子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。” Confucius said, “Since the age of 15, I have de...
今天看到了一篇由新概念英语的著者L.G.Alexander所写的文章,令我捧读再三,文章的题目是"The only way to travel is on foot".看完全文我愈发体会到这里的travel不仅仅...
Technical and technological skills will take on greater importance. There will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems--from computer systems to product distribution systems to...
Last Updated Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:48:34 EDT The repairs made to the space shuttle Discovery while it was in orbit are the first step toward other missions in the solar system, a returning astronaut sai...
Everybody loves the swimming pool. But how clean is the water in the average backyard or public pool? If you trust chlorine to take care of germs, you're in for a surprise. Chlorine and other disinfec...
Have you ever considered the possibility that the sun will eventually burn out? Don and Yael discuss that sobering thought on this Moment of Science. [OUTSIDE INSECT SOUNDS] D: Wow, what a beautiful s...
In this Moment of Science Don tells Yael about another weight loss program. At least this one has some scientific validity, but don't count on losing a lot of weight this way. D: One thing you listene...
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases...
More and more women have began smoking in the last few decades. One of the reasons is savvy marketing as Don explains to Yael in this Moment of Science. D: Yael, what's that in your hand? Y: Come on,...
Yael: Don, are you eating my tulips? Don: Just having myself a little snack. Y: Of MY tulips? I brought those in here to brighten the place up, not for you to eat!And who eats flowers anyway? D: Have...
We spent part of every day together for the next week. I knew I was falling in love, but dared not speak it. I couldn't upset our chances for a lifetime. 在之后的一个星期里，我们每天都会...
I followed him through a tour of the house, then accepted when he offered me a cup of tea. Barry had a sophisticated kindness about him and listened attentively as I chattered nervously about myself....
"This is a chance of a life time," I declared to my friend Stacy as I locked the door of my office and left the restaurant I managed. "It's every twenty-seven-year-old woman's dream to live in New Yor...
In a year the situation of Mr. Ralph Spencer was this: he had won the respect of most of the inhabitants of the place, his shoe-store was prospering, and he and Annabel were to be married in two weeks...
Yes, it was worthwhile investing money in the shoe business, he thought. There wasn’t a shoe-store in the place. The dry-goods and general stores sold them. Business in all lines was fairly good. 他想...
