心路历程——谚语(英文)

Dear Friends, Today, let' s considerproverbs. Proverbs are concentrated bits of wisdom. They combinethe wit, experience, outlook, advice, and the sanity or many cultures. They teach us about human feelings and failings, and provide guides for future behavior and better relationships. They tend to be terse, sage and sometimes witty in trying to convey subtle truths and rules of conduct. Proverbial philosophy is found in every part of the     

心路历程--时间

This is our seventh column. Itis a delight to be able to sharethoughts with you. Let me begin with     

心路历程--世世代代

Dear Friends, Every one of us was young at some time inthe past.Even our planet was young once-billionsof years ago.Some of you are still young.The rest of uslook back to our youth with mixed feelings.We generallyhad better health and more energy than we have atpresent.But,we did not have the life experiences that wehave gathered over the years.     

心路历程--新年

Dear Friends, Your editor in China, Richard, asked me to write an article about the New Year in America. In my columns I deliberately (故意地) avoid writing about life in America. This is for travel a-gents or professional politicians or journalists to do. Instead I prefer to write about matters of universal concern. My columns have been on topics such as life and death, humor, poetry, animals, time, education, peace, and aging. These subjects have resulted in a popular response from our Chinese     

心路历程--食物

Dear Friends, This column is devoted to food.This is one of the topics that we think aboutand talk about and write about and worry about the most.It takes up much timeand space in all of our lives.It is one of the greatest sources of human enjoymentand one of the greatest sources of human anxiety. Eating is one of our fondest pleasures.It is a necessity of nature.Food enables us to survive.Everyone eats,every person,every animal,even plants must absorb food.An automobile cannot run without fuel,and human beings cannot live without food.In primitive soci     

心路历程--逝

We are what survives of us.Dear Friends, My past columns have concerned various aspects of life. This is because life is common to all of us. Life is what we experience every minute of every day. It may be hard for some to accept, but there is something else that we all share in common regardless(不管,不顾)of where we live or what we believe. Each of us is perishable(容易腐烂的).Our lives willterminate(停止,终结)in dying.     

心路历程--叛逆

Dear Friends,Some of our previous columns have been on serious themes. We havedelved into subjects like Love and Death and Ambition and Success. This ispretty heavy stuff. Now, it is time to let our imagination flow into fantasy.In America and in other western nations, every Chinese restaurant serves"fortune cookies" at the end of each meal. Inside each of these cookies is a small slipof paper with a brief message. It is customary for the diners to read their "fortunes"     

心路历程--筷子

Dear Friends, Our past columns have been filled with a variety of topics.They have included es—says,proverbs,jokes,and even a few of my poems.Now it is time for all original shortstory written especially for you in this magazine.I hope you enjoy reading it as much as Ienjoyed writing it.     

心路历程--帽子

Dear Friends, Writing columns for Overseas English is one of my greatest plea-Sures.Most of my columns are serious.This is because life is serious.Butlife is also whimsical(反复无常的,古怪的).Because it is whimsical and weneed to laugh,it is fun to write with a lighter touch.We usually write what we liketo read.This little story is an example of poking fun at ourselves.     

心路历程--教训

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心路历程--成功

Dear Friends:In this column I would like to discuss a delicate subject: "Success" . Many letters received from Chinese readers raise questions concerning success and what it means to lead successful lives.1. Happiness comes from within.     

心路历程--拒绝

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心路历程--单词

Welcome to our eleventh column. It is said that when Confucius was asked what his first deed would be if he were to be made Emperor of China, he replied, "I would re-establish the precise meaning of words."Our lives are filled with words. These are the wordswe read, the words we speak, and the words we listen to or try not tolisten to.Words govern our lives.     

心路历程--外科手术

一生之中,我们成长的过程就是不断超越自己的过程。不同的经历、不同的体验让我们的生活变得更加丰富,也让我们更加珍惜生活的每一个成功、每一个挫折所带来的感受。     

心路历程--建议

Dear Friends,Giving advice is one of the most popular pastimes known to mankind. Everyone has some advice to give to everyone else. It is easier to give advice than it is to take advice. Most of us have been given more advice than we can possibly use.I am drawn to this topic because many of our readers ask me to give them advice on a variety(变化,多样性)of different prob-lems.This can be very flattering(讨人喜欢的), and I appreciate your willingness to ask me. I respond to your questions, and I feel free to give my opinions and my comments on any subject. These comments     

心路历程--关于爱情

Dear Friends,I recently learned that February 14th is celebrated inChina as qing ren jie.In America we call this Valentine’sDay and dedicate it to romantic love.Because of this I havebeen asked to devote this month’s column to Love.This is avery complicated subject,and not easy to write about.Thereare no experts.Terms are ambiguous,and there are wide cu-tural differences in our approach to the subject of Love.     

心路历程--和平

和平,是人类所希望、所追求的亘古不变主题。不同民族、不同国家、不同人对和平有着不同的理解。本期心路历程中,请欣赏我国读者与鲍勃关于“和平”的问答。