英语短文是学习英语的非常好的材料。大量地朗读和背诵英文短文，能帮英语学习者快速积累词汇量，提升语感。接下来，Jessie老师会准备一系列的英文短文供大家学习、背诵。我们先从初级水平的短文开始，这一系列的短文既适合小学生，也适合初级英语学习者。
Healthy Food
Healthy food is good for you. You need it for shiny hair and strong bones. You need it so you can grow tall and feel good. The best part about healthy food is that it is tasty!You can find grains in bread, rice, and oatmeal. You should eat four servings of grains every day. Milk, cheese, and yogurt are also important. These will give you strong bones.Meat, beans, fish, and nuts give your body iron and protein. You can also eat an egg or some peanut butter to help keep your body healthy. Fruit and vegetables are good to eat. Eat many kinds each week.Chips and cookies are tasty, but eat only a few at a time. When you eat healthy food, your body will thank you!健康的食物对你有好处。你需要吃健康的食物才会有闪亮的头发和强壮的骨骼，你你才能长高，才能感觉良好。健康食物最棒的地方就是它很好吃！你可以在面包、米饭和燕麦片中找到谷物。你每天应该吃四份谷物。牛奶、奶酪和酸奶也很重要。这些会给你强壮的骨骼。肉、豆类、鱼和坚果给你的身体提供铁和蛋白质。你也可以吃一个鸡蛋或一些花生酱来保持你的身体健康。水果和蔬菜也有益于健康，每周要吃很多种（水果和蔬菜）。薯条和饼干很好吃，但一次只宜吃几片。当你吃了健康的食物，你的身体会感谢你！
shiny 闪亮的；反光的；有光泽的
bone 骨头；骨
tasty 美味的；可口的；好吃的
grain 谷物；谷粒
oatmeal 燕麦粉；燕麦片
serving （供一个人吃的）一份食物
yogurt 酸奶；一份酸奶
iron 铁
protein 蛋白质
peanut butter 花生酱
kind 同类的人（或事物）；种类
chips 油炸土豆条；炸薯片
cookies 小甜饼；曲奇
What food will help give you strong bones?Now it's your time to open your mouth and follow me! 张开嘴巴跟着录音练起来！
