第一部分 阅读与词汇

1、. The Jobs of Tomorrow

What kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs.

The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take，we need to get the necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population，laborforce，and the need for goods(商品) and services.

【汉语翻译】

未来的工作

长大后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业(farming)和建筑。电脑(computer)工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。

未来(tomorrow)的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息（information）。这些机会来自总(total)人口(population)、劳动力(labor force)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。

提供(supply)健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如(such as)卡车司机(truck driver)，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务(service)，因此技工应该也很容易找工作。

要获得好工作，最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要(require)的教育和培训(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。

2. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting

I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brother's name is Jim. Jim is ahandsome boy and sometimes very humorous. He makes me laugh a lot，and I love him and am proud of him.

“Hi，Jim，”I shouted to him，“why are you running like that?”

Jim didn&39;m trying to stoptwo boys from fighting.”

I was surprised again I laughed and said，“That&39;t do things like that very often Who are the two boys?”

“They're Tom and me，”answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.

【汉语翻译】

制止两个男孩打架

我十六岁，我有个弟弟（younger brother)，名叫吉姆。吉姆是个英俊的（handsome)男孩，有时还特别幽默(humorous)，逗得我笑(laugh)个不停。我很爱弟弟，为他感到骄傲(be proud of him)。

有一天下午(afternoon)，我从家里出去到商店(store)买墨水(ink)．这时见一个男孩沿着(along)马路朝(toward)我跑(run)来，男孩以很快的速度(at high speed)跑着，跑近时，我惊讶地发现竟是吉姆。

“嗨，吉姆，”我朝他喊道，“你干嘛跑那么快？”

吉姆没有停下脚步，他看上去有点紧张(a bit nervous)，他对着我喊道，“我在设法阻止两个男孩打架(stop … from fighting)。”

我还是很奇怪，我笑着说，“小男孩能这么干可真是了不起，这事你可干得不多。这两个男孩是谁呀？”

“汤姆和我，”吉姆边回答边飞快地沿街跑去。

3. Jimmy and His Son's Funny Stories

Jimmy is our new neighbor. He speaks with strange accent，but we like to talk with him. He told me an interesting story about himself.

He said he liked growing flowers in his garden in his spare time. And one Sunday morning，after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later，he found another one. He put it in the same pocket，too. The same thing happened for the third，the fourth and the fifth time. He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy，too. She said，“A thief(小偷) stole a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”

Then Jimmy went on digging and found some more coins，but just when he began to dig，he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly ——and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.

Jimmy also told me something even funnier about his son，Jack. One day he took his son Jack to a boy&39; children. Jack asked if he might have two balloons.“Sorry，”the salesperson said，“but we give only one balloon to each child. Do you have a brother at home?”Jack was always honest. He didn&39;d like one for him.”

What a lovely boy Jack is!

【汉语翻译】

吉米和他儿子的有趣故事

吉米是我们的新邻居。他讲话带着奇怪的口音(accent)，但我们喜欢和他交谈。他告诉过我一个关于他自己的有趣故事。

他说他喜欢在空闲的(spare)时间在他的花园(garden)里种花。一个星期天的早上，吃过早饭后，他穿上(put on)旧衣服，就在花园里开始挖土。他挖啊挖，半个小时后，突然他发现脚边有一枚硬币。他把硬币放进右边的衣服口袋里．几分钟后(a few minutes later)，他又发现了另一枚。他还是放入同一个口袋。相同的事情又发生了，第三次、第四次、第五次。他非常高兴，然后告诉了他的妻子。她也很高兴，她说，“几天前有个小偷从一家商店里偷走(steal)好多硬币。警察(the police)抓住(catch)他但没找到硬币。”

1、牙痛的英语:toothache，发音为: [tu?θe?k]2、My toothache has hung on for a month. 我的牙痛已持续了一个月。3、He cupped his cheek swelled by toothache. 他用手捂着因牙痛而肿胀的半边脸。4、Should ma。

然后吉米继续挖(go on digging)．找到了更多的硬币，但就在他开始挖掘时，他感觉有什么凉凉的东西掉进他的裤子里。这个东西顺着他的腿往下滑。他迅速放下手——硬币在他手上了。现在他知道了他的口袋里有个洞(hole)。

吉米还告诉我一个更有趣的(funny)故事，是关于他儿子杰克的。一天，他带着儿子杰克去一家男孩服装店。那家店铺正在给顾客的孩子赠送气球(balloon)。杰克问是否他可以得到两个气球。“对不起，”销售人员说，“每个孩子我们只给一个。你家里有弟弟吗？”杰克一直是诚实的(honest)。他不说谎话，但他非常想再要一个气球，于是他颇感遗憾地说，“没有，但我姐姐有一个弟弟，我想为他要一个。”

杰克真是个可爱的男孩！

4. Buying a House

As house prices have risen too much these years，many people find it hard to afford a house. But all the people who do not have a house dream of the day when they‘ll pick up the keys to their own home. The idea of owning a home is wonderful.

Buying a house will cost you a lot of money，so never do it in a hurry. Whatever themarket condition is，when you are planning to buy a house，there are many things to consider，whatever your intention is，to buy or only rent(租). After all，it is going to be your home，perhaps for quite a long time，and you want to be happy with it. You have to decide correctly what kind of house you want，how much you can afford to pay，and the type of area you wish to live in. However，it&39;s most probably that you'll fall in love with the house for sale when you first see it.

【汉语翻译】

买房子

这些年由于房价(house price)上涨过多，许多人发现很难买得起(afford)房子。但所有无房者都梦想有一天拿起他们自己家(their own home)的钥匙(key)。拥有(own)一个家的想法太美妙了。

买房子会花费你很多钱，因此决不能匆忙(in a hurry)。无论市场条件(market condition)如何，你在计划(plan)购房时都要考虑很多事情，无论你的意图(intention)如何，买还是只租。毕竟(after all)这要成为你的家了，或许(perhaps)会在里面住上很长一段时间，你当然想开心地在房子里生活。那么，你必须正确地(correctly)做决定，你想要什么样的房子，你能担负得起什么样的房子，以及你希望住在什么类型的区域(area)。然而，人们又很容易忘记(forget)以上所有问题，因为很可能当你第一次看到出售中的房子，你就会爱上它(fall in love with it)。

5. At Sea in a Small Boat

牙疼的英文是toothache 延伸:其他常用身体疼英文:头疼headache 肚子疼stomachache 耳朵疼earache 背疼backache 腰疼waistache 心痛heartache 三叉神经痛faceache 舌痛tongueache 腿疼legache 。

People have sailed around the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing.Sometimes the weather goes bad. That will be the end of a boat and the end ofeveryone in it. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.

One family had an accident with a big fish. The fish swam under their boat and bit(咬) holes in it. The water came into the boat，and of course，the boat soon went down. However，these people had another smaller boat——a life-boat(救生艇)，and they all got into that. They lived and hoped for many days. They woke and slept，and they always，hoped... At last a ship found them.

How do people live in a very small life-boat? Perhaps far weeks or months. They must be strong in every way. They must have hope——they must want to live. But you cannot eat and drink hope.

You cannot drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water——you will quickly die.Sailors（水手) can drink rain water. They must catch rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker，andso the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw(生的) fish and bird-meat is not very nice. But there won't be any choice in a life-boat! The sailors must eat raw food or they will die.

What do people think about in a life-boat? They think about land，a warmbed，dry clothes，clean water and food.

【汉语翻译】

乘小船在海上

人们曾在很小的船上周游世界。那可不是一件容易的事．有时天气(weather)变坏。那将是小船的末日。也是船上每个人的末日。事故(accident)发生地报容易也很快。

人们在这么小的船里怎么生活呢？很可能度过几周或数月。他们必须在各个方面都很坚强。他们必须有希望——他们必须有活下去的愿望。但你总不能吃喝希望吧。

你无法喝海水，喝大量海水后人很快就会死亡。水手可以喝雨(rain)水。他们必须接雨水存在船里。他们还要捉鱼和鸟当作食物。救生艇里一般不会有厨具(cooker)，因此水手们不能烹饪食物。生鱼和鸟的肉味道不是很好。但在救生艇上别无选择(choice)!水手们必须吃生的食物，否则(or)他们只有死路一条。

在救生艇里人们又会想些什么呢？他们想念陆地(land)、温暖的床(bed)、干爽的(dry)衣服、干净的水和食物。

6. A Careless Couple

Mr. and Mrs. Long have a poor memory，and they are also very careless. Comparedwith the careless parents，their daughter Linda is quite different. Linda is very careful in doing things. If Mr. and Mrs. Long can act carefully and remember tocheck their work，they’ll not cause so much trouble in their life.

One summer they plan to fly to New York for a visit. They get to the airport only ten minutes before the plane leaves. So time is short. But suddenly Mrs. Long says she must tell Linda，their daughter，not to forget to lock the front door when she leaves for school in the morning. As Linda is then at school，they can't reach her on the phone. So the couple hurries to the post office. Mrs. Long writes a short note to Linda，while Mr. Long buys a stamp and an envelope(邮票). Soon the note is ready.They put the stamp on the envelope and drop it in the letter box in a hurry. But suddenly Mrs. Long begins to cry. The short note to her daughter is still in her hand.She has put their plane tickets in the envelope!

【汉语翻译】

粗心的夫妇

朗夫妇记忆力(memory)都不好，而且他们很粗心(careless)。与这对粗心的夫妇比较(compare)，他们的女儿(daughter)琳达却迥然不同。琳达做事很细心。如果朗夫妇能行动(act)细心，并记得检查(check)做过的事，他们就不会在生活中惹那么多的麻烦了。

有一年夏天，他们打算乘飞机(fly)到纽约去旅游。他们在飞机(plane)起飞前10分钟才到达机场(get to the airport)，所以时间很仓促。忽然朗夫人说她必须告诉女儿琳达早上去上学时别忘记锁(lock)前门。因为琳达那时还在学校，所以他们无法给她打电话。于是，夫妇俩急忙赶到邮局(post office)。朗夫人写便条(note)。朗先生去买邮票(stamp)。很快便条准备好了(ready)，他们忙乱地在信封上贴上邮票，然后投进(drop)邮筒。但突然间朗夫人哭了起来，原来给女儿的便条还在她手里，而他们的飞机票却被塞进了信封！

7. American classroom Rules (1)

If the teacher asks a question，you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question，you should raise your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question.If you do not know the answer，it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know.Then the teacher knows what you need to learn.

There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent，you should call your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the homework. It is yourduty to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher's duty to tell you the missing homework.

You must not be absent on a test day. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.

Be on time! It is considered not polite to be late. Also，it disturbs other classmates. If you must come in late，be sure to do it quietly. In the U. S it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most of the teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.

【汉语翻译】

美国课堂行为守则(1)

如果老师(teacher)提问题，你应该回答。如果你不明白问题，你应该举手(raise your hand)让老师重复问题。如果你不知道答案，可以告诉老师你不知道。老师会知道你需要学习什么。

不可以找借口(excuse)不做家庭作业(homework)。如果缺席了(absent)，就应该给老师或听课的同学打电话，问作业。查明(find out)缺课时的作业是你的责任(duty)，老师没有责任要提醒你作业。

考试那天你不能缺席，患重病是唯一可以缺考的理由。

要准时(on time)!迟到被认为是不礼貌的。而且，这也会打扰其他同学。如果你不得不迟到，一定要安静地(quietly)进教室(enter the classroom)，在美国，进入教室前不必敲门。如果你经常迟到，多数老师会给你低分(a low grade)。

8. American Classroom Rules (2)

Have your textbook out and be ready to begin when the class starts. Be sure you have a paper and a pencil ready.

In America，you should call your teacher by his or her last name，not“teacher”. Also you should use Mr.，Miss，Ms. or Mrs. before the last name (such as Mrs. Smith or Mr. Jones). This is considered polite.

Be polite to other students. If another student is answering a question or giving areport，you should listen quietly and give them your attention.

It is considered impolite in the U.S. to eat，drink or chew gum(嚼口香糖) during class.Also，taking off one's shoes in the classroom is not polite.

If you must leave during class，do so quietly. There is no need to tell the teacher.

Copying another student's test or paper is never accepted. It is called cheating.

At most schools in the U. S ，students who cheat will be dismissed.

【汉语翻译】

美国课堂行为守则(2)

课前要拿出课本(textbook)为开始上课做好准备(be ready)，你一定要准备好纸张和铅笔(pencil)。

在美国，你应该用姓氏称呼老师，而不是直接称呼“老师”。你要在姓前使用先生、小姐、女士或夫人（如史密斯夫人或琼斯先生）。这样做是有礼貌的。

对其他学生要有礼貌。如果其他学生在回答问题或做报告(report)，你应该安静地听，把注意力集中到他们身上。

在美国，在上课期间(during class)吃东西、喝饮料或嚼口香糖是不礼貌的。在教室脱鞋(take off )也是不礼貌的。

如果上课时你必须要离开，一定要安静。没有必要告诉老师，然而，因非紧急事件离开教室是不能接受(accept)的。

决不允许抄袭(copy)其他学生的试卷或论文，这被称为“作弊(cheating)”，在大部分美国学校，作弊的学生会被开除。

9. Protecting Your Teeth

George Washington had many great successes in his life，but he didn't succeed in keeping his own teeth! Back then，many people lost their teeth. But modern people know how to protect their teeth.

The most important thing is to brush your teeth. By keeping the teeth clean you will not have a toothache or other tooth diseases.

One other important thing is to eat right. For example，milk and cheese give teeth calcium(钙)，which they need to be strong. Fruits and vegetables also help by providing VA and VD. On the other hand，sweet food is bad for teeth.

So brush your teeth and eat right. They are the basic things you should do to protect your teeth. If you do the things，you&39;t have!

【汉语翻译】

保护牙齿

乔治·华盛顿在他的一生中取得很多成功(success)，但他却没有成功(succeed)保养好自己的牙齿！那时很多人的牙齿都脱落了。但现代人知道如何保护(protect)牙齿。

最重要的事是刷牙。让牙齿保持清洁，你就不会害牙疼(toothache)或得其他牙病。

因此，要刷牙、正确饮食。要保护牙齿，这些是你应做的基本的(basic)事情。如果你这样做，你的一生(your whole life)都会拥有好牙齿，那可是乔治·华盛顿都没有获得的成功哦！

10. Keys? Kiss?

My cousin was giving an English lesson to a class of adults(成年人). They had recently come to live in America. My cousin placed many daily objects on a table. There was a pen，a ruler，an eraser，a tape，a piece of chalk，a newspaper，a magazine，a map，a table tennis ball and so on. Then she asked every member of the class to give her an object as they were told. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work. But when my cousin said to an Italian(意大利的)student，“Give me the keys，”the man looked surprised. Seeing this，my cousin thought that the student hadn&39;s neck and kissed her on both cheeks(脸颊).

【汉语翻译】

钥匙还是吻？

我的表妹(cousin)在给一个成人学生班上英语课，他们都是最近搬来美国生活的。我的表妹在一张桌子上放置(place)了很多日常物品(daily object)，其中有一支钢笔(pen)、一把尺子、一块橡皮(eraser)、一盒磁带(tape)、一支粉笔(a piece of chalk)、一份报纸、一本杂志(magazine)、一张地图(map)、一个乒乓球(table tennis ball)以及其他物品。她让班里的每个成员按她的吩咐给她所要的物品。课进行得很顺利(smoothly)，学生们对这个工作看起来很感兴趣也很认真。但是当我的表妹对一名来自意大利的学生说，“给我钥匙”时，那人看起来很吃惊。看到这，我的表妹以为他没听清楚(clearly)，于是又重复了一遍，“给我钥匙。”那位意大利学生看起来有点害羞，然后，他伸出胳膊(arm)搂住老师的脖子(neck)。在她的双颊上亲吻(kiss)了两下。

11. Very Pleased to Meet You

During World War Two，a lot of young women in Britain(英国) were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them. She worked in a big camp，and of course met a lot of men，officers，and soldiers. One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. Joan also played the piano there. They had a very good time. Captain Humphreys said to her，“I&39;d be very happy if we could write to each other.”Joan agreed. Then Captain Humphreys went to a foreign country. And they wrote for several months.

Then his letters stopped，but she received one from another officer，telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England.

Joan went there and said to the matron(护士长)，“I've come to visit captain Humphreys.”

“Only family members are allowed to visit patients here，”the matron said.

“Oh，that&39;m his sister.”

“I&39;m his mother!”

【汉语翻译】

很高兴认识你

二战(World War Two)期间，英国的许多年轻妇女在军队(army)服役。琼·菲利普斯就是其中的一个。她在一个大军营(big camp)里工作，自然结识了许多男士，既有军官，也有士兵。

一天晚上，琼在舞会(dance)上认识了汉弗莱兹上尉(captain)．琼还在那里演奏了钢琴(piano)。他们玩得很高兴．汉弗莱兹上尉对她说：“明天我要出国(go abroad)．如果我们能给彼此写信(write to each other)，我将非常高兴。”琼同意了。然后，汉弗莱兹上尉去了国外(a foreign country)。他们书信来往，数月不断。

后来他的来信中断了，但她收到另一位军官的来信，信中告诉她汉弗莱兹受伤了(wounded)，现在英国某陆军医院里。

琼找到那家医院，对护士长说：“我来探望汉弗莱兹上尉。”

“这里只允许病人(patient)的家庭成员(family member)探望他们。”护士长说。

“哦，那好吧，”琼回答说：“我是他妹妹。”

牙痛用英语是toothache。例句：This painkiller has slightly alleviated my toothache. 这种止痛药略微减了一些我的牙痛。His face was swollen (up) with toothache.他的脸因牙痛而肿了起来。

“很高兴认识你(I'm pleased to meet you)。”护士长说：“我是他母亲。”

12. A Cockroach in Our Classroom (1)

What would you do if you found a cockroach in your classroom? Would you cry? Would you laugh? Or would you just sit there and do nothing? In my class we did all those.

Suddenly I heard a terrible cry from one of the girls. My heart missed a beat. I heard another cry. I am now thinking to myself “what is going on”! Then there it was! It was at least an inch and a half long，just a little cockroach! Now this was the first time I had seen in real life，but from all the pictures and the movies I had seen in the past，I could tell it was a cockroach.

My teacher quickly ran to fetch some paper towels. To be honest，I didn’t think that window cleaner could help. I was wrong. The little cockroach got a big drop of “The Window Cleaner”，and lying on the floor，did not move.

【汉语翻译】

教室里出现一只蟑螂(1)

如果发现你的教室里有一只蟑螂你会怎么做？你会大叫吗？会大笑吗？或者你只是坐在那里什么也不做(do nothing)吗？在我们教室里，以上种种行为全都有。

突然间我听到一个女孩的可怕的叫声。我的心跳(beat)停了一下。我又听到一声喊叫。我心想(think to oneself)“发生什么事了(what is going on)”，接着我看到了！是一只至少(at least) 一英寸(inch)半长的小蟑螂！这是我第一次在真实的生活中看到。以前在图片里和电影(movie)里看到过，因此我知道那是一只蟑螂。

我们的老师快速跑去拿来(fetch) 一些纸巾(paper towel)。说实话(to be honest)，我本以为窗户(window)清洁剂不会起什么作用，但我错了。这只小蟑螂被淋了一大滴“窗户清洁剂”，躺在地板上(lie on the floor)，不动(move)了。

13. A Cockroach in Our Classroom (2)

Well that was just the beginning. Ok，here is the whole story. My teacher walked over to the，now not moving，cockroach. If you have a weak stomach，I am warning you now... she stepped on it.

I don't know if you have seen the movies where someone steps on the cockroach and you hear a loud “CRUNCH”(嘎扎嘎扎的压碎)，but I can tell you right now that those movies are one-hundred percent true.

I was laughing so hard that I was crying. I looked around the classroom. Some of my friends were laughing too. Of course the girly girls were crying and some of the other kids thought it was no big deal and just sat there reading their books.

My teacher was not very happy to find out that she was the one who had to clean up the dirty place.

Most people will not realize that when you step on a cockroach it will make a terrible sound you may not want to hear. So when you ever go to kill a cockroach，watch out for “THE CRUNCH”.

【汉语翻译】

.教室里出现一只蟑螂(2)

那只是开始，现在才是完整的故事。我们的老师走向这个，现在已经不动了的，蟑螂。如果你的胃口(stomach)不好，我现在可提醒你……她踩了上去。

我不知道你是否看过这样的电影，某人踩到蟑螂上，然后你听到响亮的“嘎扎嘎扎”声，但现在我告诉你那些电影是百分之百(one-hundred percent)的真实。

我笑的眼泪都要出来了。我环顾教室，我的一些朋友也在笑。当然，一些娇弱的女孩正在大喊大叫，其他一些孩子认为不是什么大事(no big deal)。只管坐在那里看书。

我们的老师不太高兴，她发现她是唯一要善后打扫(clean up)这个脏(dirty)地方的人。

大部分人没有意识到(realize)当你踩蟑螂时会发出一种可怕的你不想听到的声音(sound)。因此，你要杀死一只蟑螂时，当心(watch out)那“嘎扎嘎扎”的声音。

14. This Is My Supper

Miss Green ate a lot for every meal，and she liked eating meat，especially pork and beef. So she was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos and she got heavier every month.

One day she went to see a doctor. The doctor said，“You have to go on a diet(节食)，Miss Green “. He gave her a small book and said，“This is a book on how to lose your weight. Please eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks.”

Miss Green came again two weeks later，but she wasn&34; "Yes，doctor “She answered. The next day，the doctor visited Miss Green when she was having her meals. “Miss Green，”he said，“Why are you eating potatoes and dumplings? They are not on the list of your diet.”“But doctor，”Miss Green answered，“I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my supper.”

Funny enough! That's why Miss Green is getting fat. But since then，Miss Green has made up her mind to lose weight，and she has made an effort to follow the doctor’s advice.

【汉语翻译】

这是我的晚餐

格林小姐每顿吃很多，她喜欢吃肉，尤其是猪肉(pork)和牛肉(beef)。因此她很胖(fat)，重(weigh)达100公斤(100kilos)，而且一月比一月重(heavy)。

一天，她去看医生。医生说：“你必须要节食，格林小姐”，他递给她一本小书，然后说：“这是一本关于如何减轻体重(lose weight)的书。你每天只吃第11页(page)中所列出的食物。两周后再来医院。”

格林小姐两周后又来了，但她没有变瘦(thin)，反而更胖了。医生很吃惊，问她：“你是吃那本小书里第11页的食物吗？”“是的，医生。”她答道。第二天，当格林小姐正在吃饭时医生拜访了她。“格林小姐，你为什么吃土豆（potatoes）和水饺(dumplings)呢？那页食物清单(list)里没有这些。”“医生，可我是在午餐时吃规定的食物，”格林小姐回答：“这是我的晚餐(supper)。”

真有趣！那就是格林小姐更胖的原因了。但从那以后，格林小姐就下定决心(make up one's mind)要减肥，还努力(make an effort to do)遵循医生的建议。

15. Two Travelers

Two men were going along a lonely road and talking of what they would do if a bear or wolves attack(进攻)them. “Never fear，”said the larger one，“I can protect myself and you too，so there will be no danger. There is nothing in the forest for any man to fear，except a hungry bear，and I'd like to meet the bear that could be amatch for me.”

Just at that time，a huge bear appeared in the road and moved towards the two men.

The two men ran for a tree. The one who had spoken so bravely reached it first and climbed to safety. The smaller man，being left to face the bear alone，threw himself on the ground and lay as if dead. When the bear came up，he smelt the man on the ground and went away. Then the larger man came down from the tree and said，“What did the bear say in your ear? You seemed like old friends.”

“Oh，”the other answered，“he told me never to trust a boaster(自夸者)”

【汉语翻译】

两位旅行者

两个人沿着一条荒凉的(lonely)公路(road)前行，他们谈到如果遭遇一只熊(bear)或狼群(wolves)进攻该如何应付。

“不要害怕(fear)，”个头较大的那人说，“我可以保护咱们俩，不会有危险(danger)。在那片森林里没有什么好怕的，除了(except) 一头饥饿的熊之外。我倒是想碰到一只能成为我对手(match)的熊”。

牙疼用英文：have a toothache翻译更对。词汇解析 1、have 英[həv;hæv]；美[həv;hæv]vt. 有；让；拿；从事；允许 aux. 已经 n. (Have)人名；(芬)哈韦；(德)哈弗 例：He arrived 。

正在那时，一只巨大的熊出现在公路上，朝这两个人赶来。

这两个人向一棵树跑去。之前讲话很勇敢(bravely)的那个人先跑到树下，然后爬到一个安全(safety)位置。个头较小的人现在要独自面对那只熊，于是他就躺在地上，仿佛(as if)死了(dead) 一样。当那只熊走近时，它闻了闻地上的那人，然后离开了．接着个头较大的人从树上下来，问，“那只熊在你耳朵(ear)边说什么呢？你们看起来像是老朋友一样。”“哦，”另一位回答道，“它告诉我决不要信任(trust)吹牛者”。

16. People Around the World Communicating in English

In only fifty years，English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations(组织)，international trade and tourism (旅游业).

Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese.Chinese businessmen，taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of world culture，such as pop music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day，it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

【汉语翻译】

世界各地的人用英语交流

在短短五十年间，英语已发展成为(develop into)世界上说的最多、使用最广泛(most widely)的语言(language)。英语是大部分国际组织、国际贸易(international trade)与旅游业的工作语言。

生意人与游客(tourist)经常来到中国却不会讲汉语。中国商人、计程车(taxi)司机以及学生就用英语和他们交谈。英语也是世界文化的语言，如流行音乐(pop music)以及互联网(the Internet)。你可以通过无线广播(on the radio)听英文歌曲(song)或用英语通过互联网与世界各地的人交流(communicate)。每天都有很多的人用英语交流，精通(have a good knowledge of)英语将变得越来越重要。

17. Travel Diary

Saturday，March 24th

We have arrived in the hot，wet city of Bangkok，the capital of Thailand. This is our first trip to Thailand. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel room we booked is cheap，but very clean and tidy. We plan to stay here for a few days，visit some places like the Palace in the city and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday，March 27th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water，and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful，and we have already taken hundreds of photos with our new cameral. Later we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north，stay in Chiang Mai for two days，and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday，March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains.The village people here love the quiet life——no computers or phones. They arethe kindest people I have ever met. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

【汉语翻译】

旅行日志

3月24日，星期六

我们到达(arrive in)炎热潮湿的曼谷，泰国的首都(capital)。这是我们首次宋到泰国。各种不同的气味不禁让我们产生品尝这些食物的欲望。今晚我们打算吃点特别的晚餐。我们预订(book)的那家旅馆(hotel)虽然便宜，但干净整洁(tidy)。我们计划在这里逗留(stay)几天，游览这座城市里的宫殿(palace)等一些景点，然后去北部的清迈。

3月27日，星期二

曼谷美妙而令人惊异！这些地方很有趣。我们参观了著名的水上市场，看到很多水果和蔬菜。一切都很鲜艳(colorful)，我们已经用我们的新相机(camera)拍了好几百张照片(hundreds of photos)。之后我们将出发前往(leave for)清迈。我们将乘北去的列车，在清迈呆两天，然后赶公交车(catch a bus)去清莱。

3月30日，星期五

我们去清莱的旅程长而枯燥(boring)。我们游览了山里的一个小村庄(small village)。这里的村民喜欢安静的生活一没有电脑和电话。他们是我所见过的最友好的(the kindest)人。在这里我感觉很好，希望明年还能再来这里。