5 The Golden Tickets

5 The Golden Tickets
‘You mean people are actually going to be allowed to go inside the factory?’ cried
Grandpa Joe. ‘Read us what it says – quickly!’
‘All right,’ said Mr Bucket, smoothing out the newspaper. ‘Listen.’
Evening Bulletin¹
Mr Willy Wonka, the confectionery genius whom nobody has seen for the last tenyears, sent
out the following notice today:
I, Willy Wonka, have decided² to allow five children – just five, mind you, and no
more – to visit my factory this year. These lucky five will be shown around
personally by me, and they will be allowed to see all the secrets and the magic of
my factory. Then, at the end of the tour, as a special present, all of them will be
given enough chocolates and sweets to last them for the rest of their lives! So
watch out for the Golden Tickets! Five Golden Tickets have beenprinted on golden
paper, and these five Golden Tickets have been hidden underneath³ the ordinary
wrapping paper of five ordinary bars of chocolate. These five chocolate bars may
be anywhere – in any shop in any street in any town in any country in the world –
upon any counter where Wonka’s Sweets are sold. And the five lucky finders of
these five Golden Tickets are the only ones who will be allowed to visit my factory
and see what it’s like now inside! Good luck to you all, and happy hunting!
(Signed Willy Wonka.)
‘The man’s dotty!’ muttered⁴ Grandma Josephine.
‘He’s brilliant!’ cried Grandpa Joe. ‘He’s a magician⁵! Just imagine what will happen
now! The whole world will be searching for those Golden Tickets! Everyone will be
buying Wonka’s chocolate bars in the hope of finding⁶ one! He’ll sell more than ever
before! Oh, how exciting it would be to find one!’
‘And all the chocolate and sweets that you could eat for the rest of your life – free!’
said Grandpa George. ‘Just imagine that!’
‘They’d have to deliver them in a truck!’ said Grandma Georgina.
‘It makes me quite ill to think of it,’ said Grandma Josephine.
‘Nonsense!’ cried Grandpa Joe. ‘Wouldn’t it be something, Charlie, to open a bar of
chocolate and see a Golden Ticket glistening⁷ inside!’
‘It certainly would, Grandpa. But there isn’t a hope,’ Charlie said sadly. ‘I only get one
bar a year.’
‘You never know, darling,’ said Grandma Georgina. ‘It’s your birthday next week. You
have as much chance as anybody else.’
‘I’m afraid that simply isn’t true,’ said Grandpa George. ‘The kids who are going to
find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy bars of chocolate every day.
Our Charlie gets only one a year. There isn’t a hope.’

1 bulletin   

n.小报，会刊，简明新闻，新闻快报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• The radio bulletin warned of the typhoon.收音机新闻快报发布了台风警报。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 muttered   

轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨( mutter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He muttered a curse at the other driver. 他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。
• She turned away and muttered something unintelligible. 她转向一旁，嘴里不知咕哝些什么。

5 magician   

n.魔术师，变戏法的人，术士

参考例句：

• With a wave of his hand,the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。
• The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。

6 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

7 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》