英文欣赏:宠物和狗

Pets and dogs 宠物和狗 When I was in the fifth grade, I moved to the country. 当我在五年级的时候,我搬到了乡下。 We had pigs, chickens, rabbits, fish, turtles, cats, dogs and a horse. 我们有猪、鸡、兔、鱼、龟、猫、狗和马。 I would run everywhere with the dogs. 我带着狗到处跑。 I can say what dogs are called—men's best friends. 我能说狗被称为——-人类最好的朋友。 They ...

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英文欣赏:抱负 Ambition

我们无法选择出生,无法选择父母,无法选择出生的历史时期与国家……但是在这些无法选择之中,我们的确可以选择自己的生活方式…… It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be...

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英文欣赏:交际面面观 Levels of Communication(3)

Levels of Communication 3 交际面面观 Evaluative communication: Offering opinions, ideas and judgments to others. 评价交流:告诉别人自己的观点,主意和评价。 This is risky business because the odds are that others will give their own evaluations, which may be different from yours. 这是件冒险的事,因为你的评价和别人对自己的评价可能会不同。 When people always use evaluative comm...

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英文欣赏:雷雨中的醒悟 Discovery in a Thunderstorm

Discovery in a Thunderstorm 雷雨中的醒悟 Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to relate, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Pedaling, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it impossible to get into the clear. The clouds w...

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英文欣赏:人在旅途 Life Is Like a Train Ride

Life is like a train ride. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and there are delays. At certain stops there are surprises. Some of these will translate into great moments of joy; some will result in profound sorrow. 人生就如一趟火车之旅。我们上车,前进,下车。接着,我们又回到火车上,再乘坐几程。这当中会有意外发生,也会出现延误的...

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英文欣赏:Sight视觉

Sight 视觉 Every once in a while on a weekend, my family and I go to the local park, and shoot off some small fireworks. 偶尔在周末的时候,我和我的家人会去当地公园,燃放一些很小的烟花。 Then we light some sparklers and run around until they burn out. 那时我们会点燃一些烟火,跑来跑去直到它们燃尽。 It's nice to watch the kids run around with the sparklers. 看到孩子们围着烟火...

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英文欣赏:别致情趣的冬天

Winter:So many qualities 别致情趣的冬天 Well, winter has begun! 嗯,冬天已经开始了! And unless you are a bear and can hibernate for a long time, there is nowhere to run. 除非你是冬眠很长一段时间的一只熊,不然你无处可逃。 It can be avoided, so we might as well enjoy it. 这是可以避免的,所以我们不妨享受它。 I think every season is special. 我认为每一个季节都是非常特别的。 Each ha...

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英文欣赏:复查—勿当事后诸葛亮

Confirming—just making sure 复查—勿当事后诸葛亮 I can't tell you how many times double checking something has saved me a lot of pain. 我不能告诉你多少次因为复查为我避免多少痛苦。 Likewise, there are many times when I haven't taken the time to double check or confirm something and I came to regret it later on. 同样地,很多时候,我没有花更多的时间去复查或确认些什么,以至...

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英文欣赏:Keeping a diary写日记

Keeping a diary—recording precious moments 写日记–记录珍贵的时刻 It has been a long time since I kept a diary, 自从我开始写日记已经有很长时间了, but I am then thinking more and more about the value of some kind of journal. 但我对于日记的价值思考的越来越多。 Although writing daily in a diary is tough, it's good a habit to have, especially when learning a language, o...

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英文欣赏:爱情标错心 Frozen Love

Clouds had settled in on the frigid day.Their love was frozen, held in place.His loving stares and her fair loveCould not conquer their stubborness.No matter how hard she tried she was ridiculed.All the signs he had shown with great careWere not perceived by other than her. 在寒冷刺骨的这天,密云涌动。他们的爱犹如被冰封,停滞不前。他深情的凝视和她纯真的爱,都无法打破彼此间的...

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英文欣赏:更难却更好的永别(上)

A Harder, Better Goodbye 更难却更好的永别 Mother complained of a pain in her ribs. 我母亲曾抱怨她的肋骨疼。 She was a yoga lover, an ocean swimmer, a woman who at 72 looked ten years younger. 她是瑜伽爱好者,海洋游泳运动员,她72岁,但是看上去要年轻十岁。 She thought she had pulled a muscle. But the pain refused to go away. 她本以为是肌肉拉伤了,然而疼痛持续了很长时间也没有消...

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英文欣赏:Yellow黄色

Yellow 黄色 Just tie your yellow ribbon around the old oak tree. 把你的黄丝带系在老橡树上。 What comes to mind when you think of yellow? 当你想到黄色时,脑中会浮现什么? Yellow makes me feel warm,it's a sunny color. 黄色能让我觉得暖和,这是一个阳光的颜色。 Sure, I think different things like a big tall glass of cool yellow lemonade, a large branch of yellow bananas, or an...

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英文欣赏:加菲猫的创造者吉姆·戴维斯(下)

Garfield is owned by a young man named Jon Arbuckle who also owned a happy, 加菲猫的主人是一个名叫乔恩的少年,他还有个快乐, slobbering little dog named Odie, whom Garfield is always taunting. 常流口水的小狗,名叫欧弟,加菲尔德总是嘲弄欧弟。 Davis' childhood on a farm parallels the life of Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, 戴维斯的童年生活和加菲猫的主人乔恩·阿布库有相...

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英文欣赏:跬步•千里 A Small Victory

One of the most inspiring quotes I ever heard regarding perseverance was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.” 我听过的关于“毅力”的最鼓舞人心的一句名言,出自布赖恩-特蕾西之口。他说:“成功者和失败者的区别是,成功者比失败...

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英文欣赏:勇气

Courage 勇气 One of my favorite movies growing up was The Wizard of OZ. 从小到大一直以来,我最喜欢的电影之一是《绿野仙踪》。 Did you ever see it? 你曾经看过这部电影吗? In Dorothy's adventures, she was accompanied by the Tin Man,who wanted a heart, 在多萝西的冒险故事中, 陪伴着她的是想要一颗心的铁皮人, the Scarecrow,who wanted a brain, 想要大脑的稻草人, the Lion,who wanted...

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英文欣赏:Thanks giving—what are you grateful for?感恩节

Thanks giving–what are you grateful for? 感恩节-你感激什么呢? It's almost time for thanks giving holiday. 又快到了感恩节了。 Many years, this is a five-day holiday, 多年来,这是一个为期五天的假期, and most people get at least four days off, that's awesome. 而大多数人有至少四天休息的话,那真是太棒了。 So,what are you going to do? 所以,你有什么打算? The same old st...

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英文欣赏:永远的朋友

Sometimes in life,You find a special friend;Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.Someone who convince you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.This is Forever Friendship. 有时候在生活中,你会找到一个特别...

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英文欣赏:尽在不言中 What Goes Unsaid

When I read a book from my mother’s shelves, it’s not unusual to come across a gap in the text. A paragraph, or maybe just a sentence, has been sliced out, leaving a window in its place, with words from the next page peeping through. The chopped up page looks like a nearly complete jigsaw puzzle waiting for its missing piece. But the piece isn’t lost, and I...

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英文欣赏:Nice Surprises 美妙的惊喜

Nice Surprises 美妙的惊喜 Do you like surprises? 你喜欢惊喜吗? Sure, there are 'bad' surprises, like a pop quiz given by your teacher or an unexpected bill. 当然,也有"坏"的惊喜,就像你的老师安排的突击测验或者一张意想不到的账单。 Those are no fun. 那些都是不快乐的。 But there are also nice surprises. 但也有好的惊喜。 Have you ever had a surprised party? 你参...

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英文欣赏:关于爱和幸福的想法(下)

 The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along. Happiness exists for those who cry, those who are hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.  最幸福的人没有必要拥有所有最好的东西;他们只是最充分地...

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