Saturday, April 14, 2007

國務一甲英文讀本作業-第二章

國務一甲英文經典故事閱讀:Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings福爾摩斯偵探集之皇家賽馬
<給同學們的話>
第一週讀本閱讀作業的題目,請爬一下文找前面的文章。

同學們好,第二週讀本閱讀作業題目如下,4/21請交第一、二週的作業題目。
Week 1: Questions for Chapter 2
At the same time, you are trying to figure out the main point of the chapter.
在這同時,你正試著理出這一章的重點。以下的問題將有助於了解本章重點。

1. Please draw a simple timeline for the case description.
請你畫出一個簡單的時間軸來敘述案件。

2. (1) How many people got involve in the case? 有多少人牽涉此案?
(2) Who were they and what was the relationship between them? (You may organize a map to describe it.)
這些涉案的人是誰?他們彼此之間有什麼關係?(你可以畫一個關係圖來描述這些涉案人彼此的關係。)

3. Why did the boy, Ned Hunter, sleep like a dead man at that night?
為什麼奈德亨特這個男孩在那個晚上會睡得像死人一樣?

4. Why did Fitzroy Simpson come down the Dartmoor and want to give money to the workers in the stable?
為什麼費茲洛伊辛普森會來到達特摩,而且想要給在馬房的工人錢呢?

5. In this chapter, who is most likely the suspect? Why was he?
在本章中,誰最有可能是嫌疑犯?為什麼是他?

=Extra加分題=
(無標準答案,請同學自由發揮。)
If you think someone steel your favorite thing, what will you do? How do you investigate the truth?
如果你認為某人偷了你最喜歡的東西,你會怎麼做呢?你如何察明真相?

讀本p45的練習解答:
ch 1 and 2 (是非題,請依故事內容作答,對的答案在題號前寫T=True,錯的寫F=false,不確定的寫U=Uncertain)
(F) 1. Someone killed John Straker on Monday night.
有人在星期一夜晚殺了John Straker-馴馬師。(不是,應該是Tuesday Morning,因為John在星期二凌晨1點起床,當時還活著,是到7點時太太發現他沒有回來。)
(T) 2. Silver Blaze disappeared the same night.
銀色火燄這匹馬在同一個晚上消失了。
(U) 3. Silver Blaze is dead.
銀色火燄這匹馬死了。
(T) 4. Before Monday, Silver Blaze was the favourite to win the Wessex Cup.
在星期一以前,銀色火燄是最受注目會贏得Wessex盃比賽的冠軍馬。
(T) 5. Ned Hunter did not take Fitzroy Simpson’s money.
奈德亨特沒有拿費茲洛依辛普森的錢。
(U) 6. John Straker found Fitszroy Simpson in the stables in the middle of the night.
John Straker發現費茲洛依辛普森在午夜進入馬房。(本章故事並沒有提到)
(U) 7. Fitszroy Simpson put opium in Ned Hunter’s curry.
費茲洛依辛普森放了麻醉藥在奈德亨特的咖哩裡。(本章故事並沒有提到是誰放的,只說在他的咖哩晚餐中驗出了麻醉藥的成份,所以這就是為什麼奈德亨特當晚睡得跟死人一樣的原因。答案是不確定。)
(U) 8. Edith Baxter put opium in Ned Hunter’s curry.
Edith Baxter女侍放了麻醉藥在奈德亨特的咖哩裡。(同上題,不確定)
(T) 9. Ned Hunter slept all night because of the opium.
奈德亨特睡了整晚因為這麻醉藥。(同第7題解說,答案是對的。)
(U) 10. Fitszroy Simpson killed John Straker. 費茲洛依辛普森殺了John Straker。(本章故事並沒有提到,但本章所有的人證說辭及現場證據似乎都將嫌疑指向了這個陌生訪客費茲洛依辛普森。)

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