Beethoven

Beethoven was a famous pianist. He was born on December 16, 1770. He grew up in Germany. When he was young, his father taught him to play the piano. He was a very clever boy.In 1787, he went to school and became a music teacher. In 1802, he could hear nothing, but he wrote some pieces of music.Once, Beethoven was walking in a street. Suddenly, he stopped, because he heard some-     

Some Strange Journeys

Jules Verne was a Frenchman who was born in 1828.He was not an inventorand he was not a scientist,but he read a great many scientific books.He had a verystrong imagination and he loved adventure although he did not have many great adven-tures himself.He wrote a number of exciting books about the things which he thoughtthat scientists and inventors would one day be able to do.Years later,many of the     

斯科特医生

Jim was in despair.Nothing was going right for him at the hospital.He had been strongly criticized.mainly for the mistake he made when called out to assist at a birth.He suspected that he was no longer trusted at the hospital and he decided to change his iob.As a result of reading an advertisement.he was able to arrange an in- terview with a doctor who was looking for a part- ner.The doctor.whose name was Scot,lived in Thorby,a small town in the North of England.     

铁棒磨成针

We all know that Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. But he did not study hard enough when he was a child. Each time he had some difficulties in reading a book, he grew bored. One day , a difficult problem     

Beethoven

Beethoven(贝多芬）was one of the greatest composers(作曲家）in the world. He was born in 1770 and died in 1827.Even as a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father was a singer. But he was lazy and always drank a lot. When the boy was only four，his father decided to make him a musician. So Beethoven had to play hour after hour on different musical instruments（乐器）.He learned so fast that he was able to go around and give concerts when he was only 11. When he was 17，he won hi…     

Bruce and Scot

Jim was in despair.Nothing was going right for him at the hospital.He hadbeen strongly criticized,mainly for the mistake he made when called out to assist at abirth.He suspected that he was no longer trusted at the hospital and he decided tochange his job.As a result of reading an advertisement,he was able to arrange aninterview with a doctor who was looking for a partner.The doctor,whose name was     

In the Fog

One morning there was such a thick fog that the drivers could hardly see the roads. Mr Brown was driving a car in the street. He was driving slowly, but still he was afraid that he might bump into a tree or something. Just then he saw a red car in front and decided to follow it.     

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was a famousAmerican scientist.When he was a child,he liked to find out how things worked.One day when he was five years old,his father found him sitting on the eggs.His father was surprised and asked why hedid so.He said that since a hen co…     

The Elephant Did It!

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a cirus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.     

爱在心里口要开

T here was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he was sick of stay- ing home a…     

Internet Insecurity 不安全的互联网络

My colleague Joel Stein Iet drop a while back that he was working ona book proposal.I found it a bit frustrating that he wouldn’t tell me thetopic. Joel had been traveling a lot lately too.Where was he going?Whomwas he hanging with,and how much money was he spending?I’ve alsowondered what kind of websites he surfs.And,O.K.,I wouldn’t mindreading his e—mail     

2002年春夏季高考英语短文改错题分析

2002年春季高考题:My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy.He did not want share things with other people.Forexample,when he bought a chocolate cake,he would put themin a secret place where I couldn’t find.Then he     

A Lesson

My uncle is a factory manager and a basketball fan. He is always driving very fast to work. My parents often ask him not to drive so quickly but it doesn't work. Last Monday afternoon, my uncle was on his way back home. He was driving even faster than usual because he was worried about a basketball relay (转播). He didn't want to miss the match. While he was trying to pass a truck before him, he saw another car coming, he quickly     

一杯牛奶的恩惠

Once,there was a poor boy,who made a living by selling various things from door to door.This was the way he earned money to pay for his school. One day,as he was walking from house to house as usual,he felt very hungry and weak.He decided to ask for food at a house.He knocked on the door,and was surprised to see a beautiful young girl open the door.And then,he asked the girl for a glass of water.     

常用英文标志

When ceordon was young he played a lot of sports games,and he was thin and strong,but when he was about 45,he began to get fat and slow,he couldn‘t breathe as before and when he walked fast,his heart beat painfully,he didn‘t do anything about this for a long time,but finally he became,afraid and went to see a doctor,and the doctor took him to a hospital.     

英语平台

English Jokes Such a Long Dog Once there was a blind.One day when he was walking,he stepped thehead of the dog who was sleeping.The dog barked for a while.The blindman went on for miles,this time he stepped the other dog’s tail,So this     

英语故事接龙

This is a story about exploration. There was an old man who was an experienced fisherman and lived on the seaside. One day, he went fish-ing on his new boat. After he got a few salmons, he was ready to return asusual. But at that time he found his boat didn't work. There was something wrong with the engine. So he had to wait for other boats to help.Yet it was getting darker and darker,not a single boat came. His boat was still floating……小朋友，上面这段英文你看懂了吗？如果看懂了，一定会为…     

Captain Cook

James Cook was born on October 27, 1728, in the small Yorkshire town of Marton. Unlike the majority of naval officers of the time he was not the son of rich or noble parents. In fact he was the son of a Scottish farm laborer and a Yorkshire girl. He was intelligent enough to impress his father's employer who paid for the young James Cook's schooling. After he finished school his parentsapprenticed(使……做学徒)him to a grocer(杂货商)in whitby, where he was notespecially happy. It was there, however, that he got a taste for life on the sea. In those days the port of Whitby was a bustling place, always busy with all kinds of     

l''''d Like Another Doctor to Come and See Me

When Geordon was young he played a lot ofsports games,and he was thin and strong,butwhen he was about 45,he began to get fat andslow.He couldn’t breathe as before and when hewalked fast,his heart beat painfully.He didn’t doanything about this for a long time,but finally hebecame afraid and went to see a doctor,and thedoctor took him to a hospital.     

A Strange Order

There was once a traveler. He was wet and cold because he had been riding in the rain. At last he reached a country inn(酒店). The inn was so crowded(拥挤的)with people that he could not get close to the fire, so he called