情满人间的温馨故事 第13期:母亲的礼物(下)

It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine on the trellis was turning green. 那真是一个可爱的春日，棚架上蔷薇的藤蔓正在转青。 Under the huge elm trees, we could see yellow dandelions popping through the grass in bunches, as

多功能英语阅读04 The Summer Storm

The summer weather this year has been even more unexpredictable than usual. Yesterday was no exception. My day at work had not gone pariticularly well and I returned home in a bit of a mood. My parents are staying for a few days and they were watchi

15-All Flowers Are Beautiful 所有的花儿美丽

I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting. At the time, I did not consider this a luxury , although t

2009-02-16&02-18 本尼西奥演绎切格瓦拉的真实故事？

Oh, hey, I'm getting uncomfortable. No, those weren't the words of my houseboy, Paco, after I lost the belt to my shorty robe. It was actually from the great mumbler, Benicio del Toro, star of the 28-hour long epic Che, after being peppered by questi

我希望能告诉他：我想和他一起变老

The early days of a wondrous new relationship tend to be filled with glee and magicand incomparable hope. Ecstatic and exhilarated, we knit together futures were certain will unfold. We close the door to doubt and open our arms wide to love, opportun

VOA双语新闻：7、新闻博物馆纪念墙又添遇难记者

新闻博物馆纪念墙又添遇难记者 Dozens of journalists die every year while doing their jobs, reporting on stories from the most troubled regions of the world. Fourteen of those who died last year a small fraction of the total were remember

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-07-19

In a world of bad characters, analysts say Miguel Angel Trevino Morales (Miguel Aacute;ngel Trevintilde;o Morales) held a special place. He was the most sadistic cartel leader in the Americas. Trevino, leader of the notorious Zetas drug cartel, is no

英语名篇名段背诵精华42 The art of living

The Art of Living The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old put it this way: A man comes

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第65期:第五章 琼恩 (2)

And he was finding that he had a mans thirst, to the raucous delight of the youths around him, 他发现自己的酒量原来和成人差不多，在身旁这群兴高采烈的年轻人怂恿下， who urged him on every time he drained a glass. 每当

双语美文：所有的花儿都美丽

I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age, not so long ago, when children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting. 我在一个小镇上长大，在那儿，从我家步行到

VOA标准英语2010年-In a Digital World, Camera Film Fades

Robert Cohen knows a thing or two about photography. He's a staff photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, one of America's most respected newspapers. One day this past August, he set off to shoot photos at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Fa

TED演讲:献给所有迷失在这个时代的人(2)

Do you know that feeling you get when you know it's going to storm before it storms? 你们了解那种感觉吗？那种在暴风雨来临前的感觉？ Do you also feel that now, fellow citizen? 你们现在有这种感觉吗，我的公民朋友们

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-11

A warm welcome on this Thursday March 7th, especially for anyone who is dealing this: a frosty reception. Winter storm, yes, another one, hammer parts of Mid Western and North Eastern United States this week. Power outages, schools and businesses clo

365个英语简短小故事-287. Golf Like a Girl

He was in his 60s. He was short, fat, and arrogant. He was the plant manager, the supervisor, the boss! His name was Tom. He relished every minute of his power. He yelled at the employees. He called them names. He smoked daily, even though it was aga

【荆棘鸟】第二章 01

When the Clearys went to church on Sundays, Meggie had to stay home with one of the older boys, longing for the day when she, too, would be old enough to go. Padraic Cleary held that small children had no place in any house save their own, and his ru

白领商务英语－经典案例6：Microsoft

Management Fundamentals FACING BUSINESS CHALLENGES AT MICROSOFT Struggling to Survive Success Shrewd business deals and sheer luck propelled the pioneering software company into a leading role at the

2016年美国大选拉开帷幕

Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 2016 Presidential nominating cycle. This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers. John Clark is one of them. He

美国总统引用过的古诗词（中英双语）

1. 尼克松 1972年2月尼克松访华时担任翻译的是中方首席翻译冀朝铸。尼克松在祝酒辞结束前这样说： Chairman has written: So many deeds cry out to be done, and always urgently; the world rolls on, time presses. Ten th

老爸很自恋？8条描述有无中招？！

Here are 11 signs that your dad had narcissistic tendencies or was an outright narcissist: 以下是11个迹象表明你爸有自恋倾向或证明你爸特别自恋： 1. Dad was self-centered and pretty vain. 1、老爸以自我为中心，自我感觉

The art of living

The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old put it this way: A man comes to this world with