Lesson Fifteen TEXT A Touched by the Moon Nirmal Gbosb Pre-class Work I Read the text once for the main idea. Do not refer to the notes, dictionaries or the glossary. Driving to a friend's house on a...
Lesson Fourteen TEXT A After Twenty Years O. Henry Pre-class Work I Read the text once for the main idea. Do not refer to the notes, dictionaries or the glossary yet. The policeman on the beat moved u...
Lesson One Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary accomplishment n. the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement ac...
Saul Bellow describes his impressions of the seemingly endless cornfields of Illinois. 索尔·贝娄描述了自己对伊利诺伊看似无边无际的玉米地的印象。 ILLINOIS JOURNEY Saul Bell...
Annie Dillard tells of her visit to the Napo River in the heart of the Ecuadorian jungle, one of nature's most unspoiled places. She describes the beauty of the forest and her admiration for the peopl...
In responding to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, America has entered into a new type of war, one fought in the shadows. 美国在对纽约和华盛顿遭受恐怖袭击作出反应之时...
Peggy Noonan lives in New York and writes a weekly column for The Wall Street Journal. This piece is taken from one of them. In it she reflects on her week and on life in the city. Writing less than a...
Come on, admit it -- you like living at breakneck speed. 好了,承认吧――你就喜欢忙得团团转。 Life in the Fast Lane James Gleick 1 We are in a rush. We are making haste. A compressio...
As the pace of life in today's world grows ever faster, we seem forever on the go. With so much to do and so little time to do it in, how are we to cope? Richard Tomkins sets about untangling the prob...
The attack was fierce, without mercy, leaving Blindy handicapped for life. Yet Blindy wanted no pity. He had taken his revenge. 那一架打得凶猛残酷,盲汉落下了一辈子残疾。可盲汉不...