生活的乐趣---The Joy of Living


　　Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside a mask. People who have this joy don’t need to talk about it, they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight into other lives as nature as a bird sings.

　　生活的乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如鸟儿高飞于天空般的自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用带上一张面具来伪装。拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴上，他们自然会焕发出欢乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然的感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。

　　We can never get it from working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It’s a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into our living, not from what we seek to get from it.

　　直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人。生活过的高雅，简单就会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。

激情浪漫与传统的碰撞


　　A trip is never complete without tasting some of the local food. In Provence, you will find dishes made with garlic, sweet tomatoes, and olive oil. Provence is also famous all over France for its delicious wine.

　　旅行时若不尝尝当地的食物，那么行程就不算完整了。在普罗旺斯你会找到用大蒜、甜西红柿和橄榄油调制而成的佳肴，这儿的美酒在法国也很有名。

　　The people there are well-known for keeping their traditions alive. They hold many celebrations, dances, and festivals. You can even see a bullfight in the towns of Arles and Nimes, or enjoy poetry at Orange’s ancient Roman theater with the stars shining above you.

　　当地居民以维护自己的传统闻名，他们经常举办许多舞会和庆典活动。你甚至可以在名为阿尔勒和尼姆的小镇里观赏斗牛表演，或在奥朗日的古罗马剧场中，伴着闪耀星空聆听诗词诵读。

　　Although Paris is the usual destination for travelers in France, you would be making a good choice by heading down south to Provence. It is a place well-loved by artists such as Van Gogh, Picasso, and Renoir, and it continues to impress any visitor who experiences its pleasures.

　　虽然旅客前往法国的目的地通常是巴黎，但如果南下到普罗旺斯也是个不错的选择。这里曾深受梵高、毕加索和雷诺阿等艺术家的喜爱，也一直让前来体验当地乐趣的游客留下深刻的印象。

　　--by Larry Smith

　　——拉里·史密斯

The ass in the lion's skin----披着狮皮的驴

　　An ass once found a lion's skin. He put it on, and walked towards the village. 

　　All fled when he came near,both men and animals.

　　The ass felt quite proud. He lifted his voice and brayed, but then everyone knew him.

　　His owner came up and gave him a sound whipping.

　　Shortly afterwards,a fox came up to him and said, "Ah, I knew it was you by your voice."

　　披着狮皮的驴

　　●有头驴发现一张狮子皮，他披着狮子皮走进村庄。

　　●所有的人和动物见到他走过来都逃走了。

　　●驴感到很得意，他高声地嘶叫，却被人认了出来。他的主人跑过来打了他一顿。

　　●不久，一只狐狸也跑过来，对他说：“哦，你一张嘴我就知道你是驴。”

　　寓意: 外表虽然可以暂时掩盖一个人的缺点，但它很容易被揭穿。

炽热的爱恋与甜蜜的喜欢


若你不再喜欢一个人，只需捂上耳朵；若你紧闭双眼，只会将爱化作一滴泪，永存心间。

　　In front of the person you love, your heart beats faster, but in front of the person you like, you get happy.

　　In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring, but in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

　　If you look into the eyes of the one you love, you blush, but if you look into the eyes of the person you like, you smile.

　　If front of the person you love, you can’t say everything on your mind, but in front of the person you like, you can.

　　In front of the person you love, you tend to get shy, but in front of the person you like, you can show your own self.

　　You can’t look straight into the eyes of the one you love, but you can always smile into the eyes of the one you like.

　　When the one you love is crying, you cry with him, but when the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

　　The feeling of love starts from the eye, and the feeling of like starts from the ears.

　　So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears. But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a teardrop and remains in your heart forever after.

What It Means To Be adopted ----收养的意味

　　I believe every person has a heart and if you can reach it, you can make a difference.

　　------ Uli Derickson 

　　Teacher Debbie Moon's first-granders were disussing a picture of a family.One little boy in the picture had different color hair than other family members.

　　One child suggested that he was adopted, and a little girl named Jocelynn said ,"I know all about adoptions beacuse I'm adopted."

　　"What does it mean to be adopted?"asked another child.

　　"It means,"said jocelynn,"that you grew in your mother's heart instead of her tummy."

　　黛比.穆恩老师的一年级生正在谈论着一幅印着一家人的图片。图中小男孩的头发颜色与其他的家人不同。

　　一个小孩子说那男孩是被人收养的，于是一个叫约瑟琳的小女孩就说：“我完全知道收养是怎么一回事，因为我就是被人收养的。”

　　“被人收养意味着什么呢？”另一个小孩问道。

　　“那意味着，”约瑟琳说，“你是在母亲的心理长大的，而不是肚子里。”

精彩缤纷广告词


　　商家为了赚钱竞相推出促销高招，有时竟不惜花费大笔金钱进行商品炒作，广告包装便是他们的最爱，就连广告词都是煞费苦心，精心设计的，不信，你听…

　　1. Different cultures seek advice in different ways. But when it comes to money, more and more people seek advice from HSBC. With over 7,000 offices in some 80 countries, our experience may prove to be a financial blessing. Whether you’re opening an internet café, or starting a new business, whatever your financial needs, we never underestimate the importance of local knowledge. HSBC. The world’s local bank.

　　文化不同咨询时的选择就会不同。但说到理财，越来越多的人选择…银行。我们在大约80个国家设立了7000多家办事处。我们的经验能让您相信我们是您理财的福音。无论您是在开设网吧还是创办新店，无论您对理财有何种要求，我们都不会低估本地化的重要性。…银行，世界的地方银行。

　　2. “I’ve a great respect for the sun. I believe in the sun.” he also has a thing about trees. And in the embers of a wood-burning stove, he sees a power plant of the future. “Fossil fuels, on their own, can’t be the answer.” He believes that almost half our energy could one day come from renewable sources, like solar panels, and sustainable forests. He’s been called a dreamer and a crank. “ And I’ve been called a hippie.” And more recently, a project manager for Shell.

　　“我崇拜太阳，我信赖太阳”，他也对树木另有一番看法。在一个燃烧木材的火炉的炉灰中，他看到了未来的能源工厂。“化石燃料本身不可能成为未来能源”。他相信，我们的能源几乎有一半将会来自可更新材料，诸如太阳能电池板和可持续发展的森林。他曾一度被人称为空想家，怪人。“别人叫我嬉皮士。”然而最近，他是…的项目经理。

　　3. Dengue fever is transmitted by Aedes albopictus, a mosquito commonly found in Hong Kong. To prevent local transmission of the disease, mosquito-breeding places must be eliminated. Containers that can hold water, such as empty soft-drink cans, and empty lunchboxes, must be disposed of properly. Disused tires tured or wrapped up to avoid water accumulation. Let’s remove stagnant water. Eliminate mosquitoes for healthy living.

　　登革热的传播要靠白纹伊蚊，这种蚊虫在香港随处可见。要防止该疾病的传播，就必须对蚊虫滋生的地方进行清理。空饮料瓶，空午餐盒等可以装水的物品，必须得到妥善处理。空地上的废弃轮胎应该用针戳穿或包起来以免积水。让我们一起动手清除污水。消灭蚊虫，关爱健康。

How do women choose Mr Right: It's in his kiss!----揭秘为何“一吻定情”？

Winning a first kiss is enough of a challenge for most male suitors.

But getting the act itself right may be even more important - because apparently it can determine whether a relationship blooms.

According to scientists, women often judge men on the quality of the first kiss.

The pressure to perform, they say, rests mainly with men, because women have developed kissing as an evolutionary tool to find their Mr. Rights.

The research into the psychology of kissing uncovered a "complicated exchange of information" during a kiss.

Tongue contact and the exchange of saliva were found to help both sexes make subconscious assessments about each other. Women's breath can indicate hormone levels and fertility, while male saliva will have traces of the sex hormone testosterone.

Bad breath, as well as being unpleasant, can be interpreted by would-be lovers as a sign of health problems.

Researchers at New York's University at Albany questioned 1,000 students about their views on kissing.

The study, published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology, found that women "place more emphasis on a kiss and are more reliant on kissing as a mate assessment technique" than men.

Most women said that kissing was so integral to an intimate relationship that they wouldn't contemplate sex without it.

Psychologist Gordon Gallup, who led the study, said: "While many forces lead two people to connect romantically, the kiss - particularly the first one - can be a deal-breaker.

对于大多数男性追求者来说，赢得第一个吻可谓一大挑战。

但这个吻本身可能更重要，因为这一吻能决定两人的感情能否开花结果。

科学家称，女性常会根据第一个吻的质量来评判对方。

而这一吻的压力主要在于男性，因为女性已将“接吻”发展成了一种用于寻找“白马王子”的“进化手段”。

该项有关接吻心理学的研究发现，在接吻的过程中，存在“复杂的信息交流”。

科学家发现，舌头的接触及唾液的交换有助于男女双方对彼此做出潜意识判断。女性的呼吸能反映其激素水平和生育能力，而男性的唾液则能体现其睾丸激素的水平。

口气不清新或让人不舒服会被对方视为身体不健康的标志。

奥尔巴尼纽约大学的研究人员对1000名学生的“接吻观”进行了调查。

调查发现，女性比男性“更看重接吻，而且更依赖它作为评判对方的手段”。该研究结果在《进化心理学》期刊上发表。

大多数女性称，接吻是亲密关系必不可少的因素，如果没有接吻，她们不会考虑性接触。

该调查的负责人、心理学家戈登•盖勒普说：“尽管让两人结合的力量有很多，但接吻——尤其是初吻，可能会毁了一份恋情。”

好好的想想



Today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of view;

　　今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘；

　　We spend more,but enjoy less;

　　我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；

　　We have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;

　　我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；

　　We have more compromises,but less time;

　　我们妥协更多，时间更少；

　　We have more knowledge,but less judgment;

　　我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；

　　We have more medicines,but less health;

　　我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意；

　　We have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;

　　我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了；

　　We talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;

　　我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了；

　　We reached the Moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our neighbors;

　　我们可以往返月球，但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍；

　　We have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;

　　我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；

　　We have highter income,but less morals;

　　我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；

　　These are times with more liberty,but less joy;

　　我们的时代更加自由了，但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少；

　　We have much more food,but less nutrition;

　　我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；

　　These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;

　　现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入，但离婚的现象越来越多了；

　　These are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;

　　现在的住房越来越精致，但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭；

　　That's why I propose,that as of today;

　　这就是我为什么要说，让我们从今天开始；

　　You do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.

　　不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别；

　　Search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs;

　　寻找更我的知识，多读一些书，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法；

　　Spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;

　　花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起，吃你爱吃的食物，去你想去的地方；

　　Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;

　　生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；

　　Use your crystal goblets.Do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.

　　举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！

　　Remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";

　　从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”；

　　Let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!

　　曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信，就在今天吧！

　　Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;

　　告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；

　　Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;

　　不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；

　　Every day,every hour,and every minute is special;

　　每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别；

　　And you don't know if it will be your last.

　　你无从知道这是否最后刻。

我的野蛮祖母



　　My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared matriarch of our New York family back in the 1950s.

　　20世纪50年代我们家住在纽约，当时祖母是一家之主，也是一个令人敬畏的强悍女人。

　　When I was five years old, she invited some friends and relatives to her Bronx apartment for a party. Among the guests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well in business. His wife was proud of their social status and let everyone at the party know it. They had a little girl about my age who was spoiled and very much used to getting her own way.

　　我5岁那年，她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到布朗克斯的公寓里聚会。在客人中有个做生意发了财的大款，他的妻子神气地向大家炫耀他们家的社会地位。他们有个娇气的小女儿，年纪跟我差不多，脾气很蛮横。

　　Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She considered them the most important members of her social circle and worked hard at currying their favor.

　　祖母殷勤地伺候着那个大款和他的家人，她把他们看作是她的社交圈里最重要的人物，因此她不遗余力地逢迎他们。

　　At one point during the party, I made my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl opened the bathroom door and grandly walked in. I was still sitting down.

　　晚会进行中，我走进了洗手间并随手把门关上。大概一两分钟后，我当时还坐在马桶上，那个小女孩推开洗手间的门，大模大样地走了进来。

　　"Don't you know that little girls aren't supposed to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?" I hollered.

　　“难道你不知道当一个男孩在使用洗手间的时候女孩子是不可以进来的吗！？”我生气地嚷着说。

　　The surprise of my being there, along with the indignation I had heaped upon her, stunned the little girl. Then she started to cry. She quickly closed the door, ran to the kitchen, and tearfully complained to her parents and my grandmother.

　　听到我生气的吼声，她一下子惊呆了，然后“哇”的一声哭了起来。她飞快地关上门向厨房跑去，边哭边向她的父母和我的祖母告状。

　　Most of the partygoers had overheard my loud remark and were greatly amused by it. But not Grandmother.

　　大多数的客人其实都听到了我的怒骂声，他们都被逗乐了，可祖母一点都没笑。

　　She was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest tongue-lashing of my young life. Grandmother yelled that I was impolite and rude and that I had insulted that nice little girl. The guests watched and winced in absolute silence. So forceful was my grandmother's personality that no one dared stand up for me.

　　当我从洗手间出来，祖母劈头盖脸地把我骂了一通，骂我没礼貌、少教养、冲撞了那可爱的小女孩。客人们都在静静地看着，我的祖母实在太霸道了，根本没有人敢为我说话。

　　After her harangue was over and I had been dismissed, the party continued, but the atmosphere was much more subdued.

　　等她骂完叫我滚开之后，晚会继续进行，但气氛已经大大减弱。

　　Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a torrent of water streaming out from under the door.

　　可二十分钟之后，一切全都变了。当祖母从洗手间走过的时候，她发现有股水流从门缝里涌出来。

　　She shrieked twice—first in astonishment, then in rage. She flung open the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the faucets were going at full blast.

　　她先是惊异地叫了一声，很快又愤怒地尖叫起来。她猛力地撞开洗手间的门，发现洗手盆和浴缸都被塞子塞住了，水龙头被拧到最大，水正哗啦啦地直流。

　　Everyone knew who the culprit was. The guests quickly formed a protective barricade around me, but Grandmother was so furious that she almost got to me anyway, flailing her arms as if trying to swim over the crowd.

　　每个人都知道是谁搞的鬼，客人们马上在我周围形成了一堵人墙保护我。愤怒的祖母使劲地挥舞着双手，样子就像在人堆里游泳一样。好几次她差点够着我。

　　Several strong men eventually moved her away and calmed her down, although she sputtered and fumed for quite a while.

　　最后几个魁梧的男人才把祖母制住，把她拉开让她冷静下来，但她还是气急败坏地嚷了好一阵子。

　　My grandfather took me by the hand and sat me on his lap in a chair near the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience. Rarely did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he argue with his wife or defy her wishes.

　　祖父这时走了过来，牵着我的手到靠窗的一张椅子上坐下，还把我抱到他的膝盖上坐。祖父的性格好，脾气也特别好。他很少提高嗓门和别人说话，也从来没有和祖母吵架，也从来没有违背过祖母的意愿。

　　He looked at me with much curiosity, not at all angry or upset. "Tell me," he asked, "why did you do it?" 

　　他很好奇地打量着我，没有半点生气或烦恼的样子，“告诉我，”他说，“你为什么要这样做呢？”

　　"Well, she yelled at me for nothing," I said earnestly. "Now she's got something to yell about."

　　“是这样的，她先无缘无故地骂了我一顿，”我认真地说，“这回她骂我就有理由了！”

　　Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling.

　　祖父没有马上说话，他只是坐在那儿，笑眯眯地看着我。

　　"Eric," he said at last, "you are my revenge."

　　最后他终于开口说：“艾里克，我的乖孙子，你总算替爷爷出了口气！”



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与比尔·盖茨面对面


　　Before Microsoft came along, there really was no software industry was just a few companies selling very high-priced software only to companies, big companies. The idea of  low-cost software that would be empowering for individuals and that them could be literally around the world hundreds of thousands of these successful companies-that was part of the Microsoft dream. And in fact, the software industry is 10,000 times bigger because of the work we do. The vast majority of all the revenue in the software business is because Microsoft has a uniform platform that has gotten out to go around the world. And so in every country we've helped companies grow up, create jobs, pay taxes around the software world. The main competitors who don't like us are actually hardware companies who have been used to charging very high prices for the hardware and the PCs changed that.

　　微软成立之前并没有真正的软件业,只有几家公司向另外一些大公司以高昂价格销售软件而已。低成本软件的意念适用于个人,并在世界上拥有无数家成功的公司一一那是微软的部分梦想。事实上,经过我们的努力,软件业的规模已经扩大了一万倍。软件业的收益如此巨大是因为微软有一个标准的平台应用于全世界。所以在每一个国家,我们都在软件业中帮助公司发展、创造就业机会、交纳税款。和我们想法不一样的主要竞争者——实际上是硬件公司，他们习惯于高价销售硬件,而个人电脑改变了这种现象。

　　It's hard to think of a business that's had a more positive effect for customers than the PC business. The rate of product improvement, the kind of empowerment it provides, its ability to create and stay in touch. You known the closest comparison is when publishing came along and people had books. Of course books created a problem. You know, the people wanted to control things didn't like books, the people who wanted to sell high-priced hand written things didn't like the printing press. But overwhelming it was something that people knew really that it was very positive. The same thing's happened with the PC. There's no company that in terms of our work has gotten as positive feedback and you how has gotten as broad a set of users. Those users are always telling us what they'd like to see us make better, and that's partly why it's a fun business because we get to make new versions of the software all the time.

　　很难想出有哪个行业能比个人电脑行业对客户产生更积极的影响。产品的升级换代频率使得创造力跟上社会的步伐。你知道,打个最贴切的比喻说吧,有了出版后,人们拥有了书。当然有书就产生了问题。当时人们想要控制书本,想高价出卖手写体的人不喜欢印刷品。但不可避免的是,人们发现印刷品确实是积极有用的东西。个人电脑也一样。在我们这一行,没有哪家公司得到过积极的反馈且拥有大量用户。那些用户总会告诉我们,他们想看到我们做得更好,那就是为什么它是一个有趣行业的部分原因,因为我们一直在出产新版软件。

　　Well, the vision of Microsoft is about information as you want it, any time, anywhere, any place. And this is an overall strategy about making it easier to write software, easier to share data, revolutionizing user interface with the speech and handwriting. And making reading off the computer as good or better than paper and so today we're as radical as ever in seeing that the horizons for software will let us get so much more than even what we have now.

　　微软的想法是,让人们得到想要的信息,无论何时、何地都能得到。这是一个总体战略,使得编写软件更容易,共享数据更容易,使用户界面的言语和书写革命化。使得电脑阅读与书面阅读一样好,甚至更好,所以我们今天跟以往一样很激动地看到,软件的界面将会注我们得到比现在所拥有的更多东西。

　　The digital future includes lots of specialized devices. If all you want to do is make a voice call, you will have a device for that, if all you want to do is take a photo, you'll have a device for that. The PC of course will be the device whenever you want to see a full-size screen to do anything with documents or web browsing or planning, you'll use that. Now sometimes these devices will be combined together and we have enough partners who make these devices that every possible combination will be tried. You know putting the phone and the camera together, bringing the wristwatch a camera together, and it'll be completely up to the market to decide exactly how they'd like to see these things packaged. But no doubt, the photos will go digital, movies will go digital, music will go digital, and so the ability of the user to share and enrichen these things will be dramatically better than it's been without digital. 

　　一个数码未来包括有很多专业工具。如果你想打一个声音电话,你会有专门的工具如果你想拍照,你也会有专门的工具。当然个人电脑就是这工具,每当你想利用全屏幕处理文件或上网或制订计划,你就可以用到它。现在这些工具有时候会组合使用,我们有许多制造这些工具的合作伙伴,从而使得每种可能的组合都得到过尝试。你想想,把电话和照相机组合起来,把手表和照相机组合起来,完全接照市场的要求来确定如何包装这些东西。但毫无疑义的是,照片会数码化,电影会数码化,音乐会数码化,于是用户能比无数码时代要更好得多地去共享并丰富这些资源。