Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over. I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. 好几次了,我女儿打电话来说：妈妈，你务必得在那...
Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth.Yet he was not happy. 从前有一位国王，很有权力和财富，然而他并不快乐。 He told his servants to find him things to make him happy,but each came back saying 他告诉仆人去找...
When I was 11, I found out I had a brain tumor. I had surgery to remove it, but the size and location of the tumor caused my optic nerve to atrophy. For three years afterward, I had partial sight, but my ophthalmologist told me that eventually I woul...
As an airport skycap checked through a customer at curbside, he accidentally knocked over the man's luggage. 一个机场行李搬运员在航站楼边帮一个旅客搬行李时无意 中撞翻了这个人的箱包。 He quickly collected the fallen...
A great life doesn't happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be.? 非凡的人生不是无根之木，无源之水。它需要合理分配自己的时间...
The tides advance; the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises; the sun sets. The moon is full; the moon is black. The birds arrive; the birds depart. Flowers bloom; flowers fade. Seeds are sown;...
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience. 乡年前， 当我第一次找工作时,不少明智之士强烈向我建议：巴巴拉...
What is the definition ofhappiness?Is it material wealth filled with fancy cars,a dream house,exteravagant furs and jewelry? Or is happiness simply having a roof over your head? 幸福是什么？幸福是拥有豪华的汽车、梦想的居室、名贵...
In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one's other commitments: 几年前，在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩?戴森讲...
We chase after it,when it is waiting all about us 我们苦苦追寻的，其实就在我们身边。 Are you happy?I asked my brother, Lan, one day. 一天，我问哥哥伊恩：你感到幸福吗? Yes. No. It depends what you mean, hesaid. 他回答...
