英文欣赏:解梦 Understanding Dreams(下)

Confronting a bully at word could stop the dreams of them breaking into your house. 在言语上直面恶霸,你就不会梦见有人破门闯入你家。 Another way is to write dreams down, changing any detail that doesn’t feel right. 另外一种办法就是把梦记下来,改变不好的细节。 That could mean making the monster run away, or simply changing the color of the walls. 就是说...

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英文欣赏:爱情指南 Love Guide(下)

This kind of love rarely develops in the teen years. 这种爱很少产生于青少年时期。 Tired of chasing love? Remember, the secret to finding true romance is not trying so hard. 难道厌倦了去追逐爱情?记住,找到真爱的秘诀是很努力地尝试。 Internet dating, singles clubs and personal ads are popular. 网络约会,单身俱乐部和个人广告是很受欢迎的。 However, seeking lov...

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英文欣赏:高中生舞会:成年仪式(上)

The Senior Prom — Adulthood Ceremony 高中生舞会:成年仪式 As the school year winds down, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. 学年结束将近,等待全国高中毕业生的将不再是下学期到来之前的快乐暑假了。 Many will be leaving their safe havens of senior public scho...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (49)微尘与栋梁 On Motes and Beams

On Motes and Beams 微尘与栋梁 It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. 令人好奇的是,与他人的过失相比,我们自己的过失往往不是那么的可憎。 I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others. 我想,原因...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (11)有感于青春常在

On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth 有感于青春常在 No young man believes he will ever die. 年轻人不相信自己会死。 It was a saying of my brother’s, and a fine one. 这是我哥哥的话,可算得一句妙语。 There is a feeling of eternity in youth, 青春有一种永生之感 which makes us amend for everything. 它能弥补一切。 To be young is to be as one o...

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英文欣赏:寻找代孕母亲(上)

Finding a Surrogate Mother, Is It a Good Choice? 寻找代孕母亲是很好的选择吗? Surrogacy — having another woman bear a child for you — is an emotionally intense and legally complex arrangement. 代孕,即找另外一个女人替你生孩子,这在伦理和法律上都是比较敏感复杂的。 The process can require vast amounts of time, money, and patience to succeed. However, m...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (105)面试的利弊 The Pros and Cons of Interview

The Pros and Cons of Interview 面试的利弊 It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. 许多资历与工作经验几乎相同的求职人员竞聘同一职位,这是常发生的情况。 In their educational background,special skills and work experience,there is little, if anything,to choose between half a dozen candidate...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (72)马丁路德金纪念日

MLK Holiday CelebratesLate Civil Rights Leader 马丁路德金纪念日 Martin Luther King Jr.’s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955年,马丁路德金在美国南部阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市率先发起了一场运动,该运动旨在废除公共汽车上的种族歧视规定。从那时起,马丁路德金逐步跃升为一位民权...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (59)生活的勇气 Courage of Life

Courage of Life 生活的勇气 The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; 人生中的勇气,通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. 但是这种勇气却不失为是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。 A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obstacles and dan...

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英文欣赏:因特网的魅力何在?(下)

Therefore, online communication increases the range of possible social networks that a person can connect to, and adds elements of diversity that are appealing. 因此,在线交流增加一个人可能涉及的社交范围,其中有吸引人的多元化因素。 There is also a “hyper-personal aspect” to Internet communications, a way to be more selective about how one presents oneself. 互联网...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (80)板球 cricket

When you hear the word cricket, what do you think of first? 当你听到cricket这个单词时,你首先会想到什么? A small, chirping insect? 一种小小的,喳喳叫的虫子? Or a summer sport between players in white trousers and woollen jerseys who stop for a 20-minute tea break in the afternoon? 还是穿着白裤和毛衣的选手们玩的一种夏日运动—这种运动在下午时会有20分钟的午茶休...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (39)罗琳哈佛大学毕业典礼演讲

But how much more are you, Harvard graduates of 2008, likely to touch other people’s lives? 但是,哈佛大学的2008届毕业生们,你们多少人有可能去触及他人的生命? Your intelligence, your capacity for hard work, the education you have earned and received, 你们的智慧,你们努力工作的能力,以及你们所受到的教育, give you unique status, and unique responsibilities. 给予你们独特...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (62)论说谎 On Lying

On Lying 论说谎 Now as to the matter of lying. 现在来谈一谈说谎。 You want to be very careful about lying,otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught, 你们可要特别谨慎地看待说谎;否则十有八九会被揭穿。 once caught, you can never again be,in the eyes of the pure and the good, what you were before. 一旦被揭穿,在善良和淳朴的人们眼中,你就再也不可能是以前...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (26)暴风雨的荣光

Glories of the Storm 暴风雨的荣光 It begins when a feeling of stillness creeps into my consciousness.Everything has suddenly gone quiet. 起初,有一种平静的感觉悄然爬上我的心头。 Birds do not chirp. Leaves donot rustle. 世间万物,顿趋沉寂。鸟儿不再啁啾,树叶不再飒飒, Insects do not sing. 昆虫不再吟唱。 The air that has been hot all day becomes heavy....

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (17)论读书

Of Studies 论读书 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 读书足以怡情,足以傅彩,足以长才。 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; 其怡情也,最见于独处幽居之时; for ornament, is in discourse; 其傅彩也,最见于高谈阔论之中; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 其长才也,最见于处...

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英文欣赏:美国 工作狂之乡(下)

Regardless of the reasons, workaholism can be a serious condition that can lead to the destruction of families, as well as to serious stress-related health problems. 不管是什么原因,过分迷恋工作可能会导致家庭破裂,还有由于压力带来的健康问题。 When work becomes the sole reason for being—when it becomes the only thing we think about, the only thing that truly makes us h...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (38)肯尼迪航天计划演讲

We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained,and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. 我们踏上新的航程,为了获取新的知识,为了赢得新的权利,获取并运用权利,应该是为了全人类的进步。 For space science, like nuclear science and all technology,has no conscience of its own. 空间科学,正如核科学以...

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英文欣赏:​A Great Friendship 伟大的友谊(上)

A Great Friendship 一段伟大的友谊 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. Could it have been any other year? 托马斯·杰斐逊和詹姆斯·麦迪逊相识于1776年。为什么偏偏是这一年呢? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. 当时他们开始共同努力推动美国革命,后来又一同为政府拟订新草案。 From the work spr...

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英文欣赏:时尚误区(上)

Fashion Boos-boos 时尚误区 Not all of us have figures of supermodels and certainly not all of us dress like one. 并不是所有人的身材都像超模,更不用说我们的平日的穿着。 However, there are just some fashion mistakes that any girl must not make, 以下是所有女人都应该避免踏入的时尚误区, regardless of her level of “fashion-consciousness”. 不论她们的时尚观念高低。 The ...

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英文欣赏:蹦极—玩的就是心跳(上)

Bungee — Just for the Thrill 蹦极—玩得就是心跳 Would you pay lots of money to fall off a 120-foot high platform, 你愿意花重金,仅在腰部和脚踝上挂着弹性绳索, held only by an elastic cord around your waist or ankles? 就从120英尺的高台上跳下去吗? It may sound crazy, but lots of people do it. 这虽听起来很疯狂,但很多人都在玩。 Bungee Jumping, as it is called, is gaining ...

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