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Being given a means of communication changed everything. 有了交流的方式，一切都改变了。 I used the power of words and will to challenge the preconceptions of those around me and those I had of myself. 我用语言的力量挑战了来自于身边人的和来自于自己的偏见。 Communication is what makes us human, enabling us to connect on the deepest level with those around us, 交流是人类的特质...
Seeing my father walk through the door to collect me was the best moment of the day. 每次看到父亲穿过大门进来接我的一刻，都是那一天最美好的时候。 My mind became a tool that I could use to either close down to retreat from my reality or enlarge into a gigantic space that I could fill with fantasies. 我的思维变成了可以被我利用的工具，我抑或压抑思维，用它来逃避现实抑或无限扩大...
I was completely powerless to change anything in my life or people's perceptions of me. 我无法改变生命中的任何事情，对改变别人对我的认知也无能为力。 I was a silent, invisible observer of how people behaved when they thought no one was watching. 我是一个无声的，隐形的，观察人们行为的观察者，人们以为没有人看到发生了什么。 Unfortunately, I wasn't only an observer. With ...
Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return. 但是同一时间，我的意识开始逐渐缓慢复原，慢慢的，我的意识开始恢复了。 But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person. 但是没有人意识到我已经恢复了意识。我可以意识到一切，就像一个完全正常的人一样。 I could see and understa...
In myself, I had a ready audience, and I believed that by expressing my thoughts and wishes, others would listen, too. 在我身体里有一个现成的观众，我相信只要表达思想和愿望，其他人也可以听到。 But as I began to communicate more, I realized that it was in fact only just the beginning of creating a new voice for myself. 但随着交流的增多，我意识到这其实只是创造一个新的表达方式的...
Imagine being unable to say, "I am hungry," "I am in pain," "thank you," or "I love you." 想象一下不能说出“我饿了”，“我好疼” “谢谢”以及“我爱你”的情形。 Being trapped inside your body, a body that doesn't respond to commands. Surrounded by people, yet utterly alone. 被束缚在自己的身体里，一个不能作出响应的身体，尽管被人群包围，但却...
However, I longed to share my life with someone. 但是，我渴望与他人分享我的生活。 I remember staring out the window as my dad drove me home from work, thinking I have so much love inside of me and nobody to give it to. 我记得爸爸接我下班回家时，我凝视车窗，思考着我内心充斥快乐，但无人分享。 Just as I had resigned myself to being single for the rest of my life, I met Joan. 就...
Perhaps my parents could have found out and could have helped. 也许我的父母本能够发现并给我帮助。 But the years of constant caretaking, having to wake up every two hours to turn me, 但是经年累月的康复照看，不得不每两个小时就醒来让我翻身， combined with them essentially grieving the loss of their son, had taken a toll on my mother and father. 加上失去一个儿子的沉痛伤悲，让我...
American’s Music Taste 美国人的音乐品味 James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, “The All1eri-cans are almost ignorant of the art of music.” If that was once true, you would never know it today. Most Americans -even those without a musical bone in their bodies -have a favorite style of music. Many people enjoy classical and folk mu...
American’s Way of Hospitality 美式待客之道 An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You’ve never been to an American’s home before, and you’re not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? What should you do when you get there? Glad you asked. When you’re the guest, you shou...
England’s Bar Customs 英国人的酒吧礼仪 Amazingly for the British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up -the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attract attention, but there are rules about how to do this. Do not call out tap coins on the counter, snap your finger or wave like a drowning swimmer. Do not scow or si...
In Life We are Happiest When 生活中，我们最幸福时 A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男士和他的女朋友结婚，并举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations. All had a wonderful time. 所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加欢宴和庆抗...
Babylon Hanging Garden 巴比伦空间中花园 The Babylonian kingdom flourished under the rule of the famous King, Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC). It was not until the reign of the Neo-Babylonian dynasty that the Mesopotamian civilization reached its ultimate glory. Nebuchadnezzar II (604 -562 BC) is credited for building the legendary Hanging Gardens. It is said that the Gardens...
Youth 青春 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. 青春不是年华，而是心境;青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情;青春是生命的深泉在涌流...
Grandpa’s Bee 祖父的蜜蜂 A long time before I was born, my Grandma and Grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. The little girls slept in the attic in a big feather bed. It was cold there on winter night. Grandma put hot bricks under the covers at the foot of the bed to keep the little girls warm. 早在我出生...
Because of His Love 因爱之名 Job was not a brilliant man. He swept floors for a living. He believed that Tarzan was a real man, and that all those movies were really documentary of Tarzan’s life. He was the butt of many jokes, yet he taught me about the essence of a “real man”: love and respect for women, honor, kindness and gentleness. 乔布并不起...
Vennus de Milos 永远的维纳斯 The Aphrodite of Melos is made of marble and represents vividly the goddess A phrodite. This statue had eamed it’s name the Venus de Milo or Venus de Melos, because in 1820, a peasant had found it on the Greek island of Melos and it was named after the island where it was found. “米洛的阿芙洛狄特”是由大理石和l成的，惟...
Leisure Time 闲暇时间 True to their reputation as leisureloving gourmets，the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world’s wealthy nations, according to a study published on Monday. 法国人不愧被誉为”休闲美食家本周一公布的一项调查表明，与世界其它发达国家相比，法国人花在睡觉和吃饭上的时间最多。 The average French person...
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节的由来 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United Stales and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. 感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。 In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a pla...
The Old Man who Plant Oak 种橡树的老人 A young traveler was exploring the Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was the kind of place you hurry away from. 一个年轻的旅行者在阿尔卑斯山探险。他来到一块一望无际的不毛之池，那里荒无人烟，那是一种让人急欲离开的地方。 Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped dead in his tracks. In the ...