In Chemistry class, the teacher was explaining the relationship between solvent and solute: 'A certain solvent can only dissolve a certain solute. For example, you have eaten a bow...

Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall. Observers waited for mayhem to ensue. 三个互相争生意的商店老板在一条商业街上租用了毗邻的店铺。旁观者等着瞧好戏。 The ...

A newspaper organized a contest for the best answer to the question: "If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and if you could only save one painting, which one would you carry out...

Two old gentlemen lived in a quiet street in Paris. They were friends and neighbours, and they often went for walks together in the streets when the weather was fine. Last Saturday...

  1.A Problem in Arithmetic   Bill is a good student and an intelligent boy. He likes to study arithmetic, and he can do all of the arithmetic problems in his book easily...

Ted worked in a factory in a big town. He liked fishing very much, and was very good at it. Whenever he was free, he went down to the small river behind the factory and tried to ca...

Mrs Jones did not have a husband, but she had two sons. They were big, strong boys, but they were lazy. On Saturdays they did not go to school, and then their mother always said, ...

  Little Mary: I find in my history book there is always such number (1451-1560) after the name Christopher Columbus. Would you please explain why, sir? Little Rose: I can t...

★ How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? 不慎的时候只要一根火柴就足以引发森林大火，而想点燃一堆篝火却需要整整一盒火...

  1.Drive on   Seth Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town． Sotired had the authorities become of contributing to his supportthat they decided to consign him to a li...