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海綿寶寶受到他最好的朋友派大星的鼓勵，克服他的恐懼，終於去應徵那份夢幻工作，就是在蟹堡王餐廳擔任煎炸食物的廚師。餐廳蟹老闆和他的助手章魚哥逼他證明他夠格擔任這份工作，後來海綿寶寶得到一支特殊小鍋鏟的幫助，隨機應變，排除萬難，餵飽了滿坑滿谷、饑腸轆轆的鰻魚。

Encouraged by his best friend, Patrick Star, SpongeBob overcomes his fears and finally applies for that dream job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. Challenged by the owner, Mr. Krabs, and his assistant Squidward, to prove himself worthy of the job, SpongeBob rises to the occasion, with the help of one very special spatula, by feeding a sea of ravenous anchovies.

Pumpkin Pattern #1: Wink Wink!

Here's a design idea your neighbors will LOL over: an emoticon-friendly face. And best of all? This text-worthy pumpkin pattern is simple enough for even beginners to carve.

Pumpkin Pattern #2: Who, Me?

Goofy, sure, but this wacky pumpkin face is simple enough for kids to help you carve it.

Pumpkin Pattern #3: Cat's Whiskers

Lesson 308  A famous monastery

The Great St Bernard Pass [1]connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2470 [2]metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. For hundreds of years, St Bernard dogs have saved the [3]lives of [4]travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous; but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.

 During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different. The temperature drops to -30° and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks [5]prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace of the mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St Bernard's monastery.

著名的修道院

聖伯納德大山口連接瑞士與義大利，海拔達二四七三○公尺，是歐洲最高的山口。著名的聖伯納德修道院，創辦(建立)於十一世紀，位於離山口大約一英哩遠(外)的地方。數百年來，聖伯納狗拯救了許多越過這道危險山口的旅遊者的生命。這些友好的狗，最初從亞洲引進的，甚至在羅馬時代就被用來當作看門狗。如今由於一條隧道已造好穿過這片山脈，山口較不那麼危險了。但每年，每當有旅遊者遇困，狗兒們還是被派遣出去到雪地裡去協助。儘管有新隧道，但仍有一些魯莽(輕率)試圖徒步越過該山口的人。

Lesson 306  Smash-and-grab

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Two of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, [1]with its headlights on and its horn [2]blaring, roared down the arcade. It [3]came to a stop outside the jeweler's. One man stayed at the wheel while two others ¹with black stockings over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars. While this was going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff [4]began throwing furniture [5]out of the window. Chairs and tables [6]went flying into the arcade. One of the [7]thieves was [8]struck by a heavy statue, but he was too [9]busy [10]helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away with thousands of pounds [11]worthof diamonds.

砸櫥窗搶劫

在皮卡迪利Piccadilly大道附近一條著名拱廊(騎樓)街道上，幾家高檔(昂貴)商店剛剛開始營業。在早晨的這時候，拱廊街上幾乎空無一人。珠寶店主Taylor先生正在欣賞新的櫥窗陳展覽。他的兩名店員(助手)從八點就一直忙著工作，這時剛剛佈置完畢。鑽石項鍊和戒指漂亮地(安排)佈置在(以)黑色絲絨(為背景)之上。Taylor先生凝神欣賞櫥窗陳列幾分鐘之後，就回到他的店裡。

Lesson 305 The facts

Editors of newspapers and magazines often [1]go to extremes to [2]provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once [3]sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.  

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was [4]getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist [5]two more faxes, but received no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist. [6]Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been[7]allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

確切事實

報章雜誌的編輯常常走向極端，提供其讀者無關緊要的事實和統計數字。去年，一名記者受一家有名的雜誌指示(命令/吩咐)寫一篇關於在一個新非洲共和國總統官邸(皇宮)的文章。稿子到達後，編輯看第一個句子就拒絕予以刊載(發表)。文章的開頭是這樣的：「數百級的臺階通向環繞總統官邸的高牆。」編輯立即發傳真給那名記者，指示他查明臺階的確切數字和圍牆的高度。

Lesson304 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently [1]referred to as'white collar workers' [2]for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. [3]Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to [4]sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

 When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.  Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and [5]she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only [6]half as much as he [7]used to, but he feels that his rise in status [8]is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will [9]call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.

Alfred Bloggs的雙重人格生活

如今，從事體力(手工)工作的人一般獲得遠比在辦公室工作的辦事員更多的收入。在辦公室工作的人之所以常常(履次/頻繁地)被稱作「白領(衣領)工作者」，單純因為(為了這理由說)他們通常穿硬領襯衫打領帶去上班。許多人常常情願放棄(犧牲)較高的薪水以換取成為白領工人的殊榮，此乃人之常情(人性/人類的天性)。這會引起奇怪的現象(情況)，如同為Ellesmere股份有限公司工作當清潔工的Alfred Bloggs就是一個案例。

Lesson 303  An unknown goddess

Some time ago，an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegeanisland of Kea．An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini．The city at one time must have been prosperous，for it enjoyed a high level of civilization．Houses--often three [1]storeys high--were built of stone．They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls．The city was even [2]equipped witha drainage system，for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets．

The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century [3]B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains [4]dating from the fifteenth century B.C. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious eventhen. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-[5]looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.

不知名的女神

不久之前，在愛琴海的基亞島上，考古學家有一項有趣的發現。一個美國(考古)隊探索一間神殿，座落在Ayia Irini海角上一座古城裡的神殿。這座古城肯定一度很繁榮，因為它曾享有高度的文明。房子一般有三層樓高，用石塊建造。房子有大房間，伴有華麗裝飾的牆壁。城裡甚至還裝備有排水系統，因為在狹窄的街道底下發現了許許多多陶土製作的排水管道。

Lesson 302  Thirteen equals one

Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to [1]have the church clock repaired. The big clock which [2]used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell [3]struck thirteen times before it stopped. [4]Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately [5]recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.  'Whatever are you doing up here, Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.

' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'

'You certainly [6]did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'

Lesson 301A puma at large

Pumas are large, cat-like animals whichare found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south ofLondon, they were not [1]taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.  

The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search [2]proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it [3]left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was [4]found [5]clinging to bushes. Several people [6]complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been [7]reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

逍遙在外的美洲獅

美洲獅是一種體形似貓的大動物，產於美洲。當倫敦動物園接到報告說，在倫敦以南45英哩處發現一隻美洲獅時，這些報告並沒有受到重視(認真看待)。可是，隨著證據越來越多(開始累積)，動物園的專家們感到有必要(不得不)進行一番調查，因為凡是聲稱見到過美洲獅的人們所描述的情況竟是出奇地相似。

The Selfish Giant 自私的巨人

　　A giant lives in a big house with a nice garden. Children like to play in the giant's garden. They go there every afternoon.

The garden is lovely. There are nice, beautiful flowers in the garden. The flowers look like stars. There are peach trees in the garden, too. Their blossoms smell very sweet.

    The children are happy in the garden. They can climb the trees. They can listen to the birds sing. They run around and laugh.

One day, the giant comes home. He went away seven years ago. He went to see his friend. The giant sees the children in his garden, so he is very angry.

Three Little Pigs 三隻小豬

There are three little pigs. They live in a small house with their mother. "This house is too small. The three of you must leave home. You must build your own homes," says the mother pig one day.

The first little pig gets some hay. "I will build a house of hay," he says. "It will not be hard. My house will be easy to make. Then, I will go play."

　　"I will use sticks to make a house," says the second little pig. "It will be easy. Then, I will go play with my brother." The second little pig quickly builds his home. He goes outside to play.

　　" I will build my houseof bricks. It will take a long time," says the third little pig. He builds his house. It is hard work, but the house is strong.