中级英语幽默故事.pdf

读物说明 百万英语阅读计划（Million-WordReadingProject，简称MWRP）是专门为中国英语 学习者设计的英语阅读提高计划，读者对象为已具有初中英语水平的英语学习者，通过 ２年、每天约15分钟（总共约 180小时）的阅读，能够达到中级英语水平，掌握3500 多单词和大量的短语，熟练掌握英语的各种句子结构，并能阅读一般英语原著。 本系列幽默故事共30 篇，每篇约 150字，总字数约4600，由约1500单词写成，适 合初中高年级及高中低年级水平学习者阅读，可以作为《高中英语阅读教程》及“百万 英语阅读计划”系列中级读物的预备级读物。短文配有录音，可以反复跟读。阅读中遇 到人名地名，知道是人名地名就可以了，不要考虑汉语如何翻译，不会的单词可以根据 上下文猜测，或者跳过去，然后在读完后参考后面的译文验证单词猜测的正确性。不要 因为遇到生词就放弃阅读！ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IntermediateEnglishHumorousStories 1 Mr andMrsTaylor hadonechild.Hewasaboy,hewas seven yearsold,andhisnamewas Pat.Now MrsTaylorwasexpecting another child. Pat had seen babies in other peopleshouses andhadnot likedthem very much, sohe was not delighted aboutthenewsthattherewassoon goingtobeoneinhishousetoo. One evening Mr and Mrs Taylor were making plans for the babys arrival. This house wont bebig enough for usallwhen thebaby comes.I supposewell haveto find a larger house andmovetothat,saidMr Taylor finally. Pat hadbeen playing outside,but he came into the roomjust then and said, What are you talking about? We were saying that well have to move to another house now, because the new babys coming,hismother answered. Itsnouse, saidPathopelessly.Hell followusthere. 1 2 An important businessman went to see his doctor because he could not sleep at night.The doctor examined him carefully and then said to him, Your trouble is that you need to learn to relax.Haveyou got anyhobbies? The businessman thought for a few moments and then said, No, doctor, I havent. I dont haveanytime forhobbies. Well,the doctor answered,that isyourmain trouble,you see. You dont have time for anything except your work.You must find some hobbies, andyou must learn to relax with