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Why Failure Can Be Your Friend
I believe it is important to separate good failures from bad failures. Good failures happen when, even though you made the correct decision, you still lost. Bad failures happen because you made bad de……
如何合理安排时间
Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and Home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows……
A Greek to Remember一位值得纪念的希腊人
Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.，who established the philosophy of cynicism.Heoften walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern，peering around as if he we……
Choosing a career over love
The choice between having a career or making time for love is an extremely personal and individual decision. There are many factors which can affect your choice, and there are many people who have dis……
13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising
Is staying in shape always something that gets bumped to the bottom of your list? I know many people that complain about not having enough time to exercise. I think they are lying to themselves. The r……
The Cobbler and the banker皮匠和银行家
The Cobbler and the banker La Fontaine/拉。封丹 皮匠和银行家 A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night；it was wonderful to see，wonderful to hear him；he was more contented in shoe……
情系七夕系列(2)
The cowherd went to the brook and watched the seven pretty daughters of the Emperor come down from heaven to take a bath. Fascinated by the youngest and the most beautiful one, the cowherd hid her fai……
A Sky Angel
In 1978, I became a flight attendant for a major airline. Earning my wings was the culmination of a childhood dream that I had set for myself after my first plane ride at the age of five. Like so many……
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
Two traveling angles stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angles stay in the mansions guestroom. Instead the angles were given a small……
情系七夕系列(1)
Chinese Valentine's Day （or Qi Qiao Jie ） falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar （August according to the Gregorian calendar）. As is the custom elsewhere in the world,……
The Best Kind of Love
I have a friend who is falling in love. She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl. Im young again! she shouts exuberantly. As ……
A Letter to My Son
Dear Seth, Youre only three years old, and at this point in your life you can't read, much less understand what Im going to try to tell you in this letter. But I've been thinking a lot about the life ……
Making the tacks
The hardworking blacksmith Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer. The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to ……
Three Peach Stones
Observe a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man; any ……
The Real Meaning of Peace 宁静的真谛
There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and……
I “Heard” the Love
When I was growing up I do not recall hearing the words I love you from my father. When your father never says them to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him to say those words ……
J.B.普里斯特列《生活的艺术》
The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go.For life is a paradox: it enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment. The rabbis of old……
对手 Opponent
You are my adversary, but you are not my enemy. For your resistance gives me strength. You will give me courage. Your spirit ennobles me. And though I aim to defeat you, should I succeed, I will not h……
英语美文 英国最经典的爱情诗 How do I love thee by Elizabeth
How do I love thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For……
英语美文 I Love You, Mom
I Love You, Mom ... and I Want You to Know Why I Feel So Proud to Be Your Daughter You are a remarkable woman who accomplishes so much as a strong woman in a man's world You are strong but soft You ar……
英语美文 8 can't-miss ways to train your mind
Our brain is like muscles. The more you use and exercise it, the stronger it becomes. But, if you want to get maximum results, you should do more than just practice. What you need is deliberate practi……
英语美文 Your Happiness, Your Responsibility
You are the only one who can make you happy. We have all heard that so many times in our lives. There are times it is a pretty tough pill to swallow. In reality, the people that surround you have a hu……
英文阅读 埃及艳后
Three centuries later, shortly before the birth of Christ, Egypt was still ruled by a living goddess, Cleopatra, a Greek descended from one of Alexander's generals. She looked back to the Golden Age o……
美文 父亲的眼睛
Bob Richards, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But bein……