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经典段落：
Mr Bumble coughed．"What is it？" he asked，looking at the bottle with interest．
班布尔先生咳嗽了一声。“是什么？”他问道，并饶有兴趣地看着瓶子。
"Gin．I keep it for the children"s medicine drink."
“杜松子酒，我这是留着给孩子们吃药用的。”
"You give the children gin，Mrs Mann？"asked Mr Bumble，watching as she mixed his drink．
“曼太太，你给孩子们喝杜松子酒？”班布尔先生看着她给自己兑酒，问道。
"only with medicine，sir．I don"t like to see them suffer．"
“只是吃药的时候给他们喝上一点儿，先生。我不忍心看着他们受罪。”
"You"re a good woman，Mrs Mann．" Mr Bumble drank half his glass immediately．"I"ll tell the board about you．
“曼太太，你真是个好心的女人。”班布尔先生马上喝下了半杯。“我会在董事会那里替你美言的。
Now - the reason why I"m here．Oliver Twist is nine years old today．We"ve never been able to discover anything about his parents."
现在言归正传，说说我今天来这儿的目的。奥利弗·特威斯特今天已经整整九岁了，迄今为止，我们没有打听到关于他父母的任何消息。”
"Then how did he get his name？"
“那么，他是怎么有了这个姓的？”
"I gave it to him，"said Mr Bumble proudly． "We follow the alphabet．The last one was an S-Swubble．The n it was T，so this one is Twist．
“这姓是我给他起的，”班布尔先生自豪地说，“我们是按照字母表的顺序给他们安排姓氏的，前一个是S，叫斯瓦勃（Swubble），轮到他是字母T，所以就叫特威斯特（Twist）。
The next one will be Unwin．Anyway，Oliver Twist is now old enough to return to the workhouse．Bring him here，please．"
下一个叫恩温（Unwin）。不管怎么说，奥利弗已经长大了，该回到济贫院去了。请把他带到这儿来。”
While Mrs Mann went to get him，Mr Bumble finished the rest of his gin．
曼太太去带奥利弗时，班布尔先生喝干了杯子里剩下的杜松子酒。
语段精讲：
第一、词汇精讲
discover
双语释义：find or learn about (a place, fact, etc for the first time)
发现（某地﹑ 某事等）
典型范例：I've discovered a super restaurant near here!
我在附近找到一家一流的餐馆!
I never discovered how to start the engine.
我怎么也学不会发动引擎。
第二、写作加分短语
1. keep for
讲解：keep是“保留”的意思，for是介词，表示原因，意思是“为.....”。Keep something for something这个结构表示保存（某物）用于（某事）。
范例：Let's take a photo together and I will keep it for a souvenir!
我们一起合张影吧，留着做个纪念！
2. the rest of
讲解：这是个名词性短语，意思是指什么东西剩下的那部分。
范例：He filled in the rest of the day watching television.
他看电视来打发当天剩下的时间.
3. tell about
讲解：这个是个固定的动词性短语，可以用作tell sb about sth，也可以用作tell sb about sb。文中是第二种用法，tell sb about sb意思是“告诉某人关于另外一个人的情况”。
范例：I begged Madame de Rastail to tell me about her.
我恳求德·拉泰夫人告诉我一些有关她的情况。
Is there anything special you want to tell me about Julia?
关于朱莉娅，你有什么特别的话要跟我说吗？
4. with interest
讲解：这是个固定的介词短语，在文中的意思是“有兴趣地”，表示兴趣的程度，在interest前可以加形容词。此外，它还可以表示“更重地”的意思，这个意思是它作为“带利息地”这个意思的一个比喻义。
范例：She returned our favour with interest.
她加倍地报答我们的恩惠。
He turned to an editorial and began reading it with interest.
他翻到里面的一篇论文，津津有味地读起来.
I repaid him with interest.
我连本加利偿还了他。
5. discover about
讲解：这个是固定搭配的动词性短语，在文中的使用是discover something about somebody，意思是“发现关于某人的事情”。
范例：Now it would be possible to discover many new things about Pluto. 现在，就有可能发现许多有关冥王星的新事物。
第三、写作语汇
1. medicine drink：用来送药的酒
2. mix one’s drink：为某人兑酒
3. a good woman：善良的女人
4. drink half one’s glass：喝了半杯酒
5. follow the alphabet：按照字母表
6. give a name to sb：给某人去名字
第四、语法精讲
1. "What is it？" he asked，looking at the bottle with interest．
要点解析：划线部分是现在分词短语租伴随状况状语。
2. "You give the children gin，Mrs Mann？"asked Mr Bumble，watching as she mixed his drink．
要点解析：划线部分现在分词短语作伴随状况状语。
第五、写作句式
对立法句式：When asked about……，the vast/overwhelming majority of people say/think that ……，
Most/many/quite a few believe
But other people regard/view/see/think of …… as ……
I think/view quite/ a bit differently.
范例：When asked about the biggest problem today, many people say that it is the serious energy crisis. They are afraid that the world will soon run out of oil and run short of food, but other people hold optimistic views: they regard it as a natural result of the economic development and believe it will be only solved with further advances in economy and technology.
