1. Poor Man!
Look at this man. What is he doing? He's carrying a very big box. The box is full of big apples. He wants to put it on the back of his bike and take it home. Can he do that? No, I don't think so. Why not? Because the box is too full and too heavy. Look! What's wrong? He drops the box. Poor man!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
why为什么 because因为 drop落下 poor可怜的
2. Kate
Kate is a new student. She is twelve. She is from America. She can speak English very well and she can speak a little Chinese. She is in Nanjing. Her parents are doctors. Kate is studying in a school near her home. She has classes from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays, she often plays games with her Chinese friends. She loves China and her Chinese friends.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
parents父母亲 work工作 doctor医生 study学习
a little一点儿
3. Can You Find Bob?
Hello, Betty. Please meet Bob at the station at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Go to the big clock. Carry a green bag and wear a white hat.
He's not very tall but quite fat. He has short black hair and brown eyes. He also has glasses. He likes wearing blue trousers and a red sweater. Can you find him, Betty?
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
station车站 tomorrow明天 wear穿,戴 brown棕色的
4. My Room
This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my football under my bed. Of course here is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
homework家庭作业 vase花瓶 end末端,终点
of course当然
5. What Are They Doing?
The White family is at home. Mrs White is in the kitchen. She is cooking. Mr White is sitting in a chair and reading the newspaper. Tom and his friend Dick are cleaning the bicycle. Jane and her friend Mary are in Jane's bedroom. They are listening to a tape.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
kitchen厨房 cook烹调,煮 bicycle自行车 tape磁带
6. My Family
I am Tom. I'm eleven years old. I live near the school. I go to school every day. In my family there are three people. My father, my mother and I. My father is a bus-driver. He is friendly. He has a lot of friends. My mother is a teacher. She works at my school. She does housework every day. I love them.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bus-drive公共汽车驾驶员 friendly友好的 housework家务活 a lot of许多
7. An Outing
Father: Today is Sunday. Tom, I would like to take you to the park.
Lucy: Can I come, too?
Father: Oh no, you must look after your sister. And your mother is at work.
Lucy: I can take my sister to the park, too. She can play games with other children.
Father: OK. Go to your bedroom and put on your new dress in the box.
Lucy: OK.
Father: It's about nine o'clock. Let's go.
Lucy and Tom: All right. Let's go.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
outing郊游 bedroom卧室,房间 dress连衣裙,女服
would like to想要…… look after照顾，照管
at work在上班，在工作
8. Our Class
This is a picture of our class. There are fifty students in our class. You can see twenty-five boys and twenty-five girls. There is an American student in our class. Her name is Mary. Her English is very good. We all like her. She likes eating bread and cakes. She likes drinking milk and orange juice. We like eating rice and drinking tea. We are very happy together.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bread面包 like喜欢 together一起 eat吃 drink喝
9. Never Late
In the morning I get up at six. I wash my face and put on my clothes. Then I eat my breakfast with my family at six thirty. At six forty I go to school by bike. I am never late, but Tom is sometimes late and Mary is always late. They often run to school.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
wash洗，洗涤 late迟的，晚的 never从未，未曾
sometimes有时候 always一直，总是
10. In the Classroom
This is a classroom. You can see some girls, a boy and a teacher in it. The boy is Tom. He has golden hair and blue eyes. He if from America. He is a new pupil. The girls are Chinese. They can speak a little English. They are talking with Tom in English. Miss Li is writing something on the blackboard.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
golden金的，金制的 write写，书写 hair头发
something某事，某物 blackboard黑板
11. A Football Match
It's Sunday tomorrow. We are going to watch a football match. It's between a Japanese team and a Chinese team. The football match is going to be at four o'clock in the afternoon. Our teachers Mr Li and Mr Wang are going to watch the football match with us. We are going there by bike. We think we can come back at about six in the evening.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
match比赛 by bike骑自行车 come back回来
12. My Parents
My parents work in a shoe factory. They get up at five thirty. They first get breakfast ready. Then they go to work by bus. They work there from eight to five. They come home at about six and prepare supper for us. Mother washes clothes in the evening. Father often makes toys for us. They are busy all day.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
prepare准备 supper晚餐 toy玩具 busy繁忙的，忙碌的
13. A Riddle
I'm a word. I have three letters. My first is in "snow " but not in "ice ", my second is in "rose" and also in "rice", my third is not in "pencil" but in "paper", my whole is a place where there is a lot of water. What am I?
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
riddle谜语 letter字母，信件 first第一 second第二
third第三 whole整个
14. Jim's Bedroom
This is Jim's bedroom. It's new and nice. A bed and a chair are in it. A desk is on the floor. Some flowers are on it. A bookshelf is behind the bed. Some English books are on the bookshelf. A picture is on the wall. Some people are in the picture. The man is his father. The woman is his mother. Who is the boy? Do you know?
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bookshelf书架 floor地板 flower花
15. Daydream
It's very nice day in October. The students are having a maths class. But Bob is looking out of the window and watching the clouds move across the blue sky. "Boy, what a day to play football! " he thinks. Just then the bell rings and wakes him from his daydream. He closes his notebook sadly, stands up, and walks slowly to his next class.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
daydream白日梦，幻想 cloud云 sky天空 bell钟，铃 ring（钟、铃等）鸣，响 close关，关闭 notebook笔记本
sadly悲哀地，伤心地
16. A Picture of a Park
Look, this is a picture of a park. It is not black and it is not white. It is red, yellow, blue, and green. Is there a lake in the park? Yes. Are there any trees and flowers there? Yes, there are many. They are so beautiful. And we can see some people, too. They are sitting near the lake. They are looking at some goldfish.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
picture图片，照片 lake湖 beautiful美丽的
fish鱼 goldfish金鱼
17. Going to the Zoo
Today is Sunday. Bob is going to the zoo with his classmates. He puts on his new white T-shirt and yellow cap. He says goodbye to his parents and goes to the bus stop. The bus stop is near his home. He is going to meet his classmates there. The zoo is very far but a No. 57 bus will take them right there. The children are going to see a lot of animals at the zoo and they are going to have a good time.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
zoo动物园 animal动物 have a good time玩得很高兴
the bus stop公共汽车站
18. Mike and Tom
Mike and Tom are in the same school. They are in the same grade, too. Mike has English classes in the morning, but Tom has English classes in the afternoon. After school, they play games. They often play basketball, play football, fly kites and ride bikes. They can jump, swim, and sing, too. They are good students. They love their school.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
jump跳,跃 swim游泳 play basketball打篮球
play football踢足球 fly kites放风筝 ride bikes骑自行车
19. At Lunchtime
It is eleven thirty. Deborah and her friends are not having lunch. They are having "morning coffee". They are talking about their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat. Frank is Deborah's husband. He is eating in the factory now. He always eats there. A lot of men are standing in a queue. They are waiting for their lunch. It is raining outside.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
coffee咖啡 husband丈夫 strange奇怪的,陌生的
factory工厂 queue队伍,行列
20. Two Pictures
Come here and look at these pictures. This is a picture of a man, Mr Brown, and a boy, Richard. Mr Brown is the father of Richard Brown. And Richard Brown is the son of Mr Brown. That is a picture of a woman, Mrs Brown, and a girl, Marry Brown. Mrs Brown is the wife of Mr Brown and the mother of Mary Brown. Mary Brown is Richard's sister.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
son儿子 daughter女儿 sister姐,妹 brother兄,弟
wife妻子
21. A Nice Girl
Li Ying likes English very much. She works hard. She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio. She watches TV only on Saturday evening.
Does she like dancing? No, she doesn't. But she likes drawing and singing. Her parents like her. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
radio广播,收音机 work hard工作(学习)努力 watch TV看电视
22. On Sunday
It is Sunday today. The weather is fine. Mingming and Dongdong are in the park. It is a big park. They can see many people there. They come here to have a rest after a week's hard work and study. Some boys are playing football on the grass. Some girls are singing and dancing. An old man is reading a newspaper under a big tree. A young woman and her little son are playing with a toy bus. How happy they are!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hard辛苦的,艰辛的 grass草,草地 toy玩具 have a rest休息
23. Mr Black
Mr Black teaches us English this term. He is a tall man. He likes wearing a white shirt and black trousers. He speaks English very well. We like his lessons very much.
His home is near the school. Sometimes Mr Black walks to his home. He has two little sons. They look the same. They often wear the same clothes. He loves to see them and play with them. Mr Black calls the two boys Da Mao and Xiao Mao.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
teach教,教授 term学期 shirt衬衫 lesson功课
24. A Clock and Watch
We can tell the time by a clock or by a watch. A clock is big; it is usually on the wall or on the table. A watch is small; we can put it in the pocket, or wear it on the wrist! A clock or a watch usually has a round face. It has two hands, a long one and a short one. Tom's clock can speak and call him to get up every day. His watch has a picture of a lovely dog on the face. He likes it very much.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
pocket衣袋 wrist手腕 long长的 short短的,矮的
25. Meet Lily
Kate: Look, Mary! A girl is over there. Can you see her?
Mary: Which girl?
Kate: The one in the red coat under the apple tree. Do you know her?
Mary: Sorry. I don't know her. I think she is new. Let's go and meet her.
Kate: All right. (under the apple tree )
Mary: Hello! I'm Mary. What's your name, please?
Lily: My name is Lily. Nice to meet you.
Mary: Nice to meet you, too. Lily, this is Kate, my good friend. We are in the same class.
Lily: Kate, how do you do?
Kate: How do you do? I'm English. Are you English, too?
Lily: No, I'm American.
Kate and Mary: We're glad we have a new friend.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
which哪个,哪些 under在……下面 over there在那儿
26. A Happy Family
Mike comes from America. He is twelve. His father Mr Brown works in a big shop in Beijing. Mike has a sister. Her name is Kate. She is only four.
It is Saturday today. Mike's family is all at home. Mr Brown is sitting in a chair and reading today's newspaper. Mrs Brown is out of the house ; she is watering the flowers. Is Mike with his mother? No, he is cleaning his new bike. Where is Kate? She is in her room. She is playing with her cat. What a happy family!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
only仅仅，只有 water浇水 clean把……弄干净
newspaper报纸
27. A Good Time
Today is Sunday. It is a fine day. The sky is blue. Mr White is with his family. There are four people in his family. They are Mr White, Mrs White, May and Jim. They are walking on the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr and Mrs White are looking at them. May is not looking at the boats. She is looking at a big ship. Jim is looking at the birds in the sky. They have a good time.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bridge桥 boat小船 river河,江 ship轮船
28. Aunt Jane's Birthday
Aunt Jane's birthday is coming. She will be 40 years old. Dad and Mum are going to take me to her house. We are going to go there by train. We are leaving on Friday evening, and we are coming back on Sunday afternoon. The birthday party will be on Saturday. I am going to give my dear Aunt Jane a card. I am making it now. I am using my color pencils to draw some nice flowers on the card. I am going to draw Aunt Jane a small cat on it, too. Because she likes cats. The card will be very nice. Dad says his sister will like it very much.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
leave离开 party宴会,聚会 card卡片 by train乘火车
29. Mary and Her Sisters
Mary has four sisters. They are Betty. Holly, Rose and Ann. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Holly. Rose is nine and Ann is seven.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Holly, Rose, and Ann study in a primary school. The primary school is near their home. They walk there. The middle school is very far. Mary and Betty go there buy bus.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
oldest最年长的 younger较年轻的 study学习 primary最初的 far遥远的
30. An Accident
I walk very slowly with big, heavy box in my hands. A boy runs very fast towards me. He is too fast. And he can't stop. Oh, dear! My box drops to the floor and the books are everywhere.
What can I do? I want to cry. The boy says, "Sorry. " And he helps me to pick up all the books. He then helps me to carry the box of books to our classroom.
Who is he? He is new classmate. His name is Jimmy and he is from England. We are good friends now.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
accident事故 slowly慢慢地,缓慢地 heavy重的,沉的 everywhere到处,每一处 cry哭, 大叫 pick up捡起,拾起
31. Back to School
It's the first day of school. Tom wants to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He wants to meet his new teacher.
Tom gets up early in the morning. He washes and eats his breakfast. Then he rides his bike to school. He sees his friends on the playground. He plays hide-and-seek with them. In the classroom, Tom meets his new maths teacher. Her name is Mrs Green. Tom likes Mrs Green. She can speak English very well. He thinks she is a nice teacher.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
first第一 early早的 maths数学 hide-and-seek捉迷藏
32. Shirley and Tina
There are Twenty-one boys and nineteen girls in my class. Two of them are Americans. One is Shirley. The other is Tina. They are in the same school. They are in the same class, too. Where are they? They are on the playground.
Shirley is wearing a yellow sweater and a blue skirt. Tina is wearing a white blouse and a pair of black trousers. Look! Shirley and Tina are playing games with their classmates.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
playground操场,游乐场 blouse(女式)衬衫 trousers裤子 classmate同班同学 a pair of一对,一双
33. About George
George studies at the No.3 Primary School. There are about eight hundred students and fifty teachers in his school.
George is in Class One, Grade Five. He likes English and music best.
His English teacher is Mr Brown. He comes from England. He is a nice man. He can speak a little Chinese, but he doesn't know how to write Chinese. He likes his work in China but he doesn't like Chinese food. Mr Wu teaches George music. He can sing very well. He is George's big friend.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
music音乐 food食物 England英国
34. In the Park
There is a park near our school. We can see many trees and flowers there. Some flowers are red, and some are yellow. We can see a hill behind the park, too. At the foot of the hill we can see a river. There are some boats on it. Children like to go there. It is Monday today. There are many Young Pioneers in the park. Some are walking and singing. Some are dancing or playing games. Ann and her sister Kate are flying a kite. Tom and his brother Sam are throwing a frisbee. Their father and mother are sitting under the tree. All the family are having a good time.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hill小山,丘陵 children孩子(child的复数) frisbee飞盘
Young Pioneer少先队员
35. Two Girls' Parents
Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from America. Mary is twelve. She is from London. They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda's father teaches in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works with machines. Her father makes cars. They can speak English, French and a little Chinese.
Linda's mother likes cooking. She like eating rice. But Linda's father doesn't. He likes drinking mild and eating bread. Mary's mother doesn't like cooking. But she likes making clothes. She can make beautiful blouses and dresses. Mary's father likes doing housework and mending things. Now he is cleaning the room. Look! Mary is helping her father.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
London伦敦(英国首都) Machine机器 mend修理,修补
36. A Dog for My Daughter
We buy our daughter a little dog. There are not many children of her age and we think a dog would make her happy. We are right. They play together happily. Our daughter smiles and laughs a lot more. Both of them are very dirty. But the dog is easier to look after than my daughter. He always eats up all his food and we needn't wash his clothes. My wife is also very happy because I don't smoke any more. The dog doesn't like the smell.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
age年龄 happily高兴地 smoke抽烟 smell气味
eat up吃光
37. An Exact Man
Mr Smith likes to be exact. One day when he is walking in the street, a man comes over and asks him, "Excuse me, but where's the nearest bookshop? "
"The nearest bookshop? You have to cross a bridge and then turn to the right. "
" Is the bridge long? "
"Yes. It's about thirty meters. "
The man thanks him and goes towards the bridge. Suddenly he hears someone running after him.
"Stop! " Mr Smith is shouting. "I'm sorry. I just remember the bridge is forty meters long. If you go thirty meters and then turn to the right, as I told you to do, you'll fall into the river. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
exact精确的,正确无误的 bookshop书店 cross穿过 bridge桥 run after追赶
38. A Beautiful Sunny Day
It is a beautiful sunny day. There isn't cloud in the sky. Greg wants to have lunch at once. But we decide to have a swim first. After swimming, we have a picnic lunch under the trees. Then we lie in the sun for a while. In the afternoon in begins to get cloudy. At four o'clock, we have to go back because it starts to rain.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
sky天空 decide决定 picnic野餐 lie躺
39. Mr Zhang
Mr Zhang is now at his desk. He is busy writing something on a piece of paper.
On the right side of his desk he has some flowers and some books. On his left side there is a light and a cup. He has a phone in the middle of his desk, too.
Now Mrs Zhang is coming to him. She has a book in her hand. She's going to give it to Mr Zhang.
On the wall there is a map of China and two pictures. Mr Zhang likes those pictures very much. But his wife doesn't like them at all.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
right右边的 left左边的 light灯 phone电话 middle中间
40. Make Other People Happy
In class the teacher asks a question, "Do you often make others happy? "
"Yes! " one boy answers loudly.
"How nice, Sandy! " said the teacher who is very glad. "And Sandy, would you like to tell us that happy thing? "
"All right. Every Sunday I go to my grandmother's house. I often play with my grandmother for three hours. And when I say, "Granny, I'm going home now. "she often says, "Well, I'm so glad. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
question问题 grandmother(外)祖母 granny(口)奶奶,外婆 loudly大声地
41. The Old Mouse
An old lady has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. When the old cat sees a mouse, she jumps to it and catches it, but the mouse still gets out of her mouth and runs away. Then the old lady is very angry. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, "Don't beat me. Please be kind to me. When I was young, I gave you l lot of help ".
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
lady女士,太太 catch抓住,接住 mouse鼠 angry生气的,愤怒的 beat敲,打
42. Two Shoes
Lucy looks up from her book. The whole class is laughing at something. She turns around and asks Maureen what is funny. Maureen tries to explain, but she can't stop laughing. Everyone is looking at Lucy's feet. Lucy looks down at her feet and sees a red shoe one foot and a green shoe on the other foot. Lucy's face turns red. She runs out of the classroom at once.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
funny滑稽可笑的,有趣的 explain解释,说明 laugh at因……而发笑 turn around转身 at once立刻，马上
43. The First Question
One day after school the teacher says to his students, "Tomorrow morning, if anyone of you can answer my first question, he or she can go home early. "
The next day, when the teacher comes into the classroom, he finds the blackboard very dirty. He is very angry and asks, "Who did it? Please stand up! " "It's me, " says Bob. "Now, I can go home. Goodbye, sir! "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
early早 dirty肮脏的 answer回答
44. The Farmer and the Snake
It is a cold day in winder. A farmer finds a snake on the ground. It is nearly dead with cold. The farmer is a kind person. He brings it carefully to his house and puts it near the fire. Soon the snake begins to move but it raises its head and tries to bite the farmer. "Oh ", says the farmer, "I save your life, but you thank me like this. You must die and the sooner the better. "Then he kills the snake with a stick.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
snake蛇 fire火，炉火 stick棍，棒 dead死的，无生命的 nearly几乎，近乎 kill*死
45. A Careless Grandfather
My name is Jane. My grandfather is very careless. He is a very clever man, but he never remembers little things.
April 27th is my birthday. My grandfather says to me, "I'm going to your home, and give you a present! "I'm very excited. I wait for him all day, but he doesn't come, so I phone him and ask why. He answers, "Sorry, I went to the other granddaughter's house. "
What a careless grandfather!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
April四月 birthday生日 careless不专心的，粗心的
excited兴奋的，激动的 granddaughter（外）孙女
46. Fish? Milk?
Fred is in his room. He is doing his homework. "Homework isn't nice, " he says to Tiger. "Tiger is my friend ", he writes. "He is my cat. He is small and black and his eyes are green. I give him fish and milk. " Tiger looks at Fred. "Fish? Milk? "Fred says, "I can't come now. I can't give you food now. I'm working. "He writes, "He comes to my room and looks at me. And I give him fish and milk. "Tiger says "Miaou. " "No, Tiger ", Fred says, " I can't come now. I'm doing my homework ".
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
work工作 write写，书写 give给，送给
do one's homework做家庭作业
47. Looking for a Pen Pal
My name is Bill Smith. I'm American and I'm a student in a middle school. I'm. My hobbies are music and football. My two sisters are students, too. We live in Washington, D. C. now. My mother is a teacher and my father is a manager of a small company. I'd like a pen pal from China or Japan. Please write to 101West Street, Washington, D. C. , 921081, USA.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
pen pal通信朋友，笔友 hobby业余爱好，癖好 Washington, D. C华盛顿（美国首都） manager经理 company公司
48. On a Bus
The bus stops at the next stop. A mother and her child get on the bus and sit down. the conductor comes to them for the tickets. The mother says, "One ticket to the Children's Park. "The conductor looks at the small child, then says to him, "How old are you, little boy? "
The mother wants to speak, but the conductor stops her. The boy says, "Mother says I'm four years old at home and two on the bus. "All the other people laugh.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
conductor售票员 ticket票，券 laugh大笑，发笑
49. Two Holes
Mr Black has two cats. One is big and the other is small. He likes them very much. One day his friend Mr Green comes to see him. He is very surprised. He finds there are two holes in the door, a big hole and a small one. He says, "My dear friend, why are there two holes in your door? "" To let them in and out, " Mr Black answers. "But why are there two holes? " asks his friend. "How can the big cat go through the small hole? " he says.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hole洞 surprised惊人的，惊奇的 answer回答
go through通过，穿过
50. Making a Telephone Call
How do you make a telephone call in English? Do you know? Let me tell you. If you want to ask someone to come to the telephone, you cannot say, "Please ask Mr. . . to answer the telephone ". You should say, "May I speak to Mr. . . ? "If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say, "Who is this, please? ""Is this Mr. . . (speaking)? " You cannot say, "Who are you? "If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, "This is. . . (speaking ) ". You cannot say, "I'm. . . "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
telephone电话，电话机 should应当，应该
make a telephone call打电话
51. Cutting the Cake
Dick is seven years old, and his sister Mary is five. Today their mother takes them to their grandma's house and then she goes out.
The children play for an hour, and then at four thirty their grandma takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says, "Like a gentleman, give the bigger piece to the other. "Dick thinks about this for a moment. He says to Mary, " You cut this cake, Mary ".
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
knife小刀 gentleman绅士，有教养的人 bigger较大的，更大的 piece块，片 moment片刻，瞬间 half半，一半
52. The Lu Xun Museum
We are at the Lu Xun Museum, boys and girls. You know, Lu Xun was a great writer and thinker. From the exhibits in the museum, I'm sure you will know more about Lu Xun.
We will stay here for an hour and will leave at one thirty. The bus will be waiting for you in front of the museum. Please remember the bus number and be back on time. Don't forget to close the windows before you leave the bus.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
museum博物馆 writer作者，作家，文学家 thinker思想家 exhibit展览品 forget忘记 leave离开
53. A History Question
"Who is the first president of the United States? "a history teacher asks one of her pupils.
The pupil thinks for a long time, but he doesn't say anything. Then the teacher gets angry and shouts, "George Washington ".
The pupil begins to walk towards his seat.
"Come back! " the teacher says. "I didn't tell you to go. "
"Oh, I'm sorry, " says the student. "I thought you called the next student".
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
president总统，长官 history历史 shout大声说，喊叫
seat座位 come back回来
54. Streets of Water
There is a city in the world. People do not drive cars in that city. It is called Venice. Venice is in Italy. There are no streets in Venice. But there are canals. The canals look like streets. There is much water in those canals. In Venice people ride about the city in boats. Your father and mother may ride in a bus to work. In Venice, fathers and mothers ride in boats.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
world世界 drive开车，驾驶 Venice威尼斯（意大利港市）
Italy意大利 street街，街道 canal运河，水道
55. Who Puts Ink on My Chair
Tom is seven. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home. So he goes there on foot and comes back home on time. But today he is late. His mother asks him, "Why are you late today? "
"I am in the headmaster's office. " " Why do you go to the headmaster's office? "
"Because my teacher asks us a question in class, and nobody can answer it, but I can. ""It's good to answer the teacher's questions. ""But the question 'Who puts ink on my chair? "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
headmaster校长 office办公室 nobody谁也不，没有人
56. Cinema Tickets
Two little boys go to a cinema, buy the tickets and go in. But after two minutes they come out, buy two more tickets and go in again. After a few minutes they come out again and buy two more tickets. The girls in the ticket office says to them at last, "Why are you buying all these tickets? Are you meeting friends here all the time? "
"No, we're not doing that, " answer the two boys. "But a big woman always stops us at the door and tears out tickets up. "The girl smiles and sells them two more tickets.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
cinema电影院 buy买,获得 ticket票,券 sell卖 smile微笑 tear up撕裂,撕掉 all the time一直,始终
57. A Stammering Bird
John lives on a small farm. He cannot speak well. He stammers a lot when he speaks.
One day he goes to a shop. He wants to buy a parrot. He says to the shopkeeper, "D-d-do you have a p-p-parrot? "
"Yes, sir, " answers the shopkeeper. "Here is a fine green one. It understands everything. "
So John buys it and goes home with his bird. But some days later he takes it back to the shop.
"This b-b-bird can't t-t-talk, " he says. "It can only st-t-tammer. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
stammer结结巴巴地说, 口吃地说 parrot鹦鹉 shopkeeper店主 understand懂得,明白 remember记得,想起
58. Seven Days
There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people don't work on Saturday or Sunday and most shops are closed in England on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But in China, shops are open every day. Sunday is always a holiday. It's the first day of the week. Some people go to church on that day. The time between Friday evening and Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest. We can't work all the time. We have to rest from time to time.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
Monday星期一 Tuesday星期二 Wednesday星期三 Thursday星期四 Friday星期五 church教堂
between在…（两者）之间 from time to time有时, 不时
59. Tom Is Late
It's 7:30 on Monday morning. It's time for Tom to go to school. Classes begin at7:40. Tom is still in his room. His mother says, " Hurry, Tom. You must be quick or you'll be late. "Mum, where's my pencil box? I can't find it. I can't go to school without my pencil box, " cries Tom.
Look at Tom's room. What a mess! His books are lying all over the room. His football socks are on the desk. A kite and some clothes are on his bed. Tom's mother comes to help him. She asks Tom to put his book away and Tom's pencil box is under the books on the floor.
"You must look after your things, Tom ", says Mrs Read.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
still还，仍旧 hurry匆忙，赶紧 without无，没有
mess混乱，复杂 lie躺，放 sock短袜
60. A Letter
Dear Cindy,
Thanks for your letter. It's always nice to hear from you. Today is the last day of my exams. The maths exam is very difficult, but the other exams are easy. I'm waiting for the holidays now, and I'm very anxious to see you and to be with you again.
I'm going to spend my Christmas and New Year holidays in New York with my sister.
Right now I'm going downtown. I'm going to shops for Christmas gifts. I'm excited about Christmas, and about seeing you again.
Yours,
Jack.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
last最后的 difficult困难的 anxious急切的
spend度过，过日子 Christmas圣诞节 gift礼物
downtown住（或在）市商业区 New York纽约（美国城市）
61. Bill and Sue
Bill and Sue are brother and sister. They are both middle school students and go to the same school.
They go to Mr Zhang's shop and see some nice rabbits. They love the rabbits very much, but they have no money to buy them. Sue has a good idea. She and Bill help their father pick apples on the farm every Saturday and Sunday. So their father gives them each a hundred dollars.
Sue and Bill go to Mr Zhang's shop. Each of them buys a rabbit. One is white and other is black. They call the black rabbit Bunny and the white one Judy. They like them very much.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
rabbit兔子 money钱，货币 buy买，获得 idea主意
on the farm在农场
62. A Crow and a Fox
One day a crow finds a piece of meat. She picks it up in her mouth and flies to a tall tree. She is just going to eat the meat when a fox sees her. He comes and stands under the tree and says, "How pretty you are! You must be the prettiest bird in the world.
"The crow is very pleased by these words. Then the fox speaks again, " I can see your pretty face, but I have not heard your voice. Why don't you sing a song?
"This makes the crow very happy. She opens her mouth and begins to sing. As she opens her mouth, she drops the meat. The fox picks up the meat at once and goes away with it.
Kind words are not always as kind as they seem.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
crow乌鸦 pretty漂亮的，标致的 hear听到，听见
voice声音，嗓子 seem看起来，似乎
63. Jimmy
Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Jimmy isn't happy. "Is there a river near here? "He asks his mother on the first morning. His mother answers, "No, there isn't, but there's a nice park near here and there's a pool in it. We're going there this afternoon. "Jimmy is happy now.
After lunch Jimmy and his mother go to the park. Jimmy wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. His mother reads it to him, "Warning: This pool is dangerous, 367 people fell into it. " Jimmy looks the pool carefully, and he says, "But I can't see them. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
country乡下， 农村 job工作 pool水池，游泳池
64. A Boxer and a Runner
Once a great boxer, Tom Brown, goes to a restaurant for dinner. He takes off his coat and leaves it at the door, but he is afraid that somebody will take it. So he takes a piece of paper and writes on it: The great boxer, Tom Brown, leaves his coat here. He will come back in a few minutes. "He puts the paper on his coat and goes to have his dinner. When he returns, his coat is not there, but he finds a piece of paper in its place. It says: " A great runner takes away your coat, and he will not come back at all. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
boxer拳击手，拳击家 runner赛跑的人 dinner正餐，宴会
take away拿走，取走 come back回来
65. To Be Modest
Two little children come to a new city. Their names are Peter and Tom. Of course they live with their parents. Their family is very rich. They have a driver and a lot of servants.
Peter and Tom are going to a new school. On the first day their parents say to them, "Peter and Tom, be modest at your new school. Don't say we are rich. " And they say, "Yes, Dad, Mum. "
So they go to school. They see their new teacher. And they sit down with the other children. The teacher says, "Hello, children. The first exercise today is a composition. The subject of the composition is 'My Family. 'So all the children write a composition. This is Peter's composition.
"My name is Peter. My family is very poor. Both my father and my mother are very poor. Our driver is very poor and all the servants are poor. . . . "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
rich有钱的，富裕的 servant仆人，佣人 modes谦虚的，谦让的 composition作文，作品 subject主题，题目
66. Birds
Birds live almost everywhere in the world. Many birds live in trees. They build their nests there. They lay their eggs in the nests. Baby birds do not have strong wings. They can't fly with their parents. They just stay at home. Some birds make their nests in the fields. But others build their homes on the roofs or in the chimneys. Chickens are birds. They usually lie in chicken houses. Ducks and turkeys are birds, too. Some ducks and turkeys live in farmyards. But others live in the woods and fields.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
build建造，建筑 nest巢，窝 wing翅膀 roof屋顶
chimney烟囱 farmyard农家的庭院
67. Three Gardens
Mr Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.
His neighbor Mr Black has a garden, too. Mr Black's garden is smaller than Mr Green's garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr Green but more trees.
Mr Brown is Mr Green's another neighbor. Mr Brown's garden is the smallest garden of the three. He has the fewest flowers of them all, but the weeds in his garden are the longest. There is always a lot of work in the garden, but Mr Brown doesn't have enough time to work in his garden. So his garden is the worst.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
neighbor邻居 garden花园 weed杂草 fewer较少（小）的 longest最长的 worst最坏的，最糟糕的
68. A French Student
A French student goes to London for his holiday. He knows a little English, but he can't speak very well.
One day he goes to a restaurant. He wants to have some eggs, but he can't remember the English word for "egg". He looks around and sees a picture of a hen. He shows the picture to the waiter. "What do you call her children? " he asks. " Chicks sir" "And what do you call chicks before they're born? ""Eggs, sir. " " Very well, " says the French student. "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
French法国的，法国人的 hen母鸡 chick小鸡
before在……之前
69. Under the Ground
Above the ground there are many things. We can see flowers, trees, animals, birds, and mountains. There are also a lot of things under the ground. We bring coal and oil up from under ground. We use coal and oil in many ways. We can heat houses and run trains and machines with coal and oil. In some places, beautiful stones are under the ground. They are jewels. In some places there is iron, gold, and silver under the ground. We also can find animals under the ground. Some animals build their home under the ground.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
ground地，地面 oil石油 coal煤，煤块 heat把……加热 stone石，石头 jewel宝石 iron铁 silver银
70. One Man in a Boat
Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unhappy. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything, not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. "You must give up fishing! " my friends say. "It's a waste of time. " But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
favorite喜爱的，偏爱的 fisherman渔人，钓鱼的人 boot皮靴 rubbish垃圾，废物 realize领悟，明白 give up放弃
71. One Dog or Two?
One day a dog has a nice piece of meat for his dinner. He goes home happily with the meat in his mouth. On his way home, there is a stream. The water is still and clear. He stops to take a look at it. What does he see? There is a dog as big as himself and he has some meat in his mouth, too. I'll try to get it. What a feast I will have today! "He opens his mouth to get it, but just then his own piece falls into the stream. He goes sadly home. What does the dog have for dinner that day?
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
stream小河，溪流 himself他自己 feast盛宴，享受
72. A Funny Man
Mr Green has a holiday, so he says, "I'm going to the mountains by train. "He puts on his best clothes, takes a small bag, goes to the station and gets into the train. He has a beautiful hat, and he often puts his head out of the window during the trip and looks at the mountains. But the wind blows his hat off. Mr Green quickly takes his bag and throws that out of the window, too.
The other people in the carriage laugh, " Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back? " they ask.
"No, " Mr Green answers. "But there's no name and no address in my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat ".
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
mountain山，山岳 station车站 during在……期间
trip旅行；行程 carriage（火车）客车厢
73. The Dawsons' House
Whose house is this? It's the Dawsons' new house in the village. The name of this village is Belmont. It's a little village near the big city. There are two small lakes in Belmont, and they live near one of them. They like it very much.
Mrs Dawson is usually busy because she does her housework. She gets the meals, she cleans the house, she washes the clothes, and she does the shopping for the family. Her daughter Ann helps her a little every day. Mr Dawson sometimes helps his wife, too.
Many people here are moving from the cities to the villages. A village is like a little town. It's usually more quiet and more friendly. It also has many new houses with big yards.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
village乡村，村庄 meal一餐，膳食 city城市 town镇，城镇 quiet安静的 yard院子，围场
74. An American Girl
Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese, but she is studying Chinese. She often speaks Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand her because she can't speak Chinese well.
It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands now, and he shows Mary the way to the zoo.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
elephant象 monkey猴子 draw画，划 zoo动物园
75. The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people have seen it, but others haven't. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?
Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land.
If you swim in the sea, you know that the water is salty. Rivers take salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are more salty than other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? Fish can't live in it!
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
rough狂暴的，剧烈的 large大的 swim游泳 place地方
the Dead Sea死海（西南亚一个大咸湖）
76. Billy's Drawing
Billy is very small, and he loves pictures. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but Billy likes her pictures and always wants more.
Then, when he is a little older, Billy's mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures too, but none of them is beautiful.
Now Billy is five years old. His mother brings out a small blackboard and some pieces of chalk. She asks him to draw a picture of his father. The boy draws and draws. It takes him more than two hours to finish drawing the picture. But he is not happy when he looks at it.
"Well, " he says at last to his mother, " I'll put a tail on it and make it a horse. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bad坏的，差劲的 none谁也不 tail尾巴 horse马
77. Our School Library
This is our school library. It's a busy place. It's open from 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning and from 2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon.
Our school library isn't very big. Only three assistants work there. In the library we can find all kinds of books. But few of them are in English. We often come here and borrow or return books after class.
When we borrow books, we must obey the library rules. We can borrow only one book at a time and keep it for two weeks. If we can't finish it in time, we may come and renew it. There's a reading-room in the library. It's bright and clean. We can read magazines and newspapers there, but we can't take any of them out.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
library图书馆，图书室 borrow借，借用 return还，归还
obey听从，顺从 finish结束，完成 bright明亮的
magazine杂志 renew续借 reading-room阅览室
78. A Naughty Boy
Tom has some bad habits. He is often late for class. Tom seldom cleans his room. He loves watching TV before he finishes his homework. He loves football and always breaks the windows of the neighbors. His mother is very angry with him. She tries to change his bad habits and Tom does not listen to his mother. So they sometimes quarrel with each other.
Today Tom comes back from the football field. He washes his hands before coming to the dinner table. His mother is very surprised. He tells his mother that this is good for his health. He wants to be a strong football player. He has to be more careful with his health and everything else.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
naughty顽皮的，淘气的 habit习惯 seldom很少，不常
change改变 quarrel争吵 careful仔细的，小心的 health健康 else另外，其他
79. Saying Goodbye
Many people are waiting for the train. Some are reading newspapers and some are saying goodbye to their friends.
Doctor Wang, Mr Li and Mr Chen are talking so happily that they don't know the train is going to leave. Then the guard calls loudly, "The train is going to leave. Hurry up, please. " The three men hear the guard and two of them jump onto the train quickly before it moves. One is left behind. It is Dr Wang. He looks very sad. The guard comes to him and says, "Don't feel bad. The next train will come in ten minutes. "I know. " Dr Wang says, " But it is my train. My friends only come to say goodbye to me. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
guard乘警 move动，移动 feel感到 hurry up赶紧，赶快
80. Bob and the Bird
One day when Bob is on the way home from school, he sees a little bird at the foot of a tree. It has fallen out of its nest.
Bob takes the little bird up in his hand. He doesn’t know what to do with it, because the nest is at the top of the tree. At last the says, "Poor little bird, I will take you home. When you are big and strong, you will fly to the nest at the top of the tree. "So Bob takes it home. He gives it good food and water, and puts it in a cage.
In a few months the bird grows big and strong, and it has fine long wings. One day Bob lets it out of the cage, and it flies away back to its home in the tree.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
nest巢，窝 fall落下 cage笼子 at the foot of在……底部
at the top of在……顶端
81. A Difficult Question
Four girls go to school every day by taxi.
One day one of the girls says, " There is a test in the morning. Let's get to school late. Then we will not have to take the test. "
"What can we tell the teacher? " one of the girls asks. "He will be angry. We need a good excuse. "
The girls think for a new minutes, then one of them says, "Let's tell him that our taxi has a flat tyre. "
"That's a good idea, " the other girls say. "We will tell him that. "
They arrive at school an hour later. The test is finished. "Why are you late? " the teacher asks. "You missed the test. "
"Our taxi has a flat tyre, " one of the girls says. The teacher thinks for a moment, then he says, "Sit down. "The girls do this.
Then the teacher says, "Write on a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tyre is flat? "What a difficult question! The girls look at each other sadly. At last they give the different answers.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
taxi计程车，出租车 flat瘪的 tyre轮胎 idea想法，意见 excuse借口，理由 miss错过
82. The Wolf and the Little Goat
One beautiful spring evening, a hungry wolf goes out to look for his dinner. He sees a little goat. The goat stands up on a steep cliff.
"I must have that goat, " the wolf thinks to himself. "But how can I reach her? "
"Hello, little goat! " cries the wolf. "It's dangerous there. I'm afraid you will fall. "
"Don't be afraid, " says the goat. "I'll not fall. "
"Please come down here. Don't be afraid of me. I'm a good wolf. I want to play with you. And the grass here is sweet and fresh, " the wolf says.
"Thank you, " says the goat. " I know who you are and what you want. You don't want me to eat the grass, but you want to eat me up. "Then the clever goat runs far away, and the wolf has no dinner.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hungry饥饿的 steep陡峭的，险峻的 cliff悬崖
dangerous危险的 grass草，草地 sweet甜的 fresh新鲜的
83. Eyeglasses
Tom is old, and he lives by himself a long way from town. One day he goes into town to buy something in some shops. Then he goes into a restaurant and sits down at a table. When he looks around, he sees several old people put eyeglasses on before reading their newspapers , so after lunch he walks to a shop to buy some glasses.
The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, "No, I can't read with these. "
The man becomes more and more surprised. He says, "Excuse me, but can you read? "
"No, of course I can't! " Tom says. " I think some good glasses can help me. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
eyeglasses眼镜 several几个的，数个的 become成为，变得 look around环顾，掉头看
84. A Good Restaurant
Mr Reece works on a farm. He and his wife grow a lot of plants and they have some cows. Every day they work hard from morning till night. One day, Mr Reece says to his wife, "Let's go to Portsmouth next Sunday. We can have a good lunch there and then we can go to the cinema. "
His wife is very happy when she hears this, because they always eat a lot, and she doesn't like cooking three times a day.
They go to Portsmouth by train and walk about for an hour. At twelve o'clock, they want to have lunch. In front of one restaurant, they see a notice. It says, " Lunch : 12: 30 to 2:30, 1.5pounds. "
"Well, that's good, " Mrs Reece says, "We can eat for two hours for. pounds here! This is the place for us. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
grow种植，栽 cow母牛，奶牛 cinema电影院
notice布告，通知 pound英镑 plant植物
85. The Bad Ears of the Elephant
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, "Don't say anything about the elephant before I sell it; then I will give you some meat. ""All right, " says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, "How can you see the bad ears of the elephant? "" I didn't see the bad ears, " says the young man. "Then why do you look at the elephant slowly "? asks the old man. The young man answers, "Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
ear耳朵 sell卖 slowly缓慢地
86. A Clever Boy
A young boy is playing with a ball in the street. He kicks it too hard, and it breaks the window of a house and falls inside. A lady comes to the window with the ball and shouts at the young boy. So the young boy runs away, but he still wants his ball back. A few minutes later he returns and knocks at the door of the house. When the lady answers it, he says, " My father's going to come and fix your window very soon. "
After a few more minutes, a man comes to the door with tools in his hand. So the lady lets the boy take his ball away.
When the man finished fixing the window, he says to the lady, "That will cost you ten dollars. "
"But aren't you the father of that young boy? " the woman asks. "Of course not, " He answers. " Aren't you his mother? "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
clever聪明的，伶俐的 break打破，折断 fix装置，修理
dollar美元 tool工具
87. Neighbors
The Browns are the Smiths' neighbors. Mr Brown's name is John. But when his neighbors talk about him, they call him "Mr Going-to-do". Do you know why? Mr Brown always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.
Every Saturday Mr Brown goes to the Smiths' back door and talks to Mr Smith. He always says he is going to do something.
"I'm going to clean my house today, " he says, or "I'm going to wash my car tomorrow, " or "These trees in front of my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down next week. "But Mr Smith knows his neighbor isn't going to do those things.
Mr Smith often says to his only child Dick, " Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don't be another 'Mr Going-to-do'. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
neighbor邻居 child小孩 cut down砍倒
88. Dirty Hands
Mike is a small boy, and he hates soap and water. Three or four times every day his mother says to him, "Mike, your hands are very dirty again. Go and wash them. " But Mike never really washes them well. He only puts his hands in the water for a few seconds and then takes them out.
Mike's uncle and aunt live in another city. One day they come to stay with Mike's parents, and they bring their small son, Ted, with them. Ted is a year younger than Mike, and he doesn’t like soap and water, either.
The boys sit with their parents for a few minutes, but then they go outside. When they are alone, Mike looks at Ted's hands and then says proudly, "My hands are dirtier than yours! "
"Of course they are, " Ted answers angrily. "You are a year older than I am. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hate讨厌，恨 soap肥皂 really真正地 second秒
uncle叔叔，伯伯 aunt婶婶，阿姨
89. An Orange and a Gold Cup
There is a poor man in a small village. He has an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there are many fine oranges. One day he finds one of his oranges is much bigger than the others. It is as big as a football. Nobody has ever seen such a big orange. The poor man takes the orange to the king. The king is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, " It's only an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. I'm sure he'll give me more money. "
The next day when the king receives the gold cup, he says to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
garden花园，庭院 receive收到，得到 wonderful精彩的
90. "Fly" Soup
Jim is very hungry. He is walking down the street when he sees a restaurant. He doesn't have any money, but he goes into the restaurant and sits down at a table. He orders some soup.
After a while, Jim cries, "Waiter! " The waiter comes up to him. " There's a fly in the soup. "He points to a speck in the soup. "It's impossible, " says the waiter. "It's black pepper! "
"No, " Jim says, "The little black speck with wings is a fly. The other people in the restaurant come over. The manager hears the voice and comes up to the table. "I find a fly in the soup. ” "It's impossible, " the manager says. "Look, " Jim shows him the fly with the spoon.
"Well, I'm very sorry, sir. Waiter, bring this gentleman a steak dinner and wine. "So the waiter brings him a good dinner.
At that moment, a box falls from Jim's pocket. The manager picks it up and opens it. What's in it? A box of flies. He is very angry. He turns to Jim, "You are a big fool. Get out of my restaurant at once! "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
fly苍蝇 soup汤 restaurant饭店，餐馆 pepper胡椒
speck斑点；微粒 steak牛排 wine酒 impossible不可能的
91. A Party
It is Christmas, and there is a big party in the house. Guests come and go, but the party goes on. Then the bell rings. Several people shout, " Come in! "And a small man opens the front door and comes in. Nobody knows him but the host goes to meet him and takes him to have a drink. The man sits there for an hour and drinks happily. Then suddenly he stops and looks at his host. "You know, " he says, "Nobody invites me to this party. I don't know you. I don't know your wife and I don't know any of your guests. My wife and I want to go out in our car, but one of your guests' cars is in front of our gate, so I come here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back! "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
Christmas圣诞节 nobody谁也不，没有 host主人 invite邀请 guest客人 politely有礼貌地
92. The Opposite Direction
Mike's father is ill. His mother must look after him at home. So she says to her son, "Go to the hospital, and ask a doctor to come here. Mike. "
"OK, " says the boy. "But where is the hospital? "
" In the town, " answers his mother.
Then Mike leaves his house. He gets to a fork. He doesn’t know if he must turn to the left or right. He stands there. Just then a farmer drives a car comes.
"How far is the town from here? " asks Mike. "Two kilometers," answers the farmer.
"May I go with you? "
"Certainly. "
"Thank you very much, " Mike is happy and gets in the car. Half an hour later the car doesn't get to the town.
"How far is the town from here? " Mike asks again.
"Four kilometers, " says the farmer.
"Why is the town farther now? "
"The car is going in the opposite direction. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
opposite相反的 direction方向，方位 hospital医院
fork分岔，岔口 farther更远的 kilometer公里，千米
93. Four Seasons
Spring is the best season of the year. It lasts from March to May. The days get longer, the nights get shorter, and the weather gets warmer. Everything begins to grow. Grass and trees begin to turn green. Flowers begin to come out. Children begin to fly kites outdoors.
Summer comes after spring. It is the hottest season in the year. It lasts from June to August. People try to find a cool place then. They always go swimming in pools, lakes, and rivers.
Autumn is the harvest season. It gets cool. Farmers begin to gather in food. They are busy from September to November.
The coldest season of the year is winter. It's from about December to February. The days are short and the nights are long. It snows sometimes and that makes children happy. They make a snowman and dance round it. They go skating as well.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
season季节 spring春天 summer夏天 autumn秋天 winter冬天 harvest收获 outdoors在户外
94. A Coward
Tom's father is a coward and not an honest man. He often tells lies and also wants his son to do so. One day Tom and Mike see a man beat a boy. A policeman catches the man and brings him before a judge. Tom and Mike have to go, too, to tell the judge what happens. Before Tom leaves home, his father says to him, " Be careful, son, tell the judge you saw nothing. Remember we have to live in this village with that man. "But Tom is brave and honest. He doesn't obey his father. He tells the judge the truth.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
coward懦夫，胆怯者 honest诚实的 beat打，敲 judge法官 brave勇敢的 obey服从，听从 truth真理 tell a lie撒谎
95. Sign Language
There is one common language in every country in the world. All the people, old and young, men and women, must use it. It's everybody's second language. It's easy to understand, although you don't hear it. It's sign language.
When you wave to friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, "Please ask me. I know the answer. "When you put one finger in front of your mouth, you mean " quiet ".
The deaf use sign language to talk with each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There are also TV programs for deaf people. They use sign language to tell everything.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
sign手势，示意动作 language语言 common共同的
second第二 although尽管，虽然 deaf聋的 finger手指 university大学
96. Two Friends and a Bear
One day two young men are walking in a big forest. One is fat, and the other is thin. "We are good grinds. We must help each other. If we meet any beast, I'll help you, " the thin man says.
"I'll help you, too, " the fat one says. They walk on. After a while they hear a great noise. It is a big bear. It is coming this way.
The two young men run away quickly. One of them climbs up a tree, and hides among the leaves. He forgets all about his friend. What about the fat one? He is too fat to climb up a tree. So he throws himself on the ground, closes his eyes, and pretends to be dead. "The bear will think that I'm dead, " he thinks to himself.
Soon the bear comes up to the fat man, and even puts its nose to his mouth and ears. The fat man holds his breath.
The bear thinks he is dead so it goes away, because bears never touch the dead. The man in the tree comes down. With a smile he asks his friend, "The bear puts its nose so close to your ears. What does it say to you? "
The friend answers, " The bear says, ' Don't trust your friend. He runs away from you when you need his help most. "
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
bear熊 forest森林 beast野兽；动物 noise喧闹声
climb爬 hide隐藏 leave离去 pretend假装
trust信任
97. A Canadian
John is a Canadian. He lives in a tall building in the city of Toronto. There are eighteen floors in the building, and he lives on the fifteenth floor. He uses a lift to go up and down.
John works very hard. He goes to work early. Every day he gets out the lift. Then he walks to a bus stop. The bus stop is in front of a station. It is about two hundred meters from his home.
He usually catches the number bus to work, but sometimes he goes by train. John works in factory about ten kilometers from his home. His work starts at half past eight, and finishes at a quarter to five. He gets back home at a quarter past five. He gets into the lift, and goes up to the twelfth floor. Then he gets out of the lift and climbs up to the fifteenth floor on foot.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
Canadian加拿大人 Toronto多伦多（加拿大城市） lift电梯 meter米，公尺 quarter一刻钟
98. George Washington and a Thief
Once a man stole one of George Washington's horses. Washington went with a policeman to get back the horse. But the man didn't give the horse to Washington. He said that it was his horse.
Washington placed his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the man, "If this is your horse, you must tell us in which eye he is blind. "
"In the right eye! " the man said.
Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the policeman that the horse was not blind in the right eye.
"Oh, I made a mistake, " said the man. "He is blind in the left eye. "
Washington then took his hand from the left eye of the horse. It was not blind in the left eye, either.
"I made another mistake, " said the neighbor. "Yes, " said the policeman, " and you know the horse is not yours. You must give it back to Washington. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
stole偷，窃取（steal的过去式） horse马 blind瞎的
either也（不） policeman警察
Washington华盛顿（美国首任总统） make a mistake犯错误
99. Asking the Way
Mike is traveling around the country in his car. One evening he is driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. Then he sees an old man at the side of the road. He stops his car and says to the old man, " I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it? "
"Yes, " the old man says. ""I'll show you the way. " He gets into Mike's car, and they drive off. They drive for about twelve miles. When they come to a small house, the old man says, " Stop here. "Mike stops and looks at the house. "But this isn't a hotel, " he says to the old man. No, " the old man answers. "This is my house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the hotel on the left. "
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
hotel旅馆 mile英里 travel旅行 drive off驾车，驱车
on the left在左边
100. The North Wind and the Sun
The north wind and the sun are good friends. But one day they quarrel about something.
"I am stronger than you, " the cold north wind says. "Indeed you are not. I'm stronger than you, " answers the soft, warm sun.
Just then they see a man walking along the road.
" I can get that man's hat off his head, " the wind says.
"I can get that man's hat off his head, too, " answers the sun.
" Then let's see who can get the man's hat off his head, " says the wind. "The one who can do that first is stronger. "
"OK! You try it first, " says the soft, warm sun.
"All right! " So the north wind begins to blow. But the harder the wind blows, the tighter the man holds his hat and coat. The wind can't make him take them off.
"It is my turn now, " the sun says. So the sun comes out and shines down warmly upon the man.
The man feels hot. He takes off his hat firs, and then even his coat.
"That's enough! You are stronger than I, " the wind says.
New Words and Expressions(新单词和短语)
north北方，北 wind风 sun太阳 quarrel争吵
stronger更强烈的，更强大的 tighter更紧地 enough足够的
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