英語晨讀精華指南

英語晨讀精華目錄Week1Day1MuchtoLiveFor生命的追求Day2YaoMing:NewCenterStyle姚明：新式中鋒Day3TallTale吹牛Day4Nanotechnology:BeyondYourWildestDreams納米科技：超越終極想象Day5Jimmy:PictureBooksforAdults幾米：畫給大人看的漫畫Day6ATaleofTwoCities(excerpt)雙城記〔節(jié)選〕Day7TwoPoems詩兩首TimeforFunWeek2Day1Youth青春Day2TheMountianStory大山的故事Day3TwoFables寓言兩那么Day4DoesItMakeaDifference這樣做有用嗎Day5JaneEyre(excerpt)簡愛〔節(jié)選〕Day6RavetheDay銳舞終日Day7WinnerNeverQuit成功者決不放棄TimeforFunWeek3Day1Persistence毅力Day2CostofLove母愛無價(jià)Day3GreatExpectations〔excerpt〕遠(yuǎn)大前程〔節(jié)選〕Day4Anthrax,AnotherTerroristWeapon炭疽熱，恐怖分子的又一種武器Day5TheGardenofEden伊甸園Day6Hallowe’en萬圣節(jié)Day7TwoPeoms詩兩首TimetoLearnWeek4Day1ACourageousLeader勇敢的領(lǐng)袖Day2AntelopeandLion羚羊和獅子Day3Habit習(xí)慣Day4LearnConstantly不斷學(xué)習(xí)Day5TheFoxandtheRooster狐貍和雄雞Day6DoYouFeartheWind你可害怕風(fēng)Day7ThePriceofMiracle奇跡的價(jià)格TimetoLearnWeek5Day1TheEndofADream美夢告終Day2AStrangePresent一件奇怪的禮物Day3VacationsinSpace太空度假Day4KeepingPleasant保持愉快的心情Day5TheManIRespectMost我最尊敬的人

Day6MyTimeofHappinessEachDay我每天的快樂時(shí)光Day7Home—AJoyForever家——永恒的快樂TimetoSpeakWeek6Day1Lincoln’sGettysburgAddress林肯在蓋茨堡的演說Day2Self-ShorteningShirt自動伸縮襯衫Day3StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening風(fēng)雪夜林邊停Day4WinstonChurchill’sAddress溫斯頓丘吉爾的演說Day5Summer夏日Day6Hip-HopWorld嘻哈音樂的世界Day7HowtoBeHappy快樂的秘訣TimetoSpeakWeek7Day1ExploringtheOceans海洋探索Day2AttitudeisEverything態(tài)度決定一切Day3Yoga瑜伽Day4SpringSong春之歌Day5TheSonicCruiser音速巡航機(jī)Day6NewPicturesofanOldUniverse宇宙初生Day7FatherandDaughter父親和女兒TimetoEnjoyWeek8Day1TroubleontheTable餐桌上的麻煩Day2ThreeDaystoSee假設(shè)給我三天光明Day3PitchinforthePlanet為這顆星球努力Day4WhoMovedMyCheese誰動了我的奶酪Day5TheRisingPopularityofExtremeSports極限運(yùn)動日漸流行Day6IHaveaDream我有一個夢想Day7TheWisdomofOneWord一句話的智慧TimetoEnjoy附錄：流利朗讀英語的方法

英語晨讀精華Day1每日一讀MuchtoLiveFor熱愛生活，讓生命的體驗(yàn)成為一段美麗的樂符。翻開書頁，睜開雙眼，用心體會這優(yōu)美的語言,聆聽這智慧的聲音。ThereissomuchIhavenotbeen,somuchIhavenotseen.Ihavenotthoughtandhavenotdoneorfeltenough—theearlysun,rainandtheseasonaldelightofflocksofducksandgeeseinflight,themysteriesoflate-at-night.Istillneedtimetoreadabook,writepoems,paintapicture,lookatscenesandfacesdeartome.Thereissomethingmoretobeofvalue—somethingIshouldfindwithinmyself—aspeaceofmind,patience,graceandbeingkind.IshalltakeandIshallgive,whileyet,thereissomuchtolivefor—rainbows,starsthatgleam,thefields,thehills,thehope,thedreams,thetruththatonemustseek.I’llstayhere—treasureeverydayandlovetheworldinmyownway!2

英語晨讀精華[注釋]：seasonaldelight:季節(jié)性的喜悅mystery:somethingthatisnotfullyunderstood秘密，謎grace:acharacteristicorqualitypleasingforitscharm魅力，優(yōu)雅rainbow:agradeddisplayofcolors虹，彩虹gleam:toemitagleam;flashorglow閃光；閃爍或發(fā)光；閃耀3

英語晨讀精華Day2每日一讀YaoMing:NewCenterStyle“你怎么就知道我明年來就不是狀元秀了呢？〞——2001年隨國家隊(duì)赴達(dá)拉斯集訓(xùn)，有記者問及“今年參加選秀有可能是狀元，沒參加是否遺憾〞時(shí)如是說。“什么時(shí)候他們能把中文講得那樣好我們就厲害了！〞——在更衣室采訪的時(shí)候親耳聽見科比夸贊他英語好，大姚卻輕嘆一口氣。這就是姚明。If20yearsagoyouaskedtheaverageAmericanbasketballfanifaChinesemancouldplaycenterforanNBAteam,hisanswermighthavesoundedsomethinglikethis:“Haha.No,he’dbetooshort!〞Butnow,thedoubtersaresilent.Whoclosedtheirmouths?HoustonRockets,2.26-meter-tallcenterYaoMing,fromChina.YaoMinggrewupinafamilyofbasketballplayers.Whenhewas12,YaoMingstartedgoingtoanathleticsacademyoutsideofShanghaiandlaterspentalotoftimestudyingNBAgamestelevisedinChina.Allthishaspaidoff.Yao’sfirstNBAhonorwashisrankingasnumber-onedraftpick,andhe’sbeenelectedforaRookie-of-the-Monthaward.YaoMinghasastyledifferentfromthoseoftallcentersinthepast.Herarelygoesfortheflashyslams.He’drathershowoffhissilk-smooth4

英語晨讀精華free-throwshots,orusehisheighttopopinjumpshotsfromthethree-pointline.[注釋]：doubter:持疑心態(tài)度的人athletics:activities,suchassports,exercises,andgames,thatrequirephysicalskill體育運(yùn)動academy:學(xué)院televise:tobroadcastorbebroadcastbytelevision〔電視〕播放payoff：還清，贏利ranking:ofthehighestrank排名draft:asysteminwhichtheexclusiverightstonewplayersaredistributedamongprofessionalteams〔美國〕職業(yè)運(yùn)動的選秀pick:theactofselectingorchoosing;choice挑選rookie:afirst-yearplayer,especiallyinaprofessionalsport新秀選手flashy:cheapandshowy;gaudy花哨的，華美的slam:tohitsomethingwithforce;crash灌籃showoff：炫耀popin：投入5

英語晨讀精華Day3每日一讀TallTale關(guān)于吹牛，中國文化和西方文化的幽默方式真是不一樣。西方文化注重邏輯嚴(yán)密，而中國文化講求整體性和模糊性。下面這段話請你仔細(xì)想一想，是真的嗎？Afriendtoldmethisstory.Hecanstretchthetruthabit,soI’mnotsurewhethertobelievehim.Butontheotherhand,truthcanbestrangerthanfiction!Whatdoyouthink?Twobrotherswerewatchingahorrorfilmonvideolateonenight.Onebrotherdozedoffanddreamedthathewasbeingchasedbythecrazymanfromthemovie,whowastryingtokillhim.Inthedream,hehidinacupboard.Therewasnosoundexcepthisheartpounding,andhehadnoideawherehiscrazedcaptorwas.Hewasterrified!Atthatmoment,thevideofinished,andhisbrotherputhishandontheshoulderofhissleepingsiblingtowakehim.Theshockatthattensemomentwasenoughthatthesleepingbrothersufferedamassiveheartattackanddiedinstantly.6

英語晨讀精華[注釋]：stretch...abit：夸大事實(shí)，言過其實(shí)horrorfilm：恐怖電影dozeoff：打瞌睡cupboard:aclosetorcabinet,usuallywithshelvesforstoringfood,crockery,andutensils櫥柜pounding:跳動聲，重?fù)袈昪aptor:onethattakesanotherasacaptive捕捉者terrified:deeplyafraid恐懼的sibling:oneoftwoormoreindividualshavingoneorbothparentsincommon;abrotherorsister兄弟，姐妹massiveheartattack：嚴(yán)重的心臟病Theanswer：Ofcourseit’snottrue!Ifhediedinstantly,howwouldanyoneknowwhathisdreamwasabout?Andthinkagain:Thereisagirlbehindeachboy,andaboybehindeachgirl.Howmanychildrenareneededtodothis?Theanswer：Itcanbedonewithjusttwochildren:onlyoneboyandonegirlareneedediftheystandbacktoback!7

英語晨讀精華Day4每日一讀Nanotechnology:BeyondYourWildestDreams納米技術(shù)帶來的變化，將超出你最瘋狂的想象。應(yīng)用納米科技，我們可以移動一顆顆原子，把它們放到我們想放的地方。這樣，在理論上，我們就可以制造出任何我們想要的東西。例如，通過移動煤炭里的原子我們可以制造鉆石。多么令人驚奇！當(dāng)然，目前納米技術(shù)還沒有開展成熟。Nanotechnologyisthescienceofmovingindividualatomsaroundandputtingthempreciselywherewewant.Sinceeverythingiscomposedofatoms,bydoingthiswecan,intheory,constructanythingwewant.Forexample,bymovingaroundtheatomsinapieceofcoal,wecouldcreateadiamond.Currently,nanotechnologyisstillquitecrude.Scientistscanalterthepropertiesofthingslikeplasticsorclothtomakethemharderorsofterormoredurable,buttheycan’tbuildsomethingnewfromacollectionofatoms.Why?Well,becausethingsaremadeupofbillionsofatomsandittakestoolongtomovethemaround.So,thenextbigstepinnanotechnologywillbebuildingmachines8

英語晨讀精華thatcandothisautomatically.Oncewehavetheseweshouldbeabletomakealmostanythingwithnowasteandnopollution,atverylittlecost.Scientiststhinkthatthefirst“UniversalAssembler〞mightbebuiltinaround15years.[注釋]：nanotechnology:納米技術(shù)individual:oforrelatingtoanindividual,especiallyasinglehumanbeing個別的，單獨(dú)的，個人的atom:apartorparticleconsideredtobeanirreducibleconstituentofaspecifiedsystem原子precisely:inaprecisemanner準(zhǔn)確地；明確地becomposedof:由……組成，由……構(gòu)成construct:toformbyassemblingorcombiningparts;build建造currently:belongingtothepresenttime目前crude:unripeorimmature未成熟的alter:tochangeorbecomedifferent改變property:acharacteristictraitorpeculiarity,especiallyoneservingtodefineordescribeitspossessor特性，屬性durable:capableofwithstandingwearandtearordecay耐久的billion:十億(的)9

英語晨讀精華Day5每日一讀Jimmy:PictureBooksforAdults迷宮般的城市，習(xí)慣看相同的景物，走相同的路線，到達(dá)相同的目的地；習(xí)慣讓人的生活不再變化；習(xí)慣讓人有種莫名的平安感，卻又有種莫名的寂寞。而你永遠(yuǎn)不知道，你的習(xí)慣會讓你錯過什么。?向左走，向右走?，一個發(fā)生在城市——只可能發(fā)生在城市的、關(guān)于追尋的故事。作者以一種淡淡的、幽默的筆調(diào)緩緩述說，在故事情節(jié)與畫面中制造城市生活中的種種“巧合〞，讓人在閱讀時(shí)感到既熟悉又驚訝，不自覺地發(fā)出會心一笑……Artistsandauthorsusemanydifferentwaystotalkaboutsociety;manywritenovels,whileotherspaintpictures.AnartistinTaipeihasfoundadifferentwaytotalkaboutlife,people,andtheproblemsweallface.HisnameisJimmyLiao,andhecreatesillustratedbooks.Jimmyisbothanillustratorandanauthor.Hedrawsallofthecolorfulpicturesinhisbooksandwritesallofthestorylines.Hissmallpaperbackbooksusuallyhaveonlyoneortwolinesoftextperpage,therestbeingfilledbyhiscute,simpledrawings.SimplicityisoneofJimmy’sstrongpoints;hedoesn’tlosethereaderincomplexplotsordialogues.Jimmy’sbooksspeaktoreadersabouttheupsanddownsoflivinginthemodernworld.Oneofhismostpopularstories,TurningLeft,TurningRight,tellsofashortromancebetweenacouplethatlivenext10

英語晨讀精華toeachother.Thelonelypairmeetonedayintheparkandimmediatelyfallinlove.Whentheyleaveeachotherattheendofafun-filledday,theyexchangetelephonenumbers,buttheraincausesthenumberstobecomeillegible.Theyareunabletocontacteachother,andsoonreturntotheirlonelylives.Sad,right?Don’tstartcryingyet;there’sacatchtothestory.Yousee,thismanandwomanactuallyliveinthesamebuilding!Theproblemis,whentheyleavetheirapartments,onealwaysturnstotheleft,whiletheotheralwaysturnstotheright.Theresultisthattheyneverrealizetheyareneighbors.Thelessonofthestory?Lifeisinthedetails:thingsthatseemsmallandinsignificantcanactuallyturnouttobeimportant.AndthisisanotherofJimmy’stalents:heshowshisreadershowthe“l(fā)ittlethings〞inlifeareoftenmoreimportantthanwerealize.11

英語晨讀精華[注釋]：illustrate:畫插圖illustrator:插圖畫家storyline:故事情節(jié)，故事大綱paperback:abookhavingaflexiblepaperbinding平裝本，紙面本drawing:theartofrepresentingobjectsorformsonasurfacechieflybymeansoflines線條畫simplicity:theproperty,condition,orqualityofbeingsimpleoruncombined簡單plot:theplanofeventsormainstoryinanarrativeordrama情節(jié)upsanddowns：起起落落romance:aloveaffair戀愛，羅曼史illegible:notlegibleordecipherable無法識別的，字跡不清的contact:togetintouchwith;communicatewith聯(lián)絡(luò)，聯(lián)系catch:atrickyorpreviouslyunsuspectedconditionordrawback圈套，陷阱insignificant:lackinginimportance;trivial無意義的，微小的talent:amarkedinnateability,asforartisticaccomplishment才能12

英語晨讀精華Day6每日一讀ATaleofTwoCities(excerpt)狄更斯在?雙城記?一書的開頭就說，“這是一個最好的時(shí)代，也是一個最壞的時(shí)代〞。妙哉斯言！這段文字中多個平行句所表達(dá)的希望與絕望、光明與黑暗、理想與現(xiàn)實(shí)一直深深地打動讀者。文中句型的反復(fù)、形式上的對偶、內(nèi)容上的比照、總體結(jié)構(gòu)上的平行〔排比〕，都值得我們細(xì)細(xì)體味。Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;itwastheseasonoflight,itwastheseasonofdarkness;itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.——CharlesDickens[注釋]：wisdom:awiseoutlook,plan,orcourseofaction智慧，明智的行為，學(xué)識epoch:aparticularperiodofhistory,especiallyoneconsideredremarkableornoteworthyage,era,period新紀(jì)元，時(shí)代，時(shí)期incredulity:thestateorqualityofbeingincredulous;disbelief疑心despair:toloseallhope絕望，失望查爾斯·狄更斯〔1812—1870〕，英國大名鼎鼎的作家，是19世紀(jì)英國現(xiàn)實(shí)主義文學(xué)的主要代表。他筆耕一生，靠勤奮和汗水創(chuàng)作出?大衛(wèi)·科波菲爾?、?雙城記?等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣橫生的幽默、細(xì)致入微的心理分析以及現(xiàn)實(shí)主義描寫與浪漫主義氣氛的有機(jī)結(jié)合而著稱。13

英語晨讀精華Day7每日一讀TwoPoems下面是兩首著名的小詩。桑德堡的短詩?霧?曾在各種媒體上廣為傳播，是美國家喻戶曉的名作。而在米萊創(chuàng)作的許多優(yōu)美的抒情詩中，被引用最頻繁的是?第一顆無花果?。FogThefogcomesonlittlecatfeet.Itsitslookingoverharborandcityonsilenthaunchesandthenmoveson.——CarlSandburgFirstFigMycandleburnsatbothends,Itwillnotlastthenight,ButahmyfoesandohmyfriendsItgivesalovelylight.——EdnaSt.VincentMillay14

英語晨讀精華[注釋]：harbor:ashelteredpartofabodyofwaterdeepenoughtoprovideanchorageforships海港haunch:thehip,buttock,andupperthighinhumanbeingsandanimals腰fig:anyofseveraltreesorshrubsofthegenusFicus,especiallyF.carica,nativetotheMediterraneanregionandwidelycultivatedforitsediblemultiplefruit無花果candle:readilybent;pliant柔軟的15

英語晨讀精華Timeforfun商業(yè)廣告〔Advertisement〕中不乏文字精煉優(yōu)美，內(nèi)涵令人回味的佳作。且大都朗朗上口，易于誦記。下面選錄了一些著名品牌的經(jīng)典廣告詞。Timeiswhatyoumakeofit.(Swatch)天長地久?！菜刮制媸直怼矼akeyourselfheard.(Ericsson)理解就是溝通。〔愛立信〕Startahead.(Rejoice)成功之路，從頭開始。〔飄柔〕Adiamondlastsforever.(DeBierres)鉆石恒久遠(yuǎn)，一顆永流傳?！泊鞅葼査埂矯onnectingPeople.(Nokia)科技以人為本?！仓Z基亞〕Let'smakethingsbetter.(Philips)讓我們做得更好?！诧w利浦〕MosquitoByeByeBye.(RADAR)蚊子殺殺殺?！怖走_(dá)牌驅(qū)蟲劑〕Goodtothelastdrop.(Maxwell)滴滴香濃，意猶未盡〔麥斯威爾咖啡〕Obeyyourthirst．服從你的渴望?！惭┍獭?6

英語晨讀精華ThingsgobetterwithCoca-Cola.(Coca-Cola).飲可口可樂，萬事如意?！部煽诳蓸贰砊hechoiceofanewgeneration.新一代的選擇?！舶偈驴蓸贰砊aketimetoindulge．盡情享受吧！〔雀巢冰激凌〕Thetasteisgreat.味道好極了。〔雀巢咖啡〕Tome，thepastisblackandwhite，butthefutureisalwayscolor．對我而言，過去平淡無奇；而未來，卻是絢爛繽紛?！曹幠嵩娋啤矹ustdoit.只管去做?！材涂诉\(yùn)動鞋〕Feelthenewspace.感受新境界?！踩请娮印矷ntelligenceeverywhere.智慧演繹，無處不在。〔摩托羅拉〕Let’smakethingsbetter.(Philips)讓我們做得更好?！诧w利浦電子〕Nobusinesstoosmall,noproblemtoobig.沒有不做的小生意，沒有解決不了的大問題?！睮BM公司〕17

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英語晨讀精華Day1每日一讀Youth20世紀(jì)初塞繆爾·厄爾曼寫的這篇缺乏500字的短文?青春?一直為世人傾倒，過了這么多年它的魅力依舊。因?yàn)樗o予了一種啟示，教我們?nèi)绾蚊篮玫厣?。Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidityoftheappetite,foradventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanofsixtymorethanaboyoftwenty.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrustbowstheheartandturnsthespiritbacktodust.Whethersixtyorsixteen,thereisineverybeing’sheartthelureofwonder,theunfailingchild-likeappetiteofwhat’snext,andthejoyofthe19

英語晨讀精華gameofliving.Inthecenterofyourheartandmyheartthereisawirelessstation;solongasitreceivesmessagesofbeauty,hope,cheer,courageandpowerfrommenandfromtheinfinite,solongareyouyoung.Whentheaerialsaredown,andyourspiritiscoveredwithsnowsofcynicismandtheiceofpessimism,thenyouaregrownold,evenattwenty,butaslongasyouraerialsareup,tocatchthewavesofoptimism,thereishopeyoumaydieyoungateighty.——SamuelUllman[注釋]：rosycheeks:玫瑰花般的臉頰supple:readilybent;pliant柔軟的vigor:physicalormentalstrength,energy,orforce精力，活力temperamental:excessivelysensitiveorirritable;moody心情變化快的，喜怒無常的predominance:thestateorqualityofbeingpredominant;preponderance優(yōu)勢timidity:shy害怕的，害羞的appetite:食欲，胃口，欲望，愛好desert:放棄，遺棄wrinkle:todrawupintowrinkles;pucker起皺enthusiasm:greatexcitementfororinterestinasubjectorcause狂熱，熱心，積極性wireless:無線的infinite:havingnolimits無限的，無窮的aerial:天線cynicism:ascornful,bitterlymockingcommentoract玩世不恭，冷嘲熱諷pessimism:atendencytostressthenegativeorunfavorablepossibleview悲觀，悲觀主義optimism:atendencytoexpectthebestpossibleoutcomeordwellonthemosthopefulaspectsofasituation樂觀，樂觀主義塞繆爾厄爾曼，1840年生于德國，童年時(shí)移居美國。他在古稀之年才開始寫作，是一個了不起的人?！脖疚挠捎谑殖鱾鞯榷喾N原因，存在多個版本，這里采用作者原文?！?0

英語晨讀精華Day2每日一讀TheMountainStory這篇短文撥動了許多人的心弦。請你仔細(xì)品讀，相信你也會從中得到啟示。Asonandhisfatherwerewalkingonthemountains.Suddenly,hissonfalls,hurtshimselfandscreams,“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!〞Tohissurprise,hehearsthevoicerepeating,somewhereinthemountain,“AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!〞Curious,heyells,“Whoareyou?〞Hereceivestheanswer,“Whoareyou?〞Angeredattheresponse,hescreams,“Coward!〞Hereceivestheanswer,“Coward!〞Helookstohisfatherandasks,“What’sgoingon?〞Thefathersmilesandsays,“Myson,payattention.〞Andthenhescreamstothemountain,“Iadmireyou!〞Thevoiceanswers,“Iadmireyou!〞21

英語晨讀精華Againthemanscreams,“Youareachampion!〞Thevoiceanswers,“Youareachampion!〞Theboyissurprised,butdoesnotunderstand.Thenthefatherexplains,“PeoplecallthisECHO,butreallythisisLIFE.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo.Ourlifeissimplyareflectionofouractions.Ifyouwantmoreloveintheworld,createmoreloveinyourheart.Ifyouwantmorecompetenceinyourteam,improveyourcompetence.Thisrelationshipappliestoeverything,inallaspectsoflife;Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyouhavegiventoit.〞YOURLIFEISNOTACOINCIDENCE.IT’SAREFLECTIONOFYOU![注釋]：scream:tomakealoud,piercingsound喊叫，尖叫coward:onewhoshowsignoblefearinthefaceofdangerorpain懦夫，膽小的人echo:torepeat(asound)bythereflectionofsoundwavesfromasurface回聲competence:aspecificrangeofskill,knowledge,orability能力coincidence:asequenceofeventsthatalthoughaccidentalseemstohavebeenplannedorarranged巧合22

英語晨讀精華Day3每日一讀TwoFables寓言大都是代代流傳、寓意深遠(yuǎn)的故事，常常以物比人，又可以以古喻今。TheDonkeyandtheGrasshopperAdonkeyheardsomegrasshopperschirping.Hewasenchantedandalsowantedtopossesstheircharmingmelody.Heasked,“Whatfooddoyoueattogiveyousuchbeautifulvoices?〞Theyreplied,“Thedew.〞Thedonkeythendecidedthathewouldonlyeatdew.Inashorttime,hediedofhunger.TheKingdomoftheLionTheanimalsoftheforesthadalionastheirking.Hewasneithercruel,nortyrannical,butajustandgentleking.Asking,hemadearoyalproclamationforageneralassemblyofall23

英語晨讀精華theanimals.Hepassedalaw,stating,“Allanimalswillnowlivetogetherinperfectpeaceandfriendship.Thewolfandthelamb,thecatandthebird,thetigerandthedeer,thefoxandtherabbit,willnolongerbeenemies.〞Therabbitsaid,“Oh,howIhavelongedtoseethisday,inwhichtheweakwillbeequaltothestrong.〞Andaftersayingthis,heranforhislife.[注釋]：donkey:theactofproclaimingortheconditionofbeingproclaimed宣布assembly:集合，大會，大集會24

英語晨讀精華Day4每日一讀DoesItMakeaDifference這個故事可以讓我們反復(fù)思考并放飛心靈。Anoldmanwaswalkingalongthebeachoneeveningatlowtide.Henoticedthatthousandsofstarfishhadbeenstrandedonthesandbytherecedingwaters.Inthecourseofhiswalkhecameuponayoungmanwhowaspickingupsomeofthestarfishandthrowingthembackintothesea.“Whatareyoudoing?〞theoldmanasked.“Oh,justsavingsomestarfish,〞theyoungmanreplied.“Well,you’reafool,〞theoldmantoldhim.“Really?〞r(shí)epliedtheyoungman,“Whatmakesyousayso?〞“Well,justlookatallthestarfishonthisbeach.Therearethousandsofthem.〞Theoldmanlookedaroundandthenatthey