7. Benjamin Franklin 本杰明.富兰克林 Franklins life is full of charming stories which all young men should know----how he peddled ballads in Boston, and stood, the guest of kings, in Europe; how he worked his passage as a stowaway to Philadelp...
6. The Rainy Day 雨天 The day is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. 天冷、阴暗、沉闷； 下着...
5 Lord Chesterfield to His Son More About Letter Writing 切斯特菲尔德伯爵给他儿子的信再谈写信 Isleworth, Sep. 19, 1739. My Dear Child,-I am very well pleased with your last letter.The writing was very good, and the promise you make...
4 Lord Chesterfield to His Son About Letter Writing 切斯特菲尔德伯爵给他儿子的信谈写信 Bath, Oct. 4, 1738 My Dear Child, -By my writing so often, and by the manner in which I write, you will easily see that I do not treat you as alit...
3 Balance of Nature 自然平衡 All the different plants and animals in a natural world are in a state of balance. This balance is achieved by the plants and animals interacting with each other and with their non-living surroundings. An example of a...
2 The Village School 乡村小学 By Charles Dickens Little Nell looked round the room as she took her seat. There were a couple of forms, notched and cut and inked all over; a small deal desk perched on four legs, at which no doubt the master sat, a...
1 A Psalm of Life 《人生颂》 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 朗费罗 What the Heart of the Young Man said to the Psalmist. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! for the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what the...
20 Work 工作 It is physically impossible for a well-educated, intellectual, or brave man to make money the chief object of his thoughts; as physically impossible as(1) it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them. All healthy peopl...
19 The Burglar In Hyde Park 海德公园里的窃贼 L.G. Alexander L．G．亚历山大 Loud shouting in the distance made us look up. This was nothing unusual for Hyde Park, for many people come here on a Sunday to air their views, and shouting is...
18 The Story Of A Fire 火灾见闻 Jacob August Rits 雅各布里斯 Thirteen years have passed since, but it is all to me as if it had happened yesterday, -- the clanging of the fire-bells, the hoarse shouts of the firemen, the wild rush and terror...
