Unit４ The Hunting Trip
Mr Jones had always wanted to go to Africa to hunt wild animals. At last his wife agreed to the trip if he allowed her to come too.
‘ But it will be very uncomfortable, ‘ Mr Jones warned her. ‘ And it may be dangerous.’
‘ I don’t care, ‘ said his wife. ‘ I want to come with you.’ So they bought various things which would make life comfortable, and went to Africa.
On the first morning, Mr Jones gave his wife a bell and explained to her, ‘ If you’re in danger and you need me, ring this bell and I’ll come at once.’ Then he went.
After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned quickly to the tent. ‘ What’s the matter?’ he asked. ‘ Nothing,’ confessed his wife. ‘ I was only testing the bell.’
Mr Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang again. Mr Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, ‘ I’m sorry. I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.’
Mr Jones returned to his hunting, but soon he heard the bell once more. This time, when he got back to his camp, the tent was burning, and Mrs Jones was lying on the ground, with blood running from a big cut on her shoulder. ‘ That’s better!’ said Mr Jones. This time the bell had been used correctly.
※語句
knock over ひっくり返す、倒す
Exercise
Write this story, putting one word in each empty place:
Mr Jones went off to Africa with Mrs Jones because she wouldn’t let him go alone. Mr Jones told her about the danger of the trip, but she said she didn’t (c ).
On the first morning in Africa, Mr Jones gave her a (b ) and told her to ring it when she was (i )danger.
The first time he hurried back, she said she was only testing it. The second time he hurried back, she said she had (k )the bell over. The third time he hurried back, the tent was burning, and and she was lying on the ground, with blood running from a big cut on her shoulder. He was pleased. This time the bell was used (c ).
答え
care
bell
in
knocked
correctly
桐野夏生は、今一番好きな小説家ですが、昨年6月頃に買ったのをやっと読み終えました。まだ買って読まないである文庫本が今のテーブルに置いたままになっています。以前より、読書の集中力がなくなりました。
「正しいベルの使い方」あるいは「ベルは役に立たない」かしら？
人を頼ってはいけない。自分の身は自分で守る。ということですね。
楽しい文をアップしてしてありがとうございます。
私も夫と旅をする事が多いですが、これから益々頼りにすることが増えます。
相棒なしでは旅は無理になってきました。
長文英語話のアップを有難うございます。
Bell works effectively.
中の良いご夫婦ですね。
どこに行くにもいつも二人ご一緒の夫婦をお見受けします。
最初のベルで「オオカミ少年」のような話かと思いましたが、違ってました。
ライオンでしょうか？ねぇ？