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有很多温泉。这些温泉放出(give out)热水和蒸汽，因 此冰岛不像格林兰岛那样冷(not as cold as Greenland)。而且冰岛的居民远远多于格林兰岛。

13. A Competition of Lying A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn ’ t know the difference

between right and wrong. One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat The old g entlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him “We're having a competition. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.” The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, “ I've never told a lie in my life ” . At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, “You've won! The cat belongs to you!”

13．说谎比赛 某个(a certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern

education)颇为不满(unhappy)， 他认为年轻人不知道是 非(right and wrong)之间的差异(difference)。 有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前 去问孩子们发生(happen)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他： “我们正在进行一场竞赛(competition)。我们在比赛说 谎(tell ties)，谁说的谎最大，这只猫就是谁的。 ” 老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说： “我这辈子从未说过谎话。 ”立刻(at once) 所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)： “你赢(win)了！这只猫属于你了(The cat belongs to you)!

14. Sports in America In many parts of the world, there are four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are only three in America: football, basketball and baseball. If you want to know what season it is, just have a look at what people are playing . Sports are an important part of American culture. Students learn to play many sports at school. They take PE classe s. Some join the school teams, and others join school sports leagues(联盟). For many people in the USA, sports are not just for fun They're almost a religion ( 宗 教 ). Thousands of sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and sports stars play. Other fans w atch games on TV at home. The most devoted(投入的) sports fans never miss a game