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Chapter One: TheNursery...........................................................................3Chapter Two: TheShadow...........................................................................5Chapter Three: TheNeverland....................................................................8Chapter Four: The Mermaid\'sLagoon.....................................................11Chapter Five: The UndergroundHome....................................................13Chapter Six: The JollyRoger.....................................................................15Chapter Seven: Home atLast....................................................................Track 1: Let\'s meet Sir James MBarrie(1860-1937)............................19Track 2: Chapter Two Listening Activity3........................................20Track 3: Chapter Three Listening Activity3..................................... 21Track 4: Chapter Six Listening Activity3........................................ 24《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————3 / 25Chapter One: The Nursery Wendy, John and Michael Darling live in a lovely house inLondon. Theyhave got a big, sunny nursery. There are colourful picturesand a big clockon the wall. There are toys here and there. The Darlings are ahappy family.Mr Darling and Mrs Darling love their children very much.Wendy is thefirst child, John is the second and Michael is thethird.The children\'s nanny is called Nana and she is a bigNewfoundland dog!Her kennel is in the nursery and she is a wonderful nanny. Sheloves thechildren and the children love her.One evening Mr and Mrs Darling want to go to a dinner party.They havetheir best clothes on.\"Nana, it\'s time to put the children to bed,\" says MrsDarling.Nana goes to the bathroom. She turns on the hot water forMichael\'s bath.She puts her paw in the water to check the temperature. It\'sperfect!\"I don\'t want to have a bath! \" says little Michael.But Nana is a firm nanny and Michael has his bath.Then Nana gives the children their pyjamas . Now they areready for bed.Mrs Darling comes into the nursery and smiles. \"Good work,Nana! I seethe children are ready for bed. \" Nana wags her bigtail.Suddenly there is a noise. Mrs Darling sees a young boyoutside thenursery window. She is very surprised. Nana barks and shutsthe windowquickly. The boy\'s shadow falls on the floor. The young boyflies away. Nursery: 育儿室。 nanny：保姆。 firm：坚定的。 pyjamas：睡衣裤。 wags：上下左右摆动。 barks：（狗）吠。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————4 / 25\"Who\'s there?\" asks Mrs Darling. She opens the window andlooks outside,but she sees nothing. Then she sees the boy\'s shadow on thefloor and says,\"Poor boy, this is his shadow. Let\'s put it in thedrawer .\"The children are in bed. Mr Darling takes Nana to the garden.Then hegoes to the sitting room and waits for Mrs Darling. MrsDarling sings to thechildren and kisses them. She is a perfect mother. Soon thethree children aresleeping. Mr and Mrs Darling go to their bedroom. They put ontheir coatsand go to the dinner party. drawer：抽屉。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————5 / 25Chapter Two: The ShadowThe children are sleeping and dreaming. Suddenly the windowopens. Asmall ball of light enters the nursery and flies around. It isa lovely fairycalled Tinker Bell. She is looking for something. After amoment a youngboy enters the nursery and says, \"Tink, where are you? Pleasefind myshadow.\"Tinker Bell finds his shadow in the drawer and gives it tohim. \"Now I canstick the shadow to my feet with some soap,\" he thinks. Hetries and triesagain, but he can\'t. He is very confused and startscrying.Wendy wakes up and sees the boy but she is not afraid. Hisclothes aremade of leaves. \"Little boy, why are you crying?\" Wendyasks.The boy takes off his cap and asks, \"What\'s yourname?\"\"Wendy Moira Angela Darling. What\'s yours?\"\"Peter Pan.\"\"Is that all?\"\"Yes !\" says Peter. Then he thinks, \"My name is very, veryshort.\"Wendy looks at his shadow and asks, \"Can I help you with yourshadow?\"\"Yes, please!\" says Peter.Wendy gets her sewing basket and sews on Peter\'sshadow.After a few minutes she says, \"Finished! Now you have yourshadowagain.\"Peter looks at the floor and sees his shadow.He is very happy and dances around the room. confused: 糊涂的。 takes off: 脱掉。 cap：软帽。 sews on: 缝补。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————6 / 25\"Oh, Wendy, you are wonderful!\" says Peter.\"Do you really think so?\" asks Wendy.\"Yes,\" says Peter.Wendy smiles and gives Peter a kiss on the cheek.\"Oh!\" says Peter. \"How nice!\"\"How old are you, Peter?\" asks Wendy.\"I don\'t know, but I am young. I don\'t want to grow up. Ialways want tobe a boy and have fun.\"Peter looks around the room for his fairy. He hears a noiseand looks in adrawer. Tinker Bell flies out. Wendy is delighted to see afairy, but TinkerBell is afraid. She hides behind the big clock.\"Where do you live, Peter?\" asks Wendy.\"I live in Neverland with the Lost Boys ,\" says Peter.\"Neverland? The Lost Boys? who are they?\" asks Wendy.\"The Lost Boys haven\'t got a mother or father. They are alonein theworld and they live in Neverland. I am their Captain. InNeverland we fightthe pirates. We also swim in the lagoon with the beautifulmermaids.Fairies live in the trees and the forest. The fairies are myfriends,\" says Peter.\"Oh, what fun!\" says Wendy.\"I must go back now. I must tell the Lost Boys a story. Theylove stories,\"says Peter.\"Don\'t go away! I know a lot of stories,\" says Wendy.\"Then come with me, Wendy. You can tell us stories. We allwant amother. Please come,\" says Peter. delighted：高兴的。 Lost Boys: 流浪儿。 lagoon: 泻湖。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————7 / 25\"But I can\'t fly,\" says Wendy.\"I can teach you to fly,\" says Peter.\"Can you teach John and Michael to fly too?\"\"Yes, of course,\" says Peter.\"John! Michael! Wake up! This is Peter Pan. He\'s fromNeverland. It\'s abeautiful place,\" says Wendy.John and Michael are very surprised.\"We can go there with him. But first we must learn to fly,\"Wendy says.Wendy, John and Michael are very excited. They try to fly butfall on thebeds and on the floor.\"No, no,\" says Peter. \"Here is some fairy dust .\" He puts somefairy duston their shoulders.\"Now try again,\" says Peter.\"Look, I can fly!\" says Wendy.\"I can too,\" says John.\"Me too,\" says little Michael.\"Tink, show us the way to Neverland,\"says Peter.They follow Tinker Bell and fly out of the nursery window. Inthe gardenNana looks at the sky and barks.Mr and Mrs Darling return from the dinner party. They go intothe nursery,but it is empty! fairy dust:有魔力的粉末，仙尘。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————8 / 25Chapter Three: The NeverlandWendy, John and Michael fly over cities, towns, mountains,forests andseas. Finally they see an island in the sea below them.\"Look, that\'s Neverland,\" says Peter.\"Neverland!\" say the children.In Neverland the Lost Boys live in the forest in a secretunderground home. There are six Lost Boys: Slightly Soiled, Tootles, Nibs,Curly and theTwins. They are waiting for Peter.Suddenly they hear the voices of the pirates. Nibs is verybrave . He goesout, hides behind a tree and looks around him. He sees thehorrible pirates.They are walking in the forest. They are big and ugly . Theirpirate ship isthe Jolly Roger.The pirates\' captain is James Hook. He is a cruel pirate and avery bad man.He\'s got black eyes, black hair and a black beard. He hatesPeter Pan. He\'sonly got one arm: The other is a hook! In the past Peter Pancut offCaptain Hook\'s right arm during a fight. A crocodile ate thearm. Nowthe crocodile follows Captain Hook everywhere because he wantsto eat him.The crocodile has an alarm clock in its stomach! Captain Hookcan alwayshear it.\"I know the Lost Boys live in this forest. We must find themand PeterPan!\" says Captain Hook.\"Tick, tock, tick, tock!\" Captain Hook hears the alarmclock. underground: 地下的。 brave: 勇敢的。 ugly: 丑陋的。 cut : 动词cut 的过去式。 crocodile: 鳄鱼。 ate: 动词eat 的过去式。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————9 / 25\"Oh, no, the crocodile is coming to eat me!\" says CaptainHook.He runs away and the pirates follow him.Soon some Indians arrive in the forest. They are looking forthe pirates.The pirates are their enemy, Tiger Lily is their leader. Sheis the beautifuldaughter of the Indian chief . She loves Peter Pan. TinkerBell and Wendylove him too.The Indians go away and the Lost Boys return toplay in theforest.Then Nibs looks at the sky and says, \"Look, there is a lovelywhite bird inthe sky.\"\"Is it really a bird?\" the Lost Boys ask.Tinker Bell says, \"Yes, yes, it\'s a bird. It\'s a Wendybird.You must shootSometimes Tink is a bad fairy. She knows it is Wendy, but shedoesn\'t likeher. Nibs takes his bow and arrow and shoots Wendy. Poor Wendyfalls tothe ground. The Lost Boys see Wendy and say,\" She\'s not abird! She\'s alovely girl.\"Peter flies down with John and Michael and asks, \"Where isWendy?\"Tootles says, \"Here she is.\"Peter goes over to her and asks, \"Wendy, are you allright?\"Wendy slowly opens her eyes and smiles.\"Yes, but I\'m very tired,\" she says.The Lost Boys are sorry. They decide to build her a littlehouse. When thehouse is ready. Wendy says, \"What a lovely little house! Thankyou.\"\"Can you be our mother now? Can you tell us bedtime storiesbefore wego to bed? \" asks Nibs.\"Of course,\" says Wendy. \"Come in and I can tell you the story chief: 领袖,统治者。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————10 / 25Cinderella.\"They enter, sit down and listen to Wendy\'s story. It is awonderful story.Peter Pan is outside the house with his sword. He wants toprotect Wendyand the Lost Boys.《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————11 / 25Chapter Four: TheMermaid\'s LagoonOne summer evening Peter, Wendy, John, Michael and the LostBoys goto the Mermaid\'s Lagoon. Beautiful mermaids live here and theyare Peter\'sfriends. They swim and play in the blue lagoon. Then they siton Marooner\'sRock to comb their long hair. They sit in the sun andlaugh.The children like the mermaids and John says, \"I want to catchone !\" Hetries, but the mermaid jumps into the water.Peter says, \"It is very difficult to catch a mermaid.\"Suddenly someone says, \"Look, the pirates are coming!\"A small boat with two pirates is coming to the lagoon, John,Michael andthe Lost Boys jump off the rock and swim away. But Wendy staysPeter. They hide behind the rock. Peter sees Tiger Lily. Sheis sitting in thesmall boat. Poor Tiger Lily is a prisoner of thepirates.\"Let\'s leave her on this rock. When the sea rises , she willdie !\" saysSmee. The two pirates laugh. It is already night and it isvery dark.Peter wants to save Tiger Lily and thinks of somethingintelligent. Heimitates Captain Hook\'s voice and says, \"Cut the ropes andlet her go! Doas I say, you idiots ! Let her go!\" The two pirates areamazed .\"Can you hear Hook\'s voice?\" asks Smee,\"Yes, but what can we do?\" asks Starkey.\"We must obey him and cut the ropes,\" says Smee.They cut the ropes and Tiger Lily is free. to comb : 梳头。 rises : 上涨,增高。 imitates : 模仿。 idiots : 笨蛋。 amazed :非常吃惊的。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————12 / 25She quickly jumps into the water and swims away.Captain Hook sees everything and he is furious .\"That horrid Peter Pan! This time I must attack him,\" hesays.He swims to the rock and fights with Peter. It is a longfight,The Captain hurts Peter with his hook, but Peter fightscourageously . Atlast, Peter wins the fight and Hook swims back to the JollyRoger. Peter isnow alone on the rock with Wendy.\"The sea is rising and we are in great danger here. We mustleave thisrock,\" says Peter.\"Oh, Peter, I am very tired and I cannot swim or fly.\"He sees a big kite with a long tail. It is flying slowly overthe lagoon. Hetakes the tail of the kite and says, \"Wendy, hold on to thistail and flyaway with the kite.\" Wendy flies away.\"The sea is rising. I must fly away,\" Peter thinks.When he gets home everyone is happy to see him especiallyWendy. furious: 非常愤怒的。 horrid: 讨厌的。 courageously: 勇敢地。 kite: 风筝。 hold on to: 抓住。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————13 / 25Chapter Five: The Underground HomeThe Underground Home is a secret place. No one knows where itis. It is ahappy, warm place. There is only one room with a bigfireplace . TinkerBell has her tiny room too.Wendy is a perfect mother. She cooks and sews for everyone.She alsotells beautiful bedtime stories. The Lost Boys are happybecause they finallyhave a mother. John and Michael are happy because there is aadventure every day.Peter Pan is a perfect father. He brings home food andprotects the family.Wendy and Peter play with the children and laugh withthem.But one night something happens. Wendy tells the children thisbedtimestory:\"In the big city of London there are two parents. They arevery sadbecause they cannot find their three children. Every nightthey leave thenursery window open. They wait and wait for their children toreturn. Butthey don\'t return. Poor parents! They are very sad withouttheir children.\"\"Oh, Wendy, this is the story of our parents,\"says John.\"Yes, it is,\" says Michael.Peter listens and says, \"Sometimes parents forget theirchildren and otherchildren take their place .\"Wendy is very surprised. \"Oh, no!\" she says! \"Perhaps thereare otherchildren in our beds! John, Michael we must go home!\"\"Do we really have to?\" ask John and Michael. fireplace:: 壁炉。 tiny : 极小的。 adventure : 奇遇。 take their place : 取代他们。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————14 / 25\"Yes, we\'ve got to return home.\"The Lost Boys are sad and say, \"Oh, Wendy, please don\'t leave\"Don\'t be sad. You can come and live with us in London,\" saysWendy.\"Oh, how wonderful!\" the Lost Boys say. \"We can have a realfamily.\"They jump up and down with joy. They dance around theroom.But Peter is not happy. He is very serious and says, \"I\'m notcoming Withyou to London. I don\'t want to grow up. I want to be a boyforever.\"Everyone says goodbye to Peter.Outside, the pirates are waiting for them! The children comeout of theunderground home and the pirates capture them, Then they takethem tothe Jolly Roger. They don\'t make any noise. Peter doesn\'t knowwhere theyHe is sad without Wendy, lohu, Michael and the Lost Boys. Hesits andthinks.\"Tap , tap, tap!\" There is someone at the door. \"Who is it?\"asks Peter.He can hear the sound of little bells and opens thedoor.Tinker Bell flies in and says, \"The pirates have got Wendy,John, Michaeland the Lost Boys! They are in danger . Let\'s helpthem.\"\"I must save them. Come Tink, let\'s go to the folly Roger!This time I mustattack Hook!\" we’ve got to :我们必须。 capture: 捕获。 Tap: 轻敲的声音。 in danger：有危险。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————15 / 25Chapter Six: The Jolly RogerThere is a yellow moon in the night sky. The Jolly Roger is inthe bay nearKidd\'s Creek. The children are on the pirate ship. They areprisoners ofCaptain Hook and his cruel pirates.Captain Hook looks at them and says, \"This time it\'s Peter Panor me! Youidiots! Peter Pan can\'t save you now.\" Hook laughs and thencalls Smee.\"Smee, get the plank ready!\"\"Yes sir!\" says Smee.\"Now listen to me,\" says Hook, \"You must all walk theplank!\"\"Walk the plank?\" asks John.\"Yes! First you walk the plank and then you fall into the seawith thecrocodile. It will eat you! Ha, ha!\" laughs Hook, \"But I cansave two of you.I want two young pirates. Who wants to be a pirate?\"The Lost Boys look at John. John looks at Michael and says ,\"The life ofa pirate is exciting. I don\'t want to walk the plank. I don\'twant to be food forthe crocodile. Let\'s be pirates!\" Michael looks at hisbrother. Then they lookat Wendy. She doesn\'t like their idea.Captain Hook laughs and moves his hook in front of theirfaces.\"Do you want to be pirates, yes or no?\" he asks.John and Michael say, \"Never!\"Captain Hook is angry and says, \"Then you must walk the plankand die!\"Wendy is afraid. She loves her brothers and the Lost Boys. Shehas tears inher eyes.The boys stand near the plank and Wendy watches them. A pirateasks,\"Who is the first to walk the plank? \" plank: 木板。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————16 / 25At that moment there is a loud noise. \"Tick! Tock! Tick!Tock!\"Captain Hook\'s face is white. He says, \"The crocodile is here.He wantsME!\" He runs to his cabin and hides there.\"Who is the first to walk the plank?\" asks a pirate. \"Come on!Let\'s go!The crocodile is hungry.\"Suddenly Peter Pan appears on the pirate ship. Tinker Bellfollows him.Wendy and the boys cheer . They are very happy to see theiryoung hero.Hook and his pirates are furious. Hook takes his sword andsays, \"I wantto fight you, Pan! Tonight you will die!\"Hook fights with his long sword and with his hook. Peterfightscourageously. He pushes Hook to the back of the ship. It is aterrible fight.John, Michael and the Lost Boys fight the pirates. After along fight theythrow the pirates into the sea.Peter and Hook move all around the big ship. Their swords makea loudnoise. Suddenly Peter takes Hook\'s sword and pushes him intothe sea.Hook shouts, \"Oh, No!\" He falls into the sea and into themouth of thehungry crocodile.\"Oh, Peter, we are proud of you!\" says Wendy. She kisses himon thecheek. The boys cheer. Peter smiles and says, \"The Jolly Rogeris ours now.Let\'s go home!\" cabin: 小木屋。 cheer: 欢呼，喝彩。 terrible: 剧烈的。 proud: 感到自豪的。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————17 / 25Chapter Seven: Home at LastAt the Darling home, Mr and Mrs Darling and Nana aredesolate. Theyalways think about Wendy, John and Michael. They look at thethree emptybeds and tears come to their eyes. Mr and Mrs Darling neversmile or laughanymore.Mrs Darling sits in the silent nursery and cries. She thinksof her children,their games and their happy voices. Nana tries to comfort her, but nothingcan make Mrs Darling happy.One night after several months something incredible happens.Wendy,John and Michael fly into the nursery! Mrs darling is sittingnear thefireplace.\"Mother, Mother we\'re home!\" says Wendy.Mrs Darling turns around and sees her three dearchildren.\"Is this true or is it a dream? I can\'t believe it!\" shesays.\"Oh, Mother, we are home at last,\" the children say.Wendy, John and Michael embrace their mother and kiss\"How wonderful to see you, my dear children! How wonderful toyour sweet voices. Oh, let me look at you!\" She calls MrDarling. MrDarling is very happy and surprised.There is great joy in the Darling nursery tonight.\"Mother,\" says Wendy, \"Peter Pan and the Lost Boys are heretoo. Theyare waiting outside.\"The six Lost Boys slowly enter the nursery. They look at MrsDarling and desolate: 孤独凄凉的。 comfort: 安慰。 incredible: 难以置信的,不可思议的。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————18 / 25smile at her.\"Mother, these are the Lost Boys. They haven\'t got a mother.Can theystay with us?\" says Wendy.\"What dear little boys!\" says Mrs Darling. \"Of course they canstay withus. And where is Peter Pan?\"Peter enters the nursery and says, \"I am here, but I don\'twant to stay here.I don\'t want to go to school and I don\'t want to grow up! Iwant to be ayoung boy forever. I must return to Neverland. I am happy withthe Indiansand the fairies.\"Wendy is surprised and says, \"But Peter, when will I see youagain?\"Mrs Darling says, \"I have an idea. Wendy, you can visit PeterNeverland every spring! You can stay there for a week.\"\"Can I really go to Neverland every spring, Mother?\" asksWendy.Peter looks at Mrs Darling and asks, \"Is that a promise?\" \"Ofcourse it is,\"says Mrs Darling.\"Then I want spring to come quickly,\" says Peter. \"Yes, veryquickly,\"says Wendy.\"Come on, Tink! Let\'s fly home and wait for spring,\" saysPeter. Peter Panand Tinker Bell fly out of the nursery window into the nightsky. Theirdestination ? Neverland! destination: 目的地。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————19 / 25Track 1: Let\'s meet Sir JamesM Barrie(1860-1937)Hello, I\'m James Barrie!I come from Scotland.I\'m a writer and I love writing books and plays for thetheatre.I have a big St Bernard dog called Porthos. I often take himto KensingtonGardens in London. Here I meet many children and tell themstories.My first novel is The Little Minister (1891).My play Peter Pan (1904) is a big success. Children and adultslike thisplay a lot.(Sir James M Barrie dies in London in 1937.)J M Barrie and Great Ormond Street Hospital forChildrenJ M Barrie likes children very much. He wants children to bewell andhappy.In London there is a hospital for sick children called GreatOrmond StreetHospital for Children. Barrie often visits this hospitalbecause he wants tohelp the children.Barrie is a very generous man. In 1929 he makes an importantdecision:Every time Peter Pan is performed in a theatre, the money fromthe playgoes to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. This moneyhelps thechildren, the hospital, the doctors and the nurses.Peter Pan is performed once a year at the hospital. This is avery happyevent for the sick children. generous: 慷慨的。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————20 / 25Track 2: Chapter Two Listening Activity 3Listen to the following conversation twice. Tick√the correctanswer.1. The nursery isA. sunny B. empty C. full2. Perhaps the children areA. playing B. sleeping C. hiding3. Mr and Mrs Darling lookA. under the beds B. under the chairs C. in the kennel4. The nursery window isA. looked B. closed C. open5. What time is it?A. midnight B. noon C. half past twelve6. Mr Darling wants toA. call Nana B. look in the garden C. go to bed《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————21 / 25Track 3: Chapter Three Listening Activity 3Listen to part of the story again and fill in the missingwords.Soon some Indians ______ in the forest. They are looking forthe ______ .The pirates are their ______ , Tiger Lily is ______ leader.She is the________ daughter of the Indian chief . She ______ Peter Pan.Tinker Belland Wendy love him ______ .The Indians go ______ and the Lostreturn to ______ in the forest.PiratesListen to the the interview between Captain Hook and John.Then tick√the correct answer.1. Some pirates areA. friendly B. cruel C. kind2. Pirates liveA. on a ship B. in a castle C. in a forest3. Corsairs, rovers and buccaneers are other names forA. clothes B. fish C. pirates4. A pirate\'s flag is usuallyA. black B. red C. green5. A pirate\'s life on a ship isA. fun B. difficult C. easy6. Most pirates don\'tA. wear trousers B. drink water C. wear shoes chief: 领袖,统治者。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————22 / 25John wants to know more about pirates. He asks Captain Hookthesequestions:John: Who are pirates?Hook: A lot of pirates are men but some pirates are women.Some piratesare cruel.John: What do they do?Hook: Pirates attack ships at sea. They take the treasure ofthe ship.Sometimes they kill the crew !John: Oh! Where do they live?Hook: They live on ships and on small islands.John: Are there other names for pirates?Hook: Yes, of course! Buccaneers, corsairs, rovers andfilibusters.John: Have pirates ships got flags?Hook: Yes! A pirate\'s flag is usually black with a white skullon it. It\'scalled \"The Jolly Roger \".John: Tell me about a pirate\'s life on a ship.Hook: It\'s very difficult. The food is bad and there isn\'tmuch water todrink. A pirate must always obey his captain.John: What does a pirate eat?Hook: He eats dry biscuits, eggs, turtles, fish and saltedmeat.John: Are some pirates famous?Hook: Oh, yes! Some pirates are very famous. They includeHerryMorgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, the Barbarossa Brothers andBlack Bart!John: Do pirates have a treasure chest? crew: （轮船上或飞机上的）全体工作人员。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————23 / 25Hook: Yes, they do. There are jewels, diamonds, gold, moneyand otherprecious things in the treasure chest.John: What does a pirate wear?Hook: A pirate captain wears beautiful clothes and a big hat.His clothesare colourful. Some captains wear jewels. The other pirateswear simpleclothes: dark jackets, cotton shirts and comfortable trousers.Most piratesdon\'t wear shoes!John: How do pirates fight?Hook: They fight with a sword and a pistol.John: Oh! A pirate\'s life is exciting!《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————24 / 25Track 4: Chapter Six Listening Activity 3Listen to Wendy\'s letter twice and fill in the gaps. Thenanswer thequestions. Match the numbers with the letters.Dear Mother and Father,We are ______ of Captain Hook. We are on his big pirate ______. Thereare twenty ______ pirates. It is very ______ at night. John isbrave, butMichael is ______ . We\'re very scared because we must ______the plank at______ . There\'s a big ______ waiting for us in thewater!John, Michael and I love you very ______ .Your daughter,Wendy1. Wendy and the children are prisoners of ______ .2. The pirate ship is ______ .3. There are ______ pirates.4. It is very ______ at night.5. John is ______ .6. Michael is ______ .7. The children must walk the plank at ______ .8. There is a big crocodile in the ______ .FairiesWho are fairies?Some people say that:A. twentyB. waterC. Captain HookD. braveE.midnightF. cryingG. bigH. cold《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————25 / 25 fairies are little people with wings they live in the forest, in trees, in flowers and ingardens there are good and bad fairies fairies are magic they can do good things and bad thingsFairies are part of the British, Irish, northern European,Scandinavian andold Celtic cultures. There are many stories about fairies.Some are calledfairy tales.In Peter Pan Tinker Bell is Peter\'s fairy. The fairies ofNeverland arePeter\'s friends. In Pinocchio there is a kind fairy called theBlue Fairy. Shealways helps Pinocchio. In Cinderella a fairy godmother isCinderella\'sgood friend.There are fairies in one of William Shakespeare\'s playsIn A Midsummer Night\'s Dream Oberon and Titania are the kingqueen of the fairies.American and British children believe in the toothfairy.When a child\'s tooth falls out he / she puts it under thepillow and goesto sleep. During the night the tooth fairy takes the tooth andputs money orsweets under the pillow. The next morning the child finds thesurprise and isvery happy.Dr W Evans-Wentz is an expert of Celtic myths . He says,\"Fairiesexist but they are invisible .\"What do you think? What do your classmates think? pillow: 枕头。 expert: 专家。 myths: 神话。 invisible: 看不见的。《超越哈佛》徐老师原典英语——中级素材 “原典英语自学法”交流论坛http://www.homer-english.com——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————