the first snow

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>The first snow came．How beautiful it was，falling so silently all day long，all night long，on the mountains，on the meadows，on the roofs of the living，on the graves of the dead。All white save the river，that marked its course by a winding black line across the landscape；and the leafless trees，that against the leaden sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and intricacies of their branches．What silence，too，came with the snow，and what seclusion! Every sound was muffled，every noise changed to some thing soft and musical．No more tramping hoofs，no more rattling wheels. Only the chiming of sleigh-bells，beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children．<o:p></o:p>
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1. meadow / / n. 草地, 牧场<o:p></o:p>
2. landscape / / n. 风景, 山水画<o:p></o:p>
3. leaden / / adj. .铅制的, 铅灰色的, 沉闷的, 沉重的<o:p></o:p>
4. intricacy / / n. 复杂, 错综<o:p></o:p>
5. seclusion / / .隔离, 隔绝, 隐居<o:p></o:p>
6. muffle / / v. 包, 蒙住, 抑住, 捂住, 压抑(声音)<o:p></o:p>
7. tramp / / v. 重步行走, 践踏<o:p></o:p>
8. rattle / / v. 发出卡嗒卡嗒声, 喋喋不休, 急忙地做<o:p></o:p>
9. chime / / v. (乐器、钟等)奏出和谐的音调<o:p></o:p>
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初雪<o:p></o:p>
初雪飘飘，真美啊！它整日整夜静静地飘着，落在山岭上，落在草地上，落在生者的屋顶上，落在死者的坟墓上！在一片白茫茫之中，只有河流在美丽的画面上勾画出一道弯弯曲曲的黑线；还有那光秃秃的树木，映衬着灰蒙蒙的天空，更显得枝丫交错，姿态万千。初雪飘落时，是多么的静谧，多么的安详！一切的声响都趋沉寂，一切噪音都化作柔和的音乐。没有了嗒嗒的马蹄声，也听不见滚滚的车轮声！只有雪橇的铃铛奏出和谐的乐曲，那明快欢乐的节奏像孩子的心在跳动。<o:p></o:p>
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Six things Men wish Women knew

align=center>Six Things Men Wish Women Knew<o:p></o:p>
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>² Men love to be complimented. Sincerely，however，not artificially. <o:p></o:p>
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>² Sunday equals sports. Not one game. Not two games. All the games. <o:p></o:p>
² Say what you think/want/feel. Straight up. No hints，no insinuations，no clever allusions. Men don't do subtle. They're just not good at that way. <o:p></o:p>
² When it comes to makeup，less is more. <o:p></o:p>
² Frequent compliments about his talents /abilities /allures coupled with regular disregard of his shortcomings /limitations /faults are to a man what diamonds are to a woman：remarkable，extraordinary，incomparable treasures. <o:p></o:p>
² When in doubt，about what to give him for any special occasion-----birthday，anniversary, “just-because-it's-Tuesday-and-I-want-to-say-I-love-you”. Remember what F. Scott Fitzgerald said："The greatest gift you can give anyone is to see them exactly as they wish to be seen. "<o:p></o:p>
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Notes:<o:p></o:p>
1. compliment / / n. 称赞, 恭维, 致意<o:p></o:p>
2. artificially / / adv. 人工的, 虚伪的, 矫揉造作的<o:p></o:p>
3. insinuation / / n. .暗示, 暗讽<o:p></o:p>
4. allusion / / n. 提及, 暗示<o:p></o:p>
5. allure / / n. 吸引力, 诱惑力<o:p></o:p>
6. remarkable / / adj. 不平常的, 非凡的, 值得注意的<o:p></o:p>
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译文<o:p></o:p>
男人想让女人知道的6件事<o:p></o:p>
² 男人爱听赞美的话，不过必须是发自内心，决不可虚情假意。 <o:p></o:p>
² 星期日意味着体育时间，而且不只是一项或两项，而是全天的体育运动。<o:p></o:p>
² 说出你的想法、你想要的和你自己的感受。直来直去，不要暗示，不要绕弯子，也别打哑谜，男人没那么细腻。他们天生就不擅此道。<o:p></o:p>
² 你要化妆，那越淡越好。<o:p></o:p>
² 经常对他的才气、能力、魅力加以表扬，而对他的缺点、局限和错误却常常忽略不计。这对于男人来讲就好像女人见了钻石：是非凡、卓越、无可比拟的珍宝。 <o:p></o:p>
² 在一些特殊场合拿不准送他什么礼物时，如在生日、纪念日或只是"今天是星期二我就是想说我爱你"的特殊时刻，记住F. 斯科特·菲茨杰拉德说过的话："你送别人最好的礼物就是以别人所期待的方式来对待他。"<o:p></o:p>
背景知识：<o:p></o:p>
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redwheat 发表于 2006-3-26 11:07:42

youth

align=center>Youth<o:p></o:p>
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>Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.<o:p></o:p>
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>Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.<o:p></o:p>
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust blows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.<o:p></o:p>
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child like appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station, so long as it receives message of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.<o:p></o:p>
When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.<o:p></o:p>
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Notes:<o:p></o:p>
1. supple / / adj. 柔软的, 易弯曲的, 灵活的<o:p></o:p>
2. vigor / / n. .精力, 活力, 茁壮长势<o:p></o:p>
3. temperamental / / adj. 气质的, 性情的<o:p></o:p>
4. predominance / / n. .优越, 显著, 优势<o:p></o:p>
5. appetite / / n. 食欲, 胃口, 欲望, 爱好<o:p></o:p>
6. enthusiasm / / n. 狂热, 热心, 积极性<o:p></o:p>
7. lure / / n. 诱惑，吸引力<o:p></o:p>
8. the Infinite【宗】上帝; 神<o:p></o:p>
9. aerial / / n. 天线<o:p></o:p>
10. cynicism / / n. 玩世不恭, 愤世嫉俗<o:p></o:p>
11. pessimism / / n. 悲观, 悲观主义<o:p></o:p>
12. optimism / / n. 乐观, 乐观主义<o:p></o:p>
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译文<o:p></o:p>
青春<o:p></o:p>
青春不是人生的一段时间，而是一种心态；青春不在于满面红光，嘴唇红润，腿脚麻利，而在于意志刚强，想象的丰富，情感的饱满；青春是生命之泉的明澈清新。<o:p></o:p>
青春意味着在气质上勇敢战胜怯懦，进取精神战胜安逸享受。这种气质在60岁的老人中比在 20岁的青年中更常见。仅仅一把年纪决不会导致衰老。我们之所以老态龙钟，是因为我们放弃了对理想的追求。<o:p></o:p>
岁月的流逝会在皮肤上留下皱纹，而热情的丧失却会给灵魂刻下皱纹。焦虑、恐惧和缺乏自信会使心情沮丧，意志泯灭。<o:p></o:p>
无论是60岁，还是16岁，每一个人的心田都有着对新鲜事物的心驰神往和寻根问底、追求人生乐趣的不泯童心。在你我的心田中有座无线电台，只要它能接受来自人类和上帝的美感、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量，你就永葆青春。<o:p></o:p>
如果你收起天线，使自己的心灵蒙上一层玩世不恭的霜雪和悲观厌世的冰凌，既使你年方20 ，你已垂垂老矣；但只要你竖起天线去收集乐观进取的电波，那就有希望在你80高龄辞世之时仍然青春焕发。<o:p></o:p>

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