英語(yǔ)·閱讀理解
01. The Snowman
現(xiàn)在是冬天。早晨是很冷的。外面一片白茫茫的,,因?yàn)樽蛱煜卵┝恕9废壬拓埿〗闫鸫埠茉?。早餐后,狗先生想看電視。但是貓小姐說(shuō),“噢,親愛(ài)的!外面很漂亮。讓我們堆個(gè)雪人吧?!?/p>
堆雪人不是很容易,所以他們廢了很多力氣。哦,多么漂亮的雪人!狗先生把他的帽子戴在雪人的頭上。
在那之后,他們非常餓。他們的午餐是魚, 一些骨頭和一個(gè)大蛋糕。狗先生說(shuō),“現(xiàn)在到中午了。雪人一定餓了。讓我們把蛋糕給他吧?!保昂冒?”貓小姐說(shuō)。但雪人不在哪里了。他們只能看到那頂帽子。他在哪里?
02. What are stars like?
Have you ever wondered about the stars?
你曾經(jīng)對(duì)星星感到好奇過(guò)嗎?
In some ways, stars are like people.
在某些方面,星星就像人一樣。
They are born. They grow old. And they die.
他們出生。他們變老。他們會(huì)死亡。
A star is born from dust and gas.
一顆星星從塵埃和氣體中誕生。
Slowly the dust and gas make a ball.
慢慢地,塵埃和氣體變成一個(gè)一個(gè)球。
The ball gets very hot.
球變得很熱。
Then it starts to give off Iight.
然后它開(kāi)始發(fā)出光芒。
The young star grows into a giant.
這位年輕的星星成長(zhǎng)為一個(gè)巨大的星星。
Many years go by.
經(jīng)過(guò)許多年。
The older star begins to get small again.
年老的星星又變小。
At last its light goes out.
最后它的光芒熄滅了。
星星的生命結(jié)束。
My dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank.
我的爸爸從周一到周五在銀行工作。
He uses the computer to count money. His job is very important.他使用電腦數(shù)錢。他的工作是非常重要的。
So he is an important man in the bank.
所以他是銀行里一個(gè)重要的人。
Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner.
爸爸在家里也很忙。在周末他做晚飯。
Usually he cooks Italian food. On Saturdays he makes spaghetti.
通常他做意大利菜。在星期六他做意大利面條。
On Sundays he fixes pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps.
星期天他做披薩。有時(shí)他做雞肉和中國(guó)菜。我媽媽在一邊看并幫忙。
I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.
我也會(huì)幫助我的爸爸。我洗盤子。
Many people think it is strange for a man to cook.
許多人認(rèn)為一個(gè)男人做飯是很奇怪的。
My dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him.
我的爸爸喜歡他的愛(ài)好。烹飪使他放松。
He is a weekend cook.
他是一個(gè)周末廚師。
04. What do you know about the sea?
有些人見(jiàn)過(guò)它,但其他人沒(méi)有。
The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind.
晴朗的陽(yáng)光燦爛的日子里大??雌饋?lái)很漂亮,當(dāng)有大風(fēng)時(shí)它可能會(huì)變得很粗暴。
What other things do you know about it?
關(guān)于它你知道其他事情嗎?
Of course, the sea is very large.
當(dāng)然,海是非常大的。
In the world there is more sea than land.
世界上的海洋比陸地多。
If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty.
如果你在海里游泳過(guò),你就知道海水是咸的。
Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea.
河流攜帶鹽從陸地進(jìn)入海洋。
Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places.
一些地方的海水比其他地方的更咸一些。
Do you know the Dead Sea?
你知道死海嗎?
它太咸了以至于你不會(huì)沉下水!
And fish cannot live in it !
而且魚不能生活在這里!
05. Sea horses
There are all kinds of horses in the world.
世界有各種各樣的馬。
但其中一個(gè)你不能騎。
它不生活在陸地上,而是在大海里。
Its head looks like the head of a horse.
它的頭看起來(lái)像馬的頭。
所以人們叫它“海馬。”
In fact , the sea horse is a small fish.
事實(shí)上,海馬是一種小型魚類。
It likes to live in warm water.
它喜歡生活在溫暖的水中。
A sea horse always stands up in the water when it swims.
海馬游泳時(shí)總是站在水中。
Father sea horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch until they hatch.
雄性海馬把受精卵放在育兒袋內(nèi)以保證安全,直到他們孵化。
When the eggs are hatched, the baby sea horses swim away.
當(dāng)這些卵孵化后,海馬寶寶游開(kāi)。
06. A flying fox
A flying fox is not a fox at all.
狐蝠完全不是狐貍。
It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox.
它是一種蝙蝠。但這種蝙蝠看起來(lái)像狐貍。
A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit.
狐蝠是非常大的。它喜歡吃水果。
有時(shí)狐蝠被稱為“水果蝙蝠?!?/p>
The flying fox flies into fruit trees.
狐蝠飛進(jìn)果樹(shù)中。
Then the bat eats all the fruit.
然后蝙蝠吃會(huì)吃掉所有的水果。
So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.
所以果農(nóng)們不喜歡狐蝠。
Once there was a little girl.
從前有一個(gè)小女孩。
她花了整個(gè)夏天都在她的祖父母的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。
That year she was three. She knew some yellow ducks with orange feet.
那一年她是三歲。她知道一些黃色鴨子腳是橙色的。
They lived in a little wooden house near the road.
他們住在一個(gè)小木屋在公路附近。
The little girl liked these ducks very much.
這個(gè)小女孩非常喜歡這些鴨子。
Every day the ducks walked down the road to the pool.
每一天,鴨子走在路上到池中。
They went into the water.
他們進(jìn)了水。
The little girl sat on the bank and watched them swimming in the pool.
小女孩坐在銀行看著他們?cè)诔靥晾镉斡尽?/p>
The Iittle girl talked to the ducks. They quacked back.
小女孩跟鴨子。他們嘎嘎地回應(yīng)。
Then one day the ducks were gone.
然后有一天,鴨子都不見(jiàn)了。
No one would say anything about them.
沒(méi)有人會(huì)說(shuō)些什么。
The IittIe girl was afraid to ask where they had gone.
這個(gè)小女孩不敢問(wèn)他們?nèi)ツ莾骸?/p>
One night everyone sat down for dinner.
一天晚上每個(gè)人都坐下來(lái)吃飯。
The food looked like a little duck.
食物看起來(lái)像個(gè)小鴨子。
這個(gè)女孩不想吃。你能猜出為什么?
08. Flying birds
鳥(niǎo)不飛高掛天空。
The air is too thin. It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air.
空氣太薄。它是困難的對(duì)于鳥(niǎo)類呼吸稀薄的空氣中。
稀薄的空氣并不持有它們。
Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are.
鳥(niǎo)兒飛近地面,這樣他們可以看到他們?cè)谀睦铩?/p>
The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost.
鳥(niǎo)兒尋找地方他們知道。然后他們不迷路。
Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them.
有些鳥(niǎo)飛如此低的海洋,海浪常常隱藏他們。
Many birds fly long distances in the spring and autumn.
許多鳥(niǎo)飛很長(zhǎng)的距離在春天和秋天。
09. A nice farm
There is a beautiful farm near my home.
有一個(gè)美麗的農(nóng)場(chǎng)附近我的家。
The farmers there grow rice and wheat.
農(nóng)民種植水稻和小麥。
They have many farm animals there.
他們有許多農(nóng)場(chǎng)動(dòng)物那里。
但是他們不使用它們來(lái)做農(nóng)活。
They use a tractor.
他們用拖拉機(jī)。
We often go to the farm after school.
我們經(jīng)常去農(nóng)場(chǎng)著放學(xué)后去趟郵局。
We can play with the animals, walk,read books or help the farmers pick corn there.
我們可以和動(dòng)物玩、散步、閱讀書籍或在那兒幫農(nóng)民們摘玉米。
I like walking or doing some reading on the farm because the air there is nice and clean.
我喜歡在農(nóng)場(chǎng)散步或閱讀,因?yàn)槟抢锏目諝夂芨蓛簟?/p>
You can see a lake on the farm.
你可以看到一個(gè)湖在農(nóng)場(chǎng)。
There are many fish in the Lake.
有許多魚在湖里。
We often go fishing on Saturdays and Sundays.
我們經(jīng)常在星期六和星期天去釣魚。
We often swim in the lake in summer and skate on it in winter,too.
我們夏天經(jīng)常在湖里游泳,冬天在這溜冰。
10. The pizza machine
在西班牙有一個(gè)新的方法可以拿到你的快餐。
一個(gè)新的機(jī)器,叫做“比薩魔法”,能和消費(fèi)者對(duì)話,說(shuō)“你喜歡比薩餅嗎?“如果你說(shuō)“是的”,比薩機(jī)將在兩分鐘內(nèi)做你的披薩。
The cost is $1. 80 per pizza, and the company hopes to sell 97 million pizzas in three years.
價(jià)格是一個(gè)披薩1.8美元,公司希望在三年內(nèi)銷售9700萬(wàn)個(gè)比薩餅。
The machine can speak ten languages.
這臺(tái)機(jī)器會(huì)說(shuō)十種語(yǔ)言。
有一天當(dāng)機(jī)器開(kāi)始嘗試賣給我們面條和蛋炒飯時(shí)請(qǐng)不要驚訝。
11. Funny presents
It is fun to give friends something on their birthdays.
在朋友們生日的送他們一些東西是很有趣的。
Luis and Bob like to give each other funny things.
路易斯和鮑勃喜歡送給彼此有趣的東西。
在鮑勃的生日時(shí),路易斯給他有花生的鞋子。
鮑勃說(shuō)?!拔乙蚕虢o路易斯有趣的東西?!?/p>
當(dāng)路易斯的生日到來(lái)時(shí),鮑勃給了他一個(gè)大盒子。
Luis opened it. In the box there was a bank that looked like a duck.
路易斯打開(kāi)了它。在盒子里有一個(gè)看起來(lái)像一只鴨子的銀行。
The duck had a hat on its head. Luis and Bob both laughed.
鴨子的頭上有一頂帽子。路易斯和鮑勃都笑了。
12. A bridge
Bridges are built for many reasons. 橋梁建造有許多原因。
Some bridges are built so that cars can cross over rivers. 一些橋梁被建起來(lái)是為了汽車可以跨越河流。
Others are made for trains to use. 另一些則是為列車使用。
In the state of Washington, 在華盛頓州,
there is a very unusual bridge - 有一個(gè)非常不尋常的橋
it was built for squirrels.它是為了松鼠而建的。
The town of Longview has a very busy street.鎮(zhèn)朗維尤有一個(gè)非常繁忙的街道。
Many cars use it every day. 每天都有許多汽車。
Squirrels were being killed as they tried to cross the street. 當(dāng)松鼠們?cè)噲D穿過(guò)馬路都被撞死了。
Mr. Peters built a bridge for the squirrels -彼得斯先生為松鼠建立了一個(gè)橋-
one that would pass above the traffic. 一個(gè)能從車流上上方通過(guò)的橋。
For years now, the squirrels have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.多年來(lái),松鼠已經(jīng)能夠從街道這一側(cè)到另一側(cè)安全地過(guò)馬路了。
13. A broken mirror and bad luck
Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? 如果你打破鏡子你會(huì)有壞運(yùn)氣嗎?
Many people believe this.許多人相信這一點(diǎn)。
There is an old story about breaking mirrors .關(guān)于打破鏡子有一個(gè)古老的傳說(shuō)。
Long ago, people happened to see their faces in ponds and lakes. 很久以前,人們碰巧在池塘和湖泊里看到他們的臉。
a person would say.一個(gè)人會(huì)說(shuō)。
The first mirrors were made of shiny metal. 第一個(gè)鏡子是用閃亮的金屬做成的。
Later, people used glass mirrors. 后來(lái),人們用玻璃鏡子。
They were careful not to break them. 他們很小心不打碎他們。
Breaking a mirror could harm the soul.打碎鏡子會(huì)傷害靈魂。
That is how a broken mirror came to mean bad luck. 這就是破碎的鏡子意味著壞運(yùn)氣的由來(lái)。
The bad luck is supposed to last for seven years.壞運(yùn)氣據(jù)說(shuō),會(huì)持續(xù)七年。
You may not believe this story. 你可能不相信這個(gè)故事。
You may have no bad luck with mirrors.你可能不會(huì)因?yàn)殓R子而走霉運(yùn)。
But you should handle mirrors carefully. 但你應(yīng)該小心使用鏡子。
A broken mirror could cut you.一個(gè)破碎的鏡子可以傷到你。
14. A holiday from school
Tommy hates school and is always looking for excuses not to go to school. 湯米討厭上學(xué),總是找借口不去上學(xué)。
He spends more time at home than at school. 他呆在家里的時(shí)間比在學(xué)校要多。
On the days he has to go to school, 他不得不去上學(xué)的日子,
he looks for excuses to come home early.他總是找借口早點(diǎn)回家。
One day he comes home from school in the middle of the day.有一天,他中午從學(xué)?;丶伊恕?/p>
15. The candy kings
Once candy was not made for children. 從前糖果不是為兒童而制作的。
In one country, almost 5,000 years ago, 在大約5000年前的一個(gè)國(guó)家,
candy was made only for kings. 糖果是只為國(guó)王制作的。
Today, children are the candy kings.今天,孩子們就是糖果國(guó)王。
Have you ever eaten licorice?你吃過(guò)甘草嗎?
People in ancient times ate licorice, too. 人們?cè)诠糯渤愿什荨?/p>
They did think of licorice as candy at first.他們一開(kāi)始確實(shí)認(rèn)為甘草是糖果。
They ate licorice to keep them strong and well. 他們吃甘草來(lái)保持強(qiáng)壯和健康。
In some countries, people ate licorice to make them beautiful! 在一些國(guó)家,人們?yōu)榱似脸愿什?
Later, people ate it just because it tasted good !后來(lái),人們吃它只是因?yàn)樗兜篮?
All candy was made by hand until 1845.直到1845年,所有的糖果都是手工做的。
In that year, a man made a candy machine. 那一年,一個(gè)人做了一個(gè)糖果機(jī)。
By the 1900s, candy was sold all over the world. 到20世紀(jì),糖果被銷往世界各地。
Today, candy companies say a person eats from 15 to 30 pounds of candy a year. 今天,糖果公司說(shuō)一個(gè)人一年吃15到30磅的糖果。
More than 2, 000 different kinds of candy are made ! 超過(guò)2000個(gè)不同種類的糖果被制作出來(lái)!
How many kinds do you eat, candy king?你吃多少種,“糖果國(guó)王”?
16. Two thieves
Mike was taken to the police station 邁克被帶到了警察局
and put in a room with another thief, an older man.并被放在有另一個(gè)小偷(一個(gè)年長(zhǎng)的男人)的房間里。
This man looked at Mike 這個(gè)人看著邁克
The man laughed rudely at Mike. 那個(gè)人粗魯?shù)爻靶~克。
“如果你想成為一個(gè)小偷,你應(yīng)該偷值很多錢的東西 。
You ought to steal something really valuable, which you can be proud of 你應(yīng)該偷一些很有價(jià)值讓你值得驕傲的東西,
so that your name is put in the newspaper. 這樣你的名字能出現(xiàn)在報(bào)紙上
Mike thought for a few seconds and then said. 邁克想了幾秒鐘,然后說(shuō)。
said the old thief. 年老的賊說(shuō)道。
17. A lovely weekend
It is a fine Saturday morning. 這是一個(gè)美好的周六上午。
Bob and his family get up later than usual, 鮑勃和他的家人起得比平時(shí)晚,
They are all staying at home, 他們都呆在家里,
but they are not idle.但他們沒(méi)有閑著。
Each of them is doing a different thing.每個(gè)人都在做不同的事。
He is washing his car. 他正在洗他的車。
His mother is in the kitchen.他的母親在廚房里。
She is busy preparing a good meal for the family. 她正在忙著為家庭準(zhǔn)備一頓美餐。
Sometimes, Bob helps his mum with the cooking,有時(shí),鮑勃幫助他媽媽做飯,
and sometimes he goes to the garage 有時(shí)他去車庫(kù)
and watches his father wash his car . 看他父親洗他的車。
His elder brother, Jack, usually stays in his study till lunchtime. 他的哥哥,杰克,直到午飯時(shí)間前總是呆在書房,。
His two sisters are listening to some beautiful music 他的兩個(gè)姐姐正在聽(tīng)一些優(yōu)美的音樂(lè)
Tom, is training his puppy.湯姆,在訓(xùn)練他的小狗。
He is having a lot of fun. Around 12 : 30 , 他正玩得開(kāi)心。大約12:30,
the whole family is seated around the table enjoying a wonderful meal.整個(gè)家庭都圍坐在桌邊享用一頓美餐。
18. Fire fighters
There are about 5, 000 fire fighters in Chicago.在芝加哥大約有5000名消防戰(zhàn)士。
Tim is one of them. He is on duty eight hours every day. 蒂姆就是其中之一。他每天上班八小時(shí)。
During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse.在他上班時(shí)他吃和睡都在消防站。
The fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or night. 消防員在一天中的任何時(shí)間,不管白天還是晚上,必須隨時(shí)應(yīng)對(duì)火警
Most of the alarms are for small fires. 大多數(shù)的警報(bào)是為小火災(zāi)。
They can be put out in a few minutes.他們幾分鐘之內(nèi)能夠熄滅。
Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time, 大火災(zāi)是非常危險(xiǎn)的。大多數(shù)時(shí)候,
the greatest danger comes from smoke. 最大的危險(xiǎn)來(lái)自煙。
Sometimes, fire fighters have to enter burning buildings in order to rescue the people inside.有時(shí),為了營(yíng)救里面的人消防戰(zhàn)士必須進(jìn)入正在燃燒的建筑物
Tim has been a fire fighter for five years.蒂姆成為消防員已經(jīng)五年了。
He does exercise every day to stay strong.他為了保持強(qiáng)壯每天都做運(yùn)動(dòng)。
19. hair and beard
Lucy always wanted to become a teacher, 露西一直想成為一名教師,
because she liked children. 因?yàn)樗矚g孩子。
When she was twenty-one years old,當(dāng)她21歲時(shí),
she began teaching in a small school. 她開(kāi)始在一個(gè)很小的學(xué)校教學(xué)。
She was a good teacher, 她是一個(gè)好老師,
and she laughed a lot with the children in her class.她班上的孩子在一起時(shí)會(huì)經(jīng)常笑。
They enjoyed her teaching.他們喜歡她的教學(xué)。
One day, one of the girls in her class asked her, 一天,班里的一個(gè)女孩問(wèn)她,
20. The city of San Francisco
San Francisco is a beautiful American city. 舊金山是一個(gè)美麗的美國(guó)城市。
It lies on the western coastline of the United States. 它位于美國(guó)的西部海岸線。
It has lovely views and beautiful scenery. 它有可愛(ài)美麗的風(fēng)景。
The Golden Gate Bridge, for instance, is a beautiful place to visit. 舉個(gè)例子,金門大橋,就是一個(gè)美麗的值得參觀的地方。
Every day, thousands of people come to visit and enjoy its views. 每一天,成千上萬(wàn)的人來(lái)參觀和欣賞風(fēng)景。
San Francisco is a hilly city. 舊金山是一個(gè)多山的城市。
The lovely hills in the middle of the city 在城市的中心可愛(ài)的群山
make it the most attractive place. 使得它成為一個(gè)最迷人的地方。
Many people walk up and down the hills, 很多人走到山上去再走下來(lái),
and some of the visitors also like to drive on the paths. 一些游客也喜歡駕車行駛在小路上。
They can see more places then. 那樣他們可以看更多的地方。
There are also visitors who like to take cable cars. 也有游客喜歡乘坐纜車。
They can get a better view of the city while the cars are moving along the tracks.隨著纜車沿著軌道移動(dòng)時(shí)他們可以更好的看到城市的風(fēng)景
Besides the Golden Gate Bridge and the hills , 除了金門大橋和丘陵,
Chinatown is also a place worth seeing. 唐人街也是一個(gè)值得一看的地方。
Every day, many people come to visit Chinatown. 每天都有許多人來(lái)參觀唐人街。
Some of them are coming to taste Chinese food, 他們中的一些人來(lái)品嘗中國(guó)菜,
others are coming for Chinese objects. 其他人則為了中國(guó)物品而來(lái)。
You can buy wonderful Chinese objects in Chinatown. 在唐人街你可以購(gòu)買到非常精彩的中國(guó)物品。
21. A second language
One day, the mother rat and her babies were having a good time in the open air when a cat came to catch them for her dinner. 有一天,鼠媽媽和她的孩子在露天正玩得開(kāi)心時(shí),一只貓來(lái)抓他們做晚餐。
The mother rat noticed the cat coming near. 老鼠媽媽注意到貓離得越來(lái)越近。
The mother rat and her babies all tried to run away at once. 老鼠媽媽和她孩子都馬上試圖跑逃跑。
They hurried to their home. It was under the tree. 它們匆忙的回到家。它們的家就在樹(shù)下。
But the baby rat were afraid of the cat. 但老鼠寶寶害怕貓。
The cat was so surprised and afraid that she ran away. 這只貓很驚訝而且害怕,她跑走了。
The mother rat turned to her babies, 老鼠媽媽轉(zhuǎn)向她的孩子們,
22. Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin liked to study and learn about new things. 本杰明·富蘭克林喜歡研究和學(xué)習(xí)新事物。
One day he heard a friend say that something black in color absorbs the heat better than something white in color. 有一天,他聽(tīng)到一個(gè)朋友說(shuō),黑色的東西比白色的東西吸熱好。
Franklin wanted to see if this was true. 富蘭克林想看看這是否是真的。
There was snow on the ground at that time. 那時(shí)候地上有雪。
So he put two large pieces of cloth on the snow. 所以他把兩大塊布鋪在雪地上。
One piece of cloth was black in color, 一塊布是黑色的,
while the other was white. Then he waited. 而另一塊是白色的。他便站在一邊等候著。
The sun began to shine. After several hours, 太陽(yáng)開(kāi)始照耀。幾個(gè)小時(shí)后,
he looked under the pieces of cloth. 他向布片下面看去。
He saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth .他看見(jiàn)雪在黑布下比在白色的布下融化的快得多。
Franklin made many other experiments and made some discoveries. 富蘭克林做了許多其他實(shí)驗(yàn),有了一些發(fā)明。
He also took an active part in politics, 他還積極參加政治活動(dòng),
and he was a very famous American statesman. 他是一個(gè)非常著名的美國(guó)政治家。
He was one of the earliest important writers in America. 他是美國(guó)最早的重要作家之一。
His autobiography was successfully and interestingly written. 他的自傳很成功,寫得很有趣。
so she usually wore glasses. 所以她總是戴著眼鏡。
But when she was seventeen years old 但當(dāng)她十七歲
and began to go out with a young man, 并開(kāi)始與一位年輕人約會(huì)時(shí),
she never wore her glasses when she was with him. 當(dāng)她與他在一起時(shí)她從不戴眼鏡。
When he came to the door to take her out, 當(dāng)他來(lái)到門口帶她出去時(shí),
she took her glasses off, and when she came home and he left, 她就摘掉眼鏡,當(dāng)她回到回家他離開(kāi)后,
she put them on again. 她又戴上。
why do you never wear your glasses when you are with Jim? 當(dāng)你與吉姆在一起時(shí),你為什么從不戴你的眼鏡?
He takes you to beautiful places in his car, 他開(kāi)車帶你去美麗的地方,
24. A Frenchman in New York
One day a Frenchman went to New York. 一天,一個(gè)法國(guó)人去了紐約。
When he arrived in New York, he took a bus to a hotel. 當(dāng)他到達(dá)紐約時(shí),他乘坐公共汽車了賓館。
It was Sunday, and the Frenchman decided to go out for a walk. 那天是星期天,這個(gè)法國(guó)人決定出去散步。
As he walked along the street, he suddenly remembered 當(dāng)他沿著街道走,他突然想起
So he decided to write it down. 所以他決定把它寫下來(lái)。
He looked at the wall near the corner of the street. 他看著靠近街道的拐角處的墻上。
Then he saw some English words and copied them down in his notebook. 然后他看到了一些英語(yǔ)單詞和把它們抄在了筆記本上。
He walked for a long time in the city. 他在這個(gè)城市走了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
Then he felt tired and wanted to go back to his hotel. 然后他覺(jué)得累了,想回到他的酒店。
He took the notebook out of his pocket 他把筆記本從他的口袋里掏出來(lái)
and showed the words in his notebook to a young woman. 把他的筆記本上的單詞給一個(gè)年輕的女人看。
The young woman read the words and looked at the Frenchman. 這個(gè)年輕的女人看了看單詞又看了看法國(guó)人。
She did not know what he wanted. 她不知道他想要干什么。
Then the Frenchman stopped an old man and showed him the words. 那么法國(guó)人叫住了一個(gè)老人并把單詞給他看。
The old man did not know what the Frenchman wanted neither. 老人也不知道法國(guó)人想要干什么。
At last the Frenchman saw a young man. 最后,法國(guó)人看見(jiàn)一個(gè)年輕男子。
He knew some French. When the Frenchman showed him the words in the notebook and asked where the street was, 他知道一些法語(yǔ)。當(dāng)法國(guó)人給他看筆記本上的單詞問(wèn)他是什么街道時(shí)
the young man laughed and laughed, 年輕人笑了又笑,
25. Air Jordan
Michael Jordan is one of the most famous basketball players in the world.邁克爾·喬丹是世界上最著名的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員之一。
He was born in Brooklyn, New York.他出生在紐約的布魯克林。
He was also very short. 他也非常矮。
But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.但隨著他變得高多了以后第二年情況對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)變化很大。
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina.當(dāng)他在北卡羅萊納大學(xué)加入了籃球隊(duì)時(shí),邁克爾·喬丹開(kāi)始變得很有名。
Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again .邁克爾用他的速度和力量一次又一次投籃。
After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bulls basketball team.大學(xué)畢業(yè)后,邁克爾成為一個(gè)成員的芝加哥公牛隊(duì)。
The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player.NBA非常驚訝于這個(gè)雄心勃勃的球員。
He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.他曾創(chuàng)下紀(jì)錄,在一場(chǎng)比賽中得到63分。
26. My dog
I have a big police dog who is named Jack.我有一只大的警犬名叫杰克。
Police dogs are very clever.警犬很聰明。
Every Sunday afternoon I take Jack for a long walk in the park.每個(gè)星期天下午我?guī)Ы芸嗽诠珗@走很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。
Jack likes these long walks very much.杰克非常喜歡這種長(zhǎng)距離的散步。
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit me.一個(gè)星期天的下午,一個(gè)年輕人來(lái)拜訪我。
He stayed for a long time.他呆了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
He talked and talked.他說(shuō)了又說(shuō)。
Soon it was time for me to take Jack for a walk.很快到了我?guī)Ы芸巳ド⒉降臅r(shí)間。
But the visitor still stayed.但客人還沒(méi)走。
Jack became very worried. 杰克很擔(dān)心。
He walked around the room several times他好幾次在房間里走來(lái)走去,
and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him.然后坐在客人的面前看著他。
But the visitor paid no attention to Jack,但是客人沒(méi)有注意到杰克,
and he went on talking.他繼續(xù)說(shuō)下去。
At last Jack got angry.最后杰克生氣了。
He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later.他跑出房間,幾分鐘后又跑了回來(lái)。
He sat down again in front of the visitor,他再次在客人的面前坐下來(lái),
27. Quick thinking
One day, Tony met his friend Alan.有一天,托尼遇到了他的朋友艾倫。
Tony is very rich, but Alan is very poor.托尼很富有,但艾倫很窮。
The two boys walked along the street together.這兩個(gè)男孩沿著街道一起走。
Then Tony remembered something.然后托尼想起了某個(gè)事情。
At that moment a man ran up. He was a dangerous man,在那一刻一個(gè)男人跑了出來(lái)。他是一個(gè)危險(xiǎn)的男人,
he had a knife in his hand. Alan and Tony were afraid.他手里拿著一把刀。艾倫和托尼都害怕。
Tony took out his wallet and gave it to the robber.托尼拿出他的錢包給了搶劫者。
Alan thought quickly. He took out his wallet.艾倫快速地思考著。他拿出他的錢包。
He gave it to Tony and said,他把它給了托尼,說(shuō),
28. The fishmonger
One afternoon last summer,去年夏天的一個(gè)下午,
Mr. Black went to a fishmonger to buy some fish for supper.布萊克先生去了一個(gè)魚販那里買一些魚做晚飯。
A friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.那天晚上他的一個(gè)朋友會(huì)過(guò)來(lái)與他吃晚飯,。
It was hot and most of the fish were not very fresh.天氣很熱,大部分的魚都不是很新鮮。
Mr. Black held one fish up to his nose and smelt it.布萊克先生拿了一條魚舉到他的鼻子附近聞了聞。
shouted the fishmonger.魚販喊道。
asked the fishmonger.魚販問(wèn)到。
29. A drunken man
Mr. Smith worked in an office.史密斯先生在辦公室工作。
He had neither a wife nor children.他既沒(méi)有妻子也沒(méi)有孩子。
He lived alone in an old house.他獨(dú)自住在一所舊房子。
He liked to do nothing but drink.他沒(méi)有什么愛(ài)好但喝酒除外。
He spent most of his money on drinking.他大部分的錢都花在喝酒上。
Sometimes he was hungry because he had no money to buy food.有時(shí)他會(huì)挨餓因?yàn)樗麤](méi)有錢買食物。
He had to borrow some money from his colleagues.他不得不從他的同事那里借一些錢。
One evening, he met a friend of his in the street.一天晚上,他在街上遇到了他的一個(gè)朋友。
The man asked Mr. Smith to have dinner with him.這個(gè)人讓史密斯先生和他一起吃晚飯。
He was very happy and drank a lot in the restaurant.他非常高興,在餐廳喝了很多。
When they left at midnight,當(dāng)他們?cè)谖缫闺x開(kāi)時(shí)
he could hardly stand .他幾乎無(wú)法站立。
The friend had to stop a taxi朋友不得不叫了一輛出租車
and ask the driver to take Mr. Smith home.讓司機(jī)開(kāi)車送Smith先生回家。
Soon they arrived at the door of his house.不久他們來(lái)到了他家門前。
With the help of the driver he got out of the taxi.在司機(jī)的幫助下他下了出租車。
The taxi driver left,出租車司機(jī)離開(kāi)了,
He was trying to do it when a policeman came.他試圖開(kāi)鎖時(shí),一個(gè)警察走過(guò)來(lái)。
If you can stop it moving,如果你能不讓它移動(dòng),
30. Pandas
Pandas are lovely animals.熊貓是可愛(ài)的動(dòng)物。
Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China.他們大多數(shù)生活中國(guó)四川省的森林深處。
They have white fur,though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black.他們有白色的皮毛,盡管他們的肩膀,腿,耳朵和眼睛是黑色的。
Pandas are usually very heavy,熊貓通常很重,
some of them can be about l. 5 metres tall他們中的一些可以高達(dá)1.5米左右
and weigh about 100 kilograms.重約100公斤。
However. pandas are very agile,然而。熊貓非常靈活,
they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures do.他們能夠像其他一些動(dòng)物一樣很容易地爬樹(shù)。
Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves.熊貓有大而鋒利的牙齒,主要以竹葉為生。
Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves一個(gè)成年熊貓每天要吃大約15 - 30公斤的竹葉
and they usually spend 10-12 hours eating.他們通常有10 - 12小時(shí)在吃東西。
Pandas also have spare-time hobbies.熊貓也有業(yè)余愛(ài)好。
Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping.其中兩個(gè)愛(ài)好是爬樹(shù)和睡覺(jué)。
Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world遺憾的是,世界上沒(méi)有太多的熊貓了。
because some people keep cutting down trees ,因?yàn)橛行┤瞬粩嗫撤?shù)木,
and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money.壞心腸的獵人為了錢試圖殺死它們。
The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas from being harmed or killed.中國(guó)政府正在盡自己的努力保護(hù)大熊貓不被傷害或獵殺。
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