The Letter for My daughter 写给女儿的信 Dear Malia and Sasha, 亲爱的马莉亚和莎夏： I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, ea
visit with a tramp 一个流浪汉的来访 I was swinging on the front gate, trying to decide whether to walk down the street to play with Verna, my best friend in fifth grade, when I saw a tramp come up the road. 我
Kobe Bryant's growing road 小乔丹科比·布莱恩的成长之路 Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. 科比·布莱恩第一次关注篮球是他在上中学的时侯。 His talents dominated the game so much t
Extra Good Luck 好运符:一张两美元钞票 I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old. I am not superstitious but the bill goes with me wherever I go. 有一张两美元的钞票一
a glass of milk 一杯牛奶的温暖 One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a me
Roses for Rose 来自天堂的玫瑰 - Judy Sinha Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her
A walk in the woods-Jastin 林中漫步-詹斯汀 I was puzzled! Why was this old woman making such a fuss about an old copse which was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper, even to a na
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. 我要大家向发现的极限挑战，让你在有生之年能够看见改善我们生活、使这
It was the only love letter I ever received, but it turned all my bitterness and grief into a peacefulness which was the nearest I could get, then, to happiness. 这可是我有生以来收到的唯一的情书！它将我的忧伤一扫而光，使我的心情变得平静-
The Blessed Dress 幸运的礼服 I got an engagement ring for Christmas. My boyfriend and I had been dating for almost a year and both felt the time was right to join our lives together in holy matrimony. 圣诞节的
My life was saved by a smile 一个微笑挽救了一条生命 I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. 一想到自己明天就没命了，不禁陷入极端的惶恐。 I fumbled in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had es
A church built with 57 cents - Anonymous 57美分建成的教堂 匿名 A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it "was too crowded."I can't go to Sunday school," she
The difference a teacher can make- anonymous 老师的魅力- 匿名 Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet,
To each parent he responded with one line: "Are you going to help me now?" 面对种种劝告，这位父亲的回答只有一句话："你们愿意帮我吗？" And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. 然后继续进行挖掘工作，在废墟中寻找他的儿子。 The fire chie
A letter to my son 一封给我儿子的信 Dear Seth, 亲爱的塞斯， You're only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what I'm going to try to tell you in this letter. 你现在仅仅3岁
That's what friends do 朋友就该这么做 Jack tossed the papers on my desk—his eyebrows knit into a straight line as he glared at me. 杰克把文件扔到我桌上，皱着眉头，气愤地瞪着我。 "What's wrong?" I asked. “怎么了？”我问道。 He jabbed a fing
When he confessed losing some of our savings in the stock market, I gave him a hug and said, "It's okay. It's only money." 而当他坦白承认用我们的一点积蓄炒股亏了钱时，我紧紧抱住他安慰说：“没关系，钱财乃身外之物。” There is sensitivity. Last wee
Forgotten and Forgiven 忘记并宽容 As I sat perched in the second-floor window of our brick schoolhouse that afternoon, my heart began to sink further with each passing car. 那天下午，我坐在学校砖楼二楼的窗沿上，看着一辆辆经过的汽车，心不
"You must have wondered ", she said, "why I was so upset at the thought of young George's going to England without you. 她说："我听你说乔治要回国，又不带你走，心里非常不安。我这份心事你是不明白的。 I am an old woman, and perhaps I have th
The Love letter 迟到的情书 I was always a little in awe of Great-aunt Stephina Roos. Indeed, as children we were all frankly terrified of her. 我对斯蒂菲娜老姑总是怀着敬畏之情。说实在话，我们几个孩子对她都怕得要死。 The fact that she did not
