1、1第 1 篇Summer Holiday Part-time JobDuring the summer holiday of 2005, I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home and watching TV. So I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there as a cleaner. Every day I went to work early in the morning and got home late in t
2、he evening. I worked 7 hours a day for three weeks.The job was hard, boring and seemed endless, which made me so tired that I almost quit half way. After all, I stuck to it with my determination.Finally, I finished the job before the new school term began.Now, I understand what labor means. I think
3、it was really a successful experience.【参考译文】1 2005 年的暑假，我觉得应该做些有意义的事，而不是呆在家里看电视。所以我在肯德基快餐店找了份做清洁的工作。我每天早上很早就开始工作，晚上很晚才回家。我每天工作 7 个小时，连续做了 3 个星期。2 那份工作辛苦、无聊并且似乎永无止境，弄得我疲惫不堪差点中途放弃。但我终究还是靠着意志力坚持了下来。3 最后，我在新学年开始前结束了这份工作。4 现在，我明白了劳动的意义。我觉得那真是一次成功的经历。2第 2 篇Advertisements in Our LifeWe live in a world of a
4、dvertisements. We see and hear them everywhere. No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Radio, television and computers have made it possible for advertisements to attract the attention of millions of people. Therefore, it has become an important part of our daily life.On one hand, adve
5、rtising greatly promotes sales; on the other hand, in their efforts to tell people about products and events, advertisements provide us with a large amount of the latest information. Meanwhile, to make an advertisement, a lot of people will have to work together. So with the development of advertisi
6、ng a lot of jobs are being created.In a word, advertising is an important business. 【参考译文】1 我们生活在一个广告的世界里，到处都可以看到、听到广告。没有人能避免受到广告的影响。收音机、电视和电脑使广告能够吸引成百上千万人的注意力。因此，广告已经成为我们日常生活中的一个重要部分。2 一方面，广告大大地促进了销售；另一方面，广告为了宣传产品和企业的活动，会提供给我们大量的最新信息。同时，为了制作广告，很多人必须一起工作。所以，广告的发展也创造了大量的工作机会。3 总之，广告是一个重要的产业。3第 3 篇Ame
7、rican Students VisitBoys and girls,May I have your attention, please? About fifty American students will come to visit our school on October the 22nd. Well meet them at the school gate at 8:30 a.m. At 9:00, well take them to the conference room, where a get-together will be held. After that, well sh
8、ow them around our botanical garden and the school-run factory. At 11:00, there will be a basketball match on the playground. Theyll leave our school at 12:00.We must talk with them in English. Please be friendly and courteous to them. Remember, we not only stand for our school, but also stand for C
9、hina.Thank you. Hope you have a good time.【参考译文】同学们：1 请注意！ 10 月 22 号大约 50 名美国学生要来我校参观。上午 8 点 30我们要在学校门口迎接他们。9 点钟，我们将带他们到会议室举行一个联欢会。然后，我们要带他们参观我们的植物园和校办工厂。11 点钟，我们将在操场上进行篮球比赛。他们 12 点离开我校。2 我们一定要用英语和他们交谈，对他们要友好、礼貌。记住，我们不仅仅代表我们学校，还代表中国。3 谢谢，希望你们能和美国朋友玩得开心！4第 4 篇(1)Dear Helpful,Im a Senior Three student
10、 and Im in trouble. I used to like English, but now I am having some problems in English, especially in English writing. Though I know English is a very important subject, I think now it has become a little difficult for me. My poor writing skills have caused me to get low marks on my English exams.
11、 This has made me dislike English and I am afraid to take any more exams. I really want to change my situation and enjoy learning English again. I wonder why so many students like English and can get good results in English exams. I do want to be one of the best students and go to a famous universit
12、y after graduation. This is my dream, but my English is not good enough. What should I do?Worried【参考译文】帮助者,您好！我是一名高三的学生，我遇到了麻烦。我一直喜欢英语，但是现在在英语学习上我有些问题，特别是英语写作。我知道英语是一门非常重要的科目，但我觉得现在英语对我来说已经变得有点困难。糟糕的写作让我英语考试总是得低分，弄得我都不喜欢英语了，我也害怕参加更多的考试。我真的想改变这种状况，重新喜欢上英语。我奇怪为什么那么多学生喜欢英语并能考高分。我真的想成为一名优秀的学生，毕业后能进入著名大学
13、。这是我的梦想，但我的英语不够好。我该怎么办？ 焦虑者5第 4 篇(2)Dear Worried,I have received your letter and Im glad to give you some suggestions. First of all, dont be disappointed. Many students find it difficult to write well. In my opinion, if you want to improve your writing, you should do the following things. First, do
14、some studying with the set phrases and sentence structures. Keep a list of them and then try to make some sentences with them. Second, read English as much as possible. There are many things that cant be learnt immediately. You must see them in books many times. Then youll be able to use them correc
15、tly yourself. So, in order to write well, you must learn to read a lot. Finally, youd better recite some good passages. The more passages you read, the better you will write.Im sure you can improve your written English as long as you study hard. Remember, practice makes perfect.Helpful【参考译文】焦虑者,你好！1
16、 我已收到你的来信，很乐意给你一些建议。首先，不要失望。很多学生都觉得写好作文很困难。我觉得，如果你想提高你的写作能力，就应该做下面这些事情。第一，学习一些固定搭配和句型，把它们记下来并试着造句。第二，尽量多读英语，很多东西不可能立即学会，你要在书中见过很多遍，然后才能正确使用。所以，为了写好作文，你必须学着多读。最后，你最好背诵一些好的文章，读得越多，写得就越好。2 我相信只要努力学习，你的英语写作一定会提高。记住，熟能生巧。6帮助者第 5 篇Job HuntingDear Sir or Madam:I have read your advertisement in yesterdays C
17、hina Daily. I feel I will be fit for the job needed in your company. Im 20 years old and in good health. After graduation from a middle school, I have studied English for six years. I studied bookkeeping, typing and public relations. I am good at both operating PC and English. I can read, write, lis
18、ten to and speak English. Im interested in the position of a secretary.I want very much to be accepted by your company. Ill work hard if I can be a member of your company.LLi Hua【参考译文】北京市 745 信箱尊敬的先生/女士：我在昨天的中国日报上看到贵公司的招聘广告，我认为我很适合贵公司的这个职位。我今年 20 岁，身体健康。中学毕业后，我学了六年英语。我还学过簿记、打字和公共关系。我擅长电脑操作和英语，能用英语进行
19、听说读写。我对秘书一职很感兴趣。我十分希望贵公司能录用我。如果能成为贵公司的一员，我将会十分努力地工作。李华7第 6 篇Whether Students Should Take Physical ExerciseDear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the discussion weve had about whether students of Senior 3 should take physical exercise. 55% of the students think they should take exercise every day,
20、such as doing morning exercises, playing ping-pong and basketball, but it shouldnt take up too much time. Proper exercise can build up ones body and reduce diseases. Whats more, sports let students brains have a rest so that they can study effectively.On the other hand, 45% believe taking exercise i
21、s a waste of time and it is tiring. After having sports, they are much too excited for a long time to pay attention to their lessons. Its also possible to get hurt in sports.Yours sincerely,Li Hua【参考译文】尊敬的编辑，我写信是为了告诉你我们关于高三学生是否应参加体育锻炼的讨论结果。有 55的同学认为他们应该每天做运动，像做早操、打乒乓球和打篮球，但不能花太多时间在这些运动上。适当的运动能增强体质和减
22、少患病。还有，运动能使同学们的大脑得到休息以便他们能更有效地学习。另一方面，有 45的同学认为运动是在浪费时间并且十分累人。在运动过后，他们会长时间都很兴奋以至于不能专心学习。而且，在运动中很容易受伤。此致敬礼8李华第 7 篇On the Internet The Internet is playing a more and more important role in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news both from home and abroad and learn about all kinds of other in
23、formation as well. We can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, take classes, read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves, enjoy music, watch sports, play chess, cards and so on. Besides, we can even do shopping, have a chat with others and make friends with them o
24、n the Internet.In a word, the Internet has made our life richer and more colorful.【参考译文】因特网在我们的生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色。在网上，我们能阅读国内外的新闻而且还能了解到其他各种信息。我们还可以用电子邮件发信息、打电话、上课、阅读各种各样的书和自学外语、听音乐、观看体育比赛、下棋、打牌等等。此外，我们甚至可以在网上购物，跟别人聊天并交朋友。总之，因特网使我们的生活变得更加丰富多彩。9第 8 篇The Red Star Television Factory The Red Star Television
25、 Factory, which produces TV sets of fine quality, was set up in the 1980s. There were only a little more than 200 workers then, and most of them were junior middle school graduates. The working conditions were poor; there were only three workshops with some simple equipment. The main products then w
26、ere black and white TV sets.In the past 20 years, great changes have taken place in this factory. The number of workers and engineers has risen to over 2, 000, and 80% of them are college graduates. Fifteen big workshops are well equipped with modern machines, and there are over ten different types
27、of color TV sets, which are sold all over the country and to many parts of the world as well.【参考译文】生产优质电视机的红星电视机厂创建于 20 世纪 80 年代。那时只有 200 多个工人，他们当中大多数都是初中毕业生；工作环境很简陋，只有 3 个车间和一些简单的设备。那时主要的产品是黑白电视机。10在过去的 20 年当中，工厂发生了很大的变化。工人和工程师的人数已经增加到 2000 多人，而且有 80是大学毕业生；拥有 15 个大型车间，并配备有现代化的设备；现在生产超过 10 种不同的彩色电视机
28、，并销往全国和世界各地。第 9 篇Rural EducationNow in the rural areas, there are many children out of school. I think one of the reasons is that their families are too poor to afford their schooling. As a result, they have to stay at home to earn money to support their families. Another reason is that many parents
29、 think its useless for the girls to study and they would not like them to go to school. The third reason is that some children are not interested in their lessons, and would not like to go to school.In my opinion, all children including girls should have the chance to receive an education. People sh
30、ould pay more attention to the education of children because they will play a very important part in the future of our country.【参考译文】现在的农村地区有许多失学儿童，我认为原因之一是由于家庭贫穷，父母无力支付他们的学费。所以，他们不得不留在家中挣钱来补贴家用。另外一个11原因是许多父母认为女孩子上学没有用而不让她们上学。第三个原因是一些孩子对读书不感兴趣，不愿意上学。依我看来，所有的孩子，包括女孩，都应该有机会接受教育。人们应更加关注儿童的教育问题，因为他们将在我们
31、国家的前途中扮演非常重要的角色。第 10 篇New Century Net-School Ladies and gentlemen,Welcome to our New Century Net-School! Our net-school is made up of four parts. The Multimedia Teaching System makes teaching and learning easier and much more interesting. Students can get more information and knowledge in class. The
32、 E-reading room, where we can send e-mails to all parts of the world and get the latest information from the Internet, is open to both teachers and students. The Long-Distance Teaching System is for the students who are not studying in our school. They can study at home if they have a computer. The
33、School Management System helps to improve our school management and meets the needs of a modern school.Thank you.【参考译文】女士们，先生们：12欢迎来到我们的新世纪网校！我们的网校是由四部分组成的。多媒体教学系统使教与学变得更容易而且更加有趣。学生们在课堂上可以获得更多的信息和知识。在电子阅览室里，我们可以向世界各地发送电子邮件，也可以从因特网上获取最新的资讯。电子阅览室对师生均开放。远程教学系统是专为那些不能够在我们学校上学的学生设立的。只要有电脑，他们就可以在家里学习。学校管理
34、系统有助于改善我们学校的管理并满足现代化学校的需求。谢谢大家。第 11 篇The Beijing Olympic Games Dear David,How nice to hear from you again. Now let me tell you something about the beautifying work being done in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Our slogan is “Green Olympics“. 12.2 billion dollars will be spent on this project. A
35、lot more trees, flowers and grass will be planted in many places to make Beijing more beautiful. We will use clean energy and try our best to make waste water clean and reuse it. In 2008, you will see Beijing as beautiful as a garden, with cleaner water and a clearer sky.I look forward to meeting yo
36、u in Beijing in 2008.Li Hua【参考译文】亲爱的大卫，很高兴再次收到你的来信。现在就让我跟你讲讲北京为迎接 2008 年奥运会正在进行的美化工程情况吧。我们的口号是“绿色奥运”。这个工程将耗资13122 亿美元。为了使北京变得更美丽，我们将会在许多地方种植更多的树木、花卉及草坪，我们将使用无污染能源，并尽最大努力净化废水以重新使用。在2008 年，你将会看到北京如花园般美丽，北京会有更加纯净的水、更加明朗的天空。期盼 2008 年我们在北京相会！李华第 12 篇Mobile Phones at School Dear Editor,Im writing to tell
37、you about the discussion weve had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school.The majority of the students think that it is more convenient for them to keep in touch with their parents and classmates if they have a mobile phone. And whats more, its the l
38、atest fashion.However, most teachers think middle school students are not old enough to control themselves. It is a waste of time for students to play games and send messages to each other by mobile phone. And its easy to cause the students to vie with each other. If necessary, they can make phone c
39、alls by using public phones on the campus.In my opinion, following the fashion is understandable. But as middle school students, we should put all our heart into our studies.【参考译文】14亲爱的编者，1我给您写信是想跟您说说我们进行的那场关于中学生是否应该带手机上学的讨论的情况。2大多数学生都认为，如果他们带手机上学的话，会更方便同家长、同学联系，而且带手机也比较时髦。3然而，大部分老师都认为，中学生年龄尚小，没有足够的
40、自控性，学生们用手机玩游戏以及彼此发信息是浪费时间。而且这很容易造成同学之间的攀比，如果有必要的话，他们可以用校园里的公用话机打电话。4我认为，赶时髦是可以理解的，但作为中学生，我们应该全身心地投入到学习上。 第 13 篇English Is My Favorite Subject English is my favorite subject, because its such a widely used language. It is important for everyone to learn English well in our rapidly developing world.En
41、glish has now become an international language, because it is used by almost every country in the world. If you want to do business with foreigners, you have to learn English, because most of them speak and write in English. English is one of the working languages at international conferences. Today
42、, many great reports, papers, and books are written in English, so if you want to read them, you must know English well. If you know English, you can also understand people from other countries better and contribute more effectively to world peace.No matter what you do in the future, English will al
43、ways be important. So we should pay more attention to learning English in order to make our country powerful, competitive, and international.【参考译文】1英语是我最喜欢的科目，因为英语是一门应用十分广泛的语言。在我们迅速发展的15世界里，学好英语对每个人来说都至关重要。2现在，英语已经变成了一种国际语言，因为几乎世界上的每一个国家都在使用英语。如果你想同外国人做生意，你必须学英语，因为绝大部分外国人都说英语、写英语。英语是国际会议上的工作语言之一。如今，许多重要的报告、论文以及书籍都是用英语写的，因此如果你想读懂它们的话，你就必须掌握英语。如果你懂英语，你就能够更好地和来自其它国家的人沟通，并能够更加有效地为世界和平出力。3不管你未来做什么，英语都同样重要。因此为了使我们的国家更加强大、更加具有竞争力、更加国际化，我们应该更加重视学英语。
