【正文】 tlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him “We39。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)。冰島有冰，但不像格 林蘭島那么多的冰(not so much ice as Greenland)。覆蓋格林蘭島的冰比這個世界上的一些建筑物 (building) 還要高。那是因為格林蘭島不是綠色的，它是白色的。格林蘭島上沒有很多人居住。它的名字叫冰島。在格林蘭島的附 近有另外一個島。s buildings. What about Iceland? Is i t colder than Greenland? No, it is not. Iceland has ice, but not so much ice as Greenland. Iceland has a Lot of hot sp rings( 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)。豬的生活很棒(great)!就讓我活下去吧。 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！我想要當豬繼續(xù)活下去。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。 事情正和大師提到(mention)的一樣。s life would be like . It39。t kill me I want to live on as a pig. When I asked you to kill me, I didn39。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 b orn. One day, the disciple held his knife with him and picked out the baby pig with a mark on its face. Just as he wa s about to kill it, the little pig suddenly spoke,“Stop! Don39。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)。 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。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。m going to be born as a p ig. Do you see that pig eating rubbish over there in the yard ? I39。d like you to do for me. I39。 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)。 “這真是個聰明的(clever)做法！ ”大家都說， “沒有其他人(nobody else)這么畫過。 ” 吉米的畫不同于(be different from) 他人的畫，因為他從來不在整張紙上作畫。人們付(pay)很多錢(a lot of money)買這些畫。他還因此獲得很多獎(many prizes)。m small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes don39。s very clever, ” everybody said. “ Nobody else does that! ” They all believed that the boy was a pioneer in painting. One day, somebody bought one of Jimmy39。s pictures were different from other people39。s going to be famous when he39。 10. That39。他不是真的口渴(thirsty)。他關(guān)心(care about)街道上的居民。下班后，他喜歡去體 育館(gym)鍛煉(take exercise)。s okay. 9．雷蒙德(2) 雷蒙德看起來(look)很不錯。s door to ask for a drink of cool water. He39。 ” 帶著燦爛的微笑(smile)， 他向每一個人打招呼(greet)， 還來一句友好的(friendly)問候， “嗨， 你好嗎？” 而且他確實想知道！當我們聽到他歡快地吹著口哨在街道(street)上來來往往(up and down)時，想不高興都難 (hard)。 雷蒙德是個積極主動的(active)年輕人。s hard to fee! unhappy when we hear him whistling( 吹 口 哨)happily up and down the street. 9．雷蒙德(1) 每個人 (everybody) 都夢想 (dream of) 做些重要的事。 ” 9. Raymond (1) Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Raymond dreamed of being a scientist, in fact, he is a p ostman now. Raymond is an active young man. He lives by the saying( 格 言 ) “ If you can39。m afraid)是 因 為 我 們 家 里 沒 有 報 紙 (newspaper) 。 ”教授立即(immediately)回答(reply)， “您知道嗎，上個月 我問他拿破侖是什么時候去世(die)的，可他居然不知道！ ” “先生，請再給他一次機會(give him another chance)吧。t take any newspapers in our house so we even don39。s father. “ You see, I39。s quite impossible! ” replied the professor immediately. “ Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didn39。 ” 8. We Really Don39。 ”杰克的父親(father)說， “請原諒(pardon)他吧！如果這次您能讓他通過(pass)， 我確信 (I39。然而(however)．杰克的父親(father)決定去拜 訪那位歷史學(xué)教授，請求教授讓(let)杰克繼續(xù)(continue)下一年的學(xué)業(yè)。m sure he39。s a good boy, ” said Jack39。 ” 8. We Really Don39。他如此反復(fù)了幾次 (several times)．直到他離妻子只有幾英尺(a few feet)的地方。 他站在墻的旁邊(by the wall)說， “親愛的(dear)， 晚飯(dinner)吃什么？” 他沒聽到回答，于是又朝妻子走近了些。那時你就可以判斷她 是否聾了。如果 她不回答，你再走近點(a little closer)，然后再問。 ”醫(yī)生回答說， “有個辦法可以測 試(test)她的聽力。s standing just a few feet away from her. Finally, she answers,“For the eleventh time, I said we39。t hear an answer, so he moves closer to her.“My dear, what39。s hearing. He stands by the wall and says, “My dear, what39。t answer, move a little closer and ask again Keep repeating this until she answers. Then you39。 7. The“Deaf”Wife A man is talking to the family doctor.“Doctor, I doubt whether my wife39。我憎恨(hate)搬家(move)，除非(unless)我可 以把朋友也帶走。 有 些 (some) 朋 友 可 能 (may) 只 在 你 的 一 生 中 停 留 一 會 兒 (for a while) 。我摔斷腿(leg)時，他就來我家玩游戲(game)；在學(xué)校，他替 我拿書包(schoolbag)，并幫我打午飯。 in school, he carried my schoolbag for me and got my lunch for me.I know I can always count on him, and he also knows that he can count on me. Some friends may be in your life for a while. Others will be there for a long time, maybe even forever( 永 遠). I would hate to move, unless I could take my friends with me They are too important to leave behind. 6．朋友(2) 我們的班長(monitor)史蒂夫是我最好的(best)朋友。 我 爸 爸 的 朋 友 是 幫 他 搭 建 架 子 (build shelves)、種樹(plant trees)或做其他活的鄰居們(neighbors)。對于我的小妹妹(little sister)來說，朋友是 喜歡(like)游泳和騎自行車(ride bikes)的某個人(someone)。s idea of a friend is someone like Mrs. Smith who walks and talks with her every morning. My dad39。其他的(other)三位乘客聽到(hear)后，都詢問她母 親的地址(address)，以便(so that)有人知道拿錯了(take it by mistake)傘再拿回來(bring back)時，他們可以把傘 寄(send)給她母親。 那天晚上(evening)． 在她乘火車回家的路上(on her way home)， 因為午餐吃的很少(have such a small lunch)． 她 覺得餓(hungry)．于是走進餐車，要了一份三明治(sandwich)和一杯咖啡(a cup of coffee)。 Black Umbrellas (2) She thought, “ You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color. ” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes had finished. On her way home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along t o the buffet car(餐車) for a sandwich and a cup of coffee. 5．三把黑傘(2) 她想， “穿(wear)任何顏色(color)的衣服(clothes)，都可以攜帶(carry)黑傘?？?look)了半個小時后，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個賣(sell)便宜(cheap)雨傘(umbrella)的 商店，她決定(decide)買把黑色的(black)傘。s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one. Her mother ha d lost hers the month before. 5．三把黑傘(1) 薩莉是個學(xué)生(student)，再過幾天就是她母親的生日了，她想給母親買(buy) 一個價格不高，但 漂亮、實用的(nice and useful)禮物(pres