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1、Whythebatcomesoutonlyatnight？（80年代初中英语课本第五册第1课）Long,longago,therewasawarbetweenthebirdsandthebeasts.Nooneknowswhattheyfoughtabout. Thebatdidnotknowwhosesideheshouldtake.Hethoughtandthought,thendecidedhemusttrytobeonthesideofthewinners. Sohewatchedfr
2、omfaraway.Afterawhile,itseemedthatthebirdsweregoingtowin.Heflewovertojointhem. “Whatonearthareyoudoinghere?”abirdshoutedathim. “Can’tyouseeI’mabird?”thebatsaidwithasmile.“Look,Ihaveswings,justlikeyou.” “Comealong,then,”saidthebird.“Don’thidebeh
3、indothers.” Butthingschangedsoon.Nowitseemedthatthebeastswerewinning.Sothebatleftthebirdsinahurryandwentovertothebeasts. “Whatareyoudoingonourside?”andanimalcalledouttohim.“Areyouspyingonus?” “Don’tyouknowI’moneofyou?”askedthebat,showinghisteet
4、h.“Look.Can’tyouseeI’vegotteeth,too?” “Whoaretryingtofool?”saidtheanimals.“Wesawyoufightingonthesideofthebirdsjustnow.” Sothebeastsdrovehimoff.Ofcoursethebirdsrefusedtotakehimback. Whenthebeastsandthebirdssawneithersidecouldwin,theydecidedtosto
5、pfighting. Neitherbeastsnorbirdswouldhavethebatastheirfriend,sohewasafraidtoleavehishome.Eversincethen,hecomesoutonlyatnight.第18页共18页Lesson2NathanHale（80年代初中英语课本第五册第2课）TheyoungAmericanstoodquietlywhiletheBritishguardssearchedhisclothes.Theyfoundnothing.“
6、Iftheydon’tfindthemapsinmyboot,”hethought,“maybetheywillletmego.ThenI’lltrytosendthemapstoGeneralWashington.” “Takeoffyourboots,”oneoftheguardsordered.TheAmerican’sheartbeatfaster.Hetookoffhisbootsandhandedthemtotheguard. Theguardlookedinsideoneboot
7、,thenanother. “Useyourknife,man!”orderedtheBritishofficernearby. Theguardbroughtouthisknifeandcutonebootopen.HestoppedsuddenlyandtheAmericanknewwhatitmeant.ThemapsoftheBritisharmy’sdefenceworks! TheguardstooktheAmericantoGeneralHowe.Thegenerall
8、ookedatthemaps.“Iseeyou’vemadesomedrawingofourdefenceworks,”hesaid.“Thiscanonlymeanonething.” “Yes,sir.” “Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself?” “No,nothing.” “What’syour
