• Pride and Prejudice - 2

    11-06-02 MR. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it....

  • 过去30年间 印度1200万女胎儿被流产

    11-05-28 加拿大全球健康研究中心的一个研究小组近日发表的研究报告称,在过去30年间,印度有1200万女性胎儿被流产,女性胎儿被流产多发生在头胎为女孩的家庭。研究人员还警告说,越来越多的妇女选择只生一个孩子,而重男轻女的思想在印度又根深蒂固,这样头胎女孩被流产的几率...

  • Missed Opportunities 错失良机

    11-05-25 I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, Ramanda, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done while Ramanda appeared to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too q...

  • 珊瑚孝婆

    11-04-22 This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. The Ans had two sons. The elder son An Dacheng married Chen Shanhu. Shanhu was a kind woman with a sweet temper. Dacheng's mother, Shen Shi, was irritable(急躁的) and fierce. She often beat a...

  • 闹忠义堂

    11-04-18 One day Li Kui and Yan Qing, two heroes in liangshan Marsh(沼泽,湿地) , spent the night in the town of Jingmen, which is near to the Liangshan Marsh. In the manor(庄园,领地) the squire(乡绅,侍从) told them that Song Jiang, head of the liang...

  • Daughter-in-law and daughter

    11-02-12 Two women were chating in a room, One asked, How is everthing going with your son? Oh,don't even mention it, what a huge misfortune!! The woman sighed: He is poor enough, and marry a extraordinary lazy daughter-in-law. She doesnt cook, not clean the...

  • 华裔“虎妈”教子方法引争议

    11-01-29 耶鲁大学法学院华裔教授蔡美儿的新书《虎妈战歌》在被美国媒体摘录后,立即成为中西方媒体热议的话题,虎妈蔡美儿提出的中国式严苛教子方法也引发了巨大争议。 Amy Chua watches her daughter Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld practice playing piano in her home in New Haven,...

  • All Right

    11-01-05 Hurrying my 11-year old daughter to school, I made a right turn at a red light when it was prohibited(禁止) . Uh-oh, I said, realizing my mistake. I just make an illegal turn. I guess it's all right. my daughter replied, The police car behind us d...

  • 英前首相布莱尔送爱女百万豪宅

    10-09-05 It is every parents desire to give their children the best start in life, but few would ever aspire to buying them a 1million house as a leaving home present. Unless, that is, you happen to be as wealthy as Tony and Cherie Blair. 每位父母都想给子女...

  • Milk

    10-08-26 The nurse has made up the bed so crisply(清楚地,易碎地) . Tucked the corners' rote origami(折纸手工) so soundly into the aluminum(铝) frame. Your lips glisten, moistened(弄湿) with a square of sponge(海绵) . I hold your handweightless thi...