要提高阅读理解力，就必须阅读原文，或从原文的简写本逐渐过渡到原文，而不是阅读汉译英的文字。翻译文字，一则内容熟悉，二则译文多少要受到汉语的影响，不能真正提高阅读理解力。有时甚至会造成一定的假象，以为自己英语阅读水平已经很高，实则遇到哪怕相当浅近的原文，就会感到困难，生词全部查过，仍旧不知所云。
四年级英语优秀作文大全范文一：
1. Hi, I'm Emily. Every school day, I ride Clifford to school. Usually he waits for me in the schoolyard. One day, he sees his pals. They invite him to a construction site to play.
嗨!我是Emily。每天，我骑着我的Clifford去学校。通常，Clifford在校园里等我。有一天，他看到几个朋友，他们邀请他去一个建筑工地玩。
2. Some workers are knocking down old walls with a big ball. Clifford thinks it will be fun to play with the ball.
一些工人正在用一个大球撞倒旧墙。Clifford 想这个大球一定很好玩。
3. The workers don't think it's fun. Clifford and his pals run away fast.
工人们并不觉得好玩。Clifford和他的朋友飞快地跑了。
4. Next Clifford's pals find some big pipes to play inside. Clifford also tries to play in the pipe. But he is too big. The pipe breaks into pieces.
接着Clifford的朋友发现了一些大管子，就在里面玩。Clifford也想在里面玩。但是他太大了，管子裂成了好几片。
5. The workers are angry. They put Clifford's pals in a pen. Clifford finds a way to help his pals.
工人们生气了。他们把 Clifford 的朋友关在一个围栏里。Clifford 找到了一个办法来救他的朋友。
6. Now the workers are more angry. They put Clifford in a big strong net.
现在，工人们更加生气了。他们把Clifford罩在一个牢固的大网里。
7. His pals cut the ropes with their teeth to help Clifford.
他的朋友用牙齿咬断绳子来救Clifford。
8. They all run back to the schoolyard. Clifford and his pals never will play near a construction site again.
他们都跑回校园。Clifford 和他的朋友再也不会在建筑工地附近玩了。
四年级英语优秀作文大全范文二：
1. Emily gets up in the morning for breakfast. Hic-hic-HICCUP! What's that sound? Hic-hic-HICCUP! Clifford is having hiccups. Up pop the plates and cups. Up pops the orange juice -right onto Mr. Howard's head. "Maybe the vet can help Clifford," says Mrs Howard.
Emily 早上起来去吃早饭。嗝……嗝喽!什么声音?嗝……嗝喽!Clifford 接连打嗝。盘子、杯子弹了起来，橘子汁溅了出来，正好洒在 Howard 先生的头上。“也许兽医能治好Clifford，” Howard 太太说。
2. Dr. Dihn checks Clifford's breathing. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "Clifford just has the hiccups," Dr Dihn says. "Sooner or later, they will go away."
Dihn 医生查了查Clifford 的呼吸。嗝……嗝喽!“Clifford 就是打嗝，没别的毛病，” Dihn 医生说。“打嗝迟早会停止的。”
3. Outside the doctor's office, Clifford sees his friends T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "I know how to make your hiccups go away," Mac says to Clifford. "Follow me."
在医生办公室外面，Clifford 看到了他的朋友 T-Bone 和 Mac。嗝……嗝喽!“我知道怎么让你不再打嗝，” Mac 对 Clifford 说。“跟我来。”
4. They come to a kid's pool. "Close your eyes, hold your ears, then turn upside down, and drink!" says Mac.
他们来到一个幼儿泳池前。“闭上眼睛，攥住耳朵，躺在地上，把水喝掉!”Mac 说。
5. Clifford begins to drink. "Boo!" T-Bone jumps out of the pool! And Clifford's hiccups stop!
Clifford 开始喝了。“嘭!” T-Bone 从泳池里跳了出来，Clifford 的打嗝就停了!
6. "We did it!" says T-Bone and Mac. Hic-hic-HICCUP! "My hiccups didn't go away, but I feel good because you helped me so much," says Clifford.
“我们成功了!” T-Bone 和 Mac 说。嗝……嗝喽!“我的打嗝没停住，但是我感到高兴，因为你们如此努力地帮助了我，” Clifford 说。
7. Just then, Emily comes over and asks Clifford: "How are your hiccups?" Everyone listens. Then they listen some more. Clifford's hiccups are finally gone.
这时，Emily 走过来，问 Cliffod：“你的打嗝怎样了?”大家在听，接着再听。Clifford 终于不打嗝了。