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典范英语
7-7 The wrong letter
送错的信
One morning the postman
came down Elm Road
来到榆树路
. In
his
bag were two letters . They looked
like this:
“
Miss P Jones 10
Elm Road
Bilton
”
;
“
Miss F Jones 79 Elm Road
Bilton
”
There
were
two
Miss
Jones
in
Elm
Road.
Pippa
Jones
lived
at
number
10. She was mad about
特别喜欢
po
nies
小矮马
. Flo Jones lived
at number 79. She was mad about
football. But that morning the postman
had
broken
his
glasses
and
he
couldn
?
t
see
very
well.
That
?
s
how
the
mix-up
began
差错就这样发生了
.
Pony-mad
爱马迷
Pippa was out at the
stable
马厩
when her letter
came.
Pippa
had
a
pony
called
Blossom
花朵
who
was
a
champion
jumper
特别会跳
. She
gave Blossom some oats
燕麦
and
a kiss on the
nose
亲鼻子
. Then her
dad stuck his head out of
探出头来
the back door.
“
Pippa, there is a letter
for you .
”
Football-mad
Flo
was
in
the
garden
when
her
letter
arrived.
Flo
played for Redland
Rovers
在红土流浪者队踢球
. She was
wearing her
Rovers
kit
队服，球衣
as
usual.
She
dribbled
带球
past
the
cat
and
swerved round the
swing
绕过秋千
.
“
thud.
砰
”
the ball hit the back door
.
“
goal.
进球了
”
cried Flo.
“
Flo!
”
called her mum.
“
stop that
racket
别在
那闹了
and
come inside. There
?
s a
letter for you.
”
Flo tore open
撕开
her letter. It said: Dear
Miss Jones, The Junior
Cup
少年杯赛
is on Saturday at
Chestnut field
栗树场
. We hope
to see
you
there.
“
Wow!
”
said
Flo.
“
i
?
m
playing
in
the
Cup
Final
总决赛
on
Saturday. Redland Rovers
will win for sure
肯定
.
< br>”
At 10 Elm Road, Pippa
was also reading her letter.
“
Dear Miss Jones, The Junior
Cup Final is on
Saturday at Redland
Park. We hope to see you there.
”
“
Fan
tastic,
”
said
Pippa.
“
i
?
m
riding Blossom in the Junior Cup. We are sure to
win.
”
2
Pippa and Flo
couldn
?
t wait for Saturday
to come
恨不得周六马上就
到
.
They
didn
?
t
notice
that
they
had
got
the
wrong
letter.
They
were
both
going to the wrong place. On Saturday morning
Pippa rode Blossom
to Redland Park.
Down the road they passed Flo on her way to
Chestnut
Field. Pippa stared
at
瞪着眼睛看
Flo in
her red and white football kit.
“
Fancy dressing up like
that
乖乖，竟然穿成那样
to
play a stupid game
of football
去踢一场傻乎乎的足球赛
,
”
she thought to herself
心想
.
Flo
stared
at
Pippa
in
her
black
riding
hat
马术帽
and
boots
靴子
.
“
Fancy
dressing
up like that to ride a boring old
pony,
”
she thought to
herself.
Pippa arrived at Redland Park. But
where
were the other ponies?
All
she
could
see
was
the
Redland
Rovers
team
kicking
踢
a
ball.
“
Excuse
me,
”
said Pippa.
“
where are the fences to jum
p
障碍栏
?
”
The
Rovers
team
laughed.
“
this
is
a
football
match.
Ponies
can
?
t
play.
”
said one.
Rovers
?
captain went over
to
走向前
Pippa.
“
have you
seen Flo Jones? She
hasn
?
t come yet and
we
?
re one player short
少一名队
员
.
”
?
i
don
?
t
know
anyone
called
Flo,
?
said
Pippa.
?
my
name
is
Pippa
Jones.
?
?
well,
you
?
ll have to play then,
?
said the captain.
?
Hurry up and
get
changed
去换衣服
, kick-off is in
five minutes.
?
五分钟后开球
Pippa was
horrified
害怕极了
. She
didn
?
t want to play
football. She
wanted to ride Blossom in
the Junior Cup. She tried to explain but the
Rovers team
didn
?
t listen. They pushed
her into the changing
room
更衣
室
. They
gave her football boots
足球鞋
and a shirt. The shirt
came to
her
knees
到她的膝盖那么长
.
And
the
boots
pinched
her
feet
夹脚
.
When Pippa ran she kept tripping over
her laces
老是被鞋带绊倒
. They
lined up for
排好队
kick-off and the referee
裁判
blew his whistle
吹哨
to start the
game.
开赛
The
ball
came
whizzing
towards
朝
...
飞来
Pippa.
?
What
shall
i
do
with it?
?
she
wailed
哭丧地喊
.
?
Just kick it that
way,
就朝那边踢
?
shouted
Rovers
?
captain.
Pippa
kicked
the ball.
?
Y
ouch
哎呀
,
my
toe
脚趾
.
?
she
yelled
大叫
.
The ball went to one of the
Blue team. Pippa tried to get it back. But
she tripped over her laces and fell in
a muddy puddle
小泥潭
.
?
This is all
a
mistake.
这根本是个错误
?
moaned Pippa.
?
I
?
m
in the wrong place.
?
Flo
was in the wrong place too. She was in
Chestnut Field. But where was the
Cup
Final? All she could see were girls
trotting
小跑
round
on ponies.
?
What is all
this?
?
Flo asked a man in a
brown hat.
?
It
?
s
the Junior Show. I
am Mr Trotter, one
of the judges. What is your
name?
?
?
Flo Jones. I am here to
play football.
?
Mr Trotter
wasn
?
t listening.