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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这一档做得实在太美了！好东西不可以独自享受，搬过来大家一起欣赏。
(转自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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这一篇课文印证了我对课文本身的上口程度对阅读难度的影响的猜测。文中的主人公的名字，TedRobinson，是临时根据原声带改过来的。他原来的名字叫Dan。我本来不想改，想照着书，而不是磁带，读的。可是这DanRobinson，怎么弄都跟舌头较劲！
Lesson34Quickwork
TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletterfromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhewasaskedtocallatthestation.Tedwonderedwhyhewaswantedbyth...[
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学习课文中女孩的顽强精神！
在这个熙攘拥挤的世界，尽管你身边也有爱你、试图保护你的亲人，可根本上，我们每一个人都是孤立无援的，就象这个溺水的女孩。只有象她一样，靠着自己顽强的毅力自救，奋力游向自己心中的海岸，我们才可以逃出一线生机，并最终在自由安全的陆地上行走。
对不起，离题了。不知怎的生出这般感慨。
（课文本身时序有问题：夜[
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