初中英語美文篇一：英語美文賞析,初中美文,英語晨讀

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”.

[注釋]：

whistle: a small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath 口哨 properly: characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting 恰當?shù)? decorum: the conventions of polite behavior 禮貌

agitated: 激動的，表現(xiàn)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.

[注釋]：

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (美國)

國家航空航天局；美國航天及太空總署

end up: 結(jié)束；告終

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 and fail to keep life in perspective. They forget how to smile and finally become physical and mental wrecks. They regard life as a burden, and tend to look on the dark side of things. Well goes a saying, “Laugh, and grow fat.” Laughter releases tension, and smiling helps create a pleasant social atmosphere. And, thus, in a way,

a sense of humor is an elixir that helps cure mental diseases. Some patients even improve their physical and mental health by reading

humorous stories or watching funny movies. This proves that a sense of humor helps us look at the world in a true and healthy light and makes our life worth living.

[注釋]：

grim: rigid 無情的，嚴酷的

tension: uneasy suspense 緊張(狀態(tài))，不安

perspective: subjective evaluation of relative significance; a point of view 觀點，評價；in dim bimbo 又笨又壞的女人

The Man I Respect Most

My father is the man I respect most. Stern as he may be, he never fails to

show his care and consideration. Once I broke a neighbor’s window. Seeing nobody around, I ran away immediately. When Dad came home, he noticed my uneasiness and asked me what had happened. I could only tell him the truth. Rather than scold me, he praised my honesty and then encouraged me to apologize to our neighbor. I learned from this episode that not only does Dad take care of our health but he also teaches us how to be good citizens. How lucky I am to have such a good father!

[注釋]：

stern : severe, strict 嚴厲的

consideration : careful thought; deliberation 體諒，考慮

uneasiness : 不安

episode : an incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence 插

My Time of Happiness Each Day As a student, most of my time is spent on school work and other

school-related activities. Consequently, my time of happiness each day is

very limited.

However, this is not to say that I am not happy every day. In fact, I really enjoy coming home from school each evening and having dinner with my family. After dinner, I read or watch some TV with my family. This is a happy time for me every day.

But my happiest time of a day is just before I fall asleep. Lying in

bed, I think about all I achieved that day, and it makes me happy to know that the day was full.

[注釋]：

consequently : therefore 從而，因此

achieve : to perform or carry out with success; accomplish 完成，達到

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

《風雪夜 林邊停》是一首著名的詩歌。寫的是雪夜美景？寫的是守諾如一？寫的是

人生不得不向前行？不同的讀者會有完全不同的理解。這大概就是文學批評中所說的“接受

初中英語美文篇二：初中英語閱讀理解精選20篇(含答案)

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A Clever Bird

A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird.“Hello!”he says. “Hello!”the bird answers.“What are you doing?”says the man.“What are you doing?”says the bird.

The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things.“Hello!”The thief hears the bird's words.“What are you doing?”The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

1. The man teaches the bird ________.

A. how to say something B. how to sing songs

C. how to eat something D. how to dance

2. The bird is ________.

A. very nice B. very clever

C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的)

3. The man speaks to the bird ________.

A. sometimes B. once a week

C. every week D. every day

4. The thief is taking ________ things from the house.

A. a fewB. a little

C. a lot ofD. some

5. The thief ________ out of the room.

A. walks B. comes

C. runsD. goes

參考答案

1. A2. B3. D4. C5. C

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What Are Stars Like?

Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways，stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die.

A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The star's life is over.

1. Dust and _________ make a star.

A. gasB. snowC. rain

2. This story tells about _________.

A. old people B. the life of a star C. the number of stars in the sky

3. In the first part of the story，what does the word “wondered”mean?

A. movedB. looked atC. asked yourself

4. Stars give off light because they are very _________.

A. small B. hotC. old

5. You can guess from the story that most stars are around for a _________ time.

A. long B. shortC. nice

參考答案

1．A2. B3. C4. B5. A

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English Learning

Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some students learn English at school，and others teach themselves.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is very difficult to answer this question.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because(提要) they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容在文中空白處填上恰當?shù)拇鸢浮?/p>

Learning ___ is very popular in many countries nowadays.

It is very ______ to answer why so many people want to learn English.

There are many________ for people to learn English.

2. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容進行連線。

①Many boys and girls learn English at school because .

②Many people learn English because .

③Some young people learn English for their higher studies because .

④Other people learn English because .

A. it is useful in their work.

B. some of their books are in English at college or university.

C. it is one of their subjects.

D. they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

參考答案

1. English，difficult，reasons

2. ①--C ②--A ③--B ④--D

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閱 讀 理 解

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights , and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

It stood outside a furniture (家具)shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (車頂架) . I've always wanted one like that . "

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too .

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly . Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through . Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind . Why don't they overtake (超車) ?"

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官)inside looked at us seriously when they went past . But then , with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) . One of the offices came to me."Right, sir, " he said. "Do you need any more help now?"

I didn't quite understand . "Thanks, officer, " I said . "You've been very kind. I lived just down the road. "

He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. "Well, Well, " he said and laughed . "It's a bookshelf you've got there ! We thought it was-er, something else . "

My wife began to laugh . Suddenly I understood why the police drove here .

I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could .1 . From the story we know that ___________.

A . the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife

B . the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

C . the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D . the writer was not very dad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

2 . What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?

A . He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B . Other drivers would let him go first .

C . His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D . He could save a lot of money and time.

3 . Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A . Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B . Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it .

C . Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help .

D . Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

4 . Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

A . Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B . Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church .

C . Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D . Because the police had helped them a lot .

5 . When did the officers begin to realize (意識到)they had made a mistake?

A . Before they arrived at the church.

B . Before they overtook the writer's car

C . After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D . After the writer's family left the church.

參考答案

答案：

1．D。文中有這樣的句子：What could l do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer?可以看出作者是出于無奈才買的書架

2．B。因為大家都為他們讓路。

3．C。此題是推理題，因為書架再加上鮮花，看上去很像棺材，所以其他人對他們都很有禮貌，因為他們認為作者家有人去世了。

4．A。 5．C。本題是細節(jié)題，從文中可直接找到答案。

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閱 讀 理 解

Look at the picture. It's a small room. We can see Betty in it. There is a bed and a desk in her room. What's on the wall? It's a map of England. We can see a photo (照片) near the map. It's Betty's photo. We can see a clock on the table. There are some flowers near it. Is her black cat on the bed? No, it's her hat. Where's her bag? It's on the bed, too.

1. Whose (誰的) room is it? 2. Is the room big or small?

3. What's on the wall? 4. Where are the flowers?

5. What colour is Betty's hat?

參考答案

解答：閱讀題對于初學者來說略有困難。學生希望直接從文章中找到答案。有的題可以但有的題卻不能。這篇文章介紹的是一幅畫。沒有提到房間是Betty的，但所介紹的物品與她有關(guān)，故房間是Betty的。

1、答案為It's Betty's.

2、文章的第二句表明房間小，故答案為It's small.

3、墻上除了有英國地圖外，旁邊還有一張照片，故答案為There is a map of England and a photo.

4、文章沒有說花在桌子上，但鐘在桌子上，花在它的旁邊，當然花在桌子上，故答案為They're on the table.

5、文章也沒講Betty的帽子是什么顏色，但把床上的帽子誤認為黑色的貓。由此可見她的帽子是黑色的，故答案為It's black.

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閱 讀 理 解

閱讀以下名片，并回答問題

（建議只看一遍）

Chaoyang Foreign Language School

Harry Green

English Teacher

Add: 38 Chaoyang Street Beijing 100029

E-mail: chinlj@sohu.com

Tel: (010) 65794231

Beijing Children Hospital

Zhang jing

Doctor

Add: 56 Nanlishi Road Beijing 100045

Tel: (010) 68028401

閱讀以下名片，并回答問題。

() 1. Harry is a ________, and Zhangjing is a ________.

A. teacher, teacherB. doctor, doctorC. teacher, doctor

() 2. If child is ill, you may call Zhangjing. Her telephone number is _______

A. (010) 6594231 B. (010) 68028401 C. 100029

() 3. A card mainly tells us a person's _____.

A.name and work B. telephone number C. both A and B

() 4. Harry Green e-mail is _________.

A.chinlj@sohu.comB. chanlj@soh.com C. chinj@sohu.com

() 5. Zhang Jing's postal code is _____.

A. 100045 B. 100029 C. (010) 68028401

答案及解析

C B C A A

這道題，建議只看一遍是為了測試看你的瞬間記憶能力如何，在實際的日常生活中，我們經(jīng)常會遇到類似的問題。

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閱 讀 理 解

Mr. Smith is our Chinese teacher. He always asks the same student to answer his questions because he doesn't look at the students at all. Yesterday he questioned Dick three times. Dick was very angry. After class Dick asked me, "What shall I do?" I told him a good idea. Now we are

初中英語美文篇三：初中英語小短文(整理版)

1 Dogs

People often say that a dog is man's best friend. Over thousands of years, man has taught his dogs to do many kinds of work besides guarding the home. For example, sheepdogs are famous for their ability to control a flock of hundreds of sheep.

Dogs have been used to aid disabled people for centuries. A guide dog can lead its blind owner. Nowadays, dogs can be taught to turn on light switches, open refrigerator doors and dial the telephone for their disabled owners. For the majority of people, however, dogs are simply pets and friends for both young and old members of the family.

guard 看守，看護 sheepdog 牧羊犬 flock 群 aid 幫助

disabled 殘疾人 century 世紀guide dog 導盲犬 dial 撥 majority 大多數(shù)

狗

人們總是說狗是人類最好的朋友。幾千年來，除了看家外，人類還教會了狗去做許多其他的事，例如，牧羊犬就因其可以控制數(shù)百只羊的羊群而出名。

狗用來幫助殘疾人已有好幾個世紀了。導盲犬可以為盲主人引路。現(xiàn)在，人們還教狗為殘疾主人打開電燈、開冰箱和撥電話。然而，對于大多數(shù)人來說，狗只是家里老人和孩子們的寵物和朋友。

2 Detective Work

A bank robber stole a lot of money. He was caught and sent to prison, but the money was never found. When he came out of prison, they watched him to see what he would do. Here is the detective, reporting to the inspector. "Yes, sir, I found Johnny . I followed him all around the town, but frankly, I couldn't make anything out of what he bought. Here's the list."shirt , heavy crowbar, box of chocolates , shovel, heavy hammer, bunch of flowers .

The inspector said, "Good. That helps me a lot. Do you remember how we watched him helping his neighbour, old Mrs. Judson to cover her backyard with cement?

detective 偵探的偵探 robber 強盜，盜賊 priso

n 監(jiān)獄

inspector 檢察官 frankly 坦白地，真誠地 crowbar 鐵撬，撬棒

shovel 鏟，鐵鏟 hammer 鐵錘，錘子 backyard 后院 cement 水泥

偵探工作

一個盜賊從銀行偷了很多錢。他被抓住送到監(jiān)獄，但是錢沒找到。

當他從監(jiān)獄出來時，他被監(jiān)視，看他會做什么。這不，偵探正向檢察官報告：“是的，先生，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了強尼，我跟著他轉(zhuǎn)遍了全鎮(zhèn)，但坦白說，我不能從他買的東西中推斷出什么。這里是清單�！� 襯衫、大鐵撬、一盒巧克力鐵鏟、大鐵錘、一束花 。

檢察官說：“好，這對我很有幫助。你還記得我們看到他是怎么幫他的鄰居，賈德森老太太用水泥鋪院子的嗎？”

3 What is Time? （Nursery Rhyme）

Time is grain for peasants.

Time is wealth for workers.

Time is life for doctors.

Time is victory for soldiers.

Time is knowledge for students.

Time is speed for scientists.

Time is money for businessmen.

Time is everything for all of us.

Therefore, seize the time of today!

grain 糧食wealth 財富 victory 勝利 seize 抓住，把握

時間是什么（童謠一首）

對農(nóng)民來說，時間就是糧食。對工人來說，時間就是財富。對醫(yī)生來說，時間就是生命。

對士兵來說，時間就是勝利。對學生來說，時間就是知識。對科學家來說，時間就是速度。

對企業(yè)家來說，時間就是金錢。對我們大家來說，時間就是一切。因此，把握今天!

4 Perfect Match

A rich woman is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the same colour as the vase. Several painters try to mix the colour right, but none comes close enough to satisfy the woman.

Eventually, a painter comes. He is confident that he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and turns the business over to his son. "Dad,"asks the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?"

"Son,” the father replies, "I painted the vase."

proud of 自豪 valuable 值錢的antique vase 古董花瓶 paint 用油漆漆

satisfy 滿意 eventually 最終 confident 有信心的 retire 退休

match 和??相配

絕配

一個有錢的婦人感到非常驕傲，因為她有一只值錢的古董花瓶，她決定把她的臥室漆成和花瓶一樣的顏色。好幾個油漆匠試圖調(diào)出正確的顏色，但是沒有一個人調(diào)出的顏色能讓婦人滿意。

最后，來了一個油漆匠。他很有信心可以調(diào)出合適的顏色。果然婦人對最終的效果感到滿意，漆匠也因此成名。

幾年后，漆匠退休了，他把生意交給了兒子�！鞍职郑�”兒子問，“有件事我想知道。你是如何調(diào)配出和花瓶一樣的顏色的？” “兒子，”父親回答，“我把花瓶也一起漆了�！�

When I was a child, I once went camping with my family in the summer. We decided to make a barbecue in the valley. So we collected some tree sticks to make a fire. My father asked me if I could try to make a fire. I was glad to take the job. Then I tried to set fire to the wood with a match, but produced only smoke. Then my father said, "That's not the right way. I'll show you how to do it. First use the small pieces of wood because they catch fire easily. Then put the larger ones on top of them."My father helped me make a big fire.

barbecue 燒烤 valley 山谷 stick 枝條make a fire 生火

燒烤

當我還是小孩子的時候，一年夏天我們?nèi)�家去野營。我們決定在山谷中燒烤，所以我們

撿來了一些樹枝生火。父親問我愿不愿意嘗試著生火，我很高興地承擔了這項任務(wù)。我試

著用火柴把木頭點燃，但結(jié)果都是煙。父親說：“這樣做不對。我來教你如何生火。先用

小片的木頭，因為它們?nèi)菀�點燃，然后把大些的放在它們上面�！备赣H幫我點起了旺旺的

火。

6 A Joke— “I stand corrected”

I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans. “So,”I said, "You didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, "I stand corrected.

lean 傾斜 slightly 輕微地 check out 檢查 refuse 拒絕 quarter 四分之一

surgery 手術(shù) cure 治愈 fix 治愈 stand corrected 認錯

笑話——“我誠懇認錯”

我有一個朋友，他似乎總是微微向左傾斜。這個問題曾經(jīng)非常困擾我，所以我建議他去看醫(yī)生，檢查一下他的腿。幾年來，他總是不聽我的建議，還說我不正常，但是上星期，他終于去看了醫(yī)生。果真，醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一個很快的小手術(shù)后，他康復了，現(xiàn)在他的兩條腿完全一樣長了，他也不再傾斜了�！澳憧矗�”我說，“那時我告訴你醫(yī)生可以治好你的腿時你還不相信我呢�！彼�看著我說：“我認錯了�！�

One day, Paula and Richard decided to make a kite. First they went out and found two straight sticks of the same length. They brought them back home and tied them with a piece of string into the shape of a cross. Then they took some string and used it to tie the four ends of the sticks together. Then, they spread some brightly coloured paper over the frame and glued it around the string. They stuck a tail made of paper to one of the corners, and tied a long string to the centre of the kite. On the next windy day, they took the kite to a hill near their house and flew it.

straight stick 直木棍 tie 系 string 繩子 shape 形狀 cross 十字

spread 傳開 frame 框架 stick 粘 tail 尾巴 windy 有風的

做一個風箏

一天，保羅和理查德決定做一個風箏。首先，他們出門找了兩根一樣長的直木棍。他們把木棍帶回家，用一根繩子把它們綁成十字形。然后他們又拿了些繩子，把木棍的四個頂端連在一起。然后，他們把一些顏色鮮艷的紙涂上膠水，粘在風箏的框架上。他們將紙做的尾巴粘在一角，在風箏中間系上一根長繩。在接下來的一個有風的日子里，他們就在家附近的小山上放風箏了。

8 Animals in Danger

Some of the animals and birds in the rainforest, such as monkeys and

woodpeckers, live in the treetops. They are always swinging and flying from one

tree to another looking for food among the leaves and branches. They even sleep

in the treetops so they do not have to come down to the ground.

Have you heard that such animals and birds in the rainforests are in danger?

Because people are cutting down so many trees in the forests, the animals are

losing their homes. Do you know the reasons for it? Yes, people want wood, paper

and land. As a result many animals and plants are dying. Some forests are so

badly damaged that they become deserts.

rainforest 雨林woodpecker 啄木鳥 treetop 樹頂 swing 搖蕩

leaves 樹葉（leaf的復數(shù)形式）branch 樹枝desert 沙漠

瀕 危 動 物

一些雨林中的動物和鳥類生活在樹頂上，例如猴子和啄木鳥。它們總是從一棵樹蕩到或飛到另一棵樹上，在樹葉和樹枝間尋找食物。它們甚至在樹頂睡覺，所以它們不用到地面上來。

你知道嗎？雨林中的這些動物正處于危險中。因為人們砍伐了森林中的許多樹，動物們失去了家園。你知道人們砍樹的原因嗎？是的，人們需要木材、紙和土地。所以，許多動物和植物正在消亡。一些森林遭到了嚴重的破壞，變成了沙漠。

9 English in the World

Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion. English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.

estimate 估計exceed 超過 native 本族的，本國的 official 官方的

acquire 掌握 to some extent 達到某種程度 billion 千萬

increasingly 越來越多地medium 工具，手段 conduct 實行，執(zhí)行

international 國際的 diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥

communication 通信event 事件

世界上的英語

有人說英語已不再屬于英國人了，它屬于全世界。據(jù)估計，使用英語的人超過七億五千萬，其中大約有三億五千萬是以英語為母語的人，而其余的人將英語作為官方語言使用。如果我們再加上已經(jīng)掌握英語到一定程度的人，這個總數(shù)將接近十億。

英語，作為進行國際業(yè)務(wù)和外交的工具，在世界上起著越來越重要的作用。它還在科學、醫(yī)藥、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、空中及海洋通信、國際體育賽事、電臺電視節(jié)目、流行歌曲及電影中發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用。

10 A Friend

When you read an English book, you often come across new words. You might try to guess what the words mean from the words you know, but when you cannot guess the meanings of new words at all, what should you do?

You have a good friend then. From him you can learn what a word means, how to pronounce a word, how to use a word, and so on. This friend can always be with you, and you can always ask him to help you. Do you know who this friend is?

It is a dictionary. You can learn some important things about words from it, so you must know how to use it.

come across 碰到 guess 猜測

朋 友

當你讀英語書時，你經(jīng)常會碰到新單詞。你可能試著從你知道的詞中猜這些詞的意思，但是當你無法猜出這些詞的意思時，你該怎么辦呢？

這時你有一個好朋友。從他那里你可以學到單詞的意思、發(fā)音及用法等。這個朋友可以經(jīng)常伴你左右，你可以經(jīng)常請他幫忙。你知道這個朋友是誰嗎？

他就是字典。你可以從他那里學習有關(guān)詞匯的眾多重要知識，所以你必須學會如何使用字典。

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