【正文】 ence in the Oxford English Dictionary is to a letter of Sir Walter Scott’s of 1817: “She wants stock, lock, and barrel, to put her into repair”. It may in fact have been invented by him.TOPIC7 Telling a story英語短?。篢he Fox and the Tiger（狐假虎威） TTiger FFox RRabbit BBird FrFrog BBear Tiger: I’m a great tiger. I’m very strong. I’m very brave. I’m the king of the now I’m very hungry. I must find sth. to eat at once, or I’ll die immediately. Oh, there’s nothing here. And here is nothing, either. Oh, I want to have a rest. (Sleep soundly) Fox: I’m a fox. You can see, I’m pretty and lovely. I’m good at cheating others and telling lies. Just now I cheated a crew out of a piece of meat. Mm, Mm, Mm. How delicious it is! Tiger: Ah, a fox. A good meal. Ah, a good meal. Fox: Oh, my God! What should I do? Yes, I have a good idea. Yes, a good idea. Hello! Tiger sister! How are you? Tiger: Not so good. I’m very hungry now. I want to eat you. Fox: Oh, my dear! How dare you say that! I’m the king of the forest! I’m the king of the forest! If you want to eat me, I will let you die right now. Tiger: She is the king. She is cheating me. I can’t belive her. I’m the king of the forest here. Fox: If you don’t believe me, just follow me and see who is the king of the forest. Tiger: Ok. Let’s go. Rabbit: I’m a rabbit. I like to eat a turnip. Ah, a big turnip. Oh! It’s too hard. I can’t pull it out. Bird: I’m a bird. Rabbit: Hi! Bird: Hi! What are doing here, Miss Rabbit? Can I help you? Rabbit: Yes, please. Frog: I’m a frog. Hello! What are you doing here? What can I do for you? Ramp。B: Yes, e on! Frog : Ok! I’m ing! Bear: I’m a big brown bear. Hello, everyone! What are you doing here? R,Bamp。F: Come on! Come on! Mr. Bear! You are so strong. Please e here. There is a big turnip. We are all puling it out. Please e and help us. Bear: Ok! I’m ing. Fox: Hello, Bear! Bear: Hi, Fox. Oh, a tiger! (run away) Fox: Hello, Frog! Frog: Hi, Fox. Oh, a tiger! (run away) Fox: Hello, Bird! Bird: Hi, Fox. Oh, a tiger! (run away) Fox: Hello, Rabbit! Rabbit: Hi, Fox. Oh, a tiger! (run away) Fox: Tiger, Now, you see. They are so frightened! They all run away! Tiger: Yes, you are right. It’s true. I’m very sorry. You are the king of the forest. That’s all right. I will run away. He is the king. He is the king. Fox: Wa! There is a big turnip. Now, the turnip belongs to me. Topic8 A history of Mother39。s Day美文欣賞：MOTHER,A word that means the world to me A history of Mother39。s Day By HOLLY HILDEBRAND Houston Chronicle InteractiveThe first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 17th century, England honored mothers on Mothering Sunday, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother39。s Day in 1872. Howe, who wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, saw Mother39。s Day as being dedicated to peace.Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother39。s Day. Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother, who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish Mother39。s Friendship Days as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War. Two years after her mother died, Jarvis held a ceremony in Grafton, W. Va., to honor her. She was so moved by the proceedings that she began a massive campaign to adopt a formal holiday honoring mothers. In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother39。s Day. A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother39。s Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.But Jarvis39。 acplishment soon turned bitter for her. Enraged by the mercialization of the holiday, she filed a lawsuit to stop a 1923 Mother39。s Day festival and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a war mothers39。 convention where women sold white carnations Jarvis39。 symbol for mothers to raise money. This is not what I intended, Jarvis said. I wanted it to be a day of sentiment, not profit!When she died in 1948, at age 84, Jarvis had bee a woman of great ironies. Never a mother herself, her maternal fortune dissipated by her efforts to stop the mercialization of the holiday she had founded, Jarvis told a reporter shortly before her death that she was sorry she had ever started Mother39。s Day. She spoke these words in a nursing home where every Mother39。s Day her room had been filled with cards from all over the world.Today, because and despite Jarvis39。 efforts, many celebrations of Mother39。s Days are held throughout the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother39。s Day on the same day as the United States參考譯文：“媽媽，”一個(gè)字，對(duì)我來說意味著整個(gè)世界按冬青希爾德布蘭休斯敦紀(jì)事互動(dòng)的歷史母親節(jié)在榮譽(yù)的第一個(gè)母親舉行慶?；顒?dòng)，在古希臘的春天。他們贊揚(yáng)瑞亞，對(duì)上帝的母親。在17世紀(jì)，在“母親節(jié)周日英格蘭榮幸的母親，”慶祝的大齋節(jié)的第四個(gè)星期日。在美國，朱豪沃德建議在1872年的母親節(jié)的想法。豪，誰寫的字共和國戰(zhàn)歌，看到母親節(jié)作為對(duì)和平的貢獻(xiàn)。費(fèi)城的安娜賈維斯是記入有關(guān)母親節(jié)的正式做出了努力。她的運(yùn)動(dòng)，建立這樣一個(gè)節(jié)日開始，作為對(duì)她的母親，誰死在1905年，誰曾在19世紀(jì)后期，記憶，試圖建立“母親友好日”，以此來醫(yī)治內(nèi)戰(zhàn)創(chuàng)傷。兩年后，她的母親去世，賈維斯格拉夫頓舉行了西弗吉尼亞州的儀式，為她頒獎(jiǎng)。Topic9 HobbiesMy Hobby　　I am a 15yearold student in junior Grade 3. Though I am occupied with my study(被…占滿了時(shí)間，…很忙), I would like to spend time on my hobbies, such as reading , playing basketball,surfing the Internet.　　One of my favourite hobbies is reading. Reading has been in my life for many years, since I began to learn characters. It can not only kill the time(打發(fā)時(shí)間), but also, more importantly, help improve my prehension ability. When reading, I can learn a lot. Reading Shakespear’s works, I know how Hamlet looks like. Reading Socrates, I can see how great an