新概念第三册summary writingSummaryThe reports received by London Zoo that a puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London were similar in nature. A woman picking blackberries saw it first, but the puma moved from placeto place,leaving a trail of dead deer and small animals. Paw prints and puma fur were found as well. ‘Cat-like noises’were heard atnight and the animal was seen up a tree. Now experts were convinced that the animal really was a puma. (79 words)SummaryAt one o'clock in the morning, the church clock striking thehours woke the vicar up as it struck thirteen times. The vicar went into the clock tower, taking a torch with him. He saw BillWilkins, the local grocer there and Bill explained he was tryingto repair the clock but hadn't succeeded because at one o'clockit struck thirteen times. However, the vicar was pleased the bellwas working and offered the grocer a cap of tea. (79words)Archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple.These represented the fifteen statues of goddesses which had oncebeen painted. The body of one statue was found among remains from the fifteenth century B.C. while its head was found among remainsfrom the fifth century B.C. When thefragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddesswhich stood three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and shewas wearing a full-length skirt. Her identity is unknown. (80words)SummaryWhen he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked forthe Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black suit every morning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day workingas a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suitat night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kepthis secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husbandwill be an office worker in future. (80 words )SummaryThough the journalist immediately set out to get the factsafter receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send themat once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sentthree faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When thelast fax was unanswered, the article was published in its original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaininghe had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall. (80 words)SummaryA large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stoppedoutside a jeweller's. Two thieves got out and smashed the shop window. The owner of the shop was upstairs at the time, so he threw furniture at thethieves hitting one of them with a heavy statue.The raid lasted only three minutes and the thieves drove away. Running after them, the owner threw ashtrays and vases, but the thieves got away, stealing thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.(79 words)SummaryJohn Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after avery good day, he put his wallet containing ￡3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fianc6e, Jane, went horse-riding, after which Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed. John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to theMutilated Ladies department who identified the remains and returned the money. (79 words)SummaryThe St. Bernard's Pass is visited by thousands of people in summer, who cross the Pass in cars. Because there are so many people about, the dogs are kept in a special enclosure. As the temperature in winter falls to -30°, there are few visitors, sothe monks prefer this season. The dogs are also free to wander outside their enclosure. Parties of young skiers regularly visitthe monastery in winter, during Christmas and Easter when they are warmly welcomed.(80 words )SummaryThe New York Animal Medical Centre recently made a study of132 cats. All these cats had one thing in common: they hadfallen off high buildings, yet only eight had died from shock or injuries. One cat,Sabrina, had fallen 32 storeys but onlysuffered from a broken tooth. When falling at speeds up to 60 miles per hour, cats stretch out their legs which increases their air－resistance and reduces the shock of impact on hitting the ground.(79 words)SummaryThe Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the NorthAtlantic when an iceberg was spotted by a lookout. After the alarm was given, the ship turned sharply and sailed alongside it. Suddenly, a faint noise was heard from b elow, so the captain went down to investigate, only to find that five of the sixteen compartments had been flooded. On hearing the order to abandon ship, people jumped overboard, but 1,500 drowned because there were not enough lifeboats. (79 words)SummaryThough the writer had nothing to declare, the Customs Officer made him unlock his case. Searching the case carefully, the Officer found a small bottle, which he thought was perfume. The writer told the Customs Officer that it was hair gel, which he had made himself. As the Officer did not believe this, thewriter encouraged him to try it. The unpleasant smellconvinced him the writer was telling the truth, so he let himpass through Customs. (7 words)SummaryAs the two men's boat was damaged, they were taking it to Miami when on the way it began to sink. After loading a rubber dinghy with food, matches and beer, the two men rowed a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island. There they collected rainwater in the dinghy and caught fish and lobster with a spear gun. For five days, they‘ate like kings’ until they were rescued by a passing tanker. (80 words)SummaryMrs. Richards had dressed up as a ghost and was just going intothe dining room when there was a knock on the door. Thinking it was the baker, she hid in the storeroom under the stairs. She heard footsteps in the hall and then the man from the Electricity Board opened the storeroom door. Though she said ‘It's only me’, hegot a bad fright. When she walked towards him, he fled, slamming the front door behind him. (79 words )SummaryAfter Sir John Hawkwood settled near Florence six hundred years ago, he hired soldiers to the princes of city-states in time s ofwar. In times of peace he threatened to destroy a city-state unlessprotection money was paid. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero. Sir John was eighty when he died and the Florentines not only gave him a state funeral but had a picture painted of him, dedicated to his memory. (79 words)SummaryGeorge was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pencedown a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm throughthe drain cover. He couldn't find his money and couldn't get hisarm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemen succeeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop owner presented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )SummaryGeorge was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pencedown a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm throughthe drain cover. He couldn't find his money and couldn't get hisarm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemen succeeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop owner presented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )SummaryWhen Dimitri came home, Mary told him that her white lamb had been stolen. On learning that his neighbour, Aleko, had acquireda lamb, Dimitri went to Aleko's house and accused him of stealing it. When Aleko showed his lamb, Dimitri saw it was black, so he apologized. After staying in Aleko's house for a while because ithad begun to rain, Dimitri got a surprise outside when he foundthe lamb was almost white. It had been dyed black! (80 words)SummaryThe Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn to Staten Island,has a span of 4,260 feet. Its two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on platforms made of steel and concrete, extending over 100 feet under the sea and rising nearly 700 feet above the surface of the water. The bridge is suspended from four huge cables, each of which contains 26,108 lengths of wire. Itis not only very strong, but simple and elegant as well. (80words)SummaryOn entering the art gallery, the writer saw a notice whichforbade people to touch the exhibits because they were dangerous. The exhibition consisted of pieces of moving sculpture.Against a wall, the writer saw long thin wires attached to metal spheres which attracted and repelled each other. In the centre of the hall weretall structures containing coloured lights which went on and off. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off. (79 words)SummaryMrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter three days after hercat's disappearance.The writer of the letter demaded ￡1,000 for the return of the cat,and warned she would never see him again if she went to the police.She had to put the money in a cardboard box and leave it outside her door. After drawing ￡1,000 from her band,she acted on the kidnapper's instructions.The money disappeared the following morning,and Rastus returned at seveno'clock that evening. (80 words)SummaryBleriot and Latham arrived in Calais on July 21st, 1909. Thoughit looked as if there would be a race on July 25th, Latham didn't take part, because he didn't get up early enough. After making ashort test flight,Bleriot crossed the Channel in thirty-seven minutes. A policeman greeted him when he arrived in tham got within half a mile of Dover the following week, having to landon the sea a second time because his engine failed. (80 words)When the two men quarrelled, they settled the argument by a fight. This took place at Stilton. It lasted an hour and Humphries won. When they met again, Mendoza lost again, but in their third match in 1790,Mendoza finally beat Humphries to become Champion of England. He founded a successful boxing Academy and earned a lot of money, but was so extravagant he was always in debt. He was finally sent to prison and died in poverty in 1836. (80 words)。