13-12-26 Landlocked Alan Feldman What am I doing, trudging around Natick, Massachusetts, so archetypal（原型的） in its split-level, clapboard（护墙板） ordinariness, one house after another like a crowd gathered haphazardly at an accident site? And why expl...

13-12-18 There was once a widow who had two daughters -- one of whom was pretty and industrious（勤勉的） , whilst the other was ugly and idle. But she was much fonder of the ugly and idle one, because she was her own daughter; and the other, who was a step-...

13-12-15 在圣诞节来临前夕，德克萨斯州的面包师烤制并堆砌出巨大的姜饼屋，打破了吉尼斯世界纪录，也为节日增添了甜蜜的气氛。 Holiday cheer in Texas has become even sweeter thanks to a giant gingerbread（姜饼） house that has broken a world record for confectionar...

13-11-18 There was once a poor man and a poor woman who had nothing but a little cottage, and who earned their bread by fishing, and always lived from hand to mouth. But it came to pass one day when the man was sitting by the water-side, and casting his net,...

13-10-30 Jupiter was about to marry a wife ,and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a banquet（宴会） . They all came except tortoise, who did not put in an appearance, much to Jupiter's surprise. So when he next saw the tortoise...

13-09-25 US house prices rose 12.4% over the 12 months to the end of July, the biggest annual increase since February 2006, according to a closely-watched measure. 截至今年七月底，美国房价在此前12个月内上涨12.4%，这是自2006年2月以来最大的年度增长。 The rise...

13-09-23 精彩对白 Allie: Daddy. Oh, Daddy you're--I didn't see you there. You kinda scared me. Dad: Becoming friendly with that boy down there. Allie: Yes. Dad: Bring him to the house on Sunday. I want to meet this young man. Allie: Okay. Good night, Daddy....

13-08-19 There was once a countryman who had money and land in plenty, but how rich soever he was, one thing was still wanting in his happiness he had no children. Often when he went into the town with the other peasants they mocked him and asked why he had...

13-08-06 Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken（沉没的） living room. I had never actually seen one...

13-08-05 Growing up, I always wanted a dog. Probably because most of my friends had them, my favorite TV families had them, and it just seemed normal, and American, to have a pooch（杂种狗） in the house. My Dad is very clean. Not just clean, I might say mor...