Hello!My name is John Brown.Today is Thursday.I have three teachers.They are Mr Carter,Miss White and Mrs Smith.Mr Carter is a new teacher.He comes from the UK and he teaches us math.His class is so funny that we all like him very much.Miss White is our art teacher.She is strict,but she is very kind.Mrs Smith is so smart.They are all so nice that we all like them.

strict[strɪkt]：严厉的
kind[kaɪnd]：友好的
smart[smɑ:rt]：聪明的
them[ðəm]：他们

Look!this is a picture of my school.there are six floors in the building.I'm in Class 2,Grade 4.Our classroom is on the second floor beside the computer room.My sister is in my school,too.She is in Class 2,Grade 2.Her classroom is on the third floor beside the music room.The teachers' offices are on the first floor beside the table tennis room.The library is on the fouth floor.The sports hall is on the fifth floor beside the reading-room.Our school isn't big,but it's very beautiful.We all like it very much.

building[ˈbɪldɪŋ]：建筑物
Grade[ɡred]：年级,评分
beside[bɪˈsaɪd]：在··旁边，除此之外
table tennis：乒乓球
sports hall：体育馆

It is the day of a big race.All the animals in the forestare watching the race,look at the two runners,Mr rabbit and Mr Turtle.Mr Rabbit says,"In the forest,no one is faster than me."
When the race begins,Mr Rabbit runs faster.In a minute Mr Rabbit can't see Mr Turtle,so he stops and have a rest.Mr Turtle runs slowly,But he doesn't stop.When Mr rabbit is sleeping,Mr Turtle runs by.
When Mr Rabbit wakes up,Mr Turtle is touching the finishing line.Mr Rabbit loses the race,and Mr Turtle wins the race.

runner[ˈrʌnɚ]：赛跑者
turtle[ˈtɜ:rtl]：乌龟
line[laɪn]：线
lose[luz]：失去，输掉
win[wɪn]：赢得

An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old;she could not run quickly,and she could not bite,because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse.She jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it,so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said,"Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years,and I would for you still,but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old,but remreber what good work the old did when they were young."

bite[baɪt]：咬
run away：逃跑
hit[hɪt]：打，打击
servant[ˈsɜ:rvənt]：仆人
unkind[ʌnˈkaɪnd]：无情的

Thanksgiving Day is the most traditional holiday of Americans.It's always celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.People want to give thanks to God for their harvest.The big family dinner is planned a month ahead.The main dishes for Thanksgiving Day are turkeys and pumpkin pies.
Today Thanksgiving Day is not only a day to give thanks but also a day for family members to get together.

traditional[trəˈdɪʃənəl]：传统的
celebrate[ˈsɛləˌbret]：庆祝
November[noʊˈvembə(r)]：十一月
harvest[ˈhɑ:rvɪst]：丰收
plan[plæn]：计划
pumpkin pie[ˈpʌmpkɪn paɪ]：南瓜馅饼

Children in the USA like K Day very much.K is for kites.March 7th is the day.On that day lots of children go out in the open air.They take their kites with them.Some kites are very big,others are small.They are of different colors.Every kite has a long string.To get the kites up,the children begin to run.Now all of the kites are high up in the air.The one like a bird is the highest.

March[mɑ:rtʃ]：三月，行军
in the open air：在户外
string[strɪŋ]：串; 绳子
highest[haɪɪst]：最高的

One winter afternoon the bear meets a fox.The fox has some fish in his hand,so the bear asks the fox,"How do you catch them?"
The fox says ,"Cut a hole in the ice and put your tail in it,then wait.The fish will bite it,and you pull your tail out."
"Thank you,"says the bear.He cuts a hole in the ice and puts his tail in it.After some time,his tail aches.He begins to pull his tail.
But he can't pull out his tail because the water turns into ice.He pulls hard.But only part of his tail comes out.Since then the bear has a very short tail.

hole[hoʊl]: 洞
ache[ek]: 疼痛

A train stops at a station.A young man wants to come out,but it is raining.A boy is standing under a big umbrella.The young man says to the boy."Can you go and get us two hamburgers,one for you and one for me?Here are two dollars.""Great!"says the boy and he goes to buy hamburgers.After some time,the boy is back.He is eating a hamburger."Where is my hamburger?"asks the young man."Oh,there is only one hamburger left.So I'm eating mine.Here is your dollar."

station[ˈsteʃən]：车站
dollar[ˈdɑ:lə(r)]：美元
mine[maɪn]：我的

December 25th is Christmas Day.It is an important festival in the West.
During the Chistmas Day,people don't work.Children don't go to school.Most families get together and have a big dinner.They give and receive presents and visit friends.The Christmas tree is an important part of Christmas.Most families buy a tree.Families decorate the tree together.They put the presents under the Christmas tree.
Santa Claus has a white beard and wears red clothes.Parents always tell their children that Santa Claus comes down from the chimney.

western[ˈwestərn] 西方的
west[wɛst] 西方
receive[rɪˈsiv] 收到
important[ɪmˈpɔ:rtnt] 重要的
decorate[ˈdɛkəˌret] 装饰
present[ˈprɛznt] 礼物，现在
beard[bɪrd] 胡子
chimney[ˈtʃɪmni] 烟囱

Mary is a little girl.She is only five years old.She is not at school.She doesn't know how to read or write.But her sister Joan is a schoolgirl.She is ten.She knows how to read and write.
One day,Joan sees her little sister in the room.She is at the table.There is a pencil in her hand.She is writing."What are you writing,Mary?"She asks."I'm writing to my friend,Rose.""But how can you?You don't know how to write."Says her sister."Well,"says Mary,"It doesn't matter.Rose doesn't know how to read,either."