新编英语听力教程3外研社何其莘.pdf

Unit 1 Audio Scripts Section I: Today we’re going to start talking about folktales. As you know, every country has folktales. Today we’re going to hear one folktale and talk about it a little bit. The fable I’ve chosen for today is a Uygur folktale. Uygurs, by the way, are a Chinese Muslim group. Now, this folktale is an Effendi Nasreddin tale called “A Dinner of Smells.” Some of you may know these tales. The Effendi Nasreddin is well known throughout the Muslim world. Usually, he is just called the Effendi. In this simple folktale, you’re going to hear how the Effendi fights back against a restaurant owner he thinks is being unfair. OK, so here’s the story. One day, a poor man came to visit the Effendi. This man wanted the Effendi to help him. He said, “Nasreddin, I need your help. I don’t know if you will help me. I am a poor man, a man with no money.” The Effendi looked at him kindly and answered, “I’ll help you. Tell me what is wrong.” The poor man explained what was wrong. He said, “Yesterday I stopped in front of the door of a restaurant. The restaurant belonged to a rich man. I ate nothing. I only smelled the food. However, the owner came out and noticed me. He said that I was enjoying his food—and he wanted me to pay him for the food. Of course, I had no money with me to pay him, and then he became very angry. And he called the judge. The judge said I must go to the court today. He will tell me how I will be punished. Please, Nasreddin, can you help me? Can you say something to the judge?” Nasreddin thought for a moment, and then he said, “Yes. I’ll go to the court with you. Let’s go.” And they left together for the court. When the Effendi and the poor man got to the court, the rich man was already there waiting. Right away, this rich man began shouting angrily at the poor man. Then the judge started talking. “You see how angry he is?” the judge s