Bill Gates vs. GM比尔·盖茨与通用汽车公司At a computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated &quotIf GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.&quot In response to B

I&#39m Stupid!我真笨！Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, &quotI&#39m Stupid.&quot That way you wouldn&#39t have to rely on them, would you? You wouldn&#39t ask them anything. It would be like, &quotExcuse me...oops... never mind, didn&#39t see your sign.&quotIt&#39s like before my wi

Colors and People人和颜色There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Certain psychologists have put people who love these colors into different groups.有三种原色：红色，黄色和蓝色。某些心理学家把喜欢这三种颜色的人划分成三类。The group of people who love red are those who have self-confidence enough to be heroes and winners of co

What I have Lived for 我为何而生Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep o

Try to Remember the Good Things想想好事情When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness.当你身陷困境的时候（你有时会），回想你生命中快乐和幸福的时刻。Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial.回想它

Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love. One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave .从前有一个

Colors and People人和颜色There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Certain psychologists have put people who love these colors into different groups.有三种原色：红色，黄色和蓝色。某些心理学家把喜欢这三种颜色的人划分成三类。The group of people who love red are those who have self-confidence enough to be heroes and winners of co

Bill Gates vs. GM比尔·盖茨与通用汽车公司At a computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated &quotIf GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.&quot In response to B

I&#39m Stupid!我真笨！Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, &quotI&#39m Stupid.&quot That way you wouldn&#39t have to rely on them, would you? You wouldn&#39t ask them anything. It would be like, &quotExcuse me...oops... never mind, didn&#39t see your sign.&quotIt&#39s like before my wi

It all began as we were standing in front of the bathroom mirror, me fixing Amanda&#39s blonde hair. I said, &ldquoI love you, Amanda.&rdquo &ldquoAnd, I love you,&rdquo she replied. &ldquoOh, yeah,&rdquo I taunted. &ldquoWell, I love you more.&rdquo Her eyes lit up as she recognized the cue for the

Dry cleaners and hair cutters don&#39t rob us blind.干洗店和卷发器不会让我们没眼光。We can leave the motel bed unmade.我们可以不整理床铺直接离开旅馆。We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.一点点体贴的行为就能增加我们的信誉。If we&#39re 34 and single, nobody notices.如果我们34岁，单身，没有人会注意到。Everything on our face stays its original c

and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.并且不能重启，在这种情况下，你将不得不重新安装引擎。5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive... but would run on only five percent of the roads.麦金塔将使一辆可靠的太阳能车，以五倍的速度行驶，驾驶起来

Always Changing人生处处是转角Please excuse me if I&rsquom a little pensive today.如果我今天有点郁郁寡欢,请原谅我。Mark is leaving, and I&rsquom feeling kind of sad.马克要走了,我感到有点难过。You probably don&rsquot know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He&rsquos been the heart and soul of the office f

It&#39s Great to Be a Guy/Woman Because...做男人/女人真棒，因为……It&#39s Great to Be a Guy Because...我想成为一个男子汗因为……Our last name stays put.称谓还等着我们去填写。We can be President.我们可能称谓总统。The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.几年保持同一个发型，也许是十年。Car mechanics tell us the truth.汽车修理师告诉我们一个真理。We don&#39t give a d

An Hour before Sunrise日出前的一小时An hour before sunrise in the city there is all air of cold, solitary desolation about the noiseless streets, which we are accustomed to see thronged at other times by a busy, eager crowd, and over the quiet, closely shut buildings which throughout the day are swarming w

What I have Lived for 我为何而生Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep o

Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love.我住的公寓大楼里的每个人都认得这只丑八怪。丑八怪曾是小区里的流浪猫。在这个世界上他只喜欢做三件事：战斗、吃垃圾，还有，应该说是爱吧。The combination of these things combined with a lif

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, &quotThey tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?&quot从前，有个孩子马上就要诞生了。于是有一天他问上帝：&ldquo听说明天您就送我去人间了，但是，我这么弱小和无助，我在那儿怎么生活呢？&rdquoGod replied, &quotAmong the

The priest who made up the finger alphabet also founded the first school for the deaf in Paris in 1760. Teachers and doctors who wanted to help deaf people went to Paris and learnt Abbe de l&#39Epee&#39s system. Then they taught it to their students and patients. Soon there were schools for the deaf

Identity Crisis身份危机With industrialization and modernization, more and more people are confronted with the problem of identity.随着工业化和现代化的发展，越来越多的人要面对身份问题。The most interesting example is that of a so-called &quotbanana&quot,最有趣的例子是所谓的香蕉型人，which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Wes

Difficulties arise in the lives of us all.生活中困难在所难免。What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.最重要的是要挺过艰难的时刻，积极应对种种变故，冲破黎明前的黑暗，你终会看到只属于自己的灿烂阳光。It takes a strong person to deal with

The sun is just rising in the morning of another day. What can I wish that this day may bring me? Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men but just those few things which in their coming do not stop me but touch me rather, as they pass and gather streng

The adolescent girl from Tennessee is standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in upstate New York. It&#39s a beautiful day. But the girl doesn&#39t feel beautiful. She&#39s not the leggy, glamorous Hollywood type. In fact, she describes herself as dorky.一名少女由田纳西州来到纽约北部，她站在戏剧夏令营的舞台上，虽然天气是那么好，她的心

One Girl Changed My Life一位女孩改变了我的生活My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for expression, skill, and experience. School was only a background to the supreme delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics, and the thrill of sojourns in the country, theat

The first snow初雪The first snow came.How beautiful it was, falling so silently, all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the living, on the graves of the dead!初雪来了。她是多么美丽。一整天，一整夜，静静地落在山岭上，落在草地上，落在人们居住的房顶上，落在沉寂的坟墓上！All white save the river, that marked its course

When Love Beckons You当爱召唤你When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north w

Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love. One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave .从前有一个

It&#39s Great to Be a Guy/Woman Because...做男人/女人真棒，因为……It&#39s Great to Be a Guy Because...我想成为一个男子汗因为……Our last name stays put.称谓还等着我们去填写。We can be President.我们可能称谓总统。The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.几年保持同一个发型，也许是十年。Car mechanics tell us the truth.汽车修理师告诉我们一个真理。We don&#39t give a d

Levels of Communication 1交际面面观Phatic communication: Using conventional messages to establish rapport,交际沟通：使用传统的信息建立密切关系，to break the ice, and/or to end a conversation.打破僵局，以及/或结束一段对话。You might hug, kiss, shake hands, bow, smile, make eye contact, and face one another.你可能会拥抱、接吻、握手、鞠躬、微笑、眼神接触，并面对彼此。We

If I Rest, I Rust如果我休息，我就会生锈The significant inscription found on an old key&mdash&ldquoIf I rest, I rust&rdquo---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most industrious person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if