40篇短文搞定3500詞匯1-5(內(nèi)有mp3)

1、01Fall in Love with English 愛上英語Hiding behind the loosedustycurtain,a teenagerpacked up his overcoat into thesuitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightningoutdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents nagging about his English study and did no

2、t wagntoto through it any longer.He couldn gte t along well with English and disliked joining inEnglish classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.His partnerwas concerned about him very much. She understood exactly wh

3、at he was suffering from , but entirelydisagreed with his idea. In order tocalm him down and settlehis problem, she talked with him face to face and swappeda series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and go

4、t great power from his friend wso rds.Now, he has recovered frombeing upset and has fallen in love with English.有個 少年 躲在 積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把 大衣裝入手提箱。盡管 外面 正 打雷閃電，他仍計(jì)劃在 黃昏 時(shí)分離家出走。他 不得不 這樣做是因?yàn)閰捑?了父母對他英語學(xué)習(xí)的嘮叨，不想再 忍受 下去了。他的英語學(xué)習(xí)總是無法取得進(jìn)展 ， 而且 不喜歡參加英語課的學(xué)習(xí)，因?yàn)樗詾槔蠋?有意忽視他。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分?jǐn)?shù)合計(jì) 從未超過60。他的 搭檔 很 關(guān)心 他，也 確切地 理解他 遭

5、受的 折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。為了 使他冷靜 下來好好解決 問題，她和他面對面 地交談，并交換 了 一系列 的學(xué)習(xí)心得技巧。她寫下來 的 條款幫助他找到了學(xué)好英語的最佳捷徑。這個少年非常很感激 ，并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動力 ?，F(xiàn)在，他已經(jīng)從沮喪 中 恢復(fù) 過來，真正 愛上了英語。022. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes不同的國家有不同的英語Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language

6、. At present , English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore,Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, theseE

7、nglishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your blockare from. For example, if a boss fluently command s his driver, Come“ up straight to my apa

8、rtment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs” , instead ofrequesting, “ Please come to myf lat by lift and take some petrolfor my lorries and taxis ” ,you rceacno gnize his American identity , while the lattersuggests that he is British.英國人的航海 在英語的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語在許多國家被作為官方 語言或通用語言頻繁

9、地 使用， 例如 美國、 新加波 、 馬來西亞和一些 非洲的 國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英語為基礎(chǔ)， 能很好地為以英語為本族語 的人所理解。但是 實(shí)際上 ， 這些英語在 口音 、 拼寫 、 表達(dá) 和 詞匯 的 使用 方面都在逐漸 變化。因?yàn)?這一情況的存在，你就可以利用 這些英語之間的區(qū)別說出你們街區(qū) 的外國人是哪個國家來的了。例如， 如果有個老板流利地命令他的司機(jī)：“ Come up straight to myapartment byelevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs（ 直接 搭 電梯 到我 公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的 汽油

10、） ”， 而不是要求說，“ Pleasecome to my fla tby lift and take some petrol for my lorries andtaxis（請直接搭電梯 到我 公寓 上來拿 卡車 和出租車的汽油 ） ”，你就可以輕易地辨認(rèn) 出他的美國人 身份 ，而 后者 卻 暗示 著那是一位英國人。03A Hard Trip一次辛苦的旅行My sister was fond of traveling. Ever sincegraduating, she had been determined to organizea trip to an old temple.Since

11、 transport ing fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages. Her stubbornattitude was always her shortcoming.Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuadeher to change her mind . Finally , we gave inas usual though we preferred

12、 to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliableweather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, wherethe water s

13、eemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal ,it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel ofwool coats, and lay beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!我的妹妹很喜歡 旅行。 自

14、從畢業(yè)以來，她就下定決心要 組織 一次往一座古廟 的旅行。因?yàn)?交通費(fèi)用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔(dān)心 其中的不利情況。頑固的態(tài)度一直都是她的 缺點(diǎn) ，一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒有人能說服 她 改變主意。 最后 ，我們 像往常一樣讓步 ，盡管我們更喜歡 乘火車去。我們準(zhǔn)備好了所有東西，包括時(shí)間表 、 可靠的 天氣 預(yù)報(bào) ，還有 保險(xiǎn) ，就開始了旅程。我們的 旅程 沿著一條從高海拔 處 流 下來的河流前行。但我們的步伐 很慢， 因?yàn)楫?dāng)流經(jīng)深深的峽谷 時(shí)， 這條河流急轉(zhuǎn)彎 很多， 急湍的河水都似乎沸騰 起來。 正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣， 這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色

15、。 一天晚上，我把頭枕在一包羊毛 衣服做的枕頭 上， 躺在 星空下 ， 當(dāng) 巖洞 前的 火焰 在 午夜 熄滅時(shí)， 我發(fā)現(xiàn)夜空是如此的美 麗！04A Horrible Earthquake 可怕的地震Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions ofbrick houses

16、 and a number ofdams were destroyed. Railway track s became uselessbars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smellysteam. Huge cracks trap ped cyclistseverywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporter s giving an outline of the disaster, the whole n

17、ation was shocked by the damageand the victim extremesuffering. People were moved when they read that the survivorscomforted each other by saying C“ongratulation s! You survived! ” . So they noteoxnplrye ssed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away . The

18、injure d were rescued and the dead were buried . The frighten ed survivors were dug out from under the ruin s and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people shelp, the lo mssi nwimasized.地震 前， 水井 和 運(yùn)河 里的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷 出地震即將來臨。霎那間，一切都在搖晃，似乎 整個世界就要結(jié)束 。 數(shù)以百萬的 磚 房和 許多水壩遭到 破壞 ；鐵

19、路 軌道都變成 無用的 鐵 條 ； 煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽；到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。第二天，所有報(bào)紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要 標(biāo)題 報(bào)道了這一事件 。 記者 們描述了災(zāi)難 的 大概情況 ，全 國 都被地震的破壞 和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所 震驚 。當(dāng)人們讀到幸存者 以 “恭喜 啊，你還活著。”來互相安慰時(shí)，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心地表達(dá)了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災(zāi)民。傷員 被 救助 了，死者被埋葬 了， 嚇壞 的幸存者被從廢墟 中 挖出來 了，棲身 處、凈水和電力 也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。05The Great President偉大的

20、總統(tǒng)As the founder of the republic , the president had many good qualities. Before coming topower, he was a generouslawyer. He was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfairanti -black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However,though he kept peacefulprinciple s without violence and terror , his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked