哈啰

The word “hello”is probably usedmore often than any other one in the Eng-lish language. Everybody in the UnitedStates-and elsewhere-uses the word,again and again,every day of the week. The first thing you hear when youpick up the phone is “hello”unlessthe caller is an Englishman,who mightsay,“Are you there?”     

笑话一则(英文)

A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said:"If you kiss me,I'll turninto a beautiful princess."He bent over,picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.The frog spoke up again and said:"If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess,I willtell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero."The man took the frog out of hispocket,smiled at it,and returned it to his pocket.The frog spoke up again and said,"If you kiss me and turn me back i…     

Getting the Dirt on Carbon

Each year, spring comes, plants bloom and the trees leaf out in their full green glory. Come fall, while diving into piles of fallen leaves, you may think the life cycle of the leaf has come to an end.     

完形填空

1Students in the USA are still enjoyingtheir vacations.Christmas is over,but schooldoesn’t begin again for another importanth1—the first day of the New Year.It’sthe last night of the old year,however,thatpeople celebrate the most.Almost everyone i2going to a party.It’s nice to b3with friends when you s4goodbye to the old year.The people a5theparties are dancing and singing.Most ofthem are w6paper hats and m7noise.It’s g8close to midnight now and everyone iss9to watch the clock.At exac…     

高中(英文)

The passing period. A bell that notifies all that there is five minutes to get to your next class. These are routine(日常琐事) in daily highschool life for me. The bell rings, I go to my locker I go to class, I fall asleep and forty five minutes later it starts all over again until two fifty in the afternoon. But every now and then, I have a passing period worth writing about.It w as the third w eek of m y junior year. Septem ber tw elfth tw o thousand and six. A Tuesday ifIrecall. This is…     

The New Story of the Hare and the Tortoise

Since the hare failed in the race with the tortoise, he has been waiting for another race with the tortoise again. One day, he meets the tortoise. He says, “Do you dare to have a race with me again? Last time I failed because I was too proud. Let‘s have a race again, OK?“ The tortoise agrees and Mr. Bear is the referee (裁判). When Mr. Bear shoots the gun, they begin to run. While running, the hare thinks, “I mustn‘t stop. I mustn‘t be proud.“ Suddenly (突然), there is a river in front of him. The river...     

A Farmer

A man is driving down a country road,when he sees a farmer stand-ing in the middle of a huge field of grass.He drives the car over to the side of the road and notices that the farmer is just standing there,doing nothing,looking at nothing.The man gets out of the car,walks all the way out to the farmer and asks him,“Ah,excuse me mister,but what are you doing?”The farmer replies,“I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖).”“How?”asks the man,puzzled(迷惑不解).“Well,I heard they give the…     

Construction of life cycle assessment software system platform

There has not been life cycle assessment (LCA) software applicable to China's products. To faciliate the development of LCA software system in China, we built an object-oriented LCA software system plantform based on LCA international standards ISO 14040 to ISO 14043 and the commonness of diverse products. The system includes six modules: disassembly module, data collection module, arithmetic module, drawing module, database module and control module. It evaluates all economic and environmental impacts during the whole life cycle of a product. The integrated life cycle inventory database system allows dynamic expansion, which makes the effort required for data collection reduce with the increase of the system's application. With the improvement of human environmental-awareness, the demand of environment-friendly products is increasing, and ecological design of products has become a critical part in products development. Consummation of the LCA software system will provide a powerful tool for designing and developing Chinese ecological products.     

三国年夜食俗比拼(英文)

New year's eve food habit usually contains the meaning of saying goodbye to last year and welcome the new year. In our country it is usually a sumptuous(豪华的,丰盛的) feast (宴会). However, how about the other countries? The differences in religions(宗教), life habits, geographical environment,     

成才路上四盏灯

One,the Lamp of Direction “If you do not know the direction of oneself,you can be over—cautious in small matters,and hesitates to move forward.” Many person all swim hke the dream all one’s life.and overflow notloafing about with having the objective. They all live according to“old one set” being familiar with every day,and always pay no attention to oneself:“What will I do this all one’s life?”They did not know much to regarding of oneself,because they lack theobjective.     

神奇森林里的圣诞节

Christmas is a very special time of the year all over the world. But Christmas in Magical Wood is, well, magical! The Wood is covered with a blanket of pure white snow that glistens (闪光) in the sunlight and sparkles(闪     

Paper And Its Uses（高一适用）

How much paper do you use every year? In 1900 the world‘s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. The amount of paper a country uses shows how advanced the country is, people say. Some countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainlv use more oaoer than other countries.     

Salt Lake in Chaidamu Basin

Chaidamu Basin(柴达木盆地) is in the west of China. It covers an area(地区) of 220,000 square kilometres(平方公里). The number of salt lakes(盐湖) is more than twenty in it. Chaerhan(察尔汗) Salt Lake is the largest in this area. If you get here, you will find that in the lake there is no water but a thick layer(层) of salt. You can walk in it without difficulty, and cars can come and go across it. The thickest layer of salt in this basin is about fifty metres thick. People tried their best to use the salt to build houses, shops, highways(公路) and so on. What's more, a new railway has been built in recent years over the thick layer of salt. When the farmers saw the train over there, they were full of joy. An expert said that there was more than     

“安然”背景介绍

What is Enron? “安然”为何物?Enron started life as a regional natural gas pipeline company, the result of a merger(合并) between Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth in 1985. Its chairman, Kenneth Lay, eventually transformed Enron into the world's largest energy trading company and America's seventh-biggest corporation. Enron filed for bankruptcy(破产) on December 2 last year in the biggest collapse in American history. How did Enron become so successful?安然为何如此成功?     

Are You Putting Me On?

There are a number of phrases built on the word “put”, such as put by, put for, put across, put over and so forth. The expression“putting one on”is among them. You tell a person something that he finds difficult to believe, and he may look at you closely and ask:“Are you putting me on?”He does-n蒺t think you are serious. Perhaps, you are joking with him, teasing him, try-ing to test his reaction(反应).The expression “putting one on”is closest to the phrase “to put one over on a perso…     

阅读理解大比拼(英文)

(一)Colors Lisa is twenty this year. She works in a clothes store. She has a small red car. One day, she goes home in the car. At a crossing, the engine(发动机)dies and she can't start the car. A lot of cars stop behind her car and the traffic lights(交通灯)turn from red to green, from green to yellow and then red again. Lisa has a look at the cars behind hers and feels very sorry. Then a policeman comes and asks kindly, "Which color do you like, Miss?"     

Roller-coaster Life in China

Our arrival in Changzhou in late Au- gust was the start of a roller-coaster ride.The stability and peace of a few days always gave away to the stress and frustration of the days after, only to return once again to calm in the following days.Adjusting to the local conditions is proved dif- ficult,and even now,after living in China for a year, negativity still arises in response to certain behav-     

The Life in the Camp

We once had a whole week of life in the army camp. It was a life full of happinessand interest. That was in the first year of my primary school. All of us were excitedwhen teacher announced2 that we were about to pass a week in the camp. Can you imagine t…     

爱的词汇

“You are the sunshine of my life.” Has anyone eversaid that to you?Unfortunately,the words we usefor the ones we love are much more ordinary.Disappointingly ordinary,in fact.But—just asthey say the art of a good joke is in the telling—it all dependson who the magic words come from. The most common words we are darling,sweetheart,pet,dear,and love-certainly between couples who havebeen together for some time.For boyfriends and girlfriends,     

如何判定你是否喜欢你的工作?

Quick,answer these questions: Do you dread Mondays? Do you have big plans for your retirement? Do you fantasize about winning the lottery so you can quit your job and live the life of your dreams? If you answered yes to any of these questions-let alone all of them-there' s a good chance you are wasting your life in the wrong job.Gasp! I know,it sounds so harsh,so final,and quite possibly, unrealistic.