、he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time,however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the
21、way before once more turning its attention to the matador.以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 80 The crystal palacePerhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all othe
22、r buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. Th
23、e most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyths steam hammer. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train.There were six milli
24、on visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 90 What is for supper?Fish and chips h
25、as always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive. So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs. Oil rigs have to be repaired 5 frequently and divers, who often have to wor
26、k in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work. Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters. The fish are not sharksor killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which gr
27、ow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as 10 much as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil
28、 rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water. Who eats who?以下为纯思维导图：课文原文： Lesson 96 The dead returnA Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion,for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and th
29、ey are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long Journey,food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out fo
30、r the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.以下为纯思维导图：
