23 Foretell The Weather
Two men were traveling in the mountain part of America. For some time，they had not seen any
houses except a few wooden huts．
One day they met an old Indian who lived there．They found he knew their language and they had a talk with him．One of them asked him whether he could tell them what the weather would be like within the next few days．
“Oh，yes，”he said，“ Rain is coming，and also wind．Then there will be snow for two days，but after that there Will be a fine day.”
To their surprise，the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather．What a wise man！
Then one of them turned to the old man，and asked，“How did you know all that?”
The Indian answered，“ I heard it on the radio．”
预报天气
两个人在美国的山区游览。有一段时间，他们除了看到一些小木屋外，没见到什么房子。
一天他们碰到一位当地的老印第安人。他们发现他通晓他们的语言，所以就和他们谈了一会儿。其中也个人问他能否告诉他们未来的几天天气。
“哦，可以，”他说。“有雨，也有风。然后要下两天雪，但过后会是个晴天。”
令他们惊奇的是，这位老印第安人可以准确地预报天气。多么聪明的人啊！
然后其中一个人转向老人问道：“您是怎么知道所有这一切的？”
那个印第安人回答：“我从收音机里听来的。”
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词汇：
wooden 木制的 hut 小屋
whether是否 within 在…里面
foretell 预言 wise 聪明
I．听全文录音，判断正（T）误(F)
1 ．Two Americans were travel l I n g in the mountain parts．
2 ．One day they met an old Indian with an old dog．
3 ．The Indian did n’t know their language so he drew some pictures．
4 ．The Indian listened to the weather report．
II.听录音，补全下列段落
One day they met an old Indian who lived there．They found he knew their 1 and they had a talk with him．One of them asked him whether he could tell them what the 2 would be like within the next few 3 .
“Oh，yes，”he said，“ 4 is coming，and also 5 ．Then there will be 6 for two days，but after that there will be a 7 day.”
To their surprise，the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather. What a 8 man！
Then one of them 9 to the old man, and asked, “How did you know all that?”
The Indian answered,“I heard it on the 10 .”
答案：
I ．1 ．F 2．F 3．F 4. T
II ．1 ．language 2. weather 3．days 4. Rain 5. wind
6 ．snow 7. fine 8．wise 9. turned 10. radio