13-07-30 East India was besieged（包围） by an enemy who would not retire until he had received six hundred dollars. Then the townsfolk（市民） caused it to be proclaimed by beat of drum that whosoever was able to procure the money should be burgomaster（市...

13-07-12 A sparrow had four young ones in a swallow's nest. When they were fledged（羽毛丰满的） , some naughty boys pulled out the nest, but fortunately all the birds got safely away in the high wind. Then the old bird was grieved that as his sons had all g...

13-07-09 A daughter came home and asked, Daddy, can you write in the dark? Her father said, I think so; what do you want me to write? Oh, just your name on this report card! 一个小女孩回家以后问爸爸说：您可以在黑暗中写字吗？ 爸爸回答：应该可以。你要我写什么...

13-06-25 There were once a man and a woman who had an only child, and lived quite alone in a solitary valley. It came to pass that the mother once went into the wood to gather branches of fir, and took with her little Hans, who was just two years old. As it...

13-06-20 The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled（推挤，争夺） the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age. Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling st...

13-06-07 In a world where so many lives are being torn apart by divorces and heartaches, comes a story of a father and a daughter, and a promise that was kept. My father was not a sentimental man. I don't remember him ever ooohhing or ahhing over something I...

13-06-03 一、译成汉语主动句 将英语被动语态译成汉语主动语态的方法一般包括以下几种： （一） 保存原文主语 当英语被动句中的主语为无生命的名词，而且句中不出现由by引导的行为主体时，翻译时往往将原句中的主语仍然译成主语。 The meeting is scheduled for April 6th. 会议...

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...

13-05-17 My father was an exceptional man. He may not have been a perfect man. But he was a good man. And he loved us. All I wanted to do today was to give him a dignifiedsending. Is that really so much to ask? So... Maybe... Maybe he had some things he like...