典范英語(yǔ)【2up注釋】6-02-Noisy Neighbours

1、典范英語(yǔ)6-02典范英語(yǔ)2up打印版，打印前請(qǐng)將版面分頁(yè)設(shè)置為“2up”，即可在一張A4紙上打印兩頁(yè)。Noisy Neighbours1 Mr FlinchIn a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.It was not his grey house that made Mr Flinch unhappy. It was not that he was poor, because he was not. Mr Flinch was a miser. He never gave away a penny. ( H

2、e never gave away a smile either. ) He was a mean and miserable man.Mr Flinch was miserable because of his neighbours.On one side of Mr Flinchs grim, grey house stood a jolly red one. It belonged to Carl Clutch who mended cars.Carl loved cars and motorbikes and vans and lorries. Every morning, Mr Fl

3、inch woke up to hear hammers banging, spanners clanging and engines revving. The whole street shook with the noise.On the other side, in a bright blue house, lived a music teacher called Poppy Plink. Each morning, Poppy sat down and played grand tunes on her grand piano. After breakfast, her student

4、s started to arrive.Violins screeched, drums thundered and bassoons bellowed. Mr Flinch shut his window, but the noise still came through the wall. Brum brum, tootle toot, bang! His whole house shook and shivered.He put his fingers in his ears.He rapped on the wall but his neighbours did not hear.Th

5、ey were far too happy. They were mending cars and making music, and they loved their work.Brum brum, tootle toot, bang!Mr Flinch rap rapped until he made holes in his wallpaper. It did no good.Mr Flinch locked himself in a cupboard. He wound old towels round his head.He wrote angry letters, but tore

6、 them all up. Stamps cost far too much money! he said.Even in bed, he wore a hat to keep out the noise.But the cars still revved and the music still jangled.Mr Flinch was the grey filling in a noise sandwich.This cant go on, Flinch thought to himself. He even shouted it out loud:2 Nasty TricksMr Fli

7、nch went next door to Carls house. Carl was mending cars. It was easy to sneak into his kitchen and put a dead rat in the fridge.That will get rid of him! said Flinch, and smiled a nasty smile. Nobody wants to live in a house with rats!At midnight, Mr Flinch climbed on to his roof and carefully, car

8、efully crawled across the tiles. He put his head down Poppys chimney and gave a long, loud, Hooowooowoooo!That will get ride of her, he said with a grim grin. Nobody wants to live in a house with ghosts!Then he climbed back into bed.Next morning, Mr Flinch woke to a HUGE noise. Cars and lorries were

9、 stopping outside. He looked out of his window.Carl was sitting outside in the rood, with a table, a kettle, a loaf of bread and a bottle of tomato sauce.Carl called to Mr Flinch, Cant use my kitchen today! Rays, urgh! My mum is cleaning up. She told me to eat my breakfast outside. Thats how I got t

10、his great idea! Take away breakfast! Drivers can stop here and buy breakfast.Just then, Poppy Plink came running out of her blue front door. Oh, Mr Flinch! Oh, Carl! Guess what happened last night!I give up, said Mr Flinch, with a sumg smirk. Do tell.Poppy beamed with joy. Last night, angles sang do

11、wn my chimney! They did, I promise! She frowned. But the music wasnt very good! I think they want some new songs to sing! Im sure they want me to write them, and I shall! Oh I shall!She did.Poppy still had to teach music all day.But at night she wrote angle music. She made it nice and loud, with lot

12、s of cymbals and trumpets.It was all too much for Mr Flinch.3 Mr Flinch has a PlanMr Flinch went next door to Carls house.He showed Carl a fistful of money. The day you move house, all this is yours! he said.Anything you say, chief, said Carl, wiping his dirty hands on a rag.As long as I can mend ca

13、rs, Ill be happy anywhere. Carl went on, Ill move out as soon as I can sell the house!Next, Mr Flinch went to Poppys house and offered her a hatful of money. The day you move house, all this is yours! he said.Of course! If that is what you want, dear heart! Cried Poppy.She had never seen so much mon

14、ey in her life. As long as I have my music, I can be happy anywhere! I will move out just as soon as I can sell my little house!Mr Flinch went home a happy man well, as happy as a man like Mr Flinch can ever be.He felt in his empty pockets and gulped. All that money gone! Ah, but soon those noisy ne

15、ighbours will be gone, too!In a few days, Mr Flinchs neighbours had sold up their houses.Now, at last, he would have peace and quiet nothing but the noise of mice scratching in the empty cellar.4 Moving DayMr Flinch watched as Poppy Plink moved out. Bo-jangle went the piano as she pushed and bumped

16、it down the steps.Going already are you, you pest? he mutted. I pity the person who has to live next door to you!Seeing him, Poppy waved up at the window.Such luck, Mr Flinch! she called. Fancy! A few days ago, I met someone who wants to move house too! We agreed to swap houses!Just then, Carl came

17、out of his front door carrying two heavy tool boxes. He saw Poppy struggling with a harp and went to help her. All set, Poppy? he said.All set, Carl! Isnt this fun! She replied.Then Carl moved into Poppys bright house and Poppy moved into Carls jolly red one.They helped each other to carry the big t

18、hings, like tables and sofas.Then Carl had a house-warming party. He and Poppy sang, because they were so happy: Theres no place like home!Mr Flinch heard it right through the wall of his house even inside his cupboard, even with a towel round his head.Flinch弗林奇 Carl Clutch Poppy Plink grim難看的 grey灰

19、色 unhappy不幸福 miser守財(cái)奴，吝嗇鬼 gave away a smile露出一個(gè)笑容 gave away a penny捐出一個(gè)便士 mean吝嗇的、尖刻的 miserable悲慘的 stood a jolly red one立著一棟好看的紅房子 belonged to屬于 mended cars修車 motorbikes摩托車 vans廂型車（常為客貨兩用） lorries卡車（等于美國(guó)英語(yǔ) trucks） woke up to hear醒來(lái)就聽到 hammers banging錘子砰砰engines revving發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)轟鳴 shook with the noise跟著噪聲搖

20、晃起來(lái) bright blue天藍(lán)色的 grand tunes美妙的曲子 grand piano大鋼琴（又叫三角鋼琴或臥式鋼琴）arrive到來(lái) violin小提琴 screech尖叫 drum thunder drums thundered鼓聲隆隆 bellow低吼 shut關(guān)上 come through透過(guò)傳來(lái) brum-brum嘣嘣 tootle-toot嘟嘟 bang砰 shook and shivered震動(dòng)顫抖起來(lái) rap on the wall敲墻 far too太 mending cars rap make holes in his wallpaper把墻紙敲破了好幾個(gè)洞 It

21、 did no good.沒(méi)有用 locked himself in a cupboard曾把自己鎖在壁櫥里 wound old towels round his head曾用舊毛巾把頭包起來(lái) wrote angry letters曾寫過(guò)憤怒的信 tore them all up把它們?nèi)核榱?stamp郵票 wore戴上 keep out遮擋 jangle丁零當(dāng)啷 filling餡 This cant go on.不能再這樣下去了。 shout it out loud大聲喊出來(lái) nasty tricks惡劣的詭計(jì) sneak into偷偷溜進(jìn) rat耗子 fridge冰箱 get rid o

22、f him除掉他 at midnight在半夜 climb on爬上crawl across the tiles爬過(guò)屋頂?shù)耐咂?put his head down Poppys chimney把頭伸向鮑琵的煙囪 give a long,loud,Hooowooowoooo大聲發(fā)出長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的一聲“呼嗚” a grim grin冷笑著 ghost鬼 woke to a HUGE noise被很大的噪聲吵醒了 kettle燒水壺 a loaf of bread一條面包 tomato sauce番茄醬 urgh呃 cleaning up在打掃 Take-away外賣 I give up我猜不著 With a smug smirk自鳴得意地笑著 Do tell快說(shuō)吧 beam with joy眉開眼笑 angel天使 I promise!我保證 frowned皺著眉說(shuō) I shall!我一定寫 nice and loud又好聽又熱鬧trumpet喇叭，小號(hào) It was all too much for 對(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)簡(jiǎn)直受夠了 a fistful of一把 The day you move house,all this is yours!只要你一搬家，這些錢就是你的了！ Anything you say怎么說(shuō)都行 chief頭兒 wiping his dirty hands on用擦臟手 a r