I find it wholesome（健全的，有益健康的） to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome（疲倦的，厌倦的） and dissipat...
That must be the story of innumerable couples, and the pattern of life it offers has a homely grace. It reminds you of a placid（平静的，温和的） rivulet（小溪，小河...
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat simultaneously（同时地） . It was hanging on a rack（齿条，行李架） at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton ...
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...
The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and jostled（推挤，撞） the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. "How embarrassing....
Night after night, she came to tuck（卷起，挤进） me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push ...
There are some people who are completely happy with themselves, their lives, and their prospects for the future. While they can be considered to be mo...
"Of all the misconceptions（错误的想法） about love, the most powerful and pervasive（普遍深入的） is the belief that falling in love is love or at least one o...
When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice it is small, but we do not criticize it as "rootless and stemless." We treat it as a seed,...
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing ...