托马斯·德·昆西（Thomas De Quincey，1785-1859年），英国散文家。他的散文作品热情洋溢，经常达到语气庄重，韵律优美如诗的效果，与弥尔顿等伟大诗人的作品相似。在这方面，他的代表作《一个吸食鸦片者的自白》（Confessions of an English Opium Eater...
When my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary at our favorite restaurant, Lenny, the piano player, asked, "How did you do it?&quo...
很多年前，有一位学大提琴的年轻人去向20世纪最伟大的大提琴家卡萨尔斯讨教：我怎样才能成为一名优秀的大提琴家？卡萨尔斯面对雄心勃勃的年轻人，意味深长地回答：先成为优秀而大写的人，然后成为一名优秀而大写的音乐人，再然后就会成为一名优秀的大提琴家。 (翻译备注: “大写” 在这里的意思是有品格, 做人堂堂...
The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. He’ d dreamt of the cave last night. The p...
Nobody knows this little Rose --It might a pilgrim beDid I not take it from the waysAnd lift it up to thee.Only a Bee will miss it --Only a Butterfly,...
1. What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words--- the longer the words the bette...
一个青年去寻访住在深山里的智者，想向他请教一些人生问题。 A young man went to visit a sage living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life. “请问大师，在人的一生中哪一天最重要？是生日还是死日？是初恋开始的那一天...
Once a circle missed a wedge. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete and theref...
简介：这是一首圣经诗歌。作者是美国人，生于田纳西州。他曾这样描写他的写作：“当词汇自然地来到我脑海中，自然地流到它们各自的位置上，当我感到有一种神圣的冲动。”Precious Memories 珍贵的回忆Precious memories, unseen angelsSent from somewh...
As we all know, love is the crux of a happy life. 众所周知，爱是幸福生活的关键所在。Love helps us stay calm and serene even when things are tough. 爱帮助我们在时事艰难的时候保持沉着，平静...