英语美文赏析,初中美文,英语晨读.doc

A Strange Present One day, when I was 14, my uncle sent me a pink T-shirt from ST. Louis, Missouri as my birthday present. On a beautiful Sunday morning, I wore this pink T-shirt and walked gently to the market. On the way, some boys whistled at me. I became very nervous, so I walked faster and more properly with more decorum, but more and more boys whistled at me later. Therefore, I couldn’t help but become more agitated. Suddenly, I turned back and run to my home. I asked my mother, ?Why did the boys whistled at me?? My mother looked at my T-shirt with a smile and said nothing. Then I turned to my father. ?Why did the boys whistle at me?? My father looked at my beautiful new T-shirt and then laughingly asked, ?Are you lonely?? Suddenly, I realized why the boys were whistling at me. The message on my pink T-shirt was?I am lonely?.　 [注释]： whistle: a small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath 口哨　 properly: characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting 恰当的　 decorum: the conventions of polite behavior 礼貌　 agitated: 激动的，表现不安的　 Vacations in Space Want a ride in a spaceship? It will cost you about 20 million US dollars. At least that’s what Dennis Tito recently paid for a trip to the International Space Station. What if you aren’t rich, but still want to travel in space? Don’t worry. Research supported by NASA might make your dream come true. Scientists are refining a process that, if successful, will enable rockets to take off from the back of an airplane. If people do end up taking vacations in space, don’t worry about finding somewhere to stay. Businessmen like British Richard Branson are already thinking about building hotels out there.　 [注释]： NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (美国) 国家航空航天局；美国航天及太空总署　 end up: 结束；告终　 Keeping Pleasant In these grim times, weighed down with tension and pressure from the realities of life, many people have lost their sense of humor. They tend to keep a straight face all day long an