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What was His Job?
他从事何种工作？
Dick was a clever boy,but his parents were poor,so he hadto work in his spare（注：spare adj.空闲的， 多余的）time,andduring his holidays too to pay for his education （注：education/
/n.教育to pay for his education为了支付教育费用 ）.Because of this,he managed to get to the university.But itwas so ex-pensive to study there that during the holi-days hehad to get two jobs at the same time so as to earn enoughmoney for his studies（注：so as to earn enough money for hisstudies以便挣到足够的钱来维持他的学业。）.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's （注：butcher/
/n.屠夫）shop during the daytime,and another inhospital at night.In the shop,he learnt to cut meat up quitenicely（注：cut meat up quite nicely 非常灵巧地把肉切好）.Sothe butcher often let him do all the serving （注：all theserving各种活计）.In the hospital,on the other hand,he was,ofcourse,allowed to do only the simplest jobs,like helping tolift people（注：lift vt.抬，提）and to carry them from onepart of the hospital to an-other.Both at the butcher's shopand at the hospital Dick had to wear white clothes.
One evening at the hospital,Dick had to help to carry awoman from her bed to the operating（注：operate/
/v.开刀，操作）room.The woman happened to be one of hiscustomers （注：happened to be one of his customers 碰巧是他（在肉店时）的一个顾客。）.She was already feeling frightened atthe thought of the op-eration before he came to get her（注：before he came to get her 在他来搬动她之前）.But when shesaw Dick,that almost finished her（注：that almost finishedher 那情景几乎把她吓死）.
"No!No!"she cried."Not the butcher!I won't be operated bythe butcher!"Then she fainted away（注：faint away昏了过去）.NOTES：[本篇的主旨要点]患者见屠夫要插手她的手术，立刻被吓昏。
Would You Turn off the Light When You Leave?
你走时关上灯好吗？
At Harton College （注：Harton College 哈顿公学） — an English board-ing school for boys （注：boarding school forboys男生寄宿学校）—there are many rules（注：rule/ru:l/n.规章、规定）.Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders（注：Bob Sanders/
/鲍勃·桑德斯（人名））often breaks these rules.
The boys can go into town in the after-noon after classes.But they must return to the school at six o'clock.Oneafternoon Bob walked to the town.He looked at the shops andthen went to the cinema.After the film he looked at his watch.It was after eight o'clock.He was a little worried （注：Hewas a little worried.他有点为难。）.He walked back to HartonCollege as fast as possible（注：as fast as possible尽快地）.
When he arrived,he ran quickly to the main （注：main/mein/adj.主要的）entrance.It was locked.He looked up atthe window of his dormitory（注：dormitory/
/n.集体宿舍）.It was on the third follr.The window was open.But it was quite dark and he went round the school buildingto another door.That one was locked too.He couldn't climb upthe wall very easily.Then he saw another open win-dow on theground floor（注：on the ground floor（英）楼房底层＝（美）firstfloor）.It was the window of the headmaster's（注：headmastern.（英）校长）study（注：study n.书房）.
He looked into（注：look into窥视，调查）the room—no onewas there.Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill （注：sill/sil/n.窗台）and jumped into the room.Just then he hearda noise.Then some one turned on a light in the corridor （注：corridor/
/n.走廊）.Bob looked around and then hid （注：hide/hid/v.藏，隐藏 过去式为hid）under the sofa.One minute later,Mr.Mannering（注：Mannering/
/n.曼纳荣（人名））,the headmaster,came in.He turned onthe light on his desk,and sat down on the sofa.Then he openeda book and began to read.
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible.He couldnot move.The floor was cold and uncomfortable.He looked atthe headmaster's shoes and socks for an hour.
"Why doesn't he get up and go to bed?"he thought.
Finally,the headmaster closed his book and stood up.Heput the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.
"Thank heavens,he didn't find me un-der the sofa! "thoughtBob.
Then Mr.Mannering stopped and spoke towards the
sofa."Would you turn off the light when you leave? "he said andleft the study.NOTES:[本篇的主旨要点]校长严格、幽默，对学生管教有方。