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A Beautiful Dress 一条美丽的裙子 My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. 我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下，她的老家。 Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. 最近被带到城里来和爸妈一起生活。 Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased. 她是个没有受过教育的野孩子，她不开心...
Of Beauty 论美 Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set; 德行犹如宝石，朴素最美： and surely virtue is best in a body that is comely,though not of delicate features; 其于人也，则有德者但须形体悦目，不必面貌俊秀， and that hath rather dignity of presence, than beauty of aspect. 与其貌美，不若气度恢宏。 Neither is it almost seen,that very beautiful persons are otherwise of ...
Real beauty 真正的美丽 When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby’s ears conspicuously standing out from his head. 他刚刚做了父亲，抱着刚出生的儿子，突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。 He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child,calling him names like “Dumbo”. 他跟护士说他很担心将...
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 ...
Saving David 拯救大卫 Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children’s institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room, it was David. 许多年前，我是英国一所儿童机构的心理医生，有一天，一个十几岁的男孩出现在候诊室，他叫大卫。 David wore a black raincoat that was buttoned all the way up to his neck. His face was pale, a...
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...
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...
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...
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...