Key Sentences（重點(diǎn)句子）

771. Do they have any monkey tricks？

他們有猴子耍把戲嗎？

772. If the dog trainer says one plus two， one of the dogs goes and brings the board with a“3” on it to the trainer.

如果馴狗師說1＋2，其中有只狗手拿寫著“3”的木板走過來交給他。

773. Clowns play an important role in a circus.

小丑在馬戲團(tuán)起著重要作用。

774.They make the circus lively and cause people to laugh.

他們使馬戲充滿生氣，使觀眾捧腹大笑。

775. What funny faces and costumes！

多么滑稽可笑的面孔和服裝??！

776.This is quite a show.

表演真棒。

777. He poured a big barrel of water into his mouth.

他把一大桶水倒進(jìn)自己的嘴里。

778. He didn't really pour the water into his mouth.

他并沒有真的把水倒進(jìn)嘴里。

779. He poured it into a big plastic bag.

他把水倒進(jìn)一只大塑料袋里。

780. Look，two streams of water are spurting from his nose.

看！兩束水流正從他的鼻子里噴出來。

Dialogue A

（A and B are going to circus. ）

A：It will be Sunday tomorrow. Why not go to a circus？

B：What do they have？

A：Oh，they have a lot of animal acts. “Tiger act jumping through a fire ring”。 “A seal that does tricks with a ball”， and so on.

B：Do they have any monkey tricks？

A：Yes. And also dog tricks.

B：What kind？

A：For instance，a group of cute little dogs sit in a line. They can calculate. If the dog trainer says one plus two， one of the dogs goes and brings the board with a“3” on it to the trainer.

B：Oh，can we see them tomorrow？

A：Maybe. Shall we plan to go tomorrow？

B：Mm…are you sure that we can see all these？

A：No， but we can go ask Wang Li. He went to see some of them yesterday.

B：Will you go ask him and let me know your decision after supper？

A：Can we go together？

B：I'm sorry I can't. I have an appointment with Mr Li.

A：O.K. in that case I've go to by myself.

B：By the way，would you please ask him whether there are horse tricks？I like them very much.

A：Yes，I like them，too. I used to go to see horse tricks with my mum before.

B：I'll be expecting you after dinner then.

A：O. K. Bye！

Dialogue B

（A and B are talking about the clowns. ）

A：Clowns play an important role in a circus.

B：Yes，they make the circus lively and cause people to laugh.

A：Look. There come two of them. What funny faces and costumes！

B：And funny performances！

A：Oh，this is quite a show. Ah，he pretends to be dead.

B：The other is pouring water into his mouth.

A：That's incredible. He poured a big barrel of water into his mouth. How can he drink so much water？ What a big stomach he has！

B：No，he didn't really pour the water into his mouth. He poured it into a big plastic bag.

A：Oh，yeah. Where's the bag then？

B：Inside his coat in the front，he's taking it out.

A：Oh，I see. Look，two streams of water are spurting from his nose. I must tell Bill about all this.

Words and Expressions

ring n. 環(huán)，圈

seal n. 海豹

monkey n. 猴子

cute a. 伶俐的；逗人喜愛的

calculate vt. 計(jì)算

plus prep. 加

promise v. 允諾；約定

pretend vt. 假裝

pour vt. 灌（注），傾（注）

barrel n. 桶

stomach n. 胃

plastic a. 塑料的

spurt vt. 噴射

costume n. 服裝

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