people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how little I know
about my own country. communicate 交流
在英国学英语
去年夏天，我来到英国。现在我在英国已经待了十一个月了。我将很快结束在英国的学习，下个月我就将回中国了。
一开始，我觉得很难用英语和别人交流。现在我英语说得好多了，甚至可以看懂英语电视，这是因为我学习很努力，老师和同学对我的帮助也很大。现在我有许多英国朋友。一些朋友甚至邀请我去他们家吃饭。他们对中国和中国人很感兴趣。每当他们问我许多问题时，我才意识到自己对祖国的了解是如此之少。
13 The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a hare was telling the other animals how fast he could run. \ beat anyone!\\
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So a starting line was made, and away they went. The hare ran fast and was
soon far ahead, so he sat down to rest. By the time the tortoise came up, the
hare was sleeping.
On and on went the tortoise, and when the hare looked up at last, it was too late.
There sat the tortoise by the sign that said: The End.
hare 野兔 tortoise 龟，乌龟 beat 打败 race 比赛
兔子和乌龟
一天，兔子正在向其他动物炫耀他能跑得很快。“我能跑过任何人。”他喊道。
“你们有谁想和我比一比吗？” “我。”乌龟说。 “你！”兔子笑道，“哦，哦，太滑稽了！” “留着到比赛结束后笑吧。”乌龟说。 他们划了条起跑线，出发了。兔子跑得飞快，很快就跑到了前面，所以他坐下来休息。等到乌龟赶上来时，他睡着了。
乌龟一直往前走，当兔子最后醒来时，已经太晚了。 乌龟坐在一块牌子旁，上面写着： 终点。
14 Helping Parents
Parents often get angry because of their trouble in their lives. Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways
of expressing her emotions, she might come home and yell at you, scream at
your dad, kick at the dog, or even say something mean to you.
Here's how to handle it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling his
or her anger: Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinking
clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till your
parent cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting you.
yell 大叫，呼喊 scream 尖声喊叫 handle 处理 adult 成年人
cool off 平静下来 tone 语气 affect 影响
帮 助 父 母
父母常常因为他们生活中的烦恼而生气。我们举个例子，比如你妈妈对她的上司不满。假如她没有其他方法发泄她的情绪，她就可能回到家冲你大声嚷嚷，对你爸爸大喊大叫，踢家里的狗，或者甚至对你说一些难听的话。
当你身边的大人控制不住他们的怒火时，你应付的方法是：别让情况变得更糟糕。生气的人很难保持思维清晰，所以不要做，也不要说任何会使事情变得更糟的事或话。先等你的父母平静下来，然后再心平气和地和他们谈，并想办法说明他们的怒火是如何影响你的。
15Humour — What Is a Teenager?
A teenager is ...
... someone who can hear his favourite singer three blocks away but not his
mother calling from the next room.
... a whiz who can operate the latest computer without a lesson but can't make a bed.
... a connoisseur of two kinds of fine music — loud and very loud. ... an enthusiast who has the energy to bike for miles but is usually too
tired to dry the dishes.
... a romantic who never falls in love more than once a week.
... a boy who can sleep till noon on any Saturday and suspects the room needs cleaning.
... an original thinker who is positive that his mother was never a teenager.
block 街区 whiz 天才，能手 operate 操作 connoisseur 内行，鉴赏家
enthusiast 热心的人，热情的人 energy 精力 romantic 浪漫主义者
suspect 怀疑 original 新颖的，独创的 positive 肯定的
幽默——少年是什么样的人？ 少年是??
??一个隔着三个街区也能听到他最喜欢的歌手的声音但却听不到隔壁房间母亲叫声的人。
?? 一个不用上一节课就可以操作最新电脑的能手，但却不会铺床。 ??两种音乐的鉴赏家——吵闹的和非常吵闹的音乐。
??一个充满热情，精力充沛的人，他可以骑车骑几英里，但却经常因为觉得太累而擦不
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