Joe and Fred were helping to build a house in a village. The weather was very warm, there was a lot of dust everywhere, and by half past twelve, they were very thirsty, so they sto...

Mr Johnson was a rich old man. He lived in a beautiful house in the country with lots of servants, but his wife was dead, and he did not have any children. 约翰逊先生是一个非常富有...

When Pat was twenty-one years old, he began to work in a small office in a city. At first he never travelled anywhere, but then he became a little more important, and he began to g...

Mr Reece was a farmer. He and his wife grew a lot of things and they had a few cows. They worked very hard. One day, Mr Greece said to his wife, “Let’s go to Portsmouth next Sund...

Mr Jones had a few days’ holiday, so he said, “I’m going to go to the mountains by train.” He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got on the trai...

Mr Robinson never went to a dentist, because he was afraid, but then his teeth began hurting a lot and he went to a dentist. The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long t...

George was sixty years old, and he was ill. He was always tired, and his face was always red. He did not like doctors, but last month his wife said to him, “Don’t be stupid, Geor...

Mr White has a small shop in the middle of our town, and he sells pictures in it. They are not expensive ones, but some of them are quite pretty. Last Saturday a woman came into th...

Mr Edwards liked singing very much, but he is very bad at it. He went to dinner at a friend’s house last week, and there were some other guests there too. 爱德华兹先生非常喜欢唱歌...

George is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very big dog—and he has a very small car too. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at his...