牛津高中英语模块一课文原文

U2 Reading Home alone

Act one

1.Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtain s are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter.

Dad: It’s so nice to be home!

Mom: Yes, 2.I can’t wait to surprise the boys!

Suddenly a door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. 3.Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.

Eric: Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but---4. you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow!

The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad.

Mom: (bend ing to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) 5.The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left? Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel!

Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain---

Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. 6.The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper.

Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel.

Dad: (sounding very angry) listen to me, young man--7.we left you in charge? We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess!8. I don’t know the reason why the house is so dirty---

Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who could make good decisions...

Dad: How can we trust you any more? 9.We won’t tolerate such behavior in our family! Daniel: ( shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault?

Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. 10.Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out.

Act two, scene one

Daniel and Eric’s be droom. Eric sits on his bed. 11.Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.

Daniel: 12.They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them!

Eric: You don’t hate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. Then they won’t be mad any more.

Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. 13.Anyhow they didn’t trust me. 14.They don’t deserve an explanation. Let them think what they want.

Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we used the money to take him to the clinic---

Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him and that is why we had no time to clean the house -- but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?

Act two, scene two

Mom:Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a mess

Dad: Maybe, but 15.now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.

Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult? End of act two.