目录
第一部分寓言故事
Passage 1
The Bee and the Wasp
蜜蜂和黄蜂
Passage 2
The House Dog and the Wolf
看家狗和狼
Passage 3
An Argument About the Sun
两小儿辩日
Passage 4
The Country Girl and the Milk Pail
乡下姑娘和牛奶桶
Passage 5
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
城市老鼠和乡下老鼠
Passage 6
The Frogs Desiring a King
青蛙找国王
Passage 7
The Sweetest Melody
最动听的歌
Passage 8
The Crane, the Crow and the Countryman
鹤·乌鸦·农夫
Passage 9
In the Opposite Direction
南辕北辙
Passage 10
The Three Rogues
三个流氓
Passage 11
The Boy and the Snake
男孩与蛇
Passage 12
The Elephant as Governor
大象当总督
第二部分成语故事
Passage 1
Split Water Can?t Be Gathered Up Again
覆水难收
Passage 2
However Long the Whip Is, It Can?t
Reach the Stomach
鞭长莫及
Passage 3
Decadent Music
靡靡之音
Passage 4
When the Old Man Lost His Mare
塞翁失马
Passage 5
Be Well?matched
旗鼓相当
Passage 6
A Bird Startled by the Mere Twang of
a Bow?string
惊弓之鸟
Passage 7
Draining the Pond to Get all the Fish
竭泽而渔
Passage 8
Plugging His Ears While Stealing a Bell
掩耳盗铃
Passage 9
Draining away the Dirty Water and
Bringing in Fresh Water
激浊扬清
Passage 10
High Aspirations
鸿鹄之志
Passage 11
Lowering the Banners and Muffling
the Drums
偃旗息鼓
Passage 12
Quenching Their Thirst by Thinking of Plums
望梅止渴
第三部分幽默故事
Passage 1
A New High?tech Computer Virus
高科技的电脑病毒
Passage 2
The Hero
英雄
Passage 3
Go to Heaven or Hell
上天堂还是下地狱
Passage 4
Sly Devil
狡猾的恶棍
Passage 5
An Interview
面试
Passage 6
True Courage
真正的勇气
Passage 7
A Sock
一只袜子
Passage 8
The Parachute
关于降落伞
第四部分名人轶事
Passage 1
A Conceit Monster
自负的怪物
Passage 2
Halloween and Edgar Allan Poe
万圣节与艾伦·坡
Passage 3
His Home Costs $8.12
他的住房造价只有八美元十二美分
Passage 4
The Deaf Fighter
激辩无声
Passage 5
St.Nicholas
圣·尼古拉
Passage 6
Not for Criticism, But for Applause
不是为了批评, 而是为了掌声
Passage 7
Presidential Election
总统选举
Passage 8
Honest Abe
诚实正直的亚伯
Passage 9
Bruce and the Spider
布鲁斯和蜘蛛
Passage 10
They Were Discovered by Accident
他们是偶尔被发现的
Passage 11
A Purely and Exclusively Theorist
一个完完全全的理论家
Passage 12
Wei Xuancheng Learned from Others
韦玄成求教
第五部分人物先锋
Passage 1
The Iron Laddy
铁娘子
Passage 2
My First Car
我的第一辆车
Passage 3
The Golden Rules
金科玉律
Passage 4
Armani?s Secret to Success: I Did It
My Way
阿玛尼的成功秘诀:走自己的路
Passage 5
Teenager Hopes His Firm will Become
Another Microsoft
少年经理梦想他的公司成为第二个
微软
Passage 6
Michael Jordan?s Farewell Speech
乔丹告别演说
Passage 7
Soccer: Maradona in Intensive Care
马拉多纳进入特护病房
Passage 8
Picasso Portrait Series Shows How
Cubism Evolved
毕加索肖像画与立体派的进化
Passage 9
Love, Honour, Art, Science
爱、荣誉、艺术和科学
Passage 10
Brave Doctors
勇敢的医生
第六部分民间故事
Passage 1
Thanksgiving Day
感恩节
Passage 2
Columbus Day
哥伦布纪念日
Passage 3
Flag Day
美国国旗日
Passage 4
Mother?s Day
母亲节
Passage 5
New Year?s Day
元旦
Passage 6
Guy Fawkes? Night
盖伊·福克斯之夜
Passage 7
Meeting on the Bridge of Magpies
七夕鹊桥会
Passage 8
St. Valentine?s Day
情人节
Passage 9
Veterans? Day
退伍军人节
第七部分励志故事
Passage 1
One Hundred Goals?Yes One Hundred
Goals
100个目标
Passage 2
Grandfather?s Letter
祖父的信
Passage 3
The Parable of the Two Screws
两颗螺钉的故事
Passage 4
Saw the Best in Us
看到我们之中最好的
Passage 5
Wish Upon a Star
对着星星许愿
Passage 6
The Power of Music
音乐的力量
Passage 7
Praying Hands
祈祷之手
Passage 8
Room at the Table
餐桌上的位置
Passage 9
Be a Person of Prayer
祈祷的力量
Passage 10
Love and the Cabbie
爱心与出租车司机
Passage 11
57 Cents
57分钱
Passage 12
Three Red Marbles
三颗红弹珠