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November 14 :The little Carnival1) The true Carnival ushers in the dreariness2) of Lent3). In Cyprus4) and parts of Greece, the Little Carnival ushers in the Advent season, which, for purists, is also a time of abstinence5). Many observe a forty-day fast, and generally no meat, sweets, or fats are eaten from November 15 until Christmas. So the Little Carnival is a last fling...
春天来了，春天来了，春光明媚处处美。 河面上微波在荡漾，山河处处喜洋洋。 Spring Song Spring is coming, spring is coming, Birdies, build your nest; Weave together straw and feather, Doing each your best. Spring is coming, spring is coming, Flowers are coming too: Pansies, lilies, daffodillies, Now are coming thought Spring is coming, spring is coming, All around is fair, Shimm...
Rushmoore National Monument The well－known Rushmoore National Monument in the United States is erected1） on the Rush moore Peak，1829 meters above sea level，of the Black Hills in the south－west of South Dakota．It is a group of huge stone statues of four American presidents，George Washington，Thomas Jefferson，Abraham Licoln and Theodore Roosevelt．President Washington ...
只要我能笑，就永远不会贫穷。这也是天赋，我不再浪费它。只有在笑声和快乐中，我才能真正体会到成功的滋味。只有在笑声和快乐中，我才能享受到劳动的果实。如果不是这样的话，我会失败，因为快乐是提味的美酒佳酿。要想享受成功，必须先有快乐，而笑声便是那伴娘。 Laugh at the World I will laugh at the world. Henceforth will l shed only tears of sweat, for those of sadness or remorse or frust...
Wedding custom around the world (3) Belgium1)：The bride may still embroider2) her name on her handkerchief, carry it on the wedding day, then frame it and keep it until the next family bride marries. Bermuda3)：Islanders top their tiered4) wedding cakes with a tiny sapling. The newlyweds plant the tree at their home, where they can watch it grow, as their marriage grows. B...
一旦学习停止，单调贫乏的生活就开始了。视学校为汲取知识的惟一场所是种常见的谬误。相反地，从生到死,学习应该是一种无终止的历程。 Learning: a Lifelong Career As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand ...
【导语】 “我们有只稀有的蒙古兔！”看着我３个饥饿的孩子, 我脱口说出, “我想要买这些食物喂兔子。”他说, “既然是给兔子吃, 那就不要钱了。” 【英文原文】 The Rare Mongolian Rabbit Perhaps the frequency1) with which it so often happens nowadays should have lessened the pain；misery does love company, after all. But hearing that my husband’s job would be“phased out2) ”was unforgettable...
编者按: 在生活中，我们的行为说明了我们的为人。我们的行为留下了一道真实的印记，让别人知道我们是谁、会成为怎样的人。“空说不值钱”这句话似乎早就过时了，但它的确有道理。行为的分量远远超过了语言！ I teach economics at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One y...
【导语】 哥哥和姐姐们都上学去了, 对我们３岁大的女儿贝基来说, 牧场是个很孤独的地方。她渴望有玩伴。我们答应给她买只小狗, 可在此期间几乎每天都有“假装”的小狗出现。 【英文原文】 Becky and the wolf With all her big brothers and sisters off to school, our ranch became a lonely place for our three-year-old daughter, Becky. She longed for playmates. We promised to buy her a puppy but...
Wedding custom around the world (9) Korea：Ducks are included in the wedding procession because ducks mate1) for life. The groom once traveled to the ride’s house on a white pony2), bearing fidelity3) symbols—-a gray goose and gander4). Malaysia：The groom’s gifts to the bride are delivered to her home by costumed children in a noisy procession, carrying lavish trays o...
Holy Bath A paper suit is a risky thing to wear to the beach．It’ s even riskier if you plan to go into the water．But that doesn’ t matter to the people of Oporto’1），northern Portugal．Every year on the eve of Saint Bartholomew’s Day which is due on August ２４，they happily don their colorful paper outfits and swarm2） down to the strand3） en masse．One costumed man，de...
编者按: 这是一个发生在每一个人身上的故事。那棵树就像我们的父母。我们小的时候，喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩……长大后，便离开他们，只有在我们需要父母亲，或是遇到了困难的时候，才会回去找他们。尽管如此，父母却总是有求必应，为了我们的幸福，无私地奉献自己的一切。你也许觉得那个男孩很残忍，但我们何尝不是这样呢？ The Boy and the Tree A long time ago, there was a huge tree. A little boy loved to c...
母爱就像一个圆环,没有起点也没有终点。它源源不绝,广阔无边,感染着每个接触到它的人。它如晨雾的笼罩,如正午太阳般温暖,又如夜星，照耀着人们。母爱就像一个圆环，没有起点也没有终点。 What is mother for? “M” is for the million things she gave me. “O ”means only that she ‘s growing old. “T ”is for the tears she shed to save me. “H” is for her heart of purest gold. “E ”is for her ...
Customs on Invitations in Britain In Britain it is common to be invited to someone’s home rather than to a restaurant. If you are invited to a restaurant it is because your host is very busy, can’t cook very well, or wants to give you the enjoyment of some special type of food, or perhaps, has often invited you home and now wants to give you a special treat. Presents If you ...
生性喜爱孩子的妇女，能够从抚养子女中得到这种满足。艺术家、作家和科学家如果对自己的工作感到满意，也能以同样的方式得到快乐。 Happiness is a Simple Thing If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy, you will see that they all have certain things in common. The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that yo...
编者按: 乐观、豁达是每个人都应该具备的品质。生活中会有一些挫折，可既然你还活着，也许就是上天给你最好的恩赐。与死神檫肩而过之后，留下的一点点伤痛又算得了什么呢？ Sweet-Pea Summers Each summer in the late 1960s, my two sisters and I would ride the Greyhound bus from Arizona to Arkansas to stay with our father. A World WarⅡ veteran, Dad had many medical problems, any one of whi...
生活就是要奋勇前进。所以，为什么不好好地利用上帝赋予我们的能力，尽量变成一个最优秀的人呢？生活、接受、面对、奋斗，这就是真实的生活。 Strive for Life Knowing that life truly is short and can only be lived once is probably the best line of thinking for inspiration. All humans live on a large planet, filled with exciting new experiences, adventures, knowledge, and a wealth of...
February 27 Threepenny Day A number of English gentlepersons managed to create a holiday by means of wrought1) bequests2) in their wills. One of these was Provost Bost, administrator of the public school, Eton. Upon his death in 1504, it was revealed that Bost had willed a sum of money that was earmarked3) to provide tuppence4) a year in perpetuity5) for each of Eton’s “coll...
编者按: 带着一个从未感动过的心生活会是多么令人悲哀呀！ The Perfect Heart One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.There was not a mark or a flaw in it. A large gathering crowd all agreed that it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted...
【英文原文1】 A Sandpiper to Bring You Joy She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach, a distance of three or four miles, whenever the world begins to close in on me. She was building a sand castle or some thing and looked up, her eyes as blue as the sea. “Hello, ”she said. I answered with a nod, not really in the mood to...