Asking questions 问问题 Knowing how to ask questions is so important. 知道如何问问题至关重要。 I usually start an English class by writing questions on the blackboard, with words like who,what,when,where,why,how and
You went to the butcher’s for meat, the pharmacy for aspirin, and the grocery store for food. But when I spent the summer with my Grandmother in Warwick, N.Y., she sent me down to the general st
Thank you 谢谢你 Magic words,There are so many of them. 这是一句有魔力的词语，而且有很多这样的词语。 Let's talk about another magic word in English. 让我们来谈谈在英语的世界里另一个具有魔力的词。 If someone does something for you,it's consi
Old friends. They finish your sentences, they remember the cat that ran away when you were twelve, and they tell you the truth when you’ve had a bad haircut. But mostly, they are always there fo
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
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
After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of fresh orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with a note s
Graduation and moving on 毕业并继续前进 At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations. 至少每年一次,会有很多的毕业典礼。 It’s a time when a lot of people move on, 这是一个很多人继续前进的时刻, from where they were, to another scho
Welcome what comes or Run? 坦然面对到来的…还是逃落荒而逃? Some people say that we should welcome whatever comes our way. 有些人说我们应该欢迎无论什么降临到我们头上的事情。 If unpleasant are directed at us, that's all the better. 如果是针对我
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our seminars is the retention of quality employees&mdas
Being Young: A State of Mind 保持年轻:一种精神状态 I recently went on a family outing. 我最近参加了一次家庭郊游。 The kids were running around, 孩子们到处乱跑, being crazy like kids do, 就像孩子们那样疯狂, and my wife and I taking care of
Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken liv
Being Clean 保持清洁 I don't spent a lot of time grooming myself before I start the day. 在开始一天之前我不会花大量的时间来修饰自己。 But I do make sure that I'm Clean. 但我要确保自己是干净的。 I shave. I brush my teeth. 我刮胡子。我刷牙。
Hearing 听觉 Are you good at lip reading? 你擅长读唇吗? It's not that easy, you should try it sometime. 这并不是那么容易,你应该找个机会试试。 Turn off the volume of your television, and try to understand what is being said
Terry Evanshen was one of Canadian football’s greatest receivers——a little man in a big man’s game who carried the ball for more than 10,000 yards in 14 bone-jarring seasons.He
Trust 信任 Are you quick to trust others? 你很快就会相信别人吗? If you are, chances are you haven't been burned. 如果你是这样，那是你还没有被引火烧身的机会。 By “burned”, I'm talking about having a bad experience with trusting
What will matter? 什么才重要？ Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten,
Your place--somewhere to be alone 你的地方-孤独之所 "I'm singing in the shower, just singing in the shower", I do sing when I am in the shower, does anyone out there do the same? "我在淋浴时唱歌,只
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
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
