Mr Shaw and a Young Man

Mr Shaw wrote a lot of nice novels(小说) and all the world knew him. He didn't like the arrogant(傲慢的) rich men and often laughed at them, so most people liked him.Mr Shaw was often asked to all kinds of parties. A lot of important men hoped to know him. One day a famous singer asked him to her party. When Mr Shaw came in, all the people stood up except a young man. The singer hurried to meet him and asked him to sit down next to the young man. The young man's father was one of the riches…     

The Spring Festival in China

About the Spring Festi-val, there are manylegends,one of whichgoes like this.Thou-sands of years ago,there lived a de-mon.He did much damage to the village people,so everyone was afraid of him and hated him.     

American Idioms （18）

go jump in the lake
To go away and quit being a bother.
John was tired of Tom＇s advice and told him to go jump in the lake. （John was tired of Tom＇s advice and told him to go away and quit bothering him.）     

短文改错五题(英文)

A Old Mr Black loved shooting bears,and His eyes were not good much more.Several times he badly shot people instead bears,so his friends were always very careless when they went out shooting with him.One day a young friend of him wanted to make a fun of him,so he got a big piece of white paper and wrote on it with very large letters I AM A BEAR.Then he tied it on his back and went off.His friends saw it and smiled a lot.And it did not save him.After a few minutes Mr Black shot him and k…     

信鸽往来

问:老师说,a friend of him不对,应将其改为 a friend of his。可是我见过a picture of him,a friend of my father。friend是名词,picture也是名词,a friend of him不对,为什么a picture of him就对?(河南伊川吴子琼)     

Life Changes on the Day

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. As I was walking, 1 saw some kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.     

珍惜自己所有的一切

I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult Iife. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight, silence would teach him the joys of sound.     

所得税官员(英文)

Recently, I was visited by a man who said he was an "assessor", a word which I did not then understand very well. I said I had never heard of his line before, but I was pleased to see him. I asked him to sit down, and he did.I could think of nothing particular to say. So I asked him if he was opening his shop in the neighbourhood.     

故事园地

Tom＇s Laces 一、故事内容 Tom wants new shoes. Mommy gives him a pair of new shoes, but Tom can＇t tie the laces. Daddy helps him.     

射手和狮子

An Archer went up into the hills to have some sport with his bow (弓), and all the animals fled (逃走) at the sight of him with the exception of the Lion, who stayed behind and challenged (向……挑战)him to fight.The Archer shot an arrow at the Lion and hit him ,     

神箭(美国传说)

There was once a young man who wanted to go on a journey.His mother provided him with sacks(麻布袋)of dried meat and pairs of moccasins(鹿皮鞋),but his father said to him:"Here,my son,arefour magic arrows.When you are in need,shoot one of them!"     

用for还是of？

请看2006年天津市英语中考试题中的一题： It’s important——the piano well． A．of him to play B．for him to play C．of him playing D．for him playing     

The Ass and His Purchaser

A MAN wished to purchase an Ass,and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him.He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses,upon which the new animal left all the others and at once joined the one that was most idle and the greatest eater of them all.Seeing this,the man put a halter on him and led him back to his owner.On being asked how,in so short a time,he could have made a trial of him,he answered,“I do not need a trial;I kno…     

Say "No" to the Boss

The boss of a company, Edward Grump, was rude and a bully. No one liked him, especially his employees. When he gave an order, he expected it to be obeyed immediately. If anyone tried to argue with him, he fired him.One day,Smith,a clerk,was sitting at his…     

阅读特训营

The Make-Believe Indian 1 George Belaney always wanted to be an lndian.As a young boy he taught himself to move about silent and unseen in the wood near his home in Sussex, England. His mind was always full of thoughts of the Wild West. 2 As soon as he was old enough to leave home,George went to Canada.He stayed for a short time in foronto.Then he went north.He soon met some Ojibwa Indians.they made a real woodsman of him.They taught him to handle a canoe.They taught him to hunt and to track.     

My Neighbour

My neighbour is a pleasant young man who works as a clerk in a small office. Everybody likes him because he is very kind and helpful. He has plenty of friends and all the children in the neighbourhood are fond of him. He is also very generous. Although he is not very well-off, he is     

Interpretation of Mr.Doran's Subjection in"The Boarding House"in Foucault's Critical Theories

"The Boarding House"is a short story written by James Joyce. The protagonist Mr. Doran is trapped and subjected to the marriage with the heroine Polly under the power of various forces. His subjection is a result of the well-designed trap of the family, the pressure of social convention and his self-subjection. This paper analyzes how those three forces supervise him and force him to subject, using Michel Foucault'panopticism and discipline and punishment, and reflecting men's spiritual paralysis under the manipulation of power.     

Style in Samuel Johnson''''s Letter to Lord Chesterfield

Samuel Johnson (1709——1784) is a famous English essayist, literary critic and dictionarycompiler. In 1747, when Johnson began his "Dictionary of the English Language", Chesterfieldhad at first indicated that he could be his patron, but when Johnson came to him for concretehelp, Chesterfield neglected him to the point of ignoring him. Johnson was insulted and furious.In 1755, when Johnson's Dictionary was published and acclaimed after seven years of hard work,Chesterfield openly recommended it, hoping to get some credit for it as Johnson's patron. John-son at once wrote his famous letter in a sharp style, opeply denying Chesterfield's patronage, andattacking him outright for his behaviour. The attack, however, was made in a circumlocutiousway.     

Humor Corner

Peter wakes up one morning and notices that his eyes are bulging and his ears are protruding. Naturally, he become very concerned. So he goes to his doctor and asks him what is wrong with him. The doctor tells him that he has a rare disease that will require several months of medication - however the medication will     

A TENTATIVE INTERPRETATION OF ALBERT CAMUS''''THE GUEST

Albert Camus(1913-1960)was a noted French essayist,novelist and playwright,whose talent as a writer and an artist won him the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957.World War I bereaved him of his father and he was brought up by his mother in strai-tened circumstances.Through education,Camus was able to overstep the boundariesof his environment.Under the influence of the philosopher Jean Grenier,he deve-loped a lifelong interest in literature and philosophy.The fact that he was a victimof tuberculosis,a disease that dogged him all his life,forced him to give up half way