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.two-story 两层 2.bottom 底部 3.chimney 烟囱 4.queen sized bed 双人床 5.ruffled curtains 褶皱窗帘 6.pine tree 松树 7.blinds 百叶窗 8.bunk bed 上下铺 9.fence 栅栏 10.recreation 娱乐 11.garage 车库 原文 My House（1） I live in a two-story house. The bottom of the house is painted white. The upper part of the house is made of red brick. The chimney is also made of red brick. If you go through the front door and turn right，you'll see the living room. The living room is very large and comfortable. There are easy chairs，a coffee table and a sofa in there. I like to sit there and relax. Next to the living room is the dining room. There are a dining table and chairs in there. We use this room whenever we have visitors over for dinner. Beside the dining room is the kitchen. The kitchen has a stove and a refrigerator in it. There is also a kitchen table with some benches at it. Most of the time we eat in the kitchen. Upstairs there are three bed rooms. My parents' bedroom is very big. They have a very large queen sized bed in there，and there are two closets for their clothes. My room is smaller. My room is painted pink，and I have ruffled curtains on the windows. From my bedroom window，you can see the front yard. There is a pine tree in the front yard. My brother's bedroom is painted blue. He has blinds on the windows. He has a bunk bed in his room. If he has a friend stay over，one of them can sleep on the top bunk and the other can sleep on the bottom bunk. You can see the back yard from his bedroom window. There are rose bushes and a picnic table in the back yard. There is also a white fence that has a gate in it. In the basement，there is a recreation room. This is where we watch television and have friends over to visit. The laundry room is also in the basement. There are a wash machine and a dryer in there. Beside the house is a garage. We keep the car in the garage whenever the weather is bad. Our house is just the right size for our family. Friends are always welcomed at our 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.sunburned 晒伤 2.pinball 弹球 3.towel 毛巾 4.shore 岸 5.seashells 贝壳 6.crab 螃蟹 7.sandcastles 沙堡 8.volleyball 排球 9.marshmallows 棉花糖 原文 Vacation My family and I went on vacation to Lake Huron. The water is beautiful and blue there，and the sand is nice and white. The week that we were there was very hot. The sun was hot，but the water was still very cold. I went swimming and tried to catch little fish in my hands. I was careful not to get sunburned. We stayed at a hotel，that had a pool and a game room. I played pinball and video games sometimes. I liked to swim in the hotel pool，but I like the beach better. I would lie on a big beach towel and get warm；then I would jump in the water and cool off. Sometimes I would just lie on the sand and watch the waves roll up on the shore. I found some seashells and I saw a crab walking on the sand. At first，I was a bit lonely，because I didn't know anyone there. It wasn't long before I met some other kids my age. We built sandcastles together and swam in the lake. The other kids were from different towns，so we told each other stories about our schools and friends. We found that we have a lot in common，even though we were from different places. Our families got together and went to restaurants together. We played volleyball on the beach，and we sat around a campfire at night and sang songs. At campfire we would roast our marshmallows on a stick. I always burned my marshmallows. That is okay. I like them that way. Mostly we just swam in the lake until we were very tired. I was sorry when my vacation was over. I had a good time in Lake Huron. I met some very good friends there. We still write each other. Maybe we'll see each other next summer.

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.chalk 粉笔 2.squeaks 吱吱叫 3.spread out 展开 4.crayons 蜡笔 5.scissors 剪刀 6.glue 粘合 7.erase 擦 8.clap 拍 原文 My Classroom My classroom is a large room. It is full of brightly colored pictures. My teacher hangs pictures up all over the walls. There are blackboards at the front of the room. My teacher always has writing all over the blackboards. Sometimes the chalk squeaks when she writes on the blackboard. We cover our ears when that happens. Our classroom is full of desks. There are a lot of students in our class. Our desks are full of books，notebooks and pens. I try to keep my desk neat，but I have a lot of things in there. My ruler and pencils are always falling out of my desk. At the back of the room is a bookcase full of books. We can sign those books out and take them home to read. I have read a lot of the books. I like mysteries and biographies，so I have taken many of those home. There are also tables at the back of the room. That is where we do our artwork. We spread out big sheets of paper，and we use paints or crayons to make pictures. Sometimes we cut things out of magazines with scissors and we glue pictures to the paper. I like art class. After school，my friends and I often erase the blackboards for the teacher. Then we take the erasers outside and clap them together to get the chalk dust out of them. My friends and I walk home together and talk about what we did in school and what we are going to do after supper.

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.decorated 装饰 2.candles 蜡烛 3.bows 蝴蝶结 4.mustard 芥末 5.ketchup 番茄酱 原文 The Birthday Party Yesterday I went to a birthday party. My friend Jane had her tenth birthday. Her house was decorated with balloons and streamers Her mother had baked a big birthday cake. The cake had“happy tenth birthday party Jane”written on it. There were ten candles on the cake. Jane blew out the candles and made a wish. I wonder what she wished for. Your wish won't come true，if you tell anyone what it was. We sang“happy birthday to you”. At the party we played some games. I won one of the games，so I got a prize. We also swam in Jane's swimming pool. Jane opened her gifts. Her gifts were wrapped in bright paper and bows. She got lots of nice gifts. She got some compact discs，some clothes and some computer games. Jane thanked everyone. We ate a lot of food at Jane's party. We had hot dogs. I put mustard and ketchup on my hot dog. Then we ate cake and ice cream. We had pop to drink. I think I had too much cake and ice cream. I was very full by the time the party was over. We thanked Jane and her mother before we all went home. It was a very good party. Everyone had a good time. I hope Jane had a happy tenth birthday.

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.buds 芽 2.daffodils 水仙花 3.robin 知更鸟 4.worms 虫 5.ground 地面 6.toss 投掷 7.mud 泥土 8.puddles 水坑 9.splashes 溅起 10.melted 融化 原文 Spring It rains a lot in the spring. The trees are full of buds，and the flowers are starting to bloom. My favorite flowers are tulips and daffodils. The birds come back from the south. I can always tell that the spring is here when I see my first robin of the season. The robins pull worms from the wet ground. When it isn't rainy my friends and I go outside and toss a ball around. We look forward to the summer，but we are glad to get outside after the long winter. The air smells so fresh in the spring. My mother always tells me not to track mud into the house. It's very muddy in our yard in the springtime. I wipe my muddy feet before I go into the house. There are a lot of puddles in my yard. I sometimes splash in the puddles，and I get wet and cold，so I have to go into the house. I like it when the snow has melted，the rain has stopped and the sun comes out. On sunny days，I always get together with my friends. On those days，we either ride our bikes or play ball. My parents like to go for walks on spring evenings. They also like to clean up the yard in the spring. Everyone seems to be outside. The springtime brings people out of their houses.

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.flute 长笛 2.choir 唱诗班 3.soprano 女高音 4.drumstick 鼓槌 5.harmony 和谐 6.lyrics 抒情诗、歌词 7.drummer 鼓手 原文 Music（2） My family is very musical. My father plays the guitar. He plays in a band. The band plays country music. My mother is a singer in the band. She also plays the piano. I took the flute in music class at school. I play the flute in the school band. I also sing in the school choir. I have a low voice. My sister has a high voice. She is a soprano. At home I like to practice the drums，but my mother says that it is too loud. Sometimes I play so loudly that I break a drumstick. I practice whenever she goes out I would like to be in a rock band. Some of my friends and I are thinking of starting our own rock band. My sister is a very good piano player. She has won many awards at music festivals. She likes to play classic music，but sometimes I get her to play rock music with me. She is also a very good singer. I like to sing with her. We sing in harmony. I listen to the music all the time on the radio. I know a lot of songs. I can sing along with most of the songs that come on the radio. I memorize the lyrics of the songs. My sister and I sometimes get together and sing our favorite songs. Maybe someday we will start our own rock band ，and I will be the drummer.

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.tinny 极小的 2.kitten 小猫 3.fluffy 毛茸茸的 4.meow 猫叫 5.treats 零食 6.curl up 蜷缩起来 7.purrs 发出呼噜声 8.pet 抚摸 9.blanket 毛毯 10.twitches 抽动 原文 My Cat I got my cat when she was just a tiny kitten. I named her Puff because her fur is soft and fluffy. She has white fur，but her tail，paws and ears are black. She has a little pink nose and yellow eyes. She says“Meow”whenever she wants a bowl of milk. I feed her cat food and treats. She washes her face with her paw when she is finished eating. My whole family loves her，and we can tell that she loves us. She loves to curl up in our laps. She purrs whenever we pet her. She is very playful. We sometimes roll up a piece of paper and throw it to her. She loves to chase the paper and hit it with her paws. She also chases bugs. Last night she chased a spider，but she was afraid to touch it. At night she curls up in my bed with me. She likes to be warm. I have given her a blanket of her own，but when I put her on it her tail twitches. Her tail twitches whenever she is upset or angry. I know that she doesn't want to be on her blanket. She wants to be in my bed. I let her into my bed，and she falls asleep purring loudly.

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 原文 I am Special Nobody in the world is exactly like I am. They might have the same color hair and eyes that I do，but they are not exactly like me. I am the only person in the world who thinks my thoughts. No two people in the world are exactly alike. It is good to be your own person. It is good to be creative and be natural. People have to follow the laws and the rules. People should always be kind to others. I try to follow all the rules. I am kind to others. I am a lot like many other people，yet I am different. I am like my friend Jane，but she has red hair and I have dark hair. She has a loud voice，and I have a soft voice. She likes to eat vegetables，and I do not. Jane and I are the same height. We both like movies，and we are both afraid of spiders. We wear the same size shoes，and we both have the same favorite color. We are best friends，but sometimes we disagree about things. We are alike in many ways，and different in many ways. If we were all exactly the same，the world would be a very boring place. I am myself，and I am glad that I am special. You are special too. Use your own special talents，and take the time to meet other people. The world is made up of a lot of different people，and that's what makes life exciting.

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.genders 性别 2.physically 身体上 3.mentally 精神上 4.muscular 肌肉强壮的 5.masculine 男子气的 6.feminine 女子气的 原文 The Two Sexes There are two sexes or genders. There is the male gender，and there is the female gender. Males and females are different，both physically and mentally. Humans are both male and female，and animals are both male and female. If you have a dog，it is either a girl dog or a boy dog. Boys grow up to be men. Men grow hair on their faces. Men are usually more muscular than women. Men dress differently than women. Men are males. Males are masculine. Girls grow up to be women. Only women can have babies. Women are females. Females are feminine. Another word for women is ladies. It is good that we have males and females. Your father is a male. Your grandfather，brother and uncle are males. Your mother is a female. Your grandmother，sister and aunt are females.

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.manner 礼貌 2.shove 推 3.address people 称呼别人 4.properly 适当地 5.manners 礼貌 6.common sense 常识 7.point at 指向 8.burp out 打嗝 原文 Manners It is good to be polite. People like you more when you are polite. Always say please and thank you. If you ask for some milk，you should say“please，may I have a glass of milk？”. When someone gives you the milk，you should respond with“thank you.” . It is not difficult to be polite. You should not push or shove people. You should cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. You should address people properly. If you are trying to get someone's attention，you would say“excuse me.”. You wouldn't say“hey you.”. There are table manners. That is where you eat properly and politely at the dinner table. You don't shove food into your mouth. You don't reach over other people's plates. You don't talk with your mouth full. All of these things are common sense. Being polite is mostly thinking about how you would like to be treated. You wouldn't want people to be impolite to you. It is not polite to point at people. It is not polite to burp out loud. It is not polite to use someone else's things without asking first. Being polite just comes naturally if you have been brought up in a home where everyone was polite.

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.pennies 便士 2.jar 罐子 3.cent 一分钱 4.nickel 五分镍币 5.dime 十分钱 6.quarter 二十五分钱 7.loonies 加拿大元 8.tonnies 二元加币 9.bills 钞票 10.recognize 认出 原文 Money I keep my money in the bank. I have saved up my money. I save all my pennies in a jar. A penny is only worth one cent. I have nickels. A nickel is worth five cents. A dime is worth ten cents. A quarter is worth twenty-five cents. A quarter is a quarter of a dollar. Four quarters make up a dollar. A dollar is worth one hundred cents. I saved up all of my dollars. Our dollars used to be paper ，but now they are coins. We call our dollars loonies. It is a funny name. We also have two dollar coins. We call those toonies. We have five dollar bills and ten dollar bills. If you are lucky，you will have twenty dollar bills，fifty dollar bills and even hundred dollar bills. Our bills in Canada are different colors. That makes them easy to recognize if you go somewhere to spend them. It is wise to save your money. If you save enough，you could have hundreds or thousands of dollars.

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.secretary 秘书 2.staple 订书钉 3.hole punch 打孔机 4.liquid paper 修正液 5.receptionist 接待员 6.bookshelves 书架 原文 The Office Some people work in an office. There are special tools that people in an office need to do their work. There is a computer in the office. There is a telephone. Most of the time，the secretary answers the telephone. The secretary sits at a desk. The secretary has pens and pencils on the desk. The secretary writes on a note pad. Some other things that you would find in an office include the following：a staple to staple pages together；a photocopier to copy pages；a pencil sharpener to sharp pencils；a water cooler where the employees could get a drink of water；a hole punch to make holes in sheets of paper；and liquid paper which is used to blank out errors on a page. Some offices have many employees in them. All of the employees have their own desks. Other offices just have one person at a desk. In some offices，there is a secretary or a receptionist，and then there is the boss in another room. There are often many important papers in an office. Important papers can be called documents. You might have to sign a document or fill out a form in an office. Some offices have bookshelves filled with books. The books are filled with information that the people in the office need. You will have to visit an office sometime. Maybe it will be a doctor's office or a lawyer's office. There are many different types of offices.