Keep Your Goals in Sight

When she looked ahead,Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a thick wall of fog.Her body was numb.She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions.Now,at the age of 34,her goal was to become     

The Door to a Magic Box

A country woman went to the city for the first time. She went into a very tall building. On the first floor, she saw an old woman standing in front of a door. And the door was closed. Then the door opened. The     

哈哈镜

Caught in the ActA woman is working in her office when Jim comes in. In a moment of passion, the woman and Jim start kissing. A few minutes later, the boss walks in and shouts, ＂Is this what you get paid for？＂ ＂No,＂ says the woman. ＂I do this for free.＂     

Jokes

A woman didn' t know what a mirror was. One day her husband bought one for her. While looking in the mirror, she was surprised and ran to tell her mother-in-law(婆婆).     

趣味故事(英文)

People are not,so honest as they were once.The temptation to steal is greater than ever before-especially in the large shops.A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday morning.On Monday there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in,so it was easier for the detective to watch her.The woman first bought a few small articles.After a little time,she     

永远的纯真——《小飞侠彼得·潘》赏析

原作节选 That was the last time the girl Wendy ever saw Peter.For a little longer she tried for his sake not to have growing pains;and she felt she was untrue to him when she got a prize for general knowledge.But the years came and went without bringing the careless boy;and when they met gain,Wendy was a married woman,and Peter was no more to her than a little dust in the box in which she had kept her toys.     

辛普森太太和她的汤

1.One time Mrs.Simpson invited a lot ofpeople to her house for dinner.She planned to feedthem a good dinner of meat and vegetables andher special soup.Mrs.Simpson made the best soupin the town.No woman was a better cook thanshe was.But this time she forgot to put salt into     

Does your dog bite？

One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.     

Taxi-Driver's Story

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. It was a cowboy's life, a life for someone who wanted no boss. What I didn't realize was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a moving confessional. Passengers climbed in, sat behind me in total anonymity, and told me about their lives. I encountered people whose lives amazed me, ennobled me, made me laugh and weep, but none touched me more than a woman I picked up late one August night.     

Does your dog bite?

One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.     

受害者

People had be—gun to wag their fin—gers at Tejal,and some said she was a woman of‘loose’charac—ter,while a few who thought she was really innocentchose to keep quiet,for reasons known to them alone. Tejal first met Sunil when she was in college but lostcontact with him and did not see him for many years.Then,one day,she met him on the streef with a ratherhandsome looking young man,who Sunil introduced as     

A Touching Story

Twenty years ago,I drove a taxi for a living.I met many peoplewhose lives amazed me,ennobled(使敬重)me,made me laugh andweep.But none moved me more than a woman,who I picked up lateone night when I got a call from a small building in a quiet part of thecity.When I arrived at2:30a.m.the building was dark except for alight in a ground floor window.     

《创世纪》遗失的一章(英文)

So God asked Adam,"What is wrong with you?"Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to. God said that He was going to make Adam a companion and that it would be a woman.He said,"This person will gather food for you,cook for you,and when you discover clothing she'll wash it for you.She will always agree with     

The Thousand and One Nights

There was once a King d Persia who had a beautiful wife.He loved her verymuch,but she was a wicked woman.When the King discovered her wickedness,hekilled her.He believed that all women were wicked and decided that he would punishthem.He gave orders that he was to he given a new wife every day.After one day'smarriage he would cut off her head and marry again.This went on for some time and     

Who Is the Thief

A woman was waiting at an airport one night,with several long hours before her flight.She hunted for a book in the airport shops,bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.She was engrossed in her book but happened to see that the man sitting beside her,as bold as could be, grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between,which she tried to ignore     

Flat Tyre

A man was mending a street lamp when he saw a pretty young woman and three children get into a car which was in the garden of a house near him. He saw that the car had a flat tyre and tried to warn the woman, but it was too late─she was already driving t…     

一千零一夜

There was once a King of Persia who had a beautiful wife. He loved her very much, but she was a wicked woman. When the King discovered her wickedness, he killed her. He decided that all women were wicked and that he would punish them. He gave orders that he was to be given a new wife every day. After one day's marriage he would cut off her head and marry again. This went on for some time and all the people of the country were unhappy.     

我的野蛮祖母

My grandmother was an iron-willed woman,the matri-arch of our family,at that time our family was in New York.祖母是个强势的女人,是我们的一家之主,那时我们家住在纽约。When I was five years old,she invited some friends andrelatives to her Bronx apartment for a party.Among theguests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well inbusiness.His wife was proud of their social status and let ev-eryone at the party know it.They had a little girl about myage who was spoiled and used to getting her ow…     

牛顿:物理学第一人

Newton Was born on Christmas Day,1642,in a littlevillage in the east of England.His father,a farmer,diedbefore he was born;his mother was a woman of intelli-gence and character. Newton’S school days were not remarkable.At 18 hewent to Cambridge University to study math,then the u-niversity was closed because of the plague period.Newtonwent home for a period of 18 months: a most significantperiod, for during that time, when he was between theages of 22 and 24,he made his three great discoveries-differential calculus,the nature of white light,and the lawof gravity.The three discoveries changed the course of hu-man thought and have influenced the course     

高一课文配套短文改错专练

Unit 19 JobsIt is very difficult of a woman to find a job now. Here is an example to explain to it. Ms King wanted to find a work in a company but she was turned up only because she was a woman. She thought a way. She pretended to be a man and got the job. But later an accident happened with her. Her secret was discovered by others. She told lie but she was good at her work. Could she stay in the company? An discussion was hold. At last the company let her stay.