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A Goodbye Kiss 爸爸的道别之吻 The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob stood up and jostled the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. "How embarrassing. I am getting so clumsy in my old age." Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said,"Come on, Frank. Tell us y...

Long Walk to Freedom 漫漫自由路 Then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free. I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people. The chains o...

Youth-Samuel Ullman Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. 青春不是年华，而是心境； It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. 青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝， It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; 而是深沉的意志、宏伟的想象、炽热的感情； It is the freshness of the deep spring of life. 青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 Youth means a tempe...

第1期 If I Rest,I Rust文本 The significant inscription（题词，铭文） found on an old key --“If I rest, I rust”-- would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most industrious（勤勉的） person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show sig...