驴子和赶驴人

A Donkey was being driven down a mountain road.and afterjogging along(慢跑)for a while sensibly enough,he suddenly left thetrack and rushed to the edge of a precipice(悬崖). He was just about to leap over the edge when his Driver caughthold of(抓住)his tail and did his best to pull him back:but Dull as hemight he conldn't get the Donkey to budge(微微移动)from the     

Humour Page

Passsge 1:It was one of those days in the Wild West. A rugged cowboy with a horrible scar on his face and a shiny gun at his belt rode very slowly into a dusty town as if he was a dead man. He left his horse outside the bar and stepped inside. The bar was full of people. They all gave the stranger a look in a brief moment of silence before they went back to their own drinking and laughing. The stranger ordered a glass of cold beer, gulped it down and walked out slowly-only to find his horse missing.     

I''''M ORLONSEL SIMPSON!

The persona of this story was a boy in a gutter(贫民区)of San Francisco.Because of cacotrophia(营养不良),he got sick with his leg.H e couldn’t stand with his legstraight.A nd his calf(小腿)was even worse shrink(萎缩).But in his little soul,he got a dream only believed byhim self—he would becom e an all-powerful(全能的)playerof A m erican football.The boy was a fan of Jim Brown,a legendary foot-ball player.H e always went to the court to cheer his i-dol.But he was too poor to buy a ticket…     

A Künstlerroman:On the Growth Process of the Protagonist in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Künstlerroman is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood, and in which character change is thus extremely important. A portrait of the artist as a young man as a Künstlerroman also shows the growth process of the protagonist from childhood to youth. The paper aims to point out the growth process of the protagonist focusing on the text. Especially, from the two aspects: content and form. The content and the form together reflect the growth process of the protagonist and the development of his personality, so we also see the protagonist was destined to be mature and at last decided to escape his home, exile himself and began his new life with the purpose of art.     

HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND LITERATURE

<正> Arguments can be made in favor of,and against external approaches to literary ctiticism.Almost certainly,a writer will be influenced by his personal background as well as bythe historical and regional backgrounds aganst which he has grown up and developed hiswriting skill.A writer’s education and the course he has studied may also have theirinfluence on his works in specific ways.In other words,a writer may often draw uponoutside literary sources to lend extra dimenion to a work of his own.     

The House of 1000 Mirrors

Long ago in a small, faraway villas;e, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.     

英语阅读理解分类练习

A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little ＂gift＂ in his mouth--a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to recog- nize the dead animal to be a bunny that belonged to a little girl who lived next door. Her name was Bonny. My friend felt terrible, believing his cat had killed Bonny＇s bunny.     

新床

A man called Zhang bought a new bed.He paid a lot of moneyfor it and he wanted to show it to all his friends.But he did notknow how to show it to all his friends.Then,one day,he thought of away.He told everyone that he was ill and he stayed in bed.In awhile.his friends came to visit him.They all went into his bedroom.One of them,a man called Wu,had just bought some new shoes andhe was very proud of them.Sitting next to Zhang’s bed,he lifted uphis feet and put his shoes on top of the bed so that Zhang could seethem.After a few minutes of nobody saying anything,Wu said,“Well,what’s wrong with you?”     

On Causes of Teddy’s Tragedy in Shutter Island by Psychoanalysis

Shutter Island is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese.It tells a story about a psychotic,Teddy,who committed a serious crime and lived in fantasy from then on.A group of psychologists tried to help him by exposing the reality and forcing him to face it.At last,Teddy’s memory was recovered.Yet he chose to receive lobotomy to end his pain.From Freud’s psychoanalytic point of view,Teddy’s tragedy is caused by the conflict between his id,ego and superego,and his fantasy world is a result of self-defense mechanism.     

2006年高考英语模拟试题(英文)

第一卷(三部分,共 115分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分 30分)(略) 第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45分) 第一节:单项选择填空(共 15小题;每小题 1分,满分 15分) 21.To his disappointm ent,he soon found not yet settled whether he was going to be sentto Britain for training. A .this B .that C .it D .one 22.H enry Ford s introduction of the production line greatly reduced thel tim e it took . A .to m ake a car B .for m aking a car C.m aking a car D .a car to m ake23.A fter his successful term of office,…     

STORIES

正A Bruce got on the bus early in the morning.He was going to the next town to visit one of his friends.He had got up very early,and he felt tired.Soon he fell asleep.A short while later,he woke up in the middle of a dream.In his dream,he was in a busy street.People were pushing him hard and pulling at his clothes.As he     

好老婆

A devoted wife had spent her lifetime takingcare of her husband.In fact,he had been slippingin and out of a coma for several months,yet shestayed by his bedside every single day.When hecame to his senses,he motioned to her to comenear him。     

Foker and Humor

1.A Dollar Per Point◆中南财经政法大学2000级行政管理系李晶晶 A professor was giving a big test one day tohis students.He handed out all of the tests andwent back to his desk to wait.Onee the test wasover,the students all handed in the tests.Theprofessor noticed that one of the students hadattached(附上)a (?) 100 bill to his test with anote saying,“A dollar per point.”The next classthe professor handed the tests back.This studentgot back his test and (?)64 change.     

I've Left My Glasses at Home

Mr Jenkins works in a factory. As a head of his of-fice, he always goes to work on time. 1 of his work-mates are young and he's friendly to them but tellsthem not to 2 .And they often help each other. One day Mike,a workmate of his, 3 him to goto his birthday party. He started on time and boughtsome nice 4 in a shop on his way there. But soon af-ter that he had to 5 his car by the side of the street     

悠闲英语(四十二)(英文)

Catch What? Catch 22! One day I talked with a new college graduate here in Beijing.A diploma from one of the top universities in hand,my young friend was eager to earn his first bucket of gold in the bustling China market,but his parents urged him to continue his education abroad.After telling his story,my young friend sighed and added,"This is really a catch-22!"Well,it is a fancy term—I mean that of catch-22.But,are you sure you are in a situation of catch-22?     

快速阅读(英文)

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations,he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion;and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the fagot into the hands of each of them in succession,and ordered them to break it     

生病的牡鹿

A Stag(牡鹿)fell sick and lay in a clearing(空地)in the forest,too weak to move from thespot. When the news of his illness spread,anumber of the other beasts came to inquire after(慰问)his health.They one and all nibbled(啃)a     

高一英语单元检测题(Units 13～14)(英文)

Unit 13 Healthy eatingⅠ.单项填空1.The reason his going to France was he got a new job there.A.for;because B.for;thatC.of;because D.of;that2.He had a fall yesterday.Today his right leg.A.still hurts B.is still hurtC.was hurt D.has been hurt3.The paper parcel a clean shirt,socks and a handkerchief.A.covered B.contained C.including D.owned4.My sister advised me that I the invitation.A.accepting B.accepted C.accept D.to accept5.I the boy to save money,but he would not listen to me.A.hope…     

水池边的牡鹿

A thirsty Stag went to a Pool to drink.As he saw hisown reflection(倒影)in the water,he was struck withadmiration(钦慕)for his fine antlers(角),but at the sametimc felt disgust for the weakness and slenderness of hislegs While he stood there,he was attacked by a Lion;buthe drew away from his pursuer,and kept his lead as theground over which he ran was open and free of trees But coming to a wood,he was caught by his antlersin the branches.and fell victim to his enemy “Woe is mel”he cried with his last breath,“I despisedmy legs which might have saved my life,but gloried inmy horns,which have proved my ruin.”     

希安·拉博夫:站在擎天柱肩头的80后

Date of Birth出生日期:June 11th,1986.1986年6月11日Place of Birth出生地点:California加力福尼亚Height身高:179cm 179厘米Born Shia Saide LaBeouf on June 11,1986,in Los Angeles,CA,LaBeouf was raised by his performer parents in the working class neighborhood of Echo Park.The stage gene was clearly passed from parents to son at birth,as LaBeouf began performing stand-up at local clubs while still in grade school all in a means of assisting his cash-strapped family.The acting bug bit harder when LaBeouf saw a friend on an episode of the family series,Dr.Quinn,Medicine Woman(CBS,1993-1998) a pivotal moment which strengthened his resolve to pursue acting as a means of satisfying both his need to financially help his family and his desire to perform.