The Lion Sleeps Tonight 第20单元 狮子今晚睡着了 Danwa crouched down in the trees. He did not want the lion to se him. The lion was sick. Danwa was a veterinarian. There was a rare and infectious disease spreading among the lions in this par...
Hand Gliding 第19单元 驾驶滑翔翼 Peter is a hand gliding instructor in California. People come from all over the world to learn how to hand-glide. He also teaches movie stars that need to know how to hand glide for movies. 彼得是加州一名...
Stranded 坐困愁城 Rachel Stared up at the clouds. One looked like a tree. One looked like a Ferris wheel. The sand was hot under her skin. Everything was silent except for the ocean. She sit up and thinks, How long will I be stranded on this dese...
Pilgrimage 朝圣 White. As far as he could see. A sea of white. This was Mohammad's dream. He had spent a whole year working and saving up enough money for his trip. 白色，举目望去都是白色，一大片白色。这是穆罕穆德做的梦。为...
Falling over the falls 堕落瀑布 Sure lots of people had done it. The first person to do it and live was a woman in the 1800s. Well, now it was Tammy's turn. She was going to get into a barrel and be pushed from the top of Niagara Falls! 这件事的...
Attack of the bats 蝙蝠的攻击 Dr. Moron and his team of researchers study the sleeping pattern of bats. They believed that bats have dreams just like people. 莫朗博士和他的研究生团队要研究蝙蝠的睡眠模式。他们认为蝙蝠和...
Sunrise in Nepal 第14单元 尼泊尔的日出 The smell of the goats was enough to make Wendy sick. But goats with gas...that was just disgusting. Wasn't there a shuttle bus or something a little less stinky to make them up the mountain? 山羊的味...
Taipei 101 台北 101 On the 47th floor the custodian emptied the two black garbage cans. Glen watched her for a minute as he stopped to catch his breath. He was almost halfway there. Don't look down, he thought to himself. 47楼的管理员正在清理...
Shelly the scientist 第12单元 Shelly saw it a mile away. A big, fat bumblebee. She kept her distance. Already today she had been stung twice. The bees were attracted to the sweet smell of the rare and exotic flowers. Their pink and yellow petals s...
Runaway 第11单元 逃跑 Red and yellow trimmed skirts whirled past her head like silk halos. Mary hugged her knees. They were bruised and dirty. She watched the gypsies dance around the fire and play their tambourines. 红边和黄边的裙子像丝...
