My fellow citizens,tonight is my last opportunity to speak to you from the Oval Office as your president. 同胞们，今晚是我最后一次作为你们的总统，在白宫椭圆形办公室向你们做最后一次演讲。 I am profoundly grateful to you for twice giving me t
A long time ago, in this cold September of 1962,there was a Steven's co-op at this very university. 很久以前，1962年的寒冷9月，这座校园里有一家史蒂文消费合作社。 That co-op had a kitchen with a ceiling that had been cleaned by s
A Valley 山谷 I came, one evening before sunset, 一天傍晚，我在日落之前走下了一个山谷， down into a valley, where I was to rest. 准备在那里休息。 In the course of my descent to it,by the winding track along the mountain-side,from
The World as I See It 我的世界观 I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense. 我根本就不相信哲学所谓的人的自由。 Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner n
The Senior Prom -- Adulthood Ceremony 高中生舞会:成年仪式 As the school year winds down, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break
On Motes and Beams 微尘与栋梁 It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. 令人好奇的是，与他人的过失相比，我们自己的过失往往不是那么的可憎。 I suppose the reason is that we know all th
On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth 有感于青春常在 No young man believes he will ever die. 年轻人不相信自己会死。 It was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. 这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。 There is a feeling of eternity in y
Finding a Surrogate Mother, Is It a Good Choice? 寻找代孕母亲是很好的选择吗？ Surrogacy -- having another woman bear a child for you -- is an emotionally intense and legally complex arrangement. 代孕，即找另外一个女人替你生孩子，这在
The Pros and Cons of Interview 面试的利弊 It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. 许多资历与工作经验几乎相同的求职人员竞聘同一职位，这是常发生的情况
MLK Holiday CelebratesLate Civil Rights Leader 马丁路德金纪念日 Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Al
Courage of Life 生活的勇气 The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; 人生中的勇气，通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性； but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and trage
When you hear the word cricket, what do you think of first? 当你听到cricket这个单词时，你首先会想到什么？ A small, chirping insect? 一种小小的，喳喳叫的虫子？ Or a summer sport between players in white trousers and woollen jerseys w
But how much more are you, Harvard graduates of 2008, likely to touch other people's lives? 但是，哈佛大学的2008届毕业生们，你们多少人有可能去触及他人的生命？ Your intelligence, your capacity for hard work, the education you have e
On Lying 论说谎 Now as to the matter of lying. 现在来谈一谈说谎。 You want to be very careful about lying,otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught, 你们可要特别谨慎地看待说谎；否则十有八九会被揭穿。 once caught, you can never again be
Glories of the Storm 暴风雨的荣光 It begins when a feeling of stillness creeps into my consciousness.Everything has suddenly gone quiet. 起初，有一种平静的感觉悄然爬上我的心头。 Birds do not chirp. Leaves donot rustle. 世间万物，顿趋
Of Studies 论读书 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; 其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时； for ornament, is in discourse; 其
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained,and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. 我们踏上新的航程，为了获取新的知识，为了赢得新的权利，获取并运用权利，应该是为了
Fashion Boos-boos 时尚误区 Not all of us have figures of supermodels and certainly not all of us dress like one. 并不是所有人的身材都像超模，更不用说我们的平日的穿着。 However, there are just some fashion mistakes that any girl mus
Sending Children to School 送孩子上学 Sending a child to school in England is a step which many parents do not find easy to take. 在英格兰，送孩子上学对于家长来说并不容易。 In theory, at least, the problem is that there are ve
Bungee -- Just for the Thrill 蹦极—玩得就是心跳 Would you pay lots of money to fall off a 120-foot high platform, 你愿意花重金，仅在腰部和脚踝上挂着弹性绳索， held only by an elastic cord around your waist or ankles? 就从120英尺的高台上跳下
