Shopaholics of Our Times 我们这个时代的购物狂 In trying to keep up with the Jones, many people buy more than they can really afford. 人们都试图跟随琼斯,许多人购物超过了他们的承受能力。 For some who purchase many items they neither need
Napoleon to Josephine 拿破仑致约瑟芬 I have your letter, my adorable love. 我收到了你的信,我膜拜的心上人。 It has filled my heart with joy... 你的信使我充满了欢乐… Since I left you I have been sad all the time. 自从与你分手以后,我一直闷闷不乐,愁眉不展
Weather Forecasting 天气预报 It is the material for the conversation of board chairman and bored cleaning woman,of young and old, of the bright, the dull, the rich and the poor. 天气是董事会主席和无聊的清洁女佣之间闲聊的话题,也是
Liberating the Modern Woman? 解放现代妇女? Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect,because they simply change the nature of work
William Shakespeare 莎士比亚 Of all the famous English writers,probably the best known is William Shakespeare. 在所有举世闻名的英文作家中,最著名的的也许要数莎士比亚了。 He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 on April the 23rd. 莎
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. 快乐就像一块为了激起阵阵涟漪而丢进池塘的小石头。 As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty. 正好史蒂文森所说,快乐是一种责任。 There is no
In our society, what is formal? Very little. On average, clothing, language, behavior -- all is very informal. Individuals who are formal (polite, inoffensive, organized) in their daily dealings with
It's also been a great solace to me to believe that you're engaged in vindicating to posterity the course that we've pursued for preserving to them, in all their purity, their blessings of self-govern
If such an accident should occur, apologies are fulsome but should never be used as an excuse for further conversation. 如果这样的意外发生了,不必过分道歉,但决不能借此便交谈起来。 On crowded public transport where it is sometimes
Foreign Motorists 外国司机 The chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself,but that they are enormously variable. 应对外国司机问题的主要困难不是要记住他们与你
The Furthest Distance in the World 世界上最遥远的距离 The furthest distance in the world 世界上最遥远的距离 Is not between life and death, 不是生与死 But when I stand in front of you, 而是我就站在你的面前 Yet you don't know that 你却不知
Bermuda Triangle—Devil's Triangle 百慕大三角区——魔鬼三角洲 The Bermuda or Devil's Triangle, an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, is a complete mystery. 百慕大或者魔鬼三角洲,这
If you wait for someone to give you the green light to create and perform music, you may wait a long time. 如果你要等着别人给你创作音乐和表演的许可证,你可能会等很长时间。 Artists should use their inner belief and the response they
Book of Jeff Bezos 杰夫·贝佐斯的故事 When one thinks of the individuals who have played a great role in the development of the Internet, names like Tim Burners Lee (developer of the World Wide Web), Bill Gate
So, how do I define success? 那么我是如何定义成功的呢? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. 让我告诉你,钱很美好。 I'm not going to stand up here and tell you that it's not about money,'cause money is very nice. 我不会告诉你们成功与
What I Have Lived for 我为何而生 Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong,have governed my life:the longing for love, the search for knowledge,and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. 对爱情的
Change Makes Life Beautiful 生命美于变化 To regard all things and principles of things as inconstant modes or fashions has more and more become the tendency of modern thought. 将所有事物和事物的原则统统归结为经常变化着的形态或风尚,这已
The Bamboo Trees 竹的启示 One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. 孩提时最美好的回忆就是河边的堤岸上闲坐。 There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, 在那里我可以享受闲适和宁静, watch the w
Women are concerned about their partner becoming attracted to other women by sex, intelligence, and other attractions, and dissatisfaction with the current relationship. 女人担心她们的伴侣被其他女人的性感、理解力和其他特质所吸引,
Picnics 野餐 As summertime begins in Britain,people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. 夏天伊始,英国人就想到户外吃饭。 People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough,especially people with