To my compatriots, 对我的同胞， I have no hesitation in saying that each one of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimos
KFC's Colonel Sanders 肯德基爷爷的真实故事 When I read last week that a majority of Americans ages 18 to 25 didn't know who Colonel Sanders was,I was shocked. 上周报上的一条消息让我感动非常震惊:大多数18到25岁的年轻人不知道桑德斯上校是谁。 Accordin
As he did, Alfred Eisenstadt walked up and took photographs which would record the moment in American history.George says that he really can't explain the kiss. 就在他亲吻的时候，阿尔佛雷德·艾森施泰特碰巧路过，拍下了见证美国历史上的经典瞬
Sweetheart Dethroned 甜心陨落 For some years Whitney Houston held the post of America's Sweetheart,pretty, God-fearing and patriotic. 曾经有许多年，她是美国人心目中的甜心。她美丽动人，虔诚爱主，忠诚爱国。 She went to the White House to dis
So to all those who voted for me and to whom I pledged my utmost,my commitment to you and to the progress we seek is unyielding. 我亲爱的选民们，我曾经信誓旦旦承诺过的人们，我想对你们说，我对你们的承诺绝不食言，我将坚持不懈地为我们追求的进步而奋斗。 And I will
Roles for the Mechanical Engineer 机械工程师的任务 Do you realize that every time you take a step,the bones in your hip are subjected to forces between four and five times your body weight? 你是否意识到，你每走一步路，你臀部的
Three Days to See 假如给我三天光明 All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. 我们大家都读过一些令人激动的故事，这些故事里的主人公仅仅活在有限并且特定的时间内， Sometimes it was as long as
Kepler's World 开普勒的世界 Much has been made of the 400th anniversary this year of Galileo pointing a telescope at the moon and jotting down what he saw. 400年前伽利略用望远镜观测月球并简要记录了观测结果，400年后的今天我们很隆重地纪念了这一历史性事
How should one read a book? 怎样读书？ It is simple enough to say that since books have classes—fiction, biography, poetry, 说来容易: 既然书有各种各样—小说、传记、诗歌 we should separate them and take from each what it is rig
Brand is not everything, fit is. 名牌并不代表一切，适合才是王道。 Don't be tempted to buy that pair of jeans just because they look on most girls out there. 不要因为其他女孩穿某条牛仔裤好看就去买。 If they don't fit, there is no point w
The Nature of the Scientific Attitude 科学态度的本质 What is the nature of the scientific attitude,the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry,geology, engineering, m
Unit80 As Kids Say It 第80单元 童言无忌 Tell a Story with a Moral 讲一个寓言故事 A primary school class was asked to tell a story with a moral. Kathy went first. "Once, we were driving a basket of ten eggs to marke
I now invite the House,by the Resolution which stands in my name,to record its approval of the steps taken and to declare its confidence in the new Government. 现在依据我所签署的决议，请求下议院将它同意行的步骤正式记录下来，并宣示它对新政府
True and False Simplicity 真假纯朴 Simplicity is an uprightness of soul that has no reference to self;it is different from sincerity, and it is a still higher virtue. 纯朴是无私的灵魂中一种正直的品质；它不同于真诚，并高于真诚。 We see
A Country's Standard of Living 国家的生活标准 The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. 任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品和服务的价值。 A c
August 秋 There is no month in the whole year,in which nature wears a more beautiful appearance than in the month of August. 一年之中，没有任何一个月份的自然风光比得过八月的风采。 Spring has many beauties,and May is a fresh and
Home is where You are Happy 家是让你快乐的地方 Every immigrant leads a double life. 每个移民都过着一种双重生活， Every immigrant has a double identity and a double vision,being suspended between an old and a new home,an old
The Mother 母亲颂 The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word "Mother," 人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼,就是母亲, and the most beautiful call is the call of "My mother." 最美好的呼喊，就是妈妈这个声音。 It is a word full of
How Can We Reverse Aging? 改变心态能否使人变得更年轻？ Imagine that you could rewind the clock 20 years,and you're 20 years younger. 想象一下你能将时钟回拨20年，然后年轻20岁， How do you feel? 你会感觉如何呢？ Well, if you're at all like the
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. 想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。 You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. 这五
