Reading Salon

A Learners of English often ask：What are the differences between Britishand American English？ How important are these differences？Certainly,there are some differences between British and Amercan Eng-lish. There are a few differences in grammar. For example,speakers of BritishEnglish say ＂in hospital＂ and ＂Have you a pen？＂,while Americans say＂in the hospital＂ and ＂Do you have a pen？＂ Pronunciation is sometimes dif-ferent.     

Two Dogs

Presto the wizard （巫师） ran into the room with his magic ball and said, ＂I saw him! I saw Paws!＂＊ The others （其他人） were very excited＊. They came to look into the magic ball. ＂What are you looking for＊ in my ball？＂ asked Presto.＂Paws, of course＊!＂ they answered. ＂In my magic ball？ But I saw him through （通过） the window.＂ Paws walked through the door. ＂Paws, we are so glad to see you!＂ Everyone was very happy.     

哈哈镜

Jokes, anecdotes and stories as told by native English speakers.An Island ,A： I say, I say, I say. Why is the letter ＂T＂ like an island？ B： I don＇t know. Why is the letter ＂T＂ like an island？ A： Because it＇s in the middle of ＂waTer＂.     

A HELPINC HAND

＂Guess who is the highest this time？＂ our monitor asked us after the 2nd donation activity for the people in the earthquake-hit area.
＂The millionaire. There is no need to guess! ＂ one of us answered firmly. ＂The millionaire＂ refers to the richest student in our class whose parents are running two different companies and always wear the latest fashion.     

手机与贼

你或许知道iPhone手机里的i代表什么意思,但iThief是什么意思,相信很少有人知道,因为这是我们小作者的原创新词。来看看iPhone和iThief之间发生了什么故事。 Do you have an iPhone？ Do you know the meaning of the letter ＂i＂ in the word ＂iPhone＂？ I had an iPhone and according to the biography of Steve Jobs, ＂i＂ means Internet, Individual, Instruct, Information and Inspire. Upon the basis of knowing the information above, my story ＂iPhone and iThief＂ unfolds.     

新新词汇

So, you thought you knew English, did you？ Here are some of the newest words in the English language.The 80s was the generation of the Yuppie. In the 1990s we were introduced to the ＂new man＂--the caring, emotionally-liberal man. But, what about the first decade of the 21 st century？ Here are some new words for you to learn.     

An Easy Answer

The old lady was being interviewed by the press after she hadreached the age of 110. ＂What do you think is the reason for long life？＂ they asked her.     

交通也幽默

1 A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound off on the aviation freq uencies.This was his first time approaching a field during the nighttime.Instead of following the proper protocol when reaching the tower, he said： ＂Guess who？＂ The controller switched the field Ughts off and replied：＂Guess where!＂     

TWO TREES

There are two trees in a garden. One is old, the other is young. Spring comes. Many animals go to the garden. A bird says to the young tree, ＂Can I make a house on your branch？＂ ＂No, you can＇t,＂ says the young tree. ＂But you can live on my branch,＂ says the old tree.     

How Much You Know？

1. If you＇re ＂hot under the collar,＂ are you feverish, surprised or annoyed？
2. In computer language, what is ＂e-mail＂ short for？     

Reading passages

＂What＇s sad？＂ the matter, Bob？＂ asked his mother. ＂Why do you look so sad？＂
I don＇t have anyone to play with,＂ Bob said. ＂Why don＇t we just stay in Salt Lake City？ I had friends there.＂
＂You will soon make friends here,＂ said his mother. ＂Wait and see!＂     

Cry

＂Tom, what＇s the matter with your brother？ ＂asked the mother in the kitchen. ＂He＇ s crying.＂
＂Oh, nothing, Mum,＂ replied Tom. ＂I＇m eating my cake. He is crying because I won＇t give him any.＂     

春节联欢(英文)

＂How to spend the night before Spring Festival？＂ Since it＇s the national festival, different people hold different views.     

哈哈镜

Caught in the ActA woman is working in her office when Jim comes in. In a moment of passion, the woman and Jim start kissing. A few minutes later, the boss walks in and shouts, ＂Is this what you get paid for？＂ ＂No,＂ says the woman. ＂I do this for free.＂     

阅读判断正误练习

（A） Can You Tell Me？ （你能告诉我吗？） A father asks his son, ＂How many letters are there in the Alphabet（字母表）？ I don＇t know,＂ says his son. His father says, ＂You don＇t know？ You are in school for many years and you don＇t know how many letters are there in the Alphabet？＂ He is very angry（生气）.     

What Color Is the Sun？

A litde rabbit is drawing a picture. He wants to draw a big sun in the sky. ＂But what color is the sun？＂ the rabbit thinks. He goes to ask his friends[第一段]     

At Nicole＇s Home

Can you remember these nine words now？ Look, they all have the letter ＂o＂ with the sound/~, Now let＇s read this tongue twister about the sound.     

How Does Zoom Feel？

一、故事内容
It＇s sunny today. Zoom goes to school by bike. On the way, his bike is broken; he falls down on the ground. ＂ Who put the stone on the road？＂ Zoom feels very angry.     

你在生活中应该铭记的10件小事

Publicly display way too much affection.
Blow 10 years of mileage points and fly first-class.
Ask your mom all those ＂Why did you？＂ and ＂didn＇t you＂ questions .
Make a wedding toast and knock it out of the park.
Learn all the forks.     

故事园地

一、故事内容 Wendy can＇t find her cat. ＂Where＇s Ginger？＂ says Wendy. ＂Oh, wait a minute! What＇s that？＂ Ginger is up in the tree. The tree is very tall. ＂Too scary! I＇m scared!＂ She never climbs a tree.