哲理小短文:橡树和柳树An oak and a willow

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

成功的秘诀The Secret of Success

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

击中要害To the Point

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

帽子和脑袋Hat and Head

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

最佳答案The Best Answe

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

谁才是悲观者呢Who is a pessimist?

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

狼和它的影子 The Wolf and his Shadow

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

英语小短文:目中无人The man who saw nobody

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

大鱼和小鱼The great fish and the little fish

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

关于教师节的英文小短文

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

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

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

英语短文：The source of Energy

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

我也是文盲I am illiterate too

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

ALL ABOUT LOVE

Where there is great love, there arealways miracles. 哪里有真爱存在，哪里就有奇迹。 Love is like a butterfly. It goes where it pleases and it pleases where it goes. 爱情就像一只蝴蝶，它喜欢飞到哪里，就把欢乐带到哪

A Box Full Of Kisses - 装满吻的匣子

Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as

All woman born for loving 女人全都为爱而生

A little boy asked his mother:Why are you crying? Because I am a woman.She told him. I don't understandhe said. His mum just hugged him and said:And you never will. Later the little boy asked his father:Why does mother seem to cry for no reason? All

英汉对照：29句最常用谚语

1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。 3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 4. A fall into the pit, a gain in y

诺言来的不容易

诺言来的不容易 Promise don't come easy--Caron Nightingale I should have known all along 我早该明白 there was something wrong 我们之间出现了问题 I just never read between the lines 我从来没有体会出你的弦外之音 Then I

生活的忠告-Words to Live by

I'll give you some advice about life. 给你生活的忠告 Eat more roughage; 多吃些粗粮； Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains; 给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做； Remember what life tells you; 熟记生活告