32 Mr Going-to-do
The Browns are the Smiths′n e I g h b our s．
M r Brown’s name is John．But when his n e I g h b ours talk about him，they call him〝M r Going一to一do〞．Do you know why？ M r Brown a！ways says he is going to do something；but he never does it．Every Saturday M r Brown goes to the Smith's back door and talks to M r Smith．〝 I'm going to clean my house today," he says ,or〝I'm going to wash my car tomorrow," or〝The trees in front of my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down next week.〞
M r Smith usually says，〝 Are you John？" H e knows his N e I g h b our is not going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any trees．Then he says，〝 Well，excuse me，John．I'm going to do some work in the house．〞And so he does．
M r and M r s Smith often say to their children，〝 Are you going to do something，Then do！t！Don't be another‘M r Going一to一do’！〞
计划先生
布朗一家是史密斯一家的邻居、
布朗先生的名字叫约翰.但当他的邻居谈到他时,他们叫他“计划先生”。你知道是为什么吗？布朗先生总是说他计划要做什么事，但是他从来也不做。每个周六布朗先生都到史密斯家的
后门和史密斯先生说话。“今天我计划清扫房间，”他说。或者是“我计划明天洗车，”或者“我房前的树太高了。下周我计划修剪一下。”
史密斯先生通常说：“真的吗，约翰？”他知道他的邻居不会清
扫房间，或者洗车或者修剪树。那时他会说：“唉，对不起，约翰，我要干活了“而且他就是去干活了。
史密斯先生和太太经常对他们的孩子说：“你们计划做什么吗？那么就去做！不要成为另一个计划先生！”
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词汇：
wash 洗 cut clown 减少
I．听全文录音，选择正确答案
I ．The real name of M r Going-to-do is ．
A ．John Brown B. John Smith
C. Bob Brown D. Bob Smith
2 ．M r Going-to-do usually talks to M r Smith about his plans ．
A. every Monday B．on Sundays
C. on Fridays D. every Saturday
3 ．M rSmith often tell his children .
A.to help M r Going-to -do
B．not to be another M r Going-to一do
C. not to make plans
D．to clean their rooms every week．
II .听录音，补全下列段落
M r Smith usually says，“ 1 you，John？”He knows his 2 is not going to 3 his house, or 4 his car, or cut down any 5 ．Then he says, “Well，excuse me, John，I’m going to do some 6 in the house.” And so he 7 .
M r and M r s Smith often say to their 8 ，“Are you going to do 9 ? Then do it! Don't be 10 ‘M r Going-to-do'！”
答案：
I．1．A 2. D 3．B
II．1．Are 2. neighbor u r 3. clean 4. wash 5．trees
6. work 7.does 8.children 9.something 10.another