英語(yǔ)小故事共30篇

1、-作者xxxx-日期xxxx英語(yǔ)小故事共30篇【精品文檔】1 DogsPeople often say that a dog is man'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 us

2、ed 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 ol

3、d 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。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。 狗用來(lái)幫助殘疾人已有好幾個(gè)世紀(jì)了。導(dǎo)盲犬可以為盲主人引路?，F(xiàn)在，人們還教狗為殘疾主人打開電燈、開冰箱和撥電話。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。Who is man's best frie

4、nd?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

5、the town, but frankly, I couldn't make anything out of what he bought. Here'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 M

6、rs. 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。他被抓住送到監(jiān)獄，但是錢沒(méi)找到。 當(dāng)他從監(jiān)獄出來(lái)時(shí)，他被監(jiān)視，看他會(huì)做什么。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•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

7、什么。這里是清單?！?襯衫、大鐵撬、一盒巧克力鐵鏟、大鐵錘、一束花 。檢察官說(shuō)：“好，這對(duì)我很有幫助。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？”I cannot infer from what he bought what?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.

8、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。對(duì)工人來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是財(cái)富。對(duì)醫(yī)生來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是生命。 對(duì)士兵來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是勝利。對(duì)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是知識(shí)。對(duì)科學(xué)家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是速度。 對(duì)企業(yè)家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是金錢。對(duì)我們大家來(lái)說(shuō)，時(shí)間就是一切。因此，把握今天!

9、For farmers, what time is it?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 comes close enough to satisfy the woman. Eventually, a painter comes. He is

10、 confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the

11、 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。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。 最后，來(lái)了一個(gè)油漆匠。他很

12、有信心可以調(diào)出合適的顏色。果然婦人對(duì)最終的效果感到滿意，漆匠也因此成名。 幾年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交給了兒子?！鞍职郑眱鹤訂?wèn)，“有件事我想知道。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?！盬ho have a valuable antique vase?5 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 tre

13、e 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, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wo

14、od 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)。我們決定在山谷中燒烤，所以我們撿來(lái)了一些樹枝生火。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)。我試著用火柴把木頭點(diǎn)燃，但結(jié)果都是煙。父親說(shuō)：“這樣做不對(duì)。我來(lái)教你如何生火。先用小片的木頭，因?yàn)樗鼈內(nèi)菀c(diǎn)燃，然后把

15、大些的放在它們上面。”父親幫我點(diǎn)起了旺旺的火。What people go to barbecue?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 w

16、eek, 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 didn't believe me when I told you a doctor co

17、uld 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。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。幾年來(lái)，他總是不聽我的建議，還說(shuō)我不正常，但是上星期，他終于去看了醫(yī)生。果真，醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一個(gè)很快的小手術(shù)后

18、，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?！澳憧?，”我說(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?！彼粗艺f(shuō)：“我認(rèn)錯(cuò)了?！盌octors can fix friends leg?7 Making a KiteOne day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite. First they went out and found two straight sticks of the same length. They brought them back home and tied them with a piece of str

19、ing into the shape of a cross. 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

20、 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。首先，他們出門找了兩根一樣長(zhǎng)的直木棍。他們把木棍帶回家，用一根繩子把它們綁成十字形。然后他們又拿了些繩子，把木棍的四個(gè)頂端連在一起。然后，他們把一些顏色鮮艷的紙涂上膠水，

21、粘在風(fēng)箏的框架上。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。在接下來(lái)的一個(gè)有風(fēng)的日子里，他們就在家附近的小山上放風(fēng)箏了。Who decided to make a kite8 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

22、 leaves and branches. They even sleep in the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground. Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger? Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals are losing their homes. Do you know the reasons

23、 for it? Yes, people want wood, paper and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are so badly damaged that they become deserts. rainforest 雨林 woodpecker 啄木鳥 treetop 樹頂 swing 搖蕩 leaves 樹葉（leaf的復(fù)數(shù)形式） branch 樹枝 desert 沙漠瀕 危 動(dòng) 物一些雨林中的動(dòng)物和鳥類生活在樹頂上，例如猴子和啄木鳥。它們總是從一棵樹蕩到或飛到另一棵樹上，在樹葉

24、和樹枝間尋找食物。它們甚至在樹頂睡覺，所以它們不用到地面上來(lái)。 你知道嗎？雨林中的這些動(dòng)物正處于危險(xiǎn)中。因?yàn)槿藗兛撤チ松种械脑S多樹，動(dòng)物們失去了家園。你知道人們砍樹的原因嗎？是的，人們需要木材、紙和土地。所以，許多動(dòng)物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到了嚴(yán)重的破壞，變成了沙漠。What animals are endangered animals9 English in the World Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world.

25、It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion. Engl

26、ish plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies. estimate 估計(jì) exceed 超過(guò) native

27、本族的，本國(guó)的 official 官方的acquire 掌握 to some extent 達(dá)到某種程度 billion 千萬(wàn) increasingly 越來(lái)越多地 medium 工具，手段 conduct 實(shí)行，執(zhí)行 international 國(guó)際的 diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥 communication 通信 event 事件世界上的英語(yǔ)有人說(shuō)英語(yǔ)已不再屬于英國(guó)人了，它屬于全世界。據(jù)估計(jì)，使用英語(yǔ)的人超過(guò)七億五千萬(wàn)，其中大約有三億五千萬(wàn)是以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人，而其余的人將英語(yǔ)作為官方語(yǔ)言使用。如果我們?cè)偌由弦呀?jīng)掌握英語(yǔ)到一定程度的人，這個(gè)總數(shù)將接近十億。 英語(yǔ)，作為進(jìn)行

28、國(guó)際業(yè)務(wù)和外交的工具，在世界上起著越來(lái)越重要的作用。它還在科學(xué)、醫(yī)藥、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、空中及海洋通信、國(guó)際體育賽事、電臺(tái)電視節(jié)目、流行歌曲及電影中發(fā)揮著越來(lái)越重要的作用。How many people are English-speaking?10 A FriendWhen you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings

29、of new words at all, what should you do? You have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means, how to pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this friend is? It is a dictionary. You c

30、an learn some important things about words from it, so you must know how to use it. come across 碰到 guess 猜測(cè) 朋 友當(dāng)你讀英語(yǔ)書時(shí)，你經(jīng)常會(huì)碰到新單詞。你可能試著從你知道的詞中猜這些詞的意思，但是當(dāng)你無(wú)法猜出這些詞的意思時(shí)，你該怎么辦呢？ 這時(shí)你有一個(gè)好朋友。從他那里你可以學(xué)到單詞的意思、發(fā)音及用法等。這個(gè)朋友可以經(jīng)常伴你左右，你可以經(jīng)常請(qǐng)他幫忙。你知道這個(gè)朋友是誰(shuí)嗎？ 他就是字典。你可以從他那里學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)詞匯的眾多重要知識(shí)，所以你必須學(xué)會(huì)如何使用字典。When you are unable

31、 to guess what these words mean, and what should you do?11 “I Have Never Heard You in Carmen”Mark Twain was once invited by a friend to go to the opera. The friend was very rich. He and his wife had their own box at the theatre. During the opera the friend's wife talked all the time. She also ta

32、lked rather loudly. She talked so much that it was often difficult for Mark Twain to listen to the opera. Toward the end of the opera she turned to Mark Twain and said, "Oh, my dear Mark Twain, I do want you to be with us again next Friday night. I'm sure you will like it the opera will be

33、Carmen." "Thank you very much,"said Mark Twain. "That will be fine. I have never heard you in Carmen."Carmen 卡門（歌劇名） invite 邀請(qǐng) opera 歌劇 box 包廂 theatre 劇場(chǎng)，戲院“我還從未聽過(guò)你唱卡門” 有一次，一個(gè)朋友邀請(qǐng)馬克?吐溫去看歌劇。這個(gè)朋友很有錢。他和他的妻子在劇院有自己的包廂?？锤鑴r(shí)，朋友的妻子一直在說(shuō)話。她說(shuō)話的聲音還挺大。她的話那么多，馬克?吐溫根本聽不清歌劇。 歌劇臨近結(jié)束時(shí)，她轉(zhuǎn)而對(duì)馬克?

34、吐溫說(shuō)：“噢，我親愛的馬克?吐溫，我真的想讓你再和我們一起度過(guò)下周五。我保證你會(huì)喜歡的下周的歌劇是卡門。” “非常感謝，”馬克?吐溫說(shuō)。“想來(lái)會(huì)很好。我還從未聽過(guò)你唱卡門?！盇 friend who invited to the Opera?12 Learning English in EnglandI came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China ne

35、xt month. At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with other people in English. Now I can speak English much better, and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have helped me a lot. I have lots of English friends now. Some of them

36、have even invited me for dinner at their houses. They are interested to learn about China and Chinese people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I know about my own country. communicate 交流在英國(guó)學(xué)英語(yǔ)去年夏天，我來(lái)到英國(guó)?，F(xiàn)在我在英國(guó)已經(jīng)待了十一個(gè)月了。我將很快結(jié)束在英國(guó)的學(xué)習(xí)，下個(gè)月我就將回中國(guó)了。 一開始，我覺得很難用英語(yǔ)和別人交流。現(xiàn)在我英語(yǔ)說(shuō)得

37、好多了，甚至可以看懂英語(yǔ)電視，這是因?yàn)槲覍W(xué)習(xí)很努力，老師和同學(xué)對(duì)我的幫助也很大?，F(xiàn)在我有許多英國(guó)朋友。一些朋友甚至邀請(qǐng)我去他們家吃飯。他們對(duì)中國(guó)和中國(guó)人很感興趣。每當(dāng)他們問(wèn)我許多問(wèn)題時(shí)，我才意識(shí)到自己對(duì)祖國(guó)的了解是如此之少。Who find it difficult to communicate in English and others?13 The Hare and the Tortoise One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. "I can beat anyone!"cr

38、ied he. "Will one of you try a race with me?""I will,?said the tortoise. "You!?laughed the hare. "Oh, oh, how funny!?"Save your laughing for the end of the race,?said the tortoise. So a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and was soon far ahead

39、, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up, the hare was sleeping. On and on went the tortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was too late. There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End. hare 野兔 tortoise 龜，烏龜 beat 打敗 race 比賽兔子和烏龜一天，兔子正在向其他動(dòng)物炫耀他能跑得很快?！拔夷芘苓^(guò)任何人。”他喊道。 “

40、你們有誰(shuí)想和我比一比嗎？” “我。”烏龜說(shuō)。 “你！”兔子笑道，“哦，哦，太滑稽了！” “留著到比賽結(jié)束后笑吧?！睘觚斦f(shuō)。 他們劃了條起跑線，出發(fā)了。兔子跑得飛快，很快就跑到了前面，所以他坐下來(lái)休息。等到烏龜趕上來(lái)時(shí)，他睡著了。 烏龜一直往前走，當(dāng)兔子最后醒來(lái)時(shí)，已經(jīng)太晚了。 烏龜坐在一塊牌子旁，上面寫著： 終點(diǎn)。When the Hare finally woke up to see what the?14 Helping Parents Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's sa

41、y that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you. Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling h

42、is or her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till your parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting you. yell 大叫，呼喊 scream 尖聲喊叫 handle 處

43、理 adult 成年人 cool off 平靜下來(lái) tone 語(yǔ)氣 affect 影響 幫 助 父 母父母常常因?yàn)樗麄兩钪械臒蓝鷼?。我們舉個(gè)例子，比如你媽媽對(duì)她的上司不滿。假如她沒(méi)有其他方法發(fā)泄她的情緒，她就可能回到家沖你大聲嚷嚷，對(duì)你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至對(duì)你說(shuō)一些難聽的話。 當(dāng)你身邊的大人控制不住他們的怒火時(shí)，你應(yīng)付的方法是：別讓情況變得更糟糕。生氣的人很難保持思維清晰，所以不要做，也不要說(shuō)任何會(huì)使事情變得更糟的事或話。先等你的父母平靜下來(lái)，然后再心平氣和地和他們談，并想辦法說(shuō)明他們的怒火是如何影響你的。When you're around when adults

44、 are unable to control their anger, the way you cope with what is?15Humour What Is a Teenager?A teenager is . . someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his mother calling from the next room. . a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make

45、a bed. . a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music loud and very loud. . an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too tired to dry the dishes. . a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week. . a boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room nee

46、ds cleaning. . an original thinker who is positive that his mother was never a teenager. block 街區(qū) whiz 天才，能手 operate 操作 connoisseur 內(nèi)行，鑒賞家 enthusiast 熱心的人，熱情的人 energy 精力 romantic 浪漫主義者 suspect 懷疑 original 新穎的，獨(dú)創(chuàng)的 positive 肯定的 幽默少年是什么樣的人？少年是 一個(gè)隔著三個(gè)街區(qū)也能聽到他最喜歡的歌手的聲音但卻聽不到隔壁房間母親叫聲的人。 一個(gè)不用上一節(jié)課就可以操作最新電腦的能手

47、，但卻不會(huì)鋪床。 兩種音樂(lè)的鑒賞家吵鬧的和非常吵鬧的音樂(lè)。 一個(gè)充滿熱情，精力充沛的人，他可以騎車騎幾英里，但卻經(jīng)常因?yàn)橛X得太累而擦不干碟子。 一個(gè)浪漫主義者，他不經(jīng)常戀愛，一周絕對(duì)少于一次。 一個(gè)每星期六都要睡到中午，卻總是懷疑房間需要打掃的人。 是一個(gè)有獨(dú)創(chuàng)精神的思想家，他斷定他的母親不是從少年時(shí)期走過(guò)來(lái)的What Is a Teenager?16 Charles ChaplinOne day a small boy called Charles Chaplin was walking along the street in London. It was a cold winter'

48、;s day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, but he didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young. He and his brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother. Although Charles was small, his dream was very big. He wanted to be a great man in the world of films, so he work

49、ed very hard to become a good dancer and singer. Thirty years later, this same boy was among the most famous people in the world. Even if you do not understand English, you can enjoy his films, because no words are used in his films. dream 夢(mèng)想 dancer 舞蹈家 查爾斯?卓別林一天，一個(gè)叫卓別林的小男孩在倫敦的大街上走著。那是1900年寒冬的一天。卓別林

50、想買一些面包，但他沒(méi)有錢。他的父親在他還很小時(shí)就去世了。他和他的兄弟西德必須工作以幫助生病的母親。 卓別林年紀(jì)雖小但他有很大的理想。他想成為電影世界的偉大人物，所以他努力工作，希望成為有名的舞蹈家和歌唱家。 三十年后，這個(gè)小男孩成為了世界上最著名的人之一。 即使你不懂英語(yǔ)，你也可以欣賞他的電影，因?yàn)樗碾娪笆菬o(wú)聲的。Who is walking on the streets of London17 A Seaside PicnicOne morning last April, Joan was lying in bed when the telephone rang. It was her f

51、riend, Dave, who invited her out for a picnic at the seaside. Later that day she left her flat and walked to the bus stop to catch the bus. Joan was wearing a T-shirt and skirt as it was quite hot. As she sat on the bus she looked out of the window. The sun was shining. She saw a plane going over a

52、forest and some horses in the fields. Before long she arrived at the seaside and met Dave. They went down to the beach and had their picnic next to a rock. They had sandwiches and crisps, and Dave painted a picture. They had a lovely day. flat 公寓 （英國(guó)英語(yǔ)） forest 森林 crisp 油炸馬鈴薯片海灘野餐去年四月的一天早上，當(dāng)瓊還躺在床上時(shí)，電

53、話鈴響了。電話是她的朋友戴夫打來(lái)的，她想邀請(qǐng)瓊?cè)ズ┮安汀?那天晚些時(shí)候，瓊離開了公寓，去公共汽車站乘車。因?yàn)樘鞖夂軣?，瓊穿著恤衫和裙子。?dāng)她坐在車上時(shí)，她看著窗外。陽(yáng)光明媚。她看到一架飛機(jī)飛過(guò)一片森林，看到田野里的馬。 一會(huì)功夫，她就到了海邊，碰到了戴夫。他們走下海灘，在一塊巖石邊野餐。他們一起吃三明治和馬鈴薯片，戴夫還畫了一幅畫。他們度過(guò)了開心的一天。Who is the phone call?18 A Dish WasherSome people have dogs or cats as pets. One woman in New York keeps a monkey as her

54、pet. This monkey can wash dishes. He washes the dishes for the woman every day. He likes to wash dishes and never breaks a dish. Sometimes he washes the same dishes over and over. If the woman tries to stop him, he then gets angry. He begins to throw the dishes in all directions. But this does not h

55、appen very often. The woman's husband is very happy with the monkey. The husband never needs to help his wife wash the dishes. The monkey does all this work. The husband says that he cannot understand how anybody, a person or a monkey, can like to wash dishes so much. direction 方向洗 碗 工有些人的寵物是貓或狗

56、。紐約的一位婦女養(yǎng)了只猴子當(dāng)寵物。這只猴子會(huì)洗碗。他每天為這個(gè)婦女洗碗。他喜歡洗并且從未打破過(guò)一個(gè)碗碟。有時(shí)他會(huì)一遍遍地清洗同一個(gè)碗。如果這個(gè)婦女試圖阻止，猴子就會(huì)發(fā)脾氣，并開始朝四面八方扔碗碟。但這種情況不常發(fā)生。 女人的丈夫非常滿意這只猴子。他從不需要幫自己的妻子洗碗。猴子包辦了這些活。這個(gè)丈夫說(shuō)他無(wú)法理解，不管是誰(shuí)，人還是猴子，怎么會(huì)如此喜歡洗碗呢What do monkeys do?What do monkeys do?19 A Young Pioneer Long ago, when the western part of the United States was still a

57、wilderness, a young boy, called Kit, not yet twenty years old, went from his home in the East to learn about the new country. He wanted to know what lay beyond the Rocky Mountains. Kit's father had taught him to shoot straight, but he learned more about hunting and trapping in the country of the Indians. Kit was always calm