13-08-29 Of course, she wasn't really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only referred to her as My Aunt Fannie because the name always made my father chuckle and gave my mother cause to look sternly at both of us-at me for bein...

13-08-16 Observed in the wild, tucked away in museum collections, and even exhibited in zoos around the world -- there is one mysterious creature that has been a victim of mistaken identity for more than 100 years. A team of Smithsonian scientists, however,...

13-08-10 伦敦经济学院的一位研究人员发现，女人智商每高出常人15分，想要孩子的冲动就减少25%，也就是说，越聪明的女人越不想生孩子。 Historian Lucy Worsley caused a furore when she remarked last year that she had been 'educated out of the natural reproductive func...

13-07-30 A poor servant-girl was once travelling with the family with which she was in service, through a great forest, and when they were in the midst of it, robbers came out of the thicket, and murdered all they found. All perished together except the girl...

13-07-22 精彩对白 Chessy: You got something you want to share with the class, there, Hal? Annie: Chessy, you--you gave me a fright . Chessy: I gave you a fright? Annie: You scared me. I didn't know you were like-- like in here. Chessy: Are you sure there isn...

13-07-10 Edward Wellman bade good-bye to his family in the old country headed for a better life in America. Papa handed him the family's savings hidden in a leather satchel. Times are desperate here, he said, hugging his son goodbye. You are our hope. Edward...

13-06-02 Hi, everybody. This week, I've been speaking about America's national security -- our past, our present, and our future. On Thursday, I outlined the future of our fight against terrorism -- the threats we face, and the way in which we will meet them...

13-05-31 片段对白 Sarah: It's okay. Stop that growling ! Use your words. Jake: Stop, sit. Stop, sit. Stop. Sit. Sarah: I don't think he knows stop or sit. What else have you got? Jake: Bruno, focus. Roll over and play dead. Hey, look at that. Look at that. S...

13-05-20 One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, ho...

13-05-17 Everyone has a family. We live in it and feel very warm. There are three persons in my family, my mother, father and I. We live together very happily and there are many interesting stories about my family. My father is a hard-working man. He works a...