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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit77 APhenomenalMemory素材Unit77 APhenomenalMemory Ihaveaphenomenalmemoryforfaces.Thereisnodoubtaboutthat.TheonlysnagisthatIcanneverrememberthenamesthatgowiththem.Onlytheotherday,Iraisedmyhattoonefellow,quitedistinguished-lookinghewas,andIthought:"Mybankmanag
2、er...mybroker?"Ihadtogoandaskhim."I'mRankin,yournext-doorneighbor,Mr.Peabody,"hesaid,ratheracidly.Itwasthroughmyawfulmemoryfornamesthatsomethingunpleasanthappenedtomenotlongago. ItwasaFridayeveningandIwasinthetrainonmywayhome.Itwasnotmyregulartrain,forIhadbeenkeptlateatwork,and
3、whenitgottoRuislip,threestopsbeforemine,therewereonlytwoofusinthecompartment.IcouldtellstraightawayhewasanOxbridgeman.I'manOxbridgeman,andIhaddefinitelyseenthisfellow'sfacethere.Buthisnamecompletelyeludedme.Itwasmostirritating.Whowashe?Ithoughthemightbeoneofthenewcomerstothepret
4、tylittleestaterecentlycompletedneartowhereIlive. Iamnotshy,soIbegantotalkinaverychattymanner.Hewassomewhatuncommunicativeandcertainlygavenothingaway.Icanseethathewasratherwornout,asifhehadhadabadday,andIputhisreluctancetotalkdowntothis. "Isthisyourregulartrain?"Iasked,hopefull
5、y.Itusuallyworksinmyexperience."Notoften,"hesaid.Thatwasall.Well,thatcertainlytoldmealot.Istartedtocomplainaboutrailways,thenthehooliganismatfootballmatches,inflationandahostofothertopic.Heonlysaid"yes"or"no"nowandthen.Evenmycommentontheweatherhadnoeffect.Itoldhimquitealotaboutm
6、yself,howmyshiphadcomethatday,afriendhadrepaidme$200incashandmanyotherdetails.Heshowedaflickerofinterest,nothingmore.Ithoughtwhataborethisfellowmustbe,andintheendIgaveup.Iopenedmypaper,andwhennextIglancedathim,hehadfallenasleep. AswewerecomingintoOxbridge,hewasstillsnoozing.Iga
7、vehimapat."Oxbridge,oldchap.""Thanks,"hesaidwithasmile.Outsidethestationitwasrainingandthewindwasblowinghard.Itwasfreezingcold,too. "Listen,"Isaidtohim,"whydon'tIgiveyoualifthomeifyouliveonthenewestate?""I'dappreciatethatverymuch,"hereplied.Ifetchedmycarfromtheparkinglotandhego
8、tinwith"Manyhanks".Hesaidnomoretillwewerewellac
