双语阅读:The New Music 新音乐

The new music was built out of materials already in existence: blues, rock'n'roll, folk music. But although the forms remained, something completely new and original was made out of these older elements - more original, perhaps, than even the new mus

双语美文：难忘的钢琴曲

There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double. The disadvantages are never so apparent as when someone wants to go off to college. Parents have cashed in life insu

双语：哪些方面英国人比美国人做得好呢？

加利福尼亚州桑尼维尔市有名的李艾维`李在论坛上发布了一个问题：哪些方面英国人比美国人做得好呢?她总共列举了23个例子来赞扬英国，这些例子涵盖食物，音乐，10英镑纸币和插头插座各

双语美文：去认识大自然之美

The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. It is a moral quality. The absence of it is not an assured ground of condemnation, but the presence of it is an invariable sign of goodness of heart. In proportion to the degree in

双语趣听精彩世界 第109期:英男子制售盗版电影DVD被判刑

在英国,一名男子因为制售盗版DVD被判两年九个月徒刑.最搞笑的是他用来出售盗版DVD的社交账号跟他在约会网站上的账号名字是一样的. 英男子制售盗版电影DVD被判刑 A man who secretly filmed Fast a

双语趣听精彩世界 第163期:5G网络到底有多快

BBC News: scientists have said Record-breaking speeds have been achieved during tests of 5G data connections. 5G网络到底有多快 Researchers at the University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) managed one terabit per second (Tbps) - many t

经典双语笑话 第70期:考试不及格

Failure in a Test 考试不及格 Why did you get such a low mark on that test? 这次测试你为什么得这么低的分？ Because of absence. 因为缺考。 You mean you were absent on the day of the test? 你的意思是考试那天你没去？

经典双语笑话 第68期:感人的告别

A Touching Farewell 一个感人的告别 Two old friends were out golfing. 两个老朋友出外打高尔夫球， As they were preparing to tee off near a road, 当他们在一处路旁准备开球时， a funeral cortege drove by and one of the tw

经典双语笑话 第63期:等明年再说

Wait till Next Year 等明年再说 The woman was reading the newspaper as she and her husband were eating breakfast. 一位女士和她先生正在用早餐，她边吃边看报纸。 Did you hear about this, dear? she asked. 亲爱的，你听过这则

经典双语笑话 第69期:半价票

A Half-price Ticket 半价票 How much is the movie ticket? 电影票多少钱一张？ Ten dollars, kid. 10美元，孩子。 I only have five dollars. 我只有5美元。 Please let me in. 请让我进去吧， I'll see it only with one eye. 我只用

经典双语笑话 第60期:这是个法律问题

It's the Law 这是个法律问题 A slender, delicate, immaculately dressed Englishman was explaining to the visiting American about British law. 一位身材修长，举止文雅，穿着光鲜的英国人向来访的美国人解释英国法律。

经典双语笑话 第59期:谦虚为怀

And Modest Too 也要谦虚为怀 The man I marry must be as wise as Solomon, 我要结婚的对象必须要像所罗门王一样聪明， as mighty as Hercules, 像赫克力士一样强壮， as brave as Admiral Nelson, 像纳尔逊上将一样英勇，

经典双语笑话 第41期:能不能多支持我

Can't You Be Little More Supportive? 你能不能多支持我一点? The delighted young politician called his mother and reported enthusiastically, 一位年轻的政客打电话给他母亲，高兴地说道： Hey, Mom, I just won the election! 嘿，

经典双语笑话 第28期:结局好的就是好

All's Well That Ends Well 结局好的就是好 Three rather deaf friends met on a street corner. 三个重听很严重的朋友在街角碰面。 Windy today, isn't it? said the first. 今天风好大，不是吗?第一个说。 No, it's Thursday, s

经典双语笑话 第24期:第二个童年期

Unit 6 Is This What They Mean by Second Childhood? 第六课 老年是人生的第二个童年期吗? An old man sees a little boy sitting on a curb, crying. 一位老人看见一个小男孩坐在路旁号啕大哭。 What's the matter, little boy?

经典双语笑话 第20期:一位了不起的天才

A Remarkable Talent 一位了不起的天才 Did you know I could tell time by the piano? asked one friend of another. 你相信我可以由钢琴知道现在几点钟吗?一位老兄向他的朋友问道。 You're kidding, replied his companion dubi

双语：“北京镑”在英国大受欢迎

最近，大家都说，物价上涨太快，有钱人都出国打酱油去了;比较有钱的也都上香港买盐了。可见，咱们国家的有钱人真正在国内消费的似乎并不多。要不，英国怎么会突然出现个货币词汇叫做

双语：是工作让你单身的吗？

Is Your Job Keeping You Single? 是工作让你单身吗? U.S. government data reveals that up to 44% of the U.S. workforceis single -- and it may be because of work. Here are four reasons why your job might be keeping you single and what to do about

双语：上班路程越远挣得越多？

The further you commute the more you are likely to earn, new figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal。 Those travelling more than 60 minutes earn an average of ￡18.80 an hour - almost double the ￡9.60 earned by those who travel fo

双语：安徒生童话《跳高者》

The Flea, the Grasshopper, and the Skipjack once wanted to see which of them could jump highest; and they invited the whole world, and whoever else would come, to see the grand sight. And there the three famous jumpers were met together in the room。