Long long ago, there was a nymph whose name was Echo. She liked talk very much, and she always repeated what she had just said.One day, she offended[2] her master, the great Hera by speaking rudely to her, she decided that echo should never use her v
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The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 话说两个好朋友正在穿越一个沙漠。途中他们忽然争吵了起来，
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As soon as I walked outside, I was greeted with the shimmering white blanket of cold. Despite the chill overwhelming my skin, inside I was warm. I felt as though I could be giving off heat; I had the desire to stay out in this freeze for hours. It wa
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本文是一篇希腊神话，讲述了一个凄婉动人的故事。主人公Dryope因误伤了一位化身为荷花的女神而被变成了同样的植物。文章语言生动，情节感人，从主人公幸福的生活入手，更增添了故事的
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Can it really be sixty-two years ago that I first saw you? 我们初次相遇，难道真的是六十二年前吗？ It is truly a lifetime, I know. But as I gaze into your eyes now, it seems like only yesterday that I first saw you, in that small ca
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Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking. Each has his or her own unique potentials
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Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle var
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A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. What I mean is, explained the recorder, do you have a job, or ar
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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
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May every day of your life bring you fresh hopes for tomorrow---because hopes give us all our reason for trying. May each new day bring a feeling of excitement, joy, and a wonderful sense of expectation. Expect the best, and you'll get it May you fin
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Dufficulties 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
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It's very easy to forget to relax during our hectic days and nights, during the time when we're constantly trying to get things done. So many of us are spending so much time on our jobs and our extra tasks in life that we tend to forget to slow down
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I remember quite clearly now when the story happened. The autumn leaves were floating in measure down to the ground, recovering the lake, where we used to swim like children, under the sun was there to shine. That time we used to be happy. Well, I th
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There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. 人行道走到尽头
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我们这些总有一死的人的命运是多么奇特呀！我们每个人在这个世界上都只作一个短暂的逗留；目的何在，却无所知，尽管有时自以为对此若有所感。但是，不必深思，只要从日常生活就可以
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My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that young men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them. For instance who to trust, how to care for others, and how to live life to the fullest. Recently, John lost his
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Interpreting a LaughHuihua, a Chinese student, and Mary, an American student studying Chinese in China, were on their way to a bookstore. As they got to the bookstore, they saw a young man walking down a flight of stairs. In his hurry, he missed the
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麦田怪圈不是我们干的。请用心想想吧。我们以你们认为不可能实现的速度飞行于群星间可你们还认为我们需要为了联络用途而压下麦秆？你们为什么还总是以为我们会在荒郊僻野着陆？ 我们
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Marriage is sort of like a life preserver or a seat belt, University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite, Ph.D., author of The Case for Marriage, told The New York Times. We can put it in exactly the same category as eating a good diet, getting exerci
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