He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so...
The clock struck(敲)eight,but I was still on the bed.I could hear it was blowing strongly.“It must be windy outside,” I thought. I came to the small town a week ago. I sold some clothes to a shop.Christmas was coming and I hoped to...
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest.As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes,a person came up and knocked(敲)at the window to ask the time.The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch:“It's 8:05,”...
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When s...
Two old men,Bob and Alf,were waiting in line outside the stadium(体育场).They were waiting to get into watch a football game. They were both poor and could not buy tickets for seats in the best part of the stadium.They were standing...
Ryan Ruby is ten years old.He loves to watch TV.But for one full year,he didn't watch TV at all.Why?Ryan's mother thought he watched too much TV.She said she would give him $600 if he didn't watch TV for a year. At first Ryan...
Can we live without salt(盐)?No, salt is very important to us.We need salt in our food.Animals need it,too.Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea water.People dig very big pools(池塘) and let sea water in.When the sun dri...
I am Mike. There are four people in my family. They're my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never uses the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches T...
28 High Road Oxford Sept.27,2002 Dear John, Thank you very much for your letter.I'm glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here.We hope that you will both be able to come again next year.Perhap...
In the United States and Canada,people often invite friends over for a meal,a party,or just coffee. Here are the kinds of things people always say.“Would you like to come over for dinner tonight?”“Hey,we're having a party on F...