14-02-10 There was once a little girl who was obstinate（倔强的） and inquisitive, and when her parents told her to do anything, she did not obey them, so how could she fare well? One day she said to her parents, I have heard so much of Frau Trude, I will go...

14-01-24 On Sunday the ostrich saw a young lady walking in the park. He fell in love with her at once. He followed behind her at a distance, putting his feet in the very places where she had stepped. 星期日，鸵鸟看到一位年轻的姑娘在公园里散步。他一见钟情，于...

14-01-24 There was once an ant that was very thirsty. 有只蚂蚁口渴了。 It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any. 它到处找水喝，可就是找不着。 Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell...

14-01-16 When going out with peers to a bar or restaurant and nobody offers to pay the bill, hence they and yourself have the short arms of a crocodile . 你和同伴们去酒吧或饭馆，却没有一个人主动买单，这就是你们这帮人都在装鳄鱼的短胳膊。 Example: It's kind of...

14-01-10 The parents of a 16-year-old girl who died after being gang-raped and set on fire in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta have vowed to fight for justice. 一位16岁的印度女孩在东部城市加尔各答被轮奸后又被纵火焚烧，父母发誓要为其讨回公道。 Her father t...

14-01-09 Merry And Molly Now let us see how the other missionaries got on with their tasks. Farmer Grant was a thrifty, well-to-do man, anxious to give his children greater advantages than he had enjoyed, and to improve the fine place of which he was justly...

14-01-08 There was once a girl who was idle and would not spin, and let her mother say what she would, she could not bring her to it. At last the mother was once so overcome with anger and impatience, that she beat her, on which the girl began to weep loudly...

13-12-18 There was once a man who had seven sons, and still he had no daughter, however much he wished for one. At length his wife again gave him hope of a child, and when it came into the world it was a girl. The joy was great, but the child was sickly and...

13-12-13 Girl crush refers to the admiration or adoration that one girl has for another girl. It could be to do with hair, body, make-up, car, clothes, career, talents etc. Girl crush指一个女孩对另一个女孩的仰慕和喜爱之情，这种感情可能跟发型、身材、妆容、座...

13-11-30 A four-year-old mauled to death by a pet dog has been described by neighbours as a happy, sweet little girl. 一个被邻居公认为快乐、可爱的4岁小女孩被家中的宠物狗咬死。 The dog, believed to be a French bull mastiff（獒） , was the family's pet and was...