A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 很久以前有一棵苹...
The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up. 鲁本赶到工厂，厂房的影子已被夕阳拉得很长了。收购麻袋的人正要锁门。 Mister! Please don't close up yet. 先生！请先...
All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching waterReuben kept to his secret task. 整整一个夏天，鲁本除了干家务给菜园锄草、浇水，砍柴和打水外，始终进行着他的秘密...
That day he found two sacks, which he took to the rambling wooden factory and sold to the man in charge of packing nails. 那天，他找了两条麻袋，拿到杂乱的木材厂，卖给为钉子装袋的人。 The boy's hand tightly clutched the f...
A Boy with a Mission 男孩的使命 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the pricefive dollarswas far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family. 1...
Spotlight on Copenhagen 童话之都歌本哈根 Are you too old for fairy tales? If you think so, Copenhagen is sure to change your mind. 你是否已经老得不想听童话了？如果你是这么认为的话，哥本哈根一定能够改变你的想...
Firstly, and most importantly, don't put your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Instead, lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when people die, family members give them a bowl of rice with a pair of chopsticks sticking out. So if you...
Help foreign guests at formal dinner 中国餐桌礼仪 With the Spring Festival just round the corner, your mouth might already be watering at the thought of the coming banquet. 春节就要到了。节日里自然少不了聚餐。一想到宴会上的...
Again, He that sells upon credit, asks a price for what he sells equivalent to the principal and interest of his money for the time he is likely to be kept out of it: therefore he that buys upon credit, pays interest for what he buys. And he that pay...
Hints for Those That Would Be Rich 致富之道 The use of money is all the advantage there is in having Money. 有钱的唯一好处就在于用钱。 For six pounds a year you may have the use of one hundred pounds if you are a man of known prudenc...
