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11.FallinLovewithEnglish爱上英语Hidingbehindtheloosedustycurtain,ateenagerpackeduphisovercoatintothesuitcase.Heplannedtoleavehomeatduskthoughtherewasthunderandlightningoutdoors.Hehadgottodothisbecausehewastiredofhisparents’naggingabouthisEnglishstudyanddidnotwanttogothroughitanylonger.Hecouldn’tgetalongwellwithEnglishanddislikedjoininginEnglishclassesbecausehethoughthisteacherignoredhimonpurpose.Asaresult,hisscoreineachexamneveraddeduptoover60.Hispartnerwasconcernedabouthimverymuch.Sheunderstoodexactlywhathewassufferingfrom,butentirelydisagreedwithhisidea.Inordertocalmhimdownandsettlehisproblem,shetalkedwithhimfacetofaceandswappedaseriesoflearningtipswithhim.TheitemsshesetdownhelpedhimfindthehighwaytostudyingEnglishwell.Theteenagerwasgratefulandgotgreatpowerfromhisfriend’swords.Now,hehasrecoveredfrombeingupsetandhasfalleninlovewithEnglish.当躲在松散的布满灰尘的窗帘后面,一个少年把大衣装入手提箱。尽管外面正打雷闪电,他仍计划在黄昏时分离家出走。他不得不这样做是因为他厌倦了父母对他英语学习的唠叨,而且他不想再忍受下去了。他不能在英语学习上取得进步,他也不喜欢参加英语课的学习,因为他认为老师有意忽略他。结果,他每次考试的分数总计从未超过60。他的同伴非常关心他。她虽然完全地理解他所遭受的折磨,但却完全不同意他的想法。为了使他冷静下来好好解决问题,她和他面对面地交谈,并交换了一系列的学习心得技巧。她写下来的项目帮助他找到了学好英语的最佳捷径。这个少年非常很感激,并从朋友的话里获得极大的动力。现在,他已经从沮丧中恢复过来,真正爱上了英语。22.DifferentCountriesHaveDifferentKindsofEnglish不同的国家有不同的英语VoyagesofpeoplefromEnglandplayanimportantpartinspreadingtheEnglishlanguage.Atpresent,Englishisfrequentlyspokenasanofficialorcommonlanguageinmanycountries,suchasAmerica,Singapore,MalaysiaandsomeAfricancountries.AllbasedonBritishEnglish,theEnglishspokeninthesecountriescanbewellunderstoodbynativeEnglishspeakers.Butactually,theseEnglisheshavebeengraduallychanginginaccents,spellings,expressionsandtheusageofvocabulary.Becauseofthisfact,youcanmakeuseofthedifferencestotellwhichcountrytheforeignersofyourblockarefrom.Forexample,ifabossfluentlycommandshisdriver,“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs”,insteadofrequesting,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis”,youcanrecognizehisAmericanidentity,whilethelattersuggeststhatheisBritish.英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前,英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用,例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。因为这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础,所以这些国家所讲的英语能被英语为本族语的人很好地理解。但是实际上,这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。因为这一情况的存在,你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是来自哪个国家的。例如,如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机:“Comeupstraighttomyapartmentbyelevatorandtakesomegasformytrucksandcabs(直接搭电梯到上来我公寓拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,而不是请求说,“Pleasecometomyflatbyliftandtakesomepetrolformylorriesandtaxis(请直接搭电梯到上来我公寓拿卡车和出租车的汽油)”,你就可以辨认出他的美国人身份,而后者却表明着他是英国人。(请注意:听力录音里第二段两个“电梯”的单词跟原文不一致,原文是对的,录音弄错了,elevator才是美式说法而lift是英式说法。)33.AHardTrip一次辛苦的旅行Mysisterwasfondoftraveling.Eversincegraduation,shehadbeendeterminedtoorganizeatriptoanoldtemple.Sincetransportingfarewasexpensive,shedecidedtouseabicycletocycletherenotcaringaboutthedisadvantages.Herstubbornattitudewasalwayshershortcoming.Onceshemadeuphermindtodosomething,noonecouldpersuadehertochangehermind.Finally,wegaveinasusualthoughwepreferredtotakeatrain.Afterwepreparedeverything,includingtheschedule,reliableweatherforecastandtheinsurance,webeganourtrip.Ourjourneywasalongariverflowingfromahighaltitude.Ourpacewasslowbecausetheriverfrequentlyhadmanysharpbendsthroughdeepvalleys,wherethewaterseemedtoboil.JustasIrecordedinmyjournal,itwasreallyahardjourney.Butwealsoenjoyedgreatviews.Onenight,Iputmyheadonmypillow--aparcelofwoolcoats,andlaybeneaththestars.Whentheflameinfrontofourcavewentoutatmidnight,Ifoundtheskysobeautiful!我的妹妹很喜欢旅行。自从毕业以来,她就下定决心要组织一次参观一座古庙的旅行。因为交通费用昂贵,她决定骑自行车去,毫不担心其中的不利情况。顽固的态度一直都是她的缺点,一旦她下定决心要做的事,就没有人能说服她改变主意。最后,我们像往常一样让步,尽管我们更喜欢坐火车去。我们准备好了所有东西,包括时间表、可靠的天气预报,及保险,我们就开始了旅程。我们的旅程沿着一条从高海拔处流下来的河流前行。我们的步伐很慢,因为这条河流在流经深峡谷时,急弯很多,流经峡谷是河水似乎要沸腾起来。正如我在旅行日志里记录的那样,这真是一次艰苦的旅行。但是我们也欣赏到了美丽的景色。一天晚上,我把头枕在一包羊毛衣服做成的枕头上,躺在星空下。当岩洞前的火焰在午夜熄灭时,我发现夜空是如此的美丽!44.AHorribleEarthquake可怕的地震Dirtywaterroseinwellsandcanalsbeforetheearthquake.Butnoonejudgedthatanearthquakewascoming.Suddenly,everythingshook.Itseemedasiftheworldwasatanend.Millionsofbrickhousesandanumberofdamsweredestroyed.Railwaytracksbecameuselessbars.Pipesinminesburstandletoutsmellysteam.Hugecrackstrappedcyclistseverywhere.Thenextday,thiseventwastheheadlineormaintitleofallnewspapers.Withthereportersgivinganoutlineofthedisaster,thewholenationwasshockedbythedamageandthevictim’sextremesuffering.Peopleweremovedwhentheyreadthatthesurvivorscomfortedeachotherbysaying“Congratulations!Yousurvived!”Sotheynotonlyexpressedtheirsympathysincerely,butalsoorganizedtogethertohelpthevictimsrightaway.Theinjuredwererescuedandthedeadwereburied.Thefrightenedsurvivorsweredugoutfromundertheruinsandwereofferedshelter,freshwaterandelectricity.Thankstopeople’shelp,thelosswasminimized.地震前,水井和运河里的污水都涨起来。但是却没人判断出是地震即将来临。一瞬间,一切都在摇晃。似乎整个世界就要结束。数以百万的砖房和许多水坝遭到破坏。铁路轨道都变成无用的铁条;煤矿管道纷纷爆裂,发出有臭味的蒸汽;到处都有骑车的人被巨大的裂缝困住。第二天,所有报纸都纷纷以大字标题或主要标题报道了这一事件。记者们描述了灾难的概况,全国都被地震的破坏和灾民们极度的苦难所震惊。当人们读到幸存者以“恭喜啊,你还活着。”来互相安慰时,都被感动了。人们不仅衷心地表达了他们的同情,而且还立刻组织起来帮助灾民。伤员被救助了,死者被埋葬了。吓坏的幸存者从废墟中被挖出来了,同时也向他们提供栖身处、净水和电力。多亏了人们的帮助,灾区的损失被减到了最小。55.TheGreatPresident伟大的总统Asthefounderoftherepublic,thepresidenthadmanygoodqualities.Beforecomingtopower,hewasagenerouslawyer.Hewaswil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