(二十五) I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was tired and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still,...
(二十四) There are times when you find yourself unable to work out a problem. It is at this point that the way in which you use your teacher is important. With a good teacher, such times should be l...
(二十三) What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had shared many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their fi...
(二十二) College and university graduations in the United States are arriving earlier and earlier each year as the average length of school year gets shorter. The school year has fallen by nearly si...
(二十一) According to some scientists, high－risk sports can be particularly valuable for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being frightened doesn't mean they have to...
(二十) Mt. Qomolangma was first conquered(征服)in 1953,when Sir Edmud Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing, his guide(向导),became the first climbers to reach the top. More than 750 times have people tried...
(十九) Sometimes a writer takes a short cut(捷径)when painting a word picture. Instead of giving a detailed description(细节描写)of a thing, the writer may compare(比较)it to something else－...
(十八) Is the world really going mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends, when it suddenly struck me that almost everyone in the rest...
(十七) When one asks students the question "Who likes grammar?", perhaps they dare to raise their hands. In many ways this is understandable in Britain. Yet, strangely, the study of grammar is one of...
(十六) Education is not only the teaching and learning of knowledge, but also the developing of person's character. Now liberal education(开明教育)has a great effect on the world. Much work has b...
(十五) This book is not about empty words and false promises, rather about cooperation(合作)needed by deaf people(people who cannot hear or hear well) from those who speak to them. Any person who i...
(十四) My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year, but I do try to get away for a month in summer－usually July. Now as you probably know that's the main holiday season in Europe, the favourite...
(十三) What actually happens when we read? Some people think that we read one word at a time, understand it and then go on to the next. Other people think that our eyes smoothly move over each line f...
(十二) Two years ago, my husband bought me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you don't have to worry about parking(停车).You can leave it anywhere. As it has a sea...
(十一) Kate said "Hello" to Mr.Patel as she entered .She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store where the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long a...
