Love is Just Like a Broken Arm

“But what if I break my arm again?” my five year-old daughter asked, her lower lip trembling. I knelt 1) holding onto her bike and looked her right in the eyes. I knew how much she wanted to learn

Heritage versus Marketing

“I have a dream...” It is among the most celebrated speeches in American history. “My four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin

No Milk Today

** No milk today, my love has gone away The bottle stands 1) forlorn, a symbol of the 2) dawn No milk today, it seems a common sight But people passing by, don’t know the reason why * How could they

The Acropolis

The 1) boldness and ambition of the Acropolis was funded by the 2) spoils of war, a war that determined the fate of Greece. In 480 BC, 3) Athens 4) lay in ruins conquered by the 5) seemingly 6) unstop

On the American National Flag

One of our great symbols is the American flag, 13 red and white 1) stripes 2) corresponding to the number of original states on a 3) rectangular piece of cloth, one corner blue with 50 white stars for

The Contest of Miss World 2001

MC: Now for the final question from Miss Scotland. Will you join me down here? Welcome, congratulations so far. OK, your question was sent in, and I hope I get the pronunciation right, by Wakani Nundw

The 53rd Emmy Awards

MC: Thomas Schlamme has 1) previously won Emmys for his direction of ER , Tracy Takes On and The West Wing ! Thomas Schlamme: Thank you. I had an 2) image of myself as a fourth grader frightened that

Grammer Smart2

Male: In fact, your ears are your most effective teaching tools. The 1) trick is merely to fine tune them, to hear more 2) subtle problems in the language. For instance, you hear a mistake in the foll

Quiz Show, Double Talk

Question: And so to our first 2) contender. Good evening. Your name, please. Answer: Good evening. Question: Your first time your chosen subject was answering questions before they were asked, this ti

Ain’t I a Woman? About the author

Where there is so much 1) racket, there must be something 2) out of kilter. I think that between the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in

GRAMMAR SMART 5

Pronouns Male: OK, you got your verbs, you got your nouns, and you got your pronouns. Then there are your 1) modifiers like your adjectives, adverbs and prepositions. Female: This half-hour, we’ll d

Judi Dench

Five years ago most Americans had never heard of Judi Dench. But then, in 1997, she landed her first starring role in a movie. She played Queen Victoria in the film, Mrs. Brown. Then, a year later, sh

激情言烧

Neville Chamberlain / 内维尔·张伯伦 二战期间英国首相，慕尼黑会议后的讲话 Here is the paper which bears his name (Hitler’s) upon it as well as mine. As symbolic of the desire

John Lennon: Imagine

Journalist: Yoko, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was recorded at EMI Studios. IMAGINE was recorded at your Tittenhurst Park home studio in Ascot. How did recording at home affect IMAGINE? Yoko: Well, a

Summer Ginger Beer

Good old fashion 1) ginger beer, just the thing to cool you down on a hot summer’s day, and we made this ourselves. In fact, it’s almost as much fun to make, as it is to drink. You can tell that’

The Aerial Ballet-Kite Surfing

There is just one road along the Atlantic coast of Spain to the southern most tip of Europe. It follows the coast of De La Luis, the coast of the light, leading you to Tariffa, possibly the windiest b

Robert Redford

(Scene from Out of Africa.) He was one of the biggest stars of the 70’s but in the 80’s and 90’s he found himself having to give more of his time to 1) Sundance. He also began directing. He says

The Royal Wardrobe-Queen Elizabeth’s Dress Display

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is one of Britain’s most famous and observed persons. Her wardrobe is a key element to her public image. The Queen is an 1) icon, simply 2) by virtue of the jo

Lunch Time Manicure

In New York City, no self-respecting woman would be caught dead without perfectly 1) manicured hands. The reason, hundreds of drop in nail bars all designed to have you 2) buffed, 3) polished now and

E-Education: Wave of the Future or Passing Trend?

1) Entrepreneurs are spending millions to create for-profit universities of the Internet, and the smart money is betting that by the time your middle schoolers go off to college, they may not really g