JulioIglesias
EnriqueIglesias
Vincent(Starry,StarryNight)
SongbyDonMcLean
PerformedbyJulioIglesias
Starry,starrynight.
Paintyourpaletteblueandgrey,
Lookoutonasummer'sday,
Witheyesthatknowthedarknessinmysoul.
Shadowsonthehills,
Sketchthetreesandthedaffodils,
Catchthebreezeandthewinterchills,
Incolorsonthesnowylinen...[
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TheCaseforModesty,inanAgeofArrogance
ByNANCYGIBBSVirtues,likeviruses,havetheirseasonsofcontagion.Whencatastrophestrikes,generosityspikeslikeafever.Couragespreadsinthefaceoftyranny.Butsomevirtuesgodormantforgenerations,aswe'veseenwiththrift,makingitscomebackafter40yearsincoldstorage.I'mhopingforasuddenoutbreakofmodesty,avirtuewhosetimehassurelycome.Youcanunderstandwhythisonewentoutofstyle....[
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SanFrancisco
byScottMcKenzie
Ifyou'regoingtoSanFrancisco
Besuretowearsomeflowersinyourhair
Ifyou'regoingtoSanFrancisco
You'regonnameetsomegentlepeoplethere
ForthosewhocometoSanFrancisco
Summertimewillbealove-inthere
InthestreetsofSanFrancisco
Gentlepeoplewithflowersintheirhair
Allacrossthenationsuchastrangevibration
Peopleinmotion
There'sawhol...[
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Thepurposeofthis读书札记column,whichwassetlastyear,istorecordallthementalprocesses,thefreshthought,feelingandemotion,nurturedduringandafterreading.Yet,IhavebeendraggingmyheelsandnotliveduptotheexpectationthatIhadinmymind–Ihavejusttakennoticethattheverylastreadingnote,inthebonafidesense,waswritteninlastJuly.So,it’sbeenalmostayearandhalfthatIhavenotwrittenanythingaboutwhatIhaveread.Whatashame...[
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ScarboroughFair
ByPaulSimon&
Garfunkel
WrittenbyPaulSimon
Areyougoingto
ScarboroughFair?
Parsley,sage,rosemary&
thyme
Remembermetoonewho
livesthere
Sheoncewasatruelove
ofmine
Tellhertomakemea
cambricshirt
(Onthesideofahillin
thedeepforestgreen)
Parsley,sage,rosemary&
thyme
(Tracingasparrowon
snow-crestedground)
Withoutno...[
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MadamSpeaker,VicePresidentBiden,membersofCongress,andtheAmericanpeople:WhenIspokeherelastwinter,thisnationwasfacingtheworsteconomiccrisissincetheGreatDepression.Wewerelosinganaverageof700,000jobspermonth.Creditwasfrozen.Andourfinancialsystemwasonthevergeofcollapse.AsanyAmericanwhoisstilllookingforworkorawaytopaytheirbillswilltellyou,wearebynomeansoutofthewoods.Afullandvibrantrecoveryisstillmanymon...[
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催魂铃
作者：余光中一百年前发明电话的那人，什么不好姓，偏偏姓“铃”（AlexanderBell），真是一大巧合。电话之来，总是从颤颤的一串铃声开始，那高调，那频率，那精确而间歇的发作，那一叠连声的催促，凡有耳神经的人，没有谁不悚然惊魂，一跃而起的。最吓人的，该是深夜空宅，万籁齐寂，正自杯弓蛇影之际，忽然电话铃声大作，像恐怖电影里那样。旧小说的[
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