20210107 Thu

初级英语阅读 

你住哪里？

A: Where do you live?

B: I live in Shenzhen.

A: Where is Shenzhen?

B: It's in Guangdong province.

A: Is it in northern China?

B: No. It's in southern China.

A: Is Shenzhen a big city?

B: Yes, It's pretty big.

20210107 Thu

中级英语阅读  

你用了我的名字？

    Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. They loaded up all stuffs in Jack's station wagon and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. They pulled into a nearby farm house and asked the attractive, large-breasted lady of the house if they could spend the night.

    "I'm recently widowed," she explained, "and I'm afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house."

    "Not to worry," smiled Jack. "We'll be happy to sleep in the barn."

    The next morning at the crack of dawn, the two were back on the road...

    About a month later, Jack, while reading his mail, turned to his good buddy and said: "Bob, do you remember that good-looking young widow at the farm we stayed at?"

    Bob smiled knowingly: "Yes, I do."

    Jack glared at him and asked: "Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night, go up to the house and bed with her?"

    "Yes," smirked Bob. "I have to admit that I did."

    Jack scowled: "Did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"

    Bob's face turned red: "Yeah, I'm afraid I did..."

    Jack continued: "Well, I just got a letter addressed to me from her attorney. Seems she died suddenly in a car accident and I was named her sole heir!"

20210107 Thu

高级英语阅读

2021年度格莱美颁奖典礼因新冠推迟

The 2021 Grammys, originally scheduled for January 31st, have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, multiple sources confirm to Rolling Stone. In a statement released Tuesday evening, organizers, citing “thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear,” confirmed that they’ll stage the award show on Sunday, March 14th.

"The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do,” the Recording Academy and CBS, the network broadcasting the show, said in a statement. “Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show. We want to thank all of the talented artists, the staff, our vendors and especially this year’s nominees for their understanding, patience and willingness to work with us as we navigate these unprecedented times.”