办公室幽默

People always say that hard work never killed anybody. Oh yeah？When was the last time you ever heard of anyone who ＂rested to death＂？ Being punctual in our office was of no benefit whatsoever. There was never anybody around to appreciate it. Our office was always on the cutting edge of technology. Not only did we have computers that spoke and listened, some of them even got ulcers. Did you ever notice how the people who complain the most about not having enough time to do all their work, are the same ones who always stop and tell everyone that they don＇t have enough time to do all their work？     

Primary School

My primary school is a delightful1 memory. It is full of joy and happiness. The memory of it always makes me happy. To tell the truth I was not a good pupil at that time. I didn't work hard, but I was not bad. Our school was located in a three floor2 bu…     

The Giving Trees

I was a single parent of four small children. Money was always tight, but we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. My kids told me that in those days they didn＇t know we were poor. They just thought Morn was cheap I＇ve always been glad about that. it was Christmas time, and although tilere wasn＇t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with church and family, parties and friends, drive downtown to see the Christmas lights, special dinners, and celebrate by decorating our home. But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall. They talked and planned for weeks ahead of time, asking each other and their grandparents what they wanted for Christmas. I dreaded it. I had saved S120 for presents. The big day arrived and we started out early. I gave each of the four kids a twenty dollar bill and reminded them to look for gifts about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop; then we would meet back at the ＂Santa＇s workshop＂ display.     

A Dentist

Mr Baker was a strong man. He was a good footballplayer and spent a lot of time on the game when hestudied in a medical callege (医学院). But he was hurtonce when he was playing football with his friends. Hisright leg was broken in the accident and he couldn't playany longer. He was sorry for it and liked to watch thegame. Now the young man worked in a hospital. He was agood dentist (牙医) and many patients asked him forhelp. He was always busy and had little time to watchthe matches. He had to watch them on TV at home in     

成功教师的自我评价(英文)

One of the most successful teachers I’ve had is Mrs. Karen in college. She was my foreign teacher and the reason I think that she was successful is that most of her students had enormous respect for her and I always felt comfortable in her teaching environment.     

Motorbike and I

My friends and I always find an excuse to ride a motorbike. I personally think it is one of the funniest things to do in Guilin.The first time I did it I had to admit I was a little bit nervous. I had never been on a motorbike before and I always thought there was a big possibility of failing off the bike, for the road was too bumpy.     

My Memories of Canada

Canada,such a beautiful and exciting country,always had been so far fromme. At that time I even could not believe one day, I would visit that land formyself.But it turned true. Last summer vacation, I joined the Summer Camp of Columbia InternationalCollage in Hamilton.The general idea of this Summer Camp was to let US learnEnglish and get to know Canada.     

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.     

阅读理解专项训练(下)(英文)

A August has always been difficult for me .It is the time when I realize that the books my English teacher as-signed to me are not going to read the mselves and that I have a difficult month in front of me .     

一九九六年上半年全国高等教育自学考试英语试题(公外)(续上期)

Passage 2 At one time, Einstein travelled over the States,giving lectures on the theory of relativity.He travelled by car, and became quite friendly with chauffeur.The chauffeur always listened to Einstein's lecture which he gave over and over again.One day he told Einstein that he knew the lecture so well that he was sure he could give it himself.Thinking this was amusing, Einstein said that,as nobody knew him in the place where he had to give his next lecture,perhaps the chauffeur could give the lectrue in his place.That evening they went along to the lecture hall.Both Einstein and the chauffeur wore dark blue suits and ties.Everybody applauded the chauffeur as he took his place on the stage.The lecture was a huge success.The chauffeur didn't make a single mistake or hesitation.When it was over,he collected the papers and put them in Einstein's bag.Then he started to leave,followed quietly by Einstein a few paces behind.Just before they got to the door,a man stopped them. He introduced himself to the     

完形填空练习(英文)

Mr Harris had never married, and he lived in a small house 1 himself. He was always very careful about 2 he ate and drank, and he never went out 3 the weather was cold. He was always afraid that he has getting some terrible disease, 4 he often went to see his doctor,and the doctor was getting very tired 5 his patient`s imagined illnesses, 6 he had more important work to do.     

What I Learned While Teaching

I arrived in China on November 1 st, 2002.I was teaching in Anhui, a town with 2million people and at the time 6 foreignersincluding my roommate and I. It took me abouta day to adjust to the time difference and thenit was time to work. I was in a class full ofmiddle school students, who were staring at mecuriously. I learned later that they had never seen     

Einstein and the Driver

At one time Einstein traveled all over the United States giving lectures. He traveled by car, and soon became quite friendly with the driver.The driver always listened to Einstein's lecture, which the great scientist gave again and again. One day, he told Einstein that he knew the lecture so well that he was sure he could give it himself. Einstein smiled and said, "Why     

A Puzzle of the World Map

There was a man who had a little hoy that he loved very mu~：h. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all his extra time playing with the little boy.     

Our House on Mango Street

We didn＇t always live on Mango Street. Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina, and before that I can＇t remember. But what I remember most is moving a lot. Each time it seemed there＇d be one more of us. By the time we got to Mango Street we were six--Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me.     

An Unforgettable Teacher

Time and tide wait for no man.It is not long before the school started and it is sad for me to think of leaving the school and the teachers soon.In the past three years,I have had a very great time.I won’t forget his loud voice in class.He was the first one to arrive at the classroom.He always spent his free time finishing his task and teaching us knowledge.He gave us suitable homework every weekday.He was never late for class.He was very responsible to us.And he never gave up on     

A Story about Peter

Peter was ten years old.He was clever.He paid attention to the teacher in class,but he liked playing in his free time.Strangely he always made a lot of mistakes when he did his homework.One day, his mathematics teacher looked through Peter's homework and     

完形填空实战练习

A Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.However,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.     

The Best Time of My Life

Now that I am growing older I think I might be figuring out why people have always told me to cherish my youth. ““It is the best time in your life, ““ they would say. Well, I‘ m still not sure that it was the best time in my life, but when I think back to my years in school, I certainly recall quite a few fond memories. My experiences in middle school are especially memorable.     

My English Learning Experience

This essay is aimed at reflecting my English learning experience,which is divided into three stages:The first six years’of study as a junior and senior high school student,when I always got high scores in the exams.I thought I was a sucessful English learner at that time.Four years as an English major in a teacher’s college,where I found my English was as other people called "Chinglish".No matter how hard I worked I couldn’t talk freely with native speakers.As time went on,I got to know the phenomenon belonging to interlanguage fossilization of English learning.Two years later after I graduated from the university,I went to University of Canberra to study my Master degree,there I found the essential factors that could help me get over fossilization through enhanced motivation,increased comprehensible input and production of communicative output.