40篇短文搞定3500詞匯1-5(內(nèi)有mp3)

1、.下載可編輯.1.01FallinLovewithEnglish愛上英語Hidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.HehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparentsnaggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldntge

2、talongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisprob

3、lem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriendswords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.有個少年躲在積滿灰塵的松散窗簾后把大衣裝入手提箱。盡管外面正打雷閃電，他仍計劃在黃昏時分離家出走

4、。他丕得丕這樣做是因為厭倦了父母對他英語學(xué)習(xí)的嘮叨，不想再忍受下去了。他的英語學(xué)習(xí)總是無法取得進展，而且不喜歡參加英語課的學(xué)習(xí),因為他以為老師有意忽視他。結(jié)果，他每次考試的分數(shù)合計從未超過60。他的搭檔很關(guān)心他，也確切地理解他遭受的折磨，但卻完全不同意他的想法。為了使他冷靜下來好好解決問題，她和他面對面地交談，并交換了一系列的學(xué)習(xí)心得技巧。她寫下來的條款幫助他找到了學(xué)好英語的最佳捷徑。這個少年非常很感激，并從朋友的話里獲得極大的動力?，F(xiàn)在，他已經(jīng)從沮喪中恢復(fù)過來,真正愛上了英語。2.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglishes不同的國家有不同的

5、英語VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfreauentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEngl

6、ishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorand

7、takesomegasformytrucksandcabs.insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.英國人的航海在英語的傳播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英語在許多國家被作為官方語言或通用語言頻繁地使用，例如美國、新加波、馬來西亞和一些非洲的國家。這些國家的英語都以英式英語為基礎(chǔ)，能很好地為以英語為本族語的人所理解。但是實際上,這

8、些英語在口音、拼寫、表達和詞匯的使用方面都在逐漸變化。因為這一情況的存在，你就可以利用這些英語之間的區(qū)別說出你們街區(qū)的外國人是哪個國家來的了。例如，如果有個老板流利地命令他的司機:“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs（直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油），而不是要求說，“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis（請直接搭電梯到我公寓上來拿卡車和出租車的汽油）”，你就可以輕易地辨認出他的美國人身份，而后者

9、卻暗示著那是一位英國人。3.03AHardTrip一次辛苦的旅行Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduating,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomet

10、hing,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip.Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbend

11、sthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow-aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!我的妹妹很喜歡旅行。自從畢業(yè)以來，她就下定決心要組織一次往一座古廟的旅

12、行。因為交通費用昂貴，她決定騎自行車去，毫不擔(dān)心其中的不利情況。頑固的態(tài)度一直都是她的缺點，一旦她下定決心要做的事，就沒有人能說服她改變主意。最后，我們像往常一樣讓步，盡管我們更喜歡乘火車去。我們準(zhǔn)備好了所有東西，包括時間表、可靠的天氣預(yù)報，還有保險，就開始了旅程。我們的旅程沿著一條從高海拔處流下來的河流前行。但我們的步伐很慢,因為當(dāng)流經(jīng)深深的峽谷時,這條河流急轉(zhuǎn)彎很多,急湍的河水都似乎沸騰起來。正如我在旅行日志里記錄的那樣，這真是一次艱苦的旅行。但是我們也欣賞到了美麗的景色。一天晚上，我把頭枕在二包羊毛衣服做的枕頭上,躺在星空下,當(dāng)巖洞前的火焰在午夜熄滅時,我發(fā)現(xiàn)夜空是如此的美麗！AHorr

13、ibleEarthquake可怕的地震Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthauake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrapp

14、edcyclistseverywhere.Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictimsextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!Yousurvived!.Sotheynot

15、onlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectrieity.Thankstopeopleshelp,thelosswasminimized.地震前，水井和運河里的污水都漲涌起來。但是卻沒人判斷出地震即將來臨。霎那

16、間，一切都在搖晃，似乎整個世界就要結(jié)束。數(shù)以百萬的磚房和許多水壩遭到破壞：鐵路軌道都變成無用的鐵條;煤礦管道紛紛爆裂，發(fā)出有臭味的蒸汽：到處都有騎車的人被巨大的裂縫陷住。第二天，所有報紙都紛紛以大字標(biāo)題或主要標(biāo)題報道了這一事件。記者們描述了災(zāi)難的大概情況,全國都被地震的破壞和災(zāi)民們極度的苦難所震驚。當(dāng)人們讀到幸存者以“恭喜啊,你還活著。來互相安慰時，都被感動了。人們不僅衷心地表達了他們的同情，而且還立刻組織起來幫助災(zāi)民。傷員被救助了，死者被埋葬了，嚇壞的幸存者被從廢墟中挖出來了,棲身處、凈水和電力也很快得到提供。多虧了人們的幫助，災(zāi)區(qū)的損失被減到了最小。05TheGreatPresident偉

17、大的總統(tǒng)Asthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswillingtoselflesslyhelpeveryonewhoturnedtohim.Heacceptednofeetoofferlegalguidanceandopinionstothosewhowereoutofworkoruneducated.Later,believingallmankindtobeequal.hedevotedhimselftostoppingth

18、eunfairanti-blacklaws.HesetuptheBlackYouthLeagueandwasvotedtobetheleader.However,thoughhekeptpeacefulprincipleswithoutviolenceandterror,hismeanenemiesstillblewuphishouseandattackedhisrelatives,andhehimselfcouldntescapebeingsentencedto30yearsinprison.Notfearingoftheprisonguardscruelty,hekeptactiveandbeggednomercyfromthem.Asamatteroffacthewasalwayshopefulandneverlostheartduringthestageeventhoughhewasintrouble.Finally,peoplerewardedhimwiththeleaderspositionandagoldblanke