14-10-17 The swan is said to sing but once in its life-when it knows that it is about to die. A certain man, who had heard of the song of the swan, one day saw one of these birds for sale in the market, and bought it and took it home. A few days later, he in...

14-02-28 The feathers of a goose put the newly-fallen snow to the blush. Proud of this dazzling（耀眼的） gift of nature, she considered herself intended for a swan, rather than for that which she was. Accordingly, separating herself from her companions, she...

13-09-17 A crow was filled with envy on seeing the beautiful white plumage of a swan, and thought it was due to the water in which the swan constantly bathed and swam. So he left neighbourhood of the altars, where he got his living by picking up bits of the...

12-07-25 During the time of the Warring States (475-221 BC), there lived a well-known archer（弓箭手） named Geng Ying whose art in shooting was excelled by none at his time. One day, as he was standing by the side of the King of Wei, a flock of swan geese w...

12-03-29 Yi Qiu was known as the most famous expert at chess throughout the land. Once he gave lessons on chess to two men. One of them was completely absorbed in his teaching, listening attentively to Yi Qiu while the other, who seemed to be listening, had...

12-03-12 Black swan is the event that is a surprise (to the observer) and has a major impact. 黑天鹅事件指突然发生并且产生巨大影响的事件。 The term black swan was a Latin expressionits oldest known reference comes from the poet Juvenal's characterization of...

12-02-21 影片对白 Thomas: Yes, Nina? Nina: Do you have a minute? Now's not a good time. I get it. Thomas: Now is perfect. So... Nina: I just wanted to tell you that I practiced the coda last night and I finished. I thought you should know. Thomas: Okay, Nina...

11-09-16 The end of my sophomore year was approaching. Mom called me at the dorm one muggy（闷热的） evening during the last week of May. My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa, helping out around their farm. The arrangement made good sense...

11-03-24 Long ago and far away there lived a King. He was very proud of his eleven sons and one daughter. All of his children were good, kind and wise, even young Eliza who was still only a baby. The Queen had sadly died and after a while, feeling that his c...

10-08-24 Once upon a time, a very long time ago, the four-footed animals made the lion their king. There was a gigantic fish that roamed the oceans, and the fish made him their king. The birds were attracted to beauty, so they chose the Golden Swan as their...