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.bond 纽带 2.sense of humor 幽默感 原文 What I Look for in a Friend What is it that makes somebody your friend？ Some people are nice，and you have fun with them. Some people are nice to talk to，but they don't become special to you. Some people become very close to you. Those people are the ones who become your good friends. Did you ever wonder why certain people do become your good friends？ Friends usually have something in common. Often，friends enjoy doing the same things as each other. Maybe they like the same sports，or the same music，or maybe they can even talk about problems and schoolwork. Friends usually find a common bond. Friends share ideas and listen to each. Sometimes，people don't have similar interests even become friends. You can learn a lot from a person who likes different things than you. The most important thing about friends is that they must communicate with each other. A good friend is the person who takes the time to listen to the other person. One of the most important things that I think a friend should have is a sense of humor. I like to laugh with my friends. I like to feel comfortable around my friends. It is nice to be able to laugh and talk to people who have similar interests. It is nice to share things with people and learn about their interests. You become a better person if you are able to learn things from others. Life is a journey. On the journey，you meet many people. Some of those people will change your life. You have to choose your friends with care. A good friend is worth more than all the gold in the world. A good friend will make your journey through life more pleasant. Make friends along the way，and the path through life will be very rewarding.

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.bond 纽带 2.sense of humor 幽默感 原文 What I Look for in a Friend What is it that makes somebody your friend？ Some people are nice，and you have fun with them. Some people are nice to talk to，but they don't become special to you. Some people become very close to you. Those people are the ones who become your good friends. Did you ever wonder why certain people do become your good friends？ Friends usually have something in common. Often，friends enjoy doing the same things as each other. Maybe they like the same sports，or the same music，or maybe they can even talk about problems and schoolwork. Friends usually find a common bond. Friends share ideas and listen to each. Sometimes，people don't have similar interests even become friends. You can learn a lot from a person who likes different things than you. The most important thing about friends is that they must communicate with each other. A good friend is the person who takes the time to listen to the other person. One of the most important things that I think a friend should have is a sense of humor. I like to laugh with my friends. I like to feel comfortable around my friends. It is nice to be able to laugh and talk to people who have similar interests. It is nice to share things with people and learn about their interests. You become a better person if you are able to learn things from others. Life is a journey. On the journey，you meet many people. Some of those people will change your life. You have to choose your friends with care. A good friend is worth more than all the gold in the world. A good friend will make your journey through life more pleasant. Make friends along the way，and the path through life will be very rewarding.

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.soar 翱翔 2.rooftops 屋顶 3.wound/wind 曲折而行 4.dip 下降 5.dive 俯冲 6.spread 展开 原文 If I Could Fly I sometimes imagine what it would be like if I could fly like a bird. Just imagine what it would be like to soar into the sky，fly high above the trees. You could stand on high rooftops and never be afraid of falling. You would see so many things as you flew over rooftops and forests. You would feel incredibly free as you traveled from place to place，not bothered by road signs and traffic jams. If I could fly like a bird，I would start from my back yard and travel through town I would look down on the houses and factories. When I got tired，I would land in a field and take a nap. I would travel above rivers，and follow them as they wound along and emptied into lakes and oceans. I would fly above parks，and I would call out to the children as I flew high above them. I would dip and dive as I flew. I would soar up high and dive down low，so that I could almost touch the treetops. Have you ever flown？ I know that you can't fly like a bird，but you might have taken an airplane ride. When you're in an airplane，you pass through clouds. It is exciting to take an airplane ride. I love taking airplane flights. I like to look down the earth. When you are up that high，everything below you looks tiny. That's the closet I'll get to flying like a bird. But I can still use my imagination and spread my wings and soar high above the world just like a bird.

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.soar 翱翔 2.rooftops 屋顶 3.wound/wind 曲折而行 4.dip 下降 5.dive 俯冲 6.spread 展开 原文 If I Could Fly I sometimes imagine what it would be like if I could fly like a bird. Just imagine what it would be like to soar into the sky，fly high above the trees. You could stand on high rooftops and never be afraid of falling. You would see so many things as you flew over rooftops and forests. You would feel incredibly free as you traveled from place to place，not bothered by road signs and traffic jams. If I could fly like a bird，I would start from my back yard and travel through town I would look down on the houses and factories. When I got tired，I would land in a field and take a nap. I would travel above rivers，and follow them as they wound along and emptied into lakes and oceans. I would fly above parks，and I would call out to the children as I flew high above them. I would dip and dive as I flew. I would soar up high and dive down low，so that I could almost touch the treetops. Have you ever flown？ I know that you can't fly like a bird，but you might have taken an airplane ride. When you're in an airplane，you pass through clouds. It is exciting to take an airplane ride. I love taking airplane flights. I like to look down the earth. When you are up that high，everything below you looks tiny. That's the closet I'll get to flying like a bird. But I can still use my imagination and spread my wings and soar high above the world just like a bird.

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.tempers 心境 2.seldom 很少 3.intentions 打算 4.regardless of 不管 原文 New Year's Day On New Year's Day people start a new year. Many people make resolutions. They resolve to be better people. Some people decide that they will lose weight，so that they can be healthier. Some people decide to give up smoking. They also want to be healthier. There are all kinds of resolutions that people make. Some people try not to lose their tempers. Some people say that they will work harder. There are people who try to give up bad habits. Every year，my brother says that he will stop biting his nails. He stops biting his nails in January，but by February he always starts again. That is the things about New Year's resolutions. People seldom keep them. Everybody starts out with good intentions，but it is very hard to stick with them. I don't make New Year's resolutions. I find that I just break them. I just work to day by day to break my bad habits. I know that I eat too many sweets. Every day，I just try to resist them. I think that every day is a new day ，regardless of whether it is the New Year's day or not. Bad habits are hard to break. The best thing is that never to start any bad habits. I don't know if my brother will ever stop biting his nails，but I know each January he intends to stop. Maybe one of these New Year's Days he'll get over that habit.

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.tempers 心境 2.seldom 很少 3.intentions 打算 4.regardless of 不管 原文 New Year's Day On New Year's Day people start a new year. Many people make resolutions. They resolve to be better people. Some people decide that they will lose weight，so that they can be healthier. Some people decide to give up smoking. They also want to be healthier. There are all kinds of resolutions that people make. Some people try not to lose their tempers. Some people say that they will work harder. There are people who try to give up bad habits. Every year，my brother says that he will stop biting his nails. He stops biting his nails in January，but by February he always starts again. That is the things about New Year's resolutions. People seldom keep them. Everybody starts out with good intentions，but it is very hard to stick with them. I don't make New Year's resolutions. I find that I just break them. I just work to day by day to break my bad habits. I know that I eat too many sweets. Every day，I just try to resist them. I think that every day is a new day ，regardless of whether it is the New Year's day or not. Bad habits are hard to break. The best thing is that never to start any bad habits. I don't know if my brother will ever stop biting his nails，but I know each January he intends to stop. Maybe one of these New Year's Days he'll get over that habit.

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.weeded 除草 原文 The Birthday Gift It is going to be my father's birthday. What can I give him？ I don't have much money. I have looked all through the stores，and I have not found anything that I think he would like，or that I can afford. I have thought very hard about what to buy for him. I thought that he might like some candy，but my father really doesn't eat many sweets. I thought that he might like a new shirt，but he has lots of clothes. I can't afford a new car or computer for him. I was watching him on the weekend. He cut the grass，washed the car，took out the garbage，weeded the garden and watered the plants. I got an idea. I went to my room and took out some paper. I cut out pieces of paper，and I wrote on them. I wrote on one piece of paper that I would wash the car every weekend for the summer. I wrote on another piece that I would take out the garbage every week for the summer. I also wrote that I would cut the grass，weeded the garden and watered the plants every week for the summer. I made a birthday card for my dad，and I put the pieces of paper inside it. I went downstairs and gave me gift to my dad. My dad thought that the gift was very thoughtful. He said that it was a gift from the heart. I did all those things for my dad all summer. He said that he had a lot of time because I helped him so much. My dad and I are good friends. I don't mind doing things for him because I know that he is always there to help me out. A good gift doesn't have to something that costs a lot. My dad says that the best gifts are the ones that show how much you care for the other person. I'm glad my dad liked his gift.

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.weeded 除草 原文 The Birthday Gift It is going to be my father's birthday. What can I give him？ I don't have much money. I have looked all through the stores，and I have not found anything that I think he would like，or that I can afford. I have thought very hard about what to buy for him. I thought that he might like some candy，but my father really doesn't eat many sweets. I thought that he might like a new shirt，but he has lots of clothes. I can't afford a new car or computer for him. I was watching him on the weekend. He cut the grass，washed the car，took out the garbage，weeded the garden and watered the plants. I got an idea. I went to my room and took out some paper. I cut out pieces of paper，and I wrote on them. I wrote on one piece of paper that I would wash the car every weekend for the summer. I wrote on another piece that I would take out the garbage every week for the summer. I also wrote that I would cut the grass，weeded the garden and watered the plants every week for the summer. I made a birthday card for my dad，and I put the pieces of paper inside it. I went downstairs and gave me gift to my dad. My dad thought that the gift was very thoughtful. He said that it was a gift from the heart. I did all those things for my dad all summer. He said that he had a lot of time because I helped him so much. My dad and I are good friends. I don't mind doing things for him because I know that he is always there to help me out. A good gift doesn't have to something that costs a lot. My dad says that the best gifts are the ones that show how much you care for the other person. I'm glad my dad liked his gift.

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.mean 刻薄 2.cruel 冷酷 原文 Why Do People Dislike Other People？ Some people don't like other people just because they look different. I think that is silly. I don't think that it is fair to judge someone by the way they look. Some people look very nice，but they are mean or cruel. Some people look very ordinary，but they are incredibly nice. I remember when I was in grade one，I saw a girl across the room. She had a mean look on her face. I thought to myself that she was probably not a very nice person. I stayed away from her，and played with the other children. Then，we had to play a game，and the teacher said that she would pick partners for me. The teacher picked the girl with the mean face as my partner. I didn't think that the game would be much fun at all with a partner who seemed as mean as that girl. I walk up to her and said hello. The girl's face changed. She smiled at me，and she began to talk to me. Her mean face disappeared. We had lots of fun playing the game. We laughed a lot and enjoyed each other's company. That girl became my best friend. Now I look at her I see what is inside her. Sometimes she doesn't smile，but I know what is she like. She is a kind and funny person. I have learned that you can't“judge a book by its cover”. It is not fair to dislike someone just because they don't look like you want them to look. You have to get to know a person. It doesn't matter to me what color a person's skin color is. It doesn't matter to me if they are short or tall，skinny or fat，or happy or sad looking. I judge people by how they treat me，and I try to treat people like I would want to be treated.

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.mean 刻薄 2.cruel 冷酷 原文 Why Do People Dislike Other People？ Some people don't like other people just because they look different. I think that is silly. I don't think that it is fair to judge someone by the way they look. Some people look very nice，but they are mean or cruel. Some people look very ordinary，but they are incredibly nice. I remember when I was in grade one，I saw a girl across the room. She had a mean look on her face. I thought to myself that she was probably not a very nice person. I stayed away from her，and played with the other children. Then，we had to play a game，and the teacher said that she would pick partners for me. The teacher picked the girl with the mean face as my partner. I didn't think that the game would be much fun at all with a partner who seemed as mean as that girl. I walk up to her and said hello. The girl's face changed. She smiled at me，and she began to talk to me. Her mean face disappeared. We had lots of fun playing the game. We laughed a lot and enjoyed each other's company. That girl became my best friend. Now I look at her I see what is inside her. Sometimes she doesn't smile，but I know what is she like. She is a kind and funny person. I have learned that you can't“judge a book by its cover”. It is not fair to dislike someone just because they don't look like you want them to look. You have to get to know a person. It doesn't matter to me what color a person's skin color is. It doesn't matter to me if they are short or tall，skinny or fat，or happy or sad looking. I judge people by how they treat me，and I try to treat people like I would want to be treated.

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.dye 染色 2.fad 时尚 3.tattoo 纹身 4.cliff 悬崖 原文 I Want to Dye my Hair Green Many of my friends have dyed their hair different colors. I don't mean normal hair colors like brown or black. My friends have dyed their hair orange，purple and blue. I told my mother that I would like to dye my hair green. I explained to my mother that I would only use food coloring. The green would not last forever. My mother said that dying your hair was a silly fad. She said that I would not look good with green hair. I said that if I couldn't dye my hair green，maybe I could get a nose ring. My mother said“no”. I said that maybe a tattoo on my arm would be nice. My mother said“no way”. My mother said that she did some crazy things when she was a young girl. She said that she used to iron her hair to make it straight. That sounds quite boring to me. My friend Joan came over. Her hair is dyed bright pink. My father said“nice hair，Joan”. I don't think that he really meant it. My mother said that when I am an adult，I can dye my hair whatever crazy color I like，but for now she would like me to leave my hair its natural color. I tried to tell her that all my friends were doing it. My mother asked“if all my friends were jumping off a cliff，would do it too ” I said“no”. I think I'll have to wait to have green hair. But maybe by the time I'm old enough to dye my hair green，I won't want it that color. My mother says that fads change all the time. One day something might be popular，and the next day it's not in style at all. I'll just have to live without green hair for now. I wonder what the fad will be next month.

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.dye 染色 2.fad 时尚 3.tattoo 纹身 4.cliff 悬崖 原文 I Want to Dye my Hair Green Many of my friends have dyed their hair different colors. I don't mean normal hair colors like brown or black. My friends have dyed their hair orange，purple and blue. I told my mother that I would like to dye my hair green. I explained to my mother that I would only use food coloring. The green would not last forever. My mother said that dying your hair was a silly fad. She said that I would not look good with green hair. I said that if I couldn't dye my hair green，maybe I could get a nose ring. My mother said“no”. I said that maybe a tattoo on my arm would be nice. My mother said“no way”. My mother said that she did some crazy things when she was a young girl. She said that she used to iron her hair to make it straight. That sounds quite boring to me. My friend Joan came over. Her hair is dyed bright pink. My father said“nice hair，Joan”. I don't think that he really meant it. My mother said that when I am an adult，I can dye my hair whatever crazy color I like，but for now she would like me to leave my hair its natural color. I tried to tell her that all my friends were doing it. My mother asked“if all my friends were jumping off a cliff，would do it too ” I said“no”. I think I'll have to wait to have green hair. But maybe by the time I'm old enough to dye my hair green，I won't want it that color. My mother says that fads change all the time. One day something might be popular，and the next day it's not in style at all. I'll just have to live without green hair for now. I wonder what the fad will be next month.