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a great friendship 伟大的友谊_英语故事 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776.Could it have been any other year? They worked together starting then to further American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From
Living History-希拉里回忆心路历程《亲历历史》一路畅销 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton says that she's still not quite sure why her memoirs, Living History, sold so well. In a four-page afterword to the paperback edition, which comes ou
4.John Biggers ,Starry Crown Introduction of the artist John Biggers was born in North Carolina in 1924, the youngest of seven children. Whereas Biggers' earlier works convey a sense of burden and ordeal is drawings of life in Africa and his later wo
7.Niagara Falls-Something Completely New Niagara Falls has become a tired old tourist sight. But if you look it over in an airplane, it becomes something completely new. You realize that it is not tired; only our way of looking at it is tired. Most v
Two Commandments Are Enough By Peggy Wood Occasionally my mother used to announce that she was going to take time out from the day's activities to rest, she would say, and to invite my soul. She always put the phrase in quotes, in order, I expect, to
I Live Four Lives at a Time by Alice Thompson Everyone who has past his first few birthdays has some kind of guideline or things in which he believes. Its hard to put them in words that mean anything. I live a life of four dimensionsa wife, a mother,
Philosophy from a Tugboat BY GEORGE YOUNG ONE NIGHT many years ago I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the city's noises. As I looked to m
Walk Clean Around the Hill By Darryl F. Zanuck Now that I can look back across the years, from the so-called vantage point of experience and two world wars, extensive travel and contact with many outstanding personalities, it gives me a great deal of
9-YearOld Politician 9岁小政客 The battle over Social Security has been joined by an unusual lobbyist, a 9-year-old boy from Texas (George Bushs hometown), who has agreed to travel around supporting President Bushs proposal. The boy, Noah McCullo
Give Part of Yourself Away By DR.HAROLD TAYLOR We are living in one of those periods in human history which are marked by recolutionary changes in sll of man's ideas and values. It is a time when every one of us must look within himself to find what
I Don`t Play to the Grandstand By Bobby Doerr It seems to me that what any man's beliefs are depends upon how he spends his life. I've spent a good part of mine as a professional baseball player and the game that I play for a living is naturally a ve
Why having fun makes time speed为何快乐的时间溜得快 Scientists have come up with a theory for why time flies when you are having fun-- and drags when you are bored. 科学家们提出理论依据,解释为什么当你玩得开心的时候,
Maxis's Recipe for Happiness by Meredith Willson I guess the creed of all human beings embraces the desire to leave their mark on the moral world, when they pass to the immortal one. Maybe this is even the strongest of all urges of the human soul. Ma
The Thread of Permanence By William Zorach It is strange how certain things make a great impression on us in childhood. I remember these verses by Longfellow: Life is real! Life is earnest! And the graves is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust retur
Baseball Has a Religion Too by Joe Williams There is a saying at the race track that you can't rule a man off for trying. I believe in this approach to life on this earth. I believe in God. I believe in my country. I believe in basic human decency. I
A Story Happened on An Uninhabited Island The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted
Count unexpected laughter, 数数未曾期待的笑声, Count undeserved grace, 数数不期而至的礼遇, Count Passion and Love and Dreams yet to be born, 数数你拥有的激情和爱,还有将要萌生的梦想。 And bow your head and s
Superman made money as Clark Kent, a newspaper reporter. 超人克拉克肯特依靠做报纸记者挣钱。 Batman made money as Bruce Wayne, a rich industrialist. 蝙蝠侠布鲁斯韦恩靠做实业家挣钱。 Spiderman made money as Peter Parker
The gas station nearest my house happens to face a strip club. It is apparently a very successful strip club, as they could afford to install a LCD screen on their roof that might be visible from the Space Station. It's certainly visible from the gas
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 husband Mike hated Chris