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
在火星上发现了水。这可以说是人类在宇宙探索方面一个里程碑式的重大发现。水是生命之源，有了水就有产生生命的可能。也许人类在将来某一天真的会发现被念叨了几百年的火星人马婶（Martians)？！也未可知。
但仅是这个匪夷所思的想法就够地球人折腾几个世纪的了-对于诗人来说是增添了无尽的灵感；对于科普作家和好[
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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是居住在英国肯特郡的爱尔兰男孩。在许多方面他是一个正常的10岁的男孩，他喜欢电脑游戏，游泳和足球。他和他的父母和六岁姊妹居住。他的堂兄弟姊妹Joe是他最好的朋友。但是Declan不只是一个普通的10岁男孩。
DeclanGalbraith小的时候,是和他的祖父班度过。班是音乐家。他和爱尔兰的民谣乐团演奏传统的爱尔兰音乐。他们到处在酒吧和俱乐部等地方演唱。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：背景音乐为理查德克莱德曼的浪漫经典《爱的食言》。:)))
中文版：
结婚之前男：啊。。。总算是。。。我都等不及了！
女：你想让我离开吗？
男：不！连想都不要这样想！
女：你爱我吗?
男：当然了！一直在这样做并且会永远这样做下去！
女：你有没有欺骗过我？
男：不!你怎么会提这个问题？
女：你会吻我吗？
男：只要有机[
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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苏乡门地博客andmanythankstoherrecommendation.WhatIparticualrlylikethespeechabout,besidesthepartoffailure&povertybeingadrivetosuccess,isRowling'sdiscussionaboutthepowerofhumanempathy.“Unlikeanyothercreatureonthisplanet,humanscanlear...[
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在《华尔街日报》周末版上看到TheMythofSummer这篇文章时，觉得题目非常浪漫和诗意，就先入为主的认定这一定是一篇记述迷人夏天的优美散文。读过之后才发现，作者笔下的夏天与我预期中的印象是完全不同的。 RichardFord虽然在文中花了不少的笔墨描述缅因夏天的美丽和惬意－清凉的海风吹过寂静的海湾，小镇上缓慢悠闲的生活节奏，街上陌生人之间轻松温馨的谈话，夏[
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