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

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is words that can get you into trouble. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes: Once upon a time, some mistaken citizens stood up for American principals, p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l-s. Across the Atlantic, a nutty queen sat on her

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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 steppe

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 April 2007 Six cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quit the Iraqi government Monday to protest the prime minister's refusal to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. and other coalit

Lesson 86 - LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG...

to let the cat out of the bag look like the cat that ate the canary 今天我们要给大家介绍的习惯用语是和猫，也就是cat有关的。以后我们还要讲和狗，就是dog有关的俗语

2007年VOA标准英语-Bus Bomb Kills at Least Three in Sadr City

By William Ide Washington 21 April 2007 Violence continued in Iraq Saturday with a bus bomb exploding in Baghdad, and gunmen slaughtered a Kurdish family in northern Kirkuk. One U.S. soldier was killed and two others wounded by a roadside bomb. VOA's

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2006年VOA标准英语-Revenge Attacks Follow Sadr City Bombings

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 24 November 2006 Angry Shi'ites Muslims launched reprisal attacks on a Sunni mosque, political headquarters and several Baghdad neighborhoods, a day after a series of blasts and mortars killed more than 200 Shi'ites.

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 25 May 2007 Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has made his first public appearance since the Baghdad security crackdown began in February, again demanding the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. The leader of the powerful Mahdi

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Ethiopia will accomplish the construction at any cost whether donors continue funds or not. The giant Gibe III dam, now being built on the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia is a boon for some, a problem for others. Supporters say it will provide ele

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,