最新人教版七年级英语上册课本配套课外阅读篇目精选
一、经典好故事
1.Snow White
Snow White was born on a cold winter day. She is as
white as snow. Her eyes are very big, her hair is very long
and her voice is sweet. She is very kind and beautiful.
Everyone loves her. Her mum, the Queen loves her, too. But
she died.
A new Queen comes. She is beautiful, but bad. She
doesn't like Snow White, because Snow White is the most
beautiful girl in the world.
“I will kill Snow White. ”she says. So she orders a
hunter to kill Snow White. The hunter is an honest man.
“You are a good girl; I don't want to kill you.” So he lets Snow White go.
Snow White goes into a forest. She finds a house, and goes into the house. Seven dwarfs live there. They like Snow White, and ask Snow White to live with them.
No sooner, the new Queen dies. Because she isn't the most beautiful woman in the world. 白雪公主
白雪公主出生在一个寒冷的冬天，因此她像雪一样洁白无暇。她有两只天眼睛，有漂亮的长头发和甜美的声音。她又善良又走丽。每个人都很喜欢她。她妈妈——皇后也爱她，但她死了。
一位新皇后来了，她很漂亮但很恶毒。她不喜欢白雪公主，因为白雪公主是世界上最漂亮的女孩。
“我要杀死白雪公主。”她说。因此，她命令一位猎人去杀白雪公主。这位猎人是一个诚实的人。“你是一个好姑娘，我不想杀你。”所以他放走了白雪公主。
白雪公王走进一片森林，她发现了一座房子，并且走了进去。七个小矮人住在房子里。他们很喜欢白雪公主并留她一起住了下来。
不久，新皇后死了，因为她不是世界上最美丽的人。
2.The Wolf Is Coming
There is a naughty boy in a village. He likes telling
lies. One day, he wants to make fun of the farmers. So he
shouts, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming! ”The kind
farmers are working in the fields. They hear the shout,
and hurry to help the boy. But when they get there, the
boy says, “There isn't a wolf. I'm joking. ” The farmers
are angry and go back to their fields. After a while, the
boy shouts again,“Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming!” And
the farmers come and are cheated again. The boy laughs and laughs. They say, “
You tell lies. We
will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes. The boy is very scared. “Wolf! Wolf. The wolf is coming!” the boy shouts and shouts. "Help! Help!" But no one comes. And the wolf eats the naughty boy. 狼来了
村子里有个淘气的小男孩，他喜欢撒谎。一天，他想捉弄村民，于是就大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”善良的村民们正在地里干活，听到喊声，赶快去救他。可是到了那里，男孩说：“没有狼。我跟你们开玩笑的。”村民很生气，返回田里。不一会，那孩子又大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”村民来了，却再次被欺骗。男孩开心地大笑，村民们说：“你说谎。我们再也不会相信你了。”
后来狼真的来了。男孩十分害怕。“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”男孩大声呼喊。“救命呀! 救命！”但是没人来。结果这个淘气的男孩被狼吃了。
3.The Rabbit and the Fox
Once there was a naughty rabbit. He
liked to play tricks, and it made other
animals angry. But it was very difficult to
catch him.
One day, a wolf said to a fox, “I have an
idea to catch the rabbit. You go back home
and lie in bed. I'll go to the rabbit and tell
him that you are dead. If he comes to see you, you'll jump up and catch him.”
“Good idea,”said the fox. “I'll do that.” Then the fox ran home and lied in bed. The wolf went to the rabbit's house and said, “Mr. Rabbit, have you heard Mr. Fox is dead?”The wolf stood at the door, and then he went away.
“Really? I haven't heard anything about it.”The rabbit said to himself, so he decided to go and see if it was true. He went to the fox's house and looked in through the window. He saw the fox lying in bed. He opened the door and went in. He looked at the fox and said, “Mr. Wolf says Mr. Fox is dead, but he doesn't look like a dead fox. A dead fox always opens his mouth.”
When the fox heard this, he thought,“I'll show him that I am dead.” So he opened his mouth. The rabbit saw the fox open his mouth, and he knew the fox was not dead. He ran out of the house as fast as he could.
兔子和狐狸
以前有一只淘气的免子，他喜欢恶作剧，这使得其他动物很生气。但是想抓住这只免子可不容易。
一天，狼对狐狸说：“我想到一个办法可以抓住这只兔子，你回家躺在床上，我去告诉免子你死了。如果他来看你，你就跳起来抓住它。”
“好主意，”狐狸说，“我按你说的办。”于是狐狸跑回家躺在床上。狼跑到免子家说：“兔子先生，狐狸先生死了的事你听说了吗？”狼站在门口，然后就走开了。
“真的呜？我怎么没有听说呢。”兔子自言自语地说。于是他决定去看看是不是真的。他来到狐狸的房前并从窗户往里看，他看见。狐狸躺在床上。于是，他打开门并走了进去。他看着狐狸说道：“狼先生说狐狸先生死了，但他不像一只死狐狸，因为死狐狸是张开嘴巴的。”
当狐狸听见这话，他想“我要让他知道我是死的”
。于是他张开了嘴巴。免予看见狐狸
张开了嘴巴，他知道狐狸没有死，于是他飞快地从房子里跑了出来。
4.Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes
red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.
Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill.
Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see
her grandma. In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding
Hood, “Look, little Red Riding Hood. I have children for
lunch. The path goes to her grandma's house.”
The wolf comes to grandma's house and eats
grandma. Then he wears grandma's glasses and clothes,
and lies in her bed. After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandma's bed. To her surprise, grandma's mouth is very big. So she asks, “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.”And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.
“Help! Help!”The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.
小红帽
小红帽是一个可爱的女孩。她喜欢红帽子，于是她妈妈就叫她小红帽。
她的祖母很爱小红帽，但现在她生病了。小红帽的妈妈非常忙，所以她让小红帽去看望祖母。在森林里，一只狼看见了小红帽。“礁！小红帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃了！这是一条去她祖母家的路。”
狼来到了祖母家并吃掉了祖母。然后他戴上祖母的眼镜，穿上祖母的衣服并躺在祖母的床上。过了一会儿，小红帽来到了祖母的床前，使她吃惊的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。于是她问：“祖母，为什么你的嘴巴这么大？”“我用它来吃小女孩。”狼说着就扑向小红帽。
“救命！救命！”狼追着小红帽跑。正在此时，一个猎人路过这儿，他用枪打死了狼救了小红帽，然后他剥开狼的肚子，放出了祖母。
5.Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Mr Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish
things.
One day, he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh!
How nice! I will take it home.”He thinks,“What can I do?” After a
while, he has a “good ”idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug
my ears, Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell.”
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the
owner opens the door. “What are you doing? ” the owner says
angrily.
掩耳盗铃
王先生总以为自己很聪明，但买际上他总干傻事。
一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的玲铛。“啊，真漂亮啊！我要把它拿回家去。
”
他自言自语道，“我该怎么做呢？”过了一会儿，他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈！我有办法了！我把耳朵堵上，拿玲铛的时候就听不见玲声了。”
于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，房子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么？”
6. Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
There is a young man, Lord Ye. He likes dragons
very much. He draws many dragons in his house. The
house becomes a world of dragons.
A real dragon hears of Lord Ye, and is deeply
moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and makes friends
with him.
“ Hi, Mr Ye! Nice to meet you, ” the real dragon
comes to visit Mr Ye. But he runs away as fast as he can.
“Oh, my God! Help! Help!” he runs and shouts.
叶公好龙
有个年轻人，姓叶，非常喜欢龙，他在屋里面画了许多龙。这屋子都快成了龙的 世界。一条真龙听说了叶公的事，很受感动，就想去拜访叶公，和他交个朋友。
“嘿。叶先生！很高兴见到你。”这条真龙来拜访叶先生了。可是叶先生飞快地逃了。他边跑边喊：“啊，我的天啊！救命！救命！”
7.Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of
the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and
says, “Frog,let's have a talk. ” Then the frog asks, “Where
are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog
feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth
of the well. How do you fly from the sky?”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in
the well, so you don't know the world is big.”The frog says, “I
don't believe.”But the crow says, “You can come out and have
a look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
坐井观天
育一只青蛙住在井底，他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
一天，一只乌鸦飞到井边。他看见青蛙，就对它说：“青蛙，咱们聊聊吧。”青蛙就问他： “你从哪里来？” “我从天上飞来的，”乌鸦说道。青蛙感到很惊讶，就说：“天空就只有这井口这么大，你怎么会从天上飞来呢？”
乌鸦说：“天空很天。只不过你一直待在井里，所以不知道世界很大。”青蛙说：“我不相信。”乌鸦说：“你可以出来，自己看看。”
于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶，原来世界这么大！
8. The Monkeys drag for the Moon
One day, a little monkey is playing by the well. He
looks in the well and shouts, “Oh! My god! The moon has
fallen into the well!”
An older monkey runs over, takes a look, and says,
“Goodness! The moon is really in the water! ”
An elderly monkey comes over. He is very surprised
as well and cries out, “The moon is in the well.”
A group of monkeys run over to the well.
They look at the moon in the well and shout, “The moon did fall into the well! Come on! Let's get it out! ”
Then, the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down, with his feet on the branch. And he pulls the next monkey's feet with his hands. All the other monkeys follow his suit. And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well. Just before they reach the moon, the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky. He yells excitedly, “Don't be so foolish! The moon is still in the sky! ”
猴子捞月
一天，有只小猴子在井边玩儿。它往井里一噍；高喊遣。“噢！我的天！月亮掉到井里了！”
一只大猴子跑来一看，说，“糟啦！月亮掉在井里了！”
一只老猴子也跑过来。他也非常惊奇，喊道：“糟啦！月亮掉在井里了！”
一群猴子跑到井边来，他们看到井里的月亮，喊道：“月亮掉在井里了！快来！让我们把它捞出来！”
然后，最老的那只老猴子倒挂在树上，用脚挂在树枝上，他用手拉住下一只猴子的脚，其它的猴子一个个跟着，它们一只连者一只直到井里。他们刚要摸到月亮的时候，老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上。它兴奋地大叫：“别蠢了！月亮还好好地挂在天上呢！”
9.Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn't a good picture.” But Mr Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away. ”
Mr Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don't believe you.”
Mr Li isn't angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon.
Wow! The dragon really flies.
画龙点睛
李先生是位很好的画家。一天，他画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这
只龙没有眼睛。
周先生看了画后说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。”
但是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，它就会飞走了。”
周先生摇头说 “你吹牛。我不相信。”
李先生没有生气，只是拿起笔给龙点上眼睛。哇！龙真地飞走了。
二、风趣的美国俚语
A: Excuse me, is this the way to High Tower Museum? B ：You bet.
看到这组对话，你一定很纳闷：A 在问路，B 为什么回答“打赌”呢？其实，“You bet. ”所表达的意思是：你说的一点儿也没错。这种用法就涉及到英语中的俚语(Slang)。什么是俚语呢？它是指人们在日常生活中总结出来的，通俗易懂的、具有诙谐、幽默的词语。我们在看英文电影、电视时经常会听到或看到这些词语。如果不明白它们的意思，就会大大影响我们对故事情节的理解。下面我们介绍几个较常用的美国俚语。
l .That’s a good question.
我们在与外国人交谈时，经常听到
“That's a good question”。的确，That's a
good question ．是一些人说话时经常用的口头
禅。那么，我们应该在什么情况下使用呢？
假设A 问B 一个问题，而B 不知道该怎么
回答这个问题，他就会用That's a good
question ．来拖延时间，思考该怎样回答他的问题。但是，这种口头禅不要过度使用，否则会引起他人反感。例如：
A同学应该参加学校的某某动员大会，而A 同学没去参加，老师碰巧遇见A 同学了，说：What are you doing here？这时，A 同学可能想不出该怎么回答，说了句：That's a good question. 来拖延时间。
2. I get you.
看到“I got you.”你一定
认为它的意思是“我抓住你了”
吧！其实，I got you.和I see.
的意思是一样的，都是“我明白
了”。我们也可以说“I got it. ”
在美语的发音过程当中经常会有
很多的连音。
在美国，许多人都喜欢讲I got you.例如：
Leo: What time do you want me to meet later in the library?
Ann: How about 7:30?
Leo: Sounds great.
Ann: Don't forget to bring your homework and textbook.
Leo: Gotit．
Ann: And please inform Dave to come to the library after 8:30 pm.
Leo:I will do.
Ann: I'll see you then.
还有，你问别人明白了没有，可以直接说“Got it?”就可以了。
3. couch potato
couch potato是美国俚语，是指那些整天坐在沙发上看
电视、动也不动的人。
我们可以想象这样一幅情景：一个人整天坐在沙发上看电
视、吃零食（如薯片等），卷成一团，动也不动，活像一个
马铃薯。怎么不是“沙发土豆”呢？例如：
A: What did you and Jim do this weekend?
B: Not much. He watched TV most of the time. He even
ate and slept in the living room!I did all the shopping and cooking.
A: Wow! Sounds like your husband is turning into a real couch potato!
B: Well, he worked hard all week, so he deserves it. But next weekend, I'll be the couch potato and he can serve me.
4. I have a bad hair day.
要是有人对您说“I have a bad hair day ”，您
可千万别以为她在抱怨自己的发型。a bad hair
day 是个英语俚语，指的是“很不顺利的一天”。
若仔细推敲一下，a bad hair day远非“不顺利”
三个字就能囊括的。想一想，当您顶着一个糟糕
无比的发型时，您的心情一定沮丧透顶。所以，
a bad hair day常暗指“因不顺利而情绪低靡”。例如:
A: What's the matter? You look upset.
B: Oh, it's nothing, I'm just having a bad hair day-everything's going wrong.
5. Follow your nose.
今天是个好天气，Cindy 和妈妈一起出去购物。路上有
个人向Cindy 的妈妈问路： “Excuse me, how can I get to the
community library?”妈妈回答到：“Just follow your nose.”
问路的人谢了妈妈，就走了。Cindy 却是大惑不解：follow
your nose 是什么意思啊，难道要这个人闻着书的味道走
吗？妈妈笑着问到：“鼻子不是长在脸的正中间吗？它是不
是朝着你的正前方呢？”Cindy 摸了摸自己的鼻子，没错。
“那么，follow your nose就是叫你一直往前走！”原来如此！
妈妈又接着说：“不过呢，如果有人要去咖啡店，香水店什
么的，你也可以和他说follow your nose，不过这次就是真地跟着味道走！”
最新人教版七年级英语上册课本配套课外阅读篇目精选
一、经典好故事
1.Snow White
Snow White was born on a cold winter day. She is as
white as snow. Her eyes are very big, her hair is very long
and her voice is sweet. She is very kind and beautiful.
Everyone loves her. Her mum, the Queen loves her, too. But
she died.
A new Queen comes. She is beautiful, but bad. She
doesn't like Snow White, because Snow White is the most
beautiful girl in the world.
“I will kill Snow White. ”she says. So she orders a
hunter to kill Snow White. The hunter is an honest man.
“You are a good girl; I don't want to kill you.” So he lets Snow White go.
Snow White goes into a forest. She finds a house, and goes into the house. Seven dwarfs live there. They like Snow White, and ask Snow White to live with them.
No sooner, the new Queen dies. Because she isn't the most beautiful woman in the world. 白雪公主
白雪公主出生在一个寒冷的冬天，因此她像雪一样洁白无暇。她有两只天眼睛，有漂亮的长头发和甜美的声音。她又善良又走丽。每个人都很喜欢她。她妈妈——皇后也爱她，但她死了。
一位新皇后来了，她很漂亮但很恶毒。她不喜欢白雪公主，因为白雪公主是世界上最漂亮的女孩。
“我要杀死白雪公主。”她说。因此，她命令一位猎人去杀白雪公主。这位猎人是一个诚实的人。“你是一个好姑娘，我不想杀你。”所以他放走了白雪公主。
白雪公王走进一片森林，她发现了一座房子，并且走了进去。七个小矮人住在房子里。他们很喜欢白雪公主并留她一起住了下来。
不久，新皇后死了，因为她不是世界上最美丽的人。
2.The Wolf Is Coming
There is a naughty boy in a village. He likes telling
lies. One day, he wants to make fun of the farmers. So he
shouts, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming! ”The kind
farmers are working in the fields. They hear the shout,
and hurry to help the boy. But when they get there, the
boy says, “There isn't a wolf. I'm joking. ” The farmers
are angry and go back to their fields. After a while, the
boy shouts again,“Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is coming!” And
the farmers come and are cheated again. The boy laughs and laughs. They say, “
You tell lies. We
will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes. The boy is very scared. “Wolf! Wolf. The wolf is coming!” the boy shouts and shouts. "Help! Help!" But no one comes. And the wolf eats the naughty boy. 狼来了
村子里有个淘气的小男孩，他喜欢撒谎。一天，他想捉弄村民，于是就大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”善良的村民们正在地里干活，听到喊声，赶快去救他。可是到了那里，男孩说：“没有狼。我跟你们开玩笑的。”村民很生气，返回田里。不一会，那孩子又大喊：“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”村民来了，却再次被欺骗。男孩开心地大笑，村民们说：“你说谎。我们再也不会相信你了。”
后来狼真的来了。男孩十分害怕。“狼来了！狼来了！狼来了！”男孩大声呼喊。“救命呀! 救命！”但是没人来。结果这个淘气的男孩被狼吃了。
3.The Rabbit and the Fox
Once there was a naughty rabbit. He
liked to play tricks, and it made other
animals angry. But it was very difficult to
catch him.
One day, a wolf said to a fox, “I have an
idea to catch the rabbit. You go back home
and lie in bed. I'll go to the rabbit and tell
him that you are dead. If he comes to see you, you'll jump up and catch him.”
“Good idea,”said the fox. “I'll do that.” Then the fox ran home and lied in bed. The wolf went to the rabbit's house and said, “Mr. Rabbit, have you heard Mr. Fox is dead?”The wolf stood at the door, and then he went away.
“Really? I haven't heard anything about it.”The rabbit said to himself, so he decided to go and see if it was true. He went to the fox's house and looked in through the window. He saw the fox lying in bed. He opened the door and went in. He looked at the fox and said, “Mr. Wolf says Mr. Fox is dead, but he doesn't look like a dead fox. A dead fox always opens his mouth.”
When the fox heard this, he thought,“I'll show him that I am dead.” So he opened his mouth. The rabbit saw the fox open his mouth, and he knew the fox was not dead. He ran out of the house as fast as he could.
兔子和狐狸
以前有一只淘气的免子，他喜欢恶作剧，这使得其他动物很生气。但是想抓住这只免子可不容易。
一天，狼对狐狸说：“我想到一个办法可以抓住这只兔子，你回家躺在床上，我去告诉免子你死了。如果他来看你，你就跳起来抓住它。”
“好主意，”狐狸说，“我按你说的办。”于是狐狸跑回家躺在床上。狼跑到免子家说：“兔子先生，狐狸先生死了的事你听说了吗？”狼站在门口，然后就走开了。
“真的呜？我怎么没有听说呢。”兔子自言自语地说。于是他决定去看看是不是真的。他来到狐狸的房前并从窗户往里看，他看见。狐狸躺在床上。于是，他打开门并走了进去。他看着狐狸说道：“狼先生说狐狸先生死了，但他不像一只死狐狸，因为死狐狸是张开嘴巴的。”
当狐狸听见这话，他想“我要让他知道我是死的”
。于是他张开了嘴巴。免予看见狐狸
张开了嘴巴，他知道狐狸没有死，于是他飞快地从房子里跑了出来。
4.Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a lovely girl. She likes
red hats. So her mother calls her little Red Riding Hood.
Her grandma loves her very much. But now she is ill.
Her mother is busy. So she asks little Riding Hood to see
her grandma. In the forest, a wolf sees little Red Riding
Hood, “Look, little Red Riding Hood. I have children for
lunch. The path goes to her grandma's house.”
The wolf comes to grandma's house and eats
grandma. Then he wears grandma's glasses and clothes,
and lies in her bed. After a while, little Red Riding Hood comes to grandma's bed. To her surprise, grandma's mouth is very big. So she asks, “Grandma, why is your mouth so big?” “I eat little girls with this mouth.”And he rushed at little Red Riding Hood.
“Help! Help!”The wolf runs after little Red Riding Hood. At this time, a hunter passes through the house. He shoots the wolf and saves little Red Riding Hood. Then he cuts the wolf and grandma comes out.
小红帽
小红帽是一个可爱的女孩。她喜欢红帽子，于是她妈妈就叫她小红帽。
她的祖母很爱小红帽，但现在她生病了。小红帽的妈妈非常忙，所以她让小红帽去看望祖母。在森林里，一只狼看见了小红帽。“礁！小红帽。午餐有小孩子可以吃了！这是一条去她祖母家的路。”
狼来到了祖母家并吃掉了祖母。然后他戴上祖母的眼镜，穿上祖母的衣服并躺在祖母的床上。过了一会儿，小红帽来到了祖母的床前，使她吃惊的是祖母的嘴巴非常大。于是她问：“祖母，为什么你的嘴巴这么大？”“我用它来吃小女孩。”狼说着就扑向小红帽。
“救命！救命！”狼追着小红帽跑。正在此时，一个猎人路过这儿，他用枪打死了狼救了小红帽，然后他剥开狼的肚子，放出了祖母。
5.Covering One’s Ears While Stealing a Bell
Mr Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does foolish
things.
One day, he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. “Oh!
How nice! I will take it home.”He thinks,“What can I do?” After a
while, he has a “good ”idea. “Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug
my ears, Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell.”
Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the
owner opens the door. “What are you doing? ” the owner says
angrily.
掩耳盗铃
王先生总以为自己很聪明，但买际上他总干傻事。
一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的玲铛。“啊，真漂亮啊！我要把它拿回家去。
”
他自言自语道，“我该怎么做呢？”过了一会儿，他想到了一个“好”主意。“啊哈！我有办法了！我把耳朵堵上，拿玲铛的时候就听不见玲声了。”
于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，房子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说：“你在干什么？”
6. Lord Ye’s Love of the Dragon
There is a young man, Lord Ye. He likes dragons
very much. He draws many dragons in his house. The
house becomes a world of dragons.
A real dragon hears of Lord Ye, and is deeply
moved. He wants to visit Lord Ye and makes friends
with him.
“ Hi, Mr Ye! Nice to meet you, ” the real dragon
comes to visit Mr Ye. But he runs away as fast as he can.
“Oh, my God! Help! Help!” he runs and shouts.
叶公好龙
有个年轻人，姓叶，非常喜欢龙，他在屋里面画了许多龙。这屋子都快成了龙的 世界。一条真龙听说了叶公的事，很受感动，就想去拜访叶公，和他交个朋友。
“嘿。叶先生！很高兴见到你。”这条真龙来拜访叶先生了。可是叶先生飞快地逃了。他边跑边喊：“啊，我的天啊！救命！救命！”
7.Look at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well
There is a frog. He lives in a well and he never goes out of
the well. He thinks the sky is as big as the mouth of the well.
One day a crow comes to the well. He sees the frog and
says, “Frog,let's have a talk. ” Then the frog asks, “Where
are you from?” “I fly from the sky,” the crow says. The frog
feels surprised and says, “The sky is only as big as the mouth
of the well. How do you fly from the sky?”
The crow says, “The sky is very big. You always stay in
the well, so you don't know the world is big.”The frog says, “I
don't believe.”But the crow says, “You can come out and have
a look by yourself.”
So the frog comes out from the well. He is very surprised. How big the world is!
坐井观天
育一只青蛙住在井底，他从来没有去过井外面。他以为天空就和井口一样大。
一天，一只乌鸦飞到井边。他看见青蛙，就对它说：“青蛙，咱们聊聊吧。”青蛙就问他： “你从哪里来？” “我从天上飞来的，”乌鸦说道。青蛙感到很惊讶，就说：“天空就只有这井口这么大，你怎么会从天上飞来呢？”
乌鸦说：“天空很天。只不过你一直待在井里，所以不知道世界很大。”青蛙说：“我不相信。”乌鸦说：“你可以出来，自己看看。”
于是青蛙来到井外。他十分惊讶，原来世界这么大！
8. The Monkeys drag for the Moon
One day, a little monkey is playing by the well. He
looks in the well and shouts, “Oh! My god! The moon has
fallen into the well!”
An older monkey runs over, takes a look, and says,
“Goodness! The moon is really in the water! ”
An elderly monkey comes over. He is very surprised
as well and cries out, “The moon is in the well.”
A group of monkeys run over to the well.
They look at the moon in the well and shout, “The moon did fall into the well! Come on! Let's get it out! ”
Then, the oldest monkey hangs on the tree up side down, with his feet on the branch. And he pulls the next monkey's feet with his hands. All the other monkeys follow his suit. And they join each other one by one down to the moon in the well. Just before they reach the moon, the oldest monkey raises his head and happens to see the moon in the sky. He yells excitedly, “Don't be so foolish! The moon is still in the sky! ”
猴子捞月
一天，有只小猴子在井边玩儿。它往井里一噍；高喊遣。“噢！我的天！月亮掉到井里了！”
一只大猴子跑来一看，说，“糟啦！月亮掉在井里了！”
一只老猴子也跑过来。他也非常惊奇，喊道：“糟啦！月亮掉在井里了！”
一群猴子跑到井边来，他们看到井里的月亮，喊道：“月亮掉在井里了！快来！让我们把它捞出来！”
然后，最老的那只老猴子倒挂在树上，用脚挂在树枝上，他用手拉住下一只猴子的脚，其它的猴子一个个跟着，它们一只连者一只直到井里。他们刚要摸到月亮的时候，老猴子抬头发现月亮挂在天上。它兴奋地大叫：“别蠢了！月亮还好好地挂在天上呢！”
9.Adding Eyes to a Dragon
Mr Li is a good painter. One day he draws a beautiful dragon without eyes.
Mr Zhou looks at the picture and says, “The dragon has no eyes. It isn't a good picture.” But Mr Li smiles and says, “If I add eyes to the dragon, it will fly away. ”
Mr Zhou shakes head and says, “You are boasting. I don't believe you.”
Mr Li isn't angry. He holds the paintbrush and adds eyes to the dragon.
Wow! The dragon really flies.
画龙点睛
李先生是位很好的画家。一天，他画了一条栩栩如生的龙，但是这
只龙没有眼睛。
周先生看了画后说：“这条龙没有眼睛。这不算一张好画。”
但是李先生笑着说：“如果我给它加上眼睛，它就会飞走了。”
周先生摇头说 “你吹牛。我不相信。”
李先生没有生气，只是拿起笔给龙点上眼睛。哇！龙真地飞走了。
二、风趣的美国俚语
A: Excuse me, is this the way to High Tower Museum? B ：You bet.
看到这组对话，你一定很纳闷：A 在问路，B 为什么回答“打赌”呢？其实，“You bet. ”所表达的意思是：你说的一点儿也没错。这种用法就涉及到英语中的俚语(Slang)。什么是俚语呢？它是指人们在日常生活中总结出来的，通俗易懂的、具有诙谐、幽默的词语。我们在看英文电影、电视时经常会听到或看到这些词语。如果不明白它们的意思，就会大大影响我们对故事情节的理解。下面我们介绍几个较常用的美国俚语。
l .That’s a good question.
我们在与外国人交谈时，经常听到
“That's a good question”。的确，That's a
good question ．是一些人说话时经常用的口头
禅。那么，我们应该在什么情况下使用呢？
假设A 问B 一个问题，而B 不知道该怎么
回答这个问题，他就会用That's a good
question ．来拖延时间，思考该怎样回答他的问题。但是，这种口头禅不要过度使用，否则会引起他人反感。例如：
A同学应该参加学校的某某动员大会，而A 同学没去参加，老师碰巧遇见A 同学了，说：What are you doing here？这时，A 同学可能想不出该怎么回答，说了句：That's a good question. 来拖延时间。
2. I get you.
看到“I got you.”你一定
认为它的意思是“我抓住你了”
吧！其实，I got you.和I see.
的意思是一样的，都是“我明白
了”。我们也可以说“I got it. ”
在美语的发音过程当中经常会有
很多的连音。
在美国，许多人都喜欢讲I got you.例如：
Leo: What time do you want me to meet later in the library?
Ann: How about 7:30?
Leo: Sounds great.
Ann: Don't forget to bring your homework and textbook.
Leo: Gotit．
Ann: And please inform Dave to come to the library after 8:30 pm.
Leo:I will do.
Ann: I'll see you then.
还有，你问别人明白了没有，可以直接说“Got it?”就可以了。
3. couch potato
couch potato是美国俚语，是指那些整天坐在沙发上看
电视、动也不动的人。
我们可以想象这样一幅情景：一个人整天坐在沙发上看电
视、吃零食（如薯片等），卷成一团，动也不动，活像一个
马铃薯。怎么不是“沙发土豆”呢？例如：
A: What did you and Jim do this weekend?
B: Not much. He watched TV most of the time. He even
ate and slept in the living room!I did all the shopping and cooking.
A: Wow! Sounds like your husband is turning into a real couch potato!
B: Well, he worked hard all week, so he deserves it. But next weekend, I'll be the couch potato and he can serve me.
4. I have a bad hair day.
要是有人对您说“I have a bad hair day ”，您
可千万别以为她在抱怨自己的发型。a bad hair
day 是个英语俚语，指的是“很不顺利的一天”。
若仔细推敲一下，a bad hair day远非“不顺利”
三个字就能囊括的。想一想，当您顶着一个糟糕
无比的发型时，您的心情一定沮丧透顶。所以，
a bad hair day常暗指“因不顺利而情绪低靡”。例如:
A: What's the matter? You look upset.
B: Oh, it's nothing, I'm just having a bad hair day-everything's going wrong.
5. Follow your nose.
今天是个好天气，Cindy 和妈妈一起出去购物。路上有
个人向Cindy 的妈妈问路： “Excuse me, how can I get to the
community library?”妈妈回答到：“Just follow your nose.”
问路的人谢了妈妈，就走了。Cindy 却是大惑不解：follow
your nose 是什么意思啊，难道要这个人闻着书的味道走
吗？妈妈笑着问到：“鼻子不是长在脸的正中间吗？它是不
是朝着你的正前方呢？”Cindy 摸了摸自己的鼻子，没错。
“那么，follow your nose就是叫你一直往前走！”原来如此！
妈妈又接着说：“不过呢，如果有人要去咖啡店，香水店什
么的，你也可以和他说follow your nose，不过这次就是真地跟着味道走！”