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　　I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favourite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展)．

　　My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French,my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That's the time I started writing,just for myself,and I've been writing ever since．

　　I have always loved BIG IDEAS,and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories．And I also write horror(恐怖的)stories．I think they are like the old fairytales(童话故事),and can teach you important things．

　　I am in mv forties on the outside,twelve on the inside．I like rock music,Indian and Chinese food,and I enjoy drinking．I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats,hens and lots of rabbits．If you'd like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books,go to www. sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk．

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　　It's a fine Saturday morning．There are many people in the park．Many of them are young and some are old．

　　Two boys are playing with their yo-yos．A girl is flying a kite．Two children are making a toy boat．There is a lake in the park．The water is clear (清澈的)．There are many fish in it．And people can see them clearly．By the lake a young man is reading an English book．Look at that big tree! There are some birds in it．Under it are five men．Four of them are playing cards, and one is looking at two cats．The cats are running up the tree．They want to catch the birds．

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　　Cats are the most popular pets among Ameri-cans．So it is not surprising there are many expres-sions about cats．Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you．

　　Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries．If someone looks very proud or satisfied with him-self, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary．

　　Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches．So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person．For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it．

　　A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner．The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condi-tion．

　　A fat cat is a person with a lot of money．

　　There are many other expressions about cats in America．How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

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