英語趣味誦讀

●Natural Wonders／自然奇觀
1.The Longest and the Muddiest Rivers
河流之最
2.The Enchanting Lakes／魔法湖
3.The Mysterious Bermuda Triangle
神秘的百慕大三角
4.Communications of Trees／樹木的交流
5.Something Interesting about Plants
植物奇聞
6.Whv Are Black Flowers So Rare？
為什么很少有黑色花？
7.The Baobab Tree／猴面包樹
8.Candles That Grow／會長大的蠟燭
9.This Is No Yolk／無黃雞蛋
●Animal Anecdotes／動物趣聞
10.Animal Islands／動物島
11.Animals Have Their Fun
動物的“自得其樂”
12.Animal Messengers／動物郵差
13.Animal Funerals／動物葬禮
14.Indian Doctors Breathe Easy after Monkey
Caught／猴子被捉醫(yī)生松口氣
15.The Clever Coon／小機靈浣熊
16.No Sex Please—We’re Giant Pandas
熊貓性冷淡
17.Lion Defies Nature by Adopting Oryx
母獅情深養(yǎng)“義子”
18.Elephants Used to Demolish House
大象拆房
19.Leopard as Good as Gold at the Dentist
豹子換金牙
20.Tasmanian Devils／塔斯馬尼亞惡獸
21.Why Do Crocodiles“Eat”Their Young？
鱷魚為什么要“吃”自己的幼仔？
22.Tourist Otters Confused by Accent
水獺也欺生
23.Monster or Fish？／是怪物還是魚？
24.Fish Finds True Love with a Throw of
the Dice／小魚與骰子的戀情
25.Something Interesting about Frogs
青蛙趣事
26.Lobster，Spared Pot，Tastes Sea
好心廚師救下老龍蝦
27.A Spider without a Web／不結網(wǎng)的蜘蛛
28.Bee Droppings Set Panicky Villagers Abuzz
天降異物村民惶恐
29.Proof That Men Don't Listen
聽而不聞的雄鳥
30.M.ynah Want a Divorce？／八哥想離婚？
3 1.Spring Has Sprung：the Buzzards Return

春天的使者：禿鷲
32.Ducklings in Trouble，Mother Calls the Police
鴨媽媽“報警”智救孩子
33.Geese Guard Prisoners／鵝看守
34.Cat，s MeOW Saves Owner from Toronto Fire
小貓火中救主人
35.Cats Have Nine Lives／貓有九命
36.Officially Hired Cats／官方雇傭的貓
37.Dog A1arms Master with Explosive“Fetch”
小狗撿回手榴彈
38.DOg Drives off as Owner Watches Hockey
主人看冰球，小狗去兜風
39.Which Kind of Animal Is the Cleverest？
哪種動物最聰明？
●Shocking Events／心悸一刻
40.Man Catches Tot Who Fell Three Floors
一男子接住了三樓掉下來的孩子
41.Missouri Man Bakes Fireworks，Blows up
Kitchen／密蘇里：烤箱里藏爆竹，“烘”碎廚房
42.Heavy School Bag Pulls Boy to His Death
書包殺人
43.Airport Screener Sleeping on the Job
航空公司監(jiān)屏員在崗位上睡著了
44.Ticking Time Bomb Turns out to Be Bouncing
Baby／定時炸彈原是嬰兒
45.New Jersey Woman Accidentally Glues
Eye Shut／粗心的新澤西婦女錯將
萬能膠當?shù)窝垡?br /> 46.8-Year-Old Florida Boy Drives to Sehool
8歲男孩驅(qū)使汽車奔學校
●Miscel laneous LIfe／生活百態(tài)
47.World Population Growing by Three People a
Second／世界上每秒鐘即有3人誕生
48.Butterflies Cause Flutter at Weddings
蝴蝶點綴的婚禮
49.Formerly Homeless Boy to Tour World as
Peace Envoy／乞童成為和平特使
50.Urban Golf Tournament for London
倫敦市區(qū)高爾夫球錦標賽
5 1.Fake Plaques of Artists
藝術家的偽造品
52.One Lump of Berlin Wall Can Fetch up to
U.S.$95，000／柏林圍墻的代價
53.The Valuable Coins／值錢的硬幣
54.Chance Encounters？／意外遭遇？
55.Taxi Driver's Passenger Is His Long-lost Son
出租車乘客卻是司機之子
56.Death Row Inmate，S Wife Wants Baby
死刑犯想生孩子
57.Woman Gets 18 Months for Passing

Cocaine to Baby／婦人因傳染毒癮給
胎兒而入獄
58.Beach-Sex Couple Ordered to Apologize
夫婦當眾示愛 被迫廣告致歉
59.Man Serves 29 Years for Breaking Window
打碎一塊玻璃引來29年牢獄之災
60.The Least Successful Explorer
最不成功的探險家
61.The Worst Tourist／最糟糕的旅游者
62.They're Playing Our Song
他們在奏我們的國歌
63.Coincidence／巧合
64.Library Book Returned after 70 Years
70年后歸還圖書館的書
65.Dressing Down to Keep Energy Levels up
為省能源少穿衣
66.Bank Robbers Used Heists to Pay Bills
搶銀行的盜賊再以搶劫付罰金
67.Law on Blame-Free Divorce Debated
無過錯離婚法爭論
68.Company Offers UFO Abduction Insurance
外星保險
●Education Corner／教育園地
69.Students Flock to Campus Organic Farms
大批學生前往校園有機農(nóng)場
70.ONeal Receives MBA Degree
奧尼爾獲得了工商管理碩士學位
7 1.Liberty University Loosens Dress Code
自由大學放寬了著裝規(guī)范
72.Stanford Rejects Hacker Apptieants
斯坦福大學拒收黑客申請者
73.Florida Votes to Require High Sehool Majors
佛羅里達州通過投票要求高中生學有專攻
74.Schwarzenegger Talks to Chinese Students
施瓦辛格對中國學生演講
75.Granddad Joins Primary School At 84
84歲老人上小學
76.Super Student／超級學生
77.Homework Really Does Pay
做家庭作業(yè)真的可以獲得報酬
78.Student Discovers Calculator Flaw
學生發(fā)現(xiàn)了計算器的缺陷
79.Frugal Public School Teacher Donates $2.1
Million to Alma Mater／省吃儉用的公立
學校教師向母校捐獻210萬美元
●Gloomy Shades／灰暗色調(diào)
80.“A Performance Art Act”／“藝術表演”
81.Americans Sadly Lacking in Geography
美國人地理知識貧乏得可憐
82.U.S.Lag in Foreign Language Studies

美國人在外語學習上落后的一些事例
83.U.S.Schools Lack Adequate Chinese
Language Skills／美國的學校缺乏足夠的
漢語語言技能
84.Harvard Commits$50 Million to Gender
Initiatives／哈佛大學斥資5千萬美元用于
性別方案
85.Harvard Author Faces Second Plagiarism
Claim／哈佛大學的作者又一次面臨
剽竊指控
86.Manhunt：Schools Try to Attract More
Male Teachers／獵頭：學校努力吸引更多的
男老師
87.The Most Unpopular School Subject
最不受歡迎的學校課程
88.Teacher Seeks Right to Smack Pupils
老師尋求體罰學生的權利
89.Schools Don't Cost a Bomb
學校沒有炸彈值錢
90.Principal Urges Teachers to Pass Failing
Students／校長敦促教師讓不及格的學生
考試通過
91.A 7一aged Stealer／7歲的盜竊犯
92.Student Was“Deeply Depressed”
這個學生很“郁悶”
93.Student Arrested for“Monkeying”Around
學生因為惡作劇而被逮捕
94.Teenagers Drop out of Education
英國青少年紛紛輟學
95.Students Who Flunk Courses Get E-mail
Listing A11 who Failed／考試不及格的學生
收到列有不及格學生名單的電子郵件
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