【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 re)。人們付(pay)很多錢(a lot of money)買這些畫。他們說：“這個孩子大一點后肯定會出名(be famous)．到時我們可以靠這些畫賺更多的錢?！奔椎漠嫴煌?be different from) 他人的畫，因為他從來不在整張紙上作畫。他只在一半紙上畫，另一半總是空的(empty)?！斑@真是個聰明的(clever)做法！”大家都說，“沒有其他人(nobody else)這么畫過?！彼麄兌颊J(rèn)為這男孩堪稱繪畫藝術(shù)的先鋒(pioneer)。有一天，有人買了吉米的畫，然后問：“請告訴我，吉米，你為什么總是在紙的下半部分(bottom half)畫而不在上半部分(top half)畫呢？”吉米說：“因為我個頭小，我的畫筆(brush)無法夠到(reach)那么高(high)?！? 11. Living like a Pig (1)One day, a guru(印度教大師)knew what he would be in his next life. So he called his favorite disciple(徒弟) and asked him what he would do to show thanks. The disciple said he would do whatever his guru asked him to do.After the guru received the promise, he said,“Then this is what I39。d like you to do for me. I39。ve just learned that when I die very soon, I39。m going to be born as a pig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ?I39。m going to be born as one of its baby pigs. You’ll recognize(認(rèn)出)me by a mark on? my face When the baby pigs have been born, find the baby pig with a mark on its face and kill it with your knife Then I’ll not live a pig39。s life Will you do this for me?”(1)有一天，一位印度教大師知道了他的來生是個什么樣子，因此，他召來(call)自己最喜愛的(favorite)徒弟，并問他要做什么來表示感謝。徒弟說無論什么(whatever)，只要大師要求，他都會去做。收到(receive)這項承諾(promise)之后，大師說：“我現(xiàn)在就告訴你我希望你為我做的。我剛剛得知(learn)我就要死了，我會出生(be born)成為一只豬(pig)。你看到正在院子(yard)里吃垃圾(rubbish)的那頭豬了吧？我將會是它下一窩豬仔中的一只小豬(baby pig)。你會從我臉(face)上的記號(mark)認(rèn)出我來．當(dāng)那些小豬出生以后，你去找臉上有記號的小豬，用你的刀(knife)把它殺死，這樣我就不會過豬的生活(live a pig’s life)。你會為我做嗎？”? 11. Living like a Pig (2)The disciple was sad to hear all this, but he agreed to do as he had promised.Soon after this conversation, things happened just as the guru had mentioned. The guru died. Four baby pigs were born. One day, the disciple held his knife with him and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he was about to kill it, the little pig suddenly spoke,“Stop! Don39。t kill me!”it cried.The disciple was very surprised, and he heard the little pig speak in a human voice, it said,“Don39。t kill me I want to live on as a pig. When I asked you to kill me, I didn39。t know what a pig39。s life would be like. It39。s great! Just let me go.”(2)聽到這些徒弟很傷心(sad)，但他同意(agree)照大師所說的去做。事情正和大師提到(mention)的一樣。在他們的對話(conversation)之后不久，大師死了，四只豬仔出生了。有一天，徒弟握著(hold)他的刀，挑選(pick out)出臉上有記號的那只小豬。當(dāng)他正要(be about to)殺掉它時，小豬突然(suddenly)開口說話：“住手！不要殺我！”小豬大喊道。徒弟非常吃驚(surprised)，他聽到小豬用人的聲音(in a human voice)說：“別殺我！我想要當(dāng)豬繼續(xù)活下去。當(dāng)我要求你殺我時，我并不知道豬的生活將是什么樣。豬的生活很棒(great)!就讓我活下去吧?！?2. Greenland and IcelandGreenland is the largest island on earth. It is in the north of Europe. Near Greenland is another island. It is small. Its name is Iceland. Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If you do, you are wrong. Not many people live on the big island of Greenland. There are more people in your hornet own than in all of Greenland That is because Greenland is not green Greenland is white. Most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice. The ice covering Greenland is higher than some of the world39。s buildings. What about Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has a Lot of hot springs(溫泉). They give out hot water and steam (蒸汽). So it is not as cold as Greenland. And there are a lot more people who live in Iceland.格林蘭島是世界上(on earth)最大的島嶼(largest island)。它位于歐洲(Europe)的北部(north)。在格林蘭島的附近有另外一個島。這個島很小。它的名字叫冰島。你認(rèn)為格林蘭島是綠色(green)、溫暖的(warm)嗎？你認(rèn)為冰島是冰(ice)覆蓋的白色(white)島嶼嗎？如果你這樣想，你就錯了。格林蘭島上沒有很多人居住。你家鄉(xiāng)(hometown)的人會比(than)整個格林蘭島的居民都多。那是因為格林蘭島不是綠色的，它是白色的。格林蘭島的大部分(most)覆蓋著(be covered with)很多冰。覆蓋格林蘭島的冰比這個世界上的一些建筑物(building)還要高。冰島怎樣呢(what about Iceland)?它比格林蘭島還要冷(cold)嗎？不，不是的。冰島有冰，但不像格林蘭島那么多的冰(not so much ice as Greenland)。冰島有很多溫泉。這些溫泉放出(give out)熱水和蒸汽，因此冰島不像格林蘭島那樣冷(not as cold as Greenland)。而且冰島的居民遠遠多于格林蘭島。? 13. A Competition of LyingA certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn’t know the difference between right and wrong.One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat The old gentlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him“We39。re having a petition. We39。re telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.”The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them,“I39。ve never told a lie in my life”. At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said,“You39。ve won! The cat belongs to you!”13．說謊比賽某個(a certain)老年紳士(gentleman)對現(xiàn)代教育(modern education)頗為不滿(unhappy)，他認(rèn)為年輕人不知道是非(right and wrong)之間的差異(difference)。有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)時，看到一些小男孩圍著一只小貓(cat)。這位老紳士湊上前去問孩子們發(fā)生(happen)什么事了。有個男孩告訴他：“我們正在進行一場競賽(petition)。我們在比賽說謊(tell ties)，誰說的謊最大，這只貓就是誰的?！崩霞澥坑X得這是教育孩子們的一個好機會。于是他就對孩子們說：“我這輩子從未說過謊話?！绷⒖?at once)所有孩子異口同聲地大喊(shout)：“你贏(win)了！這只貓屬于你了(The cat belongs to you)!”? 14. Sports in AmericaIn many parts of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are only three in America: football, basketball and baseball. If you want to know what season it is, just have a look at what people are playing.Sports are an important part of American culture. Students learn to play many sports at school. They take PE classes. Some join the school teams, and others join school sports leagues(聯(lián)盟).For many people in the USA, sports are not just for fun They39。re almost a religion (宗教). Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and sports stars play. Other fans watch games on TV at home. The most devoted(投入的) sports fans never miss a game14．美國的體育世界上許多地方(many parts)有四個季節(jié)(season)：春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(fall)、冬(winter)。美國卻只有三個：足球、籃球(basketball)和棒球(baseball)。如果你想知道是什么賽季(season)，只需看一下人們在玩哪種球即可。體育是美國文化(American culture)的一個重要部分(part)。學(xué)生在校時學(xué)習(xí)很多體育項目。他們上體育課(PE)。有些學(xué)生加入校隊(join the school team)．還有些學(xué)生加入學(xué)校體育聯(lián)盟。對于許多美國人來說，體育不