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Yoda – the cat with four ears
Chicago, Illinois, couple Valerie and Ted Rock took the cat in two years ago after they visited a local bar, where a group of drinkers were handing the animal around and making fun of him.
Since being adopted by the Rocks and after getting his picture posted on the Internet, the two-year-old feline has become an international media celebrity.
The Rocks have received calls from Good Morning America, Fox News and The Tyra Banks Show. The moggy’s mugshot has graced the pages of the London Guardian and British tabloids.
Despite his strange appearance, Yoda – named after the pointy-eared Star Wars character (pictured below) – is a perfectly normal and affectionate cat and a delight to have around.
His extra ears are thought to be the result of a genetic mutation.
But Yoda’s owners are keeping a close watch on their much-loved pet. They are concerned he could be catnapped because he is so different.
After 40 years, he passed away, and left her a letter which said:
“My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my life’s lie.
This was the only lie I said to you – the salty coffee.
Remember the first time we dated?
I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt, it was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.
I never thought that would be the start of my biggest lie.
I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to, as I had promised never to lie to you.
Now I’m dying, and afraid of nothing so I will tell you the truth: I don’t like salty coffee, what a strange bad taste!
But I have had salty coffee for my whole life.
Since I have known you, I have never felt sorry for anything I have done for you.
Having you with me is the biggest happiness of my life.
If I could live again, I would want to know you and have you for my whole life, even if I had to drink the salty coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally wet.
Some day, someone asked her: “How does salty coffee taste?” “It’s sweet,” she replied.
She was so outstanding, many guys were chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him.
At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him.
She was so surprised, but due to being polite, she promised.
They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought, “Please, let me go home.”
“Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
Everybody stared at him, so strange!
His face turned red, but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.
“When I was a little boy I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea; I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of this salty coffee.
Now every time I have salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, think of my hometown, I miss my hometown so much, I miss my parents who are still living there.”
One day in the 1920’s, a young man asked if he could visit a woman at her home. When he arrived at her home, she was wearing a hat on her head.
Many people today may not understand what this story means. But any American in the 1920’s would understand. The hat said that the girl would like to go out with him.
In the past, men liked sitting in the girl’s house to talk, to meet her mother, to have something to eat and to listen to her play the piano. However women would like to go on a date, to go out somewhere interesting.
This new style of dating began to take the place of the old system of visiting in society in the early 20th century. Nowadays, it is very popular around the world.
When choosing a partner for life what do people usually think of? A recent study has shown that these following factors are the most important things that one takes into consideration when choosing his/her partner. Firstly, beauty is an important factor.
Although many people say that the partner’s appearance is not important, research has shown that beauty has great effect. Secondly, money is also as important as appearance.
Rich people are easier to attract the opposite sex than the poor. Both men and women say that they think much on how much money their partners have before they decide to get married.
In addition, timing is important, if the partner comes in time, marriage is more possible. Do you see? If your partner comes when you are available or eager to love, he will be accepted easily.
Top 10 bài đọc tiếng Anh đơn giản ai cũng học
Như mình đã nói, bài đọc tiếng Anh thì nhiều vô cùng. Bạn cần chọn những bài đọc có nội dung thú vị, dễ hiểu để việc rèn luyện dễ dàng hơn. Dưới đây là Top 10 bài đọc tiếng Anh mức độ cơ bản giúp bạn rèn luyện kỹ năng đọc cho mình:
Top 5 bài đọc tiếng Anh cơ bản dễ học nhất
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st. The most common colors of the day are orange and black. Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain.
The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased is not clear, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.
On Halloween, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton by their window to represent the dead. Believing that the head was the most potent part of the body, containing the spirit and knowledge, the Celts used the “head” of the vegetable to decorate their houses.
On this day, people often wear strange clothes as characters in horror novels or movies to frighten others.
People usually like to dress as ghosts, skeletons, or witches. Now Halloween is an official holiday in almost all European countries. (Trích Halloween – tiếng Anh 123)
What do people usually take into account when choosing their life partner?
A recent study has found exciting facts about monopoly relationships, and unexpected factors that may affect one’s decision when choosing their spouse. Here are the three most common:
Appearance is at the top of the list as it is deemed as one of the essential factors. Although many have shared that beauty has nothing to do with one’s attractiveness, research has proved the opposite.
The second leading factor is wealth. Financially secured and stable people are proven to be more attractive by countless researches. Money management is seen as an attractive trait among Millenials. Whether their income is large or small, one’s drive, mindset, understanding, and consistent financial stability are relatively sexy.
Both men and women have admitted that they care about how much the other person makes before diving into a serious relationship or considering marriage.
Timing comes in third place. Most participants share that they experienced the infamous “right people wrong time” heartbreak and believe timing is one of, if not the most, important factor when it comes to finding love.
The United States is one of the few countries that have Father’s Day. It is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.
On this day, fathers across the country receive presents, treated with fancy or warming family-gathering dinner.
People are not clear about the origin of Father’s Day. Some say that it began in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father’s Day was held in Vancouver, Washington.
On this day children make special meals or visit their fathers if they live apart. When children can’t see their fathers or take them out for dinner, they send greeting cards to show appreciation.
On the greeting card, they often write messages to make their fathers laugh or give thanks to their fathers for always being by their side.
In Vietnam, however, Father’s Day is not celebrated, and very few people know about it.
For many, the image out of the Dutch fight against the North Sea rests in the figure of a young boy valiantly saving his town by using a finger to plug a hole in the dike. But this familiar hero is a fictional one, a creation of American author Mary Mapes Dodge in her book, Hans Brinker.
In reality, heroism falls on all the Dutch, who for more than a millennium have been wrestling precious agricultural lands from the sea and fighting to hold on to them. Their greatest achievement – a colossal fun in the dike is known as that Netherlands North Sea Protection Works.
Because much of the Netherlands lies below sea level, normal tides would daily inundate about half the country if previous generations of industrious Dutch had not raised dikes and dams. Severe storms often cause tidal waters to crash into the dikes and inundate rivers and estuaries.
Although all of the coastal areas are threatened, two particularly vulnerable ones are the large tidal inlet formerly known as the Zuider Zee and the delta created by the Rhine and Meuse rivers in the southwestern corner of the country.
Dutch engineers proposed that the Zuider Zee be dammed and drained in the 19th century, but the government was reluctant to tackle such an immense project.
Then, in 1916, a furious storm hit the Northern provinces. The difficulties of wartime agricultural production were compounded, and the way was paved for the damming of the Zuider Zee. (Trích The North Sea Protection Works – Tiếng Anh 123)
The tradition of birthday celebrations started way back. People believed evil spirits would try to latch onto the celebrant, so family and friends would gather around to share their spiritual energy and their prayers to keep the celebrant safe and protected.
Only kings had a birthday party in the past, but the public began to have their birthday parties as time went by. From then on, many celebration traditions have been created and passed down from generation to generation worldwide.
In China, everyone celebrates their birthday on New Year’s Day. And on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the child’s first picks up will tell us what job the child will choose later in life.
In some countries, a 21st birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave to explore the world and come back to their family home at any time they want to.
The third, fifth, and seventh birthdays are significant for Japanese children. There’s usually a memorable party on these birthdays.
