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.

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.bedspread 床罩 2.feather pillows 羽毛枕头 3.lamp 灯 4.frames 相框 5.drawers 抽屉 6.hangers 衣架 7.rug 小地毯 8.cozy 舒适的 原文 The Bedroom My bed is nice and soft. I have a pretty bedspread on my bed. I have sheets and a blanket on my bed also. I use two feather pillows. My pillows have pillowcases on them. My dresser has a mirror on it. I have a lamp on top of my dresser. I also have some picture frames with pictures of my friends and family on the top of my dresser. There is an alarm clock beside my bed，so that I can wake up on time in the morning. I keep many clothes in my dresser drawers. The drawers are nice and deep. My closet is large. It is a walk-in closet. I have my clothes hanging in my closet. All of my clothes are hung on hangers. My shoes are all lined up on the floor of my closet. There are shelves are at the top of my closet. I keep games up there. There is a rug on my bedroom floor. My bedroom window looks out over the back yard. There are curtains on my bedroom window. My bedroom is very cozy. At night，I turn off the lamp and get under the covers. I set my alarm clock at seven o'clock. I lay my head on the pillow，and I fall asleep.

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.bedspread 床罩 2.feather pillows 羽毛枕头 3.lamp 灯 4.frames 相框 5.drawers 抽屉 6.hangers 衣架 7.rug 小地毯 8.cozy 舒适的 原文 The Bedroom My bed is nice and soft. I have a pretty bedspread on my bed. I have sheets and a blanket on my bed also. I use two feather pillows. My pillows have pillowcases on them. My dresser has a mirror on it. I have a lamp on top of my dresser. I also have some picture frames with pictures of my friends and family on the top of my dresser. There is an alarm clock beside my bed，so that I can wake up on time in the morning. I keep many clothes in my dresser drawers. The drawers are nice and deep. My closet is large. It is a walk-in closet. I have my clothes hanging in my closet. All of my clothes are hung on hangers. My shoes are all lined up on the floor of my closet. There are shelves are at the top of my closet. I keep games up there. There is a rug on my bedroom floor. My bedroom window looks out over the back yard. There are curtains on my bedroom window. My bedroom is very cozy. At night，I turn off the lamp and get under the covers. I set my alarm clock at seven o'clock. I lay my head on the pillow，and I fall asleep.

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.rod 杆子 2.towels 毛巾 3.racks 支架 4.sink 洗涤池 5.plug 塞子 6.drain 排水管 7.flush 冲刷 8.swooshes 哗哗响 9.tissue 纸巾 10.cabinet 橱柜 11.spray 喷雾剂 12.gel 凝胶 13.combs 梳子 14.dental floss 牙线 原文 The Bathroom There is a bathtub in my bathroom. On the wall over the bathtub，there is a shower head. We have a shower curtain hanging on the rod over the bathtub. If we want to take a shower，we close the curtain. There is soap and shampoo in the bathroom. The soup is used for washing yourself，and the shampoo is used to wash your hair. Towels are hanging on racks. There are washcloths and facecloths to wash yourself with. The sink has hot and cold taps. There is a plug for the drain. When you pull the plug，the water runs out of the sink. There is a toilet in the bathroom. When you flush the toilet，the water swooshes out of it. There is the toilet tissue hanging beside the toilet. We keep other things in the bathroom too. There is a medicine cabinet which holds pain killers，toothpaste and makeup. My mother likes to wear a lot of makeup on her face. There is also hair spray and gel. There are brushes and combs for our hair. There are toothbrushes and dental floss for our teeth. We only have one bathroom， so we have to line up to use it. It is good to have more than one bathroom in a house.

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.rod 杆子 2.towels 毛巾 3.racks 支架 4.sink 洗涤池 5.plug 塞子 6.drain 排水管 7.flush 冲刷 8.swooshes 哗哗响 9.tissue 纸巾 10.cabinet 橱柜 11.spray 喷雾剂 12.gel 凝胶 13.combs 梳子 14.dental floss 牙线 原文 The Bathroom There is a bathtub in my bathroom. On the wall over the bathtub，there is a shower head. We have a shower curtain hanging on the rod over the bathtub. If we want to take a shower，we close the curtain. There is soap and shampoo in the bathroom. The soup is used for washing yourself，and the shampoo is used to wash your hair. Towels are hanging on racks. There are washcloths and facecloths to wash yourself with. The sink has hot and cold taps. There is a plug for the drain. When you pull the plug，the water runs out of the sink. There is a toilet in the bathroom. When you flush the toilet，the water swooshes out of it. There is the toilet tissue hanging beside the toilet. We keep other things in the bathroom too. There is a medicine cabinet which holds pain killers，toothpaste and makeup. My mother likes to wear a lot of makeup on her face. There is also hair spray and gel. There are brushes and combs for our hair. There are toothbrushes and dental floss for our teeth. We only have one bathroom， so we have to line up to use it. It is good to have more than one bathroom in a house.