Tom and His Plants / 汤姆和他的农作物
Tom grows the nicest vegetables, fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the year and they are much better.
Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he sells most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruits and flowers are so big and beautiful that they sell much more quickly in the market than those of other villagers.
How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so lazy that just sits under his orange tree with his radio. He listens to the music all day.
That is quite true. Tom plants things in spring, summer, autumn
and winter. After that he sits with his radio. When everything
grows, it is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly
that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful
flowers. Plants love music as much as people.
Could you please clean your room? / 请你打扫一下你的房间好吗？
西方人说话也很讲究礼貌，有时候很简单的一件事情，却不直接说，而是很委婉。如文中的标题，就是一个典型的例句。把can换成它的委婉形词could，然后在中心动词前再加个 please词，就构成了委婉的要求，让人听起来很温柔，愿意接收这个要求。根据这个句型，我们可以说出很多句子
Could you please take out the trash? / 你去倒垃圾，好吗？
Could you please fold your clothes? / 你把衣服叠一下，好吗？
Could you please make the bed? / 你整理好床铺，行吗？
Could you please clean the living room? / 请你打扫一下客厅，好吗？
Could you please do the laundry? / 请你洗衣服洗好吗？
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这些句子的回答也很简单：
Yes, sure./ 当然
All right./ 行
No problem./ 没问题
OK / 好
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Long Live China!
祖国万岁！
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前几天老同学阿邓来信了。他的信是中英文混写的。其中有一个短语“greatly moved”我没弄明白，于是发信向他请教。原来是非常感动的意思。读了他的回信，我非常高兴，觉得自己又学了一个短语，增长了知识。
其实这两个单词我都认识，但moved这个词我只记住了它的基本含义是“移动的或运动的”，而没有学过其它意思。其实英语中一词多义的现象是非常多的，这要靠积累了。
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附录：阿邓的复信
hao,
Mom:
Peter, we need to clean the house. Your grandma is coming over at
7:00.
Peter: Okay, but I need to do my homework first.
Mom: Yes, that's right. After you finish your homework, let's clean the kitchen. I can do the dishes and sweep the floor. Could you take out the trash?
Peter: Yes, sure.
Mom: Good. And could you make your bed and fold your clothes?
Peter: All right.
Mom: And
let's see…I can clean the living room.
这些天在《大耳朵》英语网站背单词（http://www.ebigear.com/register-haosulh.html）有十个单词我背诵了10几遍也没记住。后来我想了几个招数（详见括号中的解说，彩色部分），很快就把它们拿下了。这些单词如下：
- decayed 腐败的（声音形象记忆：腐败的人就哋剋的）
- bosom 胸部 （形象记忆：男人们瞪大两眼看美女的胸部）
- finance 财政 （声音象形记忆：缺钱，财政烦难死）
- satisfy 使满足
- dissatisfy 使不满足（前缀表示否定，记
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Li Yundi, a well-known Chinese pianist, always loved music. He was born in 1982 in Chongqing. When he was a small boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four, and he started to learn the piano when he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. He won first prize in his group. He was also the first Chinese pianist in the 70-year history of the competition to win this prize.
参考译文：
李云弟，有名的中国钢琴家，一直都热爱音乐。他1982年出生于重庆。在他还是一个四岁的小男孩时，他就会哼唱歌曲和有难度的乐曲。他四岁开始学手风琴，七岁开始学钢琴。在2000年10月份，他参加了在波兰举办的第14届肖邦国际钢琴比赛。他赢得了小组第一名。他也是70年来的历史中赢得这个比赛的首位中国钢琴家。
