英语导读 1000 句作者：Scott Ballentye (英国）
英语导读 1000 句
Contents
Section 1 Making Friends 一 结识朋友
Section 2 Around Town 二 周边介绍
Sir, Madam, Mr., Mrs.,
Section 3
三阁下女士先生太太小姐 Miss and Ms.
Section 4 Going Places 四外出
Section 5 In the Home 五 在家里
Section 6 Cities,Towns and Villages六 城市城镇乡村 Section 7 In the Garden 七 在花园里
Section 8 Playing Games 八 玩游戏
Section 9 Types of Work 九 工作类型
Section 10 Different Kinds of Eating 十 各种不同的饮食 Section 11 Time 十一 时间
Section 12 Different Values 十二 不同的计量方式
Section 13 Libraries 十三 图书馆
Section 14 Cinema, Theater 十四 电影院 歌剧院
Section 15 Flying 十五 飞行
Section 16 Supermarkets 十六 超市
Section 17 Children 十七 儿童
Section 18 Music 十八 音乐 Section 19 Famous Writers 十九 著名作家 Section 20 Famous Musicians 二十 著名音乐家 Section 21 Television 二十一 电视 Section 22 Radio 二十二 广播 Section 23 Newspapers 二十三 报纸 Section 24 School 二十四 学校 Section 25 University 二十五 大学 Section 26 Electricity 二十六 电力 Section 27 Environment 二十七 环境 Section 28 Acid Rain 二十八 酸雨 Section 29 Global Warming 二十九 全球的暖化 Section 30 Climate Change 三十 天气变化 Section 31 Marriage 三十一 婚姻 Section 32 Death 三十二 死亡 Section 33 Birth 三十三 出生 Section 34 Clothes 三十四 服装 Section 35 The Body 三十五 身体 Section 36 Illness 三十六 疾病 Section 37 Cooking 三十七 烹调 Section 38 Inventions 三十八 发明 Section 39 Languages 三十九 语言
Section 40 Geography 四十 地理 Section 41 Shopping 四十一 购物 Section 42 Visiting the Doctor 四十二 看医生 Section 43 Hospitals 四十三 医院 Section 44 At Sea 四十四 在海边 Section 45 Swimming etc. 四十五 游泳 Section 46 Holidays 四十六 假日 Section 47 Books 四十七 书籍 Section 48 Magazines 四十八 杂志 Section 49 Water 四十九 水 Section 50 Positions 五十 姿势 Section 51 Toilet 五十一 洗手间 Section 52 Washing 五十二 洗涤 Section 53 Toys 五十三 玩具 Section 54 Games etc. 五十四 运动等 Section 55 Dance 五十五 舞蹈 Section 56 Computers 五十六 电脑 Section 57 Directions 五十七 方向 Section 58 Internet 五十八 互联网 Section 59 Transport 五十九 交通 Section 60 Which Knife 六十 哪把刀子 Section 61 Weather 六十一 气候
Section 62 Art 六十二 艺术
Section 63 In the Countryside 六十三 在乡村
Section 64 Under the Sea 六十四 海底世界 Section 65 Mountains 六十五 山峰
Section 66 Travel Guides 六十六 旅游指南 Section 67 Atlas, Map, Globe 六十七 地图册地图地球仪 Section 68 Politics 六十八 政治
Section 69 Goodbyes 六十九 再见
附：英语导读1000句理念说明
Section 1
Making Friends 一 结识朋友
1 Hi, my name is Bill. 1 你好，我叫比尔
2 Hi, I’m Mary. 2 你好，我是玛丽
3 Nice to meet you, Mary. 3 玛丽，见到你很高兴
4 Likewise. 4 我也是
5 Where are you from? 5 你从那里来？
6 I’m from the USA, and you?6 我来自美国，你呢？
7 Oh, I’m from Finland. 7 我来自芬兰。
8 Finland? Where is that? 8 芬兰，在哪儿呢？
9 It’s in northern Europe. 9 它在欧洲北部。
10 Oh, I didn’t know. 10 噢，我还不知道呢。
11 And where in the America are you
11 那，你来自美国的什么地方？
from?
12 I’m from Texas. That’s in the
12 我来自德克萨斯洲。
south.
13 Yes, I’ve heard of it. 13 嗯，我听说过它。
14 Have you really? 14 真的吗？
15 Sure, it’s quite famous. 15 当然了，它还挺出名的。
Around Town 二 周边介绍
1 Do you know this town well? 1 你对这个城镇很了解吗？
2 Sure, I have been here many
times.
2 当然了，我到这里很多次了。
3 How many libraries are there
here?
3 这里有几座图书馆呢？
4 There are three. 4 有三座。
5 Three, that’s a lot for a small
town. 5
三座！对一个小镇来说，这相当多了。
6 Well, one belongs to the town.6 没错，一座归镇里所有。
7 And the other two？ 7 那另外两座呢？
8 They belong to the university.8 它们属大学所有。
9 Can anyone use them? 9 任何人都能使用它们吗？
10 No. Only students can use the
university libraries. 10
不是的。只有学生们才能使用大
学图书馆。
11 But can anyone use the town
library?
11 人人都使用镇里的图书馆吗？
12 Of course. I have been going there
for years. 12
那当然了，几年来我一起都到那
里去。
13 But really you should join the
library.
13不过你得先加入图书馆。
14 How do I do that? 14 我该怎么做呢？
15 You gave them your name and
address, and they gave you a ticket.15
你报上姓名和住址，他们就会给
你一张证。
16 Good. That sounds easy. 16 嗯，听起来挺容易的。
Sir, Madam, Mr., Mrs., Miss and Ms.三 阁下女士先生太太小姐
1 In western countries, many
titles are used.
1 西方，人们常用的称谓有很多。
2 Men are usually called Mister.2 男士们通常被称作先生。
3 Women can have different
titles.
3 女士们则可以有不同的称谓。
4 A woman can choose her title.4 女士可以选择自己的称谓。
5 If she is married, she can call
herself Mrs. or Ms. 5
一个已婚的女士，可以自称为“太太”或“女士”。
6 If a woman is unmarried, she
can call herself Miss or Ms. 6
一个未婚的女士，可以自称为“小姐”或“女士”。
7 So when do we use Sir or Madam?7 那么什么时候可以使用“阁下”
或“夫人”这样的称谓。
8 They are often used in formal
letters.
8 它们常用于正式的信函中。
9 Sometimes we hear people call
others Sir or Madam. 9
有时，我们会听见人们称呼他人
为“SIR”（先生）或“MADAM”（女士）。
10 Yes. They are formal terms and very
polite. 10
没错，它们是非常正规和有礼貌
的称呼。
11 So how do we know when to use them?11 那么，我们如何知道什么时候使
用它们呢？
12 Well, if you don’t know people, you
can use those terms. 12
这么说吧，如果你对对方不是很
了解，你可以使用那些称谓。
13 It is considered too polite. 13 这样做太多礼了。
14 Some people would think so, but
don’t worry about it. 14
有些人也许会这么想，但不必为
此太操心。
15 Most people don’t mind if you
guess. 15
如果你猜测的话，大多数人是不
会介意的。
Going Places 四外出
1 Travel can be very exciting. 1 旅游非常有趣。
2 Many people like to travel. 2 很多人喜欢旅游。
3 People think travel is
expensive.
3 人们觉得旅游挺花钱的。
4 This need not be so. 4 事实未必如此。
5 We can travel by many ways. 5 旅游的方式多种多样。
6 Walking is a form of travel. 6 走路是一种旅游方式。
7 It can be very interesting. 7 它可以是非常有趣的。
8 Walking enables us to see many
things in detail. 8
走路让我们能够仔细地观察很多事物。
9 We can travel by plane, bus,
train or car. 9
我们非唯心乘飞机乘公共汽车乘火车乘汽车旅游。
10 When we travel that way, we get to
places quickly. 10
如果我们用上述的方式旅游，我
们可以较快地到达目的地。
11 However, we don’t see things so
deeply. 11
然而，这样做我们不能很仔细地
观看事物。
12 A bicycle is a quicker way to travel
than walking.
12 骑车旅游比走路快一些。
13 By bicycle, we can still see things
in detail. 13
骑车时我们仍然可以较详细地观
看许多事物。
14 We can stop easier and examine what
we find interesting. 14
我们可以很方便地停下来，看一
看我们感兴趣的东西。
15 But all types of travel are
interesting. 15
但是所有的旅游方式都是有趣
的。
Section 5
In the Home 五 在家里
1 There are many kinds of rooms
in a house.
1 一座房子里有很多种房间。
2 The bedroom is where we sleep.2 卧室是我们睡觉的地方。
3 In the kitchen we cook our
meals.
3 我们在厨房里烧菜和做饭。
4 In the dining room, we eat the
food we have cooked.
4 我们在餐厅里就餐。
5 Lounges are used for relaxing.5 客厅是休闲的场所。
6 Some houses have a study. 6 有些房子里有一个书房。
7 The study is like an office at
home.
7 书房就像是设在家里的办公室。
8 The bathroom is where we wash.8 盥洗室是洗刷的地方。
9 Some bathrooms have a bath. 9 有些浴室里有澡盆。
10 Other bathrooms have a shower. 10 其它浴室里有冲凉设备。
11 Most bathrooms have a toilet. 11 大多数浴室里有马桶。
12 Some houses have more than one
bathroom.
12 有些房子里的卫生间不只一间。
13 Several bedrooms can make a part of
a house. 13
几间卧室组成了房间的一个部
分。
14 A house can also have a garden. 14 房子里也可以有花园。
15 A garden may have a small house
called a shed. 15
花园里可能有亭子之类的小房
子。
Cities, Towns and Villages 六 城市城镇乡村
1 A city is really just a large
town.
1 城市其实是一座大城镇。
2 A town is just a large village.2 城镇只是一个大乡村。
3 A small village without any
shops is called a hamlet. 3
没有任何商店的乡村被称为小村子。
4 A hamlet may have only a few
houses.
4 一个村子里也许只有几座房子。
5 A village will contain a few
shops and several houses. 5
一个乡村会有几家店铺和几座房子。
6 Cities have lots and lots of
people.
6 城市里有很多很多人。
7 Towns have fewer people. 7 城镇的人比较少。
8 Villages and hamlets have even
fewer people.
8 乡村里的人更少。
9 In England, every city has a
cathedral. 9
在英国，每个城市都有一座大教堂。
10 A cathedral is a large church. 10 大教堂是一座大的教堂。
11 Some European countries also have
cathedrals.
11 一些欧洲国家也有教堂。
12 Towns have several churches. 12 城镇里有很多教堂。
13 A village will often have at least
one church. 13
通常一个乡村至少会有一座教
堂。
14 A hamlet may or may not have a
church. 14
一个小村子可能有也可能没有教
堂。
15 Churches are an important part of
cities, towns, villages and hamlets.15
教堂是城市城镇乡村的一个重要
组成部分。
In the Garden 七 在花园里
1 Many houses have gardens. 1 许多房子带有花园。
2 But gardens are not just for
houses.
2 但是并不只是房子才会有花园。
3 Many towns and cities have
public gardens.
3 许多城镇和城市有公共花园。
4 House gardens can have several
uses.
4 私家花园有许多用途。
5 People use them to grow things.5 人们在此种植东西。
6 If the climate is right, people
like to have lawns.
6 如果气候合适，人们会种草坪。
7 Lawns are areas of grass. 7 草坪是一片绿草。
8 The grass will be kept, cut and
neat.
8 草必须及时修剪整齐。
9 Flowers are popular in gardens
too.
9 人们也常在花园里种花。
10 They make the garden beautiful. 10 它们使花园更美。
11 Some people use gardens to grow
food.
11 有些人在花园里种植食物。
12 Vegetables are popular, but so is
fruit.
12 花园里，蔬菜和水果也都很常见。
13 Public gardens usually don’t have
vegetables and fruit.
13 公共花园里没有蔬菜和水果。
14 They have trees, bushes, lawns and
flowers.
14 它们有树灌木丛草坪和花。
15 Gardens are to relax in a beautiful
environment. 15
花园可以让（人们）在一个优美的
环境里放松。
Playing Games 八 玩游戏
1 How many games can
you think of?
1 你能想出几种游戏的名称？
2 Well, that depends
on what kinds of games you
mean.
2 那要看你指的是什么类型的游戏。
3 Any kind. 3 什么都可以。
4 Well, there are all
kinds of sports.
4 那，体育运动的种类可多了。
5 Like what? 5 比如什么呢？
6 Like football,
swimming, tennis etc.
6 象足球游泳网球等。
7 Yes. Those games are
for outdoors.
7 没错，那些是户外运动。
8 Sometimes swimming
and tennis are not.
8 有时游泳和网球不是（在户外）。
9 You’re right, but
what about indoor games?
9 你说的没错，那室内运动呢？
10 Like table tennis,
badminton and volleyball.
10 象乒乓球羽毛球和排球吗？
11 Yes. But those need
special places. 11
没错。但那些运动需要特殊的场
所。
12 What do you mean? 12 你的意思是什么？
13 Well, you can’t play them
at home. 13
这么说吧，这些运动不能在家里进
行。
14 Oh, you mean games like
chess, drafts and cards. 14
那你指的是象棋跳棋和打牌这样
的游戏。
15 Yeah, they are games too.15 对，它们也是游戏。
Section 9
Types of Work 九 工作类型
1 What does your father do? 1 你父亲做什么？
2 He is a teacher. 2 他是一位老师。
3 What does he teach? 3 他教什么？
4 Mathematics. 4 数学。
5 Does your mother work? 5 你母亲工作吗？
6 Sure, she is a doctor. 6 当然，她是一名医生。
7 In the hospital? 7 在医院吗？
8 Yes, and your parents? 8 是的。那你的父母呢？
9 My father is an engineer. 9 我父亲是一位工程师。
10 And your mother? 10 你的母亲呢？
11 She was once a secretary in a
factory.
11 她曾经在工厂里当秘书。
12 My sister is a soldier. 12 我姐姐是一名战士。
13 Oh, my brother will be going into the
army.
13 噢，我哥哥就要入伍了。
14 So, they’ll both be in the army. 14 那他们都将在军队里。
15 Yes. And I have another brother who
has been in the navy. 15
没错，我的另一位兄弟已经参加
海军了。
Different Kinds of Eating 十 各种不同的饮食
1 I like restaurants. 1 我喜欢餐厅。
2 What kind of restaurants? 2 什么样的餐厅呢？
3 For food, of course. 3 当然是吃饭的地方。
4 Ah, but there are many kinds of
restaurants.
4 嗯，但是有很多种餐厅呀。
5 Like what? 5 比如说？
6 Well, there are fancy
restaurants.
6 嗯，有……好的餐厅。
7 You mean expensive ones? 7 你指的是贵的那些。
8 Yes. And there are cheap ones
too.
8 是的，但也有便宜的。
9 Like fast food restaurants. 9 象快餐店吗？
10 Well, yes. But not all cheap ones are
fast food. 10
没错，但不是所有便宜的都是快
餐店。
11 Like McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried
Chicken.
11 比如麦当劳肯得基。
12 We usually call that one KFC. 12 我们通常称那种是“KFC”
13 What about Café’s? Are they
restaurants?
13 咖啡厅呢？它们是餐厅吗？
14 Some are, if they serve food. 14 有些是，如果它们提供食物的话。
15 But their menus are usually limited.15 但是它们菜谱的种类很有限。
Time 十一 时间
1 There are three different ways
of telling the time.
1 有三种不同的报时方法。
2 We can say, for example, three
fifteen (3:15).
2 我们以3点15分为例，打个比方。
3 Or we can say a quarter past
three (3:15).
3 我们可以说三点过一刻。
4 We can also say zero three
fifteen hours (03:15).
4 我们也可以说3点过5分。
5 That’s if it is 3:15 am. 5 那是早上3点15分时的说法。
6 If it is 3:15 pm, we say fifteen
fifteen hours (15:15). 6
如果是下午3：15分，我们则说15点15分。
7 We call that the 24-hour clock.7 我们称之为24小时计时制。
8 If it is 3:45, we can say that.8 如果是3点45分，我们可以那样
说。
9 Or we can say a quarter to four
(3:45).
9 或者，我们也可以说四点差一刻。
10 3:35 becomes twenty-five to four. 10 3点35分可以说差25分四点。
11 We can say five past three (3:05).11 我们可以说3点过5分。
12 We can’t say six past three (3:06).12 我们不能说3点过6分。
13 We must say six minutes past three
(3:06).
13 我们应该说3点6分。
14 If it is not 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40,
50 or 55, then we must add minutes. 14
如果分钟不是5 10 20 25 35 40
50 或55我们必须加上分钟。
15 But it really doesn’t matter which
we use if others understand us. 15
但不管用什么方式，只要别人能
听懂就行了。
Different Values 十二 不同的计量方式
1 Weights and measures are
different in different countries. 1
不同的国家使用不同计量和丈量方法。
2 We call the different systems
decimal and imperial. 2
我们称不同的系统为“十进制”
和“英制”
3 Most countries use the decimal
system.
3 大多数国家采用十进制系统。
4 That’s a system that uses units
of ten to count and measure.
4 这是十进制的计量计量系统。
5 The imperial system came from
England and is still used in some
countries.
5
英制系统来自英国，许多国家仍
然采用这种方法。
6 England will have changed to the
decimal system by the end of the
decade.
6
在未来十年内，英国将变成采用
十进制系统（的国家）。
7 Many imperial countries are
changing to decimal. 7
许多采用英制系统的国家正改为采用十进制系统。
8 America uses the imperial
system for weights and measures.
8 美国采用英制系统计重和计量。
9 But America uses decimal for
money. 9
但是美国在货币上，则采用十进制系统。
10 Americans use pounds and ounces for
weight.
10 美国用磅和盎司计重。
11 The decimal system uses grams and
kilograms.
11 十进制系统以克或千克为单位。
12 The imperial system uses inches,
feet, yards and miles for measuring
length.
12
英制系统用英寸 英尺 码和英里
来丈量长度。
13 The decimal system uses
millimeters, centimeters, meters and
kilometers.
13
十进制以毫米 厘米不 米千米来
丈量长度。
14 In the imperial system, pints,
quarts and gallons measure liquids and
fluids.
14
英制系统以品托夸托加伦等为量
度单位。
15 The decimal system uses liters. 15 十进制系统以升为量度单位。
Libraries 十三 图书馆
1 Most towns and cities have a
library.
1 多数城镇和城市都有图书馆。
2 Libraries are available to
everyone.
2 任何人都可以到图书馆去。
3 People think that libraries are
just for books.
3 人们认为图书馆只与书本有关。
4 They are wrong. 4 他们错了。
5 In modern libraries, you can
borrow many things. 5
在现代图书馆里你可以借到许多东西。
6 Books, of course, are what
people expected to find in libraries.6
伏低做小当然希望可以从图书馆里借到书本。
7 Did you know, however, that you
can also borrow music? 7
你知道，你还能从图书馆里借到音乐（资料）吗？
8 Yes, many libraries will lend
CDs and records. 8
是的，许多图书馆出借CD和录音带。
9 Some libraries will also lend
computer programs.
9 一些图书馆也会出借电脑程序。
10 Do you know why we have libraries?10 你知道，为什么我们会有图书馆
吗？
11 It is to enable those who can not
afford to buy books etc. to have access
to them.
11
这是为了让那些买不起这么多书
的人有机会读到这些书。
12 However, they are not just used by
poor people. 12
然而，他们并不只是为穷人而设
的。
13 All kinds of people use them, from
children to professors, poor to rich.13
各种各样的人，儿童教授穷人富
人都可以使用图书馆。
14 It would be almost impossible for
you or me to collect so many books and
CDs.
14
无论你还是我，都不太可能去搜
集这么多的书和CD。
15 So libraries can be said to be very
useful places. 15
可以说图书馆是非常有用的地
方。
Cinema, Theater 十四 电影院 歌剧院
1 What’s the difference between
a cinema and a theater?
1 电影院和歌剧院有什么不同？
2 Theaters are generally for live
performances.
2 歌剧院是现场表演的。
3 Cinemas are for recorded shows.3电影院则播放录制的表演。
4 What are live performances? 4 什么是现场表演？
5 These are where there are people
on the stage actually performing there
and then.
5 就是舞台上有真实的人在表演。
6 So what sort of performances can
we expect?
6 那我们能看什么样的表演呢？
7 There can be acting of plays,
you know, drama, comedy etc. 7
你知道有可能是话剧，歌剧或戏剧等。
8 Anything else? 8 还有吗？
9 Sure, there can be musical
performances by solo artists or by
bands.
9
当然，也有可能是独奏音乐表演
或是乐队合奏。
10 Can I see classical concert at a
theater? 10
我能在剧院里欣赏到古典音乐会
吗？
11 Yes, some theaters are used for
that. 11
可以的，某些剧院会有这样的演
出。
12 Cinemas are different then? 12 那么，电影院就有所不同的了？
13 Yah, cinemas usually show movies. 13 是的，电影院通常放映电影。
14 And these are not live. 14 而且他们不是现场的。
15 That’s right, they were recorded on
film long before you see it in the
cinema.
15
没错，你在电影院观看他们之前，
这些影像已经早就录制在胶片上了。
16 I don’t know which I prefer. 16 不知道我该选择什么。
17 Perhaps they are equally as good as
each other.
17也许他们各有各的好处。
Flying 十五 飞行
1 We usually fly in aeroplane. 1 我们通常乘坐飞机飞行。
2 But there are different kinds of
machines for flying in. 2
但是，还有许多可载人飞行的机器。
3 The general term for machines we
fly in is aircraft. 3
一般说来，我们乘坐的飞行器叫做“飞机”。
4 The types most people use for
travel are called passenger aircraft.4
大多数人旅行乘坐的机型叫做
“客机”。
5 Similar aeroplanes are used for
transporting goods.
5 类似的飞机也用于运输货物。
6 These we term as transport
aircraft.
6 我们通常称这些类型为运输机。
7 Helicopters are used by both the
military and by private citizens.
7 直升机不仅军用也做私用。
8 However, some aircraft are only
used by the military.
8 然而有些飞机只用于军事上。
9 The military is the army, navy
and airforce.
9 军队指的是陆军海军空军。
10 Not just the airforce use aircraft.10 不仅空军才使用飞机。
11 Most military aircraft are used for
fighting or defense.
11 大多数军用飞机用来作战或防御。
12 Many, however, are used for
transport.
12 还有很大一部分是用于运输的。
13 These provide food etc. for the
armed forces.
13 他们为军队运输食品等。
14 Some aircraft fly from ships called
aircraft carriers. 14
有些船能让飞机起降，它们是航空
母舰。
15 Even space rockets can be called
aircraft.
15 宇宙飞船也是飞行器。