The Cat’s Diary

My 1) captors continue to 2) taunt me with bizarre little 3) dangling objects. They dine 4) lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope

2006年VOA标准英语-Saddam Hussein Buried; New Video Shows Last Mom

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 31 December 2006 Iraqis grieve beside the burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Ouja, Iraq, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad Sunday 31 Dec. 2006 Former dictator Saddam Hussein, who was exec

WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Cat

66. The Cat and the Saucer

An antiques collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front, licking milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He steppe

英语情景对话：Passing the Road Test(1)

A: How'd I do on my driving test? B: You did great on your test. A: Did I pass my test? B: You passed with flying colors. A: Did I mess up at all on my test? B: There was only one thing. A: What was it? B: You had some problems with parking. A: Parki

英语情景对话：Passing the Road Test(2)

A: Did I do well on my driving test? B: You did a wonderful job. A: So, I passed? B: Yes, you passed. A: Did I mess up on anything? B: You did mess up on something. A: What was that? B: Your parallel parking isn't all that great. A: Yeah, that's pret

英语情景对话：Passing the Road Test(3)

A: About my driving test, did I do well? B: You did a fabulous job. A: Are you telling me that I passed the test? B: That's what I'm telling you. A: What did I mess up on? B: You did mess up a little on one thing. A: Tell me. B: You had a little trou

Lesson 86 - LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG...

to let the cat out of the bag look like the cat that ate the canary 今天我们要给大家介绍的习惯用语是和猫，也就是cat有关的。以后我们还要讲和狗，就是dog有关的俗语

鹅妈妈童谣 31 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been? Ive been to London To look at the Queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

英语情景对话：Failing the Road Test(3)

A: Did I do well on my test? B: Do you want to know the honest answer? A: Why wouldn't I want to know? B: You had pretty bad scores. A: Exactly what do you mean by bad? B: You failed. A: How'd I fail it? B: There are a couple of reasons why you didn'

英语情景对话：Failing the Road Test(1)

A: So how did I do on my driving test? B: Do you want the truth? A: Of course, I do. B: Well, you really didn't do all that well. A: How bad did I do? B: To be completely honest, you failed your test. A: How? B: There were a number of reasons. A: Wha

英语情景对话：Failing the Road Test(2)

A: How did I do? B: Do you really want to know? A: Yes, I do. B: You did pretty bad. A: Exactly how bad? B: You didn't pass the test. A: I don't understand how I could've failed it. B: There are a few reasons why you failed. A: What are the reasons?

The Cat and the Saucer

An antiques collector was passing a small shop when he noticed a cat on the sidewalk out front, licking milk from a saucer. The man immediately realized the saucer was very old and valuable. He stepped into the shop with an uninterested look and aske

Dead Cat

Jim let his dog out to relieve himself late one night. He watched some TV, and then remembered to let the dog back in. When he opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw! In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat, dead! Bad dog! BAD DOG! said the

The Cat and the Cock

A cat caught a cock，and took counsel with himeself how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him．He accused him of being a nuisance to men，by crowing in the night time，and not permitting them to sleep．The cock defended himself by say

The Cook and the Cat

A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on that day he celebrated the anniversary of a friend's death－leaving a cat at home，to guard his

The Young Man and the Cat

Once upon a time there was a sleek tabby cat．She lived in a small house in the town with a handsome young man．He was always very kind to her．He gave her milk to drink and pieces of fresh fish and meat to eat．He let her play in the garden duri

Dick and His Cat

Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an

The Cat and the Bell thecatandthebell

There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,