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第一单元阿基米德和金皇冠Archimedes and the goldencrowmOne dayin ancientGreece,King Hieroasked acrown makerto makehim agoldencrown.At first,he wasvery happywith it.古希腊的一天,海尔罗国王请一位皇冠工匠给他制作一顶金皇冠起初,他对皇冠感到非常高兴It sa nicecrown,isn tit heasked hismen.Later,however,he beganto doubtthatit wasa realgolden crown.Is itmade completelyof gold”he wondered.He sentit toArchimedesand askedhim tofind outthe truth.“This problemseems difficultto solve.What shouldI dothought Archimedes.”这是一个很漂亮的皇冠,不是吗?”他问仆人然而后来他开始怀疑皇冠是否是一顶真的金皇冠“这真是纯金的吗?”他纳闷着他把皇冠送到了阿基米德那里,叫他搞清楚真相“这个问题似乎很难解决我该怎么办?阿基米德想Archimedeswas stillthinkingaboutthisproblemashe filledhisbathwithwater.Whenhe gotinto thebath,some water ran over.“That sit!”shouted Archimedes.I knowhow tosolve theking sproblem!”Archimedeswentstraighttothepalacetoseetheking.First,heweighedthecrownandaskedthe kingfor somegold of the same weight.Next,heputtwopotsintotwobigbowlsandfilledbothpotswithwater.Heputthegoldintoone potandsome waterran intothebowl.Then heputthe crowninto the other pot.Thistime,even morewaterraninto thebowl.当阿基米德往浴池里倒水的时候他仍然思考着这个难题当他进入浴池时,一些水溢了出来“就是如此阿基米德喊道,“我知道如何解决国外的难题了!”阿基米德直接去到了宫殿觐见国王首先,他称了皇冠,然后像国王要了同等重量的金子接着,他放了两个罐子到两个大碗里,然后把罐子注满了水他把金子放入He alsostated that its necessaryfor meto have a morebalanced diet.他还说,我有必要有一个更加均衡的饮食Whats a balanced diet均衡的饮食是什么?A balanced diet meanshaving differentkinds ofhealthy food every day.均衡的饮食意味着每一天吃不同种类的健康食物Research showsthat eachday you should haveplenty offruit,Vegetables andgrainproducts suchas noodlesand bread.研究表明,每天你都应该吃大量的水果,蔬菜和谷物产品如面条和面包And,in generalyoushouldhave fewerdairy productsand eggs,and lessmeat.还有,平常你应该少吃奶制品和鸡蛋,和更少的肉But Ibelieve my diet isbalanced.但我相信我的饮食平衡Really Do you rememberwhat youhad today真的吗?你记得你今天吃了什么吗?Oh,the usualthings.哦,平常的东西For breakfast,1had friedeggs and a largecup ofcoffee witha lotof milkand sugar.早餐,我吃了煎蛋和一杯大杯咖啡中加了很多的牛奶和糖Then Itreated myselfto someice creamfor asnack.然后我犒劳给自己一些冰淇淋吃零食And forlunch午餐呢?For lunch,I hadsix chickenwings and a cola.午餐我吃了六个鸡翅和一杯可乐I dontunderstand howthat isabalanceddiet!我真的不明白这是有多么均衡的饮食!Well,I havemany differentkinds offoodevery day.好的,我每一天都吃许多不同种类的食物But allof thesekinds offood areunhealthy foryou.但这些所有种类的食物都是不健康的OK,youre right.Ill changemydiet...tomorrow.Here comesmy hamburgerandchocolate cake!好吧,你说得对明天再改变我的饮食吧我的汉堡和巧克力蛋糕来了!第七单元汤姆索亚油漆篱笆・Tom Sawyerpaints thefence汤姆索亚油漆篱笆・On Saturdaymorning,every boyin townwas happy,except TomSawyer.星期六早上,镇上的每个男孩都很开心,除了汤姆Toms auntgave hima taskof paintingtheir fence.汤姆的姑妈给了他一个油漆篱笆的任务It was3()yards longand threeyards high.篱笆长三十码,高三码He paintedone boardand surveyedhis progress,and thenhe sat down tohavearest.他油漆了其中一块篱笆,随后查看了一下进展,然后他坐下来休息Tom beganto thinkof thegames thathe wanted to play.汤姆开始想起了他想玩的游戏He knewthe boyswho werefree wouldsoon comealong andmake funof him.他知道(自由的/不用做工作的)男孩会很快过来取笑他Just then,he hadan idea.那时,他想到了个(绝妙的)主意He pickedup hisbrush and went backto work.他拿起他的油漆刷,继续工作Ben Rogerscame alongthe road.本•罗杰斯从路上走了过来He wassinging happilyand carryingan apple.他高兴地哼着歌,手里拿着一个苹果Im goingswimming/said Ben.“我正要去游泳,”本说Doyouwant tocome Oh,you haveto work,dont youWhat apity!”“你想去吗?哦,你不得不工作了,难道不是吗?真遗憾啊!”Work”said Tom.“工作?”汤姆说道This isntwork.Im enjoyingmyself.“(我觉得)这不是工作我正乐在其中Doesa boygetachancetopaint afencelikethiseverydayThenhewentonpainting.不是每一个男孩每天都能得到刷篱笆这个机会的”他继续刷着篱笆,说道Ben watchedTom insilence.本注视着汤姆,陷入了沉默中He becamemore and more interested.他越来越感兴趣Afterawhile,hesaid,Tom,willyouletmedosomepainting**过了一会儿,他说,“汤姆,你能让我刷一下篱笆吗?”Tom said,No,Ben,I cant.汤姆说,“本,我不可以Aunt Pollywarned meto do it well.Im theonly personthat cando itright.波莉姨妈警告我必须要刷得很好我是唯一能刷得很好的人”Oh,please,Tom,*saidBen.“噢,求你了,汤姆,”本说I candoit.Ill bereally careful.Ill giveyou halfmy apple.“我可以做到(并且)我会很小心的我会给你我的半个苹果Wait,Ill giveyou allofit.1不,我给你整个苹果吧”Thats adeal,said Tom.“就这么说好了,”汤姆说But youmust becareful.“但你必须要小心”Tom gaveBen hisbrush withworry onhis facebut joyin hisheart.汤姆一脸担心的样子把刷子递给了本,但他的心里却暗暗窃喜He satdown again and startedto eat the apple.他坐下来,开始吃起苹果来When Bengot tired,Billy Fisherwas waiting.当本觉得累了,比利费雪正等着(要刷篱笆)・He gaveTom akite fbrthe chanceto paint.他给了汤姆一个风筝(作为报酬),得到了刷篱笆的机会Then JohnnyMiller offeredhim twotoy soldiers.接着,约翰尼米勒给了他两个玩具士兵・Soon Tomhad gotmany newtoys,andthefence gotthree coatsof paint.很快,汤姆得到了许多新的玩具,和刷好在篱笆上的三层油漆Aunt Pollywas sopleased that she gaveTom abig apple!波莉姨妈非常高兴,她奖励给汤姆一个大苹果!第八单元麦琪的礼物One dollarand eighty-seven cents.That wasall.Three timesDella countedit.Onedollar andeighty-seven cents.And thenext daywould beChristmas.She couldnot affordapresent,so shesatdownand cried.Jim andDella hadtwo possessionswhich theywere bothproud of.One wasJims goldwatchthat wasfrom hisfather andhis grandfather.The otherwas Dellasbeautiful hair.Itfell about her,and reachedbelow herknee.一元八角七全都在这儿了德拉反复数了三次还是一元八角七而第二天就是圣诞节了她买不起礼物,因此她坐在椅子上,哭起来吉姆和德拉各有一件特别引以自豪的东西一件是吉姆的金表,是他祖父传给父亲,父亲又传给他的传家宝另一件则是德拉的秀发她的美发长及膝下Della putonher oldbrown jacketandher oldbrown hat.Then shewent out of thedoorand downthe stairsto the street.She stoppedat astore.The signin frontof thestore read“Hair Goods”.“Will youbuy my hair^^asked Della.“Twenty dollars,the womansaid.她穿上那件褐色的旧外衣,戴上褐色的旧帽子便走出房门,下楼来到街上她走到一家商店前停下来招牌上写着“专卖各式头发”“你要买我的头发吗?”德拉问“二十美元,”女人说Then Dellasearched throughthe storeslooking fora presentfor Jim.She foundit atlast.It wasa watchchain.The billwas twenty-one dollars.At sevenoclock,the coffeewas madeand dinnerwas ready.Jim wasnever late.Della heardhis stepson thestairs.她正在彻底搜寻各家店铺,为吉姆买礼物她终于找到了那是一个表链她花了二十一美元(买下了,并匆匆赶回家)七点钟,她煮好了咖啡,晚饭也一切就绪吉姆一贯准时回家(接着,)她听见下面楼梯上响起了他的脚步声ThedooropenedandJimwalkedin.Hestoppedinsidethedoor.Hiseyes werefixedonDella,and therewas anexpression inthem thatshe couldnot read.“Jim Jshe cried,dont lookat methat way.I soldmyhairto buyyou aChristmaspresent.”门开了,吉姆走了进来,随手关上了门他的两眼固定在德拉身上,其神情使她无法理解“吉姆,”她哭着说道,“别那样盯着我我把头发剪掉卖了,来给你买了圣诞礼物”Jim drewa boxfrom hispocket andput iton thetable.Della openedit.Therelay theset ofcombs thatshe hadalwayswanted.Nowtheywerehers,but her hair wasgone.She smiledand heldout Jimspresent.t4I huntedall overtown tofind it.Give meyourwatch.I wantto seehow itlooks onit.”Instead ofobeying,Jim satdown,put hishands behindhis headand smiled.Della,“he said,“I soldthe watchto getthe moneyto buyyour combs.”吉姆从大衣口袋里掏出一个盒子,放在桌上德拉打开了盒子里面的一套梳子是她一直渴望的东西现在,这一切居然属于她了,可惜那美丽的长发已无影无踪了她微笑起来,拿出了给吉姆的礼物“我搜遍了全城才找到了它把表给我,我要看看它配在表上的样子”吉姆非但不按她的吩咐行事,反而倒在睡椅上,两手枕在头下,微微发笑“德拉,”他说,“我卖掉金表,换钱为你买了发梳”其中一个罐,一些水跑到了碗里然后他把皇冠放入另一个罐这一次,更多的水跑到了碗里“Look atthis,“said Archimedesto KingHiero.A crown made completelyof golddisplacesless waterthan acrownmadeof goldand anothermetal.This crowndisplacedmore waterthan goldof thesameweight,so I m certainthatits notcompletely madeofgold.”“The crownmakertrickedme,didntheWhatabadman heis!”shoutedKingHiero.He thensent thecrown makerto prison.“快看”阿基米德对国王说道“一个完全由金子制作的皇冠比一个由金子和其他金属制作的皇冠要取代更少的水这顶皇冠比同等质量的金子取代更多的水,所以我确定这不是纯金的“金匠骗了我,对不对?这个大坏人!”海尔罗国王喊道然后他把金匠投入了监狱第二单元两位天才Two geniusesManypeopleconsiderAlbertEinsteinl879-1955agenius.Thisstoryabouthimshowsthat healso hada senseof humour.许多人认为阿尔伯特,爱因斯坦1879-1955是一位天才这个关于他的故事表明他也有幽默感Einstein oftenreceived invitationsto explainhis theoriesat differentuniversities.Onthese trips,his driverHans oftensaid tohim.It isa pleasure to drive a genius like you,DrEinstein.爱因斯坦经常收到邀请,在不同的大学解释他的理论在这些旅行中,他的司机汉斯经常对他说能为一个天才开车这是一个愉快的事情比如你,爱因斯坦博士One evening,on theirway toa university,Einstein said,Im sotired.I wishI couldavoidgiving mylecture tonight,Hans,but I dont wantto letmy audiencedown.一天晚上,在去大学的路上,爱因斯坦说“我太累了“我希望今晚能避免演讲,汉斯,但我不想让听众失望“1know whatto doJ saidHans.I cangive thelecture foryou.You can trust me.Ivelistened toyour lectureso manytimes thatIve learntit byheart.No oneknows youat thisuniversity,so theywont findout.”“我知道怎么办”汉斯说“我可以替你演讲你可以相信我我听了你的演讲好多遍了,我已经背熟了在这所大学没有人认识你,所以他们不会知道真相的”So,they changedplaces.Al theuniversity,Hans wasguided toIhe frontof thehall.Einstein tooka seat,listened toHans givehis lecturewithout difficulty,and joinedin theapplauseattheend.于是,他们变换了位置在大学里,汉斯被领到了大厅的前面爱因斯坦坐下,听汉斯轻而易举地演讲,最后他也鼓掌喝彩However,before Hansleft,a manshouted,Td liketo askyoua question.He thenaskeda questionso difficultthat Hanshad noidea whathe wastalking about.然而在汉斯离开前,一位男子大声喊道“我想问你一个问题然后他问了一个非常难的问题以至于汉斯丝毫不知道他在说什么Einstein turnedpale.Oh no!”he thought.Now werein trouble.But Hansjustlaughed andsaid,Thats suchan easyquestion thateven mydriver cananswer it.Hans,please…”爱因斯坦脸色变白哦,糟糕!”他想,“现在我们麻烦了“但汉斯只是笑着说“这是如此简单的一个问题,甚至我的司机也能回答,汉斯请说一说…”Einstein stoodup andanswered thequestion perfectly.爱因斯坦站起来,完美地回答了这个问题Theyleftthe university,with Einsteindriving.Alittlelater,Hansofferedtodrive.“No,laughed Einstein.Its apleasuretodriveageniuslikeyou Hans.”爱因斯坦驾车,离开了那所学校过了一会儿,汉斯提出开车“不,”爱因斯坦笑道,“汉斯,给一位像你这样的天才开车是一件令人高兴的事情”第三单元城市里的家庭生活Family lifein citiesPaulainterviewed twoteenagers fora programmeon familylife.She askedthem somequestions.Herearetheiranswers.Emilyaged
151.well,thereare justthreeofus:mymum,my dadand me.
2.Have1gotmanypossessionsYes,Tvegotalotof things:abigTV,anewcomputeranda mobilephone.
3.No,T mnot expectedto dothe housework.
4.Wegooutfordinnertogethersometimes,butmy dadisoftenabroadonbusiness,andmymum workstoo.We usuallyjust doour ownpersonal things.
5.No,they don t usuallyset rulesfor meand sinceIma gooddaughter theynever punishme.6Well,I likeour newflat.s muchbigger thanour lastone.But Ifeci lonelywhen myparentsare away from home.在城市的家庭生活保拉采访的两个十几岁的青少年对家庭生活的计划她问他们一些问题这里是他们的答案艾米丽15岁1,有人三我妈妈,我爸爸和我2我有多少财产?是的,我有很多的东西一个大电视,一台新的电脑和手机3没有,我不会做家务4我们出去吃饭的时候,但是我爸爸经常出差,而我妈妈也行通常我们只做我们自己的事情5不,他们通常不规则设置为我和我的好女儿,他们从不惩罚我6,我喜欢我们的新公寓它比我们的最后一个大的多但我感到孤独时,我的父母离开家Jerry aged
141.Mymum,dad,grandma and my sisterRosie.Although itsometimes feelscrowded inourlittleflat wedon tmind.
2.No,I havent gotmany possessions.I haveno interestin thingslike fashionablecloth4e.New fashions soon go outofdate,dontthey Thatswhat mygrandma says.
3.Yes,I helpwith thehousework.I washthe dishesand eveniron myown shirts.Mygrandma saysyoung peopleshould learnto lookafter themselves.
4.Yes,we likedoing thingstogether.We ealmeals togethereveryday,andmy familyalways comelo schoolevents.
5.Yes,I supposetheyset somerulesfor me.Forexample,unlessI finishall myhomework,I cant watchTV,and Icantgoout with myfriends either.
6.1love allmyfamilyvery much.We havea closerelationship,andwealways supporteachother.杰里(14岁)
1.我的妈妈,爸爸,奶奶,我的妹妹罗茜虽然有时觉得拥挤在我们的小公寓,我们不介意
2.没有,我没有很多财产我有像时尚cloth4e不感兴趣新的时尚很快过时了,不是吗?这就是我的奶奶说
3.是的,我帮忙做家务我洗盘子,甚至烫自己的衬衫我的奶奶说,年轻人应该学会自己照顾自己
4.是的,我们喜欢一起做事我们每天在一起吃饭,和我的家人都来到学校的活动
5.是的,我想他们为我设置一些规则例如,除非我完成我的家庭作业,我可以不看电视,我不能去我的朋友第四单元琳达阿姨的建议页Aunt Lindas advicepageAnna posted26-11-18:25r inworriedaboutmyfriendJolin.Shewantstobeamodelandshesthin,butshethinksshes fat.She salways ona diet.She sgetting toothin,but wheneverI talkto herabout this,shegets angry.How canI help her琳达阿姨的建议页安娜贴26-11-18:25我担心我的朋友蔡依林她想成为一个模型,她很瘦,但她认为她很胖她总是在节食她太薄,但每当我跟她谈谈,她会生气我怎样才能帮助她?Peter posted28-11-19:00I wentoutwitha groupof friendsyesterday.Wc sawa ladylying inthestreet.She lookedverysick.My friendsmade jokesaboutherand laughed.Though Iwantedtohelpher,myfriends toldme notto.It wasawful of them tolaugh ather,and Iregret notsaying anything.I feelashamed ofmyself shouldI doin thissituation彼得贝占28・11-19:00我和一群朋友昨天我们看见一个女人躺在街上她看上去很恶心我的朋友开玩笑说,她笑了起来虽然我想帮她,我的朋友告诉我不可以这是可怕的人嘲笑她,我很后悔没有说什么我为自己感到羞愧我应该做这样的情况呢?Simon posted28-11-21:3Fve juststarted wearingbraces,but Ihate them.I dont seeany advantagein wearingthem.My friendsall laughat meand sayhad thingsabout me.I feelembarrassed whenI smileoropen mymouth.The braceshurt myteeth,and its difficultfor meto eat.I feelit wasamistake formy motherto makeme wearthese uglybraces.What doyou suggest西蒙贴28-11-21:03我刚刚开始戴着牙套,但我恨他们我看不穿任何优势我的朋友都嘲笑我说过关于我的事我觉得很尴尬当我微笑或打开我的嘴大括号伤害我的牙齿,和它的困难,我吃我觉得我的妈妈让我穿这些丑陋的支撑,这是一个错误你有什么建议?Julie posted28-11-22:02I haveto sharea roomwith myseven-year-old sister,and shes drivingme mad!She hasahabitofplayingthepianowhenImstudying,andshealwaystakesmy thingswithouttellingme.I trytokeepthe roomtidy,butshe alwaysmakesa mess.I lovemy sister,but sometimesshessoannoying!What shouldIdo朱莉贴28-11-22:02我要分享我的七岁的妹妹的房间里,她把我逼疯了!她有一个习惯,弹钢琴,我学习的时候,她总是把我的东西了,告诉我我尽量保持房间整洁,但她总是一团糟我爱我的妹妹,但有时她很烦!我应该做什么?2第五单元演播室里的惊喜SURPRISES ATTHE STUDIO演播室里的惊喜Five minutesto go,shouted the director.Is everyoneready“(距离开始)还有五分钟,导演喊道“大家都准备好了吗?”Im gladthat Imnot oneofthecontestants!1Denise said.Tm notthat brave.“还好我不是一个参赛者!”丹妮丝说“我没有那个勇气”Oh,Id loveto bea contestant,said Angela.“哦,我(倒是)想成为一名参赛者,”安吉拉说The threecontestants weresitting attheir deskson the stage andwaiting.三名参赛者坐在舞台上的桌子前上等待The hotlights wereshining downupon them.聚光灯正照在他们身上Suddenly oneofthempassed outand fellacross herdesk.突然一个人昏倒了在她的桌子上A cameramanhelped thewoman offthe stage.一个摄影师把那个晕倒的女子扶下舞台The directorhurried downfrom thecontrol roomabove.We needanothercontestant/he shouted.导演匆忙从控制室跑下来我们需要另一个选手,‘他喊道Who amongyou wantsto beon TV”“谁想上电视?”Angela raisedher hand.Youre on!thedirectorshouted.安吉拉举起了手“你来!”导演喊道He ledher onto thestage,andamake-up artistrushed forward.导演立刻请她上了台,一个化妆师立刻冲向前She quicklyput make-up onAngelas faceand brushedherhair.她很快给安吉拉化上妆,并给她梳好头Ten seconds,shouted thedirector.“(还有)十秒,”导演喊道Its timefbr TravelQuiz,and heresyour host,Lester Li!”said aloud voice.Lester Liran outonto thestage.“现在是旅游智力竞赛,欢迎主持人,莱斯特•李!一个声音大声地说莱斯特•李跑上舞台The quizshow began.竞赛开始了Although Angelawas notprepared,she seemedrelaxed anddid reallywell.虽然安吉拉没有(任何)准备,但她的表现非常出色She answeredthe questionswith noproblems andwas soonahead oftheothertwocontestants.她很轻松地回答了问题,并很快就领先于其他两个参赛者Twenty-five minuteslater,Angela justhad toanswer sixmore questionsto beattheother contestantsand towin theprize.二十五分钟后,安吉拉只需要再回答六个问题,就能击败其他参赛者并获得大奖了Denise wasso excitedthatshecould hardlykeep still.安吉拉依然保持镇静,而丹妮丝则非常激动Though thequestions weregetting moreandmoredifficult,Angela keptgetting themright.尽管问题越来越难,安吉拉的回答还是仍然保持正确Soon therewas justa singlequestion betweenAngela andvictory.很快,安吉拉距离胜利只有一问之差了And finally,wheres BigBen askedLester.“最后,大本钟在哪里?莱斯特李问・In England,replied Angela.“在英国,‘安吉拉说Correct!shouted Lester.Youre tonightslucky winner.“正确!”莱斯特•李喊道“你今晚的幸运儿Youve wontonights prize-a tripfor twotothelovely cityof Paris!你已经赢得了今晚的大奖一一赴美丽的城市巴黎的双人之旅!”第六单元什么是均衡饮食Whats abalanceddiet什么是均衡饮食Doris andSamuel arehaving dinnerinarestaurant.多丽丝和塞缪尔正在一个餐馆里吃晚餐I thinkIll havea hamburger,some chocolatecake anda largecola.How doesthatsound toyou我想我要一个汉堡,一些巧克力蛋糕和一大杯可乐你觉得怎么样?That soundsterrible!我觉得那很可怕!Fil havea chickensandwich,a salad,an appleandaglass oflemon tea.我想要一个鸡肉三明治,沙拉,一个苹果和一杯柠檬茶Ive decidedto stayawayfromfried foodand softdrinks.我决定远离油炸食品和软饮料Since when从什么时候开始的?Since Ihad mymedical examination.从我做完身体检查后开始The doctorsaid thatI neededto losea bitof weightby avoidingfat,oil andsugar.医生说我需要通过避开脂肪和油、糖来减肥。