Then a soft but distinct moan emerged. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. 接着，他听到了柔和而清晰的呜咽声。但还是看不见，索雷尔跪在滚烫的木地板上。 He crawled toward the sound,...
At first, Michael Surrell didn't see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors' home. 起初，迈克尔索雷尔没有看到邻居家窗户里冒出黑烟或火焰。 He and his wife had just parked around the corner from...
I showed up wearing two different-colored shoes to make a major presentation to an audience of 230 people. 我穿着两只不同颜色的鞋出现了，对着230名观众做一次重大的陈述。 This guy came into my Walmart back room, put on a ve...
Found this gem of an e-mail in the inbox today: 今天在收件箱里发现了这封珍贵的电子邮件: Client: Hello. My fiance and I are looking for a wedding photographer but are having some issues with the contracts we are coming across. 客户：...
After two days of heated wrangling, we got one of our vendors to agree to a 35 percent discount. 经过两天的激烈争论，我们说服了一个供应商同意降价35%。 As we were about to sign the contract, my boss, who had not been a party t...
Haven't you heard there are no dumb questions in business? 难道你没听说在商业中没有愚蠢的问题吗？ From these HR queries, that truism is clearly not true. 从这些人力资源方面的问题来看，这个老生常谈显然是不正确...
Nearby Montgomery boasts the World's Largest Brick Made of Bricks. 附近的蒙哥马利市拥有世界上最大的由砖组成的砖块。 We didn't stop to see it, but we did stop for five more giant chickenssome metal, some concretethat were stand...
My husband and I were driving down I-65, still in Tennessee but near the Alabama border, when a statue of a giant chicken caught my eye. 我和丈夫开车沿着I-65号州际公路行驶时，在田纳西州、但靠近阿拉巴马州边界的地方，...
Soon enough, there were other flags. A 9/11 firefighter sent one to Marceau signed by dozens of his colleagues, many of whom had responded at the World Trade Center. 很快，又出现了其他的国旗。一位9/11的消防员给玛索寄了有他几十...
One early morning last winter, someone broke into Shawn Marceau's truck. 去年冬天的一个清晨，有人闯进肖恩玛索的卡车。 That wasn't particularly unusualthieves had already hit him three times in recent months, even as the truck wa...
Quiet, Please! I'm Trying to Nap. 请安静一点！我想小睡一会儿。 I am a leader of a national college ministry and was discussing the book of Genesis with some students one day. 我是一所国立学院的牧师，有一天我和学生们讨...
Seven. Extra salt might be lurking in your meat, even if you cook at home and are very careful. 额外的盐可能潜伏在你吃的肉里，即使你在家做饭很小心。 According to the USDA, about 60 percent of all raw meat and poultry product...
One. Salt was so valuable in ancient Rome that soldiers were sometimes paid with it. 在古罗马，盐非常珍贵，士兵有时候靠它来赚钱。 In fact, the word salary comes from the Latin word sal, for salt. 实际上，salary这个词来自拉...
Six: Avoid Overweight-Bag Fees. Many of the major U.S. airlines recently raised their baggage fees, and an overweight bag can cost you an extra $100. 六：避免超重托运费用。美国许多主要航空公司最近都提高了行李费，一个超...
One: Winterproof Your Boots. Give your winter boots and other shoes a good coating of WD-40, which will stop water from seeping through to your feet. 一，让你的靴子可以防水。给你的冬靴和其他鞋子喷上一层WD-40，这将阻止水渗...
