14-09-05 And so, of all the influences which might have come to Clyde at this time, either as an aid or an injury to hisdevelopment, perhaps the most dangerous for him, considering his temperament, was this same Green-Davidson,than which no more materially a...

14-09-05 The imaginative flights of Clyde in connection with all this -- his dreams of what it might mean for him to beconnected with so glorious an institution -- can only be suggested. For his ideas of luxury were in the main soextreme and mistaken and gau...

14-08-19 Once upon a time two peasants attempted to pass each other, and their sledges became entangled. One cried, Give me room, I must get to town as quickly as possible. The other said, You give me room, I must get home as quickly as possible. Thus for a...

14-07-30 One day a minister went to visit a home in his new parish. A little boy was playing in the living room. Before his mother came downstairs to greet the visitor, the minister cordially（诚挚地） asked the boy, How old are you, my little man? I am five...

14-07-29 At the age of 16, Edely decided to leave home and join a theater company. His father was appalled（惊骇的） , A son of mine on the stage? It's a disgrace! he wailed. What if the neighbors find out? I'll change my name, the comic-to-be volunteered. C...

14-07-25 Fanned by the Los Angeles Times' very plugged-in Hot Property columnist and real estate reporter Lauren Beale, rumors have flared that President Obama and his family have bought a home in the California desert. 消息灵通的洛杉矶时报房产热专栏作家劳拉...

14-06-17 When it comes to managing boundaries between work responsibilities and home life, technology is our frenemy. Technology, specifically mobile technology, can be alternately used to maintain, erase or manage home and work boundaries along a spectrum....

14-05-03 据报道，西班牙国会近日通过了一项法律草案，要求儿童在家必须做家务。草案如果正式通过，孩子不做家务将属违法。 Spanish children may soon be required to help out with housework, under a draft law that has been approved by parliament. The measure, which w...

14-04-08 Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. Boss, he says, we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff. We're short-handed, Smith, the boss re...

14-04-08 Working at the post office, I'm used to dealing with a moody public. So when one irate（生气的） customer stormed my desk, I responded in my calmest voice, What's the trouble? I went out this morning, she began, and when I came home I found a card s...