原版英文故事与诗歌：Alberto's New Neighbours

Read the story Alberto's New Neighbours by Chris Rose Alberto took one look at his new neighbours and knew that his life was going to get more difficult. He watched them arrive in their big, noisy car and watched them get out. There they were, two of

原版英文故事与诗歌：April Fool's Day

Read the story April Fool's Day by Pete Humphreys Danny Applewhite was developing into a rather arrogant young man. True, he was among the top five achievers at his school, but he was the only one of them who would regularly remind the other 150 stud

原版英文故事与诗歌：Coming back up

Coming Back Up by Chris Rose So were driving along, a road in the middle of nowhere, a few trees now and then on each side of the road, mountains in the distance, there hasnt been a town for ages and then you see this sign, not really a proper sign a

原版英文故事与诗歌：Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Ethel

Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Ethel by Chris Rose So, I was walking along the street, on my way to work, as usual, but for some reason I was in a hurry. I wasnt really sure why I was in a hurry. And then I realised that I was holding a banana in my ha

原版英文故事与诗歌：It wouldn't do

It wouldn't doby John KayBut, She said, I suppose it wouldn't do For everyone to be the same now, Would it. No, I said, There'd be less Interesting people around, Wouldn't there. Fewer interesting people, She said, But I suppose it wouldn't do For ev

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Christmas the Lights Went Out

Tom Jankowitz took his coat off and threw it onto the seat in the airport lounge. He sat down and opened up his laptop computer, keeping one eye on the small television which showed the departure times of all the flights from the airport. Tom Jankowi

原版英文故事与诗歌：Scarlett

Heres Scarlett, in the garden of a friends house in London on a sunny summer morning, the kind of mornings that are unusual in England. Scarlett is twelve years old (thirteen in November she tells me), and is trying to understand the world around her

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Broken Mirror, The Black Cat, and Lots of Good Luck

Nikos was an ordinary man. Nothing particularly good ever happened to him, nothing particularly bad ever happened to him. He went through life accepting the mixture of good things and bad things that happen to everyone. He never looked for any explan

原版英文故事与诗歌：The cat that walked by himself

Pussy can sit by the fire and sing, Pussy can climb a tree, Or play with a silly old cork and string To 'muse herself, not me. But I like Binkie my dog, because He knows how to behave; So, Binkie's the same as the First Friend was, And I am the Man i

原版英文故事与诗歌：The comeback

Fausto Ruiz got off the boat at the port of the city where he had been born fifty years ago, and to which he had not returned for twenty years. He walked along the seafront, surprised by how much his hometown had changed, and also by how much of it h

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Dinosaur in Jake's Garage

Dad he said, Theres a dinosaur living in the garage. Is there really, Jake? said his dad. Thats interesting. Now go and away and play. Daddys busy at the moment. Jakes dad went back to reading his newspaper. Jake had suspected that there was a dinosa

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Interesting Most Boring Man in the World

The interesting most boring man in the world By Chris Rose People often said that Thierry Boyle was the most boring man in the world. Thierry didnt know why people thought he was so boring. Thierry thought he was quite interesting. After all, he coll

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Polar Bear's Dinner

The Polar Bear's Dinner by Chris Rose So, Im a polar bear, right? Got that? A polar bear. Not one of those brown bears that live in forests and on mountains. One of those big white ones, you know, surely. Where do I live? On an iceberg of course, not

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Tay Bridge Disaster

The Tay Bridge Disaster Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. 'Twas about seven o'clock at nigh

原版英文故事与诗歌：Three jokes

The chicken and the frog One morning a chicken walked into a library. It went up to the desk and said Book! Book! The librarian gave the chicken two books, and it left. Half an hour later the chicken returned. Once more it approached the desk and sai

原版英文故事与诗歌：Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Et

Elephants, Bananas and Aunty Ethelby Chris RoseSo, I was walking along the street, on my way to work, as usual, but for some reason I was in a hurry. I wasnt really sure why I was in a hurry. And then I realised that I was holding a banana in my hand

原版英文故事与诗歌：Alberto’s New Neighbours

Albertos New Neighboursby Chris RoseAlberto took one look at his new neighbours and knew that his life was going to get more difficult. He watched them arrive in their big, noisy car and watched them get out. There they were, two of them, as big and

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Dinosaur in Jake’s Garage

The Dinosaur in Jakes Garageby Chris Rose Dad he said, Theres a dinosaur living in the garage. Is there really, Jake? said his dad. Thats interesting. Now go and away and play. Daddys busy at the moment. Jakes dad went back to reading his newspaper.

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Flatulence Tax

The Flatulence Taxby John O'Neill A flatulence tax on cattle and sheep, Another rip-off to make us all weep. Preserving the ozone at any expense, It's all propaganda that doesn't make sense. Abandon the flock and abolish the herd, When it comes to su

原版英文故事与诗歌：The Golden Boys

The Golden Boysby Chris RoseEvery August. Every August for twelve years. Every August for twelve years we went to the same small town on holiday. Every August for twelve years we went to the same beach. Every August for twelve years my parents rented