初中英语小短文 47页

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初中英语小短文

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1DogsPeopleoftensaythatadogisman'sbestfriend.Overthousandsofyears,manhastaughthisdogstodomanykindsofworkbesidesguardingthehome.Forexample,sheepdogsarefamousfortheirabilitytocontrolaflockofhundredsofsheep.Dogshavebeenusedtoaiddisabledpeopleforcenturies.Aguidedogcanleaditsblindowner.Nowadays,dogscanbetaughttoturnonlightswitches,openrefrigeratordoorsanddialthetelephonefortheirdisabledowners.Forthemajorityofpeople,however,dogsaresimplypetsandfriendsforbothyoungandoldmembersofthefamily.guard看守,看护sheepdog牧羊犬flock群aid帮助disabled残疾人century世纪guidedog导盲犬dial拨majority大多数狗人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来,除了看家外,人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名。\n狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现在,人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而,对于大多数人来说,狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。2DetectiveWorkAbankrobberstolealotofmoney.Hewascaughtandsenttoprison,butthemoneywasneverfound.Whenhecameoutofprison,theywatchedhimtoseewhathewoulddo.Hereisthedetective,reportingtotheinspector."Yes,sir,IfoundJohnny.Ifollowedhimallaroundthetown,butfrankly,Icouldn'tmakeanythingoutofwhathebought.Here'sthelist."shirt,heavycrowbar,boxofchocolates,shovel,heavyhammer,bunchofflowers.Theinspectorsaid,"Good.Thathelpsmealot.Doyourememberhowwewatchedhimhelpinghisneighbour,oldMrs.Judsontocoverherbackyardwithcement?detective侦探的侦探robber强盗,盗贼prison监狱inspector检察官frankly坦白地,真诚地crowbar铁撬,撬棒shovel铲,铁铲hammer铁锤,锤子backyard后院cement水泥\n侦探工作一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱。他被抓住送到监狱,但是钱没找到。当他从监狱出来时,他被监视,看他会做什么。这不,侦探正向检察官报告:“是的,先生,我发现了强尼•阿米塔基,我跟着他转遍了全镇,但坦白说,我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么。这里是清单。”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花。检察官说:“好,这对我很有帮助。你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居,贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗?”3WhatisTime?(NurseryRhyme)Timeisgrainforpeasants.Timeiswealthforworkers.Timeislifefordoctors.Timeisvictoryforsoldiers.Timeisknowledgeforstudents.Timeisspeedforscientists.Timeismoneyforbusinessmen.Timeiseverythingforallofus.Therefore,seizethetimeoftoday!grain粮食wealth财富victory胜利seize抓住,把握\n时间是什么(童谣一首)对农民来说,时间就是粮食。对工人来说,时间就是财富。对医生来说,时间就是生命。对士兵来说,时间就是胜利。对学生来说,时间就是知识。对科学家来说,时间就是速度。对企业家来说,时间就是金钱。对我们大家来说,时间就是一切。因此,把握今天!4PerfectMatchArichwomanissoproudofavaluableantiquevasethatshedecidestohaveherbedroompaintedthesamecolourasthevase.Severalpainterstrytomixthecolourright,butnonecomescloseenoughtosatisfythewoman.Eventually,apaintercomes.Heisconfidentthathecanmixthepropercolour.Thewomanispleasedwiththeresult,andthepainterbecomesfamous.Yearslater,heretiresandturnsthebusinessovertohisson."Dad,"askstheson,"there'ssomethingI'vegottoknow.Howdidyougetthosewallstomatchthevasesoperfectly?""Son,”thefatherreplies,"Ipaintedthevase."proudof自豪valuable值钱的antiquevase古董花瓶paint\n用油漆漆satisfy满意eventually最终confident有信心的retire退休match和……相配绝配一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲,因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶,她决定把她的卧室漆成和花瓶一样的颜色。好几个油漆匠试图调出正确的颜色,但是没有一个人调出的颜色能让妇人满意。最后,来了一个油漆匠。他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色。果然妇人对最终的效果感到满意,漆匠也因此成名。几年后,漆匠退休了,他把生意交给了儿子。“爸爸,”儿子问,“有件事我想知道。你是如何调配出和花瓶一样的颜色的?”“儿子,”父亲回答,“我把花瓶也一起漆了。”5ABarbecueWhenIwasachild,Ioncewentcampingwithmyfamilyinthesummer.Wedecidedtomakeabarbecueinthevalley.Sowecollectedsometreestickstomakeafire.MyfatheraskedmeifIcouldtrytomakeafire.Iwasgladtotakethejob.ThenItriedtosetfiretothewoodwithamatch,butproducedonlysmoke.Thenmyfathersaid,"That'snottherightway.I'llshowyouhowtodoit.Firstusethesmallpiecesofwoodbecausetheycatchfireeasily.Thenputthelargeronesontopofthem."Myfather\nhelpedmemakeabigfire.barbecue烧烤valley山谷stick枝条makeafire生火烧烤当我还是小孩子的时候,一年夏天我们全家去野营。我们决定在山谷中烧烤,所以我们捡来了一些树枝生火。父亲问我愿不愿意尝试着生火,我很高兴地承担了这项任务。我试着用火柴把木头点燃,但结果都是烟。父亲说:“这样做不对。我来教你如何生火。先用小片的木头,因为它们容易点燃,然后把大些的放在它们上面。”父亲帮我点起了旺旺的火。6AJoke—“Istandcorrected”Ihavethisfriendwhoalwaysseemedtoleanslightlytotheleftallthetime.Itusedtobotherme,soIsuggestedheseeadoctor,andhavehislegscheckedout.Foryears,herefusedandtoldmeIwascrazy,butlastweek,hefinallywent.Sureenough,thedoctordiscoveredhisleftlegwasaquarterinchshorterthanhisright.Aquickbitofsurgerylater,hewascured,andbothlegsareexactlythesamelengthnow,andhenolongerleans.“So,”Isaid,"Youdidn'tbelievemewhenItoldyouadoctorcouldfixyourleg.Hejustlookedatmeandsaid,"Istandcorrected.\nlean倾斜slightly轻微地checkout检查refuse拒绝quarter四分之一surgery手术cure治愈fix治愈standcorrected认错笑话——“我诚恳认错”我有一个朋友,他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。这个问题曾经非常困扰我,所以我建议他去看医生,检查一下他的腿。几年来,他总是不听我的建议,还说我不正常,但是上星期,他终于去看了医生。果真,医生发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个很快的小手术后,他康复了,现在他的两条腿完全一样长了,他也不再倾斜了。“你看,”我说,“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。”他看着我说:“我认错了。”7MakingaKiteOneday,PaulaandRicharddecidedtomakeakite.Firsttheywentoutandfoundtwostraightsticksofthesamelength.Theybroughtthembackhomeandtiedthemwithapieceofstringintotheshapeofacross.Thentheytooksomestringandusedittotiethefourendsofthestickstogether.Then,theyspreadsomebrightlycolouredpaperovertheframeandglueditaroundthestring.Theystuckatailmadeofpapertooneofthecorners,\nandtiedalongstringtothecentreofthekite.Onthenextwindyday,theytookthekitetoahillneartheirhouseandflewit.straightstick直木棍tie系string绳子shape形状cross十字spread传开frame框架stick粘tail尾巴windy有风的做一个风筝一天,保罗和理查德决定做一个风筝。首先,他们出门找了两根一样长的直木棍。他们把木棍带回家,用一根绳子把它们绑成十字形。然后他们又拿了些绳子,把木棍的四个顶端连在一起。然后,他们把一些颜色鲜艳的纸涂上胶水,粘在风筝的框架上。他们将纸做的尾巴粘在一角,在风筝中间系上一根长绳。在接下来的一个有风的日子里,他们就在家附近的小山上放风筝了。8AnimalsinDangerSomeoftheanimalsandbirdsintherainforest,suchasmonkeysandwoodpeckers,liveinthetreetops.Theyarealwaysswingingandflying\nfromonetreetoanotherlookingforfoodamongtheleavesandbranches.Theyevensleepinthetreetopssotheydonothavetocomedowntotheground.Haveyouheardthatsuchanimalsandbirdsintherainforestsareindanger?Becausepeoplearecuttingdownsomanytreesintheforests,theanimalsarelosingtheirhomes.Doyouknowthereasonsforit?Yes,peoplewantwood,paperandland.Asaresultmanyanimalsandplantsaredying.Someforestsaresobadlydamagedthattheybecomedeserts.rainforest雨林woodpecker啄木鸟treetop树顶swing摇荡leaves树叶(leaf的复数形式)branch树枝desert沙漠濒危动物一些雨林中的动物和鸟类生活在树顶上,例如猴子和啄木鸟。它们总是从一棵树荡到或飞到另一棵树上,在树叶和树枝间寻找食物。它们甚至在树顶睡觉,所以它们不用到地面上来。\n你知道吗?雨林中的这些动物正处于危险中。因为人们砍伐了森林中的许多树,动物们失去了家园。你知道人们砍树的原因吗?是的,人们需要木材、纸和土地。所以,许多动物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到了严重的破坏,变成了沙漠。9EnglishintheWorldSomepeoplesaythattheEnglishlanguagenolongerbelongstotheEnglish,anditbelongstotheworld.ItisestimatedthatthenumberofpeoplewhouseEnglishexceeds750million.Amongthese,about350millionarenativespeakers,whiletherestuseitasanofficiallanguage.Ifweaddtothisnumberthepeoplewhohaveacquiredthelanguagetosomeextent,thetotalisclosetoonebillion.Englishplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleintheworldasamediumforconductinginternationalbusinessanddiplomacy,aswellasinscienceandmedicine,theInternet,airandseacommunications,internationalsportsevents,radioandTVprograms,popsongsandmovies.\nestimate估计exceed超过native本族的,本国的official官方的acquire掌握tosomeextent达到某种程度billion千万increasingly越来越多地medium工具,手段conduct实行,执行international国际的diplomacy外交medicine医药communication通信event事件世界上的英语有人说英语已不再属于英国人了,它属于全世界。据估计,使用英语的人超过七亿五千万,其中大约有三亿五千万是以英语为母语的人,而其余的人将英语作为官方语言使用。如果我们再加上已经掌握英语到一定程度的人,这个总数将接近十亿。英语,作为进行国际业务和外交的工具,在世界上起着越来越重要的作用。它还在科学、医药、互联网、空中及海洋通信、国际体育赛事、电台电视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。10AFriendWhenyoureadanEnglishbook,youoftencomeacrossnewwords.You\nmighttrytoguesswhatthewordsmeanfromthewordsyouknow,butwhenyoucannotguessthemeaningsofnewwordsatall,whatshouldyoudo?Youhaveagoodfriendthen.Fromhimyoucanlearnwhatawordmeans,howtopronounceaword,howtouseaword,andsoon.Thisfriendcanalwaysbewithyou,andyoucanalwaysaskhimtohelpyou.Doyouknowwhothisfriendis?Itisadictionary.Youcanlearnsomeimportantthingsaboutwordsfromit,soyoumustknowhowtouseit.comeacross碰到guess猜测朋友当你读英语书时,你经常会碰到新单词。你可能试着从你知道的词中猜这些词的意思,但是当你无法猜出这些词的意思时,你该怎么办呢?这时你有一个好朋友。从他那里你可以学到单词的意思、发音及用法等。这个朋友可以经常伴你左右,你可以经常请他帮忙。你知道这个朋友是谁吗?\n他就是字典。你可以从他那里学习有关词汇的众多重要知识,所以你必须学会如何使用字典。11“IHaveNeverHeardYouinCarmen”MarkTwainwasonceinvitedbyafriendtogototheopera.Thefriendwasveryrich.Heandhiswifehadtheirownboxatthetheatre.Duringtheoperathefriend'swifetalkedallthetime.Shealsotalkedratherloudly.ShetalkedsomuchthatitwasoftendifficultforMarkTwaintolistentotheopera.TowardtheendoftheoperasheturnedtoMarkTwainandsaid,"Oh,mydearMarkTwain,IdowantyoutobewithusagainnextFridaynight.I'msureyouwilllikeit—theoperawillbeCarmen.""Thankyouverymuch,"saidMarkTwain."Thatwillbefine.IhaveneverheardyouinCarmen."Carmen《卡门》(歌剧名)invite邀请opera歌剧\nbox包厢theatre剧场,戏院“我还从未听过你唱卡门”有一次,一个朋友邀请马克?吐温去看歌剧。这个朋友很有钱。他和他的妻子在剧院有自己的包厢。看歌剧时,朋友的妻子一直在说话。她说话的声音还挺大。她的话那么多,马克?吐温根本听不清歌剧。歌剧临近结束时,她转而对马克?吐温说:“噢,我亲爱的马克?吐温,我真的想让你再和我们一起度过下周五。我保证你会喜欢的——下周的歌剧是《卡门》。”“非常感谢,”马克?吐温说。“想来会很好。我还从未听过你唱《卡门》。”12LearningEnglishinEnglandIcametoEnglandlastsummer.IhavebeeninEnglandforelevenmonths.IamgoingtofinishmystudiesinEnglandsoon,andwillleaveforChinanextmonth.AtfirstitwasverydifficultformetocommunicatewithotherpeopleinEnglish.NowIcanspeakEnglishmuchbetter,andevenunderstandEnglish\ntelevision,becauseIhavestudiedhardandmyteachersandclassmateshavehelpedmealot.IhavelotsofEnglishfriendsnow.Someofthemhaveeveninvitedmefordinnerattheirhouses.TheyareinterestedtolearnaboutChinaandChinesepeople.Everytimetheyaskmealotofquestions,IrealizehowlittleIknowaboutmyowncountry.communicate交流在英国学英语去年夏天,我来到英国。现在我在英国已经待了十一个月了。我将很快结束在英国的学习,下个月我就将回中国了。一开始,我觉得很难用英语和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了,甚至可以看懂英语电视,这是因为我学习很努力,老师和同学对我的帮助也很大。现在我有许多英国朋友。一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们家吃饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时,我才意识到自己对祖国的了解是如此之少。\n13TheHareandtheTortoiseOnedayaharewastellingtheotheranimalshowfasthecouldrun."Icanbeatanyone!"criedhe."Willoneofyoutryaracewithme?""Iwill,?saidthetortoise."You!?laughedthehare."Oh,oh,howfunny!?"Saveyourlaughingfortheendoftherace,?saidthetortoise.Soastartinglinewasmade,andawaytheywent.Thehareranfastandwassoonfarahead,sohesatdowntorest.Bythetimethetortoisecameup,theharewassleeping.Onandonwentthetortoise,andwhentheharelookedupatlast,itwastoolate.Theresatthetortoisebythesignthatsaid:TheEnd.hare野兔tortoise龟,乌龟beat打败race比赛兔子和乌龟一天,兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能跑得很快。“我能跑过任何人。”他喊道。\n“你们有谁想和我比一比吗?”“我。”乌龟说。“你!”兔子笑道,“哦,哦,太滑稽了!”“留着到比赛结束后笑吧。”乌龟说。他们划了条起跑线,出发了。兔子跑得飞快,很快就跑到了前面,所以他坐下来休息。等到乌龟赶上来时,他睡着了。乌龟一直往前走,当兔子最后醒来时,已经太晚了。乌龟坐在一块牌子旁,上面写着:终点。14HelpingParentsParentsoftengetangrybecauseoftheirtroubleintheirlives.Let'ssaythatyourmotherisnothappyaboutherboss.Ifshedoesn'thaveotherwaysofexpressingheremotions,shemightcomehomeandyellatyou,screamatyourdad,kickatthedog,orevensaysomethingmeantoyou.Here'showtohandleitwhenanadultinyourlifehastroublecontrollinghisorheranger:Don'tmakeitworse.Angrypeoplecanhavetroublethinkingclearly,sotrynottodoorsayanythingtomakethingsworse.Waittillyour\nparentcoolsoff,thentalktohimorherinacalmtone,andtrytoexplainhowtheangerisaffectingyou.yell大叫,呼喊scream尖声喊叫handle处理adult成年人cooloff平静下来tone语气affect影响帮助父母父母常常因为他们生活中的烦恼而生气。我们举个例子,比如你妈妈对她的上司不满。假如她没有其他方法发泄她的情绪,她就可能回到家冲你大声嚷嚷,对你爸爸大喊大叫,踢家里的狗,或者甚至对你说一些难听的话。当你身边的大人控制不住他们的怒火时,你应付的方法是:别让情况变得更糟糕。生气的人很难保持思维清晰,所以不要做,也不要说任何会使事情变得更糟的事或话。先等你的父母平静下来,然后再心平气和地和他们谈,并想办法说明他们的怒火是如何影响你的。15Humour—WhatIsaTeenager?Ateenageris......someonewhocanhearhisfavouritesingerthreeblocksawaybutnot\nhismothercallingfromthenextroom....awhizwhocanoperatethelatestcomputerwithoutalessonbutcan'tmakeabed....aconnoisseuroftwokindsoffinemusic—loudandveryloud....anenthusiastwhohastheenergytobikeformilesbutisusuallytootiredtodrythedishes....aromanticwhoneverfallsinlovemorethanonceaweek....aboywhocansleeptillnoononanySaturdayandsuspectstheroomneedscleaning....anoriginalthinkerwhoispositivethathismotherwasneverateenager.block街区whiz天才,能手operate操作connoisseur内行,鉴赏家enthusiast热心的人,热情的人energy精力romantic浪漫主义者suspect怀疑original新颖的,独创的positive肯定的幽默——少年是什么样的人?\n少年是…………一个隔着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢的歌手的声音但却听不到隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。……一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手,但却不会铺床。……两种音乐的鉴赏家——吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。……一个充满热情,精力充沛的人,他可以骑车骑几英里,但却经常因为觉得太累而擦不干碟子。……一个浪漫主义者,他不经常恋爱,一周绝对少于一次。……一个每星期六都要睡到中午,却总是怀疑房间需要打扫的人。……是一个有独创精神的思想家,他断定他的母亲不是从少年时期走过来的16CharlesChaplinOnedayasmallboycalledCharlesChaplinwaswalkingalongthestreetinLondon.Itwasacoldwinter'sdayin1900.Hewantedtobuysomebread,buthedidn'thaveanymoney.Hisfatherhaddiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Heand\nhisbrother,Sid,hadtoworktohelptheirsickmother.AlthoughCharleswassmall,hisdreamwasverybig.Hewantedtobeagreatmanintheworldoffilms,soheworkedveryhardtobecomeagooddancerandsinger.Thirtyyearslater,thissameboywasamongthemostfamouspeopleintheworld.EvenifyoudonotunderstandEnglish,youcanenjoyhisfilms,becausenowordsareusedinhisfilms.dream梦想dancer舞蹈家查尔斯?卓别林一天,一个叫卓别林的小男孩在伦敦的大街上走着。那是1900年寒冬的一天。卓别林想买一些面包,但他没有钱。他的父亲在他还很小时就去世了。他和他的兄弟西德必须工作以帮助生病的母亲。卓别林年纪虽小但他有很大的理想。他想成为电影世界的伟大人物,所以他努力工作,希望成为有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。三十年后,这个小男孩成为了世界上最著名的人之一。\n即使你不懂英语,你也可以欣赏他的电影,因为他的电影是无声的。17ASeasidePicnicOnemorninglastApril,Joanwaslyinginbedwhenthetelephonerang.Itwasherfriend,Dave,whoinvitedheroutforapicnicattheseaside.Laterthatdaysheleftherflatandwalkedtothebusstoptocatchthebus.JoanwaswearingaT-shirtandskirtasitwasquitehot.Asshesatonthebusshelookedoutofthewindow.Thesunwasshining.Shesawaplanegoingoveraforestandsomehorsesinthefields.BeforelongshearrivedattheseasideandmetDave.Theywentdowntothebeachandhadtheirpicnicnexttoarock.Theyhadsandwichesandcrisps,andDavepaintedapicture.Theyhadalovelyday.flat公寓(英国英语)forest森林crisp油炸马铃薯片海滩野餐\n去年四月的一天早上,当琼还躺在床上时,电话铃响了。电话是她的朋友戴夫打来的,她想邀请琼去海滩野餐。那天晚些时候,琼离开了公寓,去公共汽车站乘车。因为天气很热,琼穿着T恤衫和裙子。当她坐在车上时,她看着窗外。阳光明媚。她看到一架飞机飞过一片森林,看到田野里的马。一会功夫,她就到了海边,碰到了戴夫。他们走下海滩,在一块岩石边野餐。他们一起吃三明治和马铃薯片,戴夫还画了一幅画。他们度过了开心的一天。18ADishWasherSomepeoplehavedogsorcatsaspets.OnewomaninNewYorkkeepsamonkeyasherpet.Thismonkeycanwashdishes.Hewashesthedishesforthewomaneveryday.Helikestowashdishesandneverbreaksadish.Sometimeshewashesthesamedishesoverandover.Ifthewomantriestostophim,hethengetsangry.Hebeginstothrowthedishesinalldirections.Butthisdoesnothappenvery\noften.Thewoman'shusbandisveryhappywiththemonkey.Thehusbandneverneedstohelphiswifewashthedishes.Themonkeydoesallthiswork.Thehusbandsaysthathecannotunderstandhowanybody,apersonoramonkey,canliketowashdishessomuch.direction方向洗碗工有些人的宠物是猫或狗。纽约的一位妇女养了只猴子当宠物。这只猴子会洗碗。他每天为这个妇女洗碗。他喜欢洗并且从未打破过一个碗碟。有时他会一遍遍地清洗同一个碗。如果这个妇女试图阻止,猴子就会发脾气,并开始朝四面八方扔碗碟。但这种情况不常发生。女人的丈夫非常满意这只猴子。他从不需要帮自己的妻子洗碗。猴子包办了这些活。这个丈夫说他无法理解,不管是谁,人还是猴子,怎么会如此喜欢洗碗呢19AYoungPioneer\nLongago,whenthewesternpartoftheUnitedStateswasstillawilderness,ayoungboy,calledKit,notyettwentyyearsold,wentfromhishomeintheEasttolearnaboutthenewcountry.HewantedtoknowwhatlaybeyondtheRockyMountains.Kit'sfatherhadtaughthimtoshootstraight,buthelearnedmoreabouthuntingandtrappinginthecountryoftheIndians.Kitwasalwayscalmintimesofdanger.Hewasstrongandbrave.MostoftheIndianslikedandrespectedhimforhishonesty.Formanyyears,KitlivedintheWest.Hetaughtotherwhitemenmanythings.ProbablythemostimportantthinghetaughtthemwashowtogetalongwiththeIndians.wilderness荒野pioneer先锋,先驱hunting打猎trapping诱捕respect尊敬honesty诚实,正直getalongwith与……相处\n年轻的先驱很久以前,美国西部还是一片荒野,一个年轻的男孩,名叫基特,还不满二十岁,从东部的家乡来到这里,要了解这个新的国家。他想知道在落基山脉那边有什么。基特的父亲教会他瞄准射击,但他在印第安人的村庄里学到了更多的打猎和狩猎的本领。基特在危险的时刻总是很沉着。他强壮勇敢。大多数印第安人因为他的诚实而喜欢并尊敬他。基特在西部生活了很多年。他教会其他白人很多东西。也许他教会他们的最重要的东西就是如何与印第安人相处。20ARobotBabysitterIn2005Japanmadeanewrobot.Itcantakecareofachild.ThenewrobotiscallediPapero.Itweighs13.2pounds,andhasabodyof15.2by10.3andby9.8inches.iPaperoisasmallrobot,butithasmanyspecialskills.Itcanrecognizeand\nrememberuptotenfacesanduseitseightseparateelectronicearstounderstandhumanvoiceseveninnoisysituations.Italsoplaysgameswithchildrenwhentheyareunhappy,orsingsongsoraskquizzestoentertainthechild.Ifthechildisbored,iPaperowillchangenewsongsandquizzessothatitdoesn'trepeatitself.Therobotbabysitterevenhasacellphonetocallaparentwhenthechildasksforhismother.babysitter保姆separate分开的electronic电子的situation情形,境遇entertain使快乐quizzes猜谜,问答比赛(quiz的复数)看小孩的机器人2005年,日本制造了一个新的机器人。它会照看小孩。这个新机器人叫做iPapero。它13.2磅重,身体是15.2×10.3×9.8英寸。iPapero是个小机器人,但它有很多特殊的技能。它能识别和记忆多达十张脸,即使是在吵闹的情况下,它也能用它八只分开的电子耳朵听懂人的声音。当孩子们不高兴时,它还和他们玩游戏、唱歌或猜谜语让他们开心。如果孩子感到无聊了,他会换新的歌和谜语,这样就不会重复。这个照看小孩的机器人甚至还装有移动电话,当孩子找妈妈时,可以用它打电话给父母\n21TheEagleandtheRavenAneaglewastryingtobreakopenanutinhisbeakwhenaravenlandedonabranchbesidehim.Theraveneyedthenuthopefully,"You'llneverbreakitlikethat,"hesaid."IfIwereyouIwouldflyupintheskyashighasIcould,thendropthenutontotherocks.It'stheonlywayyou'llgetatthekernel."Theeagleflewupintothesky,thenletthenutfalldown,down,downtotheground.Theravenhoppedquicklyfromhisbranchandseizedthenutinhisbeak.Bythetimetheeaglehadfoundhiswaybacktotherightplace,allthatwasleftwasabrokenpieceofshell.eagle鹰raven渡鸦beak鸟嘴land着陆kernel果实hop单脚跳broken破碎了的shell壳鹰和渡鸦\n正当鹰试图弄开它嘴中的坚果时,一只渡鸦停在了他旁边的树干上。渡鸦贪婪地看着坚果,“你这样永远也弄不开它,”他说。“如果我是你,我就会尽我所能,飞向高空,然后让坚果掉在石头上。这是得到果实的唯一办法。”鹰飞向空中,然后让坚果落下,落下,落到地面。渡鸦飞快地跳离树干,叼住了坚果。当鹰寻旧路折回时,地上只剩下一些破碎的果壳了。22BuyingBooksontheInternetIt'seasytoorderbooksfromtheInternet.ThereareseveralcompaniesthatshipbookstocustomersinChina.Justdecidewhichcompanyyouwouldliketouseandtypethatcompany'snameintothesearchengine.Thecompany'shomepagewillappearwithinafewseconds.Nextyoucantypethenameoftheauthororthetitleofthebookyouwanttobuyinthespaceprovidedonthepage.Ifyoudecidetobuyoneofthebooksyouwillneedtogivefurtherinformationsuchasyouraddressandyourcreditcardnumber.Youwillalso\nneedtodecidehowyouwanttohavethebookshipped.Finally,allyouhavetodoiswaitforthebooktoarriveinyourmailbox.Internet互联网company公司ship运送searchengine搜索引擎author作者title标题space空白处provide提供furtherinformation进一步的信息creditcard信用卡网上购书从网上订书是非常方便的。在中国有许多公司可以把书寄到顾客的手里。你要做的只是决定你想使用哪家公司,然后把公司名输入搜索引擎。几秒钟后公司的主页就出现了。接下去你可以在网页提供的地方输入你想买的书的作者名或书名。如果你决定购买其中一本书,你需要进一步提供信息,例如你的住址和信用卡号码。你还需要决定书的邮寄方式。最后,你所需做的就是等待书送到你邮箱里来。23ABusRideOnedayIwasonabus.Ifoundanelderlywomanstandinginfrontofme.She\nhadabigbaginherhand."It'savirtueforayoungpersontohelptheold,"Isaidtomyself.WhenIwasstandinguptogivemyseattotheoldlady,ayoungforeignergotupquicklysaying,"Pleasesitdown."Theoldladythankedhimandsatdown.Shelookedveryhappy.IwasalittleembarrassedbecauseIwassittinginthemiddleofthebus.Suddenlyapregnantwomangotontothebus.Iquicklystooduptogiveupmyseattoher.Theforeignersmiledatme.HesaidthathewasanAustralian,andwasastudentstudyingChinesecultureinChina.ride骑马、骑脚踏车或乘坐公共交通工具旅行elderly年长的virtue美德pregnant怀孕的乘公共汽车一天,我在一辆公共汽车上。我发现一位年长的妇人站在我的面前,她手里拿了个大包。“帮助老人是年轻人的美德。”我对自己说。当我正要站起来把自己的座位让给那位老妇人时,一个年轻的外国人很快站了起来,说:“请这里坐。”老妇人谢谢他,然后坐下,她看上去非常高兴。\n我有一点尴尬,因为我坐在车厢的中间。突然一个孕妇上了车。我很快地站起来把座位让给了她。那个外国人笑着看着我,他说他是澳大利亚人,正在中国学习中国文化。24TheDogandHisShadowIthappenedthatadoghadsomemeatthathewantedtoeatathome.Onhiswayhomehemetariver.Ashelookeddown,hesawhisshadowinthewater."Justlook!"saidhetohimself."Thatdogdowntherehassomemeat,too.IfIcouldgetitawayfromhim,Iwouldreallyeatwelltonight!"Withthisthought,hemadeasnapattheotherdog'smeat.Andashedid,hisownmeatfellintothewater.Sothenhehadnothingatall.Thenhesawthattheotherdoghadlosthismeat,too."Thatisasitshouldbe!?thoughthe."ForIsawhimtryingtotakemymeatawayfromme."Bywantingtohaveeverything,hehaslosteverythinghehad!shadow影子snapat抓,咬\n狗和他的影子碰巧狗有一些肉,他想回到家后再吃。回家的路上,他遇到了一条河。当他往河里看时,在水里他看到了他的影子。“看啊!”他对自己说,“下面的那只狗也有一些肉。如果我能从他那里把肉弄过来,那我今晚就可以美餐一顿了!”带着这个想法,他朝另一只狗的肉扑去。当他这么做时,他自己的肉掉进了水里。所以他就什么都没有了。然后,他看到另一只狗的肉也没了。“活该!”他想,“因为我看到他想从我这里抢走我的肉。”什么都想要,却失去了原来所拥有的!25ManagingYourEmotionsWhatmakesmeangry?Mostly,Ihatewhensomeonetriestomakesomeoneelsefeelbad.Ihavetoadmitthatonce,whenIwasreallyangry,Iactuallycallednames.Iregretteddoingthisafterwards,butnotfullheartedly\nbecauseIthinkIwasprovokedinthatsituation.Themostpositivewayofdealingwithangeristalkingabouttheproblem.Italktosomeonewholistens,orI'llwritemythoughtsdownonpaper.Learninghowtodealwithangerasyou'regrowingupissoimportant.Whenyou'reyounger,youmightyell,orcrywhenyou'reangry,butasyougetolder,you'reexpectedtohandleyouremotionsmuchbetter.Learningtocontrolyouremotionnowwillpreventyoufromdoingsomethingthatyou'llregretlateroninlife!emotion情绪manage控制,操纵,管理admit承认fullheartedly全心全意地provoke激怒prevent预防,防止控制你的情绪什么事会让我愤怒呢?通常情况下,当有人试图使别人觉得不舒服时,我会非常愤怒。我不得不承认,有一次,在我实在很生气的时候,我确实骂了人。过后,我很后悔那么做,但我不认为全是我的错,因为我觉得在那种情况下,我是被激怒了。\n解决愤怒的最积极的方法是把问题说出来。我说给愿意听的人,或者把我的想法写在纸上。在你成长的过程中,学会处理愤怒是非常重要的。小时候,你生气的时候可以大喊大叫或者哭闹,但长大后,你被期望能更好地控制情绪。现在就学着控制情绪能让你避免做一些可能使你以后遗憾一生的事情。26“IDon’tHavetoEatAlltheEgg.”Aladyoncewrotealongstory.Shesentittoafamouseditor.Afterafewweeksthestorywasreturnedtoher.Theladywasangry.Shewrotetotheeditor:"DearSir:Yesterdayyousentbackastoryofmine.Howdoyouknowthatthestoryisnotgood?Youdidnotreadit.BeforeIsentyouthestory,Ipastedtogetherpages18,19and20.Thiswasatesttoseewhetheryouwouldreadthestory.Whenthestorycamebackyesterday,thepageswerestillpastedtogether.Isthisthewayyoureadallthestoriesthataresenttoyou?"Theeditorwroteback:"DearMadam:AtbreakfastwhenIopenaneggIdon'thavetoeatalltheeggtodiscoverthatitisbad.?\neditor编辑paste用浆糊粘“我不必吃掉整个鸡蛋。”曾经有位女士,她写了一篇很长的小说,并把它寄给了一位著名的编辑。几周后小说退回来了。女士很生气,她给编辑写了封信。“尊敬的编辑先生:昨天你把我的小说退回来了。你怎么知道这小说不好?你根本没有读过。在寄给你之前,我把十八、十九和二十页粘在了一起。这是要检查你是否会读我写的小说。昨天小说退回来时,这三页还粘在一起。难道这就是你阅读所有寄给你的作品的方式吗?”编辑回信写道:“尊敬的女士:早餐时我打开一只鸡蛋,我不必等到吃完整个鸡蛋后才发现蛋是臭的。”27VisitingShakespeare’sHomeIn1998,whenIwasworkingforanexportcompany,IwenttoEngland.Afterfinishingmybusiness,whichtookseveraldays,IwenttoStratford,whereShakespearewasborn.InStratford,IvisitedseveralsitesthatareassociatedwithShakespeare,includingthehousewherehewasborn,the\nchurchwherehewasburied,andthecottagewherehiswife'sfamilylived.Iwantedtoseeaplay,soIaskedatthetheatreboxofficeforwhateverticketswereavailable.IgotaseatforTheMerchantofVenice,whichismyfavouriteplay.Afterwards,Iwaitedatthestagedoorformyfavouriteactor,whowasintheplay.Igothisautographandtalkedtohim.ItisanexperiencethatIwillrememberforever.export出口associated有关的,有联系的bury埋葬cottage村舍merchant商人autograph亲笔签名莎士比亚故居之旅1998年,我在一个出口公司工作的时候,去了一趟英国。花几天时间干完公务后,我去了斯特拉特福德,莎士比亚出生的地方。在斯特拉特福德,我参观了几处与莎士比亚有关的场所,包括他出生时的房子、死后埋葬的教堂以及他妻子的家人居住的村舍。我想去看一出戏剧,所以就向剧院售票处询问哪场戏剧有票,结果买到了《威尼斯商人》的票,这是我最喜欢的戏剧。之后,我在后台入口处等到了剧中我最喜欢的演员。我得到了他的亲笔签名并和他交谈。这次经历我永远不会忘记。\n28AThrillingRideBillandJanewerecoastingonahill.Downthehillwentthesled.Billsteered.Janeheldontightly.Thecoastersonthehillwatchedthem.Pasttreestheywhizzed.Janeyelled,"Stopthesled!Stopthesled!?butBillcouldnotstopit.SuddenlyJanehadafeelingthatshewasabirdinflight.Wasshedreaming?Shelandedinabigpileofsnow.WherewasBill?Hemusthavegoneallthewaydownthelongslidetotheendofthehill.Now,Billcameinsightploddingupthehill.Janelaughedasshecalledtohim.Theyweresogladtobetogether.Thecoasterscheeredtoseethemsafe.TheywenthometotellMotherwhatathrillingridetheyhadhad.thrillingride惊心动魄的经历coast滑行,滑下sled雪橇\nsteer驾驶,掌舵tightly紧紧地coaster滑雪橇的人whiz飕飕作声,发出嘶嘶或呼呼声flight飞行plodding沉重缓慢的thrilling惊心动魄的一次惊心动魄的经历比尔和简正在山上滑行。他们的雪橇从山上滑下来。比尔驾驶着雪橇。简紧紧地抓着雪橇。山上滑雪橇的人们看着他们。两旁经过的树发出飕飕的声音。简大声地叫起来:“停下来!快停下来!”但是比尔停不下来。突然,简感觉自己就像一只小鸟在空中飞翔。她是在做梦吗?她撞在一个大雪堆上停了下来。比尔在哪儿?他肯定是沿着长长的滑道一直滑到山下了。就在这时,比尔出现了,他正吃力地从山下爬上来。简笑着叫他。又能在一起,他们真是太高兴了。看到他们都很安全,其他滑雪橇的人们欢呼起来。他们回家告诉了妈妈他们的经历是多么惊心动魄啊。29SavingtheEarthOneday,Iwentwiththegrouptoanearbyriver.Wewantedtocheckifitwasclean.Wedidmanyscientificteststoseeiftheriverwashealthy.\nSurprisingly,itwas!Westill,though,tookanyrubbishwecouldfindoutoftheriver.Wewantedtomakesurefishcouldlivetherehappily.Recently,Ihelpedthegroupplantflowersatourschool.We'rehopingtheflowerswillbloomthisspringandmaketheschoollookbeautiful.Howdidwepayforalltheplants?WemadeT-shirtsandsoldthemtoourfriends!We'restillgotsomemoneyleftfromsellingtheT-shirts.Wehopetouseittobuysomerecyclingbinsfortheschool.surprisingly令人惊奇地bloom(花)开recyclingbin回收箱拯救地球一天,我和小组其他人一起来到附近的一条河边。我们想检查这条河是否干净。我们做了许多科学实验以测试这条河是否健康。令人惊奇的是,这条河很健康!虽然我们还是从河里捞起了一些我们可以发现的垃圾。我们想要确保鱼能在这条河里开心地生活。\n最近,我和小组的其他人一起在学校里种了一些花。我们希望今年春天这些花会开,把学校装点得更美丽。我们怎么会有买这些植物的钱呢?我们自己做T恤衫,然后卖给我们的朋友!我们还剩余了一些卖T恤衫得来的钱。我们希望可以用这些钱为学校购买一些废物回收箱。30TwoGoatsontheBridgeOnedayagoatstartedtocrossalittlebridge.Atthatveryminute,anothergoatstartedoutfromtheothersideofthebridge.Whentheysawoneanother,theyknewthatoneofthemwouldhavetogoback."Goback!?criedthefirstgoat."WhereisnoroomforyoutopassherewhileIamcrossing.""Itisyouwhomustgoback!?criedtheothergoat."YoucanstartagainafterIcrossover.?Thefirstgoatsaidashewasintherightandwouldnotgiveway."Wewillsee!"criedtheothergoat,andtheystartedtofight.Inanotherminute,thetwogoatsfellintothewater.Amanwhowasfishingsawthefight.Helaughedashepulledthegoatsoutofthewater."Yousee,?saidhe."Wheneveryonethinksheisright,somethingalwaysgoeswrong!"\ngoat羊giveway让步两只山羊在桥上有一天,一只山羊开始过一座小桥。就在同时,另一只山羊从桥的另一头开始过桥。当他们看到对方时,他们知道他们中的一个必须得退回去。“回去!”第一只山羊喊道,“我过桥的时候没有地方让你过去。”“是你必须回去!”另一只山羊叫道。“我过去以后你再开始过。”第一只羊说。他觉得自己是对的,所以他不肯让路。“我们走着瞧!”另一只山羊喊道,然后他们开始打起来。很快,两只羊都掉到了水里。一个正在钓鱼的人看到了这场争斗。他笑着把山羊从水里拉了出来。“你们看,”他说,“当每个人都觉得自己是正确的时候,就一定会出事!”ASundayschoolteacherwastellingherpupilstheimportanceofmakingothersglad."Now,children,"saidshe,"hasanyoneofyouevermakesomeoneelseglad?""Please,teacher,"saidasmallboy,"I'vemakesomeonegladyesterday.""Welldone.Whowasthat?""Mygrandma""Goodboy.Nowtellushowyoumadeyourgrandmotherglad.""Please,teacher,Iwenttoseeheryesterday,andstayedwithherthreehours.ThenIsaidtoher,'Granny,I'mgoinghome,'andshesaid,'Well,I'mglad'!"一个主日学校校(基督教教会为了向儿童灌输宗教思想,在星期天开办的儿童班)的老师在对学生讲使别人高兴的重要性。“现在,孩子们,”她说:“你们当中有谁让别人高兴过?”“我,老师,”一个小男孩说:“昨天我就使别人高兴过。”“做得好,是谁呢?”“我奶奶。”“好孩子。现在告诉我们,你是怎样使你奶奶高兴的。”“是这样的,老师。我昨天去看她,在她那儿呆了三个小时。然后我跟她说:‘奶奶,我要回家了。’她说:‘啊,我很高兴!Thereisabigbed,asmalldesk,ashelfandaclosetinmyroom.Thebedisnearthedesk.Thereisashelfneartheclosettoo.Manygoodbooksareintheshelf.Ilikethebooksverymuch.Oh,yes,Thereisabigboardonthewall.Ioftenwriteanddrawpicturesontheboard.Oh,My\nbedroomistoobeautiful.Ilikeitverymuch.Doyoulikemyroom?Canyoutellmeaboutyourroom,please?我的房间里有一张大床,一张小桌,一个书架和衣柜,床在桌子旁边,书架也在衣柜旁边,很多好的书都在书架上,我非常喜欢书,哦,是的,那有一个大的黑板在墙上,我经常写和画一些图片在黑板上.哦,我的房间是太漂亮了,我非常喜欢它,你喜欢我的房间吗,请你告诉我你的房间好吗?FoxandcockOnemorningafoxseesacock.Hethink,"Thisismybreakfast.''Hecomesuptothecockandsays,"Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?''Thecockisglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbeginstosing.Thefoxseesthatandcacheshiminhismouthandcarrieshimaway.Thepeopleinthefieldseethefox.Theycry,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.''Thecocksaystothefox,"MrFox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.''Thefoxopenshismouthangsays,"Thecockismine,notyours.''Justthenthecockrunsawayfromthefoxandfliesintothetree.狐狸和公鸡一天早上,一只狐狸看到了一只公鸡。他想:这是我的早餐。他朝公鸡走来,对他说:“我知道,你能唱得非常好听,你能唱给我听么?”公鸡很高兴。他闭上眼睛开始唱歌。狐狸看到这些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。在田地里的人们看到了狐狸。大喊大叫:“看,看!狐狸抓住公鸡逃走了。”公鸡对狐狸说:“狐狸先生,你能理解么?人们认为你叼走了公鸡。告诉他们这是你的,不是他们的。”狐狸张开她的嘴说:“公鸡是我的,不是你们的。”就在那时,公鸡逃离了狐狸的嘴巴,跑到了树底下。NowadaysthenewspaperpossessesconsiderablevalueEverybodyshouldreadit.Itsuppliesuswithavarietyofnewseveryday.Ittellsusthepoliticalsituationoftheworld.Ifweformthehabitofreadingthenewspaper,weshall(will)getenoughknowledgetocopewithourcircumstances.现今报纸拥有极大的价值,人人都应该看它。它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。如果我们养成看报的习惯,我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。学生虽然每天须做功课,但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。哪些,他们不但能增加知识而且也能赶上时代。总而言之,看报对学生很有益处。Thoughmydailylifeisextremelymonotonous,Itryhardtoadaptmyselftoit.Why?BecauseIintendtobeagoodstudent.Iwishtorenderservicetomycountry.Igetupatsixo’clockeveryday.AfterIwashmyfaceandbrushmyteeth,Ibegintoreviewmylessons.Igotoschoolatseveno’clock.Afterschoolisover,Ireturnhome.Weusuallyhavesupperatseveno’clock.ThenIbegintodomyhomework.IwanttofinishitbeforeIgotobed.虽然我的日常生活十分单调,但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么?因为我打算做一个好学生,希望将来为国家服务。我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后,就开始复习功课,七点钟我就去上学。放学后,我就回家了。我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐,之后我就开始做家庭作业,希望在睡觉前把它做完。Doyoumindbeingcalledabadstudent?Ofcoursenot.SofarasIknow,everybodyintendstobe(become)amodelstudent.However,tobeamodelstudentisbynomeansaneasything.First,hemustdohisbesttoobtainknowledge.Amanwithoutsufficientknowledgewillnotsucceed.Secondly,hemustremembertoimprovehishealth.Onlyastrongmancandogreattasks.Thirdly,heshouldreceivemoraleducation.Ifhisconductisnotgood,noonewillconsidermakingfriendswithhim.你价意被称为坏学生吗?当然不。就我所知,每个人都打算做模范学生。然而,做模范学生却不容易。第一,他必须尽力获得知识(求知)。一个没有足够知识的人是不会成功的。第二,他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。第三,他应该接受道德教育。如果他品行不好,没有人会考虑和他交朋友的。Thereisnodoubtthathappinessisthemostpreciousthingintheworld.Withoutit,lifewillbeemptyandmeaningless.Ifyouwishtoknowhowtogethappiness,youmustpayattentiontothefollowingtwopoints.First,healthisthesecretofhappiness(thekeytohappiness).Onlya\nstrongmancanenjoythepleasureoflife.Secondly,happinessconsistsincontentment.Amanwhoisdissatisfiedwithhispresentconditionisalwaysindistress.无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它,人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐,你须注意下面两点。健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中。Asiswellknown,booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreaseourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Inotherwords,theyareourgoodteachersandwisefriends.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.Readingisagoodthing,butwemustpaygreatattentiontothechoiceofbooks.Itistruethatwecanderivebenefitsfromgoodbooks.However,badbookswilldousmoreharmthangood.如众所周知,书籍教我们学习人生,真理,科学以及其它许多有用的东西。它们增加我们的知识,扩大我们的心胸并加强我们的品格。换句话说,它们是我们的良师益友。这是为什么我们的父母终是鼓励我们要多读书的理由。读书是一好事,但我们必须多加注意书的选择。不错,我们能从好书中获得益处。然而,坏书却对我们有害无益。OneSundaymymother(Mother)had(made)metakemylittleyoungbrothertotheatriptothecountry.Shebademetakegoodcareofhim.Whilewewerewalkingalongtheroad,thesunwasshiningbrightlyandthebreezewasblowinggently.Wesawthebeautifulflowerssmile(smiling)atusandheardthebirdssing(singing)theirsweetsongsonthetrees.Thescenerywasindeedverypretty(beautiful).Whenwefelttired,wereturnedhome.WesawMother(ourmother)wait(waiting)forusatthedoor.有一个星期日,我母亲叫我带小弟弟去乡村游历。她吩咐我要好好照料他。当我们沿着道路行走的时候,太阳灿烂地照耀着,微风轻轻地吹着。我们看见美丽的花儿对我们微笑着,并听见鸟儿在树上唱着悦耳的歌曲,风景实十分美丽。当我们感觉到疲倦的时候,我们就回家了。我们看见母样正在门口等候我们。Itisthedutyofeverycitizentomakethecountryrichandpowerful(Tomakethecountryrichandstrongis...).Inordertoaccomplishthisobjectonemustbepatriotic(lovehiscountry).Iconsiderthisanunchangeabletruth.Howcanastudentlovehiscountry(bepatriotic)?Ifindmyanswerverysimpleandclear.Hemuststudyhardandstoreupknowledgesoastoservehis(the)countryinthefuture.IfeverystudentcandoaccordingtowhatIsaid,thecountrywillcertainlyberichandpowerful.要使国家富强是每个公民的责任。为了达到此目的,必须爱国。我认为这是一条不易的定理。一个学生如何才能爱国呢?我发觉答复很简单明了。他必须用功读书并积储知识以便将来服务国家。如果每个学生能按照我所说的去做,国家一定会富强。TheOldCatAnoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."【译文】老猫一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了。一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠。因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它。于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫,猫说:“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalong\ntheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomeverybig;sohecouldnotgooverit.Hewaitedforsometime;thenhesaid,"Icannotgototherichman'shousetoday,forIcannotgetovertheriver."Hebegantogohome.Hehadeatennofoodthatday.Hebegantowantfood.Hecametotheapples,andhewasgladtotakethemoutofthedustandeatthem.Donotthrowgoodthingsaway;youmaybegladtohavethematsomeothertime.【译文】一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去,当他沿着路走时,在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果,他说:“我不打算吃那些苹果,因为富人会给我更多的食物,他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果,一把扔到土里去。他继续走,来到河边,河涨水了,因此,他到不了河对岸,他等了一会儿,然后他说:“今天我去不了富人家了,因为我不能渡过河。”他开始回家,那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的,他找到苹果,很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。不要把好东西扔掉,换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。TheRainAsmallboyandhisfatherwerehavingawalkinthecountrywhenitsuddenlybegantorainveryhard.Theydidnothavetheirumbrellawiththem,andtherewasnowheretohidefromtherain,sotheyweresoonverywet,andthesmallboydidnotfeelveryhappy.Foralongtimewhiletheywerewalkinghomethroughtherain,theboywasthinking.Thenatlastheturnedtohisfatherandsaidtohim,“Whydoesitrain,Father?Itisn'tverynice,isit?”“No,itisn'tverynice,butit'sveryuseful,Tom,”answeredhisfather.“Itrainstomakethefruitandthevegetablesgrowforus,andtomakethegrassgrowforthecowsandsheep.”Tomthoughtaboutthisforafewseconds,andthenhesaid,“Then,whydoesitrainontheroadtoo,Father?”下雨一个小男孩和他的父亲正在乡间行走,突然下起了大雨。他们没带伞,加上四下无处可以躲雨,所以很快他们浑身上下被淋湿了,小男孩感到很不好受。他们在雨中朝家走去,有好一会儿,那个男孩一直在思索着什么。后来终于他朝父亲转过脸去,问他说:“爸爸,为什么天会下雨呢?下雨可不太好,是吧?”“是呀,下雨是不太好,可是下雨也有很多有益的地方,汤姆。”父亲回答说。“老天爷下雨促使了为我们所食用的水果和蔬菜的生长,同样也促使牛羊所吃的青草的生长。”汤姆对父亲的这番话想了一会,然后说:“那么,父亲,老天爷为什么还要把雨下在路上呢?”TheCrabandHisMother“Mychild,”saidaCrabtoherson,“whydoyouwalksoawkward?Ifyouwishtomakeagoodappearance,youshouldgostraightforward,andnottoonesideasyoudosoconstantly.”“Idowishtomakeagoodappearance,Mamma”saidtheyoungCrab;“andifyouwillshowmehow,Iwilltrytowalkstraightforward.”“Why,thisistheway,ofcourse,”saidthemother,asshestartedofftotheright,“No,thisistheway,”saidshe,asshemadeanotherattempt,totheleft.ThelittleCrabsmiled.“Whenyoulearntodoityourself,youcanteachme,”hesaid,andhewentbacktohisplay.蟹和他的母亲“我的孩子,说:”蟹,她的儿子,“你为什么走这么尴尬?如果你想有一个良好的外观,您应该直行向前,而不是一方作为您这样做,不断“。“我确实希望有一个良好的外观,妈妈说:”年轻的蟹;“如果你将告诉我如何,我会尽量走直线前进”。“为什么,这是方法,当然,说:”妈妈,因为她开始起飞的权利,“不,这是道路,”她说,由于她作出的又一次尝试,到左边。小蟹笑了。“当你学习做自己,您可以教导我,”他说,他回到他的发挥。TheWolfandTheCraneOnedayaWolf,whowaseatinghisdinnermuchtoofast,swallowedabone,whichstuckinhisthroatandpainedhimverymuch.Hetriedtogetitout,butcouldnot.JustthenhesawaCranepassingby.“Dearfiend,”saidhetotheCrane,“thereisabonestickingin\nmythroat.Youhaveagoodlongneck;can'tyoureachdownandpullitout?Iwillpayyouwellforit.”“I'lltry,”saidtheCrane.ThenheputhisheadintotheWolf’smouth,betweenhissharpteeth,andreachingdown,pulledoutbone.“There!”saidtheWolf,“Iamgladitisout;Imustbemorecarefulanothertime.”“Iwillgonow,ifyouwillpayme,”saidtheCrane.“Payyou,indeed!”criedtheWolf.“BethankfulthatIdidnotbiteyourheadoffwhenitwasinmymouth.Yououghttobecontentwiththat.”狼和起重机一天狼,谁是他吃晚餐太大,速度快,吞下了一根骨头,停留在他的喉咙和痛苦,他非常欣赏。他试图让出来,但不能。刚才,然后他看到起重机通过。“亲爱的恶魔,”他说,以起重机,“是有骨贴在我的喉咙。你有一个很好的长期颈部;你们不能达到下来,拉出来?我会支付给您,以及为它“”我会尝试,说:“起重机。然后他把他的头到狼的嘴,他之间的尖锐的牙齿,和深远的下跌,退出骨。“有!说:”狼来了,“我很高兴,这是我必须更加小心,再一次”,“我会继续现在,如果你将支付我说:”起重机。“支付给您,的确!”哭狼来了。“心存感激,我并没有咬你的头上时,这是在我嘴里。你应该得到的内容与“。FarandawaythemostimportantholidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGregoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary.TotheordinaryChinese,thefestivalactuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear'sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestivalinmanypartsofthecountry.总的来说在中国最重要的节日是春节,亦称中国新年。对中国人民来说它的重要性就如方圣诞节对于西方人民。这个一年一次的节日日期取决于阴历而不是格里历,因此假日的时间变化从一月下旬到上旬2月。对普通的中国人,节日总是在除夕夜开始,结束于阴历的第一个月的第五天。但1第一个月的15号,通常称灯会,在国家的大部分地区意味春节的正式结尾。TheWolfandtheCrane狼与鹭鸶AWOLFwhohadabonestuckinhisthroathiredaCrane,foralargesum,toputherheadintohismouthanddrawoutthebone.WhentheCranehadextractedtheboneanddemandedthepromisedpayment,theWolf,grinningandgrindinghisteeth,exclaimed:Why,youhavesurelyalreadyhadasufficientrecompense,inhavingbeenpermittedtodrawoutyourheadinsafetyfromthemouthandjawsofawolf."Inservingthewicked,expectnoreward,andbethankfulifyouescapeinjuryforyourpains.狼误吞下了一块骨头,十分难受,四处奔走,寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶,谈定酬金请他取出骨头,鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里,叼出了骨头,便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答说:“喂,朋友,你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来,难道还不满足,怎么还要讲报酬?”这故事说明,对坏人行善的报酬,就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质IsthetraditionalChinesepaper-cutfolkart.Itisapapercutwithscissorstoavarietyofdecorativepatterns,socalled"paper-cut."OriginatedintheChinesepaper-cutting.IntheHanandTangdynasties,thatis,theuseofnon-governmentalwomen'ssilverandgoldcolorsilkcutflowerforthedecorationattachedtothetemplesofculture.Later,duringthefestiveseasonwithavarietyofcoloredpapercutflowers,storiessuchasanimalsorpeople,andpastedonthewindowcalled"window",postedonthedoorreferredtoasthe"doorsign"forthecelebrationknownasthe"hitospend."剪纸是中国传统的民间艺术。它是用剪刀将纸剪成各种装饰图案,故称为“剪纸”。剪纸起源于汉。在汉、唐时代,民间妇女即有使用金银箔和彩帛剪成花鸟贴在鬓角为饰的风尚。后来,在节日期间用彩色纸剪成各种花草、动物或人物故事等,贴在窗上的称为“窗花”,贴在门上的称为“门签”,用于喜庆的称为“喜花”。TheWolfandtheCrane狼与鹭鸶AWOLFwhohadabonestuckinhisthroathireda\nCrane,foralargesum,toputherheadintohismouthanddrawoutthebone.WhentheCranehadextractedtheboneanddemandedthepromisedpayment,theWolf,grinningandgrindinghisteeth,exclaimed:Why,youhavesurelyalreadyhadasufficientrecompense,inhavingbeenpermittedtodrawoutyourheadinsafetyfromthemouthandjawsofawolf."Inservingthewicked,expectnoreward,andbethankfulifyouescapeinjuryforyourpains.狼误吞下了一块骨头,十分难受,四处奔走,寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶,谈定酬金请他取出骨头,鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里,叼出了骨头,便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答说:“喂,朋友,你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来,难道还不满足,怎么还要讲报酬?”这故事说明,对坏人行善的报酬,就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质IsthetraditionalChinesepaper-cutfolkart.Itisapapercutwithscissorstoavarietyofdecorativepatterns,socalled"paper-cut."OriginatedintheChinesepaper-cutting.IntheHanandTangdynasties,thatis,theuseofnon-governmentalwomen'ssilverandgoldcolorsilkcutflowerforthedecorationattachedtothetemplesofculture.Later,duringthefestiveseasonwithavarietyofcoloredpapercutflowers,storiessuchasanimalsorpeople,andpastedonthewindowcalled"window",postedonthedoorreferredtoasthe"doorsign"forthecelebrationknownasthe"hitospend."剪纸是中国传统的民间艺术。它是用剪刀将纸剪成各种装饰图案,故称为“剪纸”。剪纸起源于汉。在汉、唐时代,民间妇女即有使用金银箔和彩帛剪成花鸟贴在鬓角为饰的风尚。后来,在节日期间用彩色纸剪成各种花草、动物或人物故事等,贴在窗上的称为“窗花”,贴在门上的称为“门签”,用于喜庆的称为“喜花”。

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