Pecos Bill is a cowboy hero of the American Southwest. He was the legendary inventor of roping, branding, and other cowboy skills. He also invented the six-shooter and train robber...

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A frail old man went to live with his son, daughterinlaw, and a fouryear old grandson. The old man‘s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The fam...

They‘re gone now. 他们已经走了。 I stood in the driveway and watched my grown children drive off into the distance. I looked down the road until I could no longer see their vehicl...

I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940‘s it was a wholesome, quaint little community. It was my home and I l...

If I find a dog, I will take it to its owner. Because the owner must be worried about the dog. When I was a child, I had a dog named “Bingo”. I loved it so much, and I always pro...

When I was a new teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying: 'I love you.' I was shocked to lear...

这是一位历史上最享盛名的神秘女子：她广播的艳名，她与恺撒、安东尼的两段恋情，她的丰功伟业与远大的政治报负，还有她结束于蛇吻的传奇一生。究竟埃及艳后的真面目如何？她不朽于世的奥秘在哪...

A Jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy‘ at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.  'You are employed' he sa...

  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 therefore could roll only...