Story 58
No flowers today
On a spring day. My mother went to buy some flowers. On the way, she saw many people on the street.
" What's going on?" She asked.
" There is a race. People are running and walking to raise money for cancer research," One lady told my mother.
So what did my mother do? She parked the car on the street. And joined the people walking.
It is a race day today.
race
赛跑
美 /reɪs/
n.
属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门第；赛事，赛跑；竞争，争夺
vt.
使参加比赛；和…竞赛；使急走，使全速行进
vi.
比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进
raise
增加
美 /reɪz/
vt.
提高；筹集；养育；升起；饲养，种植
vi.
上升
cancer
癌症
美 /ˈkænsər/
n.
癌症；恶性肿瘤
research
研究
美 /rɪˈsɜːrtʃ; ˈriːsɜːrtʃ; rɪˈsərtʃ; ˈriːsərtʃ/
n.
研究；调查
vi.
研究；调查
vt.
研究；调查
join
参加
美 /dʒɔɪn/
vt.
参加；结合；连接
vi.
加入；参加；结合
n.
结合；连接；接合点
Dad's new hammer
My mother bought my father a hammer for his birthday. He was so proud!
Dad went around looking for a way to use it. At last. He found a nail sticking up in the floor.
" Watch this!" My father swung the hammer back.
Bang! Dad broke my mother's best lamp.
My mother looked at him and said, " Why don't you practice outside for a while?"
Watch this!
nail
指甲
美 /neɪl/
n.
指甲；钉子；（软喙鸟类）上喙的硬甲壳；纳尔（布匹长度单位等）
v.
把……钉牢，固定；抓获并证明有罪；揭露；（体育运动中）赢得，击败；（比赛选手）大力扣球；（外场手）把（跑垒者）杀出局；（选手）锁定（胜局）；（男性）与……性交
stick
木条
美 /stɪk/
vt.
刺，戳；伸出；粘贴
vi.
坚持；伸出；粘住
n.
棍；手杖；呆头呆脑的人
swung
美 /swʌŋ/
v.摇摆（swing的过去式和过去分词）
while
虽然
美 /waɪl/
conj.
在……期间；在……的过程中；与……同时；（对比两件事物）……而；虽然，尽管；直到……为止
n.
一段时间；（诗、文）在此期间
adv.
在……时候
v.
消磨（时间）
prep.
直到
59
Fix the hole
亡羊补牢
based on a Chinese tale
One morning, a man found that one of his sheep was missing from the pen.
"Where has it gone?" He was puzxleed. After checking the pen carefully, He found a hole in the wall of the pen. A wife had a broke into the pen and eaten the sheep!
" Well," he said," The wolf has taken one of my sheep."
So her walked away sadly and went to tell his neighbour.
Oh ,no, who did that?
The man's neiihhbour said, " You had better fix the hole quickly."
The man said," The sheep has already been taken. What is the use of fixing the hole?"
Then the next morning when he went to check his sheep, He found that another sheep was missing. The wolf had came back and eaten a sheep again!
No, the man understood that his neighbour was right.
Immediately, he fixed the hole. From then on, no more sheep were taken by the wolf.
You need to fix the hole right away.
fix
固定
美 /fɪks/
v.（使）固定；确定（价格、日期等）；维修；安排；（使）（颜料、影响等）经久不褪
tale
美 [teɪl]
n. 故事，传说；（对真人真事精彩的或夸张的）描述，讲述；谎言；流言蜚语
pen
美 [pen]
n. 笔，钢笔；（圈养动物用的）围栏，圈
v. 写，撰写；（把……）关起来，圈起来
puzzled
美 [ˈpʌz(ə)ld]
adj. 困惑的，迷惑不解的
v. 使困惑，使迷惑；绞尽脑汁，冥思苦想（puzzle over）（puzzle 的过去式和过去分词形式）
check
美 [tʃek]
v. 检查，核对；查看，查询；克制，抑制；存放，寄放；托运；在……上打钩；
immediately
美 [ɪˈmiːdiətli]
adv. 立即，马上；紧接地，紧靠地；直接地
conj. <英>一……就
60
The river
See that river? Do you know where it's coming from? From the mountains far away.
In the mountains, The river with small. Soon little rivers come into it. It got big, And then it got bigger.
Where is the river going? To the sea far away.
Fish live in this river. Kids swim in it. It is filled with many living things. Many living things call this river home.
Home sweet home!
Let's fly a kit
Jim wanted to fly a kite. His father asked him," What do we need to fly a kite?"
" A kite!" Said Jim.
" Of course, what else?" His father asked again. Jim don't know.
" We need a lot of space to run and let the kite fly," His father said," That's not all. We need some time else."
" What is it then?" Asked Jim.
" We need a wind! Lots of wind," His father said loudly.
Come on, wind. Below!
