在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.aisle 过道 2.hush 安静 3.intake 吸入 4.beads 珠子 5.curls 卷发 6.bouquet 花束 7.tender 温柔 原文 The Wedding We went into the church and sat down. There were pretty flowers at the front. There was beautiful organ music playing. The church was full of people dressed up nicely. Everyone was waiting to see the beautiful bride walk up the aisle. A hush，and intake of breath.. There she was. Oh，she was so beautiful. She had a lovely，long white dress with pretty lace and beads. Her hair was swept up off from her face. There were curls flowing down her back. Instead of veil，she had little flowers in her hair. Her bouquet of tiny flowers was very，very pretty. Her dad looked very proud of her. He looked just a little sad，too. At the front of the church，the groom stood waiting. He had a beautiful tender smile on his face. He took his bride's hand as her dad left her there. They smiled at each other. The minister read，prayed and offered some words of advice to the lovely couple. Someone sang a pretty song. The groom slipped the simple wedding band on the bride's finger. She struggled a little to put a band on his finger. Pretty soon the minister said they were now husband and wife. They kissed. We all stood，and they walked down the aisle to live their rest lives together as Mr. and Mrs.！ We cried.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.yawn 打哈欠 2.mumble 咕哝 3.yanks 猛拉 4.tickling 挠痒痒 5.shriek 尖叫 6.squint 斜视 7.sandals 拖鞋 8.handle bars 把手 9.pedal 踩踏板 原文 Early Morning “Yawn！”I am so tired. I don't like getting up in the morning. I wish I could sleep in until noon. My mom has to come into my room and shake my feet. “Get up，you lazy girl！”she says，“It's time to rise and shine，it's a beautiful day！”. I raise my head，mumbling and turn over，putting my pillow over my head. My mom yanks my pillow from off my head and starts tickling me. “Okay，I'll get up.”I shriek. The sun is so bright that I squint. I think I'll go outside and play. I can't wait to get up now. My mom cooks me breakfast. I have eggs，bacon，toast and orange juice. When I finish my breakfast，I brush my teeth，comb my hair，wash my face and then change into play clothes. I choose a bright pink and yellow tank top with jean shorts and blue sandals. My bike is in the garage where my dad keeps the cars and tools. As I pedal，my hair flies out behind me. I keep my mouth shut so that bugs don't get in. I am going down a big hill now. I can hardly pedal anymore. My legs are moving so fast. I hang onto my handle bars tightly. I don't want to fall off. I finally am able to slow down as the road becomes level. I turn a corner and decide to go back home. I realize I now have to ride up the hill. I know I will be tired when I get the top. I think that I will have some water now before I start to go up. Mmmm，it tastes great. It is so clean and cold. Well，I know that I have a big trip ahead of me，so I need to get going. Bye-bye.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.lawn 草坪 2.maintain 维护 3.mower 割草机 4.fertilizer 肥料 5.melts 融化 6.weeds 杂草 原文 Working in My Yard I live in a house that has a small yard around it. In my yard，there is a lawn and a garden. There is also a sidewalk that leads to my front door，and a driveway that leads to my garage. Throughout the year，I work to maintain my yard. During the summer，I cut the grass that grows in my yard，using a lawn-mower. I like the smell of the grass when it has just been cut. But it's better not to cut the grass too short. When the weather is dry，I also put the water on the lawn and garden，so that the grass and flowers can grow. During the autumn，many leaves fall from the trees in my yard. I use a rake to collect the leaves from the lawn. Then I can put the leaves into bags. I can use the leaves to make fertilizer. When I was a kid，I didn't like that job of raking leaves，but now I don't mind it. Another job during the autumn is to remove flowers from the garden before the cold weather arrives. During the winter，there is no work to do in the lawn or garden，because they are covered in snow. But I need to keep the snow off my sidewalk and driveway. Whenever it snows，I use a shovel to clean the snow from the sidewalk and driveway. Sometimes，it snows a lot. If I didn't shovel the snow，it would soon be impossible to get into my house. During the spring， the snow melts. I clean up my yard by sweeping away the dirt and by removing weed from the lawn and garden. I also put flowers back into the garden. It's nice to see them again after the long，cold winter. When spring comes，the grass grows very quickly，so I need to cut the grass quite often. Working in the yard can be very satisfied work. It's so nice when the lawn and garden are looking green and healthy.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.roller blades 轮滑 2.steep hill 陡坡 原文 A Picnic What a great day for a picnic. We're not only having a picnic，we're having a big bike ride，too. We did this last year with a lot of friends also. It was really fun. We meet quite early in the morning in a pretty little town. The town is where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario in Canada. The town's name is Niagara-on-the-Lake. Then all of the people，fifteen or more，get on their bikes or roller blades. We go on a bike path beside the river. The path we take is about 11 km or 6 miles long. There are a lot of people using the path，too. We usually stop for an ice cream treat near the end or where we turn around to go back to our cars. It is just before the park where we will have our picnic，and a steep hill. Many of the man and boys go up the hill. Most of the women and children go back to their cars. The ride takes about two hours plus whatever time we take at the ice cream store. After the ride is finished，we go to the park. We have a delicious“pot-luck”lunch. Pot luck means everyone brings some food to share with the others. We eat，rest，talk and laugh. After we've cleaned up，some of us climb the tower that is there remembering a war at that place and its general. It is a steep climb，over 100 steps. We usually end the day with a fun game of baseball or soccer. Finally，we pack up our stuff. Tired and dirty，we head for home with good memories swimming in our heads.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.roliing hills 起伏的山丘 原文 If I Had a Million Dollars If I had a million dollars，I'd travel the world. I would go to the highest mountain. I would swim the deepest sea. I would probably buy a lot of clothes，because I love clothes. More than anything though，I would want to visit Ireland. I want to see the rolling hills and the green，green grass that everyone talks it. When I think of Ireland，I think of where my family came from many years ago. I am almost all Irish and I would love to see my family over in Ireland. If I had a million dollars，I would buy a Mustang or a Pontiac Sunbird car. I would buy a nice house with a big backyard and an outdoor and indoor pool. I would love to take my family wherever they wanted to go. I would buy them wonderful presents，too. However，I know that money does not buy happiness. It does not buy you friends or family. It may bring some happiness only for the moment，but in the long run，your family is what will be there for you if you love them and they are there for them. If I had to pick between a million dollars and my family，I would pick my family. The million dollars is a nice dream. If that dream ever comes true and I do get a lot of money，I hope I would use it wisely.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.zig-zags 锯齿 2.frills 花边 原文 My Hobby Let's see. Today I might go fly a kite，or maybe go for a swim. It is hot outside，and I don't know what to do. My mom tells me that I should do something that I like doing on hot days. Since our house is nice and cool，I guess I'll stay inside and work on my hobby. My hobby is something that not a lot of people do. I make and collect bookmarks. To make my bookmarks，I use stickers and special art pencils to draw. I buy the stickers at a mall，usually in a card store. The art pencils are bought in an art store. Too make the bookmarks，I start with a piece of paper. I measure out how big I want the bookmarks to be with a ruler. I once made a bookmark so big，that it couldn't even be used in a very big book. After I measure it，I draw lines so that I can cut it straight. Sometimes，I use fancy scissors that cut zig-zags or frills. Then I start to decorate them. I like to draw cartoons or flowers on my bookmarks. Sometimes，I even put real flowers on them. A lot of time，I write little sayings on the bookmarks. I like to give my bookmarks to my friends and family. Sometimes，I even sell my bookmarks to people. I like my hobby. I can draw whatever I want on the bookmarks. Maybe sometimes in the future，I will be a famous bookmark maker and even have my own store.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.conservation 保护 2.haunted 闹鬼的 3.chills 寒颤 4.cascading 倾泻 5.grind grain 研磨粮食 6.tan （皮肤）棕黄色 7.crafts 工艺品 原文 My Job I work at a conservation park called Ball's Falls. I've only work there for three weeks now. I am a tour guide，and I tell people the history of all the buildings there. Somebody told me that one of the houses I work in is haunted. Now I get chills every time I walk into that house. My boss told that the stories aren't real，but I have an active imagination. Ball's Falls is very beautiful. It has two different water falls，the Upper Falls and the Lower Falls. There used to be tons of water cascading over them，which turned a big water wheel to grind grain. However，through the years，the amount of water has lessened. I love working at Ball's Falls because I get to work outside a lot. I am getting a tan. In July and August，I will be working with kids there at a day camp. I am getting ready now，making different crafts and thinking up fun new games to play. I can't wait to start working with them. I think that will be the best part of the summer. I will be going to work tomorrow. I usually have to work from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. I also like the people I work with，they are very nice. Come to Ball's Falls，and I'll give you a tour.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.hayloft 草垛 2.bales 捆 3.barn 谷仓 4.itchy 发痒的 原文 My First Trip Away From Home Today I am going to my good friend's house. Her name is Valerie. This is going to be my first trip away from home，without my parents. My dad is driving me to Valerie's house，and I'll be staying there for two weeks. Her mom will drive me back home. It takes 1/2 hours to get there. I have to pack enough clothes for play，work and church. I hope I'll pack the right things. Of course，I have to remember my toothbrush and hairbrush. Valeria lives on a farm. I'll be helping her dad with milking the cows-I think！ We'll play up in the hayloft after we have helped put the bales into the barn. We'll be all itchy when that job is done. There are a lot of things to do on a farm. Her mom is a good cook and will feed us well. There is a nice pond where we can go swimming. I mustn't forget my bathing suit. I wonder if the farm dog comes into the pond，too. That would be funny. My dad and mom are giving me money just in case we go shopping. I hope we do go shopping because I want to buy lots of candy. (I won't tell my mom that!). Oh，dear！I hear my dad yelling，“let's go！”. I haven't even finished packing my things yet. I guess I better stop writing this now and get busy fast！Bye！

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.credit 学分 2.diploma 文凭 3.tailor 裁缝 4.fabric 织物 5.tuxedos 燕尾服 原文 My First Job My first“real”job was during my last year of high school. I had taken classes in various business subjects. In that last year of high school，we could do a“co-op”. That meant we could work part of the time instead of going to school. It would count as credit towards our diploma. The place I got a job was at a men's tailor shop. The owners were a very nice older German couple. They had two other men working for them，too. One of the men had had brain surgery for cancer. He had a big，long scar all around the top of his head. He told me all about it. He was always happy and full of fun. I thought he was very brave！ The tailor shop made suits to order. One of the salesmen would measure the man，and the customer would choose a fabric and style he（or his wife）liked. The people in the back of the shop would then cut and sew the suit. The suits cost a lot of money. There were also suits already made that the customer could buy instead if they wished. They could also rent suits or tuxedos for weddings or parties. I worked at a little desk. I answered the phone，wrote the letters，filed the papers and did some bookkeeping. It was about a mile walk from my school to work. I passed many clothes shops. That wasn't good because I spent a lot of the money that I earned in those shops. I worked at the tailor shop for almost a year. It was a good experience and helped me to get next job with the United States Navy. That was fun，too！

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.nieces 侄女，外甥女 2.nephews 侄子，外甥 3.foster 代养 原文 Family What does the word“family”mean to you？ The easiest way to define family is to talk about who you are related to. Usually，there is a mom and a dad and children who are brothers and sisters. This would be the“core”family. Then there is the“extend”family which would include grandparents，aunts and uncles，cousins，nieces and nephews and in-laws（people married to your brothers or sisters，husband or wife）. However，I think the word“family”has a much deeper meaning. The word“family”brings words to my minds like： Love，support，help，kindness，fun，love，trips，closeness，love，forgiving，sharing，love，understanding，respect and love. You'll notice one word that is repeated over and over again. LOVE. I believe if a family has real love for one another，they will be able to overcome any problems they may have. Actually，they may not have too many problems if they all love and respect one another. However，there are things that cannot be helped；like death，sickness and accidents. It is during those hard times that a family's love helps them to go through those experiences. We had quite a few children in my family. There are brothers and sisters，which including an adopted brother and a number of foster children，too. I was also very fortunate that I had both my mom and dad to live with and do things like vacations together. We had a lot of fun，and there were some times of tears too. Above all，we love one another. Family is a wonderful thing！ I am so lucky！

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.peeked 偷看 2.robber 强盗 3.creaking 吱吱作响 4.clunking 沉闷声响 5.furnace 火炉 6.whirring 呼呼响 7.alert 警惕 8.suspicious 嫌疑 原文 Home Alone I remembered the first time that my parents left me home alone. I was very grown up，and I thought that I would be just fine. I was fine for a while. I watched television and had something to eat. I called my friend on the phone and we talked for a while. Then，I sat down to read a book. The house was quiet，very quiet. I found myself listening very carefully. I heard a tap，tap，tapping noise. I wondered where it was coming from. It seemed to be coming from the window. I turned out the lights so that nobody would see me，and I peeked out the window carefully. I was expecting to see a robber was tapping at my window. There was nobody there. It was just a tree branch swaying in the breeze and tapping at the window. I felt silly. I turn on my lights and sat back down to read my book. A few minutes later，I heard some creaking noises. I listened carefully. Then，I heard a clunking noise. I think it might have been the furnace. Then，there was a whirring noise. My imagination began to played tricks on me. I was imagining that there were all kinds of creatures in the house. I told myself to grow up. I wouldn't let my imagination run away with me. I was glad when my parents got home. I told them about all the noises that I had heard. My parents laughed and said that all house make noises. We're usually just so busy that we don't hear all the noise that go on. I have stayed home alone many times now. I just ignore all the little creaks and noises that I hear. I am still alert and listen for anything suspicious，but I know that there are lots of noises that are harmless. That tree that taps on my window still frightens me sometimes，but I'm a lot braver now than I was the first time that I stayed home alone.

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频 词汇提示 1.clumsy 笨拙的 2.crack 缝隙 3.bump 冲撞 4.glob 团 5.jar 罐 6.peanut butter 花生酱 7.rip my pants 撕破我的裤子 8.tail 尾巴 原文 I am Clumsy My mother says that I am clumsy. My father says that I am clumsy. I know that I am clumsy. I do things all the time that are clumsy. I fall down for no reason at all. If there is a crack in the sidewalk，I will be sure to trip on it and fall down. If I carry a plate of food in the cafeteria，I almost always either drop it or bump into someone with it. I don't try to do these things ，it just happens. When I drink juice，I miss my mouth and get juice all over my shirt. I always have something spilled on my clothes. Last week，I opened a jar of peanut butter. The jar flew out of my hands and landed upside down on the floor. There was a big glob of peanut butter on the floor. Yesterday，I knocked over the sugar bowl. There was a big sticky mess on the floor. I bump my head when I get into the car. I rip my pants on things. I lose my money out of my packets. I step on the cat's tail. I always feel bad when I do that because the cat thinks I don't love her. I don't mean to do these things. I am just a clumsy person. My parents tell me to slow down. I am always in a hurry；maybe that's why I'm so clumsy. Maybe it's just a stage that I am going through. If it is，I hope it is over soon. Being clumsy is no fun at all.