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1、每天2篇小故事，30天轻松记住初中英语1600词（7）十三. A Competition of LyingAcertainoldgentlemanwas veryunhappyaboutmoderneducation,and thought that young people didnt know thedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.One day he wastakingawalknear thechurchwhen he saw some young boys standing around a smallcat.The old gentlemen went
2、 up to the boys and asked them what washappening.One of the boys said to him“Were having acompetition.Weretellinglies,and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.”The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them,“Ive never told a lie
3、in my life.Atoncethere was a greatshoutfrom all the boys, and they said,“Youvewon!The catbelongsto you!”【汉语翻译】说谎比赛某个(a certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern education)颇为不满(unhappy)，他认为年轻人不知道是非(right and wrong)之间的差异(difference)。有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前去问孩子们发生(happe
4、n)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他：“我们正在进行一场竞赛(competition)。我们在比赛说谎(tell ties)，谁说的谎最大，这只猫就是谁的。”老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说：“我这辈子从未说过谎话。”立刻(at once)所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)：“你赢(win)了！这只猫属于你了(The cat belongs to you)!” 十四. Sports in AmericaIn manypartsof the world, there are fourseasons:spring,summer,fallandwinter.There are on
5、ly three in America: football,basketballandbaseball.If you want to know what season it is, just have a look at what people are playing.Sports are an important part ofAmericanculture.Students learn to play many sports at school. They takePEclasses. Somejointheschoolteams, and others join school sport
6、s leagues(联盟).For many people in the USA, sports are not justforfun.Theyrealmosta religion(宗教).Thousandsofsportsfansbuy expensiveticketstowatchtheir favorite teams and sportsstarsplay.Other fans watch gamesonTVat home.The most devoted(投入的)sports fans nevermissa game.【汉语翻译】美国的体育世界上许多地方(many parts)有四个
7、季节(season)：春(spring)、夏(summer)、秋(fall)、冬(winter)。美国却只有三个：足球、篮球(basketball)和棒球(baseball)。如果你想知道是什么赛季(season)，只需看一下人们在玩哪种球即可。体育是美国文化(American culture)的一个重要部分(part)。学生在校时学习很多体育项目。他们上体育课(PE)。有些学生加入校队(join the school team)还有些学生加入学校体育联盟。对于许多美国人来说，体育不只是为了玩(for fun)。体育几乎(almost)是一种宗教。成千上万的(thousands of)体育迷(sports fan)购买昂贵的门票(ticket)去观看(watch)他们最喜欢的球队以及体育明星(star)比赛。其他体育迷在家通过电视(on TV)看比赛。最铁杆的体育迷从不会错过(miss)一场比赛。
