日期：2007-11-17 68. Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover p.469 Lily is talking to her singer friend, Chad. L： Chad, what a lucky guy you are！ C： What do you mean？ L： Well, you've got everything a person could ask for： a lovely family, money and fame. C： Nothing's... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 69. Mean What You Say p.476 Some people say that promises are made to be broken. That certainly seems to be true in this cutthroat society that we live in. But if you break your promise, you will ruin your reputation and no one will trust you anymor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 70. A Promise Is a Promise p. 484 Larry is talking to his classmate, Hedy. L： Hey, Hedy！ What seems to be bothering you？ H： I don't understand why my boyfriend finds it so hard to keep his word. L： What has he done this time？ H： Well, he made... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 71. Earth in Danger p.488 Seeing is believing. But seeing a huge rock half the size of Earth smash into Jupiter in July 1996 was incredible. Can you imagine what would happen if Earth collided with a huge space rock？ It would be disastrous. In fact... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 72. Saving the World p.498 A student is talking to her teacher. S： I hear that scientists are planning to study asteroids and meteors, right？ T： Yes. They want to determine whether Earth is in danger of being struck by such a rock. S： What if th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 73. Don't Be a Fish out of Water p.504 Do you sometimes have a hard time understanding what Americans are talking about among themselves？ Do you want to know why？ The answer is, Americans are crazy about using slang. They tend to over do it, thoug... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 74. Get with It, Bob p.512 Bob, who is Chinese, is speaking to his American classmate, Jill. J： Hi, Bob. What's up？ B： I don't see anything up in the sky. Do you？ J： No, Bob. What's up？ is slang for What's happening？ B： Well, why didn't you... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 75. The Amish p.1 In the heart of America， in the states of Pennsylvania， Ohio and Indiana， live some people who are not your typical Americans. In order to lead simple lives， they don't use cars. Instead， they drive horse-drawn buggies. They d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 76. Live and Let Live p.12 Paul and Wendy are talking about the Amish. P： What do you plan to do in the summer， Wendy？ W： To be frank， I haven't made any plans. What about you？ P： I'm thinking of going to Indiana. W： What on earth for？ P：... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 77. Think Before You Speak p. 18 Sometimes we say things without thinking. Very often a thoughtless remark may hurt others' feelings or cause a misunderstanding or an embarrassment. We must， therefore， always think before we speak. Once I told an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 78. Believe it or Not p.26 My friend， Andy， is talking to his girlfriend， Jenny， about what I said in the previous lesson. A： So who did you go to the movies with？ J： Nobody. A： What do you mean NOBODY？ J： Don't shout at me. Allow me to ex... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 79. The Weaker Sex p.31 Who says that women are the weaker sex？ Sixteen-year-old Kelly Williams from St. Petersburg， Florida is the first female wrestler to fight against boys and beat them. Who would have thought that possible not so very long ag... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 80. Girls versus Boys p. 41 Daisy is talking with Samson about Kelly Williams， the female wrestler. D： What do you think， Samson？ Should girls be allowed to wrestle with boys？ S： I don't see anything wrong with that. D： Well， wrestling is a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 81. Stop to Smell the Flowers p.46 In the hustle and bustle of modern-day life， people seldom stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. Ask yourself how many times you have listened to the birds sing. And when was the last time you looked at the sparklin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 82. Being around Nature p.54 Ruby is trying to get her friend， Tony， to go bird-watching with her. R： You really should get some exercise， Tony. Why don't you come bird-watching with me this weekend？ T： That sounds boring. What's bird-watching... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 83. Man's Best Friend p. 60 Of all the animals of the Chinese horoscope， the dog really stands out. Which other animal can compare to the dog？ The horse？ No， he's always horsing around. The monkey？ No， he's always monkeying around. The dog is... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 84. Oh My God！ P. 70 Two animals， Porky the pig and Donald the duck， see something strange to them. P： What's that four-legged furry thing？ D： Beats me. Why don't you get him to tell us who he is？ P： OK， Let me try. Hey！ Hi， idiot. D： He... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 85. Beauty is Only Skin-deep p.75 It is natural for people to be attracted to beautiful things. It follows， therefore， that most women desire nothing but to look beautiful. That is why they cannot help but spend vast sums of money on cosmetics and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 86. Me and My Big Mouth p. 85 Duke is out shopping with his wife， Angel. D： How come every time I'm out shopping with you， you buy nothing but cosmetics？ A： Don't you want me to look pretty？ D： Yes. But do you really need that much？ A： Well... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 87. Traveling by Plane p.89 Traveling by plane is exciting， but it can also be very tiring. There are so many things to be done. You have to pay the airport tax， check in your bags and then get to the departure gate. So it's best to arrive at the... 阅读全文>>