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；
　　2、down the street沿街；
* h6 z$ r# Q' i) v: F! d2 t, [+ N+ j　　3、umbrella n. 雨伞；
1 U9 o' S& K6 Q3 K  ~　　4、cow n. 奶牛；
　　5、catch a bad cold患了重感冒；
　　6、instead of 而不是，替代；
5 ^4 j! i& v+ x: B　　7、lazy adj. 懒的；
　　8、sign vt. 签(名)；
　　9、poem n. 诗歌；
; v6 G% A- r% F' y3 M) Z  W% B* j　　10、daughter n. 女儿；
　　11、from the very start从一开始起；
　　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；
　　13、clear adj. 清楚的；
* O5 k& i6 ~" u! h　　14、goes by经过；
　　15、set…aglow 映红了…；
　　16、edelweiss n.(高山)雪绒草；
" P8 x+ t, q5 x7 T) h0 P* q, b7 K　　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；
( Z1 S# O; P& P; S: H- ]　　20、forever adv. 永远；
2 i7 ]# u- T! B( A  B8 j　　21、bless vt. 祝福，保佑；
　　22、homeland n. 祖国
3 v4 T  Z3 F* n; T* u　　Part II：极速句法
　　Jokes
& m3 J7 |+ o5 V% }* O　　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!
　　2.Last winter, the cow caught such a bad cold that she gave ice cream instead of milk.
7 ^9 W; z5 o( ^7 b　　3.Have you heard about Will Knott? He’s so lazy that he sings his name Won’t.
$ C8 h6 i3 Y2 {　　Poems
) @3 U# A0 m0 F; i5 b" i& c! e& y　　My Daughter
　　Dear daughter,
) D8 E- |5 o1 _0 E　　I’ve loved you from the very start.
　　You’re all I hoped a daughter would be,
　　and I hope that my love for you is clear for you to see.
　　I try so hard to say the things that I know you need to hear,
　　and not a day goes by
　　when I don’t wish that you were here.
" v9 u+ |0 k1 r　　And now I’m sending you this message
5 s5 l0 F/ }# ]* P( R% {　　because I want you to know
, O4 G# C3 Y; d- L, ~8 ^　　that you’re the bright star in my life—
　　you’ve set my whole world aglow.
　　An English Song
: X4 a! r6 J0 ?* W6 d. P( L7 r* l　　Edelweiss
　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
6 J3 l! ^$ `1 g# P7 D( O. H3 p, w, @　　every morning you greet me.
7 O) R$ w0 p3 H　　Small and white, clean and bright,
　　you look happy to meet me.
　　Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
　　bloom and grow forever.
　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
　　bless my homeland forever.
$ Z8 z3 C: ]/ K, g. s- t　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
; e$ t( e, R$ i6 X& W( D/ @' ~　　every morning you greet me.
, M* _2 F$ m$ h2 h　　Small and white, clean and bright,
　　you look happy to meet me.
　　Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow,
　　bloom and grow forever.
. W  w' l% Q% V5 U; G　　Edelweiss, edelweiss,
　　bless my homeland forever.