Kit's father had taught him to shoot straight, but he learned more about hunting and trapping in the country of the Indians.
Kit was always calm in times of danger. He was strong and brave. Most of the
Indians liked and respected him for his honesty.
For many years, Kit lived in the West. He taught other white men many things.
Probably the most important thing he taught them was how to get along with the Indians.
wilderness 荒野 pioneer 先锋，先驱 hunting 打猎 trapping 诱捕
respect 尊敬 honesty 诚实，正直 get along with 与??相处
年轻的先驱
很久以前，美国西部还是一片荒野，一个年轻的男孩，名叫基特，还不满二十岁，从东部的家乡来到这里，要了解这个新的国家。他想知道在落基山脉那边有什么。
基特的父亲教会他瞄准射击，但他在印第安人的村庄里学到了更多的打猎和狩猎的本领。
基特在危险的时刻总是很沉着。他强壮勇敢。大多数印第安人因为他
的诚实而喜欢并尊敬他。
基特在西部生活了很多年。他教会其他白人很多东西。也许他教会他们的最重要的东西就是如何与印第安人相处。
20 A Robot Babysitter
In 2005 Japan made a new robot. It can take care of a child. The new robot is
called iPapero. It weighs 13.2 pounds, and has a body of 15.2 by 10.3 and by 9.8 inches.
iPapero is a small robot, but it has many special skills. It can recognize and
remember up to ten faces and use its eight separate electronic ears to understand human voices even in noisy situations. It also plays games with
children when they are unhappy, or sing songs or ask quizzes to entertain the
child. If the child is bored, iPapero will change new songs and quizzes so that it doesn't repeat itself. The robot babysitter even has a cell phone to
call a parent when the child asks for his mother.
babysitter 保姆 separate 分开的 electronic 电子的 situation 情形，境遇
entertain 使快乐 quizzes 猜谜，问答比赛（quiz的复数）
看小孩的机器人
2005年，日本制造了一个新的机器人。它会照看小孩。这个新机器人叫做iPapero。它13.2磅重，身体是15.2×10.3×9.8英寸。 iPapero是个小机器人，但它有很多特殊的技能。它能识别和记忆多达十张脸，即使是在吵闹的情况下，它也能用它八只分开的电子耳朵听懂人的声音。当孩子们不高兴时，它还和他们玩游戏、唱歌或猜谜语让他们开心。如果孩子感到无聊了，他会换新的歌和谜语，这样就不会重复。这个照看小孩的机器人甚至还装有移动电话，当孩子找妈妈时，可以用它打电话给父母
21 The Eagle and the Raven
An eagle was trying to break open a nut in his beak when a raven landed on a
branch beside him. The raven eyed the nut hopefully, \
it
like that,\ could, then drop the nut onto the rocks. It's the only way you'll get at the kernel.\
The eagle flew up into the sky, then let the nut fall down, down, down to the
ground. The raven hopped quickly from his branch and seized the nut in his
beak. By the time the eagle had found his way back to the right place, all that was left was a broken piece of shell.
eagle 鹰 raven 渡鸦 beak 鸟嘴 land 着陆 kernel 果实 hop 单脚跳 broken 破碎了的 shell 壳 鹰和渡鸦
正当鹰试图弄开它嘴中的坚果时，一只渡鸦停在了他旁边的树干上。渡鸦贪婪地看着坚果，“你这样永远也弄不开它，”他说。“如果我是你，我就会尽我所能，飞向高空，然后让坚果掉在石头上。这是得到果实的唯一办法。”
鹰飞向空中，然后让坚果落下，落下，落到地面。渡鸦飞快地跳离树干，叼住了坚果。当鹰寻旧路折回时，地上只剩下一些破碎的果壳了。
22 Buying Books on the Internet
It's easy to order books from the Internet. There are several companies that
ship books to customers in China. Just decide which company you would like to
use and type that company's name into the search engine. The company's homepage will appear within a few seconds. Next you can type the name of the
author or the title of the book you want to buy in the space provided on the
page. If you decide to buy one of the books you will need to give further information such as your address and your credit card number. You will also
need to decide how you want to have the book shipped. Finally, all you have to
do is wait for the book to arrive in your mailbox.
Internet 互联网 company 公司 ship 运送 search engine 搜索引擎
author 作者 title 标题 space 空白处 provide 提供
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