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13 The Greenwood Boys

The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.

"绿林少年"是一个流行歌曲演唱团。目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出。 明天就要到达此地。他们将乘火车来，镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。 明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。"绿林少年"准备在此逗留5天。在此期间，他们将演出5场。 同往常一样，警察的日子将不好过。他们将设法维持秩序。每逢这种场合，情况都是这样。

Words

  • performances /pɚˈfɔrmənsɪz/ n. 演出
    1. They are giving a performance.
    2. They give a performance every weekend.
    3. They were giving a performance while the police came in.
  • group /ɡrup/ n. 组；群
    1. Look, a group of students are playing jazz there.（L10）
    2. A group of detectives are keeping guard at the door.（L7）
    3. A group of captains will spend three days here.（L3）
  • pop singer /ˈpɑp ˌsɪŋɚ/ n. 流行歌手
    1. The famous pop singer moved to our street yesterday.（L6）
    2. Did the famous pop singer move to your street yesterday?
  • club /klʌb/ n. 俱乐部
    1. I’ve just joined the tennis club.
    2. She refused to go to the night club with him.（L9）
    3. This night club has been cleaned.（L10）
  • occasion /əˈkeʒən/ adv. 场合
    1. On this occasion, I always get very angry.（L1）
    2. They only meet occasionally.

Expressions

  • a group of 一组；一群
    1. A group of pop singers will be arriving here tomorrow.
    2. Will a group of pop singers be arriving here tomorrow?
  • at present 现在
    1. At present, a large crowd of people is gathering in front of the theatre.（L9）
    2. At present, two detectives is keeping guard at the door.（L7）
  • all parts of the country 全国各地
    1. We’ll have plenty of time and travel all parts of China.
  • as usual 像往常一样
    1. As usual, the room is being cleaned by two people.（L10）
    2. As usual, we will set out at 6 in the morning.（L12）
  • have a difficult time 过得艰难
    1. I’m having a difficult time these days, but it’ll pass.（L2）
    2. I had a very difficult time last year.（L3）
  • give five performances 演出五场
  • keep order 维持秩序
    1. They will be trying to keep order.
    2. Will they be trying to keep order?
  • on these occasions 在这个场合

将来进行时

结构：will be doing

用法1：未来动作正在进行

用法2：计划