Throughout history, people have been interested in knowing how language first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier time. There are probably

如果给你两种选择，一种是好心情，另一种是坏心情，你选择哪一种呢？用不同的心情处理同一件事情会有不同的结果，甚至会影响人的一生。
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone asked him how he was doing, he woul

It is spring cleanup week in a small New England town. During this week, people set out their extra trash and old junk to be picked up by the trash collector. The townspeople were asked to separate out those pieces of trash that could be recycled, or used over a

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don't do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about aud

In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungaria. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends. Before long, they fell in love with each other. In 1903, when Ein

Most birds live in places where it is light during the day. They can use their eyes to see where they are going. The oilbirds of South America live in dark caves. They use their ears to help them find their way.
The oilbird is

世界各地的人们往往因风俗习惯的不同而在人际交往中产生误解，而我们那些生意场上的“精英”们又该注意些什么呢？欢迎走进本文。
There are different customs in different parts of the world. For example, how would you say the date 2-1-1999? Many South Americans give the answer as the second of J

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.
The unpunctual man， on one hand， never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time

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How to Solve Personal Problems
By Robert Millward
Some people who find themselves unable to solve a problem react（反应） by just giving up. But it is not good

Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Many people feel that the United States has the worst taxes in the world.
Taxes are the money that people pay to support their government. Th

Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians（行人）to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zeb

The class teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She encouraged all her pupils to have one, and sometimes arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.
    One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those students who had a hobby could have a hol

The impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Employers often decide to hire someone in the first three minutes of the interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude（态度）and manners.
    A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important. A smile shows a confident(自信的)

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There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others, and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.
That product is foreign words.

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At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents (文件) because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lo