悲剧的例子

BillClintonisvisitingaschool．Inoneclass，heasksthestudentsifanyonecangivehimanexampleofa“tragedy”．Onelittleboystandsupandoffers，“Ifmybestfriendwholivesnextdoorwasplayinginthestreetwhenacarcamealongandkilledhim，thatwouldbeatragedy．”“No．”Clintonsays．“ThatwouldbeanACCIDENT．”Agirlraisesherhandandsaid，“Ifaschoolbuscarryingfiftychildrendroveoffacliff，killingeveryoneinvolved．．．thatwouldbeatragedy．”“I’mafraidnot．”explainsClinton．“ThatiswhatwewouldcallaGREATLOSS…     

Mahlzeit(初二适用)

Manyyearsago，MrJohnsonwaslivinginahotelinGermany．Heusuallyhadlunchinalittlerestaurant（餐馆）．Everytimehecametothetable，aGermanwhowassit－tingtherestoodupandsaid，“Mahlzeit．”TheEnglishmananswered，“Johnson．”Oneday，MrJohnsonwastalkingtoanEnglishfriend．“TheGermanshavesomestrangetraditions（风俗习惯），”hesaid．“EverytimeIcometotherestaurantforlunch，aGermanstandsupandtellsmehisname．”“Thatseemsstrangetome，too，”thefriendsaid．“Whatdoesthemansay？”“Hetellsmehisname，…     

A Famous Writers“ Friend”

WilburSmithwasadmiringthecoverofhislatestbookonaflighttoAmericawhenthemaninthenextseatleanedoverandasked，“IseeyoureadWilburSmith．Whatdoyouthinkofhim？”“Ithinkhesbrilliant，”repliedWilbur．“Well，thatguyisafriendofmine，”saidhisneighborproudly．“Ohreally？”saidWilbur．“Notonlythat，butImthemodelforoneofhisheroes．”“Isthatso？”“Yeah．Wouldyoulikehissignature？”“Couldyouarrangethat？”askedWilbur．“Sure．Givemeyourcard．”Wilburhandedoverhisbusinesscard，whichthemandiscre…     

Have a Good Rest

Onedayaverytalkativewomancametoseethedoctor．Shetoldthedoctoraboutherfamily．Shetoldthedoctoraboutherjob．Andofcourse，shetoldthedoctorhowillshewas．Thedoctorlistenedtoherpatientlyandthenexaminedhercarefully．“Well，madam，”atlastthedoctorsaid，“noth－ingserious．Whatyouneedisonlyagoodrest．”“Why，doctor！”saidthewoman，“Ineedsomemedicine．Lookatmytongue．．．”“Oh，yes，”saidthedoctor，“andthatneedsarest，too．”（江河供稿）２Have a Good Rest@江河…     

I''''m Helping Him

Amasterofashipcalledout，“Whoisbelow？”Aboyanswered，“Will，sir．”“Whatareyoudoing？”“Nothing，sir．”“IsTomthere？”“Yes，”saidTom．“Whatareyoudoing？”“ImhelpingWill，sir．”I'm Helping Him     

A Second Language

ASecondLanguageAmothermouseandherbabywererunningacrossafloorwhentheyheardanoise．Itwasacat．Themothermouseandherbabystoodstillandthemothercalledoutinloudestvoice：“Wow，wow！”Thecatranaway．Thenthemothermouseturnedtoherbabyandsaid，“Yousee，mychild，howimportantitistoknowasecondlanguage！”注：wow汪汪（模仿狗叫声）WhatamI？Iamakindofanimal．Myfirstletterisintheword“hen”，butnotin“pen”．Mysecondletterisin“now”，butnotin“new”．Mythirdletterisin“run”，butnotin“sun”．Youcanfind…     

多余介词和必要介词

一、多余介词１．“和……结婚”不能译为“marrywith．．．”，只能译为“marry．．．”。例如：Janemarriedafriendofherbrothers．２．“为……服务”不能译为“servefor．．．”，只能译为“serve．．．”。例如：Scienceservesthepeople．３．“向……致敬（致意）”不能译为“saluteto．．．”，只能译为“salute．．．”。例如：Everysoldiersalutedthekilledlittlehero．４．next，last，this，that，every，some，any，all引起的时间状语前面不用介词。yesterdayafternoon，tomorrowmorning等前面也不用介词。例如：SeeyounextMo…     

Humor and Jokes

IHaveTurnedItOverAwomansaidtoherhushand，“Dear，lookatoursheet！Itstoodirty．Wouldyouliketowashitnow？”Themanlookedatthesheetandthenthoughtforawhileandsaid，“Idontthinkitsnecessary．Wecanturnthesheetover．Isthatallright？”Hiswifewasveryangryatthis．“Howlazyyouare！”sheshouted，“Totellyouthetruth，Iturneditoverlastweek．”MeatfortheDogAfterthefamilyhadfinishedtheirdinnerinarestaurant，Fathercalledoverthewaiter．“Mysonhasleftquitealotofmeatontheplate，”hesaid，“Couldyougivemeab…     

现代青年流行说什么

一项完全由３５岁以的网民参与、名为“中国年十大流行语”的网上评活动已经揭晓。２０００多参评者在众多候选词语（可自己推荐候选词语）中选１０个，以下１０个词语终被排进了前十名。下面序位、流行语和提及率：１．“９·１１”，６８．４％２．“本·拉登”，６２．３３．“申奥成功”，６０．７４．“加入世界贸易织”，５６．７％５．“WTO”，５３．８％６．“翠花上酸菜５０．１％７．“出线”，４６．７％８．“QQ”，４４．４％９．“反恐”，３８．６％１０．“Flash”，８．５％。，，”此次评选出的“十大青年流行语”，…     

The Spider and the Bookworm

Aspidersawabookwormcomingoutfromabook．“Whoareyou？”heasked．“Youdontknowme？”saidtheworm．“Iamabookworm．Webookwormsarethemostlearnedintheworld．”“ButIveheardthatmanisthemostlearned．”“No，no，”thebookwormlaughed．“Mencantbeaslearnedasweare．W     

Why Did Henry Want to Leave the Bank?

Mybrother，Henry，hadaverygoodjobatabank．Icouldntbelievehimwhenhetoldmethathehaddecidedtoleavethere．Itriedtomakehimchangehismind，butIfailed．“Youshouldreconsideryourdecision，”Isaid．“Youhaveal－readyspentfiveyearsinthebankandyoucouldhaveawonderfulfuture．Youmightbecomeabankmanager（经理）bythetimeyouarethirty－five．”“Iknow，”Henryanswered．“Ihavegotnocomplaints（抱怨）withthebank．Itisapleasantjob．Thebankmanagertoldmethatmyfuturewasbrilliant．”“Thenwhydoyouwanttoleave？”Ia…     

HUMOUR A Case For The FBI(联邦调查局办案)

ThephonerangatFBIheadquarters．“Hello，isthistheFBI？”“Yes，itis．Whatdoyouwant？”thevoicereplied．“ImcallingtoreportmyneighbourTom．Heishidingmarijuan（大麻）inhisfirewood，”themansaid．“Wewillinvestigate，”saidtheFBIagent．Onthenextday，theFBIca     

The Woman and Her Basket

Awomanisgoingshopping．Thereisariveronherway，andshemustgobyboat．Nowtheboatisinthemiddleoftheriver．Oh，dear。Somethingiswrong。Thewomansshopping－basketisintheriver，andthewateristak－ingitaway。“Help。”shesays．“Look。Mybasketisintheriver．”Amanseesthebasket．Hesays，“Dontworry。Icangetitback。Imaverygoodswimmer．”Hetakesoffhisshirtandshoes．“Lookaftermyshirtandshoes，please。”hesays，andjumpsintotheriver．Aduckseesthebasket．“Icangobybasket。”itthinks．Itgetsintothebasket．…     

Is the Rich Man Clever?

Oneday，arichmansawSam．HesaidtoSam，“Ihearyouareaverycleverchildandnothingisdifficulttoyou．Canyoutellmewhyyouaresoclever？”Samansweredwithasmile，“Oh，Imnotclever，insteadyouaretoofoolish．”Therichmangotangry．Samsaid，“Pleasedontbeangry．IfyoudontbelievewhatIsaid，nowIaskyouaquestion．Ifyouhaveonegroupofducks，Igiveyouan－othergroup．Thenhowmanygroupsofducksdoyouhave？”“Well，thatstheeasiestquestionintheworld，”saidtherichman．“Oneandoneistwo．Anyoneknowstheanswer．Ihavetwog…     

笑口常开(英文)

Ⅰ．Absent－mindedBabysittersMrsWhiteandMrsBlackmetinthestreet．“Howsyourlittlebaby？”MrsBlackasked．“Well，mybabyisallright，”asnweredMrsWhite．“Butthebabysitterissoabsent－mindedthatsometimessheforgetstogivethebabymilk．”“Oh，thatsnothing，”said     

英语短文改错（英文）

MrGreenwasnearlyninety，sothatwasoftendifficultforhimtorememberthings．Andhelikedtravellingverymuch．EveryyearheandhiswifewenttoLondon．Onesummerwhentheywereallthere，theywenttovisitoneoftheirfriend．Hehadtwoyoungdaughters．NowMrGreenwastalkingtooneofgirlsinthegardenafterlunch．“YouandyoursisterwereillnesswhenmywifeandIwereherelastyear，wereyou？”hesaidtoher．“Yes，wewere，”answeredthegirl，“Wewereverygood．”Theoldmansaidnothingforaminute，becauseheisthinking．Thenatlasthesaid，“O…     

The Reward for Hard Work(初二适用)

Raniwasdoingherhomeworkoneafternoonwhentherewasaknockonthedoor．Shewenttoopenthedoorandwassurprisedtoseetwopolice－menstandingoutside．“IsthisthehomeofMrSamy？”theyasked．“Yes，”saidRani，be－ginningtobeworried．“CanIspeaktoyourmother？”saidoneofthepolicemen．Raniwentintocallhermother，feelingthatsomethingwaswrong．Sheheardonepo－licemantellinghermother，“Imsorry，butMrSamywashitdeadbyacaronhiswayhome．”Raniwasfourteenwhenherfather，auniversityprofessor，died．Shehadtoleaveschoolt…     

A Businessman and His Hobbies(高一适用)

Animportantbusinessmanwenttoseehisdoctorbecausehecouldnotsleepwellatnight．Thedoctorexaminedhimcarefullyandthensaidtohim，“Yourtroubleisthatyouneedtolearntorelaxyourself．Haveyougotanyhobbies？”Thebusinessmanthoughtforafewsecondsandthenanswered，“No，doctor，Ihavent．Idonthaveanytimeforhobbies．”“Well，”thedoctorsaid，“thatisyourmaintrouble，yousee．Youdonthavetimeforanyth－ingexceptyourwork．Youmustfindsomehob－bies，andyoumustlearntorelaxyourselfwiththem，oryoullbedeadinlessthanfiv…     

Valuable Clues

Apolicemanwasinvestigatingacaseofmurder．Heaskedtheonlywitness，“Didyouseethemurdererwhenhewaskillingtheoldman？”“No．ButIsawamansittingneartheoldmanshouse．Hehadaknifeinhishand．”“Hm，”thepolicemannodded．“Nowcanyoutellmewhathelookedlike？Imean，w     

唐代诗人的雅号

1．诗骨 陈子昂，其诗词意激昂，风格高峻，大有“汉魏风骨”．被誉为“诗骨”。 2．诗杰 王勃．其诗流利婉畅，宏放浑厚，独具一格．人称“诗杰”。 3．诗狂 贺知章，秉性放达，自号“四明狂客”。因其诗豪放旷达，人称“诗狂”。 4．诗家天子 王昌龄。其七绝写的“深情幽怨，音旨微茫”．因而举为“诗家天子”。又称为“七绝圣手”．