The Germans generally adore England and have suffered in the past from unrequited love.England used to be the ultimate role model with its amazingly advanced political,social, industrial and technolog
Rachel Carson was a scientist and a bird watcher. She noticed, in the late '50s, the gradual disappearance of some birds, and linked it to our use of 1)pesticides. She wrote a book about her fear that
编者按： “你就像这个杯子” 禅师回答，“如果你不倒空你的杯子我如何才能告诉你禅是什么呢?” Empty Your Cup A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master
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
How To Stay Lovers As Well As Parents Children can bring great joy to a marriage，and they deserve our love and attention．But t heir arrival can alter1) the couple' s usual way of doing things，and even
本文是一篇法庭辩护词，作者George Graham (1830-1904) 是美国密苏里州的一个议员，是当时杰出的演讲家和辩论家。本篇是他早年从事法律工作时在法庭上所作，其时他为一位因狗被杀而起诉的人做辩护。辩护时，他没有要求任何证词，只是凭借其辩论就赢得了官司。他辩词的撼人之处在于：拿出人类兽性的一面与狗人性的一面作对比，引起法官们对狗的感激和同情，以及对杀狗人的强烈憎恶。这不仅仅是一篇辩护词
我能否将你比作夏天？ 你比夏天更美丽温婉。 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Somet
The other day an acquaintance of mine, a gregarious and charming man, told me he had found himself unexpectedly alone in New York for an hour or two between appointments. He went to the Whitney and sp
编者按： 地球是多数人的幸福家园。但信念是精神的一种状态。人只要拥有信念，就不会轻言放弃。倘若他不得已颠沛流离，就会再次建起一座房子，那是地球上任何飓风都无法摧毁的。 The Light of a Bright Day By Helen Keller I choose for my subject faith wrought into life, apart from creed or dogma
Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith. Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, giv
A valuable letter of reply A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing．Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment1)． The busiest woman in Labrador during one bi
编者按： 我见过有些游击手在比赛中故意出现失误，这些失误其他游击手压根儿不会考虑，因为他们脑子里想的是自己的个人表现记录。选择故意失误的游击手想的是球队的胜利，为了顾全球队的大局，他们宁可牺牲自己的个人成绩。我想这种态度就是一种信仰的体现。 Baseball Has a Religion Too By Joe Williams There is saying at the race track t
Catch of a Lifetime He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s 1)cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the 2)bass seas
To my Friends Who Are Single Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy
编者按： 倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡， 我应该学会仰望空荡的天空， 同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高， 虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。 The More Loving One W.H.Auden Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indiffe
Who is Disgusting First:"My neighbor is very disgusting,who moved here recently,he rang the bell of my house with a rush late at night." Second:"It is disgusting in faith,do you call the police?" Firs
编者按： 反思自己的过错 以至于不重蹈覆辙才是真正的悔悟 比他人优越并无任何高贵之处 真正的高贵在于超越过去的自我 True Nobility In a calm sea every man is a pilot But all sunshine without shade all pleasure without pain is not life at all Take the lot of 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
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
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
