拇指英语说， 分享英语学习心得，技巧和方法。让英语学习变得更有趣，更简单。
在英语学习中，阅读是学生获得英语知识，提高英语能力与素养的重要途径。通过阅读，学生们可以增强语感、积淀文化知识，提高学生跨文化交际能力，从而整体提高他们的英语综合能力。
为增加阅读素材的多元化，拇指英语说特推出“报刊时文阅读素材积累系列”。众所周知，得到用英语怎么说，报刊阅读的材料内容丰富，真实感和时效性强，语言地道，话题轻松活泼，贴近学生生活。因此，报刊阅读是对校内英语教材的有益补充，有利于培养学生的阅读兴趣，提高阅读技能。本系列适合小学高年级至初中年级学生。按阅读难度，分为一星（小学高年级），二星（初中低年级）和三星（初中高年级）。
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心中有爱，眼里有光，行中有善，脚下有远方，所见之处都是美好，所听之音皆是美妙。
Reading
Isn’t it amazing how you can hear or read a story a hundred times and yet when you hear it again you learn something new? That happened to me recently when I reread the story below.
I look forward to improving my English ,in the meantime of learning English with you.望采纳
In the Middle Ages，a man traveled to a city where they were building a new church (教堂) in the square. He saw many people working on the great new building. He walked up to a strong man cutting rock and asked him what he was doing. “I am a stone mason，” the man said. “I spend all my days cutting and shaping stones.”
Finally，the man walked into the church. Deep inside the church walls，the traveler saw an old wrinkled (满脸皱纹的) woman sweeping the floor while she was singing happily to herself. He asked her what she was doing. “I am building a glorious cathedral，” she said.
I always read that story with a smile on my face. I saw it as a lesson in taking pride in your work and seeing the value in your job. But this time I felt something deeper in my heart. My mind cleared and I saw there was an even deeper meaning to this story. It wasn’t only about how you feel about your job but also about how you live your life. Each one of our lives here is a cathedral. Each choice we make is a stone we lay. Each act of kindness we do is a beam we hammer into place. Each moment of love we create builds it up higher and more beautiful.
【Treasure Box]
问题五：“我的英语有了很大的提高”用英语怎么说 My English has been greatly improved.问题六：不断提高用英语怎么说 不同情况说贰不一：不断提高生产效率Constantly upgrade （the efficiency）不断提高服务质量steadily。
Word work
glorious adj. 辉煌的
value n. 价值
lay v. 铺设；放置
create v. 创造
Isn’t it amazing how you can hear or read a story a hundred times and yet when you hear it again you learn something new?
释义：你可以听到抑或品读一个故事不下一百遍，但当再次聆听它时，又学到了新的东西，这难道不神奇吗?
点拨：Isn’t it ... 是反问的句式，并不表示对此有疑问，而是表示肯定的含义，起到强调语气的作用。
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing seems to change but when you look back，everything is different?
It wasn’t only about how you feel about your job but also about how you live your life.
释义：这不仅关系到你对工作的想法，还关系到你如何过这一生。
点拨：本句中包含一个 not only ... but also ... 结构，意为“不仅……而且……”，表示递进关系，连接两个对等的成分。
e.g. My car is not only fast but also fuel-efficient.
Comprehension test
Choose the answer:
My English has been greatly improved.
1. From Paragraph 1，we learn that _____.
A. the writer is going to introduce a story
B. the writer is tired of reading the story
D. the writer is eager to read a new story
2. What kind of expression might be on the wrinkled woman’s face as she answered?
A. One of curiosity B. One of anger.v
C. One of pride. D. One of sadness.
A. One should take pride in work.
B. One should see the value of their job.
My English has been improved a lot.I've made great progress in English.
C. How they feel about their job.
D. How they live their life.
Vocabulary in use
Fill in the blanks:
4. __________ __________ __________ (那不是很神奇吗) that the baby learned how to sit up and crawl all by herself?
5. If you __________ __________ (碰巧) see him，please tell him to call me as soon as possible.
7. Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the __________ (价值) of hard work.
8. The teacher encourages his students to __________ (创造) their own images.
Keys:
1-3 ACD
4. Isn’t it amazing
5. happen to
6. take pride in
7. value
8. create
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