【通用版】中考英语一轮复习:70篇短文复习初中词汇词汇是英语学习的基础,在语境中学习词汇是最好的学习方法。小编整理了适合初中阶段的70篇阅读材料,由易到难,帮助训练听、读和意义理解,快和小编一起来学习吧!1.AYoungOfficerandanOldSoldierAverynew,youngofficerwasatarailwaystationHewasgoingtovisithismother,andhewantedtotelephonehertotellherthetimeofhistrain.Helookedinallhispockets,butfoundthathedidnothavethecoinsforthetelephone,sohewentoutsideandlookedaroundforsomeonetohelphim.Atlastanoldsoldiercameby,andtheyoungofficerstoppedhimandsaid,“Haveyougotchangefortenpence?”“Waitamoment,”theoldsoldieranswered,beginningtoputhishandinhispocket.“I'llseewhetherIcanhelpyou.”“Don'tyouknowhowtospeaktoanofficer?”theyoungmansaidangrily.“Nowlet'sstartagain.Haveyougotchangefortenpence?”“No,sir.”theoldsoldieransweredquickly.1.年轻军官与老兵一位新上任的(new)年轻军官(youngofficer)在火车站(railwaystation)候车。他要去看望(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(wanttotelephonesb.)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(lookaround)想找人帮忙(help)。最后(atlast)有名老兵(oldsoldier)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(waitamoment)。”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(startagain),你有十便士的零钱吗?”“没有,长官(sir)。”老兵迅速(quickly)答道。2.AreYouGoingtoThankHer?Mrs.Greenhaslivedneartheparkofthecityforfortyyears.She'sveryrichandhasgotalotofmoney.Butsheneverbuyssomething第60页共60页,expensiveforherfamilyandalwaysdoesallthehouseworkherself.Shesweepsalltheroomseveryday.Lastmorning,whenshegotup,shefeltterrible.Afterbreakfastshefeltevenworse.Shefoundsomemedicineandtookit.Butitwasuselesstoherandshehadtogotoahospital.Thedoctorlookedheroverandaskedhertobeinhospital,butsherefusedandwenthomeonfoot.Assoonasshegothome,thetelephonerang.Shehurriedtoanswerit.Itwasthedoctor.Hetoldhershehadleftherpurseinthehospitalandanursehadfoundit.“Couldyoutellmehername,please?”askedMrs.Green.“Ofcourse,Mrs.Green.Areyougoingtothankher?”askedthedoctor.“No,no.”Shesaid,“Myhandbagwaslostthreeyearsago.Iwanttoknowifshefoundit.”2.您是要感谢她吗?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(Lastmorning)。她起床(getup)时感觉(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她觉得更严重(evenworse),就找了一些药(medicine)吃了。但还是没用(useless)。她不得不去了医院(hospital)。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(onfoot)回家。她一(assoonas)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(ofcourse),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(threeyearsago)丢了,我想问问是不是她捡到了。”3.SamandTodSamhadadog.ItsnamewasTod.Itwasveryhelpful,butitatetoomuch.SoSamdidn'tlikeit,andhewantedtokillTod,HetiedTodina第60页共60页,bagandputitinasmallboat.Herowedtheboattothemiddleofabigriver.Justashethrewthepooranimalintotheriver,theboatbegantogodown.BothSamandTodfellintotheriver.Todwasabletoswim,butSamcouldn'tThedogbit(咬)theropeandgotoutofthebag.IttrieditsbesttoswimtosaveSamThemanwassaved,sohewasverythankfultothedog.Hedidnotwanttokillthedoganymore.Fromthenon,hegavethedogasmuchfoodasitwanted.3.萨姆与托德萨姆有一只狗(dog)。他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful),但它吃的太多(eattoomuch),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(smallboat)。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(pooranimal)扔(throw)下河的时候,船开始下沉,萨姆和托德两个都(both)跌入(fallinto)河里。托德能(beableto)游泳(swim),但萨姆不会。狗把绳子(rope)咬断,从袋子里出来(getoutofthebag)。它竭尽全力(tryone'sbest)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…anymore)打算杀它了。从那以后(fromthenon),小狗想要吃多少食物(food)萨姆就给多少。4.IntheBarInEngland,ifyouareundertheageofeighteen,you'renotallowedtodrinkinapublicbar.Mr.Thompsonusedtogotoabarnearhishouse,buthenevertookhisson,Tom,becausehewastooyoung.ThenwhenTomhadhiseighteenthbirthday,Mr.Thompsontookhimtohisusualbarforthefirsttime.Theydrankforhalfanhour,andthenMr.Thompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyoualesson,Youmustalwaysbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.Andhowdoyouknowwhenyou'vehadenough?Well,I'lltellyou.Doyouseethosetwolightsattheendofthebar?Whentheyseemtohavebecomefour,you'vehadenoughandshouldgohome.”“But,Dad,”saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar.”4.在酒吧第60页共60页,在英格兰(England),年龄在18岁以下(undertheageofeighteen)的人不允许(benotallowedtodo)到公众(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。汤普森先生过去经常(usedto)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(tooyoung)。当汤姆过18岁生日(birthday)时,他第一次(forthefirsttime)带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧(hisusualbar)。喝了半个小时(halfanhour)后,汤普森对儿子说道,“汤姆,现在我给你上一课(teachyoualesson)。你必须(must)要小心(becareful)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(attheendof)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(gohome)了。”“可是,爸爸,”汤姆说,“我只(only)看见那儿有一盏灯呀!”5.ThreeBlackUmbrellasSallywasastudent.Itwasgoingtobehermother'sbirthday.Shewantedtobuyherapresentthatwouldbeniceandusefulbutnotexpensive.Aweekbeforehermother'sbirthday,shewentshoppingafteraquickandsimplelunch.Whenshehadbeenlookingforhalfanhour,shefoundashopthatwassellingcheapumbrellas,anddecidedtotakeablackone.Hermotherhadlosthersthemonthbefore.Shethought,“Youcouldcarrythatwhenyouarewearingclothesofanycolor.”Soshedecidedtobuyalovelyblackumbrellaandtookitbacktotheschoolwithheruntilherclasseshadfinished.Onherwayhomeinthetrainthateveningshefelthungrybecauseshehadsuchasmalllunchthatshewentalongtothebuffetcar(餐车)forasandwichandacupofcoffee.Shehadlefttheblackumbrellaaboveherseatinthecompartment(车厢),butwhenshegotback,ithadgone!Whenshehadleftthecompartment,therehadbeennootherpassengersinit,butnowtherewerethree.Sallybegantocrywhenshesawthattheumbrellawasnolongerthere.Theotherpassengersfeltverysorryforherandaskedwhatwaswrong.Sallytoldthemthattheblackumbrellashehadboughtforhermotherwasgone,andthatshehadtogetoutatthenextstation.第60页共60页,Afterthethreeotherpassengersheardthestory,theyaskedherforhermother’saddresssothattheycouldsendtheumbrellatoherifsomebodyhadtakenitbymistake,andbroughtitbackafterSallyhadgotoutofthetrain.Thenextweek,Sallyheardfromhermother.Itsaid,“Thankyouverymuchforyourlovelypresents,butwhydidyousendmethreesimilarblackumbrellas?”5.三把黑伞萨莉是个学生(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(niceanduseful)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(goshopping)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。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(onherwayhome),因为午餐吃的很少(havesuchasmalllunch).她觉得饿(hungry).于是走进餐车,要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(acupofcoffee)。她去吃饭前把黑伞留(leave)在车厢内她的座位上面(aboveherseat),但是当她回来(getback)时,雨伞不见了(Ithasgone)!她离开车厢的时候,那里没有别的乘客(passenger),现在却有了三位。萨莉一看雨伞不在那儿了(theumbrellawasnolongerthere),就开始哭(cry)起来,另外三位乘客为她感到难过(feelsorryforher),都问她怎么了(what'swrong),她告诉他们自己为妈妈买的伞不见了,而且下一站(nextstation)她就得下车了。其他的(other)三位乘客听到(hear)后,都询问她母亲的地址(address),以便(sothat)有人知道拿错了(takeitbymistake)伞再拿回来(bringback)时,他们可以把伞寄(send)给她母亲。在接下来的一周,萨莉收到她母亲的来信(hearfromhermother),上面写道,“非常感谢你送我的漂亮礼物,但你为什么寄给我三把相似的(similar)黑伞呢?”第60页共60页,6.FriendsFriendsaredifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Tomylittlesister,afriendissomeonewholikestoswimandridebikes.Mymom'sideaofafriendissomeonelikeMrs.Smithwhowalksandtalkswithhereverymorning.Mydad'sfriendsareneighborswhohelphimwiththeworklikebuildingshelvesandplantingtrees.Steve,ourmonitor,ismybestfriend.Wegoskating,playfootball,talkaboutsports,andgotoaconcert.WhenIbrokemyleg,healwayscameovertoplaygames;inschool,hecarriedmyschoolbagformeandgotmylunchforme.IknowIcanalwayscountonhim,andhealsoknowsthathecancountonme.Somefriendsmaybeinyourlifeforawhile.Otherswillbethereforalongtime,maybeevenforever(永远).Iwouldhatetomove,unlessIcouldtakemyfriendswithmeTheyaretooimportanttoleavebehind.6.朋友对于不同的人(people),朋友(friend)意味着不同的(different)内容。对于我的小妹妹(littlesister)来说,朋友是喜欢(like)游泳和骑自行车(ridebikes)的某个人(someone)。我妈妈的想法(idea)是朋友像(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(buildshelves)、种树(planttrees)或做其他活的邻居们(neighbors)。我们的班长(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我们去滑冰(goskating)、踢足球(playfootball)、谈论体育(talkaboutsports)、去听音乐会(gotoaconcert)。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(counton)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(forawhile)。另一些(others)则很长一段时间(foralongtime)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(tooimportant),我无法把他们留下(leavebehind)。7.The“Deaf”WifeAmanistalkingtothefamilydoctor.“Doctor,Idoubtwhethermywife'sgoingdeaf.”Thedoctoranswers,“Here’ssomethingyoucantryonhertotestherhearing.Standsomemetersawayfromherandaskhera第60页共60页,question.Ifshedoesn'tanswer,movealittlecloserandaskagain.Keeprepeatingthisuntilsheanswers.Thenyou'llbeabletotellifsheisdeafornot.”Themangoeshomeandbeginstotesthiswife'shearing.Hestandsbythewallandsays,“Mydear,what'sfordinner?”Hedoesn'thearananswer,sohemovesclosertoher.“Mydear,what'sfordinner?”Stillnoanswer.Herepeatsthisseveraltimes,untilhe'sstandingjustafewfeetawayfromher.Finally,sheanswers,“Fortheeleventhtime,Isaidwe'rehavingmeatandrice!”7.“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(somemetersaway)的地方,然后问她一个问题(question)。如果她不回答,你再走近点(alittlecloser),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(bythewall)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(severaltimes).直到他离妻子只有几英尺(afewfeet)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.WeReallyDon'tKnowJackhadgonetotheuniversitytostudyhishistory,butattheendofhissecondterm,hefailedhishistoryexam,andhewastoldthathewouldbedismissedfromuniversity.However,hisfatherdecidedthathewouldgotoseethehistoryprofessor(教授)toaskhimtoletJackcontinuehisstudiesthenextyear.“He'sagoodboy,”saidJack'sfather,“Pleasepardonhim.Ifyoulethimpassthistime,I'msurehe'llimprovealotnextyearandpasstheexaminationsattheendofitreallywell.”“No,no,that'squiteimpossible!”repliedtheprofessorimmediately.“Doyouknow,lastmonthIaskedhimwhenNapoleondied,andhe第60页共60页,didn'tknow!”“Please,sir,givehimanotherchance.”saidJack'sfather,“Yousee,I'mafraidwedon'ttakeanynewspapersinourhousesoweevendon'tknowthatNapoleonwasillrecently.”8.我们真的不知道杰克去大学(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(hefailedhishistoryexam).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'msure)他明年一定会大有长进(improvealot);而且会在年终时真正地(really)很出色地通过考试。”“不,不行,那是完全不可能的(quiteimpossible)。”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(givehimanotherchance)吧。”杰克的父亲说道,“您要知道,恐怕(I'mafraid)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.RaymondEverybodydreamsofdoingsomethingimportant.AsaboyRaymonddreamedofbeingascientist,infact,heisapostmannow.Raymondisanactiveyoungman.Helivesbythesaying(格言)“Ifyoucan'tlivethelifeyoulove,Lovethelifeyoulive.”Hegreetseveryonewithabigsmileandafriendly“Hi,howareyou?”Andhereallywantstoknow!It'shardtofeelunhappywhenwehearhimwhistling(吹口哨)happilyupanddownthestreet.Raymondlooksgood.Hisshirtandtrousersalwayslookveryclean.Afterwork,helikesgoingtothegymtotakeexerciseRaymondisstrictinhisworkHecaresaboutthepeopleonthisstreeteveryday,andheknocksonMrs.Jordan'sdoortoaskforadrinkofcoolwater.He'snotreallythirsty.Mrs.Jordanisold,andhejustwantstomakesureshe'sokay.9.雷蒙德每个人(everybody)都梦想(dream第60页共60页,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(infact)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(upanddown)时,想不高兴都难(hard)。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(veryclean)。下班后,他喜欢去体育馆(gym)锻炼(takeexercise)。雷蒙德对自己的工作要求严格(strict)。他关心(careabout)街道上的居民。每天他都会敲(knockon/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(makesure)乔丹夫人一切正常。10.That'sWhy!Jimmystartedpaintingwhenhewasthreeyearsold,andwhenhewasfive,hewasalreadyverygoodatit.Healsogotmanyprizesforhispainting.Hepaintedmanybeautifulandinterestingpictures,andpeoplepaidalotofmoneyforthem.Theysaid,“Thisboy'sgoingtobefamouswhenhe'salittleolder,andthenwe’regoingtosellthesepicturesformuchmoremoney.”Jimmy'spicturesweredifferentfromotherpeople'sbecauseheneverpainteditonallofthepaper.Hepaintedonhalfofit,andtheotherhalfwasalwaysempty.“That'sveryclever,”everybodysaid.“Nobodyelsedoesthat!”Theyallbelievedthattheboywasapioneerinpainting.Oneday,somebodyboughtoneofJimmy'spicturesandthensaidtohim,“Pleasetellmethis,Jimmy.Whydoyoupaintonthebottomhalfofyourpictures,butnotonthetophalf?”“BecauseI'msmall,”Jimmysaid,“andmybrushesdon'treachveryhigh.”10.原来如此吉米三岁开始画画(startpainting),五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(manyprizes)。他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture)。人们付(pay)很多钱(alotofmoney)买这些画。他们说:“这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名(befamous).到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。”第60页共60页,吉米的画不同于(bedifferentfrom)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(nobodyelse)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(bottomhalf)画而不在上半部分(tophalf)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.LivinglikeaPigOneday,aguru(印度教大师)knewwhathewouldbeinhisnextlife.Sohecalledhisfavoritedisciple(徒弟)andaskedhimwhathewoulddotoshowthanks.Thedisciplesaidhewoulddowhateverhisguruaskedhimtodo.Afterthegurureceivedthepromise,hesaid,“ThenthisiswhatI'dlikeyoutodoforme.I'vejustlearnedthatwhenIdieverysoon,I'mgoingtobebornasapig.Doyouseethatpigeatingrubbishoverthereintheyard?I'mgoingtobebornasoneofitsbabypigs.You’llrecognize(认出)mebyamarkonmyface.Whenthebabypigshavebeenborn,findthebabypigwithamarkonitsfaceandkillitwithyourknife.ThenI’llnotliveapig'slife.Willyoudothisforme?”Thedisciplewassadtohearallthis,butheagreedtodoashehadpromised.Soonafterthisconversation,thingshappenedjustastheguruhadmentioned.Thegurudied.Fourbabypigswereborn.Oneday,thediscipleheldhisknifewithhimandpickedoutthebabypigwithamarkonitsface.Justashewasabouttokillit,thelittlepigsuddenlyspoke.“Stop!Don'tkillme!”itcried.Thedisciplewasverysurprised,andheheardthelittlepigspeakinahumanvoice.Itsaid,“Don'tkillme!Iwanttoliveonasapig.WhenIaskedyoutokillme,Ididn'tknowwhatapig'slifewouldbelike.It'sgreat!Justletmego.”11.像猪一样生活第60页共60页,有一天,一位印度教大师知道了他的来生是什么样子,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)这份承诺(promise)之后,大师说:“我现在就告诉你我希望你为我做的事。我刚刚得知(learn)我就要死了,我会出生(beborn)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(babypig)。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(liveapig’slife)。你会为我做吗?”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(pickout)出脸上有记号的那只小猪。当他正要(beaboutto)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(inahumanvoice)在说话。它说:“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.GreenlandandIcelandGreenlandisthelargestislandonearth.ItisinthenorthofEurope.NearGreenlandisanotherisland.Itissmall.ItsnameisIceland.DoyouthinkthatGreenlandisgreenandwarm?DoyouthinkthatIcelandiswhitewithice?Ifyoudo,youarewrong.NotmanypeopleliveonthebigislandofGreenland.TherearemorepeopleinyourhometownthaninallofGreenland.ThatisbecauseGreenlandisnotgreen.Greenlandiswhite.MostofGreenlandiscoveredwithlotsofice.TheicecoveringGreenlandishigherthansomeoftheworld'sbuildings.WhataboutIceland?IsitcolderthanGreenland?No,itisnot.Icelandhasice,butnotsomuchiceasGreenland.Icelandhasalotofhotsprings(温泉).Theygiveouthotwaterandsteam(蒸汽).SoitisnotascoldasGreenland.AndtherearealotmorepeoplewholiveonIceland.12.格林兰岛与冰岛格林兰岛是世界上(onearth)最大的岛屿(largest第60页共60页,island)。它位于欧洲(Europe)的北部(north)。在格林兰岛的附近(near)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?你认为冰岛是被冰(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(becoveredwith)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(whataboutIceland)?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(notsomuchiceasGreenland)。冰岛有很多温泉。这些温泉释放出(giveout)热水和蒸汽,因此冰岛不像格林兰岛那样冷(notascoldasGreenland)。而且冰岛的居民远远多于格林兰岛。13.ACompetitionofLyingAcertainoldgentlemanwasveryunhappyaboutmoderneducation,andthoughtthatyoungpeopledidn’tknowthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Onedayhewastakingawalknearthechurchwhenhesawsomeyoungboysstandingaroundasmallcat.Theoldgentlemenwentuptotheboysandaskedthemwhatwashappening.Oneoftheboyssaidtohim:“We'rehavingacompetition.We'retellinglies,andtheonewhotellsthebiggestliewillkeepthecat.”Theoldgentlemanthoughtthiswasagoodchancetoteachtheboysausefullesson,sohesaidtothem,“I'venevertoldalieinmylife”.Atoncetherewasagreatshoutfromalltheboys,andtheysaid,“You'vewon!Thecatbelongstoyou!”13.说谎比赛某个(acertain)老绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(moderneducation)颇为不满(unhappy),他认为年轻人不知道是非(rightandwrong)之间的差异(difference)。有一天,他在教堂(church)附近散步(takeawalk)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(tellties),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(atonce)所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout):“你赢(win)了!这只猫属于(belongto)你了!”14.SportsinAmerica第60页共60页,Inmanypartsoftheworld,therearefourseasons:spring,summer,fallandwinter.ThereareonlythreeinAmerica:football,basketballandbaseball.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatseasonitis,justhavealookatwhatpeopleareplaying.SportsareanimportantpartofAmericanculture.Studentslearntoplaymanysportsatschool.TheytakePEclasses.Somejointheschoolteams,andothersjoinschoolsportsleagues(联盟).FormanypeopleintheUSA,sportsarenotjustforfunThey'realmostareligion(宗教).Thousandsofsportsfansbuyexpensiveticketstowatchtheirfavoriteteamsandsportsstarsplay.OtherfanswatchgamesonTVathome.Themostdevoted(投入的)sportsfansnevermissagame.14.美国的体育世界上许多地方(manyparts)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(Americanculture)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(PE)课。有些学生加入校队(jointheschoolteam),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(forfun)。体育几乎(almost)是一种宗教。成千上万的(thousandsof)体育迷(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(onTV)看比赛。最铁杆的体育迷从不会错过(miss)一场比赛。15.TheAppleTreeAlongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,playedunderthetree...Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby...Thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandlookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid.Idonotplayaroundtreesanymore,”Theboy第60页共60页,replied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon'thavemoney.Butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn'tcomebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme,”Thetreesaid.“Idon'thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouse.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon'thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranches(枝干)tobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimfullofjoy,buttheboydidn'tappearsincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasveryhappy.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunk(树干)tobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou.”thetreesaid.“Idon’thaveteethtoeat.”theboyreplied.“Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.”“Iamtoooldforthatnow.”theboysaid.“Ireallywanttogiveyousomething——theonlythingleftismydyingroots(根).”thetreesaid.“Idon'tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”theboyreplied.“Good!Comehere,pleasesitdownwithmeandhavearest.”Theboysatdownandthetreesmiled.Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeislikeourparents.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad.Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Whatever,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreating(对待)ourparents.第60页共60页,15.苹果树很久以前有一棵巨大的(huge)苹果树(appletree)。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(growup),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(comeback)。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(haveto)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(cutoff)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(fullofjoy),树也很高兴(glad)。但是,自从(since)那时起,男孩没再出现(appear)。树又很孤独(lonely)很悲伤。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(gosailing)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(showup)。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。“我真的想给你点什么……我唯一剩下的东西是快要死的(dying)树根。”树说。“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)。”男孩答道。“太好了!过来,和我一起坐下休息(havearest)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(parents)。我们小的时候,喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩。长大后,便离开他们,只有在我们有需要或是遇到了困难(introuble)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(makeyou第60页共60页,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.PupilsinChinaOnTuesday,October4,Mr.Goffvisitedourclass.HeisKaren'sdad,andhejustgotbackfromabusinesstriptoChina.Hehasmanypicturesofbusycitiesandbeautifulmountains.Hispicturesareworthseeing.Mr.GoffcametoourclasstotelluswhatlifeislikeinChina.WelearnedthatpupilsinChinawenttoschoolsixdaysaweekinthepastbutnowtheyhavearestatweekends.Theywritewith2,000characters(字)insteadof26letters.Eachcharacterisacompleteword.Theyalsoreviewtheirlessons.Afterschool,pupilsplaybasketballandvolleyballandridebikes.Theydothesamethingsaswedo.Mr.GoffsaidabusinessmanfromChinawouldvisithimsoon.Wewillinvitethemantoourclass.Inthatway,hecantellusmoreaboutpupilsinChina.16.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(businesstrip)刚回来。他有很多繁忙的(busy)城市和美丽的高山(mountains)的图片。他的图片值得一看(beworthseeing)。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(inthepast)是每周上六天课,但现在他们是在周末(atweekends)休息了。他们书写(write)2000个汉字而不是(insteadof)26个字母(letter)。每个(each)汉字是一个完整的字(completeword)。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(thesame)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(inthatway),他就可以给我们讲述更多关于中国小学生的事情了。17.SayitwithFlowersYoungmenoftengiveflowerstoyoungwomenwhentheyareinlove.ThetraditionmayhavecomefromTurkey(土耳其).Inthe1700sinTurkey,itwasquitepopularforpeopleinlovetosendeachotherbasketsfullofstrangethings.Thebasketsweresentsecretlytothepersonwhowasreceivingit.Usually,anoldwomanwhosold第60页共60页,flowersorfruitonthestreetleftthebasketbesidethedoorofthatperson.Thesebasketsincludedmanykindsofgifts:flowers,stones,candles,etc.Eachthinginthebaskethadaspecialmeaning.Byworkingoutthesecretmessagehiddenineachgift,thepersonwhoreceivedthebasketbegantounderstandlittlebylittlethetruefeelingsofthepersonwhosentit.Theideaofsendinggiftsoflovewithsecretmeaningsquicklyspreadtoothercountries.However,astimepassed,onlysendingflowersremainedpopular.Flowerstoldyoungladiesaboutthefeelingsintheheartofyoungmen.Eachdifferentflowerhadadifferentmeaning.Forexample,theflowersfromanorangetreemeant,“Youarebeautifulandpure(纯洁).”Pinkcarnations(康乃馨)meant,“Myloveforyouisgreat.”Yellowroses,ontheotherhand,meant,“Isawyouwithsomeoneelse.”Manyflowerdictionariesweremadetohelpyoungpeopleinloveunderstandthemeaningoftheflowerstheyreceived.However,notallofthedictionariesagreedonthemeaningofeachflower,soapersonhadtobecarefulabouttheflowerstheychosetosend.Bythe1880s,usingflowerstosendmessageshadbecomeunpopular,andthemoredirectwayofsendinglovelettersbegan.Today,flowersarestillconsideredalovelygift,butthemeaningforeachkindofflowerhasbeenlost.17.花语寄情恋爱中(beinlove)的年轻男士经常(often)送花(flower)给女友,这个传统(tradition)可能来自(comefrom)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(basket),这种做法在当时很流行(popular)。篮子被秘密地(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(besidethedoor)。这些篮子里包括(include)许多种礼物(manykindsofgifts):花、石头(stone)、蜡烛(candle)等。每样东西都有特殊的含义(specialmeaning)。篮子接收者想出(work第60页共60页,out)每件物品所暗藏(hide)的秘密信息(message),然后就开始渐渐地(littlebylittle)理解(understand)赠送者的真实感情(truefeelings)。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(forexample),橙(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(ontheotherhand),黄玫瑰(yellowrose)则表示,“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(agreeon)。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,但每一种花的特定含义已经没有了。18.LearningbyDoingandGoingManyofmyclassmatesthinktheyareforcedtogotoschool.Theysaytheyareonlyinterestedinplaying.ButIlovegoingtoschool,andmyfavoritesubjectisscience.Ilikesciencebecausetheexperimentsandfieldtripsareexciting.Insciencewedomanyexcitingexperimentsinthelab.Onetimewemadecrystalform(晶形)inabottlebyusingsaltinwater.Anothertimewewatchedhowbabychicksarehatched(孵出).Wealsotakeexcitingfieldtripsforscience.Wewenttoamuseumandsawhugedinosaurs(恐龙)andtinybutterflies.OnTree-plantingDay,wewenttoaforestandcollectedleaves.It'sgoodtoplay,butIwouldratherdoexperimentsandgoonfieldtrips.That’swhyscienceismyfavoritesubject.18.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。有一次,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。第60页共60页,我们还进行令人兴奋的野外旅行。我们去了一个博物馆(museum),看到了巨大的恐龙和微小的(tiny)蝴蝶(butterfly)。在植树节,我们去了一个森林(forest)收集树叶(collectleaves)。玩耍令人愉快,但我宁愿做实验(wouldratherdoexperiments)以及去野外旅行。那就是我最喜欢科学课的原因。19.JaneCameHomeTooLateJanegothomelateatnight.Shewasgoingtoknockatthedoor.Justthenitopened.Herfatherwasstandingbythedoor.Hewasatallmanwithwhitehair.“Comein,”hesaid,“Iamgettingcold.”Janewentin.Hermotherwaswaitingintheroom.Hermotherwasashortwoman.Shewassittingonthesofa,andlookedpale.Herfatherclosedthedoor.“Well,Wherehaveyoubeen?”hesaid,“Youpromisednottostayoutbeyond11o'clock.It'soneo'clocknow.”“It'sonlyaquartertoone.”“Thatdoesn'tmakeanydifference.Youshouldhavecomehomeearlier,”herfatherrepliedangrily.“We'vebeenveryworriedaboutyou,”saidhermother.“I'msorry,”Janesaid.“Iwasataparty.Ididn'tnoticethetime.”“You'vegotawatch,”saidherfather.“YourmotherandIhavewaitedforalongtime.Wedidn'tknowwhereyouwere.”“Icanlookaftermyself,”repliedJane,“I'mnotababyanymore....”Thatisasituationthatweoftenseeinourlife.Pleasedonotletyourparentsworryaboutyouagain!19.简回家太晚简在深夜(lateatnight)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。她母亲个子很矮(short),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?”父亲问道,“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)才到1点。”“那没什么差别(Thatdoesn'tmakeanydifference)。你应该早点(early)回家的,”父亲生气地说。第60页共60页,“我们都非常担心(worried)你,”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(lookafter)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(worryaboutyou)了!20.MySon'sQuestionsSincemysonwasthreeyearsold,he'skeptaskingme“why”abouteverything.Whyistheskyblue?Whyarethereclouds?Whycan'tIgooutside?WhydoIhavetobenice?Anyway,Ialwaystrymybesttoanswerhisquestions.Nowmysonistenyearsold.Atthisage,theboyisinterestedinallkindsofthings,andhe’sgotmorequestionstotroubleme.Dopeopleinprisoncelebratefestivals?Whyaredogs'nosesalwayswet?Whyarewomenandmen'sshoesizesdifferent?...Thesedays,theboyshowsinterestinthefactsoflife,soIborrowedbooksfromthelibraryandpreparedmyselfforanyquestionshemightask.Attheendofourlongtalk,hestilllookedconfused(迷惑的).“Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleaseaskthem,”Isaid,“Therearenostupidquestions.”“Well.supposeIwasmarried,”hesaidwithshame,“mywifewasgoingtogivebirthtoababy,andIhadtorushhertothehospital,okay?”“Yes,”Ismiledandencouragedhimtocontinuehisquestion.Thenheasked,“CanIgothroughredlights?”20.我儿子的问题自从我儿子三岁起,所有事情他都要一直问我“为什么”。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(beinterestedin),他有更多的问题烦我。在监狱(prison)里的人庆祝(celebrate)节日(festival)吗?狗的鼻子(nose)为什么总是湿湿的(wet)?女人和男人的鞋码(shoe第60页共60页,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)了书并准备(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,“不要问愚蠢的(stupid)问题就行。”“好吧,假设(suppose)我结婚了(married),”他带着羞愧(withshame)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(gothrough)红灯吗?”21.IDidaSillyThingAfewyearsago,whenmyfamilymovedtothiscity,Ibecameinterestedinsoap-boxrace.That'swhenIdiscoveredthat“itisfareasiertostartsomethingthanitistofinishit.”Dadboughtasetoftoolstomakearacingcarforme.Ijustcouldn'twait,andoneday,whileDadwasatwork,Idecidedtohavemycargoing.Ilookedatthedrawings,andIsaidtomyself,“Dude,youcandothis.”IgotoutDad'stoolbox,andIstartedbuilding.PartAfitintoPartB.PartCwasalittlehardertoconnecttoPartD.ItwaseasytofixPartE.BythetimeIgottoPartG,I'dmadearealmess(混乱)ofthings.Ireallyregrethavingdonesuchasillything.WhatdidIlearnfromthisexperience?NowIknowthatbeforeIstartsomething,Ishouldknowhowtofinishit.21.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得多(fareasier)”(即“开始容易结束难”)。爸爸买了一套工具(asetoftools)要给我做一辆赛车(racingcar)。我是急不可耐,然后有一天,爸爸在上班(atwork)时,我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。对自己说,“哥们儿,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A组装到(fit)零件B上。零件C连接(connect)到零件D就有点难度。零件E很容易安装(fix)。到我开始装零件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。第60页共60页,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,我应该知道如何完成它。22.SnakesTodayIreadabookaboutsnakes.Ifoundsomeinterestingfacts,especiallysomesurprisingfactsinit.Didyouknowthatsomebigsnakesarestrongenoughtokillapigoragoat?Allsnakeseatanimals.Withoutsnakes,theworldwouldprobablybefilledwithratsandmice.Youprobablydidn’tknowthatsnakessmellwiththeirnosesandtheirtongues.Somesnakesareevenlongerthananelephantoragiraffe!Thisbookmademethinkalotaboutsnakes.Mostsnakesdon'thurtpeople,butsomearedangerous.I'mthinkingifIsawasnake,wouldIknowifitwasdangerous?22.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(befilledwith)老鼠(ratsandmice)。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!这本书让我思考了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害(hurt)人,但有些蛇很危险(dangerous)。我在想如果我看到一只蛇,我是否会知道它危不危险呢?23.ACallfromtheSecretaryMr.Youngwasaboss,andheworkedhard.Seldomdidhehaveavacation.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,soshesuggestedtohimtakingavacation.AtlastMr.Youngagreed.Butshewasafraidthathemightbedisturbedbyhiscompany,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Mrs.Youngtoldher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tdisturbhimwithlettersortelephoneswhilewe’reaway.Justwaituntilwegetback.”Thenonapleasantmorning,afterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,whenthecouplewashavingapicnicandeatingtheirhamburger,Mr.Youngreceivedaphonecallfromhissecretary,shesaid,第60页共60页,“Somethingterriblehashappenedtoyourbusiness,butIrememberwhatMrs.Youngtoldme,soI'mnotgoingtodisturbyouwithitnowwhileyou'reenjoyingyourvacation.Bye-bye!”23.秘书的电话杨先生是个老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦,很少(seldom)休假(haveavacation)。他的妻子担心他这样工作下去会生病(getsick),就建议(suggest)他去休假。最后,杨先生同意了。但她担心公司(company)有可能会打扰(disturb)他,因此,在他们出发前,杨夫人去会见了他丈夫(husband)的秘书(secretary)。她对秘书说:“我丈夫非常需要一个假期,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,那是杨先生和杨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.MyCollectionofSeashellsEverysummermyfamilygoestothebeach.Idiginthesandandsearchforseashells(海贝壳).I'vecollectedmanyshellssofar.Theyhavedifferentcolors:orange,silver,purple,gray(灰色),brown...Somearecommon,othersareunusual.Ihaveashellwhichislikeabird'swing,andoneofmyshellsislikeawhale'seyes.Lastyear,myeldersisterhelpedmeputallmyshellsinmydrawersandonmydesk.WhenIseethem,IwillrememberthefunIhadatthebeach.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(searchfor)海贝壳(seashell)。到目前为止(sofar)我已经收集了许多贝壳。这些贝壳颜色各异:橘色、银色(silver)、紫色(purple)、灰色、棕色(brown)……有些是常见的(common)贝壳,有些是不常见的。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第60页共60页,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.BreskfastIsImportantOneofthemostimportantmealsofthedayisbreakfast.Peopleshouldalwayseatagoodbreakfasttokeepwell.Eatingtherightfoodisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Youshouldeatdifferentkindsoffoodinordertokeepagoodhealth.Agoodbreakfastshouldincludeeggs,bread,milk,andsoon.Byeatingbreakfasteverymorning,youmayfeellivelyinthemorning'swork.Steppingoutintothemorningairafteragoodbreakfastwillmakeyoufeelwonderful.Withoutbreakfast,childrenmaynotgrowasfastastheyshouldandmaynotstudyandplayaswellinschoolinthemorningastheycould.Theymayhavemoresickness,andwhentheyaresick,itmaytakethemlongertimetogetwellthanchildrenwithgoodhealthhabits.Foodprovidesenergyforthebody.Withoutfood,thebodyoperationwillslowdown.Soyoumusteatbreakfasttokeepwellanddoyourbesteachmorning.25.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(keepwell)。正确的饮食是良好的健康(health)所必需的(necessary)。为了(inorderto)保持良好的健康,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(andsoon)。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(stepout)呼吸清晨的空气(air),会让(make)你感觉(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(itmaytakethemlongertimetogetwell)。食物为身体(body)提供能量(provideenergy)。没有食物,身体的运转(operation)就会慢下来(slowdown)。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.TheProperWaytoGiveGiftsEveryonehashadtheexperienceofgivingagift.Apropergiftcanhelp第60页共60页,communicationandexpressgoodwishes,andsometimesitmayalsobringaboutunexpectedgoodresults.But,animpropergiftmaynotonlyfailtoshowgoodwishes,butalsoevenresultinmisunderstanding(误会).Theartofgivinggiftsneedsmoreattention,especiallyincommunicationwithfriendsfromdifferentcountries.WhenyougivegiftstotheChinese,youshouldpayattentiontowhatyousay.InChina,peoplemaysometimessaythewordslike“YiDianXinYi”.26.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(wish)。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(notonly)不能表达心意,而且(butalso)可能导致(resultin)误会。送礼的艺术(art)需要多加注意(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(payattentionto)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.MakingElectricityBecauseofelectricity(电),itiseasyforustoturnonanelectriclamporaTV.Butwheredoesallthatelectricitycomefrom?Mostpowerplants(发电厂)produceelectricitybyusingcoal,oil,naturalgas,andnuclearenergy(核能).Otherplantsmakeelectricitybyusingsunlight,wind,water,orevenheatfromunderground!27.发电因为(becauseof)有电,打开(turnon)电灯(electriclamp)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(naturalgas)和核能来生产(produce)电能。还有一些发电厂则利用阳光、风(wind)、水甚至地热(heatfromunderground)来发电。28.OneRealManInanancientkingdom(王国),allmenwereruledbytheirwives.Thekingdidn’tbelieveit.Inordertoproveitwasnottrue,thekinghadallthemenofhiskingdombroughtbeforehim.Hewarnedthatanymanwhodidnottellthetruthwouldbeseriouslypunished.Thenheaskedallthemenwhofollowedtheirwives'orderstostepto第60页共60页,theleftsideofthehall.Allthemendidsobutonelittlemanwhomovedtotherightside.“It'sgoodtosee,”saidtheking,“thatwehaveonerealmaninthekingdom.Tellthesechicken-heartedmenwhyyoualoneamongthemstandontherightsideofthehall.”“YourMajesty(陛下),”camethereplyinaweakvoice,“itisbecausebeforeIlefthomemywifetoldmetokeepoutofcrowds(人群).Idon'tdaretogoagainsther.”28.一个真正的男子汉在古代的(ancient)一个王国里,所有的男人都被妻子控制(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(tellthetruth)者将受到严重(seriously)惩罚(punish)。然后,他让所有遵循(follow)妻子命令(order)的男人站到大厅(hall)的左边(leftside)。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(goagainst)她的命令。”29.Dialogue:WhereIsMyPetDog?(L:Lisa,S:Sam)L:Tenyearsago,IwentonatourtoLondonwithmypetdog.S:Didyouhaveagoodtimethere?L:Yes,Idid.Oneday,afteratiringtour,Iwentintoarestaurantwithmypetdog.S:Youshouldfeedyourdogfirst,Ithink.L:Right,soIsigned(打手势)awaiter(服务员)tocomeover.Atthattime,Icouldn'tspeakEnglish.SoIpointedtothedogandmadean“eating”gesture,showingthatthedogneededsomefood.S:Whathappenedthen?L:Thewaiternoddedandwalkedawaywithmypetdog.IwashappybecauseImadethewaiterunderstandmewithoutanydifficulty.Butafterhalfanhour,hereturnedwithaplate.第60页共60页,S:Whatwasontheplate?L:Mypetdog!Mypetdogwaskilledandcooked!29.对话(dialogue):我的宠物狗在哪里?(L:丽萨Lisa,S:Sam山姆)丽萨:十年前,我带着我的宠物(pet)狗去伦敦(London)观光旅游(tour)。山姆:你玩得好(haveagoodtime)吗?丽萨:玩得不错。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)。山姆:我觉得你应当先喂(feed)你的狗。丽萨:是的,所以我给服务员打了个手势让他过来。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向(pointto)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。山姆:后来怎么了?丽萨: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(withoutanydifficulty)就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后,他端着个盘子(plate)回来了。山姆:盘子里是什么呀?丽萨:我的宠物狗!我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪(cook)了!30.WhyShouldn'tWeSmoke?Tobeginwith,smokingcostsalotofmoney.Smokersmayalsohavetospendmoreonmedicineanddoctorvisits.Anotherreasonnottosmokeisthatitisbadforpeoplewhodonotsmoke.Secondhandsmoke(二手烟)isaseriouspublichealthrisk.Itisn'tpoliteforapersontosmokeinfrontofanonsmoker.Besides,nonsmokersusuallydon'tlikethesmellleftinrooms,cars,orevenonasmoker'sclothes!Mostimportantly,smokingcausesbighealthproblems.Forexample,smokingmakesithardertobreatheifapersonhasillnesseslikeasthma(哮喘).Smokinghurtsaperson'slungs(肺),causingdiseaseslikecancer,etc.Soifyoudon'tsmoke,don'tstart.Ifyoudosmoke,it'stimetogiveitup.30.为什么我们不应该吸烟?第60页共60页,首先(bebeginwith),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(infrontof)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,该戒(giveup)烟了。31.TheJobsofTomorrowWhatkindofworkdoyouwanttodowhenyouareolder?Manyjobsmightinterestyou.Twoofthemthathavebeenaroundthelongestarefarmingandbuilding.Peoplewhoworkwithcomputershavenewerkindsofjobs.Thejobsoftomorrowwillbedecidedbywhatpeopleneedandwant.Whenwedecidewhichjobtotake,weneedtogetthenecessaryinformationaboutchancesofjobs.Thechancesresultfromtherelationsbetweenthetotalpopulation,laborforce,andtheneedforgoods(商品)andservices.People who supply healthcare will probably never have a problem in finding a work.Therewillalwaysbeaneedforpeople,such astruck drivers.Mostpeoplewhohaveacarwillneedcarservice,somechanicsshouldalsobeabletofindworkeasily.Thebestchoiceofgettingagoodjobistoworkoutwhatyoulovedoing,gettherequirededucationandtrainingforitandthengoforagoodjob.31.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(laborforce)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。第60页共60页,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(suchas)卡车司机(truckdrivers),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。图片32.ToStopTwoBoysfromFightingIamsixteenyearsold.Ihaveayoungerbrother.Mybrother'snameisJim.Jimisahandsomeboyandsometimesveryhumorous,hemakesmelaughalot,andIlovehimandamproudofhim.OneafternoonIwaswalkingfrommyhousetothestoretobuysomeinkwhenIsawasmallboyrunningalongthestreettowardsme.Hewasrunningathighspeed.Whenhecamenearme,IwassurprisedtoseeitwasJim.“Hi,Jim,”Ishoutedtohim,“whyareyourunninglikethat?”Jimdidn'tstop.Helookedabitnervous,andshoutedtome,“I'mtryingtostoptwoboysfromfighting.”Iwassurprisedagain.Ilaughedandsaid,“That'sanimportantjobforalittleboy,isn’tit?Youdon'tdothingslikethatveryoften.Whoarethetwoboys?”“They'reTomandme,”answeredJimashecontinuedrunningdownthestreetveryquickly.32.制止两个男孩打架我十六岁,我有个弟弟(youngerbrother),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(beproudofhim)。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(athighspeed)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(abitnervous),他对着我喊道,“我在设法阻止两个男孩打架(stop…fromfighting)。”我还是很奇怪,我笑着说,“第60页共60页,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.BuyingaHouseAshousepriceshaverisentoomuchtheseyears,manypeoplefindithardtoaffordahouse.Butallthepeoplewhodonothaveahousedreamofthedaywhenthey‘llpickupthekeystotheirownhome.Theideaofowningahomeiswonderful.Buyingahousewillcostyoualotofmoney,soneverdoitinahurry.Whateverthemarketconditionis,whenyouareplanningtobuyahouse,therearemanythingstoconsider,whateveryourintentionis,tobuyoronlyrent(租).Afterall,itisgoingtobeyourhome,perhapsforquitealongtime,andyouwanttobehappywithit.Youhavetodecidecorrectlywhatkindofhouseyouwant,howmuchyoucanaffordtopay,andthetypeofareayouwishtolivein.However,it'salwayseasytoforgetallabove,becauseit'smostprobablythatyou'llfallinlovewiththehouseforsalewhenyoufirstseeit.33.买房子这些年由于房价(houseprice)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(theirownhome)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(inahurry)。无论市场条件(marketcondition)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(afterall)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)做决定,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(fallinlovewithit)。34.JimmyandHisSon'sFunnyStoriesJimmyisournewneighbor.Hespeakswithstrangeaccent,butweliketotalkwithhim.Hetoldmeaninterestingstoryabouthimself.Hesaidhelikedgrowingflowersinhisgardeninhissparetime.AndoneSundaymorning,afterbreakfastheputonhisoldclothesand第60页共60页,begandigginginhisgarden.Heduganddug.Afterhalfanhourhesuddenlyfoundacoinnearhisfoot.Heputitinhisrightpocket.Afewminuteslater,hefoundanotherone.Heputitinthesamepocket,too.Thesamethinghappenedforthethird,thefourthandthefifthtime.Hewasveryhappyandtoldhiswifeaboutit.Shewasveryhappy,too.Shesaid,“Athief(小偷)stolealotofcoinsfromashopafewdaysago.Thepolicecaughthimbuttheydidn’tfindanycoins.”ThenJimmywentondiggingandfoundsomemorecoins,butjustwhenhebegantodig,hefeltsomethingcoldinhistrousers.Itrandownoneofhislegs.Heputhishanddownquickly——andthecoincameintohishand.Nowheknewtherewasaholeinhispocket.Jimmyalsotoldmesomethingevenfunnierabouthisson,Jack.OnedayhetookhissonJacktoaboy'sclothingshop.Thatshopwasgivingaway(赠送)balloonstobuyers'children.Jackaskedifhemighthavetwoballoons.“Sorry,”thesalespersonsaid,“butwegiveonlyoneballoontoeachchild.Doyouhaveabrotherathome?”Jackwasalwayshonest.Hedidn'ttelllies,buthewantedanotherballoonbadly.“No.”herepliedregretfully,“butmysisterhasabrother,andI'dlikeoneforhim.”WhatalovelyboyJackis!34.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(puton)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(afewminuteslater),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(thepolice)抓住(catch)他但没找到硬币。”然后吉米继续挖(goondigging)。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)。第60页共60页,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.AtSeainaSmallBoatPeoplehavesailedaroundtheworldinquitesmallboats.Itisnotaneasything.Sometimestheweathergoesbad.Thatwillbetheendofaboatandtheendofeveryoneinit.Accidentscanhappeneasilyandquickly.Onefamilyhadanaccidentwithabigfish.Thefishswamundertheirboatandbit(咬)holesinit.Thewatercameintotheboat,andofcourse,theboatsoonwentdown.However,thesepeoplehadanothersmallerboat——alife-boat(救生艇),andtheyallgotintothat.Theylivedandhopedformanydays.Theywokeandslept,andtheyalwayshoped...Atlastashipfoundthem.Howdopeopleliveinaverysmalllife-boat?Perhapsforweeksormonths.Theymustbestrongineveryway.Theymusthavehope——theymustwanttolive.Butyoucannoteatanddrinkhope.Youcannotdrinkseawater.Drinkalotofseawater——youwillquicklydie.Sailors(水手)candrinkrainwater.Theymustcatchrainwaterintheirboat.Theymustalsocatchfishandbirdsforfood.Lifeboatsdonotoftencarryacooker,sothesailorscannotcooktheirfood.Raw(生的)fishandbird-meatisnotverynice.Buttherewon'tbeanychoiceinalife-boat!Thesailorsmusteatrawfoodortheywilldie.Whatdopeoplethinkaboutinalife-boat?Theythinkaboutland,awarmbed,dryclothes,cleanwaterandfood.35.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)发生得很容易也很快。第60页共60页,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.ACarelessCoupleMr.andMrs.Longhaveapoormemory,andtheyarealsoverycareless.Comparedwiththecarelessparents,theirdaughterLindaisquitedifferent.Lindaisverycarefulindoingthings.IfMr.andMrs.Longcanactcarefullyandremembertochecktheirwork,they’llnotcausesomuchtroubleintheirlife.OnesummertheyplantoflytoNewYorkforavisit.Theygettotheairportonlytenminutesbeforetheplaneleaves.Sotimeisshort.ButsuddenlyMrs.LongsaysshemusttellLinda,theirdaughter,nottoforgettolockthefrontdoorwhensheleavesforschoolinthemorning.AsLindaisthenatschool,theycan'treachheronthephone.Sothecouplehurriestothepostoffice.Mrs.LongwritesashortnotetoLinda,whileMr.Longbuysastampandanenvelope(邮票).Soonthenoteisready.Theyputthestampontheenvelopeanddropitintheletterboxinahurry.ButsuddenlyMrs.Longbeginstocry.Theshortnotetoherdaughterisstillinherhand.Shehasputtheirplaneticketsintheenvelope!36.粗心的夫妇第60页共60页,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(gettotheairport),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(postoffice)。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.ProtectingYourTeethGeorgeWashingtonhadmanygreatsuccessesinhislife,buthedidn'tsucceedinkeepinghisownteeth!Backthen,manypeoplelosttheirteeth,butmodernpeopleknowhowtoprotecttheirteeth.Themostimportantthingistobrushyourteeth.Bykeepingtheteethcleanyouwillnothaveatoothacheorothertoothdisease.Oneotherimportantthingistoeatright.Forexample,milkandcheesegiveteethcalcium(钙),whichtheyneedtobestrong.FruitsandvegetablesalsohelpbyprovidingVAandVD.Ontheotherhand,sweetfoodisbadforteeth.Sobrushyourteethandeatright.Theyarethebasicthingsyoushoulddotoprotectyourteeth.Ifyoudothethings,you'llbeabletohavegoodteethforyourwholelife.That’sonesuccessthatevenGeorgeWashingtondidn'thave!37.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(yourwholelife)都会拥有好牙齿,那可是乔治·第60页共60页,华盛顿都没有获得的成功哦!38.AmericanclassroomRules1.Iftheteacherasksaquestion,youshouldgiveananswer.Ifyoudonotunderstandthequestion,youshouldraiseyourhandandasktheteachertorepeatthequestion.Ifyoudonotknowtheanswer,itisallrighttotelltheteacherthatyoudonotknow.Thentheteacherknowswhatyouneedtolearn.2.Thereisnoexcusefornotdoingyourhomework.Ifyouareabsent,youshouldcallyourteacherorsomeonewhoisinyourclassandaskforthehomework.Itisyourdutytofindoutwhathomeworkyouhavemissed.Itisnottheteacher'sdutytotellyouthemissinghomework.3.Youmustnotbeabsentonatestday.Seriousillnessistheonlyreasonformissingatest.4.Beontime!Itisconsiderednotpolitetobelate.Also,itdisturbsotherclassmates.Ifyoumustcomeinlate,besuretodoitquietly.IntheU.Sitisnotnecessarytoknockbeforeyouentertheclassroom.Mostoftheteacherswillgiveyoualowgradeifyouareoftenlate.5.Haveyourtextbookoutandbereadytobeginwhentheclassstarts.Besureyouhaveapaperandapencilready.6.InAmerica,youshouldcallyourteacherbyhisorherlastname,not“teacher”.AlsoyoushoulduseMr.,Miss,Ms.orMrs.beforethelastname(suchasMrs.SmithorMr.Jones).Thisisconsideredpolite.7.Bepolitetootherstudents.Ifanotherstudentisansweringaquestionorgivingareport,youshouldlistenquietlyandgivethemyourattention.8.ItisconsideredimpoliteintheU.S.toeat,drinkorchewgum(嚼口香糖)duringclass.Also,takingoffone'sshoesintheclassroomisnotpolite.9.Ifyoumustleaveduringclass,dosoquietly.Thereisnoneedtotelltheteacher.However,leavingtheclassforsomethinginsteadofanemergency(紧急情况)isnotaccepted.10.Copyinganotherstudent'stestorpaperisneveraccepted.Itiscalledcheating.AtmostschoolsintheU.S,studentswhocheatwillbedismissed.第60页共60页,38.美国课堂行为守则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(raiseyourhand)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(findout)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(ontime)!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(entertheclassroom),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(alowgrade)。5、课前要拿出课本(textbook)为开始上课做好准备(beready),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(duringclass)吃东西、喝饮料或嚼口香糖是不礼貌的。在教室脱鞋(takeoff)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.VeryPleasedtoMeetYouDuringWorldWarTwo,alotofyoungwomeninBritain(英国)wereinthearmy.JoanPhillipswasoneofthem.Sheworkedinabigcamp,andofcoursemetalotofmen,officersandsoldiers.OneeveningshemetCaptainHumphreysatadance.Joanalsoplayedthepianothere.Theyhadaverygoodtime.CaptainHumphreyssaidtoher,“I'mgoingabroadtomorrow,butI'dbeveryhappyifwecouldwritetoeachother.”Joanagreed.ThenCaptainHumphreyswenttoaforeigncountry.Andtheywroteforseveralmonths.Thenhislettersstopped,butshereceivedonefromanotherofficer,第60页共60页,tellingherthathehadbeenwoundedandwasinacertainarmyhospitalinEngland.Joanwentthereandsaidtothematron(护士长),“I'vecometovisitcaptainHumphreys.”“Onlyfamilymembersareallowedtovisitpatientshere,”thematronsaid.“Oh,that'sallright,”answeredJoan“I'mhissister.”“I'mpleasedtomeetyou,”thematronsaid,“I'mhismother!”39.很高兴认识你二战(WorldWarTwo)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(bigcamp)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(goabroad)。如果我们能给彼此写信(writetoeachother),我将非常高兴。”琼同意了。然后,汉弗莱兹上尉去了国外(aforeigncountry)。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(familymember)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'mpleasedtomeetyou)。”护士长说:“我是他母亲。”40.Keys?Kiss?MycousinwasgivinganEnglishlessontoaclassofadults(成年人).TheyhadrecentlycometoliveinAmerica.Mycousinplacedmanydailyobjectsonatable.Therewasapen,aruler,aneraser,atape,apieceofchalk,anewspaper,amagazine,amap,atabletennisballandsoon.Thensheaskedeverymemberoftheclasstogiveheranobjectastheyweretold.Theclasswentverysmoothlyandthestudentsseemedinterestedandseriousaboutthework.ButwhenmycousinsaidtoanItalian(意大利的)student,“Givemethekeys,”themanlookedsurprised.第60页共60页,Seeingthis,mycousinthoughtthatthestudenthadn'theardherclearly,sosherepeated,“Givemethekeys.”TheItalianstudentseemedalittleshy,andthenhethrewhisarmsaroundtheteacher'sneckandkissedheronbothcheeks(脸颊).40.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(dailyobject),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(apieceofchalk)、一份报纸、一本杂志(magazine)、一张地图(map)、一个乒乓球(tabletennisball)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。41.ACockroachinOurClassroomWhatwouldyoudoifyoufoundacockroachinyourclassroom?Wouldyoucry?Wouldyoulaugh?Orwouldyoujustsitthereanddonothing?Inmyclasswedidallthose.SuddenlyIheardaterriblecryfromoneofthegirls.Myheartmissedabeat.Iheardanothercry.Iamnowthinkingtomyself“whatisgoingon”!Thenthereitwas!Itwasatleastaninchandahalflong,justalittlecockroach!NowthiswasthefirsttimeIhadseeninreallife,butfromallthepicturesandthemoviesIhadseeninthepast,Icouldtellitwasacockroach.Myteacherquicklyrantofetchsomepapertowels.Tobehonest,Ididn’tthinkthatwindowcleanercouldhelp.Iwaswrong.Thelittlecockroachgotabigdropof“TheWindowCleaner”,andlyingonthefloor,didnotmove.Wellthatwasjustthebeginning.Ok,hereisthewholestory.Myteacherwalkedovertothe,nownotmoving,cockroach.Ifyouhaveaweakstomach,Iamwarningyounow...shesteppedonit.Idon'tknowifyouhaveseenthemovieswheresomeonestepsonthe第60页共60页,cockroachandyouhearaloud“CRUNCH”(嘎扎嘎扎的压碎),butIcantellyourightnowthatthosemoviesareone-hundredpercenttrue.IwaslaughingsohardthatIwascrying.Ilookedaroundtheclassroom.Someofmyfriendswerelaughingtoo.Ofcoursethegirlygirlswerecryingandsomeoftheotherkidsthoughtitwasnobigdealandjustsattherereadingtheirbooks.Myteacherwasnotveryhappytofindoutthatshewastheonewhohadtocleanupthedirtyplace.Mostpeoplewillnotrealizethatwhenyousteponacockroachitwillmakeaterriblesoundyoumaynotwanttohear.Sowhenyouevergotokillacockroach,watchoutfor“THECRUNCH”.41.未来的工作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(donothing)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(thinktooneself)“发生什么事了(whatisgoingon)”,接着我看到了!是一只至少(atleast)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(papertowel)。说实话(tobehonest),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(lieonthefloor),不动(move)了。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-hundredpercent)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(nobigdeal),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(cleanup)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(watchout)那“嘎扎嘎扎”第60页共60页,的声音。图片42.ThisIsMySupperMissGreenatealotforeverymeal,andshelikedeatingmeat,especiallyporkandbeef.Soshewasveryfat.Sheweighed100kilosandshegotheaviereverymonth.Onedayshewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorsaid,“Youhavetogoonadiet(节食),MissGreen“.Hegaveherasmallbookandsaid,“Thisisabookonhowtoloseyourweight.Pleaseeatthethingsonpage11everyday.Thencomebackandseemeintwoweeks.”MissGreencameagainaftertwoweeks,butshewasn'tthinner.Shewasmuchfatter.Thedoctorwassurprisedandsaid,“Areyoueatingthethingsonpage110fthesmallbook?""Yes,doctor.“Sheanswered.Thenextday,thedoctorvisitedMissGreenwhenshewashavinghermeals.“MissGreen,”hesaid,“Whyareyoueatingpotatoesanddumplings?Theyarenotonthelistofyourdiet.”“Butdoctor,”MissGreenanswered,“Iatemydietatlunchtime.Thisismysupper.”Funnyenough!That'swhyMissGreenisgettingfat.Butsincethen,MissGreenhasmadeuphermindtoloseweight,andshehasmadeanefforttofollowthedoctor’sadvice.42.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(loseweight)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(makeupone'smind)要减肥,还努力(makeanefforttodo)遵循医生的建议。第60页共60页,43.TwoTravelersTwomenweregoingalongalonelyroadandtalkingofwhattheywoulddoifabearorwolvesattack(进攻)them.“Neverfear,”saidthelargerone,“Icanprotectmyselfandyoutoo,sotherewillbenodanger.Thereisnothingintheforestforanymantofear,exceptahungrybear,andI'dliketomeetthebearthatcouldbeamatchforme.”Justatthattime,ahugebearappearedintheroadandmovedtowardsthetwomen.Thetwomenranforatree.Theonewhohadspokensobravelyreacheditfirstandclimbedtosafety.Thesmallerman,beinglefttofacethebearalone,threwhimselfonthegroundandlayasifdead.Whenthebearcameup,hesmeltthemanonthegroundandwentaway.Thenthelargermancamedownfromthetreeandsaid,“Whatdidthebearsayinyourear?Youseemedlikeoldfriends.”“Oh,”theotheranswered,“hetoldmenevertotrustaboaster(自夸者).”43.两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(asif)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.PeopleAroundtheWorldCommunicatinginEnglishInonlyfiftyyears,Englishhasdevelopedintothelanguagemostwidelyspokenandusedintheworld.Englishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganizations(组织),internationaltradeandtourism(旅游业).第60页共60页,BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.Englishisalsothelanguageofworldculture,suchaspopmusicandtheInternet.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongsontheradiooruseEnglishtocommunicatewithpeoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,itwillbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.44.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(developinto)世界上说的最多、使用最广泛(mostwidely)的语言(language)。英语是大部分国际组织、国际贸易(internationaltrade)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(popmusic)以及互联网(theInternet)。你可以通过无线广播(ontheradio)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(haveagoodknowledgeof)英语将变得越来越重要。45.TravelDiarySaturday,March24thWehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok,thecapitalofThailand.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand.Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelroomwebookedischeap,butverycleanandtidy.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplaceslikethePalaceinthecityandthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.Tuesday,March27thBangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavealreadytakenhundredsofphotoswithournewcamera.LaterwewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.第60页共60页,Friday,March30thOurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife——nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.45.旅行日志3月24日,星期六我们到达(arrivein)炎热潮湿的曼谷,泰国的首都(capital)。这是我们首次到泰国。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(hundredsofphotos)。之后我们将出发前往(leavefor)清迈。我们将乘北去的列车,在清迈呆两天,然后赶公交车(catchabus)去清莱。3月30日,星期五我们去清莱的旅程漫长而枯燥(boring)。我们游览了山里的一个小村庄(smallvillage)。这里的村民喜欢安静的生活——没有电脑和电话。他们是我所见过的最友好的(thekindest)人。在这里我感觉很好,希望明年还能再来这里。46.TheBluePigwithaBlackTailOnceuponatime(从前)acertainkingsentamessagetoanotherking,saying,“Sendmeabluepigwithablacktail,orelse——”Theotherreplied,“Ihaven'tone;ifIhad——”Bothkingsweresoangrythattheywenttowarwitheachother.Theycollectedalltheirsoldiersandfoughtwitheachother.Bravemenwerekilled,andwomenandchildrendiedbecausetheycouldgetnothingtoeat.Whenitseemedthatneithersidecouldwinthewar,thekingsbegantotalkaboutpeace.Firstofall,itwasnecessarytoexplainthetwomessages.Eachkingwasangryatwhattheotherhadsaid.“Whatdidyoumean,”Askedthesecondking,“bysaying,‘sendinga第60页共60页,bluepigwithablacktail,orelse——’?”“Why,”saidthefirstking,“Icouldmeanonlyonething.ImeantthatIwantedyoutosendmeabluepigwithablacktail,orelseapigofsomeothercolor.”“Oh,thatwasall,wasit?Ididnotgetthewholeofyourmessage,”answeredthesecondking.“Whatapity!“Headded.“Ah,butImustknowwhatyoumeantbyyourreplytomymessage,”askedthefirstking.“Yousaid,'Ihaven'tone;ifIhad——”'“Why,myanswerisveryclear.ImeantthatIhadn'tone;ifIhad,Ishouldhavesentittoyou.”“Well,well!“saidthefirstking,“Wehavebeenfightingaboutnothing.Ifwehadonlyexplainedthesethingsbeforethewarstarted,thenthisbitterwarmusthavebeenavoided.”Sothegreatwarofthebluepigwiththeblacktailwasrecordedinthehistoriesofthetwocountriesinordertopreventsuchawarhappeningagain.46.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至于(soangrythat)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(itseemedthat)双方都不能(neithersidecould)打赢这场战争,于是两位国王开始谈论和平(talkaboutpeace)。首先(firstofall),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:orelse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(whatapity)!”第60页共60页,“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(bitterwar)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(wasrecorded)两国史册以防止(prevent)此类现象再次发生。47.AGirl'sSmileAbouttenyearsagowhenIwasastudentincollege,lifewashardformethen.Bothmyparentshadlosttheirjobs,soIworkedatmyUniversity'sMuseuminmysparetime.Onedaywhileworkinginthegiftshop,Isawanoldcouplecomeinwithalittlegirlinawheelchair.AsIlookedcloseratthisgirl,Ifoundthatshehadnoarmsorlegs,justahead,neckandtorso(躯干).Shewaswearingaprettywhitedress,alsoalittleredcap.Whentheycameclosertome,Iturnedmyheadtowardthegirlandgaveherawink(眨眼).AsItookthemoneyfromhergrandparents,Ilookedbackatthegirl,whowasgivingmetheprettiest,largestsmileIhadeverseen.Allofasuddenherhandicap(残疾)wasgoneandallIsawwasthisperfectgirl.Iwasdeeplymovedbyhersmile,andalmostimmediatelyshegavemeacompletelynewsenseofwhatlifeisallabout.Shetookmefromapoor,unhappycollegestudentandbroughtmeintoherworld:aworldofsmiles,loveandwarmth.Thatwastenyearsago.I'masuccessfulbusinesspersonnowandwheneverIaminlowspiritsandthinkaboutthetroublesoftheworld,I'llthinkaboutthatlittlegirlandthelessonaboutlifethatshetaughtme,soIwillneverlosecourage.47.一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(whileworkinginthegiftshop),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。第60页共60页,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(completelynew)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(inlowspirits)、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真理,因此,我从未丧失勇气(losecourage)。48.TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayApril27isTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayinBritain.StartinginAmericaandbroughttoBritainin1994,TakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayhasbecomeaspecialdayforgirlsbetween11and15.Onthatdaythousandsofgirlstakeadayoffschoolandgotogetherwithoneoftheirparentstotheirworkplaces.Thepurposeofthisdayistoopenupgirls'eyesandgetthemtobelieveinthemselves.Formanyyearspeoplehavethoughtthatboyscandobetterthangirlsinsociety.Butinfactgirlscanbewhatevertheywanttobejustlikeboys,whetheritisapilot,anurseoramanager.Onthisspecialday,girlscanhaveacloselookatwhattheirparentsaredoingandthismayhelpgirlstobelieveinthemselveswhentheyneedtochoosetheirwork.Schoolsandmanycompaniesalsothinkthisactivityuseful.GreenMiddleSchoolforGirls,innorthLondonhasmadethedayanecessarypartofeducation.Zarina,15,studyinginGreenMiddleschool,wenttohermother'slawoffice.Shefounditinterestingtoseehermotheratwork.Shehasalwayslikedthisideaofgoingintolawandthinksmaybeshewilldoesthesameworkashermotherlater.Ifparentsbelieveintheirdaughtersandshowexamplesbothatworkandathomeforthem,thiswillgivealotofhelptogirls.TakeOur第60页共60页,DaughterstoWorkDayiscertainlyastepintherightdirection.48.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(takeadayoff),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(believeinthemselves)。很多年来,人们认为男孩在社会中(insociety)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(onthisspecialday),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(lawoffice).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(intherightdirection)迈进了一步。49.AuntFrankieAuntFrankieisafun,busyandcaringlady!Sheisalwaysreadytohavefun.Afteralongdayatwork,sheusuallycomesinthedoorsingingsomesongsfromthe80s.Sometimesshehasanewdancesteptoshare.AuntFrankieandherhusbandownacandyshop.Thatshophasbroughtinsomemoneyforthem,buttheydon'tbuymuchfurniture.AuntFrankieenjoyshavingmorespaceinherhouse.WhenAuntFrankiestaysathome,shelikestobecomfortable,andshealmostalwayswearsabigwhiteT-shirt,oldpinkshorts,andnosocksorshoes.IlovetovisitAuntFrankie.ThereIcanalwayspleasemystomach.AuntFrankiehastheabilitytobake(烤)differentkindsofpiesandbiscuits.Theyalltasteverydelicious.Eggs,milk,butter,andsaltallbecomewonderfulinherkitchen.Shepromisestoteachmesomeday.第60页共60页,WhenI'vecometoeatsomebananasandpears,shewillsitnexttomeatthetable.Sheputsherhandsonmineandasksmehowmydaywas,howmyclassesaregoing,whatnewfriendsI'vemade,andwhetherI'vemadeprogressinmygrammarandcomposition.AuntFrankiealsohasmanytalesandfunnyjokestotellme.49.姑妈弗兰奇姑妈(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(candyshop)。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。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(inherkitchen)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(makeprogress)。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.AFlyingSailThatsummerwasahotoneinBoston.Almosteveryafternoon,Iwentswimminginanearbyswimmingpoolwithmybestfriend,BenFranklin.Welovedthoselong,hotdays.Ononepleasantafternoon,Benwaslate.Iwenttohishouseandclimbedupstairstohissmallbedroom.Hewassittingtheremakingakite.“What'swiththekite?”Isaid,“Ithoughtweweregoingswimming.”Bensmiledatmeandsaid,“Weneedthekiteforswimming.”“Whogoesswimmingwithakite?”Iasked.“Ido,”Bensaid.Hisblueeyeswereshining.第60页共60页,Withsuchacleverfriend,Igotusedtohearingcrazyideas.Ijustshookmyhead,“I'dliketoseehowyoudoit.”Halfanhourlater,wewerestandingonthebankofthepool.Benheldhiscrazykiteinonehandandalog(圆木)intheother.Hesatonthebank,tookoffhisshoes,andtiedtheendofthekitethreadtohisfoot.Thenheflewthekiteintotheairandletthewindcatchit.Thekiteroseovertheswimmingpool.“Thisisfantastic!“Ishouted.Bensmiledatmeandjumpedintothepool.Hethrewonearmoverhislog,leaned(倚靠)back,andletthekitepullhimacrossthepool.“Oh,Igetit!“Icried,“It'saflyingsail!”50.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(swimmingpool)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(climbupstairs)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(getusedto)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(jumpinto)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!”我大叫道,“这是一次飞航!”51.TheColourfulWorldTheworldaroundusisfullofcolors:thegrassisgreen,theskyisblue.Whatapityitwillbeifpeoplecannotseeallthecolors.Buttherearepeoplewhoareblindtocertaincolors.第60页共60页,Humancolorblindnessisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones(锥形物)”.Theyhelpustoseeinbrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods(视网膜杆)”buttheyareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotthecolor.Somebirdsandanimals'eyeshavefewornocones,sotheycannotseecolors.Catsanddogscannotseecolorsaswellaswecan.Someinsects(昆虫)canevenseeX-rays.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercolorsarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwecannotsee.Humanbeingshavefavoritecolors.Blueisoftenpopularbecauseitisthecolorofthecoolskyandsea.Greenisthecolorwhichmakesusthinkofgrass,fieldandforest.Yellowisthecolorofthesun.Ontheotherhand,redisthecolorofbloodandfire.Itmakessomepeoplethinkofaccidents,dangerandblood.Blackisthecolorofthenight.Inthedarkwecannotseewhatisaroundus,sowearesometimesafraidoftheunknownanddonotlikeblackasacolor.51.多彩的世界我们周围的世界充满(befullof)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(asingleeye)里有几百万(millionsof)叫做“视锥”的微小物质。它们帮助我们在亮光(brightlight)下看清并辨别颜色的差异(tellthedifferencebetweencolors)。单眼中也有几百万“视网膜杆”,但它们是用来(beusedfor)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、田野和森林的颜色,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(inthe第60页共60页,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。图片52.ComputersAreBecomingMoreandMorePopularMoreandmorepeoplearelivingthelifewithcomputers.Usingcomputersyoucansende-mailsquicklyandeasily.Youareabletosendaletterwithphotosandsoundstosomeoneanywhereintheworldwithoutputtingastamp.E-mailcansenditsmessagetotheothersideoftheworldinseconds.E-mailiseasytouseanditsavestimeandmoney.Itservesfortwenty-fourhours.Youcansende-mailstoyourfriendswhentheyareinbed,andwhentheysende-mailsback,maybeyou'reseeingafilmatthecinema.Computersarealsoimportantforstudentsnow.ManystudentsliketosurftheInternet,butsomestudentsonlyplaygamesinsteadofsearchingforusefulinformationandlearningfromtheInternet.Besides,theyspendtoomuchtimeonthecomputer,whichisverybadfortheirhealth.Canyouimagineinthefuturewithoutteachersbutcomputers?Studentswillteachthemselvesintheschoolinthefuture.Atthattime,studentswillcarryapersonalcomputer(PC)insteadofabookbag.Andteacherswilldisappear.Computershelpstudentsdeveloptheirownwaysoflearning.Studentswillfollowthelearningprogramsbylookingaton-line(在线的)librariesandwatchinglessons.Studentscantakeadvantageofallkindsoflearningwebsites.52.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(inseconds)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(atthecinema)看电影(seeafilm)。现在电脑对学生也很重要。许多学生喜欢上网(surftheInternet),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。第60页共60页,你能想象(imagine)未来没有教师只有电脑吗?未来(inthefuture)学生们将在学校里自学。那时,学生会携带一台个人电脑(personalcomputer)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(takeadvantageof)各种学习网站(website)。53.Dialogue:ChineseFoodW:Waitress,G:GuestW:Goodafternoon,sir.WehavebothChinesefoodandwesternfood.Whichdoyoulikebetter,ChineseorWestern?G:I'llhaveChinesefoodforachangetoday.IlikeChinesefoodverymuch,youknow.W:I'mgladtohearthat.Thisway,please.Hereisthemenufortoday.G:Thanks.ThisismyfirstvisittoChina.CouldyoutellmewhatdifferentkindsofChinesefoodyouservehere?W:Asyoucanseefromthemenu,weserveShanghaifood,GuangdongfoodandSichuanfood.G:Couldyoutellmemoreaboutthem?W:Withpleasure.Generally,Guangdongfoodisabitlight.Sichuanfoodhasastrongandhottaste.Shanghaifoodisratheroily.G:Veryinteresting.Therearesomanykindsofdishesofdifferenttastes.It'shardtodecidewhichtotake.ButIthinkI'llhaveSichuanfoodthistimeasIlikehotfood.I'dliketohavesomestandardSichuandishes.W:Wouldyoulikeporkshredswithfishseasoning(鱼香肉丝),chickencubeswithchilipeppers(辣子鸡丁)andsourpungentsoup(酸辣汤)?G:Verynice.Letmetrythem.W:Weusuallyservethefoodfirstandthenthesoup,butwe'llbringyouthesoupfirstifyoulike.G:I'musedtohavingsoupfirst.W:Allright,sir.I'llgetitforyourightnow.53.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(westernfood)。您要点中餐还是西餐?第60页共60页,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(withpleasure)。一般来说(generally),广东菜口味清淡些(abitlight),四川菜味道重、辣,上海菜相当油腻(ratheroily)。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'musedtohavingsoupfirst)。W:好的,先生。我马上给您端上。54.FrogsLongingforaKingThereoncelivedmanyfrogsinagreatpondunderabridge.Theyhadanexcellenthomeandallthefoodtheywished,buttheywerenotsatisfied.Theymadespeechesinthepond.Theysaidtheyshouldhaveaking.ThentheyaskedtheGodtogivethemaking.TheGodgavethemabigpieceofwood.Thewooddidnotmoveatall,sothefrogswenttoasktheGodtogivethemakingwhichcouldtakeaction.TheGodsentthemaneel(鳗鱼),butthefrogsthoughttheeelwastoosmallanddidnotlooklikeaking,sotheeelwasnotwelcomeinthepond.ThenthefrogswenttotheGodagainforthelasttime.Thefrogsweregivenastork(白鹳)astheirking.Theybelievedthestorkwasgreat,whichcouldruleoverthem,sotheyshowedhonortothestork.Butthestorkateallthefrogsonebyoneuntiltherewashardlyanyfrogleftinthewholepond.Howmuchbetteritwouldhavebeenforthefrogsiftheyhadbeensatisfiedwiththeirlife!54.渴望国王的青蛙第60页共60页,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(theGod)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...atall)动,于是这些青蛙去找上帝,要求给它们一个能够采取行动(takeaction)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(looklike)个国王,因此这条鳗鱼在池塘里不受欢迎(notwelcome)。然后它们又去找上帝了,最后一次,上帝给了它们一只白鹳当它们的国王。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(hardlyany)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'sValueManypeoplewhoarealivetodayknowwhatitisliketoliveinaworldwithouttelevision.Televisionisonlyaboutfortyyearsold.Yetithasbeenanimportantpartinourlives.Somepeoplethinkthattheyearsbeforetelevisionwereabettertime.Theybelievethatfamiliestalkedmoreanddidmorethingstogether.Morebookswereread.Peoplegotmoreoutdoorexercise.Butothersdisagree.Theysaythattelevisionisagoodtoolforeducation.Ittellsuswhatishappeningintheworld.Itprovidesplentyoffunforus.Ithelpsusunderstandhowpeopleliveandwork.Althoughsomepeopledescribetelevisionasagreatteacher,otherssaytelevisionhascausedthepoorreadingandwritingskillsofourpeople.Televisiongetspraiseforhelpingusunderstandthepeopleoftheworld.Butitalsohasinfluenceonfamilylife.Televisiontellsusthenewsoftheday.Butitcanalsomakeuslazybygivingonlyshortnewsinsteadoftellingthewholestory.Evenpeoplewholovetelevisionarenothappywithit.Theythinktherearetoomanyadvertisementsontelevision.Peoplewillprobablycontinuetodiscussabouttelevision’svalue.Buteveryoneagreesthatitisoneofthemostimportantinventionsofthetwentiethcentury.55.电视的价值第60页共60页,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(outdoorexercise)。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(plentyoffun),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(thetwentiethcentury)最重大的发明(invention)之一。56.TheFlowerbed'sSecretOncetherewasanEnglishprince(王子).HisnamewasHenry.PrinceHenrylikedtostudylanguages,butsmilesnevercameonhisface.Hisfather,theKing,lovedhimdearly,andtriedtomakehimhappyineverypossibleway.TheKinggavetheboyasmallhorse,sothathemightridewhenheliked.TheKingalsohadaboatmadeforthePrince,sothathemightsailonthelake.YettheyoungPrincewasnothappy.OnedaytheKinghadaninterviewwithamannamedSirArthur.PrinceHenrywasalsothere,withanunhappyface,asusual.SirArthurturnedtotheKing,andsaid,“IhaveamethodtomakePrinceHenryhappy,butyouhavetosendhimtothecountryside".Atfirst,theKingrefused,butSirArthurinsistedontakingthePrincetothecountry.Finally,theKingagreed.PrinceHenryandSirArthurwenttoSirArthur'shouse.Hisbigyardwasdividedintotwoparts-insideyardandoutsideyard,andtheoutside第60页共60页,yardwasabiggardenwithaflowerbed.SirArthurcanceledallhisactivitiesandstayedwiththePrinceathome.HetoldHenry,“Doyouknowmyflowerbedcantalk,andithasasecret.”Theprincethoughtitverystrange.SirArthurwenton,“ittellsthesecretonlytothosewhowatchiteveryday.Ifyoulearnthesecret,youwillbehappyeverydayintheyear.”PrinceHenrylooked,buttherewasnoflower,notevenaleafuponit.Thenhecircledtheflower-bedeveryday.Evenwhenastormcame,hedidn'tgoinside,sohecaughtacoldandcoughedbadly.Manydayspassed.Theflowerbedwaswet,andthewarmsunshoneuponit.Atlast,onefinemorning,hesawtinyplantscomingup.Dayafterdayhesawthattheseplantsmadelines,andthatthelinesformedsomeletters.Hethoughtaboutthespellingandtriedtotranslatethemintohisownlanguage.Atlast,hegotit:DOSOMEGOODTOSOMEONEEVERYDAY.56.花坛的秘密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(smallhorse),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(TheKingalsohadaboatmadeforthePrince),这样他可以在湖上(onthelake)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(asusual)。亚瑟爵士转向(turnto)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(atfirst),国王拒绝了,但亚瑟爵士坚持(insist)带王子去乡下,最后,国王同意了。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(bedividedinto)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,即使当暴风雨(storm)来临时他也不进屋,结果他感冒(catcha第60页共60页,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.LewisandClarkReachthePacificIcleantherainoffmyface.Mostexplorers(探险家)hopetofindland,butMeriwetherLewisandI,WilliamClark,cameallthewayfromSt.LouistoreachthePacificOcean.Iturnaroundandfacetherestofourshipmembers.“Wedidit!”Ishout,puttingupourflag.Everyonecheersasloudlyaswaves(波浪)hittingtherocks."We'vepaddled(划桨)upstream,walkedalongwayoversnowymountains,andfacedhungerandmanyotherdangers.”Atthetime,Iseethegirl.Shekeepssilent.“Ofcourse,withoutthehelpofourIndianfriend,wewouldn'thavemadeitThankyou,miss.”IlookbackatthePacificandnoticethatMeriwetherlooksunhappy.Itrulycanunderstandwhy.WehadhopedtoseeAsiantradingshipsatsea,buttherearenoshipsanywhere.Weplannedtosailhomebysea.Maybetheshipswillcomesoon.Ifnot,we'llhavetogobackthesamewaywecame.57.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·路易斯一路来到达了太平洋(thePacificOcean),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(putup)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(snowymountain),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(keepsilent)。“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”。第60页共60页,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(bysea)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.TheCatTahtRangtheBellThecatlivedinanunnery(女修道院).Shehadnoticedthatwhenacertainbellwasrung,agroupofnuns(修女)wouldcomefortheirmeals,andshealsoreceivedherfood.Onedayshewasshutupinaroombyherselfwhensheheardthebellring.Butshecouldn'topenthedoor,thewindowwastoohightoreach,andtheglasswastoostrongtobreak.Atlast,aftersomehours,thedoorwasopened.Shehurriedtotheplacewheresheexpectedtofindherdinner,butnodinnerthere.Shewasveryhungry,andhungermadeherclever.Sheknewwheretheropehungwhichpulledthebell.“Now,whenthatbellringsIgenerallygetmysupper,”shethoughtassherantowardstherope.Thatwasathickrope.Itwaseasyforhertoreachtherope.Shejumpeduponit.Itgaveapleasantsound.Asshewasswinging,shethought,“NowIshallgetmysupper,thoughIhavelostmydinner.”Thebellranglouderandlouder.Thenunshearingthebellringatsounusualanhour,andcamehurryingtothebell.Theywonderedwhatwaswrong.Totheirgreatsurprise,theysawitwasthecatwhichrangthebell!Theycouldn'tunderstandandthoughtforsometime,tillthesisterwhogavethecathermealsrememberedthatshehadnotbeenpresentatdinnertime,andthen,shebroughtdoublemealstothecatimmediately.58.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)被敲响(ring)时,一群(agroupof)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(athick第60页共60页,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(totheirgreatsurprise),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.ChopsticksChopsticksareanancientwayofeatingfood,andeventhoughtheyweredevelopedsome5,000yearsagoinChina,thetraditionisstillalivearoundthemodernworld.Therearemanyreasonsforusingchopsticks,butprobablytheydevelopedbecauseusingtwosticksofwoodallowsonetogetcloseenoughtogetthefoodoutofapot(锅)withoutburningthemselves.AlthoughforksandknivesandotherpointedtoolshavebeenintroducedtoChinaovertheyears,chopstickshaveremainedthemainwaytoeatfood.Chopsticksaremostlymadefromwood,withbamboobeingthemostwidelyused.Foreignersliketobuysilkchopsticksasgifts.TheChinesepeopleusuallyeatfromabowlorsmallplate.Theyusechopstickstoeatnoodlesandrice,butKoreans(韩国人)eattheirricewithaspoon.59.筷子筷子(chopsticks)是一种古老的吃饭工具。尽管(eventhough)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(knifeandfork)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.BeijingZoo第60页共60页,BeijingZoohasmanyanimalssuchasthegiant(巨大的)pandaandthegoldenmonkey,andalsohastheanimalsfromallovertheworld——elephant,camel,giraffe,tiger,lion,zebra,etc.BeijingZoocoversanareaofmorethan50,000squaremetersandtherearemorethan30largehalls.Itisalsoafamouscenterofzoological(动物的)research.Recently,anewformofticketinghasbeenintroducedatBeijingZoo——aCD-liketicket.Thereismusicandvideooftheanimalsinit.YoucanreaditthroughyourcomputerorVplayer.ThereisalsoanimportantmessageontheCD:weshouldallhelpprotecttheenvironmentwherewelive.60.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(goldenmonkey),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(squaremeters),有30多个场馆。北京动物园也是著名的动物学研究中心(researchcenter)。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)。第60页共60页