Natural Resources Through the changes in the ways of making a living in a family over several generations, the cartoon aims at sounding a warning against man’s wasteful use of natural resourc ...
Population Growth It is well-known that there has been a drastic increase in world population. But it is probably les well-known that the extinction rate of wildlife species is experiencing a pa ...
House and Home “House” and “home” are two words that have similar meanings. “House” and “home” both refer to places where people live. However, there is a difference between them. ...
Water Pollution Water is very important to us. Factories and plants need water for industrial uses and large pieces of farmland need it for irrigation. Without water to drink, people die in a ...
Cartoonists In a good cartoon, the artist can tell in a few lines as much as a writer can tell in half a dozen paragraphs. The cartoonist not only tells a story but he also tries to persuade t ...
Time Time is tangible. One can gain time, spend time, waste time, save time, or even kill time. Common questions in American English reveal this concrete quality as though time were a possessi ...
Passage Eighteen (Strictly Ban smoking) If you smoke and you still don’t believe that there’s a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you ...
Passage Seventeen (On the President’s Program) President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment cr ...
- Passage Sixteen (Mules) Although the top men in smuggling business must work together, most of a syndicate’s small fry, especially the mules, know only their immediate contacts.If caugh ...
Passage Fifteen (Contribution of Coeducation) Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unles ...
Passage Fourteen(Antarctica and Environment) Antarctica has actually become a kind of space station - a unique observation post for detecting important changes in the world’s environment. Remot ...
Passage Twelve (We Should All Grow Fat and Be Happy) Here’s a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at last plucked up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out ...
Passage Thirteen (The Neutrality of American in the Early World War II) The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminate ...
Passage Eleven (Superconducting Materials) The stone age, The Iron Age. Entire epochs have been named for materials. So what to call the decades ahead? The choice will be tough. Welcome to the a ...
Passage ten(Antinuclear Demonstration) Police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5,000 passively resisting protestors Friday in an attempt to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ...
Passage Nine(Holmes’ Knowledge) His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thom ...
Passage Eight(The Development of Cities) Mass transportation revised the social and economic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out ...
Passage seven(Stricter Traffic Law can Prevent Accidents) From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous disease ...
Passage six(Dropouts for Ph. D. s) Educators are seriously concerned aboutthe high rate of dropouts among the doctor of philosophy candidates and theconsequent loss of talent to a nation in ne ...
Passage three(Advertisers Perform a Useful Service to the Community) Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent t ...
Passage four(preface) Science is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operat ...
Passage two (Vicious and Dangerous Sports Should be Banned by Law) When you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, it’s amazing how little we have developed in other res ...
Passage one(The only way to travel is on foot) The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like ‘ Palaeolithic Man’, ‘Neolithic Man’, etc., neatly ...
951. l am vacuuming the floor now and have several shirts to iron. 我正在用真空吸尘器清理地板，还有好几件衬衫要熨。 952. I will love you until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble. 我将爱你 ...
901. Manners are quite different from country to country. 各国的礼仪各不相同。 902. Not only did I know her, but I was her best friend. 我不仅认识她，还是她最好的朋友。 903. The best-known ...
851. We are all taking medicine against the disease.我们都服药治疗疾病。 852. Would you please go to a dancing party with me?请你跟我一起去参加一个舞会好吗? 853. He usually drops in at my ...
801. She intends to make teaching her profession.她想以教书为职业。 802. The letter "x" stands for an unknown number.字母x代表未知数。 803. The sight of the dead body scared him stiff.看到 ...
751. She feared staying alone in the farmhouse. 她害怕一个人留在农舍里。 752. She guided the tourists around the castle.她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡。 753. She runs everyday in order to lose ...
701. His cake is three times bigger than mine.他的蛋糕比我的大三倍。 702. I am looking forward to your early reply. 希望早日得到你的答复。 703. I could say nothing but that I was sorry.我 ...
651. Don't be uneasy about the consequence.不必为后果忧虑不安。 652. Even a child can answer this question.即使小孩儿都能回答这个问题。 653. He has many strange ideas in his mind. 他脑子里 ...
601. I appreciate John's helping in time.我感谢约翰的及时帮助。 602. I bought it the day it was released. 它发行的当天我就买了。 603. I doubted whether the story is true.我怀疑那故事是不是 ...
551. I'd like to look at some sweaters. 我想看看毛衣。 552. Its origin is still a mystery now.它的起源至今仍是个谜。 553. Money is no more than our servant.金钱不过是我们的仆人。 554. ...
451. Go right back to the beginning. 直接回到起始位置。 452. He does everything without aim. 他做事都漫无目标。 453. He is respectful to his elders. 他对长辈很恭敬。 454. He knows Engl ...
501. You'd better look before you leap.你最好三思而后行。 502. You know what I'm talking about. 我想你知道我在说什么。 503. He has been sick for three weeks. 他已经病了几周了。 504. He ...
451. Go right back to the beginning. 直接回到起始位置。 452. He does everything without aim. 他做事都漫无目标。 453. He is respectful to his elders. 他对长辈很恭敬。 454. He knows Engl ...
401. He neither smokes nor drinks. 他既不抽烟也不喝酒。 402. He ran his horse up the hill. 他策马跑上小山。 403. He reminds me of his brother. 他使我想起了他的弟弟。 404. He was effici ...
351. I was taking care of Sally. 我在照顾萨莉。 352. I wish I lived in NEWYORK. 我希望住在纽约。 353. I'm very glad to hear that. 很高兴听你这样说。 354. I'm your lucky fellow then. 我 ...
301. Did you enter the contest? 你参加比赛了吗? 302. Do you accept credit cards? 你们收信用卡吗? 303. Don't cry over spilt milk. 不要做无益的后悔。 304. Don't let chances pass by. 不要 ...
251. I get up at six o'clock. 我六点起床。 252. I meet the boss himself. 我见到了老板本人。 253. I owe you for my dinner. 我欠你晚餐的钱。 254. I really enjoyed myself. 我玩得很开心。 ...
201. He has a large income. 他有很高的收入。 202. He looks very healthy. 他看来很健康。 203. He paused for a reply. 他停下来等着·回答。 204. He repaired his house. 他修理了他的房子。 ...
101. It sounds great!. 听起来很不错。 102. It's a fine day。 今天是个好天。 103. So far，So good. 目前还不错。 104. What time is it? 几点了? 105. You can make it! 你能做到! 106 ...
151. He is just a child. 他只是个孩子。 152. I can't follow you. 我不懂你说的。 153. I felt sort of ill. 我感觉有点不适。 154. I have a good idea! 我有一个好主意。 155. It is growi ...
101. It sounds great!. 听起来很不错。 102. It's a fine day。 今天是个好天。 103. So far，So good. 目前还不错。 104. What time is it? 几点了? 105. You can make it! 你能做到! 106 ...
教育学习类： M： What did you think of the lecture in library meeting room? W： I can't understand what the speaker said. Q： What does the woman mean? The lecture is bad She li ...
