American&#39s Music Taste美国人的音乐品味James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, &quotThe All1eri-cans are almost ignorant of the art of music.&quot If that was once true, you would never know it today. Most Americans -even those without a musical bone in their bodies -have a favorite st

American&#39s Way of Hospitality美式待客之道An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You&#39ve never been to an American&#39s home before, and you&#39re not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? What should you do when you get there? Gla

England&#39s Bar Customs英国人的酒吧礼仪Amazingly for the British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up -the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attract attention, but there are rules about how to do this. Do not call out tap coins on the counter, snap your

In Life We are Happiest When生活中，我们最幸福时A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.一个男士和他的女朋友结婚，并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 celebrations. All had a wonderful time.所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加欢宴和庆抗活动。大家

Babylon Hanging Garden巴比伦空间中花园The Babylonian kingdom flourished under the rule of the famous King, Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC). It was not until the reign of the Neo-Babylonian dynasty that the Mesopotamian civilization reached its ultimate glory. Nebuchadnezzar II (604 -562 BC) is credited for buildin

Youth青春Youth is not a time of life it is a state of mind it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.青春不是年华，而是心境青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情青春是生命的深泉在

Grandpa&#39s Bee祖父的蜜蜂A long time before I was born, my Grandma and Grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. The little girls slept in the attic in a big feather bed. It was cold there on winter night. Grandma put hot bricks under the covers at the

Because of His Love因爱之名Job was not a brilliant man. He swept floors for a living. He believed that Tarzan was a real man, and that all those movies were really documentary of Tarzan&#39s life. He was the butt of many jokes, yet he taught me about the essence of a &quotreal man&quot: love and respect

Vennus de Milos永远的维纳斯The Aphrodite of Melos is made of marble and represents vividly the goddess A phrodite. This statue had eamed it&#39s name the Venus de Milo or Venus de Melos, because in 1820, a peasant had found it on the Greek island of Melos and it was named after the island where it was fou

Leisure Time闲暇时间True to their reputation as leisureloving gourmets，the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world&#39s wealthy nations, according to a study published on Monday.法国人不愧被誉为&quot休闲美食家本周一公布的一项调查表明，与世界其它发达国家相比，法国人花在睡觉和吃饭上的时间最多。The average French person slee

Thanksgiving Day感恩节的由来Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United Stales and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower,

The Old Man who Plant Oak种橡树的老人A young traveler was exploring the Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.一个年轻的旅行者在阿尔卑斯山探险。他来到一块一望无际的不毛之池，那里荒无人烟，那是一种让人急欲离开的地方。Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped dead in his tracks. In the

The World as I See It我的世界观How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn for what purpose be knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -first of all for those upon whose s

Waiting for Love爱的等待They had known each other for 3 years. Both of them were of conservative type, shy and introverted. Although he had never mentioned the word of love in her presence. She was able to vaguely detect burning passion for her in his different look. She dropped one hint after another t

3The Pyramids古埃及金字塔Built 4，000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egy ptian desert remain the most colossal buildings over constructed.The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the orders of the Egyptian leader, whose title was Pharaoh. There was a sequence of Pharaohs culminating

Develop Your Own Helping Rituals伸出你的友爱之手If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it&#39s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my favorite ways to do this is by developing my own helping rituals. These little acts of kindness are opportunities to be of service and reminders of ho

The Warmth in Winter冬日的温暖Winter gives us the opportunity to stay inside and look outside, as we&#39 re not called outdoors to enjoy the warmth and sunshine. Snuggle up in the sofa, put a blanket over you, have a cup of hot cocoa, and enjoy the observations on this precious season...当我们没有出外享受温暖和阳光时，冬

Halloween万圣节One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.关于万圣节有这样一个故事。是说有一个叫杰克的

Love is the Best Legacy最好的遗产是爱As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the malady

The Basis of Love爱的基础The following story took place long ago in Israel. One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another.很久以前，在

Build Me a Son塑造我的儿子Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.主啊!求你塑造我的儿子，使他在软弱时，能够坚强不屈在惧怕时能够勇敢自持，在正常的失败中，毫不气馁在光明的胜利中，仍能保持谦逊温和。Bu

The Nile尼罗河The longest river in the world, the Nile, flows through the north-western area of Africa, and then into the Mediterranean Sea.世界上最长的河流尼罗河，流经非洲西北部，最终汇入池中海。Great civilizations have always flourished alongside rivers, bu t the Egyptian civilization, which started on the Nile, is the most fas

American Cook美式烹饪At a local superrnarket, two women push half-lilled grocery cart. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn&#39t be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigious advertis

Dream Will Come True梦想终有成真时The first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady to us.开学第一天，教授把一位小个子老太太介绍给了我们。&quotWhy are you in college at such a young age? &quot I asked later. She jokingly replied, I&#39m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then

One True Love真正的爱He never believed that true love existed.他从不相信世上存在真正的爱。His parents divorced when he was young and he didn&#39t think that true love was able to survive in today&#39s world.年轻的时候他的父母就离婚了，他认为当今世界上真正的爱是不可能存在的。He was proven wrong.后来的事实证明，他错了。His grandparents were always supportive to th

Wedding in the United States美国人的婚礼Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare there are weddings on mountaintops with guests barefooted and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many w

Never Want too Long莫待花谢时Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.每年春天的时候，在我每天去工作的高速公路旁边的沟渠里面，都会盛开着一簇鲜艳的花朵。There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I&#39ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hour, the aft