31 three days to see
Three Days to See 假如拥有三天光明 Helen Keller/海伦.凯勒 All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always
32 Bill Gates in his boyhood
BILL GATES IN HIS BOYHOOD 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. On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays
34 if the dream is big enough
if the dream is big enough I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she 1)muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they
35 the master of investment—Warren Buffett
the master of investmentWarren Buffett For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. Born and bred in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than 40 years Buffett has lived in the same gray stu
36 if I were a boy again
If I were a Boy Again 假如我又回到了童年 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. We too often borrow trouble, and anticipate that may
37 Frederic Francois Chopin
Frederic Francois Chopin Frederic Francois Chopin, Polish-born composer and renowned pianist, was the creator of 55 mazurkas, 13 polonaises, 24 preludes, 27 etudes, 19 nocturnes, 4 ballads, and 4 scherzos. Frederic Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola,
38 an exhausting struggle
An Exhausting Struggle Balzac once said artistic creation was an exhausting strug-gle．He believed that only by tenacious work and fearing notafraid of difficulties could you show your talent．It was just likethe soldiers charging the fortress，not
39 the greatest American athlete
The Greatest American Athlete The railroad station was jammed. Students from Lafayette College were crowding onto the train platform eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carlisle Indian School's track and field squad. NO one would have believed it a
40 George Soros—the financial crocodile
George Soros -- the financial crocodile George Soros wants to be the Bono of the financial world. The speculator whose assault on sterling ejected Britain from the European exchange rate mechanism that September of 10 years ago has a mission－－to u
每天一点英文 01 paving a brilliant way
01 paving a brilliant way By Barack Obama Tonight is a particular honor for me, lets face it; my presence on stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to sch
每天一点英文 02 a glass of milk
02 a glass of milk 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. However, he lost his nerve when a
每天一点英文 03 the difference a teacher can make
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. Remarkably, he could read, yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve was failing. He had been failing since first grade, as he was passe
每天一点英文 04 power in gratitude
The Power in Gratitude When my older son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, my first reaction was relief － I finally knew the reason for his behavior. However, I was also overwhelmed with sadness, fear and anger. I felt so
每天一点英文 05 my life was saved by a smile
My life was saved by a smile I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get i
每天一点英文 06 the price of a miracle
Tess was eight-year-old girl when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn
