Story 1-1It is night in the woods.Most animals go to sleep at night,but some animals are just waking up.I go for a walk in the woods with Dad.Look at the moon. It is very bright.The moonlight will help us see the animals.Listen to the "Hoot,Hoot"of an owl.Look !There it is !The owl is up in that tree. The owl's yellow eyes shine in the moonlight.Now look up at the sky.Bats are flying here and there.They wake up at night and look for bugs to eat.森林里的夜晚，大多数动物晚上睡觉，但有些动物刚刚醒来。 我和爸爸在树林里散步。看月亮。它非常明亮，月光会帮助我们看到动物。听猫头鹰的“叫声，Hoot”。看！就在那儿！猫头鹰在那棵树上。猫头鹰的黄眼睛在月光下闪闪发光。现在抬头仰望天空。蝙蝠到处飞来飞去。它们在夜里醒来，寻找虫子吃。Story 1-2Look! A red fox is hiding in the woods. It jumps out of a bush and runs away.A big raccoon 浣熊is in that tree. The raccoon has black from us ?Look !There is a deer behind the trees.The deer runs off into the woods.We love to walk in the woods at night.But now it is time to go home.It is time for us to go to sleep!看！一只红狐躲在树林里。它从灌木丛中跳出来跑掉了。 那棵树上有一只大浣熊。浣熊来自我们？看！树后面有一只鹿，鹿跑进森林里去了。我们喜欢晚上在树林里散步，但现在是回家的时间了，我们该睡觉了！Story 2 Do you see the diatom 藻？It's one of the smallest plants in the world.A drop of water may have about 500 of them.They're so small that you can see them only through a microscope 显微镜.They live in water and that is their home.你看到硅藻了吗？它是世界上最小的植物之一。一滴水可能有大约500种。 它们很小，你只能通过显微镜观察它们。它们生活在水里，那就是它们的家。Story 3The redwood tree is one of the largest plants in the world.It can grow very tall,about 85 metres.It can live a very long life. Some redwood trees are 2000 years old.It has cones 松塔。That's the fruit,just as an apple is the fruit of an apple tree.红杉树是世界上最大的植物之一，它可以长得很高，大约85米。 它可以活很长的寿命。一些红杉树有2000年的历史。它有松塔，这就是水果，就像苹果是苹果树的果实一样。Story 4The little tree is tired and thirsty.It is crying.I'm thirsty. I'm so thirsty.Eat this carrot and you will feel better.No,no.That's not for me.The little tree wants to drink some water.Why don't you feel thirsty?My roots are deep in the ground.I can get enough water from there.I will come to water the little tree every day because the little tree cannot get enough water from the ground yet.小树又累又渴，它在哭。 我渴了。我渴死了。吃胡萝卜，你会感觉好些。不，不，那不是给我的。小树想喝点水。你为什么不觉得口渴？我的根深埋在地里，我能从那里得到足够的水。我会每天来浇灌小树，因为小树还不能从地里得到足够的水。Story 5-1My cousin Frank enjoys fishing and spends most of his time by the river.He enjoys being in the fresh air and on his own.There is no one to trouble him,and the time passes happily for him.Unfortunately, he is not a very good fisherman. He never catches anything big enough to eat.However,he does not like to admit his wife,Jenny.If she knows he is wasting his time, she may try to stop him from going fishing.我表哥弗兰克喜欢钓鱼，大部分时间都在河边度过。 他喜欢呆在新鲜空气里，独自一人，没有人打扰他，时间过得很愉快。不幸的是，他不是一个很好的渔夫。他从来没有钓到足够大的东西吃。然而，他不愿意承认他的妻子，詹妮.如果她知道他在浪费时间，她可能试图阻止他去钓鱼。Story 5-2On the way home Frank always visits the local fish shop and buys something.When he gets home,he tells Jenny that he caught a good fish. They then have it for dinner.One evening,Frank fails again to catch any fish,and he stops at the fish shop as usual on his way home.I'll have three trouts,please.I suggest you take a nice salmon instead.Oh,why?Your wife came in an hour ago and said,"when Frank comes in make sure he ‘catches’a salmon."在回家的路上，弗兰克总是去当地的鱼店买东西。回家后，他告诉詹妮他钓到了一条好鱼。然后他们吃晚饭。 一天晚上，弗兰克又一次钓不到鱼，他在回家的路上像往常一样在鱼店停了下来。请给我三个鳟鱼。我建议你吃一个不错的鲑鱼。哦，为什么？一个小时前，你妻子进来了，说：“当弗兰克进来的时候，一定要钓到一条鲑鱼。”Story 6Is your home by the sea or far away? If it is far away,you can still help save the whales.Do you have lakes or rivers near you ?Some people throw trash in them. Waves can take that trash to the sea. That same trash can make whales sick. If a whale eats it ,It gets ill. Trash can make fish and turtles sick,too.It also pollutes 污染the water.Take your trash with you.Put it in a trash bag.In that way,you can help keep the whales,fish,and turtles safe,and the water clean.你的家是在海边还是远方？如果它离你很远，你仍然可以帮助拯救鲸鱼。 你附近有湖泊或河流吗？有些人把垃圾扔进去。波浪可以把垃圾带到大海。同样的垃圾会使鲸鱼生病。如果鲸鱼吃掉它，它就会生病。垃圾会使鱼和海龟生病，也会污染水。带上你的垃圾。把它放进垃圾袋。这样，你就可以帮助鲸鱼、海龟和海龟安全，水就干净了。Story 7Mr Hoffman has twin 双胞胎 sons.Everything is almost the same about the twins except one thing: one son always thinks that good things will happen,but other always feels sad about the future.On their sixteenth birthday,Mr Hoffman gives them different presents.He wants to help them see life in the right way.The sad boy looks at his present.It is a beautiful gold watch.I don't like it very much.I'm sure it will always be fast or slow.The happy boy looks at his present.He is really pleased.Look ! Dad gave me a shoelace.I can't see the shoes,but I'm sure they are here somewhere.霍夫曼先生有两个儿子，除了一件事外，每件事几乎都是一样的：一个儿子总是认为好事情会发生，但另一个总是对这件事感到悲伤。 在他们第十六岁生日的时候，霍夫曼先生给了他们不同的礼物，他想帮助他们以正确的方式看待生活。那个悲伤的男孩看着他的礼物，那是一只漂亮的金表。我不太喜欢它，我相信它总是快或慢。这个快乐的男孩看着他的礼物，他真的很高兴。看！爸爸给了我鞋带。我看不见鞋子，但我肯定他们在什么地方。Story 8When Sima Guang was a little boy,he was once playing a ball with his friends in the courtyard.A boy suddenly kicked the ball into a large vat. The vat was full of water.All the children ran to the vat. They talked about how to take the ball out.One boy stepped on another boy's shoulders to reach the ball. Suddenly he slipped, and fell into the vat.The children were scared and didn't know what to do.The Sima Guang had an idea. He picked up a large stone and broke thevat with it. The water flew out.The boy was saved.The story tells us that we need to stay calm冷静and use our heads in times of danger.当司马光还是个小男孩的时候，他曾和他的朋友们在院子里玩球。 一个男孩突然把球踢进一个大缸里。缸里满是水。所有的孩子都跑向大缸。他们谈论如何把球拿出来。一个男孩踩到另一个男孩的肩膀去触球。突然，他滑了一下，掉进了瓮里。孩子们很害怕，不知道该怎么办。司马光有个主意。他捡起一块大石头，把它砸破了。水飞走了。男孩得救了。这个故事告诉我们，在危急时刻我们必须保持冷静，动动脑筋。Story 9I live in a river.I don't live with my parents .But I have a lot of brothers and sisters. When I am young, I don't look like my parents. I have no legs but I have a long tail. So I look like a fish. Then my tail becomes shorter and shorter.Now I have four legs and a very short tail.I will have no tail at all and then I'll be like my parents. I will jump out of the water. I'll live on the land and in the water,too. I will eat a lot of insects 昆虫.who am I ?我住在河里，我不跟父母住在一起，但我有很多兄弟姐妹。当我年轻的时候，我看起来不像我的父母。我没有腿，但我有一条长长的尾巴。所以我看起来像条鱼。然后我的尾巴变得越来越短，现在我有四条腿和一条很短的尾巴。我将没有尾巴，然后我会像我的父母一样。我会跳出水面。我也会住在陆地上和水里。我会吃很多昆虫，我是谁？Story 10Without potatoes life would not be the same for many people. Potatoes are the main food for people in Europe and America. They are just the rice and noodles we eat at each meal. People from different countries make different kinds of potato dishes.Germans eat potato salad,and Americans have baked 烤 potatoes.And, of course, the French people invented French fries.Now people eat a lot of French fries all over the world.The British people eat them with salt and vinegar 醋 ，the French people eat them salt and pepper 胡椒，and Americans eat them with ketchup 番茄酱.没有土豆，许多人的生活就不一样了。土豆是欧洲和美国人的主要食物。它们只是我们每顿饭吃的米饭和面条。来自不同国家的人们制作不同种类的马铃薯菜肴。 德国人吃土豆沙拉，美国人烤马铃薯。当然，法国人发明了炸薯条。现在人们在世界各地吃很多炸薯条。英国人用盐和醋吃，法国人吃盐和胡椒粉，美国人。用番茄酱吃。