精选英语美文阅读:Be Still With God 与上帝同在 All day long I had been very busy; picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and scrubbing floors. My grown children were coming home for the weekend. I went grocery shopping and prepared for a
A friend who was down in the dumps wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems. His heart was full of worries. He was low on hope. 几周前,一位生活几经波折的友人给我来信,说他的生活中充斥着麻烦,对此
The Road to Success It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career.
When I was a boy there were no smart phones, computers were something you saw on STAR TREK, and our television only got one channel clearly. Still, I was never bored. The fields, hills, and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground whose a
When I started out as a reporter, I had to learn to really listen, which didnt come easily to me. 当我初为一名记者的时候,我不得不学会倾听,这对于我来说并不容易。 Im from a family that loves to debate and argue, and Im
The Secret The Smartest People In The World Know That You Don't So much of life is about finding the lemonade in the bag of lemons that you are handed. Success starts with finding serendipity. Spotting the moments of peace and beauty that brighten th
Through the cold winter wasteland a man trudged, leaning into the harsh wind which spitefully tried to force him back. He was covered from head to toe in layers of thick clothing, layers of protection against the harsh environment. On he fought, sear
Someone asked What's your secret to a happy life? What makes your days blissful? on a forum. 有人在论坛上问:你保持生活愉悦的秘诀是什么?是什么让你的生活美滋滋的? I'm not annoying.Think I've got a higher level of l
I have always worn my childrens birthstones around my neck. 我的脖子上带着我几个孩子的生辰石。 One morning, when I was late for work, my infant son Larrys topaz birthstone fell from my gold chain. 一天早晨,我上班迟到了,脖
英语阅读美文:What is love? What is Love? The eternal question we all carry around deep within our heart. Love is the eternal search. Love is eternal when we find it. But do we really ever find it ? When we define it do we negate it? When we s
It was a Friday morning, 7:30a.m. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so my son booked an uber. In five minutes, the uber reached at the entrance gate, waiting for my arrival. I just saw the cab number and entered inside the car. I was so busy that I di
I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I am still in the middle of it. This habit annoyed first my Mom, then my friends, and finally even my own daughter. 我有一个换习惯就是看书看到一半,就
It is spring of 1943 during World War II. 1943年的春天,正值第二次世界大战。 Standing among hundreds of new soldiers at Camp Grant, in Illinois, my father, Sam, just 18 years old, waits as a truck slowly drives by. 在伊利诺伊州的格
I have visited plenty of self improvement blogs and inspirational blogs these past few months and most of them all tell you that you need to wake up and state positive affirmations. When you wake up, you need to think that something great is going to
A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. 一只狮子在森林里面睡觉,王者之首枕在爪子上。
My community and state are still recovering from the catastrophe that struck recently. A wall of storms with hurricane force winds struck late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, blocking roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines. 最近的
When Spring cleaning season arrived this year I decided that it was time to get rid of more than just a Winter's worth of dust and dirt. I decided that it was the time to get rid of years worth of accumulated stuff as well. This stuff was lining my w
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was often quoted as saying: I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much. Over the years I have found myself often feeling the same way. I have had a blessed life, but it has ne