Jo Tells Stories
Jo was nine years old and she lived in a small house in Hilltown. She did not have any brothers or sisters. One Monday morning, Jo went into the sitting-room and sat in a big blue chair. She picked up a story book. Jo liked to read stories very munch. She had lots of books.
Jo's mother was in the kitchen. Every day she cooked breakfast for Jo. Then she went to work. She was a doctor. 'Put down that book. Come and eat your breakfast.' shouted Mum. Jo went into the kitchen. 'Eggs are my favourite food. I love breakfast!' Jo said. 'Last year I ate breakfast with an alien on top of a mountain.' 'Oh, no! Not a story again,' thought Mum. 'That's not true. it's a story. You mustn't tell stories,' she said. 'It's not a story, It's true!' said Jo. She ate her breakfast quickly. 'I must go now. I'll be late for school,' she said.
Jo was in Mrs West's class. That morning there was a science lesson. 'This is submarine,' said Mrs west. 'It's like a ship but it goes under water.' Jo looked out of the window. She never listened to science lessons. 'Are you listening?' Mrs West asked Jo. 'Yes,' she said, but she was not. Jo did not like science. She liked reading and writing stories. Now Jo wanted to go outside and (to) play with her friends. The bell rang and the children went to the playground. Jo's friends laughed and played with hoops and balls. 'I've been in a submarine,' said Jo. 'I went under the water. I saw a mermaid.' Her friends looked at her. They did not laugh. 'That's not true,' the children said. They were angry. 'It's a story Jo tells stories,' a girl shouted. 'You tell too much stories,' a little boy said. 'Why do you tell stories?' Jo was very sad. Now, Jo was in bed. She read a story book. Mum came in. 'You're reading stories again. Why don't you read a science book? I read lots of science books, and now I am a doctor,' Mum said. Jo did not say anything. Mum said goodnight and went downstairs. Jo looked out of the bedroom window. She saw a bright light in the sky. The light was beautiful. 'It's moving,' she said. 'It's a flying saucer! I must tell Mum.' Jo shouted to her mother.
Jo's mother ran upstairs. 'What is it?' She asked. 'Mum. I've seen a flying saucer! It flew in the sky.' Jo's mother looked at Jo. 'That's not true. You're telling a story. You read too many stories,' she told Jo, and she went downstairs again. The next day, Jo saw her friends in the school playground. She told them her story. The children all laughed at her. 'There are no flying saucers,' They said. 'Jo's telling more stories.' Jo was angry. She ran into the classroom, but she did not tell her teacher about the flying saucer. That evening, Jo went for a walk after dinner. It was very dark. She went up Green Hill. 'I want to see the flying saucer again,' she thought. 'People laugh at me. It makes me sad. I saw that flying saucer. I like stories, but that wasn't a story. It was true!' She looked at the sky for a very long time. She did not see any lights. Jo was sad! Mrs West was on Green hill, too. She saw Jo. She walked towards her.
'Hello, Jo,' said Mrs West. 'What are you looking at?' 'I'm looking for a flying saucer,' Jo said. 'I saw one yesterday' Mrs West said, 'I live on the hill but I haven't seen one' 'But I saw one,' said Jo. 'My friends say: Jo tells stories. But this isn't a story. It's true!' Mrs West said, 'Don't be sad. I have an idea!' Mrs West pointed to her little house. 'I live there,' she said. 'Come to my house. I want to show you a newspaper.' Mrs West went upstairs to find the newspaper. She found it and come downstairs. 'Look at this,Jo,' she said. 'It says: A man in Hilltown saw a comet last night!' She gave the newspaper to Jo. Jo read it very slowly. There was a large photograph of the comet over Green Hill.
'I saw a light,' Jo said, 'But it wasn't a flying saucer. It was a comet!' 'Never mind.' Mrs West said. 'It looked like a flying saucer.' 'Shall we go upstairs?' Mrs West said. 'I want to show you something.' They went upstairs to the top of the house. The window was open. A telescope pointed at the sky. 'What's that?' asked Jo. 'It's my telescope. I look at the sky with it,' Jo looked surprised. Mrs west pointed to a star. 'Look at that star,' she said. 'Now point the telescope at the star and look through the telescope. The star looks bigger! I told you about telescope in a science in science lesson, but you didn't listen.' Jo looked through the telescope. 'Look at this! There are hundreds of stars They're all twinkling. Everything looks nearer and bigger.'
She was very excited. She jumped up and down. There was a bookcase beside the telescope. There were lots of science books on the shelves. 'You can read the books. They will tell you about the stars,' said Mrs West. Jo sat on the floor and read one of the science books. She liked it. 'I will read more science books now,' She thought. The next day Jo went to school. Mrs West talked about science. she talked about astronomers. 'Astronomers look at stars and planets. They use telescope.' she said. Jo liked science lessons now. She also liked to tell stories. Jo wanted to be an astronomer, but she also wanted to be a writer and write story books.
sitting-room n. 起居室；客厅
to work; 动词不定式短语做目的状语
I'll be late for school; Be late for sth, 做某事迟到。
it goes under water. go=move 在水下移动
hoops 圆圈
said goodnight; Say不及物动词；作及物动词，宾语有限。Say+不定代词 anything、something、Say it、Say hello
flying saucer! 飞碟
went for a walk 动词短语；散步
walked towards her. towards = to
I saw one yesterday' 不定代词 = a flying saucer.
pointed to her little house. point 指.. 不及物动词；
comet n. 彗星
photograph n. 照片，相片 = photo
Never mind. 不要紧。
ooked like； 动词短语+名词、代词
to the top of the house. = roof 房顶
telescope n. 望远镜；
point the telescope at the star ; Point 及物动词；让..指向.. ，Point sth to/at sth.
look through the telescope. 透过望远镜看过去
hundreds of；好几百；许许多多
twinkling adj. 闪烁的，闪亮的；
looks nearer and bigger. look 特殊系动词；nearer and bigger作表语；看起来更近更大。
jumped up and down. 上下跳
bookcase 书柜，书架= shelf.
one of the science books. 其中一本。one of + 复数
Astronomers
Astronomers look at the sky to learn more about it. They look at stars,comets and planets. They use telescope to make things look nearer and bigger. Telescopes can be very big or small. Some people have a small telescope at home. Some of the very big telescopes are in observatories. Here is one. The telescope goes through a hole in the roof. People must climb up stairs to see through the telescope. because it is so big. Galileo was a clever astronomer in Italy. He lived from 1564-1642. At this time most people did not know about science, but Galileo liked science. He made a small telescope in 1609. This is a picture of Galileo's telescope. Galileo looked at the sky through the telescope ans saw craters on the moon. He saw rings round the planet Saturn. He saw four moons round the planet Jupiter. He said, 'The Earth goes round the Sun. All the planets go round the Sun.' People said, 'That's a story!' But Galileo was right!
to learn more about it. 学习更多关于天空的知识
to make things look nearer and bigger. To+及物动词原型+宾语+宾补
observatories n. 天文台，气象台；
Here is one 倒装句 One is here.
goes through a hole。 穿过一个洞
know about 动词短语，不了解
craters 坑，弹坑；
Comets
Comets fly in space. They are ice and dust and gas, and they go round the Sun. The word comet means 'Hairy star' because there is a long tail behind a comet. The longest tail on a comet was 330 million kilometres! One comet is Halley's Comet. Astronomer Edmund Halley saw this comet in 1682. He said, 'You can see the comet every 75 years.' He was right. Last time we saw it in 1986. When will we see it again?
Stars
There are millions of stars in space. Stars are different sizes. The sun is a star. It is very old and very big an d very hot. It gives us heat and light. Some stars are in groups. The groups make different shapes and they have names. Here is a picture of some of the stars. Can you read their names?
millions of stars; 成千上万的星星 millions of +复数
in groups 成群结队地；以小组为单位
Planets
Planets are not like stars because they do not give out light. Some planets are balls of rock and some are balls of gas. Planets spin round. We live on the planet Earth. The Earth spins round once every day to give us day and night. Nine planets go round the Sun. The Earth goes round the Sun once every year to give us different seasons. In the picture you can see the order of the planets and their names.
Some planets have moons going round them. The Earth has one moon. It is like a small planet. It is a ball of rock. It has mountains and crates, but there is no air or water on the Moon. Sometimes the Moon goes between the Sun and the Earth in a straight line. The Sun's light cannot get through to the Earth. It goes very dark for a few minutes. This is an eclipse of the Sun.
Sometimes the Earth goes between the Sun and the Moon in a straight line. The Sun's light cannot get through to the Moon. The Moon goes darker for a few hours. This is an eclipse of the Moon. People, animals and plants live on the Earth. They do not live on the Moon or any other plantes.
Mercury is nearest to the Sun, so it is very hot. It is the smallest planet. Venus is the brightest planet in the sky. It is also very hot, but it is nearest to the Earth. Mars has two moons and it looks like a red star in the sky. It is covered with orange-red dust and rocks.
Mars has seasons like the Earth. There are stories about Martians-people living on Mars. But they are not true! Jupiter and Saturn both have many moons. Jupiter has more then 16 moons and Saturn has more than 22 moons. Jupiter is the biggest and heaviest planet. There is a thick cloud round Jupiter. Saturn has rings round it. They look different in different years because they are tilted. It takes Saturn 29 years to go round the Sun. We need a telescope to see Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. They are all very far from the Sun and very cold. Uranus is a very pale green colour. It takes 84 years to go round the Sun. Neptune is bluish-green. It takes 164 years to go round the Sun, and Pluto takes 248 years!
We cannot see all the planets all the time. Astronomers can find out when and where we can see each planet. Then we can look for the planets in the sky.
spin 快速旋转； spin round 自转。
to give us day and night. 动词不定式短语做结果状语，
going round them. 宾补
in a straight line. 在一条直线上
get through to. get to 到达，through 穿过.
an eclipse of the Sun. 日食
goes darker 变黑
nearest to the Sun ；nearest to 最近；离太阳最近的
It is covered with orange-red dust and rocks. Be covered with sth. 被什么覆盖
thick adj. 厚的，粗的；
tilted adj. 倾斜的，翘起的
It takes Saturn 29 years to go round the Sun. 动词不定式短语形式主语
Be far from sth. 离..很远
pale green colour. 浅绿色的颜色
all the time. 总是这样。；一直这样。
