2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

One cold evening during the holiday season, a little boy about six or seven was standing out in front of a store window. The little child had no shoes on and his clothes were mere rags. A young woman

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

Grandpa Nybakken loved life -- especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he feigned innocent surprise, exclaiming, &ldqu

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

I was the only family member living close by, so I received the initial call from the nursing home. Grandpa was failing rapidly. I should come. There was nothing to do but hold his hand. “I l

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

Star athletes have played an important part in the lives of young children as far back as history remembers sports and its heroes. Every youngster has had at least one hero that he worshipped above

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

The year I moved to Alaska, I lived with my husband's family while he stayed in Montana and worked. I had never been around a huge family before, and he was the oldest of ten children, most of them

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

After working many years in a large metropolitan hospital, with state of the art conveniences, my work as PM charge nurse in a small local convalescent hospital yielded many frustrations. Occasiona

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

You asked me to sing to you. I complained, "Aw, Mom, I'll wake people up." Once again, I let my ever-present stage fright come before you. Looking back, it's hard to believe I was so self

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

Dear Editors of Chicken Soup,I have been gobbling up your stories for years. I own all your books (and the game, too). I love what each story has to offer in its meaning and new perspective on life

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

Several years ago, a physician from southern France contacted me. His granddaughter had taken ill with a disease that baffled the physicians there. He called after reading several of my articles on

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

Grandfathers and 3-year-old boys are natural buddies. On this particular day in May, the grandfather was pleased to have the company of his best little pal when planting the vegetable garden. For a

2008-03-10 所属栏目:英语故事

"You won't forget to bring the potato masher, will you?" I said to my mother on the phone after telling her I had to have a mastectomy. Even at 82, and 3000 miles away on the long distanc

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

One of the requirements of every commencement speaker is that they offer some advice. Well, get ready, It here it comes.Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the ans

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

With Father's Day coming up, it's occurred to me that this country is missing a holiday, Stepfather's Day.If anyone deserves a special day, it's these brave souls who've had to carve out a place fo

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our seminars is the retention of quality employees-a

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high school by telling them the difference they each made. Using a process developed by Helice Bridges of Del Mar, California, she call

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

It was October 31st and the scene inside my local Safeway was surreal. This store is just blocks from Humboldt State University, and this late afternoon it was overrun by students dressed in creati

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

My husband, Hanoch, and I wrote a book Acts of Kindness: How to Create a Kindness Revolution, which has generated much interest across America. This story was shared with us by an anonymous caller

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

was beside myself with frustration and annoyance at the little foal, curled up in the corner of the small stable where she had been born two nights before. The delivery had been a difficult one fo

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

Searra, an eight-year-old brain tumor patient, was a "regular" in the Radiation Oncology Department, much like the other patients who came to the cancer center everyday for a five- or six

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

When I was growing up, my father always stopped what he was doing and listened while I'd breathlessly fill him in on my day. For him, no subject was off-limits. When I was a lanky and awkward 13, D

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a mere acquaintance. I have duly forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

When I was in junior high, the eighth-grade bully punched me in the stomach. Not only did it hurt and make me angry, but the embarrassment and humiliation were almost intolerable. I wanted desperat

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

I was minding my own business a few weeks ago when I got “the call” -- that dreaded, shrill ringing of my telephone bearing news just short of a death in the family. It was a former hig

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she collided with a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.“Watch it , squirt.” The boy y

2008-03-09 所属栏目:英语故事

The following was written in answer to a 15-year-old girl’s question, “How can I prepare myself for a fulfilling life?”
I am me.In all the world, there is no one else exactly like