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A Special Occasion My brother－in－law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue－wrapped package．“This，”he said，“is not a slip．This is lingerie1)．”He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip． It was exquisite，silk，handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace．The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached． “Ja...
The biggest secret of success Once there was a young man who came to ask Socrates how to learn philosophy. Socrates said nothing but took him along to a river. He suddenly pushed him into the river forcibly. At first the young man thought Socrates was kidding so he didn’t take it to heart. But Socrates also jumped into the river and pulled his head into water desperate...
Six Way to Turn Desires into Gold The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps, these: First: fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason for defi...
当你的孩子是个婴儿时,你所记得的,是你对自己创造出的堪称完美奇迹的作品,感到不可思议的敬畏… All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created. You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom and knowledge. You thought your child would take all of your advice and make fewer mistakes, and be ...
Never Give Up Never give up， Never lose hope． Always have faith， It allows you to cope． Trying times will pass， As they always do． Just have patience， Your dreams will come true． So put on a smile， You’ll live through your pain． Know it will pass， And strength you will gain． by Charlie Remiggio 永 不 放 弃 永不放弃， 永不心灰意冷。 永存信念， 它会使你应付自如。 ...
The Elements of Success I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for success. Instead, I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors – and not all of them are needed for success. The more factors you have on your side, the more likely you are to succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those factors. Here are seven additional f...
Learn to Live in the Present Moment To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment．Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year，and what may or may not happen tomorrow，the present moment is where you are －－always． Without question，many of us have mastered the neurotic1) art of spending mu...
British Cultural Counsellor Michael O’Sullivan on IELTS Test and MBA 英国文化参赞谈雅思考试和MBA Li Xin: With China’s WTO accession, mastering a foreign language, i.e., English, is becoming more and more essential especially for the young people. As British cultural counsellor and a native speaker, what suggestions could you offer to them? 李昕：中国加入世贸之后，掌握一门外...
Important Things Life Teaches Us:Pickup1) in the Rain One night,at 11:30PM,an older African America2) woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing3) rainstorm.Her car had broken down and she desperately4) needed a ride.Soaking5) wet,she decided to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped to help her－－generally unheard of in those ...
Intercultural Communications–A Personal Journey 跨文化交际-个人之旅 An Intercultural Profession 跨文化职业 To be better equipped to do that, we returned to the US in 1990. I worked on my MA in Chinese and Intercultural Communications, Anne adjusted to American culture and we started a family. When we came back in 1993, we brought 2-year-old and 3-month-old daughters wi...
How to Take Initiative at Work: How to Get Others to Help you 如何在工作中采取主动：获取他人的帮助 Inevitably, as you try to take initiative you will need the help of others. Getting this help may have less to do with your formal position and authority and more to do with your strategy and approach, which can range from a simple favor1 to convincing others to accept a priori...
The Meaning of Love 爱的真谛 It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 爱一个人却得不到对方的爱是一种痛苦 但更痛苦的是 爱一个人却从没有勇气来表白自己的爱。 Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they’ll love you back! Don’t expect love in re...
Excellence is not an act, but a habit Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny,” the maxim goes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our charac...
Prayer for My Mother Dear God， Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them． I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her more each day．My mother does not change，but I do．As I grow older and w...
Power of Self Talk Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness. As soon as we descend down the slope of sadness, we accelerate over the ever-feel-good acclivity of happiness. At times of distress, when we are down we slip over an abyss of emotional trauma and frustrations. One who can rise above the occasion, is the architect of many wins o...
Scientists’Path to Bliss 科学家的幸福之路 Each of us seeks our own path to bliss. In accepting the Nobel Prize from the Swedish2 King in 1980, I said that I had been doubly blessed. For in addition to3 receiving the recognition and distinction4 represented by the Nobel Prize, the research itself had given me indescribable pleasure, the ultimate high, that comes from discover...
If I Had My Life to Live Over I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained...
Think of What You Have Instead of What You Want In over a dozen years as a stress consultant1)，one of the most pervasive2) and destructive3) mental tendencies4) I’ve seen is that of focusing on what we want instead of what we have．It doesn’t seem to make any difference how much we have；we just keep expanding our list of desires，which guarantees we will remain...
I will laugh at the world. Henceforth will l shed only tears of sweat, for those of sadness or remorse or frustration are of no value in the market place whilst each smile can be exchanged for gold and each kind word, spoken from my heart, can build a castle. Never will l allow myself to become so important, so wise, so dignified, so powerful, that I forget how to laugh at m...
An American Professor’s Advice to Chinese Students 美国教授对欲赴美留学者的忠告 Try a little to stretch yourself and integrate into1 the greater society around you. It’s definitely a challenge. It can be difficult and unpleasant. But it can also be fun and enriching2, rewarding and of the utmost benefit in the long run3. 试着扩展你的生活范围，参与到身边更广阔的社会中去。这肯...