PutthefollowingarticlehereinmyadmirationofW.Maxwell,oneofthegreatestAmericanliteraturegiants.
AMasterIsGivenHisDue
BySTEWARTO'NAN
September5,2008;PageW6
Maxwell:EarlyNovelsAndStories;LaterNovelsAndStories
(LibraryofAmerica,twovolumes,$35each)
WhenWilliamMaxwelldiedin2000attheageof91,Americalostoneofitsgreatestwriters.Whilewidelylovedwithintheliteraryworld,hewasnotacele...[
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DesertWanderersFindTheirPromisedLand
ByTRAVISKAVULLA
September5,2008;PageW11
Gerlach,Nev.
Sobizarre,soimmenseistheBurningManFestivalthatitis,asitsadherentstakeprideinclaiming,adifficultthingtodescribe.Butletmetry.Annually,duringthelastweekofAugust,some50,000peopledescenduponNevada'sremoteBlackRockDesert,110milesnorthofReno--thetypeofplacethatgivesmeaningtotheidiom"middleo...[
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NASA周五宣布，PhoenixMarsLander
在火星上發現了水。這可以說是人類在宇宙探索方麵一個裏程碑式的重大發現。水是生命之源，有了水就有產生生命的可能。也許人類在將來某一天真的會發現被念叨了幾百年的火星人馬嬸（Martians)？！也未可知。
但僅是這個匪夷所思的想法就夠地球人折騰幾個世紀的了-對於詩人來說是增添了無盡的靈感；對於科普作家和好[
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Finally,I'vefinishedmyre-readingofJackLondon'sTheSea-Wolfovertheweekend.I’dreadthebook,theChineseversion《海狼》,backtomyjuniorhighyearswhenIwasactuallytoolittletofullyabsorbwhatJackLondoncouldoffer.But,thesailor’sadventurouslifeonhighseadepictedinthisbookcapturedmyimmatureyetdaringheart,andopenedadoorformetoaworldwherethedifferentsidesofhumannature-cruelty,savagery,brutality,violence,etc.,...[
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DeclanGalbraith是居住在英國肯特郡的愛爾蘭男孩。在許多方麵他是一個正常的10歲的男孩，他喜歡電腦遊戲，遊泳和足球。他和他的父母和六歲姊妹居住。他的堂兄弟姊妹Joe是他最好的朋友。但是Declan不隻是一個普通的10歲男孩。
DeclanGalbraith小的時候,是和他的祖父班度過。班是音樂家。他和愛爾蘭的民謠樂團演奏傳統的愛爾蘭音樂。他們到處在酒吧和俱樂部等地方演唱。De[
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ItmademelaughingtoreadthefollowingarticleonWSJ!!!Gaspriceshootsthroughtheroof,groceriesaremoreexpensivethanever,nationwidemortgagecrisisisworsening,banksgounder,bothnationalandhousehold'swealthareshrinking......Yet,peoplearestilllivingtheirlivesasthebestastheycan,eveninamorecreativeway,tofendoffthiseconomydownturn,andmoreinterestingly,withgreatsenseofhumor.Thus,forsomeoneoverseas-vacationturn...[
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友情提示：背景音樂為理查德克萊德曼的浪漫經典《愛的食言》。:)))
中文版：
結婚之前男：啊。。。總算是。。。我都等不及了！
女：你想讓我離開嗎？
男：不！連想都不要這樣想！
女：你愛我嗎?
男：當然了！一直在這樣做並且會永遠這樣做下去！
女：你有沒有欺騙過我？
男：不!你怎麽會提這個問題？
女：你會吻我嗎？
男：隻要有機[
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ThefollowingpassagesarefoundfromJune'sForbes.Theyareprettygoodreflections,fromdifferentperspectives,onanger,asocialphenomenonthatpeopleoftenwitness,orexperience,eitheronindividualorcollectivelevel.Tomakeitworthofsavoringarethewayshowtheissueisbeingaddressedbypeopleofdifferentbackgrounds,charactersandpersonalities,yetthey'reallwitty,illuminating,humorousandevenfunny,someofthemifnotall.
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ThefollowingisthecommencementspeechgivenbyJ.K.Rowling,theauthorofthebest-sellingHarryPotterbookseries,attheAnnualMeetingoftheHarvardAlumniAssociation.Ireaditat蘇鄉門地博客andmanythankstoherrecommendation.WhatIparticualrlylikethespeechabout,besidesthepartoffailure&povertybeingadrivetosuccess,isRowling'sdiscussionaboutthepowerofhumanempathy.“Unlikeanyothercreatureonthisplanet,humanscanlear...[
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在《華爾街日報》周末版上看到TheMythofSummer這篇文章時，覺得題目非常浪漫和詩意，就先入為主的認定這一定是一篇記述迷人夏天的優美散文。讀過之後才發現，作者筆下的夏天與我預期中的印象是完全不同的。 RichardFord雖然在文中花了不少的筆墨描述緬因夏天的美麗和愜意－清涼的海風吹過寂靜的海灣，小鎮上緩慢悠閑的生活節奏，街上陌生人之間輕鬆溫馨的談話，夏[
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