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70篇短文搞定初中词汇

l. 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)

一位新上任的(new)年轻军官(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。

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 hospital 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 ag o. 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。”

Sam and Tod (1)

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.

萨姆与托德(1)

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。

Sam and Tod (2)

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.

萨姆与托德(2)

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。

In the Bar (1)

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.

在酒吧(1)

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)。

4.In the Bar (2)

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(2)

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！”

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 and 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。

5.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.

三把黑伞(2)

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)。告诉他们自己为妈妈买的伞不见了，而且下

一站(next station)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(so that)有人知道拿错了(take it by mistake)伞再拿回来

(bring back)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(hear from her mother)，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？”

Friends (1)

Friends are different things to different people. To my little sister, a friend is

someone who likes to swim and ride bikes. 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)。

6. Friends (2)

Steve, our monitor, is my best friend We go skating, play football, talk about sports,

and go to a concert. When I broke 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)。

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 someth ing 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!”

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(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)。”

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, and he was told that he would be dismissed from

university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the history

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。”

8. We Really Don't Know (2)

“No, no, that's quite impossible!”replied the professor immediately.“Do you know,

l ast 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 recently.”

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。”

Raymond (1)

Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond dreamed of

being a scientist, in fact, he is a postman 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)。

9. Raymond (2)

Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very clean. After work, he

likes going to the gym to take exercise

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.

9．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。

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 half 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.”

10.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)。”

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 pig. 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?”

11.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？”

11. 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 born. One day, the disciple held his knife with him

and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he was 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.”

11.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。”

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 you do, you are

wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people

in your hornet own than in all of Greenland That is because Greenland is not green

Greenland is white. Most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering

Greenland is higher than some of the world's buildings. What about Iceland? Is it

colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as

Greenland. Iceland has a Lot of hot springs(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.

12.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。

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 gentlemen 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!”

13．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)!”

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 classes. 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 watch games on TV at home. The most devoted(投

入的) sports fans never miss a game

14．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。

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 pic k

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

picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excit ed“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.

15.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。

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。

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。

15.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 m y 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 fo r 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. When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them

when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever, parents will always

be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the

boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating(对待)our parents.

15．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？

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 China. 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. They write with 2,000 characters(字) instead of 26

letters. Each character is a complete word They also review their lessons. 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 can tell us more about pupils in China

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(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。

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 the street left the

basket beside the door of that person

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 the street left the

basket beside the door of that person

17.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)。

17. Say It with Flowers (2)

These baskets included many kinds of gifts: flowers, stones, candles, etc. Each thing

in the basket had a special meaning. By working out the secret message hidden in

each gift, the person who received the basket began to understand 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)。

17. 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 meaning. 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 received However, not all of the dictionaries agreed on

the meaning of each flower, so a person had to be careful about the flowers they

chose to send

By the 1880s, using flowers to send messages had become unpopular, and the more

direct way of sending love letters began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely

gift, but the meaning for each kind of flower has been lost.

17.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。

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 love going to school, and my favorite subject is science I

like science because the experiments and field trips are exciting.

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 would rather do experiments and go on field trips. That?s why

science is my favorite subject.

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～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。

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 looked pale Her father closed

the door.

“Well,”he said,“Where have you been? You p romised 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.

“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!

19. 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！

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? Anyway, 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 he?s got more questions to trouble me Do people in prison celebrate festivals?

Why are dogs' noses always wet? Why are women and men's shoe sizes different? ...

These days, the boy shows interest in the facts 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?”

20．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？”

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 decided 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.

It 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.

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A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。

Snakes

Today I read a book about snakes. I found some interesting facts, especially some

surprising facts in it Did you know 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 giraffe!

This book made me think a lot about snakes. Most snakes don't hurt people, but

some are dangerous. I'm thinking if I saw a snake, would I know if it was

dangerous?

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(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？

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 sick 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. Mrs. Young told her,“My husband needs a vacation very much, so

whatever happens; please don't disturb him with letters or telephones 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!”

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(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)!”

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。

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.

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(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。

The Proper Way to Give Gifts (1)

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, peop le may sometimes say the words like“Yi Dian Xin Yi.”

26.送礼物的正确方式(1)

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。

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!

27．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。

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 Maje sty(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.”

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。”

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 !

29．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！

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.

30.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。

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.

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(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。

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, an d 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.

32.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。

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.

33．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)。

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 gi ve 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!

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(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！

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.

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。

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!

36.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！

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!

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！

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

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.

You must not be absent on a test day. Serious illness is the only reason for

missing a test.

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.

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(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。

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。

考试那天你不能缺席。患重病是唯一可以缺考的理由。

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)。

38. American Classroom Rules (2)

Have your textbook out and be ready to begin when the class starts. Be sure

you have a paper and a pencil ready.

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

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.

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.

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