• 美国老人多数不愿与子孙同住

    12-07-18 In a spirit of gratitude and giving back to the parents who raised them, Bill and Jackie Merz's daughters have extended a generous invitation. 比尔默茨和杰基默茨夫妇的女儿们一心想要感谢和回报父母的养育之恩,对他们慷慨相邀。 They both live in Chicago...

  • Good Points and Bad Points 优缺点

    12-06-26 This house, said the real-estate salesman, has both its good points and bad points. To show you I'm honest, I'm goint to tell you about the disadvantage - there is a chemical plant one block south and a slaughterhouse one block north. What are the a...

  • Bishop Creighton 克莱顿主教

    12-06-01 Creighton was going along a West End square when he saw a little fellow trying to reach the knocker of a large house. Can't you reach up so high? queried the Bishop kindly. No, sir, said the small youngster. Well, then, let me help you, and the Bish...

  • A Letter to my Future Self

    12-05-04 In 1994 I wrote a letter. I stuck it in an envelope, put it away and completely forgot about it. It wasn't until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. It was addressed to me with explicit(明确的) instructions not to open until...

  • We Left Nothing 我们什么也没留下

    12-04-18 Mrs Brown was going out for the day. She locked the house and tacked a note for the milkman on the door: NOBODY HOME. DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING. When she got back that night, she found her door broken open and her house ransacked(洗劫,掠夺) . On the n...

  • 美国房价下跌幅度放缓

    12-03-28 US house prices continued to fall in January, but at a slower pace than in the previous month, a closely-watched survey has suggested. 一项备受关注的调查显示,一月份美国放假继续下跌,但是比之前的月份有所缓慢。 The Case Shiller housing index, which i...

  • My Irreplaceable Treasure 1

    12-03-07 Recently I gave a dinner party for some close friends. To add a touch of elegance to the evening, I brought out the good stuff--my white Royal Crown Derby china with the fine blue-and-gold border. When we were seated, one of the guests noticed the b...

  • 英国现当代“守财奴” 一生存25万镑

    12-02-25 Gordon Hewitt, a penny-pinching eccentric who used to read his paper in his car to save electricity, has left behind a 250,000 fortune after a lifetime of scrimping. 英国守财奴戈登休伊特在吝啬了一生之后,留下25万英镑的遗产。这位守财达人曾经为了省电...

  • 伦敦奥运会带动房屋租赁市场发展

    12-02-18 随着2012年奥运会的到来,伦敦富人区梅菲尔的一套7居室住宅挂出43.3万英镑/月的天价。该住宅占地有三个半网球场大,共三层,室内有游泳池、电影院等。除月租外还可周租,租金为10万英镑。 A seven-bedroom house in London's upmarket(高档商品) Mayfair district wi...

  • 《冬天的骨头》一

    12-02-01 影片对白 Ree: Hi, Sonya. Sonya: Hey, Ree. You and the kids all right? Ree: We're just a little short on cash right now. Sonya: How long's it been since the horse ate? Ree: About four days. Sonya: That hay gets kind of expensive, don't it? Ree: Yes m...