I'll paint you a rainbow 我要为你绘一道彩虹 I'll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall, 我要为你画一道彩虹高挂在墙上， To brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall. 在灰霾降临时点亮你的心灵。 On a canvas of joy outlasting the year
Munich, then, is a city of fascinating contrasts. It has terrific museums, architectural treasures, and open-air shopping as well as space-age factories and world-class markets. If you could visit onl
Three Days to See 假如给我三天光明 All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. 我们大家都读过一些令人激动的故事，这些故事里的主人公仅仅活在有限并且特定的时间内， Sometimes it was as long as
Kepler's World 开普勒的世界 Much has been made of the 400th anniversary this year of Galileo pointing a telescope at the moon and jotting down what he saw. 400年前伽利略用望远镜观测月球并简要记录了观测结果，400年后的今天我们很隆重地纪念了这一历史性事
Real beauty 真正的美丽 When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby's ears conspicuously standing out from his head. 他刚刚做了父亲，抱着刚出生的儿子，突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。 He expressed his
How should one read a book? 怎样读书？ It is simple enough to say that since books have classes—fiction, biography, poetry, 说来容易: 既然书有各种各样—小说、传记、诗歌 we should separate them and take from each what it is rig
Lessons from Geese 大雁的启示 Lesson 1 第一课 As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird following it. 当大雁舞动翅膀，它能产生一种提升力让自己迅速飞行。 By flying in V-formation, the whole flock adds 70% greate
For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. 作为一个如此卓越的成功投资家，沃伦·巴菲特却又是一个非常平凡、普通的人。 Born and bred in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than
Change altitude 改变高度 Rebecca had decided that her best chance of getting hired by a company doing geological survey work in the Alaskan wilderness was to earn a private license to fly twin-engine plan
Brand is not everything, fit is. 名牌并不代表一切，适合才是王道。 Don't be tempted to buy that pair of jeans just because they look on most girls out there. 不要因为其他女孩穿某条牛仔裤好看就去买。 If they don't fit, there is no point w
What I Learn from Them 我从他们身上获益匪浅 When I was a child, my father (having no son) decided he would instill a love of sport in both of his daughters. 当我还是小女孩的时候，我的父亲（没有儿子）决定向他们的女儿们灌输对运动的热爱。 While my sist
A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男人和他的女朋友结婚，举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and cele
The Nature of the Scientific Attitude 科学态度的本质 What is the nature of the scientific attitude,the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry,geology, engineering, m
Unit80 As Kids Say It 第80单元 童言无忌 Tell a Story with a Moral 讲一个寓言故事 A primary school class was asked to tell a story with a moral. Kathy went first. "Once, we were driving a basket of ten eggs to marke
It scares us more than anything except death being alone. 享受独处除了了死亡，我们最害怕的就是孤独。 Our fear of aloneness is so ingrained that given the choice of being by ourselves or being with others we opt for safety
It is a fact that excessive herding of animals and exploitation of grasslands are responsible for the majority of dust storms. This means that dust storms are largely a result of human actions; in oth
Understanding Dreams 解梦 We dream for four hours every night, but may just be able to remember one dream every few days. 每晚，我们有四个小时的时间是在做梦，但是每隔几天我们能记住其中的一个梦。 It is every person's secret life—and one we
I now invite the House,by the Resolution which stands in my name,to record its approval of the steps taken and to declare its confidence in the new Government. 现在依据我所签署的决议，请求下议院将它同意行的步骤正式记录下来，并宣示它对新政府
True and False Simplicity 真假纯朴 Simplicity is an uprightness of soul that has no reference to self;it is different from sincerity, and it is a still higher virtue. 纯朴是无私的灵魂中一种正直的品质；它不同于真诚，并高于真诚。 We see
A Country's Standard of Living 国家的生活标准 The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. 任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品和服务的价值。 A c
