If There’s a Will I am my mother’s third child, born when she was 20. When I was delivered, nurses took me from the room before she could see me. Her doctor gently explained that my left arm was m

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Christmas Eve Christmas Eve celebrations often outshine those of Christmas itself. In Denmark, Christmas Eve is the biggest occasion of the year. The partying goes on all night, with traditional prune

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Cats and Man Cats struck a bargain with 1 man about 5,000 years ago when he shifted from a nomadic 2 to an agrarian 3 society. As man began to farm, he stored grain. The grain attracted rodents 4 , wh

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Rome In Rome, Nero fiddled 1 , Mark Antony praised Caesar, and Charlemagne 2 was crowned. Today, you can walk in their footsteps past the masterpieces of Michelangelo, sip your cafè in the shadow of

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New York Like all great cities, New York has an indefinable aura 1 all its own. Rather than diminish that aura, the events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists crashed jetliners into the World Trade

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The Puppy Express Snoopy went to bed at Cathy's house a nondescript 1 little brown-and-white dog, very long in the tooth, and woke the next morning a celebrity. Word of the seventeen-year-old puppy wi

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London London is an ancient city whose history greets you at every turn 1 . To gain a sense of its continuity 2 , stand on Waterloo Bridge at sunset. To the east, the great globe of St. Paul's Cathedr

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Dad ' s Blessings A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he

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Attitude The 92-year-old, petite 1 , well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed 2 and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is

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The Language of Flowers Every flower tells a story. A red rose given to a true love, a daisy peeking out of a buttonhole, a bundle of violets handed demurely 1 to a crush 2 each conveys a different se

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All You Remember All you remember about your child being an infant is the incredible awe you felt about the precious miracle you created. You remember having plenty of time to bestow all your wisdom a

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I Can’t Believe You “I can't believe you tell people your age,” my friend commented. Hey, I don't mind. Really. In fact, I love my age, because every single birthday means more than just present

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Pubs in Britain There are 70,000 pubs in England and Wales and several thousand more in Scotland. Every country has its drinking shop, but none has an institution quite like the British pub. The essen

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He must have a computer A mother was teaching her 5-year-old son about God. Do you know, she said to him one day, that God knows where everybody is all the time, and exactly what they are doing. The little boy looked at his mother wide-eyed and sai

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You dont have to pay for lightning Teacher:Who can tell me the difference between lightning and electricity? Student:You don t have to pay for lightning. 老师:谁能告诉我闪电与电的区别? 学生:闪电不用付钱。

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These are my jeans After going on a diet,a woman felt really good about herself--especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago.Look,look. she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband.I ca

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The man is looking for it A little boy came home with a five-dollar bill and said he found it.Are you sure it was lost? asked his mother. Sure,I ' m sure, said the little boy.I saw the man looking for it. 他正在找呢 一个小男孩拿着一张5

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Never Give Up Never give up, Never lose hope. Always have faith, It allows you to cope. Trying times will pass, As they always do. Just have patience, Your dreams will come true. So put on a smile, Youll live through your pain. Kn

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A Mother's Letter to the World Dear World: My son starts school today.Its going to be strange and new to him for a while.And I wish you would sort of1) treat him gently. You see,up to now,hes been king of the roost.Hes been boss of the

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Random1) Thoughts-Party Last night,pressured by well-intentioned friends,for the first time in months,I came out of writers seclusion and attended a cocktail party which is another word for a social gathering.So there I was,trapped in a crowded roo

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