妙语短篇B1前五篇的原文,

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妙语短篇B1前五篇的原文,

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　　1.
　　It was Mary's birthday.she received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer.
　　"dear Mary,"the letter said."happy birthday.I am sending you some chickens.they will arrive tomorrow.I hope you like them.Best wishes,uncle toby."
　　Mary was very pleased.she liked eating eggs and she liked eating chicken."I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,"she thought.
　　When the chickens arrived the next day,they were in the box.Mary was very excited.she took the box off the back of the truck and began to carry it into her garden.
　　However,the box of chixkens was heavy and she dropped it.
　　The box fell to the ground and brock.the chickens all ran out.
　　They ran everywhere-into neighbors'gardens,into the road,into shops,even into the next street.Mary spent hours trying to find them and take them back to her garden.
　　A few days later her uncle came to visit her.
　　"Did the chickens arrive salfly?"he asked Mary.
　　"Yes,Uncle Toby,"Mary said."But I had a lot of trouble with them.I dropped the box.It brock open and the chickens ran everywhere.I spent the whole morning looking for them."
　　"Did you find them all?"her uncle asked.
　　"I hope so,"Mary replied."I caught eleven of them."
　　"That's very interesting,"her uncle said with a smile,"because I only sent you six."
　　2.
　　Sue and Alan had been dating for many years.Every weekend they went to a movie together on Saturday night.On Sundays they went to the beach in the summer and to the country in the winter.
　　Sue know that Alan wanted to marry her,and she wanted to marry Alan,too.She waited patiently for him to ask her to marry him.However,although he often told her he loved her,he never said anything about marriage.This made Sue unhappy.She was nearly thirty.She believed that if Alan did not marry her soon she might never marry.She did not want to be a spinster.She wanted to have a husband and a family of her own.
　　One evening,as they were walking home after a movie,she said,"Alan,don't you think it is time you asked me something?"
　　Alan thought for a moment.He knew what she was thinking about.At last he said,"I'm sorry Sue,but I don't think I have anything to ask you at this time."
　　"Then I will have to ask you,Alan,"Sue said."I cannot wait any longer.I'm getting old."
　　She stopped walking and looked at him.
　　"Alan,"she said,"we've known each other for ten years.I love you and you love me.Will you marry me?"
　　Alan took hold of Sue's hand.
　　"Sue,"he said,"I want to marry you,but we cannot get married yet.We have nowhere to live.I do not have much money and neither do you.We cannot buy a place of our own."
　　"That isn't important,"Sue said."We can live with your parents."
　　Alan shook his head.
　　“I’m sorry but that insn’t possible.”
　　“why not?”Sue asked.
　　“Because my parents are still living with their parents,”he explained.
　　3.
　　"Have you washed your hands and face?"Bill's mother asked him.
　　"yes,"he said.
　　"Show me."
　　He showed his mother his hand.
　　"They are filthy,"she said."And your face is covered in dirt."
　　She pulled him into the bathroom."Now wash your face and hands,"she said.
　　He did as she told him,but he hated doing it.
　　"Are you afraid of soap and water?"his mother asked him.
　　"No ,I'm not afraid of them,"he said."I just don't like them.I hate washing."
　　When he left the house he was clean.By the time he got to school he was dirty again.
　　"Look at you!"his teacher shouted."your face is filthy .If your hands are dirty ,too ,you'll be in trouble.Hold out your hands."
　　Billy knew his hands were dirty.He quickly spit on one and rubbed it on his pants.Then he showed it to the teacher.
　　"That is not a clean hand,Billy,"she said ."It's the dirtiest hand in the class.I'm going to punish you."
　　Billy looked around the class."It's not the dirtiest hand in the class ,"he said.
　　"All right ,Billy."the teacher said,"If you can show me a dirtier hand ,I won't punish you."
　　With a smile ,Billy quickly showed her his other hand.
　　4.
　　One day Tony Wang was crossing the road when he was hit by a car.He fell and broke his arm.
　　An ambulance soon arrivere and book Tony to a hospital.There adoctor operated on his arm.Then he put the arm in a cast.Tony cold not move it at all.
　　“You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks,”the doctor said.“That will give the broken bone a chance to heal.”
　　At the end of six weeks Tony went back to the hospital.The doctor used a large saw to cut the cast.Then he took Tony's arm out of the cast.
　　“Can you move your arm,Tony?”he asked.
　　Tony tried to move his arm.At first it was diffcult,but soon he could move it easily.
　　“Yes,it's fine,”he said.“Thank you very much.”
　　“In a few day it will be as good as new,”the doctor said. “Just exercise it a little.”
　　“Will I be able to play the guitar?”Tony asked.
　　The doctor smiled.“Of course you will,”he said.“You'll have no problems.”
　　“That is good news,”Tony said.“Because Icouldn't play it at all before.”
　　5.
　　Alice Andrews was very worried about her son,John. He was often unhappy．
　　One morning she walked into his room,turned on the light,and said,“it’s time to get up,John. You can’t stay in bed all day.”
　　John turned over in bed－He did not want to get up．He turned off the light.
　　“Don’t go to sleep again,”Alice said.“Get up now or you’ll be late again for school.” She turned the light on again．
　　Fifteen minutes later John came into the kitchen and sat down at the table．
　　“Eat your breakfast quickly,”Alice’ s said．“It’s almost eight thirty.”
　　“There’s no hurry ,” John told his mother．“l’ m not going to school today.”
　　“Why not?”his mother asked.“Is it a holiday?”
　　John shook his head.“No,it’ s not a holiday.”
　　Alice sat down next to her son and took his hand．
　　“John,”she said,“tell me what’s wrong．Why do you hate school so much?”
　　For several moments John was silent. Then he said, “the teachers bully me and he students don’t like me．”
　　“John,”his mother said, “I’m sorry about that,but you cannot stay
　　at home．”
　　“Why not?”he asked.
　　“Because,dear,”his mother said,“there are two very good reasons why you must go to school. First,you are thirty－five years old－Second,you are the school principal．”