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Hold Fast To Dreams —-by Langston Hughs Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow 把握梦想 —-作者：兰司敦·修司 如果梦想消失 生命将是折翼之鸟 无法飞行 把握梦想 如果梦想逝去 生命将是一片荒原 大雪冰封 1.barren adj. 不育的, 贫瘠的 例句： Such a barr...
A Mother’s Letter to the World Dear World： My son starts school today．It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while．And I wish you would sort of1) treat him gently． You see，up to now，he’s been king of the roost．He‘s been boss of the back yard．I have always been around to repair his wounds，and to soothe2) his feelings． But now―things are going to be diff...
Nothing succeeds like confidence.When you are truly confident,it radiates from you like sunlight,and attracts success to you like a magnet. It’s important to believe in yourself.Believe that you can do it under any circumstances,because if you believe you can,then you really will.The belief keeps you searching for answers,which means that pretty soon you will get them....
On Changes –Irene Dunlap Change is the only absolute in the world, the only thing that you can depend on. Nothing stays the same. Tomorrow will come, bringing with it new beginnings and sometimes unexpected endings. You can hold on to the past and get left in the dust; or, you can choose to jump on the ride of life and live a new adventure with perseverance and an open...
At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn’t be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigious advertising agency. Household chores, particularly those in the kitchen, are not her idea of fun. T...
I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from them all. 我以前常常从我家厨房的窗户看到她，她强行挤过操场上的一群男孩子，对这些男...
A Special Occasion My brother－in－law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue－wrapped package．“This，”he said，“is not a slip．This is lingerie1)．”He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip． It was exquisite，silk，handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace．The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached． “Ja...
The biggest secret of success Once there was a young man who came to ask Socrates how to learn philosophy. Socrates said nothing but took him along to a river. He suddenly pushed him into the river forcibly. At first the young man thought Socrates was kidding so he didn’t take it to heart. But Socrates also jumped into the river and pulled his head into water desperate...
Six Way to Turn Desires into Gold The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent, consists of six definite, practical steps, these: First: fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say “I want plenty of money.” Be definite as to the amount. (There is a psychological reason for defi...
当你的孩子是个婴儿时,你所记得的,是你对自己创造出的堪称完美奇迹的作品,感到不可思议的敬畏… All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created. You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom and knowledge. You thought your child would take all of your advice and make fewer mistakes, and be ...
Never Give Up Never give up， Never lose hope． Always have faith， It allows you to cope． Trying times will pass， As they always do． Just have patience， Your dreams will come true． So put on a smile， You’ll live through your pain． Know it will pass， And strength you will gain． by Charlie Remiggio 永 不 放 弃 永不放弃， 永不心灰意冷。 永存信念， 它会使你应付自如。 ...
The Elements of Success I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for success. Instead, I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors – and not all of them are needed for success. The more factors you have on your side, the more likely you are to succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those factors. Here are seven additional f...
Learn to Live in the Present Moment To a large degree，the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment．Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year，and what may or may not happen tomorrow，the present moment is where you are －－always． Without question，many of us have mastered the neurotic1) art of spending mu...
British Cultural Counsellor Michael O’Sullivan on IELTS Test and MBA 英国文化参赞谈雅思考试和MBA Li Xin: With China’s WTO accession, mastering a foreign language, i.e., English, is becoming more and more essential especially for the young people. As British cultural counsellor and a native speaker, what suggestions could you offer to them? 李昕：中国加入世贸之后，掌握一门外...
Important Things Life Teaches Us:Pickup1) in the Rain One night,at 11:30PM,an older African America2) woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing3) rainstorm.Her car had broken down and she desperately4) needed a ride.Soaking5) wet,she decided to flag down the next car.A young white man stopped to help her－－generally unheard of in those ...
Intercultural Communications–A Personal Journey 跨文化交际-个人之旅 An Intercultural Profession 跨文化职业 To be better equipped to do that, we returned to the US in 1990. I worked on my MA in Chinese and Intercultural Communications, Anne adjusted to American culture and we started a family. When we came back in 1993, we brought 2-year-old and 3-month-old daughters wi...
How to Take Initiative at Work: How to Get Others to Help you 如何在工作中采取主动：获取他人的帮助 Inevitably, as you try to take initiative you will need the help of others. Getting this help may have less to do with your formal position and authority and more to do with your strategy and approach, which can range from a simple favor1 to convincing others to accept a priori...
The Meaning of Love 爱的真谛 It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 爱一个人却得不到对方的爱是一种痛苦 但更痛苦的是 爱一个人却从没有勇气来表白自己的爱。 Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they’ll love you back! Don’t expect love in re...
Excellence is not an act, but a habit Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny,” the maxim goes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our charac...
Prayer for My Mother Dear God， Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them． I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her more each day．My mother does not change，but I do．As I grow older and w...