12-11-28 I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat side by side, watching the sun go down behind the old Texaco service...

12-11-15 It was a fine September night, with a silver moon riding high. They washed up the supper dishes and then took their chairs out onto the porch. I'll get my fiddle（小提琴） , said the old man, and play you some of the old tunes. But instead of the fi...

12-11-14 Two men walked slowly, one after the other, through the shallow water of a stream. All they could see were stones and earth. The stream ran cold over their feet. They had blanket packs on their backs. They had guns, but no bullets; matches, but no f...

12-10-25 Once upon a time the fox was talking to the wolf about the strength of man, how no animal could withstand him, and how all were obliged to employ cunning in order to protect themselves from him. The wolf answered, If I could see a man just once, I w...

12-08-15 Aphrodite（阿佛洛狄特） was the goddess of extreme beauty. Her birth was a mysterious one. On one of those days when the Olympians had begun to enjoy power in the universe, the floating bubbles of the sea glowed with holy brightness. Out of the wave...

12-08-09 There is a story in Hanshu telling of a rich man, who being a lover of antique and had a large collection. Among them was a rare vase made of jade（翡翠） . The vase of exquisite（精致的） workmanship and of historical value and he loved it dearly....

12-08-07 During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet's, so I'd seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen. Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body. Her bugged-out eyes always seemed surprised. And he...

12-07-10 A teacher said to her class: Who was the first man? George Washington, a little boy shouted promptly. How do you make out that George Washington was the first man? asked the teacher, smiling indulgently. Because, said the little boy, he was first in...

12-06-26 In the supermarket was a man pushing a cart which contained a screaming, bellowing（吼叫） baby. The gentleman kept repeating softly, Don't get excited, Albert; don't scream, Albert; don't yell, Albert; keep calm, Albert. A woman standing next to hi...

12-03-12 Man crush is a strong emotion a straight man shows when he respects, admires and idolizes another man, totally non-sexual. Celebrities, athletes and rock stars are often the object of the man crush. When you have a man crush on another man, you woul...