日期：2007-11-17 108. No Free Lunch p.244 Hoping to get free contact lenses， Freddy goes to the optician. F： Could you help me check my eyes. Please？ O： Sure. Please have a seat and put on these glasses. Now， tell me. Which letters seem clearer？ F： The ones o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 109.Adorable Koalas in Danger p.248 Koalas are considered an Australian national icon. These adorable tree-hugging animals feed on eucalyptus tree leaves. The problem is on average a koala destroys 13 pounds of the leaves to eat 2 pounds a day. Beca... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 110 Killing is no solution p.258 Two Australians， Mack and Jill， are camping on Kangaroo Island. M： Look！ There's a koala hugging a tree. They're really so cute. Jill， why are you crying？ J： The government's planning on killing them because t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 111 I Want to Marry Your Wife p.262 Strange people do strange things. Aging German millionaire Walter Thiele certainly fits the bill. Recently， he put advertisements in newspapers to find someone to look after his wife and his fortune after he dies... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 112 You've Got to Be Kidding！ p.271 Walter answers the door at his home. （S = stranger； W = Walter） S： Hi！I'm from Russia. My name is Vodka. I want to marry your wife. W： With a name like that， I'm not sure she'll want to marry you. S： So，... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 113 Heavy and Chubby p.281 Watch out， all you chubby guys out there！ If you continue to overeat， you might be just like Michael Hebrank. He's 43 years old. He can't walk. He can stand up for no more than 30 seconds at a time. He has to use an oxy... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 114 Muscular My Foot！ p.290 Jill is talking to her boyfriend， Mack. （J=Jill；M=Mack） J： You'd better watch your diet， Mack. You're getting really fat！ M： It's alright. I'm not fat. I'm muscular. J： Muscular my foot！ You're flabby. Do you w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 115 A Very Special Juice p.295 A Very Special Juice and the Golden Fountain are the titles of two books. They have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Can you guess what they are about？ They are guides to urine therapy. Don't laugh！ Urine is big... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 117 Cheer Up！ p.307 Grouchy people are always complaining for no reason. Do you have a husband or boyfriend like that？ Is he driving you crazy with his complaints？ Don't worry. Cheer up. There's still some hope. A recent medical report says that... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 118 What a Grouch！ p.315 Barny and Sally are husband and wife. They're having dinner. （B=Barny； S=Sally） B： These water dumplings taste like tennis balls. S： But they're your favorite dish！ B： Not the way you cook them. S： Why are you so gr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 119 Where's the toilet？ You're walking along the street. You need to go to the washroom desssperately. What do you do？ If you can't control yourself， you could be embarrassed to no end. Don't worry. Someone in San Francisco has invented a self-cl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 120 It's Too Late A mother and her child are walking along the street. （C=child； M=mother； W=waiter in a restaurant） C： Mom， I need to go to the washroom. M： Uh-oh！ Can't you wait？ C： I can't stand it anymore. M： OK， let's go into this r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 121 Kick the Habit There are millions of people all over the world who smoke. Most of these smokers have tried to quit smoking at least once in their lives， but in vain. Make no mistake； smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted， it's very... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 122 Candy Helps？ Candy is trying to get her boyfriend Benny to quit smoking. （C=Candy； B=Benny） C： Benny， your breath smells like an ashtray. You've got to stop smoking！ B： I know. I want to， but it isn't easy. C： Why don't you chew gum in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 123 Early to Bed， Early to Rise Early to bed， early to rise， so goes an old saying. But how many of us are in the habit of doing that？ Not many， I bet. Most of us need an alarm clock to wake us up. But even that doesn't always work. It's too ea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 124 Don't Be a Lazybones p.355 Daisy and Herbie are chatting. （D=Daisy； H=Herbie） D： How come you were late for school again this morning， Herbie？ Didn't you just buy a lazybones Alarm Clock？ H： Yes， I did. D： Did you forget to set it？ H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 125 Partying with Foreigners Partying is fun.But have you ever been invited to a party by a foreigner？ What should you wear？ Should you bring anything？ If so，what？ Don't worry. Today we are going to give you some tips about partying with foreig... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 126 Wanna Dance？ Candy goes to Dan's casual party. Dan's her American friend. （C=Candy； D=Dan） C： Hi， Dan！ D： Hi， Candy！ Glad you could make it. C： I wouldn't miss your party for the world. D： Thanks for the compliment. C： Here， I brou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 127 A Shocking Experience p.373 Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be a shocking experience. It is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And when a button is pushed，the seat will give you... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 128 A Long Ride Florine is in a taxi. （F=Florine； T=taxi driver） F： Hey， driver， are we going the right way？ T： Of course. You think I'm cheating you？ F： Well，it seems like an awfully long ride. （after a while） Driver， how come your me... 阅读全文>>