本课目标

学完本课，你能够：

• 先用一句话说明故事为什么值得听；
• 用一般过去时说关键动作，用过去进行时交代背景；
• 用时间路标把事件排成清楚的顺序；
• 省略无关细节，把重点留给意外转折和结果；
• 录制一段约2分钟的真实事件叙述。

热身

1. 你最近遇到过什么完全没料到的小事？
2. 别人讲故事时，哪些细节会帮助你跟上，哪些细节会让你失去重点？

场景词汇

• display panel 可移动展板
• tape measure 卷尺
• wheel lock 轮锁
• supply cart 用品车
• hallway 走廊
• measurement 测量结果
• candidate material 候选材料

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The panel that wouldn't stay put

Daniel tells Aisha about a small accident while he and Lena were checking the exhibit space. No candidate photograph or story was present.

Daniel: You won't believe what happened at the arts center this morning.

Aisha: That sounds promising. Were you checking the exhibit wall?

Daniel: Yes. It all started when Lena and I went into the side gallery to measure the wall. The room was quiet, and a maintenance worker was moving a supply cart in the hallway.

Aisha: Okay. What went wrong?

Daniel: At first, nothing. Lena held one end of the tape measure while I wrote down the numbers. There was a display panel on wheels a few feet behind us, but neither of us was using it.

Aisha: I already don't trust that panel.

Daniel: You shouldn't. A few minutes later, the maintenance worker pushed the cart past the open door. One of the cart wheels caught the edge of a floor mat, and the cart bumped the door.

Aisha: And the door hit the panel?

Daniel: Not exactly. The door stopped before it reached the panel. We looked at each other, laughed, and went back to measuring. Then the panel started rolling by itself. The floor was slightly uneven, and one wheel lock was open.

Aisha: Please tell me it didn't hit anything.

Daniel: Just as I was about to take a reference photo of the empty wall, Lena shouted, “Daniel, behind you!” I turned around and caught the panel about six inches before it reached the supply cart.

Aisha: So you saved the day.

Daniel: I saved a box of paper cups. Lena locked all four wheels, and we checked the floor before we finished. In the end, nothing was damaged, nobody was hurt, and we got the measurements.

Aisha: What about the exhibit materials?

Daniel: They weren't there. We're still reviewing candidates, and we're not committing to public display yet. The first step is still permission.

Aisha: Good. So the only thing that escaped was the panel.

Daniel: For about three seconds, yes. Lena says the next project checklist needs one more line: “Check the wheels.”

Check the story

1. Why were Daniel and Lena in the side gallery?
2. What was happening in the hallway?
3. What caused the door to move?
4. Why did the display panel begin rolling?
5. What was Daniel about to do when Lena shouted?
6. Was anyone hurt or was anything damaged?
7. Were any candidate exhibit materials in the room?

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A. A different incident: delivery timeline

Read this short incident record. It is not part of Daniel's story.

8:10 a.m. Priya was carrying two bakery boxes into her office building. It was raining, so people were shaking water from their umbrellas near the entrance.
8:12 a.m. At first, the lobby looked clear. Priya walked toward the elevator.
8:13 a.m. A few minutes later, an umbrella rolled off a bench and landed in front of her.
8:13 a.m. Just as Priya was about to step into the elevator, she saw the umbrella and stopped. The top box slid sideways, but a security guard caught it.
8:15 a.m. In the end, the cakes arrived safely. Priya moved the umbrella beside the front desk and thanked the guard.

B. Find the story jobs

Match each detail to its job.

Detail	Job
It was raining.	background
The umbrella landed in front of Priya.	key event
The guard caught the box.	turning point
The cakes arrived safely.	result

C. Keep it or cut it?

For a focused retelling, mark each detail keep or cut.

1. Priya was carrying two bakery boxes.
2. The lobby walls were light gray.
3. An umbrella rolled in front of her.
4. A guard caught the top box.
5. The guard's shoes had black laces.
6. The cakes arrived safely.

选择细节的标准不是“越多越好”，而是它是否帮助听者理解背景、转折或结果。

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本课负荷说明

第1—6项是本课6项全新主动词块；第7—10项为旧表达复现。叙事开场要与事件大小相称：很严重的事故应直接、准确说明，不用夸张开场。

1. You won't believe what happened. (CH194)

用于引出令人意外、通常不严重的故事；随意。例：You won't believe what happened on my way to work.

2. It all started when … (CH195)

把听者带到故事起点；中性叙事。例：It all started when I opened the wrong meeting link.

3. At first, … (CH196)

说明最初状态，暗示后来会变化。例：At first, the package looked fine.

4. A few minutes later, … (CH197)

把故事推进到稍后的关键时刻。时间可按事实替换。例：A few minutes later, the lights went out.

5. Just as I was about to … (CH198)

表示“正当我马上要做……时”，常引出打断或转折。例：Just as I was about to leave, my phone rang.

6. In the end, … (CH199)

给出最终结果；中性。例：In the end, we found the keys under the seat.

7. What went wrong?

邀请对方直接讲问题；中性。例：You said the pickup took an hour. What went wrong?

8. Not exactly.

礼貌修正对方不完全准确的猜测。例：Did you miss the train? — Not exactly. It was canceled.

9. Please tell me …

表示关心或悬念；随意。例：Please tell me you saved the file.

10. Nothing was damaged.

清楚交代结果；中性。例：The shelf fell, but nothing was damaged.

Don't Say It That Way

容易出现的问题	更清楚的说法	原因
And then … and then … and then …	At first … A few minutes later … In the end …	时间关系更清楚
So many things happened.	You won't believe what happened on the bus.	给出故事范围
I was walking, and I dropped it, and it broke.	While I was walking, the bag tore. The bottle fell and broke.	区分背景和关键动作
In the end, let me tell you the beginning.	It all started when …	从明确起点开始

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本课主要语法项目为 GR029：把一般过去时、过去进行时和时间路标组合成清楚的事件线。

1. 一般过去时：推动故事

用一般过去时说已经完成、让事件向前发展的动作。

The cart bumped the door.
The panel started rolling.
Daniel caught it.

2. 过去进行时：交代当时背景

用 was / were + -ing 说明某个关键动作发生时，背景中正在进行什么。

A worker was moving a cart in the hallway.
Daniel and Lena were measuring the wall.

3. when / while / just as：连接背景与事件

While Priya was carrying the boxes, it was raining.
When the umbrella fell, she stopped.
Just as she was about to enter the elevator, she saw it.

4. 时间路标：让听者知道你走到哪一步

At first, everything looked normal.
A few minutes later, the problem began.
In the end, everyone was safe.

本课不要求自由使用过去完成时。需要突出“过去某一时点之前已经发生”的动作时，第34课会正式处理。

快速练习

用括号中的动词完成句子。

1. While we __________ the room, the lights __________ off. (measure / go)
2. A few minutes later, someone __________ the side door. (open)
3. Just as I was about to __________, my phone __________. (leave / ring)
4. At first, everything __________ normal. (look)
5. In the end, we __________ the missing bag. (find)

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本课网页已配有完整对话、逐句播放和跟读停顿。它是熟悉课文配音，不计作陌生声音听力成绩。

自然叙事不是把每个词说得一样重。时间路标后稍作停顿，把重音落在真正改变故事的词上。

It all STARTED when / we went into the gallery.
At FIRST / nothing happened.
A few minutes LATER / the panel started ROLLING.
Just as I was about to take a PHOTO / Lena SHOUTED.
In the END / nothing was DAMAGED.

影子跟读

先按斜线停顿，再去掉文字，只保留六个提示词：started / first / later / about to / shouted / end。第二遍不要故意加快，重点是让听者听出阶段变化。

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A. 理解检查

判断正误。

1. Daniel and Lena were selecting final public photographs.
2. A maintenance worker was moving a supply cart.
3. The door knocked the display panel over.
4. One wheel lock on the panel was open.
5. Daniel caught the panel before it reached the cart.
6. The incident changed the permission rule for the exhibit.

B. 阅读时间线

根据第3部分填写：

1. Background: Priya __________ two bakery boxes, and it __________.
2. Key event: An umbrella __________ in front of her.
3. Turning point: A security guard __________ the top box.
4. Result: The cakes __________ safely.

C. 语法激活

选择最合适的形式。

1. We talked / were talking when the alarm started / was starting.
2. While I waited / was waiting for the bus, I saw / was seeing an old friend.
3. Just as Lena was about to leave / left, Daniel called / was calling her name.
4. At first, the printer worked / was working normally. A minute later, it stopped / was stopping.

D. 把细节变成有重点的故事

将下面六条信息整理成4—5句故事。必须使用至少四个本课新词块。

walk to lunch / carry folder / windy / papers fly out / stranger helps collect them / nothing lost

E. Lesson 32桥接检索：新的英文情境

不用查看第32课，把每个情境说成一句自然英文。五题分别复现CH189—CH193。

1. Your team has discussed three possible picnic locations for twenty minutes. Ask for the current workable version.
2. A friend suggests inviting eighty people to a first neighborhood book swap. Propose a smaller first event.
3. You are considering a public online photo album, but no contributor has approved it. State the boundary.
4. Your group wants to record local recipes. Say that contacting possible contributors comes before recording.
5. Two families are choosing a shared travel date. Ask the group to confirm that all adults accept the date before booking.

F. 对话补全

填入合适的时间路标或回应，每项使用一次：At first / A few minutes later / Not exactly / In the end / Please tell me。

A: Did the package disappear?
B: __________. It was delivered to the wrong floor.
A: __________ you found it.
B: __________, I thought it was still on the truck. __________, a neighbor called me. __________, I picked it up downstairs.

G. 互动追问

伙伴A用30秒讲一个包含意外变化的小故事。伙伴B只能用三类问题帮助故事更清楚：

• What was happening at the time?
• What happened next?
• How did it end?

然后A重新讲一次，删去一个无关细节，补上一个缺失的时间路标。

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2分钟真实事件录音

选择一件你真实经历过、适合分享的低风险意外事件，例如：拿错物品、错过入口、临时停电、打翻饮料、收到意外帮助。只写六个提示词，不写完整稿：

1. hook — 为什么值得听
2. started — 故事从哪里开始
3. background — 当时正在发生什么
4. turn — 哪件事改变了局面
5. action — 你或别人做了什么
6. end — 最终结果

录制约2分钟。至少使用CH194—CH199中的5项，并确保一般过去时推动事件、过去进行时只承担背景。真实经历不方便分享时，可以讲一个明确标为原创的低风险故事。

两遍比较

• 第一遍：不暂停，完成故事。
• 回听：圈出一个无关细节和一个时间关系不清的位置。
• 第二遍：删去无关细节，补上时间路标。
• 三天后：只看六个提示词再录一次，比较是否仍能保持重点。

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为每项选择：能做到／还不稳定／需要重学。

• 我能用一句自然开场说明故事范围。
• 我能用一般过去时推进事件，用过去进行时交代背景。
• 我能用时间路标让听者跟上顺序。
• 我能删去不帮助理解转折或结果的细节。
• 我能在约2分钟内讲完一件真实事件，并清楚收尾。
• 我能在新情境中调用第32课的计划、范围和许可边界表达。
• 我没有把过去完成时当作本课自由产出目标。

若有两项以上选择“需要重学”，重做第3、5、7部分，再只看六个提示词重录一次。