One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. 一天,一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正...
A couple had been married for 50 years. They were sitting at the breakfast table one morning when the old gentleman said to his wife, Just think, honey, we've been married for 50 years. Yeah, she replied, Just think, fifty years ago we were sitting h...
A UK study has claimed that only-children are more contented than those with siblings because they do not have to fight for their parents' attention。 澳大利亚《每日电讯报》14日报道称,英国一项研究发现,比起家有兄弟姐妹...
Do not become overly comfortable with TV and YouTube as your primary sources of entertainment. Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances. Dont let fear and complacency stop you from a truly rewarding life. 别把电视...
Security is mostly a superstition. 安全大抵虚幻, It does not exist in nature, 世间无处寻觅。 nor do the children of men 芸芸众生, as a whole experience it. 无人有此经历。 Avoiding danger is no safer 避险难计久长, i...
11. Manage your money before it starts to manage you. 积极理财,别反被金钱束缚。 Too many people buy things they dont need with money they dont have to impress people they dont know. Dont be one of them. Bottom line: Its easier to find l...
Babies communicate through feelings instead of words. When you are angry or crying, the baby starts to cry- he doesnt know what is wrong, he just feels the feeling. When you laugh, the baby laughs. When you are very busy and life is hectic, when you...
How can one classify a true adult? Many people directly attribute age to adulthood. The problem with this methodology becomes evident when you discuss the topic with various people of different cultural backgrounds. If you ask each of them what age t...
When you are old and gray and full of sleep, 当你老了,白发苍苍,睡思昏沉, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, 在炉火旁打盹,请取下这部诗歌, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look 慢慢读,回想你过去...
Persistence is important to achieve success, but giving up is also important. Why is it essential? Why is it necessary to give up? Because it allows you to focus your energy on the few things that are truly important. By giving up, you: 坚持是成功...
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, and the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer. Teacher: Please tell us. Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is bes...
关于目标 1. 给自己定目标,一年,两年,五年,也许你出生不如别人好,通过努力,往往可以改变70%的命运。破罐子破摔只能和懦弱做朋友。 Dont be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. I...
几年前,安妮塔送给我一套西装,让我惊喜了一番。这套西装好看又时尚,不管你相信与否,穿着这套衣服让我看起来非常帅气潇洒。至少,在我把鲜血染在它上面之前,确实如此。 A few years ago Anita...
将近二十年来,我一直光顾我家附近的一间小音像品店,这间小店就在一条乡村公路边上。这些年来,我与店主日渐稔熟,他是一个已经退休的亲切家伙,名叫唐。唐和我常隔着柜台闲聊,聊聊电影、...
在祖母的最后十年,她在手指上戴过两枚结婚戒指:她自己的戒指和祖父的戒指。祖父去世后,她总是将对他的回忆贴在她柔软起皱的手上,感到暖呼呼的。这种特殊的爱恋--金金相亲--对他们...