白领英语晨读-149 The Bear and the Two Travelers　熊和两个旅行者

The Bear and the Two Travelers 熊与两个旅行者 Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked,

白领英语晨读-096 Words of Wisdom　智慧之语

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see th

白领英语晨读-021 Mum and Childhood Days　母亲与童年时光

When you came into the world, she held you in her arms. You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night long. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You

白领英语晨读-013 Parents’ Influence on Children’s Intelligence　家长对

Parents' Influence on Childrens Intelligence As researchers learn more about how childrens intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the

学个词Learn a Word 第1386期　up someone's alley

今天我们要学的词是up someone's alley。Alley, 是小径的意思，而up someone's alley意思是正合某人的胃口。今天是美国感恩节后的第一个星期一，店家在网上大打折扣，叫做网络星期一。 If you hate wa

白领英语晨读-027 Free to Soar　自由飞翔

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a

白领英语晨读-154 Child, Don’t Grow up Too Fast　孩子，别长得太快

All you remember about your child being twelve is sitting in the stands6 during baseball practice and hoping your child's team would strike out7 fast because you had more importantthingsto do at home. The coach didn't understand how busy you were.

学个词Learn a Word 第1365期　hit-and-run

今天我们要学的词是hit-and-run。 Hit-and-run, 是肇事逃逸的意思。最近发生的小悦悦事件让人心痛。The little girl was badly injured in two successive hit-and-run incidents, 两个司机先后肇事逃逸，孩子身受重伤

学个词Learn a Word 第1325期 　consolidate

今天我们要学的词是consolidate。 Consolidate, 巩固。 The White House has been pressing Pakistan to conduct an offensive against Taliban in the tribal area, but Pakistan insists it has to consolidate other military gains first, 白宫一直向

学个词Learn a Word 第1342期 　career path

今天我们要学的词是career path。 Career path, 职业生涯。求职顾问建议大家尝试不同种类的工作。 Having a nonlinear career path can make you more interesting to potential employers, 有非直线职业生涯的人在雇人老

学个词Learn a Word 第1426期　fulfill

今天我们要学的词是fulfill。Fulfill, 意思是满足，实现。缅甸最近释放了所有政治犯。 The prisoners' release fulfills a US condition for mending diplomatic relations with Burma, 缅甸释放所有政治犯的举措满足了美

学个词Learn a Word 第1411期　half-staff

今天我们要学的词是half-staff。Half-staff, 意思是降半旗。 As a matter of protocol, U.N. offices around the globe lowered their flags to half-staff to mark the funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, 不久前维吉尼亚理工

学个词Learn a Word 第1403期　proactive

今天我们要学的词是proactive. Proactive意思是积极主动的。Facebook 脸谱网站推出最新Timeline时间表功能。有些用户担心隐私受到侵犯，社交网络专家建议说，It's best to be proactive and make sure what peo

学个词Learn a Word 第1367期　phase out

今天我们要学的词是phase out。 Phase out, 是逐步结束的意思。世界上最年轻的国家南苏丹独立后宣布，学校教育将逐步淘汰阿拉伯语，改用英语教学。 The government of South Sudan announced it will phase

英语听力文摘 English Digest 188、中年狼　Middle Aged Wolves

Middle Aged Wolves 狼是群居性极高的物种。一群狼的数量大约在6到12只之间，在冬天寒冷的时候最多可到五十只以上，通常以家庭为单位的家庭狼由一对优势对偶领导，而以兄弟姐妹为一群的则以