One morning a small boy squatted motionless on the grass in the garden for a long time. His mother felt so odd that she walked close to see what had happened. The boy, in earnest, ...

  A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男人和他的女朋友结婚，举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to see t...

But one night he working late at the Scanlon-Taylor mill, lugging two-by-fours to the truck, 1splinters slicing all the way through the glove. He too small for that kind a work, to...

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided togo for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.   In a hurry to dive into the cool water,h...

Why do I always could not test first in class? For long, a little boy was wondering why his next-desk-pal could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, whereas he himself fa...

Once upon a time there was a poor mother who lived alone with her son, Jack. All they had in the world was an old cow to give them milk. One day the cow stopped giving milk so the ...

谁是中国古代最美的女人？约定俗成的答案是：西施、王昭君、貂蝉、杨贵妃，赫赫有名的四大美女。可是，上下五千年，漫漫历史长河，难道美人如此稀缺？当然不是。那么在姹紫嫣红的女人大观园里，...

One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in ...

My aunt died back in about 2003. She was eighty-four and so was my uncle. When she passed he was devastated. They had been married for over 60 years. We expected him to pass on qui...

   The swallows and sparrows are very pleased to find a place on the roof of the hall for their nests.    The mother birds are feeding their babies with pleasu...