/html/reading/ 英语阅读[READING] zh-cn Copyright &copy; 2006 <a href=http://www.mmkey.com>文摘园地</a> All Rights Reserved Power by:<a href=http://guoxue.mmkey.com target=_blank>HeadWind</a> hu7789@163.com /html/reading/press/20080323/22123.html A Truly Outstanding Article The trend in everyday conversation is to use grandiose words. Outstanding is new good, amazing is the new OK, and huge is the new big. I was in a restaurant in D.C. last weekend and everything I asked was answered in supe 2008-03-23 PRESS 秩名 英语文摘网 /html/reading/education/20071006/20232.html Boomerang UFO by Danny Cortez When I was 12 my family had a get together. It had been during summer vacation so I had no school to worry about and I was allowed to stay awake for as long as I wanted. It was about 3:00 a.m. when my mom drove us home. 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20231.html The White Cat by Anna This is kind of a strange story that happened to me back in about 12/98. It was about midnight or so， and my husband and I were lying in our beds sleeping. I was asleep， but not in a deep sleep because my husband likes to wat 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20230.html Where the Key Went by Mohammed One night in late May， I returned from the night prayer from the mosque. I went inside upon leaving my car. Then I had realized that I left my book bag in the car because I went directly to the mosque from school that 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20229.html Uncle Jason’s Spirit by Misty My husband and I met Jason through his girlfriend who is friend of mine. Right around the time I got pregnant， Jason and my friend broke up and he began dating someone new. We stayed in contact with him even though he 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20228.html The Twins by Jason Voorhees When I was 17， and before I was married to my first husband， I found out that I was pregnant. 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It is the day we remember as the day when Jesus was nailed to that old rugged cross about which we sing -- there to bleed and die for "the sins of the wo 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20177.html David Morse - American missionary to India - became great friends there with the pearl-diver, Rambhau. Many an evening he spent in Rambhau's cabin reading to him from the Bible, and explaining to him God's way of salvation. Rambhau enjoyed listening 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20176.html After a few of the usual Sunday evening hymns, the church's Pastor slowly stood up, walked over to the pulpit and, before he gave his sermon for the evening, briefly introduced a guest Minister who was in the service that evening. In the introduction 1970-01-01 EDU 国学 网络文摘 /html/reading/education/20071006/20175.html A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. 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