IM Talk在线学英语:读故事学英语,20天背完5000单词 第一课S
Redress a Mishandled Case 平反错案
Mr. Martin set up a small company that sold many kinds of sensors . His wife set him up in his business. But one day Mr. Martin was charged with serious defalcation. A judge dealt with cases in time sequence. The witnesses appeared in court in sequence. After a series of legal procedure, Mr. Martin was sentenced to three years in prison. The
sentence didn?t separate the family. The sensible husband comforted his families. His sentimental wife and his sensitive daughter still believed his innocence. And a servant who served the family faithfully for 10 years stayed with them, too. Mr. Martin decided to appeal. The wife set
off immediately to see a famous lawyer. When she arrived at his office, the lawyer was presiding over a session. The woman set down her bag and set forth her purpose in coming. Her words set the lawyer off thinking a while. Then, he accepted the case and they set out to the prison. Soon, the lawyer set out to documents, He set about collecting evidences. He filled in the blanks in the sentences to set aside the useful ones. and also he set down every sensible doubtful point. The second trail was set back half an hour. Evidences were set out in front of the jury. An important
letter served the lawyer as evidence. It pointed out the real criminal was Mr. Martin?s partner. The judge set aside the decision of the lower court. the real criminal was arrested, which served him right.
马丁先生建立了一个小公司，卖各种传感器。他的妻子资助他的生意。但有一天，马丁先生被控告严重挪用公款。一个法官按时间次序处理案件。证人按 顺序上庭做证。在一系列法律程序之后，马丁先生被判三年徒刑。判刑没有分离家人。明智的丈夫安慰他的家人。他那 多愁善感的妻子和他那敏感的女儿仍然相信他的清白。并且一个在他家衷心服务了10年的仆人也同他们待在一起。马丁先生决定上诉。妻子立刻出发去找一位著名的律师。当她到达他的办公室的时候，律师正主持
一个 会议。这名妇女放下她的包后阐明了她的来意。她的话引起律师思考一会儿。然后，他接了这件案子，并且两人动身去监狱。很快，律师 着手准备文件。他开始收集证据。他在句子里填空来挑出有用的证据。并且他还记下每一条明显的疑点。第二次审讯 推迟了半个小时。证据被陈列在陪审团面前。一封重要的信件被律师作为证据。它指出了真凶是马丁先生的拍档。法官 拒绝了下级法院的决定。真凶被抓起来，他活该。
Survivor game 生还者游戏
Sixteen people (Team A and Team B)entered Survivor Game. Their bodies were in shape. Two teams faced severe tests. The first thing they needed to do was to check the geographical setting and settled down. Team A looked for a shady place that some trees could give shade . Thus, they could sit in the shadow when the sun shed strong light and heat. They sheared some branches from the trees then built a shed. Soon, a shed took shape. Though it was strong, it still would shake when elephants went by. The team members shared materials with each other. Team A?s leader was very severe. When any one felt sad, he would say, “There is no point in shedding tears.” But after
the settlement of theire differences, they became friends. He taught them how to make setting with shafts. He led the team to avoid
dangerous shallows. It was very sharp of him to see a shedding snake and warned the otheres . The snake?s teeth were as sharp as a shark’s . A menmber helpped him to shave his head bald because he wanted to save some shampoo. Another one helped to sew the button onto his shirt. Team B was not so lucky. There was a woman who had a rather
shallow personality. She had no shame of her sham and shameful words. Team A defeated Team B in the first test. As a shady member of Team B, that woman was eliminated befor the next test.
16个人（分成AB两队）参加了生还者游戏。他们的身体都处于良好状态。两队都面临着严峻的考验。他们做的第一件事就是要查看地理环境并安顿下来。A队寻找一处有一些 树阴的多荫的地方。那样，他们可以在太阳散发强烈光热的时候坐在阴暗处了。他们剪了一些书上的树枝后开始搭棚。很快一个 棚就成型了。虽然它很结实，但当大象经过的时候，它还是会摇动。队员分享所有的物资。A队的队长非常严厉。当任何人感到沮丧时，他会说：”没有必要流眼泪。”但在他们的分歧 解决后，他们成了朋友。他教他们如何用杆状物做底座。他带领队伍避开危险的浅滩。他非常敏锐地看到了一条正在脱皮的蛇并警告别人；那蛇的牙齿同鲨鱼的一样锋利。一名队员帮他剃了光头，因为他想节约一些洗发水。另一个队员帮他把扣子缝在衬衣上。B队没有那么幸运。他们对里有名妇女非常的 浅薄。她对自己虚伪的，可耻的话根本不感到羞耻。在第一次考验中A队战胜了B队。作为B队一名靠不住的队员，那名妇女在下次考验前被淘汰了。
A Narrow Escape from Danger 死里逃生
A shepherd’s name was Tomas, but he was called Tom for short. For this exciting sail, he spent all his shillings. He placed many
beautiful shells on a shelf. He found them on the shore. But soon the ship encountered pirates. They shot at the ship. Tom used a shield to protect him from injury. The ship tried its best to flee away successfully. Then a sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm. The rain came down in sheets. Tom couldn?t find a shelter. He covered himself with
a sheet. He shivered from the cold. After the rain, the sun shined again. But the ship ran around. The fresh water was running short. And there was a shortage of food, too. Tom would not await his doom. He and other five people took a boat and went away, trying to find their way out. It was a sheer gamble. They rowed the boat in two shifts. Two days later, they saw a sheer cliff. The land . They took a shortcut to go onshore. Later, they
were shocked to hear of the news of shipwreck of their ship. They were lucky to evade it. But one of them, a shopkeeper was sad. He lost his shipment. The mayor cut short his meeting when he knew these people?s survival. The reporters gathered material report from Tom. They prepared to take down what he would say in shorthand. But Tom was too shy to say anything. That?s his shortcoming . Finally, he broke silence, “In short, we had a narrow escape from danger.”
一个牧羊人的名字叫汤姆斯，不过别人都简称他为汤姆。为了这次让人兴奋的航行，他花去了他所有的先令。他在一个架子上放了许多漂亮的 贝壳。那是他在海滨找到的。不过很快这艘船遭遇到了海盗。他们向船射击。汤姆用一面盾保护自己不受伤害。这艘船成功的逃脱了。后来风向的突然转变预示着风暴即将来临。大雨大片落下。汤姆找不到一个 躲避处。他用一张床单罩住自己。他冷得发抖。雨后，太阳重新照耀。但船又搁浅了。饮用水快用完了，并且食物也不足。汤姆不愿意坐以待毙。他同其他5个人乘坐一条小船走了，试图找到生机。这 纯粹是赌博。他们分两班轮流划船。两天后，他们看见了一座陡峭的悬崖。是陆地。他们走捷径上了海滨。后来他们震惊地知道了关于他们那条船的 失事的消息。他们很幸运的躲过了。但他们其中的一个，一位店主有点沮丧。他失去了装载的货物。市长知道了这些人生还消息后中断了他的会议。一些记者采访汤姆。他们准备用 速记来记录他将说的话。但汤姆太羞涩了，以至于说不出话来。那是他的缺点。最终，他开口了：”简言之，我们死里逃生。”
A Pleasant Surprise
Mr. Nathan worked in a bookstore on the side, He was sick of working too much. But he must shoulder his responsibilities. That night after work, Mr. Nathan caught sight of his son. The boy ran forward with a happy shout,“Follow me, dad. Let?s do some sightseeing . I
will shortly let you know where we go.” “It is going to rain, my child, My shirt will shrink when it is wet.” “It is only a shower. Besides, we can take a shower after we go home.” Mr. Nathan sighed then followed his son. They walked on the sidewalk, side by side. Then they
walked sideways through a narrow passage. Suddenly, the boy gave a shriek of a delight. A bird was in sight. The boy waved until it was out of sight. Next, they came to a bar that had a wooden shutter. At first sight, it was very usual as others. A red flag was placed there as a sign. Mr. Nathan shrank. He said to his son shortly, “Your mum won?t let me drink” “shut out all bad thoughts from your mind, Dad, Let?s go,” A
waiter showed them in . The bright light showed up the people inside. Mr.Nathan saw his wife smiling at him, “You showed up.” The son cried out, “Happy marriage anniversary.” Mr. Nathan pretended to be angry, “Don?t show off.” The boy adjusted the camera?s shutter then took a photo for his parents. To appreciate the shrewd son, Mr. Nathan ordered an ice cream on the side. He signed the bill,
内森先生在一家书店兼职，他厌烦工作太多，可是必须肩负起自己的责任。那天晚上下班，内森先生突然看见他的儿子。男孩快乐的呼叫着向他跑来：”爸爸请跟我来，我们作些 观光吧。我不久会告诉你我们去哪儿。”\天要下雨了，我的孩子，我的衬衫湿了以后会起皱的。”\那只是阵雨而已，再说，我们可以回家后淋浴嘛。”内森先生叹了口气跟在儿子后面。他们肩并着肩走在人行道上。然后他们侧身穿过一条狭窄的通道。突然，男孩高兴地 尖叫起来。一只鸟儿被他看见了。男孩一直向它挥手，直到看不见为止。接下来他们来到一个有木百叶窗的酒吧。咋一看，它和其他的酒吧一样普通。一面红旗挂在那里作为