少儿双语阅读小故事Unit 1 Good Fortune, Bad Fortune单元1 好运和霉运A frog goes to have his fortune told.有只青蛙跑去算命。
The fortuneteller looks at his little webbed palm and says, "Aha! You're about to meet a beautiful young lady who is going to want to know everything about you." 算命师看着他小小的有蹼手掌说道：“啊哈!你即将遇见一名美丽小姑娘，她想了解关于你的一切。
”The frog says, "Thanks! I'm going to run right back to the pond so I won't miss her."青蛙说：“太感谢了!那我得赶紧回池塘去，免得和她错过。
”The fortuneteller says, "You won't meet her at the pond. You're going to meet her in her freshman biology class. 算命师说：“你不会在池塘遇到她，而是在她大学一年级的生物课上。
”Unit 2 National Day单元2 国庆节There are many festivals in China, but I love National Day best. Why? Firstly, during National Day we can have seven days off. We can go shopping, visit our friends, and go to some places of interest and so on.中国有许多节日，可是我最爱国庆节。
为什么？首先，国庆期间我们能放七天假。
我们可以购物、访友、游览名胜等等。
Secondly, I love my motherland very much. China is a great country. The Chinese people are brave and hard-working. I am sure in the future China will be richer and stronger.第二，我很爱我的祖国。
中国是一个伟大的国家，中国人民勤劳、勇敢。
我相信将来中国会更富强。
词义解析：1.festival：节日2.firstly：首先3.visit：拜访4.secondly：其次5.motherland：祖国6.country：国家7.brave：勇敢的8.sure：确定的9.stronger：更强壮的词组解析：place of interest：名胜古迹Unit 3 Amazing Pet单元 3 令人惊讶的宠物A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner that he wants to buy a pet that can do everyting. The shop owner suggests a faithful dog.有个人走进一家宠物店，跟老板说要买一只万能宠物。
店老板建议他买只忠心的狗。
The man replies, "Come on, a dog?"那个人回答：“得了吧，狗行吗?”The owner says, "How about a cat?"老板说：“那猫怎么样?”The man replies, "No way! A cat certainly can't do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!"那个人回答：“不行啦!猫当然不会是万能的。
我要的是万能宠物!”The shop owner thinks for a minute, then says, "I've got it! a centipede!"店老板想了一会儿说道：“有了!就是蜈蚣!”The man says, "A centipede? I can't imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay... I'll try a centipede." 那个人说：“蜈蚣?真难想象蜈蚣会是万能的，不过也好...我就买一条蜈蚣试试看。
”He gets the centipede home and says to the centipede, "Clean the kitchen."他把蜈蚣带回家后跟蜈蚣说：“去打扫厨房。
”Thirty minutes later, he walks into the kitchen and... It's immaculate! All the dishes and silverware have been washed, dried, and put away; the counter-tops cleaned; the appliancessparkling; the floor waxed. 过了三十分钟，他走进厨房一看...居然全部都干干净净的!所有的盘子和银制餐具都洗好、烘干、各归各位;厨具台面也清洁溜溜;每种用具都闪闪发亮;连地板都打了蜡。
He is absolutely amazed.他看得目瞪口呆、惊愕连连。
He says to the centipede, "go clean the living room." 他跟蜈蚣说：“去打扫客厅。
”Twenty minutes later, he walks into the living room. The carpet has been vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows on the sofa plumped; Plants watered. The man thinks to himself, "This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. This really is a pet that can do everything!"过了二十分钟，他走进客厅一看，地毯已用吸尘器吸过;加剧也擦得一尘不染;沙发上的枕头也已拍松;植物也浇了水。
那个人心想：“我从来没看过这么神奇的事，这真的是一只万能宠物!”Next he says to the centipede, "Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper."接着他跟蜈蚣说：“去街角帮我买份报纸。
”The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later... no centipede. 20 minutes later... no centipede. 30 minutes later... no centipede.蜈蚣于是走出大门。
10分钟过去了...蜈蚣还没回来;20分钟过去了...蜈蚣还没回来;30分钟过去了...蜈蚣还是没有回来。
By this point the man is wondering what's going on. So he goes to the front door, opens it... and there's the centipede sitting right outside.那个人开始纳闷到底发生了什么事，于是走到大门打开一看...蜈蚣居然就坐在外面。
The man says, "hey!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a newspaper. What's the matter?!"那个人说：“我不是45分钟前就叫你去街角的商店帮我买份报纸吗?到底是怎么回事?”The centipede says, "I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm just putting on my shoes!"蜈蚣说：“这就去!这就去!我的鞋子快穿好了!”Unit 4 Good Excuse单元 4 好借口There was a middle-aged man who bought a Mercedes convertible 2000.有个中年男子买了一辆奔驰2000敞篷车。
He took off down the road, flooring it up to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head.他开车上路，加速到时速80英里，享受着风儿吹过头上那头超短发的快感。
"This is great," he thought and floored it some more.“好舒服。
”他边想边继续加速。
He looked in his rearview mirror and sees a State Patrol behind him.这时，他从后照镜看到后面有个公路警察。
"I can get away from him with no problem," thought the man and flew down the road at over 100 mph.“要把他甩掉还不容易。
这个人边想边加速”到100多英里急驰而去。
Then he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this kind of thing," and pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the police officer.接着他又想说：“我到底在干吗?这把年纪实在不适合做这种事。