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背诵为王2高三4711高二7

背诵为王2

1LearningEnglishinaNewEnvironmentIwasalittleshyabouttalkingtopeoplewhenIfirstarrivedinAmerica，butIhadastrongdesiretobroadenmyhorizonsandmeetnewpeople．OnceIgatheredthecouragetostartconversationswithpeople，Ifoundhoweasyitwastomakenewfriends．Everyday，IheardenoughnewEnglishexpressionstomakemyheadspin．IfoundthatwhenIwashonestandaskedaboutthemeaningsofunfamiliarexpressions，Americanswereveryhelpfulandtookpainstoexplainthemtome．NativespeakersofEnglishtendtospeakveryfast，andatfirstIwasjuststunnedandlookedatthemwithadazedexpressiononmyface．Isolvedthatproblembyaskingpeopletospeakmoreslowly．

2TooDifficultToSpell

Apolicemanreturnedtohispolicestationoneeveningandreportedtothesergeantthathehadfoundanoldcarwithnolicenseplates．

“Wherewasit?

”askedthesergeant．“InEcclesiastesStreet，beyondthebridge，”answeredthepoliceman．Thesergeantopenedthereportbookandbegantowrite．Heaskedthepolicemanhowtospellthenameofthestreet，buthewasnotsurewhetherthespellingwascorrect．Atlasthedecidedthenamewastoodifficultforhimtospell．Soheorderedthepolicemantowritethereport．Thepolicemanalsotriedtospellthenameofthestreet，buthecouldn't，either．Thenthepolicemanputhishelmetonandbegantowalkoutslowly．

“Whereareyougoing?

”thesergeantasked．“BacktoEcclesiastesStreet，”answeredthepoliceman．“I'mgoingtopushthecarroundthecornerintoGreenStreet．”

sergeant警官licenseplate汽车牌照helmet头盔

3WhereDoestheWord“Robot”ComeFrom？

ThewordrobotcomesfromtheCzechwordrobota，meaningheavylabour．Arobotisamachinethatworksautomatically．Robotscandoawidevarietyoftasks．Theyareespeciallysuitablefordoingjobstooboring，difficult，ordangerousforhumanbeings．Robotsefficientlycarryoutsuchroutinetasksaswelding，drillingandpaintingautomobilebodyparts．Theyalsoproduceplasticfoodcontainersandwrapicecreambars．Someindustrialrobotscanevenmakeelectronicequipmentandwatches．Thescienceandtechnologythatdealswithrobotsiscalledrobotics．Atypicalrobotperformsataskbyfollowingasetofinstructionsthattellsitexactlywhatmustbedonetocompletethejob．Theseinstructionsareenteredandstoredintherobot's“brain”ofacomputerorpartofacomputer．

efficiently有效率地routine日常的，例行的weld焊接drill钻孔electronic电子的

4Reading

Ithinkthatpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．Readinghasalotofadvantages．Oneofthemisthatithelpsyoudevelopreadingskills．Youhavetoreadifyouwanttobecomeagoodreader．Inotherwords，themoreyouread，thebetteryougetatreading．Second，ithelpsdevelopagoodvocabulary．Readingexposesyoutonewwords，andyouseehowthosewordsareused．Third，readinghelpsyoudevelopgoodwritingskills．Ifyoureadalot，itwillhelpyoubecomeagoodwriter．Finally，youcanlearnalotfromreading．Youlearnabout

currenteventsfromreadingnewspapers．Anovelthatissetinanothercountrywillhelpyoulearnaboutthatcountryandhowpeoplelivethere．Thereisnolimittowhatyoucanlearn．Allthismakesreadingabeneficialactivity．

expose使……暴露于currentevent时事beneficial有益的

5ThreeJokes

Joke1

Co-workerssympathizedwithmymotherwhenshecomplainedthatherbackwasreallypainfulfrommovingfurniture．“Whydon'tyouwaittillyourhusbandgetshome?

”someoneasked．“Icould，”mymothertoldthegroup，“butthecouchiseasiertomoveifhe'snotonit．”

Joke2

Afourthgraderaskedtheteacher'sassistant，“howoldareyou，Mrs．Glass?

”“Youshouldneveraskanadult'sage，”Ibrokein．“That'sokay．”Harriettsmiled．“I'mfifty．”“Wow，youdon'tlookthatold，”theboysaid．Iwasabouttobreatheasighofreliefwhenanotherchildchimedin，“Partsofherdo．”

Joke3

Myelderlyneighbourandhiswifeweretoldtherecouldbea45-minutewaitforatableatapopularrestaurantastheyhadnoreservations．“Youngman，we'reboth90yearsold，”hetoldthewaiter，“wemaynothave45minutes．”Theywereseatedimmediately．

co-worker同事sympathize?

同情couch?

长沙发afourthgrader四年级的学生asighofrelief松了口气chime（in）?

插话

6The21stBirthday

AllofhislifeGeorgefromCapeBretonhadheardstoriesofanamazingfamilytradition．Itseemsthathisfather，grandfatherandgreat-grandfatherhadallbeenabletowalkonwaterontheir21stbirthday．Onthatday，they'dwalkacrossthelaketotheboatclubfortheirfirstlegaldrink．SowhenGeorge's21stbirthdaycamearound，heandhispalCorkytookaboatouttothemiddleofthelake．Georgesteppedoutoftheboatandnearlydrowned!

Corkyjustmanaged

topullhimtosafety．Furiousandconfused，Georgewenttoseehisgrandmother．“Grandma，it'smy21stbirthday，sowhycan'tIwalkacrossthelakelikemyfather，hisfather，andhisfatherbeforehim?

”GrannylookedintoGeorge'seyesandsaid，“Because，youdumbass，yourfather，grandfatherandgreatgrandfatherwereborninJanuary.YouwereborninJuly．”

legal合法的drown淹死furious愤怒

7NoWorkintheDark

Iurgentlyneededafewdaysoffwork，butIknewmybosswouldnotallowmetotakealeave．IthoughtthatmaybeifIactedcrazyhewouldtellmetotakeafewdaysoff．SoIhungupsidedownontheceilingandmadefunnynoises．Myco-workeraskedmewhatIwasdoing．ItoldherIwaspretendingtobealightbulbsothebosswouldthinkIwascrazyandgivemeafewdaysoff．Afewminuteslaterthebosscameinandsaid，“Whatareyoudoing?

”ItoldhimIwasalightbulb．Hesaid：

“youareclearlystressedout．Gohomeandhavearestforacoupleofdays．”Ijumpeddownandwalkedoutoftheoffice．Whenmyco-workerfollowedme，thebosssaidtoher，“Andwheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?

”Shesaid，“Ican'tworkinthedark!

”

leave?

假期stressout压力过大

8VolcanicEruption

Innorth-westCamerooninAugust1986，therewasavolcaniceruptionwhichdevastatedthearea．Atleast1，200peoplewerekilledandmanywereleftseriouslyillwithburnsandrespiratoryinfections．Nobodycouldescapebecausetherewasnowarning，justaloudexplosionfollowedbyaterriblesmelllikethatofrotteneggs，andwithinashorttimetheentireareaaroundLakeNios，whichwasthesiteoftheeruption，wascoveredinsmokes．Whenhelpcametothevillagesontheshoresofthelake，men，women，childrenandanimalswerefounddead：

somewereoutsidetheirhuts，somestillinbed；otherswereinthefieldsoronthevillageroad．Itwasasifaneutronbombhadexplodeddestroyingnothingbutkillingalllife．ThedisasterwastheworstincidentofitskindandthesecondtimesuchadisasterhadstuckthisWestAfricannation．

volcanic火山的eruption爆发devastate破坏，摧毁respiratory呼吸的infection感染explosion爆炸rotten恶臭的，腐烂的neutronbomb中子弹disaster灾难

9HealthyDiet

Inordertostayhealthyitisimportanttohaveabalanceddiet—inotherwords，foodthatcontainssomethingfromeachofthethreemaingroupsoffood．Thesegroupsareprotein，carbohydrateandfat．

Proteinsareveryimportantforbuildingourbodies；theyhelpusbuildnewcellsasoldonesdie．Meatanddairyproductsaremajorsourcesofprotein，butnottheonlyones—wecanalsogetproteinfromfish，eggsandbeans．Carbohydrateandfatareimportanttoenableustostoreenergy—theyprovidefuelforthebody．Carbohydratesarefoundinsugarandincerealssuchasrice，maizeandwheat．Fatsarefoundinmeats，vegetableoil，butter，andnuts．Ourbodyalsoneedsmineralssuchasiron，calcium，andvitamins．Fish，vegetablesandmilkcontainmostofthemineralsweneed．Vitaminsarefoundinfreshvegetablesandfruit．

protein蛋白质carbohydrate碳水化合物cell细胞maize玉米mineral矿物质calcium钙

vitamin维他命

10TheMarathon

Twenty-sixmiles，385yardsisratherodddistanceforafootrace．Mostotherrunningracesaremeasuredinlengthsofevennumbers．Themarathon，however，hasanancienthistory，goingbacktotheearlyGreekOlympics．

TheGreeksstartedtheOlympicsin776B．C．tohonourthegodZeus．Everyfouryears，theybroughttogetherathletesfromalltheGreekcities．AnationwidetrucewascalledforthefivedaysofcompetitionheldinOlympia．Thefirstdaywasdevotedtoceremonies，banquets，andsacrifices．Earlyeventsincludedrunning，boxing，wrestling，pentathlon，andvarioushorseandchariotraces．

After490B．C．，aspeciallong-distancerace，themarathon，wasaddedtocommemoratethelegendaryfeatofaGreeksoldier．ItwassaidthatheranfromthePlainofMarathontoAthens，adistanceof22miles，1470yards，tobringthenewsoftheGreekvictoryoverthePersianarmy．Uponexclaiming，“Rejoice!

Wehavewon!

”hecollapsedanddied．

marathon马拉松athlete运动员nationwide全国的truce休战devote奉献ceremony典礼banquet宴会sacrifice祭祀wrestling摔跤pentathlon五项全能chariotrace战车比赛commemorate纪念legendaryfeat传奇性的壮举exclaim大喊rejoice欣喜，高兴collapse倒塌，崩溃，虚脱

NoHurryToWork

FredFarmerhasalotoffriendsinthecityandisverypopularwiththeneighbourhoodkids.Everyoneremembershimasaprofessionalbaseballplayer.FredusedtobewithateaminLosAngelesseveralyearsago.Hehadtogiveupbaseballwhenheinjuredhisarminanautomobileaccident.Atthetime,everyoneexpectedhimtotakeajobathisfather'sicecreamfactory.ButFredwouldrathereaticecreamthansellit.Oncehetriedworkingforaninsurancecompanydowntown.Hehadtobeonthejobat8:

30inthemorning.butthatwastooearlyforFredandhequitafterthefirstmonth.Besides,hedidn'tlikebeinginanofficeallday.Nowadays,Fredspendsmostofhistimeinthepark.Heenjoysteachingboysintheneighbourhoodhowtoplaybas