Stop for a moment and ask yourself if there was ever a time (or times) youve arrogantly said or thought: Im too smart for this. If youre someone who always believed that youre Mr. Smarty Pants, you may want to take a step back and contemplate. That k
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year, sometimes as short as 24 hours. But always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed hero chose to
郑振铎(1898-1958是我国现代作家,学者。他于1927年8月乘船远离祖国,前往法国巴黎和英国伦敦游学,1929年10月归国。《离别》一文写于这一时期。 郑振铎 Zheng Zhenduo | 译文摘自张培基《英译中
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 只有付出的爱是痛苦的,但比这更痛苦是爱一个人却没有勇气让那人
Prometheus普罗米修斯PrometheusPrometheus was a Titan .In the war between Zeus the giants he had stood on the side of the new Olympiangods.Out of the clay he made the first man,to whom Athena gave soul and holy breath.Prometheus spent a lot of ti
Most of us live our life unconsciously. The daily routine of work keeps our mind busy. There is always the next vacation or party to look forward to. Then one Sunday afternoon, when we are lolling in our bed, it suddenly hits us? What is my purpose i
May many fortunes find their way to you! 祝财运亨通! I want to wish you longevity and health! 愿你健康长寿! A happy New Year to you. 恭贺新年。 Best wishes for the year to come! 恭贺新禧! Good luck in the year ahead! 祝吉星
A Chance of a lifetime 生命的机遇 This is a chance of a life time, I declared to my friend Stacy as I locked the door of my office and left the restaurant I managed. It's every twenty-seven-year-old woman's dream to live in New York City, and in
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain. Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple o
In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one's other commitments: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them wo
A Little Piece of Me When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed. there were pieces of me all over the tidy, tan tiles. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, explaining it was for the best, I could do better, it
Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That's why you pay him/her. 一些无关紧要的数字不要挂怀,包括你的年龄、体重和身高。让医生来操心吧。因为他们收了
Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far, far more for which to be thankful. Though lifes goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed. For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more sm
There was a boy who was sent to a boarding school[寄宿学校]. He used to be the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But things changed after that. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was l