Nobody available 谁都没空

赫广春

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed（藏室）. She could see it from the bedroom window.

As I looked for myself， I saw that there were people in the shed taking things. I phoned the police， but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time， but they would send someone over as soon as they were available （有空的;可利用的）.

I said OK， hung up， and waited one minute， then phoned the police back. “Hello. I just called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. Well， you dont have to worry about them now because Ive shot them all.”

Within five minutes there were half a dozen （半打;六个） police cars in the area. And the alarm （警报器） works. Of course， they caught the thieves. One of the officers said， “I thought you said that youd shot them！” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody available！”

那天晚上，我刚要上床睡觉，妻子告诉我说我没有关储藏室的灯，她从卧室的窗户看见灯还亮着。

我透过窗户朝那边看，发现有人正在偷东西。我赶忙报警，但是警察说现在没有警察在我家的这片位置，他们一有了人手就马上派过来。

我说没问题，然后挂了电话，等了一分钟，又给他们打过去：“你好。一分钟前我打电话了，我告诉你说有人正在我家的储藏室偷东西。但是现在没事了，因为我刚刚开枪把他们都打死了。”

随后，五分钟之内有六辆警车来到了我家，警报器也响了。当然，他们当场抓住了窃贼。有个警察对我说：“我记得你说你把他们都打死了。”我回答道：“我记得你说现在谁都没空！”

环球视点

❶1.The 8⁃year⁃old girl is the winner of the first prize in the childrens singing contest.

2.As teenagers， we should be full of youthful spirit.

3.This song often reminds me of my childhood.

?1.If it doesnt rain tomorrow， we will go to the zoo.

2.Do you know what is wrong with him？

3.The student who is answering the question is John.

文化风俗

❶1.He is one of the tallest boys in our class.

2.Mr. Wang always makes me answer the questions in class.

3.She is regarded as an excellent monitor.

4.Compared with life on the Earth， life on the Mars would be better in some ways.

❷1.Who is the woman talking to our English teacher？

2.We started early in order to arrive before dark.

3.The student dressed in red is my daughter.

励志人生

❶1.He left the table with dirty water， without drying or cleaning it.

2.When Li Hua was a child， he learned English by reading a story book with pictures in it.

3.She said that she would try to make progress and indeed she managed to do it.

❷1.On hearing the good news， we all jumped with joy.

2.Before I could stop her， she had rushed into the office.

3.At that time， my mother was too weak to stand up.

同龄世界

❶理解自测：1～3   ACB

词句微练：

1.allowed to discuss   2.designed by

3.to reach my goal  4.marked; with   5.stop; from   6.has spent; creating   7.shows off   8.he has; to want

❷1.He studies hard rather than plays basketball after school so that he can catch up with others.

2.My sister has worked in the factory for three years.

3.That he won the first prize in the competition has encouraged us greatly.

4.What he said to me surprised me greatly.

❸1～3   BCD

话题写作

❶Dear Eric，

You want to know about Chinese paper⁃ cut. Here Im glad to tell you something about it.

Chinese paper⁃cut has a long history of over 2，000 years. It can be seen in different parts of China.

People in northern part of China do well in making paper⁃cut. They cut paper into different shapes， like birds， animals， flowers and so on.

Chinese paper⁃cut is not only beautiful but also very useful. People usually put them on doors or windows when they celebrate something happy， especially for the Spring Festival. I hope youll come to China to get to know it one day.

Yours，

Da Ming

❷Our environment in ten years

Many students are optimistic about our environment in ten years.

In fact， they think that more and more people will take part in the environmental protection and our government will take more measures to improve our environment. As a result， our world will be more and more beautiful and we will have a better life.

However， other students are worried about the future. They say a great number of trees will be cut down and there will be more and more private cars on the roads. So， we may face more environmental problems and live in a world with less energy available.

In my opinion， we will find ways to solve our problems and I’m sure I’ll play a role in protecting our environment.

微格寫作

One thing Im proud of

I still remember how I became a good basketball player.

The first day I went to the junior middle school， I saw some of my classmates playing basketball. To my surprise， I became interested in playing basketball. Later on， I often watched them carefully to learn their techniques. Then I kept practising until I became confident enough to challenge the good players. At the end of the term， I became one of the best players in my class.

I am really proud of this experience， because it helps me realize that we can achieve our goals through hard work. It also helps me better understand the proverb “Practice makes perfect.”

交际之窗

1.Is that Lucy speaking？ / May I speak to Lucy？

2.What were you doing？

3.What kind of movies do you like？

4.Who is your favorite actor？

5.See you.

语法沙龙

Ⅰ.1.have already thought   2.Has; ever been   3.have never met   4.hasnt finished; yet   5.has just gone

Ⅱ.1.has been dead for  2.hasnt visited; yet   3.It is; since; came / moved   4.Has; finished; yet   5.since one year ago