Once upon a time Once upon a time there was a Kings son who was engaged to a Princess whom he dearly loved One day as he sat by her side feeling...
A hippo lives in the zoo I like him very much I often go to see him He often thinks of me, too Today is Sunday It is fine day I go to see him a...
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen The title of my speech today is Crossing the Sea An English poet by the name of Rudyard Kipling once wrote in...
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered Yo...
I came back to school after the summer vacation As soon as I settled down, I made a phone call to my mother When I talked to her, I could not hold...
A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked tog...
I am a teacher! I am a teacher, first, last, always! The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) – Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith)“我是一名教师!我是一名教师,这...
“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old Karl is a widower with no living children When Kar...
英语和汉语对手指的称呼1 thumb :大拇指。与汉语相映成趣的是,英语的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示笨手笨脚的意思,例如:(1)im all fingers and thumbs this morning i dont seem to be able to...
rain cats and dogs可能你已经知道了rain cats and dogs 的含意为“下倾盆大雨”,但你知道这个短语是怎样衍生而来的吗?下雨就下雨,怎可能从天上掉下来猫和狗呢?下雨同猫及狗又是怎样扯上关系的呢?原来,据说这个短语最早出现于17世纪,不过关于它...
A boy was playing in the fields when he was stung by a nettle He ran home to tell his mother what had happened I only touched it lightly, he sai...
I recently heard a story from Stephen Glenn about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs He was bein...
where you from?留学地:美国第一次打电话叫taxi,对方问“where you from” 我回答china。还在奇怪叫 taxi 还分国籍?对方可能以为我在搞笑,很郁闷的说“sorry, we can not do that ” 我...
Out behind the big red barn at the edge of the walnut grove is a most magnificent pond shaded by an old oak tree Ill tell you right now, before its...
Edward Wellman bade good-bye to his family in the old country headed for a better life in America Papa handed him the familys savings hidden in a l...
THE VALUE OF TIMEKatharine SunTo realize the value of one year:Ask a student who has failed a final exam To realize the value of one month:Ask a mot...
Look before you leap 三思而后行Two heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。A good beginning makes a good ending 善始善终A friend in need is a friend indeed...
My day began on a decidedly sour(发酵的,刺耳的) note when I saw my six-year-old wrestling with a limb of my azalea(杜鹃花) bush By the time I got outside, h...
中国位于亚洲东部、太平洋西岸,它的版图被形象地比作雄鸡。是中华民族的主要聚居地。China is located in eastern Asia, the Pacific West Bank, and its layout is vividly likened to cock The main...
KNOWLEDGE 知识篇Activity is the only road to knowledge (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳 G )A free man obtains knowl...