The young man slept soundly.
006 不畏将来，不念过往The farmer and his wife then inspectedtheir property. They found that the farmtools had been placed in the storage shed，safe from the elements. The tractor hadbeen moved into the garage. The barn wasproperly locked. Even the animals werecalm. All was well.
The farmer then understood themeaning of the young man’s words，“I cansleep when the wind blows.” Because thefarmhand did his work loyally and faithfullywhen the skies were clear，he was preparedfor the storm when it broke. So when thewind blew，he was not afraid. He could sleepin peace.
那是美国西部的一个春天，天气开始变暖。有一个年轻人外出想在农场里找一份工作，于是他来到一个小农场。这个农场的主人是一对老夫妇。年轻人告诉农场主他想在农场里当一个帮手。当农场主询问其资历：“年轻人，你能干些什么？”
时，那个年轻人回答：“我能在刮风的时候睡得着觉。”
他的回答让农场主夫妇感到迷惑不解，但是他看起来诚实可靠，因此这对老夫妇很喜欢这个年轻人，于是决定雇用他。
两个月过去了，这个年轻人在农场里干得还不错，但也没有什么特别之处。
一天夜里，暴风骤雨吵醒了农场主夫妇。他们赶紧起来查看农场里的东西是否安全。他们发现农舍的门都已牢牢地拴紧，一大堆木头已经码在壁炉旁。
那个年轻人睡得正香呢。
然后，农场主夫妇检查了他们的东西，发现农具都已经收进了仓库，远离风雨。拖拉机已经开进了车库，牲口棚也锁得好好的，就连家畜也都很平静。一切正常。
这时农场主终于明白了当初这个年轻人为什么说他能在刮风的时候睡得着觉。
因为这个小伙子已经在天晴时尽心尽力地干好了他该干的活，为暴风雨的到来做好了准备，所以当狂风来临时他没什么可担心的，自然也就能高枕无忧了。
轻英语
常用四词短语
1.Are you kidding me？ 跟我开玩笑啊？
2.Come to the point！ 有话直说！
3.Don’t give me that！ 少来这套！
4.You have my word！ 我保证！
5.Give me a break！ 饶了我吧！
6.It’s no big deal！ 没什么大不了的！
7.None of your business！ 没你事！
8.So far，so good！ 还过得去！
9.Boys will be boys！ 本性难移！
10.Do I have to？ 我一定要做吗？
Gemologists Secret
宝石专家的秘密
A young man presented himselfto the local expert on gems and saidhe wanted to become a gemologist.
The expert brushed him off becausehe feared that the youth would nothave the patience to learn. Theyoung man pleaded for a chance.
Finally the expert consented andtold the youth，“Be here tomorrow.”
The next morning the expertput a jade stone in the boy’s handand told him to hold it. The expert thenwent about his work，cutting，weighing，andsetting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again placed the jade stone in the youth’s hand andtold him to hold it. On the third，forth，and fifth day the expert repeated the exercise and theinstructions.
On the sixth day the youth held the jade stone，but could no longer stand the silence.
“Master，” he asked，“when am I going to learn something？”
“You’ll learn，” the expert replied and went about his business.
008 不畏将来，不念过往Several more days went by and theyouth’s frustration increased. One morningas the expert approached and beckoned forhim to hold out his hand，he was about toblurt out that he could go on no longer. Butas the expert placed the stone in the youth’shand，the young man exclaimed withoutlooking at his hand，“This is not the samejade stone！”
“You have begun to learn，” said theexpert.
青闰 译
一个年轻人到当地一位研究宝石的专家那里，说他想成为一位宝石专家。专家没有同意，因为他担心年轻人没有耐心学习。年轻人恳求他给自己一次机会。最后，专家总算表示同意，告诉年轻人说：
“明天到这里来。”
第二天上午，专家在男孩手里放了一块玉石，告诉他握好。随后，专家继续工作，切削，称重，摆放宝石。男孩静静地坐在那里等待。
第二天上午，专家同样在男孩手里放了一块玉石，告诉他握好。第三天、第四天、第五天，专家都重复这个动作和指令。
第六天，男孩还握着玉石，但无法再忍受那种沉默。“师傅，”他问道，“我什么时候开始学习东西？”
“你会学到的。”专家一边回答一边忙活。
又好几天过去了，年轻人越来越沮丧。一天上午，专家走近前来，让他伸出手，他正打算脱口说出他不能再继续下去了。但当专家把玉石放在年轻人手里时，年轻人看都没看，就大声叫道：“这不是原来那块玉石！”
“你已经开始学习了。”专家说。
轻英语
潮流英语
macho man 纯爷们儿
period 大姨妈
knockoff/copycat 山寨
smuggled goods 水货
food junkie 吃货
third wheel 电灯泡
embarrassed/awkward 囧
awesome 了不起
acting cute 卖萌
mumbo-jumbo 天书
group purchase 团购
offbeat 另类
play hooky 逃学
the National College Entrance Exams 高考
admission scores 录取分数线
after-graduation trip 毕业旅行
mortgage slave 房奴车奴
Five Peas
五颗豌豆
There are five peas in a beanpod. When they are mature，a smallboy picks it and opens it.
The small boy puts the first oneinto an air gun.
"Ping" the pea is shot out. Itsays happily： I will fly to the sky！
The small boy asks the secondone： where do you want to go？
The second pea says： I want tofly to the Sun.
So，the second one is shot out，whosays： I will fly to the sun！
The third one and the forth one are afraid to be put into the air gun. They scoot away.
The small boy gets out the fifth one and asks it： where do you want to go？
The fifth one says： I want to go to a place where I can bring happiness to the others.
The small boy puts it into the air gun and says： you are considerate！ He pulls the triggerand the pea flies into a flower pot. The flower pot"s owner is poor. The mother has a sickdaughter，who has been ill for years. The girl is very weak and looks miserable.
One day，Mum goes out to work. The little girl lies by the flowers pots on the balconyin the sun. The bud stretches out its leaves，which seem to dance and it tells the littlegirl： you will get better！
When Mum comes back，the little girlsays： mum，I found a little shoot.
Mum says： oh，it is a little pea shoot.
How do you feel today？
The little girl says： I feel much better！
In the sun，I feel warm and comfortable. Iwill soon be well.
Mum says happily： I hope my daughterwill grow up as this little pea shoot！ So，mum puts a bamboo stick there and ties astring so that the shoot can grow along it.
From then on，the little girl lies besidethe little pea plant，talks with it and singssongs for it. The pea plant grows day by day.
Little by little the girl also recovers.
Finally，the pea plant blooms. It has abrilliant pink flower. The little girl kisses it.
She smiles healthily and happily； her eyesshine； she thanks God for sending her thebeautiful angel-the pea flower.
Mum says： thank you，pea flower！ Youmade my daughter happy and help her fightthe sickness and get well！
Then，the little boy passes by thewindow. The pea flower waves its branches，and seems to say： Look！ I fulfilled mypromise. I am such a happy flower！
在一个豆荚里，长着五颗豌豆。当它们成熟的时候，一个小男孩采摘并打开了它。
小男孩把第一颗豌豆放进一支气枪里。
“砰”的一声，豌豆射了出去。这颗豌豆欢呼着说：“我要飞上天了！”
小男孩问第二颗豌豆：“你想到哪里去呀？”
第二颗豌豆说：“我想飞到太阳上。”
于是，第二颗豌豆被射了出去，它喊着：“我要向太阳飞去！”
第三颗、第四颗豌豆害怕被装进气枪里，就溜走了。
小男孩拿出第五颗豌豆，问道：“你想要去哪儿？”
早安，和梦想一起醒来 011边，和它说话，为它唱歌。豌豆苗一天天长大了，小姑娘的病也一点点地康复了。
终于，豌豆苗开花了，是一朵明亮的粉红色的花。小姑娘亲吻它。她露出健康幸福的笑容，眼睛闪闪发亮，她感谢上帝给她送来的美丽天使-豌豆花。
妈妈高兴地说：“感谢你，豌豆花！
你使我的女儿欢乐，并协助她与疾病作斗争，重新健康起来！”
这时，那位小男孩从窗边经过。豌豆花摇了摇枝条，似乎在说：“瞧！我实现了自己的承诺。我是一朵如此幸福的豌豆花！”
轻英语
幽默英语轻松记
1.一个同学问我“ the k ing i s alway slucky”怎么翻译。
我不假思索地说：“国王总是幸运的。”
他摇摇头说出了三个字：“王老吉。”
2.你听过最搞笑的英文笑话是什么？-You are sun of a beach.（你是沙滩上的一缕阳光）3.就算是believe，中间也藏了一个lie；就算是friend，还是免不了end；就算是lover，还可能会over；就算是wife，心里也夹杂着if；欣慰的是：即便是forget，也曾经get，就算impossible，但还藏着possible，如果现在unhappy，谁又保证不会happy？坦然面对悲欢得失，才能无悔人生。
