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

US Wins Gold Fencing Medal

By Parke Brewer Women's fencing became an Olympic sport in 1924 and after 80 long years the United States finally has its first medals in the event. Both came in women's saber, which was added to the

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Cat

美国国家电台 NPR 2012-09-27

The presidential candidates are not only back in Ohio today. In a rare turn of events they are also courting voters in the same part of the state. Early voting in the state is just six days away and the stakes are high. No Republican has won the Whit

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-25

1. An Illinois judge is expected to rule Thursday whether convicted wife killer Drew Peterson will get a new trial. Peterson's new attorney claims last year's trial was bungled. Peterson was convicted of killing his third wife in 2004. 2. Officials s

2011年ESL之日常生活 06 Threatening Other Countries

06 Threatening Other Countries GLOSSARY military exercise war game; a way to train an army or navy group, or a way totest equipment for warfare, by testing systems as if an actual battle or war ishappening * Sometimes countries use computer simulatio

影视剧中的职场美语 第96期:实话实说

Thank you for coming tonight, Darwin. This room is secure, so we can speak freely. 达尔文，谢谢你今晚过来。这个房间很安全的，有什么话直说无妨。 Why the secrecy? 干嘛这么神神秘祕的？ Because the Feds are coming

【英语时差8,16】群居的剑齿猫

Social Saber-Toothed Cats Whats more dangerous than meeting one saber toothed cat? Meeting a gang of them. The saber toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, existed in North and South America until 10,000 years ago. It was lion sized, but with a heavier build

66. 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 steppe

鹅妈妈童谣 31 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

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.

VOA英语2010年-Saber Rattling Leaves Korean Peninsula on Ed

The scenes of homes ablaze on a South Korean island in late November - from a North Korean artillery attack - stunned and angered this country. South Korea later staged a live-fire artillery exercises, prompting a renewed warning from Pyongyang. The

ＶＯＡ标准英语２０１３－－Egyptian Man's Police Beating Reignites Outrage

Egyptian Man's Police Beating Reignites Outrage The violence that has seized Egypt since late last month is, to many, sadly familiar: Angry young men provoke police, police respond with excessive force. Both sides are counted among the dead and wound

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,