幸福是一种态度 (39)鼠夹

A Mouse Trap 鼠夹 A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. “What food might this contain?” He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. 一只老鼠透过墙上的裂缝看到农夫和他的妻子正在打开一个包裹。“里面可能装的是什么吃的呢?”它想。可是当它看到里面是一个捕鼠器的时候,它吓坏了。 Retreating to the ...

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幸福是一种态度 (27)通往广场的路不止一条(下)

We were like detectives, Mrs. Vidian and I. We put ourselves on the trail of any Armenians who lived in Paris. One friend led us to another. At last we tracked down women, each of whom could knit the special stitch. Two weeks later the sweaters were finished. And the first shipment from the new house of Schiaparelli was on its way to the United States! 我和维迪安太太像侦...

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幸福是一种态度 (30)我最珍视的东西(下)

“What box?” Mom asked. “什么盒子?”妈妈问。 “There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was, ‘The thing I value most.’ Jack said. “在他的桌子上面,放着一个小小的,总是上着锁的金盒子。我问过他无数次那盒子里面有什么东西。他总是告诉...

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幸福是一种态度 (38)诚信无价(下)

The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that mornin...

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幸福是一种态度 (21)所有的花儿都美丽(中)

But she sensed my unease, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. 但她感觉到了我的不安。于是,她没有提议我们继续练台词,而是问我愿不愿意和她一起到院子里走一走。 It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine on the trellis was turning green. Under the huge elm trees, we could see yellow dandelions popping through the gr...

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幸福是一种态度 (25)通往广场的路不止一条(上)

More Than One Way to the Square 通往广场的路不止一条 We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.”Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross of ...

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幸福是一种态度 (35)酿酒也疯狂(中)

Otherwise we’re going to be making other people’s choices, not our own. 否则,我们就将按别人的、而不是自己的意愿行事了。 After three and a half years with Outward Bound, I was ready to go hack to school. I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. a think tank and business-consulting firm. Still, after working there five ye...

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幸福是一种态度 (31)难忘的钢琴曲(上)

Piano Music 难忘的钢琴曲 There are advantages and disadvantages to coming from a large family. Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double. The disadvantages are never so apparent as when someone wants to go off to college. Parents have cashed in life insurance policies to cover the cost of one year. 来自大家庭既有好处也有坏处。如果是个单亲大家庭,好坏都会...

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