【正文】 ed gain India’s independence from ，紀(jì)念莫漢達(dá)斯Harvest Festivals慶豐收的節(jié)日Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy 。In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have ，人們通常用花果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，在一起聚餐。China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy ，這時(shí)，人們會(huì)賞月。Spring Festivals春天的節(jié)日The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ing of ，就是告別冬天、迎來春天的日子。There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.（他們）舞龍燈、狂歡，全家人聚在一起歡慶陰歷年。These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all ，人們身著各種艷麗的節(jié)日盛裝，伴隨著鼓噪的音樂，在街頭游行，晝夜跳舞。It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the ing of spring and new ，也歡慶春天和新生命的到來。People love to get together to eat , drink and have fun with each 、喝、玩耍。 1 A SAD LOVE STORY一段傷心的愛情故事 Li Fang was 。But she didn’t turn 。She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her ，他(李方)認(rèn)為她會(huì)守信用的。Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to ，He would drown his sadness in 。這正合了李方的意！A sad Chinese story about lost 。Her name was Zhin252。While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love.(“Just like me and Hu Jin,” thought Li Fang.)她在人間遇到了牛郎，兩人相愛了?！?They got married secretly, and they were very happy.(“We could be like that,” thought Li Fang.)于是他們秘密結(jié)了婚，并且生活得十分幸福?！?When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to ，她勃然大怒，強(qiáng)行把織女帶回到天宮。Finding that Zhin252。Magpies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar ，喜鵲們會(huì)展翅搭橋，讓這對(duì)戀人過河相會(huì)。 is weeping and the couple won’t be able to ，因?yàn)槿绻龅较掠辏@就意味著織女在哭泣，兩個(gè)戀人不能見面。When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine’s ?！盇s Li Fang set off for home, he thought,” I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love ’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates don’t want them to remind me of her.” 李方動(dòng)身往家走，心里想：“我想胡瑾是不愛我了，把這些鮮花和巧克力都扔了吧?！?So he 。There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling , “why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!And I have a gift for you!” 那是胡瑾在向他招手，她喊道：“你為什么這么晚才來呢? 我一直在這兒等你好久了!這是我送給你的禮物!”What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts!他怎么辦呢？他把情人節(jié)的禮物都扔了！She would never forgive 。It had been a very strange 。Then by lunchtime they would all be ，這些菜都會(huì)賣完。His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious ，冰激凌是用牛奶、奶油和美味的水果制成的?！?Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying ，他看到自己的朋友李昌匆匆地走過。What was the matter? 怎么回事呢？Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not ing to eat in his restaurant as he always ，那問題一定嚴(yán)重了。He saw a sign at the ：Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight? “肥膩的東西吃厭了吧？想變瘦嗎？ Come inside Yong Hui’s slimming 。It was full of 。ll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day.” 店老板，一個(gè)清瘦的女人走上前來說道：“歡迎光臨！我叫雍慧?！盩hen she gave a menu to Wang ，她遞給王鵬一份菜譜。Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the ，特別是對(duì)價(jià)格。He could not believe his ！He threw down the menu and hurried 。Did it make people fat? 那些菜讓人發(fā)胖了嗎？ Perhaps he should go to the library and find 。Even though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Hui’s food, they were not eating enough energygiving food to keep them ，但他們攝取不到足夠的熱量來保持健康。Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back ，王鵬覺得又有了希望。So he wrote: 于是他寫到：Want to feel fit and energetic?“想健康又精力旺盛嗎？Come and eat here!Discounts today!到這里來用餐吧！今天打折！Our food gives you energy all day!我們的食物能夠給您提供一整天所需的熱量！”The petition between the two restaurants was on!這兩家餐館之間的競爭開始了！ COME AND EAT HERE(2)到這里來用餐吧（2）A week later, Wang Peng39。Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his ，而不至于關(guān)閉自己的餐館了。He smiled as he weled some customers warmly at the door but the smile left his face when he saw Yong Hui walking 。She did not look happy but glared at ，看上去不高興?！?她大聲問道。I followed one of them and found them in your ，發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?cè)谀愕牟宛^里。 t want to upset you, but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my ，不過我發(fā)現(xiàn)你菜譜上的菜太少了，所以我也就不著急了，我也開始宣傳我餐館的食物的好處。 t you sit down and try a meal?” 你為什么不坐下來吃頓飯呢？”Yong Hui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoying dumplings and breast of chicken cooked with 。When they were served the ice cream, Yong Hui began to look ，雍慧開始看起來不舒服了?！?I miss my vegetables and fruit.”我想吃我的蔬菜和水果。t you get tired quickly?” 這時(shí)候，王鵬正在吃第二盤餃子，他嘆了一口氣，說道，“同樣地，（如果在你的餐館）我還想吃我的餃子和肥肉呢?！庇夯鄢姓J(rèn)了，“But don39。 d feel much healthier.”“不過，難道你不認(rèn)為你瘦一點(diǎn)更好么？我相信，那樣你會(huì)覺得更健康些?！?According to my research, neither your restaurant nor mine offers a balanced diet,” explained Wang ：“根據(jù)我的研究，你我兩家所提供的都不是均衡膳食。 t offer enough fibre and you don39。Perhaps we ought to bine our ideas and provide a balanced menu with food full of energy and fibre.”也許我們應(yīng)該把我們的想法結(jié)合起來，做出一份富有熱量和纖維的均衡食譜。They served raw vegetables with the hamburgers and boiled the potatoes rather than frying served fresh fruit with the ice ，煮土豆而不是油炸土豆，還拿新鮮水果配上冰激凌。Their balanced diets becamesuch a success that before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more ，王鵬很快就瘦了，而雍慧卻胖了。Finally they got married and lived happily ever after!最后，他們結(jié)了婚，過上了幸福美滿的生活！ 3 THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE百萬英鎊 Act I, Scene 3第一幕，第三場 NARRATOR: 旁白： It is the summer of old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a ，一對(duì)老年又富有的兄弟，羅德里克和奧利弗，打了一個(gè)賭。His brother Roderick doubts 。It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should RODERICK:Young man, would you step inside a moment, please? 羅德里克：年輕人，請(qǐng)你進(jìn)來一會(huì)兒，好嗎？ HENRY: Who? Me, sir? 亨利：先生，你叫誰?。渴墙形覇?？ RODERICK:Yes, ：是的，就是你。HENRY:(A servant opens a door)：（仆人給他打開門）謝謝。先生，請(qǐng)讓我來帶路吧。RODERICK: How do you do, Mr....er...? 羅德里克：你好，先生，你貴姓？ HENRY: ：亞當(dāng)斯，亨利HENRY: Thank ：謝謝RODERICK: You39。s right, from San ：是的，從舊金山來。s my first trip