She Walks in Beauty She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies； And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes； Thus mellowed to that tender light
The man is looking for it A little boy came home with a five－dollar bill and said he found it."Are you sure it was lost?” asked his mother." "Sure,I ' m sure," said the little boy."I saw the man looki
Nice Try My wife and I were stopped by a state policeman. He started to write up a speeding ticket. My wife, who’s a hair stylist, said, “If you let us off with a warning, I’ll give you a free haircut
编者按： 我相信人类。 我相信热诚的心。 我相信人们的正直与诚实。 我相信自由社会中的美德。 我相信只要我们愿意为之奋斗，愿意与所存在的缺陷抗争到底，这个社会就能永远美好。 Free Minds and Hearts at Work by Jackie Robinson At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a co
A Trucker’s Last Letter Steamboat Mountain is a man-killer, and truckers who haul1) the Alaska Highway treat it with respect, particularly in the winter. The road curves and twists over the mountain a
To My Friends Who Are Not Single Love isn’t about becoming somebody else’s“perfect person．”It’s about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be． 给我的非单身朋友 爱情不是成为他人的“完美之人”，而是找到那个帮助
Don’t tell her Two twins went to the kindergarten．“Who's the elder and who's the younger one？” asked a nurse． One of them winked and said，“Elder brother，don't tell her．” 不要告诉她 两个双胞胎走进幼儿园。“你们两个谁大谁小？”保育
Russell On Affection The best type of affection is reciprocally1) life－giving；each receives affection with joy and gives it without effort，and each finds the whole world more interesting in conse－quen
The Things Kids Say One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm1) a mother was tucking her small boy into bed．She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor2) in his voice，“Mommy
What is your direction indicator of ascended One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the s
Suppose someone gave you a pen — a sealed, solid-colored pen. You couldn’t see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long enough to create a masterpiec
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nice
To My Friends Who Are Married Love is not about “it's your fault，”but “I'm sorry．”Not “where are you，”but “I'm right here．”Not “how could you，”but “I understand．”Not “I wish you were，”but “I’m thankfu
The Germans generally adore England and have suffered in the past from unrequited love.England used to be the ultimate role model with its amazingly advanced political,social, industrial and technolog
Rachel Carson was a scientist and a bird watcher. She noticed, in the late '50s, the gradual disappearance of some birds, and linked it to our use of 1)pesticides. She wrote a book about her fear that
编者按： “你就像这个杯子” 禅师回答，“如果你不倒空你的杯子我如何才能告诉你禅是什么呢?” Empty Your Cup A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master
Night has fallen over the country. Through the trees rises the red moon and the stars are scarcely seen. In the vast shadow of night the coolness and the dews descend. I sit at the open window to enjo
How To Stay Lovers As Well As Parents Children can bring great joy to a marriage，and they deserve our love and attention．But t heir arrival can alter1) the couple' s usual way of doing things，and even
本文是一篇法庭辩护词，作者George Graham (1830-1904) 是美国密苏里州的一个议员，是当时杰出的演讲家和辩论家。本篇是他早年从事法律工作时在法庭上所作，其时他为一位因狗被杀而起诉的人做辩护。辩护时，他没有要求任何证词，只是凭借其辩论就赢得了官司。他辩词的撼人之处在于：拿出人类兽性的一面与狗人性的一面作对比，引起法官们对狗的感激和同情，以及对杀狗人的强烈憎恶。这不仅仅是一篇辩护词
我能否将你比作夏天？ 你比夏天更美丽温婉。 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Somet
