1、Lesson 12Dustbin Day RobberyGentleman Jim has worked out a plan to rob a bank. Hes telling his gang, Fingers Jones and Ginger Robertson about the plan. Listen to their conversation. Fingers: Lets see. Youre going to walk up the counter and youre going to start writing a cheque. Then youre going to o
2、pen the canister of nerve gas, and everyone will go to sleep instantly. Jim: Thats right. This gas will put anyone to sleep for exactly three minutes. Fingers: And while everyone is asleep, youre going to go round to the managers desk and steal all the money? Jim: Exactly. Ive worked it out very car
3、efully. There should be about 50,000 in used bank notes. Ginger: Sounds great. Theres only one thing. If you open the gas, youll go to sleep too, wont you? Jim: I have thought of that. Ill wear a motor-cycle helmet, with an oxygen mask inside. If I wear a helmet, no one will be able to recognize me
4、afterwards, either. Ginger: I think its risky. If the bank clerk sees you take out a gas canister, he wont wait. Hell push the alarm button straight away. Fingers: Ive just had an idea. If I came into the bank when you were standing at the counter, no one would even look at me. Then, if I threw the
5、can of nerve gas, they wouldnt guess that we were connected. Ginger: Yes, that might be better. Are you going to wear a helmet, too? Fingers: No. It would look very suspicious if two people were wearing motor cycle helmets. Ill just open the door, throw in the gas canister, and leave Gentleman Jim t
6、o rob the bank. Jim: I like that idea. Right, well do that. Any other problems that you can see? Ginger: What are you going to do with the money? If you walk out with 50,000 under your arm, somebody will surely notice you. Jim: Youll be sitting in a get-away car, waiting for me outsaid the bank. Gin
7、ger: But there is a police station just fifty yards away. If I park a car outside the bank, the police would probably come and ask me to move. Fingers: Well, what do you suggest? He cant just walk around the town. Hell be carrying 50,000 in bundles of bank notes. Jim: Just a minute! Ive thought of s
8、omething. What day is this robbery? Fingers: Monday. Jim: Monday! You know what happens on Monday, dont you? Its dustbin day! Ginger: So? Jim: So, can you think of a better way of moving the money? If you saw a man pick up 50,000 and put it into a car, what would you think? Fingers: Id think he was
9、a thief. Jim: Exactly. But if you saw a man pick up a dustbin and put it into a lorry, what would you think? Fingers: Id think he was a dustman. Hey! Thats clever! Ginger: And if the 50,000 was in the dustbin, I could pick up the money and nobody would notice. Thats brilliant. Fingers: Is there a du
10、stbin? Jim: Oh yes, several. They put the dustbins out every Monday. Theyll be standing there, outside the bank. Fingers: But if you put the money in a dustbin, itll stink. Well never be able to spend it if it smells like that. Jim: We dont have to put it in a dustbin. We can put it in a black plast
11、ic bag. They often have black plastic bags for rubbish nowadays. If I carry one in my pocket, I can pull it out after youve thrown the gas. OK? Lets run through the plan once more. Ginger: You go into the bank with a motor-cycle helmet on, and a black rubbish bag in your pocket. Fingers: I come in a
12、 few minutes later. I open the door, throw in the open gas canister, and then go . where? Jim: Ive hired a room in the building right opposite the bank. Go up in the lift to the top floor and keep a look out. When you get there, radio Ginger, and tell him to come. Ginger: In the meantime, everyone i
13、n the bank has gone to sleep, except you. You take the money, and put it in the plastic bag. Jim: I come out, and put the bag with the rubbish, and then go back into the bank. Ginger: Go back? Jim：Oh yes. If everyone woke up and I wasnt there, theyd know I was one of the thieves. No, Ill go back and
14、 pretend to wake up with everyone else. Fingers: Thats a really clever touch. Ginger: I drive a dustcart and wait in the cul-de-sac behind the bank until Fingers contacts me. Then I come and pick up the rubbish, including the 50,000. Jim: I cant think of any problems, can you?Task 1: Crime (Doorbell
15、 rings. Door opens.) Boss: At long last! Why did it take you so long? 1st villain: Er . I really am sorry about this, boss . Boss: Come on! What happened? Wheres the money? 1st villain: Well, its a long story. We parked outside the bank, OK, on South Street, and I went in and got the moneyyou know,
16、no problems, they just filled the bag like you said they would. I went outside, jumped into the car, and off we went. Boss: Yes, yes, yes. And then? 2nd villain: We turned right up Forest Road, and of course the traffic lights at the High Street crossroads were against us. And when they went green t
17、he stupid car stalled, didnt it? I mean, it was dead 1st villain: So I had to get out and push, all the way to the garage opposite the school. I dont know why Jim here couldnt fix it. I mean, the car was your responsibility, wasnt it? 2nd villain: Yeah, but it was you that stole it, wasnt it? Why di
18、dnt you get a better one? 1st villain: OK, it was my fault. Im sorry. 2nd villain: The mechanic said it would take at least two days to fix itso we just had to leave it there and walk. 1st villain: Well, we crossed over Church Lane, and youll never believe what happened next, just outside the Police
19、 Station, too. 2nd villain: Look, it wasnt my fault. You were responsible for providing the bagI couldnt help it if the catch broke. 1st villain: It took us five minutes to pick up all the notes again. Boss: Fine, fine, fine. But where is the money? 2nd villain: Were getting there, boss. Anyway, we
20、ran to where the second car was parked, outside the library in Ox Laneyou know, we were going to switch cars thereand thenyou know, this is just unbelievable 1st villain: yeah. We drove up Church Lane, but they were digging up the road just by the church, so we had to take the left fork and go all t
21、he way round the north side of the park. And then, just before the London Road roundabout 2nd villain: some idiot must have driven out from the railway station without looking right into the side of a lorry. The road was completely blocked. There was nothing for it but to abandon the car and walk th
22、e rest of the way. Boss: All right, its a very fascinating story. But I still want to have a look at the money. 1st villain: Well, thats the thing, boss. I mean, Im terribly sorry, but this idiot must have left it somewhere. 2nd villain: Who are you calling an idiot? I had nothing to do with it. You
23、 were carrying the bag. 1st villain: No. I wasnt. I gave it to you .Task 2: Shop-lifterMan: Excuse me, madam. Woman: Yes? Man: Would you mind letting me take a look in your bag? Woman: I beg your pardon? Man: Id like to look into your bag, if you dont mind. Woman: Well Im afraid I certainly do mind,
24、 if its all the same to you. Now go away. Impertinence! Man: Im afraid I shall have to insist, madam. Woman: And just who are you to insist, may I ask? I advise you to take yourself off, young man, before I call a policeman. Man: I am a policeman, madam. Heres my identity card. Woman: What? Oh . wel
25、l . and just what right does that give you to go around looking into peoples bags? Man: None whatsoever, unless I have reason to believe that theres something in the bags belonging to someone else? Woman: What do you mean belonging to someone else? Man: Well, perhaps, things that havent been paid fo
26、r? Woman: Are you talking about stolen goods? Thats a nice way to talk, I must say. I dont know what things are coming to when perfectly honest citizens get stopped in the street and have their bags examined. A nice state of affairs! Man: Exactly, but if the citizens are honest, they wouldnt mind, w
27、ould they? So may I look in your bag, madam? We dont want to make a fuss, do we? Woman: Fuss? Whos making a fuss? Stopping people in the street and demanding to see what theyve got in their bags. Charming! Thats what I call it, charming! Now go away; Ive got a train to catch. Man: Im sorry. Im tryin
28、g to do my job as politely as possible but Im afraid youre making it rather difficult. However, I must insist on seeing what you have in your bag. Woman: And what, precisely, do you expect to find in there? The Crown Jewels? Man: No need to be sarcastic, Madam. I thought Id made myself plain. If the
29、res nothing in there which doesnt belong to you, you can go straight off and catch your train and Ill apologize for the inconvenience. Women: Oh, very well. Anything to help the police. Man: Thank you, madam. Woman: Not at all, only too happy to cooperate. There you are. Man: Thank you，Mm. Six lipst
30、icks? Woman: Yes, nothing unusual in that. I like to change the colour with my mood. Man: And five powder-compacts? Woman: I use a lot of powder. I dont want to embarrass you, but I sweat a lot. (Laughs) Man: And ten mens watches? Woman: Er, yes. I get very nervous if I dont know the time. Anxiety,
31、you know. We all suffer from it in this day and age. Man: I see you smoke a lot, too, madam. Fifteen cigarette lighters? Woman: Yes, I am rather a heavy smoker. And . and I use them for finding my way in the dark and . and for finding the keyhole late at night. And . and I happen to collect lighters
32、. Its my hobby. I have a superb collection at home. Man: I bet you do, madam. Well, Im afraid Im going to have to ask you to come along with me. Woman: How dare you! I dont go out with strange men. And anyway I told you I have a train to catch. Man: Im afraid you wont be catching it today, madam. No
33、w are you going to come along quietly or am I going to have to call for help? Woman: But this is outrageous! (Start fade) I shall complain to my MP. One has to carry ones valuables around these days; ones house might be broken into while ones out .Learning to Rephrase1. The American Indians of the S
34、outhwest have led an agricultural life since the year 1 A.D., and in some aspects their life is still similar today. 2. At the beginning of this period, the people farmed on the tops of high, flat, mountain plateaus, called mesas. Mesa is the Spanish word for table. 3. They lived on top of the mesas
35、 or in the protection of the caves on the sides of the cliffs. 4. In their early history, the Anasazi used baskets for all these purposes. Later they developed pottery. But the change from basketmaking to pottery was so important that it began a series of secondary changes. 5. To cook food in a bask
36、et, the women first filled the basket with ground corn mixed with water. They then built a fire. 6. But many stones could be heated on the fire and then dropped into the basket of food, so it would cook. The stones heated the food quite well, but soon they had to be taken out of the food and heated
37、again. 7. But although the men brought home the idea of pottery, they did not bring home any instructions on how to make it. Anthropologists have discovered pieces of broken pottery made according to different formulas. 8. Because the Anasazi had solved the problem of cooking and storing food, they
38、could now enjoy a more prosperous, comfortable period of life.DictationAcupuncture （针灸） There are many forms of alternative medicine which are used in the Western world today. One of the most famous of these is acupuncture, which is a very old form of treatment from China. It is still widely used in
39、 China today, where it is said to cure many illnesses, including tonsillitis, arthritis, bronchitis, rheumatism and flu. The Chinese believe that there are special energy lines through the body and that the bodys energy runs through these lines. When a person is ill the energy in his or her body doe
40、s not run as well as normal, perhaps because it is weaker or it is blocked in some way. The Chinese believe that if you put very fine needles into the energy line, this helps the energy to return to normal. In this way the body can help itself to get better. The acupuncturist puts the needles into s
41、pecial places along the energy line and some of these places can be a long way from the place where the body is ill. For example it is possible to treat a bad headache by putting needles into certain places on the foot. It may surprise you to know that it does not hurt when the acupuncturist puts th
42、e needles into your body. People who have had acupuncture say that they felt nothing or hardly anything. Western doctors at first did not believe that acupuncture could work. Now they see that it not only can work but that it does work. How and why does it work? No one has been able to explain this.
43、 It is one of natures mysteries.Enjoy Your English（英文歌曲）I Just Fall in Love Again Dreaming, I must be dreaming Or am I really lying here with you Baby you take me in your arms And though Im wide awake I know my dream is coming true And oh I just fall in love again Just one touch and then it happens
44、every time And there I go I just fall in love again and when I do I cant help myself I fall in love with you Magic, it must be magic The way I hold you and the night just seems to fly Easy for you to take me to a star Heaven is that moment when I look into your eyes And oh I just fall in love again Just one touch and then it happens every time And there I go I just fall in love again and when I do I cant help myself I fall in love with you Cant help myself I fall in love with you
