三十二. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting
I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brother's name is Jim. Jim is ahandsome 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 at highspeed. 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, and shouted to me,“I'm trying to stoptwo 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
三十一. 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, laborforce, and the need for goods(商品) and
services.
【汉语翻译】
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。
二十六. The Proper Way to Give Gifts
Everyone has had the experience of giving a gift. A proper gift can helpcommunication and
express good wishes, and sometimes it may also bring aboutunexpected good results. But, an
improper gift may not only fail to show good wishes, but also even result in
misunderstandings( 误 会 ). The art of giving gifts needs more attention, especially in
communication with friends from different countries.
【汉语翻译】
送礼物的正确方式
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。
三十. Why Shouldn't We Smoke?
To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spendmore 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 healthrisk. 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
二十九. 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 !
【汉语翻译】
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！
二十八. 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) produceelectricity 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!
【汉语翻译】 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。
二十五. 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.
【汉语翻译】 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。
二十四. My Collection of Sea Shells
Every summer my family goes to the beach. I dig in the sand and search for seashells(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 mydesk. When I see
them, I will remember the fun I have at the beach .
【汉语翻译】 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。
二十三. 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 bedisturbed 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 we are 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!”
【汉语翻译】 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(enjoy)假期之时，
我就不打算打搅您了，再见(Bye-bye)!”
二十一. 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 toconnect 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
十九. 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 promised 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 worryabout you
again!
【汉语翻译】 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)你.”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)。请不要再让你的父母为你担心(worry
about you)了！
十八. 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.
【汉语翻译】 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。
十七. 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.
【汉语翻译】 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)。
十七. 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.
【汉语翻译】 花语寄情(2)
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)。
十七. 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 for 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.
【汉翻译】 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。
十六. 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 worthseeing. 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 samethings 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
十四. 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
十一. 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 yourknife. Then I’ll not live a pig's life. Will you do this for me?”
【汉语翻译】 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？”
十一. 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.”
【汉语翻译】 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。”
十. 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.”
【汉语翻译】
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)。”
九. 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 afriendly“Hi, how are you?”And he
really wants to know! It's hard to feel unhappy when we hear him whistling(吹口哨) happily up
and down the street .
【汉语翻译】
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)。
九. 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. Heknocks 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
7. The“Deaf”Wife
A man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wife's goingdeaf.”The doctor
answers,“Here’s something 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!”
【汉语翻译】“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)。”
8. We Really Don't Know (1)
Jack had gone to the university tostudy his history, but at the end of his second term, he failed
his history exam, and he was told that he would bedismissed 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.”
【汉语翻译】 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'squiteimpossible!”repliedthe professor immediately.“Do you know, last 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 illrecently.”
【汉语翻译】 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。”
六. 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 areneighbors who help him with the work like
building shelves and planting trees.
翻译 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
(littlesister)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)。
六. 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 longtime, 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.
翻译 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)。
五. A Black Umbrella (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 simplelunch. When
she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that wasselling cheap umbrellas, and
decided to take a black one. Her mother hadlost hers the month before.
翻译
一把黑伞(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。
五. A Black Umbrella (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 ofcoffee.
翻译
一把黑伞(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)。
四. In the Bar (1)
In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, you're not allowed to drink in apublic 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.
翻译
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)。
四. 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 seethose twolights 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.”
翻译
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！”
三. 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 smallboat. He rowedthe boat to the
middle of a big river. Just as he threw the pooranimal into the river, the boat began to go
down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river.
翻译
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。
三. Sam and Tod (2)
Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldn't .The dog bit (咬) therope and got out ofthe bag. It triedi
ts best to swim to saveSam. The man was saved, so he was verythankful 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.
翻译
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)萨姆就给多少。
二. 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.
【汉语翻译】 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)。
“
二. 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 ago. I want to know if she found it. ”
【汉语翻译】 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。”
一. 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.
【汉语翻译】
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)。
一. 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.
【汉语翻译】
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。
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