OdetoLotus
TranslatedbyJadeMeng
Manykindsoffloweringplants,eitherlivinginwateroronland,areappealing.TaoYuanmingofJinDynastywasonlyfondofthechrysanthemum.SincetheTangDynasty,ithasbeenafashiontoadorethepeony.
Ionlyadmirethelotus:itrisesoutofsludgewithoutbeingdefiled;itswayswithrippleswithoutgoingcoquettish;itishumbleinsideanduprightoutside;ithasnosuperfluousbranches;its...[
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Lesson40Foodandtalk
Lastweekatadinnerparty,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs.Rumbold.Mrs.Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.
'Anewplayiscomingto"TheGlobe"soon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?'
'No,'sheanswered.
'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthi...[
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Lesson39AmIallright?
WhileJohnGilbertwasinhospital,heaskedhisdoctortotellhimwhetherhisoperationhadbeensuccessful,butthedoctorrefusedtodoso.Thefollowingday,thepatientaskedforabedsidetelephone.Whenhewasalone,hetelephonedthehospitalexchangeandaskedforDoctorMillington.Whenthedoctoransweredthephone,Mr.Gilbertsaidhewasinquiringaboutacertainpatient,aMr.JohnGilbert.HeaskedifMr.Gilbert'soperationhadbee...[
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Lesson38Everythingexcepttheweather
Myoldfriend,Harrison,hadlivedintheMediterraneanformanyyearsbeforehereturnedtoEngland.HehadoftendreamedofretiringinEnglandandhadplannedtosettledowninthecountry.Hehadnosoonerreturnedthanheboughtafinehouseandwenttolivethere.Almostimmediatelyhebegantocomplainabouttheweather,foreventhoughitwasstillsummer,itrainedcontinuallyanditwasoftenbitterlycold.Aftersomanyyear...[
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這一檔做得實在太美了！好東西不可以獨自享受，搬過來大家一起欣賞。
(轉自http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-10-11-voa4.cfm)
WhenMailingaLettertoCaliforniaMeant25DaysinaStagecoach
MailusedtotravelonshipsaroundSouthAmericatoreachtheWestCoast.ThentheButterfieldOverlandMailCompanyarrivedin1858.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:
11October2008
VOICEONE:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOAS...[
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Lesson37TheOlympicGames
TheOlympicGameswillbeheldinourcountryinfouryears'time.Asagreatmanypeoplewillbevisitingthecountry,thegovernmentwillbebuildingnewhotels,animmensestadium,andafinenewswimmingpool.Theywillalsobebuildingnewroadsandaspecialrailwayline.TheGameswillbeheldjustoutsidethecapitalandthewholeareawillbecalled'OlympicCity'.Workerswillhavecompletedthenewroadsbytheendofthisyea...[
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Lesson36AcrosstheChannel
ErnaHartisgoingtoswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltomorrow.SheisgoingtosetoutfromtheFrenchcoastatfiveo'clockinthemorning.Ernaisonlyfourteenyearsoldandshehopestosetupanewworldrecord.Sheisastrongswimmerandmanypeoplefeelthatsheissuretosucceed.Erna'sfatherwillsetoutwithherinasmallboat.Mr.Harthastrainedhisdaughterforyears.Tomorrowhewillbewatchingheranxiouslyassheswimsthelongdista...[
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Lesson35Stopthief!
RoyTrentonusedtodriveataxi.Ashortwhileago,however,hebecameabusdriverandhehasnotregrettedit.Heisfindinghisnewworkfarmoreexciting.WhenhewasdrivingalongCatfordStreetrecently,hesawtwothievesrushoutofashopandruntowardsawaitingcar.Oneofthemwascarryingabagfullofmoney.Royactedquicklyanddrovethebusstraightatthethieves.Theonewiththemoneygotsuchafrightthathedroppedthebag.Asthethieveswe...[
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這一篇課文印證了我對課文本身的上口程度對閱讀難度的影響的猜測。文中的主人公的名字，TedRobinson，是臨時根據原聲帶改過來的。他原來的名字叫Dan。我本來不想改，想照著書，而不是磁帶，讀的。可是這DanRobinson，怎麽弄都跟舌頭較勁！
Lesson34Quickwork
TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbyth...[
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學習課文中女孩的頑強精神！
在這個熙攘擁擠的世界，盡管你身邊也有愛你、試圖保護你的親人，可根本上，我們每一個人都是孤立無援的，就象這個溺水的女孩。隻有象她一樣，靠著自己頑強的毅力自救，奮力遊向自己心中的海岸，我們才可以逃出一線生機，並最終在自由安全的陸地上行走。
對不起，離題了。不知怎的生出這般感慨。
（課文本身時序有問題：夜[
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