The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.
在一场船难中，唯一的生存者随着潮水，漂流到一座无人岛上。
He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him,
他天天激动地祈祷神救他能够早日离开此处，回到家乡。
and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
他还每天注视着海上有否可搭救他的人，但却是除了汪 ... (全文...)
AS my fine professor of economics at Columbia, C. Lowell Harriss （who just celebrated his 96th birthday） used to tell us, economics is the study of the allocation of scarce goods and services. What could be scarcer or more precious than love? It is rare, hard to come by and often fragile.
C．Lowell HarrissSkip 是我在哥伦比亚大学时的一位和善的经济教授，他刚刚庆祝完自己96岁的生日。他曾经跟我们讲，经济学研究的就是如何分配 ... (全文...)
大约四年前，在一个极其偶然的情况下应出版社之约翻译了《廊桥遗梦》（直译书名应为《麦迪逊县之桥》）。不意这本小书一下子变成了热门畅销书，一时间大有"满城争道"之势。译事本是我的余事，而且是业余之余。在正业学术研究之余有时心血来潮写点杂感、散文一类，然后行有余力，作为一种调剂，做些翻译。这"余力"就很有限了，所以我翻译的原则是以自娱为主， ... (全文...)
剑桥少儿英语考试包括三个关键的级别：一级（Starters）、二级（Movers）和三级（Flyers）。因为最高的级别Flyers的语言水平大约相当于剑桥主体考试的KET，因此它可以作为长大以后通向KET或迈向PET的桥梁。
剑桥少儿英语考试一级（Starters）：
一级：适合6-8岁，经过大约100小时的英语学习，掌握近400个词汇的学生参加；
剑桥少儿英语考试二级（Mov ... (全文...)
故事简介：
下雨了，外面黑黑的，做什么呢？ 芭比的故事时间开始了……
It is a dark and rainy night. Barbie is reading in her bed. Kelly and Stacie run in. "Tell us a story， Barbie，" says Stacie.
Barbie looks around. She sees a bunny. "There are two princesses named Kelly and Stacie…" Barbie begins.
One day， the princesses go to have a picnic in the forest. Suddenly （突然） it begins to rain！The pr ... (全文...)
infomercial 名人导购(电视)节目;政客访谈(电视)节目
An infomercial (information + commercial) is a short or regular-length television program that combines information presentation with an integrated suggestion to buy a particular product or service. It is very similar in appearance to a news program, talk show, or other non-advertising program content. It often feature celebrities talking about their successful experiences with a given product. As in any other ... (全文...)
For long, a little boy was wondering why his next-desk-pal could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, whereas he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.
有个孩子对一个问题一直想不通：为什么他的同桌想考第一一下子就考了第一，而自己想考第一却只考了全班第二十一名?
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more stupid than others? I feel I am as obedient and as careful as him, but how come I always lag behind? "Hearing the w ... (全文...)
More than 100,000 women have signed a petition saying they are offended by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- an initiative launched by a newspaper after the premier made a sexist remark to an opposition politician.
Berlusconi, 73, made the jab during a call in to a late-night talk show Oct. 7 that featured, among other guests, Rosy Bindi, a 58-year-ol ... (全文...)
俗语说：“在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。”朋友在每个人的一生中都扮演着重要的角色，不过具体是什么角色还要看朋友的属性来分，有些是bosom friend（知己），福祸与共；有些是acquaintance（泛泛之交），点头就过；还有一些则是frenemy（友敌），笑脸相迎，背后暗战。
"Frenemy" (alternately spelled "frienemy") is a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" which can refer to either an enemy disguised as a fr ... (全文...)
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with noth ing usually end in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: Th ... (全文...)
