If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice, says a wise author. 假如我又回到了童年，我就要培养勇气。一位明智的作家曾说过：世上没...
Marriage Partnerships 婚姻关系 Traditionally, the woman has held a low position in marriage partnerships. 从传统上讲，婚姻伴侣关系中女人的地位较低， While her husband went his way she had to wash, stitch and sew. 当她丈夫出...
For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. 作为一个如此卓越的成功投资家，沃伦巴菲特却又是一个非常平凡、普通的人。 Born and bred in Omaha, Nebra...
Archaeopteryx 始祖鸟 Scientists have determined that Archaeopteryx,the earliest known bird,was definitely birdbrained,meaning no disrespect. 科学家已经确定，已知最古老的鸟类始祖鸟的确是鸟的脑子，这么说并不是对它不...
I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. 我以前常常从厨房的窗户看到她穿梭于操场上的一群男孩子中间，她显得那么矮小。 The sc...
A Country's Standard of Living 国家的生活标准 The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. 任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品...
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most exciting, highest paid,andbest-loved celebrities in American . She is also the countrystoptelevision a talk show host. 欧普拉温芙芮是美国最令人激动的、薪水最高的和最受人喜爱的知名人士之一...
Liberating the Modern Woman? 解放现代妇女？ Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect,because they simply change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. 许多在广...
As a childand as an adult as wellBill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract this. Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him. 童年时期即使成了了大人比尔也不修边幅。据说为了改此习惯，玛丽为他制定了一...
When It's Light Out, You're Out 去室外玩耍吧 Television can be a wonderful learning tool. 电视能成为很好的学习工具。 Thirty-odd years ago, Sesame Street ,The Electric Company and Mr. Rogers'Neighbourhoodhelped my sons learn to read...
Foreign Motorists 外国司机 The chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself,but that they are enormously variable. 应对外国司机问题的主要困难不是要记住他们与你...
The Habits of the Solitary 习惯性孤独 My bones have been aching again,as they often do in humid weather. 和平常一样遇到天气潮湿，我的骨头又疼起来了。 They ache like history:things long done with, that still remain as pain. 疼...
There were already signs that he had a good deal of talent. 迈克尔的天赋早已有所显露。 Harvest Smith, a classmate and close friend who in those days played basketball with him practically every day, 他的一位同班同学和亲密伙伴维...
The Pros and Cons of Interview 面试的利弊 It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. 许多资历与工作经验几乎相同的求职人员竞聘同一职位，...
J.K.Rowling,author of Harry Potter Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's life has the luster of a fairy tale. J.K.罗琳的生活展现出童话般的光芒，如同她所创造的魔法小巫师哈利波特。 Divorced, living...
