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.sink 下沉 原文 Music As song comes on the radio，my lips start to move，singing along. My fingers start to snap，my feet begin to tap. The music sinks deep into my soul. I listen to the music as it falls my brain，and I remember when I used to sing. I sang in front of huge crowds. I loved it when they watched me and clapped for me when I was finished. Letting out my feeling when I was sad，mad，happy or glad was when I would sing. I sang in the shower；I sang in the rain；I sang in church；I sang walking down the street. Music has always been a big part of my life. It seems like I was a baby when I started playing the piano. I would sit on my sister's lap while she played the piano，and I would band on the keys. I remember sitting beside her and learning how to sing. I sang my little lungs out！ As I grew，I listen to other singers on tapes，the radio and CDs. I took those things that I heard from different singers and made myself sound like them. Soon，I could take what I had heard all my life and make it into my own sound. I have always liked singing jazz and blues. I don't listen to jazz and blues a lot，however. I listen to pop，rack，classical and some country. As you can see，I like many types of music. I have seen musicals，too，like Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. Those musicals were amazing There were such bright costumes and stage sets，not to mention the wonderful songs and singing.. Music has been on this earth since the beginning of time，and it touches every one in a different way. I know it has not only touched me，but is a big part of my very being！

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.twinkle 闪烁 2.urge 冲动 原文 Stars in the Midnight Sky “Twinkle，twinkle，little star，how I wonder what you are；up above the world so high，like a diamond in the sky，twinkle，twinkle，little star.” This is a poem/song I always say when I am outside and I see the stars. When I see the first star of the night，I always say this one： “Star light，star blight，first star I see tonight；I wish I may；I wish might ，have the wish I wish tonight.” Do you have a special thing to say about the stars？ Stars are beautiful bright spots in the sky. Stars are usually seen at night when it is dark. We can't see them in day time because the sun is so bright，the brightest star of all. I like staying up late just to look at the stars. One time I was outside at midnight，and the stars are seemed to sparkle and dance. They really did look like diamonds dancing in the sky. If you watch the stars long enough，you may see a falling star or shooting star I have seen both. A falling star is where the star seems to drop，and it leaves a trail of what appears like star dust. A shooting star is very beautiful. It “shoots”across the sky leaving a long trail of colorful “star dust”. Shooting stars seem to brighten up the whole sky. They usually seem quite close to the earth. Have you ever watched the stars and get the urge to reach out and touch them，or even to join them in their secret dance？ I wonder what it would be like to see a star up to close. Would it look like the moon？ Maybe one day when I am older，I will go up in a rocket ship and visiting the dancing stars in the midnight sky！

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.recipe 食谱配方 2.Fahrenheit 华氏度 3.flour 面粉 4.ingredients 成分配料 原文 Making Cookies Ummmm. Something smells good！. My friend's mom is making cookies. They are chocolate chip，my favorite！ I think I'll go home and ask my mom if we can make cookies，too. I run all the way home and rush through the door. I yell，“Mom，Mom！”. She comes from her bedroom，her eyes wide. “what？”she answers，a little worried. I breathlessly ask if we can please，pretty please，make cookies. She smiles and says，“I guess so！”. “Yes！”I reply. First，my mom tells me to get out the cooking stuff；so I get out the mixer and bowl，the measuring cup and spoons and cooking sheets. Then，she tells to get out the recipe book. I remind her that the recipe book is on the chocolate chip package. “Right”she says. Then she asks me to look at the recipe and get out the things we need：like flour，sugar and butter. We sent the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then，we mix all of the flour and other stuff（ingredients）together. Last，we add the chocolate chips. We drop the batter by big teaspoons fall onto the cookie sheets. We set the timer for 12 minutes and just sit back and enjoy the good smell. The buzzer rings，we take the cookies out. Oh，do they look good. We don't even wait for them to cool down. Both mom and I get a big glass of cold milk and two warm cookies each. Yum！Yum！Want to join us？

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.pails 桶 2.forts 堡垒 3.frisbee 飞盘 4.glides 滑翔 5.vigorously 活泼地 6.inflatable 充气玩具 7.floating mattress 漂浮床垫 8.wade 蹚水 原文 A Day at the Beach When the hot summer weather arrives，many people like to cool off by visiting the beach. Often，there is a cool breeze that comes off the water. And，of course，the water itself is cool and refreshing. One of the favorite activities at the beach is building sandcastles. Children use small shovels and pails to move the sand. They can build small forts and castles by carefully forming and shaping the sand. Building sandcastles is a lot of fun，but you shouldn't build them too close to the water：a wave might come and wash your sandcastles away！ There are also many games that people like to play at the beach. Some people play catch with a small plastic disc called a Frisbee. The Frisbee glides smoothly through the air. Other people like to play beach volleyball in the soft sand. Some people prefer just to relax on the beach. They like to lie down on a blanket and feel the warm sunshine. I like to sit on the beach with an ice-cream cone. But you have to eat it quickly，before it melts. Of course，the main attraction of a beach is the water. Many children learn to swim at the beach，and enjoy playing in the water. Some people like to swim vigorously. Other people like to relax in the water on a inflatable，floating mattress. Other people just wade around in the water，as a way to keep cool. When it is a windy day，some people try sports such as surfing. Going to the beach is surely one of the best ways to spend a summer day！

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.cart 推车 2.poultry 禽类 3.lamb 羊羔 4.pasta 意大利面食 5.macaroni 通心粉 6.spaghetti 意大利面 原文 Going to the Grocery Store Each week I go to the grocery store to buy food for my family. I get a shopping cart from the front of the store，and I push the cart all around the store. The cart is large，but when I am finished shopping，the cart is nearly full. The grocery store is also called a supermarket. When I go shopping，I start out in the produce section of the supermarket. The produce section is where the fresh fruits and vegetables are kept. I like to buy different kinds of fruits，such as apples，oranges and bananas. The vegetables that I often buy are carrots，peas and corn. I also buy tomatoes when they are bright red in color. I often buy a bag of potatoes or a bag of rice. After visiting the produce section，I go to the meat section. Here I buy poultry，such as chicken and turkey. I often buy seafood，especially fish. I also buy beef，and sometimes pork or lamb. I also visit dairy section，where I can buy milk and cheese. Sometimes I also buy ice cream or yogurt. When I have finished in the meat section and dairy sections，I then move to the bakery section. This is where loaves of bread are baked and sold. There are many kinds of different bread in the bakery section. The bakery section also sells pasta，such as macaroni and spaghetti. And，of course，you can buy pies，cakes and cookies in the bakery section. These foods are very sweet and tasty. I also pick up a few other things at the supermarket，such as soap，toothpaste，and cleaning supplies. But sometimes I forget to buy something that I had planned to get. Maybe I should make a list of the things I need to buy.

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.circus 马戏团 2.tent 帐篷 3.ringmaster 马戏团领班 4.whip 鞭子 5.honked 鸣叫 5.squeezed 挤压 7.acrobats 杂技 8.tummy 肚子 原文 The Circus Wow！A big tent was in the middle of the town's parking lot. We were going to a three-ring circus. I couldn't wait for it to begin. Inside and outside of the tent，toys，balloons and food were being sold. All of the children were so very excited. Inside the tent，we found good seats so we could see everything. The band started to play loud music，and the ringmaster came out with a big tall hat on his head. In one ring，there were small animals，dogs，monkeys and parrots doing tricks. The dogs were dressed in funny clothes，and so were the monkeys. They rode on bicycles，danced and climbed ladders. There were wild tigers and lions in a big round wire cage. A man with a whip was inside the cage with them. He had them trained to jump through a hoop of fire and to roll over. He even kissed them！He was very brave！ During the break in the middle of the circus，funny clowns came out and did silly things. They had happy faces and sad faces. Some had big red noses that honked if you squeezed them. There were rides on elephants too. I didn't go on one because it cost too much money. The last act took up the whole tent. It was the acrobats. They hung from their teeth，their feet and their necks high up in the air. They also swung high up in the air and “flew”to each other. It's kind of scary to watch，because I was afraid they might fall. I had a very good time at the circus. However，my tummy felt kind of sick from all the cotton candy and junk food I ate！

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.shivers 颤抖 2.choirs 唱诗班 原文 The Musician There once was a little girl named Rain Angle. She loved to sit at the piano and play. Rain Angle was a very gifted girl. She had a voice that gave people shivers，and she loved to sing. As Rain got older，she continued to love music. Rain became involve in the choirs and bands at her high school. She loved performing in front of people. She couldn't help but feel the sense of the power she had when she was up on stage，and there was always loud clapping when she finished a song. Rain soon went out on her own and looked for someone that could help her become famous. Rain wanted to share her talent with the world. She felt that her special talent for music helped people feel good. Rain went out into the big world，and she did very well. She was always performing her best，and someone finally noticed her. Her new agent helped her to make her first album. Rain became famous because she never quit trying. Rain loved her new way of life. She continued singing and playing her piano. She was even taught how to write her own music. Rain Angle had always dreamed of becoming a celebrity. She always remembered her friends and family when she was famous，because they had always believed in her. Rain Angle strove for a faraway place，and it became her reality. She always believed that what she wanted to become was her choice. She believed that if you have the strength and determination，you can make you dreams come true.

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.lecture 讲座 2.giggles 傻笑 3.whine 发牢骚 4.grumble 抱怨 原文 My Friend in the Next Office When I started my job a year ago at the university，I did not know my way around I did not know where to find anything. I had a million questions. But Dianne in the next office took me on a tour showing me the places to eat，the library，the lecture rooms，where to get a picture ID card，how to get from one building to another. When I had a question I asked Dianne：how to use the telephone，where to make copies，where to print with my computer，the location of my mailbox. She teaches as I do. We both spend a lot of time helping students and answering their questions. she giggles a lot；I hear her laugh with her students. Sometimes，she asks my advice about her work or about a problem，and I ask her advice. Sometimes ，she comes in to my office and says“I'm really angry，can I whine to you？”. Then she talks about a problem and I listen，and then she returns cheerfully to her office. Sometimes，I go in to her office and say“I'm upset about something that happened；can I come in for a minute？”. Then I grumble to her and she listens，and then I go back cheerfully to my office. Each of us fells better when we have shared our problems. Then they are no longer problems. Dianne is shy in a group of people. She is quiet and does not start a conversation. Everyone around her talks and she listens. On Friday afternoons，she makes popcorn for everyone. We all sit in the staff room and eat microwave popcorn and drink tea and talk. We start to relax for the weekend and talk about our plans. She is a good friend；she helps my students when I am not there；she wishes me a good luck when I go to a lecture. I am very glad that she can be my friend in the office beside mine.

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.grassy field 草地 2.daisies 雏菊 3.crocodiles 鳄鱼 4.drifting 漂流 5.chariot 战车 6.spruce 云杉 7.blinked 眨眼 8.tugging 拖拽 9.grin 咧嘴笑 原文 Day Dream Little Annie was very bored one lazy afternoon. She had nothing to do. She had already played with her brothers in the sandbox and had tea with them and her dollies，too. She had baked chocolate chip cookies with her mom and even tasted one. They were very good，she thought. Now Annie was trying to figure out she could do what to pass the day away. Little Annie decided that she would go to her favorite spot in the world…the green，grassy field full of daisies，beneath the great oak tree. She took a red and white blanket with her. She laid it down on the ground，and then she laid down on it. She laid there looking at the clouds，fluffy and white. She saw bunnies，huge gray elephants and scary-look crocodiles. Soon，Little Annie was drifting in and out of clouds and reality. The clouds started dancing with her，begging her to come and play. She got up from her blanket and joined the clouds. They flew over roof top of all of the village people，swam with the fish in the lake and said hello to all over the birds that they passed by. Little Annie was having so much fun. The clouds had formed into a chariot，so Little Annie could drive if she wanted to. She drove over a rainbow that was bright in the sky. Then，she shot through the branches of her friend's spruce tree. Annie suddenly came to a STOP！ Hearing someone call her name，Annie looked around. She blinked；once，twice，and finally everything came into focus. Her brother was tugging at her leg，wondering why she was staring into outer space with a big grin on her face. “Oh，”Little Annie said，not really knowing that she had been sitting there all long.

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.leaned 倾斜 2.poking 戳，探 3.cavities 洞 4.flossed 用牙线清理 5.fluoride 氟化物 6.spit 吐 7.squirted 喷射 8.clamp down 压制 原文 The Dentist Appointment My dentist called my house the other day. He told me I needed my teeth cleaned. I set up an appointment to see him on Saturday，June 10th. When I got to my dentist's office，I had to sit in the waiting room. There were other people ahead of me. They finally called my name. I went into his room and sat down on a big blue chair. They leaned it back. A bright light was turned on. It hurt my eyes，so I closed them. My dentist asked me to open my mouth. I did. I thought my mouth was very big，but he told me to open it even wider. Soon he began poking around to see if I had any cavities. He flossed my teeth and put fluoride around my teeth too. The fluoride tasted like bubble gum. I had to spit into a dish-like bowl. It squirted out water. My dentist kept asking me questions. I couldn't answer because there were wired tools in my mouth. When I tried answering back，he seemed to understand though. His helper came into the room. She asked me to open my mouth again. I had to clamp down on something that felt like a rubber. She put a big camera-type machine right to my cheek. She did this on the other side of my face as well. They took two pictures of my teeth. It was really cool. The dentist told me my teeth were perfect！ I didn't have any problems. I could go home. “See you next year”，he said.

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.trunk 象鼻 2.tusks 象牙 3.grizzly bears 灰熊 4.roam 漫步 5.pouch 口袋 6.gorilla 大猩猩 原文 Visiting the Zoo When I was a kid，I always enjoyed visiting the zoo. My family lived far away from the zoo，so we didn't go there very often. But whenever we went to the zoo，I always had a fun and interesting time. Some of the animals were very large. Of course，the elephants were huge，and they had such an unusual appearance with their big ears and their long trunk and tusks. The giraffes were very tall，with long necks that reached high into the trees. Some of my favorite animals were the big cats. The lions looked very powerful with their big teeth and paws. The tigers were just as big and strong，with yellow and black stripes. But the bears were even larger than these cats. The polar bears，with their bright white fur，liked to swim through the water. The grizzly bears had brown fur and liked to roam around on the land. The animals form Australia seemed very unusual. The kangaroos ，with their strong legs and long tail，could jump great distances across the ground. The baby kangaroo could go inside its mother's pouch. Another Australian animal，the koala bear，crawled slowly in the trees，where it ate leaves. The monkeys and apes were also very interesting. In many ways，they reminded me of people. Some of the monkeys were very small. They could use their arms，legs and tails to swing through the trees. Some of the apes were very large. The gorilla was the largest of all. Sometimes，a big gorilla would stand up and pound his fists on his chest. Too see all the animals at the zoo took almost a whole day. By the end of the day，I was very tired from walking around. But I was also very happy to see all the amazing animals from places around the world.

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.sweep 扫 2.flapping 振翅 3.magnificent 壮丽的 4.brilliant 明亮的 5.lull 哄睡 6.seagull 海鸥 7.destruction 破坏 原文 The Perfect Place There is a place in my mind that is pure. Everything there is beautiful. Many flowers grow，and the grass is very green. The clouds are always white and fluffy. The tree's branches sweep the earth floor. You can hear the sound of a waterfall. It is roaring with life，and the water races. A bird calls in the distance and as you listen，the sound gets closer. A flapping quite near makes me turn and look. A great，magnificent eagle flies over my head. The strength I see in his powerful wings amazes me. I am never thirsty or hungry. I live off the beautiful that surrounds me in this perfect place. I walk on trails that lead me to breath-taking places. The beach is my favorite spot to end up. The sand between my toes is soft and cool. I love to lie down on the sand. I watch the sun go down. Sometimes，the sun is a brilliant orange. The world seems like it is on fire. Waves lull me to sleep. The seagulls wake me up. In this perfect place，I have learned so much. The animals and their homes are so precious. I have learned to respect the animals；they were here first. The sounds，smells and sights are too perfect and full of life. There is no war here，no anger or stress. I don't have to worry about pollution or destruction. My perfect world exists only in my head. Maybe if we all work hard，my fantasy can become real.