English Learning——One story one day

7/ My first day as a teacher

1. On my first day as a teacher ,i was nervous, i was scared, i told myself i will never be able to do this !
2. the morning i was to begin teaching, i arrived really early. My hands were shaking, my throat was dry. my stomach was filled with butterflies (七上八下). (细节描述，无法控制的感受或者动作)
3. I looked at the clock. The students would arrive in five minutes. I felt a wave of panic inside.（动态的恐惧感袭来）
4. i was so frightened, i hid myself behind the desk. (害怕的外在表现)
5. I decided to be honest with my students.
6. they made me feel so comfortable. my fear slowly disappeared.
7. i can make a joke about it now, but on my first day as a teacher, i was ready to run away. i am very glad that i stayed and overcome my fear.
8. I am `Teacher of the Year’. my fear almost got the best of me.

how to identify the Mrs./ Ms./Miss:

• Mrs. /ˈmɪsɪz/ (夫人，已婚)
• Miss /mɪs/ (未婚，未婚女子或者小女孩)
• Ms./mɪz/ (女士，)
  they are add the first /second name/ post (but Mrs. + the family name of her husband)
  Mrs./Miss/Ms.

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2024 05 03
Mosquito

1. Buzz, on warm summer nights, the air is filled with the familiar sound of mosquitoes looking for a meal.
2. they are found everywhere, except in the coldest regions of the world.
3. the can ruin the quiet evening
4. did you know that only female mosquitoes bite ?(To be honest , i do not know up to now)
5. they need some protein in her diet to make eggs and have babies.
6. they are not too fussy(挑剔的) about which mammals she bites.
7. has a long sharp point used to puncture the skin.
8. draws up some blood as if she were drinking with a straw.
9. have excellent smelling abilities and use noses to find us.
   10.mammals give off carbon dioxide (释放) when we breathe out. \breath in
10. when the pick up the scent, she moves in for meal.
11. are more attractive to the females than others
12. scientists do not know why exactly, some suggest that the colour of our clothing or our blood type make some of us easier target.
13. they are part of the p, they have a purpose.
14. wear a long-sleeved shirt or put on good insecticide can help these bugs away.

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2025 05 04
2-8
15. i still can not believe that i missed it , i missed the chance to meet our national soccer just team.
16. just a little more effort on my part, and everything wuld have turned out well.
17. if you really want to do someting, you put in the effort to make it happen.(说教在前，但是人们不喜欢说教，为了避免说教加上下面的句子). Right ? that is what my parents always tell me, I wish i had listened to that advice.
18. I missed the chance of a lifetime !
19. be supported to meet the bus at our school early on satarday morning.
20. it is a 30-minute bus ride from home to school.()
21. It’s a 30-minute car drive from home to work generally.
22. hit the “off” button on the alarm clock.
23. i just want to sleep five more minutes.
24. then all of a sudden.
25. i should be on my bus at this time ?
26. i had oversleptby half an hour
27. there was no taxi in sight.
28. the bus had left without me.

3-19 :
silk: stronger than you think

silk . it is soft and smooth, it is cool in the summer and warm in winter. it is pretty and comfortable to wear.
2. only the rich peopole could afford silk.
3. it is discovered by the Chinese.
4. is no longer just a pretty fabric
5. make bulletproof vests (防弹背心)
6. strand of silk is strong enough ot raise a jet onto the air and hold it there
7. it is difficult to get enough natureal silk for mass production.
8. spins its cocoon.
9. imagine how many cocoons it takes to spin a long thick cord.
10. an alternative to that of the silk worm
11. the silk spun by spiders
12. they put a silk gene in goats and found that their milk has a certain amount of silk in it.
13. 1200 litres
14. by the way, did you know that sleeping on a silk pillow is supposed to slow down the development of wrinkles on your facea ss you age ?
15. it is the amino acides in the silk.

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2024 05 06
a bird`s nest !
16. childhood stories
17. the image of … hung [/hʌŋ/] in my mind for quite a while.
18. i dream of doing
19. peek into (快速地偷看)
20. are not allowed to climb trees
21. is slowly disappearing (正在缓慢消失)
22. declines every year
23. he sold used cars at his shop outside the city. (sell-sold-sold / sold out)
24. we suddenly found something unusual
25. i stared at the nest in amazement.
26. I was thrilled to be so close.(thrilled : extremly happy about somthing !)
27. a cluthc of eggs (一窝蛋)
28. sturdy and warm
29. take a look at the eggs
30. prevent the nest from doing

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2024 05 06
31. the rower (划艇运动员)
32. janitor
33. walk with a limp
34. make fun of his limp
35. it makes me angry to hear them laughing at him
36. the principale saw this and was very mad.
37. be shocked to do
38. was once a great rower
39. without stopping to think, the drove into the water and pulled the man up from the water
40. gold medal
41. his leg was never the same after his injury, and he has always limped since then.
42. his bravery and selfless actons made hime an olympic champion forever.
43.

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2024 05 11

The Mother`s Day Moring

• hear someone else up and rummaging around in the kitchen (在翻找东西)
• hear the sound of pots an pants clinking(叮当声)
• refrigerator door opening and closing.
• things sounded quite busy
• i want serve you in bad
• resist the temptation to get up
• the toast was burnt to a crisp and the bacon hard and dry.(面包烧焦了培根又硬又干)
• this is my first attempt at cooking.
• 2. janitor :
• give a lesson you would never forget: treat all people with respect.
• could hardly afford to pay
• shares
• most valued employee
• got mad and called him lazy and useless
• apologize and work very hard the rest of the night.
• be rude to
  brass (黄铜)/ copper

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2024-05 -12

1. look forward to
2. campfires
3. got bit by (bite bit bitten)
4. bug spray only worked for a while
5. gave up doing
6. is 50 metres away
7. the mosquitoes squeaks
8. all of a sudden
9. swoop with high precision and feasted on the mosquitoes
   a hidden talent
   has a hard time saying certain words
   make fun of him
   stutter /口吃
   he is very shy and does not say much.
   rehearsals /rɪˈhɜːsəlz/ 排练 彩排
   you were a different person when you sang
   it is common for people

her best friend

was bitten by a dog
was really frifhtening
left a dog with us to take care of
scary growl
a pack of wolves
be in desparation
grab
ankle was badly injured
she screamed for help
licked dog

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What is it ?
everyone in the world eats some of it every day.
in fact, you cannot live without it.
It is a mineral
it was once used by the Romans to py their soldiers.
wars have been fought over it, kings have come to power by controlling acess to it.

— listening
this street is lined with trees
the dog is wagging its tail (摇尾巴)
entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː®/ 企业家
is well-maintained
enjoy doing
is crowed with people
energetic / loud
The mountains are covered in white snow
artist /
travel to a new country
quiet and peaceful.
old and historic (老的具有历史感)
paint
park
great selection of books
the water is calm and still.
barking at the mailman

－－－
loading
the video is buffering （视频正在缓冲中）
choppy (一会看到，一会看不到 断断续续)
i can hear you but the video is lagging 断断续续
frozen 完全卡主
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2024 05 20

1. ox and cow

• an ox is born to work. day after day, week after week, year after year.
• the faithful ox is kept in a harness.
• he pull the plow, making it possible to grow food in the fields./plaʊ/
• from sunrise to sunset, the farmer makes the ox work.
• work under the heavy load.
• it went on all summer long.
• misfortunes
• you have worked hard for me , you have earned it well.
• the priest sacrifice her to give thanks for the boundtiful harvest that year.
• you receive your reward.

2. special gift

• her family could not afford her schooling.
• illiterate /ɪˈlɪtərət/
• thrilled
• lifelong dream to go to school
• without education, it is difficult to do anything
• luckily, her children did ont disappoint her.
• one after another, they grew up
• going-away gifts such as books
• she made a new pillow by hand-a pillow filled with buckwheat hulls.
• it is too much work, and it does not look so good.
• grandma did not argure, but she continued her work untill she finished making the pillow.
• insist
• years have passed, and life has gone on.( 岁月流逝，)
• buckwheat hulls (荞麦壳)

2024 05 21

21. blame on it bad luck (the misforniture is the result of foolishness) /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/

• to demonstrate how this works
• foolishness which is often blamed on bad luck
• lay down very near the edge of the well, and fell fast asleep
• on the brink of falling into the well 、You are walking on the brink of death
• shake sb awake

**22. ice box 1 **

• give out assignments
• unlike other teachers who hand out page upon page of textbook questions.
• heat insulator (隔热器) /ˈɪnsjuleɪtə®/
• insulating shell
• slight
• i could not believe now hard it could be to cut a straight line through a piece of styrofoam

2024 06 05
A day at the Beach

1. i couldn`t wait to do
2. tan
3. show off to my friends
4. put sunscreen on
5. heard a siren (报警声)
6. was taken away in an ambulance
7. it was clear that he was okay
8. towels / lobster/ shrimp/embarrassed
9. it was hot day and the sun was blazing.
10. ran / laughed/ wore/ taught /burned / swam
11. we swam and played Frisbee.
12. around noon (中午左右) / near noom （接近中午）
13. my skin ware as red as blood
14. didn`t you put on sunscreen?
15. I was so badly burned that i had to stay inside for the rest of the two days we were there.
16. the rest of
17. long-sleeved shirts (长袖衬衫)

2024 06 06

The watchmaker and the baseball player
18. little town
19. i was a boy of about twelve
20. screaming that
21. smashed (打碎的 like glass and window)
22. i did not have the courage to confess
23. walk/pass by sp (路过)
24. pay for the damage
25. shocked /repay the price
26. from that day on
27. i volunteered at the old watchmaker`s
28. nervous
29. he taught me all those years ago.

2024 06 07
it is there !
there 的三种用法：
there 他来了 、 there 那里， there,好了，好了
30. love to prove things using simple experiments
31. love reading and writing
32. air pressure
33. not too much
34. turn it over
35. make a funny paper
36. prove it
37. a piece/ sheet of paper
38. spill onto the floor
39. rush out from the glass
40. a drop of water spilled from the overturned glass （颠倒的瓶子）
41. as the expression goes, “seeing is believing”
42. i have to believe in the existance of air pressure

2024 06 08
Silent Music!
43. rod 木棒
44. idol 偶像，
45. inspire him to do
46. composer /great composition
47. treatments and instruments
48. structure
49. vibration
50. author audience
51. beverage

2024 06 14

dancing goasts

legend
ethiopia
shepherds
local priest
burn the bushes
so wonderful that the shepherds had to try the berries themselves
spread to the rest of the world

refuse to
make living from (谋生)
coffee beans

seeds are placed in a hole

grow ripe picked and dried

make a powder

wine of the bean

it has been used as a way to help adults wake up in the morning.

make if difficult for people to sleep
there is no doubt that it can give you that extra boost of energy to wake you up.
my secret weapon

my secret weapon
1, being named captain
2, catch and throw
I wasn`t always such a good hitter. my hitting used to be my worst skill.
woodworking teacher
to practice driving long nails into pieces of wood.
safety glasses
swung the hammer as fast as possible to hit the nail.
many of us missed the nail or bent it,
these three words rang in my ears.
chopping down 砍倒

2024 0615
 insects lend a helping hand

bite / sting /

many people think insects are scary . they can really sting and bites that really hurt. millions of dollars are spent every year in attempts to destroy them

nuisance -something to get ride of .
they are different from us, so it is easy to see why many people fear them. however, these little animals have some amazing abilities.

a. the silk spun by spider is twice as strong as steel
b. insects are natural recyclers. When living matter dies, insects have a major role in helping to break down this material and return it to the soil.Without insects, the dead material would take a long time to decompose , them speed up the process, turning garbage into useful nutrition for the soil.
insects contribute to our food supply too.
help plants reporduce by moving pollen from flower to flower.
c. in madical lab, unlock the mysteries of genetics
have a short lifespan.

insects truly are our friends and allies.

2024 06 18 new week
the wise rabbit and the lion

bully (仗势欺人的人) is someone strong and powerful, who uses his strength to frighten weaker people and get his own way.
if you appy your thinking skills, it is oftern quite easy to outwit a bully (outwit 😃
jungle of king
roar in anger
outwit
roar in anger (生气地咆哮)
rival
echo back to （返回）
fiercely
peer over the side of well （凝视）

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2024 06 20

MY FIRST DRIVE

I have taken driving lessons and passed my driving test.
i now had by license. i had to pick up my father from work and drive him to the train station.

jokes about me driving
he hugged them goodbye and pretended he was going on a very dangerous mission

give me some advice on how to change lanes.
pull me over
speedometer