- 英汉幽默故事选读【29】I'm a Police Officer2007-02-10 18:35:53
- 29.I'm a Police Officer When my husband, Jack, was a police officer, he once approached a home guarded by two ferocious dogs. They lunged at the screen door with such force that it opened, and they tore out
- 英汉幽默故事选读【30】A Business Trip2007-02-10 18:35:52
- 30. A Business Trip On a business trip to India, a colleague of mine arrived at the airport in Dilhi. He took a taxi to his hotel, where he was greeted by his hospitable Indian host. The cab driver requeste
- 英汉幽默故事选读【31】Get a Job2007-02-10 18:35:52
- 31.Get a Job One day shortly after I had come home from college, my father was outside doing yard work. He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen from its nest. Wanting to return the tiny
- 英汉幽默故事选读【32】12 Post Cards2007-02-10 18:35:51
- 32. 12 Post Cards My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post cards . "Here, write us a few lines
- 英汉幽默故事选读【34】Looking for a companion2007-02-10 18:35:50
- 34. Looking for a companion A bachelor asked the computer to find him the perfect mate: ' I want a companion who is small and cute, loves water sports and enjoys group activities. " Back came the answer:
- 英汉幽默故事选读【35】My Roommate2007-02-10 18:35:50
- 35. My Roommate My roommate was interested in a young man in her English-literature class, but she was too shy to let him know. One day she overheard him say he was on his way to the library for a certain b
- 英汉幽默故事选读【36】I Can't Stop Now2007-02-10 18:35:50
- 36. I Can't Stop Now The woman ahead of me in a long line at the department of motor vehicles was reading a paperback romance novel. I inched along behind her and when her turn finally came, she stepped as
- 英汉幽默故事选读【37】The Big Baby2007-02-10 18:35:47
- 37. The Big Baby "You'll have to take care of the baby today," a woman told her husband . " I'm not feeling well." "Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. " her husband said. "I'll be pleased to look
- 经典背诵短文【39】The Salinity of Ocean Waters2007-02-10 18:35:46
- The Salinity of Ocean WatersIf the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic pr
- 经典背诵短文【26】2007-02-10 18:35:46
- International Business and Cross-cultural CommunicationThe increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross
- 短语学习－the die is cast2007-02-10 18:35:46
- the die is castthe die is cast是木已成舟、大局以定的意思。据牛津词典记载，“the die is cast”，这一成语是指骰子巳经掷出，犹如覆水难收一般。 这一成语在1592年上演的莎士比亚著名历史剧 中就以不同的形式出现过: “I
- 短语学习－hatemongering2007-02-10 18:35:44
- hatemongeringmonger是卖东西的小贩，最常见于fishmonger（鱼贩子）一字中。而商贩总是要用比较耸动的言辞来兜售商品，所以含有monger的字眼多半带有“夸大不实，不负责任”的否定暗示。所谓hatemongering字面上是“兜售仇恨
- 短语学习－limbo2007-02-10 18:35:40
- 这个字出自宗教术语。天主教和基督教都强调“信耶酥得永生”。人要领受耶酥替人赎罪而死的恩典(grace)，才能洗清原罪，进入天国。那么，没有机会信耶酥的人怎么办？在公元前生活的人，包括苏格拉第，荷马这些人，都没有机会信