1Dogs

　　Peopleoftensaythatadogisman'sbestfriend.Overthousandsofyears,manhastaughthisdogstodomanykindsofworkbesidesguardingthehome.Forexample,sheepdogsarefamousfortheirabilitytocontrolaflockofhundredsofsheep.

　　Dogshavebeenusedtoaiddisabledpeopleforcenturies.Aguidedogcanleaditsblindowner.Nowadays,dogscanbetaughttoturnonlightswitches,openrefrigeratordoorsanddialthetelephonefortheirdisabledowners.Forthemajorityofpeople,however,dogsaresimplypetsandfriendsforbothyoungandoldmembersofthefamily.

　　guard看守,看护sheepdog牧羊犬flock群aid帮助

　　disabled残疾人century世纪guidedog导盲犬dial拨majority大多数

　　狗

　　人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友.几千年来,除了看家外,人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名.

　　狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了.导盲犬可以为盲主人引路.现在,人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话.然而,对于大多数人来说,狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友.

　　2DetectiveWork

　　Abankrobberstolealotofmoney.Hewascaughtandsenttoprison,butthemoneywasneverfound.Whenhecameoutofprison,theywatchedhimtoseewhathewoulddo.Hereisthedetective,reportingtotheinspector."Yes,sir,IfoundJohnny.Ifollowedhimallaroundthetown,butfrankly,Icouldn'tmakeanythingoutofwhathebought.Here'sthelist."

　　shirt,heavycrowbar,boxofchocolates,shovel,heavyhammer,bunchofflowers.Theinspectorsaid,"Good.Thathelpsmealot.Doyourememberhowwewatchedhimhelpinghisneighbour,oldMrs.Judsontocoverherbackyardwithcement?

　　detective侦探的侦探robber强盗,盗贼prison监狱

　　inspector检察官frankly坦白地,真诚地crowbar铁撬,撬棒

　　shovel铲,铁铲hammer铁锤,锤子backyard后院cement水泥

　　侦探工作

　　一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱.他被抓住送到监狱,但是钱没找到.

　　当他从监狱出来时,他被监视,看他会做什么.这不,侦探正向检察官报告：“是的,先生,我发现了强尼•阿米塔基,我跟着他转遍了全镇,但坦白说,我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么.这里是清单.”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花.

　　检察官说：“好,这对我很有帮助.你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居,贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗?”

　　3WhatisTime?（NurseryRhyme）

　　Timeisgrainforpeasants.

　　Timeiswealthforworkers.

　　Timeislifefordoctors.

　　Timeisvictoryforsoldiers.

　　Timeisknowledgeforstudents.

　　Timeisspeedforscientists.

　　Timeismoneyforbusinessmen.

　　Timeiseverythingforallofus.

　　Therefore,seizethetimeoftoday!

　　grain粮食wealth财富victory胜利seize抓住,把握

　　时间是什么（童谣一首）

　　对农民来说,时间就是粮食.对工人来说,时间就是财富.对医生来说,时间就是生命.

　　对士兵来说,时间就是胜利.对学生来说,时间就是知识.对科学家来说,时间就是速度.

　　对企业家来说,时间就是金钱.对我们大家来说,时间就是一切.因此,把握今天!

　　4PerfectMatch

　　Arichwomanissoproudofavaluableantiquevasethatshedecidestohaveherbedroompaintedthesamecolourasthevase.Severalpainterstrytomixthecolourright,butnonecomescloseenoughtosatisfythewoman.

　　Eventually,apaintercomes.Heisconfidentthathecanmixthepropercolour.Thewomanispleasedwiththeresult,andthepainterbecomesfamous.Yearslater,heretiresandturnsthebusinessovertohisson."Dad,"askstheson,"there'ssomethingI'vegottoknow.Howdidyougetthosewallstomatchthevasesoperfectly?"

　　"Son,”thefatherreplies,"Ipaintedthevase."

　　proudof自豪valuable值钱的antiquevase古董花瓶paint用油漆漆

　　satisfy满意eventually最终confident有信心的retire退休

　　match和……相配

　　绝配

　　一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲,因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶,她决