(共8张PPT)
Unit 5
The Value of Money
英 语
2026
晨读晚诵
晨读晚诵
导语:被誉为“美国文学史上的林肯”的马克·吐温,以他的幽默征服世界,让我们共同感受一下吧!
Mark Twain was a great writer from the USA.Born in 1835,he was also a famous speaker who was famous for his sense of humour.Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing.Before he was going to leave,one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes1 in the town and told him that he’d better not go there.Mark Twain waved2 his hand and said,“It doesn’t matter.The mosquitoes are not relatives of mine.I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town,Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station.He went into his room,but when he was just about to have a rest,quite a few mosquitoes flew about him.The waiters felt very sorry about that.“I’m very sorry,Mr Mark Twain.There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain,however,made a joke,saying to the waiter,“The mosquitoes are very clever.They know my room number.They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily3.
But that night Mark Twain slept well.Do you know why That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
译文:
马克·吐温是一位来自美国的伟大作家。他出生于1835年,也是一位以幽默感而闻名的著名的演说家。许多人
喜欢听他讲话,因为他喜欢讲一些有趣的故事,让人们总是在笑。
一天,马克·吐温因为写作要去一个小镇。在离开之前,他的一个朋友对他说,镇上总是有很多蚊子,并告诉他最好别去了。马克·吐温挥手说:“没关系,蚊子不是我的亲戚。我认为它们不会来看我。”
马克·吐温到达镇上后,住在车站附近的一家小旅馆里。他走进房间,正要休息的时候,好几只蚊子在他周围飞来飞去。服务员们对此感到非常抱歉。“非常抱歉,马克·吐温先生。我们镇上蚊子太多了。”其中一个对他说。
马克·吐温却开了个玩笑,他对服务员说,“蚊子非常聪明,他们知道我的房间号,他们没进错房间。”说完,所有在场的人都开怀大笑。
但是那天晚上,马克·吐温睡得很好。你知道为什么吗 那是因为旅馆里所有的服务员整晚都在为他驱赶蚊子。
【词海拾贝】
1.mosquito /m ski t / n.蚊子
2.wave /weIv/ v.挥动
3.heartily / hɑ tIli/ adv.尽情地
【理解诱思】
1.From the story we know .
A.no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B.the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C.Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D.there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
2.What do you think of Mark Twain
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A
He is famous as a writer and speaker full of sense of humour.