一位少妇坐在帐篷里,身上围着被子,一边给孩子喂奶,一边倾听着远处传来的轰轰隆隆的响声。太阳落山后还在攻击吗?或许是荒山中的雷雨声,或者是狐狸和野猪栖身的原始森林里的阵阵松涛声?她看起来像个吉卜赛人,被子半掩着白色的胸脯,她在雾气中沉思着,不知今天外面的战况如何。突然,一阵马蹄声由远而近!是他吗?他答应要来的,虽然这儿离前线很远,而且外面雨意 。门开了,带着一股新鲜空气,进来了一位军官。他身材削瘦,着一身插有羽毛的五光十色的衣服,举止洒脱,是一个二十五岁左右的年轻贵族。他很亲热地向女人打招呼,她跳起来,把婴儿交给女仆,摆上了酒。她解下了头巾站在他面前,栗色卷发裹着明净的额头,迷人的嘴不断地提着问题,修长的脖颈,活力十足,骄傲的鼻梁高高隆起,挂在腰上的短剑闪闪发亮。在山中住时,她从来都是剑不离身。这位有着战士气质的美女仿佛在向人表明,她来自古老的部族,他们意志坚强...
Of the Jealousy of Tradeby David HumeHaving endeavoured to remove one species of ill-founded jealousy,which is so prevalent among commercial nations, it may not beamiss to mention another, which seems equally groundless. Nothingis more usual, among states which have made some advances incommerce, than to look on the progress of their neighbours with asuspicious eye, to consider all trading states as their rivals,and to suppose that it is impossible for any of them to flourish,...
前言在英语国家中,有不少类似于我们中国人爱做着玩儿的脑筋急转弯问答题。这些问题要么非常寻常而回答出其不意;要么非常古怪而回答笨拙老实,但都能达到让人会心一笑的效果。笑过之余,你还会对自己的思维定势有所意识,所以做这类问答题,不仅会让人轻松好笑,同时也锻炼了我们思维的灵活性。试试下面两道题:1.When can you go as fast as a racing car?..(什么时候你能像跑车一样快?)回答是:When you’re in it.(当你坐在跑车里的时候。)2.Where does afternoon come before morning in the world?(世...
THE ADVENTURES OF REDDY FOXTHE ADVENTURES OFREDDY FOXBY THORNTON W. BURGESS1- Page 2-THE ADVENTURES OF REDDY FOXI. Granny Fox Gives Reddy a ScareReddy Fox lived with Granny Fox. You see, Reddy was one of a largefamily, so large that Mother Fox had hard work to feed so many hungrylittle mouths and so she had let Reddy go to live with old Granny Fox....
Ernest HemingwayIt was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would
HOW A FISH SWAM IN THE AIR AND A HARE IN THE WATER.Once upon a time an old man and his wife lived together in alittle village. They might have been happy if only the old womanhad had the sense to hold her tongue at proper times. Butanything which might happen indoors, or any bit of news which herhusband might bring in when he had been anywhere, had to be toldat once to the whole village, and these tales were repeated andaltered till it often happened that much mischief was made, and...
1872FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE TINDER-BOXby Hans Christian AndersenA SOLDIER came marching along the high road: "Left, right- left,right." He had his knapsack on his back, and a sword at his side; hehad been to the wars, and was now returning home.As he walked on, he met a very frightful-looking old witch inthe road. Her under-lip hung quite down on her breast, and she stopped and said, "Good evening, soldier; you have a very fine sword, and a large knapsack, and you are a real s
第一章 梦与现实 长江边长大的姑娘水灵做了一个可怕的噩梦。梦中她和许多鱼儿在水中尽情地游着,跳跃欢笑着,可是忽然之间,污浊恶臭的水从四面八方涌进长江,刺鼻难闻的工业废水哗哗地排进长江,成千上万吨垃圾倾倒进长江,长江变成了公共污水沟,城市下水道,鱼儿们挣扎着,嘶鸣着,争先恐后地想逃命,可整个长江都被污染了,找不到一滴可以生存的水,最后所有的鱼儿都哀叫着死去。水灵伤心地哭着,呼喊着,可是无济于事,鱼儿们很快就腐烂了,发出难闻的恶臭。整个长江变成了一条臭河,臭气冲天,水灵一阵阵恶心,不停地作呕,她钻出水面,看到了更加恐怖的场景,两岸的花草树木大片大片地死亡,人畜成群成群地倒下,腐烂后发出的臭气遮天蔽日,天地间一片昏暗……...
(四)艾森豪威尔(下)-马骏 主讲人简介: 马骏:法学博士。1953年生,曾就读于东北师范大学、国防大学和北京大学,先后获得历史学学士、军事学硕士和法学博士学位。长期从事外国军事思想和军事历史研究工作,现执教于中国人民解放军国防大学,为中国第二次世界大战研究会理事。著有《世界经典战役》、《第二次世界大战风云人物》等著作。 内容简介: 一、作为盟军的最高统帅,艾森豪威尔站得高,看得远,他能够超然地将国家、民族和个人的好恶等狭隘的观念置于脑后,他的心中只有一个信念,那就是在北非战场上迅速战胜德、意法西斯的军队。基于这一坚定的信念,在1943年年初展开的突尼斯战役中,艾森豪威尔力排众议,毅然决然地将参战的美军交给英军将领亚历山大指挥。...