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1 The School Bully 校园恶霸
I was happy to be absent from school. According to Mother, if the ache in my stomach worsens, I'll miss a few more days of school. I couldn't be happier but I had to act as if I was sad and upset. Mother believed my act. An actual actor or actress couldn't have achieved the level of acting I just did.
I actually didn't have a problem with my stomach. I couldn't go to school and face Big Derek. Derek was two grades above me and stood about two feet over me. It was an accident when he heard me say he had a lot of muscle but his mother forgot to give him brains. He had more brains and muscles than I thought because he had the ability to understand and throw me across the room. It became his daily activity. He would find me about school and hurt me. If I didn't act fast and hide when he came, I wouldn't be able to tell you about my problems.
I was active in solving my problems. But I achieved nothing and gained more trouble. I hired Biff who was much larger than Derek to teach Derek a lesson. But when Biff came to school yesterday, I discovered Biff and Big Derek were cousins. Together, Biff and Big Derek wrote across the playground, "Charlie will die tomorrow!" Because of what happened above, I can never go back to school. I have accepted the idea of moving abroad to America.
上学缺课我可真高兴。据妈妈说，如果我的肚子痛加重的话，我将再缺几天课。我高兴坏了，可还得表现出悲伤和痛苦的样子。妈妈相信了我的表演，一个真正的演员或者女演员也不可能达到我刚才的表演水平。
我实际上肚子没有问题。我不能到学校里去面对大个子德里克。德里克比我高两级而且大约比我高两英尺。他意外地听到我说他肌肉发达而他妈妈忘了给他头脑。他的头脑和肌内都比我想像的要多，因为他有能力理解我的话并把我仍到了屋子的另一边。扔我成了他每日必须进行的话动，他会在学校周围找到我并弄痛我。如果他来的时候我行动慢一点、不躲起来，我就不能够告诉你关于我的问题了。
我很积极地解决我的问题，但我不仅一无所获，反而惹了更多的麻烦。我雇请了比德里克个子大得多的比夫去教训他，可是当比夫昨天来学校的时候，我发现比夫和大个子德里克是表兄弟。比夫和德里克一起写的字穿过整个操场：“查理明天就要死翘翘！”由于发生了上述事情，我再也不能回学校去了，我已经接受了到国外去美国的建议。
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a (an)[?, e?(?n)]art. 一（个、件……）
ability[??b?l?t?] n. 能力；才能
able[?e?b(?)l] a. 能够；有能力的
about[??ba?t] ad. 大约；到处；四处prep. 关于；在各处；四处above[??b?v] prep. 在……上面a. 上面的ad. 在……之上abroad[??br??d]ad. 到（在）国外
absent[??bs?nt] a. 缺席，不在
accept[?k?sept]vt. 接受
accident[??ks?d?nt] n. 事故，意外的事
according[??k??d?? t?] ad. 按照，根据
ache[e?k] vi.& n. 痛，疼痛
achieve[??t?i?v]vt. 达到，取得
across[??kr?s] prep. 横过，穿过
act[?kt] n. 法令，条例v. （戏）表演，扮演（角色），演出
（戏）；行动，做事
active[??kt?v] a. 积极的，主动的
activity[?k?t?v?t?] n. 活动
actor[??kt?(r)] n. 男演员
actress[??ktr?s] n. 女演员
actual[??kt???l] a. 实际的；现实的
actually[??kt???li] adj. 实际上
2 Saturday Adventure 周六奇遇
It was midnight and I still hadn’t finished studying for my test. I repeated to myself again and again, "Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs." I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, it was time for school. I was afraid of going to school. I couldn't afford to fail another test. My teacher advised Mother to punish me if I didn't do well. She said if I still did poorly, I can't advance into the next grade. Mother took the advice and bought a stick. The stick only added to my problems at school.
The streets were empty and I didn't see any of my classmates. I saw an advertisement on the ground and picked it up. It read, "Looking for an adventure? Fly on the most advanced aero-plane to Africa. See the Africans and the African style of life." I admit I admire adults. They get to do whatever they want to do. They have the advantage of having money to afford these trips. I wish I was an adult, then I wouldn't have to take this test.
Advancing to the school gate, I noticed it was locked. I checked the name and address of the school. I was at the right place. What's going on? I'll be in trouble if I don't take my test! I sat there and couldn't stop my eyes from watering. A man walked by and asked what was wrong. Crying, I told him my problem. "What a strange affair," he said," I
didn't know students had class on Saturdays."
都半夜了, 我还没有做完考试复习，我一遍又一遍地对自己重复道：“形容词修饰名词，副词修饰动词。”我一定是睡着了，因为等我醒来，已经是上学的时候了。我害怕上学，考试要是再不及格我可担当不起。如果我考不好，老师建议妈妈惩罚我，她说如果我还是那么差的话，我就不能升级了。妈妈听了忠告并且买了一根棍子，可这根棍子只增加了我在学校的问题。
街上空空的，我一个同学也没着见。我看见地上有张广告，便捡了起来。上面写道：“你想冒险吗？乘最先进的飞机去非洲吧！看看非洲人·了解非洲的生活方式。”我承认我羡慕成年人，他们想干什么就干什么，他们占有优势，有钱担负得起旅行的费用。我真希望自己是个成年人，那样的话我就不用参加这次考试了。
来到学校门口，我发现校门锁上了。我检查了一下学校的名字和地址，没错，是这儿。发生什么事啦? 不参加考试我会有麻烦的! 我坐在那里，眼泪止不住往下流。一个男人走过来问出什么事了，我哭着诉说了我的遭遇。“这件事太奇怪了，”他说，“我不知道学生星期六还要上课。”
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add [?d]vt.添加，增加
address [??dres] n. 地址
adjective['?d?iktiv]n.形容词;
admire [?d?ma??(r)] v. 钦佩；羡慕
admit [?d?m?t] vt. 承认，准许（入场，入学，入会）
adult [??d?lt] n. 成年人
v. 推进，促进；前进advance [?d?vɑ?ns; (US)
?d?v?ns]
advanced[?d'vɑ:nst] adj.先进的;开明的advantage [?d?vɑ?nt?d?]n. 优点；好处adventure [?d?vent??(r)] n. 冒险；奇遇
adverb[??dv?b] n.副词advertisement [?d?v??t?sm?nt] n. 广告
advice [?d?va?s] n. 忠告，劝告，建议
advise [?d?va?z] vt. 忠告，劝告，建议aeroplane [`er?,ple?n] n. (英)飞机
affair [??fe?(r)] n. 事，事情
afford [??f??d]vt. 负担得起（……的费用）；抽得出（时间）；
提供
afraid [??fre?d] a. 害怕的；担心
Africa [??fr?k?] * n. 非洲
African [??fr?k?n] a. 非洲的，非洲人的n. 非洲人
3 A Farming Family 农民世家
My family is in the agriculture business. My father is a farmer, my father's father was a farmer, my father's father's father was a farmer. My father expects me to become a farmer and join them all but I don't agree with my father.
Three years ago, on a sunny afternoon, I followed Father to the airport to visit one of his friends. His friend owned a small airline with two small aircrafts. It was the first time I had seen an airplane. After my father's friend discovered I had never been in an airplane, he allowed me to fly with him.
When we took off, I felt alive. While we were in the air, I almost forgot I had to return to the ground. All I could think of was flying would be my aim in life and how I wanted to fly again and again.
When I had time, my father's friend would teach me how to fly. He even let me fly alone once. I wanted to become a pilot but I would have to go against my father.
At the age of 18, I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn't want to alarm him. As he walked ahead of me and I followed after, I didn't know what I could say to aid him in understanding my passion for flying.
"Father, I have something to tell you and it may come as an alarm."
"What is it, my son?"
"I'm aiming to go to college and become a pilot. I have talked to the schools and they said I might be able to receive financial aid."
I felt alone in his silence.
Then he spoke. "I was wondering when you would tell me. I have been saving money for you to go to college."
我家是干农业的。我父亲是农民，我父亲的父亲是农民，我父亲的父亲的父亲也是农民。我父亲希望我成为农民，加入他们所有人的行列，可是我不同意父亲的想法。
三年前，一个有大阳的下午，我随父亲去机场看望他的一个朋友。他的朋友拥有一家小航空公司，并有两架小型飞机。那是我第一次看见飞机。父亲
的朋友发现我从来没有坐过飞机之后，他允许我跟他一起飞一次。
我们起飞的时候，我感到充满了活力。在空中的时候，我几乎忘了我还得返回到地面，我一心想着飞行将是我的人生目标，我是多么希望能一次又一次地飞翔。
我有空的时候，我父亲的朋友就教我飞行，他甚至还让我单独飞了一次。我想成为一名飞行员，但这可能会违背我父亲的意思。
到了十八岁，我必须告诉父亲我的打算，可我又不想使他受惊吓。他走在我前面，我跟在他后面，我不知追该说些什么才能帮助他理解我对飞行事业的热爱。
“爸爸，我有件事要告诉你，可能会让你吃一惊。”
“走什么，儿子？”
“我的目标走上大学当飞行员。我已经和学校谈过了，他们说我也许能获得经济上的赞助。"
他的沉默使我感到很孤单。
然后他开始说话了：“我一直在猜你会什么时侯告诉我这件事，我在为你攒上大学的钱。”
WORDS
after [?ɑ?ft?(r)]ad. 在后；后来prep.在后面conj. 在…以后afternoon [ɑ?ft??nu?n]n. 下午，午后
again [??ɡe?n]ad. 再一次；再，又
against [??ɡe?nst]prep. 对着，反对
age [e?d?] n. 年龄；时代
ago [??ɡ??]ad. 以前
agree [??ɡri?]v. 同意；应允agriculture [??ɡr?k?lt??(r)]n. 农业，农学
ahead [??hed] ad. 在前，向前
aid [e?d] n. 援助；救护；辅助器具
aim [e?m] n.目的；目标v. 计划，打算；瞄准；针对air [e?(r)] n. 空气；大气
aircraft [?e?krɑ?ft]n. 飞机(单复数同)
airline ['??lain] n. 航空公司；航空系统
airport [?e?p??t]n. 航空站，飞机场
alarm [??lɑ?m]n. 警报
alive [??la?v] a. 活着的，存在的
all [??l]ad. 全部地a.所有的;总;整pron.全部;全体人员allow [??la?] vt. 允许，准许
almost [???lm??st] ad. 几乎，差不多
alone [??l??n] a. 单独的，孤独的
4 Ambitious Uncle, Loyal Father 各走各的路
A letter with American stamps came to the house and it announced the arrival of my uncle. I didn't know I had an uncle.
When Father and Uncle were young, they were always together and were one another's best friend. When it came time to get married, Uncle refused. He had the ambition of leaving china and going to America. Father disagreed with this and one night. Uncle was gone. Everyone asked where he went and six years later, the answer came in a letter. He had become an American. My father was very angry. He believed uncle betrayed the ancient tradition of staying home and taking care of the old.
Altogether it has been 25 years since Uncle left. Although it has been so long, the amount of anger Father had only grew. Among the family, only Father refused to see him. Father said aloud, "Only animals leave their family!" According to the letter, Uncle was already in China and he also brought his wife and children along with him. I was worried Father would not see him. When I was walking along the street with my mother, I asked her what would happen if Father did not see Uncle. She answered, "Don't worry about that. Your father tries to hide it but he is the most anxious of us all to see your uncle."
家里来了封贴着美国邮票的信，它宣布我的叔叔要来啦。我不知道我还有个叔叔。
小的时候，父亲和叔叔经常在一起，互相是最好的朋友。到了结婚的年龄，叔叔却不想成亲。他有一个雄心壮志，那就是高开中国去美国。父亲不同意，结果一天晚上叔叔不见了。每个人都问他去了哪儿。六年之后，一封信送来了答案，他成了美国人，我父亲很生气，他认为叔叔违背了“父在不远游”的古训。
叔叔总共离开了25年。尽管过了这么长的时间，父亲生气的程度却有增无减。在家里所有人当中，只有父亲拒绝见他。父亲大声说道：“只有动物
才离开家!”从信里看，叔叔已经回到了中国，并且还带着妻儿。我为父亲不愿见叔叔的事很着急，和母亲一起沿街散步的时候，我问她父亲不见叔叔结果会怎样，妈妈回答说：“别担心，虽然你父亲想掩饰自己，可他是我们当中最渴望见到你叔叔的人。”
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along [??l??; (US) ??l??]ad. 向前；和…一起；一同prep. 沿着；顺着aloud [??la?d] ad. 大声地
already [??l?red?] ad. 已经
also [???ls??] ad. 也
although [??l?e??] conj. 虽然，尽管altogether [??lt??ɡee?(r)]ad. 总共
always [???lwe?z] ad. 总是；一直；永远ambition [?m?b??(?)n] n.目标,野心,雄心,抱负
America [??mer?k?] * n. 美国；美洲American [??mer?k?n] a. 美国的；美国人的n. 美国人
among [??m??]prep. 在…中间；在（三个以上）之间amount [??ma?nt] n. / v. 金额，数量，总计
ancient [?e?n??nt] a. 古代的，古老的
anger [???ɡ?(r)]n. 怒，愤怒
angry [??nɡr?] a. 生气的，愤怒的
animal [??n?m(?)l] n. 动物
announce [??na?ns] vt. 宣布，宣告
another [??n?e?(r)] a. 再一；另一；别的；不同的pron. 另一个
answer [?ɑ?ns?(r); (US)
??ns?r] n.回答,答复;回信;答案v.回答,答复;回信;（作出）
答案
anxious [???k??s] a. 忧虑的，焦急的
5 Fifty Years of Love 五十年恩爱
I left the army in April and arrived in this area around two months ago. I would have stayed at home if there was anybody there worth staying for. Everyone in my family had already passed away. Because of this, I felt I could go anywhere to start a new life.
An old friend arranged an apartment for me and that is how I came here. Upon my arrival, I met my neighbors who were an elderly couple. They had been married for over 50 years. Day after day, I could hear them arguing through the thin walls. They would fight about anything and everything, and never had I ever heard them apologize to each other. It would appear to anyone that they hated each other. All
the other people in the apartment could hear them arguing and said they didn't understand why any couple like them would stay with each other. But I would often see the wife buying apples because her husband loved eating apples. Any time I saw both of them on the street, they would always be walking arm in arm. One time I was in another part of the town and they appeared around the corner. I watched them and saw the husband buy the wife flowers. Looking at her face, I could see she deeply appreciated them.
Seeing them, I appreciate how they show their love for each other. When I see any apples or flowers, I wish I had someone whom I could apply what I have learned from the old couple to and argue with.
我四月离开部队，大约两个月前来到了这个地区。如果家里有任何人值得我呆在家里，我就呆在家里了。我家里的人都过世了，由于这个原因，我觉得我可以去任何地方开始新生活。
一位老朋友给我安排了一套公寓，就这样我来到了这里。到达的时候，我见到了我的邻居——一对老夫妻。他们结婚己有50多年，日复一日，我都能隔清薄薄的墙壁听到他们争论，任何事每件都会使他们斗起来，并且我从没听到过他俩给对方道歉。在任何人看来·他们似乎是彼此仇恨。公寓里其他人都能听到他们俩争吵，都说不明白任何像他们那样的夫妻为什么还要厮守在一起。可是我会经常看到那位妻子买苹果，因为她丈夫就爱吃苹果。任何时候我在街上看到他俩，他们总是手挽着手走路。有一次我在城里另外一个地方，他俩在拐弯处出现了。我对他们进行了观察，发现丈夫给妻子买了花，从她脸上我可以看出她真的很喜欢那些花。
看着他们，我真的欣赏他们彼此表达爱的方式。看到任何苹果或者鲜花，我就希望我也有个人能用上从那对老夫妻那里学到的那一招，希望有个可以与之争吵的人。
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any [?en?]pron. （无论）哪一个；哪些任何的；（用于
疑问句、否定句）一些；什么anyone [?en?w?n] pron. 任何人，无论谁
anybody[?en?b?di] pron. 任何人
anything [?en?θ??]pron. 什么事（物）；任何事（物）anywhere [?en?we?(r)] ad. 任何地方apartment [??pɑ?tm?nt]n. （美）楼中单元房，一套房间；房间apologize [??p?l?d?a?z] vi. 道歉，谢罪
appear [??p??(r)] vi. 出现
apple [??p(?)l] n. 苹果
appreciate [??pri???e?t] v. 欣赏；感激April [?e?pr(?)l] n. 4月
area [?e?r??] n. 面积；地域，地方，区域；范围，领域argue [?ɑ?ɡju?]vi. 争辩，争论
arm [ɑ?m]n. 臂,支架v. 以…装备,武装起来n. （美）武
器,武力
army [?ɑ?m?]n. 军队
around [??ra?nd] ad. 在周围；在附近prep. 在……周围；大约arrange [??re?nd?] v. 安排，布置
arrival [??ra?v(?)l] n. 到来，到达
arrive [??ra?v] vi. 到达；达到
6 Appreciating Art 欣赏艺术
I was at home reading a newspaper article and it said a famous Asian artist was coming to New York for a showing of his art from Asia. The next day at about 4:30 I decided to attend the showing. I was astonished to find so many people there. I didn't know his work would attract such a large audience.
I looked at the people around me and felt ashamed of what I was wearing. As I walked around, I noticed everyone was wearing expensive clothes. I attempted to look at the art but as there were so many people, I couldn't see anything. I felt as if I was being attacked from all sides. No one seemed to be paying attention to the work. I saw a man who I thought was the artist but I later found out he was the artist's assistant. He was running around attending to everyone's drinks. It felt as a party would feel like instead of people coming to appreciate art.
I found a back door and left. Right outside of the door, I saw an Asian sitting on a box, smoking and leaving ashes everywhere. I asked him what he thought of the art and he said, "It doesn't matter. No one is looking at it." I told him I felt the work was very interesting, you could tell the artist loved each one and I liked them very much. As for the people in there, I could do without. He smiled and said a sincere "Thank you."
Before I fell asleep that night, I could only think that as an artist, I would ask for nothing except for people to look at my work.
我正在家里读一篇报刊文章，上面说一位著名的亚洲艺术家将来纽约展示他的亚洲艺术。第二天大约在4:30的时候，我决定参加他的展示会。我吃惊地发现那里的人是那么多，我不知道他的作品会吸引如此多的观众。
我看了看我周围的人，为自己的穿着感到惭愧。当我四处走动时，发现每个人都穿着昂贵的衣服。我试图看那艺术作品，可是由于人多，我什么也看不见。我感到四面八方的人都在向我发起进攻。似乎没有人在注意作品。我看见一个人，以为他是那位艺术家，后来才弄明白他是艺术家的助手。他跑来跑去照顾大家喝饮料，感觉上就像是在开舞会，不像是人们来欣赏艺术。
我找到一个后门溜走了。就在门外面，我看到一个亚洲人坐在箱子上抽着烟，烟灰弄得满地都是。我问他这次艺术展怎么样，他说：“无所谓怎么样，反正没有人看。”我告诉他我认为那些艺术作品很有意思，你可以感觉到艺术家爱每一幅作品，而我也很甚欢这些作品，至于展示会上的那些人，我觉得没有也行。他笑了，并真诚地说了声“谢谢。”
那天晓上入睡之前，我不禁想，作为一名艺术家，我别无所求，只求有人看我的作品。
WORDS
art [ɑ?t]n. 艺术，美术；技艺
article [?ɑ?t?k(?)l]n.文章;东西,物品;冠词
artist [?ɑ?t?st]n.艺术家
as [?z, ?z] ad.& conj.像……一样；如同；因为
ash [??] n. 灰；灰末ashamed [???e?md] a. 惭愧；害臊
Asia [?e???] * n. 亚洲
a. 亚洲（人）的n. 亚洲人
Asian [?e??(?)n,
?e??(?)n]
ask [ɑ?sk]v. 问；请求，要求；邀请
asleep [??sli?p] a. 睡着的，熟睡assistant [??s?st(?)nt] n. 助手，助理
astonish [??st?n??] vt. 使惊讶
at [?t] prep.在（几点钟）;在（某处）
attack [??t?k] vt. / n. 攻击，袭击
attempt [??tempt] vt. 试图，尝试
attend [??tend] v. 看护，照料，服侍；出席，参加attention [??ten?(?)n] n. 注意，关心
attract [??tr?kt] v. 吸引，引起audience [???d??ns] n. 观众，听众
7 The Little Green-eyed Monster 小醋缸
I moved away from China to Australia when I was four years old. I thought Australia was strange. August was in winter and April was in Autumn. All the Australian seasons are the opposite of the seasons in China.
As I was finally getting used to being an Australian, an awful thing happened. My mother's stomach was slowly growing larger and larger. I was scared if it got any bigger, it would explode like a balloon. One day, mother was at the hospital and I was worried something bad had
happened. Something bad did happen. Father brought me to the hospital and I saw Mother no longer had her large stomach. I asked what happened to the balloon in her stomach and Father said it wasn't a balloon, it was a baby. He brought me to see the baby but I told him I would rather have a balloon. Father bought me a balloon but we still had to take the baby back home.
On average, the baby would awake and start crying. I learned to avoid the thing but everyone gave it so much attention and they didn't think it smelled badly. Even when it wasn't awake, people would just stare at it.
When my favorite aunt came to the house with a bag of my favorite banana cake she had baked, I was so happy. She would always play with me but when I tried to show her how I could balance a ball on my nose, she told me to go outside to play. All she cared about was that stupid baby. No one wants me anymore. My parents have found something to take my place.
四岁时我离开中国来到了澳大利亚。我觉得澳大利亚很奇怪，八月是冬天而四月是秋天，所有澳大利亚的季节都与中国相反。
随着我终于习惯了做澳大利亚人·一件糟糕的事情发生了。我母亲的肚子越来越大，我担心如果再变大它就会像气球一样爆炸。一天，妈妈进了医院，我担心发生了什么坏事情。真的有坏事情发生了，父亲把我带到医院，我发现母亲没有了大肚子。我问他肚子里的气球发生什么事了，父亲说那不是一个气球，而是一个婴儿。他带我去看那个婴儿，可我告诉他我宁愿要个气球。父亲买了个气球给我，可我们还是得把那个婴儿带回家。
通常情况下，那婴儿会一醒就哭。我学会了避开那东西，可每个人都很照顾它，并且不认为它的味道不好。即使它没有醒，大家还是会盯着它看。
我最喜欢的姨妈来了，她带来了一袋我最喜欢吃的她自己烤的香蕉饼，我高兴得不得了。她一般都会和我玩的，可是当我试着向她表演如何在鼻子上平衡一个球时，她却叫我到外面去玩。她关心的全是那个愚蠢的小东西。没有人再要我了，爸爸妈妈已经找到了一个东西来替代我。
WORDS
August [???ɡ?st]n. 8月
aunt [ɑ?nt; (US) ?nt]n. 伯母；舅母；婶；姑；姨Australia [??stre?lj?] * n. 澳洲；澳大利亚Australian [??stre?l??n] a. 澳洲的，澳大利亚人的n. 澳大利亚人autumn [???t?m] n. 秋天，秋季
average [??v?r?d?] a.平均；普通的n.平均数
avoid [??v??d] v. 避免，躲开，逃避
awake[??we?k] v. 唤醒a. 醒着的
away [??we?] ad. 离开；远离
awful [???f?l] a. 很坏的，极讨厌的
baby [?be?b?] n. 婴儿
back [b?k] ad. 回（原处）；向后a. 后面的n. 背后，
后部；背
bad[b?d] a. 坏的；有害的，不利的；严重的
badly [?b?dl?] ad. 坏，恶劣地
bag [b?ɡ]n. 书包；提包；袋子