【正文】 ss. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it. straight stick 直木棍 tie 系 string 繩子 shape 形狀 cross 十字 spread 傳開 frame 框架 stick 粘 tail 尾巴 windy 有風(fēng)的做一個(gè)風(fēng)箏一天，保羅和理查德決定做一個(gè)風(fēng)箏?！澳憧矗蔽艺f(shuō)，“那時(shí)我告訴你醫(yī)生可以治好你的腿時(shí)你還不相信我呢。果真，醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。這個(gè)問(wèn)題曾經(jīng)非常困擾我，所以我建議他去看醫(yī)生，檢查一下他的腿。6 A Joke— “I stand corrected”I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans. “So,”I said, You didn39。先用小片的木頭，因?yàn)樗鼈內(nèi)菀c(diǎn)燃，然后把大些的放在它們上面。父親說(shuō)：“這樣做不對(duì)。父親問(wèn)我愿不愿意嘗試著生火，我很高興地承擔(dān)了這項(xiàng)任務(wù)。ll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them.My father helped me make a big fire. barbecue 燒烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝條 make a fire 生火 燒烤當(dāng)我還是小孩子的時(shí)候，一年夏天我們?nèi)胰ヒ盃I(yíng)?！? A BarbecueWhen I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, That39?！鞍职?，”兒子問(wèn)，“有件事我想知道。果然婦人對(duì)最終的效果感到滿意，漆匠也因此成名。 最后，來(lái)了一個(gè)油漆匠。ve got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?Son,” the father replies, I painted the vase.proud of 自豪 valuable 值錢的 antique vase 古董花瓶 paint 用油漆漆 satisfy 滿意 eventually 最終 confident 有信心的 retire 退休 match 和……相配 絕配一個(gè)有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲，因?yàn)樗幸恢恢靛X的古董花瓶，她決定把她的臥室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色。因此，把握今天!4 Perfect MatchA rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none es close enough to satisfy the woman. Eventually, a painter es. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter bees famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. Dad,asks the son, there39。 對(duì)企業(yè)家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是金錢。對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是知識(shí)。對(duì)醫(yī)生來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是生命。你還記得我們看到他是怎么幫他的鄰居，賈德森老太太用水泥鋪院子的嗎？”3 What is Time? （Nursery Rhyme）Time is grain for peasants. Time is wealth for workers. Time is life for doctors. Time is victory for soldiers. Time is knowledge for students. Time is speed for scientists. Time is money for businessmen. Time is everything for all of us. Therefore, seize the time of today!grain 糧食 wealth 財(cái)富 victory 勝利 seize 抓住，把握時(shí)間是什么（童謠一首）對(duì)農(nóng)民來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是糧食?！?襯衫、大鐵撬、一盒巧克力鐵鏟、大鐵錘、一束花 。阿米塔基，我跟著他轉(zhuǎn)遍了全鎮(zhèn)，但坦白說(shuō)，我不能從他買的東西中推斷出什么。這不，偵探正向檢察官報(bào)告：“是的，先生，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了強(qiáng)尼amp。他被抓住送到監(jiān)獄，但是錢沒(méi)找到。t make anything out of what he bought. Here39。然而，對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，狗只是家里老人和孩子們的寵物和朋友。導(dǎo)盲犬可以為盲主人引路。幾千年來(lái)，除了看家外，人類還教會(huì)了狗去做許多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制數(shù)百只羊的羊群而出名。1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man39。s best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep. Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.guard 看守，看護(hù) sheepdog 牧羊犬 flock 群 aid 幫助 disabled 殘疾人 century 世紀(jì) guide dog 導(dǎo)盲犬 dial 撥 majority 大多數(shù)狗人們總是說(shuō)狗是人類最好的朋友。 狗用來(lái)幫助殘疾人已有好幾個(gè)世紀(jì)了?，F(xiàn)在，人們還教狗為殘疾主人打開電燈、開冰箱和撥電話。2 Detective WorkA bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn39。s the list.shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .The inspector said, Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?detective 偵探的偵探 robber 強(qiáng)盜，盜賊 prison 監(jiān)獄 inspector 檢察官 frankly 坦白地，真誠(chéng)地 crowbar 鐵撬，撬棒 shovel 鏟，鐵鏟 hammer 鐵錘，錘子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥 偵探工作一個(gè)盜賊從銀行偷了很多錢。 當(dāng)他從監(jiān)獄出來(lái)時(shí)，他被監(jiān)視，看他會(huì)做什么。8226。這里是清單。檢察官說(shuō)：“好，這對(duì)我很有幫助。對(duì)工人來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是財(cái)富。 對(duì)士兵來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是勝利。對(duì)科學(xué)家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是速度。對(duì)我們大家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是一切。s something I39。好幾個(gè)油漆匠試圖調(diào)出正確的顏色，但是沒(méi)有一個(gè)人調(diào)出的顏色能讓婦人滿意。他很有信心可以調(diào)出合適的顏色。 幾年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交給了兒子。你是如何調(diào)配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的？” “兒子，”父親回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了。s not the right way. I39。我們決定在山谷中燒烤，所以我們撿來(lái)了一些樹枝生火。我試著用火柴把木頭點(diǎn)燃，但結(jié)果都是煙。我來(lái)教你如何生火?！备赣H幫我點(diǎn)起了旺旺的火。t believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, I stand corrected.lean 傾斜 slightly 輕微地 check out 檢查 refuse 拒絕 quarter 四分之一 surgery 手術(shù) cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand corrected 認(rèn)錯(cuò)笑話——“我誠(chéng)懇認(rèn)錯(cuò)”我有一個(gè)朋友，他似乎總是微微向左傾斜。幾年來(lái)，他總是不聽(tīng)我的建議，還說(shuō)我不正常，但是上星期，他終于去看了醫(yī)生。一個(gè)很快的小手術(shù)后，他康復(fù)了，現(xiàn)在他的兩條腿完全一樣長(zhǎng)了，他也不再傾斜了?！彼粗艺f(shuō)：“我認(rèn)錯(cuò)了。首先，他們出門找了兩根一樣長(zhǎng)的直木棍。然后他們又拿了些繩子，把木棍的四個(gè)頂端連在一起。他們將紙做的尾巴粘在一角，在風(fēng)箏中間系上一根長(zhǎng)繩。8 Animals in DangerSome of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying from one tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They