中英对照趣味故事短文帮你突破初中单词.doc

1、1l. A Young Officer and an Old Soldier (1)A very new, young officer was at a railway station， He was going to visit his mother, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the coins for the telephone, so he went outsi

2、de and looked around for someone to help him.1年轻军官与老兵(1)一位新上任的(new)年轻军官 (young officer)在火车站(railway station)候车。他要去看望(visit)他的母亲(mother)。他想打电话(want to telephone sb.)告诉 (tell)母亲他的列车(train) 到站的时间。但寻遍了所有的口袋(pocket)，却发现(find)他没有打电话用的硬币 (coin)，于是他走到车站外面(outside) ，环顾四周 (look around)想找人帮忙(help) 。 1. A Young

3、 Officer and an Old Soldier (2)At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said,“Have you got change for ten pence?”“Wait a moment,”the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket.“Ill see whether I can help you.”“Dont you know how to speak to an officer?”

4、the young man said angrily.“Now lets start again Have you got change for ten pence?”“No, sir,”the old soldier answered quickly.1年轻军官与老兵(2)最后(at last)有名老兵(old soldier)路过，年轻的军官拦住他道： “你有十便士(pence)的零钱(change)吗？”“等会儿(wait a moment)。 ”老兵回答 (answer)，开始(begin)把手放 (put)进口袋， “让我看看是否(whether)能帮助你。难道你不知道(know)

5、该怎样跟一位长官说话(speak)吗？”年轻人生气地(angrily)说， “现在我们重新开始(start again)，你有十美分的硬币吗？ ”“没有，长官(sir) 。 ”老兵迅速(quickly) 答道。 2. Are You Going to Thank Her? (1)Mrs. Green has lived near the park of the city for forty years. Shes very rich and has got a lot of money. Bur she never buys something expensive for her family

6、 and always does all the housework herself. She sweeps all the rooms every day.Last morning, when she got up, she felt terrible After breakfast she felt even worse She found some medicine and took it. But it was useless to her and she had to go to a hospital.2您是要感谢她吗？(1)格林夫人(Mrs.)在这座城市(city) 的公园(par

7、k) 附近住(live) 了四十(forty)年了。她特别富裕(rich)，相当有钱(money)。但她从不(never)给自己的家人(family) 买昂贵的(expensive)物品，而且总是(always)自己做所有的家务 (housework)，她每天打扫 (sweep)所有的房间。昨天早上(Last morning)。她起床(get up)时感觉(feel)很糟糕(terrible)。早餐(breakfast)后她觉得更严重(even worse)，就找了一些药(medicine)吃了。但还是没用(useless) 。她不得不去了医院(hospital)。 2.Are You Goi

8、ng to Thank Her? (2)The doctor looked her over and asked her to be in hospital, but she refused and went home on foot. As soon as she got home, the telephone rang. She hurried to answer it. It was the doctor. He told her she had left her purse in the hospital and a nurse had found it.“Could you tell

9、 me her name, please?”asked Mrs. Green.2“Of course, Mrs. Green. Are you going to thank her? ”asked the doctor.“No, no.”She said,“My handbag was lost three years ago. I want to know if she found it. ” 2您是要感谢她吗？(2)医生(doctor)给她作了检查并要求(ask)她住院，但她拒绝(refuse)了，然后步行(on foot)回家。她一(as soon as)到家，电话就响(ring) 了，

10、她赶紧(hurry)去接听电话，是医生打来的，他告诉这位女士她的钱包(purse)丢在了医院，一位护士(nurse)捡到了。“您能告诉我这位护士的名字(name)吗？” 格林夫人问道。“当然可以(of course)，格林夫人，您是要感谢 (thank)她吗？”医生问道。“不，不是， ”她说：“ 我的手提包 (handbag)三年前(three years ago)丢了，我想问问是不是她检到了。 ” 3. Sam and Tod (1)Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So Sa

11、m didnt like it, and he wanted to kill Tod, He tied Tod in a bag and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the middle of a big river. Just as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river.3萨姆与托德(1)萨姆有一只狗(dog)。他的名字叫托德。它很有用(helpful)，但它吃

12、的太多(eat too much)。所以萨姆不喜欢他。萨姆想杀死(kill)托德。萨姆把托德绑(tie)在一个袋子里，把它放进一只小船(small boat)。他把船划(row)到一条大河(river) 的中央(middle)。他正要(just)把这只可怜的动物(poor animal)扔(throw)下河的时候，船开始下沉，萨姆和托德两个都(both)跌入(fall into)河里。3. Sam and Tod (2)Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldnt The dog bit (咬) the rope and got out of the bag. I

13、t tried its best to swim to save Sam The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog. He did not want to kill the dog any more. From then on, he gave the dog as much food as it wanted.3萨姆与托德(2)托德能(be able to)游泳(swim)，但萨姆不会。狗把绳子(rope)咬断，从袋子里出来(get out of the bag)。它竭尽全力(try ones best)游过去救(save)

14、萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以他对托德是非常感激的(thankful)他不再(not any more)打算杀它了。从那以后(from then on)，小狗想要吃多少食物(food)萨姆就给多。 4.In the Bar (1)In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, youre not allowed to drink in a public bar.Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took his son, Tom, because he was

15、too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.4在酒吧(1)在英格兰(England)，年龄在 18 岁以下(under the age of eighteen)的人不允许(be not allowed to do)到公众(public)酒吧里喝酒(drink)。汤普森先生过去经常(used to)到他家附近(near)的一个酒吧喝酒，但他从不带 (take)他的儿子(son)汤姆，因为(because)他还太小(to

16、o young)。当汤姆过 18 岁生日(birthday) 时，他第一次(for the first time)带儿子去了他经常去的酒吧 (his usual bar)。 4.In the Bar (2)They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son,“Now, Tom, I want to teach you a lesson, You must always be careful not to drink too much. And how do you know when 3youve had eno

17、ugh? Well, Ill tell you. Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to have become four, youve had enough and should go home.”“But, Dad,”said Tom,“I can only see one light at the end of the bar.”4在酒吧(2)喝了半个小时(half an hour)后，汤普森对儿子说道， “汤姆，现在我给你上一课(teach you a lesson)。你必须(must)要

18、小心 (be careful)决不要喝太多。那怎样才能知道你是否已经喝够了(enough)呢？听着，我告诉你。你看见 (see)酒吧尽头的(at the end of)那两盏灯(light)了吗？当它们看起来(seem)已经变成(become)四盏的时候，你就喝足了，应该 (should)回家(go home)了。 ”“可是，爸爸， ”汤姆说， “我只(only)看见那儿有一盏灯呀！” 5.Three Black Umbrellas (1)Sally was a student. It was going to be her mothers birthday. She wanted to bu

19、y her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensiveA week before her mothers birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one. Her mother had lost her

20、s the month before.5三把黑伞(1)萨莉是个学生(student) ，再过几天就是她母亲的生日了，她想给母亲买(buy) 一个价格不高，但漂亮、实用的(nice and useful)礼物(present)。在她母亲生日之前(before)的一个星期(week) ，萨莉匆忙地吃了顿简单的 (simple)午餐(lunch)后就出去购物(go shopping)了。看(look)了半个小时后，发现了一个卖(sell)便宜(cheap)雨伞(umbrella)的商店，她决定(decide)买把黑色的(black)伞。一个月(month)之前她母亲把她的伞(hers)丢(lose)

21、 了。 5.Three Black Umbrellas (2)She thought,“You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.”So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished.On her way home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had s

22、uch a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car(餐车) for a sandwich and a cup of coffee.5三把黑伞(2)她想， “穿(wear)任何颜色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以携带 (carry)黑伞。 ”于是她决定买把可爱的(lovely)黑伞带回学校(school)，直到(until)课(class)结束(finish)时才带回家。那天晚上(evening)在她乘火车回家的路上(on her way home)，因为午餐吃的很少(have such a small lunch)她觉得

23、饿 (hungry)于是走进餐车，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。告诉他们自己为妈妈买的伞不见了，而且下一站 (next station)她就得下车了。其他的(other)三位乘客听到(hear)后，都询问她母亲的地址(address)，以便(so that)有人知道拿错了(take it by mistake)伞再拿回来(bring back)时，他们可以把伞寄(send)给她母亲。在接下来的一周，萨莉收到她母亲的来信(hear from her mother)，上面写道， “非常感谢你送我的漂亮礼物，但你为什么寄给我三把相似的(similar

24、)黑伞呢？” 6. Friends (1)Friends are different things to different people. To my little sister, a friend is someone who likes to swim and ride bikes. My moms idea of a friend is someone like Mrs. Smith who walks and talks with her every morning. My dads friends are neighbors who help him with the work l

25、ike building shelves and planting trees.46朋友(1)对于不同的人(people)，朋友(friend)意味着不同的(different) 内容。对于我的小妹妹(little sister)来说，朋友是喜欢(like) 游泳和骑自行车(ride bikes)的某个人 (someone)。我妈妈的想法(idea)是朋友像(like)史密斯夫人一样可以每天早上陪她散步(walk)并交谈(talk)。我爸爸的朋友是帮他搭建架子(build shelves)、种树(plant trees)或做其他活的邻居们(neighbors)。 6. Friends (2)S

26、teve, our monitor, is my best friend We go skating, play football, talk about sports, and go to a concert. When I broke my leg, he always came over to play games; in school, he carried my schoolbag for me and got my lunch for me. I know I can always count on him, and he also knows that he can count

27、on me.Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for a long time, maybe even forever(永远). I would hate to move, unless I could take my friends with me They are too important to leave behind.6朋友(2)我们的班长(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。我们去滑冰(go skating)、踢足球(play football)、谈论体育(talk ab

28、out sports)、去听音乐会(go to a concert)。我摔断腿(leg)时，他就来我家玩游戏(game)；在学校，他替我拿书包(schoolbag)，并帮我打午饭。我知道我总能依靠(count on)他，他也知道他能依靠我。有些(some) 朋友可能(may)只在你的一生中停留一会儿(for a while)。另一些(others)则很长一段时间(for a long time)和你做朋友，甚至有可能(maybe)是终生的朋友。我憎恨(hate) 搬家(move)，除非(unless) 我可以把朋友也带走。他们对我来说太重要了(too important)，我无法把他们留下(l

29、eave behind)。 7. The“Deaf”WifeA man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wifes going deaf.”The doctor answers,“Heres something you can try on her to test her hearing. Stand some meters away from her and ask her a question. If she doesnt answer, move a little closer and ask aga

30、in Keep repeating this until she answers. Then youll be able to tell if she is deaf or not.”The man goes home and begins to test his wifes hearing. He stands by the wall and says,“My dear, whats for dinner?”He doesnt hear an answer, so he moves closer to her.“My dear, whats for dinner?”Still no answ

31、er. He repeats this several times, until hes standing just a few feet away from her.Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said were having meat and rice!”7 “耳聋的”妻子某人对他的家庭医生说， “医生，我怀疑(doubt)我妻子(wife)要聋(deaf)了。 ”医生回答说， “有个办法可以测试(test)她的听力。你站(stand)在离她几米远 (some meters away)的地方，然后问她一个问题(questio

32、n) 。如果她不回答，你再走近点(a little closer)，然后再问。如此重复(repeat)直到她听到为止。那时你就可以判断她是否聋了。 ”这人回家后便开始测试他妻子的听力。他站在墙的旁边(by the wall)说， “亲爱的(dear)，晚饭(dinner)吃什么？” 他没听到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。 “亲爱的，晚饭吃什么？”仍然(still)没有回答。他如此反复了几次(several times)直到他离妻子只有几英尺(a few feet)的地方。最后(finally)，她回答道， “我都说了十一次了，我说咱们要吃肉(meat) 和米饭(rice)。 ” 58. We R

33、eally Dont Know (1)Jack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of his second term, he failed his history exam, and he was told that he would be dismissed from university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the history professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack cont

34、inue his studies the next year.“Hes a good boy,”said Jacks father,“Please pardon him. If you let him pass this time, Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”8我们真的不知道(1)杰克去大学(university)里学习(study)历史(history)，但在第二学期 (term)末，他的历史考试不及格(he failed his h

35、istory exam)同时他还被告知将被开除(dismiss)。然而(however)杰克的父亲(father)决定去拜访那位历史学教授，请求教授让(let)杰克继续(continue) 下一年的学业。“他是个不错的男孩(boy)。 ”杰克的父亲(father)说， “请原谅 (pardon)他吧！如果这次您能让他通过(pass)，我确信 (Im sure)他明年一定会大有长进(improve a lot)；而且会在年终时真正地(really)很出色地通过考试。 ” 8. We Really Dont Know (2)“No, no, thats quite impossible!”repl

36、ied the professor immediately.“Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didnt know!”“Please, sir, give him another chance”said Jacks father.“You see, Im afraid we dont take any newspapers in our house so we even dont know that Napoleon was ill recently.”8我们真的不知道(2)“不，不行，那是完全不可能

37、的(quite impossible)。 ”教授立即 (immediately)回答(reply) ， “您知道吗，上个月我问他拿破仑是什么时候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！ ”“先生，请再给他一次机会(give him another chance)吧。 ”杰克的父亲说道， “您要知道，恐怕(Im afraid)是因为我们家里没有报纸(newspaper)。因此我们甚至连拿破仑近来 (recently)病了(ill)都不知道。 ” 9. Raymond (1)Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond d

38、reamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is a postman now.Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying(格言)“If you cant live the life you love, Love the life you live”He greets everyone with a big smile and a friendly“Hi, how are you?”And he really wants to know! Its hard to fee! unhappy wh

39、en we hear him whistling(吹口哨)happily up and down the street. 9雷蒙德(1)每个人(everybody) 都梦想(dream of)做些重要的事。雷蒙德小时候梦想成为一名科学家(scientist)，实际上(in fact)他现在是一名邮递员(postman) 。雷蒙德是个积极主动的(active) 年轻人。他信奉的格言是“如果你不能过你热爱的生活，那就热爱你所过的生活。 ”带着灿烂的微笑(smile)，他向每一个人打招呼(greet)，还来一句友好的(friendly)问候， “嗨，你好吗？ ”而且他确实想知道！当我们听到他欢快地吹

40、着口哨在街道(street)上来来往往(up and down)时，想不高兴都难(hard) 。9. Raymond (2)Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always look very clean. After work, he likes going to 6the gym to take exerciseRaymond is strict in his work He cares about the people on this street everyday, he knocks on Mrs. Jordans door to a

41、sk for a drink of cool water. Hes not really thirsty. Mrs. Jordan is old, and he just wants to make sure shes okay.9雷蒙德(2)雷蒙德看起来(look)很不错。他的衬衫(shirt)和裤子(trousers)总是非常干净(very clean)。下班后，他喜欢去体育馆(gym)锻炼(take exercise)。雷蒙德对自己的工作要求严格(strict)。他关心(care about)街道上的居民。每天他都会敲(knock onat)乔丹夫人的门(door)去要一杯凉(cool)

42、水。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。乔丹夫人年纪大了，他只是想确认(make sure)乔丹夫人一切正常。 10. Thats Why!Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He also got many prizes for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money

43、for them They said,“This boys going to be famous when hes a little older, and then were going to sell these pictures for a lot more money.”Jimmys pictures were different from other peoples because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

44、“Thats very clever,”everybody said.“Nobody else does that!”They all believed that the boy was a pioneer in painting.One day, somebody bought one of Jimmys pictures and then said to him,“Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your pictures, but not on the top half ?”“Becau

45、se Im small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes dont reach very high.”10.原来如此！吉米三岁开始画画(start painting)，五岁时已经(already)画得相当好了。他还因此获得很多奖(many prizes)。他画了很多美丽(beautiful)有趣的(interesting)图画(picture) 。人们付(pay)很多钱(a lot of money)买这些画。他们说：“这个孩子大一点后肯定会出名 (be famous)到时我们可以靠这些画赚更多的钱。 ”吉米的画不同于(be different from) 他人的画，因为

46、他从来不在整张纸上作画。他只在一半纸上画，另一半总是空的(empty)。“这真是个聪明的(clever) 做法！” 大家都说， “没有其他人(nobody else)这么画过。 ”他们都认为这男孩堪称绘画艺术的先锋(pioneer)。有一天，有人买了吉米的画，然后问：“请告诉我，吉米，你为什么总是在纸的下半部分(bottom half)画而不在上半部分(top half)画呢？”吉米说：“因为我个头小，我的画笔(brush) 无法够到(reach)那么高(high)。 ” 11. Living like a Pig (1)One day, a guru(印度教大师)knew what he w

47、ould be in his next life. So he called his favorite disciple(徒弟) and asked him what he would do to show thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do.After the guru received the promise, he said,“Then this is what Id like you to do for me. Ive just learned that when I die v

48、ery soon, Im going to be born as a pig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ?Im going to be born as one of its baby pigs. Youll recognize(认出)me by a mark on my face When the baby pigs have been born, find the baby pig with a mark on its face and kill it with your knife Then Ill not live a pigs life Will you do this for me?”711.像猪一样生活(1)有一天，一位印度教大师知道了他的来生是个什么样子，因此，他召来(call)自己最喜爱的(favorite)徒弟，并问他要做什么来表示感谢。徒弟说无论什么(whatever)，只要大师要求，他都会去做。收到(receive)这项承诺 (promise)之后，大师说：“我现在就告诉你我希望你为我做的。我刚刚得知(learn)我