My grandparents believed you were either honest or you weren't. There was no in between. They had a simple motto hanging on their living-room wall: "Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I
To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a p
My Friends Who Are Play boy／girl Type Never say“I love you”if you don’t care．Never talk about feelings if they aren’t there．Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart．Never look into the eye when
Question: What has been your key to success? Bill Gates: Well, coming up with a simple explanation for the kind of success, that ah, I’ve, I’ve been 1)privileged to be part of working at Microsoft, It
编者按： 八月是多么令人惬意的季节啊！果园和麦田到处都充溢着忙碌劳作的声响；串串果实压得果树都弯下了腰，枝条低垂到地面；还有谷穗，有的一捆捆优雅地堆挤在一起，有的迎风招展，仿佛在向镰刀求爱，它们给周围的景致染上了一层金黄的色调；整个大地似乎笼罩在醇香柔和的气氛中 August (Excerpt) by Charles Dickens There is no month in the whole y
编者按： 那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西， 不过一个令人心畅的微笑而已。 Let Us Smile The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. The smile tha
Night has fallen over the country. Through the trees rises the red moon and the stars are scarcely seen. In the vast shadow of night the coolness and the dews descend. I sit at the open window to enjo
The Ugly Duckling One evening, the sun was just setting in with true splendor when 1)a flock of beautiful large birds appeared out of the bushes. The duckling had never seen anything so beautiful. The
编者按： 唱则群山应， 叹则空散尽。 回声反射成欢欣， 倾诉忧虑无回音。 Solitude --Ella Wheeler Wilcox ?? Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth, But has trouble eno
All I Remember When my father spoke to me，he always began the conversation with “Have I told you yet today how much I adore you？”The expression of love was reciprocated and，in his later years，as his l
编者按: 如果我们能扩大视野、拓宽思路，就会发现每个人身上都有创在的天分。正是这种创造力让每个生命的个体独具个性，在永恒之脉上有一席之地。如果我们能认识到这一点，我相信我会发现自己生活在一个激情澎湃、充满奇遇与革新的时代，它将带领我们走向一个更美更好的世界。 The thread of permanence By William Zorach It is strange how certain t
A new Version1) of Washington and Cherry Tree Mr．Washington looked at the cherry tree and scratched his chin．“Now George，”he said to his son，“Are you sure you had nothing to do with chopping2) this tr
编者按： 要无所畏惧而不是听天由命。因为你明白，我相信当我满怀诚意，静静等待事情发生时，它们便会发生。这并不是一种消极的状态，而是对自己真正处境的了解。 The Art of Bouncing Back by Joyce Grenfell I think the center of my faith is an absolute certainty of good. Like everyone e
编者按: 晨曦是我的亚述古国； 日落和明月是我梦想中怕弗仙境；正午是我感觉与理解中是英格兰；夜晚是我神秘哲思与梦境的德意志。 The Beauty of Nature Nature satisfies by its loveliness,and without any mixture of corporeal benefit.I see the spectacle of morning from
The tree has entered my hands, The sap has ascended my arms, The tree has grown in my breast- Downward, The branches grow out of me, like arms. Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind ab
编者按: 如果弱小的我无法掌握宇宙的特征，至少我能在自己窄小的轨道里按我的信念生活，从其他人那里获得力量，直到有一天所有的人都能休息一下——去招待自己的灵魂。 Two Commandments Are Enough By Peggy Wood Occasionally my mother used to announce that she was going to take time out fr
You don’t have to pay for lightning Teacher：Who can tell me the difference between lightning and electricity？ Student：You don’ t have to pay for lightning. 老师：谁能告诉我闪电与电的区别？ 学生：闪电不用付钱。 NSDA“SDcamps”全国英
编者按: 我终于意识到真正的幸福来自人的精神世界，来自人的心智与灵魂。诚然，在这个纷扰喧嚣的时世，想拥有宁静祥和的内心世界并非易事，这需要我们时常反省、冥思，还要自律。坦然直面自己实属不易。（你得有耐心，能体谅，只要可能，寻求上帝的帮助。）而一旦你的精神世界能真正远离暴风骤雨和阴风邪气的侵犯，你必将获得无比丰厚的回报。 A Reporter Quotes His Sources It’s rath
14 years ago, I gave a commencement speech at another New Jersey school. 14年前，我在新泽西的另一所学校做了一场毕业演讲。 Through the magic of Google search, I was able to do a "back to the future moment," 通过谷歌搜索的
How do you define ... "Daily active usage" seems like a really dangerous term to be optimizing. Taken, 你是如何定义……过于美化“每日活跃参与度”这个数值似乎是一件危险的事， taken alone, it is, but you didn't let me finis
