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My father is a firefighter. My mother works My mother works in a supermarket. My grandfather works at a city hall. And my grandmother works in a daycare centre. My neighbor drives a taxi. I am not sure what I want to be when I grow up. I like animals, so maybe I work in a zoo or be a vet. I also like food, so maybe I can be a waitress or a chef. Another thing I like is dressing up. So maybe a clothing designer, a photographer or a hair stylist would be good choices. I could also be a teacher, a doctor or a dancer. My grandmother told me that if I study hard, I will have more choices about what I want to be when I grow up. She also says that I should learn more things, then later I can decide what I like to do and what I am good at. I think this is a really good idea. Word list: daycare centre: a place where parents who work can take their children to be taken care of; chef: a person who cooks in a restaurant; hair stylist: a person who cuts and styles hair a...

Ella loves her grandpa. He comes to visit her about once a month. She wishes he came to visit every week because he tells great stories and makes her favorite dinner. Ella asks her mom to make the barbeque chicken that Grandpa makes. Ella's mother says, "I will try, but no one makes as well as Grandpa does." Ella watches her mom prepare the sauces for the chicken. It looks tasty. When the chicken is finished cooking, Ella's family sits down to eat. Her mom was right. No one makes the barbeque chicken as well as Grandpa. The next time her grandpa comes to visit, Ella tells him the story about her mom trying to make the chicken. Her grandpa says, "Does a great story?" Then he teaches Ella and her mom to make the chicken. Ella and her mom make the chicken once a week. But it still tastes not quite as good as Grandpa's. Ella loves her grandpa. Word list: prepare: to get something ready; tasty: very good, delicious.

One rainy day afternoon, my friend Sharon and I decided to play grocery store. We went to the garage and set up four empty boxes for our shelves. Mom let us have all the canned food from the pantry to play with. We wrote prices on little strips of paper and taped them to the cans. We put our cash register on the old table in the garage. Then we got some play money out of a game in my closet. Sharon made signs that said, " Green Beans: 3 cans for $1." There were lots of brown paper bags in the kitchen, so we took some to put the groceries in. When our cousins came over, we gave them some play money and let them be the customers. Then we traded places. Who cares if it rains when you are having so much fun? Word list: pantry: a storage area for food in the kitchen; customers: people who buy thinks in stores.

Hunter was a special dog. One day, Hunter was playing with his friend Toby Green. After a while, Toby began to play on the slide. Hunter wanted to play on the slide, too. He climbed up the ladder, and then slid down the slide! Toby asked hunter to do it again, but Hunter didn't want to. He did it once, and that was fine for him. The next day, Mr. Green sent Hunter outside to get the morning newspaper. After a while, Mr. Green opened the door for Hunter, but there was no newspaper in Hunter's mouth. Mr. Green told Hunter again to get the newspaper. Hunter looked sad, but he went out anyway. Again he came back with no newspaper. Just then, Mrs. Green came home. She asked why Mr. Green was angry. He told her that Hunter wouldn't get the newspaper for him. Mrs. Green laughed. She reminded Mr. Green that it was Sunday ... and that there was no morning newspaper on Sundays! Word list: slide: a large toy which children may go down for fun; remind: to help some...

Friday night is family game night at the Turners' house. Each week, a different person in the family chooses the game. This week, it was Cody's turn to choose. He chose his favorite board game, as always. It was thundering outside, but no one minded. They were having fun playing their game. About halfway through, just as Cody was about to make a big move, everything stopped. The lights went out! Everyone was quiet for a few moments, then everyone started talking at once. Mom felt her way to a drawer and got some candles. Dad found some matches. Cody made his big move, by candlelight, and went on to win the game. Everybody thought this made the game even more fun. In fact, they plan to play by candlelight next week, too! Word list: drawer: a storage compartment without a lid which slides out of a table, cupboard, etc. candle: a stick of wax that is burned for light.

When Charley awoke one morning, he looked out the window and saw the ground deeply covered with snow. On the side of the house nearest the kitchen, the snow was deeper then Charley's head. Charley's father told him that they needed a path through the snow. " I would make one if I had time," said his father, "but I have to go to work. Could you make a path, Charley?" "How could I do that?" asked Charley. "The snow is higher than my head!" "Little by little," said Charley's father. So Charley got the snow shovel and started working. He shoveled and shoveled as hard as he could, but it was very slow work. "I don't think I can do it, mother," he said. "There is too much snow!" "Little by little, Charley," said his mother. "The snow fell in tiny flakes, but see what a great pile it has made." "Yes I see, Mother. If I throw it away little by little, I can do ...

Tom's mother told him, "Do not go outside without your warm coat, Tom. It is very cold and there is a lot of snow on the ground. I f you go without your coat, you will catch cold, and you will be sick." "But I feel quite warm," said Tom. "Yes, you do now," said his mother. "That's because there is a big fire in here. Outside there is no fire, and the cold wind blows. If you have no warm coat on, you will feel cold." However, Tom thought he knew best, so he went outside with no coat, and he caught a bad cold and cough. He was very sick and had to stay in bed. Tom was supposed to play on the frozen pond with his friends Jack and Will the next day, but now Tom was too sick to go. When he was in bed, Tom thought about how silly he had been. He would try to do all he was told when he got well again. Word list: frozen: when water turns to ice, it is "frozen"; well: feeling good, not sick.

Some kids are scared to go to the dentist, but not me. I have a funny dentist. His name is Dr. Smiley face. I don't think that's his real name, but that's what he tells all the kids who come to see him. He has a cool waiting room. It has video games and a big toy box. Dr. Smileyface always wears funny hats. Somtimes he has his face painted. He asks funny questions like, "Are you married yet?" and "Do you eat flowers to make your breath smell so sweet?" That makes me laugh. One time, he told me this joke, "What has lots of teeth, but never goes to the dentist? A comb!" When I laughed, he pulled out my tooth. It didn't hurt at all! He also teaches me how to take care of my teeth because he says he doesn't want me to get a really big cavity. Before I go home, he always gives me a surprise. Last time I went, he gave me a rubber spider to scare my mom with. Word list: comb: a small, plastic object for brushing hair; cavity: a hole in someon...

I peered into my drawer. What should I wear today? Ah! That's it! I dove down to find my favorite red sweater way at the bottom. That sweater always made me feel good. I pulled it on and headed for the kitchen. "Hi Mom. May I go over the Nick's house?" I asked. "Sure, Ryan," she said, but then she looked up. "Hey, do you really think you need a wool sweater today?" I looked down. I loved this sweater. Why did it matter that it was wool? "Wool clothing is made for warmth," Mom went on. "It's very hot outside. You'll roast." I promised to come back and change if I got hot. Mom raised an eyebrow, but she said okay. I was back in about five minutes. Mom was right. Word list: wool: a very warm material made from the fleece of sheep; peered: looked roast: to feel very hot.

Once upon a time, Rita Rabbit was complaining to Diana Duck. "You always have fun, swimming around in the lake. I wish I was a duck. You're lucky." Diana Duck said, "Oh really? Well, I wish I was a rabbit! You can hop so fast and go so far. I think you'r lucky!" Just then the Good Fairy appeared and said, "You are both lucky! I will grant you each your wish." All of a sudden Rita Rabbit became a duck! She waddled to the lake and went for a swim. Diana Duck became a rabbit and hopped down the road as fast as she could go. At the end of the day, Rita was wet and cold. She missed her family. She missed her home in the hole at the bottom of the hollow tree. She wanted to hop over there, but it was too far, and all she could do was waddle. Diana was having trouble, too. She had hopped so far away that she got lost. She began to cry. She wanted to go home to the lake. Just then ... POOF! The Good Fairy appeared again. She granted Rita and Diana one more wish....

Ant and Grasshopper 蚂蚁和蝗虫 Ant hurried back and forth． 蚂蚁匆匆忙忙地来回忙活着。 Each time he went，he carried another small piece of food back to his nest． 每次他回巢，他都会带回来一小块食物。 I have to fill the nest，I have to fill the nest，he said to himself as he worked． “我得把巢填满，”他一边工作一边自言自语。 Grasshopper watched．He thought Ant was silly． 蝗虫在一边看着，他觉得蚂蚁很傻。 “Come and relax with me，”he called to Ant． “来和我一起休息，”他对蚂蚁喊道。 Ant didn't stop working．“Oh no，I can't．I must get more food for winter．I have to fill the nest．” 蚂蚁并没有停止工作。“哦，不，我不能休息。我必须为冬天储存更多食物。我必须填满巢穴。” All summer Grasshopper relaxed and did nothing． 整个夏天，蝗虫都闲着，什么也没做。 And all summer Ant worked very hard gathering food for winter． 整个夏天蚂蚁都很辛...

Billy's Bad Dream Billy的噩梦 Last night，Billy had a bad dream！ 昨晚Billy做了个噩梦！ He dreamed that he was lost in a jungle． 他梦见自己在丛林里迷路了。 It was very dark and there were vines everywhere． 天很黑，到处都是藤蔓。 He saw a vine hanging in front of him． 他看见一枝藤蔓垂落在他面前。 Suddenly the vine moved！It was a snake！ 突然，藤蔓动了！是条蛇！ Billy ran away as fast as he could． Billy拼劲全力地跑。 Then a monkey flew by． 这时一只猴子飞过。 It swooped down and stole his banana！ 它猛扑下来偷了他的香蕉！ Billy felt very hungry． Billy感到很饿。 He saw a big bush with big，red berries on it，but when he reached to take one，they all flew away． 他看见一大片灌木丛，上面结着红色的大浆果，但当他伸手去摘时，浆果都飞走了。 They looked like flying spiders． 他们看起来像会飞的蜘...

Mia's black cat climbed to the top of a telephone pole and couldn't get down. "Come down, Spooky!" cried Mia. She thought hard. What could she do? She went across the street to ask Mr. Carson for help. He was a firefighter before he retired. "What's the matter, Mia?" asked Mr. Carson when he saw Mia's tears. "My cat is up that pole, and I can't get her down!" Mr. Carson hugged Mia and said, "I'll call my buddies at the fire station. They will come and help." A few minutes later, Mia saw the fire truck coming. The firefighters parked near the pole and raised a long ladder to the top. A firefighter climbed the ladder and reached out for Spooky. Just then, Spooky jumped to a nearby tree branch, climbed down the tree, and ran into the backyard. Mia said, "Spooky! You naughty cat!" Mr. Carson and the firefighters laughed and laughed. Word list: retired: stopped working because of old age buddies: friends branch: ar...

A Pleasant Tale 一个讨人喜欢的传说 The king had made a law． 国王制定了一项法律。 The people of the town had to be pleasant to the princess． 镇上的人必须对公主友好。 Each day，the princess stood on the castle wall so everyone could be pleasant to her． 每天，公主都站在城墙上，这样每个人就能有机会对她表示友好。 And each day，a few people looked up pleasantly． 每天只有几个人友好地抬头看公主。 No one waved or smiled． 没有人向公主挥手或者微笑。 This made the princess sad and mad． 这让公主伤心又生气。 One day，she noticed a market girl in the marketplace． 有一天，她注意到市场上有个卖货的女孩。 The market girl waved and everyone she met waved back to her． 女孩向看到的人挥手示意，别人也向她挥手。 They smiled．They looked pleasant． 他们向她微笑，看起来很友好。 The princess had the girl brought to the castle． ...

Dave and Grant Love Kayaking Dave和Grant喜欢划皮划艇 Dave and his friend Grant love to go kayaking in the summer． Dave和他的朋友 Grant很喜欢在夏天划皮划艇。 Dave's kayak is yellow，and Grant's is red． Dave的皮划艇是黄色的，Grant的是红色的。 Whenever it is not raining，they go kayaking in the small lake in town． 只要不下雨，他们就在城里的小湖上划皮划艇。 They look for fish，turtles，and muskrats when they go kayaking． 他们在皮划艇上寻找鱼、海龟和麝鼠。 They also like to see ducks and loons． 他们也喜欢看鸭子和潜鸟。 Sometimes they bring fishing rods so they can try to catch fish． 有时他们会带鱼竿，这样他们就可以尝试钓鱼。 Sometimes they just paddle around． 有时他们只是四处划水。 They have the most fun when they race each other in their kayaks． 当他们比赛划皮划艇赛时，他们玩得最开心。 They always pack a lunch． 他们通...

My class is going to the movies on a field trip next week. We have to get permission slips signed before we go. We also need to ask our parents if they can drive us to the movie theatre. We are going to see a movie that tells the story of a book we read. We love it when movies are made from books. It is fun to compare the movie to the book. I usually like the book better. We get to the movie early so we can buy popcorn. Some of us buy candy and drinks, too. We all enjoy the movie. When we go back to school, we talk about the things in the movie and the book. They are similar, but we all agree the book is better. Books let you picture the characters any way you want to. Word list: field trip: a short school trip to a museum, par, theatre, etc. to learn things away from the classroom permission slips: pieces of paper for a parent to sign to show it is okay for their child to go somewhere character: people in a book or movie

Going to the Library 去图书馆 The library is a great place to visit for help with school work，and for fun． 图书馆是一个做作业和享受时间的好地方。 You can go to your library，and there will always be someone there to help you find what you want． 你可以去图书馆，总会有人帮你找到你想要的书。 That person is a librarian． 那个人就是图书管理员。 You can ask your librarian to help you find books about any subject that interests you． 你可以让图书管理员帮你找到任何你感兴趣的学科的相关书籍。 Libraries have books about everything from airplanes to zebras． 图书馆里有各种各样的书，从飞机到斑马，应有尽有。 If you like to read fiction，your librarian can suggest adventure books，fantasy books，and much more． 如果你喜欢看小说，图书管理员会向你推荐惊险小说、幻想小说以及其他类型的小说。 If you are having a hard time finding an answer to a question，ask your librarian to help you f...

Tyler asked his mom if he could ride his bike to the park. "As long as you wear your helmet when you are riding, " she said. When Tyler got to the park, it was filled with people holding garbage bags. A lot of his friends were there, and so were his teachers. His friend Bella said, "Everyone is pitching in and cleaning the park today. " She asked Tyler if he would help. "Sure," Tyler said and asked for a garbage bag. There was garbage everywhere. Tyler piked up candy wrappers. juice boxes, newspapers, and apple cores. It was really gross. After an hour, he had filled three garbage bags. His friends filled a lot of garbage bags, too. When everyone was finished, one of the teachers loaded the filled garbage bags into his pick-up truck to take them to the dump. The park looked great. Then they put up signs around the park that said, "Please place garbage in garbage cans and keep the park clean." The teachers bought pizza a...

Sarah's family's washing machine stopped working, so her dad ordered a new one. It was going to be delivered on Saturday. On Saturday, Sarah and her friend Emily sat in the front yard waiting for the delivery. They were excited because they knew that they would get to play with the box. "Big boxes are so much fun," said Sarah. Emily agreed and said, "We can make the box into whatever we want. Here comes the delivery truck!" As soon as the washing machine was out of the box, Sarah and Emily took out some crayons and colored all over it. They turned it into a pink, blue, and yellow clubhouse. It was their clubhouse for a while, and then it was a fancy car. After that, they cut out a square on one side and made it into a TV. They acted out their favorite TV shows for the rest of Sarah's family. It was a fun day for everyone. Word list: washing machine: a large machine for washing clothes clubhouse: a secret place for friends...

Every spring Max and his brother Will go to the pond at the end of their street to look for tadpoles. They love to catch them so they can watch them turn into frogs. This spring when Max and Will go to the pond to catch tadpoles, they see a turtle sitting on a log enjoying the Sun. "Look at the cool turtle," says Will. "Should we try to catch it?" Max asks. Will answers, "I like catching tadpoles better." Max agrees with Will. They fill their bucket with tadpoles and head home. When they get there, they empty the bucket into a big, wide tub. They cover the tub with a screen so animals can't get to the tadpoles. They keep the tub in the shade so the water does not get too hot. Max and Will go to the pond every day to bring back fresh water and leaves from the bottom f the pond for the tadpoles to eat. After six weeks, the tadpoles grow into frogs. Then Max and Will take them back to the pond so they can live happily ev...

Playing Catch 玩接球 Kate and her brother Jake like to play catch． 凯特和她哥哥杰克喜欢玩接球游戏。 They play with softballs，footballs，and tennis balls． 他们玩垒球、足球和网球。 They toss balls back and forth in the yard all the time． 他们一直在院子里来回投掷球。 Sometimes they go to the park to have more space for throwing the balls further． 有时，他们去公园，那里空间更多，可以将球扔得更远。 When it is raining out，they play catch in the basement． 下雨的时候，他们就在地下室玩接球游戏。 They use a tennis ball，because it bounces off the basement walls． 他们用网球，因为网球可以从地下室的墙上再反弹回来。 Jake is going to soccer camp for a week this summer． 今年夏天杰克打算去足球场露营一个星期。 Kate is sad because she won't have anyone to play catch with while he is gone． 凯特很伤心，因为他不在的时候，她找不到人一起玩接球了。 ...

Who Invented the Sandwich？ 谁发明了三明治？ Schoolchildren in some countries often eat sandwiches． 一些国家的学生经常吃三明治。 However，there is some argument about who thought of putting food between two slices of bread． 然而，对于是谁想出在两片面包之间放食物，有一些争论。 Some people think it was a man named John Montagu． 一些人认为是一个叫约翰·蒙塔古的人。 He was a man who lived in England a long time ago． 他是一个很久以前住在英国的人。 He lived in a town called Sandwich． 他住在一个叫 Sandwich的小镇。 This man loved to play card games． 这个人喜欢玩纸牌游戏。 Once he was so busy playing cards，he did not want to stop to eat． 他一旦忙着打牌，就不想停下来吃饭。 He asked his cook to put some meat between two slices of bread so he could eat and play cards at the same time． 他让厨师在两片面包之间放些肉，这样他就可以一边吃饭一...

Why the Sea is Salty 为什么海是咸的 A long time ago，the sea tasted like rain． 很久以前，大海的味道尝起来像雨。 There was a friendly giant who kept salt in his cave across the sea． 有一个友好的巨人，他把盐藏在海对面的洞穴里。 People crossed the sea and asked for salt to make their food taste better． 人们横渡大海，来找他要盐，以使食物的味道更好。 One day there was a storm． 一天有一场暴风雨。 The people could not go out to the sea for a long time． 人们很长一段时间都不能出海。 They ran out of salt． 他们的盐用光了。 The kind giant stretched his leg across the sea so that the people could walk to his cave． 好心的巨人把腿伸向大海，这样人们就可以走到他的洞穴里去了。 However，the giant's foot landed on an anthill． 然而，巨人的脚落在了一个山丘上。 Big，red ants started biting the giant's leg． 大红蚁开始咬巨人的腿。 The people...

The Fox and the Stork 狐狸和白鹳 One day，a fox invited a stork to his den for dinner． 一天，一只狐狸邀请白鹳到他的窝去吃晚饭。 The stork sat down at the table，and the fox brought out two bowls of soup． 白鹳坐在桌子旁，狐狸拿出两碗汤。 The fox quickly licked up all the soup in his bowl， 狐狸迅速把碗里的汤舔光了， but the stork could not drink any of the soup because the bowl was too shallow for her long beak． 但白鹳喝不到一点汤，因为碗太浅了，而她的嘴太长。 The fox licked his lips and asked，“Why didn't you eat your soup？” 狐狸舔了舔嘴唇，问道：“你为什么不喝汤？” And before the stork could answer，the fox took her bowl and licked it up． 白鹳还没来得及回答，狐狸就拿起她的碗，舔了起来。 The stork，who was polite，said only，“It was polite of you to invite me to dinner．I would like to invite you to my place for dinner tomorrow．” 白鹤很有礼貌，...

Kelly's Broken Wrist Kelly的手腕断了 My big sister Kelly fell off her bicycle on the weekend． 周末，我的姐姐Kelly从自行车上摔下来了。 Luckily，she was wearing a helmet． 幸运的是她当时戴着头盔。 She didn't hurt her head，but she broke her wrist． 她没有伤到头，但手腕骨折了。 My dad and I took my sister to the hospital． 我和爸爸送姐姐去医院。 A man at the hospital took an x-ray of Kelly's wrist． 医院的一位男医生为Kelly的手腕做了x光检查。 Then another person put a plaster cast on her wrist． 然后另一位医生在她的手腕上铸了石膏。 Kelly said I could write something on her new cast． Kelly允许我在她的石膏上写点东西。 I was the first person to sign my name． 我是第一个在她的石膏上签名的人。 I also drew a happy face with coloured felt pens． 我还用彩色马克笔画了一张笑脸。 I think Kelly is brave because she didn't cry． ...

Brother Moon and Sister Sun 月亮哥哥和太阳妹妹 One night there was a drum dance． 一天晚上有一场鼓舞。 A young girl stayed at home alone． 一个年轻女孩独自呆在家里。 Someone came in，blew out the light，and pulled the girl's hair． 有人进来，吹灭了灯，揪了一下女孩的头发。 The person ran away before the girl could see whom it was． 在女孩还没看清楚是谁之前，那个人就跑了。 The young girl wanted to find out who pulled her hair． 年轻女孩想知道是谁揪了她的头发。 She put some ashes in her hair and waited． 她把一些灰烬放进头发里，然后等着。 The visitor came back，pulled the girl's hair again，and ran away． 那个人又来了，揪了一下女孩的头发，然后跑掉了。 The girl went quickly to the dance hall． 女孩很快就去了舞厅。 She saw that her brother had ashes on his hands． 她看到她哥哥手上有灰。 The girl was very angry． ...

Hamsters 小仓鼠 Hamsters are rodents． 仓鼠是啮齿动物。 They are furry and can be black，white，brown，red，or a mixture of these colours． 它们毛茸茸的，有黑色、白色、棕色、红色，也有混合颜色的仓鼠。 Hamsters have short tails． 仓鼠有短尾巴。 Hamsters make good pets because they are easy to take care of． 仓鼠是很好的宠物，因为它们很好养。 They do not need a lot of space． 它们不需要太多的空间。 Hamsters usually live in cages that have a lot of room and things to help them exercise． 仓鼠通常住在有空间和东西帮助它们锻炼的笼子里。 Hamsters eat mostly fruit and nuts． 仓鼠主要吃水果和坚果。 Some people buy hamster mix at the store，which is a healthy mix of food for hamsters． 有些人在商店里买专供仓鼠吃的健康食物混合料。 Hamsters can carry food in their cheeks． 仓鼠可以将食物藏在脸颊里。 Hamsters are usually active ...

My Special Hobby 我的特殊爱好 I have a special hobby．It is stamp collecting． 我有一个特殊的爱好——集邮。 My father used to collect stamps． 我父亲以前经常集邮。 He gave me his stamp albums． 他把他的集邮册给了我。 I have been collecting stamps for two years． 我已经集邮两年了。 I have many stamp albums now！ 我现在有很多集邮册了！ I have stamps from many different places． 我有许多不同地方的邮票。 My mother’s cousins live in China． 我母亲的表兄弟住在中国。 They often send me beautiful stamps from that country． 他们经常从中国给我寄来精美的邮票。 My friend Tara moved to Italy last year． 我的朋友Tara去年搬到了意大利。 She sends me stamps，too． 她也给我寄邮票。 At Christmas time，we get many cards． 圣诞节的时候，我们会收到很多卡片。 I cut the stamps off the envelopes and put the...

Tooth Tales 牙齿的传说 What happens in your family when you lose a tooth？ 如果你掉了一颗牙，你的家人会怎么做？ In Canada and the United States，we hope for a visit from the Tooth Fairy． 在加拿大和美国，我们希望牙仙能到访。 We put our tooth under our pillow at night． 晚上，我们把掉的牙齿放到枕头下。 In the morning，we see that the Tooth Fairy has taken our tooth and given us some money． 第二天早上，我们会发现牙仙拿走了枕头下的牙齿，并留下了一些钱。 In France，the Tooth Fairy also comes，but she may give children a small toy instead of money． 在法国，牙仙也会到访，但她来的时候可能会给孩子们一个小玩具而不是钱。 In Mexico and Spain，children get money from a mouse！ 在墨西哥和西班牙，孩子们会从老鼠那里得到钱！ In Slovenia，the mouse takes the tooth and puts candy under the pillow． 在斯洛文尼亚，老鼠取走牙齿，把糖果放在枕头下。 In Nigeria，the ch...

Let's Save Water 让我们节约用水 All people，animals，and plants need fresh，clean water to live． 所有的人、动物和植物都需要干净的淡水来生存。 However，we sometimes waste our clean water． 但是，我们有时会浪费干净的水。 There are many things we can do to protect our supply of fresh，clean water． 我们可以做很多事情来保护我们的淡水供应。 Make sure that the kitchen sink tap is not running when you help wash the dishes． 当你帮助洗碗的时候，一定要确保厨房水槽的水龙头没有开着。 Put a plug in the kitchen sink and fill it with water instead． 在厨房的水槽里放一个塞子，用水槽里的水洗碗。 You can also save water in the bathroom． 你也可以在浴室里节约用水。 Try this：fill a glass with water． 试试这样做：把杯子装满水。 Then shut off the tap．Wet your toothbrush．Brush your teeth． 接着关掉水龙头，弄湿牙刷，开始刷牙。 Then use the water in t...

Big Ben 大笨钟 Big Ben is a giant clock tower in London，England．It was built in 1858． 大笨钟是英国伦敦的一座巨大的钟楼，建于1858年。 The real name of Big Ben is The Clock Tower，but the nickname is more popular． 大笨钟的真名是钟楼，但它的昵称更受欢迎。 Big Ben is the most popular landmark in England． 大笨钟是英国最受欢迎的地标。 It is known for always showing the correct time． 它以总是显示准确的时间而闻名。 There is a giant bell inside Big Ben． 大笨钟里有一个巨大的钟。 It chimes every hour． 每小时都会响一次。 Big Ben is 316 feet high． 大笨钟有316英尺高。 There are 334 steps inside Big Ben to get to the top of the tower． 在大笨钟内到塔顶有334级台阶。 Many TV stations show Big Ben chiming at midnight on New Year’s Eve． 许多电视台都在新年午夜播放大笨钟的钟声。 Word List nickname：another n...

The Circus 大马戏团 Kevin was very excited． Kevin 很兴奋。 He hurried home on his bicycle． 他骑着自行车匆匆回家。 He ran through the front door． 他跑过前门。 “Mom，Dad，”he shouted． “爸爸、妈妈，”他大喊道， “The circus has come to town．” “马戏团来了。” Kevin loved the circus． Kevin喜欢马戏团。 He was very excited when his father took him and his sister Jennifer to the circus the next day． 第二天，父亲带他和妹妹Jennifer去马戏团时，他非常兴奋。 Jennifer loved the circus as much as Kevin did． Jennife和Kevin一样喜欢马戏团。 “Can you smell the roasted peanuts？”she asked when they got out of the car． “你能闻到烤花生的味道吗？”当他们下车时，她问。 “And the popcorn！And the cotton candy！”Kevin said． “还有爆米花和棉花糖！”Kevin说。 They went and sat down． 他们走过去坐下。 ...

The Firefighter 消防员 Julie wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up． Julie长大后想做消防员。 “I will put out fires, ”she told her friends at lunch． 午餐的时候，她对朋友说：“我将来要去灭火。” “I will save people．I will even drive the fire truck．” “我会救人。我甚至会开消防车。” The boys in her class laughed． 班里的男生都笑了。 “Only men can be firefighters,”they said． 他们说：“只有男生才能做消防员。” “Women are not strong. They cannot lift a heavy hose or carry people to safety. Women are too short to drive a fire truck. ” “女生不够强壮。他们拿不起重重的水龙带，他们不能将人带到安全的地方去。女生太矮了不能开消防车。” “Women can be firefighters,” Julie said．“You’ll see.” Julie说：“女生能做消防员，你们会明白的。” The next day was show and tell at school． 第二天是展示课。 Julie went first. Jul...

Training Sam 训练Sam I have a dog named Sam． 我有一只狗，名字叫Sam。 I feed him in the morning and at night． 我早晚给他喂食。 Sometimes I play with him． 有时候我跟他一起玩。 I like him and he likes me, but if I want him to be a good dog, I must train him． 我喜欢他，他也喜欢我， 但是如果我想让他成为一只好狗，我还得训练他。 First, I train Sam to come． 首先，我训练Sam过来。 I put Sam on a long leash． 我把Sam拴在长长的皮带上。 He walks away from me． 他从我身边走开。 I clap my hands and say, “Sam,come!” 我拍着手说：“Sam，过来！” Slowly I pull the leash until Sam is beside me． 我慢慢地拉皮带直到Sam回到我身边。 I do not pull hard because I don’t want to hurt Sam． 我不会用力拉皮带，因为我不想伤到Sam。 Every day I teach Sam．Now he comes when I call him． 每天我都教Sam，...

The Old Cat and The Mice 老猫和老鼠们 An old cat wanted to kill all the mice in the barn． 一只老猫想要杀掉牲口棚里所有的老鼠。 One day the mice met to talk about the cat． 一天老鼠们碰头讨论如何应对这只猫。 Each mouse told of a plan to keep the cat away from them． 每只老鼠都阐述了一条远离猫的计划。 “Do as I say,”said an old,gray mouse who was thought to be very wise． “按我说的做，”一只被公认为很睿智的灰色老老鼠说。 “Hang a bell on the cat’s neck．Then when we hear it ring，we will know she is coming and we can get out of her way．” “在猫的脖子上挂个铃铛。这样当我们听到铃铛响，我们就知道猫来了，我们就能躲开她。” All the mice agreed that this was a great plan． 所有的老鼠都觉得这是个好计划。 “Now which of you will hang this bell on the cat’s neck?”asked the old,gray mouse． “现在你们谁去把铃铛挂在猫的脖子上？”灰色的老老鼠问。 “Not I! Not I!”said all the mice tog...

A Visit to the Water Park 去水上乐园玩 There is a new water park in town． 小镇上新开了一家水上乐园。 We go there on the first day of summer． 我们刚入夏就去那里玩。 It has pools and water slides． 那里有水池、滑水道。 There are sprinklers too． 还有洒水器。 The slides are scary at first． 刚开始滑滑水道很吓人。 After the first ride，we love the water slides． 但滑了一次之后，我们就爱上了滑水。 The sprinklers are cool on hot days． 在炎热的天气里洒水器洒出来的水很凉爽。 One of the pools makes its own waves． 其中的一个水池可以不时翻卷出波浪。 All the kids try to surf the waves． 小孩子们都试图去水池中冲浪。 It is really fun． 真好玩。 The water park can be really crowded． 水上乐园真的很挤。 There are many kids and adults，but they don’t allow pets． 有很多大人小孩过来玩，但是宠物是不准入内的。 We really like the ice-c...

The Blackbird And The Cherry Tree 画眉和樱桃树 Once upon a time,there was a blackbird that lived in a cherry tree outside my window． 从前有一只画眉住在我窗外的樱桃树上。 Every day, the blackbird sang a song． 每天画眉都在树上唱歌。 When I ate breakfast, the blackbird ate breakfast． 我吃早饭的时候，画眉也吃早饭。 When I ate lunch, the blackbird ate lunch． 我吃午饭的时候，画眉也吃午饭。 When I ate dinner, the blackbird ate dinner． 我吃晚餐的时候，画眉也吃晚餐。 When I ate a snack, the blackbird ate a snack． 我吃零食的时候，画眉也吃零食。 The blackbird always ate the cherries of the cherry tree outside my window． 画眉经常吃我窗外樱桃树的樱桃。 One day mother picked all the cherries off the cherry tree． 一天妈妈把樱桃树上的樱桃都摘了。 Then she made a cherry pie． 然后做了一个樱桃派。 When the pie was baked, she ...

The Day I Tried to Cook 今天我掌勺 Mom is a great cook． 妈妈是个很棒的厨师。 She started cooking when she was three years old． 她三岁就开始学习做饭了。 I know it sounds amazing, but she would help her mom cook． 我知道这听起来令人难以置信，但她确实那个时候就能帮她的妈妈做饭了。 And now I’m helping my mom cook． 现在我也开始帮妈妈做饭。 I like to make chicken the best． 我最喜欢做鸡肉料理。 Baked chicken is my favourite thing to make and to eat． 烤鸡肉是我特别喜欢做也特别喜欢吃的。 One day, when mom was sick, I tried to make chicken all by myself． 一天，妈妈生病了，我尝试自己做烤鸡肉。 I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven to bake． 我把鸡肉洗了，放在烤箱的托盘上烘烤。 When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was ready, I opened the oven door． “叮”的一声响，我知道烤鸡肉已经做好了，我打开烤箱。 ...

Perogies Many Canadians love perogies. A perogy is like a dumpling. You fill a pocket of dough with a mixture of mashed potatoes and cheese. You can eat them boiled or fried. They taste great with fried onions and melted butter, and some sour cream. You can make perogies in other flavours, too. Some people put sour cabbage in their perogies. Others like to put fruit inside, such as bits of plum or peach. I. Word List dough: a mixture of flour and water for baking boiled: placed into hot water

Greg likes to help his mom make cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are his favorite. His mom likes them, too. He adds chocolate chips to the batter. Then he stirs them in. He forms the batter into balls and places them on a baking sheet. His mom puts the baking sheet in the oven. When the cookies are in the oven, Greg licks the last bits of the batter from the bowl. He can hardly wait for the cookies to be ready. In 30 minutes, the cookies are ready. The cookies are hot and yummy! Word list batter: cookies before they are baked baking sheet: a metal pan to put cookies and other food on when it bakes in the oven bits: small pieces

My name is Emily. I am eight years old. Last week my family and I got a new dog. He is an Irish Setter. We named him Blaze because he is red like fire. We didn't get Blaze from a pet shop. We got him from the dog pound. There were many dogs there. They did not have owners. Some of them looked sad. I chose Blaze. I am happy to have my new dog. It is important to take care of animals. Having a dog is a lot of work. My parents help me feed and exercise him every day. Blaze is my best friend. Word list: dog pound: a place where people can adopt dogs that don't have owners blaze: a large fire

Jane looked around her room. There were animals everywhere. She had teddy bears from her grandma. She had stuffed animals from her aunt. She even had posters of puppies on the wall. However, what Jane wanted was a real pet. She wanted a puppy or kitten to love and play with. Jane's mom was reading a book. "Mom, can I ask you something?" asked Jane. "Sure Honey," said Mom. "I know I have teddy bears from grandma and stuffed animals from aunt Linda, but I really want a real pet to take care of," said Jane. Jane's mom put down her book. "Pets take a lot of work," said Mom. "And they are part of the family for many years. Do you think you would have time to take care of a pet? You should think about it." Word list: stuffed animals: soft toy animals posters: large pictures Honey: a name parents often call children

One Man Band My name is Mr. Music and I am a one man band. On my knees I have cymbals. I knock my knees together and they go CRASH! In my right hand there is a drumstick. I hit the drum with the drumstick to make it go BOOM! On my ankles there are bells. I shake my legs and the bells jingle and ring. Next to my left hand there is a keyboard. With one hand I can play lovely music. In my mouth I have a harmonica. It makes a wonderful sound. Clap your hands, children! Let’s sing and dance! I. Word List knock: hit ankles: the bottom part of the legs jingle: make a noise by shaking

The Duck Hunters One day, two duck hunters went out to hunt some ducks. Soon they saw a big duck. Both men wanted to catch the duck. The duck flew close to them. “That duck will be very good in our soup,” said the first man. “I love soup.” “No,” said the other man. “When I catch this duck, I will roast it. A good roast duck is better than soup.” The two hunters argued about which was better—duck soup or roast duck. Soon they were yelling at each other. The duck flew away and they had nothing for dinner. I. Word List hunter: a person who kills animals for food roast: a kind of cooking

Peanuts and Popcorn John is going to a baseball game with his aunt. He can’t wait to get there. It is the first game of the season. The stadium is almost full. He loves to watch baseball, but his favourite part of going to games is eating the snacks. There are many different snacks at baseball games. A man in a red hat walks up and down the aisles selling peanuts and popcorn. John likes them both. He really likes mixing peanuts and popcorn together. If he is really hungry, he will have a hot dog. I. Word List stadium:a very large building where many people watch sports together aisles:the spaces between rows of seats in stadiums mixing:putting different things together

Your Name When you were born, your parents thought of a name for you. You might be named after someone in your family.Maybe you were named after a movie star or a famous singer. Henry means master of the house. Ellen means bright. Sometimes books about baby names tell the meanings. Many of the meanings are very surprising and interesting! I. Word List namedafter: given the name of someone older than you. For example, father—John, son—John. The son is named after the father. master: leader, boss

My uncle Sam is an astronomer. He gets to look at the planets and the stars. Uncle Sam gave me a big telescope for my birthday. On a clear night last week, we looked through the telescope together. I saw a very bright spot in the sky. My uncle told me it was the planet Venus. Uncle Sam showed me groups of stars that look like pictures. He showed me "The Big Dipper". It looks like a big pot with a long handle. He showed me on called "the Broken W". It looks like a "w", but it is a little bit lopsided. I love looking at the starry night sky. Maybe I will be an astronomer, too! Word list: astronomer: a person who studies stars, planets, and space telescope: an instrument that makes things appear nearer and larger Venus: the second planet from the Sum lopsided: not straight