A father is always making his baby into a little woman. 父亲总是把他的女儿塑造成一个小女人。 And when she is a woman he turns her back again. Enid Bagnold 当她成了一个真正的女人时，他又不断地指引她前进。巴格诺尔德 It no longer bothers me that I ma
The Old Man who Plant Oak 种橡树的老人 A young traveler was exploring the Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was the kind of place you hurry away from. 一个年轻的旅行者在阿尔卑斯山探险。他来
Good God, What A Night That Was by Petronius Good God, what a night that was, The bed was so soft, and how we clung, Burning together, lying this way and that, Our uncontrollable passions Flowing thro
Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. 亲爱的上帝：如今我不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世。 I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers
I Am a Dreamer 我是一个梦想家 I am a dreamer. 我是一个梦想家。 I wish I had endless power. 我希望我有无穷无尽的力量。 When you want to take a picture , I can be your camera. 当你需要拍照的时候，我就是你的相机。 When it is bad weather ,I can be yo
Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those trains that take travelers from the main terminal to their boarding gates. 一天早晨去亚特兰大机场，我看见一辆列车载载着旅客从航空集散站抵达登记处。 Free, sterile and
Forgotten and Forgiven 忘记并宽容 As I sat perched in the second-floor window of our brick schoolhouse that afternoon, my heart began to sink further with each passing car. 那天下午，我坐在学校砖楼二楼的窗沿上，看着一辆辆经过的汽车，心不
When he confessed losing some of our savings in the stock market, I gave him a hug and said, "It's okay. It's only money." 而当他坦白承认用我们的一点积蓄炒股亏了钱时，我紧紧抱住他安慰说：“没关系，钱财乃身外之物。” There is sensitivity. Last wee
When We Two Parted - Lord Byron 昔日依依别 - Lord Byron When we two parted In silence and tears, 昔日依依惜别，默默无言地流着泪， Half broken-hearted, To sever for years, 要分开好几个年头，我们忍不住心碎， Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Co
Saving David 拯救大卫 Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room, it was David. 许多年前，我是英国一所儿童机构的心理医生，有一天，一个十几岁的
"You must have wondered ", she said, "why I was so upset at the thought of young George's going to England without you. 她说："我听你说乔治要回国，又不带你走，心里非常不安。我这份心事你是不明白的。 I am an old woman, and perhaps I have th
The Love letter 迟到的情书 I was always a little in awe of Great-aunt Stephina Roos. Indeed, as children we were all frankly terrified of her. 我对斯蒂菲娜老姑总是怀着敬畏之情。说实在话，我们几个孩子对她都怕得要死。 The fact that she did not
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel, his backpack by his side. 在家门口，我凝视着23岁的儿子丹尼尔的脸，他的背包就放在身旁。 We were saying goodbye. 几个小时之后我们即将道别。 In a few hours he
Unit14 True Nobility 第十四课 真正的高贵 In a calm sea every man is a pilot. 在平静的海面上每个人都可以是领航员。 But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain，is not life at all. 但若只有阳光而无阴影，只有快乐没有痛苦，那就不算是人生。 Take t
My Mother 我的母亲 My mother is a kind and gentle woman. 我的母亲是一位心地善良，性情温和的女性， She is always very gentle. 她总是彬彬有礼。 She takes good care of all four of her children and keep us all at school. 她细心地照顾孩子们并使他们都上
Last week, I was in Bruges. We were standing in front of yet another unbelievably stunning painting by the Flemish artist Hans Memling, in a 12th century hospital built specifically for the poor, when
The Smallest State in America 美国最小的州 Rhode Island may be the smallest state in America, 罗德岛也许是美国最小的州, but it has an exciting history. 但它有一段很有意思的历史。 A colonist named Roger Williams 一个叫罗杰.威廉斯的殖民开拓者 star
In the front gardens, even in the rain, I notice the first signs of spring and the greyness of winter giving way to small yellow white and purple flowers. Spring is rising in all the animals which inc
“No，no,he' d say, "I was just waiting for you." “不，不累，”他总说，“我只是在等你。” Then we'd lock up the house and go to bed. 然后，我们便各自关上房门，上床睡觉了。 My father waited up for me all through my high school and college ye
This is for all the mothers who didn’t win Mother of the Year last year, all the runners-up and all the wannabes, including the mothers too tired to enter or too busy to care. 本文谨献给所有未能获得去年“年度母亲”的妈妈们，
