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1ChineseNewYearChineseNewYearisthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleallovertheworld.ItisalsocalledtheSpringFestivalortheLunarNewYear.TheexactdateoftheSpringFestivalontheWesterncalendarchangesfromyeartoyear.However,ChineseNewYeartakesplacebetweenJanuary1andFebruary19.OntheChinesecalendareveryyearhasananimal'sname.Theseanimalsaretherat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,ram,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.AChineselegendsaysthatthesetwelveanimalshadarace.Thefirstyearwasnamedaftertherat,thewinner.Theotherelevenyearswerenamedaccordingtotheorderinwhichtheanimalsarrivedintherace.Thecleverratjumpedontotheox'sback,andthenattheendjumpedovertheox'sheadtoarrivefirst!TheChinesebelievethatapersonborninaparticularyearhassomeofthecharacteristicsofthatanimal.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nameafter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。2ATeenager'sJoke:GuidelinesforDoingSchoolworkMyschoolhadapolicyabouthomework.Studentsshouldnotspendmorethanninetyminutespernightdoinghomework.ThisishowIusethetimeformywork.Fifteenminuteslookingforassignment;Elevenminutescallingafriendfortheassignment;Twentythreeminutesexplainingwhytheteacherismeananddoesnotliketeenagers;Eightminutesinthebathroom;Tenminutesgettingasnack;SevenminutescheckingtheTVGuide;Sixminutestellingmyparentsthattheteacherneverexplainedtheassignment;TenminutessittingatthekitchentablewaitingforMomorDadtodotheassignment.guideline指导方针policy政策per每assignment作业mean低劣的snack小吃TVguide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。3TheToadandtheFrogAtoadsawafrogneartheroad.Hewasafatoldfrog.Hesatandmoanedandgroaned.Thetoadsaid,“Donotmoanandgroan,Mr.Frog.Hoplikeme.Hopdowntheroad.”Sothefrogandthetoadwentdowntheroadtoabigoaktree.“Iamhome,”saidthetoad.“ComeinandIwillmaketea.”ButMr.Frogsaid,inadeepcroak,“Imustnotroamfarfromhome.Iwillbeofftomyhomenearthepond.”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.AwasanapplepieA是一个苹果(APPLE派BbititB咬了(BIT它一口CcutitC切开(CUT它DdealtwithitD来分发(DEALT它EateitE吃了(EAT它FfoughtforitF为了它而与人打斗(FOUGHTGgotitG得到了(GOT它HhaditH拥有了(HAD它IinspecteditI来检查(INSPECTED它JjumpedforitJ为得到了苹果派而欢蹦乱跳(JUMPEDKkeptitK保存(KEPT起了苹果派LlongedforitL渴望(LONGED得到苹果派MmournedforitM因没得到苹果派而伤心落泪(MOURNEDNnoddedatitN对苹果派点头(NODDEDOopeneditO打开了(OPENED它PpeepedinitP觊觎(PEEPED它QquartereditQ把个苹果派分成了四份(QUARTEREDRranforitR为了它跑(RANSstoleitS偷了它(STOLETtookitT拿走了(TOOK苹果派UupsetitU打翻了(UPSET它VvieweditV审视着(VIEWED它WwanteditW想得到(WANTED它X,Y,Zandampersandallwishedforapieceinhand.XYZ和&都希望手上能有一块苹果派。bitbite咬的过去时dealtwithdealwith处理的过去时inspect检查longfor渴望mourn哀悼nod点头peep窥视quarter分成四份upsetupset弄翻的过去时view观察ampersand记号名称5HomestayintheUSMynameisJennyandIdidahomestayinAmerica.WhenIfirstmetmyhostmother,Mary,shegavemeabighug.IwasreallyshockedbecauseIhadneverbeenhuggedbefore,andIwasnsurehowtorespond.BythetimeIleftAmerica,though,Icametoenjoyhuggingandbeinghugged.Shakinghandswasalsoachallenge.Myhomestayfather,Peter,lookedatmestraightintheeyeandsqueezedmyhandfirmly.BothMaryandPeterwantedmetocallthembytheirfirstnamesbecausethey,asAmericans,likeinformality.Byusingfirstnamesonly,wefeltfriendliertowardseachother.homestay家庭寄宿host东道主hug拥抱shock震惊respond回应challenge挑战straight直接地squeeze挤压firmly紧紧地informality随意在美国家庭寄宿我叫珍妮,我在美国家庭寄宿。当我第一次见到我要寄宿那家的母亲玛丽时,她热情地拥抱了我。我确实感到非常震惊因为我从来没有被拥抱过,我不知道该如何回应。然而到我要离开美国时,我已经非常喜欢拥抱别人和被别人拥抱了。握手也是个挑战。我寄宿那家的父亲彼特,直视着我的眼睛,紧紧地握我的手。玛丽和彼特都希望我对他们直呼其名,因为美国人一般比较随意。通过直呼其名,我们互相之间感到更加亲切友好。6BrothersandSistersMysisterisayearolderthanmeandwe'vebeensharingaroomsinceIwas3yearsold.Weareveryclose,butwealsofightallthetime.Ourfightsareneverserious.Ican'trememberthecauseofourfightsnow,buttheywerealwaysoversmallthings.SometimesitwasjustoveraparticularwordIusedormaybejustbecausemysistergavemyteddybearahugandIwasunhappyaboutit.Wedon'ttakeourfightsveryseriouslyasifallthefightsareagame.Ithinkit'sperfectlyokayforkidstofightwiththeirbrothersorsisters.NowI'mateenager,andIeventhinkthatthey'resweetmemories!share分享serious认真的cause原因fight打架particular特别的,特殊的teddybear玩具熊teenage青少年perfectly完全兄弟姐妹我的姐姐比我大一岁,从我三岁起我们就一直合用一个房间。我们非常亲密,但是我们也时常打架。我们打架从来不是认真的。我现在都记不起我们打架的原因,但肯定是因为一些小事。有时候,仅仅是因为我用的某个词,或者是因为姐姐抱了我的玩具熊,而我对此感到生气。我们从来不把打架当真,就好像这只是场游戏。我觉得小孩子和兄弟姐妹们打打闹闹没有什么。现在我已经十几岁了,但我觉得那都是我美好的回忆!7ThirtyDaysHathSeptember(NurseryRhymeThirtydayshathSeptember,April,June,andNovember;Alltheresthavethirty-one,ExceptforFebruaryalone,Ithastwenty-eightdaysclear,Andtwenty-nineoneachLeapYear.hath(古英语=hasleapyear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。8TwoDumplingsAyoungmanhadasmallbusiness.Heworkedveryhard,andhemadealotofmoney.Oneday,hehaddinnerwithabusinessman.Hewantedthemantobecomehisbusinesspartner.Whentheyfinishedthedinner,thereweretwodumplingsleft.Theyoungmantoldthewaitress:"PleasepacktheminadoggybagandI'dliketotakethemhome.Soonthebusinessmandecidedtoworktogetherwiththeyoungman.Hesaid,"Theyoungmanisgreat.Hehaslotsofmoneybuthewon'twasteit.dumpling饺子partner伙伴waitress女服务员pack包doggybag(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。他说:“这个年轻人很好。他有很多钱但他不浪费。”9AVisittotheCityCentreOntheirfirstdayinthecapital,DianaandPetervisitedtheOldTowerwhichstoodonahillnearthecitycentre.Therewerestairsleadingtothetop,butDianaandPeterdecidedtotakethelift.Atthetoptherewasacaf?andabalconywherevisitorscouldstandandenjoytheview.Itwasmagnificent—youcouldseethewholecity,theriverandthehillsbeyond.OntheirwaybackfromtheTower,DianaandPeterwentpastthemainsquareinthecitycentre.Theystoppedatastalltohavesomeorangejuice,andsatandwatchedthetrafficforawhile.Thesquarewasverybusy,withcars,buses,bicyclesandpedestriansgoinginalldirections.Inthecentreofthesquaretherewasapolicemancontrollingthetraffic.stair楼梯takethelift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。10Rain,Rain,GoAway(NurseryRhymeRain,rain,goaway,Comeagainanotherday.Rain,rain,gotoSpain,Nevershowyourfaceagain.Rain,rain,pourdown,Butnotadroponourtown.Rainonthegreengrass,Andrainonthetree,Andrainonthehousetop,Butnotonme.Rain,rain,goaway,Comeagainonwashingday.Rain,rain,gotoGermany,Andremaintherepermanently.Rain,rain,goaway,ComeonMartha'sweddingday.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11AnEmbarrassingShowThedayoftheschoolsciencefairhadfinallyarrived,andLisawasbothnervousandexcited.Shecouldn'twaittoshowoffhervolcanomodelatthefair.Shemightevenwinthefirstprize!AsLisawassettinguphervolcano,shenoticedherfriendAlex'sprojectonthetablenexttohers.Weeksago,Alexhadaskedherforhelpincreatingamodelofthesolarsystem,andLisawasgladtohelp.HenevertoldherheasgoingtoenteritintheScienceFair!Hismodelwaspaintedbeautifullyindifferentcolours.FinallyAlexgotthefirstplaceandLisafeltveryembarrassed.fair展览会nervous神经紧张的,不安的excited兴奋的showoff炫耀volcano火山project设计,计划create创作,创造solarsystem太阳系embarrassed觉得难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!12Humour—ThingsYourMotherWouldn’tSay"BegoodandI'llbuyyouamotorcycleforyourbirthday!"HowonearthcanyouseetheTVsittingsofarback?""Don'sbotherwearingajacket—it'squitewarmout."Letmesmellthatshirt—yeah,it'sgoodforanotherweek."Ithinkaclutteredbedroomisasignofcreativity.?"Yeah,Iusedtoskipschool,too.?"Justleaveallthelightson...itmakesthehousemorecheery."CouldyouturnthemusicuploudersoIcanenjoyit,too?humour幽默motorcycle摩托车onearth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。”13DogsPeopleoftensaythatadogisman'sbestfriend.Overthousandsofyears,manhastaughthisdogstodomanykindsofworkbesidesguardingthehome.Forexample,sheepdogsarefamousfortheirabilitytocontrolaflockofhundredsofsheep.Dogshavebeenusedtoaiddisabledpeopleforcenturies.Aguidedogcanleaditsblindowner.Nowadays,dogscanbetaughttoturnonlightswitches,openrefrigeratordoorsanddialthetelephonefortheirdisabledowners.Forthemajorityofpeople,however,dogsaresimplypetsandfriendsforbothyoungandoldmembersofthefamily.guard看守,看护sheepdog牧羊犬flock群aid帮助disabled残疾人century世纪guidedog导盲犬dial拨majority大多数狗人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友。几千年来,除了看家外,人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名。狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了。导盲犬可以为盲主人引路。现在,人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话。然而,对于大多数人来说,狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友。14DetectiveWorkAbankrobberstolealotofmoney.Hewascaughtandsenttoprison,butthemoneywasneverfound.Whenhecameoutofprison,theywatchedhimtoseewhathewoulddo.Hereisthedetect