日期：2010-06-18 On Sundays my father always wore that dull（呆滞的，阴暗的） gray apron（围裙） the one with the race cars all over it. The ritual（仪式，惯例） began after breakfast when Dad always announced: Go ahead everyone. I'll take care of the dishes! With t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-02 Our parents divorced when Karen was a toddler（幼童） , and a few years later we were blessed with the best of a complicated world - a father and a stepfather. The situation wound up（紧张的，兴奋的） a bit confusing later on down the road. Especial... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-02 I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-06-02 Why and how I got myself into this situation is still unclear to me. A lady friend, a quite good looking lady friend, asked me to check her two cats while she was out of town for several days. I said, Sure. I thought to myself, How difficult could i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-26 The cabby（计程车司机，马车车夫） has his point of view. It is more single-minded, perhaps, than that of a follower of any other calling. From the high, swaying seat of his hansom（二轮轻马车） he looks upon his fellowmen as nomadic（游牧的，流浪的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-05-05 I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus（病毒） that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-02-24 哎呀，老天爷你就从来没到这个车站来过？他指向杂志摊。我一直就在那儿。那个摊儿是我的。我看过每个上楼的人。 她的脸色开始变得有些苍白。过了一会儿，她向楼梯看去，声音微弱地说：我我过去一直没上这个楼梯。你看，我昨天出城是去办点公事噢，哈里！然后，她伸手搂... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-01-04 I was born with a rare birth defect天生缺陷 called TARSA Syndrome综合症 , which means I am missing the radius桡骨，半径 bone in my forearms. My arms were shorter because of this condition, but I never thought of myself as different. I don't like bei... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-12-11 Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate. I think about our elementary-school friendship, but some memories have blurred使模糊不清 . What happened that day in fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me? Does she know that I've be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-12-11 As the sun rose over the horizon, I went out to enjoy the beauty of the grassland scenery风景，景色 . On the way, I saw a pair of red flowers blooming. They had flat petals花瓣 and were incredibly full of smiling beauty. Those independent flowers se... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-12-11 It is love that makes the world go round. And it is also love that has such power to overcome all difficulties. So we say: Love will find a way. As smile is a facial expression showing pleasure, affection喜爱，感情 , and friendliness, it is the comm... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-12-11 For years Tom Anderson's life was withered up枯萎 by the memory of his part in a fraternity友爱，互助会 adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife separated after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom cha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-26 Night had fallen over the North African desert, and our battalions（营） tanks were huddled（推挤，乱堆） in a protective circle. A group of my fellow soldiers stood around a radio. As I approached, one of them put his finger to his lips. From the r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-26 These days having a best friend seems so important to girls. You want to be special. However I have learned the hard way that having one best friend is not the way to go. It's so much better to have many great friends. As I was coming into Middle Sc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-26 My father, Julio Sr., was a prominent（杰出的，显著的） gynecologist（妇科医生） in Madrid and the most disciplined（遵守纪律的） man I have ever known. To stay trim and healthy, he exercised two hours a day by walking, swimming and playing tennis.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-04 OK, you can do this, I said, trying to sound cheerful. My mom sat straddling（跨） her brand-new bike, her new helmet falling forward over her eyes. She gripped the handlebars（把手） the way I had seen her grip the steering wheel in heavy traffic,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-04 My grandfather left Korea to live with us in New York when he was almost eighty years old. My parents fixed up the attic（阁楼） so that he had his own room. He wore traditional Korean clothes: shiny vests（背心） with gold buttons, and puffy（肥大... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-04 A simple girl who don't easily fall in love finally found someone she really want to spend her whole life with. They become friends, soon lovers. They really love each other. The girl gave everything and promised to the guy that she will never ever l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-04 I had this boyfriend who I really loved. Even though he wasnt my first boyfriend to me it seemed like he was. How I met him was very unusual. Not many girls get with their best friend's brother, but this girl did. I remember when I saw him it was lo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-04 Through my school years I never imagined of falling in love. I wanted to stay single just from watching my friends get mistreated（虐待） by their boyfriends all the time. On my junior year just turning 17 my best friend decides to set me up with a... 阅读全文>>