Friend, Enemy and Family

Harold, known as "The Jumper" by his old paratrooper buddiesfrom WWII, and his wife June had left their home in Louisiana andwere traveling to Germany to look up some long lost relatives, whichJune had discovered after joining a genealogy chat-room on the Inter-net. "The air feels good this time around", said Harold as he and hiswife disembarked from the airplane, which had just landed in Berlin.That same air had been somewhat bitter the last time he and his army     

Never Give up

"Never give up!" I've heard this a thousand times,but not until I was taught by these experiences of my life did I realize its true meaning. I have been learning how to ride the unicycle[独轮脚踏车] since I was only six years old.In the year before my learning,I had seen many other students ride a "one wheel cycle" on the playground and perform confidently on the stage.That was so cool! But riding a unicycle was not as easy as expected,since I had to keep my balance on the one wheel.     

How Does He Know?

An employer was very anxious to find the most intelligent of the three men who had applied for a job. So he told them: "Here are five conical hats. Three are white and two are black. I shall ask you to stand in 3 corners of the room facing the wall, and I shall place a hat on each of your heads. When you turn round, you will be able to see the other's hats but not your own. The first one to tell me the colour of his own hat will get the job." He then placed a white hat on each man's head. When the three men turned to face each other there was a long silence. Then, suddenly, one of the candidates (候选人) said, "Mine is white." How did he work out that he had a white hat on his headv     

慢慢长旅

I started to feel bored after I got aboard the connecting flight to Vancouver.It would be a 13-hour flight and I was sitting by the aisle,changing the channels on the small TV set mindlessly.There were many options on the TV,you could play games,watch TV shows,listen to music,etc.After quickly browsing through the channels Ⅰ was absorbed in a very hilarious comedy.Soon after the end of the comedy I reclined my seat,leaned against it with a blanket and fell asleep.I had no idea how long I had slept until I was awakened by a nice soft voice from a stewardess:"Mind your head,Miss!" she said.As I began to regain consciousness I jerked back my body,sat upright quickly and realised that my head had leaned sideways so far that the cart couldn't go past."Time for another meal" I thought to myself.A short while after lunch,there came the announcement reminding us of the upcoming landing in Canada.     

做自己最好

The classroom was packed with those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper.I hadn't written much before.Still,working on the paper sounded like fun.We had to turn in a 1)sample of our writing.I had written a piece about the joys of summer.     

Missing the Plane

Early one morning a man called for a taxi to take him to the airport, which was a couple of miles down the highway. He patiently waited for about thirty minutes, and called the taxi company again to say that cab had not arrived. This dispatcher assured the gentleman that it was on the way. However, several minutes later, he was still waiting. He had to call a third time, saying, "I need that taxi in a hurry. I have got to make that flight to the West Coast that is due to leave in thirty minutes."     

One-legged Geese

A cook on a farm had to roast a goose for dinner one day. As she was hungry, she cut off a leg, ate it and put the goose back into oven. She said to herself, "The master will not notice it."But at dinner the farmer asked her how it was that the goose had …     

献给佑兰的玫瑰

A young teacher learns that "experience" is woven out of haunting memoriesWhy did the memory of that dead child seek me out on this beautiful day?Till then, no intimation of sorrow had come to me through the dazzling revelations of a summer that sang.It happened many years ago. I had just arrived in a small village in Manitoba, Canada, to finish the school year as replacement for a teacher who had fallen ill or simply, for all I knew, become discouraged.     

与on联用的动词

<正>1.be on节目、电影开演The movie had been on for 5 minutes when I got to the cinema last night.2.carry on进行;继续进行He had learned enough English to carry on a conversation with foreigners.3.call     

NMET 2001阅读理解口篇简析(英文)

(保持原试题序号)If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language,you will get answers like "Shakespeare," "Samuel Johnson," and "Webster," but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn't even speak English-William the     

喜剧地带(英文)

"Don't Call Me．" My husband,Phil,and I had stopped by my father's house on the way to a friend's funeral．During the visit,my husband spoke about the man who had died,saying,     

My Adventure on San Juan Island

"Wonderful! Fantastic!"I exclaimed,clapping my hands with delight.But why was I excited? In the afternoon,we drove from downtown Seattle to Anacortes,in order to get my summer vacation off to a great start.To reach our destination,we had a short voyage on the Grand Ferry to Friday Harbor.     

The Life of a Hunter

This was an important day for Alatook,an Eskimo boy.He ate his breakfastquickly.For the first time he was going to hunt seals alone.Because it was a verycold day.Alatook had to dress warmly.First he put on his fur-lined jacket.Then heput on his fur-lined mittens and boots to protect his hands and feet from the cold.Fi-nally he picked up the gun he had cleaned so carefully the day before.     

窗

Two men,both seriously ill,occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families,their homes,their jobs,their involvement in the military service,where they had been     

White Rock

When I was young I used to go sailing with my dad on Sundays. Each week we would try to sail further than the week before. (We always had to be home in time for dinner.) If we made it out real far we could see "white rock" in the     

大报评论

The Guardian makes rather more of the CBE awarded to Enron's Europe chairman, Ralph Hodge, in the 2001 New Year' s honours list. It also questions Downing Street' s insistence that Tony Blair had never met any Enron executives to discuss the restrictions on gas power stations, pointing out that a document obtained under the Freedom of Information Act in 1999 claimed Mr Blair had intervened personally to "water down" the moratorium.The Mail is not going to let the story go without a fight. " The questions Labour must answer, " it splashes, before its reporter does it for them. Labour' s connections with the accountancy firm Arthur Andersen, which audited Enron' s account, are subjected to some scrutiny-as is Geoffrey Robinson, the Labour MP who, the paper says, is "no doubt grateful" to Andersen for     

永远幸福

“Is this Jenna?”the voice on the phone asked. Jenna clutched the receiver with a trembling hand.Thatvoice was exactly as she had dreamed it would sound.Justexactly like his father's. Jenna had known for thirty years that this day wouldcome.Adopted children seem to want to know all abouttheir natural families.Feelings of dread,but a sort of elation,filled Jenna while she carried on a conversation with theyoung man on the phone     

寓言

The Grasshopper and the Ants Once there lived a family of ants.They lived on a hill and were always busy, because they had to do much work, especially as they had to store food for the winter.     

完形填空高分训练

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries（询问）.     

My Experience Down Under

In August, before the semester began, I went to Beijing to visit some friends that had stopped in China on their way to Brisbane, Australia. My friends were about to spend the next three months on an overseas program in Australia. They suggested that when I had some time off this semester that I should come and visit them. I had always wanted to visit Australia. I figured that this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I would probably never get an-other chance in my life to visit Australia, and spend it with nine of my best friends.