Power Walk Getting more exercise 劲走 得到更多的锻炼 I've been thinking and talking and writing about how I need to get some exercise. 我一直在想,在说及在写我需要如何去做些运动。 But I haven't done much about it. 但我还没有做很多运
Making changes—getting rid of bad habits 做出改变--摆脱坏习惯 I was cleaning up my computer yesterday, organizing files, deleting some unused things to make more space, and improving what I already have. 我是昨天整
Thoughts on Love and Happiness 关于爱和幸福的想法 Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for
The sun shone brightly in the cloudless blue Wabash, Indiana, sky. 印第安纳州沃巴什县晴空万里的蓝天上，太阳光芒四射地照耀着。 “That was an especially beautiful sunny day,” recalls Jimmy Mitchell, a statuesque man in
Focus—trying to concentrate 专注——试图集中注意力 A famous athlete once said: 一个著名的运动员曾经说过: It is not necessarily the amount of time you spent of practice that accounts, 你为锻炼所花费的时间多少并不重要, it's what you put
Time Off—Vacation 空闲时光—度假 I haven’t had a vacation in a while. 我有段时间没有度假了。 I think I’ll take off soon. 我想自己不久就会启程。 I’m not sure where I’ll go or what I’ll do. 我不知道我要去哪里或我会做什么。 But I can learn a touris
Staying in touch with old friends 与老朋友们保持联系 I recently met an old friend I hadn’t seen in ages. 我最近见了一位许久没见面的老朋友。 He said that he had been busy and also didn’t really know to contact me. 他说自己过去一直很忙,也真
The newspaper I previously worked for employs a very friendly receptionist. All receptionists are supposed to be friendly, but Connie Abbott has such a positive tone, she could brighten your day by sa
Lessons learning from daily life 从日常生活中学到的教训 When I was a child, I always like reading fairy tales about heros who were good, 当我还是个孩子时,我总是喜欢阅读那些非常好的英雄在其中的神话故事, who had to go through many difficult sit
Red 红色 When learning English, a good memory will help you, but a good imagination may help you even more. 在学英语的过程中,一个好的记忆将有助你的学习,但一个好的想象力可以帮助你更多。 For example, in English we don't have many words f
Noticing your age--getting older 注意你的年龄——年纪越来越大 When do you feel like you are getting older? 你什么时候感觉自己正在慢慢变老? Is it when the songs you liked when you were young are now considered all this but good ea
Writing: Just a letter 写作:只是一封信而已 In the modern age, you can communicate in so many ways: text messaging, e-mailing, faxing, calling, but there is something about snail mail that is special. 在当今时代,你可以
Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. “No he isn’t. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to
Being there,Done that 早已经历过 Have you ever heard the expression "being there done that"? 你听说过“早已经历过”这个表达吗? You say it to a friend when you want to let that person know that you've already
The same leaves over and over again! They fall from giving shade above To make one texture of faded brown And fit the earth like a leather glove. 同样的叶子，一回又一回！ 从投下树阴的高处飘落， 堆积成枯褐的纹理， 仿佛给大地戴上了皮手套。 Before
My morning routine varies little from day to day. I walk the dog, eat breakfast at the kitchen counter with Katie and Matt, then settle in for a day at the computer. And because I work mostly from hom
Pain 疼痛 There is a phrase no pain no gain,it's used a lot by coaches ,teachers, and parents. 有一句话是没有痛苦就没有收获,许多教练、教师及家长都在使用它。 The idea is that good things don't come easily ,we have to work for
Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch. We put our metal lunch boxes on the shelf above the coat hooks, which were mostly empty. All of the other sixth graders were a
Fighting a cold 对抗感冒 How do you fight a cold? 你怎样和感冒作斗争？ When I get sick, I think every kind of bad strategy is manageable. 当我生病时,我认为每一种不好的办法都是可行的 Perhaps you can let me know some ways to get over a c
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice-- though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “
