英语短文及翻译..doc

英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：给予
Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookupon
lifeasaprocessofgetting.Itwasnotuntilinmylate
thirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:
giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.You
neednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowI
experimentedwithgiving-away.Ifanideafor
improvingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhood
storeflashestome,Istepinandmakethesuggestion
tothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeabout
giving-awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveaway
anythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,
thoughthereturnoftencomesinanunexpectedform.
OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredan
importantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,thoughit
wasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethe
postmasteranoteofappreciation.Morethanayear
laterIneededapost-officeboxforanewbusinessI
wasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewere
noboxesleft,andthatmynamewouldhavetogoon
alongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,the
postmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehad
overheardourconversation.“Wasn'tityouthat
wroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringa
specialdeliverytoyourhome?”Isaidyes.“Well,you
certainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeif
wehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon'tknowwhata
letterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbut
complaints.”
英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：电视节目
TelevisiongivestheAmericanpeopleawide
varietyofprogramsfromearlymorninguntillateat
night.Operas,orchestralperformances,chamber
musicandjazzconcertsareoftenpresentedon
television.Somostoftheleisureathomeisusedfor
watchingtelevision.ManyAmericansaresofondof
theirTVprogramsthattheyoftenhavecoldluncheon
infrontoftheirreceivingsets.Televisionhasgiven
peopleneweranddeeperunderstandingofhistory,art,
music,literature,theballet,thetheater,thediscoveries
ofmodernscienceandthewondersoftheuniverse.
Televisionviewerspaynotaxorchargesforreceiving
programsontheirsets.Thecostoftheprogramsis
paidchieflybythosewhoaregiventheopportunityto
advertisetheirgoodsorservicesduringthe
commercialbreaks.
英语阅读理解带翻译10篇：篮球
InterestinbasketballintheUnitedStatespeaks
aroundthreebigchampionshipeventsinthespring:
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