【英文原文】In the days of king Arthur there lived a ploughman and his wife. They had lived together happily for twenty years, but they had no child. The gr...
【英文原文】Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon woman who lived in England during the 11th century. She was the wife of Leofric, Lord of Coventry. According to l...
Walter's eyes filled with tears as he spoke; and so did those of Florence. Her father saw them glistening, though he appeared to look at Walter on...
【英文原文】摘要：保罗·班扬是美国传说中的英雄，他是个伐木工，住在美国西北的伐木营地里。他由于力大无穷，伐木快如割草而威震四方。Paul Bunyan was a hero in American folk tales. He was a lumberjack, living in l...
【英文原文】摘要：佩克斯•比尔是美国西南部的牛仔传奇人物。据说是他最先使用套索套牲口，最先用烙铁在牲口身上做标记，还创造了许多别的牛仔技术。Pecos Bill is a cowboy hero of the American Southwest. He was the legendary...
'What was this debt contracted for?' asked Mr Dombey, at length. 'Who is the creditor?'这笔债是为什么欠下的？”董贝先生终于问道。谁是债权人？”'He...
"What's Rome's word?" I asked. 罗马的用词是什么？”我问。"SEX," he announced. 性。”他声称。"But isn't that a stereotype ...
【英文原文】摘要：在加利福尼亚的卡拉维拉斯县，有个人名叫吉姆•斯迈里。他好打赌，见什么赌什么。要是有人跟他说早上好”，他会说，这天早上不怎么样，不信就打个赌。In Calaveras, California, there lived a man whose name was J...
Paul turned up the old face for a moment, in which there was a sharp understanding of the reference conveyed in these words: but it was a young and ch...
【英文原文】摘要：苹果籽约翰尼的真名叫约翰•恰普曼，由于在边疆地区种了大量苹果树而被后人怀念。他少年时代的事迹不详，但后来据说他用了50年时间走遍宾西法尼亚，俄亥俄和印第安纳，到处播种苹果树。Johnny Appleseed is the nickname of a man whose r...