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微阅读：巴黎圣母院大火相关英文背景知识阅读2019-04-20 22:17:21

Notre Dame Cathedral巴黎圣母院------Not the largest cathedral in the world, the Notre-Dame might be the most famous of all cathedrals. The Gothic masterpiece is located on the Île de la Cité, a small island in the heart of the city.It was n

You will wait forever2019-04-03 11:13:25

You will wait forever我读荒诞派经典《等待戈多》Waiting for Godot by the Irish writer Samuel Beckett is a play that I read last year, and truly it’s my favorite one. The story is about two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, waiting for the arrival of Mr Godot, who

The kindness of strangers2019-04-03 11:12:58

The kindness of strangersMy son Sam is 16 and autistic (患自闭症的). There’s a lot going on in that beautiful and brilliant mind of his, but even on a good day he can be very easily overwhelmed (不知所措的). Throw in some diagnosed (诊断的) anxiety, an inability

Moving on up2019-04-03 11:12:11

Moving on up《风雨哈佛路》（Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story）是一部经典的励志电影。女主Liz出生在美国的贫民窟里，她的家庭千疮百孔，母亲酗酒还患有精神疾病，父亲进入了收容所，Liz只能靠乞讨来维持生活。Liz慢慢成长，意识到只有读书才能改变自身命运，走出泥潭般的现况。她用最真诚的态度感动了高中的校长，争取到了读书的机会，开始了漫漫的求学路。她一边打工一边上学，仅用两年时间学完了高中四年的课程。最终申请到了《纽约时报》的全额奖学金，进

Great new life can begin anytime2019-04-03 11:10:57

Great new life can begin anytime导读：走在人生路上，你是否常常感到焦虑，甚至觉得自己样样不如人？那么或许你应该看看最近刷屏的这篇“今年听过的最好的演讲”，因为每个人都有着属于自己的人生节奏……Many of us seem to have lives that follow a certain path.我们不少人的人生似乎都遵循着一定的轨迹。From kindergarten all the way to when we get married, every s

【悦读】一封回信：如何定义成功？2019-03-22 10:17:10

【原文标题】This Is How to Define the True Feeling of Success I was having coffee this morning with a dear friend who’s going through a difficult time at work. In one of those moments that make you wonder who’s winding the clock of life, my phone buz