[Story] I simply replied deeply to the email, supplying all the information they needed. [参考翻译] 我只是深思熟虑地回复了那封电子邮件，提供了他们所需的所有信息。 [Words] apply [eplai] v 申请，应用 deeply [di:pli] adv 深深地，深入地 reply [riplai] v 回答，答复 simply [simpli] adv 简单地，仅仅 supply [saplai] v 提供，供应

[Story] The topic of the day was simple: “How to make rapid progress?”. I gave people a sample, using myself as an example. [参考翻译] 当天的话题很简单：“如何快速进步？”我给人们一个示例，以我自己为例。 [Words] example [ɪɡˈzæmpəl] n 例子，榜样 people [ˈpiːpəl] n 人们，人 rapid [ˈræpɪd] adj 快速的，迅速的 sample [ˈsæmpl] n 样本，范例 simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj 简单的，简易的 topic [ˈtɒpɪk] n 话题，主题

[Story] In a super upper-class biography, the geography professor read from a paper that claimed the Earth was flat. [参考翻译] 在一个超级上层阶级的传记中，地理学教授从一张纸上读到，声称地球是平的。 [Words] biography [baɪˈɒɡrəfi] n 传记 geography [dʒɪˈɒɡrəfi] n 地理学 paper [ˈpeɪpər] n 纸张 super [ˈsuːpər] adj 极好的 upper [ˈʌpər] adj 上层的

[Story] Once upon a time, a paper boat sailed on a river. It passed by a tree with a perched bird, a group of people wearing superman t-shirts, and a building with an upper floor. [参考翻译] 从前，有一艘纸船在河上航行。它经过一棵停着一只鸟的树，一群穿着超人T恤的人，还有一座带有上层楼的建筑。 [Words] paper [ˈpeɪpər] n 纸, 文件 per [pər] n 杆, 杆子 super [ˈsuːpər] adj 超级的, 极好的 upper [ˈʌpər] adj 上面的, 上部的

[Story] One day, a sharp pea happened to open a store. To pay for the items, customers had to sharpen something. [参考翻译] 有一天，一个尖尖的豌豆碰巧开了一家店。顾客必须磨点什么东西来支付商品的费用。 [Words] happen [ˈhæpən] v 发生, 碰巧 open [ˈoʊpən] v 打开, 营业 pay [peɪ] v 支付, 给予 pea [piː] n 豌豆, 豆子 sharpen [ˈʃɑːrən] v 磨尖, 改善

[Story] Once upon a time, in a well-known town, there was a crowd of people who loved to wear crowns. However, one day, a heavy rainstorm hit the town, and the people found themselves in danger of drowning. They quickly took off their crowns and lay down on the ground to avoid the rising water. In the end, everyone was safe, and they realized that it was better to own nothing than to owe their lives to material possessions. ...

[Story] The crowd owned a down payment they owed to the bank. [参考翻译] 人群欠银行一笔定金。 [Words] crowd [kraʊd] n 人群, 观众 down [daʊn] prep 向下, 到…去 n 下降, 倒下 owe [əʊ] v 欠, 应归功于 own [əʊn] v 拥有, 所有

[Story] Above the old tree, a squirrel decided to improve its nest, moving branches and removing leaves to make room for its family. [参考翻译] 在老树的上方，一只松鼠决定改善它的巢穴，移动树枝并移除树叶，为它的家人腾出空间。 [Words] above [əˈbʌv] prep. 在…上面 improve [ɪmˈpruːv] v. 改善 move [muːv] v. 移动 remove [rɪˈmuːv] v. 移除 squirrel [ˈskwɜːrəl] n. 松鼠 (not used in the story) nest [nest] n. 巢穴 (not used in the story)