20篇初高中英语文章加详解.docx

Passage 1My motherMy mother is xx. She is of medium build and is of medium height. She isnt very good-looking, but I think she is really very pretty. She loves laughing, and she also hopes I have the same bright smile. She is ordinary, shes a teacher. She teaches me to be strong and teaches me how to be a true man from my youth. She let me free so I have a lovely life, and I remember I had a lovely childhood, too. She is always very good-tempered. I am thankful to her for everything. I will never forget her. When she is old, I’ll take good care of her.Words and Expressionsmedium n. 媒体,媒介；a. 中间的,中等的medium build 中等身材，中等体格good-looking a. 好看的，美貌的 love to do sth love doing sth 喜欢做某事hope vt. 希望，盼望hope to do sth / hope that…E.g. I hope to see you and your family soon. / I hope that he will succeed.vi. 希望，期待hope forE.g. Everyone hopes for snow.n.希望，期望E.g. You mustnt give up hope.teach sb to do sth 教某人干某事temper n. 性情，脾气；特征good-tempered a. 宽容的；和蔼的；脾气好的E.g. Be patient. Dont lose your temper over trivial matters.SentencesShe is of medium build and is of medium height.She loves laughing, and she also hopes I have the same bright smile.She teaches me to be strong.When she is old, I’ll take good care of her.Passage 2Time Is Money“Time is money.” This saying means that time is very valuable.But time is more valuable than money. The money we have lost can be gained again, but the time we have wasted cannot be regained. Moreover, sometimes persons can exist without money, but nothing can be done without time, just as no one can live without air.Despite being so valuable, time is often neglected by men. Since time is an invisible thing, men often waste their time unconsciously（无意地）. Without anything to do, they may gossip from morning till night.Man can live only at most to about 100 years. It seems fairly long, but in fact it is rather short. We often say “How quickly time flies!” How many things can a man accomplish in such a short period? Hence we should use the valuable time pr