英语小达人 434 What Will Matter

What Will Matter 何为重要 Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. 不管你是否有所准备，某天一切都会走到尽头。 There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. 不再有日出，没有白天，没有小时

英语小达人 433 Life Is To Be Whole(2)

There is a wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations， 人生的完整性在于一个人知道如何面对他的缺陷， who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and not feel like a failure for doing

英语小达人 432 Life Is To Be Whole(1)

Life Is To Be Whole 人生在于完整 Once a circle missed a wedge. 从前有一只圆圈缺了一块楔子。 The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece． 圆圈想保持完整，便四处寻找失去的那块楔子

英语小达人 431 So Much to Learn(2)

Three hours passed. 三个小时的考试时间过去了， Then the professor began to collect the papers. 教授开始收试卷。 The students no longer looked confident. 学生们脸上的自信这时已经荡然无存了， On their faces was a

英语小达人 430 So Much to Learn(1)

So Much to Learn 学海无涯 It was the last day of the final examination in a large Eastern university. 这是东部一所大学期终考试的最后一天。 On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors huddled, 在一栋建筑物的

英语小达人 429 In Life, We Are Happiest When...(2)

The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their lists. 第二天早上，吃早饭的时候，他们决定谈谈彼此的缺点。 I'll start, offered the wife. She took out her list. 我先开始吧。妻子说。她

英语小达人 428 In Life, We Are Happiest When...(1)

In Life, We Are Happiest When... 生活中，我们最幸福时 A man and his girlfriend were married. 一个男人和他的女朋友结婚， It was a large celebration. 举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to

英语小达人 374 The Story of a Fire

The Story of a Fire烈火雄心Thirteen years have passed since, but it is all to me as if it had happened yesterday, the clanging of the fire-bells, the hoarse shouts of the firemen, the wild rush and terror of the streets; then the great hush that

英语小达人 372 Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat针锋相对An American lady traveling in England some years ago, got into an compartment of a smoking carriage where an Englishman was smoking a pipe. For a short time she sat quietly expecting that the Englishman would stop smoking. But

英语小达人 371 Legal Advice

Legal Advice法律咨询费Mitchell Palmer was a young lawyer. One day, a neighbor entered his office and asked: What could I do if another man's dog entered my yard and killed one of my chickens?密切尔伯默先生是个青年律师。有一天，他

英语小达人 369 Don't Quit, Keep Playing

Don't Quit, Keep Playing不要停，继续弹Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to g

英语小达人 368 You Are Wonderful

You Are Wonderful你太棒了The following true story captured our hearts. It happened several years ago in the Paris opera house. A famous singer had been contracted to sing, and ticket sales were booming. In fact, the night of the concert found the

英语小达人 367 If the Dream is Big Enough(2)

If the Dream Is Big Enough为了心中的梦想One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. Oh, nothing, ca

英语小达人 373 Congratulations

Congratulations恭喜升天For a long time Dr. Jackson had wanted to get a permanent job in a certain big modern hospital, and at last he was successful. He was appointed to the position that he wanted, and he and his wife moved into a new house. The

英语小达人 375 The Story of a Fire(2)

And now the iron hook fell at his feet, and the fireman stood upon the step with the rescued lad in his arms, just as the pentup flame burst lurid from the attic window, reaching with impotent fury for its prey. The next moment they were safe upon th

英语小达人 376 Nails in the Fence

Nails in the Fence篱笆上的钉子There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. 从前有一个小男孩脾气很

英语小达人 377 A Math Teacher's Story

A Math Teacher's Story数学老师的魔法Years ago, I was taking an algebra class over the summer, and had a teacher who liked to reminisce about his past with funny stories. He relates that he had been a math teacher in the Air Force, where it was

英语小达人 379 A Math Teacher's Story(2)

With enough of a flourish to guarantee the class's attention, he went to the front of the room, near one edge of the board. Then, clearing his throat, he drew a coathook right near one of the protruding nails. He proceeded to hang his coat and hat on

英语小达人 380 Love Your Mom (Excerption)

Love Your Mom (Excerption)感恩母亲（节选）Those Teenage Years少年岁月When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming. 你13岁，她建议你把发型剪得体。 You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. 你报答她，对

英语小达人 366 If the Dream is Big Enough

If the Dream is Big Enough为了心中的梦想I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch