1.

　　Onceuponatimethefoxwastalkingtothewolfaboutthestrengthofman,hownoanimalcouldwithstandhim,andhowallwereobligedtoemploycunninginordertoprotectthemselvesfromhim.

　　Thewolfanswered,"IfIcouldseeamanjustonce,Iwouldattackhimnonetheless."

　　"Icanhelpyoutodothat,"saidthefox."Cometomeearlytomorrowmorning,andIwillshowyouone."

　　Thewolfarrivedontime,andthefoxtookhimouttothepathwhichthehuntsmanusedeveryday.Firstanolddischargedsoldiercameby.

　　"Isthataman?"askedthewolf.

　　从前有只狐狸向狼谈起人的力量,说没有动物能抵挡得了,所以他认为所有动物都必须施展计谋才能保护自己.可狼回答说：“假如我有机会碰到一个人,我就扑上去让他无法抵挡.”狐狸说：“我可以帮你碰到人啊.明早你早点来我家,我把他指给你看.”

　　第二天,狼很早就来了,狐狸带它来到猎人每天的必经之路.

　　他们碰到的第一个人是个退役老兵,狼问：“那是个人吗?”

　　2.

　　"Lifewithoutloveisonedeadendstreet."CaroleKing

　　"Thebookoflifeisbrief,andonceapageisread,allbutloveisdead."DonMcLean

　　Moderntimesaredifficultforlovers(seemyposthere)-perhapsmoresothaninmostpreviouseras.Thesedifficultiesstemfromthenatureofouremotionalsystemandtheprevailingnormsinmodernsociety.Sinceemotionsaregeneratedwhenweperceiveasignificantchangeinoursituation,emotionalintensitydecreasesasfamiliarityincreases.

　　“没有爱情的生活是一条死胡同.”卡洛尔金

　　“生活之书简洁,一页读完,除了爱情一切皆逝.”唐·麦克莱恩

　　对于相爱的人,摩登时代障碍重重,也许远远超过以前的任何时代.我们情感系统的特点（喜新厌旧--译者注）和现代社会盛行的规则制造了这些障碍.当我们在所处环境中发现显著变化时,我们会作出情绪反应.而且,情绪的强烈程度,会因为熟悉而降低.

　　3.

　　Lastweek,MrsBlackwenttoLondon.Shedidn’tknowLondonverywell,andshelostherway.Suddenlyshesawamannearabusstop.Shewentuptothemanandsaid,“Excuseme!Canyoutellmethewaytothehospital,please?”Themansmiled.Hedidn’tknowEnglish!HecamefromGermany.Butthenheputhishandintohispocket,andtookoutanEnglishdictionary.Helookedupsomewords.Thenhesaidslowly,“I’msorryIcan’tunderstandyou.”

　　上周,布莱克夫人去了一趟伦敦.她不太熟悉伦敦,结果她迷路了.突然她在一个公共汽车站附近看见一位男子.她急忙向这位男子走去,说道：“劳驾您一下!请您告诉我去医院的路,好吗?”这位男子笑了.他听不懂英语.他来自德国.但是他将手伸进了自己的衣袋里,从里面掏出了一本英语词典.他查找到了一些单词.然后他一字一句地说：“我很抱歉我听不懂你说的话.”

　　TheOldCat

　　Anoldwomanhadacat.Thecatwasveryold;shecouldnotrunquickly,andshecouldnotbite,becauseshewassoold.Onedaytheoldcatsawamouse;shejumpedandcaughtthemouse.Butshecouldnotbiteit;sothemousegotoutofhermouthandranaway,becausethecatcouldnotbiteit.

　　Thentheoldwomanbecameveryangrybecausethecathadnotkilledthemouse.Shebegantohitthecat.Thecatsaid,"Donothityouroldservant.Ihaveworkedforyouformanyyears,andIwouldworkforyoustill,butIamtooold.Donotbeunkindtotheold,butrememberwhatgoodworktheolddidwhentheywereyoung."

　　【译文】

　　老猫

　　一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.

　　于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”

　　Amanwasgoingtothehouseofsomerichperson.Ashewentalongtheroad,hesawaboxofgoodapplesatthesideoftheroad.Hesaid,"Idonotwanttoeatthoseapples;fortherichmanwillgivememuchfood;hewillgivemeverynicefoodtoeat."Thenhetooktheapplesandthrewthemawayintothedust.

　　Hewentonandcametoariver.Theriverhadbecomever