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Text A mother and her son learn more form a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life. The Day Mother Cried Gerald Moore Coming home from school that dark winter's
It’s June 1998 and France is hosting the biggest sporting event in its history. With the largest number of participating countries ever in the World Cup, France is ready for the biggest party in foo
My Mom Only Had One Eye My mom only had one eye.I hated her. She was such an embarrassment. She ran a small shop at a flea market and collected old clothes and some other things to sell for the money we needed. Once during elementary school, it was f
Chapter 4 第四章 No one was kinder to me at that time than Rose Waterford. 在那些日子里,再没有谁象柔斯瓦特尔芙德那样关心照顾我了。 She combined a masculine intelligence with a feminine perversity, and the novels she wr
Chapter 3 第三章 But all this is by the way. 但是这一切都是题外之言。 I was very young when I wrote my first book. 我写第一本书的时候非常年轻, By a lucky chance it excited attention, and various persons sought my acquain
If you have a better idea, if your plan makes more sense, if you have a vision, then put down your laundry and scream a little bit. Throw your hat into the ring and never let professionals or their uniforms prevent you from telling anyone where to po
People smile for all kind of reasons - not all of them good. Smugness, embarrassment and fear can all cause smiles. Can you recognise which is which? 人们因种种原因微笑,但并不是都是因为好事情。装模作样,尴尬和害怕都能
5 THE STONE-BREAKERS 5 敲石头的人们 At just the time that Henry Cavendish was completing his experiments in London, four hundred miles away in Edinburgh another kind of concluding moment was about to take place with the death of James Hutton. T
A new gender neutral title 'Mx' is to join the honorifics 'Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms' on driving licences and other official documents, the first change to officially recognised titles in decades. 新的中性性别称谓Mx将加入MrMrsMiss和Ms的队伍,
To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came over to talk about a home-improvement project. As he and my mo
Being ladylike doesn't mean being girly, weak and submissive - you must show intelligence, inner strength and impeccable manners. If that sounds a little too much for you don't worry, Videojug's here to show you how to be graceful, gracious and get w
Chapter 12 第十二章 The Avenue de Clichy was crowded at that hour, and a lively fancy might see in the passers-by the personages of many a sordid romance. 这会儿正是克里舍林荫路最热闹的时刻,只需要发挥一点儿想象力,就
Britain 英国 Three-Day Weekends: Thank God it's Thursday 三天周末:谢天谢地,终于星期四了 A shorter working week sounds appealing, but could be costly. 更短的工作周听起来很美好,但是可能会花费巨大。 With the p
BEIJING, March. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- TV's chat show queen, Oprah Winfrey, has interviewed the late Whitney Houstons 19 year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. The result is set to be screened on Sunday, one month after the singers death. Bobbi will disc
1.90% of US$ bills carry traces of cocaine. 90%的美国钞票上都携带有可卡因的痕迹。 2.The first credit card was created because of the embarrassment of a man who had to pay for dinner but forgot his wallet. 第一张信用卡的创造是
Some of my colleagues have been spreading a story about my having had a secret affair with my boss. The evidence for this is that I sometimes tease him and do not appear to be frightened of him. I am partly amused at the stupidity of it all, but also
When studying foreign speech, dont forget about body language, says Anne Merritt. 学习外国语言时,别忘了身体语言,语言学作家安妮梅里特讲到。 Something as simple as a smile can display friendliness in one culture, embarras
Interpreting a LaughHuihua, a Chinese student, and Mary, an American student studying Chinese in China, were on their way to a bookstore. As they got to the bookstore, they saw a young man walking down a flight of stairs. In his hurry, he missed the
类似to my joy结构的语法分析 to +ones+情感名词是英语中一个十分有用的结构,主要表示某人由于某事的发生而唤起其内心的某种情感,通常译为令某人的是使某人感到的是。这类结构在学习时应
说声感谢不仅能让他人的世界更明媚,也会点亮你的生活。如果你觉得失落、不被关爱、不被欣赏,那就试着敞开你的心灵,也许这正是你最需要的。 In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude