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.demonstrated 论证 2.spontaneously 自发地 3.previous 以前的 4.infected 感染 5.rabies 狂犬病 6.confirmed 证实 原文 Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur was one of the greatest scientists of all time. Pasteur made very important discoveries in biology and chemistry，and the techniques he developed helped greatly develop medical science and the agricultural and food industries. Pasteur was born in a small town in France during the year 1822. When he was a young man，Pasteur studied science at a university in the city of Paris. He soon did some excellent work in chemistry，and later began his famous study of germs. Pasteur was one of the first scientists to understand that many diseases could be caused by extremely，small，invisible organisms. Only a few other scientists had believed this before Pasteur. He advised doctors to wash their hands thoroughly before treating patients. Pasteur also demonstrated that life forms did not arise spontaneously. His research confirmed the idea，developed by previous scientists，that a living organism would not appear unless other individuals of its kind were present. One of Pasteur's most important contributions was a technique that has been named after him：pasteurization. Pasteurization kills the germs that are found in drinks such as milk or beer. Because of Pasteur's technique，people are no longer infected with diseases by drinking these liquids. Just as important as pasteurization was a technique called immunization. Pasteur found that a person or animal could be made safe，or immune，from a disease，by injecting the person with some weakened germs that cause the disease. The body can resist the disease after being immunized in this way. Today，many diseases are prevented by the use of this technique. Pasteur's discoveries also helped to save people who had already been infected with these diseases. One such disease is rabies. Rabies is a disease that sometimes occur in animals. This disease usually kills the animal，but before dying，the animal became very aggressive and may spread the disease by biting a person or other animal. One day，the parents of a young boy came to Pasteur's. Their son had been bitten by a dog that had the rabies disease. The parents knew their son would die from the disease，unless something could be done to save him. Pasteur agreed to help the boy，and the immunization technique saved the boy's life. Pasteur died in 1895. He was greatly admired around the world for his achievements，which have helped all the humankind. Today，Pasteur is considered to be the greatest figure of the history of medicine.

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.gloomy 昏暗的 2.howl 嚎叫 3.peek 偷看 4.clap 霹雳声 5.rumble 隆隆响 6.definitely 明确的 7.rustling 沙沙作响 8.still 静止的 9.squeezed 挤压 原文 A Ghost One dark and gloomy night，I was sitting in my bedroom reading ghost stories. The stories were very scary. A storm was brewing outside my window. The wind began to howl，and the trees shook and bent in the wind. Lightening started to flash across the sky. I felt uneasy as I heard the low rumble of thunder. I glanced around my room. The shadows were deep and dark. The ghost stories were making my imagination play tricks on me. I thought that the shadows were moving. I looked under my bed to make sure that nothing was under there. I hid under the covers and peeked out. I was starting to hear things. A big streak of lightening flashed across the sky，and a loud clap of thunder made me a jump. I was very nervous. All of a sudden，I heard a noise. It was coming from my closet. I thought that it must be a ghost. I looked out from under my covers and waited for the ghost to appear. My face was white，and I was very，very scared. Then，I heard the noise again. Yes，there was definitely a rustling in my closet. I stayed very still and did not make a sound. I watched the closet and hoped the ghost would not come flying out at me. Something started to come out of the closet. I squeezed my eyes shut. I didn't dare to look at the ghost. I heard it come out of the closet. I felt it jump up on my bed. I was still too scared to look. Then the ghost made a noise. It said“meow”. I opened my eyes and saw my kitten standing there. It was my kitten that had made the rustling noises in the closet. I laughed and felt very foolish. I have decided not to read ghost stories on dark stormy nights. I think my imagination plays tricks on me when I read ghost stories on nights like that.

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.alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳 原文 Advice to a Student from a Foreign Country My advice to a student from a foreign country would be talk，talk，talk. Talk as much as you can to the people who live in the place that you are visiting. Talk to them and practice your new language skills. Learn all the funny says and different words that make up their language. Talking is the only way to really learn a language. Listen to people and talk to people. If you talk to people，you also learn about their culture. I have a friend from Japan. His name is Nori. He often comes to see me so that he can practice his English. He gets confused about words hat sound same，but mean different things. He was asking me about the words“see”and“sea”. I explained to him that they do sound the same，but they are spelled differently，and they mean different things. Nori is learning some of our funny sayings from different people. One morning I asked him how he was，and he said“alive and kicking”. Another morning I asked him how he was，he said“so so”. He laughs about these strange sayings that we use. He is learning English quickly because he spends a lot of time with English-speaking people. He likes to have lunch with my friends and me because we ask questions about his homeland，and he answers us in English. If he doesn't understand our questions，we spend time explaining what we mean to him. He says that he enjoys being here. He thinks that the people are very friendly. We enjoy speaking to him and helping him to learn English. We also enjoy learning about his country. It is enjoyable for us to meet new people and learn about new things.

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.hand-me-downs 传下来给我 2.spoil 宠爱 原文 The Middle Child I am the middle child of the family. I think it is nice in some ways. I have an older sister from whom I can borrow clothes from，if she lets me. I get to meet my older sister's friends，although sometimes they think that I am too young to be with them. I have a younger brother. He is cute，but sometimes I have to baby-sit to him. There are good things and bad things about being the middle child. My sister is the eldest child. She was the first child，so she spent the time alone with my parents. She got lots of attention when she was first born. They took lots and lots of pictures of her. All her clothes and toys were brand new. I got her hand-me-downs. My parents were strictest with her. They had lots of rules for her to follow. She is the first child，so they want her to be prefect. My younger brother is the baby of the family. I think that we all spoil her. We let him get away with some things that he shouldn't get away with. His room is always messy，and my mother never gets mad about that. She gets upset with me if my room is messy. She tells me that I'm old enough to keep a nice clean room. It's not good thinking about which position you would like to hold in the family. You really don't have a choice about that. I think I like being the middle child. I can relate to my older sister and my younger brother. Yes，I think the middle is probably a good place to be.

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.counsellor 顾问 原文 Elementary School I go to Gainsborough Elementary School. I am in Grade 8. I am known as the“King/Queen”of the school this year. I feel very grown up. I love being the oldest kid in the school. My friends and I are often told that we are the examples to the younger kids in the school. That means we need to be good. I remember looking up to the grade eight kids when I was younger. I remember thinking how big and wise they seemed to be. Now I'm in grade eight，I hope that the younger kids see me as wise. I want to be a music teacher or maybe a nurse. My school counsellor helps me plan for high school. I am nervous because I know I will not feel like the“King”anymore. Things will be so different. I am excited because I will be meeting so many new people. I am looking forward to my graduation. I will wear a pink，silky dress. My shoes are light pink，too. My date's name is Chad. He is very nice. He is a good friend. I have known Chad since I was a little girl. I know that my future will be a bright one. I will miss all of my friends but I know we will see each other again someday.

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.buckets 水桶 2.puddles 水坑 3.chilly 寒冷 4.splashing 溅 5.wrapped 包裹 6.leprechauns 妖精 7.claim 索取 原文 A Rainy Day The clouds were very gray. There was a loud boom that came from the sky. A bolt of lighting struck down a tree. All of a sudden buckets of rain came pouring down！ Jane and Bill were walking in a park when the rain started. Jane wanted to take pictures of the flowers，but the rain got her camera wet. She had to put it away so that it wouldn't get ruined. Jane was going to hide under a big tree to stay dry，but Bill told her that was not a safe idea. He said that she could be hurt if the lighting hit the tree. The tree could break and fall on her，or the lighting could even hit her！ The air was very chilly. Jane and Bill put on their sweaters and raincoats to keep warm. Jane took her umbrella out and put it up. They both walked under it to stay dry. The ground was really wet and muddy. Bill and Jane were very glad that they remembered to wear their boots. They ran through the puddles，getting mud and water all over the back of their pants. As they were running and having fun，they saw some ducks. There were five of them splashing around in a pond. The ducks were not afraid of the water；they swim in the water all the time！ Jane and Bill saw some big bull frogs near the pond. The frogs jumped into the pond when they heard Jane and Bill coming. After a little while，Jane and Bill decided to go home. They got into some dry clothes. Jane started to sneeze. She had gotten a little bit too wet！ Bill noticed the rain had stopped. “Look outside，Jane”he said. Jane wrapped a blanket around her shoulders and looked outside. There was a beautiful，bright rainbow across the sky. Violet，blue，green，yellow，orange and red，the rainbow shone high in the sky. “I wonder if there's a pot of gold on the other side？”Jane asked. She had once been told that leprechauns lived on the other side handing out money to those that made it to the rainbow's end. Bill didn't believe that there was a pot of gold. Jane ignore Bill though and started off across the field，to claim her big pot of money. Let's hope Jane to find her way back home，safe and sound，with a big pot of gold！

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.hopped 跳跃 2.surge 激增 3.jerk 猛推 4.squealed 尖叫 5.brace 预备，抵住 6.strip 地带 7.beaming 喜气洋洋 原文 Air Plane Ride Tasha signed a piece of paper which gave her a chance to win a free air plane ride. She put her name，address and telephone number on that piece of paper. A few days later，she got a telephone call. It was the man that was holding the ticket draw. Tasha didn't think she would win，but the man on the telephone said she did！ She listened as the man told her where she would have to go to get her free air plane ride. She had to go near the town of Grimsby. She was allowed to pick a friend to go with her on the air plane ride. Tasha was so happy！ She asked her twin sister Tawnya to go with her. Tawnya was very excited！ Neither of them had been on an air plane before. When they got to the air plane center，Tasha and Tawnya were nervous. They knew the air plane was small so that meant only the pilot and they were going to be in the plane. Their mom took a picture of them beside the plane before they left. Tasha and Tawnya hopped into the plane. They put their seatbelts on and got ready for take-off. Tasha got to sit in the very front，right beside the pilot. Tawnya sat behind Tasha. The girls laughed nervously as the plane started rolling down the runway. They went faster and faster，trees passing by quickly. There was a powerful surge making everyone's head jerk back. The plane started lifting off the ground. Up，up and away！ They were up off the ground and flying high in the sky. It seemed as though they could get anywhere within a matter of seconds. They flew from Grimsby to Beamsville where they saw their high school. Then，on to St.Catharines and then Niagara Falls. They even flew the top of their house！ They took pictures of their house. They could see their pond from way up there，too. The pilot asked Tasha if she wanted to fly the plane. “Sure！”Tasha said. So，Tasha took the steering handle and began to fly the plane. She didn't really know how to fly，so when she pulled the handle down，the plane shot upward. Both of the girls squealed. Tasha levelled the plane and flew smoothly from then on. Soon it was time to go back Grimsby. The pilot took over again. We braced ourselves as the landing strip got nearer. The landing went smoothly with Tasha and Tawnya beaming as they looked out at the ground. They hopped off the plane，thanked the pilot and ran to tell their mom about their wonderful experience.

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.sandals 凉鞋 2.bandages 绷带 3.blisters 水泡 原文 A Life Experience My friend Lani and I went to Burger King yesterday. We ordered a big order of French fries and a couple of drinks. Lani got a strawberry milkshake. I picked out a table near the window，so we could look at the people passing by. As we were sitting there，we heard our favorite song，“Butterfly”by the band Crazy Town come on the radio. We looked at each other with big grins on our faces and started singing and dancing！ It was great fun. Many people began staring at us，wondering why we are so happy. We didn't care，we just kept on moving and enjoying ourselves. The song ended，and we almost finished our food. We sat and talked about what was happening in our lives. She had bought just four new T-shirts for the summer. The new sandals she had got for her birthday had given her really bad blisters on the sides of her feet. When her wore other shoes ，she had to wear bandages on the blisters. I told her that I had bought four new CDs，I love music！ As we finished our conversation，we finished off our drink. I like going out with Lani and talking. Lani is my best friend and I can talk to her about anything. I am glad I have her to share my life with，even if it is as simple as going to Burger King and eating French fries! Lani and I are planning to travel together，so we are trying to save our money. Our French fries and drinks only came to 6 dollars，so we didn't feel too bad about spending our money. I wonder though，if McDonald's would have been cheaper？

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.ferries 渡船 2.cruise 巡航 3.cruise ships 游艇 4.voyage 旅行 5.ports 港口 原文 Methods of Transportation In the modern age，people often travel long distances. Sometime people travel for reasons related to their work. Sometimes they travel as tourists. And sometimes people travel to visit relatives and friends. There are many different ways that people can travel. Some forms of transportation move people along the ground. Other methods of transportation move people across the water，or through the air. Airplanes provide the fastest method of travelling. Modern jet airlines travel at about 1000 kilometers per hour. There airplanes cruise through the skies，almost ten kilometers above the level of the sea. Jet airplanes allow people to travel great distances in a short time. For example，it is possible to fly across the great ocean，such as the Pacific or the Atlantic，in several hours. Ships were once the only way to travel across the oceans. Before airplanes，it took many weeks or months to travel around the world. Today，many people still travel by ship when crossing smaller bodies of water. Some ships，called ferries，allow people to bring their cars with them onto the ship. Some people also like to travel by ship as a part of a holiday. These holiday ships，called cruise ships，stop in several interesting ports long the voyage. Trains are very popular in many places. In some places，such as Japan and France，trains travel at a high speed of about 300 kilometers per hour. These trains move people through the country very quickly and efficiently. Trains are also used to move people over short distances，such as the trip form one's home to one's workplace. Buses and cars are also widely used for transportation. Some people travel by bus or car for only short trips，but sometimes buses and cars are used for very long journeys. In North America，many people have driven across Canada or the United States in their cars. The wide，smooth roads allow cars and buses to travel quickly from one place to another. There are many different methods of transportation. Which one do you think is the best？

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.chess 国际象棋 2.checkers 国际跳棋 3.co-ordination 协调 原文 Personal Computers During the 1980s and 1990s，personal computers became very widespread. The use of the computer has changed people's lifestyles in several ways. Before 1980，hardly anyone owned a computer. Only governments and large companies had computers. But throughout the 1980s and 1990s，computers became much cheaper，faster，and smaller，and they held much more memory. More and more people were able to afford to buy a computer. By the years 2000，computers had become very common. For many people，the personal computer is used mainly for performing calculations and for word processing. For example，people can calculate their finance on the computer. They can also use the computer to type their written documents，such as essays and letters. Many people enjoy playing games on their computers. Some people like to play chess or checkers on their computers. Other people prefer games that require fast reflexes and fine co-ordination. Computer games were very simple during the early days of the 1980s. Today's computer games show detailed images and sounds. Another very popular use of computers involves communication. Many people keep in touch with their friends and relatives by using electronic mail，or e-mail. E-mail allows people to send letter instantly to people far away. It is even possible to attach pictures to one's e-mail messages. Many people also like to use their computers to gain information on the Internet. The Internet is a vast network of electronic pages where people can find information on many different topics. For example，people can read newspapers and magazines on the Internet. Personal computers have only existed for a short time. But for many people，those computers have quickly become a very useful part of everyday life！

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.hardware 硬件 2.supplies 供应 3.elementary 初级 原文 A Small Town I grew up in a small town. There were only about two thousand people who live in the town where I grew up. When a town is very small，it is also called a village. My village was surrounded by many farms and many lakes. The house where my family lived was near the middle of the town. On the street where we lived，most of the houses were similar in size，but many of them had different shapes and different colors. Each house was surrounded by a yard，where people grew their lawn and their garden. Often，I would walk from my house to the downtown part of the village. “Downtown”is the area where the stores and shops of a town are located. Because I lived a small town，it was a short walk to the downtown area. Along the main street，there were several different kinds of stores. Some stores sold food，some stores sold clothing，and some stores sold hardware（or building supplies）. It was also a short walk to the schools in my town. When I went to elementary school，it would take about ten minutes to walk to the school. Some of my friends lived on the same street where I lived. Sometimes，we walked to school together. During the summer months，many people came from the big city to visit our village. The people liked to get away from the busy street of the city. They enjoyed the quietness and the slow pace of the village life. They also like to spend their vacations near the lake that were near the village. People from the city often said that people who live in villages seems very friendly. When I grew up，I left my village，and I went to work in a large town. But sometimes I like to go back and visit the place where I grew up.

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.stethoscope 听诊器 2.cuff 袖口 3.reflexes 反射作用 4.needle 针 5.vaccinations 疫苗 原文 Visiting the Doctor When people feel sick，they go to a doctor. But sometimes people visit the doctor even when they are not sick. Doctors can perform a medical“check-up”，to find out if a person is healthy. By performing this physical examination，the doctor can identify any healthy problems that might be developing. During a check-up，the doctor exams your eyes，ears and throat. The doctor uses a small flashlight to examine the eyes，ears and throat. It is important to make sure that the eyes are react normally to change in light. It is also important to make sure that the ears and throat have a normal appearance. When the doctor examines your throat，he or she will ask you to open your mouth wide and say“ah”. The doctor uses a stethoscope to examine the patient's heartbeat. The stethoscope hangs around the doctor's neck. By using a stethoscope，a doctor can hear the patient's heartbeat very clearly. While checking the patient's heart，the doctor also listens carefully to make sure that the patient's breathing is normal. The doctor also checks the patient's blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured by placing a cuff around the arm. Air is then pumped in the cuff，and this allows the blood pressure to be measured. Having very high blood pressure，or very low blood pressure，is not good for one's health，it is better to be“in between”. Another part of the examination is a test of the reflexes. The doctor tests the patient's reflexes by gently hitting his or her knee with a small hammer. If a person has normal reflexes，the leg will extend suddenly. Sometimes a doctor may give injection using a needle，as an extra part of the check-up. These injections，called vaccinations，prevent the patient from developing certain illnesses. Medical check-up can help to maintain health，but people also should maintain health by leading in a heathy lifestyle.