Major Dental Work Sadie: Hi, Im Sadie. You must be Gordon. Gordon: Yes, I am. Its nice to meet you. Its a little strange to be set up, isnt it? Sadie: It was nice of Felina and Jaime to arrange this date. Gordon: It was. Jaime told me that youre a de

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年ESL之就医和人际交往

Sadie Hawkins Day is a fun holiday based on a comic strip character. Over the decades, it has developed into a well-known celebration. Sadie Hawkins was created by a man called Al Capp. He wrote a now-classic cartoon called Li'l Abner. He worked on t

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

The Old Man and the Dog Saying goodbye to Meg was the hardest thing Ive ever done.Shed been part of my life for so long,always there when I needed her. Throughout the last fifteen years,she d been my closest friend,sharing my joy and sadnes

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 英语沙龙

手提微型电脑 Treo 的发明者 Jeff Hawkins 建议学者们从另一个角度去研究大脑,传统看法把大脑看成中央处理器,他建议把大脑看成一个记忆体,用于贮存和重演经历来有智慧地预计将会发生的事

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:美妙的神经系统

Album:War Title:Surrender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, the city's alight With lovers and lies Bright blue eyes Oh, the city is bright It's brigh

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 欧美绝对经典 U2

Colleges Look to Change Admission Process Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities rec

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(二)月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The actor Corey Hawkins honestly seems to be everywhere. He is perhaps best known for playing rapper Dr. Dre in the movie Straight Outta Compton. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON) COREY HAWKINS: (As Dr. Dre) All right, s

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

A story about Bertie the Frog Bertie looked longingly at the lovely Princess Beatrice, remembering how he used to stroll with her down to the edge of the pond, and how she would always bring some bread for the Sadie the beautiful black swan and for a

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

Before you say it let us say it first: weve done this story before. And yes, it was from a time when Bertie was still a frog. We first recorded Tim the Tadpoles Birthday way back in 2006, but somehow the mp3 file was overwritten and lost. All that is

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

Storynory listeners know that the Wicked Queen turned Bertie into a frog. But the secret is not yet out in the Big Wide World. Theres a rumour that the Queen has recorded her confessions on a cassette tape. The tape has gone missing. The race is on t

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(155) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

Prince Bertie the Frog has always considered himself to be something of a comedian. His speciality is penguin jokes. He is delighted when he is asked to do a Christmas Eve performance of his stand-up comedy act at a pond in a neighbouring kingdom. Be

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Sadie is a beautiful black swan who lives on the pond with Prince Bertie the Frog. She finds a crown and puts it on her elegant head. Prince Boris sees her, and believes that she is a princess who has been turned into a swan in the same way that Prin

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

In these three short stories, Sadie the Swan takes The True Princess Test, the Pond Life are haunted by a Ghost Swan, and Bertie sees off Barker the Dog. We first published the stories, right at the beginning of Storynory in November 2005. They forme

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

This audio story explains how Prince Bertie came to write the first installment of his autobiography (Prince Bertie the Frog). The book itself presents the text and beautiful full colour pictures to go with an earlier Bertie story which you can liste

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

We are getting really into the holiday mood now, with the absolutely true story of how Prince Bertie the Frog met Santa Claus. And as a special treat this story is our first to come with music and ambiance. Read by Natasha. Duration 23 Minutes. Proof

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

Almost all The Pondlife agree that Princess Beatrice is the sweetest princess who ever lived in the entire history of the universe (Only Colin the Grumpy Carp disputes this fact). She is so kind to children and fluffy bunny rabbits that she makes her

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

EMMA Volume Two by Jane Austen CHAPTER III Emma could not forgive her;but as neither provocation nor resentment were discerned by Mr. Knightley, who had been of the party, and had seen only proper attention and pleasing behaviour on each side, he was

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英语文学名著

Amazon put out its list of 2015's best-sellers today, and the selection was an intriguing mix of history, potboilers and mystery, with Hawkins' debut novel -- about an alcoholic woman struggling to remember a possible crime -- at No. 1. 亚马逊公布

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Amazon put out its list of 2015's best-sellers today, and the selection was an intriguing mix of history, potboilers and mystery, with Hawkins' debut novel -- about an alcoholic woman struggling to remember a possible crime -- at No. 1. 亚马逊公布

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Not everyone is suited for a life of crime. Some of us avoid it because we realize that it would be wrong to engage in illegal activities. Others prefer not to risk the consequences of getting caught. And then there is another special grouppeople who

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