One Way To Make Friends

"What's the matter, Bob?" asked his mother. "Why do you look so sad?" "I don't have anyone to play with," Bob said. "I wish we had stayed in Salt Lake City. I had friends there."“You will soon make friends here, ” said his mother. “Wait and see!” Just then there was a tap on the door. Mrs Miller opened it. There stood a woman with red hair. “Hello, ”she said.“I9m Mrs Carey. I live next door.” “Come in, ”said Mrs Miller.“Bob and I are so glad to see you.” “I came to ask fo…     

Phone Dinner

One day, when I was at an airport waiting for my flight, I had to make a phone call. I looked around and found all the phones were busy. So I went to wait in line and stood there for a long time.The person talking on the phone was an old man and I could hear the conversation clearly. He was talking about his trip in this city. He said he was having a good time. He commented on(评论) the weather here and asked about the weather back there. While he was talking, he was eating a sandwich and drinking coffee.     

On Being a Minolity Of One

When I first went to China to teach English I was at a rural school in the south. The closest city was Conghua, with about eighty-five thousand people. I liked to go there on my one day off each week to buy fruit and other things to have in my dorm at the school. Sometimes, I would go with one of the other foreign teachers but many times I would go alone and I would be the only westerner in the city, a minority of one.     

漫天的星星

Andy was a boy who lived when there were no stars.He liked to stay up late and walk around at night. One night,Andy got out of his bed and 1)snuck out of the house.Usually,he liked to walk down to the lake and listen to the frogs sing their loud songs.But this night,Andy felt a little 2)restless."I wish there was something else to do!"3)whined Andy.     

一次不可思议的经历

It was a busy scene in the street when the Spring Festival was drawing near. I was helping my wife sell the goods at her stand when there were too many buyers around. One old woman, with her both hands occupied, was picking out trousers all by herself. She was wandering which one to take. She spent so long in choosing that I lost patience. So I just left her alone and turned to greet another guest. At the same time I saw a group of guys walking towards our stand. I was glad that we could make a little more today before my wife whispered into my ear "WATCH OUT!". "WHY?" I asked loudly. "Shoo-." my wife held her finger up to stop me and rolled her eyes at me when she quickly covered the moneybag tightly. "What?" I still wanted to find out the reason when the guys stood around the old woman. The guest I served left without buying anything though he liked the item very much.     

Do You Know Who I Am?

Once,a long time ago,I went to a railway station near New York.I was 1 the night train from there.Crows of people were on the platform(月台）and they were pushing into the long train 2 was already full.I asked the man at the booking office(售票）3 I could have two tickets.He answered sharply "No."So I left 4.     

When I was six years old

When I was six years old,I was very lovely,I had short hair,big eyes,small ears and a big mouth.One day,I was at my grandparents’house,there was a pool near their house,I saw some fish in the pool,I was very excited,I wanted to catch them,suddenly,I fell into the pool,"Ah"I shouted,my mum came to help me,it was too dangerous,from then on,I don’t catch fish any more.     

A Bookshelf or Something Else？

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home, we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture(家具) shop. “Buy it ,” she said at once. “We‘ll carry it home on the roof rack(车顶架). I‘ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do‘?. Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack.     

Patsy Beckett—My Australian Friend

I once stayed at St Paul's Grammar School in Sydney, Australia, as a visiting teacher for two months. From the moment I got there till the time I left, I seldom felt lonely and homesick. I know that's because Australian people are friendly to us and willing to help us. My friend Patsy Beckett is one of them.Patsy, (Mrs. Beckett) is the Principal's Personal Assistant at the school. Though she is busy all the time, she has arranged my visit in great detail. The first day I came to school she took me to my homestay's house herself, and there I found some beautiful flowers and nice fruit on the desk in my room. I thought this was a nice gesture of friendship.     

如何致谢和答谢

Ted worked in a factory in a big town. He liked fishing very much, and was very good at it.Whenever he was free. he wouht go down to the small river behind the factory, and tried to catchsome fish, but there were very few there, because the water was dirty. Last summer he went to the seaside during his holidays and stayed at a small cheap hotel.     

歌曲《真爱玫瑰》背后的故事

I was driving down the 1)reeway one afternoon,sometime in 1977. I was listening to the radio when the song Magdalena by Danny O'Keefe,sung by Leo Sayer,came on.I liked it immediately.My favorite line was "Your love is like a 2)razor.My heart is just a scar." As I continued to drive down the road the thought came,I don't agree with the 3)sentiment.I was younger then.I didn't think love is like a razor.What,then,did I think love is? Suddenly,it was as if someone had opened a window in the top of my head.Words came pouring in.I had to keep 4)reciting them to myself as I drove faster and faster towards home,so I wouldn't forget them.I 5)screeched into my drive way,ran into the house,and sat down at the piano.Ten minutes later,The Rose was there.     

A Blackout

It was a stormy night. I was alone at home, reading a book, when suddenly there was a blackout. The whole house was in darkness. I knew it was a blackout though I had never experienced one before. Muttering angrily to myself, I started feeling my way to the kitchen where the candles were kept.     

What a Clever Man

Li Fei drove a taxi through the busy street of Hangzhou every day .One day a young man jumped into his taxi."To the station,hurry up!" he shouted.Li Fei drove veryfast,but at every corner there was a red light.The young mansaid, "Be quick!I don't want to miss my train." Li Fei shouted,too, "I don't want to die (死) here!" He turned and noticed (注意) the young man's face. "Oh,he's the thief (贼) and killed a woman," hethought. "His picture was in the newspaper." Li Fei had an idea.     

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.     

短文三则

AI was on my way to school when suddenly I found a wallet lying on the ground.I 1 it up,and found there was a lot of money inside.I looked 2 and there were 3 else.I thought the owner must be very 4.But who 5 it belong to?I wondered.I must try my best 6 the owner.I thought the class adviser might tell me7,so I flew to school 8.I was late for     

穿越世纪的DIY——十字绣

I have been cross-sitiching on and off since the late 1970's when I was in middle school. What drew me to learn this handcraft was the simplicity of the art yet the intricate designs that one could create. Learning to corss-stitch is very simple since the basic stitch is making "x's" with colored thread on a piece of fabric. I enjoy the ability to easily take my craft with me on trips for something to do when there is a rest period.The first pieces that I corss-stitched were small single character designs that I was able to make into bookmarks or put into very small frames for on top of a desk. The finished fronts on these pieces turned out looking really good, but the backs looked like an explosion of threads. As I cross-stitched more, I began to learn and understand how to stitch my "x's" so that the backs of my cross-stitched pieces looked almost as neat as the fronts.Now people look at the backs of my pieces and admire how neatly my color changes(start and end of threads).     

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.     

The Hunter and the Deer

On day,an old man was out hunting,when he saw a big deer withbeautiful horns behind a tree.It was the biggest and finest deer he hadever seen.The hunter was at the top of a cliff,the deer was at the bottom,and there was a wall of rock behind it.The old hunter knew that,if hetried to climb down the cliff,the deer would hear and see him;and itwas not possible for him to go round to the other side of the deer,because     

一见钟情(英文)

Many years ago,my uncle owned a restaurant at a small airport in Illinois. My mother was the assistant manager and I was the hostess.One afternoon,my mother and I went to a dine for lunch.Our waitress,Debbie,was so sweet that we took an immediate liking to her,and my mother offered her a job at my uncle's restaurant on the spot. Debbie accepted. We invited her to our home for dinner that evening and during our conversations with her,we learned that she had never married and that she had no boyfriend.She told us that five years before while on a flight back east, she met "her pilot" and that it was love at first sight.