On Alternate Earth, there are Stripers and Checkers. The Stripers have stripes. The Checkers have checks. Stripers and Checkers with only two colors are rich and powerful. Those with fifty colors are the middle class. Those with 100 colors are often

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

The speaker was addressing a roomful of teachers. He said, 'Thinking' and 'thinking critically' aren't the same. For example, if you're thinking about what day it is, that's not thinking critically. He instantly heard some murmuring. A teacher said,

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Warren was exiting the chilly subway station. A man in tattered clothes was sitting on the landing. His bare feet were black with dirt. As Warren approached, the man extended a dirty, raggedy NY Yankees cap. He said, Please, sir! Please, sir! His ton

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Cameron was standing in line at Walbrowns. Two cashiers were at the counter. A huge man was standing in front of Cameron. About eight people were standing behind him. One cashier said, Step down, please. The big man went to the counter. A minute late

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

In the year 2525, Emma told her mom, My teacher said there used to be fish in the oceans. Where did they all go? Her mom said, The fish went where everything else went. They went into people's stomachs. A long time ago, people thought that the supply

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

The silver Mercedes was weaving along the four-lane road. Two solid yellow stripes and embedded reflectors separated the lanes. The Mercedes driver was very well-dressed. He was also very drunk. He was driving with all the car windows open and the mu

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Becky's mom was worried. She took Becky to the doctor's office. She told the doctor, Becky used to eat three times a day. Now she's not eating a thing. She says she's not hungry anymore. Of course, I don't believe her. I never heard of such a thing.

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Her son was upset. He hadn't gotten a bicycle for his birthday. His mom said, We'll give you one next year, I promise. Next year you'll be bigger, stronger, and smarter. All of those things will help you be a better bike rider. And you'll be safer to

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

The red, metal box was half the size of a red brick. The box was attached to the wall near the principal's desk. A thin, glass rod was attached, horizontally, to the front of the box. Embossed red letters on the top of the box said, Fire Alarm. Embos

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

He said, Maybe someday we'll have a big house and a big yard. Then maybe we can have some pets, too. She said, I don't want any pets. He asked, Why not? She said, When I was four, I had a beautiful white kitten. It got into bed with me one night. I h

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

A man broke into Homer's house. Homer called the police. The police arrested the man. A year later, the man broke into Homer's house again. Homer called the police. The police arrested the man. A year later, the man broke into Homer's house again. Ho

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Lorna's sister wanted to move to America. She lived in China. Lorna had moved to America many years earlier. Lorna talked to May, an immigration lawyer in Manhattan. May said, The paperwork will cost $1,000. Lorna said, Can her husband move here with

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Chad was returning to his car. He was returning from a walk in the woods. He heard a lion roar. That's crazy, he thought. No lions live in these woods. He heard the lion roar again. He got scared. The roar was between him and his car. It was getting

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

He put his mini-umbrella into a trash can. Two other umbrellas were in the trash can. His umbrella had lasted two years. That was pretty good. New York City weather can destroy umbrellas quickly. He went to JC Penney to buy a new umbrella. Mini-umbre

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

He took the subway to Strand Book Store. The one-way subway fare was $2.25. He needed a vocabulary book. He found Word Menu. The book lists words according to subject matter. For example, listed under Clothing are types of clothing, such as Sweaters.

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

Britain is a second-rate power which has been in decline for a century yet London remains the most influential city in the world. Those are the startling findings of a list of the globe's most necessary cities, compiled by the business magazine Forbe

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Like many designers at New York Fashion Week, Mayhem expertly posed for photos, showed off her creations and took interviews. Unlike most designers, however, she is only four years old. 和纽约时装周上许多其他的设计师一样,梅赫姆拍

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Beckett经历了大面积的切除手术,她需要三个月的恢复时间才能回纽约警察局和Castle共事,但是苏醒的Beckett却记不起来自己被射击的事情了。Castle拒绝Beckett和自己一起调查,他希望自己能全身

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 灵书妙探 第四季

Castle和Beckett 遇到了一桩奇怪的案子,案发现场只有一大水坑的血液,但是没有受害者,这让他们很是疑惑。与此同时,Alexis收到了来自纽约斯坦福大学的消息她没有被录取,为此她感到很是不

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 灵书妙探 第四季

每隔7年,设计师斯特凡(Stefan Sagmeister)关闭他在纽约的工作室一年去休假,以恢复他的创作灵感。他解释了常被忽略的休假的价值,并展示了他在巴厘岛休假时受启发而创造的作品。

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲视频集