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更多A word for autumn日期:2013-10-17 Last night the waiter put the celery(芹菜) on with the cheese, and I knew that summer was indeed dead. Other signs of autumn there may be -- the reddening leaf, the chill in the early-morning air, the misty(模糊的) evenings -- but none of these...
阅读全文>>The remembrance of lilacs日期:2013-10-17 The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little melancholy(忧郁,悲哀) on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mother's Day -- and 800 miles separated her from her parents in Ohio. She had called her mother tha...
阅读全文>>Learn to live with curly hair日期:2013-10-17 For years I grappled and fought with the bird's nest that sat on top of my head - my Medusa mane, a composition of frizz(卷发) and giant ringlets(小圈) that in no way could be tamed. Growing up in a Russian-Jewish home with parents who thought N...
阅读全文>>Blueberry Cobbler Jam Recipe日期:2013-08-29 Of course, she wasn't really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only referred to her as My Aunt Fannie because the name always made my father chuckle and gave my mother cause to look sternly at both of us-at me for bein...
阅读全文>>适时舍得日期:2013-08-29 There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India on foot. He had never been to India before; perhaps he came from Pe...
阅读全文>>让弱点成为强项日期:2013-08-29 Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with...
阅读全文>>German Black Forest Cake日期:2013-08-29 Black forest gateau(奶油蛋糕) is a chocolate layer cake, heavy with cherries and swathed(包围,裹) in loads of whipped cream. The sour cherries and sweet chocolate are so good together that one can understand why this has become one of the most...
阅读全文>>Pennies from Granny日期:2013-08-29 We had moved from Cairo to Mt. Vernon, Illinois, away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her terribly. I was told I was her favorite grandchild; she was my favorite Granny. She was my Father's mother. Two years later my mother...
阅读全文>>中秋节祝福日期:2013-08-29 Without you, the moon is round though my heart is empty. 没有你在我身边,天上月圆圆,我心却空落落。 To have a moonlight walk with you tonight is my best dream. 今晚和你在月光中散步是我最大的梦想。 Still remember the happy time on Mid-autumn Festival...
阅读全文>>美丽在我心日期:2013-08-06 Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat(公猫) . Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spe...
阅读全文>>生命的追求日期:2013-08-06 There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen. I have not thought and have not done or felt enough-the early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of ducks and geese in flight, the mysteries of late-at-night. I still need time to...
阅读全文>>The Story of Life日期:2013-08-06 Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people maybe...
阅读全文>>Sheepherder Coffee日期:2013-08-06 I used to like sheepherder coffee, a cup of grounds in my old enameled pot, then three cups of water and a fire, and when it's hot, boiling into froth, a half cup of cold water, to bring the grounds to the bottom. It was strong and bitter and good,...
阅读全文>>记忆留痕日期:2013-08-06 Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken(沉没的) living room. I had never actually seen one...
阅读全文>>你令爱了不起日期:2013-08-06 Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. No he isn't. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk. It was like some sort of cosmic joke. I could still rec...
阅读全文>>The Woman In My Life日期:2013-08-06 The woman in my life catches me when I've fallen And holds me like a baby when I'm hurt. No matter how high I climb She guides me safely back to earth. And she's there when I need her, My guardian angel, In the dark I can see her Here by my side. Th...
阅读全文>>My furry friend日期:2013-08-05 Growing up, I always wanted a dog. Probably because most of my friends had them, my favorite TV families had them, and it just seemed normal, and American, to have a pooch(杂种狗) in the house. My Dad is very clean. Not just clean, I might say mor...
阅读全文>>无论到哪 都带上至亲至爱日期:2013-08-05 When I was a kid, I remember my dad used to sing an old, WWI song, Pack up your Troubles, while he was getting dressed for work in the morning. The lyrics from the chorus of the song play in my head often when I'm packing for a trip - Pack up your t...
阅读全文>>生命那些匆匆的过客日期:2013-07-10 When he told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which has just smashed. There were pieces of me all over the tidy, tan(黄褐色的) tiles(瓷砖) . He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, explaining it was for the best, I could do better, i...
阅读全文>>时间的价值是多少日期:2013-07-10 To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize t...
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