True and False Simplicity 真假纯朴 Simplicity is an uprightness of soul that has no reference to self;it is different from sincerity, and it is a still higher virtue. 纯朴是无私的灵魂中一种正直的品质；它不同于真诚，并高于真诚。 We see
A Country's Standard of Living 国家的生活标准 The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. 任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品和服务的价值。 A c
About Alzheimer's Disease 关于阿尔茨海默氏病 Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. 痴呆是一种大脑功能性失调，严重时会影响一个人的日常生活能力。 The most common form of dementi
August 秋 There is no month in the whole year,in which nature wears a more beautiful appearance than in the month of August. 一年之中，没有任何一个月份的自然风光比得过八月的风采。 Spring has many beauties,and May is a fresh and
Another man would come to Houston, bigger than the last, but just as great in spirit. 另一个人会来休斯顿，他是出色的篮球明星，和奥拉朱旺一样有伟大的精神。 Yao Ming comes from Shanghai, China, a world as distant to most Houstonians as
The reusability of this next wave of spacecraft will help develop commercial markets, which is believed to be space tourism. 下一波宇宙飞船的可重用性将用于商业市场，也就是太空旅行。 The competition itself is actually modeled on
Home is where You are Happy 家是让你快乐的地方 Every immigrant leads a double life. 每个移民都过着一种双重生活， Every immigrant has a double identity and a double vision,being suspended between an old and a new home,an old
The Mother 母亲颂 The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word "Mother," 人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼,就是母亲, and the most beautiful call is the call of "My mother." 最美好的呼喊，就是妈妈这个声音。 It is a word full of
How Can We Reverse Aging? 改变心态能否使人变得更年轻？ Imagine that you could rewind the clock 20 years,and you're 20 years younger. 想象一下你能将时钟回拨20年，然后年轻20岁， How do you feel? 你会感觉如何呢？ Well, if you're at all like the
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. 想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。 You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. 这五
Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto, and Masumi Wakita (Ig Nobel Psychology Prize, 1995) made their achievement in training pigeons to distinguish between the paintings of Picasso and those of Monet... 受
The Practice of Peace 心静如水 There are many areas in which peace needs to be accomplished， 许多方面需要做到心静如水: within ourselves, between ourselves and others, 我们的内心,我们和他人之间的关系, and between ourselves and the d
Lying to a Loved One 情人的谎言 What are the benefits of lying to a loved one? Whether we like it or not, our relationships are held together, not only by telling the truth, but also by knowing how and whe
The Song of the River 河之歌 You hear it all along the river. 沿河上下都可以听见那歌声。 You hear it, loud and strong, from the rowers as they urge the junk with its high stern, the mast lashed alongside, down the sw
"I think it's a bit too violent for young people. When people are coming at you to shoot, you stab them and all that and run over people." “我认为这对年轻人来说有点过于暴力。当人们朝你开枪，你刺伤他们，然后撞倒他们。” Ryan McLaughlin, 15
Happiness is a Journey 幸福是一段旅程 We convince ourselves that life will be better，after we get married, have a baby, then another. 我们总是相信，等我们结了婚，生了一个又一个的孩子之后，生活就会更美好。 Then we're frustrated that the kids a
The Scary New Rich 胆小的新贵 Aristotle believed they were democracy's secret weapon-the protectors of social values,the moderators of political extremism,and believers in a society run by laws instead of
The Poetry of Late Summer 夏末的诗意 One has the leisure of July for perceiving all the differences of the green of leaves. 七月间，人们有余暇观察树叶绿翠的千差万别。 It is no longer a difference in degrees of maturity,for all
The Smile 微笑 I was sure that I was to be killed. 一想到自己明天就没命了， I became terribly nervous. 我不禁陷入极端的惶恐。 I searched my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. 我翻遍了口袋想看
Americans plan parties for many reasons. 美国人举行派对缘由诸多。 As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious and national holidays. 同其他的文化一样，很多美国人也会在婚礼上，宗教节日和法定假日里举办派对， But som
