The dog and his reflection
狗和它的倒影读后感
狗和它的倒影读后感英文回答："The Dog and Its Reflection" by Aesop is a classic fable that teaches the valuable lesson of contentment and avoiding the pursuit of unattainable desires. The fable follows a thirsty dog who, upon seeing his reflection in a stream, mistakes it for another dog with a real bone. Envious of the other dog's supposed possession, the dog attempts to seize the bone, only to lose his own bone in the process.The moral of the story is clear: being content with what one has ensures greater happiness than striving for something that is ultimately unattainable. The dog's desire for an object that was merely an illusion led him to lose what he already had.中文回答：“狗和它的倒影”是伊索寓言中的一则经典故事，它告诉我们十分宝贵的道理，满足于当下，不要追求不可实现的欲望。
寓言讲述了一只口渴的狗狗看到河面上的倒影，误以为那是一只拥有真正骨头的另一只狗狗。
这只好狗狗对那只狗狗拥有的骨头起了嫉妒之心，于是试图夺走那块骨头，结果它因此失去了自己本来的骨头。
小学英语阅读课文选篇
Passage 1.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into water, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly. （翻译）Passage 2.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s share them.” “Which pear do you want, Tony?” asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.” “What?” said his mother, “You sh ould be polite and want the smallest one.” “Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?”Passage 3.Hongkong is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if you go on a weekday, it will not be so crowded. Visitors to Hongkong need passports. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.Passage 4.DogsOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds.There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help theblind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.Passage5. What Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over. (make get *比较级名词所有格)Passage 6.It’s cool behind youIt’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station. Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello”to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？”asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?” “There’s no shade in the street, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”（*动词ing进行时和现在分词find/notice/watch/see）Passage 7.My special FriendI have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English.I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time. （现在完成时一般将来时用进行时表示将来）Passage 8. The SeaWhat do you know about the sea? Some people have seen it but othershaven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it! （现在完成时情态动词can）Passage 9.The WeatherThe weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time. The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai. （形容天气的词比较级than）Passage 10. The SunThere is nothing more important in life than the sun. Without the sun all living things on Earth would die. The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in day-time you can only see one star- the sun. The sun is much nearer to us than any other stars. That is why it looks like the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance of the sun from the Earth is as much as 150 million kilometers. Most of the stars are thousands of light years away form the Earth. Do you know what a light year is? Nothing in the world travels faster than light. It travels 300,000 kilometers a second. One light year is the distance that light travels in one year.Passage 11. Air JordanMichael Jordan (1963- ) is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn’t like to talk about himself. He was alsovery short. He didn’t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year，things changed greatly for him, as he grew much taller. Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He played so well that people call him Air Jordan. After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bull basketball team. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named Rookie of the year in 1985 and the most Valuable Player in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.Passage 12. The Strongest Power in the World.One day a great general asks his soldiers, “ What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question. The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is younger than the other three, and he’s not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.” “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says,” I don’t th ink that’s true. Soldiers use guns. So a soldier is the strongest.” The third man says,” Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is the oldest. He says,” Love is the strongest. With love, people don’t need guns.” The general says nothing. He takes out a medal and gives it to him.Passage 13. Who is the God?Tom likes sweets very much. But his mother never gives him any, because she thinks they are bad for his teeth. But when Tom’s uncle giv es him some, she always lets him eat the sweets. She wants to make her brother happy.One evening, a few days before Tom’s birthday, he was praying in his bedroom. “Please, God,”he shouted. “Let them give me a b ig box of sweets as my birthday present.” His mother heard this and came into the room. “Why are you shouting, Tom?” she asked. “God can hear you quite well, even when you talk quietly.” “Iknow,” answered the clever boy, “but my uncle in the next room can’t.”（because let give）Passage 14. Kites.Do you know how to fly a kite? Do you know how to make a kite? Can you describe the shapes of kites? Today, people all over the world make and fly kites for fun.Kite were the first flying machines. People in China used kites as fly machines more than 2000 years ago. In Marco Polo’s report, the Chinese used big kites to carry people up into the sky.The idea of kites helped people to make planes. In 1894 in Australia, Lawrence Hargrave made four very big kites. These four kites lifted him 5 meters into the air. Today, the wings of planes are just like kites.Now people around the world use kites in festivals. Kites can have all kinds of colors and shapes, but the most important thing is to fly well.Passage 15. PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile, they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures do. Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours eating.Pandas also have spare-time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world because some people keep cutting down trees, and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas from being harmed or killed.Passage 16. NoiseMiss Gray lived alone in an apartment house. She was old and did not like noise at all.One day a young man moved into the room above her. “He looks quiet”, Miss Gray t hought. However, at three o’clock the next morning, Miss Gray was woken up by the barking of a dog. She thought, I’ve never heard a dog here before. It must belong to the new man in the room above me. So he telephoned the young man, said some nasty things to him about the dog, then hung up the telephone before he could answer. At three o’clock the next morning, Miss Gray’s telephone rang. When she answered, the young man said, “I’m the man upstairs. I’ve called to tell you that I haven’t got a dog.”Passage 17. A Cheap MealA man goes into a restaurant and sits down at one of the tables. A waiter comes up to him and gives him the menu. The man reads it carefully, then he orders all the most expensive dishes. Then a small boy comes into the restaurant and sits at the man’s table. The waiter comes up and says to the man, “What will your little boy like, sir?” “Oh, just an ice cream,” the man tells him. After he finishes his meal, the man stands up and says to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.” He leaves the restaurant. The waiter gives the boy an ice cream. The boy eats it, and then stands up and walks to the door. The waiter runs towards him. “Excuse me,” he says, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or your ice cream. You’d better stay here until your father comes back and pays his bill.” “He’s not my father,” the boy says. “The man came up to me in the street and asked me if I liked ice cream.I told him I did. The he told me to come into the restaurant at ni ne o’clock and sit at his table. He said he would give me one.”（would like, 动词衔接）Passage 18. ComputersMany people know what a computer is and what it can do. The computer is fast and never makes mistakes, while people are slow and often make mistakes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers.For many years, scientists have improved computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday work quite well, and people can use a computer in many ways. Many computer scientistsare now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, and so on. Maybe a computer will think and fee one day.Passage 19. A second language.One day, the mother rat and her babies were having a good time in the open air when a cat came to catch them for dinner. The mother rat noticed the cat coming near. The mother rat and her babies all tried to run away at once. They hurried to their home. It was under the tree. But the baby rats were afraid of the cat. They couldn’t run very fast. The cat came closer and closer. She would come at them. “What shall I do?” thought the mother. Just at that moment the mother rat stopped running, turned around and shouted at the rat, “Bowwow. Bowwow!” just like an angry dog. The cat was so surprised and afraid that she ran away. The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see how important it is to learn a second language!”（名词组合，过去进行时，notice，be afraid of, 副词-动词，并列省略）Passage 20. The Candy KingOnce candy was not made for children. In one country, almost 5,000 years ago, candy was made only for kings. Today, children are the candy kings.Have you ever eaten licorice? People in ancient times ate licorice, too. They did think of licorice as candy at first. They ate licorice to keep them strong and well. In some countries, people ate licorice to make them beautiful! Later, people ate it just because it tasted good! All candy was made by hand until 1845. In that year, a man made a candy machine. By the 1900s, candy was sold all over the world. Today, candy companies say a person eats from 15 to 30 pounds of candy a year. More than 2,000 different kinds of candy are made! How many kinds do you eat, candy king?Passage 21. Two thievesMike was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man. This man looked at Mike and said, "Why have they brought you here?" "I stole asmall radio one day after my lessons," said Mike. The man laughed rudely at Mike. "You should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really valuable, which you can be proud of, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!" Mike thought for a few seconds and then said, "I can't do that." "Why can't you?" said the old thief." Are you afraid?" "No," said Mike. "I am not afraid, but the banks all close at three o'clock, and my lessons don't finish till four."Passage22. The Frog That Changes colorBirds live in trees. Squirrels live in trees. But do you know that some frogs live in trees, too?The tree frog is hard to find. This frog can change color. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads at the ends of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling. Tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skin. Their eyes are different, too. Some green eyes, some gray. Some frogs' eyes are gold, and some are bright red.The sounds they make in spring and summer are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking. Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore. There is even a frog that whistles!Passage 23. The City of San FranciscoSan Francisco is a beautiful American city. It lies on the western coastline of the United States. It has lovely views and beautiful scenery. The Golden Gate Bridge, for instance, is a beautiful place to visit. Every day, thousands of people come to visit and enjoy its views.San Francisco is a hilly city. The lovely hills in the middle of the city make it the most attractive place. Many people walk up and down the hills, and some of the visitors also like to drive on the paths. They can see more places then. There are also visitorswho like to take cable cars. They can get a better view of the city while the cars are moving along the tracks.Besides the Golden Gate Bridge and the hills, Chinatown is also a place worth seeing. Every day many people come to visit Chinatown. Some of them are coming to taste Chinese food, Others are coming for Chinese articles. You can buy wonderful Chinese objects in Chinatown.Passage 24. Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin liked to study and learn about new things. One day he heard a friend say that something black in color absorbs the heat better than something white in color. Franklin wanted to see if this was true.There was snow on the ground at that time. So he put two large pieces of cloth on the snow. One piece of cloth was black in color, while the other was white. Then he waited.The sun began to shine. After several hours, he looked under the pieces of cloth. He saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth.Franklin made many other experiments and made some discoveries. He also took an active part in politics, and he was a very famous American statesman. He was one of the earliest important writers in America. His autobiography was successfully and interestingly written.Passage 25. A Broken Mirror and Bad Luck.Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? Many people believe this. There is an old story about breaking mirrors.Long ago, people happened to see their faces in ponds and lakes. Some people were frightened. "That must be my soul," a person would say.The mirrors were made of shiny metal. Later, people used glass mirrors. They were careful not to break them. Breaking a mirror would harm the soul. That is how a broken mirror came to mean bad luck.The bad luck is supposed to last for seven years. You may not believe this story. You may have no bad luck with mirrors. But you should handle mirrors carefully. A broken mirror could cut you.Passage 26. Fire fightersThere are about 5,000 fire fighters in Chicago. Tim is one of them. He is on duty eight hours every day. During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse. The fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or night. Most of the alarms are for small fires. They can be put out in a few minutes.Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time, the greatest danger comes from smoke. Sometimes, fire fighters have to enter burning buildings in order to rescue the people inside.Tim has been a fire fighter for five years. He's proud of himself and of his service. He does exercises every day to stay strong.。
狗和他的倒影读后感
狗和他的倒影读后感英文回答：The story "Dog and His Reflection" is a timeless fable that carries a powerful message about greed and contentment. In this story, a dog carrying a bone comes across a pondand sees his reflection in the water. Thinking that the reflection is another dog with a bigger bone, he greedily decides to snatch the other bone as well. As he opens his mouth to grab the larger bone, he drops his own bone into the water, losing it forever.This fable teaches us a valuable lesson about the dangers of greed and the importance of being content with what we have. The dog's greed led to his downfall, and he ended up losing the bone he already had in pursuit of something more. It serves as a reminder that being greedy and always wanting more can lead to loss and unhappiness.The story also highlights the idea that sometimes, whatwe desire is already within our reach. The dog had a bone, but his greed blinded him to the fact that he already had something of value. This is a powerful reminder to appreciate and be grateful for what we have, rather than constantly seeking more.In addition, the story can be interpreted as a cautionary tale about the consequences of making impulsive decisions without considering the potential outcomes. The dog acted on his greed without thinking about the possible repercussions, and ultimately suffered the consequences of his actions.Overall, "Dog and His Reflection" is a thought-provoking fable that encourages readers to reflect on their own desires and behaviors. It serves as a reminder to practice gratitude, avoid greed, and think carefully before making decisions.中文回答：故事《狗和他的倒影》是一个关于贪婪和知足的寓言，它传达了一种强大的信息。
小学英语必背美文100篇
小学英语必背美文100篇Passage 1.WoodpeckerThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Passage 2.A Busy DayToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute.My father usually reads the newspaper. My motherusuallycleansthe house. Buttoday my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?”“Yes, Dad!”Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage 3.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along,helookedintowater,andhesawhis reflection. He thought this was another dog carryinga piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage 4.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bagof pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wantedto eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s sharethem.”“Whichpeardo youwant, Tony?”asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.”“What?”said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?”Passage 5.A birthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage 6.The Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter day.A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. Hepicked up thesnake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake Began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!”said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.”Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Passage 7.Two Young TreesTwo young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.。
英语作文30个寓言
英语作文30个寓言1. The Tortoise and the Hare: A story about the race betweena slow tortoise and a fast hare, teaching us that slow and steady wins the race.2. The Boy Who Cried Wolf: A boy who lied about a wolf, leading to a lesson on the importance of honesty.3. The Ant and the Grasshopper: A tale of a hardworking ant and a carefree grasshopper, illustrating the value of preparation.4. The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs: A cautionary tale about greed and the consequences of killing the source ofone's wealth.5. The Lion and the Mouse: A story about the power of kindness and the potential of small favors.6. The Fox and the Grapes: A fable about a fox who rationalizes its inability to reach grapes by saying they were sour.7. The Scorpion and the Frog: A moral about the inherent nature of some individuals and the dangers of trust.8. The Crow and the Pitcher: A crow cleverly uses pebbles to raise the water level, showing the power of ingenuity.9. The North Wind and the Sun: A competition between the North Wind and the Sun to remove a traveler's cloak, teaching us that gentleness is more effective than force.10. The Dog and Its Reflection: A dog, greedy for more, loses what it has, teaching us about the dangers of greed.11. The Farmer and the Stork: A farmer who helps a stork is rewarded, showing the value of kindness.12. The Frogs Who Desired a King: Frogs who ask for a king to rule them learn that some changes are not for the better. 13. The Fox and the Crow: A crow loses its meal to aflattering fox, teaching us about flattery and caution.14. The Cat and the Mice: A cat who pretends to be kind is eventually outwitted by the mice, showing the importance of true character.15. The Old Man and the Donkey: An old man and his donkey learn to compromise and work together.16. The Frog and the Ox: A frog who tries to inflate itself to the size of an ox learns about the dangers of overestimating oneself.17. The Wolf and the Crane: A wolf learns the value of gratitude when a crane helps remove a bone stuck in its throat.18. The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox: A cock and a dog work together to outsmart a fox, showing the power of teamwork. 19. The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox: A fox uses its wit to escape from a lion and a bear, illustrating the power of intelligence.20. The Monkey and the Dolphin: A monkey learns about the importance of true friendship from a dolphin.21. The Farmer and the Snake: A farmer who saves a snake is bitten, teaching us about the nature of certain individuals.22. The Ass in the Lion's Skin: An ass in a lion's skin is eventually revealed, showing that appearances can be deceiving.23. The Fisherman and the Little Fish: A fisherman learns the value of letting go when he releases a small fish that promises to repay him.24. The Lion and the Statue: A lion learns about thedifference between appearance and reality from a statue.25. The Fox and the Mask: A fox who wears a mask learns about the power of appearances.26. The Two Goats: Two goats on a narrow bridge learn about the consequences of stubbornness.27. The Fox and the Cat: A fox and a cat compare their methods of escaping danger, teaching us about the value of experience.28. The Lion and the Hare: A lion who chases a hare learns about the difference in value between different prey.29. The Ass and the Lapdog: An ass and a lapdog learn about the unfairness of favoritism.30. The Fox and the Monkey: A fox and a monkey compete in a game, teaching us about the importance of fairness and competition.。
小学生经典阅读英语短文100篇
小学生经典阅读：英语短文100篇Passage 1.WoodpeckerThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Passage 2.A Busy Day giveToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?”“Yes, Dad!” Now, we’re washing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage 3.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into w ater, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage 4.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him fourand said, “Let’s share them.”“Which pear do you want, Tony?” asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.”“What?”said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?”Passage 5. A b irthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage 6.The Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on theground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kindman. He picked up the snake carefully and put it under thecoat. Soon the snake began to move and it raised its mouthand bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “Isave your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.”Then he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Passage 7. Two Young Trees Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill.Their names are Tim and Alan.One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some birds are singingin the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking.“What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim.“I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.”answers Alan, “Maybe I want to be a toy box or a baseballbat. I like children.”“What do you want to be when yougrow up?” asks Alan. “Me?” says Tim, “I just want tobe a tree. I want to be a house for birds and spiders. Iwant to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot,people and animals can stand under me.”Passage 8. Hon gkong is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if （如果） you go on a weekday, it will be not so crowded(拥挤的).Visitors to Hongkong need passports护照. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.Passage 9. WaterWater is very important for living things生物. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be foundeverywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.Passage 10. Twins’ BedroomThis is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice. Passage 11. DogsOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons马车. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds. There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at anotherskill.Passage 12. The Best Job工作Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.”“But I know one,” says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,”“You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised, “But why?”“Because he works only one day in a whole year.”Passage 13.A Clever MonkeyA little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home. Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel.” So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.”His mother smiles and says, “ What a clever boy!”Passage14. Wh at Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.Passage 15.Ra dio and TelevisionRadio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us.It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.Passage 16.It’s cool behind youIt’s two o’clock in t he afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels very hot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?”“There’s no shade in the street, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”Passage 17.Fa ther’s HobbyMy dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is veryimportant in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.Passage 18.I don’t think soJack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s old now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I can’t takeyou there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”Passage 19.Se ven days in a weekThere are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. Thefirst day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, andFriday is the sixth day. What’s the last day? Do you know?Passage 20.My special FriendI have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. Iknow him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me towrite in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.Passage 21.A Day in My LifeMy family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and all the children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.Passage 22. The SeaWhat do know about the sea? Some peoplehave seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!Passage 23.A Good Young PioneerLi Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watch on the ground. He asks some people, “Whose watch is it?” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. Sohe stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”Passage 24.Sea horseThere are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs are hatched, the baby horses swim away.Passage 25.A Cat and a BirdThere are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.In the big tree there is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games” says the cat. “No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!Passage 26.A Flying FoxA flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flying fox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat. The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.Passage 27.Fl ying BirdsBirds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin. It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold them up.Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do notget lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.Passage 28.AirAir is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.Passage 29.ClocksThere are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.Passage 30. SwimmingSwimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because the water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.Passage 31.A missing tigerWe used to have a cat called Tiger. He was a beautifultabby with a great deal of character. He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to show its face in our house.Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors. Onday day, just after his second birthday, Tiger disappeared. Perhaps he was run over by a car, for at that time we lived near a busy street. Although we offered a reward, we never discovered what had happened to him and we never saw him again.Passage 32.JimJim gets up at 6:30. His home is near his school. He leaves home at 7:30. They begin class at 8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30.Passage 33.A Chinese BoyI’m a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve.I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students. My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School.Passage 34.Ji m’s FamilyA picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jim’s family. The man is Jim’s father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the picture, too. She is Jim’s sister. Her name is Kate Green. Jim and his sister are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.Passage 35.Our HouseOur home is near the school. We have a house. It is a good house. The house has three rooms. One is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living room there isa table and six chairs. There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isn’t big, but we like it.Passage 36.Our MonitorThis is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard.In class she can answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often helps them with their lessons. Everybody says she is a very good monitor.Passage 37.My bedroomThis is my bed room. There are two windows in it. Near the window there are some red flowers. A map of China is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under my bed. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. Many schoolbooks are on my desk. And there are three lights in my bedroom. One is on my desk, and the other two are near my bed.Passage 38.A Piece of meatA dog has a large piece of meat in his mouth. Near the water he looks down and sees himself in the water. He thinks it is another dog. That dog has also a large piece of meat in his mouth. He says to himself, “I want to get his meat. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark and his meat goes down into the water.Passage 39.Ou r ClassroomOur classroom is bright and clean. But it is not big. There are twenty-three desks and chairs in it. They are new. There’s a big desk in front of the classroom. It’s for our teachers.There are five pictures on the right wall. There’s a map of the world and a map of China on the left wall.Beside the window there’s a bookshelf. There are many books on it. Our classroom is very nice. We have lessons here. We like our classroom.This is our school. There are many classrooms in it.There are eight hundred students and sixty—nine teachers in our school. There are many trees and flowers in it. All the teachers and students like our school very much.We come to school at seven. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.Our classroom is big and clean. We have lessons here. We do our homework at home. All the students study hard.Passage 41.A HolidayIt’s fine today. Tom and his family are at a park. The man in white is his father. He is standing by the lake and looking at the boats. The woman in blue is his mother. She is sitting on the grass. Beside his mother is Alice, his sister. She is eating cake. The park is big, and there are many trees and flowers in it. They are having a good time.An old woman has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. One day the old cat sees a mouse. she jumps and catches the mouse. But she cannot bite it. So the mouse gets out of her mouth and runs away.Then the old woman is very angry because the cat cannot kill the mouse. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, “Don’t beat me. Be friendlyto me. When I was young, I did good work for you.”Passage 43.A hungry foxA hungry fox is from a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pulls the door. But it locked. He sees there is a hen inside. “Hello I’ll come to visit you,” he tells the hen. “I know that you are ill. Come out and let me take your temperature.”“Thank you,” says the hen. “I have a headache. But if I come out, you will kill me.”Passage 44.He lp Each OtherLook! Kate is flying a bird kite. Oh, her kite is in the tree. And it is broken. She can’t climb up the tree. Li Lei and Jim are coming here. Li Lei is helping her. He is getting the kite from the tree. But he can’t get down. Jim is helping Li Lei. Li Lei is jumping to the wall. They are getting down from the wall. Kate, Jim, and Li Lei are mending the kite under the tree. They are good friends.Passage 45.The WeatherThe weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time. The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.Passage 46.Wh at’s Happening?It is in autumn. A young man comes to a forest. He’s walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger is getting ready to jump on him.What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a big crocodile. Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. Now the tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile.Passage 47.KangaroosThere are many kangaroos in Australia and not only in zoos. You can see them everywhere outside ofthe cities and towns. When they want to have a rest on their tails, kangaroos are also very good at looking after their babies. mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.Passage 48.A Pair of ShoesOne day an old man is taking the train to his hometown .One of his shoes falls onto the ground, but the train starts. He cannot pick it up, then he takes off the other and throws it near the fallen shoe. A boy beside him asks him, “Why do you do that?” He answers, “If a man picks them up, he may get a pair of shoes.”Passage 49. W e get the Wrong car!One day my wife and I go shopping at a shop. We stop the car in front of the shop. An hour later we come back to the car with many things. But we can not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” says my wife. “What shall we do?”“Let’s ask that policeman!” The policeman comes to help us. A few minutes later, he gets the door open. Just at that moment a man comes up and shouts, “Why are you opening my car door?”We look at the number of the car and our faces turn red.Passage 50. Thank you.Many people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. It is a very good habit.You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone is walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought something nice or your city is very beautiful. Thank you is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sister. Let’s learn to say Thank you.Passage 51. The SunThere is nothing more important in life than the sun. Without the sun all living things on Earth would die.The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and ashot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in day-timeyou c an only see one star- the sun. The sun is much nearer to us than any other stars. That is why it looks like the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance of the sun from the Earth is as much as 150 million kilometers. Most of the stars are thousands of light years away form the Earth. Do you know what a light year is? Nothing in the world travels faster than light.It travels 300,000 kilometers a second. One light year is the distance that light travels in one year.Passage 52. Air JordanMichael Jordan (1963- ) is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn’t like to talk about himself. He was also very short. He didn’t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him, as he grew much taller. Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael usedhis quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He played so well that people call him Air Jordan. After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bull basketball team. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named Rookie of the year in 1985 and the most Valuable Player in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.Passage 53. T he Strongest Power in the World.One day a great general asks his soldiers, “ What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question. The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is younger than the other three, and he’s not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.”“Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says,” I don’t think that’s true. Soldiers use guns. So a soldier is the strongest.” The third man says,”Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is the oldest. He says,” Love is the strongest. With love, people don’t need guns.” The general says nothing. He takes out a medal and gives it to him.Passage 54. W ho is the God?Tom likes sweets very much. But his mother never gives him any, because she thinks they are bad for his teeth. But when Tom’s uncle gives him some, she always lets him eat the sweets. She wants to make her brother happy. One evening, a few days before Tom’s birthday, he was praying in his bedroom. “Please, God,”h e shouted. “Let them give me a bog box of sweets as my birthday present.” His mother heard this and came into the room. “Why are you shouting, Tom?” she asked. “God can hear you quite well, even when you talk quietly.”“I know,”answered the clever boy, “but my uncle in the next room can’t.”Passage 55. Kites.Do you know how to fly a kite? Do you know how to makea kite? Can you describe the shapes of kites? Today, people all over the world make and fly kites for fun.Kite were the first flying machines. People in China used kites as fly machines more than 2000 years ago. In Marco Polo’s report, the Chinese used big kites to carry people up into the sky.The idea of kites helped people to make planes. In 1894 in Australia, Lawrence Hargrave made four very big kites. These four kites lifted him 5 metres into the air. Today, the wings of planes are just like kites.Now people around the world use kites in festivals. Kites can have all kinds of colors and shapes, but the most important thing is to fly well.Passage 56. A n interesting newspaperEvery morning Mike goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.One Tuesday morning, he truned to the sports page. He wanted to read the report about an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He didn’t know it unitl he saw the sea. He got off at the next station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he got to the office very late, His boss was very angry.Passage 57. FallIn the fall, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts and corns to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They won’t return until the spring. Days become shorter. Cold weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter. In some areas there may be rain or even snow, but in fall farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to fall for many reasons. The most important oneis that fall is the harvest season.Passage 58. PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile, they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures do. Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours eating. Pandas also have spare-time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world because some people keep cutting down trees, and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money.The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas from being harmed or killed.。
必备的小学英语阅读短文100篇
Passage 1.Woodpecker 惹treat or trickThere are many apple trees in a garden. They’re good friends. One day an old tree is ill. There are many pests in the tree. Leaves of the tree turn yellow. The old tree feels very sad and unwell. Another tree sends for a doctor for him. At first, they send for a pigeon, but she has no idea about it. Then they send for an oriole, and she can’t treat the old tree well. Then they send for a woodpecker. She is a good doctor. She pecks a hole in the tree and eats lots of pests. At last the old tree becomes better and better. Leaves turn green and green.Good better best colder and colder,warmer and warmer . bigger and bigger Passage 2.A Busy Day giveToday is Sunday! On Sundays, I usually play the flute. My father usually reads the newspaper. My mother usually cleans the house. But today my mother is in bed. She is ill. My father has to do the housework. Now, he is cleaning the house. “Sam, can you help me?” “Yes, Dad!” Now, we’re wash ing the car. Where’s my sister, Amy? She is playing my flute. What a lucky girl!Passage 3.The dog and his reflectionOne day a dog with a piece of meat in his mouth was crossing a plank over a stream. As he walked along, he looked into water, and he saw his reflection. He thought this was another dog carrying a piece of meat. And he felt he would like to have two pieces. So he snapped at the reflection in the water, and of course, as he opened his mouth, the piece of meat disappeared quickly.Passage 4.An honest boyTony is seven years old. He is an honest and polite boy. One day, it was Sunday. Tony, his sister and his mother stayed at home. He was watching TV and his sister was reading books. His mother was washing clothes. Just then, his father came back with a bag of pears. Tony likes pears very much and he wanted to eat one. His mother gave him four and said, “Let’s share them.”“Which pear do you want, Tony?” asked his mother.“The biggest one, mum.” “What?” said his mother, “You should be polite an d want the smallest one.” “Should I tell a lie just to be polite, mum?” politePassage 5. A b irthday partyToday is Susan’s birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It’s Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.Passage 6.The Farmer and the SnakeIt was a cold winter day. A farmer found a snake on the ground. It was nearly dead by cold. The Farmer was a kind man. He picked up the snake carefully and put it under the coat. Soon the snake began to move and it raised its mouth and bit the farmer. “Oh, My god!” said the farmer, “I save your life, but you thank me in that way. You must die.” T hen he killed the snake with a stick. At last he died, too.Lie, die, tie,pie,Walking stick businessworkPassage 7. Two Young Trees bat蝙蝠，球棒Two young trees are standing on the top of the hill. Their names are Tim and Alan.One day, it’s sunny and warm. So me birds are singing in the trees. The wind blows, and the trees are talking. “What do you want to be when you grow up?’’ asks Tim. “I’m not sure. I think I want to be a chair or a desk.” answers Alan, “Maybe I want to be a toy box or a baseball bat. I lik e children.”“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asks Alan. “Me?” says Tim, “I just want to be a tree. I want to be a house for birds and spiders. I want to have many apples. And when it’s sunny and hot, people and animals can stand under me.”Passage 8. Hon gkong is a nice placeHong Kong is a nice place, especially in summer. July is a hot month in Hong Kong. But it’s an excellent time for swimming. There is a beautiful beach at Repulse Bay (浅水湾). To get there, you can take a bus from Central. Lots of people go to the beach on Sundays and Saturdays. But if（如果） you go on a weekday, it will be not so crowded(拥挤的).Visitors to Hongkong need passports护照. But people from many countries do not need visas. Hongkong is a nice place for holiday. There are many shops.Passage 9. WaterWater is very important for living things生物. Without water, there must be no life on the earth. All the plants and animals need water to drink, to cook food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in farms, factories, offices, schools, families and many other places.Water is found in seas, rivers and lakes. It can be found everywhere in the world, and it also can be found in the air.Passage 10. Tw ins’ BedroomThis is the twins’ bedroom. It is a nice room. The two beds look the same. This bed is Lily’s and that one is Lucy’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desk. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs. Some nice flowers are on the desk. Some nice pictures are on the wall. Is there a kite? Yes, it’s under Lily’s bed. The bedroom is very nice.Passage 11. DogsOne of the animals that help people a lot is the dog. In some countries, dogs pull wagons马车. In the cold north, dogs pull sleds. There are other ways that dogs help us, too. Policemen use them to look for missing people. Soldiers use them to carry letters and medicine .On farms, dogs take care of sheep and keep them in the fields. At night, they take the sheep home. Dogs help the blind with work. Some dogs are good and kind. Some dogs are good at another skill.Pull, pushPassage 12. The Best Job工作Betty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother with the housework, either. “What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?” Mother asks. “You’re too lazy. No job will ever fit you.” “But I know one,” says the girl, “I’m going to be Father Christmas,” “You want to be Father Christmas?” Mother is surprised, “But why?” “Because he works only one day in a whole year.”Passage 13.A Clever MonkeyA little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The monkey can’t take it home.Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. “l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a w heel.” So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, “How can you carry it home?” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but l can roll it.” His mother smiles and says, “ What a clever boy!”Passage14. Wh at Are Stars Like?Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star’s life is over.Passage 15.Ra dio and TelevisionRadio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isn’t lost. It is still with u s. And listeners are becoming more. That’s because a transistor radio isn’t lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.Passage 16.It’s cool behind youIt’s two o’clock in the afternoon. The sun is shinning and it’s very hot. Nancy has to meet her mother at the train station.Now she’s walking in the street. There are no trees and she’s fat. So she feels veryhot. But she doesn’t find a boy walking just behind her. And she meets a friend and says “hello” to him. “Who’s the boy behind you？” asks the man . Now she sees the boy. She is angry and asks, “Why are you walking behind me, boy?” “There’s no shade in the street, you know.” answers the boy. “It’s cool behind you, I think.”Passage 17.Fa ther’s HobbyMy dad works from Monday to Friday in a bank. he uses the computer to count money. His job is very important in the bank.Dad is also busy at home. At weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he cooks Italian food. On Sundays he makes five pieces of pizza. Sometimes he cooks chicken and makes Chinese food. My mum watches and helps him. I help my dad, too. I wash the dishes.Many people think it is strange for a man to cook. But my dad enjoys his hobby. Cooking relaxes him. He is a weekend cook.Passage 18.I don’t think soJack is a good boy but he doesn’t like to use his head. He often says something withou thinking.It makes others unhappy.Mr. Black teaches math in a school. He’s ol d now and he likes children.On the Friday Mr. Black doesn’t go to work, because he’s ill in a hospital. And Jack’s mother will see him after dinner. “I want to be there with you.” says Jack. “You’re a rude boy. I can’t take you there.’’ says his mother. “Don’t worry, mum. I won’t do that again. Please believe me. ” says Jack. In the hospital, Jack says nothing at first. When they’re leaving , he says to Mr. Black, “You look fine. The doctor says you’re going to die, but I don’t think so. ”Passage 19.Se ven days in a weekThere are about fifty-two weeks in a year. And there are seven days in each week. The first day of a week is Sunday. The other days of a week between Sunday and Saturday are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, and Friday is the sixth day. What’s the last day? Do you know?Passage 20.My special FriendI have a friend in the U.S. His name is Don Adams. I know him very well, but I have never met him. We write to each other all the time. My letters are very short. It is still hard for me to write in English. I received a letter from Don yesterday. It makes me very happy. He is coming to my country for a visit next summer. We are going to see each other for the first time.Passage 21.A Day in My LifeMy family lives on this street. In the morning, my father goes to work and allthe children go to school. My mother takes us to school everyday. She does the housework. She always has her lunch at home, and sees her friends in the afternoon. In the evening all the children come home from school. They always get home early. My father goes home from work and he is often late. After supper my two brothers and I do our homework. We go to bed at ten.Passage 22. The SeaWhat do know about the sea? Some people have seen it but others haven’t. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day and it can be very tough when there is a strong wind. What other things do you know about it? Of course, the sea is very large. In the world there is more sea than land. If you have swum in the sea, you know that the sea is salty. Rivers carry salt from the land into the sea. Some places of the sea are saltier than the other places. Do you know the Dead Sea? It is so salty that you can’t sink when you are in the water! And fish cannot live in it!Passage 23.A Good Young PioneerLi Hua is a Yong Pioneer. He is going to the park. Now he is waiting for a bus. Suddenly he finds a watch on the ground. He asks some people, “Whose watch is it?” But the watch isn’t theirs. So he gives the watch to a policeman.Now Li Hua gets on the bus. He is sitting near the window. An old woman gets on the bus. She has no seat. So he stands up and says, “Here is a seat for you, Granny. Please sit here”Passage 24.Sea horseThere are all kinds of horses in the world. But one of them you can’t ride. It doesn’t live on land, but in the sea. It looks like the head of horse. So the people call it sea horse. In fact, the sea horse is a small fish. It likes to live in warm water. A sea horse stands up in the water when it swims.Father horse carries the eggs to keep them safe in its pouch. When the eggs are hatched, the baby horses swim away.Passage 25.A Cat and a BirdThere are three trees near the house. There is a big tree, and two small trees.In the big tree t here is a bird. Can the bird sing? Yes, it can. What’s under the big tree? It’s a cat.“I want some food,” thinks the cat. “Bird, my good friend, Come here! It’s time to play games” says the cat.“No today, thank you!” says the bird, “You can’t catch me! Goodbye!” Look! The bird is flying!Passage 26.A Flying FoxA flying fox is not a fox at all. It is a bat. But this bat looks like a fox. A flyingfox is very big. It likes to eat fruit. Sometimes the flying fox is called fruit bat.The flying fox flies into fruit trees. Then the bat eats all the fruit. So fruit farmers do not like the flying fox.Passage 27.Fl ying BirdsBirds don’t fly high up in the sky. The air is too thin.It is hard for birds to breathe in thin air. Thin air doesn’t hold the m up.Birds fly near the ground so that they can see where they are. The birds look for places they know. Then they do not get lost. Some birds fly so low over the ocean that the waves often hide them. Many birds fly a long distance in the spring and autumn.Passage 28.AirAir is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play. From the time we were born air is around us on every side. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working or running we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we cannot see it. We can only feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in front of your face, close it quickly. What can you feel? What you feel is air.Passage 29.ClocksThere are many clocks in the Brown’s house. They are in different rooms.A big clock stands in a corner of the sitting room. It is a very, very old clock, but it still keeps good time. Mr. Brown winds it once a week.Passage 30. SwimmingSwimming is a good sport. It’s popular. People like swimming because t he water makes people feel cool. But if they swim in a wrong place, it is very dangerous. These years, some people died when they were enjoying themselves in water and most of them were students. Summer holiday will be there again. I want to give you some advice. First, don’t get into the water when you are alone. Second, don’t get into the water if there is a No swimming sign. Third, you should be careful in the water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and it’s good for your health.Passage 31.A missing tigerWe used to have a cat called Tiger. He was a beautiful tabby with a great deal of character. He was a natural hunter, and very soon no mouse dared to show its face in our house.Unfortunately Tiger also used to catch a lot of birds and this made him very unpopular with some of the neighbors. Onday day, just after his second birthday,Tiger disappeared. Perhaps he was run over by a car, for at that time we lived near a busy street. Although we offered a reward, we never discovered what had happened to him and we never saw him again.Passage 32.JimJim gets up at 6:30. His home is near his school. He leaves home at 7:30. They begin class at 8:00. He has lunch at home. After lunch he plays games with his classmates, in the afternoon, Jim has three classes. He leaves school at 4:30. Passage 33.A Chinese BoyI’m a Chinese boy. My name is Chen Dong. I am twelve. I have two sisters. My sisters and I are all students.My father is a teacher. He is a Chinese teacher. He teaches in No. 19 Middle School. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches English in the No. 11 Middle School. Passage 34.Ji m’s FamilyA picture is on my desk. This is a picture of Jim’s family. The man is Jim’s father. A woman is behind Jim. She is his mother. They are teachers. A girl is in the picture, too. She is Jim’s sister. Her name is Kate Green. Jim and his sister are in the same school. But they aren’t in the same grade. They look like their mother. They are English.Passage 35.Our HouseOur home is near the school. We have a house. It is a good house. The house has three rooms. One is a living room. The other two are bedrooms. In the living room there is a table and six chairs. There are some flowers on the table. There is a garden in front of the house. Our house isn’t big, but we like it.Passage 36.Our MonitorThis is Lin. She is from Beijing. She studies very hard. In class shecan answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. Lin loves her classmates and often helps them with their lessons. Everybody says she is a very good monitor. Passage 37.My bedroomThis is my bed room. There are two windows in it. Near the window there are some red flowers. A map of China is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under my bed. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. Many schoolbooks are on my desk. And there are three lights in my bedroom. One is on my desk, and the other two are near my bed.Passage 38.A Piece of meatA dog has a large piece of meat in his mouth. Near the water he looks down and sees himself in the water. He thinks it is another dog. That dog has also a large piece of meat in his mouth. He says to himself, “I want to get his meat. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens hi s mouth to bark and his meat goes downinto the water.Passage 39.Ou r ClassroomOur classroom is bright and clean. But it is not big. There are twenty-three desks and chairs in it. They are new. There’s a big desk in front of the classroom. It’s for our te achers.There are five pictures on the right wall. There’s a map of the world and a map of China on the left wall.Beside the window there’s a bookshelf. There are many books on it. Our classroom is very nice. We have lessons here. We like our classroom.Passage 40. Our schoolThis is our school. There are many classrooms in it. There are eight hundred students and sixty—nine teachers in our school. There are many trees and flowers in it. All the teachers and students like our school very much.We come to school at seven. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.Our classroom is big and clean. We have lessons here. We do our homework at home. All the students study hard.Passage 41.A HolidayIt’s fine today. Tom and hi s family are at a park. The man in white is his father. He is standing by the lake and looking at the boats. The woman in blue is his mother. She is sitting on the grass. Beside his mother is Alice, his sister. She is eating cake. The park is big, and there are many trees and flowers in it. They are having a good time.Passage 42.An Old MouseAn old woman has a cat. The cat is now very old. She cannot run fast, and she cannot bite. One day the old cat sees a mouse. she jumps and catches the mouse. But she cannot bite it. So the mouse gets out of her mouth and runs away.Then the old woman is very angry because the cat cannot kill the mouse. She begins to beat the cat. The cat says to her, “Don’t beat me. Be friendlyto me. When I was young, I did g ood work for you.”Passage 43.A hungry foxA hungry fox is from a forest. He arrives at a village. He wants to find some food. He comes to a house and pulls the door. But it locked. He sees there is a hen inside. “Hello I’ll come to visit you,” he tells the hen. “I know that you are ill. Come out and let me take your temperature.”“Thank you,” says the hen. “I have a headache. But if I come out, you will kill me.”Passage 44.He lp Each OtherLook! Kate is flying a bird kite. Oh, her kite is in the tree. And it is broken. She can’t climb up the tree. Li Lei and Jim are coming here. Li Lei is helping her. He is getting the kite from the tree. But he can’t get down. Jim is helping Li Lei. Li Lei is jumping to the wall. They are getting down from the wall. Kate, Jim, and LiLei are mending the kite under the tree. They are good friends.Passage 45.The WeatherThe weather in Shanghai is not always good. In winter it is often cold and wet. In summer it is very hot. Spring is very beautiful. It is not very cold, but we have a lot of rain in spring. Autumn is the best season. The days are clear and dry and it is sunny and warm all the time. The weather in Shanghai is sometimes warmer than in Beijing. But in summer it is cooler in Beijing than in Shanghai.Passage 46.Wh at’s Happening?It is in autumn. A young man comes to a forest. He’s walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger is getting ready to jump on him.What does he do? He must jump into the river. In the river there is a big crocodile. Its mouth is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. Now the tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile.Passage 47.KangaroosThere are many kangaroos in Australia and not only in zoos. You can see them everywhere outside of the cities and towns. When they want to have a rest on their tails, kangaroos are also very good at looking after their babies. mother kangaroos keep their babies safe in their pockets.Passage 48.A Pair of ShoesOne day an old man is taking the train to his hometown .One of his shoes falls onto the ground, but the train starts. He cannot pick it up, then he takes off the other and throws it near the fallen shoe. A boy beside him asks him, “Why do you do that?” He answers, “If a man picks them up, he may get a pair of shoes.”Passage 49. W e get the Wrong car!One day my wife and I go shopping at a shop. We stop the car in front of the shop. An hour later we come back to the car with many things. But we can not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” says my wife. “What shall we do?” “Let’s ask that policeman!” The policeman comes to help us. A few m inutes later, he gets the door open. Just at that moment a man comes up and shouts, “Why are you opening my car door?”We look at the number of the car and our faces turn red.Passage 50. Thank you.Many people like to say “Thank you” when others h elp them or say something kind to them. It is a very good habit.You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone is walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought something nice or your city is very beautiful. Thank you is used not only between friends, but also betweenparents and children, brother and sister. Let’s learn to say Thank you.Passage 51. The SunThere is nothing more important in life than the sun. Without the sun all living things on Earth would die.The sun is a star. In the sky there are thousands of stars like the sun. They are as large as the sun and ashot as the sun. At night you can see many stars, but in day-time you c an only see one star- the sun. The sun is much nearer to us than any other stars. That is why it looks like the biggest and brightest of all the stars. The distance of the sun from the Earth is as much as 150 million kilometers. Most of the stars are thousands of light years away form the Earth. Do you know what a light year is? Nothing in the world travels faster than light.It travels 300,000 kilometers a second. One light year is the distance that light travels in one year.Passage 52. Air JordanMichael Jordan (1963- ) is one of the most famous basketball players in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn’t like to talk about himself. He was also very short. He didn’t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him, as he grew much taller. Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He played so well that people call him Air Jordan. After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bull basketball team. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named Rookie of the year in 1985 and the most Valuable Player in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.Passage 53. T he Strongest Power in the World.One day a great general asks his soldiers, “ What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer th e question. The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is younger than the other three, and he’s not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest. It can kill anyone.” “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says,” I don’t think that’s true. Soldiers use guns. So a soldier is the strongest.” The third man says,” Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is the oldest. He says,” Love is the strongest. With love, people don’t need guns.” The general says nothing. He takes out a medal and gives it to him. Passage 54. W ho is the God?Tom likes sweets very much. But his mother never gives him any, because she thinks they are bad for his teeth. But when Tom’s uncle gi ves him some, she always lets him eat the sweets. She wants to make her brother happy.One evening, a few days before Tom’s birthday, he was praying in hisbedroom. “Please, God,”he shouted. “Let them give me a bog box of sweets as my birthday present.” His mother heard this and came into the room. “Why are you shouting, Tom?” she asked. “God can hear you quite well, even when you talk quietly.” “I know,” answered the clever boy, “but my uncle in the next room can’t.”Passage 55. Kites.Do you know how to fly a kite? Do you know how to make a kite? Can you describe the shapes of kites? Today, people all over the world make and fly kites for fun.Kite were the first flying machines. People in China used kites as fly machines more than 2000 years ago. In Mar co Polo’s report, the Chinese used big kites to carry people up into the sky.The idea of kites helped people to make planes. In 1894 in Australia, Lawrence Hargrave made four very big kites. These four kites lifted him 5 metres into the air. Today, the wings of planes are just like kites.Now people around the world use kites in festivals. Kites can have all kinds of colors and shapes, but the most important thing is to fly well.Passage 56. A n interesting newspaperEvery morning Mike goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly.One Tuesday morning, he truned to the sports page. He wanted to read the report about an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He didn’t know it unitl he saw the sea. He got off at the next station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Of course, he got to the office very late, His boss was very angry.Passage 57. FallIn the fall, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts and corns to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They won’t return until the spring. Days become shorter. Cold weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter. In some areas there may be rain or even snow, but in fall farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to fall for many reasons. The most important one is that fall is the harvest season.Passage 58. PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall。
伊索寓言10个经典故事中英文对照版
伊索寓言是西方古代著名的寓言集，包含了许多富有深意的故事。
这些寓言以动物为代表，通过它们的行为和经历来讲述着人类社会的道德和智慧。
今天，我将为你介绍伊索寓言中的10个经典故事，并提供中英文对照版，让你能够更好地理解和享受这些古老而经典的故事。
1. The Ant and the Grasshopper 蚂蚁和蚱蜢这个故事讲述了一只勤劳的蚂蚁和一只懒惰的蚱蜢。
在夏天，蚂蚁忙着储存食物，而懒惰的蚱蜢却只知道唱歌跳舞。
当冬天来临时，蚂蚁已经有了足够的食物过冬，而蚱蜢却挨饿了。
通过这个故事，我们可以学到勤劳的重要性。
2. The Tortoise and the Hare 乌龟和兔子乌龟和兔子比赛跑步，兔子自以为快，结果却大意失荆州，而乌龟坚持不懈的奔跑最终赢得了比赛。
这个故事告诉我们，稳扎稳打比骄傲自负更重要。
3. The Lion and the Mouse 狮子与老鼠一只小老鼠无意中救了一只被网罗的狮子，后来这只老鼠也得到了狮子的帮助。
这个故事告诉我们，即使是小小的力量也有可能改变命运。
4. The Boy Who Cried Wolf 假报警的男孩一个男孩多次捏造狼来骗人，最后真的遇到狼时，却没有人相信他。
这个故事教导我们，诚实和诚信是非常重要的品质。
5. The Fox and the Grapes 狐狸与葡萄狐狸跳起来想吃葡萄，却无法够到，最后他失望地说葡萄一定是酸的。
这个故事告诉我们，有时候我们无法得到的东西会通过贬低它来减轻自己的遗憾。
6. The Crow and the Pitcher 乌鸦和瓶子乌鸦看到瓶子里还有一点水，便把石子丢进去，直到水面上升到能够喝的高度。
这个故事揭示了聪明才智的力量。
7. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse 城里老鼠和乡下老鼠城里老鼠来拜访乡下老鼠，乡下老鼠招待他丰盛的大餐。
后来城里老鼠也招待乡下老鼠，但乡下老鼠却因为城市的危险而逃跑了。