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The Wedding Dance The hand that clasps mine is not that of the child I can still remember，but that of the man he has become．From that hand to his face to the smile he beams at me，he is his father in days gone by．We move gracefully across the floor as his young bride looks on．My new daughter．Oh，how the years have passed．It seems I didn’t even notice．One day，I ...
The 175-dollar Bill I stretched my legs under the living－room desk，picked up a letter and cut it open．It came from Martel’s Department Store．I was shocked when I saw the amount we owed them：175 dollars．It was a mistake，of course．Janet and I had not spent that kind of money，certainly not with the way we had been counting every penny and saving for the first pay...
编者按： 作为一个人，一种具备身心的有机体，我能学会如何摆脱自负，这样赋予我生命和意识的神的光芒就能驱散阴影，照亮我全身。 Learning to Get Out of the Way In every one of the higher religions there is a strain of infinite optimism on the one hand,and on the other,of a profound pessimism.In the depths of our being,they all teach,there is an inner high–but an inner Light w...
10 signs your love life is going right You always keep for him the other half of the chocolate almond1) chunk2). ２. When you’re driving down the street, it seems as if all the lights really do turn green. ３. When you fantasize3)-, it’s always about the man who’s already in your life. Well, almost always. ４. When you’re talking something over with him, what you think and w...
Do you know your special talent? Anne Heywood What I am about to say may appear to be plugging my own business, but it’s what I know best—and I believe it deeply and sincerely. I believe that every human being has a talent—something that he can do better than anyone else. And I believe that the distinction between so-called “creative” talents and ordinary run-of-the-mill tal...
Everybody has blue days. These are miserable days when you feel lousy, grumpy, lonely, and utterly exhausted.Days when you feel small and insignificant, when everything seems just out of reach.You can’t rise to the occasion.Just getting started seems impossible.On blue days you can become paranoid that everyone is out to get you.This is not always such a bad thing.You feel f...
He must have a computer A mother was teaching her ５-year-old son about God. “Do you know, ”she said to him one day, “that God knows where everybody is all the time, and exactly what they are doing. ”The little boy looked at his mother wide-eyed and said, “Wow. He must have a computer.” 他一定有台电脑 一位母亲给她５岁的儿子讲上帝。“你知道吗, ”有一天她对他说, “无论一个人在哪...
Hi ,There It was Sunday，Christmas．Our family had spent the holidays in San Francisco with my husband’s parents．But in order for us to be back at work on Monday，we found ourselves driving the 400miles back home to Los Angeles on Christmas Day．We stopped for lunch in King city．The restaurant was nearly empty．We were the only family and ours were the only children...
Spring Song Spring is coming, spring is coming, Birdies, build your nest; Weave together straw and feather, Doing each your best. Spring is coming, spring is coming, Flowers are coming too: Pansies, lilies, daffodillies, Now are coming thought Spring is coming, spring is coming, All around is fair, Shimmer and quiver on the river, Joy is everywhere. By William Blake 春之颂 ...
My parents owned six books between them. Two of those were Bibles and the third was a concordance to the Old and New Testaments. The fourth was The House At Pooh Corner. The fifth，The Chatterbox Annual 1923 and the sixth, Malory’s Morte d’Artliur. I found it necessary to smuggle books in and of the house and I cannot claim too much for the provision of an outside toilet whe...
Honesty A man who is driving a car stopped by a police officer.The following exchange takes place… Man:What’s the problem,officer? Officer:You were going at least 75in a 55zone. Man:No,sir,I was going 65. Wife:Oh,Harry.You were going 80.(Man gives his wife a dirty look.) Officer:I’ m also going to give you a ticket for your broken taillight. Man:Broken tail...
Five Balls in the Air Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling1) some five balls in the air.You name them―work,family,health,friends and spirit,and you’re keeping all these balls in the air. You understand that work is a rubber ball.If you drop it,it will bounce back.But the other four balls are made of glass.If you drop one of these,it will be irrevocably2) scuffed,...
Don’t Wait For Tomorrow Gravity is not responsible for people to fall in love. It just happens. And when it does happen, don’t wait for the right time to express, because right time is when your heart beats faster. If you love someone.. don’t wait for tomorrow, or for the other person to make the move. Agreed ‘Tomorrow never dies’, but also reme...
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 Which heaven to gaudy day denies． One shade more, one ray less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face； Whe...
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 looking for it.” 他正在找呢 一个小男孩拿着一张５美元的钞票回到家里，他说是捡到的。他妈妈问：“你肯定这是别人丢的吗？” “当然是了，”小男孩说，...
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 for a year. ” The policeman removed his hat–and he was completely bald. by Peter Orphanos 尝 试 我和妻子被警察拦住了，他给我们开一个超速的罚款单。我的妻子是一个发型设计师...
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 completely new emotion, when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought, it is being pla...
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 and sheer cliffs drop away sharply from the icy road. Countless trucks and truckers have been lost there and many more will follow their last tracks. On one trip up the highway, ...
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”，而是找到那个帮助你成为最佳者的人。 NSDA“SDcamps”全国英语演讲与辩论大赛（大学组）/SDcamps全国中小学生英语演讲与辩论大会（中小学及幼儿组）/美式辩论赛（以下简称大...
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？”保育员问。 其中的一个眨了眨眼睛说，“哥哥，不要告诉她。” NSDA“SDcamps”全国英语演讲与辩论大赛（大学组）/SDcamps全国中小学生英语演讲...