英语小达人 162 Meeting

Meeting 见面 Mame Thurber, the mother of humorist James Thurber, was a renowned practical joker. In her 60s, she went to visit a friend she had not seen for 30 years. The plan was for Mrs. Thurber to wear a red rose so that the friend could identif

英语小达人 163 A Nail or a Fly

A Nail or a Fly 钉子还是苍蝇 One day an old gentleman whose eyesight was failing came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine in each hand. On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail. So the moment he hung them on it, the bottle

英语小达人 164 Our Tails

Our Tails 我们的尾巴 The lecture on evolution had been going on for nearly two hours. After drinking some water, then the lecturer started again, Let me ask the evolutionist a question-if we had tails like a baboon, where are they? 关于进化论

英语小达人 156 Sharing everything

Sharing everything 分享所有 A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald's. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then count

英语小达人 120 Virtual Adventure

Virtual Adventure 第24单元 虚拟冒险 Sacks has the best job in the world, or at least he thinks so! He tests virtual reality video games. Every morning he gets up at 7 a.m., has a shower, reads the paper on the subway and arrives at the office

英语小达人 123 One-eye Pirate

One-eye Pirate 第2单元 独眼海盗 A seaman meets a pirate in a bar. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eye patch. 有名水手在酒吧里遇见一名海盗，水手注意到海盗装了假肢、手上有铁钩，还戴

英语小达人 122 Have A Drink

Have A Drink 第01单元 喝一杯 A man is sitting at the bar. He looks sad as he stares into his glass. He has been looking at his drink for a long time, when a big burly man walks up behind him and says: 有个男子坐在酒吧里，盯着自己的

英语小达人 121 Pirate Ship

Pirate Ship 海盗船 Nick grabbed his bag and looked around for his boat. He didn't know which one was his. There weere only two left at the dock. This one must be it, he thought to himself as he quickly boarded the old ship. He got a new job shrimp

英语小达人 109 Taipei 101

Taipei 101 台北 101 On the 47th floor the custodian emptied the two black garbage cans. Glen watched her for a minute as he stopped to catch his breath. He was almost halfway there. Don't look down, he thought to himself. 47楼的管理员正在清理

英语小达人 110 Sunrise in Nepal

Sunrise in Nepal 第14单元 尼泊尔的日出 The smell of the goats was enough to make Wendy sick. But goats with gas...that was just disgusting. Wasn't there a shuttle bus or something a little less stinky to make them up the mountain? 山羊的味

英语小达人 112 Falling over the falls

Falling over the falls 堕落瀑布 Sure lots of people had done it. The first person to do it and live was a woman in the 1800s. Well, now it was Tammy's turn. She was going to get into a barrel and be pushed from the top of Niagara Falls! 这件事的

英语小达人 113 Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage 朝圣 White. As far as he could see. A sea of white. This was Mohammad's dream. He had spent a whole year working and saving up enough money for his trip. 白色，举目望去都是白色，一大片白色。这是穆罕穆德做的梦。为

英语小达人 114 Stranded

Stranded 坐困愁城 Rachel Stared up at the clouds. One looked like a tree. One looked like a Ferris wheel. The sand was hot under her skin. Everything was silent except for the ocean. She sit up and thinks, How long will I be stranded on this dese

英语小达人 115 Hand Gliding

Hand Gliding 第19单元 驾驶滑翔翼 Peter is a hand gliding instructor in California. People come from all over the world to learn how to hand-glide. He also teaches movie stars that need to know how to hand glide for movies. 彼得是加州一名

英语小达人 116 The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Lion Sleeps Tonight 第20单元 狮子今晚睡着了 Danwa crouched down in the trees. He did not want the lion to se him. The lion was sick. Danwa was a veterinarian. There was a rare and infectious disease spreading among the lions in this par

英语小达人 117 Yellow Submarine

Yellow Submarine 第21单元 黄色潜水艇 The class loaded into the submarine. Be careful, said their teacher Mrs. Teller. The class was going on to a school field trip under the ocean. Everyone was very excited. When everyone was in and the doors

英语小达人 118 Aliens

Aliens 第22单元 外星人 Wendy and Allan were playing in their backyard when they saw a strange light in the sky coming toward them. The light got closer and closer. It was coming from a strange ship. 温蒂和艾伦在自家后院玩耍时，看到

英语小达人 119 From California to Mexico

From California to Mexico 第23单元 从加州到墨西哥 Frank waved goodbye to all his friends there to wish him off. He jumped on his bike and started to pedal. First he would pedal to the end of his block and then to the outskirt of town and th

英语小达人 111 Attack of the bats

Attack of the bats 蝙蝠的攻击 Dr. Moron and his team of researchers study the sleeping pattern of bats. They believed that bats have dreams just like people. 莫朗博士和他的研究生团队要研究蝙蝠的睡眠模式。他们认为蝙蝠和

英语小达人 101 The Village

The Village 第5单元 村落 The sun beat down on Shawn's back. He didn't know which he found more uncomfortablethe sun's insisting heat, or constantly having to slap away mosquitoes and black flies. He would be glad when they finally arrived in the