Encouragement Can Work Miracles Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened when a young man, t
Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch. We put our metal lunch boxes on the shelf above the coat hooks, which were mostly empty. All of the other sixth graders were a
Since the prehistoric times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs. Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always manipulated the circumstances to the best of his advantages. Probably t
It’s Never Too Late to Change Age is no criterion when it comes to changing your life. In fact, it might be just the opposite. The older we get, the more we must change. Change is what keeps us fresh
Fighting a cold 对抗感冒 How do you fight a cold? 你怎样和感冒作斗争？ When I get sick, I think every kind of bad strategy is manageable. 当我生病时,我认为每一种不好的办法都是可行的 Perhaps you can let me know some ways to get over a c
水中倒影的美，清澈的水潭本身的美，这都是些转眼即逝的事物所体现的强烈而动人心扉的美——海水一旦漫过小洞，这种美便不复存在了。 At the Edge of the Sea By Rachel Carson The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and se a there has been thi
Welcome to another brand new day at Faithradio online daily sunshine. 欢迎来到Faith英语电台每日阳光絮语。 Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence prod
Welcome to another brand new day at Faithradio online daily sunshine. 欢迎来到Faith英语电台每日阳光絮语。 Our life is not about sitting on some mountaintop contemplating our navel. It takes place in the world, inter
凡是意识到自我的人从今往后才是独立的；他永远不知疲倦，他明白生命苦短，所以完全沉浸于深深的而又适度的幸福之中。 Self-Awareness by Virginia Woolf The man who is aware of himself is henceforth independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, a
The first snow 初雪 The first snow came.How beautiful it was, falling so silently, all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead!
你必须不断学习和尝试新的事物从而发现自己的特殊才能。时间需要你的贡献馈赠。要明白即使是特殊才能如果不经常使用而且磨练的话也会失效。因此要尽力使自己的天赋与所有的技能跟上时代。 Stick to your special talents You were born with a special talent. It may be to sing, write, teach, paint, mento
因而这就是生活悖论的第一个极点：不要过于忙碌而忽略了生活的奇妙，不敬畏生活。要虔诚地迎接每个黎明的到来，要抓住每个小时，不浪费珍贵的每一分钟。 The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gif
凡事多不得——音乐欣赏多了，娱乐享受多了，零食享用多了，或是与朋友相处久了，人就会变得对生活力不从心，再也无法聆听世间美妙的声音，无法品尝人间百味，无法饱览天下美景，无法经历花前月下，无法留住片片回忆。 Appetite By Laurie Lee One of the major pleasures in life is appetite, and one of our major duties
Examination — a Necessary Evil In spite of the fact that examinations have been hated by most of the students as well as some teachers for decades, they still survive and show no signs of fading away.
它是最有耐心，最令人愉悦的伴侣。在我们穷愁潦倒，临危遭难时，它也不会抛弃我们，对我们总是一如既往地亲切。在我们年轻时，好书陶冶我们的性情，增长我们的知识；到我们年老时，它又给我们以慰藉和勉励。 Companionship of Books A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he ke
How to Avoid Foolish Opinions To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind is prone, no superhuman genius is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all error, but from silly er
Advise Proposed by Albert Einstein Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the sa
Getting What You Want in Life There are lives that have bread in abundance and yet are starved; with barns and warehouses filled, with shelves and larders laden they are empty and hungry. No man need
你又会用笔写下些什么呢：爱？恨？喜？悲？生？死？虚无？万物？你写作只是为了愉己？还是为了悦人？抑或是借替人书写而愉己？你的落笔会是颤抖胆怯的，还是鲜明果敢的？你的想象会是丰富的还是贫乏的？甚或你根本没有落笔？ Suppose someone gave you a pen - a sealed, solid-colored pen. You couldn't see how much ink it
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice-- though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “
