背诵为王第一册第27课：Humour — What Is a Teenager? “幽默——少年是什么样的人？” HINTS: whiz connoisseur enthusiast A teenager is someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his mother calling from the next room. A whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make a bed. A connoisseur of two kinds of fine music — loud and very loud. A enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too tired to dry the dishes. A romantic who never falls in love more than once a week. A boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room needs cleaning. An original thinker who is positive that his mother was never a teenager. 少年是一个隔着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢的歌手的声音但却听不到隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。 一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手，但却不会铺床。 两种音乐的鉴赏家——吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。 一个充满热情，精力充沛的人，他可以骑背诵为王第一册车骑几英里，但却经常因为觉得太累而擦不干碟子。 一个浪漫主义者，他不经常恋爱，一周绝对少于一次。 一个每星期六都要睡到中午，却总是怀疑房间需要打扫的人。 是一个有独创精神的思想家，他断定他的母亲不是从少年时期走过来的 这篇材料你能听出多少？点击这里做听写，提高一册外语水平>>

背诵为王第一册第87课：Will Daddy Be Home? “爸爸会来得及回家吗？” HINTS: Becky Christmas Eve Santa Mommy Daddy Becky was six years old. On Christmas Eve she helped her mother hanging a stocking marked "Daddy". Becky asked her mom, 'Will Daddy be home before Santa comes?' Becky's mom said, 'I certainly hope so.' Then Becky wanted her mother to put some cookies out for Santa. Mom said it was a great idea. Then Becky went to bed to sleep. Becky woke up early next morning. She went to wake up her parents and said, 'Can we see if Santa came, Daddy? Can we, Mommy?' By now Becky's parents were not only awake but also as excited as she was. As they got down the stairs Becky and her parents were pleased to see that there were lots of presents under the tree for them. Becky noticed that the sugar cookies for Santa were gone and there was a note next to a present that said, 'Give these to your Daddy. He was home and in bed by the time I got here.' Becky grabbed her Daddy by the leg and said, 'Thank you daddy. I knew you'd make it home in time.' 贝基六岁了。圣诞节前夕，她帮她妈妈一起挂起了标着“爸爸”两个字的长筒袜。贝基问她妈妈：“圣诞老人来背诵为王第一册之前，爸爸能赶回家吗？”妈妈说：“我希望他能。”接着，贝基想让妈妈给圣诞老人准备一些饼干。妈妈说那是个很棒的主意。然后，贝基就上床睡觉去了。 第二天一大早，贝基就醒了。她跑去叫醒爸爸妈妈，对他们说：“我们能去看看圣诞老人是不是来过了吗，爸爸？可以吗，妈妈？”这时，贝基的父母不仅醒了，而且还和贝基一样兴奋。来到楼下，贝基和爸爸妈妈看到圣诞树下有那么多给他们的礼物，他们高兴极了。贝基注意到，那些送给圣诞老人的甜饼干都不见了，一件礼物旁边有一张纸条，上面写着，“把这些送给你的爸爸。在我到达这里时，他已经到家上床睡觉了。”贝基抱着爸爸的腿说：“谢谢你，爸爸。我知道你会及时赶回来的。” 这篇材料你能听出多少？点击这里做听写，提高一册外语水平>>

背诵为王第一册第39课：Visiting Shakespeare's Home“莎士比亚故居之旅” HINTS: England Stratford Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice In 1998, when I was working for an export [w]company[/w], I went to England. After finishing my business, which took several days, I went to Stratford, where Shakespeare was born. In Stratford, I visited several sites that are associated with Shakespeare, including the house where he was born, the church where he was buried, and the cottage where his wife's family lived. I wanted to see a play, so I asked at the theatre box office for whatever tickets were available. I got a seat for The Merchant of Venice, which is my favourite play. Afterwards, I waited at the stage door for my favourite actor, who was in the play. I got his autograph and talked to him. It is an experience that I will remember forever. 1998年，我在一个出口公司工作的时候，去了一趟英国。花几天时间干完公务后，我去了斯特拉特福德，莎士比亚出生的地方。在斯特拉特福德，我参观了几处与莎士比亚有关的场所，包括他出生时的房子、死后埋葬的教堂以及他妻子的家人居住的村舍。 我想去看一出戏剧，所以就向剧院售票处询问哪场戏剧有票，结果买背诵为王第一册到了《威尼斯商人》的票，这是我最喜欢的戏剧。之后，我在后台入口处等到了剧中我最喜欢的演员。我得到了他的亲笔签名并和他交谈。这次经历我永远不会忘记。 这篇材料你能听出多少？点击这里做听写，提高一册外语水平>>

背诵为王第一册第38课：'I Don't Have to Eat All the Egg.'“我不必吃掉整个鸡蛋。” HINTS: Madam A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the story was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote to the editor: 'Dear Sir: Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. Before I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a test to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were still pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?' The editor wrote back: 'Dear Madam: At breakfast when I open an egg I don't have to eat all the egg to discover that it is bad.' 曾经有位女士，她写了一篇很长的小说，并把它寄给了一位著名的编辑。几周后小说退回来了。女士很生气，她给编辑写了封信。 “尊敬的编辑先生： 昨天你把我的小说退回来了。你怎么知道这小说不好？你根本没有读过。在寄给你之前，我把十八、十九和二十页粘在了一起。这是要检查你是否会读我写的小说。昨天小说退回来时，这三页还粘在一起。难道这就是你阅读所有寄给你的作品的方式吗？” 编辑回信写道：“尊敬的女士： 早餐时我打开一只鸡蛋，我不必等到吃完整个鸡蛋后才发现蛋是臭的。” 这篇材料你能听出多少？点击这里做听写，提高一册外语水平>>

背诵为王第一册第55课：What's the Hurry? Here's Your Hat! “急什么呀？给你的帽子！” HINTS: Jack I have a friend who has a large police dog called Jack. Police dogs are often very intelligent. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks in the park very much. One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth. 我有个朋友，他有只叫做杰克的大警犬。警犬一般都很聪明。每个周日下午，我的朋友都背诵为王第一册要带杰克到公园里遛很长的路。杰克非常喜欢公园里这种长距离的散步。 一个周日下午，有个年轻人去拜访我的朋友。他呆了很长时间，聊了又聊。很快，我的朋友带杰克遛弯的时间到了。但客人还不走。杰克很担心公园散步不能成行。它围着房间转了好几圈，然后径直坐在客人的面前看着他。 但是客人没有注意到。他继续喋喋不休地说个不停。最后，杰克再也无法忍受了。它跑出房间，几分钟后又跑了回来。它又在客人面前坐了下来，不过这次它嘴里叼着客人的帽子。 这篇材料你能听出多少？点击这里做听写，提高一册外语水平>>