Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, and the other is a sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out, but I know the answer. Teacher: Please tell us. Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 英文笑话

ANNOUNCER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. Today we present the last part of our series on the disease bird flu. It is a story for young people called Zandi's Song. It was shortened and taken from a book written

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(五)月

Laura was in third grade. Her teacher asked the class, What do you want to be when you grow up? Johnny raised his hand. He said, I want to be a doctor. I want to cut people open and see what's inside. Billy raised his hand. He said, I want to be a po

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

What kind of a bird is he? she asked. 他是种什么鸟?她问。 He's a young Trumpeter Swan, said Sam. 他是一只年轻的号手天鹅,萨姆说, Right now he's sort of a dirty gray color, 现在他的颜色是暗灰的, but in another y

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 吹小号的天鹅

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom.

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(202) / 评论(0) 分类 英汉幽默故事选读

My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. What kind of bird? my sister asked. I didn't see the bird, ma' am, only the nest, replied the child. Then, can yo

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语