四年级美文诵读

四年级美文诵读

by（France）四年级美文诵读

四年级美文诵读

I’ll feed you bread so you will grow. Each day, I’ll give you one sweet kiss And promise you I’ll never miss! But on the day, my dear little fish, You grow too big for your small dish.

I will take you to the sea, And in one move, I’ll let you free. How you’ll be so glad to go, But dear little fish, I’ll miss you so. I will wait all through the day To see if you turn’ round this way. And I will wait all through the night,

Oh! I will throw my only hat To see if you will bring it back And the first joy that I will see, Is when you bring it home to me. Your back will be my favorite boat, And together we will sail and float.

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Over the river and cross’ the sea, To a small island with a palm tree. There we will both live and play, “Catch the hat” by night and day. And I will know your love for me For you came home when I set you free.

Translation：

亲爱的小鱼

---（法）安德烈·德昂

亲爱的小鱼，我好爱你.

为了让你快点长大，我会拿面包喂你. 每天，我都会送你一个甜蜜的吻，

而且我保证永远也不会忘记. 可是，总有一天，我亲爱的小鱼，

你会大得没法再呆在鱼缸里.

我会把你带到大海边， 看着你自由地离去.

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你是那么地快活！

可是，亲爱的小鱼，我好想你……

我会一整天在这儿等你，

看你会不会游回来. 我会一整夜在这儿等你， 看你会不会回到我的视线里. 哦，我会把我唯一的帽子扔进大海，

看你会不会把它带回来. 如果你带着它回到这里，

我将是怎样的惊喜！ 你会成为我最爱的小船，

和我一起去远航.

穿过河流和大海，来到长着青青棕榈树的小岛.

我们就住在那里， 一直玩“接帽子”的游戏.

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我明白你对我的爱——

我给了你自由，你却还是愿意回到我这里.

Culture Corner：

About the author：安德鲁·德翰（AndréDahan）于1935年出生于阿尔及

利亚，日后到巴黎留学，从国立巴黎艺大学毕业后，在巴黎装饰美术学校教书，目前与妻子与女儿居住于巴黎.德翰很晚才开始他的绘本创作生涯，于五十二岁才推出第一部绘本作品《月亮你好吗？》，他已发表的二十多册作品在全世界广受欢迎，已于十几国推出译本.德昂是世界级的图画书创作大师，被誉为“打造梦幻世界的魔术师”.他的作品既温暖，又纯真，每幅图画都宛如一个梦幻世界，在他的笔下，色彩与情境的美妙共振，一直吸引着读者的目光. Notes:

Promise: 承诺，答应

e.g. He promised me the book. He promised to help us. Island: 小岛

e.g. He lived on a small island off the shore. Tips:

And I will know your love for me. For you came home when I set you free.

我明白你对我的爱——我给了你自由，你却还是愿意回到我这里.

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2. I’m Black

By an African kid

When I born, I black When I grow up, I black When I go in Sun, I black When I scared, I black When I sick, I black And when I die, I still black

And you white fellow When you born, you pink When you grow up, you white When you go in sun, you red When you cold, you blue When you scared, you yellow When you sick, you green

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And when you die, you gray And you calling me colored?

Translation：

当我出生时，我是黑色的 当我长大了，我是黑色的 当我在阳光下，我是黑色的 当我寒冷时，我是黑色的 当我害怕时，我是黑色的 当我生病了，我是黑色的 当我死了，我还是黑色的

你——白种人 当你出生时，你是粉红色的 当你长大了，变成白色的 当你在阳光下，你是红色的 你寒冷时，你是青色的 你害怕时，你是黄色的 你生病时，你是绿色的 当你死时，你是灰色的 而你，却叫我“有色人种”!

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Culture Corner：

白人歧视黑人的原因： 一，黑人长得像猴子.

二，黑人不团结并且目光短浅.黑奴贸易兴起之初，白人往往是利用黑人去“捕捉”黑人，然后用一些廉价工业品去交换.可笑的是“捕捉者”在大多数情况下后来又被白人利用其他的黑人“捕捉”，白人因此非常看不起他们. 三，文明落后，落后民族往往会被看不起. 种族歧视的原因：

在南北战争之前，美国普遍存在着奴隶制度，大量的黑人和印第安人被当作奴隶来使用.南北战争以后废除奴隶制，是属于行为，而英法殖民者带来的殖民文化和奴隶思想一直存在于“高贵”的白人种群中，在美国南方尤为普遍. 这种殖民思想和狂热的种族自大，也是美利坚文化无法形成一个具有特色的民族的原因，美国是移民和殖家，形成不了核心文化.

the reasons：

American racial discrimination dates back to European slave trade period.A report on human rights situation in the United States issued on Thursday said that racial discrimination is a deep-rooted social illness in that country as blacks and other minor ethnic groups are living in the bottom of the American society

1. Race should not be distinguished by fit and unfit quality, but social development should be distinguished by fast and slow speed. When a nation’s civilization is higher than another nation’s, the former will have a feeling of superiority over the latter. This is one of the main causes of human historical racial discrimination.

2. regardless of American black or other colored people like non-lineage American.Latin lineage American and Spanish lineage American, they are

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suffered from discrimination, partly because of jealousy. The higher people’s social class status is, the more narrow their hearts are, which it is the same as Jews masscured by German. Because Jews are very rich and clever, which is envious conditions, but some people show it in a radical way. 3. The living conditions and educational level of black people are far lower than Causasian, causing vicious circle and enlarging the distance.

Notes:

Born: 出生的，诞生的.

e.g. The baby was born last Friday. 孩子是上星期五生的. Black: 黑色的，黑人.

e.g. He is a famous black musician. 他是位著名的黑人音乐家. Scared: 恐惧的.

e.g. My mother is scared to fly in a plane. 我母亲怕搭飞机. Die：死.

e.g. My little dog died. 我的小狗死了. White：白色的，白种人.

e.g. That restaurant used to serve whites only. 那家餐厅过去只接待白人.

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3. Dreams

---Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird

That can never fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen only with snow

Translation：

梦想 紧紧抓住梦想， 梦想若是消亡 生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀

再也不能飞翔 紧紧抓住梦想， 梦想若是消丧 生命就象贫瘠的荒野，

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雪覆冰封，万物不再生长

Culture Corner：

James Langston Hughes： February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967)

Born in Joplin, Missouri, James Langston Hughes was a member of an abolitionist family. He was the great-great-grandson of Charles Henry Langston, brother of John Mercer Langston, who was the first Black American to be elected to public office, in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet.

One of Hughes' finest essays appeared in the Nation in 1926, entitled \"The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain\". It spoke of Black writers and poets, \"who would surrender racial pride in the name of a false

integration,\" where a talented Black writer would prefer to be considered a poet, not a Black poet, which to Hughes meant he subconsciously wanted to write like a white poet.

Langston Hughes was a prolific writer. In the forty-odd years between his first book in 1926 and his death in 1967, he devoted his life to writing and lecturing. He wrote sixteen books of poems, two novels, three collections of short stories, four volumes of \"editorial\" and \"documentary\" fiction,

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twenty plays, children's poetry, musicals and operas, three autobiographies, a dozen radio and television scripts and dozens of magazine articles.

兰斯顿·休斯(1902—1967)在美国文坛,尤其是黑人文学方面,是一个举足轻重的人物.他写过小说.戏剧.散文.历史.传记等各种文体的作品,还把西班牙文和法文的诗歌翻译成英文,但他主要以诗歌著称,被誉为“黑人民族的桂冠诗人”.1960年代黑人领袖马丁·路德·金那篇流传至今.脍炙人口的《我有个梦想》跟休斯的关于“梦想”的诗歌有直接的联系.他在1926年发表在《民族》杂志上的《黑人艺术家与种族大山》中大无畏地宣称:“我们这些正在从事创作的年轻黑人文艺家抱定宗旨要既不畏惧也不羞愧地表现各自的黑皮肤的自我.如果白人喜欢,我们很高兴;如果他们不喜欢也没有关系. …… 如果黑人喜欢,我们很高兴;如果他们不喜欢,他们的不悦也没有任何关系……” 这篇文学宣言激励了无数黑人文学家,也确立了他在哈莱姆文艺复兴运动中的领袖地位.

1902年2月1日，休斯生于密苏里州的乔普林市.他在美国中部受中等教育，在哥伦比亚大学只读了一年书.后来，他曾在林肯大学继续学习，并取得硕士学位.他当过报童.轮船餐厅侍应生.看门人.茶房，18岁在墨西哥当英文教员，后来流浪在西欧，当过水手.巴黎夜总会的厨子等，生活经验非常丰富.他曾到过苏联和中国.

从总的倾向来说，休斯一生的文学活动都是同他所处的时代的美国黑人运动紧密相连，同广大黑人的命运息息相关.休斯的创作真实而深刻地反映了美国黑人的社会生活，倾诉了他们的苦难与辛酸.欢乐与希望，以及对自由.民主的追求与渴望.

休斯的诗歌从黑人的音乐和民歌中汲取营养，把爵士乐的节奏融入于自由诗

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中，因而他的诗开阔，舒展，节奏热情得像爵士乐那样强烈.他的诗格调清新，意境深远，具有震撼人心的感人力量，对美国现代黑人文学与非洲黑人诗歌的发展都产生了重大影响. Notes: Word bank:

broken: 破碎的;损坏的

e.g. Let's sweep away the broken glass. 让我们把这些碎玻璃扫走. Joe's watch is broken. 乔的手表坏了. wing: 翅膀

e.g. A bird has two wings. 一只鸟有两只翅膀. barren: (土地等)贫瘠的,荒芜的 The land is barren. 这片土地很荒芜. frozen: 冰冻的;结冰的;极冷的

e.g. The river is frozen over. 河都结冰了.

a frozen chicken 冷冻鸡

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4. Let’s Honor Mother

Mother's Day is celebrated in US. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to honor mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards. On the cards, children all write, “Thanks, Mom”，“To the best mother in the world” and so on.

In 1907, a church service was held on her mother's death anniversary, Miss Anna M Jarvis' love for her mother moved other people. Besides, she wrote letters to important person suggesting a public holiday to honor all mothers. In 1913, the United States Congress agreed that the second Sunday in May be made Mother's Day. Finally, the decision was announced by President Wilson.

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Translation：

为母亲庆贺

在美国母亲节通常在五月的第二个星期日，这是专门为表彰和感谢母亲而设立的节日.在母亲节那一天，妈妈们经常会收到很多鲜花和卡片，在卡片上，孩子们会写上“谢谢妈妈”.“您是世界上最好的妈妈”等很多祝语.

母亲节是如何起源的呢？我们应该感谢Anna M Jarvis小姐，正是她提出了母亲节的想法，她居住在西弗吉尼亚，她的妈妈于1905年5月9日离开了她，在妈妈离开她一周年的纪念日上，她邀请了很多朋友来参与相关的纪念会.这可以说是母亲节最初的发源.

在1907年一所教堂为她的妈妈举行了两周年的纪念会.Anna M Jarvis小姐对妈妈的爱深深的感动了其他人，此外，她还给当时的社会名流写信，建议公众举行一个公开的纪念日来为所有的妈妈进行表彰和感谢.在1913年，美国国会同意了五月的第二个星期日设定为母亲节的提议，这项提议由当时的威尔逊总统宣布.

Culture Corner：

在美国母亲节通常在五月的第二个星期日，这是专门为表彰和感谢母亲而设立的节日.在母亲节那一天，妈妈们经常会收到很多鲜花和卡片，在卡片上，孩子们会写上“谢谢妈妈”.“您是世界上最好的妈妈”等很多祝语.

母亲节是如何起源的呢？我们应该感谢Anna M Jarvis小姐，正是她提出了母亲节的想法，她居住在西弗吉尼亚，她的妈妈于1905年5月9日离开了她，在妈妈离开她一周年的纪念日上，她邀请了很多朋友来参与相关的纪念会.这可以说是母亲节最初的发源.

在1907年一所教堂为她的妈妈举行了两周年的纪念会.Anna M Jarvis小姐对妈妈的爱深深的感动了其他人，此外，她还给当时的社会名流写信，建议公众举行一个公开的纪念日来为所有的妈妈进行表彰和感谢.在1913年，美国国会同意了五

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月的第二个星期日设定为母亲节的提议，这项提议由当时的威尔逊总统宣布.

母亲节献花

中国的母亲花是萱草花，国际上献给母亲的花是康乃馨，它在纤细青翠的花茎上，开着鲜艳美丽的花朵，花瓣紧凑而不易凋落，叶片细长而不易卷曲，花朵雍容富丽，姿态高雅别致.红色的康乃馨象征热情，正义，美好和永不放弃，祝愿母亲健康长寿；粉色的康乃馨，祈祝母亲永远年轻美丽；白色的康乃馨，象征儿女对母亲纯洁的爱和真挚的谢意；黄色花朵象征感恩，感谢母亲的辛勤付出. 我国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草.它是百合科多年生草本植物，根茎肉质，叶狭长，细长的枝顶端开出桔红或桔黄色的花，十分艳丽，非常适合供人观赏，它的花蕾叫金针，所以也叫金针蕾.在母亲节，子女为母亲送上一株忘忧草，祝福母亲远离烦恼和忧愁，身心愉悦，健康长寿. 母亲之花.母亲节的主花：康乃馨 康乃馨花语：魅力.真情.母亲我爱你.温馨的祝福.热爱着你.不求代价的母爱.亲情思念.香草:代表母亲品德高尚.高贵的花卉.

最早的母亲节

节日起源于古希腊.在这一天，古希腊人向希腊众神之母希布莉（Cybele，宙斯.波塞冬.哈德斯.得墨忒耳.赫拉和赫斯提亚的母亲，故称众神之母）致敬.到古罗马时，这些活动的规模就变得更大，庆祝盛况往往持续达三天之久.当然，古时人们对女神的崇拜只不过是一种迷信，它同今天人们对母性的尊敬是大不相同的.在17世纪中叶，母亲节流传到英国，英国人把封斋期的第四个星期天作为母亲节.在这一天里，出门在外的年轻人将回到家中，给他们的母亲带上一些小礼物. Notes: honor: 尊敬

e.g. He honors his teachers. 他尊敬他的老师. receive: 收到,接到

e.g. I receive many gifts on my birthday. 我在生日那天收到了很多礼物. holiday: 节日,假日;休息日,休业日

e.g. Friday is a holiday in Muslin countries. 在穆斯林国家里星期五是假日. Virginia: (美国)弗吉尼亚州 anniversary: 周年纪念;周年纪念日

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e.g. Next Monday is the anniversary of the day I first met you. 下周一是我第一次遇见你的周年纪念日. informal: 非正式的,非正规的

e.g. We have an informal agreement to ride to school together. 我们有个一起骑车上学的非正式约定. memorial: 纪念的;追悼的;记忆的 a memorial day 悼念日 church：教堂,礼拜堂

e.g. Is there any church nearby? 附近有教堂吗? important: 重要的,重大的 学会沟通思想很重要. suggest: 建议,提议

e.g. I suggest our going to the park on Sunday. 我建议我们星期天去公园. public: 公共的,公用的

e.g. You mustn't do that in a public place. 你不可在公共场所做那事. decision: 决定,决心;判断;结论

e.g. It was a sudden decision. 这是一个突然的决定. announce: 宣布,发布

e.g. They announced that she would give one extra song. 他们宣布说她将再唱一首歌.

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5. Aesop's Fables—The Fox and the Grapes

A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air.

But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, “I thought those grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.” Translation:

一只饥饿的狐狸看见一串串令人垂涎欲滴的葡萄，沿着高高的棚架垂挂下来，它用尽力气往上跳，想要摘下葡萄.

但它再怎么试也是徒劳无功，就是够不到葡萄，终于它放弃了，昂首阔步.毫不在乎地走了，边走还边说：“本来我还以为那些葡萄已经成熟了，现在看来根本就是酸的.”

这则寓言，相当于中文的：It is easy to despise what you cannot get.吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸.

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Culture Corner:

《伊索寓言》（Aesop’s Fables）作者伊索.相传其中故事是一名埃塞俄比亚黑人奴隶所作，“伊索”即是“埃塞俄”的谐音.从作品来看，时间跨度大，各篇的倾向也不完全一样，据推测，它不是一人一时之作，可以看作是古希腊人在相当长的历史时期内的集体创作.伊索，可能是其中的一位重要作者. 相传伊索是公元前6世纪古希腊人，奴隶，善于讲动物故事.现存的《伊索寓言》，是古希腊.古罗马时代流传下来的故事，经后人汇集，统归在伊索名下.《伊索寓言》通过简短而精炼的小寓言故事来体现日常生活中那些不为我们察觉的真理.这些小故事言简意赅，平易近人，富有哲理.不但读者众多，而且在文学史上也具有重大影响.作家，诗人.哲学家.平常百姓都从得到过启发和乐趣.到几千年后的今天，伊索寓言已成为西方寓言文学的范本.亦是世界上流传最广的经典作品之一.《伊索寓言》是世界上最早的寓言童话集之一.阅读量仅次于《圣经》. Notes: bunch: 串,束

e.g. Miss White received a bunch of flowers from her students. 怀特小姐收到学生们所送的一束花. vine: 藤,藤蔓(植物)

train: 使(植物)沿着一定方向生长 trellis: 格子;格子结构;(葡萄等的)棚,架

e.g. roses growing on a trellis 长在格子棚架上的玫瑰花 in vain: 徒劳

e.g. Their efforts were not in vain. 他们的努力没白费. dignity: 尊贵;高尚

e.g. A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth but upon his character. 人高尚与否不取决于他的财富,而取决于他的品格. unconcern: 冷漠;不关心;不感兴趣

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e.g. She goes her own way with unconcern for consequences. 她不顾后果,一味我行我素.

remark: 谈论,议论;评论

e.g. Prof. Smith remarked on the difference between the two dictionaries. 史密斯教授谈到了这两本词典的不同之处. ripe: 成熟的;适宜食用的,醇美的 e.g. The corn is ripe. 玉米成熟了. sour: 酸的,酸味的

e.g. These oranges taste sour. 这些橘子吃起来很酸.

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6. Heaven and Hell

A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man, “.” They entered a room where a group of people sat around a huge pot of stew. Everyone was famished, desperate and starving. Each held a spoon that reached the pot, but each spoon had a handle so much longer than their own arms that it could not be used to get the stew into their own mouths. The suffering was terrible.

“.” The Lord said after a while. They entered another room, identical — the pot of stew, the group of people, the same long-handle spoons. But there everyone was happy and well-nourished.

“I don’t understand,” said the man. “Why are they happy here when they were miserable in the other room and everything was the same?” The Lord smiled. “Ah, it is simple,” he said. “Here they have learned to feed each other.”

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Translation:

天堂和地狱

一个人在与主讨论天堂和地狱，主对这个人说：“来吧，我带你看看地狱是什么样子.”他们进了一个屋子，看到一群人正围在一个大的炖菜锅前.每个人都看上去非常饥饿，非常无助.他们每个人都拿着汤匙试图接近炖锅，但是汤匙的把手太长了，长过了他们的手臂，以至于每个人都不能手把汤匙把炖菜送到嘴边.想要吃但又吃不着的经历十分难受. “来，现在我带你看看什么是天堂”过了一会，主说道.他们又进了另外一件屋子，同样的也有一个炖锅.一群人，同样长度的汤匙，但是每个人都看上去非常高兴和满足.

这个人说道：“我不理解，为什么同样的人，同样的物，一间屋子的人就很高兴而另一间的就如此痛苦呢？”主笑道：“呵，这个很简单，这边的人知道如何互相喂”.

Culture Corner:

选自圣经旧约的一篇故事

通过天堂和地狱人们行为的比较，生动的阐释了圣经中爱人如己的思想.

圣经中提醒我们，紧接在全心.全灵.全意爱上主之后的最大诫命是爱人如己.如果我们不爱自己，便几乎不可能真正的爱他人.我们是否有能力胆敢去爱他人.爱自己.这有十条增进爱人爱己能力的指引：

一.注意自己的美好特质.赞叹并欣赏你身上最好的部分，感谢天主赐给你这些礼物.

二.立即且直接地诚实面对所有的问题，并做任何能使你的生命改进的事. 三.使自己成为凡与你接触者，得到激励.希望和勇气的来源. 四.厚待他人，找出他人美好的特质，而非挑毛病. 五.当事情临到自己和他人身上时，多点宽容少些判断.

六.视自己的失败为生活中学习的经验和教训，仔细察看它们，必有助于避免一再犯同样的错误.

七.别老记得自己的缺点，不如多想想你的成就，定能减少生活中的忧愁和焦虑.

八.记住走向之途是前进两步.后退一步！因此，遭遇挫折时，千万别气馁.

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九.奉献些时间和才能，经常帮助他人.

十.记得人才是人生中最重要的礼物，而非事物. Notes:

heaven: 【宗】(常大写)天国，天堂;上帝

e.g. May her soul rest in Heaven. 但愿她的灵魂在天息. hell: (常大写)地狱,冥府[U]

e.g. In certain religions Hell is believed to be the place where wicked people are punished after they die. 在某些宗教中,地狱被认为是恶人死后受惩罚的地方.

Lord: (大写)上帝, enter: 进入

e.g. He entered the classroom. 他进了教室. huge: 庞大的;巨大的

e.g. She spent a huge amount of money on that coat. 她花了大笔的钱买那件衣服.

stew: 炖肉,焖菜;炖煮的食物

e.g. We had beef stew for lunch. 中饭我们吃了炖牛肉. famish: 使挨饿

e.g. I am famished! 我饿死了! desperate: 危急的;绝望的

e.g. He was desperate when he lost all his money. 当他丢了所有的钱时,他绝望了. starve: 饥饿

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e.g. Let's get something to eat; I'm starving. 我们吃点东西吧;我饿坏了. handle: 柄,把手;柄状物

e.g. I turned the handle and opened the door. 我转了转拉手,把门打开. suffering: (身体,精神上的)痛苦,苦恼

e.g. This would cause great hardship and suffering. 这将造成极大的艰难困苦.

terrible: 极度的,严重的

e.g. I'm afraid we have made a terrible mess in your room. 恐怕我们把你的房间搞得一团糟了.

identical: 完全相同的,完全相似的

e.g. The two words are identical in meaning. 这两个字的字义完全一样. His hat is identical to mine. 他的帽子同我的一模一样. nourish: 养育;滋养

e.g. We need good food to nourish the starving babies. 我们需要好食品滋养这些挨饿的婴儿.

miserable: 痛苦的，不幸的 simple: 简单的,简易的,简明的

e.g. Such a toy is simple to make. 这种玩具做起来很简单.

7. THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS

A Man and his Wife had the good fortune to possess a Goose which laid a

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Golden Egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough, and, imagining the bird must be made of gold inside, they decided to kill it in order to secure the whole store of precious metal at once. But when they cut it open they found it was just like any other goose. Thus, they neither got rich all at once, as they had hoped, nor enjoyed any longer the daily addition to their wealth. Much wants more and loses all. Translation:

一对夫妇非常幸运的有一只会下金蛋的鹅，他们很幸运，不过没过多长时间他们就开始想，怎样才能更快的富裕，同时猜想这只鹅一定是在身体里边做金蛋.于是他们决定杀掉这只鹅，为了一下子就获得整个的做金蛋的材料，但是当他们杀掉那只鹅，发现里边仅仅只有是一些小鹅.所以他们并没有想他们想象的那样，一下子就富起来，也没有能够一天一天积累他们的财富.这个故事告诉我们，欲望越多会失去也就更多.

Culture Corner: 同上一篇伊索寓言. Notes: goose: 鹅;雌鹅

e.g. We saw a flock of geese swimming in the lake. 我们看见一群鹅在湖里游水.

lay: 下蛋;产卵

e.g. The black hen lays an egg a day. 那只黑母鸡每天生一个蛋.

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fortune: 财产,财富;巨款

e.g. He received a large fortune when his uncle died. 他在叔父去世时得到了一大笔财产.

possess: 拥有,持有;具有;占有

e.g. The country possesses rich mineral deposits. 这个国家拥有丰富矿藏. imagine: 想像

e.g. I can't imagine what has happened. 我想像不出发生了什么事. secure: 弄到,获得

e.g. He secured a position in a store at US$400 a week. 他在一家商店获得了一份每周四百美元的工作. precious: 贵重的,宝贵的,珍贵的

e.g. He has sent me most precious gifts. 他送给我极为珍贵的礼物. e.g. Time is precious. 时间是宝贵的. metal: 金属

addition: 增加的人(或物);

e.g. The baby is a new addition to our family. 这个婴儿是我们家新增的人丁.

8．China the youthful

Among the many pretty ones, Only you do not use makeup. Your feelings are genuine,

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You have a radiance all your own...

You are youthful!

Among scores of high mountains, Only you have a longer horizon. Looking for close friends among equals, And building up oneself through honest deeds...

You are China!

Translation: 青春中国 万千佳丽， 唯有你不施脂粉. 一片纯情， 光彩照人...... 你是青春! 百十山岳间， 唯有你天开地阔. 平等中寻觅挚友， 以诚实营造自我... 你是中国! Culture Corner:

祖国60年华诞，为了庆祝这一伟大的节日，爱国青少年写的一篇歌颂我们伟大祖国的英文诗歌.作者 佚名 Notes:

pretty: (用于女性.小孩及小物件)漂亮的;秀丽的;可爱的 e.g. What a pretty house it is! 多漂亮的一栋房子!

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e.g. She's so pretty. 她真漂亮. genuine: 真的;非伪造的;名副其实的

e.g. The ring is genuine gold. 这戒指是真金的. radiance: 发光;光辉

youthful: 富于青春活力的,朝气蓬勃的

e.g. Despite her age she still had a youthful body. 尽管她上了年纪,她的身体仍然富于青春活力. horizon: 地平线

e.g. The sun has risen above the horizon. 太阳已从地平线升起. equal: 相等的;相当的;均等的

e.g. Not all men are equal in ability. 人的能力不都是一样的. e.g. Everybody had an equal chance. 人人机会均等. honest: 诚实的;正直的

e.g. All my life I have tried to be an honest man. 我一生都想做一个诚实的人.

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9. M-O-T-H-E-R

by Howard Johnson

“M” is for the million things she gave me, “O” means only that she’s growing old, “T” if for the tears she shed to save me, “H” is for her heart of purest gold, “E” is for her eyes, with love-light shinning, “R” means right, and right she’ll always be. Put them all together, they spell “Mother”, A word that means the world to me.

M 代表她给予我百万样东西， O 意味着她渐渐老去，

T 是她为育我成人而洒落的颗颗泪滴， H 寓意她那金子般至纯至真的心灵， E 是她那双闪耀着慈爱之光的眼睛， R 使我坚信她永远正确无误的言行. 把这些字幕拼在一起就是“母亲”， 一个于我犹如整个世界一样的词语. 赏析：

美国抒情诗人霍华德·约翰逊（1887 - 1941）的这首小诗将“母亲”的形象惟妙惟肖地刻画在读者眼前.作者巧妙地将“mother”一词中的每一个字母和单词联系起来，并描绘出母亲的典型特征，既寓意深刻又耐人寻味.正是平凡的母亲用青春.泪水.心血和关爱给了我们鲜活的生命.丰富的生活和广阔的世界，才使得我们在忙碌之余.在匆匆之中，时时被心中对母亲的牵挂.惦念和感恩温暖着.鼓舞着.

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