70篇短文突破中考英语词汇（四） (2)

1、61. Strawberry and Watermelon JuiceFinding pleasant ways to eat more fruit is one of the secrets of losing weight successfully.Because strawberry and watermelon taste very good when put together, this strawberry and watermelon Juice is a great way to help us to achieve the purpose of losing weightTh

2、is juice is lovely served for breakfast with our strawberry and orange pancakes. Put l/2 cup of strawberries and 2 cups of watermelon together, and serve immediately in your favorite glass.61.草莓西瓜果汁找到吃更多水果的快乐方式是成功减肥的一个秘诀。因为草莓(strawberry)和西瓜(watermelon)放在一起时味道很好，这个草莓西瓜果汁(juice)是帮助我们实现(achieve)减肥目标的好方

3、式。这种果汁配上草莓和橘子薄饼(pancake)，那可是一顿美味的早餐了。放入1/2杯的草莓和2杯西瓜搅拌，装入你最喜欢的玻璃杯里，就立刻端上来吧。 62. CokeIf you have too much coke, sugar, and chocolate, youll be easily getting fat. Now Id like to talk about coke.Coke is a soft drink. It has many advantages but on the other hand many disadvantages which lead to health p

4、roblems.There are plenty of sugar added to give the coke more taste and energy and while energy can be good, too much of it can increase health risks.But it looks as if coke will still remain number one when it comes to soft drinks but please remember that if you have health problems then do not dri

5、nk it, if not, coke still remains a favorite, and drink it sometimes!62.可乐如果你喝太多可乐(coke)、食用太多糖(sugar)和巧克力，你会很容易发胖。现在我想谈谈可乐。可乐是一种软饮料(soft drink)。它有很多好处(advantage)，但另一方面也有很多不利之处(disadvantage)，可以导致(lead to)健康问题。可乐里添加了相当多的糖让可乐味道更好并提供更多能量，虽然能量是好的，但过多会增加(increase)健康风险。但说到软饮料，看起来好像（it looks as if）可乐仍是排名第一，

6、但请记住如果你有健康问题，那么不要喝它，如果没有，可乐仍可作为喜爱之物，可以偶尔饮之。 63. Dont Pay the CostAll kinds of vehiclesbuses, coaches, cars and motorcycles, come and go every day. But it seems that we think the road is ours! The drivers may be a boss or a high-level worker, but will not care about the rules of road.We feel proud th

7、at weve got our driving license, but we muse drive safely. It is wise to follow many rules and laws. You must know what traffic lights and signs(标记)mean You must know where and when you can park Also use common sense and politeness. Be careful and enjoy the drive!Never pay the cost of your and your

8、familys safety along with the safety of other people on the road. Please set an example to your kids and others.63.不要付出这种代价各种车辆(vehicle)-公交车、长途汽车(coach)、轿车以及摩托车(motorcycle)，每天来来往往。但看样子似乎我们认为公路是我们的！这些驾驶员可能是老板或是高水平的(high-level)工人(worker)，却不在乎交通规则我们得到了驾照(driving license)觉得很骄傲，但我们必须安全驾驶。遵守众多规章和法律是明智的(wi

9、se)。你必须要知道交通灯(traffic lights)和标识的含义。你必须要知道你在何时何地停车(park)。此外，运用常识，要有礼貌。要小心并享受驾驶！决不要付出你和你家人的安全以及公路上其他人安全的代价。请为你的孩子以及其他人树立一个榜样(example)。 64. Iron and SteelThe iron and steel industry is an important basic industry of the national economy(经济). Modern life depends greatly on iron, the most widely used of

10、 all metals, usually in the form of steel. It is needed to carry out even the simplest daily tasks.64钢铁钢铁(iron and steel)工业(industry)是国家(national)经济中一个重要的基础产业(basic industry)。现代生活很大程度上依靠(depend on)铁，它是所有金属中应用最广泛的，通常以钢的形式出现。即使是执行(carry out) 一些最简单的日常任务(task)也需要铁。 65. Time Never ReturnsSmall machines h

11、ave been invented to measure(测量) time. They are clocks and watches. The invention was a great success.Today almost everyone wears a watch on his arm to tell the time. Same watches also tell the date Men, women and children wear them. ow good watches are almost completely correct. Repairs and oiling

12、are seldom necessary.A clock wakes us. The clock at the office records the time we arrive at work, and the one in the kitchen tells us when dinner is ready. We try to be on time for conferences, we try to save time for important things and not to waste time on stupid things, and we pay for time to p

13、ark on a busy street. People often say that time is money . Truly we can create wealth by using time in a proper way.Time passes rapidly, and it never returns. We want to be always young, but thats impossible. That is the magic of time We cant catch time. Time is difficult to control and easy to was

14、te In fact, time is dangerous. If we dont control it, it will control us. So we must become the master of time, not its servant.Time is fair to everyone. Lets make good use of our time! Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.65时间永不复返人们已经发明(invent)测量时间的小机器(machine)。它们是钟表(clock)和手表。这项发明是一

15、个伟大的成功。如今几乎每个人都在胳膊上戴着一块手表来看时间，有些也可看日期(date)。男女老少都戴手表。现在好的手表几乎是完全准确的(completely correct)很少需要修理(repair)或上油。钟表可以叫醒我们。办公室的钟表记录我们上班时到达的时间，厨房的钟表告诉我们什么时间饭做好了。我们尽力及时参加会议(conference)，我们尽力为重要事情节省时间而不把时间浪费(waste)在愚蠢的事情上，在繁忙的街道我们为停车的时间付费。人们常说“时间就是金钱”。确实我们可以通过合理利用时间而创造财富(create wealth)。时间快速地(rapidly)逝去，永不复返。我们想要

16、永远年轻，但那是不可能的这就是时间的魅力(magic)我们无法抓住时间。控制(control)时间是困难的(difficult)但浪费时间很容易。实际上，时间是危险的。如果我们不去控制时间，它将控制我们。因此我们必须成为时间的主人(master)而不是它的仆人(servant)。时间对每个人都是公平的(fair)，让我们好好利用(make good use of)我们的时间吧！今天能做的事不要拖延(put off)到明天（今日事今日毕）! 66. The ABC of KongfuFollow the instructions carefully. There are no pictures

17、here, only step by step instruction Also, I hope this article will help those who havent the chance to go to a club for Chinese Kongfu training. You may practice anywhere, but let me offer some suggestions before we begin.If you are practicing a form, you will need enough room However, you may alway

18、s practice parts of the form when there is no enough space The height of the ceiling is not important, either. Even if you have to keep your knees bent(弯曲)in order not to hurt your head, that is in fact good in your training. A dirty basement(地下室) corner may be cleaned-and perhaps an old mirror can

19、be placed on a chair for corrections. You dont need a lot of light, either. What is important is to wear big warm clothing and flat shoes such as cheap cotton tennis shoes.66功夫入门认真按这些说明(instructions)去做。这里没有图片，只是一个个步骤的说明。此外，我希望这篇文章(article)可以帮助那些没机会去好功夫馆(中国功夫培训俱乐部(club)的人。你可以在任何地方练习(practice)但在我们开始之前

20、，让我提供(offer)一些建议(suggestion)。如果你在练习招式，你需要足够的空间。但如果没有足够的空间，你也可以一直练习部分招式。天花板(ceiling)的高度(height)也不重要(not important either)。即使(even if)你为了不伤着头部而不得不弯着膝盖(knee)，要知道，这实际上在你的训练中也是有好处的。可以清理一下脏乎乎的地下室角落(corner)也许椅子上可以放一面旧镜子(mirror)用于改正。你也不需要很多的灯。重要的是穿着宽松温暖的衣服和平底鞋(flat shoes)，如便宜的棉布(cotton)网球鞋。 67.The First Afr

21、ican-American First LadyBarack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has become the number one hero in the heart of Americans. His wife Michelle Obama serves as First Lady. The position of First Lady carries no official(官方的) duties, so each First Lady has served her country according to

22、(按照)her own wishes and interests. Some have played an active role in policy-making.On April 3 in London, U. S First Lady told children at a North London school that being smart is cool, and education is the most important thing in life. She spoke to the students, If you want to know the reason why I

23、 am standing here, its because of education, she told the 100 young girls. I never cut class. I loved getting As, I liked being smart. I thought being. smart is cooler than anything in the world. She tried to lift their spirits and asked the girls to believe their dreams.67.美国第一位非洲裔第一夫人巴拉克奥巴马，美国第44任

24、总统(president)，已经成为美国人心中排名第一的英雄(hero)。他的妻子米歇尔奥巴马任第一夫人。第一夫人的职位(position)没有官方义务，因此每位第一夫人都是按照自己的意愿和兴趣为国家效劳。有一些第一夫人曾在政策制定(policy-making)中起到积极的作用(play an active role in)。4月3日在伦敦，美国第一夫人告诉北伦敦一所学校的孩子们聪明(smart)即是酷，教育是一生中最重要的事。她对孩子们说，“如果你们想知道我为什么可以站在这里，那是因为教育，”她告诉这一百名年轻女孩，“我从不旷课。我喜欢得A，我喜欢聪明我认为聪明比世上任何事情都酷。”她尽力给

25、孩子们提升(lift)士气，告诉这些女孩要相信她们的梦想。 68Japanese Poem Card GameThe Karuta(歌留多) game is a traditional Japanese game. What is Karuta? Karuta is a Japanese word for a game which is played everywhere. Its really quite simple:1. Lay all the cards face down on the table or floor.2. The students put their hands on

26、 their heads.3. The teacher calls out one of the cards.4. The first student to snap(抢夺)the card keeps it.5. When there are no more cards, the winner is the person with the most.This game usually works well with pronunciation.A Japanese poem card game was held in Beijing on Saturday. This was also a

27、Karuta game.More than a score of Chinese college and middle school students and a dozen Japanese primary school student , joined in the Karuta (歌留多) game. The Chinese students were from Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing University of Science and Technology and some other universities. They

28、 tried to recite some of the poems written on the cards. A third-year college student felt she was lucky she got the victory. Her team won the first place.The students from two countries played together and were friendly to each other.68.日本诗歌纸牌比赛歌留多游戏是一种传统的(traditional)日本(Japanese)游戏。什么是歌留多呢？歌留多是一个日

29、语单词，指的是一种游戏，到处(everywhere)都有玩这个游戏的。它非常简单：1把所有卡片(card)面朝下放置(lay)在桌子上或地面上。2学生们把双手放到头上。3老师念出其中一张卡片。4第一个夺到那张卡片的人则保留该卡片。5当没有卡片时，得到卡片最多的那个人获胜。这个游戏通常对发音(pronunciation)很有帮助。日本诗歌(poem)纸牌比赛于星期六在北京举行。这也是一个歌留多游戏。二十(score)多位中国大学生和中学生以及十二(dozen)位日本小学生(primary school students)参加了这次歌留多比赛。这些中国学生来自北京外国语大学、北京科技(scienc

30、e and technology)大学和其他一些学校。他们尽力背诵(recite)写在卡片上的一些诗歌。一位大三的学生觉得自己能获得胜利(victory)很幸运。她的队赢得第一名(win the first place)。来自两个国家的学生们一起玩，彼此很友好。 69.Taking a Shower (1)Taking a shower can make you cleaner and healthier. Before taking a shower, remember to place your clothes in an area where they will not get wet.

31、 The toilet is not the best place, as it can provide a place for germs (细菌). Also, check the temperature, and as soon as the temperature is correct, carefully step into the shower, and then begin to wash your body.A shower can be very relaxing at the end of a day, or in the very beginning of a new d

32、ay. But if you want to enjoy your shower to the highest degree, please read on to find out!69.洗淋浴(1)洗淋浴(take a shower)可以让你更干净更健康。在洗淋浴之前，记着把你的衣服放在不会受潮的地方。卫生间(toilet)不是最佳的地方，由于它会为细菌提供场所。此外，检查温度(temperature)，水温一旦合适，就小心地走进去，然后开始洗(wash)你的身体了。在晚上或刚起床后洗个淋浴会非常令人放松的(relaxing)。但如果你要最大程度(degree)地享受淋浴，那么请接着阅读。

33、69. Taking a Shower (2)1. Prepare the bathroom Make the room smell good, possibly light some candles and turn off the lights, whatever you feel makes a relaxing environment.2. Prepare your favorite drink such as juice, milk and wine! Use a plastic or metal drink container(容器) with a cover. Do not us

34、e a container made of glass! If it falls, the pieces could hurt you.3. Remember to take deep breaths, and that your primary aim here is to relax, so do not think anything unhappy.4. Believe that you are in your own little world, and, especially, enjoy the water.5. Buy a shower radio, so while taking

35、 a shower you can listen to music at the same time.6. If you feel you need it, sing aloud!69.洗淋浴(2)1把浴室(bathroom)准备停当。让房间闻起来很好，也许可以点上一些蜡烛然后关灯(turn off the lights)无论什么只要你感觉有一个令人放松的环境(a relaxing environment)就好。2准备你最喜欢的饮品如果汁、牛奶或酒(wine)!使用一个塑料的(plastic)或金属的(metal)饮料容器，带盖的。不要用玻璃制的容器。如果跌落了，碎片有可能会伤到你。3记着做深

36、呼吸(take deep breaths)，在这里你的首要目的(primary aim)就是放松，因此不要去想任何不开心的事。4.相信你是在你自己的小世界里，尤其是要享受水。5.买一个浴室收音机，这样在你洗澡时，还可以同时（at the same time）听音乐。6.如果你感觉需要唱歌，那就大声唱（sing aloud）吧！ 70. On JupiterWe do not yet know if the planet Jupiter(木星)has a solid surface. Jupiters clouds are thought to be about 30 miles (50km)

37、thick Jupiter has sixteen moons.Jupiter is easy to find very early in the morning in the sky. Walk outside before the sun rises, look south and up. Jupiter shines more brightly than everything around it. Small telescopes(望远镜) have no trouble seeing Jupiters cloud belts(云带)and its four largest moons.

38、70关于木星我们尚不知道木星这颗行星(planet)是否有固体的表面(solid surface)。木星的云据认为有30英里(mile)（50公里）厚。木星拥有十六颗卫星(moon)。黎明时分在天空中很容易看到木星。在日出前走到外面，向南方(south)上空望去。木星比周围一切都要亮。小型望远镜很容易看到木星的云带和它的四颗最大的卫星。 71. My Little Sister CandyLiving with my little sister Candy can be hard, Candy is five years old. She always copies me. When I si

39、t in front of my computer, she will touch my keyboard and screen When I practice handwriting, shell stay as long as I do, and if I am playing chess with my friend, she will make so much noise.She doesnt like dolls as most girls do. She loves model planes, toy guns and robots, but its easy for her to turn her attention to some