11-07-07 WHEN the ladies removed after dinner, Elizabeth ran up to her sister, and, seeing her well guarded from cold, attended her into the drawing-room; where she was welcomed by her two friends with many professions of pleasure; and Elizabeth had never se...

11-03-17 When Rose came out of her chamber, cup in hand, next morning, the first person she saw was Uncle Alec standing on the threshold of（在的开端） the room opposite, which he appeared to be examining with care. When he heard her step, he turned about an...

11-03-02 Two Girls Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor（客厅） , with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. She had retired to this room as a good place in which to...

11-01-21 I am in desperate need of help -- or I'll go crazy. We're living in a single room -- my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell. Do you promise to do whatever I tell you? sai...

10-12-21 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new technique that allows plasmon（胞质基因，等离子体振子） lasers to operate at room temperature, overcoming a major barrier to practical utilization of the technology. The ach...

10-12-08 This was to be the new blonde（金发女郎） flight attendant's first overnight trip, so the Captain was showing her the best place for personnel to eat, shop and stay overnight. The next morning, as he was preparing the crew for the day's flight, he n...

10-07-11 欧洲廉价航空瑞安航空公司近期表示将推出票价仅为4英镑的站票，乘客可以站着斜靠在一块板上，背部有软垫，肘部有扶手，胸部有安全防护横挡。该航空公司首席执行官表示，他们会将250架飞机内后十排的座位和两个卫生间拆除，改装为15排直立座位，这样每个航班就可以多运...

10-06-23 As I sat perched（栖息） in the second-floor window of our brick schoolhouse that afternoon, my heart began to sink further with each passing car. This was a day I'd looked forward to for weeks: Miss Pace's fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party. Miss...

10-05-17 There's a new student waiting in your room, my principal announced, hurrying past me on the stairs. Name's Mary. I need to talk to you about her. Stop in the office later. I nodded and glanced down（匆匆阅读） at the packs of pink, red and white pap...

10-02-24 When a man called a motel and asked how much they charged for a room, the clerk told him that the rates depend on room size and number of people. Do you take children? the man asked. No, sir, replied the clerk. Only cash and credit cards....