1、翻译样文（一）A lucky bird-the King of the BirdIt is a lucky seabird.Its name is Sterna Paradisaca.It can live for along time.It may live for about 20 years.Its about 33-39 centimetres long.It is from the North Pole.Its very cold place.The bird looks so small,but it is great.Many people love it.It is a her
2、o in peoples eyes.It can enjoy two summers each year.Its so lucky . Its good at flying.It can fly about 40,000km each years.Its the only animal to travel so far in a year.Many people dont believe this,but its true.Scientists have studied the birds carefully.The bird is grey and white.It has a red mo
3、uth and two red feet.The top of its head is black.It looks like a black cat.It looks like a gentleman in the sky.It lives in the North Pole when the North Pole is in summer.It eats fish from the sea and other small animals.When winter is coming,the weather is getting cold.It cant find food easily.It
4、 must leave there.It flies to the South Pole.It is a long travel.It can stay there till winter,and then it flies back to the North Pole.翻译样文（二）Why not cook at home?Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook at home.This has become a problem because most families love home cook
5、ing!The food tastes good and a family meal can bring everyone together.In some families,meals are often the only chance everyone gets to see each other during the day.Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that is a way of showing love.A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a ch
6、ilds sweet tooth.He or she is sending a message.The message says,I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.There is also something about the smell of home cooking.The smell of cooking makes people happy.It makes most of us feel good and l
7、oved-even if were the ones doing the cooking!Next time you smell a cake making,stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood.Everyone should learn to cook something.Why not give your parents a surprise with a simple meal one day?It will make them very happy.翻译样文（三）Kids want to hear more bedtime s
8、toriesAlmost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed,and most prefer Moms strorytelling to Dads ,researchers said.The study showed that younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three quarters saying they wished their paren
9、ts read to them more often.More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite with their parents.The results of our research showed the traditional activity of storytelling countries to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in childrens lives,said child psychologist
10、Richard Woolfson.When Mom and Dad are not at hand,celebrities will do:over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe.It can be very difficult for parents to fing time to read for their children,but these moments can help build strong
11、bonds and play a vital part in their childrens development,said Woolfson.翻译样文（四）A young apple treeA poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.One day,his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with th
12、e gift,but when he got home he did not know where to plant it. Finally he planted the tree in the woods where no could see it.But without sunlight and good soil,the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place.Whats the differences?the farmer said ang
13、rily.If I plant the tree near the road,strangers will steal the fruit.If I plant the tree in one of my fields,my neighbours will come at night and steal some of the apples.If I plant it near my house,my own children will take the fruit.Yes,said the friend,but at least someone could enjoy the fruit.N
14、ow you not only rob everyone of fruit,but also destroy a good apple tree!译文（一）一种幸运的鸟鸟中之王它是一种很幸运的海鸟。它就叫做北极燕鸥。它能生存很长一段时间，大约有二十年。身长大约 3339 厘米。它来自于北极，那是个及其寒冷的地方。这种鸟虽看起来小，但他非常棒。许多人都喜欢它，它在人们的眼中就是一个英雄。它能享受两个夏天，它是多么辛运啊！它擅长飞翔，每年都可以飞 40，000 公里。一年内，它是唯一的一种动物能在一年的时间里可以飞那么远！很多人都不相信，但这的确是真实的。科学家研究这些鸟时都非常小心。这种鸟是灰白
15、相间的。它有一张红色的嘴和两只红色的脚。但它的头顶是黑色的，看起来像是一只小黑猫，又像一个空中绅士。当北极是夏天的时候，它生活在北极。它吃一些海里的小鱼和其他的一些小生物。当冬天到来的时候，天气就转冷了。他不能很容易地找到食物。它必须离开这儿，飞往南极。这是一个漫长的旅行。它可以呆在那直到冬天，然后它又要飞回北极。译文（二）为什么不在家做饭呢许多人在这些天都非常地忙，所以他们就没有时间在家做饭。对于喜欢做饭的家庭来说，这已成为了一个问题！家中的食物尝起来很棒，而且一次家庭聚餐可以让每个人都聚在一起。在有些家庭，聚餐经常只是给每个人互相碰面的机会而已。另外一种原因就是人们享受家庭聚餐，因为那是一
16、种表示爱的方式。一个家长做一些小甜饼不只是为了满足孩子的芳心，他（她）是在传递一种信息，就是“我关心你花1 小时做饭然后 15 分钟内把它吃光。 ”同时也关心做的菜的味道，味道好的菜让人感到愉悦。如果某人为我们做菜，会让我们大多数人感觉到开心和爱。下次你闻一下做的蛋糕，然后停留一刻，把注意力集中在你的感受上。每个人都应学着去烧一些菜，为什么不在某一天为你的父母做一顿简单的饭做为惊喜呢？这将会让他们很高兴。译文（三）孩子们想听更多的睡前故事调查者们说：“几乎两到三个儿童都想他们的父母花更多的时间在他们睡觉之前为他们讲故事，但妈妈讲得比爸爸的要好。 ”调查说明三到四岁的儿童都非常渴望有更多的故事，
17、他们经常恳求父母讲故事超过 45 分钟。超过一半的三至八岁的孩子们就说，讲故事的时间就是他们和父母的最爱。儿童心理学家理查德沃尔森 说：研究表明有讲故事这一传统活动的国家，对孩子的生活来说是一项很强大的学习和情感资源。当父母不在身边，调查发现：超过 30%的孩子表示，他们在睡觉的时候从哈里波特到明星丹尼尔拉德克利夫的故事都希望听到。沃尔森 还说：对于父母来说很难分出时间来给他们的孩子讲故事，但这些时间可以对孩子的成长起到强大禁锢作用及关键的部分。译文（四）一颗年幼的苹果树一位贫穷的农民有一个朋友因种植出了及棒的苹果而小有名气。一天，他的朋友给农民一株年幼的苹果树，并叫他拿回家慢慢培养。这位农民收到礼物后就很高兴，但当他回到家时，就不知道种在哪里。最后，他把苹果树种在没有任何人能看见的树林里。但由于没有充足的阳光和沃土，那棵树没多久就死了。过后那位朋友问农民为什么要把树种在一个那么贫瘠的地方。 “那有什么不同吗？”那位农民生气地说。 “如果我把树种在路边，陌生人就会去偷果实。如果我把树种在我的其中一块田地中，我的邻居们就会在夜里去偷一些苹果。如果我把这棵树种在我家旁，我的孩子们就会去摘果实。“对的”那位朋友说， “但至少每个人可以享受到果实。现在如果你没有让任何一个人抢到苹果，但也摧毁了一棵好的苹果树。
