Questions on the text
- Why has Dan Robinson been worried all week？
- What was he told at the police station？
- Why was Dan amused when he heard the news？
New words
Dan Robinson 丹.鲁滨逊 worried adj. 焦虑的
call at 拜访 amused adj. 愉快的，开心的
inefficient work 低效工作 improve productivity 提高生产力
eliminate inefficient work 消除低效工作
behind the bars 关在监狱中 False Alarm 虚惊一场
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 the local police，当地警察(局)。
2 call at，拜访，也可用call on。
3 he is not worried anymore，他不再担心了。
4 the policeman told him，警察告诉他。这是插入成分，在讲故事时常用这种方式。
5 the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away，那辆自行车在400英里以外的一个小村里被发现。pick up有“意外地找到”的意思。
6 It is now being sent to his home by train. 现在正用火车给他运回家来。当被动语态用于现在进行时中，要在助动词be后面加上-ing，再加上过去分词。
7 most surprised中的most有very的意思，常常与起形容词作用的过去分词连用
Language point
Dan Robinson has been worried all week. // 现在完成时态，而不是被动语态。
worried在这里是形容词。
surprised, amused, excited,
zmazed, confused, shocked 等等，都和感觉有关，通常和系统动词一起构成一个系表结构。
call at
In the letter he was asked to call at the station。
call at: pay a visit to. 拜访
was wanted
Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police.
not ... any more 不再担心
- no longer 不再担心
was picked up 意外找到
被动语态
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被动语态的过去式
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被动语态的完成时
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被动语态的现在进行时
