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The Adventures of Kathleen the Great and Mark the Meek 英勇凱薩琳與害羞馬克歷險記
Saturday, May 26, 2007,Page 13
Meet Kathleen the mouse and Mark the elephant. Kathleen is very brave and likes adventure, but Mark is very shy and scared of many things. But friends stay together, so Mark follows Kathleen wherever she goes. Sometimes they get into some very sticky situations.
見見老鼠凱薩琳和大象馬克。凱薩琳非常勇敢又喜歡冒險，但馬克的個性十分害羞，對許多事情都感到害怕。不過，朋友都喜歡黏在一塊兒，所以凱薩琳走到哪兒，馬克就會跟到哪兒。有時候，他們也會碰上非常棘手的情況...
A near miss 驚險萬分
Mark and Kathleen were on their way to an amusement park, and Mark was driving.
"I really can't wait to ride the roller coasters when we get there," said Kathleen as she eagerly looked out the window. "And the darts game is always fun to play. How much longer until we get there?"
Mark checked a nearby road sign. "I think we only have another half hour or so to go," he decided as he shifted gears. "I don't want to wait in line too much."
"I think since it rained so hard this morning, only a few people should be there," Kathleen said.
"Sounds good to me," Mark replied.
As they entered a tunnel, the engine stopped running and the car slowly came to a stop.
"What's happened?" Kathleen asked.
Mark studied the gas gauge. "We've run out of gas," he concluded.
"What?!" Kathleen was shocked. "How could this happen?"
"I just didn't think we'd need more for the trip. I'll call the police and set a warning cone behind the car," Mark volunteered while taking off his seatbelt.
As Mark placed the cone behind the car, a truck speeding toward him honked frantically ... (Jason Cox, Staff Writer)
馬克和凱薩琳正前往遊樂場途中，由馬克開車。
「我實在等不及要坐雲霄飛車了，」凱薩琳一邊殷切地看著窗外一邊說︰「射飛鏢也很好玩。我們還要多久才會到呢？」
馬克查看了一下附近的路標。「我想大概再半小時就會到了，」他一面換擋一面說︰「我不想大排長龍等候。」
凱薩琳說︰「我想，今天早上雨下得那麼大，去的人應該不多。」
馬克回答︰「聽起來不錯。」
他們進入隧道時，引擎突然熄火，車子緩緩停了下來。
凱薩琳問︰「發生了什麼事？」
馬克查看一下油表，做出結論說︰「汽油用完了。」
「什麼！」凱薩琳震驚地說︰「怎麼會發生這種事？」
馬克說︰「我以為油量還夠。我會報警，並在車子後方放置三角錐警告。」他自動自發地解開了安全帶。
馬克把三角錐放在車子後方時，一輛卡車朝著他瘋狂按喇叭，加速駛過來‥‥‥ （翻譯：賴美君）
| TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字 |
| 1. eagerly adv.
殷切地 (yin1 qie4 di5)，渴望地 (ke3 wang4 di5)
例: The cat stared eagerly at the can of food being prepared.
(那隻貓渴望地盯著準備給牠吃的罐頭食物。)
2. frantically adv.
瘋狂地 (feng1 kuang2 di5)
例: When John realized he had to be at school in 5 minutes, he began dressing frantically.
(約翰明白自己得在五分鐘內到校，開始火速穿衣。)
3. cone n.
椎狀物 (zhui1 zhuang4 wu4)
例: My cousin bought all of her friends an ice cream cone as a treat.
(我的表妹請所有朋友吃蛋捲冰淇淋。)
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| Idea 1: The truck swerves to avoid hitting Mark, but instead hits another car. Is anyone hurt in the accident? What does it do to traffic in the tunnel? What do the police do when they show up?
想法一: 卡車為了閃避馬克，突然轉向，卻撞到了另一部車。有人在這場意外中受傷嗎？隧道內的交通會怎麼樣？警方來到時會如何處理？
Idea 2: The truck avoids Mark and an accident, but when the police show up they want to tow Mark's car. To where do they tow it? How do Mark and Kathleen get it back from there? Do they have to pay to get the car back?
想法二: 卡車未撞到馬克，免於意外發生，但警方來到時，想拖吊馬克的車。警方要把車子拖到哪裡？馬克和凱薩琳要怎麼從那裡把車子拿回來？他們得花錢把車子拿回來嗎？
Idea 3: Mark sets up the cone safely but finds out he's out of cell phone batteries. Does he find another way to call the police or find a way to move the car himself? Do Mark and Kathleen still make it to the amusement park?
想法三: 馬克安全地放置好三角錐，但發現手機沒電了。他會想辦法報警，還是想辦法自己移動車子？馬克和凱薩琳仍然能夠抵達遊樂場嗎？
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| WHAT HAPPENED? 究竟怎麼回事? |
1. Where are Mark and Kathleen going?
a. To a tunnel museum.
b. To an amusement park.
c. To a car race.
2. Why did the car suddenly stop?
a. The car overheated.
b. The car ran out of gas.
c. The car ran out of oil.
Ans: 1.b 2.b |
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