三十二. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting
I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brother's name is Jim. Jim is ahandsome boy and sometimes very humorous. He makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of him.
One afternoon I was walking from my hou to the store to buy some ink when I saw a small boy running along the street towards me. He was running at highspeed. When he came near me, I was surprid to e it was Jim.
“Hi, Jim,”I shouted to him,“why are you running like that?”
Jim didn't stop. He looked a bit nervous, and shouted to me,“I'm trying to stoptwo boys from fighting.”
I was surprid again I laughed and said,“That's an important job for a little boy, isn’t it? You don't do things like that very often Who are the two boys?”
“They're Tom and me,”answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.
【汉语翻译】挣脱
制止两个男孩打架
我十六岁，我有个弟弟（younger brother)读书推荐卡，名叫吉姆。吉姆是个英俊的（handsome)男孩，有时还特别幽默(humorous)，逗得我笑(laugh)个不停。我很爱弟弟，为他感到骄傲(be proud of him)。
有一天下午(afternoon)，我从家里出去到商店(store)买墨水(ink)．这时见一个男孩沿着(along)马路朝(toward)我跑(run)来，男孩以很快的速度(at high speed)跑着，跑近时，我惊讶地发现竟是吉姆。
“嗨，吉姆，”我朝他喊道，“芝麻毛孔你干嘛跑那么快？”
吉姆没有停下脚步，他看上去有点紧张(a bit nervous)，他对着我喊道，“我在设法阻止两个男孩打架(stop … from fighting)。”
我还是很奇怪，我笑着说，“小男孩能这么干可真是了不起，这事你可干得不多。这两个男漂亮mm
孩是谁呀？”
“汤姆和我，”吉姆边回答边飞快地沿街跑去。
三十一. The Jobs of Tomorrow
What kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs.
The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take, we need to get the necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population, laborforce, and the need for goods(商品) and rvices.
【汉语翻译】
未来的工作
长大后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业(farming)和建筑。电脑(computer)工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。
未来(tomorrow)的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息（information）。这些机会来自总(total)人口(population)、劳动力(labor force)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。
提供(supply)健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如(such as)卡车司机(truck driver)，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务(rvice)，因此技工应该也很容易找工作。
要获得好工作，最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要(require)的教育和培训(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。
二十六. The Proper Way to Give Gifts
Everyone has had the experience of giving a gift. A proper gift can helpcommunication and express good wishes, and sometimes it may also bring aboutunexpected good re
sults. But, an improper gift may not only fail to show good wishes, but also even result in misunderstandings(误会). The art of giving gifts needs more attention, especially in communication with friends from different countries.
【汉语翻译】
送礼物的正确方式
大家都有送礼物的经历。适当的(proper)礼物有助于交流(communication)并表达(express)良好的祝愿（good wishes）。有时(sometimes)还能带来意想不到的(unexpected)效果(result)。但不恰当的(improper)礼物不仅(not only)不能表达心意，而且表示时间短的成语(but also)可能导致(result in)误会。送礼的艺术(art)需要更多的注意(attention)，尤其是与不同国家的朋友交往时。
三十. Why Shouldn't We Smoke?
To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spendmore o
n medicine and doctor visits. Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke(二手烟) is a rious public healthrisk. It isn't polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually don't like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smoker's clothes!
Most importantly, smoking caus big health problems. For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person has illness like asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a person's lungs(肺) , causing dias like cancer, etc.
So if you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, it's time to give it up.
【汉语翻译】
为什么我们不应该吸烟？
首先(be begin with)小象包袋，吸烟(smoking)花费(cost)很多钱。吸烟者(smoker)可能还要花费(spend)更多的钱买药、看医生。
不吸烟的另一个理由(reason)是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。二手烟对公众健康来说是一种严重的风险(risk)。在不吸烟者面前(in front of)吸烟是不礼貌的。此外，不吸烟者通常不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。
最重要的是，吸烟导致(cau)严重的健康问题(problem)。例如，吸烟会让哮喘等疾病(illness)患者呼吸(breathe)更困难。吸烟伤肺，还会导致癌症(cancer)等疾病(dia)。
所以，如果你不吸烟，那就不要开始。如果你吸烟，是该戒烟(give up smoking)的时候了。
二十九. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog?
(L: Lisa, S: Sam)
L: Ten years ago, I went on a 土的笔画tour to London with my pet dog.
S: Did you have a good time there?
L: Yes. I did. One day, after a tiring tour, I went into a restaurant with my pet dog.
S: You should 迪赛男装feed your dog first, I think.
L: Right, so I signed(打手势) a waiter(服务员）to come over. At that time, I couldn't speak English. So I pointed to the dog and made an“eating”gesture, showing that the dog needed some food.
