A String of Blue Beads Pete Richard was the loneliest man in town on the day Jean Grace opened the door of his shop．It's a small shop which had come down to him from his grandfather．The little front window was strewn with a disarray2) of old－fa...
The 175-dollar Bill I stretched my legs under the living－room desk，picked up a letter and cut it open．It came from Martel's Department Store．I was shocked when I saw the amount we owed them：175 dollars．It was a mistake，of course．Janet...
Hi ,There It was Sunday，Christmas．Our family had spent the holidays in San Francisco with my husband's parents．But in order for us to be back at work on Monday，we found ourselves driving the 400miles back home to Los Angeles on Christmas Day．...
Night has fallen over the country. Through the trees rises the red moon and the stars are scarcely seen. In the vast shadow of night the coolness and the dews descend. I sit at the open window to enjoy them; and hear only the voice of the summer wind...
The Wedding Dance The hand that clasps mine is not that of the child I can still remember，but that of the man he has become．From that hand to his face to the smile he beams at me，he is his father in days gone by．We move gracefully across the...
本文是一篇法庭辩护词，作者George Graham (1830-1904) 是美国密苏里州的一个议员，是当时杰出的演讲家和辩论家。本篇是他早年从事法律工作时在法庭上所作，其时他为一位因狗被杀而起诉的人做...
A valuable letter of reply A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing．Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment1)． The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago，was an...
A gently Caress Michael and I hardly noticed when the waitress came and placed the plates on our table．We were seated in a small deli tucked away2) from the bustle3) of Third Street，in New York City． Our exchange was lively，if not profound．...
Message Mom，I came when you were out． I knew the key was still placed in the interstice Between the wall and the mailbox． I examined the floor under the wardrobe1) and found the secret You took out and hid back every night， A nanmu2) case．I...
To My Friends Who Are Married Love is not about it's your fault，but I'm sorry．Not where are you，but I'm right here．Not how could you，but I understand．Not I wish you were，but Im thankful you are． 给我已婚的朋友 爱情不是都怪你...
Everybody has blue days. These are miserable days when you feel lousy, grumpy, lonely, and utterly exhausted.Days when you feel small and insignificant, when everything seems just out of reach.You cant rise to the occasion.Just getting started seems...
Russell On Affection The best type of affection is reciprocally1) life－giving；each receives affection with joy and gives it without effort，and each finds the whole world more interesting in conse－quence of the existence of this reciprocal hap...
The Old Man and the Dog Saying goodbye to Meg was the hardest thing Ive ever done．Shed been part of my life for so long，always there when I needed her． Throughout the last fifteen years，she d been my closest friend，sharing my joy and sadnes...
Five Balls in the Air Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling1) some five balls in the air.You name them―work,family,health,friends and spirit,and youre keeping all these balls in the air. You understand that work is a rubber ball.If you d...
Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another; good sense is not conscience, refinement is not humility, nor is largeness and justness of view faith. Philosophy, however enlightened, however profound, gives no command over the passions, no influential mo...
