典范英语8-6

2021年1月26日发(作者：跛)

Blackbones Saves the School
布莱克博恩拯救学校

Part 1
It was the first day of term at Abbey Park School. Class 4 sat in the neat rows.
They sat up straight. Nobody talked or picked their nose. The Head, Miss Lupin, had
told them to wait quietly for their new teacher.
Suddenly the door flew open. The new teacher strode in .He had a black patch
over one eye and a sword at his belt. His beard hung in thick dark curls.
‘
Ahoy, mates! The name
’
s Blackbones , Captain Blackbones!
’
he bellowed.
Blackbones sat down on top of his desk. He kicked off his black boots, showing
a hole in one sock.
Class 4 gasped as he pulled out his sword
—
and used it to sharpen a pencil.
He pointed at Yasmin.
‘
You, matey, what lesson is it?
’

‘
Please Captain, geography.
’

Blackbones stroked his beard.
‘
Ge-og-ruffy. Never heard of it. We
’
ll start with Art.
’

Lessons
began.
They
painted
a
skull
and
crossbones
on
the
classroom
door.
With their rulers, they practiced sword fighting.
Blackbones
winked.
‘
Now
you
looks
like
proper
pirates.
Let
’
s
sail
for
the
sea.
’

‘
The sea
’
s miles away,
’
said Adrian.
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‘
And Miss Lupin doesn
’
t let us go on trips,
’
said Yasmin.
Tara had an idea.
‘
What about the school swimming pool?
’

‘
Just
the job! Set
sail
for
the
swimming
pool!
’

roared
Blackbones. He
was
enjoying himself. T
eaching was far more fun than he
’
d expected
Miss Lupin was in the swimming pool with Class 3 when the door burst open.
‘
Captain Blackbones
…
!
’
she began. But it was too late. Blackbones ordered
his pirates forward.
‘
Enemy ahoy!
’

Miss Lupin watched in horror as the pirates of Class 4 charged past her. They
didn
’
t
even
stop
to
change
into
their
swimsuits.
They
jumped
straight
into
the
pool yelling,
‘
Yo ho ho!
’

Class 3 threw rubber rings at the pirates. The pirates threw back plastic floats.
Blackbones was everywhere, waving his sword and shouting orders. It was just like
the good old days.
Part

2

All of a sudden Miss lupin
’
s whistle split the air. Most of Class 3 were up on the
diving board. The pirates were about to make them walk the plank.
Blackbones pointed to his class .Rattle me cutlass, Miss lupin. Did I teach
‘
em
well or not?
’

Miss Lupin turned to him with a face as black as thunder.
‘
Get
those
children
down
this
minute!
’

She
ordered.
‘
And
you,
Captain
,I
want to see you in my office right away.
’

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Blackbones spent all afternoon in Miss Lupin
’
s office. When he came back he
threw his hat on the floor.
‘
Barnacles!
’
he muttered.
Tara and Yasmin had waited behind to see him.
“
What happened? What did
Miss Lupin say ?
”

they asked.
‘
I
’
ve got to go

,shipmates,
’
said Blackbones sadly .
‘
You mean Miss Lupin has sacked you? After only one day ?
’

The girls couldn
’
t believe it


Blackbones sighed.
‘

I guess I
’
m no use as a teacher.
’

‘
You
’
re the best teacher we
’
ve ever had

,
’
said Yasmin.
Blackbones put on his hat.
‘
Kind
of
you
to
say
so

,maties .
But
I
’
ve
got
to
go
by
the
end
of
the
week

,right after the school fair.
’

Tara and Yasmin walked away sadly .If only they hadn
’
t fought Class 3 in the
swimming pool. Now Blackbones was going .And they would never get a teacher
like him again.
As
they
passed
Miss
Lupin
’
s
office
they
heard
voices
inside.
‘
We
need
￡
10,000
—
and that
’
s just to mend the roof!
’
sighed Miss Lupin .
‘
This
school
was
started
by
my
Great
Aunt
Amelia.
It
’
s
been
here
two
hundred years. Now I
’
ll have to close it down .
’

‘
Maybe the school fair will go well this year ?
’
said Miss Punter ,the games
teacher.
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