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1 Dogs
People often
say that a dog is man's best friend. Over
thousands of years, man has taught his dogs
to
do
many
kinds
of
work
besides
guarding
the
home.
For
example,
sheepdogs
are
famous
for
their ability to control a flock of
hundreds of sheep.
Dogs have been used
to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog
can lead its blind owner.
Nowadays,
dogs
can
be
taught
to
turn
on
light
switches,
open
refrigerator
doors
and
dial
the
telephone for their disabled owners.
For the majority of people, however, dogs are
simply pets and
friends for both young
and old members of the family.
guard
看守
,
看护
sheepdog
牧羊犬
flock
群
aid
帮助
disabled
残疾人
century
世纪
guide dog
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
.
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
.
2 Detective Work
A bank robber stole a lot of money. He
was caught and sent to prison, but the money was
never
found.
When
he
came
out
of
prison,
they
watched
him
to
see
what
he
would
do.
Here
is
the
detective,
reporting to the inspector.
but
frankly, I couldn't make anything out of what he
bought. Here's the list.
shirt , heavy
crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer,
bunch of flowers .The inspector
said,
old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard
with cement?
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
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<
/p>
单
.
”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、
大铁锤、一束花
.
检察官说：
“好<
/p>
,
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
?
”
3 What is Time?
（
Nursery
Rhyme
）
Time is grain for peasants.
Time is wealth for workers.
Time is life for doctors.
Time is victory for soldiers.
Time is knowledge for students.
Time is speed for scientists.
Time is money for businessmen.
Time is everything for all of us.
Therefore, seize the time of today!
grain
粮食
wealth
财富
victory
胜利
seize
抓住
,
把握
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<
/p>
,
时间就是速度
.
对企业家来说
,
时间就是金钱
.<
/p>
对我们大家来说
,
时间就是一切
.
因此
,
把握今天
!
4 Perfect Match
A rich woman is so proud of
a valuable antique vase that she decides to have
her bedroom painted
the same colour as
the
vase. Several painters
try to
mix the colour right,
but none comes close
enough to satisfy
the woman.
Eventually,
a
painter
comes.
He
is
confident
that
he
can
mix
the
proper
colour.
The
woman
is
pleased
with
the
result,
and
the
painter
becomes
famous.
Years
later,
he
retires
and
turns
the
business over to his
son.
those walls to matchthe vase so
perfectly?
father replies,
proud of
自豪
valuable
值钱的
antique vase
古董花瓶
paint
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<
/p>
,
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
.<
/p>
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
< br>,
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
< br>,
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
.
”
5 A Barbecue
When I was a child, I once went camping
with my family in the summer. We decided to make a
barbecue in the valley. So we collected
some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked
me if I
could try to make a fire. I was
glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to
the wood with a match,
but produced
only smoke. Then my father said,
it.
First use the small pieces of wood because they
catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top
of them.
barbecue
烧烤
valley
山谷
stick
枝条
make a fire
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
.
< br>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
.
6 A
Joke
—
“I
stand
corrected”
I have this friend who
always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the
time. It used to bother me,
so I
suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs
checked out. For years, he refused and told me I
was crazy, but last week, he finally
went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left
leg was a
quarter inch shorter than his
right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured,
and both legs are
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