· If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. “There are only two creatures,” syas a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.”If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I wo……
· "A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out." "别人都走开的时候,朋友仍与你在一起。” Sometimes in life, 有时候在生活中, You find a special friend; 你会找到一个特别的朋友; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. 他只是你生活中的一部分内容,却能改变你整个的生活。 Someone who makes you laugh until you can''t stop; 他会把你逗得开怀大笑; Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. 他会让你相信人间有真情。 Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door jus……
· 如不能正常收听请点击此处 There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. 从前,一位富有的商人娶了四个老婆。他最爱他的小老婆,给她华丽的衣裳和美味佳肴。他对她体贴入微,把最好的东西都给了她。 He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some ……
· The Tundra of the Arctic Regions These are the signs of the coming arctic winter:The color of the tundra changes as the water grasses turn brilliant red.The migratory birds gather in flocks along the coast and gradually drift southward.Most of the birds that have spent the brief summer on the tundra now disappear,leaving only the golden eagle,the gyrfalcon,the ptarmigan,and the snowy owl to brave the sunless northern winter. As the lakes and ponds freeze over,……
· Every Woman is beautiful.每个女人都美丽。 A little boy asked his mother "Why are you crying?"一个男孩问他的妈妈:“ 你为什么要哭呢?” "Because I''m a woman," she told him. 妈妈说:“因为我是女人啊。” "I don''t understand," he said. 男孩说:“我不懂。” His mum just hugged him and said, "And you never will." 他妈妈抱起他说:“你永远不会懂的。” Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"后来小男孩就问他爸爸:“妈妈为什么毫无理由的哭呢?” "Al……
· 当考路的考官说“pull over”时,你是否会不知所措?有人邀请你参加“Potluck Party”时,你会不会空手赴宴?在速食店里,店员问“for here or to go?”你是否会丈二金刚摸不 着头脑,莫名其妙?“Give me a ring!”可不是用来求婚的。“Drop me a line!” 更非要你排队站好。老美说“Hi! What''s up!”你可别说“I am fine!”你曾经闹过这些笑话吗?让我们来看看,这些字,你怎麽说? Potluck Party:一种聚餐方式,主人准备场地和餐具,参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料,最好事先问问主人的意思。 Pull over!把车子开到旁边。 Drop me a line!写封信给我。 Give me a ring. = Call me!来个电话吧! For here or to go?堂食或外卖。 Cool:That''s cool! 等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语“酷!”,表示不赖嘛!用于人或事均可。 W……
· Young people who are exposed to multiple anti-tobacco advertisements on television and who can describe these ads accurately are less likely to take up smoking than their peers, study findings show. 注:be expose to:置身于,multiple:大量的,anti-tobacco:反对吸烟的,accurately精确地。 研究发现表明,经常观看电视里大量反对吸烟广告,而且能够精确描述出广告含义的年轻人与其他同龄人相比,吸烟的可能性更小。 What''s more, their likelihood of remaining nonsmokers appears to increase with the number of television ads they view and are……
· Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.He often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern,peering around as if he were looking for something.When auestioned about his odd behavior,he would reply,"I am searching for an honest man." Diogenes held that the good man was self-sufficient and did not require material comforts or wealth.He believed that wealth and possessions ……
· The Cobbler and the banker La Fontaine/拉.封丹 皮匠和银行家 A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear him;he was more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages.His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling in wealth,sung but little and slept less.He was a banker;when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break,the cobbler awoke him with his song.The banker complained sadly that Prov……
· -and see no end to the landscape,new objects presenting themselves as we advance;so,in the commencement of life,we set no bounds to our inclinations.nor to the unrestricted opportunities of grastifying them.we have as yet found no obstacle,no disposition to flag;and it seems that we can go on so forever.We look round in a new world,full of life,and motion,and ceaseless progress;and feel in ourselves all the vigour and spirit to keep pace with it,and do not for……
· The day is cold,and dark,and dreary; It rains,and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. My life is cold and dark and dreary; It rains and the wind is never weary; My though still cling to the moldering past, But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, And the days are dark and dreary. Be still,sad heart!And cease repining; Behind the clouds is the sun st……