1、1 Chinese New YearChinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people all over the world. It is also called the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. The exact date of the Spring Festival on the Western calendar changes from year to year. However, Chinese New Year takes place between
2、 January 1 and February 19. On the Chinese calendar every year has an animals name. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. A Chinese legend says that these twelve animals had a race. The first year was named after the rat, the winner. T
3、he other eleven years were named according to the order in which the animals arrived in the race. The clever rat jumped onto the oxs back, and then at the end jumped over the oxs head to arrive first! The Chinese believe that a person born in a particular year has some of the characteristics of that
4、 animal. lunar 月( 亮)的 exact 确切的 calendar 日历 rat 鼠 ox 公 牛 rabbit 兔子 ram 公羊 rooster 公鸡 legend 传说 name after 按命名 particular 特殊的 characteristic 特征春 节对于全世界的华人来说，中国的新年是最重要的节日。人们也称它为春节或农历新年。 公历春节的确切日期每年都在变化。但是春节一般都在 1 月 1 日 到 2 月 19 日 之间。 在农历中，每年都有一个生肖。这些生肖是鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。据传说，这十二个动物举行了一次赛跑，第一年就以获胜
5、者鼠命名，其他十一年就根据动物们到达终点的顺序命名。聪明的鼠跳在牛背上，在最后时刻跳过牛的头顶第一个到达终点！中国人相信在某一年出生的人具有这一年生肖的一些特征。2 A Teenagers Joke: Guidelines for Doing SchoolworkMy school had a policy about homework. Students should not spend more than ninety minutes per night doing homework. This is how I use the time for my work. Fifteen minu
6、tes looking for assignment; Eleven minutes calling a friend for the assignment; Twenty three minutes explaining why the teacher is mean and does not like teenagers; Eight minutes in the bathroom; Ten minutes getting a snack; Seven minutes checking the TV Guide; Six minutes telling my parents that th
7、e teacher never explained the assignment; Ten minutes sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Mom or Dad to do the assignment. guideline 指导方针 policy 政策 per 每 assignment 作业 mean 低劣的 snack 小吃 TV guide 电视指南 有关青少年的一则笑话做作业的指导方针我的学校有一项针对作业的政策。学生每天晚上做作业的时间不应该超过九十分钟。以下就是我如何为完成作业而使用这九十分钟的。 花十五分钟找作业；花十一分钟打电话
8、向同学问作业； 花二十三分 钟抱怨 老师为什么总是那么讨厌，为什么不喜欢我们这些十几岁的孩子； 花八分钟在洗手间里；花十分钟找小吃； 花七分钟查看电视节目预告；花六分钟告诉父母，老师从没解释过所布置的作业； 花十分钟坐在餐桌旁等妈妈或者爸爸来做作业。3 The Toad and the FrogA toad saw a frog near the road. He was a fat old frog. He sat and moaned and groaned. The toad said, “Do not moan and groan, Mr. Frog. Hop like me. Hop
9、 down the road.” So the frog and the toad went down the road to a big oak tree. “I am home,” said the toad. “Come in and I will make tea.” But Mr. Frog said, in a deep croak, “I must not roam far from home. I will be off to my home near the pond.” toad 蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆 moan 呻吟 hop 跳跃 oak 橡树 croak 一种低而嘶哑的声音 癞蛤
10、蟆和青蛙一只癞蛤蟆在路边看到一只青蛙。那是只又胖又老的青蛙。他坐在那里呻吟叹息着。 癞蛤蟆说：“青蛙先生，不要呻吟叹息了。像我一样跳吧。沿着这条路跳。” 所以青蛙和癞蛤蟆一起沿着小路跳到一棵大橡树下。 “我到家了，”癞蛤蟆说，“ 进来吧，我来泡茶。” 但青蛙用低沉的声音说：“我不能在离家远的地方闲逛，我要回我在池塘边上的家。”4. A was an apple pie A 是一个苹果(APPLE)派 B bit it B 咬了(BIT) 它一口 C cut it C 切开(CUT)它 D dealt with it D 来分发 (DEALT)它 E ate it E 吃了(EAT)它F fou
11、ght for it F 为了它而与人打斗(FOUGHT) G got it G 得到了(GOT)它 H had it H 拥有了(HAD)它 I inspected it I 来检查(INSPECTED)它 J jumped for it J 为得到了苹果派而欢蹦乱跳(JUMPED) K kept it K 保存(KEPT)起了苹果派 L longed for it L 渴望(LONGED)得到苹果派 M mourned for it M 因没得到苹果派而伤心落泪(MOURNED) N nodded at it N 对苹果派点头(NODDED) O opened it O 打开了(OPENE
12、D)它 P peeped in it P 觊觎(PEEPED)它Q quartered it Q 把个苹果派分成了四份(QUARTERED) R ran for it R 为了它跑 (RAN) S stole it S 偷了它(STOLE) T took it T 拿走了(TOOK)苹果派 U upset it U 打翻了(UPSET)它V viewed it V 审视着(VIEWED)它W wanted it W 想得到(WANTED)它X， Y，Z and ampersand all wished for a piece in hand. XYZ 和 All the rest have t
13、hirty-one, Except for February alone, It has twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine on each Leap Year.hath （古英语） =has leap year 闰年 三十天的是九月（童谣一首） 三十天的是九月，四月，六月和十一月；其余的月份都是三十一天， 除了二月，二月只有二十八天， 每个闰年二月有二十九天。8 Two DumplingsA young man had a small business. He worked very hard, and he made a lot of mone
14、y. One day, he had dinner with a businessman. He wanted the man to become his business partner. When they finished the dinner, there were two dumplings left. The young man told the waitress: “Please pack them in a doggy bag and Id like to take them home.Soon the businessman decided to work together
15、with the young man. He said, “The young man is great. He has lots of money but he wont waste it.dumpling 饺子 partner 伙伴 waitress 女服务员 pack 包 doggy bag （饭店里客人将吃剩食物打包带走时用的）纸包两个饺子一个年轻人做了点小生意。他工作很努力，所以他赚到了许多钱。一天，他和一个商人吃饭。他希望那个人成为他的生意伙伴。当他们吃完饭后，还剩下两个饺子。 年轻人告诉服务员小姐：“请把这两个饺子打包，我要带回家去。”很快，这个商人就决定和这个年轻人一起做生意了
16、。他说：“这个年轻人很好。他有很多钱但他不浪费。”9 A Visit to the City CentreOn their first day in the capital, Diana and Peter visited the Old Tower which stood on a hill near the city centre. There were stairs leading to the top, but Diana and Peter decided to take the lift. At the top there was a caf?and a balcony where
17、 visitors could stand and enjoy the view. It was magnificent you could see the whole city, the river and the hills beyond. On their way back from the Tower, Diana and Peter went past the main square in the city centre. They stopped at a stall to have some orange juice, and sat and watched the traffi
18、c for a while. The square was very busy, with cars, buses, bicycles and pedestrians going in all directions. In the centre of the square there was a policeman controlling the traffic. stair 楼梯 take the lift 乘电梯 balcony 阳台 magnificent 壮观的 stall 摊点 pedestrian 行人 control 控制游览市中心 戴安娜和彼特第一天游览了首都市容，去了市中心附
19、近小山上的古塔。古塔有楼梯直通塔顶，但戴安娜和彼特决定乘坐电梯。塔顶有一个咖啡厅和观光平台，游客可以俯瞰市容。这儿的景色很美丽整座城市尽收眼底，还有远处的河流和群山。 在从古塔回来的路上，戴安娜和彼特游览了市中心广场。他们在一个小摊贩前停下喝果汁，坐下小歇一会，观赏街上的车水马龙，广场上小汽车、公共汽车、自行车和行人络绎不绝，广场中心一位警察在指挥交通。10 Rain, Rain, Go Away（Nursery Rhyme）Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your
20、 face again. Rain, rain, pour down, But not a drop on our town. Rain on the green grass, And rain on the tree, And rain on the housetop, But not on me. Rain, rain, go away, Come again on washing day. Rain, rain, go to Germany, And remain there permanently. Rain, rain, go away, Come on Marthas weddin
21、g day. remain 保持，逗留 permanently 永远地 雨，雨，走开吧（童谣一首）雨，雨，走开吧，改天再来吧，雨，雨，去西班牙吧，不要再出现了。 雨，雨，尽情地下吧，但是一滴也不要下到我们镇上来。 雨下在碧绿的草地上，雨下在树上，雨下在房顶上，但不要下在我身上。 雨，雨，走开吧，洗衣服的那天再来吧。 雨，雨，去德国吧，永远待在那里吧11 An Embarrassing ShowThe day of the school science fair had finally arrived, and Lisa was both nervous and excited. She cou
22、ldnt wait to show off her volcano model at the fair. She might even win the first prize! As Lisa was setting up her volcano, she noticed her friend Alexs project on the table next to hers. Weeks ago, Alex had asked her for help in creating a model of the solar system, and Lisa was glad to help. He n
23、ever told her he as going to enter it in the Science Fair! His model was painted beautifully in different colours. Finally Alex got the first place and Lisa felt very embarrassed.fair 展览会 nervous 神经紧张的，不安的 excited 兴奋的 show off 炫耀 volcano 火山 project 设计，计划 create 创作，创造 solar system 太阳系 embarrassed 觉得难
24、堪的一次令人难堪的展览学校的科学展览日终于到来了，丽莎既紧张又兴奋。她等不及要在展览会上炫耀她的火山模型。她甚至有可能赢得第一名！ 正当丽莎组装她的火山时，她注意到旁边桌子上她朋友亚历克斯的设计。几星期前，亚历克斯曾请她帮助他创作一个太阳系的模型，丽莎很乐意地帮助了他。可他从没告诉过她他打算拿它参加科学展览！他的模型色彩鲜艳。最终亚历克斯获得了第一名，丽莎觉得很难堪！12 Humour Things Your Mother Wouldnt Say“Be good and Ill buy you a motorcycle for your birthday!“How on earth can y
25、ou see the TV sitting so far back?“Dons bother wearing a jacket its quite warm out. “Let me smell that shirt yeah, its good for another week. “I think a cluttered bedroom is a sign of creativity.?“Yeah, I used to skip school, too.?“Just leave all the lights on.it makes the house more cheery.“Could y
26、ou turn the music up louder so I can enjoy it, too?humour 幽默 motorcycle 摩托车 on earth 究竟 smell 闻 cluttered 混乱的 sign 预兆，表现 creativity 创造力 skip 跳 cheery 愉快的 幽默母亲不会说的话“你表现好，我就给你买辆摩托车作为生日礼物！” “你怎么能够坐得这么远看电视呢？” “不用麻烦再穿夹克衫了外面很暖和。” “让我闻闻这件衬衫好，还可以再穿一个星期。” “我觉得乱七八糟的卧室也是创造力的表现。” “好，我以前也逃过课。” “就让所有的灯都开着吧这样的房间更令人愉快。” “你可以把音乐开得再响一点吗？这样我也可以欣赏它。”
