Conversation A

Grant: Here, Zack. Put these newspapers over there. Catch!

Zack: Sure! (He drops them. ) Oops.

Tess: Boys, stop that! You 're not helping!

Grant: OK, I'm sorry. Come on, Zack. Help me move these chairs.

(Eve comes in. She is crying.)

Zack: What's wrong? Was the tour cancelled?

Eve: No. I'm not. it's Nate. He's in the hospital!

Key Words

look (n) 樣子，外貌

I don‘t like the look of my house。 I think I’ll redecorate it.

catch(v) 接住

Tommy can't catch very well. He always drops the ball.

cancel (v) 取消

Our teacher cancelled the test today. We'll take it next week.

terrible (adj) 嚴(yán)重的,可怕的,糟糕的

The weather is terrible today. Let's stay in the house.

hit (v) 碰撞,打

When James hit his sister with a book, she started to cry.

helmet (n) 安全帽,頭盔

When Gina rides her bike, she always wears a helmet on her head.

save (v) 挽救

Ben took the sick dog to the doctor. He saved its life.

shocked (adj) 震驚的

When Dan got a 100 on his English test, he was shocked!

參考答案：

翻譯

因?yàn)榇笱鎰e晚會(huì)取消了。

For the heavy snow , the farewell party is cancelled.

全文：

Terrible News (1/2) 噩耗

Conversation A

Grant: Here, Zack. Put these newspapers over there. Catch!

Zack: Sure! (He drops them. ) Oops.

Tess: Boys, stop that! You 're not helping!

Grant: OK, I'm sorry. Come on, Zack. Help me move these chairs.

(Eve comes in. She is crying.)

Tess: Eve! What are you doing here?

Zack: What's wrong? Was the tour cancelled?

Grant: Are you sick?

Eve: No. I'm not. it's Nate. He's in the hospital!

Conversation B

Grant: Nate? Is he sick?

Eve: No, he was in a terrible accident last night.

Zack: Was he in the accident on Broadway?

Eve: Yes. He was on his motorcycle. A car hit him.

Zack: We saw the report on TV. So that black motocycle was Nate's!

Eve: Yes. I told him not to buy it. He just laughed at me!