Farmer & Snake

　On the way home, a farmer saw something on the ground. He looked at it and found it was a snake(蛇).

　It was not dead, but it couldn't move. The snake was so cold.

　"Poor thing," the man said, "I must try to save your life."

　 "He picked it up. He tried to look for a warm place to put it in.

　But how to find one in such cold weather? So he decided to put the snake inside his clothes. He made the snake right nest(巢、窝)to his heart.

　A few minutes later, the snake came back to life and began to move.

　Soon it became strong enough. So it gave the man a deadly bite.

　He killed it and went on. When he got back, he was very ill and had to lie down.

　He knew he was dying.

Keep the Change（零钱不用找了）

        I was selling secondhand books at the flea market. I got into an argument(争吵) with a customer. He wanted to buy The Pocket Book of Harrypotter. But he said it was too expensive at 35 cents. Other paperbacks were selling for ten or 15 cents each.

        I pointed out(指出) that the book was selling good. Harrypotter was a good book and it wasn’t expensive at all. He said it was a matter of principle(原则问题). Finally, I agreed to sell him the book for 15 cents. Triumphant(得意洋洋), he paid with a $10 bill. "Keep the change," he said.

Little Old Lady

A young man was walking through a super market to pick up a few thingswhen he noticed an old lady following him. "Pardon me," she said. "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable(不舒服). It's just that you look just like my son, who died(死) recently."

"I'm very sorry," replied the young man "is there anything I can do for you?"

       "Yes," she said, "as I'm leaving, would you say 'Goodbye, mother?' It would make me feel so much better."

 "Sure," answered the young man.

       As the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Goodbye, Mother!" Then, as he stepped up to the checkout counter(收款台), he saw that his total was $127.00. "How can that be?" he asked. "I only bought a few things!"

       The clerk replied, "Your mother said you'd pay for(付钱) her."

Yang Ming and his dad are in the store. They are finding birthday present for Yang Ming’s sister Yang Jie.

Yang Ming: Dad tomorrow is sister’s birthday. I think we can buy a walkman for her.

Dad: Walkman? For what?

Yang Ming: I know that sister always wants to have a walkman to listen to English.

Dad: That’s a good idea. (To the salesman) Excuse me.

Salesman: Yes. What can I do for you?

Dad: I want to buy a walkman.

Salesman: How about this one?

Dad: It looks nice. But I don’t like the colour. Can you pass me the blue one, please?

Salesman: Sure. Here you are.

Dad: What about this one? Your sister loves blue.

Yang Ming: This one is good.

Dad: How much is it?

Salesman: It’s ninety-five Yuan.

Dad: Ninety-five Yuan? It is too much.

Salesman: How much do you want for it? What about eighty-five Yuan?

Dad: It’s ok. We will take it. Here is the money.

Salesman: Thank you. Bye-bye.

Dad & Yang Ming: Bye!

Little Red Riding Hood(小红帽节选)

　Once upon a time, there was a dear little girl. She was loved by everyone, especially(adv. 尤其) by her grandmother. Once her grandmother gave her a little red-riding hood. It suited(v. 适合) her very well, and she would never wear anything else. So she was always called little red-riding hood.　　

　One day her mother said to her, “Here are a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother. She is ill. Don’t forget to say good-morning. Don’t leave the path in the woods.”“I won’t,” said little red-riding hood, and then she left the house.

　The wolf said “good day”to little red-riding hood and talked with her. From little red-riding hood’s words, he knew she was going to see her poor sick grandmother. He saw the basket with cake and wine in her apron(n. 围裙).

　The wolf thought to himself, “What a tender(adj. 嫩的) young girl! What a nice plump(adj. 圆胖的) mouthful! She will be better to eat than the old woman. I will catch and eat them both.”

　So he walked with little red-riding hood for a while, and then he said, “See, how pretty the flowers are. Why don’t you pick some, and bring them to your grandmother?”

　“Grandmother will be pleased to see these beautiful flowers,” thought little red-riding hood. So she ran away from the path to look for flowers. She picked one. But she saw a prettier one farther on(a. 在前面) again. So she ran after it. She got deeper and deeper into the woods.  

At the butcher's 在肉店

Mrs. Bird: Hello butcher!

Butcher: Hello Mrs. Bird. Do you want any meat today?

Mrs. Bird: Yes, please.

Butcher: Do you want beef or lamb?

Mrs. Bird: Beef, please. How much is the beef?

Butcher: It is 1.8 $ a kilo.

Mrs. Bird: Ok, I want one kilo please.

Butcher: This lamb's very good.

Mrs. Bird: I like lamb, but my husband doesn't. He thinks the lamb is smelly.

Butcher: What about some steak(鱼片)?

Mrs. Bird: Is it fresh?

Butcher: Yes, of course. How about this piece?

Mrs. Bird: This is a nice piece. Give me this piece, please.

Mrs. Bird: And a pound of mince (切碎), too.

Butcher: Do you want a chicken, Mrs. Bird? They're very nice.

Mrs. Bird: No, thank you. My husband likes steak. But he doesn’t like chicken.

Butcher: To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don't like chicken either!

Mrs. Bird: Really, what’s the chance? How much are these?

Butcher: 10$ in all.

Mrs. Bird: Here you are. See you next time butcher, bye.

Butcher: Goodbye.

Sarah: Anybody here?

Shop-keeper: Coming, I'm coming....Hi, Sarah. What do you want today?

Sarah: Quite a lot. I need one pound of potatoes, three pints of milk, and a dozen brown eggs, two pounds of corn, one pint of olive oil, one pound of cucumber, half a pound of mushroom, and one pound of tomatoes.

Shop- keeper: Do you need any fruit? Our fruit is very fresh today.

Sarah: How do you sell the lemons?

Shop- keeper: Lemons are three for ten cents.

Sarah: Are they juicy? I want to use them for juice.

Shop-keeper: They are ripe and juicy, so are the watermelons.

Sarah: No, I don't want watermelons. They're not in season yet. Just give me a dozen lemons.

Shop- keeper: Very well. Anything else?

Sarah: I also need a loaf of sliced bread and a pound of coffee.

Shop- keeper: What kind of coffee? Drip or instant?

Sarah: Give me the instant.

Shop- keeper: All right.

Sarah: And a bottle of catsup. Any brand will do....Can you send this order to my house this afternoon?

Shop- keeper: Certainly!

Sarah: Thanks. How much are these? I'll give you acheque now.

Gary and Jane are in the market shopping for food...

Jane: The market is quite crowded today, isn't it? Buying food is not very fun.

Gary: Ah, I really like marketing. I feel freely in the market.

Jane: Anyway we have to buy some food now. There is not enough food for lunch.

Gary: What do we need?

Jane: En┅let me see, some rich, vegetables and a little fruit for dessert(餐后甜点).

Gary: Oh, it seems we haven’t buy food for a long time.

……

Jane: The mushrooms look nice. We can buy some for soup.

Gary: That’s great! I like mushroom soup very much.

Vendor: Can I help you, madam?

Jane: Yes, How much do these mushrooms cost?

Vendor: About 4 dollars a kilo.

Jane: Oh, that is too expensive.

Vendor: The price of the mushroom has risen since last weekend.

Gary: Then we want half a kilo.

Vendor: Ok, here you are. Do you want anything else?

Jane: We need some peppers. My mother loves Malay food. Do you have any good ones?

Vendor: Yes, what about these ones? They are good and cheap. Only 60 cents a kilo.

Jane: Good, I’d like one kilo. How do these cost?

Vendor: Let’s see. 2 dollar and 60 cents is 2.6 dollar in all.

Jane: Ok. Thank you.

Vendor: Here is your change.

Gary: Harry on, Jane! We still need rice and fruit.

Jane: Ok. I heard that the rice sells at a profit (廉价) now. Let’s go and see.

Vendor: What can I do for you, sir?

Gary: I need a bag of rice. How much is it?

Vendor: Buy one get one free.

Gary: That’s great! I want one bag.

Vendor: Here you are.

Jane: There are so many kinds of fruit. What should we buy?

Gary: It’s really hard to decide.

Vendor: What about some grapes and apples? They are very fresh.

Jane & Gary: Fine! Gives me half a kiloeach kind.

Vendor: Here you are.

Jane: Here is the money, thanks.

李白
lú   
日照香炉生紫烟，

遥看瀑布挂前川。

飞流直下三千尺，
yí              
疑是银河落九天。

望庐山瀑布（动画）一

（动画）二

参考资料：

诗人李白的介绍

李白：

    李白(701--762)，字太白，盛唐最杰出的诗人，也是我国文学史上继屈原之后又一伟大的浪漫主义诗人，素有“诗仙”之称。他经历坎坷，思想复杂，既是一个天才的诗人，又兼有游侠、刺客、隐士、道人、策士等人的气质。儒(rú)家、道家和游侠三种思想，在他身上都有体现。“功成身退”是支配他一生的主导思想。

    李诗中常将想象、夸张、比喻、拟人等手法综合运用，从而造成神奇异采、瑰丽动人的意境，这就是李白的浪漫主义诗作给人以豪迈奔放、飘(piāo)逸(yì)若仙的韵致的原因所在。他的语言正如他的两句诗所说，“清水出芙蓉，天然去雕饰”，明朗、活泼、隽永。

    代表作有：《静夜思》、《闻王昌龄左迁龙标遥有此寄》《梦游天姥吟留别》、《蜀道难》、《长干行》、等。

静夜思

床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。

闻王昌龄左迁龙标遥有此寄

杨花落尽子规啼(tí)，
闻道龙标过五溪；
我寄愁心与明月，
随君直到夜郎西。

庐山瀑布

    庐山的瀑布是有名的。唐代诗人李白的《题庐山瀑布》一诗，给庐山瀑布带来了极高的声誉。诗云：“日照香炉生紫烟，遥看瀑布挂前川。飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。”这首写庐山瀑布的短诗，采取了艺术夸张的手法，气势雄伟，被后人誉为千古绝唱。庐山的瀑布最著名的应数三叠泉，被称为庐山第一奇观，从五老峰、大月山峰汇集而来的泉水，经过山川石阶，折成三叠，全长近百米。从高高的山头凌空下，宛如一幅水帘悬挂空中。其他著名的瀑布有开生瀑、石门涧、玉渊等。庐山的含鄱(pó)口，左望扬子江，右望鄱阳湖，形势壮观，游人不可不看。这是一个山口，欲吸尽鄱阳湖水，故名含鄱口，在这里看日出，湖天尽赤，红霞荡漾，金光闪闪，景色动人。

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                                                 瀑布

黄果树大瀑布

Jim: Mom, look at the pineapples. They are so nice! Can I have one, please?

Mom: Sure!

Saleswoman: Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Mom: Yea. I want a pineapple. Can I have this yellow one?

Saleswoman: Ok. Here you are.

Jim: But I like that one.

Mom: Which one?

Jim: The one over there. The smaller one. It looks cute.

Saleswoman: All right. Here you are.

Mom: How much is it?

Saleswoman: 1.7 Yuan a kilo. This one is 4.5 Yuan.

Mom: We will take it. Here is the money.

Saleswoman: Thank you. Do you want anything else?

Mom: No, thanks. Goodbye!

Saleswoman: Bye!