A young man once asked Albert Einstein what the secret of success was. The great scientist told him that the secret of success was hard work. 有个年轻人曾经问阿伯特.爱因斯坦成功的秘诀是什么。这位伟大的科学家告诉他成功...
Once Albert Einstein, the world-famous scientist, was traveling by train, At dinner time he went to the dining car. 有一次，世界著名科学家阿伯特.爱因斯坦正在乘火车旅行。吃饭的时候他去了餐车。 Menu in hand, he sudd...
Author James Thurber depended on words for entertainment. 作家詹姆士.瑟伯用词来消遣。 He told me once about a trick he played on a nurse during one of his hospital stays. He asked her what a seven-letter word had three Us in it. She thou...
Andersen(1805-1875)live very simply. He often wore an old hat when he went out. 安徒生（1805-1875）生活很简朴，常戴着一顶旧帽子出去。 Once someone in the street laughed at him, Whats that on your head, Can it be called a hat? 一次...
French dramatist Tristan Bernard won a newspaper competition by providing the best answer to the question: If a fire broke out in the Louvre and you could save only one painting, which one would it be? 法国剧作家特里斯坦.贝尔纳为下面这个...
Some people always look at the negative side. Who is a pessimist? There was a hunter who bought a bird dog, the only one of its kind in the world that could walk on water. He couldnt believe his eyes when he saw this miracle. At the same time, he was...
A Wolf, who was roaming about on plain when the sun was getting low in the sky, was much impressed by the size of his shadow, and said to himself, I had no idea I was so big. Fancy my being afraid of a lion! Why, I, not be, ought to be King of the be...
There was an argument between an oak and a willow, upon the subject of strength, constancy, and patience, and which of the two should be loved by man. The oak criticized the willow that it was weak and wavering, and gave way to wind each time. The wi...
A lion demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse him, had a good idea to rid himself of his request, he expressed his willingness to accept him as the suitor of his daughter on one con...
There was a man, in the State of Qin, who wanted some gold. One morning he dressed himself smartly and went to the market. Arriving at the gold-dealers stall, he seized a piece of gold and made off. 秦国有个人渴望得到金子，于是在一天早...
A fisherman was drawing up a net which he had cast into the sea, full of all sorts duanwenw.com of fishes. The little fish escaped through the meshes of the net, and got back into the deep water, but the great fish were all caught and hauled into the...
摘要：历史的过渡，我们的前辈也都有着各自的老师，看看他们是怎么来赞美自己的老师的？ We wish to show our gratitude and thanks with a small gift. Happy Teachers Day！我们送您一件小礼物，以表我们对您...
英语短文：Coal-fired power plants The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric power. Coal seemed to fit the bill,...
英语短文：Cells and Temperature Cells cannot remain alive outside certain limits of temperature and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning. Enzyme systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only within a narrow ra...
The source of Energy A summary of the physical and chemical nature of life must begin, not on the Earth, but in the Sun; in fact, at the Sun's very center. It is here that is to be found the source of the energy that the Sun constantly pours out into...
