The Ass and His Purchaser

A MAN wished to purchase an Ass,and agreed with its owner that he should try out the animal before he bought him.He took the Ass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other Asses,upon which the new animal left all the others and at once joined the one that was most idle and the greatest eater of them all.Seeing this,the man put a halter on him and led him back to his owner.On being asked how,in so short a time,he could have made a trial of him,he answered,“I do not need a trial;I kno…     

Wordsworth and Nature

William Wordsworth was England’s Poet Laureate. He is the Romantic poet who is most often described as a"nature"write, and he is always sensitive to every subtle change in the world around him. In my opinion, his love for nature is boundless. To him, nature acts as a substitute for imaginative and intellectual engagement with the development of embodied human beings in their diverse circumstances. It’s nature that gives him knowledge and strength. In this paper, I want to narrow Wordsworth’s conception of nature, and then we can find the harmony in the community of men and nature.     

所得税官员(英文)

Recently, I was visited by a man who said he was an "assessor", a word which I did not then understand very well. I said I had never heard of his line before, but I was pleased to see him. I asked him to sit down, and he did.I could think of nothing particular to say. So I asked him if he was opening his shop in the neighbourhood.     

巧克“长篇六论”

[例文]Last Sunday afternoon, I was in a bookshop.Suddenly I saw a short man behind me. He stole my purse and ran out of the shop. I followed him but he ran faster than me. I shouted ＂stop thief! stop thief!＂ A policeman came to help. Then a woman came and told us ＂I saw him. He ran along the street and then turned right at the first crossing.＂ The policeman started to run and he ran faster than me. Soon he stopped the thief and I got my purse back.     

Life Changes on the Day

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. As I was walking, 1 saw some kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him.     

Robinson Crusoe鲁宾逊漂流记（Ⅷ）

I took the captain (船长) and his two men to my home. I gave them food and showed them my table and chair and pots and everything that I had made. I then told them the story of my long, long stay on the island. The captain was astonished at what I told him.     

Playing a Game

Bored during a long flight, a famous scholar leaned over and woke up the sleeping man next to him to ask if he would like to play a game. "I'll ask you a question," the scholar explained, "and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $ 5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50."When the man agreed to play, the scholar asked, "What's the dis'tance from the earth to the moon?" Flummoxed(使惶惑地), the man handed him $5. "Ha!" said the scholar. "It's 238, 8…     

STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS

A mouse and a lionOne day a mouse went out to find something to eat.He ran carelessly through some tall grass.He ran into a big lion.The lion caught him,held him tightly(紧紧地)and would not let him go."Please let me go,Mr Lion,"said the mouse."One day I will help you." The lion laughed and thought,how a little mouse could help a big lion!Then he said,"Very well,I will let you go.But you must walk more carefully." "Thank you,"the mouse said."You are very kind." The next week the mouse was again looking for something to eat.He saw the lion had fallen into a net of strong ropes.He could not move.The mouse cut one of the ropes with his teeth and then the other.Soon the     

My Dream

I had a dream last night. It was a funny dream! In my dream, Sun Wukong was flying in the sky. I said to him: "Sun Wukong! I want to fly too!" Sun Wukong said: "O.K. I will help you!" Heblew(吹) one breath(气) and I began torise(升起)slowly(慢慢地). Then I was flying into the sky. I was very happy and excited.     

补全对话训练

1.根据对话内容 ,在每个空白处填入适当的词 ,使对话完整、合乎情景。A:Where's L in Tao?I can't find him.B:I don't　 1　 he can come today.A:What's　 2　 with him?B:Yesterday morning L in Tao was riding abike　 3　 a truck ran very fast towards him.A:What　 4　 then?B:The truck hit him and he was badly　 5　 .The truck was soon stopped and the　 6　 jumpedoff the truck and carried him to the nearest hospitalquickly.A:I'm　 7　 to hear that.what did the　 8　say?B:He said that L in Tao 　 9…     

To Help a Blind Man

Last Monday was a sunny day. I got up early in order to get to schoo l early, because it was the first day of a week. On my way to school, I saw a ma n standing beside the street with a walking stick in his hand. He was wondering there and moved slowly. It seemed that he wanted to cross the street. At that ti me, a car passed by and nearly hit him. I ran to him only to find out that he wa s a blind man. It was not easy for a blind man to cross the street. I decided to lead him to the othe…     

开心一刻(英文)

Fear of Heights A: I have a fear of heights. I never even once enjoyed the views from the plane window. B: I'm even worse. I dare not look out of the window when the plane is still on the runway. A: That's terrible. But I'm even hopeless. I get dizzy whenever I catch sight of an airmail envelope. Where Am I? Once an Englishman lost his way when he was driving in the country. He saw a farmer working in the field nearby, so he stopped his car and asked the farmer, "Excuse me, could you tell me where I am, please?" "Yes", the farmer looked at him and said, "you are in your car, sir. "     

爱的日出(英文)

"Hold me." I whisper to him, we are sitting on the roof, watching the sun as it rises. He gasps, probably thinking why I am asking him this, the truth is... I don't even know why, I'm supposed to hate him,     

老鼠和狮子

<正>[英语原文]Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying:"If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness."The Lion laughed and let him go。     

At the Court

A man had to go to court, and he asked his lawyer which judge would be hearing (审理) the case. His lawyer told him and asked:“Do you know him?”The man answered:“No, but I wanted to know his name so that I could send him a dozen bottles of good wine.”     

克里斯·波什分享有关科比的小故事

Chris Bosh and Kobe Bryant won an Olympic gold medal in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing as a part of the "1)redeern team"under Coach K,and in a 2)touching blog post on his own website,Bosh 3)paid tribute to Bryant following his retirement and remembered how Kobe's4)work ethic left him amazed on the first day of practice. "On the first practice day with that team,I went down to get breakfast before we took the bus over to the gym.There I was,thinking I was pretty early and feeling good about myself and Kobe's already there.He got up,said hello and walked out to get ready for practice.     

少强的疑问

"Can you understand how I feel, why I feel it... can you I understand my torture, my pain...?" Shao Qiang asked, looking intensely, almost imploringly, into Ming Yi Lin's eyes. He needed her to comfort him, to understand him, to see through and beyond the many apparent fault lines of his char-acter, a character that people, the society judged without any sympathy or knowledge. Society has its own rules, standards     

What goes up...

A father was at the beach with his children when the tour-year-old son Fan up to him, grabbed hishand, and led him to a place on the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happenedto him?" the son asked. "He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied. The boy thought a moment as he and his father stood looking at the seagull. Finally the son said,"Why did God throw him back down?"     

Competing with the students

Istill remember the first day in one privateschool in Jordan.It was a funny experiencefor me.I was interested and enthusiastec toteach English to adults students.It was alistening class where I had to take the studentsto the computer lad. I took the key from theprincipal and informed him that we had a listeningclass.     

My Uncle

My uncle is a college teacher.He teaches law.He is very kind and humorous.Every time he comes to my home,he brings me some candies and beautiful gifts.I love to talk with him and his words always make me laugh.He knows a lot and I can also learn a lot from him.I love my uncle very much.I want to become a college teacher like my uncle in the future.