How Did the Handshake Come into Being?

Words:258 Minutes:5 Today it seems perfectly natural for us to shake hands when wegreet someone or say goodbye. But like so many things that we dowithout thinking,such action at one time probably represented something. For example,in primitive life the hand was probably a symbol ofpower and strength.The hand was used to fight enemies,kill animals,     

A missing life

I was shocked seriously when hearing the news that a middle school student murdered his schoolmate just for a girl. At this moment, I choose to be silent rather than hurried discussions.A little life had gone leaving and taking away nothing, what should we do but feel sad, or angry, or regretful inwardly？ However, on the other hand, why did the student do that？ what seems to be particularly normal, yet results in a terrible conflict.     

神啊,救救我!(英文)

Yesterday afternoon John and I were walking along a road where we heard someone shout “Help!Help!”He was in a lake,about a hundred feet from the shore.There was a small boat nearby.We knew immediately what happened. He had fallen out of the boat and could not swim good enough to reach it or to get to the shore.As we ran toward the lake I     

完形填空

What must you do when you 1 a present2 your birthday?you have to 3 down and write athank you 4. The words "Thank you" are very5. We have to use them on 6 many occasions(场合). We 7 them when someone does something8 us. 9 important word is "please". Many peopleforget 10 it. 11 is rude to ask someone to dosomething without 12 "please". We have to use itwhen we 13 something,too. It may be a book or a     

“Thank You” and “Excuse me”

American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. You should say "Thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone is walking in front of you, and keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice     

完形填空小练笔

I remember as a small child when we would havethese gatherings where someone would come up andask,"What are you going to be when you grow up?"Well,it(?)being a cowboy or some super hero.Later it was a fireman, policeman, lawyer…As Igrew older my dreams of the future(?)When,atlast,I was in college,I made up my(?)to become apeacher(牧师)as my father.(?)I studied and pre-pared for that life.I reached(?)in the end and I waspreaching nearly full-time for much of my adult life.However,for many, there is a"thief"which goes     

Thank You And Excuse Me

American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. People in many other countries do like that, too. It is a very good habit(习惯).You should say "Thank you" when someone passes you the thing you want, when someone opens the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful."Thank you" is used not only between friends but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters…     

Grammar as process

Is grammar a thing or is it something that happens? This paper will argue that maybe it is a bit of both. When we describe language, as in the grammar of English, grammar is more noun-like than verb-like. It is a body of facts about the language: "The present perfect is formed by the auxiliary have plus the past participle", etc. On the other hand, when we use language in real communication, grammar manifests itself in ways that seem to have little to do with the conscious appli     

Rose

On the first day of school,our teacher asked us to meet someone we didn’t already know.I stood up to look around when a hand touched my shoulder.I turned around and found a little old lady smiling to me.     

倾听……

Isuspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it's given from the heart. When people are talking, there's no need to do anything but receive them. Just take them in. Listen to what they're saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than understanding it. Most of us don't value ourselves or our love enough to know this. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simple saying, "I'm so sorry," when someone is in pain. And meaning it.     

情书

My Dearest Mark, If someone had told me fifteen years ago that I would be a happily married woman with four children,I wouldn't have believed it. When we met,I was still healing from an abusive relationship and was afraid to trust you. You puzzled me. No man had ever treated me as well as you,and I kept waiting for that first slap of your hand or that first derogatory name to come from     

相似句型单项填空专练

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn‘t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr Green was surprised(惊奇的)when he saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong black umbrella(雨伞) in his hand. Mr Green said to him, ““Are we going to have rain today, do you think?     

The Man’s Chilies

There once was a man who went to India.In those times,we didn’t have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now.So the man went to India on foot.He had never been to India before,perhaps he came from Persia.And when he got there,he saw a lot of fruit.In India they have plenty of fruit to sell,but much of it is     

Help!

There are groups of young people in many places who give theirtime to help others.For example,they do the shopping for people whoare sick or old.Often these people are very lonely and are gratefulfor some company.They enjoy having someone to talk to from timeto time.At the university there was such a group.Ally joined it andhelped many old people in this way.Then a new plan was introduced.The students offered to redecorate old people's homes if the local govern-     

Jokes and Humor

When we want to tell other people what we think,we can do it with the helpof words or with the help of signs.We sometimes move our heads upand down when we want to say“yes”, and we sometimes move our heads     

编辑台

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.     

Eating Custom and Practice in America

American eating is funny. They eat almost everything with a fork, and it appears that holding a knife in one＇s right hand longer than a few seconds is considered to be against good table manners. The system is that if it is absolutely necessary to use a knife, people take the fork in their left hand, and cut off a piece of meat or whatever it is in the normal manner. Then they put the knife down, transfer the fork tO their right hand, and only then do they transport the food to their mouth. This, is clearly funny, but it is considered good manners.     

中国见闻小访

Name:Savio (gentleman) Years in China:5 years 1.What surprised you the most during your stay in China? Definitely the thing that surprised me most when I came to China the first time was to see how many people you could find in the same place.Since in my home country I was living in a small village,it was very difficult to get used to being always surrounded by so many people. Another one was to realize how "cold" Chinese people are while they greet each other.In my country,every time we meet someone,we would shake hands quite strongly,give hugs and even exchange kisses regardless if we know each other for long time or not.Here in China all those things are not common at all.Sometimes I have to control myself in order to avoid embarrassing Chinese people around me.     

Funny Questions

1.What must you keep after giving it to someone else? 2.Who can stop a truck with one hand? 3.What are the strongest days of the week? 4.Where does Friday come before Thursday? 5.Which travels faster,heat or cold? 6.Why did he throw a clock out of the window? 7.When should you kick about a birthday present? 8.It is yours,but others use it more than you do.What is it ? 9.What room has no walls,no doors,no floors,and no windows? 10.How are a teacher and a railroad conductor (列车员) alike? 11.Why are we always tired (累) on the first of April? 12.What is the longest sentence in the world? 13.What is the difference between a hill and a pill (药片) ? 14.What part of a clock is always old?     

to face the music

When someone says,“Well,i guess i‘ll have to go face the music”it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert .it is something far less pleasant,like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that,and why you did not do to this or that sour music indeed,but it has to be faced.