She was poor but had a noble mind. 她虽贫困但却有一颗高尚的心志。
每日短语
as many as
如……那么多，多达……的
Take as many as you want. 你要多少就拿多少。
As many as a thousand people were there. 那儿的人数达一千人之多。
每日会话
A: What in the world is that smell? B: The aroma of roasting coffee beans. A: Smells like you're baking something. What are those? B: Green beans. They pop and turn brown when you roast them. A: Cool! But isn't that a hot air popcorn popper? B: This machine roasts the beans just right. If you roast them too long, or the temperature is too hot... A: The beans will burn. I know. I've tasted burnt coffee before...yuck!
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, "there's only ONE policeman!"
