70篇短文突破中考词汇(20)

This book made me think a lot about snakes. Most snakes don't hurt people, but some are dangerous. I'm thinkin g if I saw a snake, would I know if it was dangerous?

22. 蛇

今天我读(read)了一本关于蛇(snake)的书。我发现其中有一些有趣的事实，尤其(especially)是一些令人吃惊 的(surprising)事实。你知道吗？一些大蛇很强壮(strong)足以杀死一头猪或一只山羊(goat)。所有的蛇都吃动 物。如果没有(without)蛇，这个世界很可能(probably)充满了(be filled with)老鼠(rats and mice)。 你很可能不知道蛇是用它们的鼻子和舌头(tongue)来闻气味(smell)的。有的蛇甚至比一头象(elephant)或一只 长颈鹿 (giraffe) 还长！ 这本书让我想了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害 (hurt) 人，但有些是危险的 (dangerous)蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否会知道它是危险的？

23. A Call from the Secretary

Mr. Young was a boss, and he worked hard. Seldom did he have a vacation. His wife was afraid that he would get si ck if he continued like that, so she suggested to him taking a vacation. At last Mr. Young agreed. But she was afraid that he might be disturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband's secretary. Mr s. Young told her, “ My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens; please don't disturb him with letters or telephone s while were away. Just wait until we get back.” Then on a pleasant morning, after Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. Young received a phone call from his secretary, she said,

“ Something terrible has happened to your business, but I remember what Mrs. Young told me. so I'm not going to disturb you with it now while you're enjoying your vacation Bye-bye!”

23．秘书的电话 杨先生是个老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦，很少(seldom)休假(have a vacation)。杨夫人担心他这样工作下去会生 病(get sick)．就建议(suggest)他去休假。最后，杨先生同意了。但杨夫人担心公司 (company)有可能会打扰 (disturb)他，因此，在他们出发前，扬夫人去会见了他丈夫(husband)的秘书

(secretary)。她对秘书说： “我丈 夫非常需要休息，所以我们不在的时候，无论发生了什么事，请不要打电话或写信打扰他。一切等我们回 来再说。 ” 于是，在一个令人愉快的(pleasant)早上，那是杨先生和夫人离开大约一周后，当这对夫