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Aducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. 教育不是目的，而是达到目的的手段。换句话说，我们教育孩子不仅仅是为了使他们受到教育。我...

Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up. 从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。 One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he foun...

Every time when I go home by train, I feel very uncomfortable, because I have to smell the terrible air, people always smoke, making the public place smell bad. Since the motor train operates, I feel so happy, I find the train is very clea...

I like dreaming. Sometimes I will think if I were a bird, it would be so good. If I were a bird, I won't need to go to school and have class everyday. And I also do not need to do so much homework. If I were a bird, I can fly freely. I can...

When I am making mistakes, my parents will never be angry with me. I am so thankful to them for they are so tolerant with me. I learn many things from my parents, they show me how to be a tolerant person. They will not blame me for the sma...

There are four people in my family, my father, my mother, my brother and I. My parents love me so much, they try their best to educate me. My brother seems to be mean to me, but actually, he is the first person to stand by me when I am den...

There is a story that an old woman always feels unhappy, because when the sun comes out, she worries about her daughter's business, because the girl sells umbrella. But when it rains, she stills feels unhappy for she worries about her anot...

There is a story that an old woman always feels unhappy, because when the sun comes out, she worries about her daughter's business, because the girl sells umbrella. But when it rains, she stills feels unhappy for she worries about her anot...

One day a young man was writing a letter to his girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. Among other things, he was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote the more poe...

The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar. 在我国，农历七月初七的夜晚，天气温暖，草木飘香，这就是人们俗称的七夕节，也...

One day a young man was writing a letter to his girl friend who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. Among other things, he was telling her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was. The more he wrote the more poe...

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in most any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the...

Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. 夜复一夜，她总是来帮我来盖被子，即使我早已长大。...

Oh, the power of a good night's sleep. A whole gamut of positive benefits can be seen from getting enough rest, but for many of us, hitting the sack can be challenging. There's plenty of advice out there about what to do to get to sleep bu...

The Pilgrims who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were originally members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They had earlier fled their home in England and sailed to Holland (The Netherlands) to escape religious...