英语美文：我们需要朋友

The word, friend, covers a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confidant, a partner, a playmate, an intimate colleague, etc. Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single-handed. We need help f

英语美文：Relish the moment享受现在

Relish the moment/享受现在： 享受现在是句很好的箴言，尤其是当它与《圣经诗篇》中第118页24行的一段话相映衬的时候，更是如此：今日乃主所创造；生活在今日我们将欢欣、高兴！真正让人发

英语美文：白色的信封

The White Envelope It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so. It all began because my husba

英语美文：比尔盖茨致青年的黄金准则

1. Life is not fair, get used to it. 2. The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. 3. You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You

英语美文：你棒极了！

A famous singer had been contracted to sing at a Paris opera house and ticket sales were booming[急速发展的]. In fact, the night of the concert, the house was packed; every ticket had been sold. The feeling of anticipation and excitement was in

英语美文：最经典的爱情诗歌

How do I love thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to

英语美文：学会站起来

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother' s womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the f

英语美文：关于美的论断

关于美的论断：On beauty美 Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And how shall you speak of her except she be the weaver of your speech? 如果美不以自身为途径，为向导，

英语美文：抓住你的左手

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one girl who decided to study judo despite the fact that she had lost her left arm in a car accident. 有的时候，你的软弱之处反而拥有强大的

英语美文：眼里有心

Cody started life weighing 24 ounces. Due to extreme prematurity, our son had eye surgery to prevent blindness. As a result of the surgery, he lost peripheral vision in his right eye. And his near sightedness would mean glasses and close monitoring b

英语美文：亚克天使

The Arc Angels Several years ago, Iris Arc Crystal, a company I co-founded with Francesca Patruno, experienced a lull in business. We had recently hired several new employees and hoped that the slowdown was only temporary. However, in the meantime, w

英语美文：幸福人生

Life's BalanceImagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them: work, family, health, friends, and spirit, and you're keeping all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you dro

英语美文：一双丝袜

I'll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall, To brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall. On a canvas of joy outlasting the years, With a soft brush of sweetness to dry all your tears. 我要为你画一道彩虹高挂在墙上， 在灰霾降临

英语美文：悠扬的琴声

When Dad played his fiddle, the world became a bright star. To him violin was an instrument of faith, hope and charity. At least a thousand times, my mother said, Your papa would play his fiddle if the world was about to blow up. 每当爸爸拉起小提

英语美文：别错过机会

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. 每年春天都会有一些野花在我每日上班的高速路旁的沟渠中盛开。 There is one particular blue flower that has always caugh

英语美文：简单纯粹的快乐

You stopped looking for me a long time back, but I am still hopeful that someday you will come asking for me. I have believed that someday you will look outside your window searching for me, but, alas! My hopes are slowly diminishing. Seated in my li

英语美文：成功人士的写照

Here is a photo of successful people: Successful people enjoy peace even through difficult circumstances. Rather than complaining about the troubles they meet, they adapt and enjoy life. Successful people like themselves. They are glad for their own

英语美文：放飞你的爱

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning

英语美文：如何看待幸福

Are you happy? I asked my brother, Ian, one day. Yes. No. It depends on what you mean, he said. Then tell me, I said, when was the last time you think you were happy? April 1967, he said. 你幸福吗？一天我问我的兄弟伊恩。 又幸福，又

英语美文：Wisdom Keeper

Wisdom Keeper智慧的守护者 Earlier this year I participated in an unusual video series called Wisdom Keepers. Its planned as a number of short interviews with older people of accomplishment, from dancers to environmentalists to writers such as m