Napoleon Was Ill Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.“He‘s a good boy.” said Jack’s father，“and if you let him pass this time, I‘m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”“No, no, that‘s quite impossible." replied the professor immediately. "Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, he didn't know!”“Please, sir, give him another chance，”said Jack’s father. “You see, I‘m afraid we don’t take any newspaper in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.” 拿破仑病了 杰克到一所大学去学历史。第一学期结束时，历史课教授没让他及格。学校让他退学。然而，杰克的父亲决定去见教授，强烈要求让杰克继续来年的学业。 “他是个好孩子，”杰克的父亲说：“您要是让他这次及格，我相信他明年会有很大进步，学期结束时，他一定会考好的。” “不，不，那不可能，”教授马上回答。“你知道吗?上个月我问他拿破仑什么时候死的，他都不知道。” “先生，请再给他一次机会吧。”杰克的父亲说：“你不知道，恐怕是因为我们家没有订报纸。我们家的人连拿破仑病了都不知道。”
Once there was a king. He likes to write stories, but his stories were not good. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were good。 从前有一个国王，他喜欢写故事，但是他写的故事很不好。人们怕他，都说他的故事好。 One day the king showed his stories to a famous writer. He waited the writer to praise these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into fire. The king got very angry with him and sent him to prison。 有一天国王把他的故事给一名作家看，他想要作家赞扬他的这些故事，而作家说他的故事是如此的差以至于该扔进火里。国王很生气，把他送到监狱。 After some time, the king set him free. Again he showed him some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them。 过了些日子，国王给了作家自由。国王重新将自己的一些新故事给作家看并问他感觉怎么样。 After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said: “Take me back to prison, please。” 作家看了之后立刻转身对士兵说着；“请把我送回监狱吧。”
My father is a firefighter.（我爸爸是一个消防员。） My mother works in a supermarket.（我妈妈在超市工作。） My grandfather works at a city hall.（我爷爷在市政厅工作。）And my grandmother works in a daycare centre. （我奶奶在托儿所工作。）My neighbor drives a taxi.（我的邻居开出租车。） I am not sure what I want to be when I grow up.（我不太确定我长大以后要做什么。） I like animals（我喜欢动物）, so maybe I work in a zoo or be a vet.（所以可能我会去动物园或者动物诊所工作吧。）I also like food（我也喜欢食物）, so maybe I can be a waitress or a chef. （所以也许我会成为一个服务生或者一个大厨。）Another thing I like is dressing up.（我也喜欢打扮。） So maybe a clothing designer, a photographer or a hair stylist would be good choices.（所以做一个服装设计师，一个摄影师或者一个发型师也说不定。）I could also be a teacher, a doctor or a dancer. （我也可能做一个老师，医生或者舞者。）My grandmother told me that if I study hard（我奶奶告诉我如果我努力学习）, I will have more choices about what I want to be when I grow up.（等我长大以后，还有更多的选择去做想做的事情。） She also says that I should learn more things（她还说我应该学习更多的事情）, then later I can decide what I like to do and what I am good at. （然后我就能决定我喜欢做什么以及擅长什么了。）I think this is a really good idea. （我觉得这是个好想法。）Word list: （词汇列表）daycare centre: a place where parents who work can take their children to be taken care of; （日托中心，托儿所）chef: a person who cooks in a restaurant; （主厨，大厨）hair stylist: a person who cuts and styles hair as a job.（发型师）
Ella loves her grandpa（艾拉喜欢她的爷爷。）. He comes to visit her about once a month（爷爷每个月都会来看她。）. She wishes he came to visit every week（ 每个星期艾拉都盼望着爷爷的到来）because he tells great stories and makes her favorite dinner（因为他会讲好听的故事还会给她做她最喜欢的晚餐。）. Ella asks her mom to make the barbeque chicken that Grandpa makes（艾拉让妈妈学着做爷爷做的烤鸡。）. Ella's mother says, "I will try, but no one makes as well as Grandpa does." （艾拉的妈妈说：“我试一试，但是没有人能跟爷爷做的一样好。）Ella watches her mom prepare the sauces for the chicken.（艾拉看着妈妈准备烤鸡的酱汁。）It looks tasty. （看上去好美味呀。）When the chicken is finished cooking,（当烤鸡做完的时候） Ella's family sits down to eat. （艾拉一家坐下来一起享用。）Her mom was right. （她的妈妈说的对。）No one makes the barbeque chicken as well as Grandpa. （没有人做烤鸡做的跟爷爷一样好吃。）The next time her grandpa comes to visit, （下一次爷爷来看她的时候）Ella tells him the story about her mom trying to make the chicken. （艾拉告诉了爷爷妈妈尝试做烤鸡的事情。）Her grandpa says, "Does a great story?"（她爷爷说：”多棒的故事呀。“）Then he teaches Ella and her mom to make the chicken.（然后他教艾拉和妈妈做烤鸡。） Ella and her mom make the chicken once a week.（艾拉和妈妈每周做一次烤鸡。）But it still tastes not quite as good as Grandpa's.（但是尝起来还是不如爷爷做的好吃。）Ella loves her grandpa.（艾拉爱爷爷。）Word list:（词汇列表）prepare: to get something ready;（准备）tasty: very good, delicious.（好吃）
Hunter was a special dog（亨特是个特别的狗狗）. One day, Hunter was playing with his friend Toby Green（有一天，亨特正在跟朋友托比格林一起玩。）. After a while, Toby began to play on the slide（过了一会，托比开始玩滑梯。）. Hunter wanted to play on the slide, too（亨特也想玩滑梯。）. He climbed up the ladder（他爬上了梯子）, and then slid down the slide!（然后滑下了滑梯。） Toby asked Hunter to do it again（托比让亨特再玩一次）, but Hunter didn't want to（但是亨特不想玩了）. He did it once, and that was fine for him（他玩过一次，就够了）.The next day, Mr. Green sent Hunter outside to get the morning newspaper（第二天，格林先生让亨特去外面拿早上的报纸。）. After a while, Mr. Green opened the door for Hunter（过了一会，格林先生打开门）, but there was no newspaper in Hunter's mouth（但是亨特的嘴里并没有报纸。）. Mr. Green told Hunter again to get the newspaper（格林先生再次告诉亨特要拿报纸。）. Hunter looked sad（亨特看上去很伤心）, but he went out anyway（但他还是出去了）. Again he came back with no newspaper（回来的时候还是没有报纸）.Just then, Mrs. Green came home（就在那个时候，格林夫人回家了。）. She asked why Mr. Green was angry（她问格林先生为什么生气。）. He told her that Hunter wouldn't get the newspaper for him（他告诉她亨特没有为他拿报纸。）. Mrs. Green laughed（格林夫人笑了。）. She reminded Mr. Green that it was Sunday（她提醒格林先生那天是周日。） ... and that there was no morning newspaper on Sundays!（周日是没有早上的报纸的！）Word list:（词汇列表）slide: a large toy which children may go down for fun;（滑梯）remind: to help someone remember.（提醒）
One rainy day afternoon（一个下雨天的下午）, my friend Sharon and I decided to play grocery store（我的朋友莎伦和我决定玩杂货铺的游戏）. We went to the garage and set up four empty boxes for our shelves. （我们去了车库，搭了四个空箱子做我们的货架。）Mom let us have all the canned food from the pantry to play with.（妈妈允许我们把所有的罐装食物从储藏室里拿出来玩。） We wrote prices on little strips of paper and taped them to the cans.（我们在小纸条上写了价格，t贴在了罐子上。）We put our cash register on the old table in the garage. （我们把收银机放在了车库的旧桌子上。）Then we got some play money out of a game in my closet.（然后我们从壁橱里拿了一些玩具钞票。） Sharon made signs that said, " Green Beans: 3 cans for $1." （莎伦装腔作势地说道：”青豆1块钱3罐。“There were lots of brown paper bags in the kitchen（在厨房有好多棕色的纸袋子）, so we took some to put the groceries in.（我们就拿出了一些把杂货放进去。）When our cousins came over（当我们的表兄弟过来玩的时候）, we gave them some play money and let them be the customers（我们就给他们一些巢片让他们扮演顾客。）. Then we traded places（然后我们再交换角色。）. Who cares if it rains when you are having so much fun?（当你这么开心的时候，谁还会在乎下雨天呢？）Word list:（词汇列表）pantry: a storage area for food in the kitchen;（食品储藏室）customers: people who buy thinks in stores.（顾客）
When Charley awoke one morning（当查理有一天早上醒来）, he looked out the window and saw the ground deeply covered with snow（他看了看窗户外面，看到地面积了一层厚厚的雪。）. On the side of the house nearest the kitchen, the snow was deeper than Charley's head. （在房子最靠近厨房的那一边，雪已经厚到比查理还要高了。）Charley's father told him that they needed a path through the snow.（查理的爸爸告诉他，他们需要清理一条路出去。" I would make one if I had time," （”如果我有时间的话我来弄“）said his father, "but I have to go to work. Could you make a path, Charley?"（爸爸说，“但是我得上班。你可以帮这个忙吗？查理？”）"How could I do that?" （“我怎么行呢？”）asked Charley. "The snow is higher than my head!"（查理问道，“雪都高过我的头了。”）"Little by little," said Charley's father.（“一点点来”查理的爸爸说。）So Charley got the snow shovel and started working.（所以查理拿上雪锹开始清理。）He shoveled and shoveled as hard as he could（他尽自己最大努力在铲雪）, but it was very slow work.（但是真的非常非常慢。） "I don't think I can do it, mother," he said. "There is too much snow!"（“妈妈，我觉得我不行。”他说，“雪太多了。”"Little by little, Charley," said his mother.（“一点点来，查理”，妈妈说） "The snow fell in tiny flakes, but see what a great pile it has made."（“雪都是小片雪花掉落的，可是看看落成了多么大的一堆呀。”）"Yes I see, Mother. If I throw it away little by little, I can do it."（“嗯嗯，我明白了，妈妈。如果我一点点清理的话，总会清理干净的。”）Charley continued working as hard as he could.（查理继续尽自己最大努力的清理。）When his father came home in the evening（那天晚上爸爸回家的时候）, he was very happy to see a nice, clear path.（他非常开心地看到一条漂亮、整洁的小路。）The next day he gave Charley a fine, blue sled.（第二天，他给了查理一个精美的蓝色的雪橇。）Written on the side of the sled were the words "Little by little."（雪橇的侧面写着“慢慢来”）Word List（词汇列表）path: a small road, way;（小路）little by little: a small amount at time until finished;（慢慢来，一点点来）tiny: a very small amount;（小的，少量的）pile: a large amount of something--many things on top on each other;（一堆）sled: a small vehicle for traveling on snow.（雪橇）
Friday night is family game night at the Turners' house. （在特纳家，周五晚上是家庭游戏之夜。）Each week, a different person in the family chooses the game.（ 每个星期，都有一个人负责选择游戏。）This week, it was Cody's turn to choose. （这个星期，轮到科蒂来选择。）He chose his favorite board game, as always. （他像往常一样，选择了他最喜欢的棋盘游戏。）It was thundering outside, but no one minded. （外面打雷了，但大家都不在意。）They were having fun playing their game. （他们玩游戏玩的高兴着呢。）About halfway through（玩到一半）, just as Cody was about to make a big move（正当科蒂要走一大步的时候）, everything stopped. （一切都停止了。）The lights went out!（所有的灯都灭了！）Everyone was quiet for a few moments, （大家安静了一会）then everyone started talking at once.（然后立刻开始说话。） Mom felt her way to a drawer （妈妈摸索着找到抽屉）and got some candles.（拿到一些蜡烛。） Dad found some matches.（爸爸找到了火柴。）Cody made his big move, by candlelight, （科蒂在烛光下走出了一大步）and went on to win the game.（继续赢得了游戏。） Everybody thought this made the game even more fun.（大家都觉得停电让游戏变得更有意思了。） In fact, they plan to play by candlelight next week, too!（事实上，他们计划着下个星期也点上蜡烛玩游戏！）Word list:（词汇列表）drawer: a storage compartment without a lid which slides out of a table, cupboard, etc.（抽屉）candle: a stick of wax that is burned for light.（蜡烛）
Tom's mother told him, "Do not go outside without your warm coat, Tom. It is very cold and there is a lot of snow on the ground. If you go without your coat, you will catch cold, and you will be sick."汤姆的妈妈告诉他：“穿上你的外套再去外面，汤姆！外面非常冷而且地面积了好多雪。如果你不穿外套的话，会感冒的，生病就不好了。”"But I feel quite warm," said Tom.“但是我觉得挺暖和的。”汤姆说。"Yes, you do now," said his mother. "That's because there is a big fire in here. Outside there is no fire, and the cold wind blows. If you have no warm coat on, you will feel cold."“是的，你现在觉得暖和。”妈妈说：“那是因为家里有大壁炉。外面可没有火给你烤，而且还有冷风吹。如果你不穿上暖和的外套，你一定会冷的。”However, Tom thought he knew best, so he went outside with no coat, and he caught a bad cold and cough. He was very sick and had to stay in bed.但是，汤姆更相信自己的判断，所以没有穿外套就出去了，结果感冒非常严重还咳嗽。他生病了，只能待在床上。Tom was supposed to play on the frozen pond with his friends Jack and Will the next day, but now Tom was too sick to go. When he was in bed, Tom thought about how silly he had been. He would try to do all he was told when he got well again.汤姆本来应该第二天跟他的朋友杰克和威尔一起去冰冻上的池塘玩的，但现在汤姆病得太严重不能去了。他在床上的时候，汤姆想自己以前真是傻。等他彻底康复了一定要听妈妈的话。Word list:词汇列表frozen: when water turns to ice, it is "frozen"; 冷冻的well: feeling good, not sick. 康复（不生病）
Some kids are scared to go to the dentist, but not me. （有些孩子非常害怕看牙医，但我不是。）I have a funny dentist. （我有一个非常有趣的牙医。）His name is Dr. Smiley face.（他叫微笑脸医生。） I don't think that's his real name, but that's what he tells all the kids who come to see him.（我觉得拿不是他的真名字，但他是这么告诉所有来看医生的孩子的。） He has a cool waiting room. （他有一间非常凉爽的等候室。）It has video games and a big toy box. （那有游戏机和一个大大的玩具箱子。）Dr. Smileyface always wears funny hats. （微笑脸医生总是戴着有趣的帽子。）Somtimes he has his face painted. （有的时候他把脸刷上油彩。）He asks funny questions like, "Are you married yet?" and "Do you eat flowers to make your breath smell so sweet?" That makes me laugh.（他会问一些有趣的问题比如“你还没有结婚吗？”，“你平时吃花朵来保持你的口气清新吗？” 那总会让我大笑。）One time, he told me this joke, "What has lots of teeth, but never goes to the dentist? A comb!" （有一次，他给我讲了一个笑话“什么有许多牙齿，但从来不看牙医？一把梳子！”）When I laughed, he pulled out my tooth. （但我大笑的时候，他就把我的牙拔出来了。）It didn't hurt at all!（一点都不疼！） He also teaches me how to take care of my teeth because he says he doesn't want me to get a really big cavity.（他也教我怎样照顾我的牙齿因为他说他不想让我有一个大大的牙洞。）Before I go home, he always gives me a surprise. （在我回家之前，他总是给我一个惊喜。）Last time I went, he gave me a rubber spider to scare my mom with.（上一次我去，他给了我一个橡胶的蜘蛛吓唬我妈妈。）Word list:（词汇列表）comb: a small, plastic object for brushing hair; （梳子）cavity: a hole in someone's tooth from eating too much sugar. （牙洞）
I peered into my drawer. What should I wear today?（我看了一眼我的抽屉。今天我穿上什么呢？）Ah! That's it! I dove down to find my favorite red sweater way at the bottom. （啊！对了！我翻到最底下找到了我最喜欢的红色毛衣。）That sweater always made me feel good.（那件毛衣总是让我感觉很棒。） I pulled it on and headed for the kitchen.（我穿上了然后走到了厨房。）"Hi Mom. May I go over the Nick's house?" I asked.（“嗨，妈妈。我可以去尼克家玩吗？”我问。）"Sure, Ryan," she said, but then she looked up. "Hey, do you really think you need a wool sweater today?"（“当然，莱恩。”妈妈说，然后她抬起头。“嘿，你真的觉得今天要穿一件羊毛毛衣吗？”）I looked down. I loved this sweater. Why did it matter that it was wool?（我低头看了看。我喜欢这件毛衣。是不是羊毛的很重要吗？）"Wool clothing is made for warmth," Mom went on. （妈妈继续说：“羊毛服装是用来保暖的。”）"It's very hot outside. You'll roast." I promised to come back and change if I got hot. Mom raised an eyebrow, but she said okay.（“今天外面非常热，你会热坏的。” 我答应了妈妈如果热的话就回来换衣服。妈妈挑了挑眉毛，还是同意了。）I was back in about five minutes. Mom was right. （不到五分钟我就回来了。妈妈是对的。）Word list:（词汇列表）wool: a very warm material made from the fleece of sheep; （羊毛的）peered: looked （看）roast: to feel very hot.（烤制）
Once upon a time, Rita Rabbit was complaining to Diana Duck. "You always have fun, swimming around in the lake. I wish I was a duck. You're lucky." （从前，兔子瑞塔跟鸭子戴安娜抱怨说：“你总是很有乐趣，在湖里游来游去的。我希望我是一只鸭子。你真幸运。”）Diana Duck said, "Oh really? Well, I wish I was a rabbit! You can hop so fast and go so far. I think you'r lucky!" （鸭子戴安娜说：“哦，是吗？我倒希望我是一只兔子。你可以跳得很快很远。我觉得你才幸运！”）Just then the Good Fairy appeared and said, "You are both lucky! I will grant you each your wish." （就在那是，美好仙女出现了，说：“你们都很幸运！我会帮你们实现愿望。”）All of a sudden Rita Rabbit became a duck! She waddled to the lake and went for a swim. （突然，兔子瑞塔变成了一只鸭子！她蹒跚地走到湖里去游泳。）Diana Duck became a rabbit and hopped down the road as fast as she could go. （戴安娜鸭子变成了一只兔子，拼命地在路上快跳。）At the end of the day, Rita was wet and cold. She missed her family. She missed her home in the hole at the bottom of the hollow tree. She wanted to hop over there, but it was too far, and all she could do was waddle. （这一天结束了，瑞塔浑身又湿又冷。她想家了。她想念在一棵空空的大树地下的树洞里的家。她想跑回去，但是太远了，她现在只能慢慢地走。）Diana was having trouble, too. She had hopped so far away that she got lost. She began to cry. She wanted to go home to the lake. （戴安娜也遇到了麻烦。她跑的太远了，迷路了。她开始哭，她想回到湖里的家。）Just then ... POOF! The Good Fairy appeared again. She granted Rita and Diana one more wish.（就在这个时候，噗呋！美好仙女又出现了。她又帮瑞塔和戴安娜实现了一个愿望。）Word list:（词汇列表）hop: jump（跳、蹦）fairy: a mythical creature with wings（仙女）grant: give something to someone（给与）waddle: walk with short, slow steps（蹒跚而行）hollow: with a big hole（空的）
Ant and Grasshopper蚂蚁和蝗虫Ant hurried back and forth．蚂蚁匆匆忙忙地来回忙活着。Each time he went，he carried another small piece of food back to his nest．每次他回巢，他都会带回来一小块食物。I have to fill the nest，I have to fill the nest，he said to himself as he worked．“我得把巢填满，”他一边工作一边自言自语。 Grasshopper watched．He thought Ant was silly．蝗虫在一边看着，他觉得蚂蚁很傻。“Come and relax with me，”he called to Ant．“来和我一起休息，”他对蚂蚁喊道。Ant didn't stop working．“Oh no，I can't．I must get more food for winter．I have to fill the nest．”蚂蚁并没有停止工作。“哦，不，我不能休息。我必须为冬天储存更多食物。我必须填满巢穴。” All summer Grasshopper relaxed and did nothing．整个夏天，蝗虫都闲着，什么也没做。And all summer Ant worked very hard gathering food for winter．整个夏天蚂蚁都很辛苦地收集食物过冬。When the leaves had fallen off the trees，a cold wind began to blow．当树叶都从树上掉落下来时，寒风开始刮起来。Ant crawled safely into his warm nest，but Grasshopper had nowhere to go．蚂蚁安全地爬进温暖的巢穴里，但蝗虫却无处可去。In spring，when fresh，green buds were on the trees，Ant came out of his nest．春天，当树上长出新鲜的绿芽时，蚂蚁从巢里出来了。Where was Grasshopper？He was nowhere to be found！蝗虫在哪里？他已无处可寻！ Word Listhurried：moved quickly 匆忙地nest：a small house made of sticks and plants 巢穴buds：beginnings of flowers 萌芽
Billy's Bad DreamBilly的噩梦Last night，Billy had a bad dream！昨晚Billy做了个噩梦！He dreamed that he was lost in a jungle．他梦见自己在丛林里迷路了。It was very dark and there were vines everywhere．天很黑，到处都是藤蔓。He saw a vine hanging in front of him．他看见一枝藤蔓垂落在他面前。Suddenly the vine moved！It was a snake！突然，藤蔓动了！是条蛇！Billy ran away as fast as he could．Billy拼劲全力地跑。Then a monkey flew by．这时一只猴子飞过。It swooped down and stole his banana！它猛扑下来偷了他的香蕉！Billy felt very hungry．Billy感到很饿。He saw a big bush with big，red berries on it，but when he reached to take one，they all flew away．他看见一大片灌木丛，上面结着红色的大浆果，但当他伸手去摘时，浆果都飞走了。They looked like flying spiders．他们看起来像会飞的蜘蛛。Billy started to shout，and then he woke up．Billy 开始大叫起来，然后他就醒了过来。Billy's mom told Billy not to worry．Billy的妈妈告诉Billy别担心。He was safe now-not in a scary jungle．他现在很安全——不是在可怕的丛林里了。Then she told him she thought she knew why he had such a bad dream．然后她告诉Billy她知道Billy为什么会做这样的噩梦。 Billy asked her why．Billy问她为什么。“Do you remember what bedtime story I read you last night？”Billy's mom asked．“It was called The Scary Jungle Book！”“你还记得昨晚我给你读了什么睡前故事吗？”Billy的妈妈问。“那本书的名字叫《可怕的丛林》 ！”Word Listjungle：land with a lot of plants，trees，and animals 丛林vines：very long，thin plants藤蔓
A Pleasant Tale一个讨人喜欢的传说The king had made a law．国王制定了一项法律。The people of the town had to be pleasant to the princess．镇上的人必须对公主友好。Each day，the princess stood on the castle wall so everyone could be pleasant to her．每天，公主都站在城墙上，这样每个人就能有机会对她表示友好。And each day，a few people looked up pleasantly．每天只有几个人友好地抬头看公主。No one waved or smiled．没有人向公主挥手或者微笑。This made the princess sad and mad．这让公主伤心又生气。One day，she noticed a market girl in the marketplace．有一天，她注意到市场上有个卖货的女孩。The market girl waved and everyone she met waved back to her．女孩向看到的人挥手示意，别人也向她挥手。They smiled．They looked pleasant．他们向她微笑，看起来很友好。The princess had the girl brought to the castle．公主命人把女孩带到城堡里。“Why do people wave and smile at you？Why are they pleasant？”demanded the princess．公主质问道：“为什么人们向你挥手微笑？为什么他们对你很友好？”The market girl thought this was a silly question．卖货的女孩认为这是个愚蠢的问题。“Perhaps it is because I wave and smile at them，”she said pleasantly．“也许是因为我向他们挥手微笑，”她友好地说。The next day，the princess stood on the castle wall and waved．第二天，公主站在城墙上挥手。She even smiled．她甚至微笑了。Down in the marketplace，the market girl waved and smiled back．下面市场上的卖货女孩也向她挥手微笑。This made the princess happy．这让公主很开心。Word Listlaw：rule that everyone has to follow 法律pleasant：nice，kind 友好的marketplace：a special place in a town where people can go to buy fruit，vegetables，meat，and other food 市场
Mia's black cat climbed to the top of a telephone pole and couldn't get down.（ 米娅的黑猫爬到了电话杆的顶上下不来了。）"Come down, Spooky!" cried Mia. （“快下来，斯普琪！”米娅喊道。）She thought hard. What could she do? （她努力地想，自己能做什么呢？）She went across the street to ask Mr. Carson for help. （她跑到街对面向卡森先生寻求帮助。）He was a firefighter before he retired.（ 他退休之前是一位消防员。）"What's the matter, Mia?" asked Mr. Carson when he saw Mia's tears.（“怎么了，米娅？”他看到米娅哭了于是问道。） "My cat is up that pole, and I can't get her down!" （“我的猫跑到杆子上面去了，现在弄不下来了。”）Mr. Carson hugged Mia and said, "I'll call my buddies at the fire station. They will come and help."（卡森先生抱了抱米娅说：”我这就给我消防局的伙计们打电话。他们会来帮忙的。“） A few minutes later, Mia saw the fire truck coming.（ 几分钟之后，米娅看到消防车到了。）The firefighters parked near the pole and raised a long ladder to the top. （那些消防员们把车停在了杆子附近，然后举起一个长长的梯子伸到顶端。）A firefighter climbed the ladder and reached out for Spooky.（一位消防员爬上了梯子，伸手去够斯普琪。） Just then, Spooky jumped to a nearby tree branch, climbed down the tree, and ran into the backyard. （就在那个时候，斯普琪跳到了附近的树枝上，顺着树爬了下去，跑到了后院。）Mia said, "Spooky! You naughty cat!" （米娅说到：”斯普琪！你个淘气的猫！“）Mr. Carson and the firefighters laughed and laughed.（卡森先生和消防员们都笑了。）Word list:（词汇列表）retired: stopped working because of old age（退休）buddies: friends（伙计，朋友）branch: arm of a tree（树枝）naughty: bad（淘气）
Dave and Grant Love KayakingDave和Grant喜欢划皮划艇Dave and his friend Grant love to go kayaking in the summer．Dave和他的朋友 Grant很喜欢在夏天划皮划艇。Dave's kayak is yellow，and Grant's is red．Dave的皮划艇是黄色的，Grant的是红色的。Whenever it is not raining，they go kayaking in the small lake in town．只要不下雨，他们就在城里的小湖上划皮划艇。They look for fish，turtles，and muskrats when they go kayaking．他们在皮划艇上寻找鱼、海龟和麝鼠。They also like to see ducks and loons．他们也喜欢看鸭子和潜鸟。Sometimes they bring fishing rods so they can try to catch fish．有时他们会带鱼竿，这样他们就可以尝试钓鱼。Sometimes they just paddle around．有时他们只是四处划水。They have the most fun when they race each other in their kayaks．当他们比赛划皮划艇赛时，他们玩得最开心。They always pack a lunch．他们通常会打包午餐。They have a favourite place on the lake to stop and eat their sandwiches．他们在湖边有一个最喜欢的地方，可以停下来吃三明治。After lunch，they paddle around some more．午饭后，他们会再划一会。Then they stop again to have some cookies．然后他们又停下来吃饼干。Sometimes they are very busy，but they go for at least half an hour each day．有时他们会很忙，但他们每天至少去划半个小时。They really love kayaking．他们真的很喜欢划皮划艇。Word Listkayak：a small boat for usually one or two people 皮划艇muskrat：a large rodent that lives mostly in lakes and rivers麝鼠loon：a bird that can dive under the water 潜鸟fishing rod：a long stick used for catching fish钓杆paddle：move around用桨划船
My class is going to the movies on a field trip next week. （我们班下周要去看电影。）We have to get permission slips signed before we go.（我们去之前必须得到同意签字回执才行。）We also need to ask our parents if they can drive us to the movie theatre.（我们也需要问自己的父母是否能够开车送我们到电影院。）We are going to see a movie that tells the story of a book we read. （我们要去看的电影是讲述一本书的故事，这本书我们读过的。）We love it when movies are made from books.（我们很喜欢自己看过的书被制作成电影。） It is fun to compare the movie to the book. （把书很电影做一个对比很有意思。）I usually like the book better.（我通常更喜欢书。）We get to the movie early so we can buy popcorn. （我们早一点到电影院这样可以买爆米花。）Some of us buy candy and drinks, too. （有一些人也会买糖果和饮料。）We all enjoy the movie.（我们都喜欢看电影。） When we go back to school, we talk about the things in the movie and the book. （当我们回到学校的时候，都在谈论电影和书里的情节。）They are similar, but we all agree the book is better. Books let you picture the characters any way you want to.（它们很类似，但我们一致认为书会更好一些。书让我们以自己想要的方式去想象那些人物。）Word list:（词汇列表）field trip: a short school trip to a museum, par, theatre, etc. to learn things away from the classroom （实习；考察旅行）permission slips: pieces of paper for a parent to sign to show it is okay for their child to go somewhere（同意回执）character: people in a book or movie（人物）
Tyler asked his mom if he could ride his bike to the park. "As long as you wear your helmet when you are riding, " she said. （泰勒问他妈妈他能不能骑自行车去公园。”只要你骑车的时候戴上头盔就可以。“妈妈说。）When Tyler got to the park, it was filled with people holding garbage bags.（当泰勒到公园的时候，到处都是拿着垃圾袋的人。）A lot of his friends were there, and so were his teachers.（他的很多朋友都去那了，老师们也去了。） His friend Bella said, "Everyone is pitching in and cleaning the park today. " （她的朋友贝拉说：”大家今天都在出一份力清理公园。）She asked Tyler if he would help. "Sure," Tyler said and asked for a garbage bag.（她问泰勒是不是要一起帮忙。泰勒说：“当然了。”然后也要了一个垃圾袋。）There was garbage everywhere. （到处都有垃圾。）Tyler piked up candy wrappers. juice boxes, newspapers, and apple cores. It was really gross.（泰勒捡了糖纸、果汁盒子、报纸和苹果核。真的有点恶心。）After an hour, he had filled three garbage bags. His friends filled a lot of garbage bags, too.（一个小时之后，他装满了三个垃圾袋。他的朋友也装满了好多垃圾袋。）When everyone was finished, one of the teachers loaded the filled garbage bags into his pick-up truck to take them to the dump. （当大家都忙完了，其中一位老师把所有的垃圾袋都装进他的小货车带到垃圾场。）The park looked great. （公园看起来棒极了。）Then they put up signs around the park that said, "Please place garbage in garbage cans and keep the park clean."（然后他们在公园里贴上一些告示，上面写着“请把垃圾扔到垃圾桶，保持公园整洁。”）The teachers bought pizza and lemonade for everyone who helped clean the park.（ 老师们给帮忙清理公园的每一个人都买了匹萨和柠檬汁。）After they ate, Tyler and his friends put their garbage into the garbage cans.（吃完了以后，泰勒和朋友们把垃圾都扔进了垃圾箱。）Word list: （词汇列表）helmet: protection for your head （头盔）pitching in: helping （帮忙，出一份力）core: the middle of an apple, where the seeds are （核）dump: a large place where everyone's garbage goes.（垃圾场）
Going to the Library去图书馆The library is a great place to visit for help with school work，and for fun．图书馆是一个做作业和享受时间的好地方。You can go to your library，and there will always be someone there to help you find what you want．你可以去图书馆，总会有人帮你找到你想要的书。That person is a librarian．那个人就是图书管理员。You can ask your librarian to help you find books about any subject that interests you．你可以让图书管理员帮你找到任何你感兴趣的学科的相关书籍。Libraries have books about everything from airplanes to zebras．图书馆里有各种各样的书，从飞机到斑马，应有尽有。If you like to read fiction，your librarian can suggest adventure books，fantasy books，and much more．如果你喜欢看小说，图书管理员会向你推荐惊险小说、幻想小说以及其他类型的小说。If you are having a hard time finding an answer to a question，ask your librarian to help you find the answer．如果你很难找到一个问题的答案，可以去向图书管理员寻求帮助。Your librarian can help you locate information in magazines，newspaper articles，and on the computer．图书管理员可以帮助你在杂志、报纸文章和电脑上找到相关信息。Libraries are also great places to go if you want a quiet place to read or study．如果你想要一个安静的地方阅读或学习，图书馆是个好去处。They have areas with cozy chairs where you can curl up and read a book．图书馆有专门的区域会摆放舒适的椅子，你可以在那里蜷缩起来，静静读一本书。They also have tables and chairs where you can work on school reports．他们也有桌子和椅子，你可以在那里写学校的报告。Don't forget to visit your library，and remember to thank your librarian for their help．别忘了去图书馆，也记得感谢图书管理员的帮助。Word Listfiction：stories that are not true小说locate：find确定……的位置cozy：comfortable舒适的
Every spring Max and his brother Will go to the pond at the end of their street to look for tadpoles. （每年春天麦克斯都和他的弟弟威尔去街角的那个池塘找蝌蚪。）They love to catch them so they can watch them turn into frogs.（他们喜欢抓蝌蚪这样他们就能观察蝌蚪变成青蛙。）This spring when Max and Will go to the pond to catch tadpoles, they see a turtle sitting on a log enjoying the Sun. "Look at the cool turtle," says Will.（今年春天麦克斯和威尔去池塘抓蝌蚪，他们看见一个乌龟坐在一根圆木上看太阳。“看那个酷酷的乌龟。”威尔说。）"Should we try to catch it?" Max asks.（“我们应该抓住它吗？”麦克斯问。）Will answers, "I like catching tadpoles better." Max agrees with Will. （威尔回答：“我更喜欢抓蝌蚪。”麦克斯也这么想。）They fill their bucket with tadpoles and head home.（他们把蝌蚪装满了水桶就回家了。）When they get there, they empty the bucket into a big, wide tub.（当他们到家的时候，他们把所有的蝌蚪倒进了一个大大的白色的浴缸。）They cover the tub with a screen so animals can't get to the tadpoles. （他们把大浴缸盖住了，这样动物们就抓不到蝌蚪了。）They keep the tub in the shade so the water does not get too hot.（他们把浴缸放到了阴凉处，这样水就不会变热。）Max and Will go to the pond every day to bring back fresh water and leaves from the bottom of the pond for the tadpoles to eat.（麦克斯和威尔每天都从池塘底部带回一些新鲜的水和叶子给蝌蚪吃。）After six weeks, the tadpoles grow into frogs. Then Max and Will take them back to the pond so they can live happily ever after.（六周之后，蝌蚪长成青蛙了。然后麦克斯和威尔把他们带回到了池塘，这样他们就能开心地生活啦。）Word list:（词汇列表）pond: small lake （池塘）tadpole: a very small animal with a tail, before it becomes a frog （蝌蚪）tub: a container for holding water （浴缸）shade: area away from the Sun （阴凉处）
Sarah's family's washing machine stopped working, so her dad ordered a new one. It was going to be delivered on Saturday. （莎拉家的洗衣机坏了，所以她爸爸又订购了一台新的。周六就会送到了。）On Saturday, Sarah and her friend Emily sat in the front yard waiting for the delivery. （到了周六，莎拉和她的朋友艾米莉坐在前院等着快递。）They were excited because they knew that they would get to play with the box. "Big boxes are so much fun," said Sarah.（他们非常兴奋，因为他们知道他们很快就能玩那个大盒子了。莎拉说：”大盒子太有意思了。“）Emily agreed and said, "We can make the box into whatever we want. Here comes the delivery truck!" （艾米莉也这么认为，说：“我们可以把盒子做成我们想做的东西。快递卡车来了！”）As soon as the washing machine was out of the box, Sarah and Emily took out some crayons and colored all over it. （洗衣机一拿出盒子，莎拉和艾米莉就拿出了一些蜡笔开始给大盒子涂色。）They turned it into a pink, blue, and yellow clubhouse.（他们把大盒子变成了一个粉色、蓝色和黄色的妙妙屋。）It was their clubhouse for a while, and then it was a fancy car. （一会是一个妙妙屋，一会是一辆漂亮的车。）After that, they cut out a square on one side and made it into a TV.（又一会，他们在一侧剪了一个正方形，把大盒子变成了电视机。）They acted out their favorite TV shows for the rest of Sarah's family. It was a fun day for everyone.（他们为莎拉的家人表演他们最喜欢的电视节目。对大家来说都是有趣的一天。）Word list: （词汇列表）washing machine: a large machine for washing clothes （洗衣机）clubhouse: a secret place for friends to meet （俱乐部、会所、妙妙屋）
Playing Catch玩接球Kate and her brother Jake like to play catch．凯特和她哥哥杰克喜欢玩接球游戏。They play with softballs，footballs，and tennis balls．他们玩垒球、足球和网球。They toss balls back and forth in the yard all the time．他们一直在院子里来回投掷球。Sometimes they go to the park to have more space for throwing the balls further．有时，他们去公园，那里空间更多，可以将球扔得更远。When it is raining out，they play catch in the basement．下雨的时候，他们就在地下室玩接球游戏。They use a tennis ball，because it bounces off the basement walls．他们用网球，因为网球可以从地下室的墙上再反弹回来。Jake is going to soccer camp for a week this summer．今年夏天杰克打算去足球场露营一个星期。Kate is sad because she won't have anyone to play catch with while he is gone．凯特很伤心，因为他不在的时候，她找不到人一起玩接球了。The week before Jake leaves，they go to the park together．杰克离开前的一个星期，他们一起去公园。There is a girl tossing a ball by herself．有个女孩一个人扔球玩。Kate and Jake invite her to play with them．凯特和杰克邀请她和他们一起玩。Her name is Brooke．她叫布鲁克。Kate is happy because she has a new friend to play catch with while her brother is at camp．凯特很高兴，因为哥哥去露营的时候，她可以和新朋友一起玩接球。Word Listtoss：throw lightly 投掷basement：the lowest floor of a house or building 地下室
Who Invented the Sandwich？谁发明了三明治？Schoolchildren in some countries often eat sandwiches．一些国家的学生经常吃三明治。However，there is some argument about who thought of putting food between two slices of bread．然而，对于是谁想出在两片面包之间放食物，有一些争论。Some people think it was a man named John Montagu．一些人认为是一个叫约翰·蒙塔古的人。He was a man who lived in England a long time ago．他是一个很久以前住在英国的人。He lived in a town called Sandwich．他住在一个叫 Sandwich的小镇。This man loved to play card games．这个人喜欢玩纸牌游戏。Once he was so busy playing cards，he did not want to stop to eat．他一旦忙着打牌，就不想停下来吃饭。He asked his cook to put some meat between two slices of bread so he could eat and play cards at the same time．他让厨师在两片面包之间放些肉，这样他就可以一边吃饭一边玩牌。So，John Montagu ate the world's first sandwich．于是，约翰·蒙塔古吃上了世界上第一个三明治。However，the people of France do not believe this story．但是，法国人不相信这个故事。They say that French farm workers and travellers would often prepare meat or fish between two slices of bread，but they did not have a special name for it．他们说，法国的农场工人和旅行者经常在两片面包之间放些肉或鱼，只是他们没有为此命名而已。Word Listinvent：a person who invents something is the first to make it 发明sandwich：two slices of bread with a filling of meat，cheese and other food between them 三明治
Why the Sea is Salty为什么海是咸的A long time ago，the sea tasted like rain．很久以前，大海的味道尝起来像雨。There was a friendly giant who kept salt in his cave across the sea．有一个友好的巨人，他把盐藏在海对面的洞穴里。People crossed the sea and asked for salt to make their food taste better．人们横渡大海，来找他要盐，以使食物的味道更好。One day there was a storm．一天有一场暴风雨。The people could not go out to the sea for a long time．人们很长一段时间都不能出海。They ran out of salt．他们的盐用光了。The kind giant stretched his leg across the sea so that the people could walk to his cave．好心的巨人把腿伸向大海，这样人们就可以走到他的洞穴里去了。 However，the giant's foot landed on an anthill．然而，巨人的脚落在了一个山丘上。 Big，red ants started biting the giant's leg．大红蚁开始咬巨人的腿。The people filled their bags with salt and began to return home．人们在布袋里装满了盐，开始回家。The ants bit the giant's leg again．蚂蚁又咬了巨人的腿。The giant cried out and put his sore leg into the sea．巨人大叫一声，把疼痛的腿伸进海里。The ants fell in the water，and so did the people and the bags of salt．蚂蚁掉进水里，人们和盐袋也掉了下来。The giant saved the people，but the salt melted in the water．巨人把人们救了上来，但盐在水中融化了。From that day on，the sea was salty．从那天起，海水就咸了。Word Listcave：a large，natural hole in a mountain 洞穴kind：very friendly 友好的anthill：a large nest built by ants 蚁穴giant：a very big person 巨人
The Fox and the Stork狐狸和白鹳One day，a fox invited a stork to his den for dinner．一天，一只狐狸邀请白鹳到他的窝去吃晚饭。The stork sat down at the table，and the fox brought out two bowls of soup．白鹳坐在桌子旁，狐狸拿出两碗汤。The fox quickly licked up all the soup in his bowl，狐狸迅速把碗里的汤舔光了，but the stork could not drink any of the soup because the bowl was too shallow for her long beak．但白鹳喝不到一点汤，因为碗太浅了，而她的嘴太长。The fox licked his lips and asked，“Why didn't you eat your soup？”狐狸舔了舔嘴唇，问道：“你为什么不喝汤？”And before the stork could answer，the fox took her bowl and licked it up．白鹳还没来得及回答，狐狸就拿起她的碗，舔了起来。The stork，who was polite，said only，“It was polite of you to invite me to dinner．I would like to invite you to my place for dinner tomorrow．”白鹤很有礼貌，她说：“你邀请我吃饭是很礼貌的，我想请你明天去我家吃晚饭。”The next evening，when the fox sat down at the stork's table，soup was served in tall，heavy jars．第二天晚上，狐狸坐在白鹳的桌子旁，汤被放进又高又重的罐子里端了上来。The stork drank down her soup happily，but the fox could not get at the soup inside．白鹳高兴地喝下了汤，但狐狸却喝不到里面的汤。This time，the fox was hungry—but he was also wiser．这一次，狐狸挨饿了——但他也更聪明。Word Liststork：a very tall bird with long legs and a long beak 白鹳beak：the mouth of a bird 嘴shallow：not deep 浅的jar：a container made of glass 罐子wiser：smarter 更聪明
Brother Moon and Sister Sun月亮哥哥和太阳妹妹One night there was a drum dance．一天晚上有一场鼓舞。A young girl stayed at home alone．一个年轻女孩独自呆在家里。Someone came in，blew out the light，and pulled the girl's hair．有人进来，吹灭了灯，揪了一下女孩的头发。The person ran away before the girl could see whom it was．在女孩还没看清楚是谁之前，那个人就跑了。The young girl wanted to find out who pulled her hair．年轻女孩想知道是谁揪了她的头发。She put some ashes in her hair and waited．她把一些灰烬放进头发里，然后等着。The visitor came back，pulled the girl's hair again，and ran away．那个人又来了，揪了一下女孩的头发，然后跑掉了。The girl went quickly to the dance hall．女孩很快就去了舞厅。She saw that her brother had ashes on his hands．她看到她哥哥手上有灰。The girl was very angry．女孩非常生气。She grabbed a torch and ran away．她抓起火把跑掉了。Her brother grabbed his own torch and followed her into the dark night．哥哥抓起自己的火把，跟着她跑进了漆黑的夜晚。He wanted to say sorry．他想道歉。They both ran so fast that they took off into the sky．他们俩跑得快到飞向了天空。The girl became the Sun and her brother，whose torch went out，became the Moon．女孩变成了太阳，她的哥哥，火把熄灭后，成为了月亮。Word Listashes：gray powder from wood or other material 灰烬torch：a stick of wood with fire for seeing at night 火把
Kelly's Broken WristKelly的手腕断了My big sister Kelly fell off her bicycle on the weekend．周末，我的姐姐Kelly从自行车上摔下来了。Luckily，she was wearing a helmet．幸运的是她当时戴着头盔。She didn't hurt her head，but she broke her wrist．她没有伤到头，但手腕骨折了。My dad and I took my sister to the hospital．我和爸爸送姐姐去医院。A man at the hospital took an x-ray of Kelly's wrist．医院的一位男医生为Kelly的手腕做了x光检查。Then another person put a plaster cast on her wrist．然后另一位医生在她的手腕上铸了石膏。Kelly said I could write something on her new cast．Kelly允许我在她的石膏上写点东西。I was the first person to sign my name．我是第一个在她的石膏上签名的人。I also drew a happy face with coloured felt pens．我还用彩色马克笔画了一张笑脸。I think Kelly is brave because she didn't cry．我觉得Kelly很勇敢，因为她没有哭。When Kelly goes skateboarding，though，she always wears a helmet，wrist guards，elbow pads，and knee pads．但是当Kelly 去滑滑板时，她总是戴着头盔、护腕、护肘和护膝。It is very important to protect ourselves when we play sports．当我们运动时，保护自己是非常重要的。Word Listwrist：the part of the arm that joins to the hand 手腕x-ray：a picture of the inside of someone's body X光照片cast：hard material covering a broken bone in order to protect it 石膏
My Special Hobby我的特殊爱好I have a special hobby．It is stamp collecting．我有一个特殊的爱好——集邮。My father used to collect stamps．我父亲以前经常集邮。He gave me his stamp albums．他把他的集邮册给了我。I have been collecting stamps for two years．我已经集邮两年了。I have many stamp albums now！我现在有很多集邮册了！I have stamps from many different places．我有许多不同地方的邮票。My mother’s cousins live in China．我母亲的表兄弟住在中国。They often send me beautiful stamps from that country．他们经常从中国给我寄来精美的邮票。My friend Tara moved to Italy last year．我的朋友Tara去年搬到了意大利。 She sends me stamps，too．她也给我寄邮票。At Christmas time，we get many cards．圣诞节的时候，我们会收到很多卡片。I cut the stamps off the envelopes and put them in my albums．我把信封上的邮票剪下来，放在我的集邮册里。Some stamps are big．Some are small．有些邮票很大，有些很小Some have pictures．Some have photographs．有些有图片，有些有照片。The stamps can be pictures of anything：people，animals，and flowers．邮票可以是任何东西的图片：人、动物和花I got a stamp from Hong Kong．It had different kinds of bread on it．我从香港买了一张邮票，上面有不同种类的面包I enjoy collecting stamps．我喜欢集邮。Some day I will give my collection to my own children．将来有一天我会把我的收藏品传给我的孩子。Word Listhobby：a favourite free-time activity爱好envelopes：a folded paper container for putting letters in 信封
Hamsters小仓鼠Hamsters are rodents．仓鼠是啮齿动物。They are furry and can be black，white，brown，red，or a mixture of these colours．它们毛茸茸的，有黑色、白色、棕色、红色，也有混合颜色的仓鼠。Hamsters have short tails．仓鼠有短尾巴。Hamsters make good pets because they are easy to take care of．仓鼠是很好的宠物，因为它们很好养。They do not need a lot of space．它们不需要太多的空间。Hamsters usually live in cages that have a lot of room and things to help them exercise．仓鼠通常住在有空间和东西帮助它们锻炼的笼子里。Hamsters eat mostly fruit and nuts．仓鼠主要吃水果和坚果。Some people buy hamster mix at the store，which is a healthy mix of food for hamsters．有些人在商店里买专供仓鼠吃的健康食物混合料。Hamsters can carry food in their cheeks．仓鼠可以将食物藏在脸颊里。Hamsters are usually active in the early morning and in the evening．仓鼠通常在清晨和晚上活动。Word Listrodent：an animal similar to a mouse or rat 啮齿目动物cage：a very small house，usually made of metal，for small animals to live in 笼子
