10-3 快乐的选择

A Happy Choice During the dust-blown thirties, everyone in our Oklahoma panhandle 1 community fell on hard times, but Mom made sure none of us kids knew it. We dined on gravy 2 and potatoes or corn br

10-8 阿沙：激情四射

Usher: Let Him Burn Usher Raymond was born October 14, 1978 and raised in Tennessee and Georgia. Usher began his singing at the age of 6 in a church choir led by his mother. After being spotted by a L

10-9 遥远的同时代人：伊曼纽尔·康德

Distant Contemporary :Immanuel Kant A small man , a big mind: Immanuel Kant revolutionized philosophy, questioned established authorities and placed reason and freedom at the centre of his thinking .K

10-15 来自另一个世界的歌声

Melody 1 from the Other World In October on the east coast of Australia migrating humpback whales 2 pass very close to the shore. With the help of Max Egan, we went to film them near Byron Bay. It was

12-3 小狗蒂皮

Tippy I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, ran past me. What’s your big hurry? I wondered, annoyed. It wasn’t like he was late for the school bus like I was. When

4-7 在英国路上开车

Driving on the Road in England Almost everyone in England over the age of 17 either owns or has access 1 to a car and uses it frequently, especially for short journeys in suburban areas. This leads to

4-1 奥运官员说奥运

Coordination Officer on Olympic Games E Huiyuan: Holding Olympic Games can promote the development of economy, culture and physical culture of a country. It means greater significance to host cities.

2-10 紧随斯汀

Sting: With E v ery Breath He Takes Considered one of the most respected solo artists in music history as well as lead vocalist of one of the most popular bands of all time, The Police, Sting has beco

2-9 英国人的一日三餐

English Meals The writer Somerset Maugham 1 observed that one could eat very well in England, simply by having breakfast -- three times a day. Although the great English home cooked breakfast a feast

2-6 南非的野生动物

Wildlife in South Africa As you first enter the bush, you'll no doubt be greeted by mischievous apes like the vervet monkey, the chacma baboon, often with a baby on its back. An almost guaranteed sigh

2-4 对敬业精神的承认

Recognition of Dedication Jane’s job was to monitor the assembly lines 1 at a cosmetics 2 manufacturer. Each hour she took note of the production level of each line and sent the information to the f

5-14 患难朋友

A Friend in Need Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so o

5-8 吴哥

Angkor This ancient city is known to the world as Angkor Wat -- after its most beautiful temple, but the true wonder is the city itself, which is actually called Angkor. The first temples were complet

5-5 梦想的自行车与妈妈的捐献盒

A Dream Bike and Mama’s Tithe 1 Box After starving as a barber during the Depression 2 , my father traded his straight razor 3 for a bench saw at the local lumberyard. His salary wasn't much, but it

5-1 选择你所喜欢的

Pick What You Like E Huiyuan: What attracted you to come to China as a teacher of literature? Stephen Van Wyck ： I first taught English in China in 1994, in Bengbu, Anhui Province. It was a summer j

5-9 “五分钱”乐队开始起步

Nickelback Gets Its Start Brothers, Chad and Mike Kroeger formed Nickelback in Vancouver 1 in 1996 with their cousin Brandon (who is no longer in the band) and their buddy 2 Ryan Peake. Chad Kroeger w

6-3 无人能替代的活儿

A Unique Job A father's job is unique. If parents had job descriptions mine would read: organize bills, playmates, laundry, meals, laundry, carpool 1 , laundry, snacks, outings and shopping, and laund

3-2 像龙尼那样去生活

Living Like Ronnie The students at Beijing Hongzhi Middle School, where I teach English once a week, are an impressive group, but like so many kids in Beijing they are also under tremendous pressure f

3-4 出国去

Learn English for the 2008 Olympics ——Going Abroad Foreigner: I know it’s a good thing to go abroad, and you suffered for being a closed society for too long, but now I find this craze for going

3-8 爱尔兰日记

Diaries in Ireland Feb. 9, 2003 Sunday My Stay with Lough Gill When I woke up, it was broad day, with sunshine. Outside the windows was a row of dense green trees, outside the green trees were a lot o