2018突破中考词汇71篇搞定

2018突破中考词汇71篇搞定

本资料有71篇短文，通过短文，你可以记住中考最常用的1600词汇，可以打印！共有37页，中英文对照！重点词汇有划线提示！‎ ‎2018突破中考1600词汇 1. A Young Officer and an Old Soldier(1) A very new, young officer was at a railway station He was going to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the coins for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him. 年轻军官与老兵(1) 一位新(new)上任的年轻(young)军官(young officer)在火车站(railway station)候车。他要去看望(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(want to telephone sb.)告诉(tell)母亲他的列车(train)到站的时间。但寻遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，却发现(find)他没有打电话用的硬币(coin)，于是他走到车站外面(outside)，环顾四周(look around)想找人帮忙(help)。 A Young Officer and an Old Soldier (2) At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said,“Have you got change for ten pence?” “ Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket. “I'll see whether I can help you.” “ Don't you know how to speak to an officer? ” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again Have you got change for ten pence?” “No, sir,”the old soldier answered quickly.  年轻军官与老兵(2)  最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路过，年轻的军官拦住他道： “你有十便士(pence)的零钱(change)吗？” “等会儿(wait a moment)。 ”老兵回答(answer)，开始(begin)把手放(put)进口袋， “让我看看是否(whether)能帮 助你。难道你不知道(know)该怎样跟一位长官说话(speak)吗？”年轻人生气地(angrily)说， “现在我们重新开 始(start again)，你有十美分的硬币吗？” “没有，长官(sir)。 ”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。‎ ‎2. Are You Going to Thank Her? (1)‎ Mrs. Green has lived near the park of the city for forty years. She's very rich and has got a lot of money. Bur she never buys something expensive for her family and always does all the housework herself. She sweeps all the rooms every day. Last morning, when she got up, she felt terrible After breakfast she felt even worse She found some medicine and took it. But it was useless to her and she had to go to a ‎ hospital. 您是要感谢她吗?(1)  格林夫人(Mrs.)在这座城市(city)的公园(park)附近住(live)了四十(forty)年了。她特别富裕(rich)，相当有钱(money)。但她从不(never)给自己的家人(family)买昂贵的(expensive)物品，而且总是(always)自己做所有的家务(housework)，她每天打扫(sweep)所有的房间。 昨天早上(Last morning)。她起床(get up)时感觉(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她觉得更严重(even worse)，就找了一些药(medicine)吃了。但还是没用(useless)。她不得不去了医院(hospital)。 Are You Going to Thank Her?(2)  The doctor looked her over and asked her to be in hospital, but she refused and went home on foot. As soon as she got home, the telephone rang. She hurried to answer it. It was the doctor. He told her she had left her purse in the ho spital and a nurse had found it. “Could you tell me her name, please?”asked Mrs. Green. “Of course, Mrs. Green. Are you going to thank her? ”asked the doctor. “No, no.”She said,“My handbag was lost three years ago. I want to know if she found it. ”  ‎ 您是要感谢她吗？(2)‎ 医生(doctor)给她作了检查并要求(ask)她住院，但她拒绝(refuse)了，然后步行(on foot)回家。她一(as soon as)到家，电话就响(ring)了，她赶紧(hurry)去接听电话，是医生打来的，他告诉这位女士她的钱包(purse)丢在了医院，一位护士(nurse)捡到了。‎ ‎“您能告诉我这位护士的名字(name)吗？”格林夫人问道。‎ ‎“当然可以(of course)，格林夫人，您是要感谢(thank)她吗？”医生问道。 “不，不是，”她说：“我的手提包(handbag)三年前(three years ago)丢了，我想问问是不是她检到了。”‎ ‎3.Sam and Tod 萨姆与托德 Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So Sam didn't like it, and he wanted to kill Tod, He tied Tod in a bag and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the middle of a big river. Just as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river. Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldn't .The dog bit (咬) the rope and got out of the bag. It tried its best to swim to save Sam. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog. He did not want to kill the dog any more. From then on, he gave the dog as much food as it wanted. 萨姆有一只狗(dog)。他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful)，但它吃的太多(eat too much)。所以萨姆不喜欢他。萨姆想杀死(kill)托德。萨姆把托德绑(tie)在一个袋子里，把它放进一只小船(small boat)。他把船划(row)到一条大河(river)的中央(middle)。他正要(just)把这只可怜的动物(poor animal)扔(throw)下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和托德两个都(both)跌入(fall into)河里 托德能(be able to)游泳(swim)，但萨姆不会。狗把绳子(rope)咬断，从袋子里出来(get out of the bag)。它竭尽全力(try one's best)游过去救(save)‎ 萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以他对托德是非常感激的(thankful).他不再(not… any more)打算杀它了。从那以后(from then on)，小狗想要吃多少食物(food)萨姆就给多。‎ ‎4.In the Bar 在酒吧 In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, you're not allowed to drink in a public bar.Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not to drink too much. And how do you know when you've had enough? Well, I'll tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, you've had enough and should go home.”“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar.” 在酒吧 在英格兰(England)，年龄在18岁以下(under the age of eighteen)的人不允许(be not allowed to do)到公众(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。 汤普森先生过去经常(used to)到他家附近(near)的一个酒吧喝酒，但他从不带(take)他的儿子(son)汤姆，因为(because)他还太小(too young)。当汤姆过18岁生日(birthday)时，他第一次(for the first time)带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧(his usual bar)。  喝了半个小时(half an hour)后，汤普森对儿子说道，“汤姆，现在我给你上一课(teach you a lesson)。你必须(must)要小心(be careful)决不要喝太多。那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了(enough)呢？听着，我告诉你。你看见(see)酒吧尽头的(at the end of)那两盏灯(light)了吗？当它们看起来(seem)已经变成(become)四盏的时候，你就喝足了，应该(should)回家(go home)了。”“可是，爸爸，”汤姆说，“我只(only)看见那儿有一盏灯呀！” ‎ ‎5.Three Black Umbrellas (1) Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice an d useful but not expensive A week before her mother's birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one. Her mother had lost hers the month before.  三把黑伞(1)  萨莉是个学生(student)，再过几天就是她母亲的生日了，她想给母亲买(buy) 一个价格不高，但 漂亮、实用的(nice and useful)礼物(present)。 在她母亲生日之前 (before)的一个星期 (week)，萨莉匆忙地吃了顿简单的 (simple)午餐 (lunch)后就出去购物 (go shopping)了。看(look)了半个小时后，发现了一个卖(sell)便宜(cheap)雨伞(umbrella)的 商店，她决定(decide)买把黑色的(black)伞。一个月(month)之前她母亲把她的伞(hers)丢(lose)了。 Three Black Umbrellas(2) She thought,“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.”So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her ‎ classes had finished. On her way home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐车) for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. Nobody had seen it and her spirit was weighted down as she had lost this treasure she valued. After the three other passengers heard the story, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could send the umbrella to her so that somebody had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.   The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three similar black umbrellas?” ‎ 三把黑伞 她想，“穿(wear)任何颜色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以携带(carry)黑伞。”于是她决定买把可爱的(lovely)黑伞带回学校(school)，直到(until)课(class)结束(finish)时才带回家。 那天晚上(evening).在她乘火车回家的路上(on her way home)，因为午餐吃的很少(have such a small lunch).她觉得饿(hungry).于是走进餐车，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。她告诉他们，她给妈妈买的黑雨伞丢了，而且她在下一站(next station)就必须下车(get out)了。没有人看到雨伞，她失去了自己非常珍惜的宝贝，心事重重。当其他(other)三名乘客(passenger)听到(hear)故事后，他们问（ask…for）萨利要她妈妈的地址(address)，以便(so that)她下车后，有人发现拿错(take…by mistake)了雨伞，他们还可以把伞还给(bring back)她妈妈。   第二周，萨利收到(hear from)了她妈妈的来信。信上说：“非常感谢你可爱的(lovely)礼物，但你为什么要送我三把一样的黑雨伞呢？”‎ ‎6.Friends (1) Friends are different things to different people. To my little sister, a friend is someone who likes to swim and ride b ikes. My mom's idea of a friend is someone like Mrs. Smith who walks and talks with her every morning. My dad's friends are neighbors who help him with the work like building shelves and planting trees.  朋友(1)  对于不同的人(people)，朋友(friend)意味着不同的(different)内容。对于我的小妹妹(little sister)来说，朋友是喜欢(like)游泳和骑自行车(ride bikes)的某个人(someone)。我妈妈的想法(idea)是朋友 -5像 (like) 史密斯夫人一样可以每天早上陪她散步(walk) 并交谈 (talk) 。我爸爸的朋友是帮他搭建架子 (build shelves)、种树(plant trees)或做其他活的邻居们(neighbors)。  Friends(2)  Steve, our monitor, is my best friend We go skating, play football, talk about sports, and go to a concert. When I bro ke my leg, he always came over to play games; in school, he carried my schoolbag for me and got my lunch for me.‎ ‎ I know I can always count on him, and he also knows that he can count on me. Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for a long time, maybe even forever( 永 远). I would hate to move, unless I could take my friends with me They are too important to leave behind.  朋友(2)  我们的班长(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我们去滑冰(go skating)、踢足球(play football)、谈论体育 (talk about sports)、去听音乐会(go to a concert)。我摔断腿(leg)时，他就来我家玩游戏(game)；在学校，他替 我拿书包(schoolbag)，并帮我打午饭。我知道我总能依靠(count on)他，他也知道他能依靠我。有些 (some) 朋友可能 (may) 只在你的一生中停留一会儿 (for a while) 。 另一些 (others)则很长一段时间 (for a long time)和你做朋友，甚至有可能(maybe)是终生的朋友。我憎恨(hate)搬家(move)，除非(unless)我可以把朋友也带走。他们对我来说太重要了(too important)，我无法把他们留下(leave behind)。 ‎ ‎7.The “Deaf” Wife  A man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wife's going deaf.”The doctor answers,“Here’ s something you can try on her to test her hearing. Stand some meters away from her and ask her a question. If she doesn't answer, move a little closer and ask again Keep repeating this until she answers. Then you'll be able to tell if she is deaf or not.” The man goes home and begins to test his wife's hearing. He stands by the wall and says, “My dear, what's for dinner?”He doesn't hear an answer, so he moves closer to her.“My dear, what's for dinner?” Still no answer. He repeats this several times, until he's standing just a few feet away from her. Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said we're having meat and rice!” “耳聋的”妻子  某人对他的家庭医生说， “医生，我怀疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聋(deaf)了。 ”医生回答说， “有个办法可以测 试(test)她的听力。你站(stand)在离她几米远(some meters away)的地方，然后问她一个问题(question)。如果 她不回答，你再走近点(a little closer)，然后再问。如此重复(repeat)直到她听到为止。那时你就可以判断她 是否聋了。 ” 这人回家后便开始测试他妻子的听力。 他站在墙的旁边(by the wall)说， “亲爱的(dear)， 晚饭(dinner)吃什么？” 他没听到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。 “亲爱的，晚饭吃什么？”仍然(still)没有回答。他如此反复了几次 (several times)．直到他离妻子只有几英尺(a few feet)的地方。 最后(finally)，她回答道， “我都说了十一次了，我说咱们要吃肉(meat)和米饭(rice)。 ”‎ ‎8. We Really Don't Know (1)  Jack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of his second term, he failed his history exam, an d he was told that he would be dismissed from university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the h istory professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year. “ He's a good boy, ” said Jack's father, “ Please pardon him. If you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”  ‎ 我们真的不知道(1) 杰克去大学 (university)里学习 (study)历史(history)， 但在第二学期 (term)末，他的历史考试不及格 (he failed his history exam)．同时他还被告知将被开除(dismiss)。然而(however)．杰克的父亲(father)决定去拜访那位历史学教授，请求教授让(let)杰克继续(continue)下一年的学业。 “他是个不错的男孩(boy)。”杰克的父亲(father)说， “请原谅(pardon)他吧！如果这次您能让他通过(pass)， 我确信 (I'm sure) 他明年一定会大有长进 (improve a lot)；而且会在年终时真正地 (really) 很出色地通过考试。 ”  We Really Don't Know(2) “ No, no, that's quite impossible! ” replied the professor immediately. “ Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didn't know! ” “ Please, sir, give him another chance ” said Jack's father. “ You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house so we even don't know that Napoleon was ill rece ntly.”        我们真的不知道(2)  “不，不行，那是完全不可能的(quite impossible)。 ”教授立即(immediately)回答(reply)， “您知道吗，上个月 我问他拿破仑是什么时候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！ ” “先生，请再给他一次机会(give him another chance)吧。 ”杰克的父亲说道， “您要知道，恐怕 (I'm afraid)是因为我们家里没有报纸 (newspaper) 。因此我们甚至连拿破仑近来 (recently) 病了 (ill) 都不知道。 ”‎ ‎9. Raymond(1)  Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond dreamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is a p ostman now. Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying( 格 言 ) “ If you can't live the life you love, Love the life you live ” He greets everyone with a big smile and a friendly “ Hi, how are you? ” And he really wants to know! It's hard to fee! unhappy when we hear him whistling( 吹 口 哨)happily up and down the street. 雷蒙德(1)  每个人 (everybody) 都梦想 (dream of) 做些重要的事。雷蒙德小时候梦想成为一名科学家 (scientist) ，实际上 (in fact)他现在是一名邮递员(postman)。 雷蒙德是个积极主动的(active)年轻人。他信奉的格言是“如果你不能过你热爱的生活，那就热爱你所过的 生活。 ” 带着灿烂的微笑(smile)， 他向每一个人打招呼(greet)， 还来一句友好的(friendly)问候， “嗨， 你好吗？” 而且他确实想知道！当我们听到他欢快地吹着口哨在街道(street)上来来往往(up and down)时，想不高兴都难 (hard)。  Raymond (2)  Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very clean. After work, he likes going to the gym to take e xercise Raymond is strict in his work He cares about the people on this street everyday, he knocks on Mrs. Jordan's door to ask for a drink of cool water. He's not really thirsty. Mrs. Jordan is old, and he just wants to make sure she's okay. ‎ 雷蒙德(2)  雷蒙德看起来(look)很不错。他的衬衫(shirt)和裤子(trousers)总是非常干净(very clean)。下班后，他喜欢去体 育馆(gym)锻炼(take exercise)。 雷蒙德对自己的工作要求严格(strict)。他关心(care about)街道上的居民。每天他都会敲(knock on／at)乔丹夫 人的门(door)去要一杯凉(cool)水。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。乔丹夫人年纪大了，他只是想确认(make sure) 乔丹夫人一切正常。‎ ‎10. That's Why ‎ Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He also got many prizes for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them They said, “ This boy's going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we ’ re going to sell these pictures for a lot more money.” Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on ha lf of it, and the other half was always empty. “ That's very clever, ” everybody said. “ Nobody else does that! ” They all believed that the boy was a pioneer in painting. One day, somebody bought one of Jimmy's pictures and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your pictures, but not on the top half ?” “Because I'm small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes don't reach very high.”  原来如此！  吉米三岁开始画画(start painting)，五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(many prizes)。 他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture)。人们付(pay)很多钱(a lot of money)买这些画。他 们说： “这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名(be famous)．到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。 ” 吉米的画不同于(be different from) 他人的画，因为他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只在一半纸上画，另一半总 是空的(empty)。 “这真是个聪明的(clever)做法！ ”大家都说， “没有其他人(nobody else)这么画过。 ”他们都认为这男孩堪称 绘画艺术的先锋(pioneer)。 有一天，有人买了吉米的画，然后问： “请告诉我，吉米，你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom half)画而不 在上半部分(top half)画呢？” 吉米说： “因为我个头小， 我的画笔(brush)无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。 ” ‎ ‎11. Living like a Pig(1)  One day, a guru( 印度教大师 )knew what he would be in his next life. So he called his favorite disciple( 徒弟) and asked him what he would do to show thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do. After the guru received the promise, he said, “ Then this is what I'd like you to do for me. I've just learned that when I die very soon, I'm going to be born as a p ig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ? I'm going to be born as one of its baby pigs. You ’ ll recognize( 认 出 )me by a mark on my face When the baby pigs have been born, find the baby pig with a mark on its face and kill it with your knife Then I’ll not live a pig's life Will you do this for me?” ‎ 像猪一样生活(1) 有一天，一位印度教大师知道了他的来生是个什么样子，因此，他召来(call)自己最喜爱的(favorite)徒弟，并 问他要做什么来表示感谢。徒弟说无论什么(whatever)，只要大师要求，他都会去做。 收到(receive)这项承诺(promise)之后，大师说： “我现在就告诉你我希望你为我做的。我刚刚得知(learn)我就 要死了，我会出生(be born)成为一只猪(pig)。你看到正在院子(yard)里吃垃圾(rubbish)的那头猪了吧？我将会 是它下一窝猪仔中的一只小猪(baby pig)。你会从我脸(face)上的记号(mark)认出我来．当那些小猪出生以后， 你去找脸上有记号的小猪，用你的刀(knife)把它杀死，这样我就不会过猪的生活(live a pig’s life)。你会为 我做吗？”  Living like a Pig(2)  The disciple was sad to hear all this, but he agreed to do as he had promised. Soon after this conversation, things happened just as the guru had mentioned. The guru died. Four baby pigs were b orn. One day, the disciple held his knife with him and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he wa s about to kill it, the little pig suddenly spoke,“Stop! Don't kill me!”it cried. The disciple was very surprised, and he heard the little pig speak in a human voice, it said, “ Don't kill me I want to live on as a pig. When I asked you to kill me, I didn't know what a pig's life would be like . It's great! Just let me go.”  像猪一样生活(2)  听到这些徒弟很伤心(sad)，但他同意(agree)照大师所说的去做。 事情正和大师提到(mention)的一样。在他们的对话(conversation)之后不久，大师死了，四只猪仔出生了。有一天，徒弟握着(hold)他的刀，挑选(pick out)出脸上有记号的那只小猪。当他正要(be about to)杀掉它时，小 猪突然(suddenly)开口说话： “住手！不要杀我！ ”小猪大喊道。 徒弟非常吃惊(surprised)，他听到小猪用人的声音(in a human voice)说： “别杀我！我想要当猪继续活下去。 当我要求你杀我时，我并不知道猪的生活将是什么样。猪的生活很棒(great)!就让我活下去吧。 ”‎ ‎12. Greenland and Iceland ‎ Greenland is the largest island on earth. It is in the north of Europe. Near Greenland is another island. It is small. Its name is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If y ou do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people in your hornet o wn than in all of Greenland That is because Greenland is not green Greenland is white. Most of Greenland is covere d with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than some of the world's buildings. What about Iceland? Is i t colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has a Lot of hot sp rings( 温 泉 ). They give out hot water and steam ( 蒸 汽). So it is not as cold as Greenland. And there are a lot more people who live in Iceland.  格林兰岛与冰岛  格林兰岛是世界上(on earth)最大的岛屿(largest island)。它位于欧洲(Europe)的北部(north)。在格林兰岛的附 近有另外一个岛。这个岛很小。它的名字叫冰岛。你认为格林兰岛 是绿色(green)、温暖的(warm)吗？你认为 冰岛是冰(ice)覆盖的白色(white)岛屿吗？如果你这样想，你就错了。格林兰岛上没有很多人居住。你家乡 (hometown)的人会比(than)整个格林兰岛的居民都多。那是因为格林兰岛不是绿色的，它是白色的。格林兰 岛的大部分(most)覆盖着(be covered with)很多冰。覆盖格林兰岛的冰比这个世界上的一些建筑物 (building) 还要高。冰岛怎样呢(what about Iceland)?它比格林兰岛还要冷(cold)吗？不，不是的。冰岛有冰，但不像格 林兰岛那么多的冰(not so much ice as Greenland)。冰岛有很多温泉。这些温泉放出(give out)热水和蒸汽，因 此冰岛不像格林兰岛那样冷(not as cold as Greenland)。而且冰岛的居民远远多于格林兰岛。‎ ‎13. A Competition of Lying  A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn ’ t know the difference between right and wrong. One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat The old g entlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him “We're having a competition. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.” The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, “ I've never told a lie in my life ” . At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, “You've won! The cat belongs to you!”  说谎比赛  某个(a certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern education)颇为不满(unhappy)， 他认为年轻人不知道是 非(right and wrong)之间的差异(difference)。 有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前 去问孩子们发生(happen)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他： “我们正在进行一场竞赛(competition)。我们在比赛说 谎(tell ties)，谁说的谎最大，这只猫就是谁的。 ” 老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说： “我这辈子从未说过谎话。 ”立刻(at once) 所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)： “你赢(win)了！这只猫属于你了(The cat belongs to you)!‎ ‎14. Sports in America In many parts of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are only three in America: football, basketball and baseball. If you want to know what season it is, just have a look at what people are playing . Sports are an important part of American culture. Students learn to play many sports at school. They take PE classe s. Some join the school teams, and others join school sports leagues(联盟). For many people in the USA, sports are not just for fun They're almost a religion ( 宗 教 ). Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and sports stars play. Other fans w atch games on TV at home. The most devoted(投入的) sports fans never miss a game  美国的体育 世界上许多地方(many parts)有四个季节(season)：春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(fall)、冬(winter)。美国却只有 三个：足球、篮球(basketball)和棒球(baseball)‎ ‎。如果你想知道是什么赛季(season)，只需看一下人们在玩哪 种球即可。 体育是美国文化(American culture)的一个重要部分(part)。 学生在校时学习很多体育项目。 他们上体育课(PE)。 有些学生加入校队(join the school team)．还有些学生加入学校体育联盟。 对于许多美国人来说，体育不只是为了玩(for fun)。体育几乎(almost)是一种宗教。成千上万的(thousands of) 体育迷(sports fan)购买昂贵的门票(ticket)去观看(watch)他们最喜欢的球队以及体育明星(star)比赛。 其他体育 迷在家通过电视(on TV)看比赛。最铁杆的体育迷从不会错过(miss) 一场比赛。 ‎ ‎15. The Apple Tree(1)  A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, played under the tree... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by...The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.“Come and play with me,”the tree asked the boy. “ I am no longer a kid I do not play around trees any more ” The boy replied, “ I want toys. I need money to buy them. ” “ Sorry, but I don't have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them So, you will have money. ” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back after he pic ked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited “ Come and play with me ” The tree said “ I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house Can you help me? ” “ Sorry, but I don't have a house But you can cut off my branches( 枝 干)to build your house.”, so the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him full of joy, but the boy didn't appear since then The tree was again lonely and sad.  苹果树(1)  很久以前有一棵巨大的(huge)苹果树(apple tree)。一个小男孩每天都喜欢来到树旁玩耍。他爬(climb)到树顶、 吃苹果、在树下玩??他爱这棵树，树也爱和他一起玩。 随着时间的流逝，小男孩长大了(grow up)。他不再到树旁玩耍了。 一天，男孩回到树旁，他看起来很悲伤。 “来和我玩吧！ ”树说。 “我不再是个小孩(kid)，我不会再到树下玩耍了． ”男孩答道， “我想要玩具(toy)， 我需要(need)钱来买。 ” “很遗憾，我没有钱。但是你可以摘(pick)我所有的苹果拿去卖。这样你就有钱了。 ”男孩很兴奋(excited)。 他摘掉树上所有的苹果，然后高兴地离开了。摘过苹果以后，男孩没再回来(come back)。树很伤心。 一天，男孩回来(return)了，树非常兴奋， “来和我玩吧” ，树说。 “我没有时间玩．我不得不(have to)为我的 家庭工作。我们需要一个房子，你能帮我吗？” “很遗憾，我没有房子。但是，你可以砍下(cut off)我的树枝来建房。 ”因此，男孩砍下所有的树枝，高高兴兴地离开了。 看到他充满欢乐(full of joy)，树也很高兴(glad)。但是，自从(since)那时起，男孩没再出现(appear)，树很孤 独(lonely)很悲伤。  The Apple Tree (2)  One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was very happy.“Come and play with me!”the tree said. “ I am sad and getting old I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? ”“ Use my trunk( 树 干 ) to build the boat You can sail and be happy. ” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat He went sailing and did not show ‎ up for a long time Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “ Sorry, my boy. But I don ’ t have anything for you any more No more apples for you.” the tree said. “I don’ t have teeth to eat.” The boy replied “No more trunk for you to climb on” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really want to give you something — — the only thing left is my dying roots( 根 ). ” The tree said. “ I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years. ” The boy replied. “Good! Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest,”The boy sat down and the tree smiled . This is a story of everyone The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad. Whe n we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whateve r, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cru el to the tree but that's how all of us are treating(对待)our parents.  苹果树(2) 在一个炎热的(hot)夏日，男孩回到树旁，树很高兴． “来和我玩吧！ ”树说． “我很伤心，我开始变老了。我 想去航海(go sailing)放松(relax)自己．你能不能给我一条船？” “用我的树干去造一条船，你就能航海了，你 会高兴的。 ”于是，男孩砍下树干去造(make)船。他航海去了，很长一段时间未露面(show up)。 许多年后男孩终于回来了． “很遗憾，我的孩子，我再也没有任何东西(anything)可以给你了。 没有苹果给你” 树说。 “我没有牙齿(teeth)吃了。 ”男孩答道。 “没有树干供你爬。 ” “现在我老了，爬不上去了。 ”男孩说． “我 真的想把一切都给你??我唯一剩下的东西是快要死去的 (dying)树墩。 ”树说。男孩答道。 “现在，我不需 要什么东西，只需要一个地方(place)来休息(rest)．经过了这些年我累了(tired)。 ” “太好了！过来，和我一起 坐下休息(have a rest)吧。 ”男孩坐下了，树笑了?． 这是发生在每一个人身上的故事(story)。 那棵树就像我们的父母(parent)． 我们小的时候， 喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩。 长大后，便离开他们，只有在我们需要父母，或是遇到了困难(in trouble)的时候，才回去找他们．无论什么， 父母却总是有求必应，为了让你幸福(make you happy)，付出他们所有的一切(everything)。你也许觉得那个 男孩对树残忍(cruel)，但我们何尝不是这样对待自己的父母昵？‎ ‎16. Pupils in China On Tuesday, October 4, Mr. Goff visited our class. He is Karen's dad, and he just got back from a business trip to C hina. He has many pictures of busy cities and beautiful mountains. His pictures are worth seeing Mr. Goff came to our class to tell us what life is like in China We learned that pupils in China went to school six days a week in the past but now they have a rest at weekends. Th ey write with 2,000 characters( 字 ) instead of 26 letters. Each character is a complete word They also review their le ssons. After school, pupils play basketball and volleyball and ride bikes They do the same things as we do. Mr. Goff said a businessman from China would visit him soon We will invite the man to our class. In that way, he c an tell us more about pupils in China. 中国的小学生 10 月(October)4 日星期二(Tuesday)．高夫先生来到我们班。他是克伦的爸爸．他去中国(China)商务旅行 (business trip)刚回来。他有很多图片——繁忙的 (busy) 城市和美丽的山川 (mountains)。他的图片值得一看 (be worth seeing)‎ ‎。高夫先生来我们班为我们讲述中国人的生活。我们得知中国的小学生(pupil)在过去(in the past)是每周上六天课，但现在他们是在周末(at weekends)休息了。他们书写 (write)2000个汉字而不是(instead of) 26个字母(letter) 。每个(each)汉字是一个完整的字(complete word)．他们也复习(review)功课。放学后，小学生们打篮球和排球还骑自行车。他们和我们做一 样的(the same)事情。 高夫先生说一位来自中国的生意人不久要来拜访他。我们将邀请(invite)这个人来我们班。那样(in that way)， 他就可以给我们讲述更多关于中国小学生的事情了。‎ ‎17. Say it with Flowers(1)  Young men often give flowers to young women when they are in love. The tradition may have come from Turkey( 土耳其). In the 1700s in Turkey, it was quite popular for people in love to send each other baskets full of strange things. The baskets were sent secretly to the person who was receiving it. Usually, an old woman who sold flowers or fruit on t he street left the basket beside the door of that person  花语寄情(1)  恋爱中(be in love)的年轻男士经常 (often)送花(flower)给女友，这个传统 (tradition)可能来自(come from)土耳 其。18 世纪的土耳其， 热恋中的人相互赠送装满奇怪(strange)物品的篮子， 这种做法在当时很流行(popular)。 篮子(basket)被秘密地(secretly)送给接收篮子的人(person)。通常(usually)，由街上卖花或水果(fruit)的老婆婆 把篮子送到那人的门旁边(beside the door)。  Say It with Flower(2)  These baskets included many kinds of gifts: flowers, stones, candles, etc. Each thing in the basket had a special mea ning. By working out the secret message hidden in each gift, the person who received the basket began to understan d little by little the true feelings of the person who sent it.  这些篮子里包括(include)许多种礼物(many kinds of gifts)：花、石头(stone)、蜡烛(candle)等。每样东西都有 特殊的含义(special meaning)。篮子接收者想出(work out)每件物品所暗藏(hide)的信息 (message)，然后就开始渐渐地(little by little)理解(understand)赠送者的真实感情(true feelings)。  Say It with Flowers(3)  The idea of sending gifts of love with secret meanings quickly spread to other countries. However, as time passed, only sending flowers remained popular. Flowers told young ladies about the feelings in the heart of young men. Each different flower had a different meani ng. For example, the flowers from an orange tree meant,“you are beautiful and pure(纯洁).”Pink carnations (康乃 馨) meant,“My love far you is great.”Yellow roses, on the other hand, meant,“I saw you with someone else.” Many flower dictionaries were made to help young people in love understand the meaning of the flowers they recei ved However, not all of the dictionaries agreed on the meaning of each flower, so a person had to be careful about t he flowers they chose to send By the 1880s, using flowers to send messages had become unpopular, and the more direct way of sending love lette rs began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely gift, but the meaning for ‎ each kind of flower has been lost.  花语寄情(3) 这种赠送礼物传递秘密信息的示爱方式迅速传(spread)到其他国家(country)，但是，随着时间的流逝，只有 送花的传统保持(remain)了下来。 花把男士心(heart)中的感情传递给女士。每种花都有不同的含义。例如(for example)，桔(orange)树上开的花表示， “你美丽又纯洁” 。粉红色(pink)的康乃馨表示， “我对你的爱是热烈的” 。另一方面(on the other hand)， 黄玫瑰(yellow rose)则意味着“我看见你和别人在一起” 。 为了帮助恋爱中的年轻人理解他们收到的花所代表的含义， 人们编制出很多关于花的词典(dictionary)。 但是， 对于每一种花的含义， 不是所有的词典都能达成一致(agree on)。 因此， 人们在送花时必须谨慎选择(choose)。 到了 19 世纪 80 年代，花语寄情已经不流行，写信成为更直接的(direct)示爱方式。如今(today)，花仍被认为 (consider)是一种可爱的礼物，但以前每一种花的特定含义已经没有了。‎ ‎18. Learning by Doing and Going Many of my classmates think they are forced to go to school. They say they are only interested in playing. But I lo ve going to school, and my favorite subject is science I like science because the experiments and field trips are excit ing. In science we do many exciting experiments in the lab. One time we made crystal form( 晶 形)in a bottle by using salt in water. Another time we watched how baby chicks are hatched(孵出). We also take exciting field trips for science, We went to a museum and saw huge dinosaurs( 恐 龙 )and tiny butterflies. On Tree-planting Day, we went to a forest and collected leaves. It's good to play, but I woul d rather do experiments and go on field trips. That’s why science is my favorite subject.  通过做与行学习 我的许多同学认为他们是被强迫(force)去上学的，他们说只对玩感兴趣。但我喜欢上学，我最喜欢的学科 (subject)是科学(science)。我喜欢科学是因为做实验(experiment)和野外(field)旅行令人兴奋(exciting)。 上科学课时，我们在实验室(lab)做许多令人兴奋的实验。有～次，我们利用水中的盐(salt)在一个瓶子(bottle) 里做晶形。还有一次，我们观察小鸡(chick)是怎样被孵化出来的。 为了学习科学，我们还进行令人兴奋的 野外旅行。我们去了一个博物馆(museum)，看到了巨大的恐龙还有微小的(tiny)蝴蝶(butterfly)。在植树节， 我们去了一个森林(forest)并收集树叶(collect leaves)。 玩耍很好， 但我宁愿做实验(would rather do experiments) 以及去野外旅行。那就是我最喜欢科学课的原因。 ‎ ‎19. Jane Came Home Too Late Jane got home late at night. She was going to knock at the door. Just then it opened. Her father was standing by the door. He was a tall man with white hair. “ Come in, ” he said “ I am getting cold. ” Jane went in Her mother was waiting in the room Her mother was a short woman She was sitting on the sofa, and l ooked pale Her father closed the door. “Well,”he said,“Where have you been? You promised not to stay out beyond 11 o'clock. It's one o'clock now.” “It's only a quarter to one.” “ That doesn't make any difference. You should have come home earlier ” her father replied angrily. “We've been ‎ very worried about you,”said her mother. - 16 “ I'm sorry, ” Jane said. “ I was at a party. I didn't notice the time. ” “ You've got a watch, ” said her father. “Your mother and I have waited for a long time. We didn't know where you were” “I can look after myself,”replied Jane“I'm not a baby any more”... That is a situation that we often see in our life Please do not let your parents worry about you again! 简回家太晚  简在深夜(late at night)才回家。 她正要敲门， 门开(open)了。 她的父亲正站在门旁。 他是高(tall)个子， 头发(hair) 都白了。 “进来吧， ”他说， “我都觉得冷了。 ”简进了家。她的母亲正在房间(room)里等她。她母亲个子很小， 正坐在沙发(sofa)上，看上去脸色苍白(pale)。简的父亲把门关上了。 “那么，你上哪去了？”父亲闷道， “你答应(promise)在外面不超过(beyond)11 点的．现在都 1 点了。 ” “差一刻钟(quarter)到 1 点” 。 “那没什么差别(it doesn't make any difference)．你应该早(early)点回家的” ，父亲生气的说。 “我们都非常担心(worried)， ”母亲说。 “我很抱歉， ”简回答， “我参加了一个聚会(party)。我没有注意到(notice)时间， ” “可你戴着手表(watch)” ，父亲说， “你妈妈和我等了那么长时间。我们不知道你在哪里。 ” “我可以照顾 (look after)自己” ，简回答道， “我又不是小孩了。 ”?? 这是在我们生活中经常看到的一个情形 (situation) 。请不要再让你们的父母为你们担心 (worry about you) 了！‎ ‎20. My Son's Questions Since my son was three years old, he's kept asking me “ why? ” about everything. Why is the sky blue? Why are there clouds? Why can't I go outside? Why do I have to be nice? A nyway, I always try my best to answer his questions. Now my son is ten years old. At this age, the boy is interested in all kinds of things, and hes got more questions to trouble me Do people in prison celebrate festivals? Why are do gs' noses always wet? Why are women and men's shoe sizes different? ... These days, the boy shows interest in the f acts of life, so I borrowed books from the library and prepared myself for any questions he might ask At the end of our long talk, he still looked confused( 迷 惑 的 ). “ If you have any questions, ” I said, “ please ask them There are no stupid questions. ” “ Well. suppose I was married, ” he said with shame, “my wife was going to give birth to a baby, and I had to rush her to the hospital, okay?” “Yes,”I smiled and encouraged him to continue his question. Then he asked,“Can go through red lights?”  我儿子的问题 自从我儿子三岁起， 他就一直在问我 “为什么” ， 他要对一切事情刨根问底。 为什么天空(sky)是蓝色的(blue)? 为什么会有云朵(cloud)?为什么我不能去外面？为什么我必须要对人友好？无论如何(anyway)，我总会尽一 切努力回答他的问题。如今我儿子十岁了。在这个年龄，他对各种事情都感兴趣(be interested in)，他有更多 的问题要麻烦我了。在监狱 (prison)里的人庆祝(celebrate)节日(festival)吗？狗的鼻子(nose)为什么总是湿韵 (wet)? 女人和男人的鞋码(shoe size)为什么不一样呢？?? 这几天，这个孩子对生命是怎么回事感兴趣了，因此我从图书馆(library)借(borrow)书并准备(prepare)了他可 能(might)会问到的所有的问题。在我们的长谈结束时，他看上去仍然很迷惑。 “如果你有什么问题，尽管问 好了， ”我说， “没有愚蠢的(stupid)问题（问什么都行） 。 ” “好吧，假设(suppose)我结婚了(married)， ”他带着羞愧(with shame)说， “我的妻子要生小孩了，我必须赶 紧 ‎(rush)将她送到医院，对吗？” “是的， ”我微笑着说，并鼓励(encourage)他继续问他的问题。 然后他问道， “那我能闯红灯(go through)吗?‎ ‎21. I Did a Silly Thing A few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested in soap-box race That's when I discovered that“it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.” Dad bought a set of tools to make a racing car for me I just couldn't wait, and one day, while Dad was at work, I dec ided to have my car going. I looked at the drawings, and I said to myself, “ Dude, you can do this. ” I got out Dad's toolbox, and I started building. Part A fit into Part B Part C was a little harder to connect to Part D. I t was easy to fix Part E. By the time I got to Part G. I'd made a real mess( 混 乱)of things. I really regret having done such a silly thing. What did I learn from this experience? Now I know that before I start something, I should know how to finish it.  我做了一件傻事 几年前， 我们搬到这座城市时， 我对肥皂(soap)箱(box)赛车比赛(race)产生了兴趣。 就是在那时我发现(discover) 了“开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far easier)” （即“开始容易结束难” ）的道理。 爸爸买了一套工具（A set of tools）要给我做一辆赛车(racing car)。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上 班(be at work)时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。对自己说， “都德，你可以做到。 ”我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件适合(fit)零件 B。零件 C 连接(connect)到零件 D 就有点难度。 零件 E 很容易安装(fix)。到我开始零件 G 时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了这么一件 傻(silly)事。 这次经历(experience)让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如 何完成它。‎ ‎22. Snakes Today I read a book about snakes. I found some interesting facts, especially some surprising facts in it Did you kno w that some big snakes are strong enough to kill a pig or a goat? All snakes eat animals. Without snakes, the world would probably be filled with rats and mice. You probably didn ? t know that snakes smell with their noses and their tongues. Some snakes are even longer than an elephant or a giraf fe! This book made me think a lot about snakes. Most snakes don't hurt people, but some are dangerous. I'm thinkin g if I saw a snake, would I know if it was dangerous?  蛇  今天我读(read)了一本关于蛇(snake)的书。我发现其中有一些有趣的事实，尤其(especially)是一些令人吃惊 的(surprising)事实。你知道吗？一些大蛇很强壮(strong)足以杀死一头猪或一只山羊(goat)。所有的蛇都吃动 物。如果没有(without)蛇，这个世界很可能(probably)充满了(be filled with)老鼠(rats and mice)。 你很可能不知道蛇是用它们的鼻子和舌头(tongue)来闻气味(smell)的。有的蛇甚至比一头象(elephant)或一只 长颈鹿 (giraffe) 还长！ ‎ 这本书让我想了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害 (hurt) 人，但有些是危险的 (dangerous)蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否会知道它是危险的？ ‎ ‎23. A Call from the Secretary  Mr. Young was a boss, and he worked hard. Seldom did he have a vacation. His wife was afraid that he would get si ck if he continued like that, so she suggested to him taking a vacation. At last Mr. Young agreed. But she was afraid that he might be disturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband's secretary. Mr s. Young told her, “ My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens; please don't disturb him with letters or telephone s while were away. Just wait until we get back.” Then on a pleasant morning, after Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. Young received a phone call from his secretary, she said, “ Something terrible has happened to your business, but I remember what Mrs. Young told me. so I'm not going to disturb you with it now while you're enjoying your vacation Bye-bye!”  秘书的电话 杨先生是个老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦，很少(seldom)休假(have a vacation)。杨夫人担心他这样工作下去会生 病(get sick)．就建议(suggest)他去休假。最后，杨先生同意了。但杨夫人担心公司 (company)有可能会打扰 (disturb)他，因此，在他们出发前，扬夫人去会见了他丈夫(husband)的秘书(secretary)。她对秘书说： “我丈 夫非常需要休息，所以我们不在的时候，无论发生了什么事，请不要打电话或写信打扰他。一切等我们回 来再说。 ” 于是，在一个令人愉快的(pleasant)早上，那是杨先生和夫人离开大约一周后，当这对夫妇(couple) 正在野餐(picnic)，吃着汉堡包(hamburger)时，杨先生接到秘书的电话，她说： “您的生意出现了严重问题。 但我记得 (remember) 杨夫人告诉我的话，所以在您享受 (enjoy) 假期之时，我就不打算打搅您了，再见 (Bye-bye)!”‎ ‎24. My Collection of Sea Shells Every summer my family goes to the beach I dig in the sand and search for sea shells(贝壳).‎ I've collected many shells so far. They have different colors: orange, silver, purple, gray（灰色), brown ... Some are common, others are unusual. I have a shell which is like a bird's wing, and one of my shells is like a whale's eyes.‎ Last year, my elder sister helped me put all my shells in my drawers and on my desk. When I see them, I will remember the fun I have at the beach ‎24.我的海贝收藏 每年夏天我们家都去海滩(beach)。我在沙子(sand)里挖掘(dig)寻找(search for)海贝(sea shell)。‎ 到目前为止(so far)我已经收集了许多贝壳。这些贝壳颜色各异：桔色、银色(silver)、紫色(purple)、灰色、棕色(brown)„„有些是常见的(common)贝壳，有些是不寻常的。我有一个像鸟(bird)翅膀(wing)的贝壳，还有一个贝壳像鲸(whale)的眼睛。‎ 去年，我姐姐(elder sister)帮我把所有的贝壳放进我的抽屉(drawer)以及我的书桌(desk)上。当我看到它们时，我就会想起我在海滩玩时的快乐。‎ ‎25. Breakfast Is Important One of the most important meals of the day is breakfast. People should always eat a good breakfast to keep well. Eating the right food is necessary for good health. You should eat different kinds of food in order to keep a good health A good breakfast should include eggs, bread, milk, and so on By eating breakfast every morning, you may feel lively in the morning's work Stepping out into the morning air after a good breakfast will make you feel wonderful. Without breakfast, children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could. They may have more sickness, and when they are sick, it may take them longer time to get well than children with good health habits.‎ Food provides energy for the body. Without food the body operation will slow down. So you must eat breakfast to keep well and do your best each morning.‎ 早餐很重要 一天中最重要的一餐(meal)是早餐。人们必须吃好早餐来保持健康(keep well)。正确的饮食是良好的健康(health)所必需的(necessary)．为了(in order to)保持良好的健康，你应该吃各种不同的食物。‎ 优质的早餐应包括鸡蛋(egg)、面包(bread)、牛奶(milk)等(and so on)。每天吃早餐，你会感觉在上午的工作中充满活力(lively)。吃过营养全面的早餐后，走到外面(step out)呼吸清晨的空气，让你感觉(make you feel)美妙无比(wonderful)。‎ 不吃早餐，孩子们就不会快速(fast)成长，上午在校时也无法学好、玩好。他们更容易生病，而且生病时，比起那些有良好健康习惯(habit)的孩子，可能要花更长的时间恢复身体(it may take them longer time to get well)。‎ 食物为身体(body)提供能量(provide energy)。没有食物，身体的运转(operation)就会慢下来(slow down)。因此，要想保持健康并在每一个上午都做到最好，你必须吃早餐。‎ ‎26. The Proper Way to Give Gifts ‎ Everyone has had the experience of giving a gift. A proper gift can help communication and express good wishes, and sometimes it may also bring about unexpected good results. But, an improper gift may not only fail to show good wishes, but also even result in misunderstanding(误会). The art of giving gifts needs more attention, especially in communication with friends from different countries.‎ When you give gifts to the Chinese, you should pay attention to what you say. In China, people may sometimes say the words like“Yi Dian Xin Yi.”‎ 送礼物的正确方式 大家都有送礼物的经历。适当的(proper)礼物有助于交流(communication)并表达(express)良好的祝愿（good wishes）。有时(sometimes)还能带来意想不到的(unexpected)效果(result)。但不恰当的(improper)礼物不仅(not only)不能表达心意，而且(but also)‎ 可能导致(result in)误会。送礼的艺术(art)需要更多的注意(attention)，尤其是与不同国家的朋友交往时。‎ 你给中国人送礼物时，应该注意(pay attention to)你的措辞。在中国，人们有时可能会说“一点心意”诸如此类的话。‎ ‎27. Making Electricity Because of electricity(电), it is easy for us to turn on an electric lamp or a TV. But where does all that electricity come from? Most power plants (发电厂) produce electricity by using coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy(核能).Other plants make electricity by using sunlight, wind, water, or even heat from underground!‎ 发电 因为(because of)有电，打开(turn on)电灯（electric lamp）或电视很容易。可电是从哪里来的呢？大部分发电厂通过煤炭(coal)、石油(oil)、天然气(natural gas)和核能来产生(produce)电能。还有一些发电厂则利用阳光、风(wind)、水甚至地热(heat from underground)来发电。‎ ‎28. One Real Man In an ancient kingdom(王国),all men were ruled by their wives. The king didn’t believe it. In order to prove it was not true, the king had all the men of his kingdom brought before him. He warned that any man who did not tell the truth would be seriously punished.‎ Then he asked all the men who followed their wives' orders to step to the left side of the hall. All the men did so but one little man who moved to the right side.‎ ‎“It's good to see,”said the king,“that we have one real man in the kingdom Tell these chicken-hearted men why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.”‎ ‎“Your Majesty(陛下),”came the reply in a weak voice, “it is because before I left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds(人群). I don't dare to go against her.”‎ 一个真正的男子汉 在古代的(ancient)一个王国里，所有的男人都由妻子统治(rule)。国王(king)不相信这一点，为了证明(prove)这不是真的，便把全国所有的男人都召来，并警告(warn)说，任何不说实话(tell the truth)者将受到严重的(serious)惩罚(punish)。‎ 然后，他让遵循(follow)妻子命令(order)的男人站到大厅(hall)的左边(left side)，所有的男人都站到了左边，只有一个小个子男人站到右边。‎ ‎“很好，”国王说：“我们国家总算还有一位真正的男子汉，你告诉这些软弱的家伙，为什么众人之中(among)只有你独自一人(alone)站在了大厅的右边。”‎ ‎“陛下，”那个男人用虚弱的(weak)声音回答道，“这是因为离家前，我妻子交待我，不许扎堆。我不敢(dare)违背(go against)她的命令。”‎ ‎29. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog?‎ ‎(L: Lisa, S: Sam)‎ L: Ten years ago, I went on a tour to London with my pet dog.‎ S: Did you have a good time there?‎ L: Yes. I did. One day, after a tiring tour, I went into a restaurant with my pet dog.‎ S: You should feed your dog first, I think L: Right, so I signed(打手势) a waiter(服务员）to come over. At that time, I couldn't speak English. So I pointed to the dog and made an“eating”gesture, showing that the dog needed some food.‎ S: What happened then?‎ L: The waiter nodded and walked away with my pet dog. I was happy because I made the waiter understand me without any difficulty. But after half an hour, he returned with a plate S: What was on the plate?‎ L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked !‎ 对话(dialogue)：我的宠物狗在哪里？‎ ‎(L：丽萨Lisa，S：Sam山姆)‎ L：十年前，我带着我的宠物(pet)狗去伦敦(London)观光旅游(tour)。 S：你玩的好(have a good time)吗？‎ L：是的，玩的不错。有一天，令人劳累的(tiring)行程结束后，我带着我的狗进了一家餐馆(restaurant)。‎ S：我觉得你应当先喂(feed)你的狗。‎ L：是的，所以我给服务员打了个手势。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向(point to)我的狗，然后作了一个“吃”的手势(gesture)，表示这只狗需要一些食物。‎ S：后来怎么了？‎ L：那个服务员点点头(nod)就带着我的狗走开了。我很高兴因为我没费吹灰之力(without any difficulty)就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后，他端着个盘子(plate)回来了。‎ S：盘子里是什么呀？‎ L:我的宠物狗！我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪(cook)了！‎ ‎30. Why Shouldn't We Smoke?‎ To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spend more on medicine and doctor visits. Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke(二手烟)is a serious public health risk It isn't polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually don't like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smoker's clothes!‎ Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person has illnesses like asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a person's lungs(肺) , causing diseases like cancer, etc.‎ So if you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, it's time to give it up.‎ 为什么我们不应该吸烟？‎ 首先(be begin with)，吸烟(smoking)花费(cost)很多钱。吸烟者(smoker)可能还要花费(spend)更多的钱买药、看医生。‎ 不吸烟的另一个理由(reason)是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。二手烟对公众健康来说是一种严重的风险(risk)。在不吸烟者面前(in front of)吸烟是不礼貌的。此外，不吸烟者通常不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。‎ 最重要的是，吸烟导致(cause)严重的健康问题(problem)。例如，吸烟会让哮喘等疾病(illness)患者呼吸(breathe)更困难。吸烟伤肺，还会导致癌症(cancer)等疾病(disease)。‎ 所以，如果你不吸烟，那就不要开始。如果你吸烟，是该戒烟(give up smoking)的时候了。‎ ‎31. The Jobs of Tomorrow What kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs.‎ The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take, we need to get the necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population, labor force, and the need for goods(商品)and services.‎ 未来的工作 长大后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业(farming)和建筑。电脑(computer)工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。‎ 未来(tomorrow)的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息（information）。这些机会来自总(total)人口(population)、劳动力(labor force)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。‎ 提供(supply)健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如(such as)卡车司机(truck driver)，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务(service)，因此技工应该也很容易找工作。‎ 要获得好工作，最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要(require)的教育和培训(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。‎ ‎32. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brother's name is Jim. Jim is a handsome boy and sometimes very humorous, he makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of him One afternoon I was walking from my house to the store to buy some ink when I saw a small boy running along the street towards me. He was running a thigh speed. When he came near me, I was surprised to see it was Jim ‎“Hi, Jim,”I shouted to him,“why are you running like that?”‎ Jim didn't stop. He looked a bit nervous, and shouted to me,“I'm trying to stop two boys from fighting.”‎ I was surprised again I laughed and said,“That's an important job for a little boy, isn’t it? You don't do things like that very often Who are the two boys?”‎ ‎“They're Tom and me,”answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.‎ 制止两个男孩打架 我十六岁，我有个弟弟（younger brother)，名叫吉姆。吉姆是个英俊的（handsome)男孩，有时还特别幽默(humorous)，逗得我笑(laugh)个不停。我很爱弟弟，为他感到骄傲(be proud of him)。‎ 有一天下午(afternoon)，我从家里出去到商店(store)买墨水(ink)．这时见一个男孩沿着(along)马路朝(toward)我跑(run)来，男孩以很快的速度(at high speed)跑着，跑近时，我惊讶地发现竟是吉姆。‎ ‎“嗨，吉姆，”我朝他喊道，“你干嘛跑那么快？”‎ 吉姆没有停下脚步，他看上去有点紧张(a bit nervous)，他对着我喊道，“我在设法阻止两个男孩打架(stop „ from fighting)。”‎ 我还是很奇怪，我笑着说，“小男孩能这么干可真是了不起，这事你可干得不多。这两个男孩是谁呀？”‎ ‎“汤姆和我，”吉姆边回答边飞快地沿街跑去。‎ ‎33. Buying a House As house prices have risen too much these years, many people find it hard to afford a house. But all the people who do not have a house dream of the day they’ll pickup the keys to their own home The idea of owning a home is wonderful.‎ Buying a house will cost you a lot of money, so never do it in a hurry. Whatever the market condition is, when you are planning to buy a house there are many things to consider, whatever your intention is, to buy or only rent(租). After all, it is going to be your home, perhaps for quite a long time, and you want to be happy with it. You have to decide correctly what kind of house you want, how much you can afford to pay, and the type of area you wish to live in however, it's always easy to forget all above, because it's most probably that you'll fall in love with the house for sale when you first see it.‎ 买房子 这些年由于房价(house price)上涨过多，许多人发现很难买得起(afford)房子。但所有无房者都梦想有一天拿起他们自己家(their own home)的钥匙(key)。拥有(own)一个家的想法太美妙了。‎ 买房子会花费你很多钱，因此决不能匆忙(in a hurry)。无论市场条件(market condition)如何，你在计划(plan)购房时都要考虑很多事情，无论你的意图(intention)如何，买还是只租。毕竟(after all)这要成为你的家了，或许(perhaps)会在里面住上很长一段时间，你当然想开心地在房子里生活。那么，你必须正确地(correctly)怍决定，你想要什么样的房子，你能担负得起什么样的房子，以及你希望住在什么类型的区域(area)。然而，人们又很容易忘记(forget)以上所有问题，因为很可能当你第一次看到出售中的房子，你就会爱上它(fall in love with it)。‎ ‎34.Jimmy and His Son's Funny Stories Jimmy is our new neighbor. He speaks with strange accent, but we like to talk with him. He told me an interesting story about himself.‎ He said he liked growing flowers in his garden in his spare time. And one Sunday morning, after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one He put it in the same pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time He was very happy and told his wife about it She was very happy, too. She said,“A thief(小偷) stole a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”‎ Then Jimmy went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly ——and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.‎ Jimmy also told me something even funnier about his son, Jack One day he took his son Jack to a boy's clothing shop. That shop was giving away（赠送) balloons to buyers' children Jack asked if he might have two balloons.“Sorry,”the salesperson said,“but we give only one balloon to each child. Do you have a brother at home?”Jack was always honest He didn't tell lies, but he wanted another balloon badly.“No.”he replied regretfully,“but my sister has a brother, and I'd like one for him”‎ What a lovely boy Jack is!‎ 吉米和他儿子的有趣故事 吉米是我们的新邻居。他讲话带着奇怪的口音(accent)，但我们喜欢和他交谈。他告诉过我一个关于他自己的有趣故事。‎ 他说他喜欢在空闲的(spare)时间在他的花园(garden)里种花。一个星期天的早上，吃过早饭后，他穿上(put on)旧衣服，就在花园里开始挖土。他挖啊挖，半个小时后，突然他发现脚边有一枚硬币。他把硬币放进右边的衣服口袋里．几分钟后(a few minutes later)，他又发现了另一枚。他还是放入同一个口袋。相同的事情又发生了，第三次、第四次、第五次。他非常高兴，然后告诉了他的妻子。她也很高兴，她说，“几天前有个小偷从一家商店里偷走(steal)好多硬币。警察(the police)抓住(catch)他但没找到硬币。”‎ 然后吉米继续挖(go on digging)．找到了更多的硬币，但就在他开始挖掘时，他感觉有什么凉凉的东西掉进他的裤子里。这个东西顺着他的腿往下滑。他迅速放下手——硬币在他手上了。现在他知道了他的口袋里有个洞(hole)。‎ 吉米还告诉我一个更有趣的(funny)故事，是关于他儿子杰克的。一天，他带着儿子杰克去一家男孩服装店。那家店铺正在给顾客的孩子赠送气球 ‎(balloon)。杰克问是否他可以得到两个气球。“对不起，”销售人员说，“每个孩子我们只给一个。你家里有弟弟吗？”杰克一直是诚实的(honest)。他不说谎话，但他非常想再要一个气球，于是他颇感遗憾地说，“没有，但我姐姐有一个弟弟，我想为他要一个。”‎ 杰克真是个可爱的男孩！‎ ‎35. At Sea in a Small Boat People have sailed around the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing. Sometimes the weather goes bad. That will be the end of a boat; and the end of everyone in it. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.‎ One family had an accident with a big fish The fish swam under their boat and bit(咬) holes in it The water came into the boat, of course;‎ and the boat soon went down However, these people had another, smaller boat——a life-boat(救生艇) ; and they all got into that They lived and hoped for many days. They woke and slept, and they always, hoped... At last a ship found them How do people live in a very small life-boat? Perhaps far weeks or months. They must be strong in every way. They must have hope——they must want to live But you cannot eat and drink hope.‎ You cannot drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water——you will quickly die. Sailors（水手) can drink rain water. They must catch rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker；and so the sailors cannot cook their food Raw(生的) fish and bird-meat is not very nice But there won't be any choice in a life-boat! The sailors must eat raw food or they will die What do people think about in a life-boat? They think about land, a warm bed, dry clothes, clean water and food.‎ 乘小船在海上 人们曾在很小的船上周游世界。那可不是一件容易的事．有时天气(weather)变坏。那将是小船的末日。也是船上每个人的末日。事故(accident)发生地报容易也很快。‎ 有个家庭曾遭遇过一条大鱼(fish)导致的事故。那鱼游到他们的船下咬了几个洞．水涌入船里，当然，船很快下沉了。然而，这些人还有另一个更小的船——救生艇，他们都上了那艘救生艇。他们期盼(hope)着坚持了许多天，他们醒了(wake)又睡(sleep)，却总是怀着希望„„最后一艘轮船(ship)发现了他们。‎ 人们在这么小的船里怎么生活呢？很可能度过几周或数月。他们必须在各个方面都很坚强．他们必须有希望——他们必须有活下去的愿望．但你总不能吃喝希望吧。‎ 你无法喝海水，喝大量海水后人很快就会死亡。水手可以喝雨(rain)水。他们必须接雨水存在船里．他们还要捉鱼和鸟当作食物。救生艇里一般不会有厨具(cooker)，因此水手们不能烹饪食物。生鱼和鸟的肉味道不是很好．但在救生艇上别无选择(choice)!水手们必须吃生的食物，否则(or)他们只有死路一条。‎ 在救生艇里人们又会想些什么呢？他们想念陆地(land)、温暖的床(bed)、干爽的(dry)衣服、干净的水和食物。‎ ‎36. A Careless Couple Mr. and Mrs. Long have a poor memory, and they are also very careless. Compared with the careless parents, their daughter Linda is quite different. Linda is very careful in doing things. If Mr. and Mrs. Long can act carefully and remember to check their work, they’ll not cause so much trouble in their life.‎ One summer they plan to fly to New York for a visit. They get to the airport only ten minutes before the plane leaves So time is short. But suddenly Mrs. Long says she must tell Linda, their daughter, not to forget to lock the front door when she leaves for school in the morning. As Linda is then at school, they can't reach her on the phone So the couple hurries to the post office. Mrs. Long writes a short note to Linda, while Mr. Long buys a stamp and an envelope(邮票). Soon the note is ready. They put the stamp ‎ on the envelope and drop it in the letter box in a hurry. But suddenly Mrs. Long begins to cry. The short note to her daughter is still in her hand. She has put their plane tickets in the envelope!‎ 粗心的夫妇 朗夫妇记忆力(memory)都不好，而且他们很粗心(careless)。与这对粗心的夫妇比较(compare)，他们的女儿(daughter)琳达却迥然不同。琳达做事很细心。如果朗夫妇能行动(act)细心，并记得检查(check)做过的事，他们就不会在生活中惹那么多的麻烦了。‎ 有一年夏天，他们打算乘飞机(fly)到纽约去旅游。他们在飞机(plane)起飞前10分钟才到达机场(get to the airport)，所以时间很仓促。忽然朗夫人说她必须告诉女儿琳达早上去上学时别忘记锁(lock)前门。因为琳达那时还在学校，所以他们无法给她打电话。于是，夫妇俩急忙赶到邮局(post office)。朗夫人写便条(note)。朗先生去买邮票(stamp)。很快便条准备好了(ready)，他们忙乱地在信封上贴上邮票，然后投进(drop)邮筒。但突然间朗夫人哭了起来，原来给女儿的便条还在她手里，而他们的飞机票却被塞进了信封！‎ ‎37. Protecting Your Teeth George Washington had many great successes in his life, but he didn't succeed in keeping his own teeth! Back then, many people lost their teeth, But modern people know how to protect their teeth The most important thing is to brush your teeth By keeping the teeth clean you will not have a toothache or other tooth disease One other important thing is to eat right. For example, milk and cheese give teeth calcium(钙), which they need to be strong. Fruits and vegetables also help by providing VA and VD. On the other hand, sweet food is bad for teeth So brush your teeth and eat right. They are the basic things you should do to protect your teeth. If you do the things, you'll be able to have good teeth for your whole life. That’s one success that even George Washington didn't have!‎ 保护牙齿 乔治·华盛顿在他的一生中取得很多成功(success)，但他却没有成功 ‎(succeed)保养好自己的牙齿！那时很多人的牙齿都脱落了。但现代人知道如何保护(protect)牙齿。‎ 最重要的事是刷牙。让牙齿保持清洁，你就不会害牙疼(toothache)或得其他牙病。‎ 另一件重要的事是正确饮食。例如，牛奶和奶酪(cheese)可以提供钙，牙齿要坚硬需要钙。水果和蔬菜(vegetable)提供的维A和维D也对牙齿有帮助。另一方面，甜的(sweet)食物对牙齿有害。‎ 因此，要刷牙、正确饮食。要保护牙齿，这些是你应做的基本的(basic)事情。如果你这样做，你的一生(your whole life)都会拥有好牙齿，那可是乔治·华盛顿都没有获得的成功哦！‎ ‎38. American classroom Rules (1)‎ l. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the ‎ question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then the teacher knows what you need to learn ‎2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent, you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the homework. It is your duty to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher's duty to tell you the missing homework.‎ ‎3. You must not be absent on a test day. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.‎ ‎4. Be on time! It is considered not polite to be late* Also, it disturbs other classmates. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. In the U. S it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom Most of the teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.‎ 美国课堂行为守则(1)‎ ‎1．如果老师(teacher)提问题，你应该回答。如果你不明白问题，你应该举手(raise your hand)让老师重复问题。如果你不知道答案，可以告诉老师你不知道。老师会知道你需要学习什么。‎ ‎2．不可以找借口(excuse)不做家庭作业(homework)。如果缺席了(absent)，就应该给老师或听课的同学打电话，问作业。查明(find out)缺课时的作业是你的责任(duty)．老师没有责任要提醒你作业。‎ ‎3．考试那天你不能缺席。患重病是唯一可以缺考的理由。‎ ‎4．要准时(on time)!迟到被认为是不礼貌的。而且，这也会打扰其他同学。如果你不得不迟到，一定要安静地(quietly)进教室(enter the classroom)．在美国，进入教室前不必敲门。如果你经常迟到，多数老师会给你低分(a low grade)。‎ American Classroom Rules (2)‎ ‎5.Have your textbook out and be ready to begin when the class starts. Be sure you have a paper and a pencil ready.‎ ‎6. In America, you should call your teacher by his or her last name, not“teacher”. Also you should use Mr., Miss, Ms. or Mrs. before the last name (such as Mrs. Smith or Mr. Jones). This is considered polite ‎7. Be polite to other students. If another student is answering a question or giving a report, you should listen quietly and give them your attention.‎ ‎8. It is considered impolite in the U.S. to eat, drink or chew gum(嚼口香糖) during class. Also, taking off one's shoes in the classroom is not polite.‎ ‎9. If you must leave during class, do so quietly. There is no need to tell the teacher.‎ However, leaving the class for something instead of an emergency (紧急情况) is not accepted.‎ ‎10. Copying another student's test or paper is never accepted It is called cheating.‎ At most schools in the U. S , students who cheat will be dismissed 美国课堂行为守则(2)‎ ‎5．课前要拿出课本(textbook)为开始上课做好准备(be ready)．你一定要准备好纸张和铅笔(pencil)。‎ ‎6．在美国，你应该用姓氏称呼老师，而不是直接称呼“老师”。你要在姓前使用先生、小姐、女士或夫人（如史密斯夫人或琼斯先生）。这样做是有礼貌的。‎ ‎7．对其他学生要有礼貌。如果其他学生在回答问题或做报告(report)，你应该安静地听，把注意力集中到他们身上。‎ ‎8．在美国，在上课期间(during class)吃东西、喝饮料或嚼口香糖是不礼貌的。在教室脱鞋(take off )也是不礼貌的。‎ ‎9．如果上课时你必须要离开，一定要安静。没有必要告诉老师，然而，因非紧急事件离开教室是不能接受(accept)的。‎ ‎10.决不允许抄袭(copy)其他学生的试卷或论文，这被称为“作弊 ‎(cheating)”，在大部分美国学校，作弊的学生会被开除。‎ ‎39. Keys? Kiss?‎ My cousin was giving an English lesson to a class of adults(成年人). They had recently come to live in America. My cousin placed many daily objects on a table, There was a pen, a ruler, an eraser, a tape, a piece of chalk, a newspaper, a magazine, a map, and a table tennis ball and so on Then she asked every member of the class to give her an object as they were told. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work. But when my cousin said to an Italian(意大利的)student,“Give me the keys,”the man looked surprised Seeing this, my cousin thought that the student hadn't heard her clearly, so she repeated,“Give me the keys.”The Italian student seemed a little shy, and then he threw his arms around the teacher's neck and kissed her on both cheeks(脸颊).‎ 钥匙还是吻？‎ 我的表妹(cousin)在给一个成人学生班上英语课，他们都是最近搬来美国生活的。我的表妹在一张桌子上放置(place)了很多日常物品(daily object)，其中有一支钢笔(pen)、一把尺子、一块橡皮(eraser)、一盒磁带(tape)、一支粉笔(a piece of chalk)、一份报纸、一本杂志(magazine)、一张地图(map)、一个乒乓球(table tennis ball)以及其他物品。她让班里的每个成员按她的吩咐给她所要的物品。课进行得很顺利(smoothly)，学生们对这个工作看起来很感兴趣也很认真。但是当我的表妹对一名来自意大利的学生说，“给我钥匙”时，那人看起来很吃惊。看到这，我的表妹以为他没听清楚(clearly)，于是又重复了一遍，“给我钥匙。”那位意大利学生看起来有点害羞，然后，他伸出胳膊(arm)搂住老师的脖子(neck)．在她的双颊上亲吻(kiss)了两下。‎ ‎40. Very Pleased to Meet You During World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain(英国) were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers, and soldiers. One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. Joan also played the piano there They had a very good time Captain Humphreys said to her,“I'm going abroad tomorrow, but I'd be very happy if We could write to each other.”Joan agreed. Then Captain Humphreys went to a foreign country. And they wrote for several months.‎ Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.‎ Joan went there and said to the matron(护士长),“I've come to visit captain Humphreys.”‎ ‎“Only family members are allowed to visit patients here,”the matron said.‎ ‎“Oh, that's all right,”answered Joan“I'm his sister.”‎ ‎“I'm pleased to meet you,”the matron said,“I'm his mother!”‎ 很高兴认识你 二战(World War Two)期间，英国的许多年轻妇女在军队(army)服役．琼·菲利普斯就是其中的一个。她在一个大军营(big camp)里工作，自然结识了许多男士，既有军官，也有士兵。‎ 一天晚上，琼在舞会(dance)上认识了汉弗莱兹上尉(captain)．琼还在那里演奏了钢琴(piano)。他们玩得很高兴．汉弗莱兹上尉对她说：“明天我要出国(go abroad)．如果我们能给彼此写信(write to each other)，我将非常高兴。”琼同意了。然后，汉弗莱兹上尉去了国外(a foreign country)。他们书信来往，数月不断。‎ 后来他的来信中断了，但她收到另一位军官的来信，信中告诉她汉弗莱兹受伤了(wounded)，现在英国某陆军医院里。‎ 琼找到那家医院，对护士长说：“我来探望汉弗莱兹上尉。”‎ ‎“这里只允许病人(patient)的家庭成员(family member)探望他们。”护士长说。‎ ‎“哦，那好吧，”琼回答说：“我是他妹妹。”‎ ‎“很高兴认识你(I'm pleased to meet you)。”护士长说：“我是他母亲。”‎ ‎41. A Cockroach in Our Classroom (1)‎ What would you do if you found a cockroach in your classroom? Would you cry? Would you laugh? Or would you just sit there and do nothing? In my class we did all those.‎ Suddenly I heard a terrible cry from one of the girls. My heart missed a beat. I heard another cry. I am now thinking to myself “what is going on”! Then there it was! It was at least an inch and a half long, just a little cockroach! Now this was the first time I had seen in real life, but from all the pictures and the movies I had seen in the past, I could tell it was a cockroach.‎ My teacher quickly ran to fetch some paper towels. To be honest, I didn’t think that window cleaner could help. I was wrong. The little cockroach got a big drop of “The Window Cleaner”, and lying on the floor, did not move.‎ 教室里出现一只蟑螂(l)‎ 如果发现你的教室里有一只蟑螂你会怎么做？你会大叫吗？会大笑吗？或者你只是坐在那里什么也不做(do nothing)吗？在我们教室里，以上种种行为全都有。‎ 突然间我听到一个女孩的可怕的叫声。我的心跳(beat)停了一下。我又听到一声喊叫。我心想(think to oneself)“发生什么事了(what is going on)”，接着我看到了！是一只至少(at least) 一英寸(inch)半长的小蟑螂！这是我第一次在真实的生活中看到。以前在图片里和电影(movie)里看到过，因此我知道那是一只蟑螂。‎ 我们的老师快速跑去拿来(fetch) 一些纸巾(paper towel)。说实话(to be honest)，我本以为窗户(window)清洁剂不会起什么作用，但我错了。这只小蟑螂被淋了一大滴“窗户清洁剂”，躺在地板上(lie on the floor)，不动(move)了。‎ A Cockroach in Our Classroom (2)‎ Well that was just the beginning. Ok, here is the whole story. My teacher walked over to the, now not moving, cockroach. If you have a weak stomach I am warning you now... she stepped on it.‎ I don't know if you have seen the movies where someone steps on the cockroach and you hear a loud “CRUNCH”(嘎扎嘎扎的压碎), but I can tell you right now that those movies are one-hundred percent true.‎ I was laughing hard that I was crying. I looked around the classroom Some of my friends were laughing too. Of course the girly girls were crying and some of the other kids thought it was no big deal and just sat there reading their books.‎ My teacher was not very happy to find out that she was the one who had to clean up the dirty place.‎ Most people will not realize that when you step on a cockroach it will make a terrible sound you may not want to hear. So when you ever go to kill a cockroach, watch out for “THE CRUNCH”.‎ 教室里出现一只蟑螂(2)‎ 那只是开始，现在才是完整的故事。我们的老师走向这个，现在已经不动了的，蟑螂。如果你的胃口(stomach)不好，我现在可提醒你„„她踩了上去。‎ 我不知道你是否看过这样的电影，某人踩到蟑螂上，然后你听到响亮的“嘎扎嘎扎”声，但现在我告诉你那些电影是百分之百(one-hundred percent)的真实。‎ 我笑的眼泪都要出来了。我环顾教室，我的一些朋友也在笑。当然，一些娇弱的女孩正在大喊大叫，其他一些孩子认为不是什么大事(no big deal)。只管坐在那里看书。‎ 我们的老师不太高兴，她发现她是唯一要善后打扫(clean up)这个脏(dirty)地方的人。‎ 大部分人没有意识到(realize)当你踩蟑螂时会发出一种可怕的你不想听到的声音(sound)。因此，你要杀死一只蟑螂时，当心(watch out)那“嘎扎嘎扎”的声音。‎ ‎42.This Is My Supper Miss Green ate a lot for every meal, and she liked eating meat, especially pork and beef. So she was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos and she got heavier every month.‎ One day she went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “You have to go on a diet(节食), Miss Green “He gave her a small book and said, “This is a book on how to lose your weight. Please eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks.”‎ Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn't thinner. She was much fatter. The doctor was surprised and said, “Are you eating the things on page 11 0f the small book?’’ ‘‘Yes, doctor. “She answered. The next day, the doctor visited Miss Green when she was having her meals. “Miss Green,”he said, “Why are you eating potatoes and dumplings? They are not on the list of your diet.”“But doctor,”Miss Green answered, “I ate my diet at lunch time This is my supper.”‎ Funny enough! That's why Miss Green is getting fat. But since then, Miss Green has made up her mind to lose weight, and she has made an effort to follow the doctor’s advice 这是我的晚餐 格林小姐每顿吃很多，她喜欢吃肉，尤其是猪肉(pork)和牛肉(beef)。因此她很胖(fat)，重(weigh)达100公斤(100kilos)，而且一月比一月重(heavy)。‎ 一天，她去看医生。医生说：“你必须要节食，格林小姐”，他递给她一本小书，然后说：“这是一本关于如何减轻体重(lose weight)的书。你每天只吃第11页(page)中所列出的食物。两周后再来医院。”‎ 格林小姐两周后又来了，但她没有变瘦(thin)，反而更胖了。医生很吃惊，问她：“你是吃那本小书里第11页的食物吗？”“是的，医生。”她答道。第二天，当格林小姐正在吃饭时医生拜访了她。“格林小姐，你为什么吃土豆（potatoes）和水饺(dumplings)呢？那页食物清单(list)里没有这些。”“医生，可我是在午餐时吃规定的食物，”格林小姐回答：“这是我的晚餐(supper)。”‎ 真有趣！那就是格林小姐更胖的原因了。但从那以后，格林小姐就下定决心(make up one's mind)要减肥，还努力(make an effort to do)遵循医生的建议。‎ ‎43. Two Travelers Two men were going along a lonely road and talking of what they would do if a bear or wolves attack(进攻)them. “Never fear,”said the larger one, “I can protect myself and you too, so there will be no danger. There is nothing in the forest for any man to fear, except a hungry bear, and I'd like to meet the bear that could be a match for me.”‎ Just at that time, a huge bear appeared in the road and moved towards the two men.‎ The two men ran for a tree. The one who had spoken so bravely reached it first and climbed to safety. The smaller man. being left to face the bear alone, threw himself on the ground and lay as if dead. When the bear came up, he smelt the man on the ground and went away. Then the larger man came down from the tree and said, “What did the bear say in your ear? You seemed like old friends.”‎ ‎“Oh,”the other answered, “he told me never to trust a boaster(自夸者)”‎ 两位旅行者 两个人沿着一条荒凉的(lonely)公路(road)前行，他们谈到如果遭遇一只熊(bear)或狼群(wolves)进攻该如何应付。‎ ‎“不要害怕(fear)，”个头较大的那人说，“我可以保护咱们俩，不会有危险(danger)。在那片森林里没有什么好怕的，除了(except) 一头饥饿的熊之外。我倒是想碰到一只能成为我对手(match)的熊”。‎ 正在那时，一只巨大的熊出现在公路上，朝这两个人赶来。‎ 这两个人向一棵树跑去。之前讲话很勇敢(bravely)的那个人先跑到树下，然后爬到一个安全(safety)位置。个头较小的人现在要独自面对那只熊，于是他就躺在地上，仿佛(as if)死了(dead) 一样。当那只熊走近时，它闻了闻地上的那人，然后离开了．接着个头较大的人从树上下来，问，“那只熊在你耳朵(ear)边说什么呢？你们看起来像是老朋友一样。”“哦，”另一位回答道，“它告诉我决不要信任(trust)吹牛者”。‎ ‎44. People Around the World Communicating in English In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international originations(组织), international trade and tourism (旅游业).‎ Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of world culture, such as pop music and the Internet You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.‎ 世界各地的人用英语交流 在短短五十年间，英语已发展成为(develop into)世界上说的最多、使用最广泛(most widely)的语言(language)。英语是大部分国际组织、国际贸易(international trade)与旅游业的工作语言。‎ 生意人与游客(tourist)经常来到中国却不会讲汉语。中国商人、计程车(taxi)司机以及学生就用英语和他们交谈。英语也是世界文化的语言，如流行音乐(pop music)以及互联网(the Internet)。你可以通过无线广播(on the radio)听英文歌曲(song)或用英语通过互联网与世界各地的人交流(communicate)。每天都有很多的人用英语交流，精通(have a good knowledge of)英语将变得越来越重要。‎ ‎45. Travel Diary ‎ Saturday, March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. This is our first trip to Thailand. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel room we booked is cheap, but very clean and tidy. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places like the Palace in the city and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.‎ Tuesday, March 27th Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have already taken hundreds of photos with our new cameral Later we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.‎ ‎ Friday, March 30th Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life——no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.‎ 旅行日志 ‎3月24日，星期六，‎ 我们到达(arrive in)炎热潮湿的曼谷，泰国的首都(capital)。这是我们首次宋到泰国。各种不同的气味不禁让我们产生品尝这些食物的欲望。今晚我们打算吃点特别的晚餐。我们预订(book)的那家旅馆(hotel)虽然便宜，但干净整洁(tidy)。我们计划在这里逗留(stay)几天，游览这座城市里的宫殿(palace)等一些景点，然后去北部的清迈。‎ ‎3月27日，星期二 曼谷美妙而令人惊异！这些地方很有趣。我们参观了著名的水上市场，看到很多水果和蔬菜。一切都很鲜艳(colorful)，我们已经用我们的新相机(camera)拍了好几百张照片(hundreds of photos)。之后我们将出发前往(leave for)清迈。我们将乘北去的列车，在清迈呆两天，然后赶公交车(catch a bus)去清莱。 ‎ ‎3月30日，星期五 我们去清莱的旅程长而枯燥(boring)。我们游览了山里的一个小村庄(small village)。这里的村民喜欢安静的生活一没有电脑和电话。他们是我所见过的最友好的(the kindest)人。在这里我感觉很好，希望明年还能再来这里。‎ ‎46.The Blue Pig with a Black Tail Once upon a time(从前) a certain king sent a message to another king, saying, “Send me a blue pig with a black tail, or else-” The other replied, “I haven't one; if I had-” Both kings were so angry that they went to war with each other. They collected all their soldiers and fought wi th each other. Brave men were killed, and women and children died because they could get nothing to eat. When it seemed that neither side could win the war, the kings began to talk about peace. First of all, it was nec essary to explain the two messages. Each king was angry at what the other had said. “What did you mean,”Asked the second king, “by saying, ?sending a blue pig with a black tail, or else-?” “Why,”said the first king, “I could mean only one thing. I meant that I wanted you to send me a blue pig with a black tail, or else a pig of some other color.” “Oh, that was all, was it? I did not get the whole of your message,”answered the second king. “What a pity! “ He added. “Ah, but I must know what you meant by your reply to my message,”asked the first king. “You said, 'I haven't one; if I had-”' “Why, my answer is very clear. I meant that I hadn't one; if I had, I should have sent it to you.” “Well, well! “said the first king, “We have been fighting about nothing. If we had only explained these things before the war started, then this bitter war must have been avoided.” So ‎ the great war of the blue pig with the black tail was recorded in the histories of the two countries in order to prevent such a war happening again.  黑尾巴的蓝猪  从前有位国王给另一位国王送去一条信息，说，“给我送来一只长着黑尾巴(tail)的蓝猪，或者其他的” 另一位回答说，“我没有这样的猪，如果我有——”。 两位国王如此生气以致于(so angry that)发动了战争。 他们调集所有士兵去打仗。 勇敢的士兵死在战场上， 女人和孩子因为没有食物而死去。 看来好像 (it seemed that.) 双方都不能 (neither side could) 打赢这场战争，于是两位国王开始谈论和平 (talk about peace)。 首先(first of all)， 有必要去解释(explain)那两条信息。 两位国王都因对方所说的话而生气。 第二位国王问道，“你当时说?送我一只长着黑尾巴的蓝猪，否则——?，你那么说是什么意思？” “怎么，”第一位国王回答道，“我只能表示一个意思啊，我是说我希望你给我送一只黑尾巴的蓝猪，或 者其他颜色的猪。”（注：or else 可有两种解释，一是作为短语，译为“否则”，二是作为两个单独的单词，放在一起译为“或者其他”） 第二位国王回答， “ 哎呀！就是这个意思啊？我没有理解你信息的全部。 ” 他补充说 (add) 。 “ 真可惜 (what a pity)!” “ 嗯，但我必须知道你的回信是什么意思， ” 第一位国王补充道， “ 你说 ? 我没有这样的猪，即使我有 ——?”。 “我的回答很清楚啊。我是说我没有那样的猪；如果有的话，我会送给你的。” “哎呀！”第一位国王说，“我们之间的战争毫无理由。如果我们能在战争开始之前解释清楚这些事情， 这场痛苦的战争(bitter war)就一定能避免(avoid)。” 于是这场关于黑尾巴的蓝猪的战争被载入 (was recorded) 两国史册以防止 (prevent) 此类现象再次发生。‎ ‎47.A Girl's Smile  About ten years ago when I was a student in college, life was hard for me then. Both my parents had lost their jobs, so I worked at my University's Museum in my spare time. One day while working in the gift shop, I saw an ol d couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I found that she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and torso(躯干). She was wearing a pretty white dress, also a little red cap. When they came closer to me, I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap(残疾)was gone and all I saw was this perfect girl. I was deeply moved by her smile, and almost immediately she gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and warmth. That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I am in low spirits and think about the troubles of the world, I'll think about that little girl and the lesson about life that she taught me, so I will never l ose courage.  一个女孩的微笑  大约十年前，我还在大学(college)里学习，那时的生活很艰难。我的父母都失业了，因此，我在业余时 间去大学博物馆工作，有一天，当我正在礼品店工作时(while working in the gift shop)，我看到一对老年夫妇推着一个坐在轮椅(wheelchair)里的小女孩进来了。 当我仔细看这女孩时，我发现她没有胳膊和腿，只有头(head)、颈和躯干。她穿着漂亮的(pretty)白色衣 服(dress)，还戴着一顶小红帽(cap)。 当他们走近我时，我转向这个女孩并对她眨了眨眼。我从她的祖父母(grandparents)手里接过钱时，我又 ‎ 回头看看那个女孩，她正在给我一个最漂亮、最灿烂的微笑。 突然间她的残疾消失了，我所看到的是一个完美的(perfect)女孩。她的笑容深深地(deeply)打动了我，几 乎立刻让我对人生有了全新的(completely new)感觉(sense)。她把我从一个贫穷不幸大学生带入了她的世界： 一个微笑、爱和温暖的世界。 那是十年前的事了。现在我已是一名成功的商人。无论何时(whenever)我情绪低落(in low spirits)、因烦恼而忧虑时，我就会想起那个小女孩和她教给我的关于生活的教训，因此，我从 未丧失勇气(lose courage)。‎ ‎48.Take Our Daughters to Work Day ‎ On April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Brkain. Started in America and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of g irls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to open up girls' eyes and get them to believe in themselves For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But in fact girls can be whate ver they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a manager. On this special day, girls can have a cl ose look at what their parents are doing and this may help girls to believe in themselves when they need to choose t heir work. Schools and many companies also think this activity useful. Green Middle School for Girls, in north London h as made the day a necessary part of education. Zarina, 15, studying in Green Middle school, went to her mother's law office. She found it interesting to see her mother at work She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks maybe she will does the same work as her mother later. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples bath at work and at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to, Work Day is certainly a step in the right direction.  带着女儿上班节  4月(April) 27 日在英国是“带着女儿去上班节”。这个节日起源于美国。1994 年传入英 国，它已成为 11 至 15 岁之间女孩的特殊节日。那一天，成千上万的女孩休假一天(take a day off)，与父亲或母亲一起(together)去他们的工作场所。这个节日的目的(purpose)是让女孩开阔 眼界，让她们相信自己(believe in themselves)。 很多年来，人们认为男孩在社会中(in society)可以比女孩做得更好，但实际上，女孩可以像男孩一样做她们想做的任何工作，无论是飞行员 (pilot) 、 护士还是经理 (manager) 都可以 。 在这个特殊的日子 (on this special day)，女孩可以近距离地观察她们的父母在做什么，这可能会有助于女孩在选择工作时增加 自信。 学校和许多公司也认为这项活动(activity)很有用。 伦敦北部的格林女子中学已经把这一天作为教育的必 要组成部分了。 15 岁的加莱纳就读于格林中学，她去了她妈妈的律师事务所(law office)．她发现看她妈 妈工作很有意思。她一直有步入法律界的想法，她想可能以后她会像妈妈一样工作。 如果家长相信他们的女儿，在工作中、在家里都为她们树立榜样会对她们有很大帮助。 “带女儿去上班 节”无疑是朝正确的方向(in the right direction)迈进了一步。 ‎ ‎49.Aunt Frankie(1) ‎ Aunt Frankie (1)  Aunt Frankie is a fun, busy and caring lady! She is always ready to have fun. After a ‎ long day at work, she us ually comes in the door singing some songs from the80s. Sometimes she has a new dance step to share. Aunt Franki e and her husband own a candy shop. That shop has brought in some money for them, but they don't buy much furn iture. Aunt Frankie enjoys having more space in her house. When Aunt Frankie stays at home, she likes to be comfortable, and she almost always wears a big white T-shir t, old pink shorts, and no socks or shoes.  姑妈弗兰奇(1）  姑妈(aunt)弗兰奇是一位有趣、忙碌、有爱心的女士(lady)!她总是喜欢逗乐。工作一整天后，她通常会 唱(sing)着 80 年代的歌进入家门。有时她还会和你分享(share)新的舞步。 姑妈弗兰奇和他的丈夫拥有一家糖果店(candy shop)。那家店铺给他们赚了一些钱，但他们没买很多的 家具(furniture)。姑妈弗兰奇喜欢房间里有更多的空间(space)。 姑妈弗兰奇在家时，她喜欢让自己感觉舒服 (comfortable) ，她几乎总是穿着一件很宽松的白色 T 恤 (T-shirt)，粉色旧短裤(shorts)，不穿袜子(socks)和鞋。‎ Aunt Frankie (2) I love to visit Aunt Frankie. There I can always please my stomach Aunt Frankie has the ability to bake( 烤 ) dif ferent kinds of pies and biscuits. They all taste very delicious. Eggs, milk, butter, and salt all become wonderful in h er kitchen. She promises to teach me someday. When I've come to eat some bananas and pears, she will sit next to me at the table She puts her hands on mine and asks me how my day was, how my classes are going, what new friends I've made, and whether I've made progr ess in my grammar and composition Aunt Frankie also has many tales and funny jokes to tell me.  姑妈弗兰奇(2)  我喜欢拜访姑妈弗兰奇。 在那里我总是可以满足我的胃。 姑妈弗兰奇具有烘烤各种不同馅饼(pie)和饼干(biscuit)的能力(ability)。她做的那些尝起来(taste)非常好吃(delicious)。鸡蛋、牛奶、黄油(butter)和盐在她的厨房里(in her kitchen)都会变得美妙无比。她答应以后会教我的。 当我开始吃香蕉(banana)和梨(pear)的时候，她会挨着我坐在桌旁。用她的双手按住我的手，问我过的怎么样，功课如何，我又交了哪些新朋 友，还有我的语法 (grammar) 和作文 (composition) 是否取得进步 (make progress)。姑妈弗兰奇还会给我讲许多神话故事(tale)和有趣的笑话(joke)。‎ ‎50.A Flying Sail That summer was a hot one in Boston Almost every afternoon, I Went swimming in a nearby swimming pool with my best friend, Ben Franklin We loved those long, hot days. On one pleasant afternoon, Ben was late I went to his house and climbed upstairs to his small bedroom He was sitting there making a kite “What's with the kite?” I said, “I thought we were going swimming.” Ben smiled at me and said, “We need the kite for swimming.” “Who goes swimming with a kite?”I asked “I do,”Ben said. His blue eyes were shining. With such a clever friend, I got used to hearing crazy ideas. I just shook my head, “I'd like to see how you do it .” Half an hour later, we were standing on the ‎ bank of the pool. Ben held his crazy kite in one hand and a log( 圆 木 )in the other. He sat on the bank, took off his shoes, and tied the end of the kite thread to his foot. Then he flew th e kite into the air and let the wind catch it. The kite rose over the swimming pool. “This is fantastic! “I shouted Ben smiled at me and jumped into the pool. He threw one arm over his log, leaned(倚靠) back, and let the kite pull him across the pool. “Oh, I get it ! “I cried, “It's a flying sail!”  飞航  在波士·顿那个炎热的夏季，几乎每天下午，我都和最好的朋友本·富兰克林去附近 的一个 泳池 (swimming pool)游泳。我们热爱那些漫长炎热的夏日。 在一个宜人的午后，本来迟了。我就去了他家，爬上楼(climb upstairs)来到他的小卧室(bedroom)。他正 坐在那儿做一个风筝(kite)。 “用这个风筝干什么？”我说，“我本以为我们要去游泳的。” 本对我笑了笑说，“我们需要这个风筝去游 泳。” “谁会带着个风筝去游泳呢？”我问道。 “我会，”本说，他蓝色的眼睛闪闪发亮(shine)。 有这么一个聪明的朋友，我习惯于(get used to)听到疯狂的(crazy)想法。我只是摇摇头(shake)，说，“我 倒想看看你怎么做。” 半个小时后，我们来到了泳池的岸边(bank)。本一只手抓着他那荒唐的风筝，另一只手拿着根圆木。他 坐在岸边，脱掉衣服，然后把风筝线(thread)的一端系在一只脚上。然后他把风筝放飞，让风带动它。风筝 在泳池上空升起(rise)。 “这太棒了(fantastic)!”我大喊道。 本对我笑着，然后跳进(jump into)泳池。他一只胳膊抱着他的圆木，向后仰着，让风筝拉着(pull)他游过 泳池。 “噢，我明白了！”大叫道，“这是一次飞航！” ‎ ‎51.The Colorful World The world around us is full of colors: the grass is green, the sky is blue. What a pity it will be if people can not see all the colors. But there are people who are blind to certain colors. Human color blindness is a strange thing to explain In a single eye there are millions of very small things calle d “cones( 锥形 物 )”. They help us to see in bright light and to tell the difference between colors There are also millions of “rods(视网膜杆)”but they are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not the color. Some birds and animals' eyes have few or no cones, so they cannot see colors. cats and dogs cannot see colors as well as we can Some insects( 昆 虫 ) can even see X-rays. Scientists know that there are other colors around us which insects can see but which we c annot see. Human beings have favorite colors. Blue is often popular because it is the color of the cool sky and sea Green is the color which makes us think of grass, field and forest. Yellow is the color of the sun. On the other hand, red is the color of blood and fire. It makes some people think of accidents, danger and blood. Black is the color of t he night. In the dark we cannot see what is around us, so we are sometimes afraid of the unknown and do not like bl ack as a color.  多彩的世界  我们周围的世界充满(be full of)色彩：草(grass)是绿色的，天空是蓝色的。如果人看不到所有这些颜色， 那将是多么遗憾的事呀！但有些人对某些颜色的确是看不见的(blind)。 人类的色盲很难解释。在一只眼睛(a single eye)里有几百万(millions of)叫做“视锥”的微小物质。它们帮 助我们在亮光(bright light)下看清并辨别颜色的差异(tell the difference between colors)。单眼中也有几百万“视网膜杆”，但它们是用来(be used for)在天色几乎 ‎(nearly) 黑下来时看清东西的，它们为我们显示形状(shape)而非颜色。 一些鸟和动物的眼睛有很少(few)或没有视锥， 所以它们看不到颜色。 猫和狗不能和我们一样看清颜色。 一些昆虫甚至可以看到 X 射线(X-ray)。科学家们知道，我们周围有些其他颜色昆虫可以看到而我们却 无法看到。 人类有最偏爱的颜色。蓝色常受欢迎是因为它是凉爽的天空和海洋的颜色。绿色是让我们想起草地、骤野和森林的颜色，黄色是太阳(sun)色。另一方面，红色是血(blood)与火(fire)的颜色，使一些人想起事故、 危险和流血。黑色是夜的颜色．在黑暗中(in the dark)，我们看不到周围的一切，所以我们有时害怕未知的 (unknown)事物，不喜欢黑色。‎ ‎52.Computers Are Becoming More and More Popular  More and more people are living the life with computers. Using computers you can send e-mails quickly and easily. You are able to send a letter with photos and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. It serves for twenty-four hours. You can send e-mails to your friends when they are in bed, and when they send e-mails back, maybe you're seeing a film at the cinema Computers are also important far students now. Many students like to surf the Internet, but some students only play games instead of searching for useful information and learning from the Internet. Besides, they spend too muc h time on the computer, which is very bad for their health. Can you imagine in the future without teachers but comp uters? Students will teach themselves in the schoolq in the future. At that time, students will carry a personal computer (PC) instead of a book bag. And teachers will disappear. Computers help students develop their own ways of lea rning. Students will follow the learning programs by looking at on-line(在线的) libraries and watching lessons, Students can take advantage of all kinds of learning websites  电脑越来越普及  越来越多的人在使用电脑。通过电脑你可以迅速快捷地发送电邮（e-mail）．你能够发送附带照片和声 音的邮件给世界上任何地方(anywhere)的人而无需粘贴邮票。电邮可以在几秒中(in seconds)把邮件发送给地 球另一边的人。电邮使用方便，节省时间和金钱。可以 24 小时地服务(serve)．当你的朋友在床上睡觉时你 可以给他们发邮件，当他们给你回复邮件时，可能你正在影院(at the cinema)看电影(see a film)。 现在电脑对学生也很重要。许多学生喜欢上网(surf the Internet)，但一些学生只玩游戏而不是通过电脑 查找有用信息及学习。此外，他们花太多时间用电脑，这对他们的健康非常不利。 你能想象(imagine)未来没有教师只有电脑吗？未来(in the future)学生们将在学校里自学。那时，学生会 携带一台个人电脑(personal computer)而不是一个书包．教师将会消失(disappear)。电脑帮助学生培养他们自 己的学习方式。学生通过在线图书馆跟踪学习节目 (program)，观看课程。学生可以利用(take advantage of)各种学习网站(website)。 ‎ ‎53.Dialogue: Chinese Food W: Waitress,  G: Guest  W: Good afternoon, sir. We have both Chinese food and western food. Which do you like better, Chinese or Wester n? ‎ ‎ G: I'll have Chinese food for a change today. I like Chinese food very much, you know.  W: I'm glad to hear that Th is way, please ... Here is the menu for today.  G: Thanks. This is my first visit to China Could you tell me what different kinds of Chinese food you serve here?  W: As you can see from the menu, we serve Shanghai food, Guangdong food and Sichuan food.  G: Could you tell me more about them? W: With pleasure. Generally, Guangdong food is a bit light, Sichuan food has a strong and hot taste, Shanghai food is rather oily.  G: Very interesting. There are so many kinds of dishes of different tastes It's hard to decide which to take. But I think I'll have Sichuan food this time as I like hot food I'd like to have some standard Sichuan dishes.  W: Would you like pork shreds with fish seasoning(鱼香肉丝) , chicken cubes with chili peppers(辣子鸡丁) and sour pungent soup(酸辣汤)?  G: Very nice. Let me try them  W: We usually serve the food first and then the soup, but we'll bring you the soup first if you like.  G: I'm used to having soup first.  W: All right, sir. I'll get it for you right now.  对话：中餐  W: 女服务员， G: 客人(guest)  W:下午好，先生。我们这里有中餐也有西餐(western food)．您要点中餐还是西餐？  G: 今天我想吃中餐换个 口味。你知道我很喜欢中餐的。  W: 很高兴听您这么说。这边请??这是今天的菜单(menu)。  G：谢谢，这是我第一次来中国。请给我讲讲这里都供应哪些中国菜！  W: 正如您在菜单上所看到的，我们 供应四川菜、广东菜和上海菜  G: 能给我详细介绍一下吗？  W：非常乐意(with pleasure)。一般来说(generally)，广东菜口味清淡些(a bit light)，四川菜味道重、辣，上海 菜相当油腻(rather oily)。  G：非常有趣。这么多不同口味的不同菜肴(dish)，很难决定吃哪种了。但这次我想吃四川菜，因为我喜欢辣的。我想要些标准的(standard)四川菜。  W: 那您看鱼香肉丝、辣子鸡丁和酸(sour)辣汤怎么样？  G: 非常好， 让我尝尝吧。  W: 我们通常是先上菜后上汤，但我们可以根据您的要求给您先上汤 。  G: 我习惯先喝汤(I'm used to having soup first)。  W: 好的,先生。我马上给您端上。 ‎ ‎54. Frogs Longing for a King  There once lived many frogs in a great pond under a bridge They had an excellent home and all the food they wished, but they were not satisfied They made speeches in the pond. They said they should have a king, Then they asked the God to give them a king. The God gave them a big piece of wood The wood did not move at all, so the frogs ‎ we nt to ask the God to give them a king which could take action. The God sent them an eel(鳗鱼), but the frogs thought the eel was too small and did not look like a king, so the eel was not welcome in the pond . Then the frogs went to the God again, for the last time, the frogs were given a stork(白鹤) as their king. They believed the stork was great, which could rule over them, so they showed honor to the stork. But the stork ate all the frogs one by one until there was hardly any frog left in the whole pond. How much better it would have been for the frogs if they had been satisfied with their life!  渴望国王的青蛙  从前有许多青蛙(frog)住在桥(bridge)下的一个大池塘(pond)里。他们有极好的(excellent)家，还有很多喜欢的 食物，但它们并不满意(satisfied)。他们在池塘里发表演讲(speech)。它们说它们应该有个国王。然后它们请 求上帝(the God)给它们一个国王。上帝给了它们一大截木头(wood)。木头根本不(not...at all)动，于是这些青 蛙去找上帝，要求给它们一个能够采取行动(take action)的国王。上帝给它们送来一条鳗鱼，但青蛙们认为 鳗鱼太小了，看起来不像(look like)个国王，因此这条鳗鱼在池塘里不受欢迎(not welcome)。然后它们又去 找上帝了，最后一次，上帝给了它们一只白鹤当它们的国王。它们认为这只白鹳很伟大，可以统治它们， 于是它们对白鹳表示尊敬 (honor) 。但这只白鹳却把所有的青蛙一个接着一个吃掉了，整个池塘几乎没有(hardly any)青蛙了。 如果这些青蛙对它们的生活满意的话那该多好啊！ ‎ ‎55.TV's Value  Many people who are alive today know what it is like to live in a world without television. Television is only about forty years old. Yet it has been an important part in our lives. Some people think that the years before television were a better time. They believe that families talked more and did more things together. More books were read. People got more outdoor exercise. But others disagree They say that television is a good tool for education It tells us what is happening in the world. It provides plenty of fun for us. It helps us understand how people live and work. Although some people describe television as a great teacher, others say television has caused the poor reading and writing skills of our people Television gets praise for helping us understand the people of the world. But it also has influence on family life. Television tells us the news of the day. But it can also make us lazy by giving only short ne ws instead of telling the whole story. Even people who love television are not happy with it. They think there are too many advertisements on television. People will probably continue to discuss about television's value. But everyone agrees that it is one of the most important inventions of the twentieth century. 电视的价值  很多现在还在世的(alive)人知道没有电视时人们的生活情形。电视出现至今只有 40 多年的时间，然而(yet) 它已经成为我们生活中一个重要的部分。 有些人认为电视出现之前的日子更美好。他们说过去家里人花更多的时间在一起聊天，或一起做更多的事， 他们会读更多的书，进行更多的户外锻炼(outdoor exercise)。 但有些人不同意。他们说电视是很好的教育工具，它让我们了解世界各地发生的事情，它为我们提供了很 多娱乐(plenty of fun)，它帮助我们了解人们如何生活和工作。 尽管(although)有人把电视描述(describe)‎ 为了不起的教师，但也有人说人们读写技能(skill)的降低是电视导致 的。电视因帮助我们了解世界各地而得到赞扬(praise)，但电视也对家庭生活有影响(influence)。电视让我们 了解当今的新闻时事， 也让我们变得懒惰(lazy) ——我们只能获悉简短的新闻摘要， 而不是整个事件的始末。 甚至连喜欢看电视的人也对它不满意。他们说电视里的广告(advertisement)太多了。人们很可能还会继续讨 论(discuss)电视的价值(value)。但有一点人们已经达成共识，那就是电视是 20 世纪(the twentieth century)最重大的发明(invention)之一。 ‎ ‎56. The Flower-bed's Secret (1)  Once there was an English prince(王子). His name was Henry. Prince Henry liked to study languages, but smiles never came on his face. His father, the King, loved him dearly, and tried to make him happy in every possible way. The King gave the boy a small horse, so that he might ride when he liked. The King also had a boat made for the Prince, so that he might sail on the lake. Yet the young Prince was not happy. One day the King had an interview with a man named Sir Arthur. Prince Henry was also there, with an unhappy face, as usual Sir Arthur turned to the King, and said; “ I have a method to make Prince Henry happy, but you have to send him to the countryside “ At first, the King refused, but Sir Arthur insisted on taking the Prince to the country, finally, the King agreed.  花坛的秘密(1)  从前有位英国王子叫亨利。亨利王子喜欢学习语言，但他的脸上从来没有笑容。他的父亲即国王非常爱他，尽力用所有可能的方法让他快乐。 国王给这个男孩一匹小马 (small horse) ，这样他乐意时就可以骑马。国王还让人给王子造了一艘小船 (The King also had a boat made for the Prince)，这样他可以在湖上(on the lake)航行。 然而（yet）年轻的王子还是不快乐。有一天国王会见 (interview) 一位亚瑟爵士。亨利王子也在那里，一副 不开心的样子，和平时一样(as usual)。 亚瑟爵士转向 (turn to) 国王，说， “我有一个方法 (method) 可以让亨利王子快乐，但您必须送他去乡下 (countryside)。 ”起初(at first)，国外拒绝了，但亚瑟爵士坚持(insist)带王子去乡下，最后，国王同意了。 ‎ The Flower-bed's Secret (2)  Prince Henry and Sir Arthur went to Sir Arthur's house. His big yard was divided into two parts-inside yard and out side yard, and the outside yard was a big garden with a flowerbed. Sir Arthur cancelled all his activities and stayed with the Prince at home He told Henry, “ Do you know my flowerbed can talk, and it has a secret. ” The prince thought it very strange. Sir Arthur went on, “ it tells the secret only to those who watch it every day. If you learn the secret, you will be happy every day in the year. ” Prince Henry looked, but there was no flower, not e ven a leaf upon it. Then he circled the flower-bed every day, even a storm came he didn't go inside, so he caught a cold and coughed b adly. Many days passed---The flowerbed was wet, and the warm sun shone upon it. At last, one fine morning, he saw tiny plants coming up. Day after day he saw that these plants made lines, and that the lines formed some letters. He thought about the spell ing and tried to translate them into his own language At last, he got it: DO SOME GOOD TO SOMEONE EVERY DAY.  ‎ ‎ 花坛的秘密(2)  亨利王子和亚瑟爵士去了亚瑟爵士的家。他的大院子被分成(be divided into)两部分一里院和外院，外院是一 个有花坛的大花园。 亚瑟爵士取消(cancel)他所有的活动， 在家里陪着王子。 他告诉亨利， “我的花坛会讲话， 它有 一个秘密。 ”王子觉得很奇怪。亚瑟爵士继续说道， “它只把秘密说给那些每天关注它的人。如果你知道了 这个秘密，你会在这一年里每天都快乐。 ” 亨利王子看着花坛，但上面没有花朵，甚至连一片树叶也没有。然后，他每天围绕(circle)花坛转，即使暴风 雨(storm)来临他也不进屋，结果他感冒(catch a cold)了，咳嗽(cough)不止。 许多天过去了??花坛被打湿了，然后温暖的太阳又照在上面。终于，一个美好的早晨，他看到微小的植 物长出来了。 日复一日，他看到这些植物长成一条条线(line)，然后这些植物线条构成(form)一些字母。他思考着将这些字 母 拼写(spell)成单词，然后翻译(translate)成他自己的语言。终于，他明白了：每天为别人做点好事 ‎ ‎57.Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific  I clean the rain off my face. Most explorers (探险家) hope to find land, but Meriwether Lewis and I, William Clark, came all the way from St. Louis to reach the Pac ific Ocean. I turn around and face the rest of our ship members. “ We did it! ” I shout, putting up our flag. Everyone cheers as loudly as waves(波浪) hitting the rocks. “ We've paddled (划桨) upstream, walked a long way over snowy mountains, and faced hunger and many other dangers. ” At the time, I see the girl. She keeps silent “ Of course, without the help of our Indian friend, we wouldn't have ma de it Thank you, miss.” I look back at the Pacific and notice that Meriwether looks unhappy. I truly can understand why. We had hoped to see Asian trading ships at sea, but there are no ships anywhere. We planned to sail home by sea. Maybe the ships will come soon. If not, we'll have to go back the same way we came.  刘易斯和克拉克到达太平洋  我擦去脸上的雨水。大部分探险家希望发现大陆，但梅里韦瑟•刘易斯和我，威廉•克拉克，从圣•路易 斯一路行来到达了太平洋(the Pacific Ocean)，我环顾四周，面对着我们的其他船员。 “我们做到了！ ”我大喊道，并举起(put up)我们的旗帜(flag)。大家欢呼(cheer)，声音洪亮(loudly)就像海浪 击打 (hit)到岩石 (rock)上。 “我们划桨逆流而上 (upstream) ，长途跋涉穿过雪山 (snowy mountain) ，面对饥饿 (hunger)和许多其他危险。 ” 这时我看到莎卡嘉薇亚。她保持沉默(keep silent)。 “当然了，没有我们的印第安(Indian)朋友莎卡嘉薇亚的帮 助，我们不可能完成。谢谢你，莎卡嘉薇亚” 。 我回头望着太平洋并注意到梅里韦瑟看上去不开心。我的确可以理解他的心情。我们本希望在海上看到亚 洲的(Asian)商船，可是却没有。我们计划乘船(by sea)回家。可能不久会有船来。如果没有，我们将不得不 沿原路返回了。‎ ‎58.The Cat That Rang the Bell  The cat lived in a nunnery(女修道院). She had noticed that when a certain bell was rung, a group of nuns(修女) would come for their meals. and she also received her food. One day she was shut up in a room by herself when she heard the bell ring. But she couldn't open the door, the wind ow was too high to reach, and the glass was too strong to break. At last, after some hours, the door was opened. She hurried to the place where she ‎ expected to find her dinner, but no dinner there. She was very hungry, and hunger m ade her clever. She knew where the rope hung which pulled the bell. “ Now, when that bell rings I generally get m y supper, ” she thought as she ran towards the rope. That was a thick rope. It was easy for her to reach the rope. She jumped up on it. It gave a pleasant sound. As she was swinging, she thought, “ Now I shall get my supper, though I have lost my dinner. ”The bell rang louder and louder. The nuns hearing the bell ring at so unusual an hour, and came hurrying to the bell. They wondered what was wron g. To their great surprise, they saw it was the cat which rang the bell! They couldn't understand and thought for som e time, till the sister who gave the cat her meals remembered that she had not been present at dinner time, and then, she brought double meals to the cat immediately.  敲钟的猫  这只猫住在一家女修道院里。她注意到当某个钟(bell)敲响(ring)时，一群(a group of)修女就会来吃饭，她也 可以得到她的食物。 有一天她把自己关闭(shut)在一间屋子里，那时她听到钟声响了。但她无法打开门，窗户太高了够不着，玻 璃(glass)太结实了无法打破(break)。最后，几个小时后，门终于被打开了。她匆忙赶到她期盼(expect)可以找 到午餐的地方，但那里却没有午餐。她太饿了，饥饿让她变得聪明。她知道拉响钟声的绳子悬挂(hang)在哪 儿。 “现在，要是那挂钟响了，一般我就可以得到我的晚餐了。 ”当她朝绳子跑去时，她这样想着。那是一 根粗绳子(a thick rope)。她可以很容易地够到绳子。她一跃而起跳上了绳子。绳子响起了悦耳的声音。在她摇摆（swing）时，她想， “现在我将要得到我的晚餐了，尽管我没有吃上午餐。 ”钟声越来越响了。 修女们听到钟声在这不寻常的时间内响起，便匆匆赶到钟所在的地方。她们想知道(wonder)到底发生什么事 了。让她们非常惊奇的是(to their great surprise)，她们看到敲响钟的竟是那只猫。她们无法理解，还想了一 段时间，后来，给这只猫喂食的那位修女想起这只猫在午饭时间 不在场(present)，然后，她就立即给这只猫拿来了双倍的(double)食物。‎ ‎59.Chopsticks Chopsticks are an ancient way of eating food, and even though they were developed some 5,000 years ago in China, the tradition is still alive around the modern world. There are many reasons for using chopsticks, but probably they developed because using two sticks of wood allows one to get close enough to get the food out of a pot (锅 ) with out burning themselves. Although forks and knives and other pointed tools have been introduced to China over the years, chopsticks have re mained the main way to eat food Chopsticks are mostly made from wood, with bamboo being the most widely used. Foreigners like to buy silk chopsticks as gifts. The Chinese people usually eat from a bowl or small plate They use chopsticks to eat noodles and rice, but Koreans (韩国人) eat their rice with a spoon.  筷子  筷子(chopsticks)是一种古老的吃饭工具。尽管(even though)筷子是五千多年前在中国发展起来的，这个传统 在当今世界依然是方兴未艾。使用筷子有很多原因，但筷子的兴起很可能是由于用两根木制的棍(stick)可以 使人在距离锅足够近的地方，把食物从锅里取出来而不会烫伤(burn)自己。 这些年来，尽管刀叉(knife and fork)‎ 和其他带尖的工具已经传入(introduce)中国，筷子却仍然是主要的(main) 吃饭方式。 筷子大部分是木制的，竹子(bamboo)应用的最广泛。外国人(foreigner)喜欢购买丝绸(silk)筷子当作礼物。 中国人通常利用碗(bowl)或小盘子吃饭。他们使用筷子吃面条(noodles)和米饭，但韩国人用汤匙(spoon)吃米饭.‎ ‎60.Beijing Zoo  Beijing Zoo has many animals such as the giant (巨大的) panda and the golden monkey, and also has the animals from all over the world-elephant, camel, giraffe, tiger, lion, zebra, etc. Beijing Zoo covers an area of more than 50,000 square meters and there are more than 30 large halls. It is also a fa mous center of zoological(动物的) research Recently, a new form of ticketing has been introduced at Beijing Zoo-a-like ticket There is music and video of the animals in the. You can read it through your computer or V player. Th ere is also an important message on the CD: we should all help protect the environment where we live.  北京动物园  北京动物园(zoo)有很多动物，如大熊猫(panda)和金丝猴(golden monkey)，也有许多来自世界各地的动物— —大象、骆驼（camel） 、长颈鹿、老虎(tiger)、狮子、斑马(zebra)等。 北京动物园占地 50000 平方米(square meters)，有 30 多个场馆。北京动物园也是著名的动物学研究中心 (research center)。 最近，北京动物园引进一种新形式 (form) 的票——一种光盘式的票。光盘里面有音乐和这些动物的视频 (video)。你可以通过电脑或影碟(V)播放器来阅读这些信息。这张光盘里还有一条重要短信：我们都应该保 护我们的居住环境(environment)。‎ ‎61.Strawberry and Watermelon Juice  Finding pleasant ways to eat more fruit is one of the secrets of losing weight successfully. Because strawberry and watermelon taste very good when put together, this strawberry and watermelon Juice is a great way to help us to achieve the purpose of losing weight This juice is lovely served for breakfast with our strawberry and orange pancakes. Put l/2 cup of strawberries and 2 cups of watermelon together, and serve immediately in your favorite glass.  草莓西瓜果汁 找到吃更多水果的快乐方式是成功减肥的一个秘诀。 因为草莓 (strawberry) 和西瓜 (watermelon) 放在一起时味道很好，这个草莓西瓜果汁 (juice)是帮助我们实现 (achieve)减肥目标的好方式。 这种果汁配上草莓和橘子薄饼(pancake)，那可是一顿美味的早餐了。放入 1/2 杯的草莓和 2 杯西瓜搅拌，装入你最喜欢的玻璃杯里，就立刻端上来吧。‎ ‎62.Coke  If you have too much coke, sugar, and chocolate, you'll be easily getting fat. Now I'd like to talk about coke. Coke is a soft drink. It has many advantages but on the other hand many disadvantages which lead to health problems. There are plenty of sugar added to ‎ give the coke more taste and energy and while energy can be good, too much of it can increase health risks. But it looks as if coke will still remain number one when it comes to soft drinks but please remember that if you ha ve health problems then do not drink it, if not, coke still remains a favorite, and drink it sometimes!  可乐  如果你喝太多可乐(coke)、食用太多糖(sugar)和巧克力，你会很容易发胖。现在我想谈谈可乐。 可乐是一种软饮料(soft drink)。它有很多好处(advantage)，但另一方面也有很多不利之处(disadvantage)，可 以导致(lead to)健康问题。 可乐里添加了相当多的糖让可乐味道更好并提供更多能量，虽然能量是好的，但过多会增加 (increase)健康 风险。 但说到软饮料，看起来好像（it looks as if）可乐仍是排名第一，但请记住如果你有健康 问题，那么不要喝它，如果没有，可乐仍可作为喜爱之物，可以偶尔饮之。‎ ‎63.Don't Pay the Cost  All kinds of vehicles-buses, coaches, cars and motorcycles, come and go every day. But it seems that we think the road is ours! The drive rs may be a boss or a high-level worker, but will not care about the rules of road. We feel proud that we've got our driving license, but we muse drive safely. It is wise to follow many rules and laws. You must know what traffic lights and signs(标 记)mean You must know where and when you can park Also use common sense and politeness. Be careful and enjoy the drive! Never pay the cost of your and your family's safety along with the safety of other people on the road. Please set an example to your kids and others. 不要付出这种代价  各种车辆(vehicle)-公交车、长途汽车(coach)、轿车以及摩托车(motorcycle)，每天来来往往。但看样子似乎 我们认为公路是我们的！ 这些驾驶员可能是老板或是高水平的(high-level)工人(worker)， 却不在乎交通规则． 我们得到了驾照(driving license)觉得很骄傲，但我们必须安全驾驶。遵守众多规章和法律是明智的(wise)。 你必须要知道交通灯(traffic lights)和标识的含义。你必须要知道你在何时何地停车(park)。此外，运用常识， 要有礼貌。要小心并享受驾驶！ 决不要付出你和你家人的安全以及公路上其他人安全的代价。请为你的孩子以及其他人树立一个榜样 (example)。‎ ‎64.Iron and Steel  The iron and steel industry is an important basic industry of the national economy(经济). Modern life depends greatly on iron, the most widely used of all metals, usually in the form of steel. It is neede d to carry out even the simplest daily tasks. 钢铁  钢铁(iron and steel)工业(industry)是国家(national)经济中一个重要的基础产业(basic industry)。现代生活很大 程度上依靠(depend on)铁，它是所有金属中应用最广泛 的，通常以钢的形式出现。即使是执行(carry out) 一些最简单的日常任务(task)也需要铁。‎ ‎65.Time Never Returns  Small machines have been invented to measure(测量) time. They are clocks and watches. The invention was a great success. Today almost everyone wears a watch on his arm to tell the time. Same watches also tell the date Men, women and children wear them. Now good watches are almost completely correct. Repairs and oiling are seldom necessary. A clock wakes us. The clock at the office records the time we arrive at work, and the one in the kitchen tells us whe n dinner is ready. We try to be on time for conferences, we try to save time for important things and not to waste ti me on stupid things, and we pay for time to park on a busy street. People often say that "time is money. Truly we c an create wealth by using time in a proper way. Time passes rapidly, and it never returns. We want to be always young, but that's impossible. That is the magic of ti me We can't catch time. Time is difficult to control and easy to waste In fact, time is dangerous. If we don't control it, it will control us. So we must become the master of time, not its servant. Time is fair to everyone. Let's make good use of our time! Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. 时间永不复返  人们已经发明(invent)测量时间的小机器(machine)。 它们是钟表(clock)和手表。 这项发明是一个伟大的成功。 如今几乎每个人都在胳膊上戴着一块手表来看时间，有些也可看日期(date)。男女老少都戴手表。现在好的手表几乎是完全准确的(completely correct)．很少需要修理(repair)或上油。 钟表可以叫醒我们。办公室的钟表记录我们上班时到达的时间，厨房的钟表告诉我们什么时间饭做好了。 我们尽力及时参加会议(conference)，我们尽力为重要事情节省时间而不把时间浪费(waste)在愚蠢的事情上， 在繁忙的街道我们为停车的时间付费。人们常说“时间就是金钱” 。确实我们可以通过合理利用时间而创造 财富(create wealth)。 时间快速地(rapidly)逝去，永不复返。我们想要永远年轻，但那是不可能的．这就是时间的魅力(magic)．我 们无法抓住时间。控制(control)时间是困难的(difficult)．但浪费时间很容易。实际上，时间是危险的。如果 我们不去控制时间，它将控制我们。因此我们必须成为时间的主人(master)而不是它的仆人(servant)。 时间对每个人都是公平的(fair)，让我们好好利用(make good use of)我们的时间吧！今天能做的事不要拖延 (put off)到明天（今日事今日毕）!‎ ‎66.The ABC of Kongfu  Follow the instructions carefully. There are no pictures here, only step by step instruction Also, I hope this article will help those who haven't the chance to go to a club for Chinese Kongfu training. You may practice anywhere, but let me offer some suggestions before we begin. If you are practicing a form, you will need enough room However, you may always practice parts of the form when there is no enough space The height of the ceiling is not important, either. Even if you have to keep your knees bent(弯曲)in order not to hurt your head, that is in fact good in your training. A dirty basement(地 下室) corner may be cleaned-and perhaps an old mirror can be placed on a chair for corrections. You don't need a lot of light, either. What is important is to wear big warm clothing and flat shoes such as cheap cotton tennis shoes. ‎ 功夫入门  认真按这些说明(instructions)去做。这里没有图片，只是一个个步骤的说明。此外，我希望这篇文章(article) 可以帮助那些没机会去好功夫馆(中国功夫培训俱乐部(club))的人。 你可以在任何地方练习(practice)． 但在我 们开始之前，让我提供(offer)一些建议(suggestion)。 如果你在练习招式， 你需要足够的空间。 但如果没有足够的空间， 你也可以一直练习部分招式。 天花板(ceiling) 的高度(height)也不重要(not important either)。即使(even if)你为了不伤着头部而不得不弯着膝盖(knee)，要知 道，这实际上在你的训练中也是有好处的。可以清理一下脏乎乎的地下室角落(corner)——也许椅子上可以 放一面旧镜子(mirror)用于改正。你也不需要很多的灯。重要的是穿着宽松温暖的衣服和平底鞋(flat shoes)， 如便宜的棉布(cotton)网球鞋。 ‎ ‎67.The First African-American First Lady  Barack H.Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has become the number one hero in the heart of Americans. His wife Michelle Obama serves as First Lady. The position of First Lady carries no official(官方的) duties, so each First Lady has served her country according to(按照)her own wishes and interests. Some have played an active role in policy-making. On April 3 in London, U. S First Lady told children at a North London school that being smart is cool, and educatio n is the most important thing in life. She spoke to the students, "If you want to know the reason why I am standing here, it's because of education," she told the 100 young girls. "I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being sm art... I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world." She tried to lift their spirits and asked the girls to believe their dreams. 美国第一位非洲裔第一夫人  巴拉克•奥巴马，美国第44任总统(president)，已经成为美国人心中排名第一的英雄(hero)。他的妻子米歇 尔•奥巴马任第一夫人。第一夫人的职位(position)没有官方义务，因此每位第一夫人都是按照自己的意愿和 兴趣为国家效劳。有一些第一夫人曾在政策制定(policy-making)中起到积极的作用(play an active role in)。4月3日在伦敦，美国第一夫人告诉北伦敦一所学校的孩子们聪明(smart)即是酷，教育是一生中最重要的事。 她对孩子们说， “如果你们想知道我为什么可以站在这里，那是因为教育， ”她告诉这一百名年轻女孩， “我 从不旷课。我喜欢得A，我喜欢聪明,我认为聪明比世上任何事情都酷。” 她尽力给孩子们提升(lift)士气，告诉这些女孩要相信她们的梦想。‎ ‎68.Japanese Poem Card Game  The Karuta(歌留多) game is a traditional Japanese game. What is Karuta? Karuta is a Japanese word for a game which is played eve rywhere. It's really quite simple:  1. Lay all the cards face down on the table or floor.  2. The students put their hands on their heads.  3. The teacher calls out one of the cards.  4. The first student to "snap"(抢夺)the card keeps it.  5. When there are no more cards, the winner is the person with the most.  This game usually works well with pronun ciation. A Japanese poem card game was held in Beijing on Saturday. This was also a Karuta game. More than a score of ‎ Chinese college and middle school students and a dozen Japanese primary school student, joined in the Karuta(歌留多) game. The Chinese students were from Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing University of Science and Technology and some other universities. They tried to recite some of the poems written on the cards. A third-year college student felt she was lucky she got the victory. Her team won the first place. The students from two countries played together and were friendly to each other.  日本诗歌纸牌比赛  歌留多游戏是一种传统的(traditional)日本(Japanese)游戏。什么是歌留多呢？歌留多是一个日语单词，指的 是一种游戏，到处(everywhere)都有玩这个游戏的。它非常简单：  1．把所有卡片(card)面朝下放置(lay)在桌子上或地面上。  2．学生们把双手放到头上。  3．老师念出其中一 张卡片。  4．第一个夺到那张卡片的人则保留该卡片。  5．当没有卡片时，得到卡片最多的那个人获胜。  这个游戏通常对发音(pronunciation)很有帮助。 日本诗歌(poem)纸牌比赛于星期六在北京举行。这也是一个歌留多游戏。 二十(score)多位中国大学生和中学生以及十二(dozen)位日本小学生(primary school students)参加了这次歌留多比赛。 这些中国学生来自北京外国语大学、北京科技(science and technology)大学和其他一些学校。他们尽力背诵 (recite)写在卡片上的一些诗歌。一位大三的学生觉得自己能获得胜利(victory)很幸运。她的队赢得第一名 (win the first place)。 来自两个国家的学生们一起玩，彼此很友好。‎ ‎69.Taking a Shower (1)  Taking a shower can make you cleaner and healthier. Before taking a shower, remember to place your clothes in an area where they will not get wet. The toilet is not the best place, as it can provide a place for germs (细菌). Also, check the temperature, and a soon as the temperature is correct, carefully step into the shower, and then begin to wash your body. A shower can be very relaxing at the end of a day, or in the very beginning of a new day. But if you want to enjoy your shower to the highest degree, please read on to find out!  洗淋浴(1)  洗淋浴(take a shower)可以让你更干净更健康。在洗淋浴之前，记着把你的衣服放在不会受潮的地方。卫生间(toilet)不是最佳的地方，由于它会为细菌提供场所。此外，检查温度(temperature)，水温一旦合适，就小心地走进去，然后开始洗(wash)你的身体了。 在晚上或刚起床后洗个淋浴会非常令人放松的(relaxing)。但如果你要最大程度(degree)地享受淋浴，那么请接着阅读。‎ Taking a Shower (2)  1. Prepare the bathroom Make the room smell good, possibly light some candles and ‎ turn off the lights, whatever y ou feel makes a relaxing environment.  2. Prepare your favorite drink such as juice, milk and wine! Use a plastic or metal drink container( 容器) with a cover. Do not use a container made of glass! If it falls, the pieces could hurt you.  3. Remember to take deep breaths, and that your primary aim here is to relax, so do not think anything unhappy.  4. Believe that you are in your own little world, and, especially, enjoy the water.  5. Buy a shower radio, so while tak ing a shower you can listen to music at the same time.  6. If you feel you need it, sing aloud!  洗淋浴(2)  1．把浴室(bathroom)准备停当。让房间闻起来很好，也许可以点上一些蜡烛然后关灯(turn off the lights)．无论什么只要你感觉有一个令人放松的环境(a relaxing environment)就好。  2．准备你最喜欢的饮品如果汁、牛奶或酒(wine)!使用一个塑料的(plastic)或金属的(metal)饮料容器，带盖的。不要用玻璃制 的容器。如果跌落了，碎片有可能会伤到你。  3．记着做深呼吸(take deep breaths)，在这里你的首要目的(primary aim)就是放松，因此 不要去想任何不开心的事。  4.相信你是在你自己的小世界里，尤其是要享受水。  5.买一个浴室收音机，这样在你洗澡时，还可以同时（at the same time）听音乐。  6.如果你感觉需要唱歌，那就大声唱（sing aloud）吧！ ‎ ‎70.On Jupiter We do not yet know if the planet Jupiter(木星)has a solid surface. Jupiter's clouds are thought to be about 30 miles (50km) thick Jupiter has sixteen moons. Jupiter is easy to find very early in the morning in the sky. Walk outside before the sun rises, look south and up. Jup iter shines more brightly than everything around it. Small telescopes(望远镜) have no trouble seeing Jupiter's cloud belts(云带)and its four largest moons. 关于木星  我们尚不知道木星这颗行星(planet)是否有固体的表面(solid surface)。木星的云据认为有 30 英里(mile)（50公里）厚。木星拥有十六颗卫星(moon)。 黎明时分在天空中很容易看到木星。在日出前走到外面，向南方(south)上空望去。木星比周围一切都要亮。小型望远镜很容易看到木星的云带和它的四颗最大的卫星。 ‎ ‎71.My Little Sister Candy  Living with my little sister Candy can be hard, Candy is five years old. She always copies me. When I sit in front of my computer, she will touch my keyboard and screen When I practice handwriting, she'll stay as long as I do, and if I am playing chess with my friend, she will make so much noise. She doesn't like dolls as most girls do. She loves model planes, toy guns and robots, but it's easy for her to turn her attention to ‎ something else One moment she is laughing and clapping her little hands, the next she is kicking her pl ane and then reaching for the edge of the table. That's because she finds some drugs on the table. Of course, the dru gs should not be available to her. Last Sunday, I had a cold, so I tried to get her separated from me. I stayed in my bedroom and asked her to stay in o ur living room, and then I told very easy riddles for her to answer. At first, she showed great interest in guessing rid dles in this way, but later she came to my room, answering me no more but with her mouth open wide, and tried her best to pull me out of my room At last, I had to take her to walk along the path through our garden. Candy is always following me, but I love my little sister candy.  我的小妹妹卡迪  和我的小妹妹卡迪住在一起很不容易。卡迪五岁了。她总是模仿我。当我坐在电脑前，她会触摸(touch)我的 键盘(keyboard)和屏幕(screen)。当我练习书法(handwriting)时，我呆多久她就呆多久，如果我和朋友下象棋 (play chess)，她就会制造很多噪音(make so much noise)。 她不像大部分女孩那样喜欢娃娃(doll)。她喜爱飞机模型(model)、玩具枪(toy gun)和机器人(robot)，但她的注 意力很容易转移。一会儿拍(clap)着小手笑，一会儿又在踢(kick)她的飞机，一会伸手去够桌子的边缘(edge)。 那是因为她发现桌子上有一些药(drugs)。当然了，那些药是不应让她得到的(available)。 上个星期天，我感冒了，因此我尽量让她和我分开(separate)。我呆在我的卧室，让她在我们的起居室，然 后我说一些很简单的谜语(riddle)让她回答。起初，她对用这种方式猜谜语(guess riddles)很感兴趣，但后来不 再回答我，而是来到我的房间，把嘴巴(mouth)张得大大的，竭尽全力地想把我拉出去。最后，我不得不带 着她沿着花园中的小路(path)散步。 卡迪总跟着我，但我爱我的小妹妹卡迪。‎