New Year's Eve 新年前夕 For lots of people in Britain, the 31st of December,or New Year's Eve as we call it,is the biggest party of the year. 对很多英国人来说，12月31日是一年中最盛大的聚会。 It's a time to get together with fr
In a recent study, researchers had 43 college undergraduates (24 women, 19 men) 在最近的一次研究中，研究人员让43个大学本科生（24个女生，19个男生）. sit before a computer screen and view a series of faces of fashion models. 坐在电脑屏幕前
Marriage Partnerships 婚姻关系 Traditionally, the woman has held a low position in marriage partnerships. 从传统上讲，婚姻伴侣关系中女人的地位较低， While her husband went his way she had to wash, stitch and sew. 当她丈夫出去工作时她必须
UK Music Festivals 英国音乐节 Summer in the UK is traditionally the time when people go on holiday. 按照英国人的传统，夏天是人们外出度假的日子， It is also the time for quiet picnics and spending lazy days doing nothing. 也是人们享受
The daffodil principle 水仙花法则 Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over. 女儿打来好几次电话跟我说：妈妈，水仙花凋落之前，你一定得来看看。 I wanted to go, but it
A Collective Style of Living 集体生活方式 The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. 人们利用社交空间的方式反映出他们的社会关系和他们的种族身份。 Early immigrants to America f
There is much more to modern Munich than beer gardens. It is Germany's favorite city, insofar as surveys show a majority of Germans would prefer to live there. Some jokingly call it the only Italian c
These days, French has lost status because the United Nations has five official languages, not just one: English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. 近些年，法语逐渐失去自己的地位，因为联合国有五种官方语言，而非仅仅一种，即:英语，法语，西班牙
Inaugural Address of Obama 奥巴马就职演说 Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. 今天我要向你们说的是，我们面临的挑战是真实存在的。 They are serious and they are many. 这些挑战很多，也很严重， They will not be met easily or in
Despite the city's traditional image, many residents never set foot inside a beer hall or go anywhere near Oktoberfest, which is looked down on by some as a festival only for foreign tourists. These c
The Golden Gate Bridge has been called one of the world's most beautiful bridges. 金门大桥被认为是世界最漂亮的桥梁之一， It is also one of the most visited places in the world. 也是世界上游客最多的景点之一。 Experts say about 9 millio
Clouds 飘忽的云 I've opened the curtain of my east window here above the computer, 拉开了房间东边电脑上方的窗帘， and I sit now in a holy theater before a sky-blue stage. 感觉自己仿佛身处一个神圣的剧场，天蓝的舞台展现在面前。 A little cloud above
We seem to think, however, that economic development and preservation of the environment cannot go hand in hand. For most countries, economic development comes first, at the expense of the environment
Space Voyage for the Average Joe and Mary 普通人的太空行 Forty-one years after the original space race began with the launch of the Russian Sputnik, the world's first satellite, a new race has emerged. 四十一年前
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street， going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he
Love Your Life 热爱生活 However mean your life is, meet it and live it; 无论你的生活如何卑微，都要正视它，并活下去； do not shun it and call it hard names. 不要躲避它，也不要恶语相加。 It is not so bad as you are. 你的生活不像你本人那么糟糕。 It looks po
The Joys of Writing 写作的乐趣 The fortunate people in the world-the only really fortunate people in the world,in my mind, are those whose work is also their pleasure. 在我看来，世上幸运的人—世上唯一真正幸运的人，是那些以工作为乐的人。 Th
If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. “Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice,” says a wise author. 假如我又回到了童年，我就要培养勇气。一位明智的作家曾说过：“世上没有东西比勇气更温文
The picture of George Washington is on the one-dollar bill. 1美元纸币上印的是乔治·华盛顿的头像。 He served as America's first president from 1789 to 1797. 他是在1789-1797年间担任美国首位总统。 President Washington has been called t
