英语趣味短文阅读(3)

21.A Nice Girl

Li Ying likes English very much. She works hard.

She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio.

She watches TV only on Saturday evening. Does she like dancing? No, she doesn't. But she likes drawing and singing.

Her parents like her. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too.

New Words and Expressions：

radio广播,收音机 work hard 工作(学习)努力 watch TV 看电视

22. On Sunday

It is Sunday today. The weather is fine. Ming Ming and Dong Dong are in the park. It is a big park. They can see many people there.

They come here to have a rest after a week's hard work and study. Some boys are playing football on the grass. Some girls are singing and dancing.

An old man is reading a newspaper under a big tree.

A young woman and her little son are playing with a toy bus. How happy they are!

New Words and Expressions：

hard/辛苦的,艰辛的 grass 草,草地 toy.玩具 have a rest 休息

23.Mr Black

Mr. Black teaches us English this term. He is a tall man. He likes wearing a white shirt and black trousers.

He speaks English very well. We like his lessons very much.

His home is near the school. Sometimes Mr. Black walks to his home. He has two little sons. They look the same.

They often wear the same clothes. He loves to see them

and play with them. Mr. Black calls the two boys Da Mao and Xiao Mao.

New Words and Expressions: teach教,教授 term学期

shirt 衬衫 lesson功课

24. A Clock and a Watch

We can tell the time by a clock or by a watch.

A clock is big; it is usually on the wall or on the table. A watch is small; we can put it in the pocket, or wear it on the wrist!

A clock or a watch usually has a round face. It has two hands, a long one and a short one.

Tom's clock can speak and call him to get up every day. His watch has a picture of a lovely dog on the face. He likes it very much.

New Words and Expressions: pocket 衣袋 wrist.手腕

long 长的 short短的,矮的

25.Meet Lily

Look, Mary! A girl is over there. Can you see her?

Which girl? The one in the red coat under the apple tree. Do you know her? Sorry. I don't know her. I think she is new. Let's go and meet her. All right.

Hello! I'm Mary. What's your name, please?

My name is Lily. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. Lily, this is Kate, my good friend. We are in the same class. Kate, how do you do? How do you do? I'm English. Are you English, too? No, I'm American. We're glad we have a new friend.

New Words and Expressions:

which哪个,哪些 under在...下面 over there 在那儿

26.A Happy Family

Mike comes from America. He is twelve.

His father Mr. Brown works in a big shop in Beijing. Mike has a sister. Her name is Kate. She is only four. It is Saturday today. Mike's family is all at home.

Mr. Brown is sitting in a chair and reading today's newspaper. Mrs. Brown is out of the house; she is watering the flowers. Is Mike with his mother? No, he is cleaning his new bike.

Where is Kate? She is in her room. She is playing with her cat.

What a happy family!

New Words and Expressions:

only仅仅,只有 water浇水

clean 把...弄干净 newspaper报纸

27. A Good Time

Today is Sunday. It is a fine day. The sky is blue. Mr. White is with his family.

There are four people in his family.

They are Mr. White, Mrs. White, Mary and Jim.

They are walking on the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr. and Mrs. White are looking at them.

Mary is not looking at the boats. She is looking at a big ship. Jim is looking at the birds in the sky. They have a good time.

New Words and Expressions: bridge.桥 boat小船 river河,江 ship.轮船

28. Aunt Jane's Birthday

Aunt Jane's birthday is coming. She will be 40 years old.

Dad and Mum are going to take me to her house.

We are going to go there by train. We are leaving on Friday evening. And we are coming back on Sunday afternoon. The birthday party will be on Saturday.

I am going to give my dear Aunt Jane a card. I am making it now.

I am using my colour pencils to draw some nice flowers on the card. I am going to draw Aunt Jane a small cat on it, too. Because she likes cats. The card will be very nice. Dad says his sister will like it very much.

New Words and Expressions: leave/离开 party 宴会,聚会 card卡片 by train 乘火车

29. Mary and Her Sisters

Mary has four sisters. They are Betty, Holly, Rose and Ann. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old.

She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Holly. Rose is nine and Ann is seven.

Mary and Betty study in a middle school.

Holly, Rose, and Ann study in a primary school.

The primary school is near their home. They walk there.

The middle school is very far. Mary and Betty go there by bus.

New Words and Expressions:

oldest最年长的 younger较年轻的

study 学习 primary 最初的 far遥远的

30.An Accident

I walk very slowly with a big heavy box in my hands.

A boy runs very fast towards me. He is too fast. And he can't stop. Oh, dear! My box drops to the floor and the books are everywhere. What can I do? I want to cry. The boy says, \"Sorry.\" And he helps me to pick up all the books.

He then helps me to carry the box of books to our classroom. Who is he? He is my new classmate.

His name is Jimmy and he is from England. We are good friends now.

New Words and Expressions:

accident事故 slowly慢慢地,缓慢地 heavy重的,沉的 everywhere到处,每一处 cry哭,大叫 pick up 捡起,拾起