第一篇：英語短文20篇(五)

Planting Trees 植樹

春天來了，又是一個植樹的季節。星期天，老師帶領我們去郊區植樹。同學們拿著鐵锨、水桶和小樹苗上路了。到了目的地后，大家不由分說，爭先恐后地干起來。我們先挖坑，然后兩個人合作，一個扶著小樹苗，一個培土。小樹啊，你快快長大吧。

Spring is coming.It is the season for planting trees.On Sunday, our teacher led us to the suburb to plant trees.We brought some spades, pails and saplings with us.On arriving there, everybody went into action in no time.We dug square pits first.Then two persons were needed to plant a tree.One held the sapling carefully and the other put the soil in.I wish the saplings would grow up quickly.The litte green man

It was cold and windy.Mary was sitting in the sitting-room, she was reading today's news paper.Suddenly, she heard a noise, “ hiss hiss ”, John came in then.Mary asked, “ Do you hear a noise like hiss hiss?” “Oh, yes.I heard it.” Suddenly, they heard another noise, “hum hum”, “Oh, there?s green light outside the window.” John said, “ I feel very much afraid.”

After green light, a little man walked out from a spaceship, who was very short and his skin looked green.The green man said, “ Don?t be afraid.I come from M51.” Mary and John were not afraid then.The green man was glad.“Hello, this is the earth.” Mary said.The man said, “ Oh, I?m hungry.Can I have some food?” “OK.” Mary said.After a while, John took out many snacks.The man said, “Oh, this is so good and that is good too.” Mary and beamed with smiles.ter an hour, the man would go back to hi spaceship.He said to Mary and John, “ Thank you very much and I?ll miss you, bye-bye!” He said it and then he got into spaceship.Mary and John said to him, “ Bye-bye, welcome back again and have a nice trip home.”（約200字）

Obey the Traffic Rules

One of my classmates was knocked down by car last term.He was badly hurt.He had to stay in the hospital for several months.We were very sad.One night, he felt very hungry.He wanted to buy some easy noodles to eat.He ran very fast.He didn?t stop when the traffic lights were red.He couldn?t escape.His legs were injured.He said that was a terrible(可怕的)memory.He said he would obey the traffic rules forever.Please always remember the traffic rules.It is very important for us.Life is wonderful.Let?s obey the rules at any time.（約100字）

I Like Basketball

My hometown Dalang is a famous “Basketball Town”.Everybody likes playing basketball here.I love playing basketball, too.It?s my favorite sport.Every morning I go to play it in our school gym.My P.E teacher told me that playing basketball would make me tall and strong.Because I play basketball well.Now I am a member of our school basketball team.I play harder than before.My P.E teacher teaches me how to play it better.I made progress.I have my own way to play it.How I hope I can be a famous basketball player some day.Basketball is a very good sport.It can strength our bodies.It is a good way to relax, too.Let?s play basketball together.OK?（約120字）

我的假期

I had a long holiday for May Day.I was very happy, because I could do anything I want.During those days.I enjoyed myself.At first, I went to the zoo to see lovely animals.And then.I went to the sea world to see beautiful fishes.That was very interesting.Secondly I went for a trip with my parents, we went to Linxia to visit my grandparents and to eat minority?s foods.We rode horse on the grassland and had a fun with local children.It was very exciting.After that, I held a party and invited some of my best friends to visit my house.My mother bought a lot of tasty foods for us, we also took many photos on the party.（約120字）

Today is so bored

I had a so common day.I`m waked up at the 9:00 p.m.I`m ate the breakfast and did morning exercises at home.then mum and me went to the suppermaket we bought pens,books ,some food and drink in it we came home by car.Dose this is very easy!

now say others....um....yeah!Jing`s boy friend is a french ,he is very kind ang good man.He`s said :“I`m 32 years old now,'' but I think he is just 25 or 27.he is look so young ,and he`s father with france president are besst friend!It`s so cool!oh!time is money!That`s all.bye bye!（約100字）

Four Seasons

There are four seasons in a year.They are spring、summer、fall and winter.I like spring.It is warm.It often rains.I can plant trees and flowers in spring.The spring is green.Summer is very hot.I can swim in the river.Fall is a good season.It is nice.I can fly kites in fall.I can eat many apples too.Winter is cold.I wish I can play snow and make a snowman in Beijing someday.Because it does not snow in Xinxing.I love all the seasons, because they are nice.（約90字）

關于春天的英語作文

Winter was gone,spring comes.I love spring best,because it's very beautiful.In spring,the weather is aways sunny and rainy,it's not cold and not hot,it's warmer and warmer.The flowers begin to open and the trees begin to turn green.The birds are singing in the sky,they are happy.The animals will go out to play.Many people like to go out and enjoy the sunshine.I like wearing my sweater and jeans, I like to fly kites,plant trees and see the beautiful flowers.Spring is colorful,I think it's a wonderful season.What's your favourite season?Please tell me.關于環保的英語作文

The world we live in is becoming more and more intolerable because of environmental destruction.Bird flu and Sars are two typical examples that environmental destruction may threaten our life.Besides, forest destruction , water and air pollution result in decrease of planting land and unpleasant weather.Serious as the problem seems, we can come up with some measures to deal with it.First of all, the authorities should adopt the policy of ”sustainable development", and laws concerning environmental protection should be put into effect and enforced strictly just as our government has been doing.What' s more, every citizen should realize the seriousness of the problem and make concerted efforts to protect our environment.In addition, planting trees helps improve and beautify the environment.（約120字）

Planting Trees

Yesterday was Tree Planting Day.The teachers asked us to plant trees at the corner of our playground.At

the pits, some put trees in them and others watered them.We planted a lot of trees.When we finished our work, it was nearly dark.（約65字）

昨天是植樹節。老師要求我們在操場拐角處種樹。下午3點我們到了那里。老師給我們示范怎樣種樹，然后我們就開始干起來。一些同學挖樹坑，一些同學往樹坑里放樹，另一些人給樹澆水。我們種了很多樹。當我們結束工作時，天幾乎黑了。

Development and the Environment

It is undeniable that the worsening environment has become the biggest concern of the present-day world.Land resources are dwindling because of water loss and soil erosion.Waste gases poison the air we breathe.The rivers and lakes are polluted by waste dumped in them from factories.It is probably no exaggeration to say that deterioration of the quality of the environment threatens the existence of mankind itself.Some people are of the opinion that the environmental problem is the price we have to pay for economic development.But I do not think that this argument is valid.After all, what is the point of economic growth if people's lives are adversely alfected by worsening environmental pollution?（約110字）

I Miss My Father

I am a girl of ten, and I live in a small mountain village far from Taiyuan.The only person that lives with me is my mother, because my father is away for eight years, working in a city.During the Spring Festival, my father came back home.He looked thin and tired.He gave my mother two thousand yuan, and told her that he would work even harder, earn more money, and then he could take us to the city He stayed at home for only ten days.We are living a poor life now.But what I want most is not money, but my father.I miss him very much!

Crow drink water

There is some water in a bottle near a big rock.A bird is very thirsty.He comes to the bottle and stands next to the bottle.But he can't drink the water,beacause the bottle's neck is very long.So he thinks and thinks,and then flies away.After some time,he comes back with a small stone in his mouth.He goes up to the bottle and puts the stone into the bottle.He flies away and flies back again and again.He puts many stones into the bottle.The water in the bottle comes up to its neck and the bird can.暑假計劃

This summer holiday I plan to go to the beach.I will go there with my parents and cousins.We'll stay there for three days at the local hotel.The trip will be the most wonderful one that I have ever had.Because we will do a lot of things there,such as playing volleyball ,windsurfing ,having barbecue at night.I'm really looking foward to it.My Routine

Hi, my name is Susannah Huang.My life is wonderful.From Monday to Friday, I usually get up at 6.30.I brush my teeth and wash my face at 6.35.And then I have breakfast.For breakfast, I have bread and milk.At 7.00 I go to school.I always get to by bus.I have cLasses from 8.00am to 5.30pm.On Saturday and Sunday, I usually get up at 9.00.On weekdays, I have many cLasses, Chinese、maths、English and other subjects.My favourite subject is English.I like my life and my study very much.the big day

I am very happy that i find the webside of the English study room this noon.I am a self-taught student and i dream i can make a lot of friends that love english study.I have no chance to be a school student but i believe hard work can equal to the smart.There were only two creature that can get the top of the high point the eagle and the snail.The eagle may get the target very easily but the snail is much more difficult but if there a friend who can do him a favor maybe he can get the point more easy.The name of my essay is the big day ,for i am on the way to make friend on this day.A friend in need is a friend indeed.Jack and May

I have two good friends.They are Jack and May.He is ten.He has short hair.He is 50kg now.And May is a beautiful girl.She has long hair.She is two years older than Jack.She is 12 now.She is taller than Jack.She is

1.6m.But Jack is heavier than May.May is 45kg.They are lovely students.I like them.My Hobby

My hobby is collecting stamps（集郵）.There are many stamps in my room.I like stamps very much.There are many things on the stamps.They are colorful and beautiful.After school I usually go to the post office and there are many people there.I learn a lot from collecting stamps.I like collecting stamps very much.My Favorite People

Who is your favorite people? My favorite people is my mother.She is beautiful.She is 38 years old.She is tall and thin.She has big eyes and long hair.She likes cooking.She cooks good meals for us every day.And she always does all the housework.She looks after my father and me.I love my mother very much.A good book is a good friend 一本好書就是一個好朋友

Hello, every one.I am a boy in Class 4 Grade 6.I like reading very much.A good book is a good friend.I often play with this good friend.Every day, after finishing my homework, I will share my spare time with my book happily.Usually my book will tell me some funny stories.Sometimes it shares some thought with me.I can learn a lot from the book.It makes me happy.It makes me sad.It makes me brave.It makes me independent.I love my friend so much.Do you love your friend? Do you love your books?

I Love My Family 我愛我家

My family is a harmonious family, There are 5 members in my family.They are my grandpa、grandma、mother、father and I.My grandpa is 58 year old.He is a very happy man.His hair is short.I look like him.My grandma is happy too.She wants to have a pair of sandals.Two days ago she had one.My mother is beautiful woman.My father is a handsome young man.He wants to have many shoes and jumpers.My grandpa likes running.My grandma likes singing.My mother likes driving and my father like drawing.My family is harmonious, because my mother takes care of my grandpa and grandma very well.I love my grandpa、grandma、father and mother very much, and they all love me too.I have a happy family.I love my family!

第二篇：十二篇英語短文

1.THE NEWSPAPER 報 紙

Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it.It

supplies us with a variety of news every day.It tells us the political situation of the world.If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall(will)get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances.現今報紙擁有極大的價值，人人都應該看它。它每天提供我們各種類類的消息。它告訴我們世界政治局勢。如果我們養成看報的習慣，我們就能得到足夠的知識來因應我們的環境。學生雖然每天須做功課，但他們至少應該勻出一兩個小時來看報。哪些，他們不但能增加知識而且也能趕上時代。總而言之，看報對學生很有益處。

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2.MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活

Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it.Why? Because I intend to be a good student.I wish to render service to my country.I get up at six o’clock every day.After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons.I go to school at seven o’clock.After school is over, I return home.We usually have supper at seven o’clock.Then I begin to do my homework.I want to finish it before I go to bed.雖然我的日常生活十分單調，但我卻竭力設法去適應它。為什么？因為我打算做一個好學生，希望將來為國家服務。

我每天六點起床、洗臉刷牙后，就開始復習功課，七點鐘我就去上學。

放學后，我就回家了。我們通常在七點鐘吃晚餐，之后我就開始做家庭作業，希望在睡覺前把它做完。

3.A MODEL STUDENT 模范學生

Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not.So far as I know, everybody intends to be(become)a model student.However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing.First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge.A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed.Secondly, he must remember to improve his health.Only a strong man can do great tasks.Thirdly, he should receive moral education.If his conduct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.你價意被稱為壞學生嗎？當然不。就我所知，每個人都打算做模范學生。

然而，做模范學生卻不容易。第一，他必須盡力獲得知識（求知）。一個沒有足夠知識的人是不會成功的。第二，他必須記住促進健康。只有強壯的人才能做大事。第三，他應該接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，沒有人會考慮和他交朋友的。

4.HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何獲得快樂

There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world.Without it, life will be empty and meaningless.If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.First, health is the secret of happiness(the key to happiness).Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.Secondly, happiness consists in contentment.A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.無疑的快樂是世界上最寶貴的東西。沒有它，人生將是空虛的而且毫無意義的。如果你希望知道如何獲得快樂，你須注意下面兩點。

健康是快樂的要訣。唯有身體強壯的人才能享受人生的樂趣。

快樂在于知足。一個不滿于現狀的人終是處在痛苦之中。

5.BOOKS 書籍

As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things.They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character.In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends.This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books.It is true that we can derive benefits from good books.However, bad books will do us more harm than good.如眾所周知，書籍教我們學習人生，真理，科學以及其它許多有用的東西。它們增加我們的知識，擴大我們的心胸并加強我們的品格。換句話說，它們是我們的良師益友。這是為什么我們的父母終是鼓勵我們要多讀書的理由。

讀書是一好事，但我們必須多加注意書的選擇。不錯，我們能從好書中獲得益處。然而，壞書卻對我們有害無益。

6.：A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY 鄉村游記

One Sunday my mother(Mother)had(made)me take my little young brother to the a trip to the country.She bade me take good care of him.While we were walking along the road, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing gently.We saw the beautiful flowers smile(smiling)at us and heard the birds sing(singing)their sweet songs on the trees.The scenery was indeed very pretty(beautiful).When we felt tired, we returned home.We saw Mother(our mother)wait(waiting)for us at the door.7.有一個星期日，我母親叫我帶小弟弟去鄉村游歷。她吩咐我要好好照料他。

當我們沿著道路行走的時候，太陽燦爛地照耀著，微風輕輕地吹著。我們看見美麗的花兒對我們微笑著，并聽見鳥兒在樹上唱著悅耳的歌曲，風景實十分美麗。

當我們感覺到疲倦的時候，我們就回家了。我們看見母樣正在門口等候我們 One day an old man siselling a big elephant.A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.The old man goes up to him and says inhis ear,“Don't say

anything about the elephant before I sell it,then i'll give you some money.”“All right,”says the young man.After the old man slles the elephant,he gives the young man some money and says,“Now,can you tell me how you find the bad ears of theelephant?”“I don't find the bad ears,”says the young man.“Then why do you look at the elephant slowly?”asks the old man.The young man answers,“Because I never see an elephant before,and I want to know what it looks like.”

一天，一個老的男人正在賣一頭大象。一個年輕的男人走向大象然后開始慢慢看著它（大象），這個老的男人走向他對著他的耳朵說，“不要在我賣出它（大象）之前說關于它（大

象）的事，然后我會給你一些錢。”“好的”，這個年輕的男人說。在這個老的男人賣出大象后，他給了年輕的男人一些錢并且說，“現在，你可以告訴我你是怎樣知道大象的壞的耳朵了吧？”“我不知道壞的耳朵”，這個年輕的男人說。“然后為什么你慢慢的看著大象？”這個老的男人問。這個年輕的男人回答，“因為我在這之前從來沒有見過大象，還有我想知道它（大象）是什么樣子 8.Fox and cock

One morning a fox sees a cock.He think,“This is my breakfast.”

He comes up to the cock and says, “I know you can sing very well.Can you sing for me?” The cock is glad.He closes his eyes and begins to sing.The fox sees that and caches him in his mouth and carries him away.The people in the field see the fox.They cry, “Look, look!The fox is carrying the cock away.” The cock says to the fox, “Mr.Fox, do you understand? The people say you are carrying their cock away.Tell them it is yours.Not theirs.”

The fox opens his mouth and says, “The cock is mine, not yours.” Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.狐貍和公雞

一天早上，一只狐貍看到了一只公雞。他想：這是我的早餐。

他朝公雞走來，對他說：“我知道，你能唱得非常好聽，你能唱給我聽么？”公雞很高興。他閉上眼睛開始唱歌。狐貍看到這些抓住它放到自己的嘴里走了。

在田地里的人們看到了狐貍。大喊大叫：“看，看！狐貍抓住公雞逃走了。”公雞對狐貍說：“狐貍先生，你能理解么？人們認為你叼走了公雞。告訴他們這是你的，不是他們的。”二天，狐貍張開她的嘴說：“公雞是我的，不是你們的。”就在那時。公雞跑

到了樹底下。

9.Back to School

It’s the first day of school.Mike wants to go back to school.He wants to see his friends.He wants to meet his new teacher.Mike gets up early in the morning.He washes and eats his breakfast.Then he rides his bike to school.He sees his friends on the playground.He plays hide-and-seek with them.In the classroom, Mike meets his new maths teacher.Her name is Mrs.Green.Mike likes Mrs Green.She can speak English very well.He thinks she is a nice teacher.10.One day,a monkey drove his car near a lake.Sudden,he saw a tiger under a tree.The tiger saw him,too.The tiger ran very fast at the monkey.The monkey was very afraid and he and his car fell into the lake.The monkey couldn't swim and he shouted.A rabbit came and he jumped into the lake.The rabbit swam to the monkey but did not help him.Both of them shouted for help.Luckily,a giraffe came along.He was very tall.He helped the rabbit and the monkey.11.Mike’s Family

Mike comes from America.He is twelve.His father Mr.Brown works in a big shop in Beijing.Mike has a sister.Her name is Kate.She is only four.It is Saturday today.Mike’s family is all at home.Mr.Brown is sitting in a chair and

reading today’s newspaper.Mrs.Brown is out of the house;she is watering the flowers.Is Mike with his mother? No, he is cleaning his new bike.Where is Kate? She is in her room.She is playing with her cat.What a happy family!

12．Time

Lost time is never found again.This is something which I learned very clearly last semester.I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer.I finally realized that something had to be done.It was time for a change.Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely.I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour.This will give me a head start on the day.I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it.Looking back on what I’ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.時光一去不復返，這是我上學期清楚學到的教訓。我浪費很多時間四處游蕩，以致于我的成績開始退步。最后我終于了解到我必須有所作為；該是痛改前非的時候了。

現在我有一個明智運用時間的新方法。我已將鬧鐘早撥半小時，這將使我這一天的作息提前開始。我也決定將我所做的一切及做這些事的時間記錄下來。回顧我所做的事情會啟發我如何重新安排我的時間

第三篇：英語小短文經濟篇

英語小短文

1經濟篇

The US Commerce Departmen（t 商務部）reports in its first estimate of economic performance for the January to March quarter, that the US economy contracted at a bigger than forecasted annual rate—6.1 percent.This is the second three month period in which the economy shrank at a more than six percent annual rate.The rate of decline was more than financial markets had expected.But despite that, stock prices rallied（恢復）Wednesday as analysts found positive elements to the otherwise grim（糟糕的）report.These included a slight increase in consumer spending and a replenishment（補充）of business inventories.The International Monetary Fund（國際貨幣基金組織）last week forecast that the US economy would contract by 2.8 percent this year, after expanding by about one percent last year.The US recession, which began in December 2007, is the most severe since the Second World War.背景導讀

美國商務部2009 年4 月29 日表示，美國第一季度GDP 季度調整后年降6.1%，經濟學家預期值為下降4.6%。美國第一季度經濟下滑幾乎沒有改善，企業削減開支和庫存，表明衰退并未如預期那樣放緩。

Indications that unemployment continues to rise is grim news for leaders heading to the G-20 summit（20 國集團峰會）in the United States next week.The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development（經濟合作與發展組織）reports unemployment reached its highest level among industrialized nations of 8.5 percent in July.OECD unemployment division chief Stephan Scarpetta says the number of jobless among the OECD’s 30 member countries is expected to climb even higher next year, to nearly 10 percent.That translates into 57 million people out of work.The United States, Spain and Ireland are among those countries with the fastest rising unemployment.All three were affected by the collapse of high housing prices.The damage spread to other sectors of the economy.Scarpetta says young people are among the hardest hit.In Spain, for example, more than one in three young workers are unemployed.背景導讀

經濟合作與發展組織2009 年9 月份報告說，工業化國家的失業率仍在增加，而且有可能在明年達到近10%的歷史最高水平，盡管不斷有報道說，很多工業化國家正在走出幾十年來最嚴重的經濟危機。各國政府雖然擴大和延長了失業補貼的發放，并且提供了更多的就業咨詢和培訓，但是這些措施并沒有緩解失業人口的增加。

第四篇：英語短文

A Wolf in sheep's clothing

（披著羊皮的狼）

A wolf wanted to eat the sheep, but he was afraid of the vigilant

shepherd and his dogs.One day the wolf found the skin of a sheep.He put it on and walked among the sheep.A lamb thought that the

wolf was its mother because his skin looked like hers.So it

followed the wolf.Soon after they had left the dogs, the wolf came

at the lamb and ate it up.For some time he succeeded in deceiving

the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.披著羊皮的狼

狼想吃羊，但是他害怕警惕的牧羊人和牧羊犬。有一天狼發現了一塊羊皮，便披著它混入羊群。一只小羊羔把這只披著羊皮的狼誤認為自己的媽媽，被領出了羊群。狼成功地欺騙了羊群，吃掉了小羊羔。

寓意：事物的外表有時候會掩蓋它的本質，所以我們不能只憑表面現象就作判斷。

good boy(好孩子)

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do

with the money I gave you yesterday?”

“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the

old woman?”

“She is the one who sells the candy.”

小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。“昨天給你的錢干什么了？”

“我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。

“你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說。

“再給你兩分錢。可你為什么對那位老太太那么感興趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的。” Naughty monkey(調皮的猴子)

It’s very hot.An old man is asleep on the chair.A fly comes and sits on the end of the man’s nose.The old man has a naughty monkey.He chases the fly.The fly comes back again and sits on the old man’s nose again.The

monkey chases it away again and again.This happens five or six times.The monkey is very angry.He

jumps up, runs to the garden and picks up a large stone.When the fly sits on the old man’s nose again, the monkey hits it

hard with the stone.He kills the fly and breaks the old man’s nose.天氣很熱。一位老人在椅子上睡著了。一只蒼蠅飛來落在老人的鼻子上。老人有一只頑皮的猴子。猴子在追打蒼蠅。蒼蠅再次飛落在老人的鼻子上，猴子一再追打蒼蠅。這樣往返了五六次，猴子很生氣。他跳著跑到花園，撿起一塊大石頭。當蒼蠅再次落在老人的鼻子上時，猴子用石頭擊中老人的鼻子上的蒼蠅。他砸死了蒼蠅也打破了老人的鼻子.

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一、How to use an English-Chinese dictionary? When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word.What’s the best way to know it? You may look it up in an English-Chinese dictionary.It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word.But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly? First, all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical order.In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the Ietter A, then B,C,D,E…That means if there are two words “desert”and “pull”,” “desert”will be certainly before“pull”.Then if there,are two words both beginning with the same letter,you may look at the second letter.Then the third, the fourth…For example, “pardon”is before “plough”, “judge”is before “just”,etc.Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend,I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English learning.二、Travel by bike

If you go to visit London, you’ll see a lot of buses and cars on the road.You’ll also see a lot of bikes because more people travel by bike.There are a lot of reasons for this.First, it is very cheap to buy a bike, and it is quick, too.You often have to wait for a bus for half an hour.When the bus comes, there are so many other buses and cars on the roads that the bus moves very slowly.I traveled to work by bus for about four years.I often arrived at work late and tired.Then one day, about two years ago, a friend of mine said, “ I go to work by bike.Why don’t we travel together?”

“Because my bike is old.” I answered, “And there are so many buses and cars on the roads.I’ll feel frightened

“You needn’t feel frightened!” said my friend.“If you follow me and we ride slowly, you’ll be fine.”

The next day I brought myself a new bike.Although we went slowly, we arrived ai work quickly.It took 40 minutes to go to work by bus, but only half an hour by bike!Now I don’t feel afraid.I love going go work by bike.I take a different road every day.I arrived at work very quickly.I’ve got a little more money now, and more important, I feel healthy.Many people think in the same way as I do.That’s why you see a lot of bikes on the road.Next year you’ll see more, I am sure.Perhaps in the future we will have roads for bikes only.I hope so.三、American food habits

Generally speaking, American food is rather bland and inspired.Salads are popular and are served all the year round.Many American people are “calorie” conscious.This is evident in menus offering “low calorie” or “weight watchers” meals.In markets one can find “No Cal” drinks(meaning without calories)such as ginger ale or cola.“Diet” foods without sugar or salt are also available in food stores.Waiters in American restaurants tend to assume that everyone drinks coffee.If a waiter suddenly asks “Now or later?” what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal now or later?” Many American drinks

Coffee with their meal.When dining out in the US we can ask for tea, milk,coke,bear and so on, if we prefer these to coffee, American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.The main course in American meals is usually meat, fowl, or fish, but rarely is more than one of these

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七、Insects We often think of insects as being harmful.This is not quite true.Many insects are harmful.For example, flies carry disease.Other insects carry disease, too.Farmers are at war with insects most of the time.Hungry insects kill plants in the fields.Farmers spray the fields to get rid of these insects.Does this mean that all insects are harmful? No.Many are of great help to man.Bees make honey.Without bees and other insects, many trees would have no fruit.Silkworms make silk.Some insects eat other insects that kill fruit trees.Have you ever seen a praying mantis? People who do not know about the praying mantis sometimes kill it.They think it is harmful.But this insect is of great help to farmers and gardeners.It eats insects that kill plants.Long ago, many people thought of most insects as enemies.Today, we know the difference between harmful insects and those that help us.八、Special language Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away.Its tail is white and moves up and down as it runs.Other rabbits see the tail moving, and they run, too.They know that there is something danger.The rabbit has told them something without making a sound.It has given them a signal.Many other animals use this kind of language.When a cobra is angry, it raises its hood and makes itself look fierce.This warns other animals.When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home.It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air.This tells the others where the food is.Some animals say things by making sounds.Sometimes we humans speak in the same way.But we have something that no animal has-a large number of words.No animal has the wonderful power of language.People living in different countries make different kinds of words.Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world.The words you know are called your vocabulary.You should try to make your vocabulary bigger.Read as many books as you can.When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary.Your dictionary is your most useful book.九、A good idea Mike and Tom had studied in the same class.After they had finished middle school, Mike went to college but Tom found work in a factory.The young man likes smoking very much and it’s bad for his health.Now he coughs day and night and he’s too weak to work.So he was sent away.He spent all money on smoking and sometimes he has little food to eat.Once Tom met Mike in the street.Mike finished college and began to work in a post office and was paid much.When Tom knew about it, he asked Mike to lend two hundred dollars to him.Mike found it was difficult to refuse and agreed.A year later Mike was going go marry and needed a lot of money.He told Tom about it.Tom said he would pay off the debt the next month.But three months passed and Tom did not pay off his debt.And one day Mike went to his house again and said, “Haven’t you found any ideas to pay off your debt?”

“Yes, I have.” Answered Tom.“ If you help me, I’ll pay off my debt at once.” “what’s it?”

“Please lend me five hundred dollars again.” Said the man.“I shall pay you back two hundred dollars, and I’ll pay Mr.White back two hundred dollars, and I’ll spend one hundred dollars on some bread and a newer coat.上海寶茁教育濟南學習中心