摘要: La Fontaine/拉.封丹A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night; it was wonderful to see, wonderful to hear him; he was more contented in making shoes, than was any of the seven sages.[阅读全文:]
摘要: A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head, when she fell into the following train of reflections. "The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my sto[阅读全文:]
摘要: That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasa[阅读全文:]
摘要: Ann RichardsAnn RichardsDorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician from Texas. She first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texa[阅读全文:]
摘要: North Korea says it may be ready to talk again, but not in the six-nation format it has taken part in over the last five years. This time, Pyongyang says it will only talk with the United States. The[阅读全文:]
摘要: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed the British offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province a success. But that call is getting a mixed reception as the British public grows weary of the country'[阅读全文:]
摘要: China's President Hu Jintao has sent his Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram, applauding his election as ruling party chief. The letter was the first direct communication between the leaders o[阅读全文:]
摘要: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates no option is off the table as Israel prepares a possible strike against Iran's suspected nuclear facilitie[阅读全文:]
摘要: Special U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell is in Egypt as part of a push to resume Arab-Israeli peace talks. George Mitchell looked tired but sounded upbeat, on the latest lap of his shuttle mission tha[阅读全文:]
摘要: This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Fertilizer use differs from country to country, and from too little to too much. Nitrogen and phosphorus can produce big crops. But they can also pol[阅读全文:]