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Mother's Hands 妈妈的手 Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. 母亲总是在我入睡之后，为我掖好被子，然后俯下身子，轻轻拨开覆在我脸上的长发，亲吻我的前额。日复一日，母亲一直保持着这个习惯，即使我已不再是小孩子了，这一切...
He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building. 牧师还向教堂的执事提议，通过募集资金来扩建这座小教堂。 But the story does not end there! 但是，故事并未就此结束…… A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands.When told that the church could not pay so muc...
What he looked for in others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him. 他所期望的是人家"善良的心"，当他得到时，人家真的对他很好。 Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don' t know precisely what a "good heart" is. But I know the times I don'...
To buy an hour from father-Samuel 向爸爸买一个小时 A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. 一个人工作到很晚，带着疲惫与愤怒回到家里，却发现5岁大的儿子正在门口等他。 “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “爸爸，我可以问你一个问题吗？” “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. “当然，什么问题？” “Daddy, how much...
The Power of Gratitude 感恩的力量 When my older son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, my first reaction was relief － I finally knew the reason for his behavior. 当我的大儿子被确诊为“注意缺陷多动障碍”时，我的第一反应就是放松——我终于知道他那些行为举止的原因所在了。 However, I was also overwhelmed with sadness, fear and anger. I felt sorry for my son...
这是一份《美国幼儿园给家长的备忘录》，是老师以孩子的口吻，提醒父母对待孩子时的注意事项，用心阅读的家长和老师从中一定都会有所启示和收获，也许对你教育孩子以及每个成年人对待自己的成长经历与自我成长及对幼小心灵的认同有所帮助。Memo From A Child To Parents 孩子给爸爸妈妈的备忘录 1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I'm only testing y...
The best kind of love – Feiby 天底下最真挚的爱情 – 菲比 I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl. 我有一个朋友正在热恋中，她发自内心地说，天空都好像更蓝了。莫扎特的音乐让她感动涕零。自恋爱以来，她体重已经减了十五磅，现在苗条得活像封面女郎。 "I&#...
A good heart to lean on 善心可依 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly squirm at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on. 在我成长的过程中，我一直羞于让别人看见的和父亲...
An ingenious love letter 爱的艰程 There once lived a lad who was deeply in love with a girl, but disliked by the girl's father, who didn't want to see any further development of their love. 一个小伙子非常爱一位姑娘，但姑娘的父亲却不喜欢他，也不让他们的爱情发展下去。 The lad was eager to write to the girl, yet he was quite sure that the father would read it first. So ...
She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very productive member of your team.' 回答完一连串的问题后，面试结束了。我正要迈出办公室时，转过身对马丁太太说：“马丁太太，我...
爱的小纸条 Love Notes It's been over eleven years now. It was a wintry afternoon, the snow swirling around the cedar trees outside, forcing little icicles to form at the tips of the deep green foliage clinging to the branches. 11年前，那是一个寒冬的下午，窗外，大片的雪花绕着雪松盘旋飞舞，枝头深绿色的叶尖上挂着小小的冰柱。 My older son, Stephen, was at school, and Reed , ...
Jack avoided me the rest of the week. Proposals, specs, and letters appeared on my desk while I was at lunch, and my corrected versions were not seen again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left a batch on his desk. Another day I left a note. "Hope your day is going great," it read. 那个星期余下的几天，杰克一直躲着我。他总趁我吃午饭时，把计划书、技术说明...
Today we are reading a story about two sisters . Their name were Sundy and Candy . 今天我们来读一个关于两姊妹的故事。两姊妹的名字叫珊蒂与坎蒂。 They were very lonely . When their mother died , Sundy was only junior high student and Candy was an elementary school student . 她们非常寂寞。当她们的母亲去世时，珊蒂还只个是中学生，而坎蒂只是一个小学生。 Their father was a gambler ...