2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Ford's Assembly line

It is hard for modern people to imagine the life one hundred years ago. No television, no plastic, no ATMs, no DVDs. Illnesses like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pneumonia meant

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Franklin and Franklin impersonator

Every nation has its heroes, of course, If a nation is lucky, it has one who was so able in everything he or she did that the person's legacy stretches in many

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Biography of Karl Marx 卡尔·马克思

全世界无产阶级的伟大导师和领袖，马克思主义的创始人。英汉对照

Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5th, 1818 in the city of Trier, Germany to a comfortable

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Bell and his legacy

It is such a common occurrence that no one ever wonders from whence it came. But the telephone has a fascinating story behind it, one that could be entitled. "The Conques

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

魔法妈妈— J.K.Rowling 英汉对照
Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's life has the luster of a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Stephen Hawking and His World 　
斯蒂芬·霍金教授是当代享有盛誉的伟人之一，被称为在世的最伟大的科学家，当今的爱因斯坦。他在统一20世纪物理学的两大基础理论—爱因斯坦的相对论和普朗克的量子论

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Frederic Francois Chopin

Frederic Francois Chopin, Polish-born composer and renowned pianist, was the creator of 55 mazurkas, 13 polonaises, 24 preludes, 27 etudes, 19 nocturnes, 4 ballads, and 4

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

◎ Jody Williams 其人及其事迹
1997年的诺贝尔和平奖得主Jody Williams生于1950年，她有一位长期为身心障碍所苦的哥哥，其兄长自童年起便不断遭受同侪的欺负以及社会歧视的眼光，也因为这样的经历，让Williams感

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Born: 29 March 1799 at Knowsley Hall, Prescot, LancashireFirst entered Parliament: 30 July 1822Age he became PM: 52 years, 331 days; 58 years, 328 days and 67 years, 91 daysMaiden speech: 30 March

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

2006中国新首富：“造纸女王”张茵 China's Richest Woman: From Waste to Wealth背景资料：10月11日，《观澜湖2006胡润百富榜》在上海揭晓，相关内容刊登在《胡润百富》杂志上。

49岁的张茵拥有财富

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Born: 5 February 1788 in Bury, LancashireFirst entered Parliament: 15 April 1809Age he became PM: 46 years, 308 days and 53 years, 206 daysMaiden speech: 23 January 1810 seconding the reply to the

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Born: 18 August 1792 at Hertford Street, Mayfair, LondonFirst entered Parliament: 18 August 1813Age he became PM: 53 years, 316 days and 73 years, 72 daysMaiden speech: 12 May 1814 speaking against

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Born: 13 March 1764 in Falloden, NorthumberlandFirst entered Parliament: 6 July 1786Age he became PM: 66 years, 254 daysMaiden speech: 21 February 1787 speaking against the Free Trade Treaty recent

2008-01-23 所属栏目:英语故事

Born: 15 March 1779 at Melbourne House, Piccadilly, LondonFirst entered Parliament: 31 January 1806Age he became PM: 55 years, 123 days and 56 years and 34 daysMaiden speech: 19 December 1806 in th

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

The Century’s Greatest Minds Albert Einstein 本世纪最伟大的智者 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦 The scientific touchstones of the modern age&mdas

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

Bringing Back Honor When Ensign Andrew Lee Muns suddenly vanished nearly 34 years ago, the U.S. Navy branded him a deserter and a thief. It was 1968; the U.S. was waging an incr

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

The Master of Investment: Warren Buffett For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren B

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

Women of Everest Preparing for Climb to the 'Roof of the World' Alison Levine has had two surgeries to repair a damaged heart. Midge Cross is diabetic and has sur

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

Japan's Child Princess Gets Taste of Disney Dressed in a pale blue coat and grey trousers, Aiko shrank back and clung to her mother, Crown Princess Masako, when the characters approached to sh

2008-01-22 所属栏目:英语故事

American President1.George Washington 乔治·华盛顿: 1789-17972.John Adams 约翰·亚当斯: 1797-18013.Thomas Jefferson托马斯·杰斐逊 : 1801-18094.James Madison 詹姆斯·麦迪逊:

2008-01-21 所属栏目:英语故事

Bush's MBATwenty-six of 42presidents,including Bill Clinton,were lawyers.Seven were generals.George W.Bush becomes the first with an MBA.Those who have had Bush for a boss since the mid-1980s &mdas

2008-01-21 所属栏目:英语故事

Ukraine PM makes Elle front cover Tymoshenko once said she would prefer to appear in Playboy Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has ap

2008-01-21 所属栏目:英语故事

President Putin dresses up to play war games Russian President Vladimir Putin sits inside the Tupolev-160 strategic bomber jet at the Moscow's Chkalovsk

2008-01-21 所属栏目:英语故事

First woman White House head chef hired In this photograph provided by the White House, Chef Cristeta 'Cris' Comerford prepares a meal inside the White

2008-01-21 所属栏目:英语故事

Nowadays, auto-flush motion sensor toilets are in schools, airports, hotels, and tourist spots around the world. But do you know who invented this modern convenience? The answer may surprise you. I