Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. 生活中困难在所难免。 What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shini
The sun is just rising in the morning of another day. What can I wish that this day may bring me? Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men; but just thos
The adolescent girl from Tennessee is standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in upstate New York. It's a beautiful day. But the girl doesn't feel beautiful. She's not the leggy, glam
One Girl Changed My Life 一位女孩改变了我的生活 My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience. School was only a background to the supre
The first snow 初雪 The first snow came.How beautiful it was, falling so silently, all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead!
When Love Beckons You 当爱召唤你 When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound y
Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love. One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island wa
It's Great to Be a Guy/Woman Because... 做男人/女人真棒，因为…… It's Great to Be a Guy Because... 我想成为一个男子汗因为…… Our last name stays put. 称谓还等着我们去填写。 We can be President. 我们可能称谓总统。 The same hairstyle las
Levels of Communication 1 交际面面观 Phatic communication: Using conventional messages to establish rapport, 交际沟通：使用传统的信息建立密切关系， to break the ice, and/or to end a conversation. 打破僵局，以及/或结束一段对话。 You might h
If I Rest, I Rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈 The significant inscription found on an old key—“If I rest, I rust”---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of
My room at home was too small for me. I barely had room for all the little knickknacks I'd collected over the years. There were so many things I had to pack away in boxes and store in closets all
When Love Beckons You 当爱召唤你 When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound y
The Road to Success 成功之道 It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility t
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were i
A Beautiful Dress 一条美丽的裙子 My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. 我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下，她的老家。 Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them.
We were trying to sell our car about a year ago. 一年前，我们曾打算卖了我们的车。 A guy came over to the house and drove the car around for about 45 minutes. 一个哥们来看车，然后在附近开了45分钟。 We get back to the house, he gets out
The Language of Music 音乐的语言 A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singer
I'm Stupid! 我真笨！ Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, "I'm Stupid." That way you wouldn't have to rely on them, would you? You wouldn't ask them anything. I
The World's Biggest Family 世界上最大的家庭 Mr. and Mrs. Albina don't know where all their grown-up children are living now. 阿宾娜夫妇不知道他们已成年的孩子们现在在哪里生活。 They aren't sure how old all their children a
Levels of Communication 4 交际面面观 Emotional communication: involves sharing our emotions and feelings with another. We are sharing our inner-self when we allow others to know our heart. This is risky bu
