13-01-18 The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eag...

12-12-29 I remember the first time I got on a horse. I was two years old and we were watching a friend of the family ride. My mom agreed to let me take a short ride around the arena（舞台，竞技场） with the friend and that was it! I was horse crazy. From the...

12-09-24 Ferocious (savagely fierce; a tiger) 凶猛的 Tame (domesticated from a state of wildness; a horse) 温顺的 Venomous (poisonous; some species of snake) 有毒的 Agile (quick in movement; a monkey) 敏捷的 Prehistoric (from a time before recorded history;...

12-08-16 A festival held during Muslim Eid celebrations has been cancelled in northern Nigeria, a region hit by a wave of militant Islamist attacks. 尼日利亚北部取消了穆斯林开斋节期间的一个节日，该地区曾遭遇一波伊斯兰教激进分子袭击。 Traditionally thousands...

12-08-09 It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi-the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage（随从，周围） . They met a boy keeping watch over a herd of horses on their way. Huangdi asked the boy...

12-04-27 Old Farmer Johnson was dying. The family was standing around his bed. With a low voice he said to his wife: When I'm dead I want you to marry farmer Jones. Wife: No, I can't marry anyone after you. Johnson: But I want you to. Wife: But why? Johnson:...

12-03-01 精彩对白 Mattie: How much are you paying for cotton? Trader: Nine and a half, for low and middlin' and ten for ordinary. Mattie: Think I'm surprise of that, really. I sold to the Wizten brothers in Little Rock for eleven cents. Trader: Then I sugges...

12-02-27 When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale（强健的挽马） . It weighed in at around 12 pounds -- and it was destined to ge...

12-02-08 In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi led an army to attack a small state in the north. They went in spring when green grass covered the ground. But when they came back it was winter. Everywhere was white with snow and the wind was howbin...

12-02-07 And Avarice fled shrieking through the forest, and Death leaped upon his red horse and galloped away, and his galloping（飞驰） was faster than the wind. And out of the slime at the bottom of the valley crept dragons and horrible things with scales,...