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...
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...
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...
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...
"How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life?" Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller."How do you explain the f...
I heard the echo, from the valleys and the heartOpen to the lonely soul of sickle harvestingRepeat outrightly, but also repeat the well-being ofEventu...
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...
青春的字眼慢慢的觉得陌生，年轮总是很轻易的烙下苍老的印记。以为总是长久的东西，其实，就在转神与刹那间便不在身边了。曾经深爱、思念着的人便轻易的变成了曾经熟悉的陌生人。曾经纯真无邪，曾经美丽梦想，随着四季轮回慢慢的散尽……这就是青春，在岁月里的转身，从一个熟悉到另外一个陌生，再从陌生转变到熟悉，直至一...
Sense success in dark times.Hear what your critics say about you.React positively to negative situations.Come back after defeat.Prioritize your possib...
A Coat by William Butler YeatsI made my song a coatCovered with embroideriesOut of old mythologiesFrom heel to throat;But the fools caught it,Wore it ...