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1、40篇英語(yǔ)短文搞定高考3500個(gè)單詞6.ABraveMaid勇敢的女仆AwoodenvasefromtheMingDynastyattheentranceofthereceptionhallamazedeveryone.Theartistsdesigneditinararestyleandselectedvaluablejewelstodecorateit.Peoplethoughthighlyofitsfancycolourofhoneyandthebeautifulpaintingsonit.Thevaseusedtobelongtoaformercastle.
2、Butwhenthecountrywasatwar,theenemytroopsexplodedthecastle.Debatesonhowthevasesurvivedwentonandon.Inordertoremovepeople’sdoubt,ateamofnolessthan20peoplecarriedoutaninformalinvestigation.Theevidencestheyfoundshowedthatamaidtookthevaseapartandaskedasailortosinkitinalocalwell.Shenevergavea
3、waythesecretevenunderthecrueltrialoftheenemieswhowereinsearchoftreasures.Itisworthgivingthisbravemaidafortuneinreturn.接待大廳入口處的明朝木制花瓶使每個(gè)人都驚奇不已。藝術(shù)家以一種罕有的風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)它,并挑選了貴重的珠寶裝飾它。人們高度贊賞它那蜂蜜般的奇特顏色,還有上面繪制的繪畫(huà)。這個(gè)花瓶曾經(jīng)屬于一座從前的城堡,但在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間,敵人的軍隊(duì)炸毀了城堡,于是關(guān)于這個(gè)花瓶是如何幸存下來(lái)的爭(zhēng)論就一直在持續(xù)著。為了解開(kāi)人們的疑問(wèn),一個(gè)由不少于20人的調(diào)查隊(duì)開(kāi)展了一次非
4、正式的調(diào)查。他們找到的證據(jù)表明,有個(gè)女仆把花瓶拆開(kāi),然后讓一名水手把它沉到當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)水井里。她從來(lái)沒(méi)有泄露這個(gè)秘密,即使是在搜尋財(cái)寶的敵人殘酷的審訊下。這位女仆真是值得給予一大筆錢(qián)作為對(duì)她的回報(bào)。540篇英語(yǔ)短文搞定高考3500個(gè)單詞7.AFairCompetition公平的比賽Swifter,HigherandStrongerstandsforthespiritoftheOlympics.Butfairnessisthebasisofthismotto.Onlywhenyouwinfairlywillyouandyourhomelanddeservethegrea
5、tglory.Butnowadays,unliketheancienthonestslavecompetitors,somehopelessathleteswhocan’tbearthepainoftrainingcheatwhentakingpartingames.Medalsseemtohavemagicalpowercausingthemtocheat,andtheprizemoneyhasreplacedthemottoastheironlygoal.So,inthegymnasticseventtobeheldinourcitynextmonth,oneo
6、fthehost’sresponsibilitiesistokeepcompetitionsfair.Theyadvertisedonpostersoutsidethestadiumtopromisethateverycompetitoristohavearegularphysicalexaminationinagymnasiumoneafteranother.Noonecanbargainonthis.Thevolunteersinchargewillbeverystrict.Itisfoolishtocheatbecausetheywillnotbeadmitt
7、edtocompeteandwillevenbefinedaswell.“更快!更高!更強(qiáng)!”代表著奧運(yùn)精神。但是公平卻是這一格言的基礎(chǔ)。只有當(dāng)你公平地贏得比賽,你和你的祖國(guó)才會(huì)值得這盛大的光榮。但如今,不像古代那些誠(chéng)實(shí)的奴隸參賽者,有些沒(méi)有希望的運(yùn)動(dòng)員無(wú)法承受訓(xùn)練的痛苦,于是在參加比賽時(shí)作假。獎(jiǎng)牌似乎有某種魔力使他們作假,獎(jiǎng)金也已經(jīng)代替了奧運(yùn)格言成為了他們唯一的目標(biāo)。因此,在我們市下個(gè)月即將舉行的一場(chǎng)體操賽事中,主辦方的其中一項(xiàng)責(zé)任就是要確保比賽是公平的。他們?cè)隗w育場(chǎng)外的海報(bào)上做廣告,承諾說(shuō)每個(gè)參賽者都將在體育館一個(gè)一個(gè)地參加常規(guī)的身體檢查。對(duì)此沒(méi)有人可以討價(jià)