Spring

Springs are not always the same. In some years, April bursts upon Virginia hills in one 1) prodigious leap - and all the stage is filled at once, whole 2) choruses of tulips, 3) arabesques of 4) forsy

【饥饿游戏】40

PART II THE GAMES For a moment, the cameras hold on Peetas downcast eyes as what he says sinks in. Then I can see my face, mouth half open in a mix of surprise and protest, magnified on every screen as I realize, Me! He means me! I press my lips toge

【饥饿游戏】39

What did you think of that costume? Cinna raises one eyebrow at me. Be honest. You mean after I got over my fear of being burned alive? I ask. Big laugh. A real one from the audience. Yes. Start then, says Caesar. Cinna, my friend, I should tell him

Spring 春-心灵鸡汤

Spring 春 Springs are not always the same. In some years, April bursts upon Virginia hills in one prodigious leap and all the stage is filled at once, whole choruses of tulips, arabesques of forsythia, cadenzas of flowering plum. The trees grow leav

SSS 2010-04-01

Spotted hyenas grunt and growl. But you know what they're famous for. So what's all the laughing about? Well, field researchers have noticed that groups of hyenas tend to giggle around a kill, while they're waiting for their hunk of meat. Now a study

SSS 2010-05-07

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Its not easy being me; when I was born the doctor told my mother, I did all I could, but he pulled through anyway. Rodney might felt badbut listening to hi

传递幸福生活随笔（中英对照）

传递幸福生活随笔（中英对照） Slightly dim the lights at night， but he could not hide the warmth of a soft fragrance distribution． Through the layers of leaves， dim lighting， such as the veil in general crept across my cheek， o

卡梅伦上访谈节目被“调戏”

When David Cameron was interviewed on one of the most popular morning television shows just weeks before the election, he might have expected a fierce interrogation about his future policy plans. 当戴维?卡梅伦在大选数周前做客一档颇受欢

双语美文：妈妈 我爱你

双语美文：妈妈 我爱你 Mom's eyesight was 1)deteriorating, but I didn't know just how bad it had gotten until I saw her stooped in the one-bedroom 2)in-law apartment attached to our house, reaching to pick up something off the floor. She gra

那些让人印象深刻的文化差异

What is your most memorable cultural shock? 你印象最深且感到震惊的文化差异有哪些？ 获得568好评的回答@Dave Samwell： Some friends and I go to a bar to have a few beers before dinner. Beer is expensive in Japan and so we orde

乔布斯传 第450期:回到未来(8)

They suspended the rehearsal, and for a while it seemed as if Jobs might cancel the entire product launch. 他们停止了预演，接下来的那一刻，大家认为乔布斯似乎要取消整个产品发布会。 Ruby looked at me as if to say, 'A

7 Quick ways to turn a bad day around

7 Quick ways to turn a bad day around Have you had a bad day recently? This is me raising my hand alongside you. My most recent bad day, like most days, wasnt wholly bad. It just had some bad parts that I allowed to spread across my entire day and so

“笑”的高级表达法

giggle to laugh in a nervous or excited way, especially at something silly咯咯地笑；傻笑：Andy and Sarah were giggling helplessly at the back of the class. 安迪和萨拉在教室后面咯咯地笑成一团。 chuckle to laugh quietly, espec

我们都想被爱

We all want to feel loved, open, free and peaceful. We all desire to let go of the ideals and expectations of the world and be simply still. What if you had permission to be anything your heart wanted you to be? What if there was no right or wrong wa

英语美文：眼里有心

Cody started life weighing 24 ounces. Due to extreme prematurity, our son had eye surgery to prevent blindness. As a result of the surgery, he lost peripheral vision in his right eye. And his near sightedness would mean glasses and close monitoring b

英语美文：美丽的春天

Spring Springs are not always the same. In some years, April bursts upon Virginia hills in one prodigious leap － and all the stage is filled at once, whole choruses of tulips, arabesques of forsythia, cadenzas of flowering plum. The trees grow leav

【英语语言学习】我们为什么会笑？

ACKI LYDEN, HOST: OK. So here's a joke. A man sitting on the veranda with his wife one night when out of the blue he says: I love you. His wife says: Was that you or was that the beer talking? The man says: That was me talking to the beer. Maybe you

The last tape

The bustle of the hospital was a welcome distraction as I opened my new patient's chart and headed for her room. My son, Eric, had just brought home a disappointing report card, and my daughter, Shannon, and I had argued again about her getting a dri

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But now Peeta has made me an object of love. Not just his. To hear him tell it I have many admirers. And if the audience really thinks were in love . . . I remember how strongly they responded to his confession. Star-crossed lovers. Haymitch is right

唐顿庄园第一季第七集_15

唐顿庄园第一季第七集_15 [INT. KITCHENS - DAY] MRS BIRD I think we should start the ices now. If you agree, Mrs Patmore. MRS PATMORE Certainly, Mrs Bird. [The telephone rings and the cooks stop to look.] MRS PATMORE Oh, my Lord, listen to th