Fire and Ice
　　Some say the world will end in fire,
　　Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire，
　　I hold with those who favor [1] fire.
　　But if it had to perish [2] twice,
　　I think I know enough of hate
　　To know that for destruction ice

Beauty
　　There were a sensitivity and a beauty to her that have nothing to do with looks. She was one to be listened to, whose words were so easy to take to heart.
It is said that the true nature of being is veiled. The labor of words, the expression of art, the seemingly ceaseless buzz that is human though

I recently lost my best friend Arnold in an automobile accident while moving my family to our new home in Arizona. Arnold was an 8-month-old pot belly who taught me so much about love, devotion and companionship. I am devastated by his loss, but thank God daily for blessing me with the joy of having Arnold for his short life.

文：朱自清
　　燕子去了，有再来的时候；杨柳枯了，有再青的时候；桃花谢了，有再开的时候。但是，聪明的，你告诉我，我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢？--是有人偷了他们罢：那是谁？又藏在何处呢？是他们自己逃走了：现在又到了哪里呢？
　　　Swallows may have gone, but there is a time of return; willow trees may have died back, but there is a time of regreening; peach blossoms may have fallen, but they will bloom again. Now, you the wise

Before Two Portraits of My Mother
　　两幅母亲肖像前
　　I love the beautiful young girl of this
　　portrait, my mother, painted years ago
　　when her forehead was white, and there was no
　　shadow in the dazzling Venetian glass
　　of her gaze. But this other likeness shows
　　th

I've been working on the railroad
　　All the live-long day
　　I've been working on the railroad
Just to pass the time away
　　Can't you hear the whistle blowing?
　　Raise up so early in the mom
　　Can't you hear the captain shouting
　　"Dinah, blow your hom!"

Snacks are I suppose defined as things that we eat between regular meals. In fact, if you are eating something and it is not breakfast, lunch or dinner-time then it is a snack. So, if you are having an apple sometime in the afternoon then that apple is a snack. However, on the whole when we talk about snacks we are not really ta

Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday, but I wasn'tfeeling too hot that morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant andsay "Happy Birthday" and probably have a presentfor me.
But, she didn't even say "Good Morning," let alone any "Happy Birthday."
　　I thought, well...that's a wife for

"It's like anything else, dear," said Mama. 'No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won't want to do it anymore."
像任何事情一样，不管你在某个事情上有多少天赋，如果这个事情本身不再能给你带来乐趣，那你就不会再想干这个事情。
　　Better late than never.
　　亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
　　Papa's jaw dropped(往下掉) when mama told him that Sister h

　　Living Life Over
　　If I had my life to live over...I would have talked less and listened more.
　　I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was strained and the sofa faded.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble

　　Twinkle, twinkle, little star! 闪耀，闪耀，小星星！
　　How I wonder what you are, 我想知道你身形，
　　Up above the world so high, 高高挂在天空中，
Like a diamond in the sky. 就像天上的钻石。
When the blazing sun is gone, 灿烂太阳已西沉，
　　When he nothing shines upon, 它已不再照万物，
　　Then you show your little l

　　Teacher's Prayer

　　Dear white，
　　something you got to know.
　　亲爱的白种人，
有几件事你必须知道
　　When I was born，I was black.
　　当我出生时，我是黑色的
　　When I grow up，I am black.
　　当我长大了，我是黑色的
　　When I'm under the sun，
　　I'm black.
　　当我在阳光下，我是黑色的
　　When I'm cold，I'm black.
　　

The Flight of Youth

　　Mother Machree