高一英语第十单元Sports (体育运动)
在 Sports 这一单元，同学们将充分了解奥林匹克运动会（the Olympic Games 或者 the Olympics ）。当 1896 年的奥运圣火在希腊雅典重新点燃的时候，人们开始认识到，奥林匹克运动在现代社会生活中将越来越显示出它的重要地位和作用。它以竞技的形式，将不同国籍、不同肤色的人民紧紧联系在一起，人们在五环旗下找到了自己的朋友，奥林匹克成为一种公用的世界语言。奥林匹克运动会是由国际奥林匹克委员会举办的多项目的世界综合性运动会，每四年举办一次。
正如第38 课中所述：The Olympic motto is “Swifter , Higher , Stronger .”(奥运会的箴言是：更快、更高、更强) It means that every athlete should try to run faster , jump higher and throw further . They do their best to win medals . In 1988 Olympic Games in Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals , of which 12 were won by women .
这是一种必胜的信念，必胜的气概！中国人民就有那种战胜一切困难、压倒一切对手的自信。16 个日夜，亿万中国人民同征战亚特兰大的英雄儿女心心相印。在神州大地，为中国体育健儿助威的欢呼犹如滚滚春雷，响彻大江南北，汇成一个强音：“中国队，加油！”人们笑看乒乓四金悉入囊中，人们畅论王军霞健步如飞摘金夺银，人们赞赏年轻的大力士占旭刚一举打破三项世界记录的威猛…… 那是一种尊严的体验、一种豪情的抒发、一种光荣的分享、一种志气的高扬。体育健儿取得的骄人的战绩和气贯长虹的英雄气概，向世人昭示：一个伟大的民族正在崛起、正在振兴。中国不再是无足轻重的角色，中国人不必仰慕别人的成功，完全可以为自己的光荣感到自豪，中华民族不愧是一个伟大的民族。
注意：would rather 后的宾语从句中用过去时表达现在或者将来的时间。如果句中有表达过去的时间状语时，并于从句用过去完成时。如：I would rather you had visited that county last year . 你要是去年参观了那个县就好了。
17. How do Marx and Jones compare , in your opinion ? 在你看来，马克和琼斯相比怎么样？
19. As far as I am concerned , living in a cottage is more comfortable than living in a flat . 就我来说，生活在乡村小屋比生活在公寓里更舒服。
23. On the whole , I find riding a bike more enjoyable than riding a bus . 总的来说，我觉得骑自行车比乘公共汽车更愉快。
26. I can\’t tell you how much I like soft cheese . 我无法对你形容我是多么喜欢软奶酪。
28. Frankly , I don\’t like the music of the 18th century . 坦白地说，我不喜欢18 世纪的音乐。
29. To be honest , I don\’t feel like eating anything today . 说真的，今天我什么都不喜欢吃。
Jane：Hello , Betty . Are you doing anything this Sunday ? How about going to see a film with me or would you rather see a play ?
Betty：To tell the truth , I\’d rather see a play . I don\’t care much for films . I hear a new play is on at the Grand Theatre .
Betty：The thing I don\’t like on Sunday is that it\’s always so crowded . How about Friday or Saturday ?
Jane：That would be fine . I\’ll give you a call about the tickets later . Good-bye .
1. exciting 作形容词是指某事使人感到很激动和兴奋，意为“令人兴奋的，令人鼓舞的”，可以作定语和表语。如：
It\’s an exciting experience just to walk down a New York street . 漫步纽约街头是一件十分令人激动的经历。
◇ exciting 是“令人兴奋的，令人鼓舞的”，可以作定语和表语。作表语时，其主语常常是物。
The speech that he made last week proves exciting . 他上周做的报告证明是鼓舞人心的。
At such a good news , he seemed excited all the morning . 听到好消息后，他整个上午都兴奋不已。
◇ excitement 是名词，常用于固定搭配“to one\’s excitement = to the excitement of sb”(使某人兴奋的是)。in excitement = excitedly 兴奋地。如：
After the meeting , he sang in excitement on his way home . 会议结束后，在回家的途中他兴奋不已地唱个不停。
The news excited us . = We were excited by the news . = We were excited to hear the news .
swift 所指的运动速度最高，同时强调运动的平稳潇洒和轻捷不费力气，灵巧优美。常与 quick 通用。
The eight-year-old boy gave me a swift / quick answer . 那个八岁的小男孩迅速地回答了我。
quick 指运动动作发生或者完成的迅速、敏捷，强调的是单一动作的突然性和短暂性。含有灵巧性。
fast 多指运动的物体，位置移动的迅速，强调物体运动的方式，具有高速运动的含义。是 slow 的反义词。
rapid 常和 fast 互换，但rapid 多指运动本身程度的变化，可以是人口的增加、进步的幅度等。
In the Olympic Games the first winner will get a gold medal . 在奥运会上第一名将获得一枚金牌。
He bought his son a model of ship from the USA . 他给儿子从美国买了一个轮船模型。
China is a country with a long history . She is rich in many kinds of metals . 中国是一个拥有悠久历史的国度，中国有丰富的矿藏资源。
4. prize 奖赏，奖品。常用于动词 gain , get , receive , take , win , offer , give 等后面。
They got most of the prizes at the village flower . 他们夺得了该村花展的大部分奖项。
Winning the Nobel Prize for Physics is very difficult . 获得诺贝尔物理奖是十分困难的。
have a date 有约会。have a go at 试试。(Let me have a go at it , all right ? / He had several goes at it before he succeeded .) have a good / high opinion of 对……评价好。have a good time 过的愉快，玩的开心。have a rough time 日子艰难。have a hard time + doing 干……很费劲。have / run a temperature 发烧。have a work with 和……交谈。have words with sb 和某人争吵。have an effect on / upon 对……有影响。have mercy on / upon 对……产生怜悯。have no choice but to do 只有干…… 。have none of 不理睬……。have nothing to do with 与……没有关系。have something to do with 与有联系。have on 穿着，戴着，有事。（注意该词组不用进行时态。如：Today she has on a red skirt . = Today she wears a red skirt . = Today she is wearing a red skirt . = Today she is dressed in a red skirt .） have / take pity on / upon 同情，怜悯。（He said that he has no pity on people who do not try to help others . ）have sports 进行体育运动。have a rest / break 休息一下。have a bad cough 咳嗽得厉害。
If you arrive in Beijing this afternoon , please let me know as soon as possible .
Both Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four years . 夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会都是每四年举行一次。
Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Qlympic Games .
He joined the Communist Party of China in 1980 . = He has been a party member since 1980 .
1. 当 which 的先行词不是从句中及物动词的宾语，而是从句中不及物动词所
带的介词宾语时，或者是从句中作为状语或定语用的介词短语中的介词宾语时，定语从句常用“介词+ which (whom)”来引导，不用其它关系代词，whom 指人，which 指物。例如：
The house was built on a hillside , below which was a winding valley . 那所房子建在山坡上，在山坡的’下面有一条蜿蜒的溪谷。
My glasses , without which I was like a blind man , felt to the ground and broke .
By the side of the well there was a board on which were written these words ：“Don\’t forget the digger when you fetch water from the well .”在井的旁边有一块木板，上面写着：“饮水莫忘挖井人。”
2. 这样的介词可以放在 whom , which 之前，也可以放在从句中原来的位置上。但含有介词的短语动词一般不可拆开，介词仍放在动词之后，不能前置。例如：
The babies (whom) the nurses look after all look happy and healthy . ( look after 为固定词组)
对比：This is the house in which Lu Xun once lived . = This is the house (which) Lu Xun once lived in .
3. 如果介词放在定语从句之后，关系代词 which , whom 可以用 that 来替换，亦可以省略 which , whom 。
Can you lend me the book (that ) you were talking about the other day ? (about不能放 that 前，但把 that 该为 which 时就可以了。）
The house which / that we live in is not large . = The house we live in is not large . = The house in which we live isn\’t large .
5. 但介词却不能放在 that 之前，除非可以特殊地使用：but / except + that 。but / except + that 只能引导限制性定语从句。that 只起连接作用，不冲充当句子成分。
NMET的单项填空题往往设置一些所谓的“原型”来诱使作答者模仿。基本功不够扎实的同学极易“上钩”而出错。如：
本题受 Don\’t forget 的误导，常误选A。英语中的祈使句通常表示将来要发生的动作，所以答语中的“我忘不了”实际上是“我(将)不会忘记”。正确答案是B。
本题受 If you sister does 中 does 的误导，常常误选C。由于条件状语从句中常用一般现在时代替一般将来时，所以题中的 If your sister does 中的does 实际上等于will go to the concert , 所以“我妹妹也去”应该是“Mine will go , too . ”因此正确答案是D。
通常，paper 表示“纸”，是不可数名词，前面不带a，受其误导，误选B。但本题讲的是要将旧报纸扔进纸篓。“纸”虽不可数，但“纸篓”是可数名词，因此正确答案是A。
启示：①解题时要注意对题目进行仔细而全面的分析，防止掉入“陷井”；②寻找解决问题的根据，要注意“走对路”，不要“进错门”。
NMET 单项填空的空白后有时附带着一些文字信息，通常被称为“迟到的信息”。这些“迟到的信息”有的是无关紧要的，有的则对答案的选择起着决定性的作用，忽视这样的信息，不瞻前顾后，往往要出错。如：
题中的 I wonder why she changed her mind 一句虽为迟到的信息，但它说明she changed her mind , 也就是 she didn\’t keep her word , 据此可推断正确答案是C。
11. 本题若只注意到He promised 而忽略 I\’ve been alone 这一“迟到的信息”，就会误选答案B。I\’ve been alone 这一句表明，be 不仅过去没来，而且现在仍没来，所以正确答案是D。
解答本题必须重视 I would like to have seen it 这一“迟到的信息”，它相当于 I had wanted to see it , 意为“我本想观看它”，可见实际上我没看足球赛，因此正确答案是B。
启示：题中的每个信息点包括标点符号都是重要的，不影响答案选择的信息很少，解题时必须瞻前顾后，通盘考虑。
有的单项填空题题干较长，命题者有时在题干中插入了一些次要的信息，用来干扰作答者的正常思维，分散其注意力，我们把这样的信息叫做“冗余信息”。常见的“冗余信息”是插入语，后置定语和前置状语等，撤开这样的信息，句子的来龙去脉便会一目了然。如：
本题若抓不住 She spent much time ____ over her lessons 这个主题，就排除不了as much…as she could 这个次要信息，就会误选A。由主体句可知，正确答案是C。
本题若搞不清 do you consider 是插入语，就会误以为是在考查 consider 后接动名词结构，就会误选C。本题正确答案是B。
本题的主体是 this is the best way ____ this problem。I\’ve thought of
是修饰 way 的定语从句，不影响主体句的答案的选择。当然，若不清楚 I\’ve thought of 是定语从句的话，就会误以为是在考查 think of 后跟动名词而误选A。由主体句可知，本题正确答案是B。the way to do sth . 意为“做某事的方法”。
启示：① 学习英语要重视对结构复杂的句子的分析，从而提高对这类句子的理解能力；② 解题时遇到结构复杂的句子，要注意抓主体(抓主谓宾语)，通过抓主体来排除干扰答题的次要信息，从而找出正确答案。
21 . He often leans over the fence and talks for over an hour with my father ____ gardening .
23 . The students are forbidden , unless they have the library cards , ____ the reading-room .
24 . With a quick kick the policeman sent the knife held in the robber\’s right hand ____ .
在英语学习中，有些同学解题时，常凭经验或想当然，或只考虑老师在课堂中经常强调的语言现象，而有时却常常把题做错，究其原因，就是受思维定式的干扰所至。
［析］正确答案A。本题易误选答案B，因为学生熟悉的是 can\’t help (忍不住，情不自禁)后接动名词。其实，本题中 help 为“帮助”之意，后面应用不定式(可省略to)作宾语。故应选A。
［析］正确答案D。本题易误选答案A或B，因为 the same…as 和the same…that 经常被强调，而实际上 the same 修饰名词后除可接 as 或 that 外，还可以接where , who 等引导的定语从句。分析一下题干，不难看出本题应用 where 引
导定语从句，因为所设空白在从句中作状语。故选D。
［析］正确答案C。此题易误选D，因为“be (get) used to 接名词或动名词”意为“习惯于……”。但本题并非此意，谓语动词中的 ues 为“使用”之意并且是被动语态，“be used to do… (被用来做……)”。故应选C。
［析］正确答案B。此题易误选A或C，原因在于错误地把本题分析为定语从句，误译成“做一个你有问题的记号”。然而，本题系地点状语从句，应译为“在你有疑问的地方做个标记”。所以引导地点状语从句不可用“介词 + which”的答案A。故应选B。
由于NMET试题中的单项选择题越来越注重对思维能力的考查，所以平时的训练要从多角度，多思路下手，才能让举一反三，收到事半功倍的效果。下面是从“识破庐山真面目”看NMET的“变形”思维。
1 . A(B)
2 . B(A)
3 . A(C)
4 . D . “那调皮的男孩习惯了挨老师批评。” (B)去掉 was。“那调皮的男孩过去经常挨老师批评。”(现在不挨批评了。) (C)去掉 by。“那调皮的男孩习惯于批评老师。” (A)去掉 by 和 was。“那调皮的男孩过去经常批评老师。”
5 . B(A)没有定冠词时，题干的定语从句缺先行词，故要加上 the one ; 如用 the bookstore 时，the bookstore 即是先行词，关系代词 that 在定语从句中作动词 referred to 的宾语，可以省略；如果题干前半部分 Is it this bookstore ____，该句子即变为强调句时，还是选A，但这时 that 不可以省去。
答案及说明：1 . C 2 . D 3 . D 4 . B 5 . A。第5题 A 为定语从句，动词 make 后的 use 被关系代词代替，由于关系代词作宾语被省略。
答案及说明：1 . C 2 . D 3 . B。省略后倒装。“If you go there tomorrow , I will go there , too . ” 4 . C。不定式回答“目的”或“原因”。The meeting
was called to elect new officials . 再如：
NMET 题干的设计水平和灵活性逐年提高。有关信息不仅在句子表面，也可能存在于字里行间，或存在于某一个不引入注目的单词上。所以，首先要细读题干，精心领会其意义，然后有针对性地、准确地找到某个特定信息，以此为据，推断定论。切不可读题粗略，貌然确定答案。
从语法上看A，B都可以填，但正确答案只有一个。by car 这一特定信息暗示了问句问的是“方式”，所以A才是最佳选择。
题干后部的意思为? “……但他还不十分肯定；”，由此推测他不是“必须来”，不是“将会来”，也不是“能够来”，而是”可能来”，选C。再如：
题干意思是“这一件稍紧一点”，可见他想要的是尺码较大的。所以 big 要用比较级。题干的另一意思不是“要好一件更大的蓝外衣”，而是问“蓝外衣中是否有一种尺码大的”。所以不是特指，应选B。
有些题目的考查目的是针对句子结构或语法，这时受试者不但要理解题干，而且要有针对性地分析其语法成份，选出符合结构要求的答案。例如：
逗号隔开的部分是插入语，也是一个省略的条件状语从句，从句中的否定与主句无关。David 是两者比较的另一方，所以同级比较句型要用 as well as。如果选A，就少了连接从句的连词。
way 是可数名词首先排除A、C。此句不是问句，根据句子结构要求，要用陈述句的语序，选D。
如果你碰到难词、生词，不解其意，可以从语法的角度去考虑。尽管对句子的意义仍模糊不清，但通过合理推测却能找到正确答案。例如：
考生对短语 turn out 不甚了解，但这不影响解题。只要以语法结构为依法。就能推断出 B是答案，因为只有 which 才能引导非限制性定语从句。turn out to be 意为“结果是……”。请再看：
There\’re so many kinds of tape-recorders on sale that i can\’t make up my mind ____ to buy .
句中的 tape-recorder 和 on sale 课本上都没有直接出现过，但 buy 是一个熟知的及物动词，它需要有宾语。因此，这儿要用连接代词作宾语，首先排除C、D。再根据 which 和 what 的用法区别来取舍。在已知或有限范围的选择场合要用 which。因此该选A。tape-recorder 意思是“磁带录音机”，on sale 是“出售”。
选择填空既是一个观察、推测、判断的过程，也是一个将错误选项一一排除，找出正确答案的过程。排除法适用于任何一道选择题。在解题中，利用排除法可以缩小思考范围，节省时间和精力。例如：
B、C形式上明显有错，首先排除，重点考虑A、D。此句不属三者以上场合，仅是“有考试”与“没考试”两种情况的对比。所以推测D是正确答案。
It was not ____ she took off her dark glasses ____ I realized she was a famous film star .
从结构上看这一句是强调句型，首先排除A、再仔细思考B、C。只有 until 才有这种 not 前移的用法，所以推断答案为C。
排除法还有个特殊功能：当受试者对某个选项的意义，用法不甚明确，而这个选项又恰恰很可能是正确答案时，可以将其余的选项逐个排除，从而证实它的正
确性。这种合理推测能使考生得到意外的收获。请看：
B意为“一度”，C意为“同时”，意义都明显不符合，应予排除。D意为“准时”，意义也不符。A“及时”，意义虽不贴切，但总比B、C、D好一些，合理推测A是正确答案。其实，此处 in time 由“及时”引申为“迟早”、“总有一天”。
有时试题在命题设计上难免存在缺陷或弱点，在无从下手的情况下，利用这些缺陷或弱点，或可曲径通幽，出奇制胜。通常有两种情况：(1)有两个(以上)的选项在语法上可视为“同类项”；(2)有某个选项在语法上明显错误，属试题命制时的“凑数项”。
对于第一种情况，可先排除“同类项”，因为一道题目不可能出现两个(以上)的正确答案。例如：
I didn\’t see your sister at the meeting . If she ____ , she would have met my brother .
B、C属“同类项”，都是一般过去时。如果C正确，B也可以填，所以都应排除。剩下A、D相比较，就显得容易了，A是现在完成时可排除，D是过去完成时，该选D。
On the way to the Northumberland Hotel , Holmes entered a telegraph office . There he sent a wire to the Official Registry (佣工介绍所) ，inquiring for the name and address of the cabman whose number he had remembered . As the two friends were going up the stairs of the Northumberland Hotel they saw Sir Henry standing on the landing of the second floor . His face was red with anger and he was holding an old and dirty boot in one of his hands .
“By thunder ,” he cried , “ if my boot isn\’t found immediately there will be trouble . ”
“Yes , but now a nother boot has disappeared . Last night they took one of my brown boots , and today they have stolen one from the black pair . Well , have you found it ? ” he asked the servant , who had appeared upon the scene .
“ No, sir . Please have a little patience . I have looked for it everywhere , but I can\’t f ind it .” said the frightened servant .
“Well , either that boot comes back before night , or I go straight to the manager of the hotel . ”
“ It sh all be found , sir ?/FONT> I promise you . Only have a little patience ,” exclaimed the frightened serv ant .
“ Excuse me , Mr. Holmes , for this quarrel about a trifle (小时) ,” said Sir Henry , “ but 棥?/P>
“ It is not a trifle ,” interrupted . Holmes seriously . “ Your case is very hard . Sir Henry , but I hope that sooner or later we shall make things clear .”
“ Perhaps you are right ,”said Holmes . “I know that you are followed in London and among the millions of this great city it is difficult to discover who the spy is and what he wants . You did not know , Dr. Mortimer , that you were followed this mo rning ? ”
“That , unfortunately , I can\’t tell you . Have you among your neighbours or acquaintances (熟人) any man with a large black beard ?” asked Holmes .
“ No ,?/FONT>oh ?/FONT> yes , certainly , Barrymore , Sir Charles\’s servant . He has a larg e black beard .” replied Dr. Mortimer .
“Give me a telegraph form . Write : ‘ Is all ready for Sir Henry ? ’address to Mr. Barrymore , Baskerville Hall . Which is the nearest telegraph-office ? ”
“Very good . We shall send a second wire to the postma ster at Grimpen：‘ Telegram to Mr. Barrymore deliver into his own hands . If absent , return telegram to Sir Henry Baskerville , Northumberland Hotel .’Then we shall know before evening where Barrymore is . By the way , Dr. Mortimer , who is this Barrymore ?”
“He is the son of the old caretaker (管家) who is dead . He and his wife are a ver y respectable couple , as far as I know .”
“At the same time it\’s clear ,”said Baskerville , “that while there is nobody at the Hall , they have an easy life .”
“H e left many small sums to individuals and a large number of public charities . The rest all went to Sir Henry , ”explained Dr. Mortimer .
“Seven hundred and forty thousand pounds . The total value of the estate is almost a million ” answered Dr. Mortime r .
Holmes looked surprised . “ I didn\’t think that he was so rich , ”he said . “That explains some things . I can understand that a man may risk much for such a large sum . Have you made your will , Sir Henry ? ”
“No , Mr. Holmes , I have not . I\’ve had no time for it . You forget I arrived here only yesterday .”
“ Well , Sir Henry , I agree that it\’s best for you to go to your native place without delay , but you certainly must not go alone . ”
“But Dr. Mortimer has his practice , and his h ouse is some miles away from yours . No , Sir Henry , you must take with you someone who will always be by your side .”
“That\’s quite impossible . I cannot leave London for an indefinite time , as I am too busy .”
Holmes laid his hand upon Waston\’s ar m . “There is no man who could be better than my friend Dr. Waston , ”he said .
“That would be really kind of you , ”Sir Henry exclaimed . “If you go with me to Baskerville Hall and help me , I shall never forget it . ”
“And you must rep ort everyt hing to me , ”said Holmes . “ I shall tell you how to act . ”
The question was soon settled . It was decided that Sir Henry , Dr. Mortimer and Waston set off for Devonshire on Saturday . Lunch was over
and Holmes was just saying goodbye , when Sir Henry with a cry of surprise drew a brown boot from under a table in the corner of the room .
“ But this is very strange .”said Dr. Mortimer . “ I searched this room carefully before lunch and there was certainly no boot i n it .” said Dr. Mortimer .
Holmes was silent in the cab as he drove home with Waston . All the evening he sat in his armchair smoking and thinking . So many strange things had happened in these two days - the printed letter , the black-bearded spy in the cab , the loss of the new boot , the loss of the old black boot , and now the return of the brown boot . Just before dinner a telegram was brought . It ran : “Have just received answer from postmaster , Grimpen . Berrymore is at the Hall . Baskerville .”
“ I was told that you wanted to see the cabman of No. 2704 , ”he said . “I have come to ask you what you have against me .”
“ I have nothing against you , my good fellow ,”said Holmes . “ On the contrary , if you give me a clear answer to my question , I shall reward you .”
Holmes put it down . “Now , Clayton ,” he said , “tell me all about the gentleman who was in your cab this morning . He was watching the house at ten o\’clock and then he followed two gentlemen down Regent Stree t .”
The cabman looked a little embarrassed . “Yo u seem to know everything , ”he said . “But you see , the gentleman told me that he was a detective and I must not speak to anyone about him .”
“My good fellow , this is a very serious business and your position will be very bad if you try to hide anything from me . Did the gentleman say anything else ?”
For a moment Holmes was too much surprised to speak . Then he burst into a hearty laug h . “Excellent !” he exclaimed . “Now , Clayton , tell me all about him .”
“Well , sir , he stopped me at half-past nine in Trafalgar Square . He said that he was a detective and offered me two sovereigns (金镑) if I did exactly what he wanted all day and asked no questions . I was glad to agree . First we drove to the Northumberland Hotel and waited there until two gentlemen came out and took a cab in the street . We followed their cab until it stopped somewhere near this house . We waited for about an hour . Then the two gentlemen passed us walking and we followed them along ”
“So we were following them down Rege nt Street when suddenly my gentleman closed the window and cried to me drive as fast as I could to Waterloo Station . We were there in ten minutes . He paid me two sovereigns and went into the station . At the last moment he turned round and said : ‘It may interest you know that you have driven Mr. Sherlock Holmes .’That is all .”
The cabman scratched his head . “ Well , it isn\’t so easy to describe him . He is about forty and is of middle height . He has a black beard and a pale face . That is all I ca n say about him .”
“ Well then , here is your half-sovereign , and you will have another one if you can bring any more information . Good night ! ”
When the cabman had gone , Holmes turned to his friend with a sad smile : “ Our enemy is cunning , Waston , ” he said . “ This time he has beaten me . It\’s a dangerous business and I shall be happy when you return safe and sound to London again .”
On the appointed (约定) day , Sir Henry Baskerville and Dr. Mortimer were at the station . Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Waston soon joined them there .
“ I don\’t want you t o make any judgements , Waston. ” said Homles to his friend , taking him aside . “I only want you to report all the possible facts to me .”
“ Everything that has the smallest connection wit h this case ?/FONT> and especially the relations between Sir Henry and his neighbours . If you hear of any new details connected with the death of Sir Charles , do let me know . And study the people who live on the moor near Baskerville Hall ?/FONT> the Barrymores , Dr. Mmortimer , the naturalist Stapleton and his sister , Mr. Frankland and one or two other neighbours . ”
“ Certainly . Keep your revolver (左轮手枪) near you day and night and be very careful . ”
By the way , Sir Henry , ” said Holmes , tur ning to young Baskerville who was talking to Dr. Mortimer , “ have you found your black boot ?”
“That\’s very interesting . Well , goodbye ,” he added as the train
began to move , “ and remember , Sir Henry , don\’t walk on the moor alone when it is dar k .”
When they were on their way , Sir Henry , who was looking out of the window , seemed happy to see the land where he had spent his childhood . The train stopped at a small station and the three men got out . A carriage with a pair of horses was waiting for them . The station was a quiet , pleasant spot and Waston was surprised to see two soldiers standing by the station gate . They looked at all the passers-by . The coachman greeted Sir Henry and soon the carriage with the three men was rolling swiftly along the road . On the top of the hill there stood another soldier . He was watching the road . The coachman explained to them that a prisoner had escaped from the prison of Princetown and was hiding on the moor . The man was a dangerous murderer , and the soldiers had received orders to watch every road and every station , but they had not yet found him . Somewhere there , on the dark moor, was this terrible man , hiding in a hole like a beast . This made the wild and sad place seem still wilder and sadder . Soon the road turned sharply and the wide , silent moor came in sight . A few minutes later the carriage stopped before a large house from which rose two high narrow towers .
“ Welcome to Baskerville Hall , Sir Henry , ” said a tall man with a black beard , opening the door of the carriage . It was Barrymore , the servant . His wife came forward to help take down the luggage as well .
Dr. Mortimer refused to stay for dinner , saying that his wife was expecting him back . He said goodbye to Sir Henry and Waston and then the carriage rolled away . The two men entered the hall . It was a very fine hall , large high , with a great old-fashioned fireplace . The Barrymores