漂亮的粉红色自行车

<正>One hot summer day I was sitting on my porch~1 with a yellow shirt and flip-flops~2 to match.My hair was in two pigtails. I was dripping popsicle all over the ground.一个炎热的夏日,我坐在门廊上,穿着一件黄色衬衫和人字拖鞋。我扎着两条辫子,融化的冰棒滴了一地。My daddy pulled up in my uncle's big black truck. He came out with a pretty purple outfit short set and the matching flip-flops.     

善有善报

<正>I had a quick thirty-minute layover~1 in Detroit before heading home to Toronto.I rushed up the jetway~2,knowing that my gate was on the opposite end of the airport,I got there with five to spare and stood waiting for Group 3"to be called.在回多伦多的家之前,我在底特律短暂停留了30分钟。因为知道我的登机口在机场的另一端,我快步冲上登机道。我提前五分钟赶到了那里,站在那里等待(广播)呼叫到"第三组"。     

谢谢,赫敏

<正>I remember her hair, bushy and brown, framing her face, high-lighting her bright eyes. I gazed at her, brow furrowed~1 as I struggled to understand why my dad was lying to me.我记得她的头发,是浓密的棕色,笼着她的脸,突显出細明亮的眼睛。我凝视着她,皱着眉头,使劲地想为什么我的父亲对我撒谎。     

Coincidence versus Overlap

Arata Isozaki sent me a letter, simply and politely worded, concerning my contribution to this catalogue. I noted in particular one sentence: "David Stewart [catalogue editor] would like you to write about how our paths might overlap in the next ten years." Being older than Isozaki, I am reluctant to anticipate what will happen ten years hence and will content myself with remarks about the next five years or so. I recall that in June 1970 we were both invited to speak at the Hiroshima Architects Association. Isozaki discussed a plan to depart from Modernism and     

一天最重要的40分钟

<正>Recently I had a talk in Beijing with an adult Chinese friend who was complaining(抱怨)how difficult it is to study English.No surprises there.It is a difficult language to learn,just like Chinese。最近我在北京听一位中国朋友吐槽英语难学。这并不奇怪,英语跟中文一样,都不好学。I made a few suggestions based on my own experience.One involved a very valuable fact which I learned from my high school Latin and Greek teacher.He had an amazing ability to memorize(记忆)things,like poetry(诗歌),speeches,etc.根据亲身经历,我有几点建议,其中也包括我高中拉丁语和希腊语老师的真传。那位老师对诗歌、演讲等记忆力超群。     

成功地失败

<正>My day in the sun had arrived—my magnum~1 opus~2 would be revealed. I had just delivered a memorized speech that I had prepared for weeks, and I was about to learn how the panel~3judged my performance. A hush fell across the room. The drum rolled in my mind, anyway.我在阳光下的日子已经到来——我的杰作即将揭晓。我刚刚做了一场准备了好几个星期的演讲,马上就想知道评审小组是如何评价我的表现的。房间里一片寂静。无论如何,鼓声已经在我头脑中敲响了。     

我会成为怎样的人

<正>Dumbledore advises Harry Potter,"It does not do well to dwell~1 on dreams.and forget to live."Of the many lessons I've learned through my journey with J.K. Rowling's Hany Potter series, I cherish this as the most important pyie.邓布利多建议哈利·波特:"沉湎于梦想而忘记现实生活是亳无益处的。"在我读J.K.罗琳     

Believe in Yourself and You'll Succeed

<正>本期点评名师杨淑玲女,山东省汶上县汶上镇第二中学英语教师。在教学中认真钻研,大胆创新。有多年从教经历,经验丰富。!!!When I was very young,I was so shy that I never go out to play with other children.One day,my uncle’s son wanted to play football with me,but I was afraid that the ball maybe hit my head.So I refused him.My mother was a little angry.She told me that I must     

甲壳虫进了我家院子

<正>I don’t know how dad drove home a Beetle car,which is so handsome,cool,bright,and modern.I didn’t response(反应)to it until my father took my mother and I home by car,with one-time payment generously(慷慨地).We have another family car,while mother and I are in surprise and excitement.我也不知道老爸怎么样就把一台帅呆了、酷毙了、锃光瓦亮、时尚的甲壳虫开回家的。等老爸豪迈地一次性付完车款,载着我和妈妈回到家里时,我们这才反应过来。在我和妈妈的诧异、兴奋中,我们家又多了一台车。     

一次意料之外的会面

<正>The rain fell so hard that I wondered if it was pebbles~1 instead of rain that fell on my head.I walked faster through the empty streets of New York. I lost in my thoughts and I even didn't notice someone was in front of me.雨下得很大,我都怀疑落在头上的会不会是鹅卵石而不是雨。我加快速度穿过纽约空荡荡的街道。我走了一下神,甚至没有注意到前面有个人。