A Cheap Meal(高一适用)

Amanwentintoarestaurantandsatdownatoneofthetables．Awaiterwentuptohimandgavehimthemenu（菜谱）．Themanreaditcare－fully，thenorderedallthemostexpensivedishes（菜）．Thewaiterservedthemealandthemanateitwithgreatenjoyment（吃得津津有味）．Thenasmallboycameintotherestaurantandsatatthemanstable．Thewaitercameupandsaidtotheman，“Whatwouldyourlittleboylike，sir？”“Oh，justanicecream，”themantoldhim．Afewminuteslaterthewaitergavetheboyanicecream．Whiletheboywaseatingtheicecream，themanstoodupan…     

Man Who Changes Image of Mouse(初三适用)

SuchEnglishidiomsas“aspoorasachurchmouse”and“likeadrown－edrat”remindpeopleoftheunfavourableimages（形像）ofmiceandrats．Butwithhisefforts（努力）inthe２０thcentury，anAmericanyoungmanWaltDisneychangedpeoplesview．Bornin１９０１inChicago，WaltDisneywasanewspaperseller，andwasfondofdrawingcomicstrips（喜剧性的连环画）andtakingpictures．LaterhewenttostudyartsinaChicagoinstitute（学院）．Onedaywhenhewasthinkinghardhowtodrawapictureinagarage（车库），severalmicecrawledontothedrawingboard．…     

英语书面表达错误辨析(三)

五、动词（一）33．对我提的问题地都作了回答．Wrong：Heanswered．allthequestionsIhadaskedfor．Right：HeansweredallthequestionsIhadaskedNotes:toask是及物动词，后面跟question等词时，不需加介词for．如：（1）讲课结束时，你们可以提问题．Youmayaskquestionsattheendoftheclass．（2）你问价钱了吗？Didyouasktheprice？toaskfor…意为“想要…”“想见…”等．如：（1）他来过了，并要我帮助他．Hecameandaskedformyhdp．（2）我不在时，有人来找过我吗？DidanyoneaskformewhileIeasaway？（3）你真是自讨苦吃．Youareask…     

Tom and His Marijuana

Onemorningthephoneattheofficeofapolicestationrang．“Hello，isthisthepolicestation？”“Yes，itis．Anyhelpdoyouneed？”thevoicereplied．“I蒺mcallingtoreportmyneighbourTom．Heishidingmarijuana（大麻—一种毒品）inhisfirewood，”themansaid.“Wewillinvestigate（调查），”saidtheofficer．Thenextday，somepolicemenwenttoTom蒺shouse．Theysearchedtheshed（棚屋）wherethefirewoodwaskept，brokeeverypieceofwoodbutfoundnomarijuana．Theycuredat（咒骂）Tomandleftangrily．“Hey，Tom．Didthepolicecomeandc…     

Peter''''s Composition

Alittleboycametoanewtown．HisnamewasPe－ter．Hisfamilywasveryrich．Theyboughtabeautifulhousewithabiggarden．Theyhadagardenerandacook，andalsosomeotherservants（佣人）．Peterwasgoingtoanewschool．Onthefirstdayhismothersaidtohim，“Pe－ter，bemodest（谦虚）．Don＇tshowoff（炫耀）becausewearerich．”Peterwenttoschool．Theteacheraskedthepupilstowriteacomposition．Thetopic（题目）wasMyFamily．Peterrememberedwhathismotherhadtoldhim．Hewrote，“MynameisPeter．Myfamilyisverypoor．Mypar－entsare…     

Moving House

１．ProfessorLiwasaquietscholar（学者），buttherewereablacksmith＇s（铁匠）shopontheleftofhishouseandacarpenter＇s（木匠）shopontheright．２．Everydaythenoisesfromtheseshopsmadehimterriblyupsetandunabletoconcentratehisattention（集中……注意力）onhisstudy，sohesaid，“Iftheymovetheirshopsaway，I＇llgivethemadinnerparty．”３．OnedaybothoftheshopownerspaidavisittoProfessorLi．Theysaid，“Bothofusaremovingatthesametimetomorrow．”４．ProfessorLiwassogladthathegavethemadinnerpartythatevening．…     

Which Would You Like to Have?

WhichWouldYouLiketoHave？AttheLakeHotelwhereIworkedindowntown（商业区）Chicago，theofficialmaxim（准则）was“Givethecustomerswhattheywant．”Ourabilitytomeetthatgoal（目标）wastestedonedaywhenalargetourgroupoverwhelmedtheregistrationarea．Oneimpatientmanbulliedhiswaythroughthecrowd，bangedhisfistonthefrontdeskanddemanded，“Iwantaroomthatfacestheocean！”Inavoicethatallcouldhear，ayoungclerkanswered，“Certainly，sir．Atlantic（大西洋）orPacific（太平洋）？”Which Would You Like to Hav…     

Something About Australia

Australiaisthegreatestislandintheworld．ItisalittlesmallerthanChina．Itistothesouthoftheequator（赤道）．Sowhenitissummerinourcountry，itiswinterinAustralia．Australiaisbig，butthepopulation（人口）thereisthin（稀少）．ThepopulationofAustraliaisthesameasthatofShanghai，acityinChina．Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos（袋鼠）．Afterashortdrivefromanytown，youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleowhitesheep．Sheepareeverywhere．Haveyouseenakangaroo？Ithasa“bag”belowitsbreast（胸）．Themotherk…     

Language Learning(高一适用)

Languagelearningbeginswithlis－tening．Childrenvarygreatlyintheam－ountoflisteningbeforetheystartspeak－ing，andchildrenwhostartspeakinglateareoftenlonglisteners．Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructions（指导）sometimebeforetheycanspeak，thoughtheword“obey”canhardlydescribetheeagercooperation（合作）shownbythechildaccurately（精确地）．Beforetheycanspeak，manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestures（手势）andbymakingnoises．Itisagreedthatbabiesenjoymakingnoises，andthatduringthefirstfewmon…     

The Giving Tree

ByshelsilversteinOncetherewasatreeandshelovedalittleboy．Andeverydaytheboywouldcomeandhewouldgather（收集）herleavesandmakethemintocrowns（花冠）．Hewouldclimbuphertrunkandswing（摇摆）fromherbranchesandeatapples．Andtheywouldplayhid－andseek．Andwhenhewastired，hewouldsleepinhershade．Andtheboylovedthetreeverymuch．Andthetreewashappy．Buttimewentby，andtheboygrewolder．Thenonedaytheboycometothetreeandthetreesaid，“come，boy，comeandclimbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandeatapplesandplayinm…     

Henry Wanted to See a Doctor

HenrywasfromtheUnitedStatesandhehadcometoLondon１aholiday．Onedayhewasnotfeel－ing２，sohewenttotheclerk（服务员）atthedeskofhishotelandsaid，“Iwantto３adoctor．Canyougivemethenameofagoodone？”Theclerklookedinabookandthen４，“DrKennethGrey，６１０１０．”Henrysaid，“５youverymuch．Isheexpensive？”“Well，”theclerk６，“healwayscharges（收费）hispatients（病人）twopoundsfortheirfirstvisittohim，and１．５０forlatervisits．”Henrydecidedtosave（节省）５０p，sowhenhe７toseethedoctor，hes…     

Ways of Communication(初三适用)

Youspeak，writealetter，makeatelephonecall．Yourwordscarryamessage．Peoplecommunicate（交流）withwords．Butdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatewithoutwords？Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly．Tearsinyoureyestellthatyouaresad．Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass，theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskaquestion．Youshakeyourhead，andpeopleknowyouaresaying“no”．Younod（点头）andpeo－pleknowyouaresaying“yes”．Otherthingscanalsocarrymessage．Forexample，asign（招牌）atthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhic…     

Mahlzeit(初二适用)

Manyyearsago，MrJohnsonwaslivinginahotelinGermany．Heusuallyhadlunchinalittlerestaurant（餐馆）．Everytimehecametothetable，aGermanwhowassit－tingtherestoodupandsaid，“Mahlzeit．”TheEnglishmananswered，“Johnson．”Oneday，MrJohnsonwastalkingtoanEnglishfriend．“TheGermanshavesomestrangetraditions（风俗习惯），”hesaid．“EverytimeIcometotherestaurantforlunch，aGermanstandsupandtellsmehisname．”“Thatseemsstrangetome，too，”thefriendsaid．“Whatdoesthemansay？”“Hetellsmehisname，…     

Why Did Mr Finch Sell His House?(初三适用)

WhenMrFinchretired（退休），heboughtasmallhouseinavillagenearthesea．Helikeditandhopedtoliveaquietlife．Buttohissurprise，manytourists（旅游者）cametoseehishouseinthesummerholidays，foritwasthemostinterestingbuildinginthevillage．Frommorningtillnight，youcouldseemanyofthemaroundthehouse．TheykeptlookingintotheroomsthroughthewindowsandmanyofthemevenwentintoMrFinchsgarden．ThiswastoomuchforMrFinch．Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway．Soheputupanoticeoneachofthewindows．Thenoticesaid，“Ifyouwa…     

Why Did Henry Want to Leave the Bank?

Mybrother，Henry，hadaverygoodjobatabank．Icouldntbelievehimwhenhetoldmethathehaddecidedtoleavethere．Itriedtomakehimchangehismind，butIfailed．“Youshouldreconsideryourdecision，”Isaid．“Youhaveal－readyspentfiveyearsinthebankandyoucouldhaveawonderfulfuture．Youmightbecomeabankmanager（经理）bythetimeyouarethirty－five．”“Iknow，”Henryanswered．“Ihavegotnocomplaints（抱怨）withthebank．Itisapleasantjob．Thebankmanagertoldmethatmyfuturewasbrilliant．”“Thenwhydoyouwanttoleave？”Ia…     

Failure(高二适用)

Inonewayofthinking，failureispartoflife．Inanotherway，failuremaybeawaytowardssuccess．The“spider（蜘蛛）story”isoftentold．RobertBruce，leaderoftheScotsinthe１３thcentury，washidinginacavefromtheEnglish．Hewatchedaspiderspinningaweb（织网）．Thespidertriedtoreachacrossaroughplaceintherock．Hetriedsixtimeswithoutsuccess．Ontheseventhtimehemadeitandwentontospinhisweb．BruceissaidtohavetakenheartandtohavegoneontodefeattheEnglish．Edison，theinventorofthelightbulb（灯泡），madehundredsofmod…     

How to Send E-mails(高一适用)

Thee－mail，whichisalsocalledemail，standsfor“electronicmail”．Youcansendmessagesinonlyafewsecondsbye－mail．OntheInternettherearemanypow－erfulcomputerscalled“servers（服务器）”tohelppeoplesendandreceivee－mails．Thesendingandreceivingserversarejustlikepostoffices．Ifyouwanttousethee－mailservice，youwillhavetoopenatleastane－mailaccount（帐户）calleda“mailbox”，justaswesetupamailboxinapostoffice．SomemailboxesareprovidedfreeofchargebyISPs，whichyoucangetwhenyouopenanInternetaccount…     

Jokes

UnexpectedAnswerInaphysicsclass，theteacherwasexplainingvibration（振动）andresonance（共鸣）．Inordertohelphisstudentsunderstandwhathesaid，theteacherasked，“IfIthrowastoneintoafishpond，whatphenomenonwillhappen？”“Youwillbefined５yuan．”answeredthestudentswithonevoice．WhenItIsRainingTheteacheraskedJack，“Pleasetellme，whenisitbesttopickap－ples？”Thenheturnedtotheotherstudentsandsaid，“Dontprompthim．”Jackstoodupandansweredwithoutanyhesitation，“Itisbestwhenitisraining，becau…     

Body Weight and Health(高二适用)

Mostofusfeelupsetifwemissjustonemeal，andifwetriedtogowithoutfoodfor１２hourswewouldreallybeuncomfortable．Buttherearesomepeoplewhoseemableto“fast”（禁食）forverylongperiods．Wehavevariousrecordsforlongfast，butinmostcasesthereisnomedicalproofandsotherecordsaredoubtful．AwomaninSouthAfricaoncesaidthatshelivedfor１０２daysonnothingbutwaterandsodawater．Therearegreatdifferencesamonglivingthingsintheabilitytosur－vive（生存）withoutfood．Forexample，atick（扁虫），whichlivesonani－mals，maysu…     

A Director''''s Dog

Abureaudirectorwasillathome，andtherewasamanwhohadadocument（文件）thatshouldbemadecommentsandinstructions（审批）bythedirector．Butthemandidn蒺tdaretogo，becauseabigdogwasguardingthedirector蒺shouse．Thesecretaryofthedirectortoldhim，“Youshouldbringsomethingtherewhenyougo．”“Tothedirectororthedog?”“Noneofthem．Youonlyputthedocumentintoagiftbag．”Themandidn蒺tunderstand，buthedidasthesecretarytoldhim．Tohissurprise，thedoglethiminatonce．A Director's Dog!江苏@张静园…