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Part ⅢDeveloping ideasAfter Twenty YearsThe short story“After Twenty Years” is set in Ne w York on a cold, dark night.Most people ha v e left w ork to go home, and this part of the city is no w quiet.A policeman w ho is checking the area sees a man outside a shop.He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face.They ha v e a chat and the man starts to tell his story. “Twenty years ago tonight，” said the man, “ I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world.He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together.I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty.The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune.You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.Well, we agreed that night (1)that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.We figured(2)that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”“It sounds pretty interesting，”said the policeman.“Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me.Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left？”“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded，” said the other.“But after a year or two we lost track of each other.You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.But I know (3)Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.He’ll never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, (4)and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”(Excerpts from“After Twenty Years” by O.Henry)(1)that引导宾语从句；no matter what引导让步状语从句；what引导宾语从句。

The Best Medicine最佳灵药1 As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until I put on my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge “Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud”. I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.当我穿着白大褂走进医院时，我看起来和其他医生没什么两样——直到我戴上卷曲的彩虹色假发和大红鼻子，别上我的名牌“拉里，笑哈哈医生”。

我穿过一道道门进入候诊区，这里充斥着常见的厌烦和紧张情绪。

人们别扭地坐在塑料椅上，翻阅着那些已经被读过数百遍的旧杂志。

焦虑的父母们正尽其所能安抚紧张哭闹的孩子。

2 In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with the on-duty nurse, who tells me that Lara’s parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. Since getting here, Lara has spent her time crying in pain. Although it’s the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it’s my job to make her feel better.在这个特别的场景里，我注意到一个小女孩，她的脚踝肿成了原来的两倍。

My Name is Li Kang. I live in Shijiazhuang, a city not far from Beijing. It is the capital city of Hebei Province. Today is my first day at Senior High school and I'm writing down my thoughts about it.My new school is very good and I can see why. The teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly and the classrooms are amazing. Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen. The teachers write on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them. The screens also show photographs, text and information from websites. They're brilliant!The English class is really interesting. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms Shen. We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. She thinks that reading comprehension is important, but we speak a lot in class, too. And we have fun. I don't think I will be bored in Ms Shen's class!Today we introduced ourselves to each other. We did this in groups. Some students were embarrassed at first but everyone was very friendly and it was really nice. Ms Shen gave us instructions and then we worked by ourselves.Ms Shen wants to help us improve our spelling and handwriting. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities. I like her attitude very much, and the behaviour of the other students shows that they like her, too.There are sixty-five students in my class—more than my previous class in Junior High. Forty-nine of them are girls. In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys. They say that girls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. For our homework tonight, we have towrite a description of the street where we live. I'm looking forward to doing it!。