英語雜志上關於數字閱讀的短文

⑴ 求英語的閱讀20篇小短文並寫出主題思想，急需！！！

20篇文字太多,有字數限制,沒方法了
1,The Earth—— Mother
Pcople often say that the earth is like our mother. She gives life to all the living things on the earth and provides us with air, food, water and other essential things we need for living.
Once she was beautifhl and rich, but now she becomes dirtier and dirtier, poorer and poorer. It is e to what we have done to her. Please have a good look at her: polluted rivers and lakes, growing deserts, the destruction of the forests and wild life, and the depletion of the ozone layer…
Can she bear to see her children putting the waste here and there? Can she bear too see her children cutting down the trees and destroying the grassland, to see the acid rain destroying everything? Can we bear to see our mother suffering so much? Isn' it time for us to ask ourselves whether this is the way to treat our mother?
Floods, draughts, acid rain…,these are the punishments from nature. Everyone should know that there is only one earth, lfwe go on treating her like this, it won' t be fit for us to live in any longer. It' s time for us to love her, take good care of her and cure her. We should save the earth so as to save ourselves.
地球——我們的母親
人們經常說地球就像我們的母親.她給了地球上所有生物生命,給我們提供生活所必需的空氣、食物、水和一切基本的需要.
曾經她美麗富饒,而現在她變得越來越臟,越來越貧脊,那都是我們造成的.請好好看一看她：受污染的江河湖海、擴張的沙漠、森林和野生生物的毀滅、臭氧層的耗盡……
她能忍受她的孩子到處亂扔廢棄物嗎?她能忍受她的孩子砍伐樹木、毀壞草原,讓酸雨毀滅一切嗎?我們能忍受她遭受這樣的痛苦嗎?我們該問問我們自己,這就是我們對待母親的方式嗎?
洪水、乾旱、酸雨……這些都是自然對我們的懲罰.每個人都應該清楚人類只有一個地球.如果我們繼續這樣對待她,她將不再適合我們居住了.是該我們好好愛她、照顧她、治療她的時候了.我們應該拯救地球,以便拯救我們自己.
2.My favourite teacher is Miss Huang. She is a beautiful lady. She has two big eyes, a high nose and a little red mouth. There is always a smile on her face.
Miss Huang likes singing and collecting posters. She is good at playing the piano. In the evening, she always sits in front of the piano and plays nice music. She is good at dancing, too. Sometimes she teaches us dancing.
Miss Huang likes dogs very much because the dog is very friendly and cute. Her favourite color is blue. Because blue is the color of the sky and the sea.
This is my favourite teacher. Our classmates all like her very much.
我最喜歡的老師是黃老師.她是一位漂亮的女性.她有兩只大大的眼睛,一個高高的鼻子和一張小小的紅唇.她的臉上總帶著笑容.
黃老師喜歡唱歌和收集海報.她鋼琴彈得很好.晚上,她常常坐在鋼琴前彈奏優美的樂曲.黃老師跳舞也很棒.有時她也會教我們跳舞.
黃老師非常喜歡狗,因為狗很友好也很可愛.黃老師最喜歡的顏色是藍色,因為藍色是天空和海的顏色.
這就是我喜歡的老師.我們班的同學都非常喜歡她.
3A Letter to Haiqing
Dear Haiqing,
I am very sorry to learn that you are unhappy now. But I don' t think you should be unhappy.
I know that your iamily is not rich. So your parents can' t afford to buy you something of famous brands, which makes you unhappy. But they have sent you to school so that you can receive good ecation and have abreght future. This is not easy for your parents. So you should think about your parents. Don't ask for something that is out of your parents' reach. Don' t be vain-glorious.
I also thind you should put your heart into study. Read more books and then you can get a lot from reading. Without the famous brand competition you will become happy.
I hope I can help you out of unhappiness. Wish you happy.
Yours,
Huang Ping
給海青的一封信
親愛的海青：
我知道你現在悶悶不樂,感到很難過.但是,我並不認為你應該如此.
我知道你的家庭不富裕,所以你父母買不起名牌給你,這使你不高興.但是他們送你來學校讀書,使你能夠接受良好的教育並有一個光明的未來,這對你的父母來說並不容易.你應當考慮一下你的父母.不要要求得到超出你父母能力范圍的東西,不要愛慕虛榮.
我也認為你應該將精力投入到學習中去.讀更多的書,你能從中學到很多.沒有名牌的攀比,我想你會變得快樂.
希望能幫助消除不快.祝你快樂.
你的朋友 黃平
4Pollution: a Social Problem
When we read newspapers, we often come across the word pollution. This word was not familiar to the people some decades ago. But now, it is a serious threat to us because.it means the poisoning of the air, seas, rivers and lands, which would do harm to our health.
There are many factories that bring pollution to us. We can not have fresh air in the morning. This is mainly because of the poisonous smoke coming from factories, especially chemical ones. In rivers, seas and oceans, there are instrial wastes. Some factories just throw their wastes into seas or let them flow into rivers. When people drink the water from such rivers, they get poisoned. Besides, there is rubbish from ships and when sometimes an accident occurs in an ocean, oil flows out from tankers.
On land, the accumulation of rubbish in the streets may dirty the city and ruin our health. This is mainly e to the improper disposal of rubbish by people.
If we do mot fight against pollution, surely one day all of us will be killed. Some people like to put the blame on the instrial revolutions. On the contrary, the pollution problem will be solved only with the help of modem science and technology.
污染——一個社會問題
我們看報的時候,經常會看到「污染」這個詞.這個詞對於幾十年前的人來說並不熟悉.然而對於我們來說,它是一個嚴重的威脅,因為它意味著危害空氣、海洋、河流和土地,進而對我們造成傷害.
有很多工廠給我們帶來了污染.早上我們呼吸不到新鮮的空氣.這主要是因為這些工廠里排放出有毒的氣體,尤其是化工廠.在江河湖海里到處都有工業垃圾.一些工廠把廢棄物排放到江河和海洋里.人們喝了這裡面的水就會中毒.除此之外,還有從船上扔下來的垃圾和海洋里發生事故的船隻流出來的油.
在陸地上,街道上亂扔的垃圾不僅影響市容,還危害我們的健康.這主要是因為人們對垃圾的不正確的處理.
我們如果不對污染採取措施,總有一天我們會被殺死的.有些人總愛把這歸咎於工業革命.相反,污染問題還必須靠現代科學和技術來解決.
5Traditional Teaching Method
Do your teachers still use traditional techniques to teach you nowadays? A revol- ution in teaching techniques is required now. In the past, we just took it for granted that a teacher' s aim was to teach the students all that he knew and solve all the problems for them. Therefore, students could mot judge things on their own under this circumstance. Thus students graally lost the ability to learn by themselves. In addition, they were only equipped with the knowledge that were taught in class and made the same judgement upon every problem which might crop up. Of course, they would find their knowledge not enough to solve practical problems.
So it is time to change the teaching method. A teacher' s goal is to help the students develop not only the ability to learn by themselves but the skills to make judgements on every aspect on their own. It' s not necessary for the students to turn to teachers for help while meeting with difficulties. The first thing is to develop the students' abilities to make sound judgements upon any problem and overcome difficulties.
All in all, the aim of teaching is to liberate, but mot to fetter the students' innate powers of making sound judgements.
傳統教育方式
你的老師還在用傳統方法授課嗎?現在教育方式的改革需要進行.過去,老師把他所有的知識教給學生,並幫學生解決他們所有的難題,這似乎是理所當然的.因此,在這種情況下,學生不能自我判斷,也慢慢失去自學能力.另外,他們只能學到課堂上的東西,面對任一突發事件都會作出同樣的判斷.當然,他 們業余感到所學知識不足以解決實際問題.
因此,是到了改變教育目標的時候了.老師的目的不光是幫助學生培養自學能力,還應教給他們獨立判斷的方法.學生一旦面臨難題就請教老師是不必要的.重要的是讓學生具有獨立判斷並能克服困難的能力.
總而言之,教育目標是解放而不是限制學生判斷事物的內在能力.
6,How to study English?
Study English,You do need to use English with speakers who are not teachers of English. This isn』t easy, since everyone feels constrained speaking English with friends with whom it would be natural to use a shared mother tongue. Joining an English Club is a good idea and joining a club with an international membership (where English is in use at least some of the time) is, for many people, even better. If nothing like this is accessible, you might consider what would be involved in getting something going.
活用英文樂趣多 活用英文樂趣多
你需要常常和英語教師以外的人士用英語交談.這當然很不容易,因為與母語相同的人自由交談時,彼此若用英語交談總會覺得很不自在.亦可參加英語俱樂部或國際會員的俱樂部（至少有時使用英語溝通）,這樣對很多人而言更有益.如果沒有合適的社團可加入,也不妨考慮任何足以提高英語能力的機會.第一篇：THE NEWSPAPER 報 紙
Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances.
現今報紙擁有極大的價值,人人都應該看它.它每天提供我們各種類類的消息.它告訴我們世界政治局勢.如果我們養成看報的習慣,我們就能得到足夠的知識來因應我們的環境.學生雖然每天須做功課,但他們至少應該勻出一兩個小時來看報.哪些,他們不但能增加知識而且也能趕上時代.總而言之,看報對學生很有益處.
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7：MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活
Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.
I get up at six o』clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o』clock.
After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o』clock.
Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed.
雖然我的日常生活十分單調,但我卻竭力設法去適應它.為什麼?因為我打算做一個好學生,希望將來為國家服務.
我每天六點起床、洗臉刷牙後,就開始復習功課,七點鍾我就去上學.
放學後,我就回家了.我們通常在七點鍾吃晚餐,之後我就開始做家庭作業,希望在睡覺前把它做完.
8A MODEL STUDENT 模範學生
Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.
However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral ecation. If his conct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.
你價意被稱為壞學生嗎?當然不.就我所知,每個人都打算做模範學生.
然而,做模範學生卻不容易.第一,他必須盡力獲得知識（求知）.一個沒有足夠知識的人是不會成功的.第二,他必須記住促進健康.只有強壯的人才能做大事.第三,他應該接受道德教育.如果他品行不好,沒有人會考慮和他交朋友的.

讀書是一好事,但我們必須多加註意書的選擇.不錯,我們能從好書中獲得益處.然而,壞書卻對我們有害無益.

⑵ 英語閱讀小短文

^以下為本人精心解答，還望樓主滿意^_^
1.
What
does
the
monster
in
Loch
Ness
look
like?
It
looks
like
a
dinosaur.
（它看起來像一隻恐龍。）
2.
What
did
Robert
Kenneth
Wilson
do
in
1934?
He
gave
a
newspaper
a
photo
of
the
monster.
（他給了一家報專紙一屬張這個怪獸的照片。）
3.
How
did
Christian
Spurling
surprise
everyone?
He
said
the
photo
of
the
Loch
Ness
Monster
was
a
fake.
（他說這張尼斯湖水怪的照片是假的。）
4.
How
are
many
tricks
and
jokes
spread
today?
They
are
spread
using
e-mail.
（它們是通過電子郵件的使用而得以傳播的。）
5.
What
do
you
thank
of
tricks
and
jokes
like
today?
Some
can
be
funny,
but
others
can
cause
trouble.
（一些很有趣，不過另外一些可能會製造麻煩。）

⑶ 英語短文帶翻譯10篇。

Park
There is a park near my home.There are a lot of beautiful trees,flowers and birds in the park.So many people go to the park to enjoy their weekends.They like walking or having a picnic in the park.But I like flying a kite with my sisiter there. 我家附近有一個公園。哪裡有很多美麗的樹、花和小鳥。所以很多人都喜歡到那裡去度周末。他們喜歡在公園里散步或是野餐.但是我喜歡和我姐姐在那裡放風箏。
Bedroom
I have a small bedroom.There are only a small bed,a small desk and a small chair in the room.And there is a beautiful doll on my blue bed.Everyday I do my homework,read books and play games with the doll in my bedroom.It is small,but it gives me much happiness. 我有一間小小的卧室。那裡有一張小小的床、小小桌子和一把小小的椅子。而且還有一個漂亮的娃娃在我那張藍色的小床上。我每天都在房間里寫作業，看書和與我的娃娃玩。雖然房間很小，但是他給了我很多歡樂。
My father
My father is a tall and handsome man.He is a policeman. Everyday he comes back home very late,because he must help the others.He doesn't have time to examine my homework and take me to the park.But I like my father,because he is a good policeman. 我的爸爸是一個高大帥氣的男人。他是一個警察。他每天都很晚才回家，因為他要幫助其他的人。他沒有時間給我檢查作業和帶我去公園。但是我仍然很喜歡我的爸爸，因為他是一個好警察。
I am from ShenZhen. In spring ,the weather is warm and wet. I can play kite. In summer, the weather is hot and wet. I can swim in the swimming pool. In the autumn, the weather is cool and dry. I can play kite, too. In the winter, the weather is cold and dry. It never snow.
我是來自深圳。在春天，在天氣溫暖及潮濕。我可以玩風箏。在夏季，天氣炎熱及潮濕。我可以游泳，在游泳池。在秋天，天氣涼爽，乾燥。我可以玩風箏，太。在冬季，天氣寒冷及乾燥。它從來沒有積雪。
Today is my grandpa's birthday. Our family went back to my grandpa's home in the morning. We got together to have a big family dinner to celebrate his birthady. We bought a big birthday cake and gave some presents to my grandpa.
In the afternoon, we went to the park to go boating. We had a good time. My grandpa had a nice time on his birthday.
今天是爺爺的生日，我們全家早晨回到爺爺家。我們舉行了大型家庭聚會來慶祝爺爺的生日。我們買了一個大生日蛋糕，並且送給爺爺一些禮物。
下午我們去公園劃船。我們玩得很開心，爺爺過了一個愉快的生日
Mr.Knott is a teacher. He is at home. The telephone rings. He answers the phone.He says,「Hello.This is 82654379. Who's that?」「Watt」 a man answers.「watt's your name,please?」says Mr.Knott is angry.「Watt's my name!」the other man is angey,too.
knott先生是一名教師。他是在家中。電話響了。他回答接起電話，說，「 你好，這是82654379 。你是誰？ 」「瓦特」一個男人答道 。「請問你的名字是什麼？ 」knott先生生氣地說。「瓦特就是我的名字！」另一名男子是也生氣了。
A farmer has five sons.They are Ted,Bob,Tom,John and Bill. John has no elder brother. He was four years older when his first younger brother was born. The number of Tom『s elder brothers is equal to his younger brothers. Bill will be twenty-one years old next year, and he is five years older than Bob. Bob is two years younger than Tom. Ted was sad because he has no younger brother. There are twelve years between him and John.
一個農民有5個兒子。他們是Ted,Bob,Tom,John 和 Bill。John沒有比他大的哥哥，他比第一個出生的比他小的那個弟弟大4歲，Tom哥哥的數量和他的弟弟的數量是一樣的（就是他是老三）Bill 明年就21歲了，他比Bob大5歲，比Tom小2歲，Ted因為沒有弟弟而難過 Ted 和John之間差了12歲
Everything in this world has a nature of its own. Some are charming, some are secing, like the candy, chocolate, the cakes, and some burn everything like fire, as soon as you get near.
天地萬物各有其本質，有些東西很有吸引力、很誘人，像糖果、巧克力、蛋糕等；有些則像火一樣，任何東西一靠近就會被它燒掉。
On My Way to School
Today I got up very early in the morning. After I finished breakfast, I went to school. On my way to school I saw something lying on the ground. I picked it up and found it was a mobile phone. I was afraid I would be late for school. I had no time to wait for the owner. So I gave it to the policeman.
Shortly after I reached my school, the headmaster came to my class and praised me in front of the class. How could he knew all about it? I guess it must be the policeman who told him what I did.
I am very happy that I have done a good job.
就我在上學的路上
今天，我得到了很早就在上午。當我完成早餐，我去了學校。就我在上學的路上我看到的東西躺在地上。我挑選它，並發現這是一部手提電話。我恐怕我會遲到的學校。我沒有時間去等待的所有者。因此，我給它的警察。
不久後，我達到了我的學校，校長來到我的班級，並贊揚我在前面的階級。他怎麼會知道的所有關於它呢？我猜想，它必須是警察誰告訴他，我所做的。
我很高興我已經做得不錯。
China has been a powerful country for the most part of the past three thousand years. China is now rising again. Why is that so surprising to people? History is the best evidence. The rise of China is just a matter of when, not if. Plus, do you want $100 jeans? Do you want $200 shoes? Do you want $3000 computers? If the answers are NO, you\'d better thank China and appreciate the benefits that it brings to your daily life.
中國在過去3000年歷史中大部分時間當中都是個強大的國家。中國現在再次崛起，為什麼人們會感到如此奇怪？歷史是最好的證明。中國崛起只是個時間問題，而不是是否能崛起的問題。另外，你希望賣100美元一條的牛仔褲，200美元一雙鞋，3000美元的電腦嗎？如果不願意，你必須要感謝中國，感謝中國為你日常生活做出的貢獻。

⑷ 求兩篇英語閱讀短文，關於時事新聞的

HOUSTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The Offshore Techonology Conference, one of the world's largest offshore technology shows, kicked off here Monday.

The five-day event, which attracted an estimated 72,000 victors from all around the world, not only provided a platform for the about 2,400 participating companies from 40 countries to lure visitors with their newest procts and technologies, but also for the them to share insights and discuss issues the instry is facing.

On Monday, a number of companies, including Halliburton and Baker Hughes, received the Spotlight on New Technology Award by the OTC for their new procts and solutions.

Founded in 1969, the annual Offshore Technology Conference is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, proction, and environmental protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston.

TRIPOLI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in NATO's strike against Gaddafi's house, said a spokesman of the Libyan government.

The NATO attack against Gaddafi's house resulted in the deaths of Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, youngest son of Gaddafi, and three of Gaddafi's grandchildren, said Mossa Ibrahim, the government spokesman.

The leader himself and his wife, who were in the house, were in good health, while other people injured in the attack, said the spokesman.

This is a direct operation to assassinate the leader, said the spokesman.

The attacks had no legal or political foundations, he said, saying the strike was a violation of the international law.

Asserting he would not leave, embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi floated on Saturday a proposal for a ceasefire and negotiations in a televised speech.

He said that all parties concerned should follow the truce, and the NATO forces must stop their attacks.

Gaddafi ruled out the possibility that he will quit and leave Libya, which he has been ruling over the past 41 years.

Gaddafi slammed the air raids by NATO, which started to attack his fortified compound in the capital Tripoli.

The world's major powers, the UK, the US and France, started on March 19 to launch strikes from the air and sea against Gaddafi's forces after the UN Security Council passed a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya.

⑸ 帶數字的英語小短文

The lucky-number has become increasingly popular in daily life of mordern socialty. For example, the number eight means big money which people like most, while the number four means death.
Some people believe lucky numbers so deeply that they will afford a telephone with numbers without four and others which is bad in their mind. They argue that the lucky-number really can bring good luck, and, at least, no evidence testify they can not. Collected by www．ii63·
As far as I am concerned, there is no such relationship betwwen the numbers and lucky, for the reason that numbers theirself are given certain meaning for the purpose of application of mathmetic. And, In addition, man should not depend on lucky which, in their mind, the numbers gives them

⑹ 英語閱讀小短文【50字以下，加翻譯】要三篇

My Room
This is my room. Near the window there is a desk. I often do my homework at it. You can see some books, some flowers in a vase, a ruler and a pen. On the wall near the desk there is a picture of a cat. There is a clock above the end of my bed. I usually put my shoe under my bed. Of course there is a chair in front of the desk. I sit there and I can see the trees and roads outside.
我的房間
這是我的房間。 在窗口附近有一張書桌。 我經常在那做我的家庭作業。 您能看有些書，有些花在花瓶里，一把格尺和筆。 在牆壁在書桌有貓的圖片。 有一個時鍾在我的床上的末端。 我通常把我的鞋子放在我的床下。 當然有一把椅子在書桌前面。 我坐那裡，並且我能看外面的樹和路
Skating
Mom bought me a pair of skating shoes at my fifth birthday. From then on, I developed the hobby of skating. It not only makes me stronger and stronger, but also helps me know many truths of life. I know that it is normal to fall, and if only you can get on your feet again and keep on moving, you are very good!

滑冰
媽媽買了我一雙冰鞋鞋子在我的第五個生日。 從那時起，我愛好滑冰。 它不僅使我越來越加強，而且幫助我知道生活許多真諦。 我知道摔倒是正常的，並且，如果只有你能摔倒後再站起來，就是非常好!

The Sea
What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don』t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It』s really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.
海
你對海知道些什麼？ 某些人知道關於它，但其他不。 海看起來美麗在一個美好的晴天，海是非常大的。 在世界上，比土地有更多海。 您是否知道海南島？ 那非常好。 我們能看海灘、樹和海。 我們可以游泳和參觀很多美好的地方。

⑺ 誰有關於數字的英文小短文急用！謝謝~~

The lucky-number has become increasingly popular in daily life of mordern socialty. For example, the number eight means big money which people like most, while the number four means death.
Some people believe lucky numbers so deeply that they will afford a telephone with numbers without four and others which is bad in their mind. They argue that the lucky-number really can bring good luck, and, at least, no evidence testify they can not. Collected by www．·com
As far as I am concerned, there is no such relationship betwwen the numbers and lucky, for the reason that numbers theirself are given certain meaning for the purpose of application of mathmetic. And, In addition, man should not depend on lucky which, in their mind, the numbers gives them

⑻ 10篇英語小短文帶翻譯

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⑼ 英語短文閱讀帶翻譯（90字以內，10篇）

Lesson 1 A private conversation Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.? The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it.? A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. 'I can't hear a word!' I said angrily.? 『It』s none of your business,' the young man said rudely. 'This is a private conversation!'.

Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? ?It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. 'What a day!' I thought. 'It's raining again.' Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy.' I've just arrived by train,' she said. 'I'm coming to see you.' 'But I'm still having breakfast,' I said. 'What are you doing?' she asked. 『I』m having breakfast,' I repeated. 'Dear me,' she said. 'Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!''
Lesson 3 Please send me a card Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of?Italian. 'Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
Lesson 4 An exciting trip I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Lesson 5 No wrong numbers Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.
Lesson 6 Percy Buttons I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
Lesson 7 Too late The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened? the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
Lesson 8 The best and the worst Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
Lesson 9 A cold welcome On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.
Lesson 10 Not for jazz We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
1私人談話上 星期我去看戲。我有一個很好的座位。這出戲是非常有趣。我不喜歡它。？一位年輕的男子和一名年輕女子坐在我的身後。他們大聲地說著話。我非常生氣。我聽不見演員。我轉過身。我看著憤怒的男人和女人。他們沒有支付任何注意。在最後，我實在忍不住了。我再次轉身。「我不能聽到一個字！」 我氣憤地說。「這是你的事，」年輕人毫不客氣地說。「這是私人間的談話！」
第2課早餐或午餐嗎？它是星期天。我從來沒有早起星期日。有時，我留在床上，直到午餐時間。上個星期天，我起得很晚。我看著窗外。外面一片漆黑。「一天！」 我想。「下雨了。」 就在這時，電話鈴響了。這是我姑母露西打來的。「 我剛下火車，「她說。「我來看看你。」 「但我還在吃早飯，」我說。「你在做什麼？」 她問。「我正在吃早飯，」我重復了一遍。「親愛的我，」她說。「你總是起得這么晚？這是1點鍾了！「
第3課，請給我卡明信片總攪得我假日。去年夏天，我去了義大利。我參觀了博物館和坐公共花園。一位好客的服務員教了我幾句話嗎？義大利。「然後，他借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但我不明白一個字。我每天都想著明信片。我的假期很快就過去了，但我沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。在最後一天，我作出了一項重大決定。我早早起了床，買了35張明信片。在我的房間里，我花了整整一天，但我沒有寫在一張卡！
第4課我剛收到信從我的兄弟，添一個令人興奮的旅行。他是在澳大利亞。他已經有六個月。蒂姆是個工程師。他正在為一家大公司，他已經訪問了澳大利亞大量不同的地方。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，已經到愛麗絲泉，澳大利亞中部的一個小鎮。他不久將訪問達爾文。從那裡，他將飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過國之前，因此，他覺得這次旅行非常激動人心。
第5課沒有錯號詹姆斯·斯科特先生在修理部，修理部，現在他剛買在Pinhurst另一個車庫。pinhurst從修理部只有五英里，但斯科特先生不能得到一個電話，為他的新車庫，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一隻鴿子進行的第一條消息從Pinhurst錫爾伯里。鳥用了3分鍾的距離。到現在為止，斯科特先生從一個車庫，備件的信件和其他緊急派出了大量索取。在這種方式中，他已經開始自己的私人電話服務。
第6課珀西我剛剛搬進了大橋街的房子。昨天一個乞丐來敲我的門。他問我吃一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報，那乞丐站在他的頭，唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他吃的食物和喝啤酒。然後，他把一塊乳酪在他的口袋裡，就走了。後來，一位鄰居告訴了我他。大家都知道他。他的名字叫珀西。他呼籲在每月一次在街上的每一個房子，總是問一頓飯和一杯啤酒。
第7課，為時已晚，飛機誤點了，偵探們在機場等候了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非鑽石的貴重包裹。幾個小時前，有人曾告訴警方說，盜賊會嘗試竊取鑽石。當飛機到達時，一些偵探等候在主樓內，而其他人則守候在停機坪上。兩名男子在飛機起飛包裹進海關大樓。雖然兩個偵探把住門口的警衛，兩個人開的呢？包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹裡面裝的全是石頭和沙子！
第8課的最佳和最差的喬·桑德斯擁有我們鎮上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個人都參加每年的「最佳花園競賽」，但每次都是喬獲勝。弗里斯的花園比喬的是較大的。條例草案的工作難度比喬和生長的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他整潔的小路，並已建立了超過一池的木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我不喜歡努力工作。每年的花園競賽我進入過，我總是贏在全鎮最差花園的小獎！
第9課一個星期三的晚上寒冷的歡迎，我們去了市政廳。這是一年的最後一天，和一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鍾。它會在20分鍾的時間，取得十二。15分鍾過去了，然後在11點55分時，大鍾停了。大分針不動了。我們等待著，等待著，但什麼也沒有發生。突然有人喊道：「這是十二時二！時鍾已經停止！「 我看著我的手錶。這是真的。大鍾不願意迎接新年。在那一刻，大家開始笑和唱歌。
第10課，爵士樂，我們有一個舊的樂器。它被稱作古鋼琴（翼琴）。它是由德國於1681年。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室。它屬於我們的家庭很長一段時間。很多年前，該儀器是由我的祖父買。它最近被一個客人弄壞了。她試圖發揮它的爵士樂！她在擊琴鍵時用力過猛，兩個字元串被打破。我父親大為吃驚。現在，我們不允許觸摸它。它正在修復了我父親的朋友。