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果你有什么问题，尽管问 好了， ”我说， “没有愚蠢的(stupid)问题（问什么都行） 。 ” “好吧，假设(suppose)我结婚了(married)， ”他带着羞愧(with shame)说， “我的妻子要生小孩了，我必须赶 紧(rush)将她送到医院，对吗？” “是的， ”我微笑着说，并鼓励(encourage)他继续问他的问题。 然后他问道， “那我能闯红灯(go through)吗

21. I Did a Silly Thing

A few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested in soap-box race That's when I discovered that“it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.” Dad bought a set of tools to make a racing car for me I just couldn't wait, and one day, while Dad was at work, I dec ided to have my car going. I looked at the drawings, and I said to myself, “ Dude, you can do this. ” I got out Dad's toolbox, and I started building. Part A fit into Part B Part C was a little harder to connect to Part D. I t was easy to fix Part E. By the time I got to Part G. I'd made a real mess( 混 乱)of things. I really regret having done such a silly thing. What did I learn from this

experience? Now I know that before I start something, I should know how to finish it.

21.我做了一件傻事 几年前， 我们搬到这座城市时， 我对肥皂(soap)箱(box)赛车比赛(race)产生了兴趣。 就是在那时我发现(discover) 了“开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far easier)” （即“开始容易结束难” ）的道理。 爸爸买了一套工具（A set of tools）要给我做一辆赛车(racing car)。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上 班(be at work)时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。对自己说， “都德，你可以做到。 ”我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件适合(fit)零件 B。零件 C 连接(connect)到零件 D 就有点难度。 零件 E 很容易安装(fix)。到我开始零件 G 时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了这么一件 傻(silly)事。 这次经历(experience)让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如 何完成它。 - 23

22. Snakes

Today I read a book about snakes. I found some interesting facts, especially

some surprising facts in it Did you kno w that some big snakes are strong enough to kill a pig or a goat? All snakes eat animals. Without snakes, the world would probably be filled with rats and mice. You probably didn ? t know that snakes smell with their noses and their tongues. Some snakes are even longer than an elephant or a giraf fe!