日期：2011-03-01 One day in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God. Lord, I have a problem! What's the problem, Eve? Lord, I know you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals and that hilarious（欢闹的，非常滑稽的） comedic... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-02-11 An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony（苦恼） , he suddenly smelled the aroma（芳香） of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting（飘荡） up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-22 In the Warring States Period, a man in the State of Chu was offering a sacri fice（祭祀，供奉） to his ancestors. After the ceremony, the man gave a beaker（烧杯，大口杯） of wine to his servants. The servants thought that there was not enough wine... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-22 Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: 'If you are going to the south, why is your chariot（二轮战车） heading north? ' The man answered, 'My horse is good at running, my driver is highly ski... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-14 Tao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), wrote the well-known essay Peach-Blossom Spring. In it he tells a story which goes like this: A fisherman happened to come upon（偶然见到） a place called Peach-Blossom Spring. Sque... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-14 In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged（被包围，被困扰） the capital of the State of Zhao. Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally for assistance. He wanted to select a capable man to go with hi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-08 Xi Shi, a famous beauty, had a pain in her bosom（胸部） , so she had a frown（皱眉） on her face when she went out. An ugly girl who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very beautiful. Therefore when she went home, she also put her hands on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-24 King Sakka returned victoriously to his palace in the Heaven of 33. Next to it stood the mansion of his first wife, the reborn Good-doer. Outside the mansion was the garden of his second wife, the reborn Beauty. And there was the heavenly pond of hi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-24 At that time, so very long ago, there were some unfortunate ugly gods called ' Asuras（魔鬼，阿修罗） '. They had taken to living in the second heaven world. The one who had been Magha the Good in his previous life, was now Sakka, King of the Heaven... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-24 Once upon a time, when King Magadha was ruling in the land, there was a young noble called, 'Magha the Good'. He lived in a remote village of just 30 families. When he was young, his parents married him to a girl who had qualities of character simil... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-24 Once upon a time, an important adviser to a certain king was on his way to a meeting with the king and other advisers. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dead mouse by the roadside. He said to those who were with him, Even from such small beginn... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-28 Once upon a time, in Benares in northern India, the Enlightenment Being（启蒙运动） was born into the royal family. When he became king he was called Goodness the Great. He had earned this title by trying to do good all the time, even when the resul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-15 This is bizarre, Yin Anyan asked his family, Who on earth（究竟） killed my donkey? What? Yeah, somebody killed my donkey and left the skin in the yard. They went out to look. Looks like somebody ate the meat and left the hide. They were all pretty... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-14 Bandits（土匪，盗贼） had struck again in Fuyang! This time they robbed a dozen people. Then they chopped off（砍掉） their heads and their hands. All the people were frightened by such savagery（野蛮，凶残） . There were floods in Xiangyang. Hundre... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-02 The great Confucian（儒家的） scholar Ji Xiaolan (1724-1805) recorded this story. A magnificent boat reached the shore. The people there were surprised to see at a window a middle-aged lady, dressed in the splendid attire（服装，盛装） of a member o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-02 Li Chuntan was in charge of sending foodstuffs down the river to Dachangkou in Huaining, Anhui. One of his subordinates（下属，下级） , Gong Kai, came to him and said, I sure had a strange dream last night. What did you dream about? I saw this old g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-02 In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut（小屋） . His only companion was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步） on the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-02 Harry was so lazy that although he had nothing else to do but drive his goat out to graze（放牧） every day, he still heaved（发出） many a sigh（叹息） when he got back home in the evening after completing his day's labors. What a weary job it is,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-02 All the songs of the east speak of the love of the nightingale（夜莺） for the rose in the silent starlight night. The winged songster（歌手，诗人） serenades（小夜曲） the fragrant（芳香的，愉悦的） flowers. Not far from Smyrna, where the merchant... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-28 In a small pretty village in Nottingham shire（郡） there formerly lived a respectable Squire（乡绅，大地主） , who excelled（优于，超过） all his friends in amusements athletic, and whose manner of living was far from ascetic（苦行的，禁欲的） . A... 阅读全文>>