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1、v1.0可编辑可修改1 . English in the WorldSomeoeople say that the En glish Ian guage no Ion ger bel ongs to the En glish, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of peoplewho use En glish exceeds 750 millio n. Among these, about 350 millio n arenative speakers, while the rest use it as

2、an official language. If weadd to this numberthe people whohave acquired the Ianguage to someextent, the total is close to one billio n.English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a mediumfor con duct ing intern atio nal bus in ess and diplomacy, as well as in scie nee and medic ine

3、, the Intern et,air and sea com muni cati ons,international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies. 世界上的英语有人说英语已不再属于英国人了，它属于全世界。据估计，使用英语的人超过七亿五千万，其中大约有三 亿五千万是以英语为母语的人，而其余的人将英语作为官方语言使用。如果我们再加上已经掌握英语到一 定程度的人，这个总数将接近十亿。英语，作为进行国际业务和外交的工具，在世界上起着越来越重要的作用。它还在科学、医药、互联网、空中及海洋通信、国际体育赛事、电台电

4、视节目、流行歌曲及电影中发挥着越来越重要的作用。estimate 估计exceed超过n ative本族的，本国的official官方的acquire掌握tosomeexte nt 达到某种程度billi on千万in creas in gly越来越多地medium工具，手段con duct实行，执行intern atio nal国际的diplomacy夕卜交medici ne医药com muni cati on通信eve nt事件2. A Friendiiv1.0可编辑可修改Whenyou read an English book, you often comeacross new word

5、s. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but whe n you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you doYou have a good friend the n. From him you can lear n what a word means, how to pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always

6、 be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this frie nd is It is a dicti on ary.You can learn someimportant things about words from it, so you must know how to use it.朋友当你读英语书时，你经常会碰到新单词。你可能试着从你知道的词中猜这些词的意思，但是当你无法猜出这些词的意思时，你该怎么办呢这时你有一个好朋友。从他那里你可以学到单词的意思、发音及用法等。这个朋友可以经常伴你左右

7、，你可以经常请他帮忙。你知道这个朋友是谁吗他就是字典。你可以从他那里学习有关词汇的众多重要知识，所以你必须学会如何使用字典。come across 碰至Uguess猜测3 . Lear ning En glish in En gla ndI came to En gla nd last summer. I have bee n in En gla nd for eleve n mon ths.I amgoing to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave for China n ext mon th.At first it was

8、very difficult for me to com muni cate with other peoplein English. Now I can speak English much better, and even understandEn glish televisi on, because I have studied hard and my teachers andclassmates have helped me a lot.I have lots of En glish friends now. Some of them have eve n in vited mefor

9、 dinner at their houses. They are interested to learn about China and Chinese people. Every time they ask mea lot of questions, I realize how little I know about my own coun try.在英国学英语去年夏天，我来到英国。现在我在英国已经待了十一个月了。我将很快结束在英国的学习，下个月我就将回中国了。一开始，我觉得很难用英语和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了，甚至可以看懂英语电视，这是因为我学习很努力，老师和同学对我的帮助也很大。

10、现在我有许多英国朋友。一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们家吃饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时，我才意识到自己对祖国的了解是如此之少。com muni cate 交流4. Body LanguageIf you can speak English, you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and un dersta nd. But there is ano ther kind of Ian guage you n eed to know the Ian guage of the body.All over the wo

11、rld, people "talkwith their han ds, with their heads, andwith their eyes. WhenJapanese people meet, they bow. Whenlndians meet, they put their hands together.Whe n British and America n people meet some one for the first time, theyshake han ds. They do not usually shake hands with people they k

12、now well.Womersometimes kiss their womenfriends, and men kiss womenfriends (on the cheek onl y). Whe n a man meets a man frie nd, he just smiles, and says"Hello Men do not kiss each other, or hold han ds. Eve n fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.身体语言即使你会说英语，你知道很多英文单词，你会读，会说，能听懂，但还有另外

13、一种语言你需 要了解那就是身体语言。在全世界，人们都用他们的手、头和眼睛“说话”。当日本人见面时，他们相互鞠躬。印度 人见面时他们双手合十。当英国人和美国人第一次和别人见面时，他们互相握手。通常，他们不和熟悉的人握手。女 人有时亲吻她们的女性朋友，男人也会亲吻女性朋友（只亲脸颊）。当男人见到男性朋友时， 他只微笑着说声“你好”。男人之间不会互相亲吻或牵手。即使是父子之间也不会经常亲吻 对方。5. HobbiesMy hobby is collectingstamps. WhenI began, I tried to collect the stampsof all the countries,

14、 but now I collect only Greek and Indian ones because I have friends in Greece and I live in India. Some of my stamps are very pretty, and they are all interesting.Whenyou look at stamps carefully,they teach you a lot about the history of other coun tries.My brother's hobby is watching trains. H

15、e goes to our station and watches them there. When an engine goes through the station he writes down its n ame and nu mber. He likes train watch ing very much, but I don't. I went to the statio n with him one day, but it was n't in teresti ng.My sister's hobby is sew ing. She has n't

16、 got a sew ing mach ine, but shesews with our mother's. Sometimes she sews by hand too. She makes mostof her clothes, and when I tear my shirt or my trousers, I take them toher and she mends them.业余爱好我的爱好是集邮。开始时，我设法收集所有国家的邮票，但是现在我只收集希腊和印度的， 因为我有朋友在希腊，而我生活在印度。我的一些邮票非常漂亮，而且都很有趣。当你仔细 看邮票时，它们会教你很多其他

17、国家的历史。我兄弟的爱好是看火车。他去我们的车站，在那里看火车。当一辆车进站时，他写下车名和 车号。他非常喜欢看火车，但我不喜欢。一天，我和他一起去车站，但那一点都不有趣。我姐姐的爱好是缝纫。她没有缝纫机，但她用妈妈的。有时她也用手缝。她大多数的衣服是 她自己做的，当我扯破衬衣或裤子时，我就把它们拿给她补。engine 火车头sewing 缝纫tear 撕破mend修补6 Climbi ng Mou ntai nsDo you like climb ing mountains My frie nd Ted does. He has n ever climbeda dan gerous moun

18、tain, but he has climbed some quite big and difficulton es. He bega n to climb rocks whe n he was a small boy. Ted liked it verymuch and he did not get very tired. The n ext year his father took himup some mountains in Scotla nd, and he was very happy.Last summer holidays, Ted's un cle in vited

19、him to go to Switzerla nd. The mountains are high there. They went to Switzerla nd by train and had a very good holiday. They climbed several mountains. At the end of the holiday he said to Ted, "You are still very young, but you already climb well."Ted was very glad.Now Ted wants to go to

20、 China to climb some of the very high peaks in theHimalayas, but he is still too young and also he has n't got eno ugh money.Perhaps one day he will become rich, and then he will go to China.爬山你喜欢爬山吗我朋友特德喜欢。他从没爬过危险的山，但他曾爬过一些很大很难爬的山。当他还是个小男孩的时候，他就开始攀登岩石了。特德很喜欢这个运动，一点也不感到疲倦。第二年，他父亲带他登上苏格兰的一些山，他非常开

21、心。去年暑假，特德的叔叔邀请他去瑞士。那里的山很高。他们乘火车去了瑞士，过了一个非常愉快的假期。他们爬了几座山。在假期结束时，叔叔对特德说：“你还很年轻，但你已经爬得很好了。”特德听了很高兴。现在，特德想去中国，爬上喜玛拉雅山最高的山峰，但他年纪还太小，而且没有足够的钱。也许有一天他会变得富有，然后他就可以去中国了。Switzerland 瑞士peak 山顶Himalayas 喜马拉雅山7. A Visit to the City CentreOn their first day in the capital,Diana and Peter visited the Old Towerwhich

22、 stood on a hill near the city centre. There were stairs leadingto the top, but Diana and Peter decided to take the lift. At the top there was a cafe and a balcony where visitors could stand and enjoy the view.It was magni fice nt you could see the whole city, the river and thehills bey ond.On their

23、 way back from the Tower, Dia na and Peter went past the mai n square in the city centre. They stopped at a stall to have some orange juice, and sat and watched the traffic for a while. The square was very busy, with cars, buses, bicycles and pedestria ns going in all directi on s. Inthe cen tre of

24、the square there was a policema n con troll ing the traffic.游览市中心戴安娜和彼特第一天游览了首都市容， 去了市中心附近小山上的古塔。古塔有楼梯直通塔顶, 但戴安娜和彼特决定乘坐电梯。塔顶有一个咖啡厅和观光平台，游客可以俯瞰市容。这儿的景色很美丽整座城市尽收眼底，还有远处的河流和群山。在从古塔回来的路上，戴安娜和彼特游览了市中心广场。他们在一个小摊贩前停下喝果汁，坐下小歇一会，观赏街上的车水马龙，广场上小汽车、公共汽车、自行车和行人络绎不绝，广场中心一位警察在指挥交通。stair 楼梯take the lift乘电梯balcony 阳

25、台magn ifice nt壮观的stall 摊点pedestria n行人con trol控制8. A Bus RideOne day I was on a bus. I found an elderly woman standing in front ofme. She had a big bag in her han d. "It's a virtue for a young pers on to help the old,"I said to myself.Whenl was standing up to give my seat to the old la

26、dy, a young foreigner got up quickly say ing, "Please sit dow n."The old lady tha nked him and sat dow n. She looked very happy.I was a little embarrassed because I was sitting in the middle of thebus. Sudde nly a preg nant woma n got onto the bus. I quickly stood up togive up my seat to h

27、er. The foreig ner smiled at me. He said that he was an Australia n, and was a stude nt study ing Chin ese culture in China.乘公共汽车一天，我在一辆公共汽车上。我发现一位年长的妇人站在我的面前，她手里拿了个大包。“帮助老人是年轻人的美德。”我对自己说。当我正要站起来把自己的座位让给那位老妇人时，一个年轻的外国人很快站了起来，说：“请这里坐。”老妇人谢谢他，然后坐下，她看上去非常高兴。我有一点尴尬，因为我坐在车厢的中间。突然一个孕妇上了车。我很快地站起来把座位让给 了她。那

28、个外国人笑着看着我，他说他是澳大利亚人，正在中国学习中国文化。ride骑马、骑脚踏车或乘坐公共交通工具旅行elderly 年长的virtue 美德preg nant怀孕的a Strange CityIf you go out by yourself in a strange city, you might get lost. Whatshould you do How can you find your way Of course, if you never go out alone, you won't get lost, but you will also miss a lot o

29、f good experie nces.One thi ng you can do in case you get lost is take a map alon g. It mightalso be a good idea to take a card from your hotel, so you have the hotel's address. If the map does n't help you, or if you forget to take one, you must ask how to get where you're going. You ca

30、n ask, for example, "There is Nova Hotel'or "How do I get to Nova Hotel"or "Do you know where Nova Hotel is"Police officers and clerks in shops are often helpful when you ask directi ons.在一个陌生的城市里如果你在陌生的城市里一个人出去走走，你可能会迷路。那你该怎么办呢你该如何找到路呢当然，如果你从来不独自出门，你不会迷路，但是你将会错过许多很好的经历。

31、为了防止迷路，你能做的一件事就是随身携带一份地图。随身带一张酒店的卡片也是个好主 意，这样你就知道酒店的地址了。如果地图帮不了你，或者你忘记带地图了，你必须向他人 问路。例如，你可以问“ Nova酒店在哪里”或者问“我该怎么走才能到 Nova酒店”或者问“您知道Nova酒店在哪里吗”当你要问路时，警察或商店的店员通常会帮助你。get lost 迷路experie nee经历 in case女口果，万一10. A School Out ingThe date for school outing was set for June 20th. The principal told usit woul

32、d cost six dollars each. "This year,"he said, "We will go by train. This is a cha nge from last year."We assembled at the school at 9 o'lock, and by 9:30 we were aboard the train .It was a good arran geme nt. Each car held two classes. Three cars were added to the regular tra

33、in so that there would be eno ugh room for other passe ngers. As our classes were only about thirty each, there waspie nty of room.We arrived at our destination by twelve, and each class went with its teacher to lunch. Then the guides came and took us for a tour of WestPoint and fin ally we stopped

34、at a small river where we had sn acks.We were on the tra in aga in by six o'lock. We n ever n eeded the rain coats every one was carry ing.一次学校旅行学校旅行的日子定在六月二十日。校长告诉我们，每个人要花六美元。“今年，”他说，“我们将乘火车去。这与去年不同。”我们九点在学校集合，九点半我们上了火车。这是个很好的安排。每个车厢可以容纳两个 班。在常规列车上，加挂了三节车厢，这样其他的乘客也有足够的空间。因为我们每个班大 约有三十人，所以有足够的地方

35、。我们十二点到达目的地，每个班和他们的老师一起去吃午饭。然后导游来带我们去游览西点 军校，最后在小河边停下来，我们在那儿吃点心。outi ng 外出，旅行 arrangement 安排 旅客dest in ati on 目的地到六点钟，我们又登上了火车。我们根本没用上我们每个人都带的雨衣。assemble 集合passenger 乘客,prin cipal负责人，校长regular 定期的guide导游11. A Forgetful PersonOnce there lived an old man in a tow n. He always forgot thin gs. So the nh

36、e went out, his wife always said to him, "Don't forget this."One day he went on a long trip alone. He went to the stati on and bought a he boarded the train.About an hour later, the con ductor bega n to check tickets. He came tothe old man and said, "Will you please show me your t

37、icket"The old manlooked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. "Isurely bought a ticket, but I cannot find it,"said the old man. "I believe you bought a ticket. All right. You don't have to buy ano ther ticket"said the con ductor kin dly, but the ol

38、d man still looked worried and said, "If I don't find myticket, I cannot remembermystation. Where amI going" 一个健忘的人从前，在一个镇里住着一位老人。他总是忘记事情。所以当他出门时，他的妻子总是对他说，“不要忘记这个。”一天，他要独自出趟远门。他去火车站买了票。随后，他上了火车。大约一小时后，乘务员开始查票。他走到老人面前说：“可以把你的票给我看一下吗”老人 翻遍了口袋，怎么也找不到他的票。“我肯定买了票，但我找不到了。”老人说。“我相信 你买了票。好吧。你不用补票了。”乘务员和善地说。但是老人看上去仍然非常着急，他说：“如果我找不到我的票，我就记不起该在哪个站下车。我是要去哪里呢”forgetful 健忘的board上（船、飞机等）con ductor乘务员，售票员 surely 肯定地