钓鱼的艺术--《大河之恋》观感

Norman,the hero of the movie,is the son of apriest.He was born in a middle—class fami-ly.He and his families live in a town,not farfrom a clear stream and a waterfall.His father is apious(虔诚的),who takes belief to the hearts andsouls.Norman is good at learning,and going to be-come a professor in the University of Chicago.Theonly libertine(浪子)of the family is his little broth-er,Paul,who is a journalist in a newspaper inMontana.Though the two brothers and their fa-ther are quite different persons,they like fishing     

巧克力工厂的秘密

Before reading…Chocolate maker Willy Wonka is known as a strange man. He is rarely[很少地] seen in public. As a prize in a competition, Willy Wonka invites five winners to visit his chocolate factory. He hides five golden tickets in his chocolate bars. Those lucky enough to find a ticket win a tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Charlie Bucket is a poor boy who desperately[拼命地] wants the prize. You can see how Charlie discovers the precious[珍贵的] golden ticket and how happy he is in the following extract[节选].     

漫不经心的马克·吐温

The famous American writer Mark Twain was well-known for his absent-mindedness. One day, when he was riding in a train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for his ticket in all his pockets but without success. At last, the conductor, who knew the writer by sight said, "It does not really matter. Show me your ticket on your way back. And if you don't find it, there's no harm done."     

Foker and Humor

1.A Dollar Per Point◆中南财经政法大学2000级行政管理系李晶晶 A professor was giving a big test one day tohis students.He handed out all of the tests andwent back to his desk to wait.Onee the test wasover,the students all handed in the tests.Theprofessor noticed that one of the students hadattached(附上)a (?) 100 bill to his test with anote saying,“A dollar per point.”The next classthe professor handed the tests back.This studentgot back his test and (?)64 change.     

天才诗意的一面

Near the end of his life,Pablo Picasso predicted to a friend he would be remembered as a "Spanish poet who dabbled in painting, drawing,and sculpture. "The most famous artist of the 20th century was certainly joking.Picasso (1881-1973) knew he would be forever identified as the figure who rejected Renaissance traditions, ushering in a complex new relationship of the artist to the visible world and the audience. Pablo Picasso' s writing-done in the raw,unpunctuated style of the Surrealists-receives its first major translation into English in a new volume of poetry.     

《美丽心灵》

A Beautiful Mind is the true life story of John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius and Nobel Prize winner, who simply wants to think—about theories, about life, about love—if only his own mind would let him do it. Story剧情The film spans (横越) the life of John Nash (Russell Crowe) from mathematical prodigy (天才,神童), to delusional (妄想症) schizophrenic (精神分裂症), to Nobel Prize winner. We first meet John in 1948, and he is entering Princeton University as a graduate student. He rarely goes to class and calculates his mathematical theories on dorm room and library windows. Most of his colleagues steer clear of (避开,绕开) him, except his roommate, Charles (Paul Bettany), who tries to lighten him up. John eventually closes in on a hypothesis (假设)for an economic theory and becomes a star in the math     

Kobe is Moved by Chinese Young People's Patriotism

After the retirement of Michael Jordan(乔丹),Kobe(科比)from Lakers(湖人队)is the only player who can be described as"great".He has signed a contract with sina.com to open his Chinese blog and establish his official website in Chinese in 2009,which will no doubt be a sensational event to both the Internet and the sports circles.     

在平凡中发掘非凡

I heard a story about two workers who were approached by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, "What are you doing? His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid(报酬过低的) bricklayer(砖匠)who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on top of one another.The reporter asked the second worker the same question. His response, however, was quite different. "I' m the luckiest person in the world, he said. "I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of architecture. I help turn simplepieces of brick into exquisite (精致的,完美的)masterpieces.     

Devil or Victim—An Analysis of the Characterization of Heathcliff in Wuthering Height

The character Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is a controversial character that has aroused severe debate among critics and readers long since it was published in 1847.He is considered is a cruel devil and his acts in this novel are too far beyond a normal human’s moral acceptance.However,in spit of physical strength and his power of revenge,he is in a way also a victim of love and society.His destiny is doomed since he came into this world as the one who is"The Other"to take the revenge.     

天助自助者(英文)

Once, there was a pious man who was deeply involved in prayer. He frequented temples and prayed fervently to God.One day, his cart holding several items of food toppled onto the road that he was travelling on. He started calling out to God to help him.His cries for help from God went on for at least a few minutes. Then, a passer-by advised him, "Sir, God helps those who help themselves, so instead of continuing your calls to the Lord, you should be picking up the dropped items and setting things right again."     

当计算机失灵

The most frightening words in the English language are,"Our computer is down."You hear it more and more when you are on business.The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,"I’m sorry,I can’t sell you a ticket.Our computer is down.""If your computer is down,just write me out a ticket.""I can’t write you out a ticket.The computer is the only one allowed to     

The First Trip by Himself

Li Lei was sitting in a bus. It was a bit hot in the crowd bus. He took off his thick coat and put his hand into his pocket to see if his ticket was there. He felt a little nervous,but excited. He looked around. Everything in and out of the bus was pleasant. This was the first time in his life to travel to another city by himself.LiLeiwas a clever boy and was good atlessons.H is teachers andhis parents said thatLiLeiwas a good boy.Buthe had one shortcom ing.H e depended on his parents too …     

快刀手——安德烈·舍普琴科(英文)

The AC Milan forward shows us his passion for the great Ukrainian, his namesake: "I and the Dynamo physiotherapist(物理疗法家)used to vie(竞争)with each other who remembered more lines". And adds: "I want to become the best player of the championship". He knows the whole poem that starts like this: "When I'll die,bury me in a high mound(土     

奥斯卡影帝——凯文·斯帕西(英文)

Kevin Spacey was born in New Jersey on July 26th, 1959. The family moved to Southern California and the boisterous (狂暴喧闹的) Spacey found himself sent off to a military academy. When that school couldn' t tame him, he moved on to Chatsworth High School, where he met other future actors Mare Winningham and Val Kilmer.In 1984, he found himself understudying (练习做临时演员) all the male roles in Hurlyburly. Director Mike Nichols was so impressed by his versatility (多才多艺) that he made sure he had a chance to play all of the roles during the run. After that he managed to land the lead role of National Anthems after Al Pacino dropped out and in 1986 starred opposite Jack Lemmon in the Broadway revival of Long Day' s Journey Into Night.Kevin made his film debut in 1986' s Heartburn and made     

伊索寓言(英文)

The FishermanA Fisherman went to a river to fish, and, having laid his nets across the stream, he used a stone and a long cord to beat the water in order to drive the fish into the nets.A cottager who lived close by came and complained that the Fisherman was disturbing the stream and making the water too muddy to drink."I am sorry that this bothers you, " replied the Fisherman, "but it is by troubling the waters that I gain my living. "     

A Clever Escape

A wise judge (法官) , who served in a district (地区的) government by an unjust man, was once condemned to prison (被判刑) in a tower because the governor was displeased by the great affection (爱) which the people felt for the judge. The tower was very high and judge was condemned to spend his entire life there all alone.     

幽你一默

Tit for TatA good story is told in Edinburgh about Professor Blackie.One day,the professor being prevented from lecturing,a notice was posted on the classroom door to his effect:"Professor Blackie regrets he is unable today to meet his classes."A waggish student,spying this,scraped out the initial letter of the last word of the sentence,and made it appear as if the professor was regretful at his inability to meet his lasses.But the keen-eyed old man,notic-ing the prank that had been played on him,quietly erased another letter,and left the following:"Professor Blackie regrets he is unable today to meet his asses!"     

钥匙还是接吻

A friend of mine was giving an English lesson to a class of adult who had recently come to live in the United States. After placing quite a number of everyday objects on a table, he asked various members of the class to give him the ruler, the book, the pen and so on. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work that they were engaged in until when my friend turned to an Italian student and said,"Give me the keys."The man looked surprised and somewhat at a loss. Seeing this, my friend thought that the student hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated. "Give me the keys." The Italian shrugged his shoulders. Then, he threw his arms around the teacher's neck and kissed him on both     

The Tragic Fate of "Other":an Analysis of Wuthering Heights from a Post-Colonial Perspective

Wuthering Heights is the only masterpiece by the English eminent critical realist Emily Bronte in the nineteenth century.In the novel,there appeared one "other",who is Heathcliff,a colored man probably from the eastern world.The research proceeds from the tragic fate of the protagonist and connects his fate with the Victorian age,trying to analyze his identity of "other" in the novel and the profound effect it has on the tragic fate and regrettable love of the hero and heroine.