英文欣赏:Abraham Lincoln亚伯拉罕·林肯

Part 5 Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕·林肯 August 12th, 1879 1879年8月12日 I see the President almost every day, as I happen to live where he passes to or from his lodgings out of town. He never sleeps at the White House during the hot season, but has quarters at a healthy location some three miles north of the city, the Soldiers' home, a United States military establishment. ...

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英文欣赏:Down the Rabbit-Hole掉进兔子洞

Part 2 Down the Rabbit-Hole 第二部分 掉进兔子洞 Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?" 爱丽丝...

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英文欣赏:I Will Live This Day as if It Is My Last 我会把今天当成生命的最后一天去过

Part 6 I Will Live This Day as if It Is My Last 第六部分 我会把今天当成生命的最后一天去过 I will live this day as if it is my last. 我会把今天当成生命的最后一天去过。 And what shall I do with this last precious day which remains in my keeping? First, I will seal up its container of life so that not one drop spills itself upon the sand. I will waste not a moment mourning yest...

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英文欣赏:I Am a Chatterbox我是个话匣子

Part 6 I Am a Chatterbox 第六部分 我是个话匣子 Sunday, June 21, 1942 1942年6月21日,星期日 Dearest Kitty, 最亲爱的基蒂: Our entire class is quaking in its boots. The reason, of course, is the upcoming meeting in which the teachers decide who'll be promoted to the next grade and who'll be kept back. Half the class is making bets. G. Z. and I laugh ourselves sick at t...

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英文欣赏:Susan Brownnell Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼致伊丽莎白·凯迪·斯坦顿

Part 2 Susan Brownnell Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton 第二部分 苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼致伊丽莎白·凯迪·斯坦顿 October,1902 1902年十月 My dear Mrs. Stanton, 我亲爱的斯坦顿太太: I shall indeed be happy to spend with you November 12, the day on which you round out your four-score and seven, over four years ahead of me, but in age as in all else I follow you closely. It is fifty-...

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英文欣赏:Friday星期五

Part 4 Friday 第四部分 星期五 When the three persons came to the creek, I found that two of them could swim, but the third could not, and that, standing on the other side,he looked at the others, but went no farther, and soon after went softly back again; which, as it happened,was very good for him in the end. I observed that the two who swam were yet more than twice as st...

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英文欣赏:If You Can't Get a Miracle, Become One 如果你不能收获奇迹,就让自己成为奇迹

Part 4 If You Can't Get a Miracle, Become One 第四部分 如果你不能收获奇迹,就让自己成为奇迹 People often expect someone with a severe disability to be inactive, maybe even angry and withdrawn. I like to surprise them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fulfilling existence. Despite my physical limitations, I'm living as though I have no limits. 人们常常认为...

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英文欣赏:Albert Schweitzer to His Parents阿尔伯特.施韦策给他父母一封信

Part1 Albert Schweitzer to His Parents 第一部分 阿尔伯特.施韦策给他父母一封信 Barcelona 巴塞罗纳 Wednesday, 2: 00 P. M 周三下午两点 22 October, 1908 1908年,10月22日 My dear parents, 亲爱的爸爸、妈妈: The worst is behind us! That was last night's organ concert and the lecture preceding it. Quite frankly I was somewhat worried about this lecture. Since I am not used to g...

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英文欣赏:The Little Prince Visits the Conceited Man小王子拜访爱慕虚荣的人

Lesson 11 Part 1 The Little Prince Visits the Conceited Man 第十一课 第一部分 小王子拜访爱慕虚荣的人 The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man. 第二颗行星上住着一个爱慕虚荣的人。 "Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer!" "啊!啊!我马上要接待一位仰慕者的拜访了! " he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming. ...

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