第一篇：初中英語(yǔ) 美文閱讀（本站推薦）

Andy's Hobbies Andy is always watching animal programs on TV．When he was a child his favorite books were Gerald Durrel's animal books．He also wrote down something about animals when he heard them — especially the ones that were about loving animals．

He has always had pets．His first animal friends were pigs．And then he tried his best to persuade his parents to get a dog．For some reasons they did not seem to believe Andy would walk the dog three times a day，no matter how Andy promised he'd do it．

He did his best to persuade them：he was good at drawing and left drawings of dogs all over the place．He ran to the library，borrowed all the dog books he could find，and left them lying around as well．His parents were quite used to his books lying around everywhere．

Then Andy's mother was told a friend's cat had kittens and they could go and get one．At first Andy was a little disappointed．As time went by，he learned to love the cat so much he has had cats ever since． Cats let us know when it is time to change the sofa．Either when the fabric starts to look like Einstein's hair that has been combed with cat paws，thanks to the generous donation of cat hair．

安迪的愛好

安迪總是看電視節(jié)目上的動(dòng)物頻道。當(dāng)他還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，他最喜歡的書就是杰拉爾德·達(dá)雷爾寫的有關(guān)動(dòng)物的書籍。每當(dāng)他聽到一些關(guān)于動(dòng)物的事情，尤其是那些有關(guān)愛護(hù)動(dòng)物的故事，他都會(huì)記錄下來(lái)。

他一直愛養(yǎng)寵物，他的第一個(gè)動(dòng)物朋友是豬。后來(lái)他盡自己的最大努力去說(shuō)服他父母為他買一只狗。由于某些原因，無(wú)論安迪怎樣承諾，他們似乎并不相信安迪會(huì)每天出去遛狗三次。

他盡自己的最大努力說(shuō)服他們：他擅長(zhǎng)畫畫，到處都放著狗的素描。他跑到圖書館去借他能找到的所有關(guān)于狗的書籍，也把它們丟得到處都是。他的父母已經(jīng)習(xí)慣他把書丟得到處都是了。

后來(lái)安迪的母親得知一個(gè)朋友家的貓生了小貓，他們可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有點(diǎn)失望，但自從有了貓之后，隨著時(shí)間的推移他學(xué)會(huì)給貓很多愛護(hù)。

貓讓我們知道什么時(shí)候該換沙發(fā)了，也就是當(dāng)沙發(fā)織物開始看起來(lái)像用貓爪梳理過(guò)的愛因斯坦的頭發(fā)時(shí)，這其實(shí)多虧有了慷慨捐贈(zèng)的貓毛。

Larry Schwarz's Hobbies Larry Schwarz has played with toys all his life．As a child，he often pulled his toys apart，and then glued them back together．He made toy rockets，cars，and buildings out of boxes．Although he put his toys away long enough to become a lawyer，he never lost his childhood passion for toys．Schwarz dreamed up many toys while in school．Instead of taking notes in class，he filled 26 notebooks with toy sketches!Still，he managed to get his lawyer degree． Today，instead of working in a courtroom，Schwarz skateboards around his Rumpus's headquarters in New York City．In 1997，he started the Rumpus Toy company and invented all kind of crazy toys，like Gus Gutz，a doll with 12 spongy organs，and Sy Klops，a one-eyed doll．Even the boxes are playful．Printed instructions on Rumpus toy boxes allow kids to turn them into club houses，buses or airplanes．He loves to ride around in his Rumpus Road Rocket，a multi-colored school bus．He visits hospitals and schools，bringing toys，happiness and advice．Says Schwarz，“If you believe in something strongly enough and think you can do it，you really should give it a try．” 拉里·施瓦茨的愛好

拉里·施瓦茨這一生都在玩玩具。他小時(shí)候就經(jīng)常把玩具拆開，然后再用膠水重新拼合。他用盒子制造玩具火箭、汽車和樓房。盡管為了成為一名律師，他不得不長(zhǎng)時(shí)間把玩具放在一邊，但他從未喪失童年時(shí)對(duì)玩具的那種熱情。上學(xué)時(shí)施瓦茨夢(mèng)想擁有很多玩具。他上課不做筆記，反而在 26 個(gè)筆記本上畫滿玩具草圖。不過(guò)，他還是設(shè)法取得了法律專業(yè)學(xué)位。

現(xiàn)在，施瓦茨不在法庭工作，而是滑著滑板在他位于紐約的拉姆普斯公司總部轉(zhuǎn)悠。1997 年，他創(chuàng)辦了拉姆普斯玩具公司，發(fā)明了各種各樣的瘋狂玩具，比如有 12 個(gè)海綿器官的玩偶格絲·古茨、獨(dú)眼玩偶賽·克洛普斯，甚至連包裝盒都可以玩。玩具盒上印著的說(shuō)明書可指導(dǎo)孩子們把盒子變成俱樂(lè)部會(huì)所、公共汽車或飛機(jī)。他喜歡乘坐一輛名為“拉姆普斯公路火箭”的彩色校車四處跑。他參觀醫(yī)院和學(xué)校，給大家?guī)ネ婢摺⒖鞓?lè)和忠告。施瓦茨說(shuō)：“如果你特別相信某件事，而且覺得自己可以做好的話，你真的應(yīng)該試一試。”

Molly Makes a Change about Her Business Molly Boylan is one of the most successful businesswomen in Canada after setting up her cosmetic company Blazes in 1992．Though she is very successful，she says that she finds it harder every year in balance her business with her family life．She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than they do about her．

Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse，and ten others in her two new fashion stores，but her newest employee is the most important one for her．After years of worrying about her business more than her family，she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company．Molly will still be involved in decision-making，and she's going to stay in touch with the people who work for her，but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids．

The new arrangement is going to start on Monday，and both of them are already excited about it．Sally says，“I'm very nervous，actually，but I'm sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days，even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes．” Molly，on the other hand，seems quite relaxed about the whole thing．“I know that Sally's going to be a very nice manager．” she says，“She's only been here a couple of days and she's already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having．The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I've been in years．I mean，I honestly can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this，and my kids are really excited about my being at home more．To be honest，I wish I had made this decision years ago．” 莫莉改變了公司的業(yè)務(wù)安排 1992 年莫莉·博伊蘭創(chuàng)辦了她的 Blazes 化妝品公司，自此她便成了加拿大最成功的女企業(yè)家之一。雖然她很成功，但她說(shuō)她發(fā)現(xiàn)每年在事業(yè)與家庭之間很難取得平衡。有時(shí)她感到她自己的兩個(gè)孩子對(duì)保姆的了解比對(duì)她了解的還要多。莫莉?yàn)樗墓S和倉(cāng)庫(kù)雇用了大約八十人，為兩個(gè)新時(shí)裝店雇用了十人，但她最新的員工對(duì)她最為重要。她多年為家庭操心，為生意更操心之后，決定任命薩莉·帕蒙特為公司的新總經(jīng)理。莫莉仍參與決策，并與為她工作的人保持聯(lián)系，但是薩莉要照料公司業(yè)務(wù)的日常運(yùn)行，這樣莫莉能有更多的時(shí)間跟孩子們?cè)谝黄稹?/p>

新的工作安排將于星期一開始運(yùn)作，他們倆都已經(jīng)很興奮。薩莉說(shuō)，“我真的很緊張，但我確信在早期階段莫莉?qū)?huì)給我很多幫助，盡管我希望她可以相信我不會(huì)犯太多錯(cuò)誤。”另一方面，莫莉?qū)φ麄€(gè)事件似乎很輕松。“我知道薩莉?qū)⒊蔀橐粋€(gè)非常好的經(jīng)理，”她說(shuō)，“她來(lái)這里只有幾天時(shí)間，她已經(jīng)向我展示了如何解決我們遇到的一些問(wèn)題。最棒的是，我覺得我比以前幸福了一百倍。我的意思是，我真的不記得上次我感到像這次這樣的輕松是什么時(shí)候了，我的孩子們對(duì)我有更多的時(shí)候待在家里真的感到格外興奮。老實(shí)說(shuō)，我希望我在多年前就應(yīng)該這做出這樣的決定。”

Jon's Working Situation — Dull Axe Jon likes his job and he used to be quite good at it．In fact，ten years ago when he began working at IT，he was considered one of the best in the company．However，over the past few years Jon's performance at work has been slipping．Jon got more and more frustrated as his friends progressed and he didn't．

Finally，one day Jon asked a friend for some advice．“I don't understand．I try so hard but I can't get up in the company．” His friend looked serious and asked，“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” Jon looked at his friend as though he was crazy and said，“What are you talking about?” His friend replied，“When was the last time you took courses to upgrade your skills? You work in a competitive industry．If you don't update your skills，you will fall behind．” Jon felt silly and laughed “I have spent all of my time trying to cut trees with a dull axe．All I needed to do was sharpen it!” 喬恩的工作現(xiàn)狀——鈍了的斧頭

喬恩熱愛工作，他曾經(jīng)是這一行的高手。事實(shí)上，十年前他開始在 IT 行業(yè)工作時(shí)，他被認(rèn)為是公司里的頂尖高手。可是幾年過(guò)去了，喬恩的工作表現(xiàn)往下滑落。看著朋友突飛猛進(jìn)，而他自己一點(diǎn)長(zhǎng)進(jìn)也沒有，喬恩越來(lái)越感到沮喪。

有一天喬恩終于向一位朋友尋求忠告，“我不明白，我在公司里如此努力，卻無(wú)法升職。”

他的朋友表情嚴(yán)肅，問(wèn)道，“你上次磨利你的斧頭是什么時(shí)候的事?”

喬恩看著朋友，好像他的朋友有點(diǎn)瘋了并說(shuō)，“你在說(shuō)什么?”

朋友回答，“你上次什么時(shí)候去上課提高你的技術(shù)? 你在極具競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的行業(yè)里工作，如果不更新你的技術(shù)，你就會(huì)落后的。”

喬恩覺得自己很蠢，大笑，“原來(lái)我一直在拿一把鈍了的斧頭在砍樹，卻忘了需要磨利它!”

The Meanest Mother I had the meanest mother in the whole world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast，I had to have porridge，eggs or toast．When others had Cokes and candy for lunch，I had to eat a sandwich．But at least I wasn't alone when I was sad．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．

My mother preferred to know where we were all the time．She had to know who our friends were and where we were going．We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day．The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days．We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school．

The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning．We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends．So while they slept，my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law．She made us work．We had to wash dishes，make beds，and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home．I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do． My mother was a complete failure as a mother．Two of her children received higher education．None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police)or divorced．She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．I am trying to raise my three children this way．I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”．Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world．

最無(wú)情的母親

我有一個(gè)算得上世界上最無(wú)情的母親。當(dāng)其他小孩早餐可以吃糖的時(shí)候，我卻只能吃麥片、雞蛋或烤面包。別的孩子午餐可以喝可樂(lè)吃糖，我卻只能吃三明治。但至少并不是只有我這樣，我的姐姐、兩個(gè)哥哥與我一樣，都有同一個(gè)這樣無(wú)情的母親。

我母親一直喜歡了解我們的行蹤，我們和哪些朋友在一起，要去哪里。我們每天都得穿干凈的衣服，而且每天必須洗澡，而其他孩子一件衣服能穿上好幾天。我們不能躺在床上“生病”以逃避上學(xué)。

最糟糕的事還在后頭呢。每天晚上我們必須在 9 點(diǎn)之前睡覺，第二天早上 8 點(diǎn)必須起床。我們不能像其他朋友那樣睡到中午。當(dāng)他們想睡到中午時(shí)，我母親就會(huì)勇敢地違反童工法。我母親讓我們干活：洗碗、整理床鋪、做飯以及各種各樣的家務(wù)事。我認(rèn)為我母親躺在床上不睡覺，一直在想著要求我們?nèi)プ龅哪切┦虑椤?/p>

作為母親，我的母親完全是一位不稱職的母親。但她的兩個(gè)孩子接受了高等教育，我們中沒有一個(gè)人被警察逮捕或離婚，她迫使我們長(zhǎng)成有教養(yǎng)的、誠(chéng)實(shí)的成年人。我想用這種教育方式培養(yǎng)我的三個(gè)孩子。我的孩子說(shuō)我“無(wú)情”時(shí)我心中充滿了自豪。為什么呢? 因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在我每天都在感謝上帝給了我世界上最無(wú)情的母親。

My Faithful Father My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home．But he would come back help to harvest rice every year．

One autumn，he promised to help our neighbor，who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999，to harvest his rice．After Father harvested our own，his little rice picker broke．What's worse，he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital．It meant that Father wouldn't be back in a few days．It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor． Father told us that he wouldn't let the neighbor's rice rot in the field．He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine．“If tonight's weather is clear，I think I can do it．” added my father．In fact，he was rather tired after a day's harvest work． After dinner，F(xiàn)ather had a short rest and made his way to the field．A full moon was glowing in the sky and the weather was cold but clear．He spent the whole night keeping his word． I would never forget the image：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon．Behind him，row after row of rice stocks stood at attention，showing respect for a man who kept his word．

信守諾言的爸爸

我的父親過(guò)去在城里工作，很少待在家里，但每年都會(huì)回來(lái)幫助收割水稻。

一個(gè)秋天，他答應(yīng)幫我們的鄰居收割水稻，鄰居在 1999 年的一次交通事故中失去了雙臂。在爸爸收割完我們自己的水稻之后小割稻機(jī)壞了。更糟糕的是，爸爸第二天必須趕回去上班，因?yàn)樗拇顧n生病住院了。這意味著爸爸在幾天內(nèi)不再回來(lái)，現(xiàn)在幫鄰居收割水稻似乎不可能了。

爸爸告訴我們，他不能讓鄰居家的水稻爛在地里。他決定沒有機(jī)器就手工收割水稻，他又加上一句“如果今晚天氣晴朗，我想我能做到。”事實(shí)上，他在一天的收割工作之后已經(jīng)是相當(dāng)累了。

晚飯后，爸爸休息了片刻，然后就去了田地。天空一輪明月，天氣寒冷卻明亮，他用了一整夜時(shí)間幫鄰居收割水稻，實(shí)現(xiàn)了他的諾言。

我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記這樣的畫面：在滿月的月光下爸爸正在割水稻。在他身后，一排排的水稻稈立正站著，以示對(duì)一個(gè)信守承諾的人的尊重。Unit Two Daily Routines

My Weekends I don't like staying at home all alone on the weekend．I'd like to go out even there's nothing special to do． Yesterday was Sunday．I went to the bank in the downtown and then met my friend．It was already noon，so we had lunch together and then we went to a KTV and sang songs．There were just two of us．And we sang all the time．When we got bored，we went to the shopping center and bought something she needed．I felt tired．I didn't have a nap．I usually sleep for about 30 minutes or so on weekdays．After I got back home at around 5:30 pm，I started to think “did I really enjoy myself in this way?” The answer should be “NO”．So I think maybe next time I should stay at home，do something I really enjoy，like watching movies，doing some reading，or just doing cross-stitching．And I still could sleep at noon．Just do the thing I like and can make me relaxed．What about you? Do you always spend weekends at home or you think like I thought before that we should spend the weekend outside our house? I hope you enjoyed your last weekend． For me，I prefer to stay at home rather than going out with my friends．You know，compared with hanging out with others，I really tend to stay at home and surf on the Internet．Yes，nowadays，I have gotten interested in making money online through various kinds of ways．For example，I often spend much time on myLot on the weekend．Even if for something，such as shopping，I will still choose to go shopping online．

我的周末

周末我不喜歡獨(dú)自一人待在家里。即使沒有什么特別的事情，我也想外出。

昨天是星期天，我去了市中心的銀行，然后遇到了我的朋友。那時(shí)已經(jīng)是中午了，所以我們一起吃了午飯，然后就去 KTV 唱歌。歌廳里只有我們兩個(gè)人，我們一直唱呀唱。當(dāng)我們唱得無(wú)聊了，就一起去購(gòu)物中心買她需要的東西。我感到很疲倦，因?yàn)槲覜]有午睡，平常我通常會(huì)睡 30 分鐘左右。下午 5:30 左右回到家，之后我就開始想，“這樣我過(guò)得真的快樂(lè)嗎?”答案應(yīng)該是“不”。于是我想，下一次也許我應(yīng)該待在家里做一些我真正喜歡的事情，像看電影、閱讀或僅僅繡十字繡，而且我中午仍然可以睡覺。做我喜歡的事情，并讓自己放松一些。你呢? 你總是待在家里過(guò)周末，還是像我之前想的那樣，我們應(yīng)該到外面去過(guò)周末? 我倒希望你上個(gè)周末過(guò)得很開心。

對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，我寧愿待在家里，也不想和我的朋友一起到外面去。你知道，比起和其他人一起在外面閑逛，我真的更傾向于待在家里，在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上沖浪。是的，現(xiàn)在我開始對(duì)在網(wǎng)上通過(guò)各種方式賺錢很感興趣。例如，周末我經(jīng)常花很多時(shí)間在 myLot 網(wǎng)站上。即使是做某些事情，比如購(gòu)物，我還是會(huì)選擇在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。

A Day of Working with My Dad This Thursday，across the US，kids are skipping school and going to work with their parents．They'll be making copies，sending faxes and sweeping floors．This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US．This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world．

I still remember when this day started，I was very happy．Not only did I have the chance to miss school，but I also got to sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch． But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city．I was very bored．I couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick and my dad didn't like to turn on the radio．I got hot and uncomfortable．People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger：me — so nothing happened．It seemed years before we went out for lunch．I actually started to miss school．

While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities for their futures，I got something completely different from the day．I learned to appreciate school．Where else do you get to play with your friends，do science experiments，read great books and write stories all in one day? Just as you'll have to learn to love your job later in life，learn to love school now．If you don't already，try spending the day at work with your dad．

同爸爸一起工作一天

這個(gè)周四，全美國(guó)的孩子們都不去上學(xué)，而是和父母一起去工作。他們將會(huì)去復(fù)印材料、發(fā)送傳真以及掃地。這是因?yàn)?4 月 28 日是全美國(guó)的“帶子女上班日”。這個(gè)節(jié)日向孩子展示，作為工作領(lǐng)域中的成年人意味著什么。

我仍舊記得，當(dāng)這一天開始的時(shí)候我是多么高興。我不僅不用去上學(xué)，而且還可以一整天坐在爸爸的出租車?yán)铮€能去餐館吃午飯。

但是，在開車?yán)@城僅僅 20 分鐘后我就感到厭煩了。我不能在車?yán)锟磿驗(yàn)槟菢訒?huì)暈車；我爸爸又不喜歡打開收音機(jī)。我越來(lái)越熱，也越來(lái)越不舒服。人們不愿上爸爸的車，因?yàn)樗麄円詾檐嚴(yán)镌缫延辛顺丝汀簿褪俏遥詻]有什么生意。似乎過(guò)了很久很久我們才去吃午飯。我真的開始想念學(xué)校生活了。

盡管“帶子女上班日”的目的是要給孩子們一個(gè)體驗(yàn)真實(shí)工作的機(jī)會(huì)，以及給他們一個(gè)對(duì)未來(lái)的想法，我卻從那一天得到了完全不同的體會(huì)。我學(xué)會(huì)了重視學(xué)校生活。你還可以在其他什么地方能在一天內(nèi)和朋友玩耍、做科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)、讀很棒的書以及寫故事呢?正如在以后的生活中你必須學(xué)會(huì)熱愛工作一樣，現(xiàn)在學(xué)會(huì)熱愛學(xué)習(xí)吧。如果你還沒有這么做，嘗試和爸爸一起工作一天吧!

How to Make Children Do Housework It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework．

The Shatian School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents．The third graders must learn how to cook and clean；the sixth graders do the laundry，and the seventh and the eighth graders cook balanced meals with 15 yuan． Many parents think it's a good way for children to try housework，but they don't know how to do it at home．With the following ideas，you can really get your children to help at home．

If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite well，please don't always scold them but give them lots of praise at home．Talk more about what he did right，not about what he didn't do．If your child finishes some difficult work，give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game with dad as a reward．

如何讓孩子做家務(wù)

對(duì)每個(gè)家庭的父母來(lái)說(shuō)，教育孩子分擔(dān)一些家務(wù)勞動(dòng)是很困難的。

上海沙田學(xué)校讓該校的學(xué)生為父母做家務(wù)。三年級(jí)學(xué)生必須學(xué)會(huì)如何做飯和打掃衛(wèi)生，六年級(jí)的學(xué)生必須學(xué)會(huì)洗衣服，七年級(jí)和八年級(jí)的學(xué)生必須學(xué)會(huì)用 15 元錢來(lái)做出營(yíng)養(yǎng)均衡的飯菜。

許多父母認(rèn)為試著讓孩子做家務(wù)是一種很好的方式，但是他們不知道如何讓他們?cè)诩易黾覄?wù)。試試下面這些辦法吧，你真的可以讓你的孩子在家?guī)兔ψ黾覄?wù)。

如果你們想要讓你的孩子們覺得他們能做好每件事，請(qǐng)不要總批評(píng)他們，而要多表?yè)P(yáng)他們。多談?wù)撍麄冏鲞^(guò)的正確的事情，不要談?wù)撃切┧麄儧]有做過(guò)的事情。如果你的孩子完成了一些困難的工作，給他／她一次周日旅行或者讓他／她和爸爸一起看球賽作為獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)吧。

The First Day of School It is school time again，a new start of a new period．

You are probably feeling excited and a little sad that summer vacation is over．Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of the new things，new teachers，and maybe even a new school．Luckily，these new worries only stay for a little while．

On your first day，most teachers start the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the things you'll do that year．Maybe you'll have a chance to tell something about yourselves to the others of the class．The most important thing for you is to learn new rules and follow them．After all，rules can make the school life better．Besides，the most exciting thing for you is to meet more new friends in a new place．The first day of school doesn't sound bad，but there is some advice for you to make you a better person，such as developing good learning habits，making a good plan and taking your new schoolwork seriously．The last but not the least is to have fun in your new school．

As the saying goes：Good beginning is half done．

開學(xué)第一天

又開學(xué)了，一個(gè)新學(xué)期的開始。

你可能感到興奮，并且有點(diǎn)兒難過(guò)，暑假結(jié)束了。在開學(xué)的第一天，有些孩子覺得緊張或有點(diǎn)兒害怕，因?yàn)槎嗍切率挛铮吕蠋煟踔量赡苁切聦W(xué)校。幸運(yùn)的是，這些新的煩惱僅僅是暫時(shí)的。

在開學(xué)的第一天，大多數(shù)老師開始介紹自己，談?wù)撃銈冊(cè)谶@一年里要做的所有事情。也許你有機(jī)會(huì)向班里其他人講述你的事情，對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)，最重要的事就是學(xué)習(xí)新規(guī)則并且遵守它們。這些規(guī)則畢竟能使學(xué)校生活更美好。除此之外，對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)，最興奮的事就是在一個(gè)新地方遇見更多的新朋友。開學(xué)第一天似乎不錯(cuò)，但還有一些建議使你變得更好，例如，培養(yǎng)良好的學(xué)習(xí)習(xí)慣，制定一個(gè)好計(jì)劃，認(rèn)真做好你的新功課。最后但同樣重要的是，在你的新學(xué)校里玩得很開心。

正如諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：良好的開端是成功的一半。

School Lunches In the UK，most children have their lunches at school，but in some schools，parents can choose what their children eat．The children can have a school lunch — a hot，cooked meal；or they can take a packed lunch with them，which usually includes cold food like sandwiches．

Often parents know what their children want．Cathy，a mother of three children，told us，“My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school lunches．So I make three packed lunches every morning．” However，another mother，Susan，made a different choice．She said，“My daughters have always had school lunches．I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I made for them．” But how healthy are school lunches? Kaz，a father，thought poorly of them．He said，“Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were lots of chips．” Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen．He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers，pizzas and chips．So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead． So Jamie improved the school lunches，and trained the lunch ladies to cook healthy food in that school．Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country．And it seems now that the changes have begun．

Anna，a pupil，told us，“We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke，but they stopped that this year．There's a salad restaurant，which is good，so it's healthier than it was．” 學(xué)校午餐

英國(guó)的大部分孩子都在學(xué)校里吃午餐，但在有些學(xué)校，父母能夠選擇讓孩子們吃什么。孩子可以吃學(xué)校(食堂)里的午餐——熱乎乎的熟食；他們也可以自帶盒飯，其中一般會(huì)包括三明治這樣的冷食。

父母通常知道他們的孩子們想吃什么。凱西是三個(gè)孩子的母親，她對(duì)我們說(shuō)，“我的孩子們自帶午餐的原因是他們討厭學(xué)校里的伙食。所以，我每天早上都會(huì)做三份盒飯。”

可是，另一位名叫蘇珊的媽媽的選擇不同。她說(shuō)：“我的女兒們總是吃學(xué)校食堂。我覺得她們?cè)趯W(xué)校吃的飯大概比我為她們做的那幾個(gè)三明治更有營(yíng)養(yǎng)。”

但是，學(xué)校里的午餐到底健康嗎? 一位名叫卡茲的父親認(rèn)為學(xué)校的飯菜很差。他說(shuō)：“學(xué)校供應(yīng)汽水，而且我認(rèn)為學(xué)校里的炸薯?xiàng)l也太多了。”

杰米·奧利弗在一個(gè)學(xué)校食堂工作過(guò)一年。他對(duì)漢堡包、比薩餅和炸薯?xiàng)l這樣的非健康食品感到擔(dān)憂。所以，他想方設(shè)法為孩子做健康的食品，如燉菜和咖喱飯。

因此，杰米改善了學(xué)校的午餐食品，并對(duì)那個(gè)學(xué)校食堂的女工進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)，教她們制作健康的食品。然后，他建議政府提高全國(guó)的學(xué)校伙食質(zhì)量。目前來(lái)看，似乎已經(jīng)有了變化。

一個(gè)名叫安娜的小學(xué)生告訴我們，“我們(食堂里)以前有一個(gè)快餐窗口，可以買到炸薯?xiàng)l和可樂(lè)，但是今年停售了。現(xiàn)在那里開了一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的沙拉餐廳，比過(guò)去更有益于健康。”

Disciplining Students In Several Ways In the United States，headmasters and teachers discipline students in several ways．The teacher often writes to or calls the students' parents．Sometimes students have to stay at school for one hour．If a student behaves very badly，the headmaster can stop the student having classes．The students can't go to school for one，two or three days．Mr．Scott，the headmaster of a middle school in Ohio，did not like to do so．When he didn't let the students come to school，they were happy．“A three-day holiday!” They thought．

One day，a boy was in Mr．Scott's office．The boy was not behaving well in class．Mr．Scott telephoned the boy's parents．“If you come to school with your son，I won't stop him having classes，” he said．The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every class．Other students looked at the boy and his father．The boy was embarrassed．After that he behaved better．And，of course，other students behaved better，too．

Now headmasters all over the USA are trying Mr．Scott's idea．They，too，think that students behave better when parents come to school．

懲罰學(xué)生的幾種方法

在美國(guó)，校長(zhǎng)和老師有幾種方法懲罰學(xué)生。老師經(jīng)常給學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)寫信或打電話。有時(shí)候?qū)W生必須在學(xué)校里待上一個(gè)小時(shí)。如果有一個(gè)學(xué)生表現(xiàn)很不好，那么校長(zhǎng)可以停止該學(xué)生上課，這個(gè)學(xué)生在一兩天，有時(shí)三天內(nèi)不許來(lái)學(xué)校。斯科特先生是俄亥俄州一個(gè)中學(xué)的校長(zhǎng)，他并不喜歡這么做。當(dāng)他不允許學(xué)生來(lái)學(xué)校時(shí)學(xué)生會(huì)很高興，他們到會(huì)認(rèn)為“這是一個(gè)三天的假期!”

有一天，一個(gè)男孩在斯科特先生的辦公室里。這個(gè)學(xué)生上課時(shí)表現(xiàn)不好，斯科特先生給他的父母打電話說(shuō)，“如果你和孩子一起來(lái)學(xué)校，我不會(huì)給他停課，”男孩和他的父親一起來(lái)到學(xué)校并一起上每一堂課。其他的學(xué)生看見了他們父子倆，這個(gè)男孩感覺很尷尬。在那之后，這個(gè)男孩的表現(xiàn)越來(lái)越好。當(dāng)然，其他孩子也表現(xiàn)得越來(lái)越好。

現(xiàn)在全美國(guó)的校長(zhǎng)都在嘗試著斯科特先生的點(diǎn)子。他們同樣也認(rèn)為，有學(xué)生的家長(zhǎng)陪伴的時(shí)候?qū)W生表現(xiàn)會(huì)變得更好。

Mother's Love A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper，and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on．After his mom dried her hands on an apron，she read it，and this is what it said： For cutting the grass：$5.00 For cleaning up my room this week：$1.00 For going to the store for you：$0.50 Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping：$0.25 Taking out the garbage：$1.00 For getting a good report card：$5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard：$2.00 Total owed：$14.75 Well，his mother looked at him standing there，and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind．She picked up the pen，turned over the paper he'd written on，and this is what she wrote：

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me： No Charge For all the nights that I've sat up with you，doctored and prayed for you： No Charge For all the trying times，and all the tears that you've caused through the years： No Charge For all the nights that were filled with dread and for the worries I knew were ahead：

No Charge For the toys，food，clothes，and even wiping your nose： No Charge Son，when you add it up，the cost of my love is： No Charge．

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written，there were big tears in his eyes，and he looked straight at his mother and said，“Mom，I sure do love you．” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：“PAID IN FULL”． Lessons：You will never know how much your parents' worth until you become a parent．Be a giver not an asker，especially with your parents．There is a lot to give，besides money．

Advice：If your mom is alive and close to you，give her a big kiss and ask her for forgiveness．If she is far away，call her．If she passed away，pray for her．

母親的愛

一天晚上當(dāng)母親正在廚房準(zhǔn)備晚餐時(shí)，小男孩來(lái)到母親身邊，把他已經(jīng)寫好的一張紙遞給母親。母親在自己的圍裙上擦干雙手后看到紙上寫著：

割草：5.00 美元

本星期打掃自己的房間：1 美元

替你去商店：0.50 美元

在你去購(gòu)物時(shí)照看我的弟弟：0.25 美元

清除垃圾：1.00 美元

獲得優(yōu)異的成績(jī)單：5.00 美元 清理打掃庭園：2.00 美元

總計(jì)：14.75 美元

嗯，母親看著站在旁邊的男孩。男孩似乎能看到她正在回憶什么，然后她拿起筆，把那張紙翻過(guò)來(lái)寫道：

在我肚子里懷你九個(gè)月，讓你慢慢長(zhǎng)大：

分文不取。

為你熬的每個(gè)夜晚，照料你，為你祈禱：

分文不取。

多年來(lái)由你引起的難熬時(shí)光以及為你流的淚：

分文不取。

為了你而充滿恐懼和擔(dān)心的日日夜夜：

分文不取。

給你提供玩具、食物、衣服，甚至給你擦鼻子：

分文不取。

兒子，當(dāng)你把這些加起來(lái)，我的愛的代價(jià)：分文不取。當(dāng)那個(gè)男孩讀完他媽媽寫的這些，他的眼睛中閃爍著淚花，他抬頭看著他媽媽說(shuō)：“媽媽，我真的愛你。”然后，他拿起筆寫了幾個(gè)大大的字：“全部付清。”

教訓(xùn)：

直到你成為父母時(shí)，你才會(huì)懂得你父母的價(jià)值。

做一個(gè)給予者，而不是索取者，特別是對(duì)你的父母。除了金錢外，還有很多東西可以給他們。

忠告：

如果你母親還健在，并且就在你身邊，深深地親吻她并求得她的諒解。如果她離你很遠(yuǎn)，那就打電話給她。如果她已經(jīng)去世，那就為她祈禱吧。

The Feeling of Coming back Home After finals，I was ready to move out．It wasn't too hard for me，but for a lot of my friends，it was a big event．After packing my suitcase and helping my friends move，it was time to say goodbye．I had reached the end of my first year in the university!A friend from Chinese Taipei who is studying in Washington D.C．came to visit，so my brother and I took him sightseeing．But these were not this month's highlights．The high point was coming back home，a moment I'd been expecting since the day I left．

I arrived home early on the morning of May 15th．When I saw my parents，I gave them a big hug and kiss．Being at home with my parents，standing on this land，and feeling the humid and hot air，I knew I was home．The first thing I did was to go to Mei & Mei for a big breakfast．It was so much better than the school cafeteria!Mei & Mei was just a start．There are so many foods I have to eat and so many friends I want to see．

The hot air is burning my face and the sweat is evaporating from my skin．I love this feeling．This is where I belong．

回家的感覺 期末考試結(jié)束后，我就準(zhǔn)備離校了。這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)不是什么難事，但是對(duì)我的許多朋友而言，離校是件大事。收拾好自己的箱子，幫著朋友們離校之后，該是說(shuō)再見的時(shí)候了。現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)到了我大學(xué)第一年的最后幾天了!一位在華盛頓市讀書的中國(guó)臺(tái)北的朋友來(lái)看望我們，于是我兄弟和我?guī)ビ^光。但這還不是本月的最重要的事，本月最激動(dòng)人心的是回到家的那一刻，從離家那天起我就一直期盼這一時(shí)刻。

月 15 日清晨我回到了家。一看到父母，我給了他們一個(gè)緊緊的擁抱和深深的吻。在家里跟父母一起，站在這塊土地上，感受著濕熱的空氣，我知道——我回家了。我做的第一件事就是去“美美”餐廳吃了一頓豐盛的早餐，這頓飯比學(xué)校食堂里的飯好吃多了。到“美美”餐廳吃飯還只是個(gè)開始，我還有好多食物要吃，還有好多朋友要見。

灼熱的空氣炙烤著我的臉，汗水從我的皮膚上蒸發(fā)出來(lái)。我喜歡這種感覺，我是屬于這里的。

The Weather Influences People's Emotions For hundreds of years，scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people's emotions．How your feel is controlled by many things．Your emotions can be affected by your personality，by the actions of others and by events around you．Perhaps you don't know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well． People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy．In fact，sunlight makes us feel good．When sunlight hits our skins，our bodies produce a vitamin．Vitamins are natural chemicals which we all need to stay healthy．Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D．Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical．This special chemical affects our brains and makes us feel happy．For example，there are long，dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway，so many people in these countries often feel sad．Without much sunlight，their bodies produce less vitamin D．Without enough vitamin D，their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good．To help the people in these countries feel better，special “sunrooms” with artificial lights have been built．People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!The weather can also affect people's emotions in other ways．Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot．In the same way，rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant．As you can see，the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains．Through these ways，the weather can influence our emotions．Sadly，while the weather can change us，we can hardly change the weather．

天氣影響人的情緒

幾百年來(lái)，科學(xué)家一直試圖揭開什么東西可以影響人情緒的奧秘。你的感受被許多事情所控制，你的情緒可以被你的個(gè)性、他人的行為以及你周圍的事情所影響。也許你還不知道你的情緒也可能受天氣的影響。

人們常說(shuō)，當(dāng)太陽(yáng)照耀時(shí)他們感覺很好，而當(dāng)陰天時(shí)他們就感覺難過(guò)。事實(shí)上，是陽(yáng)光使我們感覺良好。當(dāng)陽(yáng)光照到我們的皮膚上，我們的身體會(huì)產(chǎn)生維生素。維生素是我們保持健康所需要的天然化學(xué)物質(zhì)，陽(yáng)光有助于我們的身體產(chǎn)生維生素D。維生素D幫助我們的身體產(chǎn)生一種特殊的化學(xué)物質(zhì)，這種化學(xué)物質(zhì)影響我們的大腦，并使我們感到快樂(lè)。例如，在瑞典和挪威，有漫長(zhǎng)漆黑的冬季，幾乎沒有陽(yáng)光，因此在這些國(guó)家生活的許多人經(jīng)常感到難過(guò)。沒有多少陽(yáng)光，他們的身體則產(chǎn)生較少的維生素D，而沒有足夠的維生素D，他們的身體產(chǎn)生較少讓它們感覺良好的這種特殊化學(xué)物質(zhì)。為了幫助這些國(guó)家的人感覺更好，產(chǎn)生人造光的特殊“太陽(yáng)房”已建成，人們?nèi)ツ抢锞涂梢缘玫揭粌蓚€(gè)小時(shí)的“陽(yáng)光”!另一方面，天氣也能影響人的情緒。炎熱的天氣會(huì)使人生氣，因?yàn)樗麄儫釙r(shí)會(huì)感到不舒服。同樣，下雨會(huì)使人生氣，因?yàn)槌睗駮?huì)使人不愉快。正如你所看到的，天氣對(duì)支配我們大腦的化學(xué)物質(zhì)會(huì)有影響，通過(guò)這些方式，天氣會(huì)影響我們的情緒。但可悲的是，雖然天氣可以改變我們，我們卻很難改變天氣。

A Bad Dream Mr．King was the owner of a large company．One day，he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and set out for a city．

He was leaving his office when Bill，a night watchman，came in．Bill just came off work．After saying “Good morning” to Mr．King，Bill told the owner about his bad dream．Last night he dreamed Mr．King's plane crashed after it took off．Mr．King was surprised to hear this．He decided to go by land．

Bill's dream came true．That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off．Later Mr．King returned to his office and heard the accident．To express his thanks，Mr．King gave Bill 5,000 dollars with a letter．Mr．King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away．Bill was surprised and asked，“Why?” Mr．King said，“Go home and read the letter，and you'll know why．” Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry．After he read it，he became very sad．In the letter there was only one sentence．But it was enough to tell the reason．Can you guess why? 噩夢(mèng)

金先生是一家大型企業(yè)的老板。一天早晨他很早就來(lái)到了他的辦公司，準(zhǔn)備去機(jī)場(chǎng)乘飛機(jī)去另一個(gè)城市。

他剛要離開辦公室，一個(gè)名叫比爾的守夜人走了進(jìn)來(lái)。比爾剛下班，在對(duì)金先生說(shuō)了聲“早上好”之后，比爾告訴金先生他做了一個(gè)噩夢(mèng)。昨夜他夢(mèng)見金先生乘坐的飛機(jī)起飛后墜毀了。金先生聽到這些感到吃驚，他決定由陸路前往目的地。

比爾的夢(mèng)變成了現(xiàn)實(shí)。那天早晨，飛機(jī)真的在起飛后不久墜毀了。后來(lái)金先生回到辦公室并聽說(shuō)了這起事故。為了表達(dá)他的謝意，金先生給了比爾 5000 美元，并附一封信。金先生對(duì)比爾說(shuō)，像他這樣的人應(yīng)該被打發(fā)走。比爾感到驚訝，問(wèn)道：“為什么?”金先生說(shuō)：“回家后讀讀給你的信，你就知道為什么了。”比爾回家后急忙打開信，當(dāng)他讀完后感到很傷心。信里只有一句話，但這一句話已經(jīng)告知了原因。你能猜出為什么嗎?

Making Friends Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend，be one”? Here is a story about one new teacher making friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school．As the bell rang，the teacher came in smiling at each girl and boy．Then she said in a quiet voice，“Good morning，girls and boys!How happy I am because I have all of you in my class this year．I'd like to know each of you．I am sure we will enjoy working together．I am sure that the more we get together the happier we'll be．” Her voice was so sweet and her looking was so friendly．Everyone believed what she said．

She told the girls and boys her name and wrote it on the blackboard．She told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year． Then she said to the whole class，“Now you know my name and the things I like．Next I want to know your names and the things you like．Then I will feel that I know you．” Could you make friends by doing the same as this teacher did? One way of getting to know girls and boys in our class is to know more about them．It is usual to be friends with those people who have the same interests with you．You can play the same games and go on journeys together．

You may find that some new comers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange lonely．You can invite them to take a walk or to ride bikes with you．You will find many things in common to talk about．It is one good way to make friends just by talking together in a friendly manner．

交朋友

你聽說(shuō)過(guò)“你想有一個(gè)朋友，就得成為一個(gè)朋友”這句諺語(yǔ)嗎? 這是一個(gè)有關(guān)一位新老師與學(xué)生開學(xué)第一天在課堂上交朋友們的故事。當(dāng)鈴響時(shí)，老師微笑著走進(jìn)教室，然后她平靜地說(shuō)：“同學(xué)們，早上好!我很高興，因?yàn)槟銈兯械娜私衲甓荚谖业陌嗌希蚁肓私饽銈兠總€(gè)人。我相信我們?cè)谝黄鸸ぷ鲗W(xué)習(xí)將會(huì)很愉快，我相信我們生活在一起的時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)，我們就會(huì)越高興。”她的聲音很甜美，態(tài)度很友好，每個(gè)人都相信她說(shuō)的。

她把她的名字告訴了同學(xué)們，并寫在黑板上。她告訴他們一些她喜歡做的事情，她希望在這一年里能與同學(xué)們一起去做。

然后她對(duì)全班同學(xué)說(shuō)，“現(xiàn)在你們知道了我的名字以及我喜歡的事情，下面我想知道你們的名字以及你們喜歡的事情，那樣我就會(huì)覺得我認(rèn)識(shí)你們了。”

你能像這位老師那樣去交朋友嗎? 在我們班上，設(shè)法了解同學(xué)的一個(gè)方法就是更多地知道他們的情況。通常同與你有相同興趣的人成為朋友，你們可以玩同一個(gè)游戲，一起去旅行。

你可能發(fā)現(xiàn)，你們班上有些新來(lái)的人會(huì)想念自己的老朋友，他們感到陌生和孤獨(dú)。你可以邀請(qǐng)他們同你一起散步或騎自行車，你將會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你們有許多共同的事情可以談?wù)摗Ｍㄟ^(guò)友好交談交朋友是一種很好的方法。

Best Friends Are Forever “You're my best friend．” It's the nicest thing you can say to someone．And it's also the nicest thing you can hear from someone．Good friendships begin in middle school．It's the place you begin to develop your own personality．You talk with them；you work with them and you become friends with them．But not all of them will become your “best” friends．

Best friends are the people who like you and understand you the most．They are easy to work and have fun with．But sometimes it's not easy to find a best friend．Sometimes you can feel a little lonely，because you don't have a best friend now．That doesn't mean you won't have one in the future．Best friends seem to find each other as if by magic．And when you find your best friend，the magic will last forever．

最好的朋友是永恒的“你是我最好的朋友。”這是你可以對(duì)別人說(shuō)的最動(dòng)聽的話。而且，它也是你可以聽到別人對(duì)你說(shuō)的最動(dòng)聽的話。良好的友誼開始于中學(xué)時(shí)期，中學(xué)是你開始培養(yǎng)自己個(gè)性的地方。你和他們聊天，你和他們一起學(xué)習(xí)，你成了他們的朋友。但并不是他們中的所有人都能成為你“最好的”朋友。

最好的朋友就是那些最喜歡你，也最了解你的人。他們很容易在一起工作，也會(huì)玩得很開心。但是，有時(shí)要找到最好的朋友也是不容易的。有時(shí)你會(huì)覺得有點(diǎn)兒孤獨(dú)，因?yàn)槟悻F(xiàn)在還沒有最好的朋友，那并不意味著你將來(lái)也不會(huì)有。最好的朋友好像有魔力一樣能夠找到彼此。當(dāng)你找到你最好的朋友時(shí)，這種魔力就會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)持續(xù)下去。

How to Be the Favorite Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You don't need to change your character，you just need to improve your personality．In fact，the most popular people are trusted and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different from the rest of us．Here are some pieces of advice about becoming the most popular person in the class．

If you want others to like and respect you，you have to start by liking and accepting yourself．Do not change yourself in order to please others．

Be helpful to everyone and do it happily．Being nice to people is almost like helping them，because by being nice you make others happy．

Be active and have a positive attitude towards life．Develop confidence in yourself． Stay clean and wear fresh clothes．Do not try to follow fashion to please others． Respect cannot be bought with big words and power．You have to get it by being honest．It also helps your personal growth．You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect．

怎樣成為最受歡迎的人

你想成為班上最受歡迎的人嗎? 你不需要改變你的性格，你只需要養(yǎng)成你的良好人格。事實(shí)上，最受歡迎的人是值得信賴而且被人們所喜愛，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)诒３终５耐瑫r(shí)，還具有某種讓他們與我們其他人有所不同的東西。下面是如何成為班上最受歡迎的人的一些建議。

如果你希望別人喜歡并尊重稱，你必須從喜歡并接受你自己開始，不要為了討好別人而改變你自己。

要對(duì)大家有所幫助，并愉快地做到這一點(diǎn)。對(duì)別人友善幾乎同幫助他們一樣，因?yàn)橥ㄟ^(guò)對(duì)人友善，你可以讓別人感到快樂(lè)。

要活躍，要保持積極的生活態(tài)度，對(duì)自己要有信心。

保持清潔，著裝干凈。不要試圖追隨時(shí)尚來(lái)取悅他人。

說(shuō)大話和有權(quán)力并不代表可以得到尊重，你必須通過(guò)誠(chéng)實(shí)才能受到尊重，這還有助于你的個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)。你必須是一個(gè)可以值得信任而受到尊重的人。

Communication Between Boys and Girls Wu Yifan in Shandong seldom talks to the girls in his class except when he turns in homework to the girl group leader．The 13-year-old said he doesn't “know how to talk to girls，or what to talk to girls about”．

Wu is not the only student in the country who faces problems communicating with the opposite gender．Earlier this month，Beijing announced that more schools in the city will try new classes in sex education later this year．For junior high school students，the program will teach them how to communicate with the opposite gender． Chen Jie of Wuhan welcomes the idea．The 13-year-old girl thinks it is important to get along well with boys． “You may feel that it's not necessary to talk to boys in school．But，in the future when we grow up，men and women will work together and build families．How can you make things right if you never want to understand them?” she said．

Chen shared her impressions of boys：they cherish brotherhood；they don't care about small things；they usually look at the bigger picture．

As a boy，Song Jia thinks girls are “careful and patient”．And，through talking to girls，the 13-year-old from Anhui said he could get some “fresh and interesting ideas”．

Song suggests that boys should be natural while talking to girls．“Don't be shy or try to be cool．Just relax，” he said．

How about girls talking to boys? Wang Xiuli，13，of Beijing has some advice — choose the topics that boys like．“Computer games such as Plants vs Zombies work best．Boys are also crazy for sports，” she said．

男孩與女孩之間的交流

山東的吳一凡除了交作業(yè)給女生組長(zhǎng)外很少和他班上的女孩子說(shuō)話。13 歲的他說(shuō)，“不知道該怎么和女孩子溝通，也不知道該和她們說(shuō)些什么。”

吳一凡不是唯一一個(gè)在與異性交流上存在問(wèn)題的學(xué)生。本月早些時(shí)候，北京宣布今年晚些時(shí)候?qū)L試在更多學(xué)校的班級(jí)里推行性教育。對(duì)于初中學(xué)生，這些課程將教會(huì)他們?nèi)绾闻c異性溝通。

武漢的陳潔對(duì)這項(xiàng)提議表示歡迎。這個(gè) 13 歲的女孩認(rèn)為與男孩子融洽相處是很重要的。

“你可能覺得在學(xué)校里沒必要和男孩子說(shuō)話，但是在將來(lái)我們長(zhǎng)大后，男人和女人會(huì)在一起工作，并組建家庭。如果你不了解他們，你又怎么能夠把事情做好呢?”她說(shuō)。

陳潔談了男孩子給她的印象：他們珍惜兄弟情誼，不拘小節(jié)，眼光開闊。

男生宋佳覺得，女孩子“細(xì)心，有耐心”。13 歲的安徽男孩說(shuō)，通過(guò)同女孩們交談他總能獲得一些“新鮮且有趣的想法”。宋佳建議男孩在同女孩交流時(shí)應(yīng)自然點(diǎn)。“不要害羞，或是試圖耍酷，放松就好。”

那女孩們和男孩們?nèi)绾螠贤?來(lái)自北京的 13 歲女孩王秀莉給出了一些建議——選擇男孩們喜歡的話題。“像《植物大戰(zhàn)僵尸》這樣的電腦游戲話題效果很好。男孩們對(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng)也很感興趣。”

Some Advice on How to Talk to Parents Here are some good suggestions on how to talk with your parents． Try to start your talk with something fun．This will make talking easier．For example，ask your parents questions about their day：“How's work?” They love this． Make it clear what you want to tell your parents．If they have an opinion，let them finish，and don't interrupt．Ask them to do the same for you．

Show them your respect by listening to them carefully．Look them in the eye． Be honest．Honesty builds trust．Life is good when your parents trust you． If your parents don't understand，that's OK．It doesn't mean they don't love you or they are not trying．Sometimes you have to explain things to them again or in a different way． When you finish the talk，thank them for listening．Say something like “Thanks．That helped．” It will let them know this is important to you，and make them want to do it more often．

If you feel like there is still something to talk about，set up a time with them to talk about it in another way．

如何與父母交談的一些建議

下面是一些如何與父母交談的好建議。

盡量以有趣的事情來(lái)開始你們的交談，這會(huì)使談話更簡(jiǎn)單。比如，問(wèn)一些與他們的日常生活有關(guān)的問(wèn)題：“工作怎么樣?”他們喜歡這個(gè)話題。

清楚表明你想告訴你父母什么事情。如果他們有意見，要讓他們說(shuō)完，而不要打斷他們，要求他們?yōu)槟阕鐾瑯拥氖虑椤?/p>

以認(rèn)真聽他們講話的方式來(lái)表達(dá)你的尊重，看著他們的眼睛。

要誠(chéng)實(shí)。誠(chéng)實(shí)能夠建立信任。如果你的父母信任你，生活將會(huì)是美好的。

如果你的父母不理解你，那也沒有關(guān)系。那并不意味著他們不愛你，或者他們沒有嘗試去愛你。有時(shí)你不得不反復(fù)或者以一種不同的方式對(duì)他們解釋一些事情。

當(dāng)你們結(jié)束交談的時(shí)候，要謝謝他們的傾聽。說(shuō)一些“多謝。那很有幫助。”之類的話。這會(huì)讓他們知道這對(duì)你很重要，也會(huì)使他們想更加頻繁地與你交流。

如果你覺得還有事情要談，和他們約一個(gè)時(shí)間，以另一種方式交談吧。

Shopping through the Internet Is Very Popular Recently，many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet．They are very interested in it．Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons．First，more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet．So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet．Second，shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time．Third，they don't need to go to the shop themselves．Because of these good facts，few people refuse it． On the other hand，some people don't like this new way of shopping．They are worried about the safety of shopping online．Customers can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet．And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center．These are the reasons why they do not like it． But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future．

網(wǎng)購(gòu)很流行 最近，很多人都開始嘗試一種新的網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物方式。他們對(duì)網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物非常感興趣。為什么現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物會(huì)變得越來(lái)越流行呢?這里列出了一些原因。第一，越來(lái)越多的人擁有自己的電腦，他們的電腦可以與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接。因此，他們中很多人都可以在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。第二，網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物可以節(jié)省一些金錢和大量的時(shí)間。第三，他們并不需要親自去店鋪。由于這些優(yōu)點(diǎn)，很少有人拒絕網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物。

另一方面，也有些人不喜歡這種新的購(gòu)物方式，他們擔(dān)心網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的安全性。顧客只能在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上看產(chǎn)品的照片，而無(wú)法享受在大型超市或極好的購(gòu)物中心里購(gòu)買東西的樂(lè)趣。這就是他們不喜歡網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物的原因。

但我認(rèn)為，將來(lái)會(huì)有越來(lái)越多的人喜歡這種新的購(gòu)物方式。

Being a Clever Clothes Shopper When you want to go shopping，decide how much money you can spend on new clothes，think about the kind of clothes you really need．Then look for those clothes on sale．There are labels inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water．The label on a coat may say “dry-clean only”．Washing may ruin this coat．If you do as the directions say on the labels，you can keep your clothes looking their best．

Many clothes today must be dry-cleaned．Dry-cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes，check to see if they will need to be dry-cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．You will save money if you buy clothes that are well-made．Well-made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not always better-made．They don't always fit better．Sometimes cheaper clothes fit better than more expensive clothes．

做一個(gè)精明的衣服購(gòu)買者

當(dāng)你想要去逛街購(gòu)物時(shí)，確定你可以在新衣服上花多少錢，想好你真正需要什么樣的衣服。然后去尋找那些正在出售的衣服，新衣服里子上都有標(biāo)簽，這些標(biāo)簽就能告訴你如何愛護(hù)你的衣服。一件襯衫的標(biāo)簽可以告訴你襯衣要在溫水中洗它；一件毛衣的標(biāo)簽可以告訴你毛衣要在冷水中洗；一件外套上的標(biāo)簽可能會(huì)說(shuō)“只能干洗”。洗衣機(jī)可能會(huì)毀掉這件外套。如果你按照標(biāo)簽上的洗滌說(shuō)明進(jìn)行操作，你可以讓你的衣服保持在最好的狀態(tài)。

現(xiàn)今很多衣服都必須干洗，但干洗很貴。當(dāng)買新衣服的時(shí)候，看看它們是否需要干洗。如果你買的衣服可以水洗，你可以節(jié)省些錢。如果你買的衣服做工很好，你可以省些錢，因?yàn)樽龉ず芎玫囊路梢源┑酶谩＜词挂呀?jīng)洗過(guò)很多次，它們看起來(lái)還是不錯(cuò)。花錢較多的衣服并不總是做工較好的，這些衣服也并不總是更合身的。有時(shí)便宜的衣服比貴的衣服更合身。

Honesty Day Be honest．That's all you have to do on Honesty Day．It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year．It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty．M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day．He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool's Day，which celebrate lies．On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer．That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day．

M．Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies．He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day．In our daily life，a typical life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a woman is “Nothing is wrong，I'm fine．” It is found that nurses are the most honest people，while sales people and politicians are the biggest liars．

Every Honesty Day，M．Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people．

誠(chéng)信日

在誠(chéng)信日你要做的就是以誠(chéng)相待。如果我們每天都能做到誠(chéng)心實(shí)意，那世界將無(wú)比美好。有一個(gè)鼓勵(lì)誠(chéng)實(shí)的日子是好的。赫什·戈?duì)柕仑悹柛耖_創(chuàng)了“誠(chéng)信日”，他選擇了 4 月的最后一天，因?yàn)?4 月 1 日是愚人節(jié)，那是慶祝撒謊的節(jié)日。在誠(chéng)信日，任何人都可以向你隨便問(wèn)問(wèn)題，你要直言不諱地進(jìn)行回答，這說(shuō)明你了解“誠(chéng)信日”。

赫什·戈?duì)柕仑悹柛駥懥艘槐居嘘P(guān)說(shuō)謊的書。他在書中說(shuō)，幾乎所有人都在撒謊，一天 200 次左右。在我們的日常生活中，男性平常會(huì)說(shuō)“我喝不了這么多”，而女性會(huì)說(shuō)“一切正常，我很好。”據(jù)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，護(hù)士是最誠(chéng)實(shí)的人，而銷售員和政客鬼話最多。

每個(gè)誠(chéng)信日，赫什·戈?duì)柕仑悹柛穸紴檎\(chéng)實(shí)的人頒獎(jiǎng)。

Thanksgiving Traditions Each year，Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November．Most families follow traditions，but many have their own traditions that they follow each year．Here are some of the common traditions associated with “Turkey Day”． Travel One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family．Many people live far from family members and travel long distances by car，train，or plane to be with their loved ones．Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year!The Feast Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations．Many families include the whole family in the food preparation．Traditional foods include turkey，sweet potatoes，mashed potatoes，and cranberry sauce．Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal．Popular pie flavors are pumpkin，pecan，sweet potato，and apple．

Helping Others Many generous folks use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to help the less fortunate．Some people volunteer to serve food at homeless shelters on Thanksgiving Day and others donate to shelters in canned food drives． TV Television also plays a part in Thanksgiving celebrations．Many families watch the New York City Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade．The parade includes marching bands，floats，songs and performances from Broadway musicals，and giant balloons!People may also enjoy televised football games． After the Meal After the feast families often do other activities．Some like to take walks after eating such a large meal．Some people take naps．Others sit down together to play card games together．

感恩節(jié)的習(xí)俗

每年美國(guó)人在十一月的第四個(gè)星期四慶祝感恩節(jié)。大多數(shù)家庭都依照傳統(tǒng)慶祝感恩節(jié)，但許多人每年都依照自己的傳統(tǒng)慶祝。下面是與“火雞節(jié)”相關(guān)的一些常見的傳統(tǒng)。

旅行

感恩節(jié)最美好的事情之一就是與家人一起度過(guò)節(jié)日。許多人住在離家人很遠(yuǎn)的地方，他們乘汽車、火車或者飛機(jī)長(zhǎng)途跋涉，就為了與自己的親人團(tuán)聚。感恩節(jié)是一年中最繁忙的旅游日。

盛宴

傳統(tǒng)食物是慶祝感恩節(jié)的一個(gè)主要組成部分。許多家庭讓全家人都參與到食物準(zhǔn)備中來(lái)。傳統(tǒng)食物包括火雞、紅薯、土豆泥和蔓越莓醬。在盛宴結(jié)束時(shí)許多人會(huì)端上一些餡餅作為甜點(diǎn)，受歡迎的餡餅有南瓜、大胡桃、紅薯和蘋果口味的。

幫助他人

許多慷慨的人把感恩節(jié)作為幫助那些不幸人們的一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。一些人在感恩節(jié)自愿為無(wú)家可歸者收容所提供食物，還有一些人在罐裝食品捐贈(zèng)活動(dòng)中為收容所捐獻(xiàn)食品。

電視

電視也是感恩節(jié)慶祝活動(dòng)的一部分，許多家庭都觀看紐約市的梅西感恩節(jié)大游行。游行隊(duì)伍包括游行樂(lè)隊(duì)、花車、百老匯音樂(lè)劇的歌曲和演出以及巨型氣球!人們還可以享受電視里轉(zhuǎn)播的足球比賽。

飯后

享用盛宴之后，各個(gè)家庭常常會(huì)進(jìn)行一些其他活動(dòng)。在一頓大餐后有些人喜歡散散步，有些人則會(huì)小睡一會(huì)兒，還有一些人喜歡坐下來(lái)一起玩紙牌游戲。

Eating Fast Food A large number of people in the world eat fast food．Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant，you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there．How do you know in which country people like fast food best? The English people are the world's biggest fans of fast food，while the French are the least interested in quick meals，according to a survey done last year． The survey of thirteen countries shows 45％ of the English people say they can't give up fast food because it's delicious．And 44％ of Americans and 37％ of Canadians say the same．

The French，proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine，don't like fast food．81％ of them think it is unhealthy，followed by 75％ of the Japanese． How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn't matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food．The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet．

吃快餐

世界上很多人吃快餐。每當(dāng)你走進(jìn)一家快餐店，你都可以看到很多人在享用快餐。你怎么知道哪個(gè)國(guó)家的人最喜歡快餐呢? 根據(jù)去年進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，英國(guó)人是世界上吃快餐人數(shù)最多的國(guó)家，而法國(guó)人對(duì)快餐最不感興趣。

根據(jù)對(duì) 13 個(gè)國(guó)家的調(diào)查顯示，45％的英國(guó)人說(shuō)因?yàn)榭觳兔牢叮运麄儾荒芫芙^快餐食品，同時(shí)44％的美國(guó)人和37％的加拿大人說(shuō)法一致。

以美味和一流的美食引以為傲的法國(guó)人不喜歡快餐。81％的人認(rèn)為快餐不健康，75％的日本人也這樣認(rèn)為。

中國(guó)人又如何呢? 你多久吃一次漢堡包或炸雞? 不管你喜歡西式快餐還是中餐其實(shí)都不要緊，最重要的是保持一種飲食均衡。

The Advantages of Eating Fruits You know eating fruit and vegetables is good to your health．But did you know it can also make you look good? People who increased their intake over just six weeks developed a healthy glow and appeared more attractive，researchers found．

Scientists at St．Andrews University found eating them subtly increased yellow and red pigments in the volunteers' skin．They monitored the food intake of 35 people and took pictures of their faces，arms and hands using a sensitive camera at the start，and after three and six weeks．

Increasing their intake of greens by 2.9 portions a day was found to make the person look healthier and extra 3.3 portions could enhance their attractiveness，when their photographs were rated by others．

Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids，which are known to protect against cell damage from pollution and UV rays，and can also prevent age-related diseases including heart disease and cancer．

But while it was known eating extreme amounts of certain vegetables such as carrots could turn skin orange，it was not known a small increase was perceptible to others — and was seen as appealing．

A camera measured changes to the skin's redness，yellowness and lightness，and found it significantly changed in people who naturally increased their intake．These changes were not evident in three weeks．

多吃水果，益處多多

你知道吃水果和蔬菜有益健康，但你可知道多吃水果蔬菜還會(huì)讓你變得漂亮? 研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，增大水果蔬菜的攝入量，只需六周就能讓你煥發(fā)出健康的光彩，看起來(lái)更有魅力。

圣安德魯斯大學(xué)的科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，吃水果蔬菜能微量增加自愿測(cè)試者皮膚中的黃色素和紅色素。他們監(jiān)測(cè)了35人的食物攝入量，并在開始、三周后和六周后用高靈敏相機(jī)給他們的臉、胳膊和手拍了照片。

研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，從他人對(duì)照片的評(píng)估打分來(lái)看，每日增加 2.9 份的蔬菜攝入量將讓人看起來(lái)更健康，再增加 3.3 份攝入量將使人看起來(lái)更有魅力。

水果和蔬菜的類胡蘿卜素很豐富。據(jù)我們所知，類胡蘿卜素可以保護(hù)細(xì)胞免受污染和紫外線的損害，還可以防止心臟病和癌癥等老年疾病。

不過(guò)，盡管人們知道某些蔬菜如胡蘿卜攝入過(guò)量會(huì)讓皮膚變成橘黃色，但是還不知道這種細(xì)微變化會(huì)被他人察覺到，而且這種皮膚顏色還被視為很有吸引力。

研究人員通過(guò)相機(jī)拍照來(lái)測(cè)量皮膚的紅色、黃色和明亮度的變化，發(fā)現(xiàn)那些以自然的方式增加蔬菜水果攝入量的人的皮膚發(fā)生了明顯改變。不過(guò)，這些改變?cè)谌軆?nèi)還不明顯。

Festival Foods Vary from Culture to Culture Around the world，people have different traditional foods to celebrate different festivals．Traditional foods also show a new year of good luck and good health． An English Christmas dinner has a meal of turkey，and it also includes pies and plum puddings．In Germany，Christmas is celebrated with bread cookies and cakes，which are made like Christmas trees．In France，Christmas dessert is a cake filled with butter cream．

In southern parts of India，there is a three-day festival in mid-January called Pongal．It includes rice and a dish of rice cooked with sugar that is shared with families and friends．

Japan celebrates New Year with a seven-day festival．It begins from January 1st．Food is prepared before the festival so people don't need to cook during the festival．On New Year's Day，various dishes called Osechi ryori are served-each dish is a wish for the New Year．

People in China prepare their food ahead of time to avoid the possibility that using a knife during New Year's time might “cut luck”．Foods with lucky names are popular，such as fish，which sounds like “yu”(surplus)．Chinese people always get together with their families and have a good dinner during Chinese New Year's Day．The most famous food at that time is dumpling．

節(jié)日食品因文化不同而不同

全世界的人們用各式各樣的傳統(tǒng)食物來(lái)慶祝不同的節(jié)日。傳統(tǒng)食物也可代表新的幸運(yùn)健康的一年。

英國(guó)的圣誕大餐包括一道火雞肉，還包括各種派和李子布丁。在德國(guó)，人們用做成圣誕樹模樣的面包曲奇和蛋糕來(lái)慶祝圣誕節(jié)。法國(guó)的圣誕甜點(diǎn)是一個(gè)填滿奶油夾心餅的蛋糕。

在印度南部，1 月中旬有一個(gè)節(jié)日叫作“豐收節(jié)”，人們會(huì)連讀3天慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日。人們?cè)趹c祝這個(gè)節(jié)日時(shí)所吃的食物包括米飯以及用糖和米做的一道菜，供全家人和朋友們一起享用。

日本慶祝新年時(shí)會(huì)放假 7 天，從 1 月 1 日開始。食品在過(guò)節(jié)前就已做好，這樣一來(lái)，過(guò)節(jié)期間人們就不用做飯了。在新年這天，人們會(huì)奉上叫作“御節(jié)料理”的很多道菜——每道菜都代表一個(gè)新年祝愿。

中國(guó)人會(huì)提前備好食物，避免在新年時(shí)動(dòng)刀從而“砍掉福氣”的可能。名字帶有喜氣的食物很受歡迎，如魚(意為“余”)。在中國(guó)新年時(shí)，中國(guó)人通常會(huì)與家人團(tuán)聚一堂，享用大餐。這個(gè)時(shí)候，最有名的食物就是餃子。

Ways of Eye Care Many of us don't pay much attention to the importance of eye care．It is said that if you take care of your body，then you can surely be healthy．That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care．Natural eye care should be put in a number one place．

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food，genes and aging．Televisions，computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight．If you happen to work in front of the computer，it is best to take a break every once in a while．Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable．It is bad for your eyes，too．If this happens，the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water．You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things．For example，sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays．

Eating healthy foods will be good for your eyesight．Remember that vitamins A，C and E are good for eyes．Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins．And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight，too．If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food，his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time． All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes．Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person's eyesight，too．In a word，eye care is very important，no matter how old a person is．

保護(hù)眼睛的方法

我們中的許多人不重視眼部保健的重要性。據(jù)說(shuō)，如果你注意保重你的身體，那么你肯定是健康的。這就是為什么我們要給予眼睛大量的護(hù)理。自然的眼部保健應(yīng)放在首要位置。

下面幾個(gè)原因會(huì)導(dǎo)致視力下降：食物短缺，基因和衰老。電視、電腦和閱讀也會(huì)造成視力不好。如果你在電腦前工作，最好每隔一段時(shí)間休息一下。臟東西可以引起眼睛紅腫并會(huì)讓你覺得不舒服，對(duì)眼睛也不好。如果發(fā)生這種情況，最好的辦法是用冷水清洗眼睛。你也必須盡力保護(hù)你的眼睛免受傷害。例如戴太陽(yáng)鏡不僅時(shí)尚，也可以作為保護(hù)您視力免受紫外線傷害的好方法。

吃健康食物對(duì)你的視力有好處。請(qǐng)記住，維生素 A，C 和 E 對(duì)眼睛有益，嘗試吃富含這些維生素的食物。你應(yīng)該做眼部保健操，因?yàn)檠鄄勘＝〔僖部梢员Ｗo(hù)您的視力。如果一個(gè)人經(jīng)常鍛煉并且吃合適的食物，你的眼睛就會(huì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)間保持在良好的狀態(tài)。

以上就是眼部保健的自然方式，能幫助我們保持眼睛的健康。快樂(lè)對(duì)視力也有幫助。一句話，無(wú)論多大年紀(jì)，眼部保健都是非常重要的。

The Teenage Smoking Has Become a Serious Problem Wang Bing's father began smoking when he was a freshman in college．His friend passed him his first cigarette．He has now been smoking for more than 30 years． It's a classic example of how young people are introduced to cigarettes，except that nowadays smokers develop their habit at an even younger age． It has become a major concern in China that many teenagers begin to smoke．A survey showed that 22.5％ of the middle school students questioned had tried smoking and 15.8％ of them smoked regularly． For many teenagers，smoking is a symbol of being an adult，independence，maturity and attractiveness because the images who they love best often smoke on screen． The social environment also plays an important role in attracting teenagers to smoking．They are used to seeing their elders，especially male family members，smoking at home．Many of them imitate adult behavior and become new smokers．

To increase the price of cigarettes is an effective way to reduce the number of young smokers，as teenagers have limited money to spend on them． Another way is to educate the teenagers to voluntarily refuse cigarettes．A survey shows that 92.5％ of the students know smoking will be bad for their health．If we persuade them in a proper way，most of them may give up smoking．

All in all，the society，the government，the school and the family should join together to take the responsibility for an anti-smoking campaign aimed at teenagers，not just to put empty slogans and warnings on cigarette packs．

青少年吸煙已經(jīng)成為嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題

王兵的爸爸在上大學(xué)一年級(jí)的時(shí)候就開始吸煙了。他的朋友遞給了他第一根煙。迄今為止他的煙齡已有 30 多年了。

這是年輕人開始吸第一根煙的典型例子，只不過(guò)如今的年輕人養(yǎng)成吸煙習(xí)慣的年齡更加提前了。

在中國(guó)青少年吸煙已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)令社會(huì)擔(dān)憂的主要問(wèn)題。一項(xiàng)研究顯示，接受調(diào)查的中學(xué)生中有22.5 ％的吸過(guò)煙，其中有15.8％的學(xué)生會(huì)經(jīng)常吸煙。

對(duì)許多青少年來(lái)說(shuō)，吸煙是成年、獨(dú)立、成熟和有魅力的象征，因?yàn)樗麄冏钕矏鄣呐枷裨阢y屏上都吸煙。

社會(huì)環(huán)境也是促使青少年吸煙的一個(gè)重要原因。他們經(jīng)常看到其長(zhǎng)輩，尤其是男性家庭成員在家里吸煙，他們中的很多人開始模仿這種行為，成為新的煙民。

提高香煙的價(jià)格是減少青少年煙民數(shù)量的一個(gè)有效途徑，因?yàn)榍嗌倌隂]有足夠的錢買煙。

另外一種方法就是教育和鼓勵(lì)青少年主動(dòng)遠(yuǎn)離香煙。一項(xiàng)研究表明，92.5％的學(xué)生都知道吸煙有害健康。如果我們用恰當(dāng)?shù)姆绞絼裾f(shuō)他們，他們中的大多數(shù)也許會(huì)放棄吸煙。

總之，社會(huì)、政府、學(xué)校和家庭都有責(zé)任參與到禁止青少年吸煙的活動(dòng)中來(lái)，而不只是在香煙的外包裝上印上口號(hào)和警語(yǔ)。

How to Be a Healthy Kid Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow． First，eat different food，especially fruits and vegetables．You may have a favorite food，but you'd better eat something different．If you eat different food，you will probably get more nutrients your body needs．

Second，drink water and milk as often as possible．When you are really thirsty，you should choose cold water is first．Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs． Third，listen to your body．How do you feel when you are full? When you're eating，notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full．Eating too much will not make you comfortable and will make you fat．

Fourth，pay attention to your screen time．Screen time is the time you watch TV，DVDs and videos，or using computers．It is good to take more exercise such as basketball，bike riding and swimming．You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day．

Fifth，be active．One thing you'd like to do，as a kid，is to find out which activity you like best．Find ways to be active every day． Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid．

如何成為一個(gè)健康的孩子 你知道如何成為一個(gè)健康的孩子嗎?下面是一些你應(yīng)該遵循的規(guī)則。

首先，吃不同種類的食物，特別是水果和蔬菜。你可能有一種最喜歡吃的食物，但你最好吃不同種類的東西。如果你吃不同種類的食物，你可能會(huì)得到更多身體所需要的營(yíng)養(yǎng)物質(zhì)。

其次，盡可能經(jīng)常喝水和牛奶。當(dāng)你真的渴了，你應(yīng)該先選擇喝涼白開。牛奶是一種很棒的飲料，它能給你提供更多人體必需的鈣。

第三，聽信你的身體。當(dāng)你吃飽的時(shí)候會(huì)有什么感覺?當(dāng)你正在吃飯時(shí)，要注意自己身體的感受，你還要注意什么時(shí)候剛好吃飽。吃太多你會(huì)感到不舒服，還會(huì)使你發(fā)胖。

第四，注意你的屏幕時(shí)間。屏幕時(shí)間是指看電視、DVD和視頻或使用電腦的時(shí)間。多運(yùn)動(dòng)，如打籃球、騎自行車和游泳都很有益。一天看電視不能超過(guò)兩個(gè)小時(shí)。

第五，要活躍起來(lái)。作為一個(gè)孩子你要做的一件事就是找出自己最喜歡的活動(dòng)，每天都要找到一些方法使自己活躍起來(lái)。

遵循這些規(guī)則，你會(huì)成為一個(gè)健康的孩子。

Schoolchildren Keep Kunqu Alive When Zhu Linyan went on stage，everybody laughed．The 14-year-old boy was carrying two wine barrels and dancing．His face was painted in different colours．He sang funny songs and spoke in a Suzhou dialect． Zhu was acting in Shan Ting，part of a Kunqu opera，at a student art show in Shanghai on Sunday．In the play，he plays a wine seller．Another person，Lu Zhishen，tries to take away his wine and drink it．

Kunqu is one of China's oldest arts．It started in Kunshan，part of Suzhou，in the time of the Ming Dynasty．In 2001，the United Nations called it a big part of world cultural heritages． Today，few people enjoy it．But some teachers and students at Shanghai's Minhang No．3 Middle School do．They want to keep it going．

“Kunqu takes me back to old China and teaches me a lot of stories from history，” Zhu said．

Zhu also likes Kunqu's light music and poetic words．“You have to understand the words to act．” he said．“And learning them makes me a better speaker．” Cao Jiayuan，a Junior 3 at the same school，plays Lu in the play．He says it is hard to learn how to use your eyes when acting．“In Kunqu，every move makes a nice picture．Your eyes can tell many things．” 學(xué)生們讓昆曲延續(xù)

當(dāng)朱林巖走上舞臺(tái)時(shí)，大家都笑了。這個(gè) 14 歲的男孩正擔(dān)著兩桶酒跳舞。他的臉涂成了不同的顏色，用蘇州方言唱著滑稽的歌曲。

朱正在演《山亭》，是昆曲的一部分，于上星期日在上海的一個(gè)學(xué)生藝術(shù)展上演出。在劇中他扮演了一位酒商，另一個(gè)人物魯智深，正試圖把他的酒拿走去喝。

昆曲是中國(guó)最古老的藝術(shù)之一。昆曲在明朝時(shí)始于昆山，昆山是蘇州的一部分。2001年，聯(lián)合國(guó)將它確定為世界文化遺產(chǎn)的重要組成部分。

今天，很少有人喜歡昆曲。但是，上海閔行3中的一些教師和學(xué)生喜歡昆曲，他們想讓它繼續(xù)傳承下去。

“昆曲把我?guī)Щ亓伺f中國(guó)并給我講授了很多歷史故事，”朱說(shuō)。

朱也喜歡昆曲的輕音樂(lè)和詩(shī)詞。“演出前你必須理解這詞語(yǔ)的意思。”他說(shuō)：“學(xué)會(huì)這些詞語(yǔ)使我成為了一個(gè)更出色的演講者。”

曹佳緣，該校初三同學(xué)，在劇中扮演魯智深。他說(shuō)，在表演時(shí)怎樣用眼睛很難學(xué)。“昆曲，一舉一動(dòng)都是動(dòng)人的場(chǎng)景。你的眼睛能訴說(shuō)很多事情。”

Chai Jing and Her Film A new film，Under the Dome，is very popular．Lots of people have watched the film on the Internet．It is not a science fiction．It's a documentary about the pollution problems in China．

As a smog documentary，Under the Dome explains the dangers of pollution，what causes pollution and what should be done to solve the problem．Now，more and more people are worried about air pollution．So they are more interested in the film，Under the Dome．Since the film was released online，it has already been watched by 100 million people within one week．

The film was made by Chai Jing，who is a former CCTV reporter．She made the film with her own money．Chai Jing wanted to make such a film because the pollution problem in China has become a personal issue with her．Chai's daughter was born with a tumor．She believes that her daughter's illness is related to Beijing's bad air．She also worries about millions of other children's health problems．

Everyone knows that pollution is a big problem and the government has made the fight against pollution a priority．Chai Jing hopes that her film will encourage people to join together to solve China's pollution problems．

柴靜與她的電影

一部新影片——《穹頂之下》很受歡迎。許多人在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上看過(guò)這部影片。它不是一部科幻小說(shuō)，而是一部關(guān)于中國(guó)污染問(wèn)題的紀(jì)錄片。

作為一部霧霾紀(jì)錄片，《穹頂之下》對(duì)污染的危害、污染的成因以及應(yīng)該做什么來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題做出了解釋。現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的人擔(dān)心空氣污染，所以他們對(duì)《穹頂之下》這部影片更感興趣。自從這部影片在網(wǎng)上發(fā)布以來(lái)，在一周之內(nèi)已經(jīng)有一億人觀看過(guò)。

這部影片是由前央視記者柴靜拍攝的。她自費(fèi)拍了這部影片。柴靜之所以要拍攝這樣一部影片是因?yàn)橹袊?guó)的污染問(wèn)題已經(jīng)成了和她之間的私人恩怨。柴靜的女兒出生時(shí)就患有腫瘤。她認(rèn)為女兒的病與北京糟糕的空氣有關(guān)。她同樣擔(dān)心數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的其他孩子的健康問(wèn)題。

人人都知道污染是一個(gè)很嚴(yán)重的問(wèn)題，政府已優(yōu)先考慮對(duì)抗污染問(wèn)題。柴靜希望她的影片會(huì)鼓勵(lì)人們共同努力，一起解決中國(guó)的污染問(wèn)題。

The First-day Work No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job．It is important to make the right impression，not the wrong one，from the very first day．You will face new people．You will be in a new place．It may be difficult to know what to do．Here are seven tips to help you make it through the first day at a new job：

(1)First impressions can last forever．Make sure you make a good one．Before your first day，find out if your new job has a dress code(rules about what you can wear to work)．If so，be sure to follow it．No matter what，always be neat and clean．(2)Get to work on time．Bosses value those who come to work right on time．Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time．

(3)Pay attention to introductions．One of the first things that your supervisor may do is to introduce you to co-workers．These co-workers will be important to you．They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around．(4)Ask plenty of questions．Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you．If he or she has not told you your duties，ask for a list．Set daily and weekly goals for yourself．

(5)Do not take too long for lunch．What is the lunch-hour policy at your new job? You can find out from your supervisor or others．For example，do people eat at their desks or does everyone take a full hour outside the workplace?(6)Do not make personal phone calls．You should never make personal phone calls to your friends or family unless it is an emergency．

(7)Never be the first one to leave．Observe what your co-workers do around quitting time．It does not look good for you to be eager to leave．

第一天的工作

剛剛走上新的工作崗位，沒人希望自己看起來(lái)傻里傻氣或笨手笨腳。從工作的第一天起，給人留下一個(gè)良好的，而不是不適當(dāng)?shù)挠∠笫呛苤匾摹＿M(jìn)入新環(huán)境，面對(duì)新同事，你可能有些不知所措。下面教你幾招，可以讓你輕松應(yīng)對(duì)新工作開始的第一天。

(1)第一印象是難以磨滅的，所以你務(wù)必要留下個(gè)好的印象。第一天上班之前，要搞清楚你的公司是否有著裝要求。如果有，一定要規(guī)范著裝。不管怎么樣，始終要保持整潔優(yōu)雅。(2)準(zhǔn)時(shí)上班。老板一般都很賞識(shí)準(zhǔn)時(shí)上班的員工。你要額外留出 15 分鐘確保自己能夠準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。

(3)注意聽介紹。你的頂頭上司可能要做的事情之一就是把你介紹給同事。這些同事對(duì)你很重要，老板不在時(shí)，他們可以幫你答疑解惑。(4)多問(wèn)些問(wèn)題。一定要搞清楚上司交代給你的工作。如果他只是口頭交代了你的工作職責(zé)，跟他要一張工作明細(xì)表。然后確定自己每日、每周的工作目標(biāo)。

(5)午餐不要花費(fèi)太多時(shí)間。你可以向你的上級(jí)或同事了解一下你新單位的午餐時(shí)間規(guī)定。例如，員工是在自己的寫字臺(tái)就餐，還是有一小時(shí)的時(shí)間到外邊就餐?(6)不要打私人電話。如非情況緊急，一般不要給自己的朋友或者家人打電話。

(7)絕對(duì)不要第一個(gè)離開。快要下班的時(shí)候，留意一下其他同事的舉動(dòng)，如果一下班你就急忙忙走人，那可就不太妙了。

Wearing in Britain and the US These days，most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formally．But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing．

Many British people don't think about clothes very much．They just like to be comfortable．When they go out to enjoy themselves，they can wear almost anything．At theatres，cinemas，and concerts you can put on what you like from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters．Anything goes，as long as you look clean and tidy． But in Britain，as well as in the US，men in offices usually wear suits and ties，and women wear dresses or skirts(not trousers)．Doctors，lawyers and business people wear formal clothes．And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and wear tidy clothes． In many ways，Americans are less formal than British people，but they are careful with their clothes．At home，or on holiday，most Americans wear informal or sports clothes．But when they go out in the evening，they like to look nice．In good hotels and restaurants，men have to wear jackets and ties，and women wear pretty clothes． It is difficult to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the US，because everyone is different．If you are not sure what to wear，watch what other people do and then do the same．You will feel more comfortable if you don't look too different from everyone else．

英美國(guó)家的穿著

當(dāng)今，大多數(shù)英國(guó)人和美國(guó)人的穿著不再那么正式，但有時(shí)穿著也很重要。

許多英國(guó)人對(duì)他們的服裝不是很在意，他們只喜歡穿得舒服，當(dāng)他們出去娛樂(lè)時(shí)，他們會(huì)穿任何東西。在劇院、電影院或者音樂(lè)會(huì)上，他們會(huì)穿他們喜歡的服裝，從漂亮的套裝和裙子到牛仔褲和毛衣。什么都可以，只要看起來(lái)干凈整潔。

但是在英國(guó)和美國(guó)，男士在辦公室里通常要穿西裝打領(lǐng)帶，女士穿裙子和襯衫(不是褲子)。醫(yī)生、律師和商務(wù)人士都穿正式服裝。在一些賓館和飯店，男士需要打領(lǐng)帶，穿著整齊。

在許多方面，美國(guó)人要比英國(guó)人隨意得多，但是他們比英國(guó)人更在意自己的服飾。在家里或放假時(shí)，大部分美國(guó)人穿休閑服或運(yùn)動(dòng)服。但他們晚間外出時(shí)，則看起來(lái)十分體面。在一些高檔的飯店餐廳，男士必須穿夾克打領(lǐng)帶，女士們必須穿得漂亮。

因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都不一樣，所以很難準(zhǔn)確地說(shuō)英國(guó)人和美國(guó)的服飾衣著。如果你不知道你要穿什么衣服，你可以看看并模仿周圍的人的穿著。如果你在人群中穿著不是太另類，你會(huì)覺得很舒服。

Do One's Best to Help Others Once there was a rich man in a village．He never gave anything to help others．The villagers didn't like him．The rich man knew that，so he said to them．“I will give everything I have to you after I die．” He thought everyone would be happy，but nobody believed him．The rich man couldn't understand why they didn't believe him． One day he went for a walk by the lake．Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow talking．

The pig said to the cow，“Everybody likes you and nobody likes me．Why? After I die，I will provide people all the things of my body，but you give only one thing — milk．” The cow said，“Look，I give them milk while I'm alive，but you don't give them anything before you die．People don't believe in the future；they believe in the present．If you give while you are living，people will like you．It is quite simple．” From that moment on，the rich man did all his best to help the poor．

盡力幫助別人

從前，一個(gè)村莊里有一個(gè)富人，他從不幫助別人，村里人都不喜歡他。富人知道這事，所以他對(duì)他們說(shuō)：“等我死后，我把我所有的財(cái)物都給你們。”他以為大家會(huì)很高興，但沒有人相信他，這個(gè)富人也不知道為什么人們不相信他。

有一天他去一個(gè)湖邊散步，在一棵大樹下，他碰巧聽到一頭豬和一頭奶牛在交談。

豬對(duì)奶牛說(shuō)：“每個(gè)人都喜歡你，但沒有人喜歡我，為什么?我死后我把我身上的所有一切都給人了，但你僅給了一樣?xùn)|西——牛奶。” 奶牛說(shuō)：“瞧，在我活著的時(shí)候我給他們牛奶，但你在死前沒給他們?nèi)魏螙|西。人們對(duì)未來(lái)感到渺茫，他們只相信現(xiàn)在。如果你在活著的時(shí)候就有所奉獻(xiàn)，人們就會(huì)喜歡你的，這很簡(jiǎn)單。”

從那時(shí)起，這個(gè)富人就盡自己最大的努力去幫助窮人了。

Lincoln's Favorite Story It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself．There is one particular story that he always told with great delight．

In his early days as a lawyer，Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal cases．During one of these many trips，he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him．The stranger looked at the tall clumsy lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonged to Lincoln．Lincoln was a bit puzzled．He had never seen the man before．He didn't see how a total stranger could have something of his．Lincoln asked him how this could be．The stranger pulled out a pocket knife and began to explain．Many years before，he had been given the pocket knife．He had been told to keep it until he was able to find a man uglier than himself．

Lincoln's eyes always sparkled when he reached this part of the story．The story always brought smiles to the faces of those who heard it．The tale itself was funny．But even more delightful was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself．

林肯最喜歡的故事

據(jù)說(shuō)，林肯總是隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備和別人一起笑話自己。他經(jīng)常饒有興趣地講這么一個(gè)故事。

林肯年輕時(shí)當(dāng)過(guò)律師，經(jīng)常奔波于各地聽取案情并做出判斷。在多次的旅行過(guò)程中曾發(fā)生過(guò)這樣一件事。他正坐在火車上，一個(gè)陌生人朝他走來(lái)。陌生人看著這位個(gè)子高挑、舉止笨拙的律師說(shuō)，他認(rèn)為自己有一樣?xùn)|西是屬于林肯的。林肯有些莫名其妙。他從未見過(guò)這個(gè)人，想不通一個(gè)完全陌生的人怎么可能有自己的東西。林肯問(wèn)他是怎么回事，那人掏出一把小折刀開始解釋：許多年前，有人給了他這把小折刀，并讓他一直保留著，直到找到比他更丑的人為止。

每當(dāng)故事講到這里，林肯總是兩眼放光。聽故事的人無(wú)不面露微笑。故事本身很有趣，但更有意思的是像林肯這樣偉大的人還能自我解嘲。

Mr．Young and the Old Woman Mr．Young worked in a factory．One day he broke an important part of a machine and was sent away．He couldn't find any work any longer．He had to roam here and there．One day when he was walking by a river，an Englishman fell into it and the water would nearly wash him away．In the time of danger，Mr．Young jumped into the river and saved him．The Englishman thanked him very much and took him to England and helped him find a job in London．A few years later，he could speak English but could neither read nor write．It brought him a lot of difficulties．He decided to learn reading and writing．He found an Englishwoman lived next to him．He came to the old woman and asked her to teach him．

“All right，young man．” said the old woman．Then she brought out a pencil and an exercise-book and wrote A，B，C，D on it．Pointing to A，the woman said，“It's A．” “How can I know it's A?” Mr．Young asked．The woman didn't know how to answer．She had to say，“It's A．And it's B．” “How can I know it's B?” he asked again．The old woman didn't answer．She thought for a while and began to pull him by the ear． “Ah，my ear．” The young man called out．“How do you know it's an ear?” “Everyone knows it's an ear．” “All right，” the old woman said with a smile，“Everyone knows it's B．Let's go on!” 楊先生與老婦人

楊先生在一家工廠工作。一天，他弄壞了機(jī)器的重要零件而被開除了。他無(wú)法再找到工作，不得不到處流浪。有一天，當(dāng)他走在河邊時(shí)，一個(gè)英國(guó)人掉進(jìn)河里并差點(diǎn)被淹死。在危急時(shí)刻，楊先生跳進(jìn)河里救了他。這個(gè)英國(guó)人非常感激楊先生，將他帶到英格蘭并幫他在倫敦找到一份工作。幾年后，他能說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，但既不能讀也不能寫，這它給他帶來(lái)了很多困難，他決定學(xué)習(xí)讀寫。他發(fā)現(xiàn)挨著他住的是一位英國(guó)女人，他來(lái)到老婦人家，請(qǐng)她教他。

“好吧，年輕人，”老婦人說(shuō)。然后她拿出一支鉛筆和一本練習(xí)本，在本上寫了 A、B、C、D，然后指著 A 說(shuō)，“這是 A，“我怎么知道它是 A?”楊先生問(wèn)。婦人不知道如何回答。她說(shuō)，“這是 A，這是 B。”“我怎么知道它是B?”他又問(wèn)。老婦人沒有回答，她想了一會(huì)兒，開始扯他的耳朵。

“啊，我的耳朵，”年輕人喊道。“你怎么知道這是耳朵?”

“每個(gè)人都知道它是耳朵。”“好吧，”老婦人笑著說(shuō)，“每個(gè)人都知道它是 B，我們繼續(xù)!”

You Can Give Me Two Chickens Mr．Clarke is about sixty．He has no child and lives in a short，broken house．He has some chickens，pigs and sheep．And he grew many orange trees around his house．He does his best to save everything and now has a lot of money．But he never buys anything expensive for himself．

One day he worked in his garden and his jacket got caught on a branch and it was broken．He wouldn't mend it but would not pay any money for mending it．Looking at the jacket，he did not know what to do．Suddenly he remembered an old woman just lived next to him．He wanted to go and ask her to come to mend it for him，but he was afraid she would drink something．So he had to go to see her with the broken jacket． “Excuse me，Mrs．White，” said the old mad．“Could you mend the jacket for me，please?” “Certainly，Mr．Clarke，” said the old woman．

After half an hour the jacket was mended．Mr．Clarke said，“Thank you very much．Mrs．White!I should give you something as a reward．None of the oranges is ripe enough to eat．The tomatoes are green．Though I should give you a chicken，they're all small． The old woman knew him well and said with a smile，”It doesn't matter，Mr．Clarke．You can give me two chickens!“ 您可以給我兩只雞

克拉克先生快60歲了，他沒有子女，住在一個(gè)低矮破舊的房子里。他養(yǎng)了一些雞、豬和羊，他還在屋子周圍種了許多橘子樹。他總是很節(jié)省，積攢了很多錢，但他從來(lái)也不為自己買貴的東西。一天他在園子里工作，他的夾克衫掛在了樹枝上被弄破了。他不是不想修補(bǔ)衣服而是不愿意花錢去修補(bǔ)。看著夾克衫他不知道怎么辦才好。突然，他想到有一位老婦人住在他隔壁，他想去請(qǐng)她來(lái)他家給他補(bǔ)衣服，卻又擔(dān)心她會(huì)喝家里的飲料，于是他不得不帶著破夾克衫去找她。

“打擾了，懷特夫人，”他說(shuō)。“您可以為我補(bǔ)一下這件夾克衫嗎?”

“當(dāng)然可以，克拉克先生。”老婦人說(shuō)。

半小時(shí)后夾克衫補(bǔ)好了。克拉克先生說(shuō)：“非常感謝，懷特夫人，我應(yīng)當(dāng)給你一些東西作為酬謝，可橘子還沒熟，西紅柿也是青的。我應(yīng)該給您一只雞，可它們都還小。”

老婦人很了解他的為人，微笑著說(shuō)：“沒關(guān)系，克拉克先生，您可以給我兩只雞!”

A Famous Legend — The Loch Ness Monster In northern Scotland there is a long，deep lake called Loch Ness．More than 200 meters deep，it is the largest lake in the UK．People say a big monster lives in its dark，cold waters．It weighs more than 1000 kilos and is at least ten meters long．Some people say it has a head like a horse．Others say it looks like a snake．Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster，but only a few people have seen it．At least，they say they have seen it．

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend．The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago，but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century．In 1933，a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake．Since then，a number of people have said that they have seen a monster in Loch Ness．Several people have taken photos，but at least one of them was a hoax．During the 1960s，a team was formed to look for the monster．They took many photos and made movies，but they were never able to find a monster． There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness，but there is also no fact that one doesn't live．One thing is true about Loch Ness：there are a lot of tourists there．

一個(gè)著名的傳說(shuō)——尼斯湖怪獸

尼斯湖是蘇格蘭北部一個(gè)又長(zhǎng)又深的湖，深度超過(guò) 200 米，它是英國(guó)最大的湖。人們說(shuō)在又黑暗又冷的湖水中生活著一個(gè)巨大的怪物，重量超過(guò) 1000 公斤，長(zhǎng)度至少有 10 米。一些人說(shuō)它的頭像馬頭，另外一些人說(shuō)看起來(lái)像一條蛇。許多人來(lái)尼斯湖旅游只為尋找這種怪物，但僅有少數(shù)幾個(gè)人說(shuō)他們看見過(guò)它。不管怎樣，他們說(shuō)他們已經(jīng)看到過(guò)它。

尼斯湖怪物是個(gè)著名的傳說(shuō)。人們首次談?wù)撨@種怪物是在 500 多年前，但是傳說(shuō)卻在 20 世紀(jì)流行起來(lái)的。在 1933 年，一對(duì)夫妻報(bào)告說(shuō)他們?cè)诤醒肟吹搅艘粋€(gè)大怪物。從那時(shí)起，許多人說(shuō)他們也在湖中看到過(guò)怪物。幾個(gè)人還拍了照片，但他們中至少有一個(gè)是假的。二十世紀(jì)六十年代，人們組建了一個(gè)專門尋找怪物的小組，他們拍了很多照片，錄了很多視頻，但還是沒能找到傳說(shuō)中的怪物。

沒有什么可靠的證據(jù)證明尼斯湖中有怪物，但是也沒有證據(jù)證明沒有怪物。關(guān)于尼斯湖有一件事是真的：那兒有很多的旅游者。

Father Christmas and Christmas presents It snowed again．My seventh Christmas was round the corner．I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb．”There is no Father Christmas．“ I ran to my grandmother's house，for she always told the truth．Grandmother was at home．I told her everything．”No Father Christmas?“ she was a little angry．”Don't believe it．Put on your coat，and let's go．“ ”Go? Where，Grandma?“ I asked． ”Kerby's Store．“ As we walked through its doors．Grandma handed me twenty dollars and said．”Take the money and buy something for someone who needs it．I'll wait for you in the car．“ Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby's．

For a few seconds I just stood there，holding the money，wondering what to buy，and who to buy it for． I thought of everyone I knew：my family，my friends，my neighbours...I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decker，a boy with bad and messy hair．He sat right behind me in Mrs．Pollack's class．

Bobbie never went to any party during the winter．His mother always wrote a note，telling the teacher that he had a cough，but we all knew that he didn't have a cough，and he didn't have a coat．I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat that he would like． That evening，grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons，and write ”To Bobbie，F(xiàn)rom Father Christmas“ on it．Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he helped them．Then she drove me over to Bobbie's house，telling that I was helping Father Christmas give away the presents． Grandma parked the car along the street，and we hid behind the trees near Bobble's house．Then Grandma said to me．”All right，F(xiàn)ather Christmas，get going．“ I took a deep breath，rushed to his front door，put the present down outside the door，rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the trees and Grandma．We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open．Finally it did，and there stood Bobbie．

That night，I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well，and we were on his team．

圣誕老人與圣誕禮物

天又下雪了，我的第七個(gè)圣誕節(jié)就要來(lái)臨。我一直夢(mèng)想著收到來(lái)自圣誕老人的禮物，直到后來(lái)姐姐向我扔了“一枚炸彈”，“世上根本就沒有什么圣誕老人!”

我跑向奶奶家，因?yàn)樗偸钦f(shuō)實(shí)話。奶奶在家，我把一切都告訴了她。“沒有圣誕老人?”她有點(diǎn)生氣，“不要相信，穿上上衣，咱們出去!”

“出去? 去哪，奶奶?”

“克爾比商店。”

當(dāng)我們走過(guò)門口時(shí)奶奶遞給我二十美元，并說(shuō)，“拿著這錢，給真正需要它的人買點(diǎn)什么。我在車?yán)锏饶恪！比缓笏D(zhuǎn)身走出了克爾比商店。

我只是在那兒站了一會(huì)兒，拿著錢卻不知道要買什么，買給誰(shuí)。

我想到了我認(rèn)識(shí)的每個(gè)人：家人、朋友、鄰居…突然，我想到了博比·德克——波拉克老師班里的一個(gè)頭發(fā)亂糟糟的男孩，他恰恰坐在我后面。

博比從來(lái)沒在冬天參加過(guò)聚會(huì)，他媽媽總是寫張紙條告訴老師說(shuō)博比咳嗽。但是我們都知道他沒有咳嗽，而是因?yàn)樗麤]有大衣。我決定給博比買一件他想要的暖和的紅大衣。那天晚上，奶奶幫助我用圣誕包裝紙和絲帶把大衣包起來(lái)，并在上面寫上“給博比——來(lái)自圣誕老人。”奶奶告訴我圣誕老人從不讓人們知道他在幫助他們。然后她開車送我去博比家，并告訴我，我是在幫助圣誕老人贈(zèng)送禮物。

奶奶把車停在路邊，我們躲藏在博比家附近的樹后。接著奶奶對(duì)我說(shuō)：“好的，圣誕老人，出發(fā)!”

我做了一下深呼吸，沖向他家的前門，把禮物放在門外，摁響門鈴，飛奔回到奶奶和樹所在的安全地帶。我們?cè)诤诎抵衅磷『粑戎伴T被打開。最后門開了，博比站在那兒。

那天晚上，我意識(shí)到圣誕老人真實(shí)存在而且很健康，我們都是他隊(duì)伍中的一員。

Finding Anyone Selling Watermelons John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year．Both of them worked very hard．Several years later，however，the boss promoted Bobby to manager but John was still a worker．John could not take it，and gave his resignation to the boss．He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard-working，but promoted only those who flattered him．

The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years．He thought a moment and said，”Thank you for what you said，but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave．“ John agreed．The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market．John went and returned soon． He said he had found a man selling watermelons．The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram．John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram． The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office．He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market．Bobby went and returned，saying，”Boss，only one person is selling watermelons．$1.2 every kilogram，and $10 for 10 kilograms．The seller has 340 melons．On the table there are 58 melons，and each weighs about 2 kilograms．They were brought from the South two days ago．They are of good quality．" Hearing what Bobby said，John realized the difference between himself and Bobby．He decided to stay and learn from Bobby．

尋找賣瓜人

約翰和鮑比同年剛大學(xué)畢業(yè)，兩人就一起進(jìn)入同一家公司。他們兩人工作都很努力，然而幾年后老板提拔鮑比為經(jīng)理，約翰仍然是一名普通員工。約翰不能接受這個(gè)事實(shí)，向老板遞交了他的辭職信。他抱怨說(shuō)，老板沒有多考慮那些勤勞的員工，而只是提拔那些奉承自己的人。

老板知道約翰幾年來(lái)工作很努力。他想了一會(huì)兒說(shuō)：“謝謝你所說(shuō)的，但我希望在你離開之前再為我們公司做一件事。”

約翰答應(yīng)了。老板讓他去尋找在市場(chǎng)上賣西瓜的人。約翰去了并很快返回。他說(shuō)他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一名賣西瓜的男子。老板問(wèn)西瓜每公斤多少錢。約翰搖搖頭，又回去問(wèn)賣西瓜的人，回來(lái)后他告訴老板每公斤 1.2 美元。

老板讓約翰等一會(huì)兒，他把鮑比叫到他的辦公室。他讓鮑比去尋找在市場(chǎng)上賣西瓜的人。鮑比去了，回來(lái)后說(shuō)：“老板，只有一個(gè)人正在賣西瓜，西瓜每公斤 1.2 美元，10 美元可以買 10 公斤。賣瓜人有 340 個(gè)瓜。桌子上有 58 個(gè)瓜，每個(gè)瓜重約 2 公斤。這些瓜是兩天前從南方運(yùn)回來(lái)的，瓜的質(zhì)量很好。”

聽完鮑比的話，約翰意識(shí)到自己和鮑比之間的差異。他決定留下來(lái)，向鮑比學(xué)習(xí)。

第二篇：初中英語(yǔ)美文

(B)The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.He prayed every day for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.The worst had happened;everything was lost.He was stunned with grief and anger.“God, how could you do this to me!” he cried.Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island.It had come to rescue him.“How did you know I was here?” the man asked one of his rescuers.“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.1.What kind of accident was the man involved in? 2.How did the rescuers find him?

第三篇：初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞

A Simple Gesture 只是舉手之勞

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.一天放學(xué)后，馬克正走在回家的路上，突然看到前面的小男孩絆倒了，他帶的東西撒了一地，其中有很多書、兩件羊毛衫、一個(gè)棒球拍、一只手套，還有一個(gè)小型錄音機(jī)。看到這種場(chǎng)景，馬克不禁蹲下身，幫助男孩撿拾起來(lái)。

Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.由于他們同路，馬克便幫男孩拿著一些東西。他們邊走邊聊。馬克了解到男孩名叫比爾，他喜歡玩電腦游戲，喜歡打棒球；他很喜歡歷史課，但其他科目卻學(xué)得一塌糊涂。馬克還了解到他剛跟女朋友分了手。

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.他們先是到了比爾的家里，比爾邀請(qǐng)馬克喝可樂(lè)，并一起看電視。那個(gè)下午過(guò)得非常愉快，他們交流看法，還時(shí)不時(shí)地開懷大笑。然后，馬克回家了。從此以后，他們繼續(xù)往來(lái)，在學(xué)校附近相見，一起吃過(guò)一兩次午餐，并一起初中畢業(yè)。后來(lái)，他們升入同一所高中，并始終保持著簡(jiǎn)短的接觸。最后，終于盼到中學(xué)快要結(jié)束了。就在畢業(yè)前的第三周，比爾問(wèn)馬克，他們是否可以談一談。

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more.You saved my life.”

比爾提到了多年前他們第一次相遇的那一天。“你有沒有想過(guò)為什么那天我會(huì)帶著那么多東西回家？”比爾問(wèn)道。“事實(shí)是，那天我把自己的櫥柜全部清理干凈了，因?yàn)槲也幌虢o任何人制造亂七八糟的場(chǎng)面。我存下了媽媽吃的很多安眠藥，本想回家自殺。但是當(dāng)跟你呆在一起又說(shuō)又笑的時(shí)候，我意識(shí)到如果我自殺了，我就會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)那些愉快的時(shí)光，也就欣賞不到以后隨之而來(lái)的許多其他的美好時(shí)光了。所以，馬克，你看，那天你幫我撿書的時(shí)候，你不只是在幫我撿書，實(shí)際上還為我做了很多。你拯救了我的生命。”

Every little hello, every little smile, every helping hand saves a hurting heart.There s a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart.Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us.Show your friends how much you care...每一句小小的問(wèn)候，每一個(gè)淺淺的笑容，每一只援助之手，都會(huì)拯救一個(gè)傷痛的心靈。友誼常駐心間會(huì)鑄就奇跡，朋友確實(shí)是稀世珍寶。他們帶給你歡笑，鼓勵(lì)你成功。他們會(huì)傾聽我們的心聲，與我們分享每一個(gè)贊揚(yáng)，總是與我們坦誠(chéng)相待。一定要讓你的朋友知道你有多么在乎他們??

陽(yáng)光的聲音

老師破天荒布置了一篇自由作文。

The teacher delivered a free writing amazingly.孩子高興極了，想：終于可以擺脫討厭的命題作文，寫寫自己心里的東西了。

The child was so happy by thinking that he can finally write about his thought in his inner heart instead of the thesis writing.他躺在柔軟的草地上，陽(yáng)光暖暖地照著，想啊想，然后一躍而起，一篇很滿意，甚至是很得意的文章便躍然紙上——《陽(yáng)光的聲音》。

Lying on the soft grass land with the sunshine sprinkling over his body warmly, he jumped up after thinking and composed a satisfactory article------The Sound of the Sun.孩子滿懷信心地把作文交了上去，然后陷入了無(wú)盡的期待。

The boy handed in the composition with his fulfilled confidence, and then, he met the endless waiting.作文本發(fā)下來(lái)了。

At last, the paper was returned.春暖花開的日子里，孩子竟忍不住打了一個(gè)寒戰(zhàn)。

After seeing the result, the boy was trembled in the bloomy spring days.老師在作文后面批了一個(gè)大大的“差”字。

The teacher gave him a “poor”in the last as the evaluation..老師說(shuō)：“可笑！陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢？！以后再也不能這樣寫了，要扣分的！”

孩子覺得很委屈，也很難過(guò)。

The teacher said, “How amuse you are!How can the sun make any noise?!You are not allowed to write the composition in this way any more..The marks you get will be very low in this way.那個(gè)“差”字像一個(gè)張牙舞爪的魔鬼，時(shí)時(shí)出現(xiàn)在他的夢(mèng)里。

The?poor?evaluation is like a clewing devils, which will appear in his dreams sometimes.幾年以后，老師還是老師，孩子還是學(xué)生。只不過(guò)孩子長(zhǎng)大了一些，成了老師家長(zhǎng)眼中公認(rèn)的好孩子，再也不會(huì)想一些不著邊際的事，說(shuō)一些莫名其妙的話了。

Several years passed, the teacher is still who he is, and the student is himself the same but grows older.Meanwhile, he has been regarded as a good boy who will not talk about the ill-advised things or say the strange words.一天的閱讀欣賞課，老師講解的一位著名作家的文章里有一句：我聽見了陽(yáng)光的聲音。

老師滔滔不絕地分析著這句話多么的優(yōu)美，多么的富有哲理，可孩子一句也聽不進(jìn)去。

But one day in an reading appreciation course, the teacher interpreted the sentence “I have heard the call of the sun” written by a famous author.His teacher spouted how graceful this sentence was, and how sensible it was, but he can hardly focus himself on even a word of it.孩子望了一眼窗外刺眼的陽(yáng)光，想：陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢？

想到這，他冷冷地笑了。

Then, the boy faced the dazzling sunshine thinking that: how can the sun make the sound? And then, he made a smile coldly.“You are the only one who can make you happy.” We have all heard that so many times in our lives.There are times it is a pretty tough pill to swallow.In reality, the people that surround you have a huge impact on your current mood.When your children are grumpy in the morning, you find a nice pile the dog left you over night, you hit the road and the traffic won?t allow you your normal speed, then when you get to work and your co-worker called in sick...these are all things that might contribute to your overall Happiness of the day.However, moods and temporary emotions are not the same as happiness.Happiness exists when you look at the overall picture of your life and you smile, that is happiness.You know those times when you can?t wait for your children to go to bed, then later you check on the kids and you almost cry because they look exactly like angels...YOUR ANGELS, sleeping so sweetly and soundly.You can hardly remember a time of irritation with them.That is Happiness.As life progresses and changes, we realize that who we are,(what makes us, us)...that is what we are responsible for.We know that immediate gratification or irritation only pacifies or deteriorates our emotional stimuli short term.Our global view of how we see ourselves determines our state of mind.Our state of mind determines our Happiness.So, how do we take control of our emotions and find the path of Happiness? This seems to be the million dollar question.There are tons of books on or related to the subject.You could read and practice until you are completely confused.Or, we could spend the rest of our life introspectively evaluating what makes us happy.Which might take more time and energy and actually frustrate us more.How about this? What if we looked at ourselves and decided what we liked and didn?t like and set about making changes.It doesn?t have to be major alterations.Maybe you are tired of your house but can?t afford to move.Try painting the living room or buying flowers to set on the kitchen table.If you haven?t had a vacation for awhile and just can?t afford to take that cruise, go camping instead.Maybe the issues are more personal or internal.Do you get mad too easily? Learn yoga or meditation.Are you having marital problems? Visit a counselor.Are the kids having discipline issues? Determine the major issues, establish guidelines on how you are going to correct the problem and stick to it.You may be saying, ?Sure, that sounds so easy but...? Of course it sounds easy.Problems are always easier to talk about than to take the obvious actions to fix them.But, for the most part, things are as difficult or as easy as we determine them to be.Sometimes we just make things harder than necessary.If your unHappiness stems from a situation beyond your control then find other ways to compensate.If, for example, money is so tight and no apparent windfall is coming your way any time soon, find inexpensive entertainment.Backyard ballgames, picnics in the park, movie night with popcorn and snacks in your bedroom are a few alternatives to an expensive night out.If the issues are more serious and you feel powerless, that is the time to seek professional help.Otherwise, look in the mirror and be glad.If you don?t like what you see, change it.Make the solution that simple!

“你是唯一一個(gè)可以讓自己幸福的人。”我們總是聽到有人說(shuō)我們還有很多的時(shí)間。

那些時(shí)間就像在吞咽一顆苦澀的藥片讓人無(wú)奈。事實(shí)上，你圍繞在你周圍的人會(huì)對(duì)你的心情會(huì)有相當(dāng)大的影響。例如，早晨你的孩子很不聽話，一夜過(guò)后你的夠給你留下一堆特別的東西，你撞到墻上然后交通又限制你正常速度，當(dāng)你開始工作時(shí)你的同事打電話說(shuō)他身體不適等等，這些事情都將會(huì)影響你一整天的幸福感覺。

然而，心情和暫時(shí)的情感都是不能和幸福相提并論的。幸福存在于你看到你生活的整個(gè)畫面時(shí)，你面帶微笑。是的，這才是幸福。你知道的，你沒能等到你孩子去睡覺，但是當(dāng)去檢查他們睡得是否安好時(shí)，你幾乎能流淚，因?yàn)樗麄兯檬侨绱说南闾穑拖袷翘焓??你的天使。你似乎不記得他們?cè)凶屔鷼獾臅r(shí)候了。這才是幸福。

隨著生活的變化和提高，我們開始認(rèn)識(shí)到我們是誰(shuí)，（是什么早就了現(xiàn)在的我們，我們?）?我們的責(zé)任是什么。我們知道一時(shí)的滿足和煩惱只是使我們使情緒得到短暫安慰或惡化。我們對(duì)我們自己的整體看法才會(huì)決定我們精神狀態(tài)，而我們的精神狀態(tài)又決定我們的幸福。

于是，我們要如何來(lái)控制我們的情緒，進(jìn)而發(fā)現(xiàn)通往幸福的捷徑呢？這似乎是一個(gè)價(jià)值連城的問(wèn)題。已經(jīng)有成噸重的書對(duì)這個(gè)主題進(jìn)行了闡述或涉及。你可以讀讀這些書并依此付諸實(shí)踐，知道你徹底迷茫；或者，我們可以用我們余下的時(shí)間來(lái)反思和評(píng)估是什么讓我們幸福。這些可能占有我們更多的時(shí)間和精力和帶給我們更多的挫敗。

那么如果我們這樣做呢？我們?nèi)绻茸晕覍徱曇环缓鬀Q定什么是我們喜歡的，什么是我們不喜歡的，接著開始改變。沒有必要一定是大的變化。例如，可能你已經(jīng)厭倦了你現(xiàn)在的房子，但是你又沒有錢新買房搬家。那么你可以試著給你的房間刷上新的油漆，或者買一些花放到你的餐桌上。可能你沒有一個(gè)完整的長(zhǎng)假去做長(zhǎng)途旅行，那么你可以嘗試去露營(yíng)。

這些話題可能太個(gè)人化或者內(nèi)心化。你太容易發(fā)火嗎？那就學(xué)習(xí)瑜伽或者嘗試沉思吧！你有婚姻問(wèn)題嗎？那就去咨詢一下婚姻顧問(wèn)吧！你的孩子存在一些紀(jì)律問(wèn)題嗎？那你可以找出主要問(wèn)題，然后列出你打算改正這個(gè)問(wèn)題的綱領(lǐng)并持之以恒。

你可能會(huì)說(shuō)，“是的，這些聽起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單，但是??”這聽起來(lái)當(dāng)然簡(jiǎn)單。談?wù)搯?wèn)題總是比付諸行動(dòng)去解決問(wèn)題要簡(jiǎn)單的多。然而，問(wèn)題是困難的還是簡(jiǎn)單的全憑我們解決的決心的大小。有時(shí)我們可能把問(wèn)題復(fù)雜化了。

如果你不幸福的原因是來(lái)源于一種你無(wú)法控制的情形，那你可以尋找其他方法來(lái)加以彌補(bǔ)。譬如，如果你生活拮據(jù)并且不太有可能會(huì)突然大發(fā)橫財(cái)，那就找比較便宜的娛樂(lè)方式。比如，后院足球，公園野餐，看電影吃爆米花或者在臥室享受零食，做一些選擇來(lái)期待一次昂貴的外出。如果問(wèn)題比較嚴(yán)重而你有感到無(wú)力，這時(shí)你就應(yīng)該向?qū)I(yè)人士來(lái)尋求幫助。

然而，看著鏡子中的你很快樂(lè)。如果你不喜歡你所看到的，那就改變它。解決的方法很簡(jiǎn)單。

英語(yǔ)美文賞析：呼喚自由的鸚鵡

A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains.He stayed in a caravans for the night.He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating “Freedom!Freedom!”.And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.一個(gè)人，一個(gè)了不起的人，一個(gè)為了自由而戰(zhàn)的斗士，正在山巒間穿行。今晚他留在一個(gè)大旅店里過(guò)夜。旅店里有一個(gè)金鳥籠，里面有一只漂亮的鸚鵡在不停地反復(fù)呼喊著“自由！自由！”，這讓他很震驚。那里是這樣的一種地方，當(dāng)這只鸚鵡不斷地反復(fù)呼喊“自由！”的時(shí)候，這個(gè)詞便會(huì)在山巒間、在深谷中久久回蕩。

The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages? but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.” He had an idea.In the middle of the night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage.He whispered to the parrot, “Now get out.”

這個(gè)人想：“我看到過(guò)很多鸚鵡，也曾想過(guò)他們一定想從這些籠子里飛出去獲得自由??但是，我從沒有見過(guò)這樣的鸚鵡，從早到晚，直到入睡，一整天都在呼喊著自由。”他有了一個(gè)想法??午夜，當(dāng)?shù)曛魇焖臅r(shí)候，他悄悄起身，打開了鳥籠門，小聲地對(duì)鸚鵡說(shuō)：“現(xiàn)在，出去吧。”

But he was very surprised that the parrot was clinging to the bars of the cage.He said to him again and again, “Have you forgotten about freedom? Just get out!The door is open and the owner is fast asleep;nobody will ever know.You just fly into the sky;the whole sky is yours.”

但是令他吃驚的是這只鸚鵡竟抓著鳥籠的橫木不放。他對(duì)它一遍又一遍地說(shuō)：“你忘了自由了嗎？快出去！門開著，店主熟睡著，沒有人會(huì)看到。你只要飛向天空，整片天空就是你的了。”

But the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, “What is the matter? Are you mad?” He tried to take the parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” The valleys in the night echoed and re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn；he was a freedom fighter.但是鸚鵡仍然牢牢地用力抓著橫木不放，于是他說(shuō)：“怎么了？你瘋了嗎？”他試圖用手把鸚鵡弄出來(lái)，但是鸚鵡卻開始啄他，同時(shí)大喊：“自由！自由！”深夜的山谷里蕩起了一聲又一聲的回音，可是這個(gè)人也一樣地頑固，誰(shuí)讓他是個(gè)自由之士呢。

He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky;and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt.The parrot had attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free.He went to sleep.他把鸚鵡拽出來(lái)，扔向空中。他很滿意，盡管他的手受傷了。雖然鸚鵡全力地攻擊他，但是他卻心滿意足，因?yàn)樗沟靡粋€(gè)靈魂自由了。他便回去繼續(xù)睡他的覺。

In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heard the parrot shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” He thought perhaps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock.But when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the cage.The door was open.早上，他睡醒了，聽見鸚鵡正在大喊：“自由！自由！”他想也許鸚鵡正落在一棵樹上或一塊石頭上呢。但當(dāng)他出來(lái)的時(shí)候，鸚鵡正在籠子里，籠門還開著。Life is Like a Cafeteria 生活就像自助餐

A friend?s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe.After settling down at Ellis Island, He went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order.Of course nobody did.Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at that end,” she said.“Just go along the line and pick out what you want.At the other end they?ll tell you how much you have to pay.” “I soon learned that?s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend.“Life?s a cafeteria here.You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price.You can even get success, but you?ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you.You have to get up and get it yourself.”

一個(gè)朋友的祖父從東歐到美國(guó)來(lái)。在埃利斯島安頓下來(lái)后, 他去曼哈頓一家抵擋的自助餐廳吃飯.他在一張空桌子邊坐下，等待侍者拿來(lái)菜單。沒有人來(lái)招呼他.最后，一位女士拿著滿滿一托盤食物走過(guò)來(lái)坐在他對(duì)面, 并告訴他自助餐廳怎樣進(jìn)餐的。她說(shuō)：“著手去做吧，去要你想要的東西，在餐廳的另外一端會(huì)有人告訴你該付多少錢。” 他對(duì)一個(gè)朋友說(shuō)：“接著我很快了解到這就是美國(guó)人的工作方式”.生活就像自助餐, 你可以去要你想要的任何東西, 只要你能付得起他們的價(jià)格.你也可以想要成功, 但是如果你什么都不做等著別人能把它送到你身邊的話是永遠(yuǎn)都不可能得到的.你必須勤勞，必須自己去追求它。

第四篇：初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞

Don't judge a life by one difficult season 不要用一段艱難的時(shí)光來(lái)判定人生。

There was a man who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.從前有一個(gè)人,他有四個(gè)兒子。他希望兒子們能學(xué)會(huì)不急于對(duì)事物下結(jié)論,于是依次派四個(gè)兒子出去,讓他們?nèi)ミh(yuǎn)方看一棵梨樹。就這樣,大兒子冬天前往,二兒子春天啟程,三兒子夏天出發(fā),而小兒子則是在秋天動(dòng)身的。

人生如樹,也有春、夏、秋、冬四季之分。樹之四季皆有不同,更何況人之四季呢?所以凡事不要急于定論。

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.等兒子們都去過(guò)回來(lái)之后,這位父親把他們叫到一起,讓他們描述各自的所見。The second son said noand the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life-can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.他告訴他們:不應(yīng)僅憑一個(gè)季節(jié)來(lái)判斷一棵樹,一段時(shí)間來(lái)看一個(gè)人;最后,到所有的季節(jié)都已終結(jié)時(shí),才能衡量一個(gè)人的本質(zhì)--以及他生命中的快樂(lè)、喜悅和愛。

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.如果你在寒冬時(shí)放棄,你將失去春之希望,夏之燦爛,秋之收獲。所以,不要讓一時(shí)的痛苦毀棄你所有其他的快樂(lè)。

第五篇：初中英語(yǔ)美文背誦

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Just for today

Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once.I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.Just for today I will be happy.This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires.I will take my “l(fā)uck” as it comes.Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind.I will study.I will learn something useful.I will not be a mental loafer.I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.就為了今天，我將盡力只度過(guò)今天而不立刻去解決終身的問(wèn)題。對(duì)一件令我沮喪而又必須堅(jiān)持一輩子的事，我只能堅(jiān)持十二個(gè)小時(shí)。

就為了今天，我會(huì)很快樂(lè)。亞伯拉罕?林肯說(shuō)過(guò)，“大多數(shù)人都是決定想怎么高興就怎么高興。”這已經(jīng)被認(rèn)為是真理。

就為了今天，我會(huì)做自我調(diào)整適應(yīng)事物本來(lái)的面目，而不是想方設(shè)法使每一件事滿足自己的欲望。當(dāng)機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)臨的時(shí)候我會(huì)抓住它。

就為了今天，我會(huì)盡力心強(qiáng)志堅(jiān)。我會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)一些有用的東西。我不會(huì)做一個(gè)精神上的流浪漢。我會(huì)讀一些需要努力、思考和注意力集中的東西。

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways.I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out: If anybody knows of it, it will not count.I will do at least two things I don’t want to do—just for exercise.I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt: they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.Just for today I will be agreeable.I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, and try not to improve or regulate anybody but myself.Just for today I will have a program, I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision.Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax.During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life.Just for today I will be unafraid.Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.就為了今天，我會(huì)用三種方法來(lái)磨煉我的靈魂。我會(huì)做對(duì)某人有利的事但不能被發(fā)現(xiàn)，若有人發(fā)現(xiàn)了就不算數(shù)。我將會(huì)做至少兩件我不愿做的事情——只為了磨練。我不會(huì)讓任何人感到我的感情受到了傷害：它們可能受到了傷害，但今天我不想表現(xiàn)出來(lái)。

就為了今天，我會(huì)過(guò)得很愜意。看起來(lái)我達(dá)到了最佳狀態(tài)，穿著得體、講話謙虛、行為禮貌、一點(diǎn)不吹毛求疵，盡量改進(jìn)和調(diào)節(jié)自己而不是別人。

就為了今天，我會(huì)制定一個(gè)計(jì)劃，我也許不會(huì)嚴(yán)格地遵守它，但我一定要有計(jì)劃。我會(huì) 避免兩種錯(cuò)誤：倉(cāng)促行事和優(yōu)柔寡斷。

就為了今天，我將會(huì)獨(dú)自靜靜地呆上半小時(shí)放松。在這半小時(shí)里，某個(gè)時(shí)刻，我會(huì)日后對(duì)我的生活有個(gè)更好的看法。

就為了今天，我將不再害怕。尤其我不會(huì)再害怕享受美麗的事物，并且相信我給予世界的，世界也會(huì)給予我。

(2)The Poor The poor are very wonderful people.One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street.And one of them was in a most terrible condition，and I told the sisters: You take care of the other three.I take care of this one who looked worse.So I did for her all that my love can do.I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face.She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” and she died.I could not help but examine my conscience[良心]before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her place.And my answer was very simple.I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself.I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much more-she gave me her grateful love.And she died with a smile on her face.As did that man whom we picked up from the drain[陰溝、下水道], half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home.“I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything.Like an angel-this is the greatness of our people.And that is why we believe what Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.窮人是非常了不起的人。一天晚上，我們外出，從街上帶回了四個(gè)人，其中一個(gè)生命岌岌可危。于是我告訴修女們說(shuō)：“你們照料其他三個(gè)，這個(gè)瀕危的人就由我來(lái)照顧了。”就這樣，我為她做了我的愛所能做的一切。我將她放在床上，看到她的臉上綻露出如此美麗的微笑。她握著我的手，只說(shuō)了句“謝謝您”就死了。我情不自禁地在她面前審視起自己的良知來(lái)。我問(wèn)自己，如果我是她的話，會(huì)說(shuō)些什么呢？答案很簡(jiǎn)單，我會(huì)盡量引起旁人對(duì)我的關(guān)注，我會(huì)說(shuō)我饑餓難忍，冷得發(fā)抖，奄奄一息，痛苦不堪，諸如此類的話。但是她給我的卻更多更多――她給了我她的感激之情。她死時(shí)臉上卻帶著微笑。我們從排水道帶回的那個(gè)男子也是如此。當(dāng)時(shí)，他幾乎全身都快被蟲子吃掉了，我們把他帶回了家。“在街上，我一直像個(gè)動(dòng)物一樣地活著，但我將像個(gè)天使一樣地死去，有人愛，有人關(guān)心。”真是太好了，我看到了他的偉大之處，他竟能說(shuō)出那樣的話。他那樣地死去，不責(zé)怪任何人，不詛咒任何人，無(wú)欲無(wú)求。像天使一樣――這便是我們的人民的偉大之所在。因此我們相信耶穌所說(shuō)的話――我饑腸轆轆――我衣不蔽體――我無(wú)家可歸――我不為人所要，不為人所愛，也不為人所關(guān)心――然而，你卻為我做了這一切。