英語(yǔ)趣味誦讀

●Natural Wonders／自然奇觀
1.The Longest and the Muddiest Rivers
河流之最
2.The Enchanting Lakes／魔法湖
3.The Mysterious Bermuda Triangle
神秘的百慕大三角
4.Communications of Trees／樹(shù)木的交流
5.Something Interesting about Plants
植物奇聞
6.Whv Are Black Flowers So Rare？
為什么很少有黑色花？
7.The Baobab Tree／猴面包樹(shù)
8.Candles That Grow／會(huì)長(zhǎng)大的蠟燭
9.This Is No Yolk／無(wú)黃雞蛋
●Animal Anecdotes／動(dòng)物趣聞
10.Animal Islands／動(dòng)物島
11.Animals Have Their Fun
動(dòng)物的“自得其樂(lè)”
12.Animal Messengers／動(dòng)物郵差
13.Animal Funerals／動(dòng)物葬禮
14.Indian Doctors Breathe Easy after Monkey
Caught／猴子被捉醫(yī)生松口氣
15.The Clever Coon／小機(jī)靈浣熊
16.No Sex Please—We’re Giant Pandas
熊貓性冷淡
17.Lion Defies Nature by Adopting Oryx
母獅情深養(yǎng)“義子”
18.Elephants Used to Demolish House
大象拆房
19.Leopard as Good as Gold at the Dentist
豹子換金牙
20.Tasmanian Devils／塔斯馬尼亞惡獸
21.Why Do Crocodiles“Eat”Their Young？
鱷魚(yú)為什么要“吃”自己的幼仔？
22.Tourist Otters Confused by Accent
水獺也欺生
23.Monster or Fish？／是怪物還是魚(yú)？
24.Fish Finds True Love with a Throw of
the Dice／小魚(yú)與骰子的戀情
25.Something Interesting about Frogs
青蛙趣事
26.Lobster，Spared Pot，Tastes Sea
好心廚師救下老龍蝦
27.A Spider without a Web／不結(jié)網(wǎng)的蜘蛛
28.Bee Droppings Set Panicky Villagers Abuzz
天降異物村民惶恐
29.Proof That Men Don't Listen
聽(tīng)而不聞的雄鳥(niǎo)
30.M.ynah Want a Divorce？／八哥想離婚？
3 1.Spring Has Sprung：the Buzzards Return

春天的使者：禿鷲
32.Ducklings in Trouble，Mother Calls the Police
鴨媽媽“報(bào)警”智救孩子
33.Geese Guard Prisoners／鵝看守
34.Cat，s MeOW Saves Owner from Toronto Fire
小貓火中救主人
35.Cats Have Nine Lives／貓有九命
36.Officially Hired Cats／官方雇傭的貓
37.Dog A1arms Master with Explosive“Fetch”
小狗撿回手榴彈
38.DOg Drives off as Owner Watches Hockey
主人看冰球，小狗去兜風(fēng)
39.Which Kind of Animal Is the Cleverest？
哪種動(dòng)物最聰明？
●Shocking Events／心悸一刻
40.Man Catches Tot Who Fell Three Floors
一男子接住了三樓掉下來(lái)的孩子
41.Missouri Man Bakes Fireworks，Blows up
Kitchen／密蘇里：烤箱里藏爆竹，“烘”碎廚房
42.Heavy School Bag Pulls Boy to His Death
書(shū)包殺人
43.Airport Screener Sleeping on the Job
航空公司監(jiān)屏員在崗位上睡著了
44.Ticking Time Bomb Turns out to Be Bouncing
Baby／定時(shí)炸彈原是嬰兒
45.New Jersey Woman Accidentally Glues
Eye Shut／粗心的新澤西婦女錯(cuò)將
萬(wàn)能膠當(dāng)?shù)窝垡?br /> 46.8-Year-Old Florida Boy Drives to Sehool
8歲男孩驅(qū)使汽車(chē)奔學(xué)校
●Miscel laneous LIfe／生活百態(tài)
47.World Population Growing by Three People a
Second／世界上每秒鐘即有3人誕生
48.Butterflies Cause Flutter at Weddings
蝴蝶點(diǎn)綴的婚禮
49.Formerly Homeless Boy to Tour World as
Peace Envoy／乞童成為和平特使
50.Urban Golf Tournament for London
倫敦市區(qū)高爾夫球錦標(biāo)賽
5 1.Fake Plaques of Artists
藝術(shù)家的偽造品
52.One Lump of Berlin Wall Can Fetch up to
U.S.$95，000／柏林圍墻的代價(jià)
53.The Valuable Coins／值錢(qián)的硬幣
54.Chance Encounters？／意外遭遇？
55.Taxi Driver's Passenger Is His Long-lost Son
出租車(chē)乘客卻是司機(jī)之子
56.Death Row Inmate，S Wife Wants Baby
死刑犯想生孩子
57.Woman Gets 18 Months for Passing

Cocaine to Baby／婦人因傳染毒癮給
胎兒而入獄
58.Beach-Sex Couple Ordered to Apologize
夫婦當(dāng)眾示愛(ài) 被迫廣告致歉
59.Man Serves 29 Years for Breaking Window
打碎一塊玻璃引來(lái)29年牢獄之災(zāi)
60.The Least Successful Explorer
最不成功的探險(xiǎn)家
61.The Worst Tourist／最糟糕的旅游者
62.They're Playing Our Song
他們?cè)谧辔覀兊膰?guó)歌
63.Coincidence／巧合
64.Library Book Returned after 70 Years
70年后歸還圖書(shū)館的書(shū)
65.Dressing Down to Keep Energy Levels up
為省能源少穿衣
66.Bank Robbers Used Heists to Pay Bills
搶銀行的盜賊再以搶劫付罰金
67.Law on Blame-Free Divorce Debated
無(wú)過(guò)錯(cuò)離婚法爭(zhēng)論
68.Company Offers UFO Abduction Insurance
外星保險(xiǎn)
●Education Corner／教育園地
69.Students Flock to Campus Organic Farms
大批學(xué)生前往校園有機(jī)農(nóng)場(chǎng)
70.ONeal Receives MBA Degree
奧尼爾獲得了工商管理碩士學(xué)位
7 1.Liberty University Loosens Dress Code
自由大學(xué)放寬了著裝規(guī)范
72.Stanford Rejects Hacker Apptieants
斯坦福大學(xué)拒收黑客申請(qǐng)者
73.Florida Votes to Require High Sehool Majors
佛羅里達(dá)州通過(guò)投票要求高中生學(xué)有專(zhuān)攻
74.Schwarzenegger Talks to Chinese Students
施瓦辛格對(duì)中國(guó)學(xué)生演講
75.Granddad Joins Primary School At 84
84歲老人上小學(xué)
76.Super Student／超級(jí)學(xué)生
77.Homework Really Does Pay
做家庭作業(yè)真的可以獲得報(bào)酬
78.Student Discovers Calculator Flaw
學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)了計(jì)算器的缺陷
79.Frugal Public School Teacher Donates $2.1
Million to Alma Mater／省吃?xún)€用的公立
學(xué)校教師向母校捐獻(xiàn)210萬(wàn)美元
●Gloomy Shades／灰暗色調(diào)
80.“A Performance Art Act”／“藝術(shù)表演”
81.Americans Sadly Lacking in Geography
美國(guó)人地理知識(shí)貧乏得可憐
82.U.S.Lag in Foreign Language Studies

美國(guó)人在外語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)上落后的一些事例
83.U.S.Schools Lack Adequate Chinese
Language Skills／美國(guó)的學(xué)校缺乏足夠的
漢語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言技能
84.Harvard Commits$50 Million to Gender
Initiatives／哈佛大學(xué)斥資5千萬(wàn)美元用于
性別方案
85.Harvard Author Faces Second Plagiarism
Claim／哈佛大學(xué)的作者又一次面臨
剽竊指控
86.Manhunt：Schools Try to Attract More
Male Teachers／獵頭：學(xué)校努力吸引更多的
男老師
87.The Most Unpopular School Subject
最不受歡迎的學(xué)校課程
88.Teacher Seeks Right to Smack Pupils
老師尋求體罰學(xué)生的權(quán)利
89.Schools Don't Cost a Bomb
學(xué)校沒(méi)有炸彈值錢(qián)
90.Principal Urges Teachers to Pass Failing
Students／校長(zhǎng)敦促教師讓不及格的學(xué)生
考試通過(guò)
91.A 7一aged Stealer／7歲的盜竊犯
92.Student Was“Deeply Depressed”
這個(gè)學(xué)生很“郁悶”
93.Student Arrested for“Monkeying”Around
學(xué)生因?yàn)閻鹤鲃《淮?br /> 94.Teenagers Drop out of Education
英國(guó)青少年紛紛輟學(xué)
95.Students Who Flunk Courses Get E-mail
Listing A11 who Failed／考試不及格的學(xué)生
收到列有不及格學(xué)生名單的電子郵件
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