英语短文阅读(优秀)
英语短文阅读1
现代英语教学已经由传统的知识型方法正迅速地向语言交际运用型教学方法过渡。也就是现在教育界说得较多的“素质教育”问题。英语，作为一门语言课，教师如何教、引导学生如何学？这不仅是目前要求每位教学一线执教者和教育研究家必须回答的问题，而且是学校管理者、操作者以及全社会都关心的问题。学生素质的提高，一要靠自身临场的发挥，更要靠平时教师对他们学习解题方法的训练有素。教师如果靠时间一题一题的传授，学生靠一题一题地记“会”，那么在考场上最多是个中分低能的机器，就不用说是将来适应社会了。会教的人，往往是教给学生金钥匙；因此，只要你从事教育教学，你都不光是给学生灌输知识，而必须走向学生“交钥匙”的道路。对教学悟的深，你教给学生金钥匙，悟的不深你交给学生铜钥匙；哪怕你交给学生铁钥匙，也比交给他们现存的金山、银山强。因为现在教材和考试的阅读理解文章中，普遍源于英语报刊的“原汁原味”的真东西越来越多，“国产”英文材料越来越少；没有拿到“钥匙”的人，只能在知识殿堂的门外徘徊。
在小学阶段要不要设立专门的阅读训练课程呢？训练的具体方式和方法又是什么呢？本文拟就小学英语教学中阅读教学方法问题作一些讨论。
一，设立小学英语阅读教学训练的目的。
小学英语课程既是学生通过英语学习和实践活动，逐步掌握英语知识和技能，提高语言实际运用能力的过程；又是他们磨砺意志、陶冶情操、拓展视野、丰富生活经历、开发思维能力、发展个性和提高人文素养的过程。基础教研阶段英语课程的任务是：激发和培养学生学习英语的兴趣，使学生树立自信心，养成良好的学习习惯和形成有效的学习策略，发展自主学习的能力和合作精神；使学生掌握一定的英语基础知识和听、说、读、写技能，形成一定的综合运用语言能力；培养学生的观察、记忆、思维、想象能力和创新精神；帮助学生了解世界和中西方文化差异，拓展视野，培养爱国主义精神，形成健康的人生观，为他们的终身学习和发展打下良好的基础。
因此，在教学实践中，我尝试在五年级的学生中开展英语短文的阅读教学和阅读训练。为什么要在小学阶段进行专题的英语阅读的训练呢？首先我们来谈谈什么是阅读理解。阅读理解是读者从语篇中获取信息的过程。著名语言学家Christine Nuttall认为，作者将自己头脑中的信息编码（encoding），形成语篇（text），读者再把语篇解码，获取信息。作者要把他头脑里的信息（一个主意，一个事实或一种情感）传达出去，让别人理解，他首先必须把信息形诸于文字，即编码，作者亦被称为编码者。作者一旦完成了编码过程，信息就以语篇的形式存在于作者的头脑之外。阅读过程则是一个解码过程。作者要传达的信息进入读者头脑，交际过程随之完成。但是，交际过程并非如此简单，因为在交际的各个环节中都可能出现“故障”，致使交际中断，信息无法传递。信息在从作者的头脑到达读者的头脑里的过程中，若干因素会影响读者接受信息。这些因素被心理学家们称之为变量。 “文字含义并不是仅仅存在于文本中的符号，被动地等待读者吸收。阅读者必须积极投入其中，努力挖掘它的含义” 由此我们可以理解到在阅读过程中，语言材料和读者是交互作用的。文字含义既不存在于语篇（text）之中，也不存在于读者之内，它产生于两者相互作用之中。在英语阅读过程中，存在着若干变量（ variables），这些变量无疑都会对阅读理解产生影响。五年级的学生学习英语已有一段时间了，他们的听说读写能力也有了一定的基础，开展阅读教学和阅读训练不但能关注每个学生情感，激发他们学习英语的兴趣，还能帮助他们建立学习的成就感和自信心，使他们在学习过程中发展综合语言运用能力，提高人文素养，增强实践能力，培养创新精神。
二，小学英语课堂阅读教学方法。
进入了五年级，课文从原来简短的对话一下子转换成较长的具有故事性的短文。而每个模块的Unit2 则出现了50个词左右的小短文，学习的要求从简单的听读提高到阅读理解短文内容并就课后提出的问题作出书面或口头的回答。由于每课出现的问题有5－6个，有一般疑问句也有特殊疑问句，学生们一下子适应不了，觉得英语真难啊。个别学生还出现了抗拒的心理，说什么也不愿意开口读，动手写。
分析了学生学习的心理和学习的方法后，我马上调整了教学计划，在讲授新课的同时注重这两种句式的运用和分析。通过口头的、书面的练习、学生们对问句的形式及回答的方式都做到心中有数。其方法如下：一、准确理解疑问词―― 准确理解疑问词是解答好提问的关键。要想准确回答特殊疑问句，则必须首先弄清楚各个特殊疑问词的意思。如果指人要用who，若指物就用what；指年龄用how old，指时间用what time 、 when；若问 “数量”用how many（可数）或how much（不可数）；指地点用where，指原因用why，指程度用how等等。 二，一般疑问句的回答方式―― 一般疑问句的回答方式比较特别，学生们通过形式多样的练习得出：以Yes / No,作开头，回答时要含有问句的第一个词或是回应问题的中心词。如：Did Tom play football yesterday? 回答时可用：Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t. 回答从简单的Yes / No，到规范的Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t. 再到No, he played basketball.逐步发展学生的英语运用能力。
在学习Sam ate six hamburgers中。我设置了以下的问题：
( 1 ) Who ate six hamburgers?
( 2 ) Did Lingling eat any hamburgers?
( 3 ) Does she like hamburgers?
( 4 ) What did they give to Sam?
( 5 ) What is Mum going to cook tonight?
通过以上的训练，学生们在回答问题时会分析问题中一般疑问句的.有( 2 ) Did Lingling eat any hamburgers? ( 3 ) Does she like hamburgers?；特殊疑问句的是( 1 ) Who ate six hamburgers? ( 4 ) What did they give to Sam?( 5 ) What is Mum going to cook tonight?。针对各种问题的回答方式，他们就会很轻松地回答：
( 1 ) Who ate six hamburgers?
Sam. / Sam ate six hamburgers.
( 2 ) Did Lingling eat any hamburgers?
No, she didn’t. / No, she ate a sandwich.
( 3 ) Does she like hamburgers?
No, she doesn’t. / No.
( 4 ) What did they give to Sam?
They gave their hamburgers to Sam. / Hamburgers.
( 5 ) What is Mum going to cook tonight?
She is going to cook Chinese food tonight. / Chinese food.
这样的阅读训练，结合了阅读的理解和解题技巧的培养，课程设置从易到难，让学生们，特别是一些中下生都能感受到成功的乐趣。
接下来，在阅读教学中，采用提问式、谈话式、讨论式教学法，将课堂教学引向激发——创造性模式。阅读文章时,对所学文章要点,教师提出要求,学生阅读,寻找答案、引导学生阅读时注意抓住全文的主旨。主要有：
（1） 导读（Pre-reading）
“导”体现的是“以教师为主导”。教师在学生阅读课文之前可适当的讲解与本课有关的背景知识；也可以充分利用文中的插图进行导读语言设计。通过warm-up activities扫除文中可能出现的语言障碍（但有些生词词义应该鼓励学生从所学的同义词、英语短语中猜测），还可以提出一些问题。目的是激发学生阅读的兴趣和求知的欲望，并使学生初步感知课文内容，为正式阅读作了准备。例如在教授Module 7 Community. He can’t see. 我利用实物投影出示了狗帮助人类的两幅图片。
T: Look at these pictures, please! Who helps the man?
Ss: A dog.
T: Can the man see?
Ss: No, he can’t.
T: Yes, the man is blind. What about the girl? Can she hear ?
Ss: A dog helps her. She can’t hear.
T: Good. The girl can’t hear, she’s deaf. The dogs are very useful.
通过对话不仅使学生了解了本文主要谈论的是狗是人类的朋友，也从彩图中领略到哪些人需要得到狗的帮助及本课的一些新词 can’t see : blind, can’t hear: deaf。
（2） 速读（Fast-reading）
这一步骤主要是指导学生带着问题进行搜索式阅读和跳跃式的阅读（Skimming and Scanning），以获取有关信息，了解文章大义。然后让学生回答有关问题，或让学生做正误判断练习，以检查学生的理解程度。
例如：Module 6 Self-assessment
① Lingling wants to be in the football team（T）
② She can’t run fast. (T)
③ She was good at football in China. (F) …
(3)细读（Intensive reading）
这一步骤主要引导学生逐步仔细阅读课文，了解课文的主要情节和细节，就课文内容情节提一些问题，让学生分析段落大以及段落之间的联系或中心思想。对文中尚未叫过的生词和习惯用于句式，可鼓励学生根据上下文利用已学过的知识去猜测去推断。目的是培养学生独立分析、独立思考和逻辑推理的能力，以及用英语思维的习惯。
例如：在细读 You can play football well 之后涉及的一道题中。
Lingling was a good ______ player in China.
A. the high jump B. basketball C. football
正确答案应选B。而选A向的同学仅9.4%选C的占75%。当提醒学生在注意原文中的句子“You were very good at basketball in China.”其中的you指的就是 Lingling时，学生才恍然大悟。教师乘机告诉学生，读的过程中要仔细分析字里行间的意思在下结论。
三，其他训练的方式。
Bolinger & Sear 在“Aspects of language”一书（1981.2）中说语言是思维的重要工具，也是一个人的语言运用水平和交际的能力。传统的教学中使大多数学生听得懂说不出。因此，在整体理解课文的基础上，通过一连串的听说活动深化对语言的理解, 然后开展运用语言的活动，把理解和运用有机的结合起来。
1）单人或双人活动（Individual or Pair work）
为了巩固学生所学的知识，及时检查学生对课文理解的程度。速读和细读之后组织学生一人或两人一组的活动。教师问，学生答，或学生一人问一人答。这能使学生掌握文章的事实和细节。还可鼓励学生分析主题句，归纳段落大意，中心思想等。例如：What’s the main idea of the text? / What does it talk about?
2）小组讨论与回答（Discussion & Respond）
Module 8 Unit 2为例。教师提出问题,Did Lingling write a letter to Daming? / Did she go to Amy’s school? / Did they have class at nine? / Did they do exercises? / Did the bell ring at eight?…让学生在小组内自由回答或讨论答案。让学生通过回答问题和讨论答案初步了解课文的意思。教师在听学生回答问题的过程中也可以弄清学生的薄弱环节。这样的阅读训练,就能有的放矢,既不浪费时间,又能吸引学生的注意力。学生在解答问题的同时,阅读能力和口语能力都得到了锻炼。同时也提高了学生的逻辑思维能力和语言运用能力。通过小组学习、自我学习、教师辅助学习等形式，让学生明白到课文的理解并不是逐字逐句的译成中文，而是理解关键的词组和了解短文的大意。并指导学生在做题之前先观察问题的类型，从问句中找出关键词，再从原文中找出相应的句子，分析、综合之后再做题。
3）“双主体”教育模式。
此外我还注意因学生特点实施教学。学生的发展状况受先天遗传和后天环境、教育的影响，在学习英语知识、培养技能和能力的认知过程中存在着认知的个别差异。认知差异既体现在认知能力方面，也体现在认知风格上，学生的发展因此呈现出丰富多彩的特点。通过因材施教使全体学生的素质得到全面发展，为全面提高英语教学质量提供重要保证。在教学中要充分发挥学生的主体作用，使他们排除心理障碍，建立信心，提高学习兴趣，改进学习方法。同时，在教学中要发挥教师的指导作用，组织好课内外各种活动和指导学生学习英语的方法，为他们选材、解疑，帮助他们养成良好的学习习惯和培养自学能力，从而保持高昂的学习积极性。在英语阅读教学中,介绍阅读内容和文化背景，精心设计好各类问题，逐步加深理解。引导学生对文章内容进行预测，激发学生阅读的欲望，在分析问题的过程中获得知识。在阅读时,教师要引导学生唤起想象与抽象思维更好地协同活动, 语言知识的讲解要适度，操练要结合语境，使文章内容更有生动现实感,使学生有身临其境的感觉,这样就能提高阅读效果。
其实，不单在英语阅读教学中教师要这样做，在日常教学中，教师应遵循“双主体”的教学模式：教师为主导，学生为主体，学生在教师的指导下积极主动地去学习。教师在教学中尊重学生，相信学生，把学习的主动权交给学生，放手让学生自己去大胆学习、实践，充分调动学生的积极性，发挥其主观能动性和潜能，才能达到发展智力、培养能力的目的。学生作为主体参与课堂教学，让学生积极参与教学过程，在参与中得到训练和发展。
相信经过长时间有计划、有目的的系统训练，学生加快阅读速度，提高阅读的正确性，这两者一定能有机地统一起来。以提高学生阅读英语和运用英语进行交际的能力，为继续学习和运用英语切实打好基础。
英语短文阅读2
Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.
无论是60岁还是16岁，你需要保持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄灭的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事业成功的欢乐与热情。在你我的心底，有一座无线电台，它能在多长时间里接收到人间万物传递来的美好、希望、欢乐、鼓舞和力量的信息，你就会年轻多长时间。
An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
人的生命应当像河流，开始是涓涓细流，受两岸的限制而十分狭窄，尔后奔腾咆哮，翻过危岩，飞越瀑布，河面渐渐开阔，河岸也随之向两边隐去，最后水流平缓，森森无际，汇入大海之中，个人就这样毫无痛苦地消失了。
Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.
青春意味着战胜懦弱的那股大丈夫气概和摈弃安逸的那种冒险精神。往往一个60岁的老者比一个20岁的.青年更多一点这种劲头。人老不仅仅是岁月流逝所致，更主要的是不思进取的结果。
Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
光阴可以在颜面上留下印记，而热情之火的熄灭则在心灵上刻下皱纹。烦恼、恐惧、缺乏自信会扭曲人的灵魂，并将青春化为灰烬。
英语励志短文二：
《You Have Only One Life》
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong,enough sorrow to keep you human,enough hope to make you happy? Always put yourself in others’shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry,those who hurt, those who have searched,and those who have tried,for only they can appreciate the importance of people
who have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile,grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you,to those who have touched your life in one way or another,to those who make you smile when you really need it,to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down,to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you don’t, don’t worry,nothing bad will happen to you,you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message.
英语短文阅读3
About Sea 关于大海
I live in a small village. I have never seen sea. But I see it many times in the TV. It is very beautiful. In my hometown, the water in the river is a little yellow and the river is small. But the sea is different. In the TV, I can’t see the end of the sea and its water is blue. It is amazing. It is said that is voice and wind of the sea are also very comfortable. My ten years birthday wish is to have a look at sea.
我住在一个小村庄。我从没看过海。但我在电视上看到过很多次。很漂亮。在我家乡，河里的水是有点点黄的。但是大海却是不一样的。在电视上，我看不到海的尽头而且水是蓝色的。真的很神奇。听说大海的声音和海风也是很舒服的`。我十岁生日的愿望就是去看海。
The Sea 大海
What do you know about the sea? Some people know about it, but others don't. The sea looks beautiful on a fine sunny day, but when there's a strong wind, it's very rough. What else do you know about it?
Of course, the sea is very big. In the world, there is more sea than land. Do you know Hainan Island? It's really very nice. We can see beaches, trees and the sea. We can swim and visit a lot of beautiful places.
When you swim in the sea, you feel that the water is salty.
At last, I tell you about the Dead Sea. Fish can't live in it, because it's dangerous. This sea is too salty.
The sea is nice, but sometimes it's not good.
你是怎么知道大海？有些人不了解它，但其他人没有。美丽的大海看起来是在一个阳光明媚的一天，但是当有一个强烈的风，它很粗糙。知道你还做了什么？
当然，海是非常大的。在这个世界上，有更多的海洋资源。你知道海南岛吗？这真的很漂亮。我们可以看到海滩，树和海。我们可以游泳和参观很多美好的地方。
当你在海中游泳，你觉得这水是咸的。
最后，我告诉你一些关于死海。鱼不能生活在它，因为它是危险的.。海水是咸的。
海是漂亮的，但有时是不好的。
WEALTH AND HAPPINESS 富裕 和 幸福
There is no same opinion among people as to the view of wealth. Some people may think that wealth is the most important and powerful thing in life, while some other people believe that there are many things that cannot be bought with wealth.As far as I am concerned, I agree with the latter opinion. There’s an old proverb, “Money can cure hunger, but it can’t cure happiness” which simply means wealth can buy us some material things but cannot make us happy and free from sadness or worries.
在人们看来，财富的观点是不一样的。有些人可能认为财富是人生中最重要和最重要的东西，而另一些人则认为，有很多东西是无法用财富来购买的，而就我而言，我同意后者的观点。有一句古老的谚语：“钱能治好，但不能治好幸福”，简单地说，财富能给我们买点东西，却不能使我们快乐，不让悲伤和烦恼。
In fact, happiness, true love, friendship, time, health and so on are the most valuable things in the world and can never ever be bought with money. Those who just try their best to make money can’t realize the true meaning of life and will be the slaves for money. They can’t enjoy happiness, for they have lost everything, time, relatives, love except money. Then, what can money do? No one will share the happy moment with them.So, I think, money is not at all powerful while happiness is more important. If we always have happiness, we’ll never give up the belief to life.
事实上，幸福，真正的爱情，友谊，时间，健康等等都是世界上最有价值的东西，永远不会被金钱买来。那些尽自己最大努力赚钱的`人，无法实现人生的真正意义，并将成为金钱的奴隶。他们不能享受幸福，因为他们失去了一切，时间，亲人，爱除了金钱。那么，钱怎么办？没有人会和他们一起分享快乐的时刻，所以，我认为，金钱不是万能的，而幸福更重要。如果我们永远拥有幸福，我们就永远不会放弃对生活的信念。
On-line Shopping Carnival 网络购物狂欢节
When it comes to November 11, what’s on your mind? Well, as to the old generations, it’s only an ordinary day; however,the young generations will consider it as the Singles’ Day as well as the on-line shopping carnival. In fact, on November 11th, 20xx, Tmall and Taobao(the biggest Chinese online shopping platform) has sold out more than 35 billion Yuan goods, this data has astonished the media at home and abroad.Apparently, people have more interests on cyber shopping than spend the night with their single friends. Some home media even suggest that November 11thshould be the Chinese on-line shopping carnival.
当人们提到11月11日，你想到了什么？对于老一辈的人来说，这一天和平常一样；然而，对于年轻人来说，这天不仅仅是“光棍节”，也是网络购物狂欢节。事实上，在今年的双11，天猫和淘宝（中国最大的网络购物平台）卖出了价值高达350多亿元的商品，这一数据惊呆了国内外的媒体。显而易见，大家对网络购物的热情超出了与单身好友共度“光棍”节的兴趣。有些国内的媒体甚至建议每年的11月11日应该是中国的网络购物狂欢节。
In 20xx, Jack Ma, the CEO of Tmall andTaobao, had coined the term “Double Eleven”, aimed to encourage the single people to do something to celebrate their own festival. Instead of datinglovers, people go on-line shopping to relive the loneliness. According to the survey, China had 564 million Internet users at the end of last year and 180 million single people. And the single people are the main force of the China’s spending power. The debut was a great success. Then “11.11” has an unusual meaning, which stands for on-line shopping carnival.
在20xx年，天猫和淘宝的首席执行官马云，创造出了一个新词：“双11”，目的是为了鼓励单身朋友去做些与众不同的事情，以此庆祝他们自己的.节日。没有情人约会，那就上网购物减轻自己的孤独感吧。调查显示:去年中国的网民有五亿六千四百万人，其中有一亿八千万的单身汉。而这些单身汉正好是网络购物的主力军。于是，“双11”被赋予了不同的意义，那就是网络购物狂欢节。
Comparing with the traditional shopping,the cyber shopping has more distinguish features, which quite fit the young generations’ taste. People do not need to go outside, just click their mouse, the goods will be home. The best part is you can do it anywhere, anytime. All you need is acredit card. What we can predict in the future is that on-line shopping is not going to fade away, instead, it will boost like the mushrooms after springrains.
和传统的购物相比，网络购物有着更为明显的特点，这更符合年轻人的口味。人们不需要外出，只需点击一下鼠标，商品就会送到家。最棒的是你可以在任何时间任何地点进行购物。你只需一张信用卡。我们可以预测到在将来，网购不会淡出我们的生活，它就像雨后春笋，不断增长。
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Don’t Work for Money 不做有才华的穷人
The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.
世界上满坑满谷都是精明能干、才华横溢、学富五车以及极具天赋之人，我们每天都会见到他们。几天前，我的汽车运转不灵了。我把它开进维修厂，一位年轻的机械工只消几分钟就把它修好了。他仅凭倾听发动机的声音就能确定哪儿有毛病，这让我惊奇不已。然而遗憾的是，光有非凡才华是不够的。
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in1 the medical trade was telling me how many doctors, dentists and chiropractors struggle financially. All this time, I thought that when they graduated, the dollars would pour in. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.” What this phrase means is that most people need only to learn and master one more skill and their income would jump exponentially. I have mentioned before that financial intelligence is a synergy of accounting, investing, marketing and law. Combine those four technical skills and making money with money is easier. When it comes to money, the only skill most people know is to work hard.
我常常吃惊，为什么有才华的人却只有微薄的收入。前几天我听人说，只有不到5%的美国人年收入在10万美元以上。一位精通药品贸易的商务顾问曾经告诉我，有有许多医生、牙医和按摩师生活拮据。以前我总以为他们一毕业，财源便会滚滚而来。这位商务顾问告诉了我一句话：“离发大财，他们还差一项技能。”这句话的意思是说，大部分人还需多学习并掌握一项技能，他们的收入才能呈指数倍增长。以前我提到过，财商是会计、投资、市场营销和法律方面的'能力综合。将上述四种专业技能结合起来，以钱生钱就会更容易。说到钱，大部分人所知的唯一技能就是拼命工作。
When I graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1969, my educated dad was happy. Standard Oil of California had hired me for its oil-tanker fleet. I had a great career ahead of me, yet I resigned after six months with the company and joined the Marine Corps to learn how to fly. My educated dad was devastated. Rich dad congratulated me.
1969年，我从美国海运学院毕业了。我那有学识的爸爸十分高兴，因为加州标准石油公司录用我为它的油轮队工作。尽管我的未来前程远大，但我还是在6个月后辞职离开了这家公司，加入海军陆战队去学习飞行。对此我那有学识的爸爸非常伤心，而富爸爸则祝贺我做出的决定。
Job security meant everything to my educated dad. Learning meant everything to my rich dad. Educated dad thought I went to school to learn to be a ship’s officer. Rich dad knew that I went to school to study international trade. So as a student, I made cargo runs, navigating 6 large freighters, oil tankers and passenger ships to the Far East and the South Pacific. While most of my classmates, including Mike, were partying at their fraternity houses, I was studying trade, people and cultures in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines. I also was partying, but it was not in any frat house. I grew up rapidly.
对于有学识的爸爸来说，稳定的工作就是一切。而对于富爸爸来说，学习才是一切。有学识的爸爸以为我上学是为了做一名船长，而富爸爸明白我上学是为了学习国际贸易。因此，在做学生时，我跑过货运、为前往远东及南太平洋的大型货轮、油轮和客轮导航。当我的大部分同班同学，包括迈克，在他们的联谊会会堂举办晚会的时候，我正在日本、泰国、新加坡、中国香港、越南、韩国和菲律宾学习贸易、人际关系和文化。我也参加晚会，但不去任何联谊会，我迅速地成熟起来了。
There is an old cliché that goes, “Job is an acronym9 for ‘Just Over Broke.’” And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “live within their means.” They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn. Look down the road at what skills they want to acquire before choosing a specific profession and before getting trapped in the “Rat Race”. Once people are trapped in the lifelong process of bill paying, they become like those little hamsters running around in those little metal wheels. Their little furry legs are spinning furiously, the wheel is turning furiously, but come tomorrow morning, they’ll still be in the same cage: great job.
常言道，“工作(job)就是‘比破产强一点(Just Over Broke)’的缩写”。然而不幸的是，这句话确实适用于千百万人，因为学校没有把财商看作是一种才智，大部分工人都“量入为出”：干活挣钱，支付账单。相反，我劝告年轻人在寻找工作时要看看能从中学到什么，而不是只看能挣到多少。在选择某种特定职业之前或是陷入 “老鼠赛跑(激烈的竞争)”之前，要好好掂量自己到底需要获得什么技能。一旦人们为支付账单而整天疲于奔命，就和那些在小铁轮里不停奔跑转圈的小老鼠一样了。老鼠的小毛腿跑得飞快，小铁轮也转得飞快，可到了第二天早上，他们发现自己依然困在同一个老鼠笼里，那就是：重要的工作。
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. All too often, they’re poor or struggle financially or earn less than they are capable of, not because of what they know but because of what they do not know. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
当我在自己教授的班级上问到“你们当中有多少人做的汉堡包能比麦当劳更好”时，几乎所有的学生都举起了手。我接着问，“如果你们当中大部分人都能做出比麦当劳更好的汉堡包，那为什么麦当劳比你们更能赚钱?”答案是显而易见的：麦当劳拥有一套出色的运营体系。许多才华横溢的人之所以贫穷的原因，就是因为他们只是专心于做更好的汉堡包，而对运营体系几乎一无所知。世界上到处都是有才华的穷人。在很多情况下，他们之所以贫穷、生活拮据或者收入与其能力不相符，不是因为他们已知的东西而是因为他们未知的东西。他们只将注意力集中在提高和完善做汉堡包的技术上，却不注意提高有关汉堡包的销售和送货技能。
英语短文阅读5
Hi, welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I’m Faith. I realized a few years ago why we all need to climb a mountain every now and then. When we climb mountains, face challenges, hurdle1 obstacles and learn from difficult situations we remind ourselves that we have the strength, power and energy to overcome life's challenges. At first even a little mountain may seem like a big insurmountable mountain. But when you step back and climb it you realize, "I can do this." You realize within you is a source of strength, power and energy that you didn't know you had. After all, the mountain, no matter how big it is, is no match for your focused energy and desire to climb it. Mountains are meant to be climbed. Wounds are meant to be healed and problems are meant to become learning experiences. They all serve a purpose. They make us stronger mentally, emotionally and spiritually. So, here we are, in front of us is that mountain, don’t hesitate, just go ahead and climb it, climb that mountain.
英语短文阅读6
一阅读方式总结
1.略读。粗略地阅读语言材料的面式读法。通过略读获取阅读材料的主要内容和大意。快速阅读时，训练学生略读文章标题判断预测主要内容。略读首尾段、首尾句了解文章大意。
2.跳读。带着明确目的寻找特定信息，忽略无关内容的点式阅读。跳读适用于细节检索式问题。
如：Look Carefully and Learn
How did the students feel after they tasted the mixture?
首先归纳出问题的要点： How, students ,feel,
然后要求学生目光蛇形下移在规定的时间内在文章中检索出答案:
Instead of smiling, each of them made a face. The mixture tasted terrible.
3.组读。以意群为单位，一组一组视读。边读边理解。减少眼停次数，缩短“眼脑直映”时间。
4.记忆。阅读语言材料时，熟记文中的重要事实，情节是提高阅读理解速度的重要手段。边读边忘，便无法深入全面理解材料。回视，重读等不良阅读习惯会随之出现。加强记忆能力的训练可以通过背诵重点句型、段落主题句、课文主要段落、结论，也可以在规定的时间之内要求学生阅读一段文章，然后复述该段文章的主要内容。
二巧妙绕开生词
1英语文章中不是所有的词的功能都是同等的，有些词担负着传达主要信息的.功能，而有些词主要起语法作用或者它所传达的信息和下文的其他信息没有联系。
这类词有：表示人名，地名，机构名等专有名词。遇到这些词，只要我们能辨认出它是专有名词，就能理解文章而不必知道它的意思。比如在下面的句子中：
"In fact", says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, "there's even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep."两个引号之间的部分就不必去管它。
类似的还有："We have to totally change our attitude toward napping," says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University,the godfather of sleep research.
2我们不用弄清上面某些部分的原因是，它们的后面往往有一个同位语来解释说明它们的意思。这就引起了我们不用弄懂所有单词意思的第二个理由。也就是说如果我们对文章中的某一个单词不熟悉，我们还可以根据统一篇文章中的其他信息来帮助判断。这类信息有：同位语、下定义、解释、举例、同义词、反义词、上下义词以及标点符号（如破折号、冒号都表示解释和说明）等。
英语短文阅读7
阅读下面短文，从A.(Right)、B.(Wrong)、C.(Doesn’t say)三个判断中选择一个正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Buford is the smallest town in the US. The town is high in the mountains and it lies on the road between New York and California. The town has a beautiful view (景色 )of the Rocky Mountains. It also has very cold winters and a lot of wind. In the past, the town had almost 2,000 people. Now it is well-known in the US because it has a population ( 人口) of one person, Don Sammons.
Don works in his own shop ten hours per day and he is also head of the town. Almost 1,000 people visit his shop every day in summer. But in winter, he has only about 100 visitors a day.
Don has lived in the town for 32 years but he has decided to leave it now. His house and shop are for sale (出售) now. The post office and school house are for sale, too.
You can know more about this town in a TV program. In the program, Don tells the story about the little town and welcomes everyone to Buford.
56. Buford is a town in the mountains.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
57. There are nearly 2,000 people living in Buford.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
58. There are no visitors to Dons shop in winter.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
59. Don has made up his mind to leave Buford.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
60. The TV program about Buford lasts about an hour.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesnt say
译文
Buford是羡国最小的镇，这个镇在山中的高处，位于纽约和加利福尼亚之间的道路上。小镇能欣赏到落基山的美景。此处的冬天十分寒冷，大风凛冽。过去，小镇将近有20xx人。现在它只有一位居民Don Sammons，小镇也因此而出名。
Don每天在自己的'小店里工作l0小时，他也是小镇的镇长。夏季每天大约有l000人光顾他的店。但是冬天，每天只有100名游客。Don在小镇居住了32年，但现在决定离开了。他的房屋和店现在都在出售。邮局和学校的房屋也在出售。
你可以通过电视节目进一步了解这个小镇。节目里，Don谈论关于这个小镇的故事并欢迎大家到Buford来。
答案
56.A【精析】句意：Buford是个山中的一个小镇。是非题。从文章第一段第二句话“The town is high in the mountains”可以推断出，本题的判断是正确的。故选A。
57.B【精析】句意：现有差不多20xx人居住在Buford镇。是非题。从文章第一段最后一句话“Now it is well—known in the US becauseit has a population of one person”可以推断出本题与原文不符。故选B。
58.B【精析】句意：冬天没有游客光顾Don的小店。是非题。从文中第二段第三句话“But in winter，he has only about l00 visitors aday.”可以判断出，本题表述不符合原文，故选B。
59.A【精析】句意：Don已经下定决心离开Buford镇。是非题。从文中第二段第四句“Don has lived in the town for 32 years but be decid-ed to leave it now.”可以推断出，本题的判断是正确的。
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Party? No, the star of Transformers and the new Indiana Jones film would rather work
Mar.12
Shia LaBeouf, the star of last summer's hit film Transformers, didn't enjoy a privileged childhood like many other child actors. Growing up in an impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood, Shia acted in order to earn money. His first acting experiences were performing as a clown with his parents to sell hot dogs. He never imagined acting would earn him the opportunity to star with Harrison Ford in the upcoming indiana Jones movie.
Shia comes from five generations of performers. Among his grandparents are a comedian and a poet. His mother danced ballet until an injury forced her to stop. Shia's father worked as a clown, but he also battled drug addictions. Unfortunately, his parents divorces when Shia was in elementary shcool.
Shia began acting to help earn money for his mother, whom he lived with after the divorce. At age10, he got a job as a comedian, and, at 13, he won a starring role in a Disney television series. It was the 20xx movie Holes, however, that played the most important role in Shia's early career.
Word Bank:
privileged (a) 享有优势地位的；接受特殊待遇的
Sam has the privileged position of being president of the student body.
upcoming (a) 即将来临的`
Aunt Betty is baking our favorite dish for the upcoming family reunion.
comedian (n) 喜剧演员
This comedian wasn't very funny. I didn't laugh at many of his jokes.
divorce (v) 离婚
I'm proud of my parents, who never divorced even when times were difficult.
英语短文阅读9
富二代形象
Since the end of last century, Chinese economy developed very fast and it brought some chances to part of people, helping them earn a lot of money. When their children was born, people called them the rich second generation. The public always read some negative news about these rich guys, their label seemed to be young and reckless. But it is not true for all.
自上世纪末以来,中国的经济发展非常快, 给一部分人带来了机遇,让他们赚了很多钱。他们的孩子出生时,人们称他们为富二代。公众对这些有钱人总是看到一些负面新闻,他们的标签似乎年轻和不计后果的。但并不是所有的富二代都这样。
We must realize that those second rich generation who are reported in the news are negative image. The rich people belong to small part of it and most people are still struggling in the well-off level. So these negative image can help to ease their jealousness. What’s more, the negative news is always easy to catch the public’s attention and raise them to discuss. That’s the value of news report.
我们必须意识到那些新闻报道中的富二代都是负面的形象。富人仍是属于小的一部分,大多数人仍苦苦挣扎在小康水平。所以这些富二代的负面形象可以缓解他们的嫉妒心。更重要的`是,负面新闻总是容易吸引公众的注意力,引起他们的讨论。这是新闻报道的价值。
Let’s take a look at the real rich second generation. They are born in the rich family and surely to win over most kids. But they know they have to learn, as so to compete with other excellent guys. They have the good resouces and they can make use of them, which help them to be skillful and knowledgable.
让我们看一看真正的富二代。他们出生在富裕的家庭,肯定赢过大多数的孩子。但他们知道必须学习,这样才能与其他优秀的人竞争。他们拥有好的资源可以利用,让他们变得有技能,并且知识渊博。
This is the true about these rich kids, as the common kid, we have no reason to give up studying.
这才是真正的富二代,作为普通的孩子,我们更没有理由放弃学习。
英语短文阅读10
一、摒弃6大不良阅读习惯。
1.读得非常慢，非常仔细，不相信自己能全部理解所读的东西。
2.阅读时嘴唇和舌头在动。
3.头随着文字符号的位置左右移动。
4.经常回读，读过的东西又重新读一遍、甚至几遍。
5.读什么样体裁的文章都用一样的速度。
6.有很多单词不认识，或不知道它在此处的含义。
二、带着6个问题阅读：
1.作者要表达的主要思想。
2.文章的主要内容和次要内容，并能把他们区分开来。
3.了解并记住文章中最重要的内容。
4.文章结构及事件发生的时间、空间顺序。
5.作者的观点、意图、写作风格及其偏见等。
6.用自己的阅历和知识对文章进行分析、评价。
三、遇到生词要会猜,阅读中遇到生词，最好的方法是通过上下文猜测。
1.看看上下文中有没有生词的另一种说法，即找同义词。有时下文会对一个词做解释，或者提供一些暗示。
2.看词性，判断其是名词、动词、形容词、副词或其他词类。
3.分析生词的构成，尤其是词的前缀和后缀。英语中很多词都是加前缀和后缀而来的。比如根据前缀re-和后缀-ity的含义，你就可以准确地猜出rewrite和similarity的.意思。
4.看看同一生词是否在上下文的其他地方出现，把两处的语境相比较，也许更能准确地猜出词义。
5.充分利用你阅读内容中已有的知识。
四、以下几条建议可以帮助推论：
1.结合作者的思想、观点及其创作目的、创作背景进行推论。
2.寻找作者直接陈述的诸多事件之间的联系。
3.仔细体会一些重要词的含蓄意义及其感情色彩。比如politician和statesman的意思都是“政客家”，但前者有贬义的色彩，即“政客”，后者则没有。
4.从作者的语气、语调、措辞等文体特征，读出作者的“言外之意”。
5.得出推论后，尽量从上下文中寻找证据。
6.充分利用自己各方面的知识，把文章中所述的事件和自己的阅历或熟悉的事情联系起来思考。
英语短文阅读11
最近，Clifford一直不停地打嗝，而且声音特别大。兽医说很快就会好的。可是Clifford还是打个不停。Mac说他有办法止住Clifford打嗝，他到底有什么办法呢?
1. Emily gets up in the morning for breakfast. Hic-hic-HICCUP! What's that sound? Hic-hic-HICCUP! Clifford is having hiccups. Up pop the plates and cups. Up pops the orange juice -right onto Mr. Howard's head. "Maybe the vet can help Clifford," says Mrs Howard.
Emily 早上起来去吃早饭。嗝……嗝喽!什么声音?嗝……嗝喽!Clifford 接连打嗝。盘子、杯子弹了起来，橘子汁溅了出来，正好洒在 Howard 先生的头上。“也许兽医能治好Clifford，” Howard 太太说。
2. Dr. Dihn checks Clifford's breathing. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "Clifford just has the hiccups," Dr Dihn says. "Sooner or later, they will go away."
Dihn 医生查了查Clifford 的呼吸。嗝……嗝喽!“Clifford 就是打嗝，没别的毛病，” Dihn 医生说。“打嗝迟早会停止的。”
3. Outside the doctor's office, Clifford sees his friends T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "I know how to make your hiccups go away," Mac says to Clifford. "Follow me."
在医生办公室外面，Clifford 看到了他的朋友 T-Bone 和 Mac。嗝……嗝喽!“我知道怎么让你不再打嗝，” Mac 对 Clifford 说。“跟我来。”
4. They come to a kid's pool. "Close your eyes, hold your ears, then turn upside down, and drink!" says Mac.
他们来到一个幼儿泳池前。“闭上眼睛，攥住耳朵，躺在地上，把水喝掉!”Mac 说。
5. Clifford begins to drink. "Boo!" T-Bone jumps out of the pool! And Clifford's hiccups stop!
Clifford 开始喝了。“嘭!” T-Bone 从泳池里跳了出来，Clifford 的打嗝就停了!
6. "We did it!" says T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "My hiccups didn't go away, but I feel good because you helped me so much," says Clifford.
“我们成功了!” T-Bone 和 Mac 说。嗝……嗝喽!“我的打嗝没停住，但是我感到高兴，因为你们如此努力地帮助了我，” Clifford 说。
7. Just then, Emily comes over and asks Clifford: "How are your hiccups?" Everyone listens. Then they listen some more. Clifford's hiccups are finally gone.
这时，Emily 走过来，问 Cliffod：“你的打嗝怎样了?”大家在听，接着再听。Clifford 终于不打嗝了。
小升初英语双语阅读：三只小猪和大灰狼
Three Little Pigs and a Big Wolf
Once, a mother pig sent her three little children into the world. They needed to look after themselves.
The first pig found some straw, and he built a fine house with straw, and he built a fine house with straw.
The second pig built a house with wood.
The third pig built a house with stone.
One day, a wolf came to straw house, he was hungry.
"Little pig let me in! I'm your brother."
"No, no! You are a wolf."
Then the wolf blew down the straw house. The first pig ran to the wooden house.
Then the wolf came to the wooden house, too. The two pigs ran to the stone house.
The wolf came and blew the stone house. He blew and blew, but the house didn't fall down. Then wolf was angry, he climbed to the roof and jumped down the chimney.
The wolf fell into the pot! Ouch! He ran away.
The three little pigs lived happily.
从前，猪妈妈把她的三个小孩打发出去，因为他们需要学会照顾自己。
第一只小猪找到一些稻草，他盖了一座漂亮的草房子。
第一只小猪盖了一座木头房子。
第二只小猪了盖了一座石头房子。
一天， 一只大灰狼来到草房前，他十分饥饿。
"小猪，让我进去，我是我你兄弟。"
"不，不，你是大灰狼。"
然后大灰狼就把草屋吹倒了，第一只小猪逃到了木头屋子里。
然后狼来到木头前，他吹呀吹可是吹不倒石头房子。狼发怒了，他爬上了屋顶并从烟囱往下跳。
在烟囱下面的火炉上有一锅水。三只小猪用大火把得很烫。
狼掉进了锅里!哎呀!他逃走了?
三只小猪从此过着快乐的生活。
小升初英语双语阅读：父母的东西
Father's Things
When Peter is 17, he is as tall as his father. So he begins to borrow his father's clothes when he wants to go out with his father's clothes when he wants to go out with his friends in the evening. Father doesn't like this. And he always gets very angry when he finds his son wearing any of his things.
One evening when Peter is about to go out; his father stops him in the living room. He looks at Peter's clothes very carefully. Then he says angrily, "Isn't that one of my ties, Peter?"
"Yes, Father, it is," answers Peter.
"And that shirt is mine, too."
"Yes, that's your, too." answers Peter.
"And you're wearing my belt!"
"Yes, I am, Father," answers Peter, "You don't want to your trousers to fall down, do you?"
父母的东西
皮特17岁的时候，长得和父亲一样高了。于是，当他晚上和朋友一起出去时，就开始借父亲的衣服穿。可是这位父亲可不喜欢这样，当他发现他的儿子穿他的衣服时，总是非常生气。
一天晚上，皮特准备出去，父亲在客厅里拦住了他。父亲细细打量着皮特的穿着。然后气呼呼的说着;"皮特，那不是我的领带吗?"
皮特回答说："是的，父亲，是您的领带。"
"还有那衬衫也是我的。"
"是的，衬衫也是您的。"皮特回答说。
"还有呢，你连皮带也用我的。"父亲说。
"是的，父亲，"皮特回答说，"您不愿意让您的裤子掉下来吧?"
小升初英语双语阅读：误会
Wrong
Mark's favorite cup is broken, and he feels unhappy. Susan sees and asks him, " You look sad. What's the matter?"
Mark says, "There is something wrong with my cup."
Susan says, "Don't worry. I can repair it."
Mark feels surprised and asks, "Repair? You can repair it? You?"
"Yes. Believe me! Where is it?" Susan answers.
"Here. My cup is broken. Are you sure you can repair it?" Mark takes out his cuo.
误会
马克最喜欢的杯子了，他很不开心。苏珊看见了就问他："你看上去不太开心。怎么了?"
苏珊说："别担心。我会补好它的。"
马克听了感到奇怪，就问她："补?你会补?真的`吗?"
"没错。相信我。在哪里呢?"苏珊说。
"这儿。我的cup破了。你确信补好它吗?"马克拿出了杯子。
"cup? 你以为是cap."苏珊说道。说完他俩都笑了。
小升初英语双语阅读：聪明的熊猫
A Clever Panda
A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home. But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can't take it home.
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike. "I know! I have a good idea." she jumps and shouts happily, "I can roll a pumpkin. It's like a wheel."
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised, "Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?" the little panda answers proudly, "I can't lift it, but I can roll it." Her mother smiled and says，"What a clever girl! Use you heard to do something,"
聪明的熊猫
一只小熊猫摘了一只大南瓜，想把它拿回家。但是这只南瓜太大了，她没有办法把这么大的南瓜带回家。
突然她看见一只狗熊骑着一辆自行车朝她这边来。她看着自行车，跳着说："有了!我有办法了。我可以把南瓜滚回家去。南瓜好像车轮。
于是她把那瓜滚回家。当她妈妈看到这只大南瓜的时候，很惊讶："天啊!这么食的南瓜!你是怎么把它带回家来的?"小熊猫自豪地说;"我拎不动它，可是我能滚动它啊!"她妈妈微笑着说："真聪明啊!记住：只要你肯动脑筋，没有难办的事。"
小升初英语双语阅读：白雪公主
Snow White
Snow White is born on a cold winter day. She is as white as snow. Her eyes are very big, her hair very long and her voice is sweet. She is very kind and beautiful. Everyone loves her. Her mummy, the Queen loves her, too. But she died.
A new Queen comes. She is beautiful, but bad. She doesn't like Snow White, because Snow White is the most beautiful girl in the world.
"I will kill Snow White." So she orders a hunter to kill Snow White. The hunter is an honest man. "You are a good girl; I don't want to kill you." So he lets Snow White go.
Snow White goes into a forest. She finds a house, and goes into the house. Seven dwarfs live there. They like Snow White, and ask Snow White to live with them.
No sooner, the new Queen dies. Because she isn't the most beautiful woman in the world.
白雪公主
白雪公主出生在一个寒冷的冬天，因此她像雪一样洁白无瑕。她又两只大眼晴，有漂亮的长头发和甜蜜的声音。她又善良又美丽。每个人都很喜欢她。她妈妈--皇后也爱她，但她死了。
一位新皇后来了，她很漂亮但很恶毒。她不喜欢白雪公主，因为白雪公主是世界上最美丽的女孩。
"我一定要杀死白雪公主。"因此，她命令一位猎人去杀白雪公主。这位猎人是一个诚实的人。 "你是一个好姑娘，我不想杀你。"所有他放走了白雪公主。
白雪公主走进一片森林，她发现了一个房子，并且走进了房子。七个小矮人住在房子里。他们很喜欢白雪公主并留她一起住下来了。
不久，女皇死了，因为她不是世界上最美丽的人。
英语短文阅读12
Every morning at approximately 8:48 a.m., I pass it—the brick building that I visited many times as a child and that once seemed so grand, now a miniature playhouse in my mind.
每天早晨，大约8点48分的时候，我都会路过那栋砖砌的建筑。小时候，我曾经多次造访过那里。那时，这栋楼看起来是那么威严宏大，可如今它在我心里就像一个微型的玩具小屋。
My father used to live there, along with 549 other inmates. When I’d visit, as I often did, we’d chat and laugh—through a glass wall, telephones in hand.
我父亲就曾住在那里，和其他549名囚犯生活在一起。我常常去探望他，每次去时，我们都有说有笑——只不过我和他之间隔着一堵玻璃墙，每人手里拿着电话。
For me, it was normal. It was all I knew. And I relished connecting with him. It was one of the most important relationships in my life, and still is today.
对我来说，这种交流方式很正常。因为我所知道的交流方式就是这样的。我喜欢这么和他聊天。那时候，和父亲的交流是我生命中最重要的情感寄托之一，直至今天也是如此。
Experts say the years before you turn 5 are the most important. I must be lucky then. The day he was arrested on drug-related charges, the day I smiled at the policeman in our home, the day that everything changed was six months before my sixth birthday.
专家说，每个人五岁之前的经历对其成长是最为重要的。要这么说的话，我肯定是幸运的。因为就在父亲因毒品案被捕的那一天、我冲着那个闯进我家的警察微笑的那一天、我的生活从此完全改变的那一天，我已经五岁半了。
Over the years, the weekly commutes to visit my father became rituals. Eventually, after several years, we were allowed real visits when he was moved to a lower-security facility—the kind of visits where you can hug and tickle, where a conversation’s connection doesn’t depend on the distorted and crackly voice coming through the telephone, where words can be freely exchanged without the clock ticking, reminding you that time is slipping, moving faster than it should, faster than you’d like.
那之后许多年，我每星期都会坐车去探望父亲，这已经成为一种习惯。终于，在几年后，父亲被转到一所防卫不那么严格的监狱，我们这才被允许“真正”地探望他：我们可以互相拥抱，互相胳肢；可以直接对话而不再依赖电话里那种有些失真又沙哑的声音；可以自由地交谈，没有时钟在一旁嘀嗒嘀嗒，提醒我们时间在一点点溜走，而且那时钟总是走得特别快，比你希望得快。
We’ve always shared a sense of understanding, my father and I. We can look at one another and know what the other is thinking. We get each other.
父亲和我之间一直有那么一种默契。我们看着对方，就知道彼此心里在想什么。我们心有灵犀。
You’d think his absence would have prevented him from making rules, enforcing discipline and participating in the day-to-day of my childhood, but that wasn’t so. He wrote me every week, and I often go back and read what’s left of the folded, disintegrating letters. He’d tell me stories and I’d draw him fashion designs.
也许你会觉得，既然父亲没在家，他肯定没办法给我立规矩或是管教我，在我的童年生活里，他肯定也没办法天天陪着我，但实际情况却并非如此。他每个星期都会给我写信，那些留着的信现在已经折痕累累、支离破碎，但我还时常回过头去读一读。他会在信里给我讲故事，而我会给他画服装设计的图样。
1In person, we’d talk, not just speak. His life lessons, never cliché but always earnest, struck a chord with me and I soaked up every word. He told me that not having a father had been a detriment to his ego and that he’d overcompensated by feeling infallible well into his 30s. He spoke of the shame he’d caused his family and how there were times when he almost cracked, being isolated from his family, from love, from who he used to be.
见面的时候，我们会倾心交谈，而不仅仅是闲聊瞎扯。他会和我分享他的人生经验，句句真挚中肯，从不老生常谈，他说的每一个字都让我深感共鸣，我把这些话牢记心间。他告诉我，他从小没有父亲，这让他的自尊深受伤害，而三十多岁时，他又走到另一个极端，过于自信，觉得自己永远是正确的。他还谈到自己的所作所为让家人蒙受的耻辱，他说自己好几次都几近崩溃——因为远离家人，远离关爱，无法做回曾经的自己。
Other children looked forward to Saturdays, long stretches of time when their fathers would take them to swimming or hockey lessons, to the park for a walk or for an ice-cream cone. I could barely sleep with anticipation, getting up as early as 5 a.m. to hop in the car for the two-hour drive ahead.
别的孩子们都盼着过周六，期待在那长长的闲暇时间里，他们的父亲会带他们去学游泳或上曲棍球课，去公园里散步或买冰淇淋甜筒。而我每周五晚会因满心期待而难以入睡，周六早上我会五点起床，跳上汽车，然后坐两个小时的车去探望父亲。
The ice cream I was missing paled in comparison with the sweet joy of simply “being” with my dad. To have our chats, to share outdoor barbecues with my father and other families who would gather. Most children have school friends and neighbourhood friends. I had those too, but I also had my jail friends, the girls and boys with whom I would run around and play tag, not truly comprehending why these individuals probably understood me and my life far better than anyone else.
不过，只要能和父亲“待”在一起，我就感到甜蜜而快乐，相比之下，没吃上冰淇淋就显得微不足道了。我可以和父亲聊天，和父亲以及其他周末在这个地方相聚的家庭一起在户外烧烤。大多数孩子的.朋友是学校的同学或是附近的邻居。我也有这样的朋友，但我还有一帮在监狱里结识的伙伴。这些伙伴中有男孩也有女孩，我们一起东奔西跑，一起玩捉人游戏，那时我并没有真正理解，为什么这些孩子可能会比其他人更能理解我和我的生活。
My mother, who had long since separated from my father, would often ask me about my feelings, trying to uncover some inadequacy I felt, pressing for details and expressions that might make sense. How could I be okay?
很久以前，母亲就和父亲离婚了。她总是问我对父亲入狱这件事有什么感受，尽力寻找每一个可能有意义的细节和表情，试图证明我是感觉受伤害了的。她想不明白我怎么可能一点儿事儿都没有呢？
But how could I not? As a child, the word jail means nothing, and this proved itself when my stepmother broke the news to me a few months after my father’s arrest. She took me for an ice cream, and as we sat in her car in the parking lot, she explained why the police had been at our home, what it all meant, how my father would not be returning any time soon.
可我为什么就不能感觉良好呢？对于一个孩子来说，“监狱”这个词没有任何意义。这一点，从父亲被捕几个月后继母告诉我这个消息时我的反应上就能看出来。她带我去买了一个冰淇淋，然后，在停车场里，我们坐在她的车上时，她向我解释了警察为什么会来我家，这一切都意味着什么，以及父亲为何在短时间内不能回家了。
Yes, I cried, but only because I thought I was supposed to. I couldn’t comprehend the magnitude. I just did what all kids learn to do around this age, intuitively gauge what an adult wants from you and serve it up, all the while holding one’s breath while waiting for approval.
没错，我哭了，但那只是因为我觉得我应该哭。我那时无法理解这件事情的严重性。我只是做了所有大概这个年龄的孩子都会做的事：凭直觉估计一下大人希望你怎么做，然后把它做出来，同时屏住呼吸，等着大人的认可。
I was 11 when my father finally came home. I learned all about responsibility when he signed me up for a part-time job serving ice cream at the beach. I acted excited, though like most 11-year-olds, all I wanted to do was park myself in front of the television all summer long. But I wanted to please him, wanted to earn those extra smiles, all the ones I’d missed.
我11岁那年，父亲终于刑满回家了。他给我报名，让我去应聘了一份在沙滩上卖冰淇淋的兼职工作，这份工作让我彻底了解了什么是责任。我当时假装很激动，但其实像大多数11岁的孩子一样，我只想整个夏天都坐在电视机前度过。但是我想让他高兴，想多看到他笑，想把我错过的那些笑容都补回来。
Years later, as I stare out the window while I pass that brick building on my daily commute to work, I often wonder if I lost something, if those special years that others had with their fathers, the ones I didn’t, harmed me in some way. Am I really that different? Do I have attachment issues?
多年以后，当我每天乘车上班途经那栋砖砌的建筑时，都会从车窗向外凝望，此时我经常问自己，我是否错失过什么？在那特别的几年里，别的孩子可以和他们的父亲一起度过，但我却没有父亲陪伴，这是否对我造成了这样或那样的伤害呢？我真的那么与众不同吗？我在情感方面有没有什么问题？
I still live at home, but so does every other twentysomething I know. They still enjoy home-cooked meals, pristinely arranged households and all bills paid for by their parents.
我现在还和父母住在一起，但我认识的其他二十多岁的年轻人也都和父母一起住。他们还是很喜欢吃家里做的饭菜，喜欢家里一切都收拾得整齐干净，更喜欢父母帮他们付清所有的账单。
When I think about moving out, I know it’s not time yet. It’s not the conveniences that come from living a life almost free of responsibility, although that’s a bonus.
我也考虑过搬出去住，但我知道还不是时候。不过，这并不是因为这种几乎不需要负任何责任的生活给我带来了很多便利，虽然这种便利是额外的奖励。
I’m not ready to give up the small inner burst of joy I get every morning when my dad pops his head into my bedroom and says, “Morning, Mini,” a nickname I’ve kept far too many years. I growl and tell him to “get out!” since it’s hours before I need to get up. But I can’t help smiling.
我不愿意搬出去住，是因为我还没有准备好放弃每天早上父亲突然探头到我的卧室，冲我喊“早安，米妮(一个我叫了好多年的小名)！”时，我心里迸发出来的那点小小的快乐。我会很生气地朝他大吼“出去！”，因为离我该起床的时间还有好几个小时呢。但每当此时，我都会忍不住地微笑起来。
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1. Discover your skills and talents
Many job seekers look for a job without knowing what talents they have and what skills they canoffer their employers. If you don’t know what skills you can offer your potential employer yet, try todiscover them. Think about what you can do and what skill can increase your chances of getting abetter paid job. Even if you don’t have a lot of experience, when you are sure you can do somethingpretty well, don’t underestimate yourself.
2. Use your connections
Nowadays most people have landed their jobs thanks to their connections. Regardless of yourconnections, consider them when looking for your summer job. This way, you can find your job fasterand be sure that you’ll get your paycheck on time. If you don’t have any connections, no worries. Igot my job without them, though it was a bit tough.
3. Ditch your bad habits
If you have any bad habits, such as smoking, drinking, procrastinating or social media addiction,consider getting rid of them while you are looking for your summer job. It’s a good motivation tochange your lifestyle and you will have a bigger chance of landing a lucrative job. Today someemployers can check your social media profiles to find out more information about your lifestyle andhabits.
4. Keep it short
When writing your resume, make sure it’s not too long. 1-2 pages will be enough to provideinformation an employer will want to know about you. Don’t lie about your skills. Adding in adegree you never completed or a skill you know you won’t be able to acquire in a week is a surefireway to fail. If you are about to submit an application, make sure it’s clearly legible and written inblack type or ink.
5. Be friendly
Frowning won’t help you land a good job. Positive attitude is the key to success. When you lookfriendly and you are actually friendly, the others notice that. Most employers claim that it’s alwaysbetter to hire a positive beginner than a negative professional. When going to a job interview, forgetall your problems and focus on the positive things to make a good first impression.
6. Don’t submit applications at random
When it comes to any job search, submitting applications at random is one of the worst mistakes youcan commit. Not only does it prevent you from finding a well-paid job, you may end up finding awrong job. Before starting your summer job search, figure out what kind of job you’d like to doeach day. Make a short list of all the possible places you really want to work and only then submitapplications.
Even though summer job may seem like a temporary job, it’s a wonderful opportunity to gain someexperience, develop new skills and earn some extra money. Moreover, this job can affect your futurejobs, which is why it’s important to be a responsible employee. Be honest and curious. If you don’tknow something, let your employer know about it. This way, they can help you learn faster andbecome a more professional worker. Who knows, maybe this temporary job will become yourpermanent one. What are the most popular summer jobs that you want to land? Do you think asummer job can help you build the experience you need to start your career? Share your thoughtswith us please.
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办公室恋情 Office Love
Nowadays, a new type of love is not accepted in most situation, it is the office love. In some companies, there is the rule to forbid office love, because the boss believes that it is not good for running the business, the relationship will distract the employees’ attention.
现在,一种新型的爱情在大多数情况下是不待见的,那就是是办公室恋情。在一些公司,有规则禁止办公室恋情,因为老板认为这对业务发展是不好的,恋爱会分散员工的注意力。
Why office love is always happening, even the young people know it is not allowed. It is because when these young girls and boys work together all the day, they are easy to fall in love with each other. It is the natural reaction, they know each other well and realize the shinning point.
为什么办公室的爱情总是发生,即使是年轻人知道这是不允许的。这是因为当这些年轻女孩和男孩在一起整天工作,他们很容易爱上对方。这是自然反应,他们彼此了解熟悉,发现闪光点。
In order to keep the relationship, the young couples have to lie to everybody and pretend nothing is happening. But the awkward situations happen sometimes, they have to deal very carefully. But most companies won’t interfere the personal emotion, they believe that it is the employees’ right to handle their emotion. The companies have the job for the employees, they can do whatever they want when they finish their job.
为了维持恋情,年轻的情侣们不得不欺骗大家,假装什么也没有发生。但有时尴尬的情况会发生,他们必须非常谨慎地处理好。但大多数公司不会干涉个人的.情感,他们认为这是员工的权利去处理他们的情绪。公司分配给员工工作 ,当他们完成他们的工作，该干嘛就干嘛去。
Office love is nothing special, don’t give the pressure to the young people.
办公室爱情没什么特别的,不要给年轻人压力。
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