She asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I exited her office, I turned around and said, 'Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not qualified like your other applicants, but please giv
Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue. —Joseph Addison, British writer 谦虚不仅可以增添光彩，而且可以维护美德。——约瑟夫.艾迪生，英国作家 He who loves not his country, can love nothing. —George Gordon Byron, En
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. 一个年轻人即将大学毕业。 For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told
I had a black dog. His name was Depression. 我有一条黑狗，它名叫抑郁。 Whenever the black dog made an appearance, I felt empty and life just seemed to slow down. 每当这条黑狗出现时，我就感到空虚，生活似乎也慢了下来。 He could surprise me wi
爱的小纸条 Love Notes It's been over eleven years now. It was a wintry afternoon, the snow swirling around the cedar trees outside, forcing little icicles to form at the tips of the deep green foliage clin
Jack avoided me the rest of the week. Proposals, specs, and letters appeared on my desk while I was at lunch, and my corrected versions were not seen again. I brought cookies to the office one day and
Sonnet 98 by William Shakespeare 十四行诗 98 威廉·莎士比亚 From you have I been absent in the spring, 我离开你的时候正好是春天， When proud-pied April dress'd in all his trim 当绚烂的四月，披上新的锦袄， Hath put a spirit of youth in eve
Remember - Christina Rossetti 请记住我 - Christina Rossetti Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; 请记住我，当我已离去，到那遥远而静谧的土地； When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. —Edmund Burke, British statesman 学而不思，犹如进食却不消化。——埃德蒙.伯克，英国政治家 Whoever neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the fu
Unit18 To the Unknown Teacher 第十八颗 致无名之师 I sing the praise of the Unknown Teacher. 我要歌颂无名之师。 Great Generals win campaigns，but it is the Unknown Soldier who wins the war. 伟大的将军赢得战役，但打赢战争的却是无名战士。 Famous
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud - William Wordsworth 咏水仙 - William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud. That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 我孤独地漫游，像一朵云在山丘和谷地上飘荡， When all at once I saw a crowd,
The Lady Of Shalott(3) - Lord Alfred Tenyson 女郎夏洛特（3） - Lord Alfred Tenyson And down the river's dim expanse- Like some bold seër in a trance, Seeing all his own mischance- With a glassy countenance D
诗歌原文： This poem is about someone whom I deeply cared about. The feelings were never returned, but I learned that with or without his love, I could make it and always remain strong and happy. 这首诗是关于一个我
诗歌原文： Write Your Own Life 谱写生命的乐章 Suppose someone gave you a pen - a sealed, solid-colored pen. 假如有人送你一支笔，一支不可拆卸的单色钢笔。 You couldn't see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentat
New Year 新年 Every country in the world celebrates the New Year 世界上每个国家都欢度新年， but not everyone does it the same way. 但是形式各不相同。 The countries of the America and Europe welcome the New Year on January fi
Dear Dad，Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. 亲爱的爸爸：今天我在商场购物的时候，花了好长时间阅读有关“父亲节”的贺卡。 They all had a special message that in some way or another ref
The Secret of Happiness 幸福的秘密 Once there lived a king of great strength andwealth.Yet he was not happy.He told his servants tofind him things to make him happy,but each cameback saying,"Noting in the
Home Thoughts From Abroad - Robert Browning 海外乡愁 - Robert Browning O, TO be in England 啊，但愿此刻身在英格兰， Now that April's there, 趁这四月天， And whoever wakes in England sees, some morning, unaware, 一个早晨醒来，谁都会突
The Comparison by Catullus translated by John Lam The crowd of beauteous Quintia Prate: To me she is but fair and straight; So far I can comply. Those stated charms her form displays; But still the fu
Women of Today 今日妇女 Women are playing an increasingly important part in society today. 妇女在当今社会中扮演着越来越重要的角色。 Not restricted to their roles as wives and mothers anymore, 她们不再局限于扮演妻子和母亲的角色。 they now work
