A year from now, I will not be at my desk at the Financial Times writing mocking columns about the madness of corporate life. 明年这时候,我将不再坐在英国《金融时报》(简称FT)的工位上写着嘲讽疯狂公司生活的专栏,

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

Right Beside You The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, settled in to one. She pla

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

A couple of years ago, the Boston Marathon promoted its event with a series of inspiring billboards. All of them were black and white images of a runner, with a quote that expressed their reason for running. Some billboards were of fully mobile indiv

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你应该给自己的11个承诺 1. I will accept everything I am, and everything I am not. Self-worth comes from one thing: thinking that you are worthy. So be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be somet

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

A young Chinese girl's journey to create a future for herself, despite losing both legs in a tragic accident, has become the story that inspired thousands of disable people in China. 一个年轻的中国女孩,尽管在一场不幸的车祸中失去

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Taking the first step How will you know you can succeed at something if you don't give it a try? How will you know you can drag yourself out of the depths of your despair if you don't try? How do you know you won't get that new job if you don't apply

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Chapter 24 第二十四章 Shortly before Christmas Dirk Stroeve came to ask me to spend the holiday with him. 圣诞节前不久,戴尔克施特略夫来邀请我同他们一起过节。 He had a characteristic sentimentality about the day and wan

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 月亮和六便士

RUSTENBURG, South Africa Two days after the shootout at a mine in South Africa where 34 striking miners died, the atmosphere is still very heavy on the site, as the miners remain undeterred in their strike for a better salary. In addition to the 34 m

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

iCEO iCEO As he was finishing work on the Think Different ad, Jobs did some different thinking of his own. 当非同凡想广告的制作接近尾声时,乔布斯有了些新想法。 He decided that he would officially take over running the compan

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Economics brief: Fiscal multipliers 经济概要:财政乘数 Where does the buck stop? 责任到哪里为止? Fiscal stimulus, an idea championed by John Maynard Keynes, has gone in and out of fashion. 由凯恩斯首倡的财政刺激思想经历

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the 9,800 American troops stationed in Afghanistan would remain there until the end of the year, despite earlier plans to cut them by half. Afghanistan remains a very dangerous place, Obama said at a news

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Letter that Changed My LifeI was not yet 30 years old and was working as a firefighter(消防队员) in the South Bronx's Engine Co. 82, probably the world's most active firehouse at the time. It was warm and sunny, the kind of leisurely Sunday that

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俄罗斯一飞机坠毁 MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- An An-12 cargo plane crashed en route from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk in Russia's Southern Siberia, killing at least five crew members onboard, local emergency authorities said Thursday. The plane en r

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Crete, Greece at 21:39:09 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 40.00 km, was initially determined to be at 34.5118 degrees

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I was not yet 30 years old and was working as a firefighter in the South Bronx's Engine Co. 82, probably the world's most active firehouse at the time. It was warm and sunny, the kind of leisurely Sunday that brought extra activity to the neighborhoo

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The lives of most men are determined by their enviroment.They accept the circumstances amid which fate has thrown them not only resignation but even with good will.They are like streetcars running contendedly on their rails and they despise the sprig

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HONG KONG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Northern Territory, Australia at 14:22:12 GMT (22:22:12 Beijing Time) Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 1.50 km, was initially

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

When you are first learning or perfecting a skill, whether it be baking, archery, or public speaking, it is easy to get stuck in the cycle of analysis paralysis. You want to learn as much as you possibly can before you actually do the task, but you e

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free. 当时在这些岛上还没有实行严格的隔离制度。害麻风病的人如果自己愿意,是可以留在家里的。 I shall g

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 月亮和六便士

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. 一天,一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正

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