Spring Song Spring is coming, spring is coming, Birdies, build your nest; Weave together straw and feather, Doing each your best. Spring is coming, spring is coming, Flowers are coming too: Pansies, l
My parents owned six books between them. Two of those were Bibles and the third was a concordance to the Old and New Testaments. The fourth was The House At Pooh Corner. The fifth，The Chatterbox Annua
Honesty A man who is driving a car stopped by a police officer.The following exchange takes place... Man:What's the problem,officer? Officer:You were going at least 75in a 55zone. Man:No,sir,I was goi
Five Balls in the Air Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling1) some five balls in the air.You name them―work,family,health,friends and spirit,and you’re keeping all these balls in the air. Y
She Walks in Beauty She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies； And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes； Thus mellowed to that tender light
The man is looking for it A little boy came home with a five－dollar bill and said he found it."Are you sure it was lost?” asked his mother." "Sure,I ' m sure," said the little boy."I saw the man looki
Nice Try My wife and I were stopped by a state policeman. He started to write up a speeding ticket. My wife, who’s a hair stylist, said, “If you let us off with a warning, I’ll give you a free haircut
编者按： 我相信人类。 我相信热诚的心。 我相信人们的正直与诚实。 我相信自由社会中的美德。 我相信只要我们愿意为之奋斗，愿意与所存在的缺陷抗争到底，这个社会就能永远美好。 Free Minds and Hearts at Work by Jackie Robinson At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a co
A Trucker’s Last Letter Steamboat Mountain is a man-killer, and truckers who haul1) the Alaska Highway treat it with respect, particularly in the winter. The road curves and twists over the mountain a
To My Friends Who Are Not Single Love isn’t about becoming somebody else’s“perfect person．”It’s about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be． 给我的非单身朋友 爱情不是成为他人的“完美之人”，而是找到那个帮助
Don’t tell her Two twins went to the kindergarten．“Who's the elder and who's the younger one？” asked a nurse． One of them winked and said，“Elder brother，don't tell her．” 不要告诉她 两个双胞胎走进幼儿园。“你们两个谁大谁小？”保育
Russell On Affection The best type of affection is reciprocally1) life－giving；each receives affection with joy and gives it without effort，and each finds the whole world more interesting in conse－quen
The Things Kids Say One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm1) a mother was tucking her small boy into bed．She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor2) in his voice，“Mommy
What is your direction indicator of ascended One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the s
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nice
To My Friends Who Are Married Love is not about “it's your fault，”but “I'm sorry．”Not “where are you，”but “I'm right here．”Not “how could you，”but “I understand．”Not “I wish you were，”but “I’m thankfu
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
