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.
Of Beauty 论美 Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set; 德行犹如宝石,朴素最美: and surely virtue is best in a body that is comely,though not of delicate features; 其于人也,则有德者但须形体悦目,不必面貌俊秀, and that hath rather
Real beauty 真正的美丽 When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby's ears conspicuously standing out from his head. 他刚刚做了父亲,抱着刚出生的儿子,突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。 He expressed his
American's Music Taste 美国人的音乐品味 James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, "The All1eri-cans are almost ignorant of the art of music." If that was once true, you would never know it t
American's Way of Hospitality 美式待客之道 An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You've never been to an American's home before, and you're not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How
England's Bar Customs 英国人的酒吧礼仪 Amazingly for the British, who love queues, there is no formal line-up -the bar staff are skilled at knowing whose turn it is. You are permitted to try to attract attent
In Life We are Happiest When 生活中,我们最幸福时 A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男士和他的女朋友结婚,并举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony a
Babylon Hanging Garden 巴比伦空间中花园 The Babylonian kingdom flourished under the rule of the famous King, Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC). It was not until the reign of the Neo-Babylonian dynasty that the Mesopot
Youth 青春 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emot
Grandpa's Bee 祖父的蜜蜂 A long time before I was born, my Grandma and Grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. The little girls slept in the attic in a
Because of His Love 因爱之名 Job was not a brilliant man. He swept floors for a living. He believed that Tarzan was a real man, and that all those movies were really documentary of Tarzan's life. He was t
Vennus de Milos 永远的维纳斯 The Aphrodite of Melos is made of marble and represents vividly the goddess A phrodite. This statue had eamed it's name the Venus de Milo or Venus de Melos, because in 1820, a p
Leisure Time 闲暇时间 True to their reputation as leisureloving gourmets,the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, according to a study published o
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节的由来 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national holidays in the United Stales and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. 感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道
The Old Man who Plant Oak 种橡树的老人 A young traveler was exploring the Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was the kind of place you hurry away from. 一个年轻的旅行者在阿尔卑斯山探险。他来
Saving David 拯救大卫 Years ago, when I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room, it was David. 许多年前,我是英国一所儿童机构的心理医生,有一天,一个十几岁的
The World as I See It 我的世界观 How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose be knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper ref
Waiting for Love 爱的等待 They had known each other for 3 years. Both of them were of conservative type, shy and introverted. Although he had never mentioned the word of love in her presence. She was able
3The Pyramids 古埃及金字塔 Built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egy ptian desert remain the most colossal buildings over constructed.The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the
Develop Your Own Helping Rituals 伸出你的友爱之手 If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it's helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my favorite ways to do this is by developing my own he