21-05-07 As Fanny could not doubt that her answer was conveying a real disappointment, she was rather in expectation, from her knowledge of Miss Crawfords temper, of being urged again; and though no second letter arrived for the space of a week, she had stil...

21-05-07 Edmund had great things to hear on his return. Many surprises were awaiting him. The first that occurred was not least in interest: the appearance of Henry Crawford and his sister walking together through the village as he rode into it. He had concl...

21-05-06 The day at Sotherton, with all its imperfections, afforded the Miss Bertrams much more agreeable feelings than were derived from the letters from Antigua, which soon afterwards reached Mansfield. It was much pleasanter to think of Henry Crawford tha...

21-03-18 Emma was not required, by any subsequent discovery, to retract her ill opinion of Mrs. Elton. Her observation had been pretty correct. Such as Mrs. Elton appeared to her on this second interview, such she appeared whenever they met again,--self-impo...

21-03-17 One thing only was wanting to make the prospect of the ball completely satisfactory to Emma--its being fixed for a day within the granted term of Frank Churchills stay in Surry; for, in spite of Mr. Westons confidence, she could not think it so very...

21-02-24 Jessup swallowed hard. But--but-- he faltered, there aint never been any found around here. The nearest fields are hundreds of miles away, aint they? Stratton dropped the lump of sand. A number of particles still clung to his palm, and over the skin...

14-05-14 The Caliph, Haroun-al-Raschid, was much pleased with the tale of the blind man and the dervish（托钵僧） , and when it was finished he turned to the young man who had ill-treated his horse, and inquired his name also. The young man replied that he w...

12-06-03 泰国一家政治网站的主编因为没有及时删除对王室不敬的评论而被判入狱8个月，缓期执行，同时还被判处2万泰铢（约合人民币4000元）的罚款。据悉，这位主编以计算机犯罪罪名被起诉，原因是该网站有十条对王室不敬的评论流传了20天，法官认为主编没有及时履行职责。 An edi...

12-05-08 During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was a high official in the State of Jin. He once saw a farmer working in the field and his wife bringing his lunch to him in a very respectful manner. He showed great interest in the matter. He...

12-03-31 Teenagers will be told to 'stand up for their elders' on public transport or risk losing their right to free travel. 英国伦敦近日出台新规，要求青少年乘坐公共交通时主动给老人让座，否则会失去免费乘坐公交车的待遇。 London Mayor Boris Johnson will unvei...