美丽心灵英语美文 第17篇:美国人的音乐品味

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第19篇:美式待客之道

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第18篇:英国人的酒吧礼仪

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第7篇:生活中 我们最幸福时

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第23篇:巴比伦空间中花园

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第12篇:青春

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第2篇:祖父的蜜蜂

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第11篇:因爱之名

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第22篇:永远的维纳斯

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第26篇:闲暇时间

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第16篇:感恩节的由来

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...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第8篇:种橡树的老人

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 ...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第14篇:我的世界观

The World as I See It 我的世界观 How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose be knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, an...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第5篇:爱的等待

Waiting for Love 爱的等待 They had known each other for 3 years. Both of them were of conservative type, shy and introverted. Although he had never mentioned the word of love in her presence. She was able to vaguely detect burning passion for her in his different look. She dropped one hint after another to encourage him, but he remained big fool never dare to disclose...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第24篇:古埃及金字塔

3The Pyramids 古埃及金字塔 Built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egy ptian desert remain the most colossal buildings over constructed.The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the orders of the Egyptian leader, whose title was Pharaoh. There was a sequence of Pharaohs culminating around 2615 B.C., with the Pharaoh Cheops who built the bigge...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第6篇:伸出你的友爱之手

Develop Your Own Helping Rituals 伸出你的友爱之手 If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my favorite ways to do this is by developing my own helping rituals. These little acts of kindness are opportunities to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be kind and helpful. 如采你想让自己...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第27篇:冬日的温暖

The Warmth in Winter 冬日的温暖 Winter gives us the opportunity to stay inside and look outside, as we’ re not called outdoors to enjoy the warmth and sunshine. Snuggle up in the sofa, put a blanket over you, have a cup of hot cocoa, and enjoy the observations on this precious season… 当我们没有出外享受温暖和阳光时,冬季为人们创造了一个待在室内,观察室...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第20篇:万圣节

Halloween 万圣节 One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern. 关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人,因为他对钱特别吝啬,就不允许...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第1篇:最好的遗产是爱

Love is the Best Legacy 最好的遗产是爱 As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the malady was actually acute appendicitis and the boy died suddenly tha...

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美丽心灵英语美文 第10篇:爱的基础

The Basis of Love 爱的基础 The following story took place long ago in Israel. One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. 很久以前,在以色列发生了一段故事:有一天当政府人员在翻新谷仓时,发...

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