However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise[ 'pærədaiz ]. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling 'θriliŋ, glorious times, even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simple great enough to receive without misgiving[ mis'giviŋ ]. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means. Which should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends, turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; We change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有
的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至
在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一
样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心
满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很伟大，
所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当
的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不
要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在
变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。
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The young boy protested vigorously when his mother asked him to take his little sister along fishing. "The last time she came," he objected, "I didn't catch a single fish."

"I'll talk to her," his mother said, "and I promise this time she won't make any noise."

"It wasn't the noise, Mom," the boy replied, "She ate all my bait."

     当妈妈提出让小男孩带着妹妹一起去钓鱼时，他坚决反对。“上次她跟着我，”他反对说，“我连一条鱼都没能钓上。”

   “我会告诉她，”妈妈说，“我保证这次她不再发出响声了。”

   “妈妈，不是响声，”男孩回答，“是她把所有的诱饵都吃了。”

Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy don not need to talk about it; they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as bird sings. We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.

生活之乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用戴上一张面具来伪装。 拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然地感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。 　　直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。

God works. 上帝的安排。

Not so bad. 不错。

No way! 不可能！

Don't flatter me. 过奖了。

Hope so. 希望如此。

Go down to business. 言归正传。

I'm not going. 我不去了。

Does it serve your purpose？ 对你有用吗？

I don't care. 我不在乎。

None of my business. 不关我事。

It doesn't work. 不管用。

Your are welcome. 你太客气了。

It is a long story. 一言难尽。

Between us. 你知，我知。

Sure thin! 當然！

Talk truly. 有话直说。

I''m going to go. 我這就去。

Never mind. 不要緊。

Why are you so sure？ 怎么这样肯定？

Is that so？ 是这样吗？

Come on, be reasonable. 嗨，你怎么不讲道理。

When are you leaving？ 你什么时候走？

You don't say so. 未必吧，不至于这样吧。

Don't get me wrong. 别误会我。

You bet! 一定，当然！

It's up to you. 由你决定。

The line is engaged. 占线。

My hands are full right now. 我现在很忙。

Can you dig it？ 你搞明白了吗？

I'm afraid I can't. 我恐怕不能。

How big of you! 你真棒！

Poor thing! 真可怜！

How about eating out？ 外面吃饭怎样？

Don't over do it. 别太过分了。

You want a bet？ 你想打赌吗？

What if I go for you？ 我替你去怎么样？

Who wants？ 谁稀罕？

Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。

Cheap skate! 小气鬼！

Come seat here. 来这边坐。

Dinner is on me. 晚饭我请。

You ask for it! 活该！

You don't say! 真想不到！

Get out of here! 滚出去！

How come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。

Don't mention it. 没关系，别客气。

It is not a big deal! 没什么了不起！

thousand times no! 绝对办不到！

Who knows! 天晓得！

Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。

Don't let me down. 别让我失望。

It is urgent. 有急事。

Can I have this. 可以给我这个吗？

It doesn't take much of you time. 这不花你好多时间。

Drop it! 停止！

Bottle it! 閉嘴！

There is nobody by that name working here.這裡沒有這個人。

Easy does it. 慢慢来。

Don't push me. 别逼我。

Come on! 快点，振作起来！

What is the fuss？ 吵什么？

Still up？ 还没睡呀？

It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。

It is a deal！ 一言为定！

Take a seat! 请坐！

Here ye! 说得对！

It can be a killer. 这是个伤脑筋的问题。

Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。

 It's up in the air. 尚未确定。

I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。

Right over there. 就在那里。

Get an eyeful. 看个够。

Here we are! 我们到了！

I lost my way. 我迷路了

 Say hello to everybody for me. 替我向大家问好。

Not precisely! 不见得，不一定！

That is unfair. 这不公平！

We have no way out. 我们没办法。

That is great! 太棒了！

You are welcome! 别客气！

 I'm bored to death. 我无聊死了。

Bottoms up! 干杯！

 

Big mouth! 多嘴驴！

Can－do. 能人。

Don''t play possum! 別裝蒜！

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽煙。

Make it up! 不记前嫌！

Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。

Any urgent thing？ 有急事吗？

Good luck! 祝你好运！

Make it. 达到目的，获得成功。

I'll be seeing you. 再见。

I wonder if you can give me a lift？ 能让我搭一程吗？

It is raining. 要下雨了。

I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。

Don't get loaded. 别喝醉了。

Stay away from him. 别*近他。

Don't get high hat. 别摆架子。

That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。

Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。

I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家。

Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。

Good for you! 好得很！

Go ahead. 继续。

Help me out. 帮帮我。

Let's bag it. 先把它搁一边。

Lose head. 丧失理智。

He is the pain on neck. 他真让人讨厌。

Do you have straw？ 你有吸管吗？

Don't make up a story. 不要捏造事实。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。

She make a mess of things. 她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。

He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很锐利。

Shoot the breeze. 闲谈。

Tell me when! 随时奉陪！

It is a small world! 世界真是小！

Not at all. 根本就不（用）。

Let's play it by ear. 让我们随兴所至。

Wait and see. 等着瞧。

Why so blue？ 怎么垂头丧气？

What brought you here？ 什么风把你吹来了？

Hang on! 抓紧（别挂电话）！

Leave me alone. 别理我。

Chin up. 不气 ，振作些。

You never know. 世事难料。

I stay at home a lot. 我多半在家里。

She'll be along in a few minutes. 他马上会过来。

I'm not it a good mood. 没有心情（做某事）。

He is a fast talker. 他是个吹牛大王。

Daring! 亲爱的！

 

She is still mad at me. 她还在生我的气。

I'll get even with him one day. 我总有一天跟他扯平

Hit the ceiling. 大发雷霆。

She's got quite a wad. 她身怀巨款。

I don't have anywhere to be. 没地方可去。

I'm dying to see you. 我很想见你。

I swear by the god. 我对天发誓。

Nothing tricky. 别耍花招。

You might at least apologize. 你顶多道个歉就得了。

Price is soaring, if it goes on like this, we shall not be able to keep the pot boiling.   物价直线上升，这样子下去，我们锅里可没什么东西煮饭。

None of you keyhole. 不准偷看。

You don't seem to be quite yourself today. 你今天看起来不大对劲。

Do you have any money on you？ 你身上带钱了吗？

What is your major？ 你学什么专业？

My girlfriend and I broke up. 我和我的女朋友吹了。

It was something that happens once in the blue moon. 这是千载难逢的事。

I'll kick you out. 我将炒你鱿鱼。

I have to be late and keep my date waiting. 我不喜欢迟到而让别人久等。

There is nobody by that name working here. 这里没有这个人。

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽烟。

He pushes his luck. 他太贪心了。

Nuts! 呸；胡说；混蛋！

I can't make both ends meet. 我上个月接不到下个月，缺钱。

It is of high quality. 它质量上乘。

Dead end. 死胡同。

Would you mind making less noise. 能不能小声点。

As we know, many people enter for the self-exam every year. Tomorrow is the day for the person who would like to join the self-exam. Well, I really pay attention to introductions of self-exam these days. In fact, I was waiting for the day for several months. Yeah, tomorrow is a special day for me.

 

I will go to cross my road of self-exam. Whatever the case may be, I have to hold out and never surrender, never! In order to realize my dreams, I should have studied much harder; in order to my parents will see better days, I should have earned money more and more. Surely, I admit that success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. But my dear friend, could you keep your happy days without money? I think everyone will say, “No”. we couldn’t enjoy our inner life if we are starving.

 

I have worked in this job for nearly one year. It seems the prospect in my present job is not very good. I wanted to quit this job, but I couldn’t! To look for another job is not too easy for me. What’s more, my work is very leisure, and then I have enough time to study for my self-exam. All in all, I won’t be leaving yet awhile.

 

Hope I can pass it smoothly. The god is blessing me! I thought there is nothing that can beat me down. I have the energy! I have the strength! I have the belief! Nothing is impossible! Thus, I can see the sunshine ahead of my dreams.

In the very early 1800's, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in an orphanage（孤儿院）in Old England along with several other children. Orphanages were dreaded（悲惨的）. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved. The orphanage was administered（管理）by a master and his wife who were results of meager backgrounds themselves and were short on love but high on discipline（纪律）. No childlike play, no expression of compassion（怜悯）, no understanding.

Every day of the year was spent working. They worked in gardens, cleaned, sewed, and cooked sometimes for wealthy children. They were up at dawn and worked until dark and usually received only one meal a day. However, they were very grateful because they were taught to be hard workers. John had absolutely（绝对地）nothing to call his own. None of the children did.

Christmas was the one day of the year when the children did not work and received a gift. A gift for each child - something to call their own. This special gift was an orange. John had been in the orphanage long enough to look forward with delight and anticipation（预料）of this special day of Christmas and to the orange he would receive. In Old England, and to John and his orphan companions（同伴）, an orange was a rare and special gift. It had an unusual aroma（芳香）of something they smelled only at Christmas. The children prized it so much that they kept it for several days, weeks, and even months - protecting it, smelling it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to savor（闻）and preserve it for so long that it often rotted before they ever peeled（剥）it to enjoy the sweet juice.

Many thought were expressed this year as Christmas time approached（临近）. The children would say, "I will keep mine the longest." They always talked about how big their last orange was and how long they had kept it.

John usually slept with his next to his pillow（枕头）. He would put it right by his nose and smell of its goodness, holding it tenderly and carefully as not to bruise（擦伤）it. He would dream of children all over the world smelling the sweet aroma of oranges. It gave him security（安全）and a sense of well being, hope and dreams of a future filled with good food and a life different from this meager existence.

This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man. He knew he was becoming stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He was excited by this anticipation and excited about Christmas. He would save his orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved（保存）it very carefully, kept it cool and did not drop it, he might be able to eat it on his birthday.

Christmas day finally came. The children were so excited as they entered the big dining hall. John could smell the unusual aroma of meat. In his excitement and because of his oversized（超大的）feet, he tripped（绊倒）, causing a disturbance（麻烦）. Immediately the master roared（吼道）, "John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year." John's heart broke violently（强烈地）wide open. He began to cry. He turned and went swiftly back to the cold room and his corner so the small children would not see his anguish（痛苦）.

Then he heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. "Here John," she said, "this is for you." John was touched by her youth and innocence（清纯）as he reached for the bulge（突出部分）in her hand. As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered. . . and then he realized what they had done. Each had sacrificed（献出）their own orange by sharing a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for John.

John never forgot the sharing（分享）, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day. John's beginning was a meager existence, however, his growth to manhood was rewarded by wealth and success.

In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His desire was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!

1．You're in the pink! ：要想说人气色好，“You look fine!”当然不错，可如果你说“You're in the pink!”就妙得多了，实际上，在英语口语中，巧妙使用一些表示颜色的词能使得句子非常形象生动。

2．He is bouncy：“他精力充沛”美国人通常说：“He is bouncy.”，而不说“He is energetic”，牢记一些日常对话中的句式是你生活中一把必备的钥匙。如：久仰，“I get mind of you”比“I heard a lot about you.”轻松得多。

3．Did you get lost：有人开会迟到了，你若对他说“You are late.”，听起来像是废话。若说“Did you get lost?”，则更能让他感到歉疚，可千万别说成“Get lost!”，那可是让人滚蛋的意思。

4．Do you have the time?：别人征求你的意见，问能否开窗户等，你要是说“You can do that.”就有点土了，用一句“Do you have the time?”就好多了。实际上，问他人的姓名，地址都可以这么用：“May I have your name?”要比“What’s your name?”礼貌得多，不过警察例外。

5．I would rather not say：别人问你不愿公开的问题，切勿用“It’s my secret, don’t ask such a personal question.”回答，一来显得你没有个性，二来也让对方觉得你气短。你可以说“I would rather not say.”(还是别说了吧)。

6．It’s on the tip of my tongue：有时候，你想说什么，可是想不起来，你可以说“Well…”、“Let me see.”、“Just a moment.”或“It’s on the tip of my tongue.”等。相比之下，最后一个句型是最地道的。

7. While I remember…：交谈时，你可能会转换话题，不要只说“By the way”，实际上，“To change the subject”、“Before I forget”、“While I remember”、“Mind you”都是既地道又受欢迎的表达。

8. I got it：遇到你不懂的问题时可别不懂装懂，“I know”可能是被中国人用得最多，而最不被美国人接受的一句话。当一个美国教师向你解释某个问题时，你如果连说两遍“I know”，我敢保证，他不会再跟你说什么了。用“I got it.”就顺耳得多，要是不懂就说“I’m not clear about it.”。不过如果你会说“It’s past my understanding.”或“It’s beyond me.”，你的教师一定会惊讶不已的。

9. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is not over yet.会议原定两个小时，不过现在还没有结束。

10. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?

你要不要看/坐一会呢？

11. I’m supposed to go on a diet/get a raise.我应该节食/涨工资。

12. I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out.我恐怕这事不会成的。

13. Do you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗？

14. It really depends on who is in charge. 那纯粹要看谁负责了。

 1、想你，是一种美丽的忧伤的甜蜜的惆怅，心里面，却是一种用任何语言也无法表达的温馨。

　　It is graceful grief and sweet sadness to think of you, but in my heart, there is a kind of soft warmth that can’t be expressed with any choice of words.

　　2、你知道思念一个人的滋味吗，就像喝了一大杯冰水，然后用很长很长的时间流成热泪。

　　Do you understand the feeling of missing someone? It is just like that you will spend a long hard time to turn the ice-cold water you have drunk into tears.

　　3、我知道你最喜欢这首歌，我也知道你的心思，我想你。

　　I know you like this song most and I know what you are thinking about ,too, I miss you .

　　4、常常想起曾和你在一起的那些日子。开心、快乐、幸福、失落、伤心、痛苦的所有日子。很想你，很想你……

　　Those days when we were together appear in my mind time after time, because they were so joyful, happy, blest, disappointing, sad and painful. I miss you ,and miss you so much……

　　5、你知道么，有个人时时想念着你，惦记你，你含笑的眼睛，象星光闪闪，缀在我的心幕上，夜夜亮晶晶。

　　Do you know there is someone thinking of you and caring you all the time ? Your smiling eyes are just like the sparkling stars hanging on the curtain of my heart.

　　6、心要让你听见，爱要让你看见，不怕承认对你有多眷恋；想你的时候，盼你能收到我的真情留言！

　　Listening to my heart beating. Seeing how much I love you ,I dare to admit how much I love you .When thinking of you, I hope you can receive the passionate words I left for you!

　　7、千万个思念，在空气中凝固。扬起风吹向你，带着我的祝福，寂寞我不在乎，你快乐我就满足，想你是我的幸福！

　　Thousand of time I have thought of you .My heart is going high into the air and flying with my blessing towards you I don’t care loneliness. I am satisfied when you are happy and I am happy when I think of you!

　　8、不是因为寂寞才想你，是因为想你才寂寞。孤独的感觉之所以如此之重，只是因为太想你。

　　I miss you not because of my loneliness but I do feel lonely when I miss you. Only when I miss you deeply I feel so lonely.

　　9、长长的思念，就像风筝断了线，飘啊飘啊，飘到你的身边。

　　I miss you so deeply that my love just like a kite has broken its line and won’t stop flying until it reaches you at last.

　　10、好想，好想你！如果清风有情，请带去我对你的思念，这一生都为你牵挂；如果白云有意，请带去我对你的爱恋，生生世世都愿和你共缠绵！

　　Oh, How much I miss you! If the passionate refreshing breeze knows my heart, it can tell you that I miss you and care you for my life’s time. If graceful white cloud knows my heart, it can tell you I love you and would be together with you forever.

       11、一份不渝的友谊，执着千万个祝福，给我想念的朋友，温馨的问候。

　　For our ever-lasting friendship, send sincere blessings and warm greetings to my friends whom I miss so much.

        12、在这快乐分享的时刻，思念好友的时刻，美梦成真的时刻，祝你—新年快乐，佳节如意！

　　Wish you a happy new year and a good fortune in the coming year when we will share our happiness, think of our good friends, and our dreams come true!

　　13、但愿会在梦中再见到我心爱的女孩！

　　Wish to meet my angle again lovely girl in my dream!

　　14、难道你怕一个深爱着你的痴情儿？

　　Do you fear a love fool who is loving you so deeply?

　　15、我要幸福的昏倒了！

　　I am too happy to stand faint!

　　16、月亮代表我的心！

　　The moonlight stands for my heart!

　　17、过得好么？希望世界因你而美丽！

　　How are you getting on ? I hope that the word will become more beautiful because of you!

　　18、你在时你是一切，你不在时一切是你！

　　You are everything when you are with me, and everything is you when you are not.

　　19、我不知道我是否真的爱，但是我知道我不能没有你，如果地球将要毁灭，那么我要告诉你“你是我唯一想见的人”。

　　I don’t know whether I really love you, but I know I cannot lose you. If the earth is going to be destroyed I want to tell you that you are the only one I want to see.

　　20、遇上一个人要一分钟的时间，喜欢一个人只需一小时的时间，爱上一个人要一天的时间，可要我忘记你却要用上一生的时间。

　　I can meet a person in a minute, like a person in an hour and love a person in a day, but it will take me a whole life to forget you.

My love is like an ocean
It goes down so deep
My love is like a rose
Whose beauty you want to keep.

My love is like a river
That will never end
My love is like a dove
With a beautiful message to send.

My love is like a song
That goes on and on forever
My love is like a prisoner
It's to you that I surrender.

    On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, “Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years.”

　　The cow objected, “What? This kind of a tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I’ll give back to you.” So God agreed.

　　On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, “What you are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I’ll give you a life span of 20 years.”

　　The dog objected, “What? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I’ll give you back my other 10 years of life!” So God agreed.

　　On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, “Monkeys have to entertain people. You’ve got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I’ll give you 20 years life span.”

　　The monkey objected. “What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I’ll give you back.” So God agreed.

　　On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, “Your job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I’ll give you a 20 year life span.”

　　The man objected. “What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way, man! Why don’t we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right?” So God agreed.

　　And that's why...

　　In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!

     Tess was a precocious eight-year-old girl when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor’s bills and our house.

    Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no-one to loan them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, “Only a miracle can save him now.”

    Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.

    Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door.

    She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster.

    No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! “And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen in ages, “he said without waiting for a reply to his question.”

  “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick... and I want to buy a miracle.”

  “I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist. “His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

  “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.”

    The pharmacist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up.

  “I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

  “How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago.

  “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered barely audibly. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.”

  “Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the exact price of a miracle for little brothers. “He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

    That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

  “That surgery,” her Mom whispered, “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?” Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the faith of a little child.

     听爸爸妈妈谈起小弟安德鲁的事情时，苔丝已是一个早熟的8岁小女孩。她只知道弟弟病得很厉害，父母却无钱给他医治。下个月他们要搬到一个公寓房，因为爸爸已经无力支付医药费和我们的房款。

   “现在唯一可以救他的办法就是做手术，但手术费用非常昂贵，没有人肯借钱给我们。”她听到爸爸对满含泪水的妈妈低声而绝望地说：“现在只有奇迹可以救他了。”

   苔丝回到房间，从壁橱一个隐藏的地方拿出一个玻璃瓶子，把里面所有的零钱倒在地上并仔细数了3次，直到确定无误。

   她仔细地把硬币放回瓶子并把盖子拧好，悄悄地从后门溜出去，穿过六条街区，来到门上有红色印地安语大标志的Rexall药店。

   她耐心地等待着药剂师，可是药剂师非常忙，并没有注意她。苔丝扭动着她的脚弄出摩擦的声音，没有反映。她大声地清清嗓子，还是没反映。

   最后，她从瓶子里拿出个2角5分的硬币摔在玻璃柜台上，弄出清脆的响声。成功了！“你需要点什么？”药剂师不耐烦地问，“我要去接我的弟弟，他从芝加哥来，我们很多年没见了。”他没等苔丝说话就接着说起来。

   “我想跟你说下我弟弟的事情。”苔丝回答，“他真的病得很严重……我想为他买个奇迹。”

   “你说什么？”药剂师问到，“他叫安德鲁，他病得很厉害，爸爸说现在只有奇迹能救他。所以，请问奇迹多少钱？”

   “我们这里不卖奇迹，小女孩，很抱歉不能帮助你，”药剂师稍带温和地说。

   “听着，我有很多钱，如果这里的不够，我就回去取剩下的，请告诉我奇迹多少钱？”

   这时候，药剂师的弟弟来了，他是个穿着很得体的男人。他问小女孩“你弟弟需要什么样的奇迹呢？”“我不知道，”苔丝的眼泪涌了上来。

   “我只知道他病得非常厉害，妈妈说他需要做手术，但是爸爸支付不起手术费，所以我想用我自己的钱。”

   “你有多少钱？”这个从芝加哥来的男人问。

   “一美元十一美分，”苔丝用很勉强才能听到的声音回答。“这是我所有的钱，但是如果不够的话我再想办法。”

   “刚刚好，”男人笑着说，“一美元十一美分 —— 正好可以为你弟弟买个奇迹。”他一手拿着小女孩的钱一手紧紧握住她的手说“带我去你住的地方，我想去看看你弟弟和你的父母，看看我是不是有你们需要的奇迹。”

      这个穿着得体的男人就是卡尔顿•阿姆斯壮，著名的神经外科医生。手术没有支付任何费用，安德鲁回家后不久就康复了。爸爸和妈妈高兴地谈论着这件事情。

  “这个手术真的是个奇迹，奇迹到底需要多少钱呢？”母亲低声自语。苔丝笑了，她知道奇迹的真正价值：一美元十一美分，加上一个小女孩的信念。

Dear God,

 

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.

 

I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.

 

How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

 

How does a grown woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying: “I told you so”, when she could have uttered these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself—loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

 

I don’t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.

 

A daughter

       Accepts you as you are 接受原本的你
　　Believes in "you" 相信你这个人
　　Calls you just to say "Hi" 打电话给你只是想说声"嗨"
　　Doesn’t give up on you 从不放弃对你的信心
　　Envisions the whole of you 预期你总是尽全力
　　Forgives your mistakes 原谅你的过错
　　Gives unconditionally 无条件地付出

　　Helps you 帮助你
　　Invites you over 邀请你
　　Jest "be" with you 静静地在你的身旁
　　Keeps you close at heart 靠近你的心
　　Loves you for who you are 因你本来的样子而爱你
　　Makes a difference in your life 使你的生活与以往不同
　　Never judges 从不评价你

　　Offers support 支持你
　　Picks you up 扶你一把
　　Quiets your fears 止息你的恐惧
　　Raises your spirits 鼓舞你的心灵
　　Says nice things about you 跟别人述说你好的一面
　　Tells you the truth when you need to hear it 当需要时会告诉你实情

　　Understands you 了解你
　　Values you 重视你
　　Walks beside you 与你同行
　　X-plain things you don’t understand 为你解惑
　　Yells when you won’t listen 当你不理智时叫醒你
　　Zaps you back to reality 把你拉回现实

　　Maybe you have many friend, But how many of them can finish A to Z?
　　也许你有很多“朋友”，但真正能做到 A 到 Z 的又有几个呢？
 
　　Please have good care for your good friends. 请珍惜你身边的好朋友！
　　Show your friends how much you care. 告诉你的朋友你有多在乎他们。

Wen and Zhe are pigs. They have known each other and been in love since they were little. They love each other so much, as if there were no others in the world. Zhe takes very good care of Wen. When they have dinner, Zhe alway reserves the best for Wen. Wen grows fat happily under Zhe's good care.

But on a dark windy night, their master decided to sell the fatter one to the butcher's house. Watching Wen in her sleep, Zhe stays wide awake that night. He knows that Wen will be the one if things go on like this. Zhe decided to sacrifice himself. For the first time in his life, Zhe starts a fight with Wen, which breaks his heart so bad. However Wen tries, he never talks to her anymore.

After that, Zhe always has meals without waiting up for Wen, Wen starts to slim down because of the heartbreak. But Zhe gets bigger and bigger everyday. Zhe writes down "I love you"on the wall the night before death. Zhe is take away from Wen forever. "if works can't speak themselves, my death will say it all."

Wen finally sees what Zhe has done for her. She doesn't even have a chance to say "I love you" to Zhe now. Wen decided to leave the place that has the sad memory and live her own life, also Zhe's.

Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village halls.	我们的潜意识里藏着一派田园诗般的风光! 我们仿佛身处一次横贯大陆的漫漫旅程之中! 乘着火车, 我们领略着窗外流动的景色：附近高速公路上奔驰的汽车、十字路口处招手的孩童、远山上吃草的牛群、源源不断地从电厂排放出的烟尘、一片片的玉米和小麦、平原与山谷、群山与绵延的丘陵、天空映衬下城市的轮廓, 以及乡间的庄园宅第!
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering --waiting, waiting, waiting for the station. "When we reach the station, that will be it! "we cry. "When I'm 18. ""When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz! ""When I put the last kid through college. ""When I have paid off the mortgage!""When I get a promotion.""When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after! "	然而我们心里想得最多的却是最终的目的地! 在某一天的某一时刻, 我们将会抵达进站! 迎接我们的将是乐队和飘舞的彩旗! 一旦到了那儿, 多少美梦将成为现实, 我们的生活也将变得完整, 如同一块理好了的拼图! 可是我们现在在过道里不耐烦地踱来踱去, 咒骂火车的拖拖拉拉! 我们期待着, 期待着, 期待着火车进站的那一刻!    "当我们到站的时候, 一切就都好了! "我们呼喊着! "当我18岁的时候! ""当我有了一辆新450SL奔驰的时候! ""当我供最小的孩子念完大学的时候! ""当我偿清贷款的时候! ""当我官升高任的时候! ""当我到了退休的时候, 就可以从此过上幸福的生活啦! "
Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.   "Relish the moment "is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118：24："This is the day which the Lord hath made；we will rejoice and be glad in it. "It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.	可是我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站, 也没有能够"一到永逸"的地方!生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程, 而车站不过是个梦, 它始终遥遥领先于我们!    "享受现在"是句很好的箴言, 尤其是当它与《圣经·诗篇》中第１１８页２４行的一段话相映衬的时候, 更是如此："今日乃主所创造；生活在今日我们将欢欣、高兴! "真正令人发疯的不是今日的负担, 而是对昨日的悔恨及对明日的恐惧! 悔恨与恐惧是一对孪生窃贼, 将今天从你我身边偷走!
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. In stead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more, cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.	那么就不要在过道里徘徊吧, 别老惦记着你离车站还有多远! 何不换一种活法, 将更多的高山攀爬, 多吃点儿冰淇淋甜甜嘴巴, 经常光着脚板儿溜达溜达, 在更多的河流里畅游, 多看看夕阳西下, 多点欢笑哈哈, 少让泪水滴答! 生活得一边过一边瞧! 车站就会很快到达!

They tried to catch a falling star

Thinking that she had gone too far

She did but kept it hidden well

Until she cracked and then she fell

 

If all the history is true

She’s gonna end up just like you

You made it to the other side

But tell me who will be my guide?

 

They build you up so they can tear you down

Trust the ocean

Who is next?

Who’s gonna steal your crown?

You’ll see

 

I have learned my lesson well

The truth is out there I can tell

Don’t look back and don’t give it to their lies and goodbye

 

Northern star

Fulfil a longing in your heart

And we will never be apart

And if they dare to question you

Just tell them that our love is true

 

They buy your dreams so they can sell you soul

Is it any wonder we’ve lost control?

Feelings come

Feelings go

 

I have learned my lesson well

The truth is out there I can tell

Don’t look back and don’t succumb to their lies and goodbye

 

Live your life without regret

Don’t be someone who they forget

When you’re lost reach out of me

And you’ll see

She’s not far

 

Northern star

I have learned my lesson well

The truth is out there I can tell

Don’t look back and don’t succumb to their lies and goodbye

 

Live your life without regret

Don’t be someone who they forget

When you’re lost reach out for me

And you’ll see

She’s not far

Northern star

If you struggled to get up for work on Wednesdays, there could be a good reason – it is the day our mood reaches its lowest point.   Psychologists have found that, on average, people's moods remain about the same on each day throughout the week. Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most depressing day of the week but according to psychologists, midweek gives more cause for concern in reality. Wednesday represented the lowest point in the week as people were furthest away from the weekend that has either just gone or is coming up and often feel bogged down with work. To start their research, the University of Sydney scientists asked around 200 people what they thought their mood would be on each day of the week.   Most said their worst moods were on Monday mornings and evenings but they became increasingly cheerful as the week wore on, with their best moods falling on Friday and Saturday mornings and evenings. When asked why they believed that Friday and Saturday were best, respondents said they saw them as less-structured days when they could choose how to spend their time. The psychologists then asked a further 350 people how they felt each day. They found that, on average, people's moods remained about the same on each day throughout the week. Mondays were not as depressing as they had feared and Fridays and Saturdays were not as exciting as predicted. Professor Charles Areni, who led the study, said the day-of-the-week stereotypes stem from a cultural belief that people are generally happier when they are free to choose their activities compared to when they are engaged in paid work. In reality, he said, weekends do not often see moods soar because they are frequently dominated by productive activities that may require large amounts of energy and begin to feel like work. "Day-of-the-week stereotypes like Monday morning blues and Thank God It's Friday are largely illusions," he said.

如果每逢周三，你都要经过一番挣扎才肯起床去上班，以下事实也许可以提供很好的解释：周三是一周中情绪最低落的一天。 心理学家发现，平均来看，人们在一周七天中的情绪变化不大。 周一一直被认为是一周中最郁闷的一天，但心理学家称，其实到了一周的中段，让人们烦心的事情更多。 周三之所以是人们一周内心情最差的一天，是因为此时上个周末已经远去，新的周末还未到来，人们常会在这一天感到工作陷入了困境。 在研究之初，悉尼大学的研究人员对约200名受访者在一周内每天的心情进行了调查。 多数人称，他们在周一的早晨和晚上心情最糟糕，但随着周末的临近会逐渐兴奋起来，其中周五和周六的早上和晚上最开心。 在被问及为什么觉得在周五和周六最开心时，受访者称他们觉得这两天比较放松，可以自由支配自己的时间。 之后，心理学家又对350人进行了相同的访问。 调查结果显示，平均来看，人们在一周中的情绪变化并不大。 周一并没有想象中那么郁闷，周五和周六也并不像预想的那样美好。 负责该研究的查尔斯•阿雷尼教授说，人们通常觉得，比起程式化地工作，能够自由支配自己的时间更开心，“一周情绪模式”主要源于这种文化观念。 他说，事实上，到了周末，人们并不一定就会心情大好，因为这两天他们经常要从事一些会耗费大量精力的活动，劳累程度不亚于工作。 他说：“无论是‘灰色星期一’，还是‘谢天谢地，终于到周五了！’这种‘一周情绪模式’其实都是种错觉。”