recently divorced, i was in my 20s, had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices. i had no umbrella, for my old one had fallen apart, and i could not afford another one. i sat down in the streetcar--and t...
like the morning sun's early light, filling my memories and dreams of us with a warm and clear radiance. you have become my love, my life, and together we have shaped our world until it seems now as natural as breathing. but i remember when...
the blanketby floyd dellfloyd dell, born june 28, 1887, barry, ill., u.s. died july 23, 1969, bethesda, md. novelist and radical journalist whose fiction examined the changing mores in sex and politics among american bohemians before and af...
sunday , june 23rd fine it was a fine day today and the sun was bright . i visited beijing zoo with my classmate , zhang hong . the animals there were so interesting that allthe people loved them . when i saw a visitor throwing food to...
it is commonly believed in the united states that school is where people go to get an education. nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. the distinction between schooling and education i...
punctuality is a good habit. it means to do things at the fixed time. when others are late and you have waited for a long time,you must be angry. and then you should try to be punctual. so you will win others' trust. at the same time if you...
suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." the crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. it was full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put...
translator: ruth hung; ted barham; guang-yu li from oxford university inseparable, in life or death. wherever your dreams have rested, believe that life can last. the sky has lost its beauty, but you expect to stand tomorrow. wherever you a...
mei lanfang is considered as one of the greatest artists in the history of beijing opera. he was bom in beijing in 1894. his family was very poor. when he was four, his father died. he was supported by his uncle. at the age of eight, he beg...
red roses were her favorites, her name was also rose. and every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. the year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. the card said, "be my valentine, "like all the years before. each yea...