70篇短文突破中考英語詞匯（二） (2)

1、21. I Did a Silly ThingA few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested in soap-box race Thats when I discovered that“it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”Dad bought a set of tools to make a racing car for me I just couldnt wait, and one day, while Dad

2、was at work, I decided to have my car going. I looked at the drawings, and I said to myself,“Dude, you can do this.”I got out Dads toolbox, and I started building. Part A fit into Part B Part C was a little harder to connect to Part D. It was easy to fix Part E. By the time I got to Part G. Id made

3、a real mess(混亂)of things. I really regret having done such a silly thing.What did I learn from this experience? Now I know that before I start something, I should know how to finish it.21.我做了一件傻事幾年前，我們搬到這座城市時(shí)，我對(duì)肥皂(soap)箱(box)賽車比賽(race)產(chǎn)生了興趣。就是在那時(shí)我發(fā)現(xiàn)(discover)了“開始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far easier)”（即“開始容易結(jié)束難”

4、）的道理。爸爸買了一套工具（A set of tools）要給我做一輛賽車(racing car)。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上班(be at work)時(shí)，我決定讓我的小車轉(zhuǎn)起來。我看著圖紙(drawing)。對(duì)自己說，“都德，你可以做到?！蔽夷贸隽税职值墓ぞ呦?，接著就開始造車了。零件A適合(fit)零件B。零件C連接(connect)到零件D就有點(diǎn)難度。零件E很容易安裝(fix)。到我開始零件G時(shí)，我已經(jīng)把事情弄的一團(tuán)糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了這么一件傻(silly)事。這次經(jīng)歷(experience)讓我學(xué)到了什么呢？現(xiàn)在我知道了在我開始做某事之前，我應(yīng)該知道該如何完成它。

5、 22. SnakesToday I read a book about snakes. I found some interesting facts, especially some surprising facts in it Did you know that some big snakes are strong enough to kill a pig or a goat? All snakes eat animals. Without snakes, the world would probably be filled with rats and mice.You probably

6、didnt know that snakes smell with their noses and their tongues. Some snakes are even longer than an elephant or a giraffe!This book made me think a lot about snakes. Most snakes dont hurt people, but some are dangerous. Im thinking if I saw a snake, would I know if it was dangerous?22. 蛇今天我讀(read)了

7、一本關(guān)于蛇(snake)的書。我發(fā)現(xiàn)其中有一些有趣的事實(shí)，尤其(especially)是一些令人吃驚的(surprising)事實(shí)。你知道嗎？一些大蛇很強(qiáng)壯(strong)足以殺死一頭豬或一只山羊(goat)。所有的蛇都吃動(dòng)物。如果沒有(without)蛇，這個(gè)世界很可能(probably)充滿了(be filled with)老鼠(rats and mice)。你很可能不知道蛇是用它們的鼻子和舌頭(tongue)來聞氣味(smell)的。有的蛇甚至比一頭象(elephant)或一只長(zhǎng)頸鹿(giraffe)還長(zhǎng)！這本書讓我想了很多關(guān)于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不傷害(hurt)人，但有些是危險(xiǎn)的(da

8、ngerous)蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否會(huì)知道它是危險(xiǎn)的？ 23. A Call from the SecretaryMr. Young was a boss, and he worked hard. Seldom did he have a vacation. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she suggested to him taking a vacation. At last Mr. Young agreed. But she was afraid that

9、he might be disturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husbands secretary. Mrs. Young told her,“My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens; please dont disturb him with letters or telephones while were away. Just wait until we get back.”Then on a pleasa

10、nt morning, after Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. Young received a phone call from his secretary, she said,“Something terrible has happened to your business, but I remember what Mrs. Young told me. so Im not going to

11、disturb you with it now while youre enjoying your vacation Bye-bye!”23秘書的電話楊先生是個(gè)老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦，很少(seldom)休假(have a vacation)。楊夫人擔(dān)心他這樣工作下去會(huì)生病(get sick)就建議(suggest)他去休假。最后，楊先生同意了。但楊夫人擔(dān)心公司(company)有可能會(huì)打擾(disturb)他，因此，在他們出發(fā)前，揚(yáng)夫人去會(huì)見了他丈夫(husband)的秘書(secretary)。她對(duì)秘書說：“我丈夫非常需要休息，所以我們不在的時(shí)候，無論發(fā)生了什么事，請(qǐng)不要打電話或?qū)?/p>

12、信打擾他。一切等我們回來再說。”于是，在一個(gè)令人愉快的(pleasant)早上，那是楊先生和夫人離開大約一周后，當(dāng)這對(duì)夫婦(couple)正在野餐(picnic)，吃著漢堡包(hamburger)時(shí)，楊先生接到秘書的電話，她說：“您的生意出現(xiàn)了嚴(yán)重問題。但我記得(remember)楊夫人告訴我的話，所以在您享受(enjoy)假期之時(shí)，我就不打算打攪您了，再見(Bye-bye)!” 24. My Collection of Sea ShellsEvery summer my family goes to the beach I dig in the sand and search for sea

13、 shells(貝殼).Ive collected many shells so far. They have different colors: orange, silver, purple, gray（灰色), brown . Some are common, others are unusual. I have a shell which is like a birds wing, and one of my shells is like a whales eyes.Last year, my elder sister helped me put all my shells in my

14、drawers and on my desk. When I see them, I will remember the fun I have at the beach 24.我的海貝收藏每年夏天我們家都去海灘(beach)。我在沙子(sand)里挖掘(dig)尋找(search for)海貝(sea shell)。到目前為止(so far)我已經(jīng)收集了許多貝殼。這些貝殼顏色各異：桔色、銀色(silver)、紫色(purple)、灰色、棕色(brown)有些是常見的(common)貝殼，有些是不尋常的。我有一個(gè)像鳥(bird)翅膀(wing)的貝殼，還有一個(gè)貝殼像鯨(whale)的眼睛。去年，

15、我姐姐(elder sister)幫我把所有的貝殼放進(jìn)我的抽屜(drawer)以及我的書桌(desk)上。當(dāng)我看到它們時(shí)，我就會(huì)想起我在海灘玩時(shí)的快樂。 25. Breakfast Is ImportantOne of the most important meals of the day is breakfast. People should always eat a good breakfast to keep well. Eating the right food is necessary for good health. You should eat different kinds o

16、f food in order to keep a good healthA good breakfast should include eggs, bread, milk, and so on By eating breakfast every morning, you may feel lively in the mornings work Stepping out into the morning air after a good breakfast will make you feel wonderful.Without breakfast, children may not grow

17、 as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could. They may have more sickness, and when they are sick, it may take them longer time to get well than children with good health habits.Food provides energy for the body. Without food the body operation wi

18、ll slow down. So you must eat breakfast to keep well and do your best each morning.25.早餐很重要一天中最重要的一餐(meal)是早餐。人們必須吃好早餐來保持健康(keep well)。正確的飲食是良好的健康(health)所必需的(necessary)為了(in order to)保持良好的健康，你應(yīng)該吃各種不同的食物。優(yōu)質(zhì)的早餐應(yīng)包括雞蛋(egg)、面包(bread)、牛奶(milk)等(and so on)。每天吃早餐，你會(huì)感覺在上午的工作中充滿活力(lively)。吃過營養(yǎng)全面的早餐后，走到外面(ste

19、p out)呼吸清晨的空氣，讓你感覺(make you feel)美妙無比(wonderful)。不吃早餐，孩子們就不會(huì)快速(fast)成長(zhǎng)，上午在校時(shí)也無法學(xué)好、玩好。他們更容易生病，而且生病時(shí)，比起那些有良好健康習(xí)慣(habit)的孩子，可能要花更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間恢復(fù)身體(it may take them longer time to get well)。食物為身體(body)提供能量(provide energy)。沒有食物，身體的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)(operation)就會(huì)慢下來(slow down)。因此，要想保持健康并在每一個(gè)上午都做到最好，你必須吃早餐。 26. The Proper Way to G

20、ive Gifts (1)Everyone has had the experience of giving a gift. A proper gift can help communication and express good wishes, and sometimes it may also bring about unexpected good results. But, an improper gift may not only fail to show good wishes, but also even result in misunderstanding(誤會(huì)). The a

21、rt of giving gifts needs more attention, especially in communication with friends from different countries.When you give gifts to the Chinese, you should pay attention to what you say. In China, people may sometimes say the words like“Yi Dian Xin Yi.” 26.送禮物的正確方式(1)大家都有送禮物的經(jīng)歷。適當(dāng)?shù)?proper)禮物有助于交流(comm

22、unication)并表達(dá)(express)良好的祝愿（good wishes）。有時(shí)(sometimes)還能帶來意想不到的(unexpected)效果(result)。但不恰當(dāng)?shù)?improper)禮物不僅(not only)不能表達(dá)心意，而且(but also)可能導(dǎo)致(result in)誤會(huì)。送禮的藝術(shù)(art)需要更多的注意(attention)，尤其是與不同國家的朋友交往時(shí)。你給中國人送禮物時(shí)，應(yīng)該注意(pay attention to)你的措辭。在中國，人們有時(shí)可能會(huì)說“一點(diǎn)心意”諸如此類的話。 27. Making Electricity Because of electri

23、city(電), it is easy for us to turn on an electric lamp or a TV. But where does all that electricity come from? Most power plants (發(fā)電廠) produce electricity by using coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy(核能).Other plants make electricity by using sunlight, wind, water, or even heat from undergrou

24、nd!27發(fā)電因?yàn)?because of)有電，打開(turn on)電燈（electric lamp）或電視很容易?？呻娛菑哪睦飦淼哪?？大部分發(fā)電廠通過煤炭(coal)、石油(oil)、天然氣(natural gas)和核能來產(chǎn)生(produce)電能。還有一些發(fā)電廠則利用陽光、風(fēng)(wind)、水甚至地?zé)?heat from underground)來發(fā)電。 28. One Real ManIn an ancient kingdom(王國),all men were ruled by their wives. The king didnt believe it. In order to pr

25、ove it was not true, the king had all the men of his kingdom brought before him. He warned that any man who did not tell the truth would be seriously punished.Then he asked all the men who followed their wives orders to step to the left side of the hall. All the men did so but one little man who mov

26、ed to the right side.“Its good to see,”said the king,“that we have one real man in the kingdom Tell these chicken-hearted men why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.”“Your Majesty(陛下),”came the reply in a weak voice, “it is because before I left home my wife told me to keep out

27、 of crowds(人群). I dont dare to go against her.”28. 一個(gè)真正的男子漢在古代的(ancient)一個(gè)王國里，所有的男人都由妻子統(tǒng)治(rule)。國王(king)不相信這一點(diǎn)，為了證明(prove)這不是真的，便把全國所有的男人都召來，并警告(warn)說，任何不說實(shí)話(tell the truth)者將受到嚴(yán)重的(serious)懲罰(punish)。然后，他讓遵循(follow)妻子命令(order)的男人站到大廳(hall)的左邊(left side)，所有的男人都站到了左邊，只有一個(gè)小個(gè)子男人站到右邊?！昂芎?，”國王說：“我們國家總算還有一

28、位真正的男子漢，你告訴這些軟弱的家伙，為什么眾人之中(among)只有你獨(dú)自一人(alone)站在了大廳的右邊?！薄氨菹?，”那個(gè)男人用虛弱的(weak)聲音回答道，“這是因?yàn)殡x家前，我妻子交待我，不許扎堆。我不敢(dare)違背(go against)她的命令?！?29. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog?(L: Lisa, S: Sam)L: Ten years ago, I went on a tour to London with my pet dog.S: Did you have a good time there?L: Yes. I did. One da

29、y, after a tiring tour, I went into a restaurant with my pet dog.S: You should feed your dog first, I thinkL: Right, so I signed(打手勢(shì)) a waiter(服務(wù)員）to come over. At that time, I couldnt speak English. So I pointed to the dog and made an“eating”gesture, showing that the dog needed some food. S: What h

30、appened then?L: The waiter nodded and walked away with my pet dog. I was happy because I made the waiter understand me without any difficulty. But after half an hour, he returned with a plateS: What was on the plate?L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked !29對(duì)話(dialogue)：我的寵物狗在哪里？(L：麗薩Lisa，S

31、：Sam山姆)L：十年前，我?guī)е业膶櫸?pet)狗去倫敦(London)觀光旅游(tour)。S：你玩的好(have a good time)嗎？L：是的，玩的不錯(cuò)。有一天，令人勞累的(tiring)行程結(jié)束后，我?guī)е业墓愤M(jìn)了一家餐館(restaurant)。S：我覺得你應(yīng)當(dāng)先喂(feed)你的狗。L：是的，所以我給服務(wù)員打了個(gè)手勢(shì)。那時(shí)我還不會(huì)說英語。因此我指向(point to)我的狗，然后作了一個(gè)“吃”的手勢(shì)(gesture)，表示這只狗需要一些食物。S：后來怎么了？L：那個(gè)服務(wù)員點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭(nod)就帶著我的狗走開了。我很高興因?yàn)槲覜]費(fèi)吹灰之力(without any difficul

32、ty)就讓服務(wù)員明白了。但半個(gè)小時(shí)后，他端著個(gè)盤子(plate)回來了。S：盤子里是什么呀？L:我的寵物狗！我的寵物狗被殺死烹飪(cook)了！30. Why Shouldnt We Smoke? To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spend more on medicine and doctor visits. Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smo

33、ke(二手煙)is a serious public health risk It isnt polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually dont like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smokers clothes!Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe

34、if a person has illnesses like asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a persons lungs(肺) , causing diseases like cancer, etc.So if you dont smoke, dont start. If you do smoke, its time to give it up.30.為什么我們不應(yīng)該吸煙？首先(be begin with)，吸煙(smoking)花費(fèi)(cost)很多錢。吸煙者(smoker)可能還要花費(fèi)(spend)更多的錢買藥、看醫(yī)生。不吸煙的另一個(gè)理由(reason)是吸煙對(duì)不吸

35、煙者有害。二手煙對(duì)公眾健康來說是一種嚴(yán)重的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)(risk)。在不吸煙者面前(in front of)吸煙是不禮貌的。此外，不吸煙者通常不喜歡房間內(nèi)、汽車?yán)铩⑸踔潦俏鼰熣咭路系臒熚?。最重要的是，吸煙?dǎo)致(cause)嚴(yán)重的健康問題(problem)。例如，吸煙會(huì)讓哮喘等疾病(illness)患者呼吸(breathe)更困難。吸煙傷肺，還會(huì)導(dǎo)致癌癥(cancer)等疾病(disease)。所以，如果你不吸煙，那就不要開始。如果你吸煙，是該戒煙(give up smoking)的時(shí)候了。 31. The Jobs of TomorrowWhat kind of work do you want t

36、o do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs.The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take, we need to get t

37、he necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population, labor force, and the need for goods(商品)and services. 31未來的工作長(zhǎng)大后你想做什么工作呢？許多工作可能會(huì)讓你感興趣。其中有兩種工作歷史最久，它們是農(nóng)業(yè)(farming)和建筑。電腦(computer)工作者則擁有更新類型的工作。未來(tomorrow)的工作將由人們的需求決定。我們決定做何種工作時(shí)，我們需要得到有

38、關(guān)工作機(jī)會(huì)的必要信息（information）。這些機(jī)會(huì)來自總(total)人口(population)、勞動(dòng)力(labor force)和商品服務(wù)需求之間的關(guān)系(relation)。提供(supply)健康護(hù)理的人可能找工作從來沒什么問題。人們對(duì)有些人，如(such as)卡車司機(jī)(truck driver)，也總是有需求。大部分有車一族會(huì)需要轎車服務(wù)(service)，因此技工應(yīng)該也很容易找工作。要獲得好工作，最好的建議是想好你喜歡做什么。為此獲得所需要(require)的教育和培訓(xùn)(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。 32. To Stop Two Boys from Fi

39、ghtingI am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brothers name is Jim. Jim is a handsome boy and sometimes very humorous, he makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of himOne afternoon I was walking from my house to the store to buy some ink when I saw a small boy running along t

40、he street towards me. He was running a thigh speed. When he came near me, I was surprised to see it was Jim“Hi, Jim,”I shouted to him,“why are you running like that?”Jim didnt stop. He looked a bit nervous, and shouted to me,“Im trying to stop two boys from fighting.”I was surprised again I laughed

41、and said,“Thats an important job for a little boy, isnt it? You dont do things like that very often Who are the two boys?”“Theyre Tom and me,”answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.32.制止兩個(gè)男孩打架我十六歲，我有個(gè)弟弟（younger brother)，名叫吉姆。吉姆是個(gè)英俊的（handsome)男孩，有時(shí)還特別幽默(humorous)，逗得我笑(laugh

42、)個(gè)不停。我很愛弟弟，為他感到驕傲(be proud of him)。有一天下午(afternoon)，我從家里出去到商店(store)買墨水(ink)這時(shí)見一個(gè)男孩沿著(along)馬路朝(toward)我跑(run)來，男孩以很快的速度(at high speed)跑著，跑近時(shí)，我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)竟是吉姆?！班耍?，”我朝他喊道，“你干嘛跑那么快？”吉姆沒有停下腳步，他看上去有點(diǎn)緊張(a bit nervous)，他對(duì)著我喊道，“我在設(shè)法阻止兩個(gè)男孩打架(stop from fighting)。”我還是很奇怪，我笑著說，“小男孩能這么干可真是了不起，這事你可干得不多。這兩個(gè)男孩是誰呀？”“湯姆

43、和我，”吉姆邊回答邊飛快地沿街跑去。 33. Buying a HouseAs house prices have risen too much these years, many people find it hard to afford a house. But all the people who do not have a house dream of the day theyll pickup the keys to their own home The idea of owning a home is wonderful.Buying a house will cost you a

44、 lot of money, so never do it in a hurry. Whatever the market condition is, when you are planning to buy a house there are many things to consider, whatever your intention is, to buy or only rent(租). After all, it is going to be your home, perhaps for quite a long time, and you want to be happy with

45、 it. You have to decide correctly what kind of house you want, how much you canafford to pay, and the type of area you wish to live in however, its always easy to forget all above, because its most probably that youll fall in love with the house for sale when you first see it.33買房子這些年由于房?jī)r(jià)(house pric

46、e)上漲過多，許多人發(fā)現(xiàn)很難買得起(afford)房子。但所有無房者都?jí)粝胗幸惶炷闷鹚麄冏约杭?their own home)的鑰匙(key)。擁有(own)一個(gè)家的想法太美妙了。買房子會(huì)花費(fèi)你很多錢，因此決不能匆忙(in a hurry)。無論市場(chǎng)條件(market condition)如何，你在計(jì)劃(plan)購房時(shí)都要考慮很多事情，無論你的意圖(intention)如何，買還是只租。畢竟(after all)這要成為你的家了，或許(perhaps)會(huì)在里面住上很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間，你當(dāng)然想開心地在房子里生活。那么，你必須正確地(correctly)怍決定，你想要什么樣的房子，你能擔(dān)負(fù)得起什么樣的

47、房子，以及你希望住在什么類型的區(qū)域(area)。然而，人們又很容易忘記(forget)以上所有問題，因?yàn)楹芸赡墚?dāng)你第一次看到出售中的房子，你就會(huì)愛上它(fall in love with it)。 34.Jimmy and His Sons Funny StoriesJimmy is our new neighbor. He speaks with strange accent, but we like to talk with him. He told me an interesting story about himself.He said he liked growing flowers

48、 in his garden in his spare time. And one Sunday morning, after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one He put it in the same

49、 pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time He was very happy and told his wife about it She was very happy, too. She said,“A thief(小偷) stole a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didnt find any coins.”Then Jimmy went on digg

50、ing and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.Jimmy also told me something even funnier about his son, Jack On

51、e day he took his son Jack to a boys clothing shop. That shop was giving away（贈(zèng)送) balloons to buyers children Jack asked if he might have two balloons.“Sorry,”the salesperson said,“but we give only one balloon to each child. Do you have a brother at home?”Jack was always honest He didnt tell lies, b

52、ut he wanted another balloon badly.“No.”he replied regretfully,“but my sister has a brother, and Id like one for him”What a lovely boy Jack is!34吉米和他兒子的有趣故事吉米是我們的新鄰居。他講話帶著奇怪的口音(accent)，但我們喜歡和他交談。他告訴過我一個(gè)關(guān)于他自己的有趣故事。他說他喜歡在空閑的(spare)時(shí)間在他的花園(garden)里種花。一個(gè)星期天的早上，吃過早飯后，他穿上(put on)舊衣服，就在花園里開始挖土。他挖啊挖，半個(gè)小時(shí)后，突

53、然他發(fā)現(xiàn)腳邊有一枚硬幣。他把硬幣放進(jìn)右邊的衣服口袋里幾分鐘后(a few minutes later)，他又發(fā)現(xiàn)了另一枚。他還是放入同一個(gè)口袋。相同的事情又發(fā)生了，第三次、第四次、第五次。他非常高興，然后告訴了他的妻子。她也很高興，她說，“幾天前有個(gè)小偷從一家商店里偷走(steal)好多硬幣。警察(the police)抓住(catch)他但沒找到硬幣?！比缓蠹桌^續(xù)挖(go on digging)找到了更多的硬幣，但就在他開始挖掘時(shí)，他感覺有什么涼涼的東西掉進(jìn)他的褲子里。這個(gè)東西順著他的腿往下滑。他迅速放下手硬幣在他手上了。現(xiàn)在他知道了他的口袋里有個(gè)洞(hole)。吉米還告訴我一個(gè)更有趣的(

54、funny)故事，是關(guān)于他兒子杰克的。一天，他帶著兒子杰克去一家男孩服裝店。那家店鋪正在給顧客的孩子贈(zèng)送氣球(balloon)。杰克問是否他可以得到兩個(gè)氣球?！皩?duì)不起，”銷售人員說，“每個(gè)孩子我們只給一個(gè)。你家里有弟弟嗎？”杰克一直是誠實(shí)的(honest)。他不說謊話，但他非常想再要一個(gè)氣球，于是他頗感遺憾地說，“沒有，但我姐姐有一個(gè)弟弟，我想為他要一個(gè)?！苯芸苏媸莻€(gè)可愛的男孩！ 35. At Sea in a Small BoatPeople have sailed around the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing.

55、 Sometimes the weather goes bad. That will be the end of a boat; and the end of everyone in it. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.One family had an accident with a big fish The fish swam under their boat and bit(咬) holes in it The water came into the boat, of course; and the boat soon went dow

56、n However, these people had another, smaller boata life-boat(救生艇) ; and they all got into that They lived and hoped for many days. They woke and slept, and they always, hoped. At last a ship found themHow do people live in a very small life-boat? Perhaps far weeks or months. They must be strong in e

57、very way. They must have hopethey must want to live But you cannot eat and drink hope.You cannot drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea wateryou will quickly die. Sailors（水手) can drink rain water. They must catch rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not o

58、ften carry a cooker；and so the sailors cannot cook their food Raw(生的) fish and bird-meat is not very nice But there wont be any choice in a life-boat! The sailors must eat raw food or they will dieWhat do people think about in a life-boat? They think about land, a warm bed, dry clothes, clean water

59、and food.35乘小船在海上人們?cè)诤苄〉拇现苡问澜纭Ｄ强刹皇且患菀椎氖掠袝r(shí)天氣(weather)變壞。那將是小船的末日。也是船上每個(gè)人的末日。事故(accident)發(fā)生地報(bào)容易也很快。有個(gè)家庭曾遭遇過一條大魚(fish)導(dǎo)致的事故。那魚游到他們的船下咬了幾個(gè)洞水涌入船里，當(dāng)然，船很快下沉了。然而，這些人還有另一個(gè)更小的船救生艇，他們都上了那艘救生艇。他們期盼(hope)著堅(jiān)持了許多天，他們醒了(wake)又睡(sleep)，卻總是懷著希望最后一艘輪船(ship)發(fā)現(xiàn)了他們。人們?cè)谶@么小的船里怎么生活呢？很可能度過幾周或數(shù)月。他們必須在各個(gè)方面都很堅(jiān)強(qiáng)他們必須有希望他們必須有活下去

60、的愿望但你總不能吃喝希望吧。你無法喝海水，喝大量海水后人很快就會(huì)死亡。水手可以喝雨(rain)水。他們必須接雨水存在船里他們還要捉魚和鳥當(dāng)作食物。救生艇里一般不會(huì)有廚具(cooker)，因此水手們不能烹飪食物。生魚和鳥的肉味道不是很好但在救生艇上別無選擇(choice)!水手們必須吃生的食物，否則(or)他們只有死路一條。在救生艇里人們又會(huì)想些什么呢？他們想念陸地(land)、溫暖的床(bed)、干爽的(dry)衣服、干凈的水和食物。 36. A Careless CoupleMr. and Mrs. Long have a poor memory, and they are also ver