Jessie老师英语美文朗读，今天给大家讲一个英文小故事。
Mark
Mark was seven years old. He talked slowly. He could not read yet. But he was a fast runner.Mark did not have friends at school. The other kids stayed away from him because he looked different. His head was big. His arms and legs were short. People were afraid.One day, it was time to run relay races. No one picked Mark to be on his or her team. “Run on Scott’s team,” the teacher said. Scott made an angry face.Mark ran last. Scott’s team was behind. But Mark ran and ran. He ran so fast that he caught up to the front runner. Thanks to Mark, Scott’s team won the relay.“Hurrah!” all the kids cried. They picked Mark up in the air and cheered for him. Now they weren’t scared. They all wanted Mark to run on their team.马克七岁了。他说话很慢，他还不会阅读，但他跑得很快。马克在学校没有朋友。其他孩子都远离他，因为他看起来不一样。他的头很大，他的胳膊和腿都很短。人们害怕（他）。有一天，要跑接力赛了。没有人选中马克加入他或她的团队。“跟斯科特的队跑吧，”老师说。斯科特一脸愤怒。马克是最后一棒跑的。斯科特的队伍落后了。但是马克跑啊跑，他跑得飞快，赶上了前面的领先者。多亏了马克，斯科特的队伍赢得了接力赛。“太棒了！“孩子们喊道。他们把马克举到空中，为他欢呼。现在他们不害怕了。他们都想让马克加入他们的队伍。
slowly 慢慢地
fast runner 跑得很快的人
stay away from 远离
different 不一样的；与人不同的
afraid 害怕的
relay race 接力赛
pick 打挑选；
angry 精灵
catch up to 抬起
thanks to 欢呼
pick up 拿起；举起；抬起
cheer 欢呼
scared 害怕的
The message in this story is . . .
a. you should be scared of people.
b. watch out for people who can’t read.
c. everyone has a talent.
d. some people can’t do anything well.
Now it's your time to open your mouth and follow me! 张开嘴巴跟着录音练起来！
