"Oh, I made a mistake," said the man. "He is blind in the left eye." “哦,我记错了,”这个人说,“是左眼瞎了。” Washington then took his hand from the left eye of the horse. 华盛顿拿开放在马左眼上的手。
It was not blind in the left eye, either. 左眼也没有瞎。 "
I made another mistake," said the neighbour. “我又犯了一个错误,”这个邻居说。
"Yes," said the policeman, " and you know the horse is not yours. “是的,”警察说,“你知道马不是你的。”
You must give it back to Washington." 你必须把它还给华盛顿。”
99.Asking the Way 问路
Mike is traveling around the country in his car. 迈克开车在环游城市。
One evening he is driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. 一天晚上,他沿着一条路开了很久,找一家小旅馆。
Then he sees an old man at the side of the road. 然后他看见一个老人在路的一边。
He stops his car and says to the old man, " I want to go to the Sun Hotel. 他停下车对这个老人说,“我想去太阳旅馆。 Do you know it?" 你知道在哪里吗?”
"Yes, " the old man says." “是的,”这个老人说。
"I'll show you the way." He gets into Mike's car, and they drive off. “我会给你指路。”他进了迈克的车子,他们上路了。
They drive for about twelve miles. 他们开了大约12公里。
When they come to a small house, the old man says, " Stop here." 当他们来到一家小旅馆时,这个老人说,“停在这里。”
Mike stops and looks at the house. 迈克停下车看着这间屋子。
"But this isn't a hotel," he says to the old man. “但这不是旅馆,”他对老人说。
No, " the old man answers. "This is my house. “不是,”老人说,“这是我的家。”
And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. 现在我给你指到太阳旅馆的路。
Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the hotel on the left." 掉头回走9公里,你就会在左边看见太阳旅馆。”
100.The North Wind and the Sun 北风和太阳
The north wind and the sun are good friends. 北风和太阳是好朋友。
But one day they quarrel about something. 但一天,他们为了什么事吵起来了。
"I am stronger than you, " the cold north wind says. “我比你强壮,”寒冷的北风说。
"Indeed you are not. I'm stronger than you," answers the soft, warm sun. “你当然不是。我比你强壮,”温柔、暖和的太阳说。
Just then they see a man walking along the road. 就在这时,他们看见了一个人在路上走。
" I can get that man's hat off his head, " the wind says. “我能让那个人脱下帽子,”北风说。
"I can get that man's hat off his head, too," answers the sun. “我也能让那个人摘下帽子。”太阳说。
" Then let's see who can get the man's hat off his head," says the wind. “那么我们就来看看谁能摘下那个人头上的帽子吧,”北风说。
"The one who can do that first is stronger." “谁先做到了谁就更强壮。”
"OK! You try it first," says the soft, warm sun. “好的!你先试,”温柔、暖和的太阳说。
"All right!" So the north wind begins to blow. “好的!”因此北风开始刮。
But the harder the wind blows, the tighter the man holds his hat and coat. 但风刮的越大,这个人把帽子和衣服裹的越紧。
The wind can't make him take them off. 风不能让他脱下它们。
"It is my turn now," the sun says. So the sun comes out and shines down warmly upon the man. “现在轮到我了,”太阳说。因此太阳出来,暖和的阳光洒向这个人。
The man feels hot. He takes off his hat firs, and then even his coat. 这个人感到热了。他首先摘掉了帽子,然后甚至脱掉了外套。
"That's enough! You are stronger than I," the wind says. “够了!你比我强壮。”北风说。
My Room This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, a ruler, a pen and some flowers in the vase(花瓶). On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock on my bed . I can put my football under my bed. There is a chair near the desk . I sit(坐) there and I can see the trees and the flowers outside(外面) .
选择填空:
( )1. What can you see on my desk?
A. Some books B. Some flowers. C. A ruler and a pen. D. A, B and C
( )2. Where is the picture? It's _________ .
A. on t he desk B. on the wall C. above the end of the bed D. under the bed
( )3. What's under the bed?
A. A ruler. B. A football. C. A cat. D. A clock.
( )4. Are there any trees outside(外面)?
A. Yes , they are. B. Yes, there are. C. No, they aren't. D. No, there aren't.
One day a dog has a nice piece of meat for his dinner. 一天,一条狗有一块美味的肉当它的晚餐。
He goes home happily with the meat in his mouth. 它开心的叼着肉回家了。
On his way home, there is a stream. 在回家的路上,有一条小溪。
The water is still and clear. He stops to take a look at it. 溪水寂静而清澈。它停下来看了看。
What does he see? There is a dog as big as himself and he has some meat in his mouth, too.他看到了什么?溪里也有一只嘴里叼着肉和他一样大小的狗。
I'll try to get it. What a feast I will have today!" “我要设法拿到那块肉。我今天的晚餐真丰富啊!”
He opens his mouth to get it, but just then his own piece falls into the stream. 它张开嘴巴去咬,但这时他自己的肉也掉进了溪水里。
He goes sadly home. What does the dog have for dinner that day? 它难过的回家了。这条狗那天晚上吃什么呢?
72.A Funny Man 一个有趣的人
Mr Green has a holiday, so he says, "I'm going to the mountains by train." 格林先生有一个假期,因此他说,”我要坐火车去山上。
“ He puts on his best clothes, takes a small bag, goes to the station and gets into the train. 他穿上他最好的衣服,带了一个小包,去了火车站上了火车。
He has a beautiful hat, and he often puts his head out of the window during the trip and looks at the mountains. 他有一顶漂亮的帽子,他经常在旅行时把头放在窗户外面看着山脉。
But the wind blows his hat off. Mr Green quickly takes his bag and throws that out of the window, too. 但风吹走了他的帽子。格林先生很快把他的包也扔出了窗户外面。
The other people in the carriage laugh, " Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?" they ask. 车厢里的其他人都笑了,他们问,“你的包要把你漂亮的帽子找回来吗?”
"No, " Mr Green answers. "But there's no name and no address in my hat, and there's a name and an address on the bag. “不,”格林先生回答。“但我的帽子上没有名字和地址,我的包上有名字和地址。”
Someone is going to find both of them, and he's going to send me the bag and the hat ". 某人会找到它们,把包和帽子送给我。
73.The Dawsons' House 道森家的房子
Whose house is this? It's the Dawsons' new house in the village. 这是谁的房子?这是道森一家的在乡村的新房子。 The name of this village is Belmont. It's a little village near the big city. 这个村子的名字是贝尔蒙。这是大城市附近的一个小村子。
There are two small lakes in Belmont, and they live near one of them. They like it very much. 贝尔蒙有两个小湖,他们住在其中一个附近。他们非常喜欢它。
Mrs Dawson is usually busy because she does her housework. 道森夫人通常很忙,因为她要做家务活。
She gets the meals, she cleans the house, she washes the clothes, and she does the shopping for the family. 她做饭、打扫房间、洗衣服并为全家人购物。
Her daughter Ann helps her a little every day. 她的女儿每天帮她做一点。
Mr Dawson sometimes helps his wife, too. 道森先生也帮他的妻子。
Many people here are moving from the cities to the villages. 这里的很多人都是从城市搬到了村庄里。
A village is like a little town. It's usually more quiet and more friendly. 一个村子就象一个小镇。通常更安静、更友好。
It also has many new houses with big yards. 也有许多带大院子的新房子。
74.An American Girl 一个美国女孩
Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. 玛丽是一个美国女生。她现在和她的父母在北京。
Mary doesn't know Chinese, but she is studying Chinese. 玛丽不了解中国,但她正在学汉语。
She often speaks Chinese to her Chinese friends. 她经常和她的中国朋友说汉语。
Sometimes they don't understand her because she can't speak Chinese well. 有时他们不懂她说的,因为她说汉语说的不好。
It's Sunday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. 这是星期天的上午,她出去了。她正在街上走。
She is going to the zoo to see elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. 他打算去动物园看大象和猴子,但她不知道怎么去那里。
She asks a Chinese boy. The boy can't understand her. 她问一个中国男孩。这个男孩不懂她说的话。
Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. 接着她拿出一只笔和一张纸。
She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. 她在上面画了一个大象,把图片给男孩看。
The boy understands now, and he shows Mary the way to the zoo. 这个男孩现在懂了,他知道了玛丽想去动物园。
75.The Sea 大海
What do you know about the sea? 你知道关于大海的什么?
Some people have seen it, but others haven't. 有些人看过大海,但有些人没有看过。