14 the Daffodil principle

the Daffodil principle Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over. I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead I will come next Tuesday, I promised a

英语灵异故事-The Baby In My House 02 我房中的婴儿 02

[00:14.60]The Baby In My House [00:28.00]我房中的婴儿 [00:41.50]It took us about a week to get settled, [00:44.43]and then my dad moved in with my mom. [00:48.04]Brad and I fixed our side of the house up. [00:50.95]I decided to look around the house

迟到的情书(8)

马拉松挑战者 Marathon Survivor

Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss was a ski instructor in the U.S. state of Idaho when she represented Switzerland at the 1984 Olympics. Twenty minutes after the winner, Joan Benoit, crossed the finish line, the 39-year-old Andersen-Scheiss staggered into th

英语故事:运用智慧 适时舍得

There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India on foot. He had never been to India before; perhaps he came from Per

英语美文：给爱最重的礼物

Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The baby had been born w

【英语语言学习】埃博拉病毒对抗日记

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now to a very personal story from the front lines of the ongoing fight against Ebola in one of the countries hardest hit - Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola epidemic in that country may be levelin

【荆棘鸟】第二章 19

Suddenly Fee made a sound, so peculiar it jerked Meggie out of her musing and made the menfolk still seated at the breakfast table turn their heads curiously. Holy Jesus Christ! said Fee. Paddy jumped to his feet, his face stupefied; he had never hea

【荆棘鸟】第三章 17

他们跟我说，要是我们那样走的话，那比我们想想办法赶今 晚的车更受罪呢。 我能挺过去，帕迪，菲又说了一遍。有弗兰克和梅吉照顾我，不会有什 么事的。她两眼望着弗兰克，恳求他别再

The motorbike accident

There's the sad story of the poor guy who was in a terrible motorcycle accident. When he came out from under the anesthetic(麻药）, the doctor was leaning over him anxiously. Son, he said, I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is

乔布斯传 第403期:微软契约(6)

I happen to have a special guest with me today via satellite downlink, he said, 今天我恰巧有位卫星连线的特殊客人...他说， and suddenly Bill Gates's face appeared on the huge screen looming over Jobs and the auditorium. 然后突然间

Love Needs No Words 大爱无声

Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. 我能看看我的孩子吗

给爱最重的礼物

给爱最重的礼物 Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. Th

The Rescue

A man had fallen between the rails in a subway station. People were all crowding around trying to get him out before the train ran him over. They were all shouting. Give me your hand! but the man would not reach up. Mulla Nasrudin elbowed his way thr

欧美人文风情第70篇:抱抱餐厅

I wake up at 5:30, get a shower, do my morning routine, go around 7:30 to come to work. 我在5:30起床、洗个澡、做我早上的例行公事、在大约7:30出去工作。 I am so excited to go to work, so I do a dance-off in the parking lot. 我

经济学人411:当诺拉遇到乔治(1)

Obituary；Nora Ephron and Lonesome George 讣告；诺拉艾芙伦与孤独乔治 Nora Ephron, observer of sexual behaviour, died on June 26th, aged 71. Lonesome George, habitual abstainer, died on June 24th, aged perhaps 100 性行为观察家诺拉艾

英语美文：善行弥合破碎的心

善行弥合破碎的心 My husband, Hanoch, and I wrote a book Acts of Kindness: How to Create a Kindness Revolution, which has generated much interest across America. This story was shared with us by an anonymous caller during a radio talk show in

英语美文：是谁给我的耳朵

A True Gift of Love Can I see my baby? the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out the tall hospital window. The

英语听书《白鲸记》第717期

However, Starbuck, who had the ordering of affairs, hung on to it to the last; hung on to it so resolutely, indeed, 尽管负责指挥全盘工作的斯达巴克，想坚持要干到底，想非常坚决地坚持下去， that when at length the ship

最地道的主题口语(3)

9. A Shy Little Kitten (2)She lost her dignity.她失去了镇定。 She is timid and completely at a loss what to do.她羞臊得不知所措。 Yak, yak, yak.哇哇哇！（好像是装出呕吐的样子）I told you, my mom could beat your pop.告诉