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40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词
1. Fall in Love with English爱上英语
Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his
overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was
thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired
of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through
it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in
English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a
result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.
His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood
exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In
order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to
face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down
helped him find the highway to studying English well.
The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words.
Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.


2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
不同的国家有不同的英语
Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the
English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or
common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia
and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken
in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But
actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings,
expressions and the usage of vocabulary.
Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which
country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently
commands his driver, ―Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and
take some gas for my trucks and cabs‖, instead of requesting, ―Please come to
my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis‖, you can
recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

3. A Hard Trip
一次辛苦的旅行
My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been
determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was
expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the
disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once
she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to
change her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a
train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather
forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.
Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace
was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep
valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it
was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put
my head on my pillow--a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars.
When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so
beautiful!


4. A Horrible Earthquake
可怕的地震
Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one
judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It
seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a
number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars.
Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists
everywhere.
The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers.
With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was
shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were
moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying
―Congratulations! You survived!‖. So they not only expressed their
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sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away.
The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors
were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and
electricity. Thanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.

5. The Great President
伟大的总统
As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities.
Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to
selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal
guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later,
believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair
anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the
leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and
terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives,
and he himself couldn’t escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Not fearing of the prison guards’ cruelty, he kept active and begged no
mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost
heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.
Finally, people rewarded him with the leader’s position and a gold
blanket.

6. A Brave Maid
勇敢的女仆
A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception
hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected
valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of its fancy colour of
honey and the beautiful paintings on it.
The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at
war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived
went on and on. In order to remove people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20
people carried out an informal investigation. The evidences they found
showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local
well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies
who were in search of treasures.
It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return.

7. A Fair Competition
公平的比赛
Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But
fairness is the basis of this motto. Only when you win fairly will you and
your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, unlike the ancient
honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes who can’t bear the pain of
training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical
power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as
their only goal.
So, in the gymnastics event to be held in our city next month, one of the
host’s responsibilities is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on
posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a
regular physical examination in a gymnasium one after another. No one can
bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. It is foolish to
cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined
as well.

8. Computers
电脑
The goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sums.
But with the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a
revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen. From then on, the
appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only
download information from the wet when connected by the network or
mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of logical problems. With
operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore the
moon and instruct androids with the human race’s characters to mop floors
and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful that
they do bring happiness.
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However, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has
become a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in
a way. So, personally, I worry about their universal applications in some
fields, such as finance.

9.保护野生动植物
Wildlife Protection
Dinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today
disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example,
tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure
reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into
being affecting distant cities.
Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain
kind of insects to protect themselves from fierce mosquitoes biting.
According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a
powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The
ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it
was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, ―Our
real loss is our decreasing income.‖
We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the
importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife
live in peace, can we smile in relief.


10. My First Band
我的第一支乐队
I was very sensitive to music. Just dipping into the music books briefly, I
could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous
folk actor. I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion.
I formed my first band called ―Rolling Frog‖. At the beginning, we relied
on performing on instruments in pubs or to passers –by to earn extra
money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians
whom people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to
our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our ―funny jazz‖
became famous and invitations to perform for broadcast stations began to
come. Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music and made a record in a
studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.
It was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized
my dream to be a musician.




Interesting Festival
有趣的节日
The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is
not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its
arrival for its religious origin:
Long ago, humans’ ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks
on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all
their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain God’s
forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept
apologizing. God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had good
harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in
God, people began the festival.
On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or
parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as
though they were never tired. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing
reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is
the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award.
Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.

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ed Diet 平衡膳食
Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which
served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with
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pepper and garlic. But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer
customers. Finally, he was in debt. Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant served
fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As the
hostess, she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most. In order not
to let Yong Hui get away with telling
lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that
she was losing her customers, too.
Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sighed and
said, ―Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your
customers put on weight too easily, while Yong Hui’s lose weight too quickly.
So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and
fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to
combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.‖
Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back.


13. Sailing Home
划船回家
This novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author
was a black businessman who was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited
Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was wandering on the pavement
near the bay enjoying the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he
kept in an envelope. So he went to the embassy to seek help, but the
ambassador with rude manners didn’t permit his staff to help though he
bowed to him. Staring at his impatient face, he understood that it was the
fault of his skin colour that accounted for their refection. So he decided to
take a chance to sail on a small boat home.
He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the
contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was
spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed. A maid even screamed
when bringing him a steak and pineapple dessert. Aboard, he earned his
passage by working as a barber and got home finally. As for the name of his
novel, he couldn’t think of a better one than the phrase ―Go Ahead‖.

14. Explore MKII
探测MKII行星
MKII, a planet billions of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many
religions. Physicists have proved the theory that its gentle climate and the
pull of its gravity are similar to the earth’s. And astronomers have found that
oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide, which are fundamental to life, exist in its
atmosphere through satellites. Cheered up by this news, biologists, in their
turn, began to do some research to remove people’s puzzles—Now that there
are some suitable conditions, does life really exist on this globe? Do they
multiply by laying eggs or giving birth to babies?
Last month, a spaceship was sent there. It’s a pity that this mission failed.
Unlike the earth, MKII is a much younger planet. Thus, masses of harmful
acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out.
These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the
engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the
spaceship from crashing in time.


15.A Journey across Canada
横穿加拿大的旅行
After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to
Toronto to visit his schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately
5,000 kilometers,
His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains. After
confirming his baggage was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in his seat.
Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger
within 5 minutes. Their topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime
Minister, the mixture of races, and the terrifying Great Fall. After a nice
buffet at noon, he was pleased to find that the scenery was impressive. He
saw beautiful harbours in the distance, wealthy urban areas and maple
forest that covered thousands of acres. He even managed to catch sight of an
eagle flying upward over bushes.
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Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightly near the border at a misty
dawn. There was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet.
Though it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once
rather than waiting for him to come. They had a good time together.


16.A Woman Doctor-Lina
女医生丽娜
Born in a pigs’ nest, Lina led a poor life in her childhood. She was looked
down upon by the children of her generation. But she intended to become a
doctor after she came across Lin Qiaozhi by chance, who was delivering
medical courses to an audience crowding around her. Before moving off, Lin
inspired her to carry on her study. With Lin’s support, Lina entered an
institute and studied hard sparing no time for entertainment. Her being
outspoken and modest won respect for her. Her excellent arguing skills and
observation ability put others into the shade.
Now, Lina has become a specialist in human beings’ emergency sickness.
Her kindness and considerate behavior to the poor were well known. The
organization she founded carried out campaigns and welfare projects to help
cut the death rate for the poor. Her job was hard but worthwhile. She often
refers to the connection between her achievement and Lin Qiaozhi, and says
that her poor childhood is the bond between her and the poor.

17. A New Farming Way
新的耕种方式
Tuan was a farmer in Vietnam. For decades, he had been struggling to
rid his family of hunger. However, it always confused him how to expand the
output of his crops. This disturbing problem led to his regretting being a
farmer. He would rather have chosen another job.
One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Tuan read a comment on
Yuan Longpin. He underlined Yuan’s nationality and occupation, and then
focused on his discovery and the statistics of his research. He found the
knowledge Yuan circulated very practical. Therefore, he made a summary
and began to build up a new farming method. He planted super grain of rich
nutrition and equipped himself to keep his crops roots free from bacteria
and pests. He also enriched minerals in the soil while reducing chemical
fertilizers. Though it cost him more time and freedom, he was full of hope.
The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with his production very
much. Thanks to Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger,
but he could also export his crops abroad.


18. Chaplin - A Great Master of Humour 幽默大师卓别林
Chaplin was an extraordinary performer who starred in and directed
many outstanding comedies. Few were bored watching his moustache, his
gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by detectives. Being
drunk, sliding on a banana skin or whispering his own failures to nobody, he
made us feel more content with our life without any verbal explanation. His
particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world
up to now.

In a small budget film, he played a badly-off and homeless person
wearing worn-out shoes and messy clothes. On one occasion, he was trapped
by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. Though he overcame many
difficulties, he wasn’t fortunate enough. With all the porridge eaten up, he
picked out a shoe and boiled it to eat. He cut off the leather bottom and
chewed it like a pancake. According to an actress, his acting was so
convincing and amusing that everybody couldn’t help bursting into laughter.


19.A Misunderstanding
一场误会
In general, spoken statements are the major way of communication,
but body language and facial expressions also have such kinds of function.
For example, yawning means being not interested and turning one’s back to
someone or swinging your fist shows your anger. But what those gestures
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really mean is subjective in different cultures. Thus, misunderstandings
happen now and then in today’s world of cultural crossroads.
Once, representing the Adults’ Education Association, I went to the
airport to meet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his
dormitory and then to the canteen. After the flight arrived, I saw a man
looking around curiously. So I approached to greet him. He suddenly dashed
to hug me and kissed me on both cheeks. As a young girl, I felt truly
embarrassed and put up my hands to defend myself. His false smile told me
that he had lost face.
Later, I received a cassette from him, in which he recorded his apology.
On hearing that Columbians were more likely to kiss others, I soon felt at
ease.


20.A Unique Theme Park 独一无二的主题公园
As soon as our shuttle got close to the theme park by the freeway,
everyone came to life and put on cloth sneakers in advance for an outing.
Our translator paid for the admission, and we started enjoying the various
attractions in the sunlight.
According to the travel brochure, this unique park is famous for its well
preserved minority culture. We experienced many deeds of the early settlers,
such as swinging across rivers, hunting creatures in the jungle, or taking part
in swords fighting tournaments.
This park is also famous for its wooden souvenirs. Whichever we bought
in the central shop was made of wood, and wherever we went we could see
minority carpenters working. They made wooden tools, wooden cartoon
figures, wooden athletic products and so on. They even built a huge wooden
engine with a length of 20 metres, which was modeled after a real one.
This theme park is really a fantasy amusement park. No wonder it has
become the brand of local tourism.


21.A Strange Disease奇怪的疾病
When the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of
painting, a pump was put in. Then, all the painters in the neighbourhood
were defeated by a severe disease whose characteristic was alike to that of a
bad burn.
An expert physician was instructed to attend to the victims and handle
this case. He was enthusiastic, but he didn’t foresee that it was a hard
challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was to
blame. But without positive evidence, people suspected and rejected his view,
saying the theory he put forward made no sense. Being much more strict
with himself, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from making
enquiries, he made detailed charts and analysed the data cautiously. Finally,
he drew a scientific conclusion, linking the disease to the radium in the
pump. Exposed to radium, a kind of radioactive material in the universe,
people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately.
Spinning the pump backward, he took away the radium. This simple
movement cured all the victims.

eeing in the United Kingdom观光联合王国
After the wedding, my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom
for nationwide sightseeing. He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To
my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly
clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the
institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts
and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.
Unwilling to leave out any attraction, my cousin arranged his enjoyable
journey carefully. One attractive place he visited was a castle in the
countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters（请注意：音频里面是headquarter，没有加s，是不对的。）of the
Communism Union but broke down during the war. Finding nothing could
take the place of this splendid architecture, people accomplished rebuilding
it in 1952. It was to their credit that all furnished rooms are consistent with
what they used to be. My cousin was thrilled by its collections consisting of
statues plus royal uniforms folded in glass tanks. Though there was no
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possibility to buy some of these exhibits, it was convenient to take photos,
which he sent me along with his fax.

Air Crash飞机失事
I was a previous typist in a post office. Because I couldn’t tolerate typing
any more postage bills or postcodes on a typewriter every day, I resigned.
With a greedy motivation of making big money, I took up working as a
business representative for the G.E Ecology Company, which produced goods
by recycling useful materials from our dustbins. My new job left me good
impressions in many aspects except that the working timetable was full of
traveling by jets.
Once, when speeding up, our jet was swallowed by a thunderstorm, which
destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions. A
constantly flashing light showed that our jet was in danger. A steward
instantly asked us to put on masks and fasten the safety belts, and then
pressed a button to switch on the escaping capsule. It slid sideways out of the
opening at once and landed in a desert area safely. Lacking food and tablets,
we were nervous and uncertain at first. But we all kept optimistic and made
good adjustment to the situation. We swept up the surrounding mud to make
our settlement and were back on our feet soon. Finally, guided by the smoke
of our crashing jet, some local citizens came by carriages and saved us.

Amateur Journalist业余记者
Jane is a housewife, but delighted to work as an amateur journalist. It is
a dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for
the News Department to depend on an amateur to cover crimes. But Jane is
really gifted. It is admirable that she is seldom accused of making mistakes.
And, eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and
updates herself now and then.
Once she is informed of a new case, her normal working process is as
follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews. So
as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record what they say.
Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking
photographs. Second, she assesses whether they are deliberately hiding the
truth. If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case herself.
Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the
senior chief editor, who polishes and approves every section. Finally, her
stories will be published in different editions of their magazine.

Aid
急救
A boy fell ill. His organs were damaged by the radiation of an infrared
ray stove. But before the ambulance arrived, a number of other injuries
happened to this unlucky boy over and over again. First, he was choked by
some poisonous liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin
was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.
Fortunately, the boy’s nurse gave him proper temporary treatments
according to his complex symptoms. She mildly squeezed the poisonous
liquid out of his throat and put bandages firmly in place to apply pressure
to the ankle wound to stop bleeding. As for the burn, she used scissors to
remove his sleeve, poured a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and
put her hands on a damp blouse to cover his swollen tissue tightly. She also
inspired his bravery to fight against the unbearable pain. Her first aid made
a vital difference in saving his life. A ceremony was held to honour the nurse
who overcame a variety of barriers to save the boy.


ct Art
抽象艺术
Abstract art used to be controversial. On one hand, the artists stopped
painting delicate figures but attempted to adopt special techniques to give
people different visual impacts. On the other hand, their works, including
sculptures carved out of marble or fragile clay, were all with a specific aim
of showing feelings. Some conventional scholars who were allergic to
abstract art said it was evidently ridiculous and neither art nor geometry.
Their Traditional Art Committee predicted its soon disappearing.
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But nowadays, abstract art has become part of the permanent possessions
of contemporary civilization. Galleries along the Madison Avenue give
scores of superb exhibitions on typical abstract works, appealing to many
who have a preference for abstract art. The Shadow of Egypt, a café in this
district, has become the home to those aggressive abstract artists.
Consequently, it is not a coincidence for you to meet one of these artists of
great reputation in the flesh. They are asked for signatures and given
bunches of fragrant flowers plus they are given a great deal of praise by their
faithful fans.
27.A Russian Poem俄国童谣
Since childhood, Anton had often recited poems, accompanied by pianists
and violinists, at wedding ceremonies before brides and bridegrooms
exchanged rings. Gradually, he found writing poems the most appropriate
way to convey his joy and sorrow. When his poem Contradictory Blank won
him a national championship and a scholarship to the Moscow University
from a sponsor, he was just an unknown librarian. After getting his diploma,
he devoted his life to writing poems. Using concrete but flexible language and
the minimum of words is his style. He tried out different patterns and
preferred nursery rhyme in particular. The following is a translation of one
of his works made up of 3 sections:
Little sparrow with heavy load,Ran out of energy and very cold;No compass
and all sweat salty,Can you go through the endless darkness?Little balloon let
out by the thread,Flew over cottages and was very glad;With warmth
transformed from sunlight,He said he could forever fly;Take it easy, little
balloon;Don’t tease the sparrow with his wound;On the bare branch and have
a rest;This diamond heart will eventually get success.

’s Help Adolescents
帮助青少年
Whether they are male or female, adolescents feel like deciding on
everything themselves in spite of parents’ instruction, especially when they
face problems like sex, mental stress, etc., which make them feel ashamed
and embarrassed. Thus they often automatically get into troubles due to their
imperfect comprehension and judgement. Some are addicted to cigarettes,
only several packets of which will hurt their lungs and make them breathless
quickly. Others can’t quit drinking alcohol, whose harmful effects include
causing young pregnant women to abort or give birth to abnormal babies.
The worst is drug abuse, for the withdrawal is tough once their bodies are
accustomed to the drugs. Meanwhile, those who share needles bought from
illegal chemists are at great risk of being infected with desperate AIDS. If so,
neither injecting nor taking pills can guarantee their survival.
However, don’t be disappointed at or have prejudice against our
children so easily. After all, being awkward is an appendix of youth. As long
as we strengthen communication with them instead of only banning this or
banning that, we will surely help them avoid anything unfit.

h Our Environment恢复环境生机
As the director stated on behalf of his researching group, the data of this
graph makes a clear presentation of the future environmental tendency. On
one hand, the quantity of fuel keeps on decreasing by 9% per year while the
growth of a wide range of pollution has been a global trend. On the other
hand, the mildly but steadily going up of the average temperature is
resulting in catastrophes like widespread floods. Without disagreement,
they subscribe to the view that it is humans’ existence and their randomly
consuming energy that result in this phenomenon.
Many people have a commitment that developing nuclear power or
energy from outer space will stop bad consequences coming about. However,
scientists and educators are opposed to this view even if our needs may be
met on the whole. They tend to advocate refreshing our circumstances by
saving energy and recycling waste. It is suggested that we use energy-saving
appliances such as electrical motors, microwaves and so on and not be
casual about little things like recycling a can. So please glance around and
see what you can do. So long as everybody makes contribution, we will not
have to put up with this problem anymore.


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30.A Volcano Eruption火山爆发
As the best candidate, I was appointed to collect and evaluate
information for a database about diverse natural disasters, such as hurricanes,
typhoons or thunderstorms. Sometimes I did this by giving out
questionnaires to those who went through them. But sometimes I had to go
through actual disasters myself. The Musaki Volcano was one of them.
At that time, I lived in a bungalow alongside the volcano with a novelist,
who came for the appreciation of its eruption. One day, when I was drawing
diagrams on the balcony and he was bathing inside, the volcano erupted
unexpectedly. The ash and lava fountains shooting highly in the sky varied
from 50 to 100 meters in height. It was absolutely fantastic! I even noticed a
rainbow appear in the fog caused by a heat wave.
But, glancing through our surroundings, I foresaw the potential danger
and found no guarantee of our safety. The uncomfortable gas almost made us
unconscious. Sweats of anxiety began to drop. Managing to stop panicking
and trembling, we quickly put on our protective suits, helmets and boots and
eventually made our way to a safe place. How lucky we were even though my
precious equipment and documents were all burnt to the ground!

Disability战胜残疾
Yang’s ambition was to get an architect certificate or become a bowling
master. But when he was conducting experiments with a microscope in the
basement, a tank on the bench exploded, sending him flying outwards
through the exit. He was out of breath while knowing he lost his eyesight as
well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was disabled.
Feeling clumsy, he was annoyed at first though nobody made fun of him.
He cut out going outdoors and just sat around at home talking to his parrot or
tortoise silently. His sister resigned to help him in many ways. Her assistance
and encouragement were so beneficial to his psychology that he adapted to
his disability soon and became outgoing again. In a college accessible to him,
he studied politics and literature. He always sat in the front row near the
entry without any absence and, with the help of his handy laptop, he studied
well by means of dictation. His thesis, Abolishing Slavery, met with all
professors’ approval. After class, he and his companions often played drum
music, which was noisy but suitable for his hearing. After graduation, he
made high profits by designing software for a firm. All in all, in his
community, he won his dignity and people’s congratulations.
He always wished all the best to his disabled fellows and encouraged
them, ―Never mind! All you have is adequate to get your achievement.‖

32．Happy Marriage Needs Fighting For
幸福的婚姻需要争取
As a talented navy officer, he was bound to be busy. When his wife
rang him up to declare her divorce alarm, he was still scanning a digital
counter to check the data so as to give an assessment of the theoretical
framework for a biochemical weapon. His junior staff’s sympathy made
him feel embarrassed.
His wife was a part-time clerk. With his high bonus, she lived in a
grand house with elegant cushions and bedding. Her favour was reading
stars’ biographies or absurd fictions with endless chapters in her armchair.
People envied her leisure life very much. But in fact, she was tired of being
left alone. She sent emails to his mailbox every week to state her thinking
and ask for his accompaniment, but never received reply of satisfaction.
Tired of his explanation that he must obey the orders, she filed for divorce.
Because he desired to get their holy affection back, he set other affairs
aside. He trimmed his fingernails short and changed his overweight figure as
well as his awful haircut. He wore an apron to prepare delicious cuisine for
her. He also bought her a necklace and piles of flowers hoping that their
receiver could turn around.
After being tested out for 3 months in all, he eventually succeeded.
33. Mark and a Seal
马克和海豹
Mark rented an accommodation with his pension near the shore. He
paid annual visits there to enjoy the vivid beauty in the depths of the pure
sea.
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Once, with his underwater telescope and flashlight, Mark dived along the
boundary between the steep reef and the area of seaweed conservation.
Suddenly, an awesome Antarctic seal with sharp teeth appeared opposite him.
Every cell in his body was scared to death. But soon, he was aware that he
wasn’t the target of an attack. With a neat wound in its lip caused by a shark,
this grey seal was washed upside down by the tides time after time. But it
tried to jog Mark as if to urge him to help it. So Mark abandoned fleeing away.
With its teamwork, Mark used a net to drag the seal to the shallow water.
Without pausing he helped it out after a simple operation and settled it in a
narrow cave by the seaside. Every time he brought it tasty fish, it would yell
and suck his hands happily. Witnesses said their anecdotes reflected a magic
dimension of the relationship between humans and animals.
g the Remote Village援助山村
A year ago, the famous astronaut received an invitation by airmail from
a remote village. Intending to sniff some fresh air, he and his interpreter paid
a fortnight visit there. It was a privilege for them to be there, but they were
shocked by what they saw. The tracks were muddy. The river was drying up.
Most villagers only possessed one broom, a few tins and several jars and their
rectangular grass huts with round angles were surrounded by weeds. Besides,
their school had no roof and platform, and the students had no concept of
clicking a computer at all. They were badly in need.
Soon, the astronaut made a generous voluntary donation to the village.
There were textbooks for students, sewing machines for tailors and tractors
for farmers. His distribution catalogue also included operating a clinic and a
trunk library, as well as giving weekly lessons to teach relevant farming
knowledge like how to dry out seeds or raise oxen. He himself not only helped
do some paperwork but also purchased grills for boys to toast potatoes and
combs for girls who were dying to get one. The other day, he heard from the
villagers again inviting him to participate in the donation anniversary. For
political and security reasons, he couldn’t adjust his outgoing
arrangement-otherwise he would go. But his deeds were remembered forever.

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Nannan’s father runs an enterprise near the Ming Tombs selling
batteries and drills to the Daqing Oilfield. Hoping to get the qualification to
help govern it, Nannan made much preparation and then left her
motherland with her visa to study in America. Having reached her
destination, she settled in an inn recommended by the travel agent.
As far as Nannan was concerned, she always kept it up in China. But
she had to acknowledge it was not easy to adjust herself to the new
academic requirements, which were not parallel with China’s. Though she
was occupied with lectures and seminars day in and day out, the essays she
drafted were still contradicted by her tutors. As for her routine life, she felt
that it was hard to fit in, too. For example, she found English idioms difficult
to understand. And it was out of the question to eat delicious Chinese foods
though many optional cafeterias served abundant substitutes. In addition,
she had to wait in a queue early for the minibus that took her to school and it
was usually so cold that she felt numb. What bothered her most was that she
received no apology when her sleeping was disturbed by a barking dog in a
shopkeeper’s cage.
Luckily, with her parents comforting her by videophone, she became
autonomous soon and eventually got her bachelor’s degree successfully.

ate to America移民美国
Attracted by the boom in America, my nephew teamed up with a
Korean to illegally cross the Bearing Strait in the Arctic to America. To
avoid the Customs’ punishment, they hid in a small ferry called the North
Pole Seagull, sitting back to back without sleeping, showering and shaving
for 3 days, and had no chance to mourn their lost luggage when landing. The
hardship of this crossing was apparent.
At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then was hired
in aircraft industries. He lived in a Catholic district. Taking in a small
percentage of Pakistani immigrants, the majority of the residents were from
Italy and Denmark, who all kept up their customs and cultures. Different
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It was unfair and needed reforming. But with nowhere else to go, my nephew
lived on and managed to make a life for himself.
My nephew’s fortune came when he bravely helped a conductor brake a
ream to stop it from slipping out of the rails. The man was elected vice
chairman of the Socialist Party later. It occurred to my nephew that he could
grasp this opportunity to ask for his help. The man who was thankful helped
him apply to the civil authority for the right to live in America by inserting
his brave deed into his documents. Unlike a great many other applicants, his
application was approved by the Federal Justice Ministry. Before long, he
started his own bakery and lived a better life.
Careful about Cloning
谨慎对待克隆
After a series of initial experiments and corrections, the scientist’s hard
work paid off when the twin clone turkeys were hatched with normal feather
and claws. This breakthrough possibly enabled people to bring their adored
pets back to life. However, it bothered him from time to time that their health
was in poor condition because they were unable to resist illnesses. This
drawback cast him down. Merely 2 weeks later, the clones and their carrier
died, which struck frustration into his heart. He retired before he attained his
ambition and became a member of an opera chorus to relieve his depression.
Shortly afterwards, the media published a conservative argument
objecting to cloning owing to moral problems, and suggested the constitution
include compulsory regulations to forbid obtaining commercial profits from
cloning.
When interviewed, the scientist stared at the decorations on the ceiling,
thinking for a while, and then said, ―I’m not in favour of any arbitrary
assumption, but undertaking cloning does differ from the straightforward
procedure of making loafs out of flour. Until we accumulate enough exact
knowledge, any practice is in vain and is bound to fail. Altogether, being more
careful is reasonable or we may walk into a side road.‖

e Patent Applications奇怪的专利申请
I set about working in the current Patent Office after resigning from the
court personnel. Competent and dynamic, I never feel passive while diving
into the identifications of whether applications are valid and practical
according to the new version of the criteria. With the expectation of
distinguishing their own importance, some people leave the beaten track and
file strange products with us now and then, for example, lantern that can be
attached on your forehead, cubic walnuts, refrigerator made of straw and
glue, perfume that nobody can bear to smell, and so on.
Once, a man made a triangle helicopter out of stainless wires and
string. He called us up and merrily claimed it was stable and convenient to
use, and never out of order. I asked him to hang on, but this innocent man
just rang off and set out to fly from his courtyard. I dialed his number in the
directory trying to ring him back, but never got through.
Merciful God blessing, an abrupt freezing rainfall made his powder
wet. Luckily, the trouble was without any extension except that he crashed
into a greengrocer’s making all the ripe fruits become messy jam. When
people seized this crazy man with caution and sobered him by tapping his
face, he complained about the bad weather instead of associating his failure
with his unscientific design.

39. Pronunciation and Status
口音与身份
An ambassador and a referee were consulting a professor on the
caption of a Buddhistic alphabet when a sobbing woman stopped them to
sell an antique musical bathtub. Her dirty garment and the handkerchief
around her waist were badly in need of sending to a laundry. The
ambassador uncomfortably gave her a handful of pence from his wallet and
said, ―Take this fortune away, troublesome woman.‖
When her figure faded away, the brilliant professor said, ―You are
mistaken and your improper remark on her should be condemned. In terms
of this extraordinary woman, you can’t classify her status by her horrible
clothes or disgusting nails. Her clean woolen vest and stockings, especially
her classic pronunciation, all suggested her upper status.‖ The ambassador
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gave a whistle in amazement, and advised making her acquaintance. The
professor hesitated for a while, then compromised.
The outcome was that she was an authentic superior police officer.
When they were shown in her office and saw her once more, she brought them
a teapot of tea and some cookies, laughing and saying, ―I rubbed some cream
and wax on my garment and passed myself off as a shabby woman among
thieves and robbers to investigate a plot. Generally speaking, your
overlooking me and my adaptation are the best help. But my pronunciation
seemed to have betrayed me.‖

40. A Sly Murder
一宗狡猾的谋杀案
When giving a lecture about the significance of punctuation, the
academic professor was interrupted and arrested by the police for murdering
his wife, a receptionist of a kindergarten. The police found some photos he
deleted from their e-album showing that they used to have a gay life. But, fed
up with her wrinkled face, he murdered her instead of divorcing her to avoid
fortune division. He cut up a kind of seashell with a sharpened knife, and
hammered it into powder on a skateboard, and made at most one gram,
which was enough to accelerate one’s pulse until he or she dies. This kind of
poison can date back to 10,000 BC when people rubbed it on spears to kill
beasts. The professor mixed the poison with onion, watermelon and yogurt
for his wife. Howling and scratching her chest, she felt dizzy and died soon.
After tentative examination, the police assumed she died of heart disease. But
systematic botanical analyses showed that the watermelon spit on the messy
mat and the quilt was poisonous. Regardless of exhaustion and starvation,
the acute and skilful policemen used radioactive equipment to make sure the
category of the poison. Primitive and not ample as their alternative
equipment was, they got perfect accuracy somehow. People applauded the
police and the woman’s family can look ahead with relief now.
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