小学英语课外阅读之我见
A. 小学生如何做英语阅读理解的一点思考
知道高中英语的学习方法吗?从阅读理解开始学习
现在的孩子你们都应该都知道在英语科目中,浏览领会这一板块吧,那么你们都会做这种类型的题吗?有的孩子看到这种题就头疼,英语这个科目从小学就开始学习,到了高中英语,很多的孩子都不知道学习的技巧,我现在就就拿高中英语的阅读理解板块讲一下.
高中英语试题
在上面的文章当中我给你们说了很多关于高中英语里面,阅读理解这一板块的作题技巧,你们应该也都知道了吧,你们要改正之前自己不好的学习习惯,来接受新的做题技巧,会对你有很大的帮助.
B. 小学五年级英语课外阅读20篇
One day Tom tells his friends, “ I’m going to have holidays in Beijing. But I can’t speak Chinese, so I’m going to have evening classes and have Chinese lessons there for a month.” Soon his holidays come and he goes to China happily. After he comes back, his friends ask him, “ Do you have any trouble with your Chinese ,Tom?” “ No, I don’t.” answers Tom, “ But the Chinese do!”
( )1. Tom( ) Beijing.
A. lives in B. is going to C. stays in D. comes to
( )2. Tom ( )Chinese for a month.
A. studies B. is a C. meets D. looks for
( )3. Tom( ) China very happily.
A. lives in B. is in C. goes to D. comes back from
( )4. Tom( ) trouble with his Chinese in China.
A. has some B. does have any
C. has no D. can understand
( )5. “But the Chinese do.” Means .
A. the Chinese people have trouble with my Chinese.
B. the Chinese people don’t understand Chinese.
C. Tom’s Chinese good. People can understand him easily.
D. the Chinese know themselves
I often get up at 6:00 in the morning. I have breakfast at 6:30. I usually go to school at 7:00. Our classes begin at 8:20 a.m..
I often have Chinese, Maths, English in the morning. I have lunch at 12:00. I have other three lessons in the afternoon. I’m very happy at school. At about 4:30 , I go home. I have dinner at 6:00 p.m.. I often watch TV at 7:00. I like “Animal World” very much. I go to bed at 8:30.
Activities
Time
get up
have breakfast
go to school
have lunch
go home
have dinner
watch TV
go to bed
I have a good friend in my home. It’s a cat. Its name is Mimi. It’s white and yellow. And it’s very beautiful. I play with it after school. It often plays with a ball or lines. My friends, Mary and Alice come to see it, but it is behind sofas or in a box. Our families sit in a sofa and it can go there with us. In the evening, I must study at my desk, but it is on the desk, too. At that time, I put it down. Is it my good friend? Guess, please.
1. Mimi is the name of a( ) .
A. boy B. girl C. cat D. bird
2. Who is my friend in my home?( )
A. Mary B. Alice C. Mimi D. My brother
3. Can my friends see my cat in my home?( )
A. Yes, they can. B. No, they can’t.
C. Yes, they can’t. D. No, they can.
4. I often play with ( )after school.
A. a ball B. the cat C. books D. lines
5. why do I put the cat onto the floor.
A. The cat isn’t my good friend.
B. I don’t play with the cat.
C. I want to go to bed.
D. I must study in the evening.
Betty and Kitty are twins. They’re 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They’re from different cities and countries. But Kitty likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful. Betty and Kitty both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books. On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Sometimes their parents go there, too.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
( ) 1. Betty is Kitty’s sister.
( ) 2. Betty likes growing flowers.
( ) 3. Kitty likes reading storybooks.
( ) 4. They’re twelve years old.
( ) 5. They usually take a bus to the park on Saturday.
Lovely Pandas’ faces look like cats’, but their fat bodies and short tails are like bears’. Pandas are very lovely and they are friendly to people. People like them very much. Most Pandas live in China. The northwestern part of Sichuan Province(省) and southern part of Gansu Province are their hometowns. Pandas like to climb trees. They usually live in the forests of high mountains, eat bamboo and drink spring water.
根据短文的意思,选出正确的答案。
1. The panda mainly lives in ( ).
A. America B. Shanghai C. London D. China
2. ( ) is like a cat’s.
A. The panda B. The panda’s face
C. The panda’s body D. The panda’s tail
( )3. Where are the pandas’ hometowns?
A. Guangdong and Gansu. B. Sichuan and Suzhou.
C. Gansu and Sichuan D. Hubei and Sichuan
( )4. What’s the panda’s main food?
A. Rice. B. Meat. C. Bamboo. D. Grass.
Our Good Friends Mary, Nancy, Ron and Kate are good friends. Mary’s favorite number is 3 and her favorite country is France. 16 is Nancy’s number, and America is her favorite country. Ron likes Japan very much. 30 is his favorite number. Whose favorite number is 60? Oh, it is Kate. Kate’s father works in Chinese food very much and they also like Chinese people. Kate’s lucky number is 6. All of them hope that one day they can travel the world together.
阅读短文,回答问题。
1. What’s Mary’s favorite number?
2. What’s Nancy’s favorite country?
3. What’s Kate’s father’s job?
4. Does Kate like Chinese food?
My name is Lily. This is my house. There are five rooms in my house. This is my father and mother’s room. There are three pictures on the wall. There is a desk near the window. There are two chairs behind the desk. On the left of the room, there is a toilet. On the right, it’s my room. There are four pictures and a poster on the wall.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
( )1. This is Lily’s house.
( )2. There are four rooms in the house.
( )3. There are three pictures in Lily’s room.
( )4. There are two chairs and a desk in father and mother’s room.
( )5. The toilet is on the left of my father and mother’s room.
Do You Want Me To Tell a Lie?
Mummy: Which apple do you want, Dick?
Dick: The biggest one, Mummy.
Mummy: What? You should be polite and pick the little one.
Dick: Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mummy?
快速判断:
1. Mummy have two pears. ( )
2.Dick wants to eat the big one. ( )
3.Mummy wants Dick to eat the big one. ( )
4.Dick eats the big one, because he doesn’t want to tell a lie. ( )
Good News
Jim is a primary school student, he’s in Grade Two now. He has a round face and wears glasses. He likes football and swimming. But today he’s not at school. He’s ill . He’s in bed. He had a bad cold. He must stay in bed for a week. But that’s a good news for him, because he doesn’t like school.
选择填空:
1. Jim is a student.
A: primary school B: middle school C: senior school
2. Jim is in Grade .
A: Too B: Three C: Two
3. Jim likes . A: basketball B: football C: table tennis
4. Jim is in bed because .
A: he is tired B: he is ill C: he is sleepy
5. Jim must stay in bed for .
A: a day B: a week C: two weeks
A crow is thirsty . He finds a bottle with a little in it. But the neck of the bottle is too long, the crow can’t get the water. The crow thinks and thinks, and then he has a good idea. He puts some pebbles in the bottle, the water rises up. Now he can drink the water. What a clever crow!
选择填空:
1. The crow is .
A: hungry B: tired C: thirsty
2. The bottle’s neck is .
A: too long B: too short C: too big
3. The crow puts man in the bottle.
A: sticks B: pebbles C: bricks
4. The crow is .
A: stupid B: clever C: naughty
十一、A: Mum, it’s Teacher’s Day. I’d like a card for my teacher.
B: OK, here’s a green one on the desk.
A: Thank you, Mum. what’s the time, please.
B: It’s seven now.
A: Oh, I’m late. Where’s my school bag?
B: It’s on the bed.
A: Mum, shall we go by bus?
B: OK. Let’s close the door.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误,正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
( ) 1. It’s Teacher’s Day.
( ) 2. His school bag is on the desk.
( ) 3. They go to school by bike.
( ) 4. They go to school at seven。
C. 如何有效开展小学英语课外阅读指导
如何有效开展小学英语课外阅读指导
《英语课程标准》对小学英语教学的阅读目的提出了明确的要求。阅读在听、说、读、写四项技能中占有很重要的地位。培养学生进行广泛的阅读,不但能为学生提供更多的语言输入,还能通过阅读学到更多的课外知识,获取大量信息,从中获得成就感,增强学习英语的自信心。
在日常的教学中,我们总以为:阅读课就是看文章做题目。学生看懂了,题目做对了就达到了我们阅读教学的目的。这其实是对小学英语阅读教学的一种误解。正如Dr May Lee所说的:It’s not reading. It’s testing. 我们不是在教阅读而是在测试学生。在小学阶段,我们的任务是要激发学生的阅读兴趣,教给阅读的方法,使学生形成一定的阅读策略,而做题目显然不能达到这些目的。从以前的课例我们可以发现个别老师过分注重了测试,忽略了阅读的过程,尤其是把它上成了中学的阅读课,一开始就让学生默读、对答案,对大声朗读避之不及。这不但违反了小学生的年龄和认知特点,也是对小学阅读教学的误解。首先,阅读课教什么?以前为了怕学生不明白,阅读课上把所有生词逐个教会,每个句子解释清楚,结果把阅读课上成了精读课。专家认为,阅读课不但要教阅读,而且要教语音、教语言。从字里行间发掘可以教的任何东西,比如发音、语法、文化等,更重要的是要让学生从文章中发现:为什么?我们希望学生们从中学到什么?所以确定教学目标是阅读教学的首要任务。然后根据学生的年龄、认知水平选择合适的语言点及阅读策略。
其次,阅读课的几个环节该如何处理?我们都知道阅读的三个环节:Pre-reading、while-reading、post-reading,但具体做起来往往变成了读课文---判断;再读---填空;再读---回答问题。而且多数是让学生自己默读,学生没有或只有很少的机会大声朗读。对小学英语课堂来说,听、说、读、写缺一不可,象中学生一样默读是不可能完成语言的输入过程的。同样,因为害怕学生不懂而不断地说,学生一直被动地听,没有自主学习、自主探究的机会,这也是很多老师存在的问题。通过听课及专家们的点评,我们知道,朗读在小学阶段的学习非常重要,通过大声朗读,小学生可以更快接受所学语言并转化成自己的知识。在阅读过程中给予学生适当的引导,可以发掘他们潜在的能力,通过阅读课发挥无穷的想象力。所以,在各个环节设置不同难度、不同层次的问题可以帮助学生扩展思维、提高阅读质量。
再次,如何在小学阶段开展课外阅读?由于小学生的年龄及认知特点:遗忘快,灵活运用语言的能力差,在缺少说英语环境下将外语学好,必须依靠除课堂、教材外的大量语言信息的输入。所以,我认为我们首先要营造良好的阅读氛围,通过具体的活动如统一的课外阅读时间,让全校开展英语课外阅读,并在英语活动月期间进行评比,形成爱读书、读英语的热潮。其次要加强课外阅读的指导,促进英语教学的有效性。小学生的词汇量小、社会经验不足,因此阅读指导要从词汇积累开始,指导学生将学到的单词用摘抄的办法积累起来,还要选择适当的阅读材料,难度要相当,有趣味性,使学生有兴趣、有信心继续进行阅读。还可以开展合作学习,把成绩好的同学和中下生编在一个读书小组,大家分工合作查阅生词等,提高阅读速度和效率。
英语阅读课的开展对于小学生的能力特别是读写能力的培养有很大的帮助,如何进行有效的阅读也是老师们不断努力的方向。我们在实际的课堂中还要不断实践、不断总结,力求把语言教学与能力培养更紧密联系起来,不断提高教学效果,提升教学质量。
D. 如何更有效地开展小学英语课外阅读教学,开展课外阅读活动
阅读是学生获取信息、开阔视野的最有效的途径之一,通过阅读可以激发学生的学习兴趣和学习动机,满足他们学习英语的成就感,同时还可以培养学生用英语交际的能力.要提高学生的阅读能力,必须不断地积累词汇,培养语感,丰富语言知识.在教学中,除了用足教材,用好教材,还要在此基础上进行课外延伸,可选一些课外阅读材料,但选择时应注意材料要有趣味性,贴近生活,难易适宜,内容尽量与教材匹配并适当加以拓展,这样便于学生巩固课本知识,提高阅读能力.
【关键词】:阅读教学 积累词汇 激发兴趣 拓展延伸
小学阶段是英语学习的起始阶段,是培养激发学生学习兴趣,培养听说读写能力的关键时期.《英语课程标准》中指出,听和读是理解技能,说和写是表达技能,这四种技能在语言学习和交际中相辅相成,相互促进.听说读写既是学习的内容,又是学习的手段.教学语言知识中的语音、词汇、语法均要通过理解和表达技能的综合训练才能熟练掌握,而阅读不仅能帮助学生获取兴趣,开阔视野,吸收丰富的语言知识,还能扩大词汇量,促进听、说、读、写能力的发展.因此,就如何有效提高学生的阅读能力,谈一些个人浅见:
一、注重词汇积累,打好阅读基础
阅读材料中的词汇和短语如同建房子的砖瓦,没有砖瓦无法建成高楼大厦,没有相当量的英语词汇,阅读是无法进行的,所以要提高 阅读能力,就要学会积累词语. 1.注重积累 在平时的词汇教学中,我将歌谣、游戏等多种形式带进课堂,在学习的同时完成词汇的积累.在班级经常开展一些词汇积累方面的活动,如听写比赛,认读单词比赛,单词接龙,课外阅读,收集单词等,充分调动了学生积累词汇的积极性,词汇量较以前大幅提高,学生也逐渐体会到阅读的成就感和快乐感. 2.联系上下文猜词 要想阅读取得好效果,必须尽可能地以多种形式记单词,扩大词汇量.平时最常用的方法就是猜词义,比如学了6B A部分后我给学生提供这样一个阅读材料,Spring Festival is in January or February.It is a popular holiday in China. People usually spend time with their family and friends. They eat a lot of delicious food.They have a good time at Spring Festival.而其中popular是一个生词,我就让学生根据已有知识联系上下文猜,学生很容易便猜了出来.如果学生在猜测有困难时,可以让他们跳过去,因为阅读的主要目的是抓住文章主题,并不一定非抓住每一个细节.经过不断的锻炼,猜词的本领就会不断提高,从而促进对文章主题的理解. 二、创设课堂氛围,提高阅读兴趣 1.游戏中阅读 牛津小学英语每个单元都为学生提供了阅读材料,图文并茂,有幽默小故事,有风趣小对话,有知识性的小短文,教师可以引导学生在活动中感知、体验、感悟和表现.5B Unit 8 E部分是由昆虫而引出的小短文,在教学中我设计了猜谜活动.It’s very small,but they can carry big things.学生猜出“ant”. It’s very special.it glows at night.children like to catch them.猜出“firefly”.通过理解词句来认识各种昆虫,然后再用其他几个昆虫类单词让学生自由描述,接着在学这部分短文时学生便能轻松地掌握,这样的游戏形式学生喜闻乐见.
2.阅读中表演 6A Unit 1 E 部分是由一个公共标志引出的幽默小故事,教学时,我先让学生借助图片自己阅读,然后在通过课件对其中的重点词句作讲解和朗读指导,再让学生扮作Mr Smith和Park keeper用自己的语言来复述表演这个故事,看谁说得最生动,最有趣.于是出现了这样一个场景,一个男生信步走上前来说;Last night I was taking a walk in the park.(忽然神色凝重,两眼直直地看着前方)Suddenly I saw something on the grass.It’s a ten yuan note.(他东张张西望望)I looked around:nobody nearby! .(然后迅速地走过去,捡起纸币) I quickly walked to the note and picked it up.(就在这时公园管理员走了上来说)Fine ¥10,Can’t you see the sign on the grass? 一连串有趣的话语,诙谐幽默的动作引来阵阵掌声.学生们个个跃跃欲试,这样的阅读活动,激发了学生的思维,调动了学生综合运用语言的能力.
3.课堂留有余地
小学中高年级学生已经有了一定的词汇积累,教师可以适当地给学生留一些时间或空间,让学生几人一组合作编对话或故事,对于一些难度较大的像编故事之类的,教师可以预先向学生作一些介绍,再给出一些词语,比如,在“The Wolf and The Lambs”中,我给学生提供了这样一些词语:some bread,cakes,potatoes,long teeth,wide mouth,grey hair,Who is it?Wait a minute,Open the door.然后放手让学生去自编,尽管学生的设计显示出很多的差异,却激发了他们的创造力和想象力,使邪恶得到了惩治,真、善、美的情感在孩子们的心中荡漾.
三、精心选编材料,拓宽阅读面
选编合适的英语阅读材料是发展学生英语阅读能力的重要条件,教师要根据学生的年龄特点和英语水平收集、选择和编定一些程度适合每个年龄层次的阅读材料,开展有益的阅读活动,阅读材料的选择要做到;
1.贴近生活 阅读材料要以趣味性为主,贴近生活,激发学生的阅读兴趣,因为兴趣是最好的老师,兴趣也需要动力来维持,教育心理学家认为,人有追求知识的需要,这种认知需要成为学习活动的重要的动力.在选材时,要注意选材的多样性,如浅显易懂的儿歌、习语、动物故事、幽默故事以及一些常识性的短文,只要学生有兴趣读,都可以列入考虑范围.
2.难易适中阅读材料的难易程度直接影响学生的阅读心理与情感.往往和生词量有关,生词太多学生读不懂,达不到训练的目的,还会对阅读产生畏惧心理,给进一步的阅读造成障碍.其次,文章体裁的不同也会对阅读材料的难易产生影响,教师应首先推选全部是熟词的材料,但里面的词语是重新组合搭配的,让学生在熟词的环境中理解体会.随后,生词量再逐渐递增.学生就不会觉得力不从心,就会品尝到阅读的乐趣.
3.逐渐渗透 在阅读过程中,将影响学生阅读的难点词、短语逐个渗透各个环节中,让学生在更加简短的语篇阅读过程中、在图片看说过程中、在其运用过程中将这些词和短语理解并掌握,而不是像对话课教学一样,刻意地将他们逐个进行教学,如在教学6B Unit 3 Asking the way 的过程中为了引导学生理解句子 You can’t miss it.我先通过课件向学生展示Mr Smith 所在位置的平面图,然后利用上下文来猜,这样学生理解起来就很轻松.
四、多种形式并举,提高阅读水平
阅读的过程中,遇到生词、难句是在所难免的,在教学中应让学生越过少量生词、难句所造成的阅读障碍,从整体对词句进行推敲,加快阅读文章的速度,提高对文章理解的正确性,同时灵活采用多种方式,提高学生的阅读水平.
1.梯度性提问 提问是检测理解与否的主要方式之一,提问可以是教师与学生之间的,也可以是学生与学生之间的.提问设计要设阶梯,层层递进;提问设计要有“度”;要注意对学生回答的处理,教师只是给出问题,其真正的目的在于引领学生在阅读过程中自主探究,主动的感悟体验,做到引而不发.“引”是激疑,是提示,是点拨,是引导,是启发,通过“引”让学生自己去分析、感知、发现、创造.
2.阅读指导 要提高学生的阅读能力,首先应使学生具有一定的阅读量.只有具备了一定的阅读量,才能建立起语感,才能使阅读上一个台阶.这并不是教师在课堂上所能解决的,因为阅读能力的培养是一个任重道远的过程,对于小学高年级学生来说,阅读时间是有限的,除了布置相适应的阅读任务外,在课堂上适度指导是相当有意义的.阅读以理解为目的,要培养学生正确理解语篇的能力,教师必须引导学生仔细观察语言,掌握必须的篇章知识,弄清各层次之间的制约关系以帮助他们正确预测,最大限度的提高阅读课的效率.
3.尝试表达 到了小学高年级学生已经积累了一定的语言知识,同时表现欲也较强,这时可以尝试让学生自我表达,比如学完了5B Unit7 A busy day 我让学生说出他们一天的生活情况.通过这种形式的交流,增进了同学间的了解;又如在教学完了5B Unit9 The English Club 后,我让学生结合自己的情况作一个自我介绍,其中一名学生是这样介绍自己的: My name is ZhangZhongGuo, I’m a boy. I’m Chinese. I’m from Yi Zhen. I’m tall and thin. I have short hair. I am very active. I study at Xincheng Primary School. I like playing basketball and listening to music. I like reading with my classmates.通过这样的训练,不但提高了学生的表达能力,也激发了他们的学习兴趣.
4.拓展延伸 英语阅读能力的培养,“得法于课内,得益于课外.”课内阅读是基础,课外延伸是补充.课外阅读不但能促进学生英语阅读理解能力的提高,还能有效促进学生英语综合技能的发展.因此,开展阅读教学活动,根据阅读教学要求,从单词、句子、短文入手,由易到难,循序渐进,让学生的阅读量在有限的时间和空间内得到延伸,让学生在运用英语进行活动、思维、交流的过程中不断的增加对阅读信息的渴望和追求.
阅读,可以培养学生的学习兴趣,激发学习动机,让课堂绽放异彩.要全面大幅度提高学生的阅读理解能力,需要不断的锻炼学生的思维及想象力;需要坚持不懈,锲而不舍,在平时的教学中创设氛围,积累词汇,精心选择适合学生阅读的体裁,把课内课外有机地统一起来,充分发挥学生的主观能动性,突出他们的主体地位,让学生在享受阅读所带来的乐趣的同时进一步增强课外阅读的兴趣.
E. 做英语课外阅读训练心得体会500字
个人认为,英语的学习归根到底就在于2个词:一是坚持,二是兴趣。
怎么样坚持?就是要一天学一点,一天进步一点,紧紧咬住,不要荒废。而在学英语的各个环节中,无论听说读写,如果单词量不足的话,就会感觉寸步难行,因此背单词是一个绕不过去的中心环节。最好就是给自己规定个短期目标,一天要记多少个单词,完成为止。也许学其他的科目可能还有捷径可以走,但要学好英语真的没有捷径。有不少朋友问我,怎么样才能快速学好英语?我都只能摇头,没有办法,只能坚持:读,听,看,背,除此之外别无他法。不过,相比于其它科目,学英语也有一个优势,就是不需要整块的时间,我们可以在排队等候的时候、在其它零碎的闲暇时间里面,记上几个英语单词或知识点,既利用了时间,又填补了空闲,也不失为一举两得。
但背单词毕竟是枯燥的,这就需要一种激发自己兴趣的办法。俗话说兴趣是最好的老师。这种兴趣不单单从考试的角度出发,而是通过对英语的熟练和语感越来越好,逐渐体会到它音韵和形式的美,从而产生更好地掌握英语的愿望,对英语的兴趣自然会水涨船高的。比如,可以玩玩英语游戏,看看英语MTV或英语原声电影,参加英语沙龙,或者到英文网站阅读英文新闻等。由于英语统考的时候不需要考听和说,我们从事医疗工作的,平时一般也缺乏听说英语的机会,因此我是以阅读为主来提高自己的英语兴趣和水平的。可以阅读的英文学习资料非常多,主要是要根据自己的水平选择适合的材料,以读起来有点吃力,但不影响对整篇的理解为适宜的难度。在有不懂的生词存在时仍然能够领会文章的意思,这是我们必须训练出来的能力。当你发现英语也成为你通向丰富知识的路径时,你自然而然就会体验到驾驭这门语言的乐趣。
在英语统考的时候,第一卷是选择题,其中语法和情景对话的单选题考的是知识点,我认为对于这部分关键是要快,即快速做出判断,不必钻牛角尖。阅读理解是得分大户,考的是整体的理解,我觉得在阅读理解上多花一点时间来斟酌相对比较值得。第二卷是翻译和作文,虽然只有30分,但如果拿不到18分以上,即使全卷过60分也要被判为不合格。做汉译英的题最害怕的是被个别词卡住了,这个时候,就要避免在一个词上空耗时间,而是尽快找个意义近似的词或词组来代替。另外就是作文的问题。短时间内提高英语作文能力,最有效的办法就是背熟若干篇范文,然后在考试时用题材相似的范文的格式和句型去套。但我认为平时多练习英语写作还是很重要的,最好每个星期写一两篇,除了训练作文这一块外,对提高汉译英的能力,对英文语感和兴趣的培养也大有裨益。
以上是我个人学习英语的一点心得体会。大家在学习上都是久经考验的好手,每人都有自己的独门功夫。但愿我的方法能够再带给大家一点帮助。
F. 求小学生英语课外阅读10篇带中文翻译。急急急!!!
HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何获得快乐
There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.
First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.
Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.
无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它,人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐,你须注意下面两点。
健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。
快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中。
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY 诚为上策
There is an English proverb which says (saying) “Honesty is the best policy.” It signifies the importance of honesty.
What are the benefits of honesty? If you are honest to others, they will be honest to you in return. When you are sad, they will comfort you. When you are in trouble, they will help you.
There is no enumerating the evils of dishonesty here. In a word, a dishonest man will be looked down upon by others and (be) regarded as a public enemy.
英国有一句谚语说“诚为上策”。它说明了诚的重要性。
诚的益处是什么?如果你对他人诚实,他们也会对你诚实作为报答。当你忧悉的时候,他们会安慰你。当你是处在困难中的时候,他们会帮助你。
无法在这里数述不诚实的害处。一言以蔽之,一个不诚实的人会被人看轻的而且被看作为一个公敌。
THRIFT 节俭
There is not a (no) thrifty man but becomes a rich man sooner or later. Why? Because he will not spend such money as is unnecessary. Little by little his money will accumulate. Ten to one, he is bound to make a fortune.
I do not like such men as spend their money in a wrong way. They do not know extravagance is a bad thing. It can only make them happy for the time being. In short, thrift makes poor men rich and extravagance makes rich men poor.
没有一个节俭的人迟早不成为一个富翁。为什么?因为他决不花像那种不必要的钱。渐渐他的钱就会聚积起来。十之八九,他一定会发财的。
我不喜欢那种乱花钱的人。他们不知道奢侈是一件坏事。它只能够使他们暂时快乐而已。总而言之,节俭使穷人变富,奢侈使富人变穷。