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A man is known by the company he keeps they say. If it is so,then everyone is bound to have their baggage of loneliness with them as companions.loneliness is not something that doesn't exist at all with any human being on earth.Every human being feels lonely in his life at some point or other. It's but natural to have such feeling ,because that's what makes us al...

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It was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. When he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages...

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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 话说两个好朋友正在穿越一个沙漠。途中他们忽然争吵了起来，其中一个一巴掌扇在另外一个人的脸上。 The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend sl...

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Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away they were meant to be there , to serve some sort of purpose ,teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.You never know who these people maybe (possibly your roommate , neighbor , coworker , long lost friend , lover , or even a complete stranger),but when you lock eyes with th...

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Admitting guilt 承认错误 Giving advice is a lot easier than receiving it. 给予建议比接受建议更容易。 Telling someone that he was wrong is a lot easier than admitting that you made a mistake. 当然告诉别人他是错的比承认自己犯错误更容易。 Writing a timeout everyday is not easy but trying to live up to all of my timeout goals and ideas, gosh! 每天停下来想一想不是件容易的事,但试...

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If my life were a movie I would fast-forward through junior high. My junior high years were painful. Like every junior high kid, I was dealing with awakening sexuality, and struggling with who I was and how I would make my mark in life. But I was sure I was alone with these strange feelings. 如果我的人生是一出电影,我会快进初中求学那部分内容。我的初中时光充满了痛苦。像每个初...

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Pet peeves 怪毛病 I don't complain that often, it's just not my style. 我不会经常抱怨这个,因为这不是我的风格。 But sometimes I just have to get what's bothering me off my chest! 但有时候我真的感觉有什么困扰着我。 Maybe today is a good chance to talk about my pet peeves. 也许今天是一个好机会来谈论我的怪毛病。 Today, I'll invent a little bit, I hope you don'...

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A Wet Sunday In A Country Inn 乡村客栈一个阴雨的星期天 A wet Sunday in a country inn ! Whoever has had the luck to experience (1)one can alone (2) judge ofmy situation. The rain pattered against the casements; the bells tolled for church with a melancholy sound. I went to the windows in quest of something to amuse the eye; but it seemed as if I had been placed completely ou...

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Black and White 黑色和白色 All colors are special, but there are something about black and white. 所有颜色都是特殊的,但关于黑色和白色则有些东西。 And I am talking about the combination here that has real power. 而我谈论的是这个组合有真正的力量。 Black and white make people focus, they say that most people dream in black and white, I wonder why that is. 黑和白让人们关注,他们...

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Following a dream 追逐梦想 When I was a younger, I used to dream about becoming a fireman. 当我还年轻的时候,我曾梦想要成为一名消防队员。 I thought wow, wouldn’t it be great to ride around, 我想哇,到处跑会很好, and help people put out fires. 还可以帮助人们扑灭大火。 As I got older, I want to be like my father. 而随着我逐渐长大,我想成为像我父亲那样。 He taught in a university,...

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Quality Time on the Weekend 周末的黄金时光 Do you have any plans for the weekend? 你周末有什么计划吗? I hope you do, if you don't check out the culture page in your local paper or on the internet or just sit down and think of something that you want to do. 我希望你有个计划,如果你不是看看当地报纸或互联网的文化页或只是坐下来想你想做的事。 I hope to go on a small road trip ...

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Waking up and staying up 起床和熬夜 Some people find going to sleep a challenge. 一些人发现睡觉是一种挑战。 But many people find getting up and staying a little and wake a big challenge. 但是许多人发现,起床和熬一小会儿夜之后醒来才是很大的挑战。 I’m not a naturally morning person. 我不是一个自然的早起的人。 However years of training make me get up early possible. 然而多年的训...

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生命中我们有很多的失望、沮丧和烦恼，我们根本不需要寻找。我们美妙的世界充满了美丽、光明、希望。但是，当我们放眼四周时，为什么浪费时间寻找不快、失望和烦恼，而看不到我们面前的美好事物呢？In life we are happiest when… 生活中我们最幸福 A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男人和他的女朋友结婚，举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends...

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Think Positive Thoughts Every Day 积极看待每一天 If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. 　 如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺乏前进的动力，有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。 By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to ha...

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I ago Prytherch his name, though, be allowed, Just an ordinary man of the bald Welsh hill Who pens a few sheep in a gap of cloud. Docking mangel chipping the green skin From the yellow bones with a half-witted grin Of satisfaction, or churning the crude earth To a stiff sea of clods that glint in the wind– So are his days spent, his spittled mirth Rarer than the sun th...

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Blue 蓝色 What comes to mind when you think of blue? 当你想到蓝色，脑中会浮现什么? Blue is a cool color. 蓝色是一种酷的颜色。 It's not necessarily cold, but I definitely think It's cool. 它不见得很冷,但我确实认为是很凉爽。 Clear blue skies on Autumn days are nice. 秋天晴朗的蓝天非常不错。 Salty blue water next warm islands, anybody feels swim. 温暖的岛屿碧蓝的咸海水,...

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Dear Arizona, 亲爱的亚利桑那: My brother is so lucky. Good stuff is always happening to him. Do you believe in luck? And if so, how can I get more of it? 我的兄弟运气特别好,常有好事发生在他身上。你相信运气吗?如果真有运气,我怎样才能得到更多一些呢? —Looking for Luck in Louisiana ——身在路易斯安那寻找好运的人 Dear Looking, 亲爱的运气寻觅者: I was eating breakfa...

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The river is famous to the fish. 鱼儿熟知河流。 The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. 寂静熟知高声。 寂静知道,在任何人发声前, 它会接管地球。 The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse. 鸟儿熟知睡在围墙上的猫。 它在笼中注视着猫的一举一动。 The tear is famou briefly, to the c...

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The First Post Written on June 19th, 2009 第一篇日记写于2009年6月19日 I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I’m listening to all my favorite music. I even want to dance to a few songs. I always wanted to have very narrow eyebrows. Yes, maybe I will go to the salon b...

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Teaching and Learning Responsibility 教与学的责任 "Teaching a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." "教一个人钓鱼,你喂饱他一辈子。" It sounds good in theory. 论上听起来不错。 But is it realistic to make your kids "work"? 但现实中可能你的孩子"工作"吗? They are supposed to study or play or do something other than "work"...

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