1Dogs 　　Peopleoftensaythatadogisman'sbestfriend.Overthousandsofyears,manhastaughthisdogstodomanykindsofworkbesidesguardingthehome.Forexample,sheepdogsarefamousfortheirabilitytocontrolaflockofhundredsofsheep. 　　Dogshavebeenusedtoaiddisabledpeopleforcenturies.Aguidedogcanleaditsblindowner.Nowadays,dogscanbetaughttoturnonlightswitches,openrefrigeratordoorsanddialthetelephonefortheirdisabledowners.Forthemajorityofpeople,however,dogsaresimplypetsandfriendsforbothyoungandoldmembersofthefamily. 　　guard看守,看护sheepdog牧羊犬flock群aid帮助 　　disabled残疾人century世纪guidedog导盲犬dial拨majority大多数 　　狗 　　人们总是说狗是人类最好的朋友.几千年来,除了看家外,人类还教会了狗去做许多其他的事,例如,牧羊犬就因其可以控制数百只羊的羊群而出名. 　　狗用来帮助残疾人已有好几个世纪了.导盲犬可以为盲主人引路.现在,人们还教狗为残疾主人打开电灯、开冰箱和拨电话.然而,对于大多数人来说,狗只是家里老人和孩子们的宠物和朋友. 　　2DetectiveWork 　　Abankrobberstolealotofmoney.Hewascaughtandsenttoprison,butthemoneywasneverfound.Whenhecameoutofprison,theywatchedhimtoseewhathewoulddo.Hereisthedetective,reportingtotheinspector."Yes,sir,IfoundJohnny.Ifollowedhimallaroundthetown,butfrankly,Icouldn'tmakeanythingoutofwhathebought.Here'sthelist." 　　shirt,heavycrowbar,boxofchocolates,shovel,heavyhammer,bunchofflowers.Theinspectorsaid,"Good.Thathelpsmealot.Doyourememberhowwewatchedhimhelpinghisneighbour,oldMrs.Judsontocoverherbackyardwithcement? 　　detective侦探的侦探robber强盗,盗贼prison监狱 　　inspector检察官frankly坦白地,真诚地crowbar铁撬,撬棒 　　shovel铲,铁铲hammer铁锤,锤子backyard后院cement水泥 　　侦探工作 　　一个盗贼从银行偷了很多钱.他被抓住送到监狱,但是钱没找到. 　　当他从监狱出来时,他被监视,看他会做什么.这不,侦探正向检察官报告：“是的,先生,我发现了强尼•阿米塔基,我跟着他转遍了全镇,但坦白说,我不能从他买的东西中推断出什么.这里是清单.”衬衫、大铁撬、一盒巧克力铁铲、大铁锤、一束花. 　　检察官说：“好,这对我很有帮助.你还记得我们看到他是怎么帮他的邻居,贾德森老太太用水泥铺院子的吗?” 　　3WhatisTime?（NurseryRhyme） 　　Timeisgrainforpeasants. 　　Timeiswealthforworkers. 　　Timeislifefordoctors. 　　Timeisvictoryforsoldiers. 　　Timeisknowledgeforstudents. 　　Timeisspeedforscientists. 　　Timeismoneyforbusinessmen. 　　Timeiseverythingforallofus. 　　Therefore,seizethetimeoftoday! 　　grain粮食wealth财富victory胜利seize抓住,把握 　　时间是什么（童谣一首） 　　对农民来说,时间就是粮食.对工人来说,时间就是财富.对医生来说,时间就是生命. 　　对士兵来说,时间就是胜利.对学生来说,时间就是知识.对科学家来说,时间就是速度. 　　对企业家来说,时间就是金钱.对我们大家来说,时间就是一切.因此,把握今天! 　　4PerfectMatch 　　Arichwomanissoproudofavaluableantiquevasethatshedecidestohaveherbedroompaintedthesamecolourasthevase.Severalpainterstrytomixthecolourright,butnonecomescloseenoughtosatisfythewoman. 　　Eventually,apaintercomes.Heisconfidentthathecanmixthepropercolour.Thewomanispleasedwiththeresult,andthepainterbecomesfamous.Yearslater,heretiresandturnsthebusinessovertohisson."Dad,"askstheson,"there'ssomethingI'vegottoknow.Howdidyougetthosewallstomatchthevasesoperfectly?" 　　"Son,”thefatherreplies,"Ipaintedthevase." 　　proudof自豪valuable值钱的antiquevase古董花瓶paint用油漆漆 　　satisfy满意eventually最终confident有信心的retire退休 　　match和……相配 　　绝配 　　一个有钱的妇人感到非常骄傲,因为她有一只值钱的古董花瓶,她决