北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 24 Spot8

[00:00.98]A tall, grey-haired man was there
[00:02.88]with Mrs Lacey.It was Frank¹ Ludders.
[00:06.51]Mrs Lacey claimed that she had never seen Evans
[00:08.73]before and Ludders asked him to show the letter
[00:11.38]he had received from Mr Lacey.
[00:13.69]It had gone from his pocket!
[00:15.94]The sheriff said he was going to arrest Evans
[00:17.91]and they left.
[00:19.15]But the sheriff suspected Ludders
[00:21.04]and they waited outside.
[00:22.95]They heard two people getting into a motorboat
[00:24.88]and leaving.
[00:26.90]Andy said he recognized the noise of the engine
[00:29.13]the boat belonged to somebody he knew.

[00:31.93]They went to the cabin² of the owner
[00:33.37]of the boat and found him dead.
[00:35.83]But there were the tyre tracks
[00:37.30]of a new car next to the cabin
[00:39.04]and they followed them.
[00:40.37]They arrived at a house in the woods
[00:42.25]and the sheriff went towards it.
[00:44.44]A hand with a gun came out of a window
[00:46.51]but both Evans and Andy fired first.
[00:49.33]Inside the house they found Mrs Lacey
[00:51.82]and the dying³ gunman.
[00:53.54]His last words were "Heil Hitler!"
[00:55.47]

1 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

2 cabin   

n.(结构简单的)小木屋；船舱，机舱

参考例句：

• They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
• It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。

3 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。