Learning English is like building a house. Laying a strong foundation is the first and most important step. In other words, you should read and speak English every day. Memorizing new words and phrases is also helpful.Like building a house, learning English takes some time. So don't be impatient. Remember, "Rome wasn't built in a day." 学英文就像盖房子一样。奠定扎实的基础是第一步也是最重要的一步。换句话说，你应该每天读英文和说英文。记新的单词和短语也是很有帮助的。就像盖房子一样，学英文需要一些时间。因此不要没有耐心。记住:“罗马不是一天造成的。” 第二篇
Smoking and Health吸烟与健康
Everyone knows smoking is bad for your health.People who smoke too much may not live long.Millions of people die from smoking each year.Smoking causes many illnesses.Those who smoke often have bad teeth.A lot of people cough because of smoking.One of the most serious illnesses caused by smoking is lung cancer.Many people suffer from this terrible disease and lose their lives.Smoking is bad not only for smokers,but also for non-smokers especially women and children.Smoke caused by cigarettes may harm their health.Smoking is no good for your health.I hope all smokerscan give up smoking for themselves and also for the people around them.Let's enjoy clean air together. 每个人都知道吸烟有害健康。吸烟过多的人大多活不长，每年有数百万人死于吸烟。吸烟能导致许多疾病，那些经常吸烟的人牙齿不好，许多烟民也因吸烟而常常咳嗽。吸烟引起的最严重的疾病是肺癌。许多人被这种可怕的疾病夺去了生命。吸烟不仅有害烟民的健康，也毒害着不吸烟的人,尤其是妇女和儿童。吸烟产生的毒气很可能使他们的健康受到损害吸烟对健康有百害而无一利。我希望所有的烟民能为了自己和周围的人的健康而戒烟。让我们共享清新洁净的空气吧！ 第三篇
Sportsmanship体育精神
Sportsmanship means the right spiritfor people who are taking part in any sport or playing any game.Everybody knows that a real sportsman would never dream of cheating in a game.He always plays fair and follows the rules of the game.He takes the game seriously. He is keen to win,plays with all his energy to beat his opponent,and expects his opponents to be as serious as he is.He will play a losing game with dignity.An unsportsmanlike player will often lose his temper when he is losing,like a spoilt child.The true sportsman keeps in good humor even when he is defeated.The final test of a real sportsman is whether he can take defeat well.If he is defeated and congratulates the winner,he has indeed the true sporting spirit 运动员精神是相对于那些参加各种级别的运动会，并尽力参加每一场比赛的用动员而言的。所有人都知道真正的运动员从不奢望在赛场上靠作弊取胜。他总是行为正直，遵守比赛规则，并且认真地进行比赛，他渴望取胜，全身心地投入以击败对手。同时，他又期待对手像他一样严肃地对待比赛。即使他对比赛没有信心但他还是带着尊严参赛一个不称职的运动员在比赛失败时会大发脾气，像宠坏的孩子似的。而真正的运动员即使被击败了，还照样保持幽默的态度。检验一个运动员的真正标准是他对待失败的态度。假如他被击败时，仍真诚地向获胜者表示祝贺，那他就完全具备了成为一个真正的运动员的品质了。 第四篇
Blue Planet蓝色星球
We all have a common home.She provides us with enough food, enough water and enough living room.We get everything from nature to live better,but we don't do anything to protect her.Now the air is polluted,the earth is poisoned,water is unsafe to drink and rubbish is burying the civili- zation that man ownsOur environment is being pollutedfaster than nature and man's efforts can prevent.Time is bringing us more people,and more people will bring us more industry.So many trees will be cut down,and more large cities will be set up.Lots of waste material,in turn,is produced and harms the environment.So some experts declare that the balance of nature is being upset,so that the very survival of man is in danger.What can solve this growing problem?The answer is that we must control population growth,forbid people to cut down trees and pour waste water into rivers and so on.If we do this,the environment will become clean,and our lives will be full of happiness 我们拥有一个共同的家她向我们提供足够的粮食，足够的水和足够的空间。为了生活得更好，我们向自然界索取，但我们却从不保护她现在空气被污染了，土地盐碱化了，人们不能安全饮水，垃圾埋葬了现代文明。我们的环境正在被污染污染速度远远比自然界和人类现在尽力制止污染的速度快。随着时间的推移，人口的增加，人们会发展更多的工业。于是大片森林被砍伐，更多的大型城市开始建立。这一切导致的结果是:产生大量的垃圾。环境也被破坏了。于是专家们宣称自然界正在失去平衡。人们的生存环境正处在危险中。如何来解决这个正在扩大化的问题呢?答案是我们必须控制人口增长的速度,禁止滥伐和向河里排污如果我们能够做到这些环境将会得到净化,我们的生活间充满幸福。 第五篇Unusual Echoes不同寻常的回音 Once Mark Twain and two friends were sitting in a restaurantOne friend has just returned from a trip to Vermont.The friend said that the air in the mountains of Vermont was very clear.In many placesthe echo of a voice came back five times stronger than the original voice.The second friend said that was nothing.In Colorado,where he lived,in many placesthe echo of a voice spoken in the morning came back in the afternoon.Mark Twain laughed, Then he said,Listen!The echoes which you have told me about are very unusual.But in a small church in Missouri, where I was born,there is an echo more unusual than those.What is so strange about the echo there?asked one of them.Well,I will tell you,said Mark TwainThe echo in that church is so unusual that if one asks in a loud voice:Good Morning!How are you?The echo repeats very clearly after a moment:Very well,thank you. And how are you? 有一次，马克.土温和两个朋友在饭馆里坐着。一个朋友刚从佛蒙特旅行回来。这位朋友说佛蒙特的大山里空气非常清新。在许多地方，一个声音的回音要比原来的声音强五倍。第二个朋友说那没有什么。在他居住的科罗拉多的许多地方，一个早上说话的声音要到下午才能返回。马克.土温大笑起来，然后他说:你们说的那些回音非常不同寻常。但是在我出生的密苏里的一个小教堂里，有一个回音比你们说的那些更不同寻常。那里的那个回音有什么不同寻常的?一个人问。好吧，我来告诉你们，马克.土温说。那个教堂里的回音真的非常不同寻常，如果一个人大声问:早上好!你好吗?过一会儿，回音会清楚地回答:非常好，谢谢。你好吗？ 第六篇A Different Kind of Audience不一样的听众
Al Smith was governor of New York States. He was a famous man.He was born very poor on the East Side of New York City.He had little education.He worked very hard and won great success.One day,as governor, he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing.Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United StatesThe head of the prisonasked Mr.Smith to say something to the prisoners.Mr.Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before.He did not know how to begin.Finally,he said,"My fellow citizens..."Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen.He began again."My fellow prisoners..." That did not sound right,so he said,Well,anyway,I'm glad to see so many of you here today. 阿尔.史密斯是纽约的州长。他是个名人。他出生在纽约市东部的一个穷苦家庭。他读书不多，但是他工作勤奋，终于获得了很大的成就。有一天，作为州长，他访问星星州的监狱。星星监狱是全国最大的监狱之一。监狱长请史密斯对囚犯们说几句话。史密斯先生从来没有对这一类听众讲过话。他不知道该怎样开口。最后，他说:"我亲爱的公民们......"接着他想起一个人蹲进监狱就不再是公民了。他重新开始:"我亲爱的囚犯们......"那听起来也不对劲儿，于是他说:噢，无论如何，今天在这儿见到你们这么多人真是太高兴了。 第七篇What's Wrong with Them他们怎么了？
Mr.Knott was a teacher.He taught in a big school in London.He lived a long way from the school,so he was usually quite tired when he got home.At nine o'clock one evening,when he was in bed,the telephone rang in the hall of his small house,so he went down stairs,picked up the telephone and said,This is White bridge 3165. Who's speaking, please?Watt,a man answered.What's your name, please? Said Mr. Knott."Watt's my name,"was the answerYes,I asked you that,What's your name? Mr. Knott said again.I told you.Watt's my name, Said the other man."Are you Jack Smith?"No.I'm Knott, answered Mr.Knott.Will you give your name,please?Said Mr.Watt."Will Knott" answered Mr.Knott.Both Mr.Watt and Mr.Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought,That is a stupid man! 诺特先生是一名教师。他在伦敦一所规模很大的学校里教书。他的住处离学校很远，所以到家时，他总觉得很累。有一天晚上九点，他已上床睡觉的时候。大厅里传来了电话铃声他走下楼去接电话说:这是白桥3165号，请问您是谁？瓦特，一个男人回答。你叫什么名字，"诺特先生说。"瓦特是我的名字。"那个男人回答。是的，我问你叫什么名字？诺特又问了一次。我告诉你了，瓦特是我的名字。对方再一次回答。"你是杰克史密斯吗？"不，我是诺特。诺特回答。能告诉我你的名字吗？瓦特先生问道。"好，诺特。"诺特先生答道。瓦特先生和诺特先生都很不高兴地挂上了电话，并且都认为对方：真是一个蠢人！ 第八篇
A Cheap Meal霸王餐
A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.The man read it carefully,then ordered all of the most expensive dishes.The waiter served the meal and the man ate it with great enjoyment.Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man's table.The waiter came up and said to the man,"What would your little boy like,sir"Oh,just an ice cream, the man told him.Then he stood up and said to the waiter,"I'm just going out to buy a newspaper."He left the restau- rant.The waiter gave the boy an ice creamThe boy ate it,and then stood up and walked to the door.The waiter ran towards him.Excuse me,he said,"but your father hasn't come backand he hasn't paid for his meal or for your ice cream."I'm sorry,the young boy said,"that has nothing to do with me."Oh,yes it does, the waiter said,you will stay here until your father comes back and pays his bill.He's not my father the boy said."I don't know who he is."The waiter did not understand."What do you mean?"he asked.The man came up to me in the street, the boy said.He asked me if I liked ice cream.I told him I did.Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2 o'clockand sit down at his table.He said he'd give me some. 一个男人走近一家餐厅在一张桌前坐下来。一个服务员走过来，把菜单地给了他。这个人仔细地看着，然后点了所有最贵的菜。服务员端来了菜，他高兴地享用着。过了一会儿，一个小男孩来到餐厅，坐在这个人的桌前。服务员走过来问这个人"您的小孩想要点什么，先生？"哦，就来个冰淇淋吧。那人告诉他。然后那人站起来对服务员说:"我出去买一份报纸。"他走出餐厅，服务员给男孩拿来了冰淇淋。男孩吃完后，站起来向门口走去。服务员向他跑来，请原谅，他说，"你的父亲还没有回来，而且他还没有为你的饭和你的冰淇淋买单。"对不起，小男孩说，"这和我没关系。"哦，不，服务员说，你应该等到你父亲回来付完钱。他不是我的父亲。男孩说，"我不知道他是谁。"服务员不明白，问道:"那你是什么意思？"我在街上遇见这人，男孩说，他问我是否喜欢冰淇淋。我告诉他我喜欢。然后他让我在两点钟的时候来餐厅找他，坐在他的餐桌旁，他说他会给我买一些。" 第九篇
Wealth and Health财富与健康 Some think that wealth means everything.In their eyes,they can accomplish anything with enough money.They will take big risks to make moneyonly with the result that they get neither wealth nor health.Actually,health is more important than wealth.Health is the foundation of one's success.If you become sick,it is nearly impossible for you to pursue your career successfully.Also,a person suffering from illness can never enjoy his wealth.Keep healthy first if you want to become wealthy.Maybe wealth can improve health.However,health is more valuable because it is the source of energy.Therefore,you should keep healthy by exercising every dayfollowing proper diet,forming good living habits and trying to avoid and minor diseases. 有些人认为财富就是一切。在他们眼中，只要有足够多的钱，什么事都能得到解决。他们中的一些人不惜冒险求财，结果既没有得到财富，又毁了健康。事实上，健康比财富重要得多。健康是成功的基础。如果你病了，你要追求事业上的成功是不可能的。另一方面，一个受疾病折磨的人从来就不能好好享用他的财富。如果你好变得富有，那么就先保持健康吧。或许财富能改善健康，但是，健康更有价值，因为它是精力的源泉。所以为了保持健康，你应该每天进行锻炼，适当的节食，养成良好的生活习惯，努力避免任何哪怕很轻微的疾病。 第十篇Pride Comes before a Fall骄者必败The teachings of Confucius tell us to be humble. People should not think too highly of themselves. No matter how great one is, there is always someone greater. Therefore, we should be humble in our words and actions. We should always remember the saying, "Pride comes before a fall. 孔子教导我们要谦虚。人们不应该自视太高。不论一个人有多么了不起，总有人比他更了不起。因此，我们在言行上都应该谦虚。我们应当随时记住这句俗话:“骄者必败”。'