Lesson 143
A walk through the woods
林中散步
Listen to the tape then answer this question. What was so funny about the words on the sign?
聽(tīng)錄音,然后回答問(wèn)題。牌子上的字有什么可笑的地方?
I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods. It is a famous beauty spot. On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods. Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy. Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere. Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods. What I saw made me very sad. I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators. The little baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins. Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, 'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!'
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
surround
v. 包圍
wood
n. 樹(shù)林
beauty spot
風(fēng)景點(diǎn)
hundred
n. 百
city
n. 城市
through
prep.穿過(guò)
visitor
n. 參觀(guān)者,游客,來(lái)訪(fǎng)者
tidy
adj. 整齊的
litter
n. 雜亂的東西
litter basket
廢物筐
place
v. 放
throw( threw; thrown)
v. 扔,拋
rubbish
n. 垃圾
count
v. 數(shù),點(diǎn)
cover
v. 覆蓋
piece
n. 碎片
tyre
n. 輪胎
rusty
adj. 生銹的
among
prep.在……之間
prosecute
v. 依法處置