2009-05-17 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson65 Money Talks
Ben Fix used to be a real estate agent． He got rich by selling worthless farmland to people from the city who didn't know what they were buying． He was very good at fooling th

2009-05-17 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson63 A Plane Crash
Nancy Paine has been a pilot for many years． She is an old friend of Otis Jackson's and is supporting his election campaign． Yesterday， Nancy was flying her twin-engine pla

2009-05-17 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson64 The Brand Name Battle
A week before the start of the new school year， Megan went clothes shopping with her mom． There was one item that Megan really wanted： a hooded sweatshirt from desig

2009-05-17 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson61 Life in the Army
Sam and Jack often talk about their days in the army． It was a hard life． The men had to get up early in the morning and do a lot of physical labour． They had to learn ho

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Lesson62 The Echo in My Hometown
Twain and two friends once were sitting in a restaurant． One friend said that the air in the mountains of his hometown was very clear． In many places the echo of a

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson52 Cheerleaders
When you go to a college or high school sports event， you see cheerleaders． Cheerleaders are male and female students dressed in the colours of their team． They jump and danc

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson60 A Laconic Answer
In ancient times there was a race of people called the Spartans living in the southern part of Greece． They were noted for their simple habits and their bravery． The name

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Lesson59 Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was born around 1820 in the South of the United States． She was an African-American and a slave． In those days in the South， African

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson58 It's Time to Breathe Fresh Air
Golden sunshine and gentle breeze means the arrival of autumn， the most beautiful season of a year． This is a great time to go outside and have fun． Go to

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson57 A Little Kite
“I never can do it，” the little kite said，
As he looked at the others high over his head；
“I know I should fall if I tried to fly．”
“Try，” said the big kite， “O

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson56 It's the Television!
Ted had not seen his old friend Sam since they were at school together． One day Ted saw Sam at a business meeting in a big hotel．
“Hi， Sam!” Ted said happily． “

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson55 At Dinner Table
As any homemaker knows， there is far more to a family meal than food． Sociologists have been studying families to find out just how much more．
Lewis and his co-workers ca

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Lesson54 Helen Keller
Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880． When she was twenty months old， she got an illness． After her illness Helen became deaf and blind. Her parents did not know what to

2009-05-16 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson53 A Seeing — eye Dog
A seeing-eye dog is a special dog which helps blind people． We call these dogs “seeing-eye” dogs because the dogs are the “eyes” of the blind man and they help him t

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Lesson51 Swimming
Swimming is a competitive sport played around the world and on many different levels， including the Olympics． It's also an easy sport to do on your own， both for fun and for exe

2009-05-15 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson46 A Family Sees America Together
The Graham family did something very unusual last year． Mr． and Mrs． Graham did not go to work， and their children did not go to school． Instead， the fam

2009-05-15 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson50 Yellowstone National Park
A national park is a large piece of land where animals are free to come and go． Trees and plants grow everywhere． People go to a national park to enjoy nature． M

2009-05-15 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson49 Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847． He was sick a lot when he was young． Edison's mother taught him lessons at home and he only studied the things he wanted to know．

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Lesson48 A Little Girl's Combat against Depression
When I was in 6th grade， a week before Thanksgiving， there was a fire at my house． I lost all my stuffed animals， including the one I was parti

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Lesson47 Jaime Escalante
Jaime Escalante was a teacher from Bolivia． He arrived in Los Angeles in 1963． He was thirty-three years old and spoke almost no English．
Life was difficult for Escalante

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Lesson45 Chocolate
We now think of chocolates as sweet， but once it was bitter． Today we think of it as a candy， but once it was a medicine． Chocolate is a product of a cocoa tree． Its beans tas

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Lesson44 Joyce's Story of Time Management
Time management is the greatest challenge for me in high school． I have to balance my subjects， activities， social life， and rest． I often get into arg

2009-05-15 所属栏目:背诵为王第二册

Lesson43 Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States． He was president from 1901 to 1909． He was also a boxer， a soldier， a rancher， and an explorer

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Lesson42 Children Should Be Seen， Not Heard
King Edward loved his grandchildren， but he treated them very strictly． They were not allowed to make too much noise， and they were not allowed to spea

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Lesson41 Spoken Languages
The human mouth has three major functions． Two of them —eating and breathing — are shared by members of the animal kingdom． The third function — speaking — is one of t