日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 137 Van Gogh It cannot be denied that Van Gogh was a great artist. However, he was considered an outcast by other artists of his time. Many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by society. Today these paint... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 138 You're Beautiful Eric： May I take your photograph, Jane？ Jane： Please don't. Eric： Why not？ You're beautiful. Jane： Well, I do not consider myself photogenic. 你很漂亮 埃里克：简，我可以帮你照张相吗？ 简 ：请不要。 埃里克：为什么不... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 139 Don't Be Shy Our English teacher often says that we should not be afraid to make mistakes. She also says that people can learn from their mistakes. Therefore, she tells us that we shouldn't be shy when we speak English. I believe what she... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 140 What's New？ Walter： Hi, Kelly！ What's new？ Kelly ： My father told us that we'll soon be moving. Walter： That's awful. Kelly ： Uhwhy？ Walter： I won't have anyone to make fun of anymore. 近况如何？ 沃尔特：嗨，凯利！近况如何？ 凯利... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 141 Global Warming Have you noticed that it's getting warmer and warmer every year？ To put it simply that's because of air pollution. Scientists tell us that because of air pollution, the earth's heat cannot escape. This is known as global w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 142 No Smoking Customer： Can I have an ashtray, please？ Waitress ： I'm sorry, sir. This is a non-smoking section. Customer： Where's the smoking section？ Waitress ： Over there： 禁止吸烟 顾 客：请给我个烟灰缸好吗？ 女服务员：抱歉，先生。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 143 Man's Best Friend The dog is man's best friend. He can do many things for us. He can protect our homes. He can guide the blind. He is loyal to his master and never asks for a pay raise. The dog has also made many contribu- tions to Englis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 144 The Year of the Dog Tracy： When were you born？ Ivan ： In the Year of the Dog. Tracy： What does that mean？ Ivan ： Oh. That's one of the twelve Chinese horo- scope animals. I was born in 1970. Tracy： That's interesting. I was born in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 145 Billy's Goal in Life Some people have goals in life. For these people it is important to achieve their goals, As for my brother Billy, his goal in life is to make people happy. He tries to accomplish this by being a good student and an ob... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 146 Being Happy Bill ： What's your goal in life, Kathy？ Kathy ： My goal is to be rich. What about you？ Bill ： I just want to be happy. Kathy ： What？ Bill ： I think being happy is more important than having all the money in the world.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 147 Television Addiction Television provides us with a wide range of information and entertainment. However, it's a pity that it may also have a bad influ- ence on young minds. For instance, some TV shows have too much violence and crime. The... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-28 Lesson 148 Hurry Back Shella： Hey, Stan, can you do me a favor？ Stan ： Sure. What is it？ Shella： Can you keep an eye on the kids while I go to the doctor's？ Start ： OK, but hurry back！ 快点回来 席拉：嘿，斯坦，你可以帮我一个忙吗？ 斯坦：当然... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 1. Rome Wasn't Built in a Day p.1. English is an international language. Therefore, it is necessary for us to learn it. It can be rewarding or just a waste of time. It's up to you. It depends on how you study it. Here are some tips about learning En... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 2. How to Improve Your English p.9. Mack is talking to his friend Don. M： Hi, Don！ How are you doing in your English class？ D： Not so well, I'm afraid. M： What's the problem？ D： I'm not improving. Tell me, how come your English is so good？ M... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 3. The City of Song p.13 Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world. This is especially true for people living in Vienna, the city of song. Being the home of Mozart, this city is the birthplace of classical music an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 4. He Who Hesitates Is Lost p.21 Mike is in Vienna with his girlfriend Daisy. M： Are you having a good time, Daisy？ D： Are kidding？ I'm having the time of my life. I loved the concerts. M： Concert going is fantastic but what else can we do？ D... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 5. Bungee Jumping p.26 Bungee jumping looks like fun. It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it. It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs. It scares me just to think about it... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 6. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained p.35 Lisa and Bill are talking about their future. L： What's your goal in life, Bill？ B： To fly in the sky and feel as free as a bird. L： That's easy. B： What do you mean？ L： Go bungee jumping. B： You mush... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 7. Doctor Death p.39 Whether very sick people should be helped to end their own lives is a question many people cannot answer. However, Dr.Kevorkian is an exception. That he has done this more than twenty times is known to everyone. Some say what he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 8. No Hearts or No Brains？ P.52 Helen and Dick are talking about the previous article. H： I don't understand how people can think Dr. Kevorkian is doing the right thing. D： Well, helping people die with dignity is not that bad, in it？ H： Don't... 阅读全文>>