On Nov.18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not a small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio as a child, and so he walks wit...
A couple, John and Mary, had two lovely children. John had just been asked to go on a business trip and would be gone for several days. Mary would go along too. They hired a reliable woman to care for the children and made the trip, returning home a...
A miller and his son were one day taking their donkey to the market for sale. 一天，磨坊主和他的儿子牵着驴去集市，准备把驴卖掉。 On the road they met a man riding a horse who said to them, How stupid you are; you have a donke...
The story goes that a certain court jester went too far one day and insulted his king. The king became so infuriated he sentenced the jester to be executed. His court prayed upon the king to have mercy for thes man who had served him well for so many...
Thoughts on Life感悟生命 Slow the pace of your life and give yourself some time for meditating. It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. 英语智慧美文之品味人生篇01：Making Sandcastles堆沙堡...
never too late to become what you want to be 梦想终有成真时 the first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady to us. 开学第一天，教授把一位小个子老太太介绍给了我们。 why are you in college at such a you...
First you had to learn to stand: a process involving constantly falling down, then getting back up. You laughed sometimes and cried at other times. Somehow there was a determination and conviction that you would succeed, no matter what. 首先，你要...
There is a type of crab that cannot be caughtit is agile (敏捷的)and clever enough to get out of any crab trap. And yet, these crabs are caught by the thousands every day, thanks to a particular human trait (特点) they possess. 有一种螃蟹行动...
Do you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? 你可知，早在风暴袭来之前，雄鹰就知道了风暴的临近？ The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come。When the storm hits，...
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also...
