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Pets are wonderful creatures! I had my first when I was just a little boy;a hamster called Cloudy. He was a very talented escape artist, and figured out how to open the door of his cage. Fortunately, whenever he escaped he＇d hide in the same place, and so he was always easy to retrieve. After him we got a cat, a black and white tom called Oscar. A grumpy animal, he was also very smart - he had a catflap, and a magnetic collar that opened it, and he used to use it to let his other cat friends into the house, so that we＇d come downstairs in the morning and find two or three of them scattered around the laundry.     

My Experience of Feeding a Cat

I liked cat very much. In my old opinion, cat was cute and gentle. One day, my friend asked me to feed the cat for him. So I went to his house in order to take care of his cat. His neighbor was an old woman. When I was doing some cleaning, the old woman asked me if I needed some help. Suddenly, the cat stretched out its sharp claws, and clawed me and bit me with its sharp teeth. WowA It was too abrupt. The old woman got scared. “It goes crazyA” I said and asked her to get out of the room, otherwise she woul...     

My Experience of Feeding a Cat

I liked cat very much. In my old opinion, cat was cute and gentle. One day, my friend asked me to feed the cat for him. So I went to his house in order to take care of his cat. His neighbor was an old woman. When I was doing some cleaning, the old woman asked me if I needed some help. Suddenly, the cat stretched out its sharp claws, and clawed me and bit me with its sharp teeth. WowA It was too abrupt. The old woman got scared. “It goes crazyA” I said and asked her to get out of the roo…     

校园中的流浪者[五]

Hunting, in which the young man was an apt scholar, was now the order of the day. Tiburcio was an artist in woodcraft as well as in his knowledge of the habits of animals and birds. On chilly or disagreeable days they would take out the pack of dogs and beat the thickets for the javeline. It was exciting sport to bring to bay a drove of these animals. To shoot from horseback lent a charm, yet made aim uncertain, nor was it advisable to get too close range. Many a young dog made a fatal mistake in getting too near this little animal, and the doctoring of crippled dogs became a daily duty. All surplus game was sent to the ranchito below, where it was always appreciated.     

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?     

Blue Bear

Blue Bear lived in a little house near a hill.One spring, 1 it was time to plant his tomato plants, Blue Bear went to work in his new 2 . Very carefully, Blue Bear planted each little 3 plant in his garden.All the summer, he took care of the garden and 4 …     

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.     

The history of Cat and Mouse

Long long ago,a cat and a mouse were good friends. They ate together, played and slept together. They were the best friends in the woods. 　But one day, they weren't friends forever. Fairies wanted to campaign for the 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle. The cat and the mouse both went to campaign at the appointed time. The morning in the second day the mouse was boring: Should I go to the campaign with the cat?And should I go to call him?The cat was a lazy animal: He was still sleeping now. And the mouse didn't want to call him up. Finally the mouse was the first animal in the 12 symbolic animals associated with a 12-year cycle. But the cat was not. So today cats always want to catch mice and eat them. Because they remember this history: Mouse forsook cat!     

The First Trip by Himself

Li Lei was sitting in a bus. It was a bit hot in the crowd bus. He took off his thick coat and put his hand into his pocket to see if his ticket was there. He felt a little nervous,but excited. He looked around. Everything in and out of the bus was pleasant. This was the first time in his life to travel to another city by himself.LiLeiwas a clever boy and was good atlessons.H is teachers andhis parents said thatLiLeiwas a good boy.Buthe had one shortcom ing.H e depended on his parents too …     

20只猫与一个猫碗(英文)

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked veryold. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat , was lying besidethe bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in bowl. So he said to him softly, “What anice cat you have? Will you sell it to me?”“How much will you give me for the cat?”the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would t…     

Have a Contest

【争当翻译家】竞赛题Ⅰ.改正下面文章中的错误When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learn to fly it. He soon became very well and made his plane to do all kinds of tricks.George had a friend. His name was Mark. Some day George offered taking Mark above in his plane. Mark thought,“I had travelled in a big plane several times,and I蒺ve never been in a little one, so I蒺ll go.”They went down, and George fly around it for half an hour and doing all kinds of tricks in the air.…     

雾都孤儿(4)

Oliver stayed a prisoner alone in the dark room for a week.He criedbitterly all day,and when the long night came,he spread his little handsover his eyes to shut out the darkness,and tried to sleep.He was givenfreezing water to wash with,and was beaten dajly by Mr Bumble in front of     

How to Be Happy

Blue＇s morther was dead when he was young. And now his father was to leave home to look for work in the town. ＂Son, remember what I told you. Take care of yourself. ＂I＇ll be home as soon as I can.＂     

My Childhood

My childhood has gone and will never come back.Yet I still cannot forget those happy days of my childhood. I was brought up by my grandmother.She loved me very much.Every night,I sat by her after supper and listened to her fascinating stories.How I liked those tales! They always brought me to a different world.When I fell sick and had to be in bed,my grandmother took good care of me and made all kinds of delicious food for me.We also kept a little cat.He loved to run in the yard and play with a ball.I was glad that I had a friend to play with every day.     

Bicycle or Bull?

A burly professional wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmers field a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bull by the horns and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally the bull jumped up and ran away. "Wow" said the friend "that was quite a tussle." "Yeah" the wrestler replied "and if I hadnt had that last drink I wou…     

钥匙还是接吻

A friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adult who had recently come to live in the United States. After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table, he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler, the book, the pen and so on. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until when my friend turned to an Italian student and said,"Give me the keys."The man looked surprised and somewhat at a loss. Seeing this, my friend thought that the student hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated. "Give me the keys." The Italian shrugged his shoulders. Then, he threw his arms around the teacher's neck and kissed him on both     

A Tragedy of Human Beings,A Comedy of A Little Boy:Reflection of Social Conventions and Human Tragedy in Acorn-gatherer

Richard Jefferies presented one tragedy after another in a small and backward village in 19th England in his short story Acorn-gatherer.The paper explored the fundamental cause of those tragedies and drew a conclusion all those tragedies were the expression of human tragedy resulted from social conventions in the form of religion and the tragedy was actually a comedy for the little boy who was just the symbol of human tragedy in the story due to his special identity:an illegitimate child.     

鲁宾逊漂流记(Ⅰ)

My name is Robinson Crusoe and Iwas bornin 1632.When I was still a little boy Iwanted verymuch to go to the sea.My parents would not let meleave home.So for a time I decided not to think of itany more.But one day I met a friend. He was going to sea on his father's ship. He asked me to go with him. Then 1 went on board the ship (上船) without     

老鼠和猫

Many years ago a very large rat lived in the king's palace.It was bigger than many cats and ate all the cats that tried to catch it.The king asked his people to find the best cat in the country.When they found the cat, they gave it to the king.The king then put the cat into a room with .the rat.As soon as it saw the rat, the cat ran and jumped up onto the table. The rat quickly followed the cat.This went on for a long time.The king and his friends said that the cat was not a good cat at all.But soon, the rat began to get tired and slow down.The cat then ran to the rat, picked it up with its teeth and killed it.     

怀念猫王(英文)

Twenty-five years ago August 16, the "King of Rock and Roll", Elvis Presley, was found dead at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Since his death, Elvis' popularity has continued to grow, attracting a new generation of fans.