托福阅读：英文笑话及诗歌欣赏

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Part I：极速词法
　　1、appreciation n. 欣赏；
; a6 q" P  h; B5 G& U: F　　2、down the street沿街；
　　3、umbrella n. 雨伞；
8 q  I( \( T' y  B1 A　　4、cow n. 奶牛；
　　5、catch a bad cold患了重感冒；
2 k) P! q  ~6 k, A　　6、instead of 而不是，替代；
　　7、lazy adj. 懒的；
　　8、sign vt. 签(名)；
　　9、poem n. 诗歌；
　　10、daughter n. 女儿；
　　11、from the very start从一开始起；
) {  o' p; Y9 d/ l+ C  w- E　　12、You’re all I hoped a daughter would be.我想要的就是你这样的女儿，分毫不差；
5 I5 H+ {! g$ D, z　　13、clear adj. 清楚的；
　　14、goes by经过；
  d* }, d# L' g% Z, @1 \. o　　15、set…aglow 映红了…；
　　16、edelweiss n.(高山)雪绒草；
0 |0 ~, Q- `' U+ w5 W8 B4 [# e　　17、greet vt. 问候，迎候；
　　18、blossom n.(尤指节果实的树或灌木所开的)花；
　　19、bloom vi. 开花；
# ~" _  {" h% S" @　　20、forever adv. 永远；
　　21、bless vt. 祝福，保佑；
0 [& m2 L7 z/ M' t8 k, P- a　　22、homeland n. 祖国
　　Part II：极速句法
　　Jokes
　　1.There’s a man down the street who has such big feet that when it rains, he lies down and uses them as umbrellas!
+ w4 z. Z3 N- d% O( v　　2.Last winter, the cow caught such a bad cold that she gave ice cream instead of milk.
: o9 R5 b; Z! d# a$ _. m　　3.Have you heard about Will Knott? He’s so lazy that he sings his name Won’t.
　　Poems
　　My Daughter
　　Dear daughter,
　　I’ve loved you from the very start.
　　You’re all I hoped a daughter would be,
9 x2 ~9 H) z$ @. H" L8 h' l) H4 L5 h　　and I hope that my love for you is clear for you to see.
6 h1 v# A% n! H1 X" C3 n4 J/ w; W' u　　I try so hard to say the things that I know you need to hear,
, A6 E2 O! B8 s! d/ A0 n' x* p- O　　and not a day goes by
　　when I don’t wish that you were here.
# z1 l3 S! g1 W* J6 [　　And now I’m sending you this message
　　because I want you to know
　　that you’re the bright star in my life—
　　you’ve set my whole world aglow.
　　An English Song
　　Edelweiss
0 D$ W' v2 R- `. m5 {2 V　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
) v8 h8 i  H' o6 ~5 u4 S- E) L　　every morning you greet me.
　　Small and white, clean and bright,
% _* Z: C: ^. \: W$ G) {* Z　　you look happy to meet me.
　　Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
" V9 x! D) D, x( C3 f' k5 o* J　　bloom and grow forever.
% t( M6 q6 j+ i9 |7 a" y　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
5 K) _+ U$ n! ~8 @9 [　　bless my homeland forever.
& Z; M( X6 O: A8 ^! _# i; a  L　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
; ]8 i) o  i; e" p1 Y　　every morning you greet me.
　　Small and white, clean and bright,
) c' u' L0 q- y: O2 c. l　　you look happy to meet me.
/ g7 ^7 }: [# D, D0 i& E6 V2 Y. P4 B　　Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
　　bloom and grow forever.
( B! ?5 o% c. n/ \　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
　　bless my homeland forever.