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1、目 录Week 1Day 1 Much to Live For 生命的追求Day 2 Yao Ming:New Center Style 姚明：新式中锋Day 3 Tall Tale 吹牛Day 4 Nanotechnology:Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 纳米科技：超越终极想象Day 5 Jimmy:Picture Books for Adults 黑米：画给大人看的漫画Day 6 A Tale of Two Cities(excerpt)双城记(节选)Day 7 Two Poems 诗两首Time for FunWeek 2Day 1 Youth 青春Day 2

2、The Mountian Story 大山的故事Day 3 Two Fables 寓言两则Day 4 Does It Make a Difference 这样做有用吗Day 5 Jane Eyre(excerpt)简 爱(节 选)Day 6 Rave the Day 锐舞终日Day 7 Winner Never Q uit成功者决不放弃Time for FunWeek 3Day 1 Persistence 毅力Day 2 Cost of Love 母爱无价Day 3 Great Expectations(excerpt)远大前程(节选)Day 4 Anthrax,Another Terrori

3、st Weapon炭疽热，恐怖分子的又一种武器Day 5 The Garden of Eden 伊甸园Day 6 Hallowe,en 万圣节Day 7 Two Peoms 诗两首Time to LearnWeek 4Day 1 A Courageous Leader 勇敢的领袖Day 2 Antelope and Lion 羚羊和狮子Day 3 Habit 习惯Day 4 Learn Constantly 不断学习Day 5 The Fox and the Rooster 狐狸和雄鸡Day 6 Do You Fear the Wind 你可害怕风Day 7 The Price of Mira

4、cle 奇迹的价格Time to LearnWeek 5Day 1 The End of A Dream 美梦告终Day 2 A Strange Present 一件奇怪的礼物Day 3 Vacations in Space 太空度假Day 4 Keeping Pleasant保持愉快的心情Day 5 The Man I Respect Most 我最尊敬的人Day 6 My Time of Happiness Each Day 我每天的快乐时光Day 7 Home一A Joy Forever 家-永恒的快乐Time to SpeakWeek 6Day 1 Lincoln*s Gettysbu

5、rg Address 林肯在盖茨堡的演说Day 2 Self-Shortening Shirt 自动伸缩衬衫Day 3 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 风雪夜 林边停Day 4 Winston ChurchilT s Address 温斯顿丘吉尔的演说Day 5 Summer 夏 I Day 6 Hip-Hop World嘻哈音乐的世界Day 7 How to Be Happy 快乐的秘诀Time to SpeakWeek 7Day 1 Exploring the Oceans 海洋探索Day 2 Attitude is Everything 态度决定

6、一切Day 3 Yoga 瑜伽Day 4 Spring Song 春之歌Day 5 The Sonic Cruiser 音速巡航机Day 6 New Pictures of an Old Universe 宇宙初生Day 7 Father and Daughter 父亲和女儿Time to EnjoyWeek 8Day 1 Trouble on the Table 餐桌上的麻烦Day 2 Three Days to See假如给我三天光明Day 3 Pitch in for the Planet 为这颗星球努力Day 4 Who Moved My Cheese 谁动 了 我的奶酪Day 5 T

7、he Rising Popularity of Extreme Sports 极限运动日渐流行Day 6 I Have a Dream 我有一个梦想Day 7 The Wisdom of One Word 一句话的智慧Time to Enjoy附录：流利朗读英语的方法英语晨读精华Day 1每日一读Much to Live For热爱生活，让生命的体验成为一段美丽的乐符。翻开书页，睁开双眼，用心体会这优美的语言，聆听这智慧的声音。There is so much I have not been,so much I have not seen.I have notthought and have

8、not done or felt enough-the early sun,rain and theseasonal delight of flocks of ducks and geese in flight,the mysteries oflate-at-night.I still need time to read a book,write poems,paint a picture,look at scenes and faces dear to me.There is something more to be ofvalue-something I should find withi

9、n myself-as peace of mind,patience,grace and being kind.I shall take and I shall give,while yet,there is so much to live forrainbows,stars that gleam,the fields,thehills,the hope,the dreams,the truth that one must seek.Til stay here一treasure every day and love the world in my own way!2英语晨读精华 注释:seas

10、onal delight:季节性的喜悦mystery:something that is not fully understood 秘密，谜grace:a characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm 魅力,优雅rainbow:a graded display of colors 虹，彩虹gleam:to emit a gleam;flash or glow 闪光；闪烁或发光；闪耀英语晨读精华Day 2日一读每Yao Ming:New Center Style“你怎么就知道我明年来就不是状元秀了呢？”-2 0 0 1年随国家队赴达拉斯集训，有

11、 记 者 问 及“今年参加选秀有可能是状元,没参加是否遗憾”时如是说。“什么时候他们能把中文讲得那样好我们就厉害了！”在更衣室采访的时候亲耳听见科比夸赞他英语好，大 姚 却 轻 叹 口 气。这就是姚明。If 20 years ago you asked the average American basketball fan if aChinese man could play center for an NBA team,his answer might havesounded something like this:Ha ha.No,hed be too short!,5 But now,t

12、he doubters are silent.Who closed their mouths?Houston Rockets,2.26-meter-tall center Yao Ming,from China.Yao Ming grew up in a family of basketball players.When he was12,Yao Ming started going to an athletics academy outside of Shanghaiand later spent a lot of time studying NBA games televised in C

13、hina.All this has paid off.Yaos first NBA honor was his ranking asnumber-one draft pick,and hes been elected for a Rookie-of-the-Monthaward.Yao Ming has a style different from those of tall centers in the past.He rarely goes for the flashy slams.Hed rather show off his silk-smooth4英语晨读精华free-throw s

14、hots,or use his height to pop in jump shots from thethree-point line.注释:doubter:持怀疑态度的人athletics:activities,such as sports,exercises,and games,that require physical skill 体育运动academy:学院televise:to broadcast or be broadcast by television（电视）播放pay off：还清，赢利ranking:of the highest rank 排名draft:a system

15、in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed amongprofessionalteams（美 国）职业运动的选秀pick:the act of selecting or choosing;choice 挑选rookie:a first-year player,especially in a professional sport 新秀选手flashy:cheap and showy;gaudy 花哨的，华丽的slam:to hit something with force;crash 灌篮show off：炫耀pop

16、in：投入5英语晨读精华Day 3每日一读Tall Tale关于吹牛，中国文化和西方文化的幽默方式真是不一样。西方文化注重逻辑严密,而中国文化讲求整体性和模糊性。下面这段话请你仔细想一想，是真的吗？A friend told me this story.He can stretch the truth a bit,so Im not surewhether to believe him.But on the other hand,truth can be stranger thanfiction!What do you think?Two brothers were watching a ho

17、rror film on video late one night.Onebrother dozed off and dreamed that he was being chased by the crazy manfrom the movie,who was trying to kill him.In the dream,he hid in acupboard.There was no sound except his heart pounding,and he had noidea where his crazed captor was.He was terrified!At that m

18、oment,thevideo finished,and his brother put his hand on the shoulder of hissleeping sibling to wake him.The shock at that tense moment was enoughthat the sleeping brother suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly.6英语晨读精华 注释:stretch.a bit：夸大事实,言过其实horror film：恐怖电影doze off：打瞌睡cupboard:a close

19、t or cabinet,usually with shelves for storing food,crockery,and utensils橱柜pounding:跳动声,重击声captor:one that takes another as a captive 捕捉者terrified:deeply afraid 恐惧的sibling:one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common;a brother orsister兄弟，姐妹massive heart attack：严重的心脏病The answer：

20、Of course ifs not true!If he died instantly,how would anyone know what hisdream was about?And think again:There is a girl behind each boy,and a boy behind each girl.How many childrenare needed to do this?The answer：It can be done with just two children:only one boy and one girl are needed if they st

21、andback toback!7英语晨读精华Day 4每日一读Nanotechnology:Beyond Your Wildest Dreams纳米技术带来的变化，将超出你最疯狂的想象。应用纳米科技，我们可以移动一颗颗原子，把它们放到我们想放的地方。这样，在理论上，我们就可以制造出任何我们想要的东西。例如，通过移动煤炭里的原子我们可以制造钻石。多么令人惊奇！当然，目前纳米技术还没有发展成熟。Nanotechnology is the science of moving individual atoms around andputting them precisely where we want

22、.Since everything is composed ofatoms,by doing this we can,in theory,construct anything we want.Forexample,by moving around the atoms in a piece of coal,we could createa diamond.Currently,nanotechnology is still quite crude.Scientists can alter theproperties of things like plastics or cloth to make

23、them harder or softer ormore durable,but they cant build something new from a collection ofatoms.Why?Well,because things are made up of billions of atoms and ittakes too long to move them around.So,the next big step in nanotechnology will be building machines8英语晨读精华that can do this automatically.Onc

24、e we have these we should be able tomake almost anything with no waste and no pollution,at very little cost.Scientists think that the first“Universal Assembler might be built inaround 15 years.注释:nanotechnology:纳米技术individual:of or relating to an individual,especially a single human being 个另I 的，单独的，

25、个人的atom:a part or particle considered to be an irreducible constituent of a specifiedsystem原子precisely:in a precise manner 准确地;明确地be composed o f:由.组成，由.构成construct:to form by assembling or combining parts;build 建造currently:belonging to the present time 目 前crude:unripe or immature 未成熟的alter:to chang

26、e or become different 改变property:a characteristic trait or peculiarity,especially one serving to define or describe itspossessor特性，属性durable:capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay 耐久的billion:十亿（的）9英语晨读精华Day 5每日一读Jimmy:Picture Books for Adults迷宫般的城市，习惯看相同的景物，走相同的路线，到达相同的目的地；习惯让人的生活不再变化；习惯让人有种

27、莫名的安全感，却又有种莫名的寂寞。而你永远不知道，你的习惯会让你错过什么。向左走，向右走，一个发生在城市一 一 只可能发生在城市的、关于追寻的故事。作者以一种淡淡的、幽默的笔调缓缓述说，在故事情节与画面中制造城市生活中的种种“巧合”，让人在阅读时感到既熟悉又惊讶，不自觉地发出会心一笑Artists and authors use many different ways to talk about society;manywrite novels,while others paint pictures.An artist in Taipei has found adifferent way to

28、 talk about life,people,and the problems we all face.Hisname is Jimmy Liao,and he creates illustrated books.Jimmy is both an illustrator and an author.He draws all of thecolorful pictures in his books and writes all of the storylines.His smallpaperback books usually have only one or two lines of tex

29、t per page,therest being filled by his cute,simple drawings.Simplicity is one ofJimmys strong points;he doesnt lose the reader in complex plots ordialogues.Jimmys books speak to readers about the ups and downs of living inthe modern world.One of his most popular stories,Turning Left,Turning Right,te

30、lls of a short romance between a couple that live next10英语晨读精华to each other.The lonely pair meet one day in the park and immediatelyfall in love.When they leave each other at the end of a fun-filled day,they exchange telephone numbers,but the rain causes the numbers tobecome illegible.They are unabl

31、e to contact each other,and soon returnto their lonely lives.Sad,right?Dont start crying yet;theres a catch to the story.Yousee,this man and woman actually live in the samebuilding!The problem is,when they leave theirapartments,one always turns to the left,while the otheralways turns to the right.Th

32、e result is that they never realize they areneighbors.The lesson of the story?Life is in the details:things that seemsmall and insignificant can actually turn out to be important.And this isanother of Jimmys talents:he shows his readers how the“little thingsin life are often more important than we r

33、ealize.11英语晨读精华 注释:illustrate:画插图illustrator:插图画家storyline:故事情节，故事大纲paperback:a book having a flexible paper binding 平装本，纸面本drawing:the art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means oflines线条画simplicity:the property,condition,or quality of being simple or uncombined 简单plot:the p

34、lan of events or main story in a narrative or drama 情节ups and downs：起起落落romance:a love affair 恋爱，罗曼史illegible:not legible or decipherable 无法辨认的，字迹不清的contact:to get in touch with;communicate with 联络，联系catch:a tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback 圈套，陷阱insignificant:lacking in importa

35、nce;trivial 无意义的，微小的talent:a marked innate ability,as for artistic accomplishment 才能12英语晨读精华Day 6每 日 读A Tale of Two Cities(excerpt)狄 更 斯 在 双城记一书的开头就说，“这是一个最好的时代，也是一个最坏的时代”。妙哉斯言！这段文字中多个平行句所表达的希望与绝望、光明与黑暗、理想与现实一直深深地打动读者。文中句型的反复、形式上的对偶、内容上的对比、总体结构上的平行（排比），都值得我们细细体味。It was the best of times,it was the w

36、orst of times;it was the age ofwisdom,it was the age of foolishness;it was the epoch of belief,it wasthe epoch of incredulity;it was the season of light,it was the season ofdarkness;it was the spring of hope,it was the winter of despair;we hadeverything before us,we had nothing before us;we were all

37、 going directto Heaven,we were all going direct the other way.CharlesDickens 注释:wisdom:a wise outlook,plan,or course of action 智慧，明智的行为，学识epoch:a particular period of history,especially one considered remarkable or noteworthyage,era,period新纪元，时代，时期incredulity:the state or quality of being incredulou

38、s;disbelief 怀疑despair:to lose all hope 绝 望,失 望查 尔 斯 狄 更 斯(1812-1870),英国大名鼎鼎的作家，是1 9世纪英国现实主义文学的主要代表。他笔耕一生，靠勤奋和汗水创作出 大 卫 科 波菲尔、双城记等世界名著。他的作品以妙趣横生的幽默、细致入微的心理分析以及现实主义描写与浪漫主义气氛的有机结合而著称。13英语晨读精华Day 7每日一读Two Poems下面是两首著名的小诗。桑 德 堡 的 短 诗 雾 曾在各种媒体上广为传播，是美国家喻户晓的名作。而在米莱创作的许多优美的抒情诗中，被引用最频繁的是 第 颗 无 花 果 。FogThe fo

39、g comeson little cat feet.It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.Carl SandburgFirst FigMy candle burns at both ends,It will not last the night,But ah my foes and oh my friendsIt gives a lovely light.Edna St.Vincent Millay14英语晨读精华 注释:harbor:a sheltered part of a body o

40、f water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships 海港haunch:the hip,buttock,and upper thigh in human beings and animals 腰fig:any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Ficus,especially F.carica,native to theMediterranean region and widely cultivated for its edible multiple fruit 无花果candle:readily b

41、ent;pliant 柔软的15英语晨读精华Time for fun商 业 广 告(Advertisement)中不乏文字精炼优美，内涵令人回味的佳作。且大都朗朗上口，易于诵记。下面选录了一些著名品牌的经典广告词。Time is what you make of it.(Swatch)天长地久。(斯沃奇手表)Make yourself heard.(Ericsson)理解就是沟通。(爱立信)Start ahead.(Rejoice)成功之路，从头开始。(飘柔)A diamond lasts forever.(De Bierres)钻石恒久远，一颗永流传。(戴比尔斯)Connecting Peo

42、ple.(Nokia)科技以人为本。(诺基亚)Lefs make things better.(Philips)让我们做得更好。（飞利浦）Mosquito Bye Bye Bye.（RADAR）蚊子杀杀杀0（雷达牌驱虫剂）Good to the last drop.（Maxwell）滴滴香浓，意 犹 未 尽（麦斯威尔咖啡）Obey your thirst.服从你的渴望。（雪碧）16英语晨读精华Things go better with Coca-Cola.（Coca-Cola）.饮可口可乐，万事如意。（可口可乐）The choice of a new generation.新一代的选择。（百事

43、可乐）Take time to indulge.尽情享受吧！（雀巢冰激凌）The taste is great.味道好极了。（雀巢咖啡）To me,the past is black and white,but the future is always color.对我而言，过去平淡无奇；而未来，却是绚烂缤纷。（轩尼诗酒）Just do it.只管去做。（耐克运动鞋）Feel the new space.感受新境界。（三星电子）Intelligence everywhere.智慧演绎，无处不在。（摩托罗拉手机）Lets make things better.（Philips）让我们做得更好。（

44、飞利浦电子）No business too small,no problem too big.没有不做的小生意，没有解决不了的大问题。（IBM公司）17英语晨读精华18英语晨读精华Day 1每日一读Youth2 0世纪初塞缪尔厄尔曼写的这篇不足500字 的 短 文 青春一直为世人倾倒，过了这么多年它的魅力依旧。因为它给予了一种启示，教我们如何美好地生活。Youth is not a time of life;it is a state of mind;it is not a matter of rosycheeks,red lips and supple knees;it is a matte

45、r of the will,a quality of theimagination,a vigor of the emotions;it is the freshness of the deepsprings of life.Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage overtimidity of the appetite,for adventure over the love of ease.This oftenexists in a man of sixty more than a boy of twenty.Nobody gr

46、ows oldmerely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles thesoul.Worry,fear,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back todust.Whether sixty or sixteen,there is in every beings heart the lure ofwonder,the unfailin

47、g child-like appetite of whafs next,and the joy of the19英语晨读精华game of living.In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wirelessstation;so long as it receives messages of beauty,hope,cheer,courageand power from men and from the infinite,so long are you young.When the aerials are down,and yo

48、ur spirit is covered with snows ofcynicism and the ice of pessimism,then you are grown old,even attwenty,but as long as your aerials are up,to catch the waves of optimism,there is hope you may die young at eighty.-Samuel Ullman 注释:rosy cheeks:玫瑰花般的脸烦supple:readily bent;pliant 柔软的vigor:physical or me

49、ntal strength,energy,or force 精力，活力temperamental:excessively sensitive or irritable;moody 心情变化快的,喜怒无常的predominance:the state or quality of being predominant;preponderance 优势timidity:shy胆怯的,害羞的appetite:食欲，胃口，欲望，爱好desert:放弃，遗弃wrinkle:to draw up into wrinkles;pucker 起皱enthusiasm:great excitement for or

50、 interest in a subject or cause 狂热，热心，积极性wireless:无线的infinite:having no limits 无限的，无穷的aerial:天线cynicism:a scornful,bitterly mocking comment or act 玩世不恭，冷 口 朝 泰（讽pessimism:a tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable possible view 悲观，悲观主义optimism:a tendency to expect the best possible outcome or