英语听力短文14 A Rising Dumpster

He was standing on the busy sidewalk. He was looking straight up. They were building a high-rise at 32nd Street and 6th Avenue. It had hundreds of huge glass windows. A crane was lifting a dumpster. The dumpster was about 20 feet in the air. He watch

原版英文小故事 49. A Bad Smell

It was a warm, sunny day. She put a hat on to keep the sun out of her eyes. She needed to visit her bank. She walked down to the corner. There were four buildings at the intersection. One was her bank. Opposite the bank was a fast food restaurant. Th

英文短篇故事（纽约）138 Mom's Missing Headstone

Sam took a bus to the cemetery. He went there every month to visit his mom's grave. This time something was different. Her headstone was missing. He looked around. Where is Mom's headstone, he wondered. He started to walk around the cemetery. He saw

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Radio Announcer: 11:05 on a Christmas Eve morning. And by this time tomorrow fellow kiddies it will all be over but the exchanging! Music: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock. . . Mike: Jacket. Scarf. (sniffs) Blue. All right. Shirt. Uh, long

儿童英语读物 The Clue in the Recycling Bin CHAPTER 2 Another Break-in

The next morning the children loaded their bikes with more recycling and pedaled to the Use It Again Recycling Center. Even though they had worked hard yesterday, they had enjoyed it. Helping other people felt good. And helping people recycle felt es

英语博客：Chore time.

There is a simple principle that can be applied to all homes: if you don't do the chores, the place becomes like a pig pen. But, if you're wise, you can train the little pigs to do the chores. That is something that I have discovered recently. My fou

超级简单英语阅读:No More Meat for Her

She used to eat meat. She used to eat a lot of meat. She used to eat beef. She used to eat pork. She used to eat ham. She used to eat chicken. She ate meat every day. She ate bacon for breakfast. She ate a hamburger or hot dog for lunch. She ate meat

简单慢速英语阅读:What’s That Smell?

It was a warm, sunny day. She put a hat on to keep the sun out of her eyes. She needed to visit her bank. She walked down to the corner. There were four buildings at the intersection. One was her bank. Opposite the bank was a fast food restaurant. Th

原版英语小短文 130. What's That Smell?

It was a warm, sunny day. She put a hat on to keep the sun out of her eyes. She needed to visit her bank. She walked down to the corner. There were four buildings at the intersection. One was her bank. Opposite the bank was a fast food restaurant. Th

BBC视频：Shark-proof divers 防鲨鱼潜水服

Few would want to end up in the jaws of a hungry shark. So， how to avoid becoming fish food？ Two Australian businessmen have designed wetsuits which they say are shark-repellent. This blue and white model might help divers to blend in； the blac

地道英语对话：Trash and Recycling(3)

A: Where are the dumpsters located in this building? B: Right now they are in the front of the building for pickup. A: When do the dumpsters get emptied? B: They usually get emptied Wednesday, unless there is a holiday in there somewhere. A: Are ther

地道英语对话：Trash and Recycling(2)

A: I need a little help about where to dump my trash bags. B: Put them in the parking lot dumpster near the parking spaces. A: When is trash day? B: Trash day is Wednesday. A: Do they sort our recyclables, or do we do it? B: They expect us to take ou

地道英语对话：Trash and Recycling(1)

A: Can you tell me where we are supposed to take our trash? B: Put it in the dumpster next to that stairway. A: What day do they pick the trash up? B: They empty the trash every Wednesday. A: Are we supposed to mix our recyclables in, or sort them? B

VOA标准英语2010年-Unemployed Find Comic Relief in New Bo

Sometimes, the best way to deal with a bad situation is to laugh at it. That's the idea behind The Adventures of Unemployed Man, a parody of classic superhero comics, written for America's current economic meltdown. In it, writers Erich Origen and Ga

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A: Can you tell me where we are supposed to take our trash? B: Put it in the dumpster next to that stairway. A: What day do they pick the trash up? B: They empty the trash every Wednesday. A: Are we supposed to mix our recyclables in, or sort them? B

【英语1级听力】没有更多的肉了-No More Meat for Her

She used to eat meat. She used to eat a lot of meat. She used to eat beef. She used to eat pork. She used to eat ham. She used to eat chicken. She ate meat every day. She ate bacon for breakfast. She ate a hamburger or hot dog for lunch. She ate meat

英语博客(A cup of English):016 A gargantuan doll.

A gargantuan doll. Beginners. The other day, my mother came to visit with a special present. It was something that she had bought at an auction. She often buys presents for my children; she's their grandmother, so she spoils them. It was a special gi

【时间旅行者的妻子】41

Clare turns and runs up the path, into the arms of her lighted and welcoming house, and I turn to the dark and begin to walk across the meadow. Later in the evening I chuck the tie in the dumpster behind Dinas Fish n Fry. LESSONS IN SURVIVAL Thursday

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Why'd you scream? You knew it was me. 你叫个屁呀，你明知道是我 That's the one I couldn't get out before. 这是刚才我叫不出来的那声 Oh, God, look at this mess. It's like looking for a dirty needle in a haystack, which I've done.

Chinese divers win three golds at Diving World Series

MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers won three golds at the FINA Diving World Series in Moscow Friday, but the Chinese team played cool with the results as many players believed they had not performed their best. China's He Chong, who is an Ol