A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The far...

1. Send a card for no reason--another cliché? Maybe, but everyone likes to receive a nice 'I love you' or 'I miss you' notes every once in a while.   2. Listen--this could ...

据说，只要你不是完美的模特，你的身材多少会接近三种水果体形：梨形、苹果形、香蕉形。“梨形”（pear-shaped）常用来戏谑“肩膀较窄、脂肪多集中于臀部和大腿的女性”。英语中，不完美的“梨...

  Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. Each is born with the capacity to win at life. Each person has a unique way of seeing, hearin...

如果读过小仲马的《茶花女》，不知你是否记得Marguerite（玛格丽特）的女伴Prudence（普律当丝），chaperon（女伴）一词曾在英文版的《茶花女》里频繁出现。 chaperon最初来源于古法语，表示...

  There was once a placid and beautiful town in which there were a couple of lovers who would often stay together on the top of the mountain enjoying the sunrise and by the se...

I have ever had abundant love experiences. My most impressive perception is that it is the best to be single.   When you love someone, all your attention is focused on him. Y...

汉语里有“巧妇难为无米之炊”之说，英语中也有类似的表达，不过得把“米”和“炊”换成“砖”和“稻草”。感觉怪异？不急，了解了它的渊源，也就不觉得奇怪了。短语“making bricks without st...

Almost everyone is waiting for something. Therefore, we are looking forward to time’s flying quickly so that the day we are longing for can come soon. Time flies away without anyt...

One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor fa...