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

More changes—changing the world更多的改变—改变世界After thinking about some changes I&#39d like to make with myself, I started thinking about the changes I&#39d like to make with my family, and even my neighborhood.在思考了一些我想要对自己做出的改变后,我开始思考改变我的家人,甚至我的邻居。It&#39s possible to think about things to add and to lea

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

Freedom Choice and Responsibility自由 选择 责任I love choices.我爱选择。I love to walk around in bookstores-not because I can buy all the books,我喜欢在书店里徜徉，不是因为我能买下所有的书,but because I could buy one book, and I have so many to choose from.而是因为我可以买一本书,我有这么多的选择。I like buffets.我还喜欢自助餐。I rarely get to go to them, but

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

Pictures... Photos照片…摄影They say that a picture paints a thousand words.他们说一幅照片描绘的是千言万语。I have to say I agree. I love photographs.我必须说我同意。我爱摄影。I used to be crazy about taking pictures.我曾经对摄影感到疯狂。I used to take a lot of black and white photographs and disappear into the dark room for hours just to mak

Crying Tears哭泣 流泪I don&#39t cry much.我不是经常哭。Of course, when I was really young,当然,在我真的很年轻的时候,crying was not a big deal.哭不是一个大问题。But it is when one gets older that crying becomes one big deal.但是一个年纪大些的人哭就成了大事。I was never a crying baby.我从来不是一个爱哭的泪人。I mean I never cried more than other kids.我的意思是,我决不会比

The tides advance the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises the sun sets. The moon is full the moon is black. The birds arrive the birds depart. Flowers bloom flowers fade. Seeds are sown harvests are reaped. all nature is a circle of moods an

I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940&rsquos it was a wholesome, quaint little community. It was my home and I loved it there back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about ra

More changes—changing the world更多的改变—改变世界After thinking about some changes I&#39d like to make with myself, I started thinking about the changes I&#39d like to make with my family, and even my neighborhood.在思考了一些我想要对自己做出的改变后,我开始思考改变我的家人,甚至我的邻居。It&#39s possible to think about things to add and to lea

A number of years ago, I had the rather unique experience of being backstage in Madison Square Garden, in New York, during the Ringling Brothers Barnum &amp Bailey Circus. To say the least, it was a fascinating experience. I was able to walk around looking at the lion tiger giraffes and all the othe

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

To write or not to write拿起笔还是放下Writing is not easy. I do it everyday.写作非常不容易。我每天都在写作。And I can tell you, it’s quite a challenge.我可以告诉你,这是一个相当大的挑战。But, the more I do it, the easier I get to just write.但是,我写作的越多，我就越会容易的感觉下笔如有神。Sometimes, that’s the most difficult part starting.有时候,最困难的部分是开始。When peopl

Old friends. They finish your sentences, they remember the cat that ran away when you were twelve, and they tell you the truth when you&rsquove had a bad haircut. But mostly, they are always there for you&mdashwhether it&rsquos in person or via late night phone calls&mdashthrough good times and bad.

For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the store, the school and the church. Then, I met, or rather&mdashgot to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline.差不多有一年，我都泡在家、店铺、学校和教堂里。然后我遇到了，或者更确切地说，认识了扔给我第一根救生索的那位夫人。Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps. She had the grace of co

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

Love is a verb爱是一个动词Do you ever think about words how they are used?你曾经想过词语会如何使用吗?They are some words that can be used in many different ways.有一些词语,可以用于许多不同的方面。Depending upon how you use the words, it could have several different meanings.这取决于你如何使用,它可能有很多不同的意思。Love is an example of this.爱是一个这样的例子。Of

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

Long Walk to Freedom漫漫自由路Then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free. I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the h

Trying New Things… Risk and Reward尝试新事物…风险和回报并存When we try new things,当我们尝试新事物的时候,there is always the risk that we will not be happy with our choice,总会有我们将不会满意我们的选择的风险相伴,we might try a food we have never tried before and end up disliking it.我们可以尝试我们还没有尝过的食物，最终以讨厌它告终。It could be too sour or too salty

Green绿色Another day, another color.另一天,另一种颜色。What comes to mind when you think of green?当你想到绿色，脑中会浮现什么？I think of different things like a cool green forest where I can walk with a friend, a green leaf of lotus to wrap my food in, a green watermelon that I can share, a green frog croaking away.我会想到很多不

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

Thank you谢谢你Magic words,There are so many of them.这是一句有魔力的词语，而且有很多这样的词语。Let&#39s talk about another magic word in English.让我们来谈谈在英语的世界里另一个具有魔力的词。If someone does something for you,it&#39s considered polite to thank him.如果有人为你做了什么事情,感谢他被认为是一种礼貌。A simple &quotThank you &quot or &quotThanks&quot goes a