The chief minister of the south Indian state of Telangana has caused outrage after moving into a palatial new home that cost taxpayers $7.3m. 印度南部泰伦加纳邦的首席部长近来搬入了一所花费纳税人730万美金的豪宅官邸，这
趣味英语
In 2009, after half a century of nearly unbroken rule, the Liberal Democratic party was finally drummed out of office by a new force in Japanese politics. The Democratic Party of Japan, led by Yukio Hatoyama, promised a new contract with the Japanese
趣味英语
A secret Santa brought an early Christmas gift to cash-strapped shoppers by spending $20,000 paying off their outstanding bills. 一个神秘的圣诞老人为囊中羞涩的人们提早送出了圣诞礼品他用2万美元为他们买了单。 Staff
趣味英语
Each week in Bookends, two writers take on questions about the world of books. This week, Thomas Mallon and Ayana Mathis on authors whose life stories should be told. 每周的书挡专栏(Bookends)都会有两位作家谈论有关书籍的话题。这
趣味英语
One day in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God, Lord, I have a problem!What's the problem, Eve?Lord, I know you've created me and have provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, and that hilarious comedy snake, but I'm ju
趣味英语
A male crab met a female crab and asked her to marry him. She noticed that he was walking straight instead of sideways. Wow, she thought, this crab is really special. I can't let him get away .So they got married immediately. The next day she noticed
趣味英语
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a d
趣味英语
A salesman was chatting with the owner of a motel.Business is terrible, said the motel owner. 'Really bad.But every time I drive by here you have the 'no vacancy' sign on. said the salesman. That's true, replied the motel owner. But I used to turn aw
趣味英语
An old snake goes to see his Doctor. Doc, I need something for my eyes, I can't see very well these days.The Doc fixes him up with a pair of glasses and tells him to return in 2 weeks. The snake comes back in 2 weeks and tells the doctor he'svery dep
趣味英语
With a penchant for leopard print heels, latex thigh-high boots and ￡1,000-plus designer dresses, Theresa May is no stranger to political power dressing. But the Prime Minister's hairstyle, it turns out, is also the must-have 'power cut' for female
趣味英语
Whenever King Xuan of the state of Qi ordered his musicians to play yu，an ancient wind instrument consisting of reed pipes，he al－ways insisted on three hundred musicians playing together．Nanguo，an educated man in retirement，asked for perm
趣味英语
A mother mouse was out for a stroll with her babies when she spotted a cat crouched behind a bush. She watched the cat, and the cat watched the mice. Mother mouse barked fiercely, Woof, woof, woof! The cat was so terrified that it ran for it's life.
趣味英语
Near an apple tree grew a rose bush．The rose bush saw how much she was admired and said，Who can compare with me，and who is as worthy as I am？My flowers look so beautiful and smell so sweet．True，the apple tree is bigger than I，but what p
趣味英语
At the time when Fan，a nobleman of the state of Jin，became a fugitive，a commoner found a bell in Fan's house and wanted to carry it off on his back．But the bell was too big for him．When he tried to knock the bell into pieces with a hammer i
趣味英语
A little girl was in church with her mother when she started feeling ill. Mommy, she said, can we leave now?No her mother replied. Well, I think I have to throw up(呕吐）!Then go out the front door and around to the back ofthe church and throw up
趣味英语
A hunter once had an old and faithful hound．For many years he had been the best dog in the pack，running more swiftly and catching more wild animals than all the others．A day came，however，when he was really too old to carry on any more．Aft
趣味英语
An old lion lay ill in his den．All the animals came to visit him，but none of them could do anything for him and every day he grew weaker and weaker．Have you noticed，my lord lion，said the wolf one day，that the fox has not come to see you？
趣味英语
The End of the Trial Here! cried Alice, and she stood up. She did not remember that she had been growing. When she stood up, the chairs and tables and other things and the people in the court room fell about here, there, and everywhere. Alice put the
趣味英语
In the state of Song lived a rich man．A heavy downpour caused the wall of his house to crumble．If the wall is not mended，pointed out his son，we'll certainly have thieves coming in．The old man next door said the same thing．At night，his h
趣味英语
A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river in a boat when his sword fell into the water．Immediately he made a mark on the boat．This is where my sword fell off，he said．When the boat stopped moving，he jumped into the water to look for h
趣味英语