The story of Helen Keller has given courage and hope to many people．Helen had many problems but she used her life to do great things．
    When Helen Keller was a child，she often behaved

Thomas Jefferson became President of the United States on March 4, 1802. He was the first president to take office in the new capital, Washington, D. C. Although Washington was a new city it was already familiar to President Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson had hel

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

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GET YOUR DEGREE AT HOME!
Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career? It means a lot Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $10,000 mor

Venice is a city of the sea．It is built on islands which are in the middle of a lagoon（环礁湖）．Today，the city covers 118 islands．These islands are connected by bridges．There are about 400 bridges which cross 150 canals．It is difficult to forget the sea when you are in the city．
    The people of Venice have always been fi

American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact，there are some important differences between British English and American English．
    First of all，they sound very different．Often，Americans don't say each word separately．They say several words

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In an age when technology moves faster than most can keep up with, a small group of people still remain in the time of old-fashioned letters. Frankly speaking, I was once certa

A German taxi-driver, Franz Bussman, recently found his brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.
While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman said that the wor

国内的中学生生活在高考的重压之下，那么国外的中学生有没有类似的烦恼呢？
1. England, Wales and Northern Ireland
After studying English, maths and geography for two years, 17-year-old Henry is about to face his final A

人生是一出戏，你扮演着不同的角色。所以，不必刻意地去追求什么，把自己定位于某一个角色。做一个自然的你，这样，你的戏才是完美的、成功的......
I’ve been thinking lately about how we treat those who dare raise their heads above everyone else.
We fool ourselves th

【编辑提示】体育，是人们永恒的话题。自人类诞生以来，体育就无声地渗透到我们的生活中，它作为全人类的共同爱好，没有国界，没有差异，它将永远受到人们的喜爱。在刚刚过去两个月的世界杯女子排球赛上，运动员们的顽强表现至今仍使我们记忆犹新。那么，你了解排球吗？你知道排球是如何起源和发展的吗？今天就让我们一起来看一下！

In the Ituri rain forest of Central Africa live many different tribes, one of which is the Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies in the tribe are not taller than four feet. They weigh only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best hunters among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be caught by the

Within a few short years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, for reasons experts still fail to understand, according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking.
    Anti-smoking activists at the second “Tobacco or Health” conference in the Canary Islands pointe

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A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.

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Michael, a typical（典型的） American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recor