Thefollowingwaswrittenbythelateeducator-humoristSamLevinsonforhisgrandchildandreadbyAudreyHepburnonChristmasEve,1992.ItwasalsousedbyMs.Hepburnonoccasionwhenshewasaskedforbeautytips.[FromAudreyHepburnbyBarryParis,1996,Putnam]
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Forattractivelips,speakwordsofkindness.
Forlovelyeyes,seekoutthegoodinpeople.
Foraslimfigure,shar...[
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译作赏析-《当你老了》
“Whenyouareold”是爱尔兰诗人剧作家叶芝WILLIAMBUTLERYEATS叶芝（）的名作。叶芝在1889年遇见女演员、爱尔兰独立运动战士MaudGonne，并爱上了她。虽多次求婚，但均遭拒绝。他依然终生爱慕着她，为她写下了许多诗篇，《当你老了》就是其中一首，完成于1893年。
《当你老了》网上有很多流行的译本，但是都不能像原作一样打动我的心，直到有一天我意[
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Title:I'mjustalittlebitshy
Artist:Natashathomas
Damdamdubido
TellmewhatcanIdo告诉我能做什么
I’mjustalittlebitshy我只是有些害羞
Damdamdubido
Ireallydon’tknowwhy我真的不知道是为什么
I’mjustalittlebitshy我只是有些害羞
Itrytotellyou我试着告诉你
WuhthatIloveyou我爱你
whatcanIdodo我能做什么
whatcanIdo我能做什么
Obsessionforever永远的困扰
Wuhnow...[
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无题（宝贝）
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EMILYDICKINSON
艾米丽。迪金森
Poorlittleheart!
Didtheyforgetthee?
Thendinnacare!Thendinnacare!
Proudlittleheart!
Didtheyforsakethee?
Bedebonair!Bedebonair!
Fraillittleheart!
Iwouldnotbreakthee:
Could’stcreditme?Could’stcreditme?
Gaylittleheart!
Likemorningglory
Thou’llwiltedbe;thou’llwiltedbe!
可怜的小宝贝,
你被...[
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PracticeMakesPerfect.
熟能生巧.
Practicemakesperfectmeansthatthemoreyoupractice,thebetteryouwillbecome.Ifyouwanttobecomegreat,thenyoushouldpracticeasmuchaspossible.Example:"Seehowfastyouaregettingbetteratthepiano?Practicemakesperfect."
Practicemakesperfectissaidtoencouragepeopletokeeppracticingsotheywillbecomebetteratwhattheyaredoing.Example:"Comeonguys,doitagain!Iwantto...[
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Unreturning
EMILYDICKINSON
(美)艾米丽。迪金森诗选
‘Twassuchalittle,littleboat,
Thattoddleddownthebay!
‘Twassuchagallant,gallantsea
Thatbeckoneditaway!
‘Twassuchagreedy,greedywave
Thatlickeditfromthecoast;
Noreverguessedthestatelysails
Mylittlecraftwaslost!
驶离
一只小小船
缓缓的驶进海湾
辽阔壮丽的海洋
小船慢慢驶去
渴望贪婪的波浪
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DiplomaticLanguageTraining(Source:Oralcommunicationskillsforbusiness.Classnotes)
Doingbuisinessinanylanguagecanbeachallenge,butmanagingtoassertaclearandstrongpointwithoutoffendingrequiresdiplomaticlanguage.Whenwefeelstronglyaboutsomethinginabusinessdeal,wecan'toftensayexactlywhatwearethinking.Wehavetocarefullychooseourwordsanddevelophabitsofeffectivediplomacy.
Whatyousay(whatyouthink)
...[
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今天Michael和李华在学校的书店里买书。李华会学到两个常用语：hot和tohaveacrushonsomeone。
M:LiHua,doyouseethatgirloverthere?
L:你是说那个穿红毛衣的女孩？她怎么啦？
M:She'ssohot!I'veseenheraroundcampusbeforeandIwouldreallylovetomeether.
L:你在校园里见过她，还想认识她。嗯，她是很漂亮。不过，你又没跟她说过话，你怎么知道她很热呢？
M:No,silly.Tosaysomeoneis"hot"meanstha...[
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Title:You'veGotAFriend
Artist:caroleKing,Celine,Gloria,Shania
Whenyou'redownandtroubled
Andyouneedsomelovingcare
Andnothing,nothingisgoingright
Closeyoureyesandthinkofme
AndsoonIwillbethere
Tobrightenupevenyourdarkestnight
Youjustcalloutmyname
AndyouknowwhereverIam
I'llcomerunningtoseeyouagain
Winter,spring,summerorfall
Allyouhavetodoiscall
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withoutapeer独一无二;无与伦比
Jayisasingingstar,hisvoiceiswithoutapeer.
Jay是一个歌星,他的歌喉是独一无二的.
Inmyheart,mygirlfriendiswithoutapeer.
在我心里,我的女朋友是独一无二无与伦比的.
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