A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear him;he was more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages. 一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的...
Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error ultimately leading to wisdom. 人类的成长是一个经历,试验和最终失败而引向智慧的过程。 Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite b...
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street， going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. 一位年轻的总裁，...
Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. 在爱荷华州大学读大三时，我和两个朋友从宿舍搬出来，租了一间房子。 We were all a bit afraid of our landlord, a gruff middle ag...
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her ,She did not know she was going to make it and wantde to give up. 女儿向父亲抱怨她的生活，她觉得凡事都很艰难，不知该怎样面对，想放弃...
One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way. Happiness was having the cookie. If you had the cookie, things were good. 我有一位病人，他是一个成功的...
Being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of talk I ought to make. They said it should be something suitable to youth-something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. 获悉人们希望我在这里讲几...
How wonderful are islands! Islands in space, like this one I have come to, ringed about by miles of water, linked by on bridges, no cables, no telephones. 岛屿是多么奇妙啊！它处在一望无际之中，四周海水围绕， 没有桥梁相通...
Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass. Its once animated silhouette was now a tall motionless steeple in the twilight sun. 多年的风雨毁坏了古老的风车。车轮...
Life is good, really good. Sometimes I feel like the good karma train picked me up, and simply refuses to let me off. 生活不错，很不错。有时我觉得仿佛坐上了一列善有善报 的列车，想下车都不行。 I have an amazing wife...
