This is the third part in our mini-series about Theo the monkey. In the previous episode a boy called Neet and his kung fu teacher, Sifu, were waiting for Theo to turn up for a martial arts class. While they waited, Sifu related a chinese legend abou

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 Children’s Stories-儿童故事集

All right, the wind and the rain are slowing down; now, it's time to start cleaning up. That is what is happening all over the United States after this week's tremendous storms. Maybe your town got hit by this severe weather. It is not alone. Check o

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(十)月

He had approached the villa on that night of the storm not out of curiosity about the music but because of a danger to the piano player. The retreating army often left pencil mines within musical instruments. Returning owners opened up pianos and los

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英语文学名著

Dialog 3 This dialog is a continuation of the above. Bob,Brenda's attorney tries to argue Gail into agreeing a compromise is possible. 此对话是上一个对话的延伸.鲍伯是布兰达的律师,他试着要说服嘉儿妥协. Bob: Huh! You know that just isn't true. A roof

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 谈判英语

文本: Kate: I told you exactly what happened! Well, it's too late to help, Max. Too late. Max: Yes... I know I screwed up. I'm sorry, Kate. Please... you don't have to do this... Kate: Max, I'm in a nightmare and I can't wake up... unless I put m

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 小龟乐游记英语短文

Although everyone calls it the Big Bang, many books caution us not to think of it as an explosion in the conventional sense. It was, rather, a vast, sudden expansion on a whopping scale. So what caused it? 虽然人人都称其为大爆炸,但许多书

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 万物简史

There is of course a great deal we don't know, and much of what we think we know we haven't known, or thought we've known, for long. Even the notion of the Big Bang is quite a recent one. 当然,有大量的事情我们不知道,还有大量的事情

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 万物简史

Survivors Remember Horror of Laos Dam Collapse Samled Inthavong of Attepeu Province, Laos, was trying to get his family into a boat when a building hit his house. A dam had collapsed several kilometers away and water was speeding toward Attepeu, pull

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Cat got your tongue,猫咬了你的舌头?这听起来似乎有些荒唐。这个短语到底是什么意思呢,让我们一起来看看吧。 Cat got one's tongue是指一个人因惊讶、尴尬

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Antenna 天线 An antenna is used for radio, television, radar and so on. 天线用于广播、电视、雷达等等。 It works in air and under the water. 它适用于空中和水下。 Antennas send signals and receive signals. 天线发送和接收

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 与美国小学生一起学英文第4册

1. The confirmed death toll from wild storms in North Carolina has risen to more than 20. In Bladen County alone, 82 homes were damaged and 25 destroyed. At least 43 people died in three days of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Virginia. 2. New work rules

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(四月)

AS IT IS 2014-06-24 Natural Disasters Require Special Building Design 应对自然灾害需要特殊的建筑设计 Natural disasters happen everywhere in the world. Many cause property damage and loss of life. But researchers say the severity of the

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(六)月

If I wrote a story Would you live it with me? Fill the pages up with memories still to come Let's write a love story. When I got you next to me Feels like I'm living a dream I never wanna wake up I'm right where i wanna be You fit me perfectly You're

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 节奏布鲁斯

A: What did the buyers offer us on our house? B: With the original asking price at three hundred thousand dollars, the buyers are willing to pay two hundred ninety thousand dollars. A: I am really pleased with that offer. B: I agree that the offer is

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 卖房英语情景对话

Starling City holds its breath 星城由于人质事件 as the hostage crisis unfolds. 陷入空前恐慌 Police have attempted to 警察试图 enter the abandoned structure in the glades, 进入林中空地上的废弃建筑 but found rigged explosi

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 绿箭侠第一季

我们之前曾经介绍过年轻恋人或夫妻分开同居(即Living Apart Together)的现象,指情侣或夫妻保持固定的情感关系,但是不住在一起。由此类推,蜗婚一族选择离婚后还住在一处,那么我们就可以用

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

Lock it lock it lock lock it lock it lock it Unlock it Lock it lock it lock lock it Beautiful Rollercoaster ride in the fast lane Got the roof down Kiss me hard in the rain You got the candy colored eyes Pink and gold chain Million dollar babe Whip i

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

7月5日凌晨,长沙市湘江路突然发生塌陷,形成宽七八米、深度六米多的大坑,一辆载有4人的宝马被吞,整个车身发生严重变形,造成一人死亡。那么道路塌陷该如何用英语表达呢? The cave-

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Todd: Rob, when you first came to Japan you said you did construction. Rob: Yes, I was hired as a framer for 2x4 types of homes, so the same style of homes that are built in Canada or America. Todd: OK, so what do you mean by frames? Rob: Framing, th

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

I've been sitting in the dark all night, too. 我也在黑暗中坐了一夜 All these months I kept thinking if I could find a clue, I could get a lead on him. 这几个月我一直在想,如果我有线索,我就能找到他。 Guess it wouldn'

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 绿箭侠第一季