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1 dogs
people
often saythat a dog is mans best friend. over
thousands
of years, man has taught
hisdogs to do many kinds of work
besides guarding the home. for example,
sheepdogsare
famous for their ability
to control a flock of hundreds of
sheep.
dogs have beenused to
aid disabled people for centuries. a
guide dog can lead its blindowner.
nowadays, dogs can be
taught to turn on
light switches, openrefrigerator doors and
dial the telephone for their disabled
owners. for themajority of
people,
however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both
youngand 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
,
< br>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
,
< br>狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友
.
2 detective work
a bank robberstole a lot of money. he
was caught and sent to
prison, but the
money was neverfound. when he came out of
prison, they watched him to see what he
would is the
detective, reporting to
the inspector. yes, sir, i foundjohnny . i
followed him all around the town, but
frankly, i couldnt
makeanything out of
what he bought. heres the list.
shirt , heavy crowbar, box of
chocolates , shovel, heavy
hammer,bunch
of flowers .the inspector said, good. that helps
me a lot. do youremember how we watched
him helping his
neighbour, old mrs.
judson to cover herbackyard 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
,
< br>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
< br>说
,
我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么
< br>.
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
?”
3 what
is time?
（
nursery
rhyme
）
time is
grain forpeasants.
time is
wealth forworkers.
time is
life fordoctors.
time is
victoryfor soldiers.
time is
knowledgefor students.
time
is speed forscientists.
time
is money forbusinessmen.
time is everythingfor all of
us.
therefore, seizethe 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
.
< br>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
< br>,
把
握今天
!
< br>
4 perfect match
a rich woman is soproud of a valuable
antique vase that she
decides to have
her bedroom paintedthe same colour as the
vase. several painters try to mix the
colour right, butnone
comes close
enough to satisfy the woman.
eventually, apainter comes. he is
confident that he can mix the
proper
colour. the woman ispleased with the result, and
the
painter becomes famous. years
later, heretires and turns the
business
over to his son. dad,asks the son,theres something
ive got to know. how did you get those
walls to matchthe vase
so
perfectly?
son,
”
thefather replies, i painted the vase.
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<
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,
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
,
来了一个油漆匠
.
他很有信心可以调出合适的颜色
.
< br>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
.”
5 a barbecue
when i was achild, i once went camping
with my family in the
summer. we
decided to make abarbecue in the valley. so we
collected some tree sticks to make a
fire. myfather asked me if
i could try
to make a fire. i was glad to take the job. theni
tried
to set fire to the wood with a
match, but produced only smoke.
then
myfather said, thats not the right way. ill show
you how to
do it. firstuse the small
pieces of wood because they catch fire
easily. then put thelarger ones on top
of father helped
me make a big
fire.
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
.
我们决定在山谷中
烧烤<
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,
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