An Impolite Bird 一只没有礼貌的鸟 A robin is a pretty bird. It has a red breast. It has black wings. It sings a pretty song. A crow is pretty, too. It is completely black. It is shiny black. A crow is a big bird. It is a smart bird. It is a l...
Daddy Likes Beer 爸爸喜欢喝啤酒 The little girl was thirsty. She wanted something to drink. She opened the refrigerator. She looked inside. She saw milk. She saw soda. She saw orange juice. She saw beer. She wondered what beer tasted like. Her...
Bears and a Pig 熊和小猪 The three bears left their cave. They lived in a beautiful cave. The cave was big. The cave was warm in winter. The cave was cool in summer. It was a quiet cave. It was a dark cave. They loved their cave. Today was Sunday...
She Wants to Ride 她想骑马 The girl got up on the horse. It was a brown and white horse. It was a big horse. She sat on the horse's back. She was taller than her father. She looked down at her father. Daddy, you are shorter than me, she said. Her...
A Second Job 第二份工作 We are running out of money, Dad said. I must find another job. Mom was a teacher. Dad was a teacher. They had four children. The baby had a rare disease. She was always sick. They had to take her to the doctor often. The...
A Short Plane Ride 短途飞机旅程 The pilot and the passenger got into the plane. It was a small plane. It had one engine. It was an old plane. The pilot started the engine. Are you okay? he asked the passenger. She said she was okay. They were f...
A Windy Day 大风日 It's a windy day. The wind is blowing hard. Paper is blowing everywhere. The wind blew the man's hat off. It blew the woman's hat off. It blew a bird off the telephone wire. The other birds laughed. The wind keeps blowing. The t...
Snow In 下雪天 More than 100 passengers got on the plane. It was a winter day. It was January. The weather was very cold. It was snowing. Ice was on the roads. But the airport was open. The big jets were flying. A little snow never stopped a big j...
Try to Tell the Truth 努力说实话 Your grandma told you not to lie. Your grandpa told you not to lie. Your mother said to tell the truth. Your father said to tell the truth. You try to tell the truth. You try to tell the truth all the time. But y...
A Bad Economy 经济形势很差 The economy1 is bad. People are out of work. People are losing their jobs. People are getting laid off. People are getting fired. People want to work. But nobody is hiring2 workers. Nobody needs workers. Everyone has...
The Birthday Party 生日派对 It was Susan's birthday party. She was seven years old. She was born July 18. She was insecond grade. She had many friends. She had friends in school. She had friends at church. Shehad friends in swim class. She had fr...
Plants Need Water 要浇水的植物 He loved his plants. His plants were in pots. There were 10 pots in back of the house. There were eight pots in front of the house. There was a different plant in every pot. No plants were the same. They were all...
Life Will Be Better 生活会更好 He was poor. He needed more money. He needed a good job. He had a job. But it wasn't a good job. It was a bad job. He was a waiter. He worked in a restaurant. It was a cheap restaurant. The meals were cheap. The cu...
英中对照 中英对照 英文在前 中文在前 只看英文 只看中文 A Lucky Day 幸运日 Today was her lucky day. She was late for the bus. But the bus was late, too. So she didn't miss her bus. She was late for work. But her boss was late...
My Family's House 我家的房子 We have a nice house. It has three bedrooms. It has three bathrooms. It is a one-story house. It doesn't have any stairs. It doesn't have a second floor. It doesn't have a basement. It does have an attic. It has a ch...