A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Sunddenly his son falls,hurts himself and screams, "AAAAAAA",
To his surprise, he hears a voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain "AAAAAAAAA!"
Curious, he yells, "who are you ?"
He receives the answer, "who are you ?"
Angered at the response, he screams, "Coward!"
He receives the answer, "Coward!"
He looks to his father ans askes,"what's going on?"
The father smiles and says, " my son, pay attentain. "
And then he screams to the mountain "I admire you!"
The voice answers ," I admire you !"
Again the man screams,"You are a champion"
The voice answers, " You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains,
"People call this ECHO, really this is LIFE .
It gives you back everything you say or do,
our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence i n your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything ,in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
YOU LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENGCE,IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!
都说看不懂，呵呵，所以我大概翻译下吧！
父子两人在山谷里旅行。突然，儿子不小心摔倒并碰伤了自己，他尖叫起来："啊--"他吃惊地听到山谷里也传来尖叫声："啊--"
他好奇地大声问："你是谁？"同样的声音传来："你是谁？"
他生气地吼道："胆小鬼！"山谷回应："胆小鬼！"
他回头问父亲："那是谁？"父亲微笑着回答："孩子，注意听我说。"
然后他对山谷喊："你真棒！"山谷回应："你真棒！"，
他又叫道：“你是第一流的”山谷回应:“你是第一流的”。
儿子很吃惊，但并不明白为什么。父亲解释说："这就是传说中的回声，但它其实也如同人生，无论你说什么或做什么，它都回报给你同样的东西。人生是我们行动的反映。如果你想得到更多的爱，你内心里就要有更多的爱；如果你希望自己的团队更有实力，就要增强自己团队的实力。这个道理适用于任何事，任何人生的阶段。你付出多少，生活就回报你多少。"
生活不是巧合，它是你行动的反应！
The Meaning of Life —— J.B. Priestley
来源：施谢晖的日志
Life is never just being. It is a becoming, a relentless flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build endure, and we will endure through them. The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death. Our flesh may perish, our hands will wither, but that, which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come.
Don’t spend and waste your lives accumulating objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal, for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth.
Add love to a house and you have a home.
Add righteousness to a city and you have a community.
Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school.
Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary.
Add justice to the far-flung round of human endeavor and you have civilization.
Put them all together, exalt them above their present imperfections, add to them the vision of humankind redeemed, forever free of need and strife and you have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope.
Love Your Life
However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and
call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.
It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults
in paradise.
Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.
The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house
as brightly as from the rich man‘s abode; the snow melts before
itsdoor as early in the spring.
I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and
have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town‘s poor seem
to me often to live the most independent lives of any.
May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town;
but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable
Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,
return to them.
Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。
它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。
甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；
在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。
也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。
视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！
不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。
万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。
我突然感觉这段朗诵在我脑海里的第一联想是威尔史密斯和他儿子演的
《当幸福来敲门》里克瑞斯加纳和他宝贝孩子在厕所边讲故事，哄儿子睡觉的
画面，虽然生活很艰难，但充满感动。
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings butshorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more,
but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less.
历史长河中，矛盾充斥在我们的周遭：楼房变高了，人的性情却急躁了；
道路变宽了，人的思想却狭隘了。我们花费的多了，拥有的却少了；我们购买
的多了，享受的却少了。
We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences,
but less time.We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge,
but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine,
but less wellness.
我们拥有的房子更大了，家庭却小了；条件更便利了，时间却少了。
学衔多了，却缺少见识；知识增了，却缺乏判断力。专家多了，问题却没有少；
良药多了，健康状况也没好转。
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little,
drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions,
but reduced our values.
我们酗酒，疯狂的吸烟，不顾一切的挥霍金钱。很少开怀大笑，开车一路狂飙，
常发无名怒火。熬夜直到很晚，起身满是疲倦，很少读书看报，看起电视没完，
极少祷告祈愿。我们使自己的财产倍增，价值却递减。
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to
make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've
been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street
to meet a new neighbour.
我们大侃特侃，很少仁爱友善，常怀仇恨积怨。我们学会了如何谋生，但不知如何生活；
我们延长了生命的期限，却不是生活的期限；我们能够往返于地球与月球之间却不能够穿过街道拜访新邻居。
We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but
not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered
the atom, but not our prejudice.
我们征服了太空，却征服不了自己的内心世界；我们的事业越做越大，但质量却没有提高。我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们可以分离原子，却无法驱逐思想上的偏见.
We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
我们写得更多，学到的却更少；我们的计划更多，完成的却更少。我们学会了追赶时间，却没学会耐心等待；我们生产更多的电脑用于存储更多的信息和制造更多的拷贝，
而彼此间的沟通交流却少之甚少。
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.
这是一个快餐食品和消化迟缓相伴的时代；一个体格高大和性格病态并存的时代；
一个追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的时代。这个时代有双收入，但也有更高的离婚率；
有装修华美的房屋，但也有更多残缺破碎的家庭。
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
这个时代有了快速旅游，一次性尿布，有了任欲横飞的道德，一夜情，有了超重的身体，以及使人从兴奋走向静止，再走向自杀的药物。
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
这是个陈列室的橱窗满满，而贮藏室空空的时代-----一个虚实并生的时代；这是个科技传递信息，你可以与大家分享其中见解，也可以随手删除的时代--一个我行我素的时代。
My advice to you is:
我给你的忠告是：
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones,
because they are not going to be around forever.
记住，花些时间与你爱的人们在一起吧，因为他们不能永远
陪在你身旁。
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to
you in awe, because that little person soon will
grow up and leave your side.
记住，说些善意的话语对那些心存敬畏，对你尊敬有加的人吧，
因为孩童终将长大成人，不能留在你身边。
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
because that is the only treasure you can give with
your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
记住，给紧挨着你的人来一个热情的拥抱吧，因为
这是你发自内心的给予他人的唯一财富，并且你不花一文。
Remember, to say, "I love you" to your loved ones,
but most of all mean it. A kiss and a hug will mend hurt
when it comes from deep inside of you.
记住，对你爱的人说“我爱你”，但最重要的是这是你的肺腑之言。
要知道，发自内心的一吻与一个拥抱可以修复心灵之创伤。
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for
someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time
to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
记住，握着他的手，珍惜着这一刻吧，因为终有一天他将了结尘缘，离你而去。拿出些时间去爱，去表达，拿出些时间与他人分享你心灵中的宝贵思想火花吧！
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
永远要记住：
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we
take, but by the moments that take our breath away
衡量生命的不是你呼吸的次数,而是你屏止呼吸的时刻。
How to Grow Happiness 种植幸福的三个步骤
Step one:
Plant yourself deep in a bed of faith, and pack it down solid and tight. Drench daily with positive thinking, and keep saturated just right. Mulch often with forgivenss, for this will help you grow. Quickly remove any seeds of worry, for they will soon germinate, and keep out the weeds of despair. Nourish disappointments with hope whenever it is neeeded, and always stay cool and shaded when you feel irritated or heated. Trim away guilt or depression, for they create decay, and cultivate with happy memories as often as
every day.
步骤一：
把自己紧紧牢牢地埋在“信念”的土壤里。每天浇灌以“积极”的思想，并始终保持湿润。经常以“宽容”来护根，这样有利于幸福的幼苗成长。一旦发现忧虑的种子，及时除掉，否则它们很快就生根发芽，同时也将绝望消灭在萌芽状态。在必要时，用希望来滋养失望；烦躁不安的时候，保持冷静。修剪枝叶，修剪去愧疚和沮丧，否则很快出现衰枝败叶。每天用“幸福回忆”细心照料幼苗。
Step two:
Harvest the lessons of the past; just dig, pick, and hoe. And
nurture the roots of the present, for now is when you flourish and grow. Start planting for the future; set your goals in a row. Spade the bed well for all your dreams to grow.
步骤二：
挖掘、收割、筛选，从“过往”收获经验。精心照料“此时此刻”的根茎，因为这正是旺盛生长的时期。有所计划与目标，着手种植“明天”。
翻掘一下泥土，为孕育明天的梦想做好准备。
Step three:
Remember that grief is a natural predator, so learn to tolerate some damage. Protect your garden with daily prayers, for this will help you manage. Bury the criticism and complaining, for they are injurious pests. Sow the seed of love wherever you may go--for joy, love, and laughter are surely bound to grow. Although the thorns of life may be here to stay, just sprout a smile along the way...and be thankful for what you have today!
步骤三：
记住，“不幸”是天生的肉食动物，明白它们带来的伤害在所难免，你就会对不完美多一份理解和宽容。每天“祈祷”，保护你的花园，这有利于掌控。将“批评”与“埋怨”这些害虫掩埋起来。将“爱”的种子播散到你足迹所至的每个角落，“欢乐”、“爱”和“微笑”就会生机无限地发育成长。哪怕生命“荆棘”满途，也要在一旁种上微笑的芽苗……不管一切如
何，为今天你所拥有的全部心存感激吧！
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best, from those that are learnd To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar.
They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves, de give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experienc
Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them bothers; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know, that he doth not
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtitle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. Nay, there is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body, may have appropriate exercises.
Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the lik
So if a mans wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the Schoolmen; for they are cymini sectors. If he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers" cases. So every defect of the mind, may have a special receipt.
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读书可以作为消遣，可以作为装饰，也可以增长才干。孤独寂寞时，阅读可以消遣。高谈阔论时，知识可供装饰。处世行事时，知识意味着才干。练达之士虽能分别处理细事或一一判别枝节，然纵观统筹、全局策划，则舍好学深思者莫属。
读书太慢的人驰惰，为装潢而读书是欺人，完全按照书本做事就是呆子。求知可以改进人
性，而经验又可以改进知识本身。人的天性犹如野生的花草，求知学习好比修剪移栽。学问虽能指引方向，但往往流于浅泛，必须依靠经验才能扎下根基
有的书可以请人代读，然后看他的笔记摘要就行了。但这只应限于不太重要的议论和质量粗劣的书。否则一本书将像已被蒸馏过的水，变得淡而无味了。
读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人周密，科学使人深刻，伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修辞之学使人善辩：凡有所学，皆成性格。人之才智但有滞碍，无不可读适当之书使之顺畅. 例如打球有利于腰背，射箭可扩胸利肺，散步则有助于消化，骑术使人反应敏捷，等等。同样道理，一个思维不集中的人，他可以研习数学，因为数学稍不仔细就会出错。缺乏分析判断的人，他可以研习而上学，因为这门学问最讲究细琐的辩证。不善于推理的人，可以研习法律案例。如此等等。这种心灵上的缺陷，都可以通过学习而得到改善。
【每天5分钟】高一英语晨读材料（短文30篇）
How long will it be before you find yourself famous? 眼球经济时代，速成“明星”究竟能红多久 “IN the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” US artist Andy Warhol made this famous statement in 1968. Back then, the only really famous people were pop stars and actors, political figures and war heroes – although things were changing. In just 30 years, his statement seems to have come true. Today there are countless individuals that go in and out of the media spotlight. The most common way that ordinary people today become famous is through reality shows. Both American Idol and Hunan TV’s have produced quite a few instant stars. The most famous person of this type is Scottish singer Susan Boyle, an out-of-work, plain-looking 48-year-old who came to international attention when she appeared on the reality TV program Britain’s Got Talent in April 2009. However, Boyle’s success was largely due to a video posted on YouTube. According to the BBC, the video 庞大的) 120 million times worldwide” by the end of 2009. had been viewed “a whopping ( Indeed, today many people showcase their own videos on YouTube and other sites. “This model m Davis for the Associated Content. easy for an average Joe (路人) to get noticed,” writes Jonita But 15 minutes is a very short time; most of these instant celebrities fade from view. If others show true talent or staying power, they may be awarded extra time to prove themselves worthy of media and public attention. But while Warhol emphasized the short-lived nature of modern fame, he also pointed out that fame is easier to get nowadays. If digital video cameras enable people to become reporters, why shouldn’t they also become celebrities?
元音和辅音是英语48个国际音标的两个基本分类；其中元音有20个，辅音有28个；而元音又分为单元音和双元音，单元音又可以分为长元音和短元音。 长元音(5个) /i/ read bee east /з:/ best end never /?:/ all awful fault /u:/ who improve rule /a:/ father possible impossible 短元音(7个) /?/ fit busy city /?/ alone possible suppose /?/ problem box stop /?/ relax happy active /∧/ hurry luck something /e/ fail train April /?/ good foot book A good cook could cook good cookies. (一个好的厨师可以做出好的饼干.） /∧/ hurry luck something /e/ fail train April 双元音8个 /ai/ China side time /ei/ game wait hey /a?/ Allow about hour /??/ Soul know smoke /??/ tour poor sure /ε?/ hair air bear /?i/ Join enjoy point /i?/ ear hear fear 辅音28个 /p/ pea pear pig /t/ neat tear tie
/k/ know knife knock /?/ few life safe /s/ rice price sip /θ/ thank thin bath /?/ rush mention pressure /?/ chain cheep cheer /tr/ Track tree try /ts/ carts mates rates /b/ boy bee bear /d/ need did dear /g/ good girl god /v/ view live safe /z/ rise zip prize /e/ than this clothe /?/ garage measure pleasure /d?/ Jeep jeer joke /dr / drag dream dry /dz/ cards maids raids /m/ memory time milk /n/ no low not /?/sing strong wrong / h / Help him her / r / rare roads Rome / l / Love left little / w / way what want / j / yet your excuse 口语训练对话： 1. —— Good morning/afternoon/evening. —— Good morning/afternoon/evening/Hello/Hi. 2. —— How are you? ——I’m fine, thanks. And you? /And how are you? —— Fine, thank you. 3. —— Nice to meet/see you. —— Nice to meet/see you, too.
高三英语晨读背诵、朗读材料（二） 练习错题集（这些是我们做错过的题，请仔细体会，每天背下3-5个句子） l. Each country, of course, in (城市名称前不用冠词) Copenhagen has its own particular priorities and concerns, which is why an agreement is so difficult to reach. (reach/ arrive at /come to an agreement达成协议，取得一致) 2. ---Have you told him what has happened to the company? —No, I will do that instantly he gets back from abroad.(instantly, immediately 连词，一…就…) 3. I had meant to meet you at the station this afternoon but I was too busy, for I was writing a report which I had to hand in soon. 4.The door opened and in came Jerry, and the party began. 5. –What beautiful flowers! Are they for me? --You guessed it !(你猜对了) I’m glad you like them. 6.--Remember the first time we met, Julia? -Sure I do. I was being treated in hospital, which I remember quite well. 7. Since housing prices are rising so rapidly late1y, further prices are quite uncertain, and the risk that(同位语从句) a new investment depending on them may fail is greater. 8.-lt seems that the manager is very unhappy. --Surely he is. You see, Steve left the company half an hour ago, with his work left unfinished. 9. –Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? --No, it had been raining for four days when we arrived. So the roads were very muddy. 10. I wouldn’t have picked the shades of yellow they picked, but it was fine –I got used to yellow. 11. When asked why he walked in without permission, he just stared at us and said nothing. 12. I would have come here sooner but I didn’t know that you were waiting. 13. The mountain, of which the peak is hardly seen, is the highest mountain in the area. 14. It was extremely dark in the passage so he struck a match. (strike a match划火柴) 15. Even if you have won great fame and success, without friends or family, with whom to share your happiness, your loneliness will make it hard for you to bear. 16. A lot of young people like Stephen Chow’s films because he can make a sad situation entertaining. -What you said just now made the audience confused. --Sorry, I should have made it clear. 17. On one occasion(曾经), Jack liked western food. But now he is especially interested in Chinese food. 18. The rainy weather will continue tomorrow when a cold air current is expected to arrive. 19. Being exposed to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin. 20. I t’s believed that if an event is astonishing, it will surely astonish the readers of the paper. 21．–Does your sister work as a teacher in Canada? -No, but she once taught there for 5 years. 22. Our country is developing at an amazing speed, which is what makes me feel so proud. 23. Having given a satisfactory operation, the doctor believed the patient would recover from his illness very soon. Having been given a satisfactory operation, the patient believed he would recover from his
If you waste today, you will destroy the last page of your life. 如果浪费了今天，你将失去你生命中最后一天。 While there is life there is hope. 一息若存，希望不灭。 I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. ( America) 我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。（亚伯拉罕.林肯美国） Never underestimate your power to change yourself! 永远不要低估你改变自我的能力！ Nothing is impossible! 没有什么不可能！ Nothing for nothing. 不费力气，一无所得。 The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor ) 凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝拿破仑. B.) I will greet this day with love in my heart. 我要用全身心的爱来迎接今天 Do what you say,say what you do 做你说过的，说你能做的 I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own. 我可以穿越云雨，也可以东山再起(Mariah Carey-through the rain) All things come to those who wait. 苍天不负有心人 A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step. 千里之行，始于足下。 Never, never, never, never give up (Winston Churchill) 永远不要、不要、不要、不要放弃。（英国首相丘吉尔） A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore) 只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔）You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor ) 人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员卓别林. C.) One's real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set himself.(Einstein Germany) 一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。（爱因斯坦德国） One thing I know,that is I know nothing.(Socrates Greek) 我所知道的一件事就是我一无所知。（苏格拉底古希腊） Cease to struggle and you cease to live. -- Thomas Carlyle 生命不止，奋斗不息。 -- 卡莱尔 Victory won't come to me unless I go to it. -- 胜利是不会向我们走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。 -- 穆尔
Starbucks invades Parisian cafe culture (1) The beauty industry (2) Holiday Headache (2) Arthritis all-clear for high heels (3) Disney World (4) Secrets to a Great Life (5) The 50-Percent Theory of Life (6) The Road to Happiness (7) Six Famous Words (8) Write Your Own Life (8) Starbucks invades Parisian cafe culture A form of alien civilisation has finally landed in Paris - unfamiliar green and black signs have appeared on the Avenue de L'Opera. It is the first Starbucks cafe to boldly go where no Starbucks has gone before, onto potentially hostile French territory. Its advertising posters on the Champs Elysee announce "Starbucks - a passion pour le cafe". But is the company aware of the risk it is taking by challenging the very birthplace of cafe society "I think every time we come into a new market we do it with a great sense of respect, a great deal of interest in how that cafe society has developed over time," Bill O'Shea of Starbucks says. "We recognise there is a huge history here of cafe society and we have every confidence we can enjoy, augment and join in that passion." And he may be right. Despite some sniffiness in the French press, some younger French are expressing their excitement that they will finally be able to visit the kind of cafe they love to watch on the US TV series Friends. In fact, for some, it is an exotic rarity, far more exciting than the average French cafe. Melissa, aged 18, says she can hardly wait: "I love Starbucks caramel coffee - it's very good and I like the concept that they're opening in Paris. I think Starbucks will be OK for French people." An American tourist is equally excited when she spots the sign - this could be just the thing to help her get over the occasional twinge of homesickness. "I love the French cafes, but Starbucks is so popular in the States and it's become part of American culture and now it's come to France, and that's OK," she said.
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高三英语晨读晚练3（教案） Step 1 Reading and memorizing [晨背词汇] 1．名词篇 absence缺勤；attitude态度；education教育；effort努力；experience经历，经验；graduation 毕业，毕业典礼；permission许可，允许；progress进步；scholarship奖学金；speech演讲，演说；outline提纲，要点，概要 2．动词篇 apply申请，应用；debate辩论；discuss讨论；follow跟随，听得懂；offer提供；praise赞美，表扬；refer参考，查阅；require需要 3．形容词篇 absent缺席的，缺勤的；brief简短的；confident自信的；patient有耐心的；present出席的，在场的 4．短语篇 be dying for/to do... 极想要…… be occupied with 忙于，专心于 make preparations for 为……做准备 keep ...in mind 记住…… put forward 提出 participate in 参与，参加 [晨背佳作] (2015·全国卷Ⅰ)假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿，要点如下： 1．栏目介绍；2．稿件内容；3．稿件长度：约400词；4．交稿日期：6月28日前。 注意：1.词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头语已为你写好。 Dear Peter， I'd like to...________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
英语经典短篇美文欣赏 【篇一：英语经典短篇美文欣赏】 一生必读的英文经典美文48篇一生必读的英文经典美文48篇新概念英语晨读系列：一生必读的48 篇英文经典美文上册，是英语听力频道英语美文栏目下的内容，48篇英语美文，mp3和文本。思想结 晶改变人生命运，经典美文提高生活品位。 【篇二：英语经典短篇美文欣赏】 目录： ??第一篇：youth 青春 ??第二篇：three days to see(excerpts)假如给我三天光明（节选）??第三篇：companionship of books 以书为伴（节选） ??第四篇：if i rest, i rust 如果我休息，我就会生锈 ??第五篇：ambition 抱负 ??第六篇：what i have lived for 我为何而生 ??第七篇：when love beckons you 爱的召唤 ??第八篇：the road to success 成功之道 ??第九篇：on meeting the celebrated 论见名人 ??第十篇：the 50-percent theory of life 生活理论半对半 ??第十一篇：what is your recovery rate? 你的恢复速率是多少？??第十二篇：clear your mental space 清理心灵的空间 ??第十三篇：be happy 快乐 ??第十四篇：the goodness of life 生命的美好 ??第十五篇：facing the enemies within 直面内在的敌人 ??第十六篇：abundance is a life style 富足的生活方式 ??第十七篇：human life a poem 人生如诗 ??第十八篇：solitude 独处 ??第十九篇：giving life meaning 给生命以意义 ??第二十篇：relish the moment 品位现在 ??第二十一篇：the love of beauty 爱美 ??第二十二篇：the happy door 快乐之门 ??第二十三篇：born to win 生而为赢 ??第二十四篇：work and pleasure 工作和娱乐 ??第二十五篇：mirror, mirror--what do i see镜子,镜子,告诉我 ??第二十六篇：on motes and beams 微尘与栋梁 ??第二十七篇：an october sunrise 十月的日出
晨读内容一 1、The words in module 1(第一模块单词). 2、Read the text from unit 1 to unit 2 in Module1. 3、Sing the song” ”. 4、Read a little story： I Don’t Like Her Bob goes to a new school. One day he comes back, “Bob, do you like your new teacher?” his mother asks. “I don’t like her, Mother. Because first she says that three and three is six, and then she says that two and four is six, too.” 我不喜欢她 鲍勃去了一所新学校。 一天，他回到家，他妈妈问他：“你喜欢你的新老师吗？”“不，我不喜欢她，妈妈。因为她先说3加3等于6，然后她又说2加4等于6.”
晨读内容二 1、The words in module 2(第二模块单词). 2、Read the text from unit 1 to unit 2 in Module2 3、Sing the song” ”. 4、Read a little story： A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。 “昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”
高三晨读英语资料 有很多的学校在早晨都会有一些 ___晨读，而且都是一些英语的美文，那么接下来给大家 ___一些关于高三晨读英语资料，希望对大家有所帮助。 The Happy door Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion anever-widening circle of ripples.As Stevenson has said, being happy is aduty. There is no exact definition of the word happiness.Happy people are happyfor all sorts of reasons.The key is not wealth or physical well-being, sin ___ wefind beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy. Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.But staying happy is anaomplishment, a triumph of soul and character.It is not selfish to strive forit.It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease.It causes people to shrinkaway from the sufferer.He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered.There is, however, a cure so ___ as to seem, at first glan ___, ridiculous; ifyou don’t feel happy, pretend to be! It works.Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, youattract them.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the ___nter of widerand wider circles of good will. Then the ___ke-believe bees a reality.You possess the secret of pea ___ ofmind, and can forget yourself in being of servi ___ to others. Being happy, on ___ it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into uni ___ginable gardens thronged with grateful friends. 翻译：快乐之门
新概念一生必读的英语经典美文第45篇：做你自己（双语） 新概念英语晨读系列之一生必读48篇英文美文，美文不仅可以开阔视野，拓宽知识面，还可以净化思想，涤荡心灵，使人生臻45. Do something for yourself 做你自己 As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday aftemoons at my grandfather's farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me. I was used to parlors neat as a pin that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!" 我小时候最喜欢在爷爷的农场里度过每个星期天的下午。爷爷的农场在宾夕法尼亚州西部。农场四周都围上了绵延几英里的石墙。房子和谷仓给我这个城市男孩带来了无穷的快乐时光。我习惯了城里整洁的客厅，似乎在低声说：“不要摸！”。 I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I'd wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stonewalls surrounding the property. My parents would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and crumbling. Still, my yearning to scramble across those walls grew so strong. One spring afternoon, I summoned all my courage and entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after dinner. 我仍能记得我8岁那年一天下午的情景。因为我第一次去农场，所以我很想上那农场四周的那些石墙。可我的父母是绝不会同意的。这些墙年深日，有的石头不见了，有的石头松动倒塌了。然而，我渴望这些墙的欲望非常强烈。一个春天的下午，我鼓足勇气，走进客厅，大人们午饭后都聚在这里。 "I, uh, I want to climb the stonewalls," I said hesitantly. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stonewalls?" Instantly a chorus went up from the women in the room. "Heavens, no!" they cried in dismay. "You'll hurt yourself!" I wasn't too disappointed; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather' s booming voice. "Hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let the boy climb the stonewalls. He has to learn to do things for himself." “我，呃，我想爬那石墙，”我犹豫地说道。大家都抬起头。“我能去爬那些石墙吗？”屋里的女人们马上齐声叫了起来。“天哪，不能！”她们惊慌地叫首，“你会伤着自己的！”我并没有太失望，我早就预料会是这样的回答。但还没等我离开客厅，爷爷低沉的声音拦住了我。“等一会儿，”我听到他说“让孩子爬那些石墙吧。他必须学会自己做一些事。” "Scoot," he said to me with a wink, "and come and see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventure. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred," he said, grinning, "you made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are." “快走吧，”他对我眨眨眼说。“你回来后找我。”接下来的两个半小时，我爬上了这些古老的石墙，别提有多肝硬变。后来，我把自己冒险经历告诉了爷爷。我永远也不会忘记他说
The road to success It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their business lives sweeping out of the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself. Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly start ed, my advice to you is “aim high”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “my place is at the top”. Be king in your dreams. And there is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on the line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it. The concerns which fail are those which have scattered their capital, which means that they have scattered their brains also. They have investments in this, or that, or the other, here, there, and everywhere. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” is all wrong. I tell you to “put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.” Look round you and take notice, men who do that not often fail. It is easy to watch and carry too many baskets that break most eggs in this country. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. One fault of the American businessman is lack of concentration. To summarize what I have said: aim for the highest; never enter a bar room; do not touch liquor, or if at all only at meals; never speculate; never indorse beyond your surplus cash fund; make the