[Story] The cross-country race was challenging, but the teams determination led to a victory. [参考翻译] 跨越式越野赛具有挑战性，但团队的决心最终带来了胜利。 [Words] across [əˈkrɒs] prep 穿过，跨越，在…对面 cross [krɒs] n 十字形物，十字架 v 穿过，跨越，交叉 loss [lɒs] n 丧失，损失，失败

[Story] The purpose of those who choose to close their eyes to the truth is to suppose that they will never lose. However, they fail to realize that by doing so, they are only deceiving themselves and ultimately losing more than they could have ever imagined. [参考翻译] 选择无视真相的人，其目的是为了假设他们永远不会失去。然而，他们没有意识到，这样做只会自欺欺人，最终失去的比他们想象的要多得多。 [Words] choose [tʃu:z] v 选择, 挑选 close [kləʊz] v 关闭, 结束 lose [lu:z] v 失去, 输掉 purpose [pɜ:pəs] n 目的, 用途 suppose [sə:pəʊz] v 假设, 认为 those [ðəʊz] pron 那些 whose [hu:z] pron 谁的

[Story] In a factory, there was an old book. The book contained the history of the factory. The workers often talked about the story behind the book. But no one knew the real story, only the theory remained. [参考翻译] 在一家工厂里，有一本古老的书。这本书记载了工厂的历史。工人们经常谈论这本书背后的故事。但没有人知道真实的故事，只有理论仍然存在。 [Words] factory [fæktri] n 工厂 history [hɪstəri] n 历史 memory [meməri] n 记忆 story [stɔːri] n 故事 theory [θiːəri] n 理论

[Story] In a port town, a short man made a great effort to sort out a pile of sports equipment for the annual sport event. [参考翻译] 在一个港口小镇，一个矮个子男人为了一年一度的体育赛事，努力整理一堆运动器材。 [Words] effort [ˈefərt] n 努力，尽力 port [pɔːrt] n 港口 short [ʃɔːrt] adj 短的，矮的 sort [sɔːrt] v/n 整理，分类 sport [spɔːrt] n 体育运动

[Story] The storm informed the performers that they needed to take their show outdoors. They formed a line, played the horn, and performed under the sky. [参考翻译] 暴风雨通知表演者们他们需要把演出搬到户外。他们排成一行，吹响了号角，在天空下进行表演。 [Words] form [fɔːrm] v 形成，排列 horn [hɔːrn] n 号角 inform [ɪnˈfɔːrm] v 通知 outdoors [ˌaʊtˈdɔːrz] n 户外 perform [pərˈfɔːrm] v 表演 storm [stɔːrm] n 暴风雨

[Story] At the Gold Shore bookstore, I found the perfect book to help with my homework. Therefore, I was able to work more efficiently and get it done faster. [参考翻译] 在金岸书店，我找到了一本完美的书来帮助我完成作业。因此，我能够更有效率地工作，更快地完成作业。 [Words] bookstore [ˈbʊkstɔːr] n 书店，书库 gold [ɡəʊld] n 黄金，金币 adj 金色的，金制的 shore [ʃɔːr] n 岸，海滨 homework [ˈhəʊmwɜːrk] n 家庭作业，功课 therefore [ˈðɛrəfɔːr] adv 因此，所以 work [wɜːrk] n 工作，劳动 v 工作，劳动

[Story] On the shore, a man ignored the stores sign and decided to explore the vast ocean. He was bored of the mundane and sought adventure. [参考翻译] 在岸边，一个男人忽略了商店的标志，决定去探索广阔的海洋。他厌倦了平凡，寻求冒险。 [Words] bore [bɔːr] v 使感到厌烦 explore [ɪkˈsplɔːr] v 探索 ignore [ɪɡˈnɔːr] v 忽视 shore [ʃɔːr] n 岸边 store [stɔːr] n 商店

[Story] Once in a bookstore, a man named Bore, tired of his mundane life, decided to explore the gold shore hed heard tales of. He ignored the stores usual offerings and ventured forth. On the shore, he found a store selling treasures, and therefore, he bought a map that led to a hidden gold mine. [参考翻译] 曾经在一个书店里，一个名叫Bore的人厌倦了他平凡的生活，决定去探索他听说过的金海岸。他忽略了书店通常的商品，勇敢地出发了。在海岸上，他发现了一个出售宝藏的商店，因此，他买了一张通往隐藏金矿的地图。 [Words] bookstore [ˈbʊkstɔːr] n 书店 bore [bɔːr] v 使厌烦 explore [ɪkˈsplɔːr] v 探索 gold shore [ɡəʊld ʃɔːr] n 金海岸 ignore [ɪɡˈnɔːr] v 忽视 shore [ʃɔːr] n 海岸 store [stɔːr] n 商店 therefore [ˌðeərˈfɔːr] adv 因此