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1.风和太阳(The Wind And The Sun)One day the wind said to the sun,“Look at that man walking along the road.I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”“We will see about that,” said the sun.“I will let you try first.”So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak.He blew and blew,but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.“I give up,” said the wind at last.“I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried.He shone as hard as he could.The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.(有一天风跟太阳说:“看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)(“我们等着看吧,”太阳说,“我让你先试.)(因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)(“我放弃了,”风最后说,“我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.)2.翅 膀一天,我工作的炸鸡店在关门前出现了一阵抢购狂潮,结果除了鸡翅外所有的东西都卖完了.当我正准备锁门时,一名喝醉了的旅客进来要进餐.我问他翅膀行不行,他从柜台上靠过身子来,回答道：“女士,我到这儿来是吃东西的,不是要飞!”WingsThe fried-chicken restaurant where I was working had a big rush just before closing one day,leaving us with nothing to sell but wings.As I was about to lock the doors,aa quietly intoxicated customer came in and ordered dinner.When I asked if wings would be all right,he leaned over the counter and replied,"Lady,I came in here to eat,not fly."3.有个小男孩头戴球帽,手拿球棒和棒球,全副武装地到自家后院.“我是世界上最伟大的打击手,”他自信满满.把球往空中一扔,用力挥棒,但却没有打中.他毫不气馁,又往空中一扔,大喊一声：“我是最厉害的打击手.”他再次挥棒,可惜又落空了.他楞了半晌,仔仔细细地将球棒和棒球检查了一番.他站了起来,又试了一次,这次他仍告诉自己：“我是最杰出的打击手.”然而他第三次尝试又落空.“哇!”他突然跳了起来,“原来我是第一流的投手!”A little boy wears a cap,and holding a bat and a baseball,standing in his yard."I'm the greatest batter in the world!"he is full of confidence.He throws the ball to the sky,and swings the bat,but he doesn't hit the ball.But he doesn't lose his heart,he does it again,and shouts:"I'm the greatest batter!"But he doesn't hit the ball this time,either.He checks the ball and the bat carefully,and then stands up,tries again.This time he still tells himself:"I'm the greatest batter!"However,he loses again."Wow!"he suddenly jumps up,"Actually,I'm the best pitcher!"
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I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'
'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
'We're going back now,' said the conductor.
&nb, sp; 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
我喜欢在乡间旅行，但我不喜欢迷路。最近我作了一次旅行，但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的。"我要去伍德福德格林，我对售票员一上车我就说，"但我不知道它在那儿。""我来告诉您在哪儿下车，售票员回答说。我坐在公共汽车的前部，以取得一个好的乡下。过了一些时候，车停了。我环顾四周，我震惊地意识到我是唯一坐在公交车上的乘客。"您得在这里下车，"售票员说。"我们到此为止了。""这里是伍德福德格林?"我问。"哎呀，"售票员突然说。"我忘了把你了。""没关系，"我说。"我要在这里下车。""我们现在要返回，"售票员说。铌，sp;好吧，那样的话，我宁愿留在车上，我回答说。
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of t, he parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
我的朋友，休米，一直很胖，但是近来情况变得如此糟糕，以致他决定节食。他是一星期前开始节食。首先，他开列了一张长长的单子，禁吃的食物。这张单子上的大多数东西休米爱：黄油，土豆，米饭，啤酒，牛奶，巧克力和糖果。昨天我去拜访他。我按响了门铃，毫不觉得奇怪地看到休米和以往一样胖。他把我领进屋，慌忙把一个包藏在书桌底下。显然他感到很尴尬。当我问他正在干什么时，他内疚地笑了，然后把那个大包拿到了桌上。他解释说，他的饮食非常严格，他不得不偶尔奖赏自己一下。然后他给我的内容，他包裹。它包含了五大块巧克力和三袋糖果!
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
