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by Christina Rossetti 克里斯蒂娜罗塞蒂 I wish I could remember the first day, 愿我能铭记你我邂逅的 First hour, first moment of your meeting me, 第一日，第一时，第一刻， If bright or dim the season, it might be 它或是灿烂如夏 Summer or wint...

I like the subtle fresh green budding from the branches of the tree -- the herald of spring, ushering in the dawn 我喜欢看树枝上那淡淡的嫩绿,它是春天的使者,它是一天清晨的开始 I like the subtle flow of cloud that makes the sky seem even mor...

How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives. I would expand that expression by adding that most people spend more time thinking about their vacatio...

Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted the gold...

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care. But he knew that his three sons despised the farm work, and were eager to make wealth, trough adventure. 从前有一...

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, If I were any better, I d be twins! He was a natural motivator....

The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, You should leave your son alone here. Ill make him into a real man within three months. However, you can't come to see him during this period. 禅师对男孩的父亲说：你应该让他单独留在这里。不出3个...

However mean your life is, meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You ma...

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of li...

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady...

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as Christmas present. On Christmas eve, when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was looking around the shining new car, admiring it. 我有个朋友，保罗，在圣诞节那...

请根据下面提示，以《财富与快乐》为题，写一篇短文。 (1)一些人认为财富能带来快乐。 (2)另一些人认为钱多了不是一件好事。 (3)提出自己的看法。 注意：单词数120个左右。 Wealth and Happiness Some people think wealth can bring happiness to them. It...

As the Sun withdrew his rays from the garden, and the moon threw cushioned beams upon the flower I sat under the trees pondering upon the phenomena of the atmosphere, looking through the branches at the strewn stars which glittered like ch...

You probably don't know Mark, but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him. He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of year combining exemplary professional skills with a sweet nature and gentle disposition....

你曾经想到过的那个非凡的主意后来怎样了？ 你是否因为觉得那只是个小小的念头而将其忽略了呢？ Have you ever considered what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts or if you had paid more attention to it ? 你是...