梗概：一个商人要去 Newbury 开个重要的会议，但他不熟悉去那里的路。他决定向一个牵

着奶牛的人问路，他连问了三个问题，但那个人都回答不知道。于是商人说他啥也不知道
但这个人却说至少他没有迷路。
关键词：businessman（商人） lost（迷路的） ask … the way（问路） cow（奶牛）
at least（至少）
A rich businessman was driving through the countryside in his large car. He
had an important business appointment in the village of Newbury and was
already late for it. He was a little annoyed and in a hurry. Unfortunately,
Newbury was in a part of the country he did not know very well, and he did not
know how to get to it. He was soon completely lost. He had a map in his car, but
since he didn’t know where he was, the map was useless. He knew he had to
find someone and ask him the way. He drove on slowly until he saw a man
walking along the road with a cow. “I’ll ask him the way to Newbury,” he
decided. He stopped the car, opened the window and put his head out. “Excuse
me,” he said to the man with the cow, “but how far is it from here to Newbury?”
“I don’t know,” the man said. “Does this road go to Newbury?” the businessman
asked. “I don’t know,” the man with the cow said. “Well, do you know where
Newbury is?” the businessman demanded impatiently. “No,” the man with the
cow said. Angrily, the businessman said, “You don’t know much, do you?” “No,”
the man with the cow said, “but at least I’m not lost.”
信息点：
1. A businessman was driving through the countryside.
2. The businessman had an appointment in the village of Newbury.
3. The businessman was already late, so he was in a hurry.
4. The businessman was not familiar with that part of the country.
5. The businessman was soon completely lost.
6. The businessman decided to ask for directions.
7. The businessman saw a man with a cow, so he stopped and asked three
questions.
8. The man answered no to every question.
9. The businessman was very angry and said the man didn’t know very much.
10. The man replied that at least he was not lost.

梗 概 ： Armando 一 心 向 往 去 美 国 学 习 艺 术 ， 但 是 去 美 国 的 机 票 非 常 难 买 。 有 一 天
Armando 偷偷爬上飞机的轮子，经过 9 个小时，他又冷又累被送往医院，出院后他终于
坐上了飞往美国的飞机。
关键词：artist（艺术家） United States（美国） plane（飞机） wheel（轮子）
inside（在里面）
Armando lives in the countryside. He works in the fields every day. Armando
doesn’t want to work in the fields. He wants to be an artist. Armando wants to
go to the United States. His uncle lives in the United States. Armando’s uncle
writes him letters. “Come,” his uncle writes. “You can live with me. You can
study art.” But how can Armando go to the United States? It is impossible! O nly
two planes fly to the United States every day. More than 800,000 people are
waiting for tickets.
One day Armando goes to the airport. He sees a big plane. Nobody is near the
plane. Armando runs to the plane and climbs up by the wheels. The plane takes
off and flies east. Armando and the plane are going to Spain. The plane flies high
over the ocean. The temperature is -40 degrees centigrade. Armando is wearing
only pants and a cotton shirt. He is very cold. He is very tired too. He falls
asleep. Nine hours later the plane lands in Spain. Mechanics are checking the
plane when something falls from the wheels. It is Armando! There is ice on
Armando’s clothes and face. But Armando is alive. Armando stays in a hospital
in Spain for one week. Then he flies to the United States. This time, he flies
inside the plane.
信息点：
1. Armando lives in the countryside and works in the fields.
2. Armando wants to be an artist and go to the US.
3. Armando’s uncle lives in the US, and he writes letters to Armando.
4. In his letters, he said Armando can live with him and study art.
5. There are only a few tickets to the US, and many people want to go there.
6. One day Armando climbs up by a plane’s wheels without anyone seeing him.
7. Armando holds on for nine hours while the plane flies to Spain.
8. The temperature in the air is very low, so Armando is very cold.
9. Armando is still alive when the plane arrives but is sent to a hospital for a
week.
10. Armando flies to the US inside a plane after he leaves the hospital.