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June, 2009

A RED, RED ROSE

O my luve is like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O my luve is like the melodie, That’s sweetly played in tune. As fair thou art, my bonie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. Till a’ [...]

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Boats Sail On The Rivers

(1) Boats sail on the rivers, 小舟在河上航行, And ships sail on the seas; 大船在海中操轮, But clouds that sail across the sky, 然而白云飘过天空时, Are prettier far than these. 比这些更为悦人。 (2) There are bridges on the rivers, 河上有桥, As pretty as you please; 如你所愿的那么悦目; But the bow that bridges heaven, 然而横跨在穹苍的长虹, And overtops the trees, 却比树梢更高, And [...]

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The Music Within

Life…What is it? See it in the colors of autumn, A gentle snowfall in winter, A sudden shower in spring, The radiance of a summer day. Behold it in the laughter Of the young and the old. Know of it in a surge of hope, The blessings that are bountiful. What is life? It is [...]

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Life

Life can be good, Life can be bad, Life is mostly cheerful, But sometimes sad. Life can be dreams, Life can be great thoughts; Life can mean a person, Sitting in court. Life can be dirty, Life can even be painful; But life is what you make it, So try to make it beautiful.

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LONG, LONG AGO

Winds through the olive trees Softly did blow, Round little Bethlehem Long, long ago.  Sheep on the hillside lay Whiter than snow; Shepherds were watching them, Long, long ago.  Then from the happy sky, Angels bent low, Singing their songs of joy, Long, long ago.  For in a manger bed, Cradled we know, Christ came [...]

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Trees

I think that I shall J.Kilmernever see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; [...]

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What Is a Dad?

A Dad is a person Who is loving and kind And often he knows What you have on your mind He’s someone who listens, Suggests, and defends A dad can be one Of your very best friends! He’s proud of your triumphs, But when things go wrong, A dad can be patient And helpful and [...]

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The Rainy Day

The day is cold,and dark,and dreary; It rains,and the wind is never weary; The vine still clings to the moldering wall, But at every gust the dead leaves fall, And the day is dark and dreary. My life is cold and dark and dreary; It rains and the wind is never weary; My thought still [...]

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How do you know that?

Bob: My car doesn’t have a speedometer. Rob: Then how do you know how fast you’re going? Bob: Well, when I’m driving at 15 miles an hour, the fenders rattle; at 25 miles an hour, the windows rattle; and at 30, the motor starts knocking-and that’s as fast as it’ll go.

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The Looney Bin

Late one night at the insane asylum (疯人院)one inmate shouted, “I am Napoleon!”   Another one said, “How do you know?”   The first inmate said, “God told me!”   Just then, a voice from another room shouted, “I did not!”   疯人院   一天晚上,在疯人院里,一个病人说:”我是拿破仑!”另一个说:”你怎么知道?”第一个人说:”上帝对我说的!”一会儿,一个声音从另一个房间传来:”我没说!”   Notes:   (1)Looney (俚语)疯子   (2)inmate(n.同住者,同室者(特指在医院、监狱))   (3)insane asylum (疯人院)

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