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1.substance 物质

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Drugs

There are two different types of drugs.

There are legal drugs and illegal drugs.

Legal drugs are the type of drugs that doctor give you when you are sick.

Illegal drugs are the drugs that people sell on the street.

Illegal drugs are very dangerous.

If someone ever wants you to try any type of substance that you are not sure about，you should always say no.

People who sell drugs on street are criminals.

If they get caught，they will be sent to jail.

They sell drugs to get money.

They don't care that people's lives are ruined from taking drugs.

If you take illegal drugs，you can become addicted to them.

That means that you just have to have the drugs no matter what.

Some people steal from other people to get money to buy drugs.

Drugs affect your mind.

If you take drugs，you will not be able to think clearly.

Your marks in school will drop.

Your memory won't be very good.

Your personality won't be the same.

It is very unfortunate that some people do try drugs.

They think that it won't hurt them.

They are wrong.

If you are smart，you will stay away from all drugs，except for the ones that the doctor gives you.

Drugs are just bad news.

If you know someone who is thinking about trying drugs，tell them that their entire life could be ruined.

In America，they had a saying“just say no to drugs”.

It is a good saying，but I think I would rather say“I'm just too smart to take drugs”.

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1.racist 种族主义

2.slapstick 闹剧

3.stooges 丑角

4.subtle 巧妙的

5.appropriate 合适的

6.geared 连接

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Joking

Joking is good.

Jokes can be very funny.

Jokes can also be hurtful.

Jokes can be tasteless too.

It is not an easy thing to find jokes that do not offend anyone.

Some of jokes make fun of different races.

Those jokes are not funny.

They are hurtful.

It is not right to tell racist jokes.

Many jokes use bad language or are about questionable subject matter.

These jokes are also not acceptable.

Many people are highly offended by rude jokes.

What some people find funny，others will not.

Comedy is a very personal thing.

Some people like slapstick comedy.

That is the kind of comedy that the Three Stooges use.

Some people like very subtle humor.

Some people will laugh at just about anything.

Sometimes，it is not appropriate to laugh，but you feel like laughing anyway.

Did you ever see anyone fall down？

Did you feel like laughing when they fall down？

You were probably worried that they had hurt themselves，yet the way that fall was so funny that you felt like laughing.

It's not funny when someone falls，but you can't help laugh even though you try to hide it.

Jokes and comedy differ from culture to culture.

Many people from other countries come here and don't understand our comedy.

Jokes and comedies are often geared toward our environment.

Sometimes，the comedians make fun of the things that we do in our everyday lives，like going to the bank or going grocery shop.

We can all relate to that.

Being a comedian is not an easy job.

Telling jokes and making people laugh is extremely difficult.

Jokes are fun，and they are funny if they are good.

Jokes can get you into a lot of trouble if they are inappropriate，and sometimes they're just not funny and nobody laughs.

Here is a joke.

Why does a cow wear a bell？

Because its horn doesn't work.

Do you get it？

Do you think it is funny？

Well，maybe it's not that funny.

I told you that it was difficult being a comedian.

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1.pick up after me 跟在我后面

2.fooling around 鬼混

3.appreciated 欣赏

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If I Could Go Back in My Life

If I could go back in my life and do something differently，this is what I would do：

I would not waste so many hours in front of the television set.

I would get out and enjoy my own life，rather than watching actors in shows.

I would be a little more considerate of other people.

I would realize that my mother has more to do than pick up after me.

I would pay more attention in school.

Tests are easier when you have paid attention，rather than fooling around in class.

I would save more money rather than spent it on useless things.

I would read more.

Reading is enjoyable，and it opens the door into all kinds of wonderful places both real and imagined.

I would learn to play an instrument.

Music is always appreciated if it is played well.

I would eat better foods.

I would try to stay healthy through my diet and exercise.

I would take pictures，and I would keep a journal.

Memories are very precious.

I would take the time to listen to what people have to say.

People appreciate a good listener.

I would take the time to enjoy each day as it comes.

Sometimes，I was so busy looking forward to what is coming up，that I don't take the time to enjoy the day that I am living in.

That's what I would do if I could go back in my life.

In fact，I think I'll just make a habit of doing all of those things all through my life.

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1.circumstances 情况

2.assume 假定

3.perceives 感知

4.perspective 观点

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Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Have you ever heard the saying“walk a mile in my shoes”？

I think it is a very good saying.

Do you know what it means？

It means，that before you judge someone，you should put yourself in his or her position.

For example，if you see someone was running in a race，and they did very poorly and came in last，it wouldn't be fair to say“oh，he's just a terrible runner”.

You would have to look at all the circumstances that made the person lose the race.

Maybe they pulled a muscle in their leg the day before；maybe this is their very first race；maybe they are not in good form because something isn't right in their lives.

There can be so many things that affect a person's life，performance and moods.

If someone was very quiet at a party，you couldn't just assume that they aren't friendly.

You don't know what is happening in their lives.

They could feel ill，or they might have just had a bad experience.

Nobody can know exactly how another person feels.

Even if someone tells you what he or she is experiencing，you still won't fully understand what is going on inside the other person.

Everyone perceives and feels things differently.

To walk a mile in someone else's shoes is to try and understand things from that person's perspectives.

We are all shaped by the events that have taken place in our lives.

No two people have gone through the exactly same things.

So，before you are quick to judge someone，stop and think about what it is that they might have gone through.

You won't always understand why people do what they do，but you can try to understand and put yourself in their position.

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1.satisfied 满意的

2.chatter 打颤

3.numb 麻木

4.freeze 冻住

5.layers 层

6.sticky 闷热的

7.humid 潮湿的

8.moisture 湿气

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Hot and Cold

I notice that when it is summer people complain about the heat，but whenever it is winter people complain about cold.

It seems that people are never satisfied.

I don't like the winter.

It is usually much too cold for me.

My teeth chatter and my fingers turn numb，whenever the weather gets cold.

It is hard for me to warm up when once I start to freeze.

I try to wear layers of clothes，but winter winds go through my clothes no matter how much I wear.

My feet feel like that they are blocks of ice on a cold January day when I walk home from school.

I would not like to live in a place that had a cold climate all year long.

I am not comfortable when it is too cold.

I like the summer.

Some people say that it is hot and sticky in the summer，but I don't mind the heat at all.

I love to feel the warm sunshine on my skin.

I like the freedom of not having to wear heavy coats and boots.

I am happiest when there is a slight cool breeze that comes along to refresh you on a hot summer day.

I could live a place with hot climate.

I would enjoy that.

Of course，when you are in a place with hot climate there are more bugs than in places with cooler climate.

I don't care for bugs.

Where I live，it is very humid.

The heat and moisture combine to make it uncomfortable sometimes.

It is nicer when the heat is high but humidity is low.

It would be better if I lived somewhere，where it was hot but not humid.

That would be just perfect.

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1.trunk 大箱子

2.attic 阁楼

3.treasures 宝藏

4.vacuum 用吸尘器

5.crates 板条箱

6.sort 分类整理

7.rusty 生锈的

8.latch 上锁

9.pried 撬开

10.velvet 天鹅绒

11.moth holes 蛀虫洞

12.bell-bottom slacks 喇叭裤

13.report cards 成绩单

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The Trunk in the Attic

Last month，my grandmother asked me if I could help her to clean out her attic.

I was happy that she asked me.

My grandmother says that her attic is full of junk.

I think that her attic is full of treasures.

I helped her to dust and vacuum the attic.

I pulled and pushed around the boxes and crates.

I helped her to wash the floors and walls.

My favorite thing that I did was to sort through the old trunk that she had up there.

The trunk had a rusty latch on it.

It was a bit difficult to open，but my grandmother got a knife and pried the latch open.

The trunk was full of all kinds of things.

There were lots of clothes.

Some of the clothes had been my grandmother's.

There was a blue velvet dress that she had worn to a dance when she and my grandfather were dating.

It was a beautiful dress，but there were a few moth holes in it.

There were some of my mother's old clothes.

There was a pair of bell-bottom slacks that had bright flower on it.

I couldn't believe that my mother had ever worn something like that.

There were some of my mother's old report cards.

Some of her marks weren't very good.

I had fun reading the report cards.

There were photographs.

There was a picture of my grandparents holding my mother when she was a baby.

There was an old baseball glove that one of my uncles had owned.

There was even one of my old dolls in there.

One of her legs was missing.

My grandmother said that I was rough with dolls when I was little.

I should have taken better care of my toys.

There was even some old jewelry.

I tried on some of the old clothes and jewelry.

I told my grandmother that I liked looking through old things.

My grandmother told me to keep whatever I wanted.

She said that it was all junk.

I still say that the trunk was full of treasures.

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1.trait 特质

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What I Like Most and Least About Myself 

I was trying to think up the best and worst things about myself.

I think the best thing about me is that I am very friendly.

I have a lot of friends，and they all like me.

I try to be good to my friends.

I don't often have arguments with people.

I think that I am quite easy to get along with.

The worst thing about me is that I sometimes feel sad.

Sometimes I don't feel sad for any particular reason.

I just get into moods where I am depressed.

Sometimes there is a reason to be sad.

I was sad when my pet frog died.

I was sad when I lost my favorite baseball card.

On those days，I'll still nice to my friends，but inside I feel like there is a heavy weight in my chest.

I think that everyone feels sadness sometimes.

I try to do things that make me happy whenever I get into one of my sad moods.

Last Saturday，I felt a bit sad so I called up my friend John and asked if he wanted to go to the movies.

We went to a comedy.

We laughed all the way through the movie，so that by the time the movie was over，I didn't feel sad anymore.

My friendliness is my best trait，and my sad moods are my worst traits.

I have to work at getting over my sad moods more quickly.

Being sad doesn't do anyone any good.

There is no use in feeling sorry for oneself.

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1.back then 那时候

2.mentally alert 思维敏捷

3.physically agile 身体灵活

4.Prime Minister 首相

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If I Live to be 100

I think I would like to live to be 100.

It seems like an awfully long time to live.

It is an entire century.

Imagine all the changes that you would see if you lived to be 100.

I had a neighbor who was 85.

She used to tell me what things were like when she was a little girl.

She told me what my town used to look like，what her clothes were like，what her school was like.

I used to enjoy listening to her stories.

Everything was so different when she was young.

Listening to her was like having history come to life.

I used to try to imagine what life was like for her back then.

When I was 100，I would have grandchildren and great grandchildren.

I would tell them stories about my childhood.

I would hope that I had a good memory so that I could remember everything.

If I do want to live to 100，I'll have to live a healthy lifestyle.

Not too many people live to be that old.

If I do get to be that old，I hope I'll still be mentally alert and physically agile.

In my country，the Prime Minister sends a letter of congratulations to anyone who has their hundredth birthday.

People who live to be 100 are very special.

Maybe in the future，with better medical and healthier lifestyles，more people will live to be 100.

If I live to be 100，I'll have a birthday cake，but I won't put 100 candles on the cake.

I could never blow out 100 candles.

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1.panic 恐慌

2.choke 窒息

3.lifeguards 救生员

4.length 长度

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My Worst Fear

I am afraid of water.

I don't know why I am afraid.

I have never had a bad experience in the water.

I just never learned to swim.

I should have done that when I was just little.

It would be easier for me to swim now，if I had started when I was young.

I will go into the shallow water，I start to panic when the water gets higher than my chest.

I don't like the feeling of not being able to put my feet on the bottom of the pool or the lake.

I don't like get water up my nose.

I choke and cough when that happens.

My friends just tell my to relax and I will float，but I find it is hard to relax in deep water.

They keep telling me that if I panic I will sink.

Most of my friends have had swimming lessons.

Some of them are even lifeguards.

They have tried to teach me to swim，but I think I need go to a place where they actually teach swimming.

It would be so nice to jump into a pool of cool water on a hot summer day.

That would be so refreshing.

If I go out onto a boat，I always wear a life jacket.

I think it is wise to do that.

Everyone should wear a life jacket on a boat.

I would rather be safe than sorry.

I have decided that I will overcome my fear.

I will go and take swimming lessons.

I have a goal.

By this time next year，I would like to be able to swim the length of the pool without being afraid.

It is best to face your fear and deal with them.

I hope that I can overcome my fear of water.

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1.servants 仆人 

2.chores 家务活

3.privacy 隐私

4.security 安全

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Being a Princess

Sometimes，I think that I would like to be a princess.

A princess would live in a palace and wear beautiful clothes.

She would have servants do chores for her，and she would probably marry a handsome prince.

People would recognize her.

They would wave to her as she drove by.

It seems like it would be a lot of fun to be a princess.

But maybe it wouldn't be so nice.

Maybe it would be terrible to be recognized by everyone.

Maybe a princess would feel like everyone was watching her.

She would have to look nice every time she left the palace.

There would always be people with cameras who want to take her picture.

A princess would have no privacy.

Even in her own palace，there would be servants around，so she would never really be alone.

If I were a princess，I would worry about security for my family.

Sometimes，people who are in high position are threatened by other people.

That would be a worry.

I'm not so sure that being a princess would be all that much fun.

I think it might be better to be just a normal person like me.

I don't have to worry about looking wonderful all the time.

People don't follow me around and take my picture.

Whenever you see a picture of a princess，she is smiling.

I wonder she is smiling on the inside，or just smiling for the camera.