[00:00.800]--- lesson 143 A walk through the woods
[00:07.000]--- Listen to the tape then answer this question.
[00:12.520]--- What was so funny about the words on the sign?
[00:18.520]I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods.
[00:24.800]It is a famous beauty spot.
[00:27.400]On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods.
[00:34.840]Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
[00:39.920]Litter baskets have been placed under the trees,
[00:43.320]but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
[00:46.800]Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods.
[00:50.760]What I saw made me very sad.
[00:54.280]I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
[00:59.760]The litter baskets were empty
[01:02.320]and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
[01:12.040]Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said,
[01:15.760]'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!'^“
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