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1 哲理故事：小故事里也有大道理 1

1.1 rich or happy富有與快樂 ..........................................................2

1.2 a clever plan 聰明的計劃 ...........................................................4

1.3 the trouble tree 煩惱樹 ..............................................................6

1.4 the golden window 金色的窗戶 ................................................8

1.5 a small rope tied to the elephant 大象的繩子.............................11

1.6 the stag and the lion 鹿和獅子 ..................................................13

1.7 the laborer and the nightingale 工人和夜鶯 ................................15

1.8 the cobbler and the banker 皮匠和銀行家 ................................17

1.9 number one scholar and beggar “狀元”和“乞丐” ...............20

1.10 mr. going-to-do 打算去做先生 ...................................................22

1.11 the strongest power in the world 世界上*強大的力量 ..............24

1.12 the old man and the old cat 老人和老貓 ..................................26

1.13 monkeys get the moon out 猴子撈月 ........................................28

1.14 look at the sky from the bottom of a well 坐井觀天 .................30

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2 感人故事：滋潤心靈的氧吧

2.1 boy and his tree男孩和樹 .........................................................33

2.2 what does mother stand for 母親代表什么 .........................37

2.3 a forever friend 永遠的朋友 ......................................................39

2.4 the scar of love 愛的疤痕 ..........................................................41

2.5 at the age of eleven 11歲那天 ...................................................44

2.6 the only listener 唯一的聽眾 ....................................................47

2.7 you are my life 你是我的生命 ..................................................51

2.8 a brother like that 這樣的哥哥 ..................................................53

2.9 home 家 ........................................................................................56

2.10 a pet's commandments 與狗狗的約定 .......................................59

2. 11 all i learned in kindergarten 幼兒園里學到的 ..........................62

2.12 see you in spring 春天見 .............................................................65

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3 寓言故事：為靈魂的成長保駕護航

3.1 a fox and a cock 狐貍與公雞 .....................................................68

3.2 the father and his sons 父親和兒子 ..........................................70

3.3 the thief and his mother 小偷和他的母親 ................................72

3.4 the wind and the sun 風和太陽 ..................................................74

3.5 the fox and the grapes 狐貍與葡萄 ...........................................76

3.6 the lion and the mouse 獅子和老鼠 ..........................................78

3.7 the rabbit and the fox 兔子和狐貍 ............................................80

3.8 the race between the rabbit and the turtle 龜兔賽跑 ...............82

3.9 the thirsty dog 口渴的狗 ...........................................................84

3.10 a lazy donkey 懶惰的驢 ............................................................86

3.11 the cracked pot 有裂紋的罐子 ...................................................88

3.12 jupiter and the sheep 丘比特和綿羊 ...........................................92

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4 迷人童話：在純凈的世界里自由穿梭

4.1 the little mermaid (excerpt) 小美人魚（節選） ......................95

4.2 the peasant and the devil 農夫與魔鬼 ........................................100

4.3 the princess on the pea 豌豆公主 ...............................................103

4.4 the ugly duckling (excerpt) 丑小鴨（節選） ..........................106

4.5 the clever king solomon 聰明的所羅門國王 ...........................113

4.6 little red-cap 小紅帽 ..................................................................115

4.7 the wise servant 聰明的仆人 .....................................................124

4.8 sleeping beauty 睡美人 ...............................................................127

4.9 the angel 安琪兒 .........................................................................135

4.10 the fox and the cat 狐貍和貓 .....................................................142

4.11 the straw, the coal, and the bean 麥草、煤塊和豆子 ..................145

4.12 the louse and the flea 虱子和跳蚤 ............................................149

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5 勵志故事：努力發現*棒的自己

5.1 eagles in a storm暴風雨中的鷹 .................................................154

5.2 two oak trees兩棵橡樹 .............................................................156

5.3 intense light is a wall強光是一堵墻 .........................................158

5.4 the antelope and the lion 羚羊與獅子 .......................................160

5.5 you are rich indeed 你其實很富有 ............................................162

5.6 a happy green caterpillar 快樂的綠毛蟲 ..................................165

5.7 two seeds 兩顆種子 ....................................................................169

5.8 an eagle lack of vision 目光短淺的鷹 ......................................171

5.9 winnie's philosophy 小熊維尼的生活哲學 .................................173

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6 幽默英語：讓abc在你的舌尖跳動

6.1 an artist 美術家 ...........................................................................177

6.2 give me a big box of chocolates 請給我一大盒巧克力 ...........179

6.3 the doorkeeper 守門人 ...............................................................181

6.4 those are ants 那些是螞蟻 .........................................................183

6.5 barking dogs don't bite 會叫的狗不咬人 ...................................185

6.6 it isn't lost 它沒丟 .......................................................................187

6.7 a holiday from school 休假 ........................................................189

6.8 a bad doctor 庸醫 .......................................................................191

6.9 not here 不在這里 .......................................................................194

6.10 the king and his stories 國王和他的故事 .................................197

6.11 500 times 罰寫500遍 .................................................................199

6.12 violin lessons 小提琴課 ..............................................................200

6.13 the gorilla 大猩猩 .......................................................................203

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7 智慧故事：好英文一路陪伴你成長

7.1 the wise son聰明的兒子 ...........................................................207

7.2 leave time behind 把時間置于身后 ..........................................209

7.3 perfect match 絕配 .......................................................................211

7.4 a trick that backfired 聰明反被聰明誤 .....................................213

7.5 two dollars 兩美元 ......................................................................215

7.6 the industrious bear 勤勞的熊 ....................................................217

7.7 a problem in arithmetic 一個數學問題 ......................................219

7.8 cleaning boots for nothing 免費擦鞋 .........................................221

7.9 first class 頭等艙 .........................................................................223

7.10 the lion and the fox 獅子與狐貍 ...............................................225

7.11 a clever panda 聰明的熊貓 ........................................................227

7.12 the fox and the stork 狐貍和鶴 ..................................................229

7.13 the hungry mouse 饑餓的小老鼠 ..............................................231

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8 名人小事：用好英文澆灌心靈的后花園

8.1 einstein and the little girl愛因斯坦和小女孩 ...........................234

8.2 sherlock holmes夏洛克福爾摩斯 .............................................236

8.3 george washington and the horse 喬治華盛頓和馬.......................238

8.4 chaplin and a fly 卓別林和蒼蠅 .................................................240

8.5 honest lincoln 誠實的林肯 .........................................................242

8.6 mark twain and a police officer 馬克吐溫和警察 ......................244

8.7 socrates and his house 蘇格拉底和他的房子 ...........................247

8.8 robert bruce and a spider 伯特布魯斯與蜘蛛 ..........................249

8.9 churchill's speech 丘吉爾的演講 ................................................251

8.10 affecting applause動人的掌聲 ..................................................253

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9 奇聞趣事：讓學英文變成一種樂趣

9.1 the candy king糖果國王 ...........................................................256

9.2 the story of sandwich三明治的故事 .........................................258

9.3 how did ok come from ok的來歷 .........................................260

9.4 the bee and jupiter蜜蜂和丘比特 .............................................262

9.5 the horse, the ox and the dog馬、牛和狗 ...............................264

9.6 the elephant and his trunk大象的鼻子 ....................................266

9.7 a broken mirror and bad luck打碎鏡子會招來壞運氣嗎 .......268

9.8 why would the stomach start rumbling when we're hungry

肚子餓了為什么會咕咕叫 ...........................................................270

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10 神奇自然：擁抱五彩斑斕的美麗世界

10.1 how do animals protect themselves 動物如何保護自己 .........273

10.2 a flea's confession 小跳蚤的自白 ..............................................275

10.3 is the tomato a vegetable or a fruit 番茄是水果還是蔬菜 ........277

10.4 why some animals have no fur or hair 動物無毛為哪般 .......279

10.5 the frog that changes color會變色的青蛙 ...............................281

10.6 does banana grow on trees香蕉是長在樹上的嗎 ....................283

10.7 do plants send out clear distress signals

植物也能發出“遇難信號” .......................................................285

10.8 air空氣 ........................................................................................287

10.9 the sun太陽 ................................................................................289

10.10 the little green ones 綠色的小東西 ..........................................291

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11 兒歌童謠：給英語插上動聽的音符

11.1 it's a small world這是一個小小的世界 .....................................297

11.2 the turkey song火雞之歌 ..........................................................299

11.3 the clock song 時鐘之歌 ............................................................303

11.4 what is time 時間是什么 ............................................................305

11.5 the red-nosed reindeer 紅鼻子馴鹿 .........................................307

11.6 edelweiss 雪絨花 .........................................................................311

11.7 ten little indians 十個小印第安人 .............................................313

11.8 jingle bells 鈴兒響叮當 ...............................................................315

11.9 the doll of clay 泥娃娃 ..............................................................320

11.10 what animals are in the sea 海里有什么動物 ...........................322

11.11 three little kittens 三只小貓咪 ..................................................324