1、一. 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 outsid
2、e and looked around for someone to help him.【汉语翻译】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)。一. A Young Off
3、icer 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?”the
4、young man said angrily.“Now lets start again Have you got change for ten pence?”“No,sir,”the old soldier answered quickly.【汉语翻译】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)该怎样跟一
5、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。二. 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 and always
6、 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.【汉语翻译】您是要感谢她吗？(1)格林夫人(Mrs.)在这座城市(city)的公园(park)附近
7、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)。 二. Are You Going to Tha
8、nk 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 me her n
9、ame, please?”asked Mrs. Green.“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. ”【汉语翻译】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，她赶紧(hur
10、ry)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。” 三. Sam and Tod (1)Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So Sam didnt like
11、it, and he wanted to kill Tod. He tied Tod in a bag and put it in a smallboat. He rowedthe boat to the middle of a big river. Just as he threw the pooranimal into the river, the boat began to go down. Both Sam and Tod fell into the river.【汉语翻译】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)，但它吃的太多(eat too
12、 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。三. Sam and Tod (2)Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldnt .The dog bit (咬)therope and got out ofthe bag. It triedi ts be
13、st to swim to saveSam. The man was saved, so he was verythankful 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.【汉语翻译】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)萨姆。萨姆获救了，所以
14、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)萨姆就给多少。 四. In the Bar (1)In England, if you are under the age of eighteen, youre not allowed to drink in apublic bar.Mr. Thompson used to go to a bar near his house, but he never took his son,Tom, because he was too young.
15、Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr.Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time.【汉语翻译】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(too young)。
16、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)。 四. 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 youve had enough? Well, I
17、ll tell you. Do you seethose twolights 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.”【汉语翻译】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)要小心(be care
18、ful)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！” 五. A Black Umbrella (1)Sally was a student. It was going to be her mothers birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that
19、 would be nice and useful but not expensive.A week before her mothers birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simplelunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that wasselling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one. Her mother hadlost hers the month before.一把黑
20、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)了。 五. A Black Umbrella (2)
21、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 such a small lunch that she went
22、 along to the buffet car(餐车) for a sandwich and a cup ofcoffee.一把黑伞(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)她觉得饿 (hungry)于是走进餐车，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一
23、杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。六. 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 areneighbors who help him wi
24、th the work like building shelves and planting trees.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(littlesister)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)。 六. Fr
25、iends (2)Steve, 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 c
26、an count on me.Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for a longtime, 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.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
27、(talk about 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
28、们留下(leave behind)。七 . The“Deaf”WifeA man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wifes goingdeaf.”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
29、 again. 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
30、answer. 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!”【 汉 语 翻 译 】“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
31、。 你 站 (stand)在 离 她 几 米 远 (some meters away)的 地 方 ， 然 后 问 她 一 个 问 题 (question)。 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
32、 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)。 ” 八 . We Really Dont Know (1)Jack had gone to the university tostudy his history,
33、 but at the end of his second term, he failed his history exam, and he was told that he would bedismissed from university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the history professor(教 授 )to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year.“Hes a good boy,”said Jacks father,“Plea
34、se 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.”【 汉 语 翻 译 】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 history exam) 同 时 他 还 被 告 知 将
35、 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
36、 地 通 过 考 试 。 ” 八 . We Really Dont Know (2)“No, no, thats quite impossible!”replied 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 hous
37、e so we even dont know that Napoleon was illrecently.”【 汉 语 翻 译 】我 们 真 的 不 知 道 (2)“不 ， 不 行 ， 那 是 完 全 不 可 能 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 ， “
38、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 。 ”九. Raymond (1)Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond dreamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is a postman now.Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the sa
39、ying(格言)“If you cant live the life you love, love the life you live”He greets everyone with a big smile and afriendly“Hi, how are you?”And he really wants to know! Its hard to feel unhappy when we hear him whistling(吹口哨)happily up and down the street. 【汉语翻译】雷蒙德(1)每个人(everybody)都梦想(dream of)做些重要的事。雷蒙
40、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着口哨在街道(street)上来来往往(up and down)时，想不高兴都难(hard)。九. Raymond (2)Raymond looks good. His shirt and trousers always
41、 look very clean. After work, he likes going to the gym to take exercise.Raymond is strict in his work. He cares about the people on this street everyday. Heknocks on Mrs. Jordans door to ask for a drink of cool water. Hes not really thirsty.Mrs. Jordan is old, and he just wants to make sure shes okay.【汉语翻译】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)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。 十. Thats Why!
