英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版)180622
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有声双语美文：感激之心，改变世界的力量Gra-ti-tude.感激。
Savor it on your tongue.用舌尖轻尝。
The sound alone instills satisfaction.仅是声音便让人心满意足。
Feel it in your heart.用心感受。
Notice a soothing warmth wash over you.体会这一袭抚慰身心的暖意。
Gratitude and plentitude. They're the two ends of the same bone. Combined, they're the marrow of miracles. The structure of success.感激与富足，是一根骨头的两端，两者合并，便会产生奇迹，构筑成功。
When I clear the mental clutter and focus on the present, I'm instantly reminded of how blessed I am.当我把错乱的思绪清空、着眼当下的时候，我突然意识到我是多么幸福。
Look into your own life. If you scrub away the make-up of illusionand impurities of jealousy — can you see the clarity of grace? Can you understand how treasuring what's right in front of you is worth your time? 仔细看看自己的生活吧。
如果把幻想和嫉妒扫出脑海，你清楚地看到生活的恩赐了吗？你明白你眼前的一切是多么珍贵、多么值得你花时间品味了吗？Gratitude grounds plentitude in the now. When you honor who you are, what you do, and what you have, your energy will change. You will start toglow. People will be drawn to you because that gratitude glow is rare in our current culture. I'm hoping to bring it back.感激是让你在当下感到富足的基础。
每日英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版)
每日英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版)有声双语美文：读书、升学的意义是什么？Let me tell you one of the earliest disasters in my career as a teacher. It was January of 1940 and I was fresh out of graduate school starting myfirst semester at the University of Kansas City. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down, folded his arms, and looked at me as if to say \started Hamlet. Three weeks later he came into my office with his hands on his hips. \stuff\lying on the desk.给你们讲讲我刚当老师时候的一次失败经历吧。
那是1940年的1月，我从研究生院毕业不久，在堪萨斯城大学开始第一学期的教学工作。
一个瘦高，长得就像顶上有毛的豆角架一样的男学生走进我的课堂，坐下，双臂交叉放在胸前，看着我，好似在说：―好吧，教我一些东西。
‖两周后我们开始学习《哈姆雷特》。
三周后他双手叉腰走进我的办公室，―看，‖他说，―我来这是学习当药剂师的。
我为什么必须读这个？‖由于没有随身带着自己的书，他就指着桌子上放着的我的那本。
New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. I could have pointed out that he had enrolled, not in a drugstore-mechanics school, but in a college and that at the end of his course meant to reach for a scroll that read Bachelor of Science. It would not read: Qualified Pill-Grinding Technician. It would certify that he had specialized in pharmacy, but it would further certify that he had been exposed to some of the ideas mankind has generated within its history. That is to say, he had not entered a technical training school but a university and in universities students enroll for both training and education. 虽然我是位新老师，我本来可以告诉这个家伙许多事情的。
每日英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版)
每日英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版)双语美文：为什么你存不下钱？Don’t save what is left after spending. But spend what is left after savings. 不要把花剩下的钱拿来存，而是把存剩下的钱拿来花。
Wanting to save money is not enough. Anyway, there are a lot of things which didn’t xxe true although you wanted them to.想存钱是远远不够的，毕竟你希望发生的事情并不一定就能发生。
Saving is a technique . It’s simple. It’s just not easy. 存钱是一门技术，这门技术很简单，只是不容易实现。
If you only xxe to think about saving after you spend, there is no chance for you to accumulate a considerable fortune, because spending is always irrational.如果你总是在消费之后才想着应该存钱，那你肯定存不下钱，因为任何消费都是非理性的。
The way that works is to make plans in advance. 真正可行的方法，是事先计划好自己的消费方式。
Would it be too much to use 40% of my inxxe to rentan apartment 每个月用收入的40%租房子会不会太多？ Is it really enough to save just 20% every month 每个月只存收入的20%会不会太少？Only by making it clear how much you want to save can you xxe to know how much you can actually spend.你只有先计划好要存多少钱，才能知道自己实际上可以花多少钱双语美文：巴菲特最睿智的一句话Warren Buffett is the current richest investor in the world. And he ranks1 / 14among the world’s billionaires.沃伦巴菲特是目前世界上最有钱的投资人，也是全球第2富有的富翁。
小学的英语阅读、背诵、理解短文材料94篇(打印版)
小学英语阅读、背诵、理解短文材料94篇（打印版）Passage 1. WoodpeckerPassage 2. A Busy DayPassage 3. The dog and his reflection Passage 4. An honest boyPassage 5. A birthday party Passage 6. The Farmer and the Snake Passage 7. Two Y oung Trees Passage 8. Hong Kong is a nice place Passage 9. WaterPassage 10. Twins' BedroomPassage 11. DogsPassage 12. The Best JobPassage 13. A Clever MonkeyPassage 14. What are stars LikePassage 15. Radio and Television Passage 16. It’s cool behin d youPassage 17. Father’s HobbyPassage 18. I don’t think soPassage 19. Seven days in a weekPassage 20. My special FriendPassage 21. A Day in My LifePassage 22. The SeaPassage 23. A Good Y oung Pioneer Passage 24. Sea horsePassage 25. A Cat and a BirdPassage 26. A Flying FoxPassage 27. Flying BirdsPassage 28. Air Passage 29. ClocksPassage 30. SwimmingPassage 31. A missing tigerPassage 32. JimPassage 33. A Chinese BoyPassage 34. Jim’s FamilyPassage 35. Our HousePassage 36. Our MonitorPassage 37. My bedroomPassage 38. A Piece of meatPassage 39. Our ClassroomPassage 40. Our schoolPassage 41. A HolidayPassage 42. An Old MousePassage 43. A hungry foxPassage 44. Help Each OtherPassage 45. The WeatherPassage 46. What’s HappeningPassage 47. KangaroosPassage 48. A Pair of ShoesPassage 49. We get the Wrong carpassage 50. Be politePassage 51. The SunPassage 52. Air JordanPassage 53. The strongest power in the worldPassage 54. Who is the GodPassage 55. KitesPassage 56. Teacher's OfficePassage 57. FallPassage 58. PandasPassage 59. Books on " How to "Passage 60. The Pianist and an Old WomanPassage 61. The favorite coatPassage 62. NoisePassage 63. The dietPassage 64. A cheap mealPassage 65. ComputersPassage 66. Two American presidentsPassage 67. A second language.Passage 68. A snowman.Passage 69. Lucky and unluckyPassage 70. The Great Wall of ChinaPassage71.Helen’s glassesPassage 72. A desertPassage 73. Animal's home.Passage 74. An outingPassage 75. Go fishingPassage 76. The candy kingPassage 77. YawnPassage 78. Two thievesPassage 79. A Giant KitePassage 80. Once a yearPassage 81. A New DietPassage 82. The frog that changes colorPassage 83. The city of San FranciscoPassage 84. Benjamin Franklin精彩文档Passage 85. Stop writingPassage 86. The robotsPassage 87. A broken mirror and bad luck Passage 88. Hair and Beard Passage 89. A lovely weekendPassage 90. A bridgePassage 91. A yo-yoPassage 92. Funny presentsPassage 93. Fire fighterPassage 94. Excuse mePassage 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 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 water, and h e saw his 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 share them.” “Which pear do you want, Tony?” asked his mother. “The biggest one, mum.” “What?” said his mother, “You精彩文档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 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.” 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.One day, it’s sunny and warm. Some 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 bea toy box or a baseball bat. I like 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 bea 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 i t’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 is will be not 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.精彩文档Passage 9.WaterWater is very important for living things. 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. 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.Passage 12.Th e Best JobBetty is a lazy girl. She doesn’t study hard, and she doesn’t help her mother w ith 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 ithome. But t he 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精彩文档it home?” The little monkey answers proudly, “l can’t lift it, but lcan 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 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. S he 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精彩文档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 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 S aturday 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 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.精彩文档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 th at 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 som e 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 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.精彩文档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 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 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 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.精彩文档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. Itis a good house. The house has three rooms. Oneis 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. Inclass 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精彩文档is on the wall. You can see four shoes and a basketball under mybed. 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 sa ys 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 an d 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. T here 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 init. 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.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精彩文档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 wil l 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 h e 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.精彩文档Passage 47.KangaroosThere are many kangaroos in Australia and not onlyin 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 m y 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 c hildren, 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精彩文档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 ver y 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 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 ca n 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 bedro om. “Please, God,”he shouted. “Let精彩文档。
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双语美文：如何与比你聪明的人合作How to Effectively Work with People Who Are Smarter Than You如何高效地与比你聪明的人合作It's entrepreneurship gospel—hire those who are smarter than you. There's no mystery to this wisdom. Clever, skilled employees require less management, constantly teach you new things, and shore up your weaknesses. But while the rationale behind this oft-repeated tip is simple, executing it isn't.雇佣比你聪明的人是企业的福音。
这不足而怪。
聪明、技能熟练的员工无需太多管理，还可以教给你新的技能，甚至可以弥补你的缺点。
虽然这条多次被人提及的小建议背后的道理很简单，但是做起来却很困难。
The problem is people have egos and insecurities, and being surrounded by folks who are smarter than you can make you feel bad. Few would freely admit it, of course, but this is often the reason people fail to heed this obvious advice. Even the most assured among us can see their confidence erode when they're surrounded by geniuses.问题在于人们都有自尊心和不安全感，和比自己聪明的人待在一起感觉会很糟糕。
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Little House in the Big WoodsBy Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder wrote many books about her life in the wilderness。
This is a true story from one of her books. On the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin in 1872, she lived with her family in a little log house. It was miles from any neighbors and far from any town。
One day her father was away from home, leaving the family alone in the wilderness. At night there came a big bear. What were the mother and her daughters going to do? Were they safe in the end？ Please read the following story。
Then one day Pa said that spring was coming。
In the Big Woods the snow was beginning to thaw. Bits of it dropped from the branches of the trees and made little holes in the softening snowbanks below。
At noon all the big icicles along the eaves of the little house quivered and sparkled in the sunshine, and drops of water hung trembling at their tips。
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25个关于人生的问题1. When was the last time you tried something new?你上一次尝试新东西是什么时候？2. What makes you want to do better?是什么让你想做得更好?3. What do you love to do? Do you do it often? If the answer is no, why not? 你喜欢做什么？经常做这件事吗？如果答案是否定的，为什么？4. What can you do today that you could not do a year ago?你现在做的是什么事情是你一年前做不到的？5. Where do you see yourself in one year? five years? ten years?你一年后对自己的定位是什么？五年后的呢？十年后的呢？6. Do you like your job?你喜欢你的工作吗？7. What would you do different if you were reborn?如果让你重新来过你想要做哪些不同的事情？8. Have you done anything lately worth remembering?最近你有做过什么让你难忘的事吗？9. What are you excited about?什么会让你觉得兴奋？10. What’s your biggest prob lem?你最大的难题是什么？11. When was the last time you traveled somewhere new?你上一次去一些没去过的地方旅行是什么时候？12. What would you regret not doing?你后悔没有做过事情的什么？13. What makes you smile?什么事情让你微笑？14. If the average lifespan was 50 years, would you do anything differently? 如果人的平均寿命是50岁，你想做些不同的事情吗？15. What do you want most out of life?你最想要的生活中稀缺的东西是什么？16. What impact do you want to leave in the world?你想给世界留下什么影响？17. What do you want to be remembered by?你想要被人因为什么记得？18. If all came back around to you, would it help you or hurt you?如果一切轮回，对你有利还是让你受伤？19. If you had the chance to go back in time and change one thing, what would you change?如果你有机会回到从前去改变一件事，你会改变什么？20. What stands between you and happiness?是什么阻挡着你的幸福？21. If a doctor gave you one year to live, what would you try to accomplish? 如果医生说你剩下一年的生命，你会尝试完成哪些事情？22. What do you like most about yourself?你最喜欢自己的哪一点？23. What do you have that you cannot live without?你拥有的生命中不可或缺的是什么？24. When you close your eyes what do you dream of?你闭上眼睛的时候回梦想什么？25. If you could ask one person, dead or alive, one question, who would you ask and what would you ask?如果你可以问一个人一个问题，死去的人也好，活着的人也好，你会问谁，问什么？==每天新开始：早上问自己的10个问题Happiness all starts within you. You can’t search for happiness from the outside world. If you want to be happy, you need to ask yourself these 10 questions every morning.快乐都源于我们自身。
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"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates12 Daily Habits of Exceptional LeadersOne of the most popular Dilbert comic strips in the cartoon’s history begins with Dilbert’s boss relaying senior leadership’s explanation for the company’s low profits. In response to his boss, Dilbert asks incredulously, “So they’re saying that profits went up because of great leadership and down because of a weak economy?” To which Dilbert’s boss replies, “These meetings will go faster if you stop putting things in context.”Great leadership is indeed a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you’re working for one, but even they can have a hard time explaining the specifics of what they do that makes their leadership so effective.Great leaders change us for the better. They see more in us than we see in ourselves, and they help us learn to see it too. They dream big and show us all the great things we can accomplish.Great leadership is dynamic; it melds a variety of unique skills into an integrated whole. Great leadership is also founded in good habits. What follows are the essential habits that exceptional leaders rely on every day. Give them a try and see where they take your leadership skills.Effective Communication―The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.‖—Joseph PriestleyCommunication is the real work of leadership. It’s a fundamental element of how leaders accomplish their goals each and every day. You simply can’t become a great leader until you are a great communicator.Great communicators inspire people. They create a connection with theirfollowers that is real, emotional, and personal, regardless of any physical distance between them. Great communicators forge this connection through an understanding of people and an ability to speak directly to their needs.Courage―Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.‖ —AristotlePeople will wait to see if a leader is courageous before they’re willing to follow his or her lead. People need courage in their leaders. They need someone who can make difficult decisions and watch over the good of the group. They need a leader who will stay the course when things get tough. People are far more likely to show courage themselves when their leaders do the same.For the courageous leader adversity is a welcome test. Like a blacksmith’s molding of a red-hot iron, adversity is a trial by fire that refines leaders and sharpens their game. Adversity emboldens courageous leaders and leaves them more committed to their strategic direction.Leaders who lack courage simply toe the company line. They follow the safest path—the path of least resistance—because they’d rather cover their backside than lead.Adherence to the Golden Rule +1―The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.‖ – Jon Wolfgang von GoetheThe Golden Rule – treat others as you want to be treated – assumes that all people are the same. It assumes that, if you treat your followers the way you would want a leader to treat you, they’ll be happy. It ignores that people are motivated by vastly different things. One person loves public recognition, while another loathes being the center of attention.Great leaders don’t treat people how they themselves want to be treated. Instead, they take the Golden Rule a step further and treat each person as he or she would like to be treated. Great leaders learn what makes people tick, recognize their needs in the moment, and adapt their leadership style accordingly.Self-Awareness―It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.‖ —Latin ProverbContrary to what Dilbert might have us believe, leaders’ gaps inself-awareness are rarely due to deceitful, Machiavellian motives, or severe character deficits. In most cases, leaders—like everyone else—view themselves in a more favorable light than other people do.Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence, a skill that 90% of top performing leaders possess in abundance. Great leaders’ high self-awareness means they have a clear and accurate image not just of their leadership style, but also of their own strengths and weaknesses. They know where they shine and where they’re weak, and they have effective strategies for leaning into their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses.Passion―If you just work on stuff that you like and are passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.‖ – Mark ZuckerbergPassion and enthusiasm are contagious. So are boredom and apathy. No one wants to work for a boss that’s unexcited about his or her job, or even one who’s just going through the motions. Great leaders are passionate about what they do, and they strive to share that passion with everyonearound them.Humility―Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.‖ – C.S. LewisGreat leaders are humble. They don’t allow their position of authority to make them feel that they are better than anyone else. As such, they don’t hesitate to jump in and do the dirty work when needed, and they won’t ask their followers to do anything they wouldn’t be willing to do themselves.Generosity―A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.‖ —John MaxwellGreat leaders are generous. They share credit and offer enthusiastic praise. They’re as committed to their followers’ success as they are to their own. They want to inspire all of their employees to achieve their personal best – not just because it will make the team more successful, but because they care about each person as an individual.Infectiousness―The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forceful ly on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.‖ —Reverend Theodore HesburghGreat leaders know that having a clear vision isn’t enough. You have to make that vision come alive so that your followers can see it just as clearly as you do. Great leaders do that by telling stories and painting verbal pictures so that everyone can understand not just where they’re going, but what it will look and feel like when they get there. This inspires others to internalize the vision and make it their own.Authenticity―Just be who you are and speak from your guts and heart –it’s all a man has.‖ – Hubert HumphreyAuthenticity refers to being honest in all things – not just what you say and do, but who you are. When you’re authentic, your words and actions align with who you claim to be. Your followers shouldn’t be compelled to spend time trying to figure out if you have ulterior motives. Any time they spend doing so erodes their confidence in you and in their ability to execute.Leaders who are authentic are transparent and forthcoming. They aren’t perfect, but they earn people’s respect by walking their talk.Approachability―Management is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.‖ – Tommy LasordaGreat leaders make it clear that they welcome challenges, criticism, and viewpoints other than their own. They know that an environment where people are afraid to speak up, offer insight, and ask good questions is destined for failure. By ensuring that they are approachable, great leaders facilitate the flow of great ideas throughout the organization.Accountability―The ancient Romans had a tradition: Whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: He stood under the arch.‖ – Michael ArmstrongGreat leaders have their followers’ backs. They don’t try to shift blame, and they don’t avoid shame when they fail. They’re never afraid to say, “The buck stops here,” and they earn people’s trust by backing themup.A Sense Of Purpose―You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.‖ – Ken KeseyWhereas vision is a clear idea of where you’re going, a sense of purpose refers to an understanding of why you’re going there. People like to feel like they’re part of something bigger than themselves. Great leaders give people that feeling.Bringing It All TogetherBecoming a great leader doesn’t mean that you have to incorporate all of these traits at once. Focus on one or two at a time; each incremental improvement will make you more effective. It’s okay if you “act” some of these qualities at first. The more you practice, the more instinctive it will become, and the more you’ll internalize your new leadership style.==一个家，几句存了17年的话If you have a small child in your life, "Letters from Heaven" is a wonderful new tradition you can start for your family that will last for many generations. 如果你家的孩子现在还很小，那么不妨试试一个名叫“天堂的来信”的新创意，而且还能代代相传Susie shared the idea on her Facebook page, including two videos of her18-year-old daughter, Abby, opening the time capsule for the first time.Susie在她的脸书上分享了这个创意，并且附有两段视频，内容是她18岁的女儿第一次打开时间胶囊。
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有声双语美文：不是所有的争吵都是坏事In July 1915, Henry and his eight-year-old daughter, Pearl, were excited for the company outing the next day.1915年的7月，亨利和他八岁的女儿因次日公司安排的出游激动不已。
That evening, Henry had a violent argument with his landlord, ending withthe landlord spitting on a painting of the Virgin Mary.当晚，亨利与房东发生激烈争吵，以房东朝着圣母玛利亚的画像吐口水收尾。
Henry was so upset, he fell ill and canceled their trip.亨利很难过，因此病了，也取消了次日的出行。
He and Pearl missed the cruise on the SS Eastland, which sank with over800 people on board—but not my future grandfather and mother.尽管他和女儿想乘坐SS Eastland游轮出行。
（然而没想到）那艘客轮倾覆，800多人罹难，还好其中不包括之后出生的祖父和母亲。
Thanks to that miracle argument 100 years ago, 22 descendants are alivetoday.感谢100年前仿佛有预知般的神奇争吵，22名子孙得以存活至今==龙妈正式杀青！和相伴10年的《权游》道别！The Mother of Dragons is officially clocking out!龙妈正式杀青了！Yesterday, Emilia Clarke, a.k.a. Daenerys Targaryen, posted a goodbyemessage to Game of Thrones as the show finishes filming its eighth and finalseason.昨天饰演丹妮莉丝·塔格利安的依米莉亚·克拉克发布了一则向权游道别的信息，而她也结束了这部剧第八季（也是最后一季）的拍摄Clarke captioned the Instagram of her lying in a field of flowers, "Hopped ona boat to an island to say goodbye to the land that has been my home away from home for almost a decade. It's been a trip @game of thrones thankyou for the life I never dreamed I'd be able to live and the family I'll neverstop missing."克拉克在Instagram上贴出了一张她躺在花田上的照片，并配文称“跳上一艘驶向一座岛屿的船，与那个已成为我的家的地方道别，我离开家来到这里已经近十年。
这是一次前往权游的旅程，感谢权游让我得以享受梦寐以求的生活，感谢权游大家庭，我会一直想念你们的She didn't give anything away with a behind the scenes or in-costume photo— she's way too sly for that at this point — choosing instead to post a photo of herself laying in a bed of flowers.她并未透露任何幕后消息或剧照，而是选择了一张她自己躺在花床上的照片，这一点太狡猾了。
Clarke is the first major ensemble member to wrap filming on Season 8 (and doesn't that just make you super anxious about Daenerys fate), but her post will likely be the first of many to come in the next few months as other cast members finish filming.克拉克是第一位完成第八季拍摄的主演，（这不仅使你特别担心丹妮莉丝的命运），而且她可能是第一位发帖告别的演员，而在接下来的几个月里其他杀青的演员可能也将陆续发帖道别。
The last season of GOT will premiere late 2019, though an official date hasn't been confirmed by HBO yet.《权力的游戏》最终季将于2019年年末首映，尽管HBO电视网还未确认官方首映日期==有声双语美文：我的生活被手机绑架了I don't know when it first started.我不知道这是从什么时候开始的。
I don't really talk to my friends anymore.我已经不再和朋友们进行真正的交谈了。
We just send each other texts and emojis on social network.我们仅仅是在社交网络上发发信息、发发表情。
And the ones who don't do this often gradually fade away from my daily life. 而那些不这么做的人，则渐渐淡出了我的生活。
I don't even talk to my family much anymore.我甚至都不怎么和家人讲话了。
They all have their wonderful lives inside their smartphones, just like me. 他们也都在各自的手机上有着精彩的生活，就像我一样。
Those days when I can chat joyfully with people who I love inside a cosy restaurant with mouthwatering feast in front of us are long gone.那些可以和所爱之人一起在一家温馨餐厅里一边享受眼前美味佳肴、一边愉快交谈的日子，已经一去不复返了。
Sometimes when this thought came across my mind I realized that I really miss this.有些时候，当这种想法忽然袭来的时候，我发现自己真的很怀念那种日子。
There are moments in which I thought to myself: I'm I still myself? Or have I become my phone.有些时候，我甚至想：我还是我自己吗？还是说，我已经变成了我的手机？Yes, technology is what keeps us going forward.对，科技推动着我们不断向前。
But we really should not go too fast.但我们真的不应该走得过快。
We need time to empty our minds and reflect on ourselves.我们需要留出时间来放空自己，来自我反思。
We need time to feel all the feelings that make us human.我们需要留出时间来感受那些让我们之所以为人的情感==有声双语美文：不是所有的争吵都是坏事In July 1915, Henry and his eight-year-old daughter, Pearl, were excited for the company outing the next day.1915年的7月，亨利和他八岁的女儿因次日公司安排的出游激动不已。
That evening, Henry had a violent argument with his landlord, ending with the landlord spitting on a painting of the Virgin Mary.当晚，亨利与房东发生激烈争吵，以房东朝着圣母玛利亚的画像吐口水收尾。
Henry was so upset, he fell ill and canceled their trip.亨利很难过，因此病了，也取消了次日的出行。
He and Pearl missed the cruise on the SS Eastland, which sank with over 800 people on board—but not my future grandfather and mother.尽管他和女儿想乘坐SS Eastland游轮出行。
（然而没想到）那艘客轮倾覆，800多人罹难，还好其中不包括之后出生的祖父和母亲。
Thanks to that miracle argument 100 years ago, 22 descendants are alive today.感谢100年前仿佛有预知般的神奇争吵，22名子孙得以存活至今==星巴克杯子上这句英文谚语你看懂了吗？最近，我有一个学生出差去土耳其的伊斯坦布尔。
她在机场星巴克喝咖啡的时候，注意到了他们家杯子上的一个英文谚语，便拍照分享给我：今天就让我们学一学这条来自星巴克杯子上的英文知识：我想很多人看到“rise and grind”的时候，会不会像这位同学一样懵，这句话是“起床磨豆子”的意思吗？我们先熟悉一下grind这个词，牛津词典上的解释为：Reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing it.（通过碾压，把一些东西磨成颗粒或粉末，即“研磨”）所以刚才那位同学说“磨豆子”，正是使用了grind 的这一层基本含义。
造个句子加深一下印象：You need to roast coffee beans before grinding them.你在研磨咖啡豆前要先烘培它们。