二十三. A Call from the Secretary
Mr. Young was a boss, and he worked hard. Seldom did he have a vacation. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she suggested to him taking a vacation. At last Mr. Young agreed. But she was afraid that he might bedisturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husbands secretary. Mrs. Young told her,My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens，please dont disturb him with letters or telephones while we are away. Just wait until we get back.
Then on a pleasant morning, after Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. Young received a phone call from his secretary. She said,Something terrible has happened to your business, but I remember what Mrs. Young told me，so Im not going to disturb you with it now while youre enjoying your vacation. Bye-bye!
【汉语翻译】
秘书的电话
杨先生是个老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦，很少(seldom)休假(have a vacation)。杨夫人担心他这样工作下去会生病(get sick)．就建议(suggest)他去休假。最后，杨先生同意了。但杨夫人担心公司(company)有可能会打扰(disturb)他，因此，在他们出发前，扬夫人去会见了他丈夫(husband)的秘书(secretary)。她对秘书说：我丈夫非常需要休息，所以我们不在的时候，无论发生了什么事，请不要打电话或写信打扰他。一切等我们回来再说。
于是，在一个令人愉快的(pleasant)早上，那是杨先生和夫人离开大约一周后，当这对夫妇(couple)正在野餐(picnic)，吃着汉堡包(hamburger)时，杨先生接到秘书的电话，她说：您的生意出现了严重问题。但我记得(remember)杨夫人告诉我的话，所以在您享受(enjoy)假期之时，我就不打算打搅您了，再见(Bye-bye)!?
二十四. My Collection of Sea Shells
Every summer my family goes to the beach. I dig in the sand and search for seashells(贝壳).
Ive collected many shells so far. They have different colors: orange, silver, purple,gray（灰色), brown ... Some are common, others are unusual. I have a shell which is like a birds wing, and one of my shells is like a whales eyes.
Last year, my elder sister helped me put all my shells in my drawers and on mydesk. When I see them, I will remember the fun I have at the beach?.
【汉语翻译】
我的海贝收藏
每年夏天我们家都去海滩(beach)。我在沙子(sand)里挖掘(dig)寻找(search for)海贝(sea shell)。
到目前为止(so far)我已经收集了许多贝壳。这些贝壳颜色各异：桔色、银色(silver)、紫色(purple)、灰色、棕色(brown)有些是常见的(common)贝壳，有些是不寻常的。我有一个像鸟(bird)翅膀(wing)的贝壳，还有一个贝壳像鲸(whale)的眼睛。
去年，我姐姐(elder sister)帮我把所有的贝壳放进我的抽屉(drawer)以及我的书桌(desk)上。当我看到它们时，我就会想起我在海滩玩时的快乐。?