Some time ago at a buffet lunch in a church hall - not quite a fine dining event - I recall a lively conversation between an unemployed man in early middle age and an older, wealthy industrialist. The
Part 2 Down the Rabbit-Hole 第二部分 掉进兔子洞 Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister wa
Day 12 第12天 Love Is Cruel, Love Is Sweet 爱情残忍爱情甜 Thomas MacDonagh 托马斯·麦克唐纳 Love is cruel, love is sweet, —Cruel sweet, Lovers sigh till lovers meet, 爱情残忍爱情甜，——残忍而又甜， 情人肠断到相见， Sigh and meet — Sigh and
45.Have you not heard his silent steps? He comes, comes, ever comes. 45.你没有听见他静悄的脚步吗？他正在走来，走来，一直不停地走来。 Every moment and every age, every day and every night he comes, comes, ever comes. 每一个时间，每一个年代，每日
Day 56 第56天 The Road Not Taken 没有走过的路 Robert Frost 罗伯特·弗罗斯特 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both 黄色的树林里分出两条路 可惜我不能同时去涉足 And be one traveler, long I stood And looked d
33.When it was day they came into my house and said, `We shall only take the smallest room here.' 33.白天的时候，他们来到我的房子里说：“我们只占用最小的一间屋子。” They said, `We shall help you in the worship of your God and humbl
8.The child who is decked with prince's robes and who has jewelled chains round his neck loses all pleasure in his play; his dress hampers him at every step. 那穿起王子的衣袍和挂起珠宝项链的孩子，在游戏中他失去了一切的快乐；他的衣服绊着他的步
Knowledge and Power 知识和力量 Knowledge and power are two things most desired by man. 知识和力量是人类最期望得到的两样东西， There is a close connection between these two things. 它们之间有密切的联系。 The man who acquires the most kn
Day 1 第1天 When You Are Old 当你年老时 William Butler Yeats 叶芝 When you are old and grey and full of sleep, 当你年老鬓白，昏沉欲睡， And nodding by the fire, take down this book, 坐在炉边打盹，取下这本诗集， And slowly read, and dre
I'm hesitant here to quote anyone from the Bible because recently when I mentioned a saying of Jesus someone objected that he had never run anything in his life. The same's true of St Paul. But writin
Day 21 第21天 The Song of the Old Mother 母亲之歌 William Butler Yeats 威廉·巴特勒·叶芝 I rise in the dawn, kneel and blow, till the seed of fire flicker and glow. 我在清晨起床，跪在火炉旁用力吹着炉膛 直到点点火星燃起，摇曳着红光。 and then I mus
The trouble about money is that it is often linked to power. Money well used can do great things which benefit many people, anything from funding the arts to bringing food and water to a starving nati
Love conquers all things. 爱能战胜一切。 Virgil, ancient Roman poet 维吉尔，古罗马诗人 The heart is not conquered by force, but by love and tolerance. 心不是靠武力征服，而是靠爱和宽容大度征服。 Spinoza, Dutch philosopher 斯宾诺莎，荷兰哲学家 Every
Make Room for Happiness 为快乐腾点空间 If you want something new and different in your life, you must first make room for happiness by moving out the old. 如果你想体验新鲜的东西，首先必须腾出空间。 The question is: Where do you
What would I do without your smart mouth 没有你的甜言蜜语，我该如何是好 Drawing me in, and you kicking me out 你时而热情似火，时而冷若冰霜 Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down 让我神魂颠倒，又无力抓住 What's going on in tha
Day 31 第31天 To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time 致少女，珍惜时光 By Robert Herrick 罗伯特·赫里克 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: 玫瑰出花蕾，堪折直须折： 时光飞逝不停歇； And this same flower that smiles
Day 3 第3天 Walk with Me in Moonlight 月光行 Leon Knight 里昂·耐特 Come, walk with me in moonlight 来吧，与我漫步在月光中。 We'll rejoice the close of day. 让我们共享这朦胧月色。 Talk with me as moonlight sparkles dreams before our
More recent and disturbing history will be reviewed this week by a court in Oslo. While Anders Behring Breivik will present his own warped view of reality, victims and bereaved families will confront
Two weeks ago while at a soccer match in Houston, the woman beside me said she was in London last year and "the Olympics will be a mess", or at least that was a polite paraphrase. It had been clear fr
Day 23 第23天 Auld Lang Syne 友谊地久天长 Robert Burns 伯特·彭斯 Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind? 怎能忘记旧日朋友 心中能不怀想 旧日朋友岂能相忘 Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syn
