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梦想的高度

丹尼斯·怀特雷

　　他从小被一对大学教授夫妇收养，两岁的时候，他突然就奇怪地停止长高了，而且他的健康状况也越来越差。经过专家会诊，他患的是一种罕见的阻碍消化和吸收食物营养的疾病，医生们认为他只能再活六个月了。还好，通过静脉注射营养液，勉强使他恢复了体力，但是他的生长发育受到了抑制。

　　他在医院里住了很长一段时间，一直到九岁。他只能在心里计划着去报复那些嘲笑他、管他叫“花生豆”的孩子们。

　　多年以后，他回忆道，在他的潜意识里面，“那一切的经历让我梦想在体育上能取得一些成功”。有时，他的姐姐苏珊会去滑冰场滑冰，他总是跟着一起去。他站在场外，那么虚弱瘦小、发育不良，鼻子里还插了一根直到胃里的鼻饲管，平时那根管子的另一头就用胶带贴在他的耳朵后面。

　　一天，他看着他的姐姐在冰面上飞驰，突然转身对父母说：“听我说，我想试试滑冰。”两个正在谈话的大人吓了一跳，难以置信地看着病弱的孩子。

　　结果是，他试了，他喜欢上滑冰，他开始狂热地练习。在滑冰之中他找到了乐趣，他可以胜过别人，而且身高和体重在滑冰场上并不重要。

　　在第二年的健康检查中，医生吃惊地发现，他竟然又开始长个儿了。虽然对他来说想达到正常的身高已经不可能了，但是他和他的家人都不在乎了。重要的是，他正在恢复健康，正在获得成功，正在实现自己的梦想。

　　后来，没有哪个孩子会再嘲笑、戏弄他了。正好相反，他们全都欢呼着冲上前去请他签名。他刚刚参加了又一次令人赞叹的世界职业滑冰巡回赛，一系列的高难度的冰上动作让观众如痴如狂。

　　目前他已经退役，不再当职业滑冰选手了，但是他仍旧是冬季运动中受人尊敬的教练、顾问和评论员。

　　虽然他身高只有一米五九，体重才52公斤，但是他肌肉健美，精力充沛，这就是前奥运滑冰冠军――斯科特·汉弥尔顿，他自信而自强，身高无法限制他的信念和力量。

[ 本帖最后由 安逸GeNiuS 于 2006-9-29 08:58 PM 编辑 ]

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言情区推荐：《我的韩国流氓老婆》作者：沧海一笑

　　第一本讲述校园爸爸和校园妈妈的校园奇书。
　　因为一次偶然的“一夜情”，惹来无穷的麻烦……
　　南城美院的大三学生孙祧，竟然在校园里收到一个婴儿！不久之后，孩子的生母——尹善美，出现在他的面前！一切都来的那么突然，一切都改变了。莫名其妙地成为“爸爸”的孙祧，该何去何从……
　　这部小说广为流传，青春中不可错过的情感风暴，用浪漫的写法向我们揭示了大学生未婚生子的情感历程。

"佛罗伦萨的美术，倾向于宗教《圣经》题材，而威尼斯则更多的是描绘古希腊神话故事。纵情于欢乐与享受，题材以爱情、酒宴、裸体女神为多；画面形象充满激情而富有想象，洋溢着活泼、明朗、欢乐的气氛，很少有悲哀和伤感。女神们具有丰腴的肌肤，金色的秀发，华丽的服饰，完全是威尼斯上流社会的娇艳女子，放射出人性的光芒。画家们为迎合王公、贵族的享乐需要，不仅描绘美丽裸女，还配以美丽的自然风光。为了充分展现这种美，画家十分重视色彩的创造，他们极善于从自然中发现和表现无限丰富艳丽的色彩变化。如果说佛罗伦萨的画家们重素描和尊从构图的对称、均衡与和谐，那么威尼斯的画家们则竭立追求色彩和激情传达，它奠定了欧洲近代油画发展的基础……”

　　又是一堂无聊的“西方美术史”，比起这些抽象的东西，我更喜欢真实的东西……

　　看看身边的这帮兄弟，早就纷纷倒下，失去知觉了。身旁的小黑睡觉的姿势，比名画“马拉之死”的里面的动作还要经典：一手伸出桌外，另一只手无力的荡在桌下，一动不动，犹如石膏像一般。只不过……他的尊容和嘴角的口水完全抹杀了作为艺术品的美感……

　　滋……

　　放在桌上的手机震动起来。打开一看，是彩妮发过来的：老公～下课一起去隆奇广场吃东西吧！

　　顾彩妮是我的女朋友，被班里的男生们捧为班花，尽管我从来没有承认过。不过，必须承认的是，她的确长得不错，穿着打扮也很靓。她爸爸是这座学校——城南美院的大股东之一。显赫的家世以及出众的外表，让许多男生都明里暗里追求她。

　　隆奇广场是学校旁边的一个休闲广场，下课后我和彩妮常去那里吃些东西放松放松。这节“西方美术史”之后，整个下午就没课了，按照惯例，我会和彩妮到广场里的大型电影院里度过下午。

　　我朝前面张望了一下，果然彩妮在回头看我，她朝我嫣然一笑，我也以我的招牌迷人笑容回答她。

　　“这是第几节课了？”小黑被我的手机震动吵醒了，睁开了惺忪的双眼。

　　看到小黑的反应，我立马想起了“不知有汉，无论魏晋”这句话。

　　我看了一眼手机：“马上下课了。”

　　我的话音刚落，走廊的铃声就响了起来。老教授反应比学生还快，快速完收拾自己的文件夹，大步走出了教室，看来他也早就在等下课了。如此沉闷的课堂，不管是学生还是老师，都要被它压垮了，“下课”这种东西，真是对双方的解脱。

　　学生们在混乱中从睡梦中醒来，懒洋洋地收拾自己的课本，整个教室一片喧闹。

　　彩妮蹦蹦跳跳拿着提包来到后排，等我一起出教室。说不上为什么，我总觉得她是在装可爱，不过，似乎大多数的男生对她的“可爱”无法抗拒。

　　“谁是孙祧？！”

　　教室前方传来一声询问，霎时，整个教室如同死海一般寂静，连微波都没有。

　　“找你的？”彩妮疑惑地看着我。

　　教室讲台上站着五个穿着黑西装、戴着魔镜的强壮男人，杀气腾腾，让教室里的人避而远之。然而更加引发议论的，是那个中间的男人，他的脸上有一道很深的刀疤，而他的手上，抱着一个婴儿！

　　“你认识他们？”彩妮又问我。

　　我摇摇头。朝着前面说道：“我就是。”

　　五人以那个刀疤男为首，徐徐走到教室后排，学生们都自觉地哗啦啦让出一条道。这种感觉，就犹如那刀疤男手里拿的不是婴儿，而是避水珠。

　　“你就是孙祧？”刀疤男凑近了我，仔细看着我。

　　当时我立时感到一股杀气，事后我才发现，那不过是他的汗臭味加上婴儿的尿味罢了。

　　刀疤男整整比我高一个头，大概有一米九左右，只不过，他手里抱着婴儿，实在是不符合他的形象。我甚至能想象如果他结婚带孩子的可笑模样。

　　刀疤男身后的一人从怀里掏出一张照片，对照着我看了一眼，对刀疤男说：“老大，没错，是他！”

　　“这是你的孩子，要是它有半点闪失，你也别想活了！”刀疤男把婴儿塞到了我的手里，甩下惊讶的我，不，是甩下惊讶的全班同学，大踏步走出了教室，当然，所有人又让出了一条宽敞的道路。

　　我朝手里的“东西”看了一眼，是个胖嘟嘟的婴儿，睡得死死的，真想不通被那种大叔抱着竟然还能睡着……

　　小黑走上前，看了一眼襁褓里的婴儿：“霸王，挺像你的。”

　　我的绰号叫霸王，不是因为长得像霸王，而是因为彩妮在男生中的美号叫“虞姬”。正所谓“霸王配虞姬”，我自然就被称为霸王了。

　　“你他妈给我去死！”我没心情答理小黑的玩笑。吓得小黑急忙闪到一边。

　　“孙祧！这是怎么回事？！”彩妮声嘶力竭地叫了起来，似乎受到了极大的侮辱。

　　“妈的，我砸死它算了！”气恼中，我把婴儿高高举起。

　　大概是出于本能的母爱，几个女生在慌乱之中，赶紧把婴儿从我手上抢了下来。

　　其中一个女生在一旁用抚慰的语气说：“孙祧，别这样，孩子是无辜的……”

　　竟然说“孩子是无辜的”这种话，你当孩子是我和你生出来的啊！我差点就破口大骂，终于还是憋住了。

　　彩妮被我刚才准备摔孩子的举动吓坏了，愣愣地站在一旁。我看到周围几个男生不怀好意地阴笑着，他们一定期望我和彩妮关系破裂，这样一来他们就有机可乘了。

　　最终，我警告所有人，不能把今天的事说出去，又塞给那几个女生几百块钱，让她们帮忙养孩子。反正女生宿舍根本就没人检查。

　　那几个女生兴高采烈地把孩子抱了回去，看来她们觉得养一个孩子要比养小猫小狗有趣多了。

　　“你真的放心把孩子给那几个女人？”在餐厅里，小黑还想和我聊昨天的事情。

　　“那还能怎么办？你来养？”一提起这件事，我就心烦。

　　小黑咳嗽了一声，正声道：“我告诉你一件事情，你可别被吓到。”

　　我喝了一口豆浆，点了点头，示意他继续说。

　　“那些女人，的确是有在寝室养过各种宠物的辉煌记录，不过……”

　　小黑停顿了一下，我的心也有点紧张起来。

　　“不过，那些宠物都以悲惨的结局告终。”

　　噗！！我把嘴里的豆浆全都喷在了小黑的脸上。

　　我从书包里拿出纸巾，递给小黑，追问：“你说的不是真的吧？！”

　　小黑以悲天悯人的姿态耸了耸肩，说：“霸王，我看你的命到头了，那些人看上去不是好惹的。”

　　我看了一下手机，马上就要上课了，拿起书包朝教室冲去。

　　“哟，霸王，难得不迟到嘛！”一见到我冲进教室，几个女生立即调侃起我来。

　　我三步并作一步，跑到姚莉娜面前：“喂，那孩子还活着吗？”

　　姚莉娜正拿着一面镜子在仔细地看自己，被我吓了一跳，手里的镜子都差点掉在地上。刚想发作，一看是我，语气又平静下来，心不在焉地说：“嗯，还活着。”

　　“怎么又突然关心起孩子来了？毕竟是自己的骨肉吧？”坐在姚莉娜一旁的陈丽把头探了过来。她也是负责抚养孩子的女生之一。

　　由于她的抢白，我被弄得瞠目结舌，悻悻说道：“反正你们好好照顾它。”

　　陈丽笑了起来：“放心啦！昨天我们去超市买了许多奶粉和尿布呢！现在发现坐母亲还真是不容易～～”

　　听她这么一说，我心里有一种叫做“不安”的东西搅动起来。女人这种动物，往往对自己不擅长的事物有极大的热情……

　　我朝坐在陈丽后排的彩妮看了一眼，彩妮哼了一声，别过了头，故意不和我对视。

　　看来还在生我的气。昨天因为婴儿事件，彩妮取消了原本的约会，气鼓鼓地回了寝室，我怎么发消息她都不回。

　　不过根据我布置在女生那里的内线的得来的消息，本年级另一帅哥秦海峰昨天约彩妮出去吃饭，彩妮断然拒绝了。这让我稍稍有些欣慰，但还是告诫自己不能麻痹大意。

　　“孙祧同学，请回到自己的座位！”负责“艺术鉴赏课”的杨老师走进了教室。

　　杨老师去年刚刚毕业，听说是从北京艺术学院毕业的，戴一副金丝眼镜，儒雅有风度，是不少低年级女生暗恋的对象。

　　杨老师这样一叫，教室里除了彩妮之外的所有人的目光都锁定了我。我顿时觉得有很强的“光压”，赶紧回到后排的座位。

　　“听说孙祧同学昨天领养了一个婴儿？”杨老师似乎并不急着上课，原来他对昨天的事情也有所耳闻，但他借用了“领养”这个婉转的词语，故意把问题淡化了。我不知该怎么回答。

　　讲台下马上议论纷纷。其实不仅是我的同学，就是我自己，还没搞明白昨天的事情。一来，他们指名道姓找到了学校，看来不像是找错人。二来，这婴儿完全是无中生有。我估算了一下，我和上一个女友分手是两年前的事情了，所以这个才一两个月大的孩子绝不可能是我以前的女友们的孩子。这两年里，我一直和彩妮维持着男女朋友关系，昨天那刀疤男送给我孩子，她以为我背着她在外面胡闹，难怪她会大为生气。

　　看到同学们有反应，杨老师继续说道：“领养孩子是好事，但把孩子带到学校里来就有点不太合适，是不是？”幸好，他相信那婴儿不是我的孩子。

　　教室里再次议论纷纷，杨老师的话犹如一块石头扔入湖中，引起阵阵波澜。

　　“这样吧，我有个朋友是当护士的，不如放学后你把孩子交给我，我让她托管如何？”

　　我只能点头应允。

　　“杨老师真是个好人呢！”……女生们不断夸赞杨老师。

　　只有小黑露出不屑的表情，说：“他是在装好人，这人阴险得很！”

　　我狠狠地敲了小黑一下：“你别因为他上学期给你不及格就这样说人家！”现在不禁连我都对杨老师产生了好感。交给他，总比交给那些女生要放心得多，毕竟，我还是比较珍惜自己这条命的。

　　“彩妮，你不相信我吗？”一下课，我就赶到了彩妮面前，拦住了她。

　　彩妮低头没说话，转身朝另一条路走。我上前抓住了她。

　　“你这样子算什么？昨天彩妮哭了你知道吗？！”彩妮的死党胡樱实在看不过去，怒气冲冲朝我说道。

　　彩妮哭了的事情别人早就告诉我了，但现在我被胡樱的态度惹得火大起来。

　　我朝胡樱吼道：“你知道什么！肯定是别人捉弄我！”

　　胡樱刚想和我吵架，被彩妮在后面拉了一把，横了我一眼，咽下到了嘴边的恶毒的话。

　　“怎么了？吵架可不好哦！”杨老师从教室里走了出来，撞见我和彩妮。

　　见到老师在场，胡樱和我都只能安静下来，不服气地瞪着对方。

　　“孙祧同学，下午没课了吧？我们把孩子送到我朋友那里去吧！”

　　“老师，孩子我放在女生宿舍那里了。”

　　杨老师面朝彩妮，和颜悦色：“顾彩妮同学，麻烦你去把孩子抱下来好吗？”

　　顾彩妮只能点点头。我和杨老师走到女生宿舍下面，没一会儿，彩妮把孩子抱了下来。忽然我觉得她抱孩子的神态格外漂亮。她把孩子一把塞给了我，连话都不和我说，又让我觉得很不是滋味。

　　“走吧。”杨老师拍了拍我的肩膀。

　　我刚要走，杨老师忽然回头：“顾彩妮同学，你不一起去吗？”

　　彩妮没想到杨老师会叫她，愣了一愣，跟了上来。我有意识地走慢了点，和彩妮走在一起，尝试着去抓她的手，但是她避开了我的“攻势”，白了我一眼。我完全败下阵来。

　　杨老师忽然发觉我走在了他的后头，回头说道：“走快点吧。”并从我手中接过了婴儿，一边走一边仔细端详着婴儿，说，“其实婴儿是最美的艺术品，你们懂得欣赏吗？”

　　不了解杨老师话里的意思，我和彩妮都自然而然地看了看对方。虽然彩妮马上又把头转了过去，但是，我预感到，我们两个之间，马上要春风化冻了。

[ 本帖最后由 安逸GeNiuS 于 2006-9-28 03:38 PM 编辑 ]

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Teddybear
歌手：Toy Box      
Teddybear

Mon cheri,baby
let us light a candielight
Voulez-vous couche
Cause it's cozy here tonight

Aha,you're wearing Calvin Klein
And I am not a fool
There must be something in the wine
Cause I think I love you

Kiss me here, and kiss me there
I wanna be your little teddybear
Kiss me here,and touch me there
Come on and show me that you really care

Mon cheri,baby
I am buring for your touch
Je ne sais pas pourquio
But I really missed you much

My God,you're wearing Calvin Klein
Is this a deja-vu?
There must be something in the wine
Cause I feel for you

Kiss me here, and kiss me there
I wanna be your little teddybear
Kiss me here,and touch me there
Come on and show me that you really care

Baby,I'll never let you down
Cause the first time I saw you
I was like Wow!
So don't talk,just kiss

Kiss me here, and kiss me there
I wanna be your little teddybear
Kiss me here,and touch me there
Come on you sexy little teddy bear



美文：自由飞翔 Free to fly with the wind

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.


在一个有风的春日，我看到一群年轻人正在迎风放风筝玩乐，各种颜色、各种形状和大小的风筝就好像美丽的鸟儿在空中飞舞。当强风把风筝吹起，牵引线就能够控制它们。

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”

风筝迎风飘向更高的地方，而不是随风而去。它们摇摆着、拉扯着，但牵引线以及笨重的尾巴使它们处于控制之中，并且迎风而上。它们挣扎着、抖动着想要挣脱线的束缚，仿佛在说：“放开我！放开我！我想要自由！”即使与牵引线奋争着，它们依然在美丽地飞翔。终于，一只风筝成功挣脱了。“终于自由了，”它好像在说，“终于可以随风自由飞翔了！”



Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last” free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction.

然而，脱离束缚的自由使它完全处于无情微风的摆布下。它毫无风度地震颤着向地面坠落，落在一堆乱草之中，线缠绕在一颗死灌木上。“终于自由”使它自由到无力地躺在尘土中，无助地任风沿着地面将其吹走，碰到第一个障碍物便毫无生命地滞留在那里了。

How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.

有时我们真像这风筝啊！上苍赋予我们困境和约束，赋予我们成长和增强实力所要遵从的规则。约束是逆风的必要匹配物。我们中有些人是如此强硬地抵制规则，以至我们从来无法飞到本来能够达到的高度。我们只遵从部分戒律，因此永远不会飞得足够高，使尾巴远离地面。

Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.

让我们每个人都飞到高处吧，并且认识到这一点：有些可能会令我们生气的约束，实际上是帮助我们攀升和实现愿望的平衡力。



教师节赠言（中英文）
We wish to show our gratitude and thanks with a small gift. Happy Teacher's Day!
我们送您一件小礼物，以表我们对您的感激之情。教师节愉快！

You are like a third parent. We all love you and respect you.
您就象我们的家长，我们都敬爱您。

The primary purpose of education is not to teach you to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweet.  -- James Angel
教育最主要的目的，不是教你懂得如何谋生，而是使每个人生活得更香甜。   -- 安吉儿

We all like having you as our teacher. You have our respect and gratefulness.
我们喜欢您做我们的老师，我们尊敬您、感激您。

This is Teachers' Day and a time to be grateful to all teachers. This profession deserves the special recognition and respect. There is no more appropriate time than this to honour you and others in your chosen field. You have my eternal gratefulness. Have a happy Teachers' Day.
时逢教师节，是向所有教师表达谢意的日子。这个职业值得受到特别的重视和尊重。此刻是向您及您
的同行们致敬的最佳时机。我永远感激您。祝节日快乐！

We are more thankful than we can express.
对您的谢意，我们无法用语言来表达。

You have been a qualified teachers and even better friend. Thank you for all that  you have done.
您不仅是一位合格的教师，更是一位好朋友，谢谢您所做的一切。

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
教育不是灌满一桶水，而是点燃一团生命的火焰。

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
能使艰难之事变得容易的人是教育者。

Send you our everlasting feeling of gratefulness and thankfulness on this special day.
在这特别的日子谨向您致以我们永恒的感激之情。

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.  -- Henry Adams
一个教师对人的影响是永恒的。  -- 亚当斯

It is the most appropriate time to show you our thanks.
现在是向您表达感激之情最为恰当的时刻。

This small gift is only a tiny token of our gratefulness. We all want to thank you.这件小小的礼物略表我们的感激之情。我们大家都很感谢您。

I am truly grateful to you for what you have done.
我深深地感激您所做的一切。

Dear teacher, thank you for illuminating my voyage of life with your own light of life. My grateful sentiments come from the bottom of my heart.
老师，感谢您用自己的生命之光，照亮了我人生的旅途，对您我满怀感谢之情。

The whole secret of the teacher's force lies in the conviction that men are convertible.
教师力量的全部秘密，就在于深信人是可以改变的。

No one deserves a bigger thank you than you. One day is hardly enough to show our gratitude.
没有人比您更值得如此深厚的谢意。仅这一天远不足以表达我们对您的感激之情。

Thank you for making learning not a dull thing but a great joy.
感谢您使我们把枯燥的学习变成了巨大的乐趣。

We all pitched to buy this gift. We are all grateful to you. Without your unselfish dedication could we achieve no success today.
这是我们买给您的礼物，谢谢您，老师。没有您无私的奉献，就不会有我们今天的成功。

Our beloved teacher, you are the spring shower that moistens our hearts. The love and care you have given us will encourage us to go through a long and arduous journey.
亲爱的老师，您就象那春天的细雨，滋润着我们的心田。您给予我们的爱和关怀将鼓舞着我们走过艰难困苦。



You are not only a good teacher but our close friend. Thank you for helping us make something of our lives.
您不仅是一位好老师，也是我们亲密的朋友，谢谢您帮助我们奋发有为。

My heartfelt thanks to you, dear teacher. On the voyage of life, you have kindled the light of hope for me. What you have done enriches my mind and broadens my view. On this day I honour you sincerely.
亲爱的老师，向您表达我最衷心的感谢。在人生旅途上，您为我点燃了希望之光，您所做的一切润泽了我的心灵，开阔了我的视野。今天我向您致以崇高的敬意。

I wish to express my thanks to you for instructing my child.
谢谢您对我孩子的教诲。

My sincere thanks to you for being my child's teacher.
衷心感谢您，我孩子的恩师。

My child speaks highly of you. Thank you very much.
我的孩子很崇敬您。谢谢。

As parents we recognize the value of you in our child's development. Thank you for what you have done.
作为父母，我们深知您在我们孩子成长道路中的重要。谢谢您所做的一切。

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
一个好教师具有化腐朽为神奇的力量。

Teacher, who educate children, deserve more honor than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided more life, while the former ensure a good life.
教育儿童的教师应当享有比父母更多的荣誉，父母只给孩子生命，而教师则创造了一个完善的生命。

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.   -- Joseph Addison
教育之于灵魂，犹如雕刻之于大理石。  -- 爱迪生



WHATEVER LOVE MEANS—DIANA



Although neither or them remembered the occasion, Diana first met her future husband when she was just a baby. It happened during the winter of 1961, when twelve-year-old Charles, Prince of Wales, was visiting his mother’s Sandringham retreat.

At the time, your Prince Charles barely glanced at the tiny baby sleeping in her cot. After all, bow could a twelve-year-old boy be interested in babies?

But the Prince would eventually take a very keen interest in this particular baby —it would just take some time.

In fact, it would be sixteen years before Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer took place in the middle of a farmer’s field during a shooting party in November 1977.

It was a cold, rainy, bleak afternoon when sixteen-year-old Diana, dressed in a borrowed parka that was too large for her, boots, and blue jeans, crossed the field to meet the heir to the British throne.

It was almost twilight when the two came face to face near Nobottle Woods.

“What a sad man,” Diana thought when she first saw him. The future Princess was intrigued to finally meet the most eligible bachelor in England, thought she was not impressed with his five-foot-ten-inch height, thinking to herself that she would tower over him in high heels. But Diana would later say that she admired his beautiful blue eyes.



The Prince later remarked that he thought Diana was “a very jolly and attractive” girl, “full of fun,” though Diana herself believed that “he barely noticed me at all.”

Diana, it was discovered later, first came to the attention of the royal family when she acted as a bridesmaid for her sister Jane’s wedding that April. It was the first major social occasion that Diana attended as a young woman. And many of the royals were surprised at how beautiful and mature the once-gawky girl had become.

Even the Queen Mother. Prince Charles’s grandmother, noticed Diana’s beauty, grace, and charm. She complimented the Earl on the fine job he had done in bringing Diana up.

A short time later, Prince Charles sent his valet to hand-deliver a formal invitation for Diana to accompany him that very evening to the opera and a latenight dinner at the palace.

    Though she was flustered, and the invitation came at such short notice, Diana accepted. She and her roommate, Carolyn Bartholomew, hurried to dress and prepare  Diana for her big date. The evening was a success, and an invitation to party on the royal yacht came soon after……

Although she was intimidated by the crowd at Balmoral, Diana was wise enough not to stay in the castle itself . She asked for, and was granted, an invitation to stay with her sister Jane and her young husband at their cottage on the Balmoral estate.

The Prince visited Diana there every day, offering to escort her to a barbecue, or extending an invitation for a long walk in the woods.

When Charles went to Switzerland for a ski vacation, Diana missed him terribly. He called her after a day or two, and told Diana he had something important to ask her.

He arrived home on February, 3, 1981.Three days later, he arranged to see Diana at Windsor Castle. Late that evening, while Prince Charles was showing Diana the nursery, he asked her to marry him.

To his surprise, Diana treated his proposal as a joke, She actually giggled. But soon she could see that Prince Charles was serious. Despite an insistent voice inside her head that told her she would never be Queen, she accepted his proposal.

Diana told Prince Charles over and over that she loved him.

“Whatever love means.” Was his reply.

  

爱就是一切——黛安娜

尽管两人已记不清那段往事，可当黛安娜头一次见到她未来的丈夫时，还只是个孩子。那是在1961年的冬天，当时年仅十二岁的威尔士王储查尔斯正呆在夏丁汉他母亲的休养所。

那时，年轻的查尔斯王子几乎看都没看那个睡在童床里的小不点儿。毕竟，十二岁的孩子怎么会对婴儿感兴趣呢？

然而，这位王子最终就是对这个婴孩产生了强烈的兴趣—只不过那是后来的事了。

实际上，查尔斯王子与黛安娜·斯宾塞女士再次相遇已是十六年后了。那次邂逅是在1977年11月的一次乡村狩猎会途中。

那是一个阴雨绵绵，寒风刺骨的下午，十六岁的黛安娜，身穿借来的一件过大的毛皮风雪大衣，足登长靴，下身是一件蓝色牛仔裤。她正经过这片狩猎场朝着这位英国王位继承人走来。

接近黄昏时分，二人在诺布托树木附近迎面相遇。

当黛安娜第一眼看到王子时，心里想：“一个多么忧郁的人。”尽管黛安娜对于他五英尺十英寸的身高并不心为然，觉得要是她穿着高跟鞋肯定会高过他，但这位未来的王妃还是期盼与英国最令人中意的单身汉见面。可是黛安娜后来说她很羡慕王子那双迷人的蓝色眼睛。

虽然黛安娜自己认为“他根本没注意过我”，但王子后来说道，他觉得黛安娜是个“快乐而迷人的”姑娘，“很有趣。”

人们后来发现，黛安娜第一次引起皇室的注意是在那年四月她姐姐简的婚礼上，当时她是伴娘。这是她成年后参加的第一个大型社交活动，许多皇室成员对这个当初还是个粗笨难看的丫头，现如今却出落成如此成熟美丽的女人颇感惊讶。

就连查尔斯王子的祖母王后陛下都注意到了黛安娜的美丽、端庄和迷人。她称赞伯爵对黛安娜的精心培养。

不久之后，查尔斯王子派随从亲手送给她一张正式的请柬，邀请黛安娜当晚陪伴他去看歌剧并出席午夜的宫廷晚宴。

尽管黛安娜感到局促不安，且请柬来得太匆忙，可她还是接受了。她与她的室友卡洛琳·巴赛洛缪，匆匆忙忙地梳洗打扮并为黛安娜做好了去赴这个重大约会的准备。当晚非常尽兴，不久邀请她参加皇家游艇聚会的请柬又接踵而至……..

虽然黛安娜对于拜尔马洛的众王族感到有些害怕，可她十分明智没有前往城堡。她提出请求，并得到批准，邀请她住在姐姐简和简的年轻丈夫在拜尔马洛的别墅中。

王子每天都去那里拜访她，要么提出陪她参加户外烤肉宴，要么邀请她去树林中进行长时间散步。

当查尔斯去瑞士作滑雪旅行时，黛安娜对他朝思暮想。查尔斯到那里一两天后就打电话给她，告诉黛安娜他回英格兰后，要问她一些重要的事情。

1981年2月3日他回来了。三天后，他安排在温莎堡见黛安娜。那天晚上，当查尔斯王子陪黛安娜参观育婴室的时候，他向她求婚。

令王子惊讶的是，黛安娜把他的求婚当作了一个玩笑。她咯咯地笑起来。但不久后她看得出查尔斯王子是认真的。尽管她的脑海中一直有个声音告诫她不要想着去当王妃，可她还是接受了王子的请求。

黛安娜一遍又一遍地对王子说她爱他。

“爱就是一切，”王子答道。

Princess Diana
Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997)

yguard Recalls Princess Diana‘s Balcony Leap

Britain’s late Princess Diana once leapt 20 feet off her hotel balcony to escape prying eyes during a night-time escapade at an Austrian ski resort, a former police bodyguard revealed.

Ken Wharfe, in a book being serialized by Britain‘s Sunday Times newspaper, said he personally verified Diana’s dangerous method of escape on the March 1993, skiing trip.

"Directly beneath her balcony I found a perfect impression of the princess‘s body in the deep snow. Footprints led away into the town," he said in the extract from "Diana: Closely Guarded Secret."

Later, Diana, who was being hunted by paparazzi while on holiday trying to escape the trauma of her ruined marriage with Prince Charles, tried to justify her rashness.

"Ken, I just needed some air," he quoted her as saying. "Yes, I did jump from the balcony. I knew it was okay -- it was deep, soft snow, and I knew it would be all right."

The extracts of the book by Wharfe, who shadowed Diana for nearly six years between 1988 to 1993 as her personal protection officer, were the latest revelations to fuel Britons’ endless fascination with the former princess.

Diana died five years ago in a car crash in Paris.

Wharfe, in a highly sympathetic portrayal of Diana, also recalled "an even more worrying pisode" in 1992 when Diana disappeared on a yacht she was sharing with Charles and guests.

"There was a real fear that she had jumped overboard. She was not in her cabin, and nobody had the least idea where she might be. Panic set in," Wharfe wrote.

"I then remembered that Diana had spent some time by the lifeboats, and went to investigate. In one, crouched beneath the canvas cover in floods of tears, I found the princess. She had been sitting there for two hours, sobbing."

The bodyguard then chatted with her for two hours under the cover, listening to Diana‘s complaints about "the Rottweiler" -- her name for Charles’ lover Camilla Parker Bowles.

In other extracts, Wharfe describes how he provided security for Diana during her liaisons with different boyfriends, and how she once discovered Charles and Parker Bowles hidden away together during a society party.

"We went to the nursery or some room in the basement and there we found the prince and Camilla, sat there talking," he said. "I think that was really the turning point. It was confirmation of what she (Diana) didn‘t want to believe."

[ 本帖最后由 安逸GeNiuS 于 2006-9-29 09:08 PM 编辑 ]

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The Moon Festival



The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox（秋分）. Many referred to it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates（石榴）, melons, oranges and pomelos（柚子） might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro（芋头）and water caltrope（菱角）, a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.





The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds（西瓜子）, lotus seeds（莲籽）, almonds（杏仁）, minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard（猪油）. A golden yolk（蛋黄） from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a "complete year," that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary（闰月的） moon.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense（熏香）, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.

Moon Cakes



There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.

For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates（枣子）, wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.

Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival.



Poems on Moon and Home

The Mid-Autumn Moon
by Li Qiao
A full moon hangs high in the chilly sky,
All say it's the same everywhere, round and bright.
But how can one be sure thousands of li away
Wind and perhaps rain may not be marring the night?

The Yo-Mei Mountain Moon
by Li Bai                                                                                              

the autumn moon is half round above the Yo-mei Mountain;
the pale light falls in and flows with the water of the Ping-chiang River.
Tonight I leave Ching-chi of limpid(清澈的) stream for the three Canyons.
And glide(滑移, 滑音) down past Yu-chow, thinking of you whom I can not see.



长假相见欢 12星座男女喜欢怎样的约会方式？


ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)

Rams are fiery, impulsive and active, so to please the Aries in your life, try taking them on a date that is adventurous and fast-paced -- or short and sweet. Sports go over well, both playing and attending them. Spicy food or games of any sort will keep the Ram's fires stoked. In the end, just keep in mind that people born under the Sign of Aries like physical challenges and are looking for a dating experience that will reflect that.

白羊：羊儿热情冲动、积极活跃。因此要想取悦他们的话，你和他/她的约会一定要充满刺激，直截了当。一块去运动是不错的选择。另外，带他/她品尝辛辣的食物或是参与任何形式的游戏也很对羊儿的胃口哦。最后，一定要记住的是白羊座人喜欢能带来身体挑战乐趣的约会。


TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21)


Ready to spend some money? If you have a Taurus date, you'd better have a big pocket book or a rich imagination. Taureans like luxury, so do it up right -- expensive dinner, the theater, dessert and a foot massage might just earn you a permanent place on your Taurean's calendar. If you don't have the money, get creative- - make the experience feel rich, earthy and delicious.

金牛：准备好花钱了吗？如果你想和牛儿约会，一定要有鼓鼓的钱包或是丰富的想像力喔。牛儿喜欢奢华的生活，因此，无论是价格不菲的晚餐、一部电影大片，还是餐后甜点和足底按摩都会让她/他对你刮目相看。如果你没有经济实力的话，那就来点创意吧，一定要让对方觉得有意思才行。


GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

The first step to keeping up with a Gemini date is to put on your running shoes. Ready for change, fast and furious? Gemini's love variety and are the most curious Signs of the Zodiac. They want to be constantly stimulated mentally, yet they get bored quickly. So, take your Gemini out on an unusual date, or maybe a bunch of mini-dates, all in one night! Gemini's enjoy literary events, intellectual events and unique experiences.

双子：和双子座约会的第一步是穿起你的跑鞋，赶紧大步追上这个善变的对象。因为双子座人是在整个黄道带里最富好奇心的星座。他们希望不断地得到精神刺激，但是很快又会厌倦。那么，和他/她的约会一定要与众不同，也许一个小型的烛光晚宴是个不错的选择。切记，双子座喜欢独特且有深度的约会。


CANCER (June 22 - July 22)

Wait -- don't take that Cancer date anywhere. Cancers are emotional, sensitive and somewhat domestic. This is your chance to get romantic and somewhat traditional, and have those efforts be truly appreciated. Don't forget the rich fantasy life that the Crab in your life possesses -- put a little imagination into your efforts, whether that means more candles, incense and velvet table cloths, or perhaps a theme evening -- French food, movie and music.

巨蟹：耐心等待吧，不要带蟹子去任何地方。巨蟹座人大都敏感多情，还有一点居家。如果你的约会兼具浪漫和传统的话，一定会让他/她很开心。不要忘了蟹子也爱做白日梦哦，那么在你的约会里加一点创意，比如多些蜡烛，熏香和天鹅绒的桌布都能给对方惊喜；邀请他/她去看电影和听音乐会也是不错的主意。


LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22)

To keep your Leo date happy, there had better be some drama in your evening. Your Leo date will love dressing up to the nines, and needs to have an engaging and social event to attend. Cultural events will be popular with the Lion in your life, as will gambling or anything exciting. The key to a successful date with a Leo is to make them feel like royalty.

狮子：想让狮子开心的话，最好带他/她去看晚场的话剧。狮子座人喜欢把自己打扮地光鲜亮丽，这样可以在赴约时显得美丽动人。涉及文化或是任何令他/她感到兴奋的事都可以成为你与狮子座人约会的内容。与他/她成功约会的关键在于一定要让对方有居高临下的感觉。


VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)

The key to romancing a Virgo is simple elegance -- take your date out for a tasteful, stylish evening. But don't be too spendy -- your Virgo will be embarrassed by splashy shows of money, and will be more impressed by value rather than amount. Also keep in mind that Virgo rules the house of health, so a date with physical activity (especially outdoors) will be a hit. Virgos also love animals, so a date that puts your Virgo in contact with them (like a trip to the zoo!) will earn you a smile.

处女：与处女约会的关键是要体现优雅－独特风格的晚宴最有可能俘获对方的芳心。但是不要太奢侈，处女座不喜欢随意挥霍钱财的人，他/她更容易被价值而不是数量所打动。还要记住的是，处女座人身处“健康宫“，因此与他/她的约会最好能涉及身体锻练（尤其是户外运动）。处女座人还很喜欢动物，带他们去动物园肯定也是不错的选择。


LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)

Libra rules the House of Partnership, which means they tend to be socially inclined and more interested in other people than themselves. Your Libra will need you to have as much fun on your date as they are! Something social would be successful with a Libra date. Beauty and sensuality are important to Libras, so this is definitely the person for whom you want to bring flowers to the door.

天秤：天秤座身处“友情宫”，这意味着他们很愿意结交朋友，并且往往对别人比自己的事情更有兴趣。你得想尽办法让秤子高兴。多一些社交活动肯定能让他/她满意。天秤座人天生爱扮靓，因此要是看到你手捧鲜花站在他/她家门口等待约会的话，肯定乐开了花。


SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

Mystery is the name of Scorpio's game, so suspenseful games, movies or theater will be your ticket to a wonderful evening. In fact, holding one of those dinner mystery nights might be the perfect evening -- your Scorpio could act like someone else, figure out the mystery and spend some quality time with you -- all at once! Scorpios are also quite passionate, so don't be stingy with affection when you are having a good time.

天蝎：蝎子喜欢神秘的事物。因此，晚上约他们去看一场充满悬疑的电影一定是件很美妙的事。实际上，与蝎子共享一个神秘的晚宴也是好的选择。天蝎座人充满热情，与他/她在一起时千万不要吝啬自己的感情哦。


SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)

How to make your Sagittarius happy? Spontaneous trips to somewhere unusual -- the beach, the desert, you name it. They also love physical activity in the outdoors, so asking them to go hiking or camping will make you get noticed and appreciated.

射手：怎样让射手座开心呢？带他/她去海滩、沙漠这样与众不同的地方旅行吧。他们也很喜欢户外运动，和你一起去郊游和野营一定让他们兴奋不已。


CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

Capricorns can be conventional, but who said conventional couldn't be fun? Your classic date will go over well with the Capricorn in your life, so relax -- flowers, dinner and a movie would make a perfect and comfortable evening. Whatever you do, the goat in your life will appreciate an experience that feels affluent but doesn't cost a lot of money. Capricorns also enjoy a little one-on-one competition, so playing tennis or golf together might be just the ticket to romance after the game.


摩羯：摩羯座比较传统，但谁说传统的人就不能享受快乐呢？送鲜花、赴晚宴和看电影，这些浪漫的约会方式都很适用。无论你做什么，摩羯座人会为你精心的安排感到开心，但不要花太多的钱。摩羯座还喜欢一对一的娱乐方式，打网球或是高尔夫都是不错的选择喔。


AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)

Taking an Aquarius out could be the easiest or hardest dating experience of your life. Aquarians like anything different, new, technological or progressive. If you are feeling up for it, take your Aquarius on an adventure date -- windsurfing, hang-gliding or spelunking. Get creative, and don't shy away from something intellectual -- your Aquarius will love you for it.

水瓶：与瓶子约会可能是你生命中最难也可能是最容易的事。瓶子喜欢新鲜、技术含量高的稀奇事情。如果你想讨好他/她，冒险刺激的约会是少不了的－可以尝试帆板运动、攀岩或山洞探险。只要是有创意，最好再带上点高科技的玩意肯定会让瓶子爱死你的。


PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

Pisceans are interested in everything that isn't quite real. Any date that involves the arts, from painting together to attending the theater, will make your Pisces smile. Romance will be appreciated by this Sign, so try a beach picnic with wine and cheese or high-tea in a garden. Whatever you do, put a little magic into your date -- creating the right mood will romance your Pisces more than any money you spend.


双鱼：鱼儿对任何不太真实的东西充满了兴趣。任何涉及艺术，如画画和欣赏戏剧这样的活动都能博得鱼儿嫣然一笑。这个星座的人喜欢浪漫，因此带上美酒和奶酪去海滩野餐一定会让他/她倍受感动。无论你做什么，在你的约会里加一点小小的创意也会让鱼儿开心不已。要知道在鱼儿看来，心灵的契合比物质上的宽裕更重要。

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好了.本期的月刊内容到此结束!

感谢大家积极的参与和热心的支持!

提前祝大家:中秋节快乐!

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大家辛苦了,刚看完,很不错,内容也是一样的丰富,着使我们的风格

第八期大家再接再厉..

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