The Cat’s Diary

My 1) captors continue to 2) taunt me with bizarre little 3) dangling objects. They dine 4) lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope

精美英文欣赏:Mary Had a Little Lamb玛丽有只小羊羔

Mary had a little lamb (Excerpt) Mary had a little lamb Little lamb Little lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow Everywhere that Mary went Mary went Mary went Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go It followed her to sch

英文幽默故事：The Lamb and The Wolf

Once there was a naughty lamb. His mother always loved her child so much that she worried about the safety of the child. His mother always warned him, Be careful! You must not go into the forest. Wild animals live in there. They may threaten you. Som

英文幽默故事：The Naughty Lamb

Once upon a time, there was a huge forest with many tresses of all kinds. In that forest lives a mother goat and her little lamb. They were happily living in the forest. The lamb was very naughty. The mother goat found it difficult to manager her chi

2006年VOA标准英语-Nicole Kidman Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassad

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 January 2006 Academy award-winning actress Nicole Kidman has taken on a new job, as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. Kidman will work to advance women's rights

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PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been? Ive been to London To look at the Queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

2006年VOA标准英语-Zamboni Family Product Keeps Ice Rinks Pol

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 May 2006 The name Zamboni is well known to fans of hockey and ice skating. The Zamboni resurfacing machine makes an appearance on ice rinks between the periods of a h

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank Warns Arrests of Cambodian Acti

By Kate Woodsome Phnom Penh 09 January 2006 The World Bank has warned Cambodia that recent arrests of government critics could have a chilling affect on potential foreign investment. But pressure from

2007年VOA标准英语-Gambian President Holds Sessions to 'Cure AIDS'

By Kari Barber Banjul, Gambia 21 February 2007 In a continent suffering from the AIDS epidemic, Gambian President Yayah Jammeh's claims of a cure for the disease are alarming public health workers already struggling against faith-healers dispensing

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 16 June 2008 The U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency is in Beijing for discussions expected to focus on Iran's uranium nuclear program. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, China has been reluctant

希望长着翅膀16 Mary Had a Little Lamb

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学个词Learn a Word 第705期 Gambit

今天我们要学的词是gambit。 Gambit, 指精心策划，带有风险的策略。美国总统奥巴马宣布，联邦政府计划购买一万七千六百辆美国造的油耗低的车和混合动力车。分析人士说， This is the White Hou

The Cat and the Saucer

An antiques collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front, licking milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He stepped into the shop with an uninterested look and aske

Dead Cat

Jim let his dog out to relieve himself late one night. He watched some TV, and then remembered to let the dog back in. When he opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw! In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat, dead! Bad dog! BAD DOG! said the

The Cat and the Cock

A cat caught a cock，and took counsel with himeself how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him．He accused him of being a nuisance to men，by crowing in the night time，and not permitting them to sleep．The cock defended himself by say

The Cook and the Cat

A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on that day he celebrated the anniversary of a friend's death－leaving a cat at home，to guard his

The Young Man and the Cat

Once upon a time there was a sleek tabby cat．She lived in a small house in the town with a handsome young man．He was always very kind to her．He gave her milk to drink and pieces of fresh fish and meat to eat．He let her play in the garden duri

Dick and His Cat

Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an

The Cat and the Bell thecatandthebell

There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,