英文欣赏:Toughest Job in the World 世界上最艰苦的工作

Mom, the Toughest Job in the World 母亲,世界上最艰苦的工作 If you know me, you know that I always describe moms as our domestic engineers as having the toughest jobs in the world. 如果你认识我,你知道我一向都描述妈妈像国内工程师一样是世界上最艰苦的工作。 They have so many hats to wear, so many balls to juggle, the cleaning, the cooking, the kids education, and on and on. 她...

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英文欣赏:穷人 The Poor

It’s the anarchy of poverty Delights me, the old Yellow wooden house indented Among the new brick tenements 贫穷的无序景致 使我愉悦:陈旧的 黄色木屋陷入 新的砖造分租公寓的包围中 Or a cast iron balcony With panels showing oak branches In full leaf. It fits The dress of the children 一个铸铁阳台的镶板间 露出长满树叶的 橡树枝桠。它和 孩子们的服装契合 Reflecting every stage and ...

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英文欣赏:展翅高飞 On Eagle’s Wings

In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing in on me. I didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. On days like this I love to find a place where silence rule where the wind in the tall pine trees sounds like ocean waves crashing along some deserted beach I've walked along in my memory. 在一个美好的日子...

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英文欣赏:Sign Language 手语(上)

There is one language that is in use in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, thin and fat, short and tall. It is everybody's second language. It is easy to understand, although you can not hear it. It is sign language. 有一种语言在全球每个国家都在用。使用这种语言的人或年轻或年老,或瘦或胖,或高或矮。这是每个人的第二语言。尽管不能听到它,但...

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英文欣赏:夕阳无限好 Leaving Work to Gaze at Sunsets

I believe in leaving work at five o’clock.In a nation that operates on a staunch Protestant work ethic, this belief could be considered radical. Working only 40 hours a week? I just don’t know many people who punch out at five o’clock anymore. It seems downright quaint, like pocket watches and shoe shines.My father tried to teach me the importance of hard w...

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英文欣赏:红色 Red

Red 红色 It says poison, passion and stop right there. It is the most powerful colour on the planet and it is 1)rife with contradictions. Its universal meanings are heat, blood, danger and emotion. 红色意味着毒药、激情和立即停止。红色是世界上最有力的颜色,总是与矛盾联系在一起。红色最普遍的意思是灼热、鲜血、危险和感情。 A red light means that the doctor is in. Red cars are se...

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英文欣赏:执子之手,风雨同路

Desperately lonely at only 17 years old may not be normal, but so many things had happened in my life to make me feel like my world was crashing down. Growing up poor had never been easy, but somehow I managed to live my life around it. My mother, a single mother of four, was struggling to make ends meet working at our local McDonalds. I was the oldest and just a year before...

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英文欣赏:告诉妈妈我爱她(上)

Tell Mommy I Love Her 告诉妈妈我爱她 John had been on the road visiting clients for three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to his wife and kids. It was coming up on Mother's day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was too tired. When he drove by a flower shop, he said to himself, "I know what I'll do. I'll send Mom...

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英文欣赏:论孩子

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. 你的儿女并不是你的儿女 他们是生命自身憧憬的儿女 他们借助你来到这世界,却非自你而来 并且,尽管他们在你身旁,却并不属于你 You may give them your love but not your thought For they have ...

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英文欣赏:生命中的五个球 Five Balls of Life

Five Balls of Life 生命中的五个球 In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments: 几年前,在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩•戴森讲到工作与其他义务的关系: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name ...

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英文欣赏:不做有才华的穷人

Don't work for money 不做有才华的穷人  The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is no...

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英文欣赏:Self-improvement-upgrading your life自我改善—提高你的生活

Self-improvement-upgrading your life 自我改善—提高你的生活 If you are given some money to fix up your residence, your apartment or house,what would you do? 如果给你一些钱来修葺你的住所,你的公寓或房子,你会做什么呢? Would you get some new wall-paper? 你将会弄些新墙纸吗? Would you get some new light fixtures? 你将会弄些新的灯光装饰吗? Would you get some new furniture? 你将会弄...

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英文欣赏:寂寞也好

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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英文欣赏:生命的故事 Story of Life

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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英文欣赏:承认错误

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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英文欣赏:Pet peeves怪毛病

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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英文欣赏:Black and White黑色和白色

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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英文欣赏:追逐梦想

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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英文欣赏:Quality Time on the Weekend 周末的黄金时光

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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英文欣赏:起床和熬夜

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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