这座房已有近百年的历史，是爷爷亲手建成的，并给他起了个名字，叫“雅阁”，父亲继承房产后给它改了个名，叫“海上花园”。
My grandfather built this house nearly 100 years ago and called it Siri Niwasa, "gracious house". My father who inherited it called it The Garden on Sea.
一天，老牛带着牛郎来到一个湖边，这里是仙女下凡沐浴的地方。其中一个名叫织女，她是最漂亮的仙女，也是一名手艺娴熟的绣女。
One day the cow led Niulang to a lake where fairies took a bath on earth. Among them was Zhinu, the most beautiful fairy and a skilled seamstress.
他说八种语言，是个出了名的讲故事高手。
凡为我名接待一个像这小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，不是接待我，乃是接待那差我来的。
Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.
他的母亲，朱迪·帕森斯，说她儿子三岁的时候就想要成为一名演员，他是个极富冒险精神和有想象力的孩子。
His mother, Judy Parsons, says her son knew he wanted to be an actor since the age of three and he was always a very adventurous and imaginative child.
在她的学校里，有80名不同年龄的儿童跟他们的家长一起参加一个11周的课程。许多家长都是从几百里外的小村子里赶来为自己的孩子寻求帮助。
Eighty children of all ages enroll in her school for an 11-week course with their parents — many of whom travel hundreds of miles from small villages to get help for their children.
40名二三十岁的年轻男女聚在一个酒店参加一场相亲会，一位俏皮的专业媒人打破了现场的沉默。
A wisecracking professional matchmaker breaks the ice as 40 people aged in their twenties and thirties gather at a hotel for a blind date.
说到孩子，我的大儿子非常热衷于成为一名游戏开发者，对父子携手完成一两个游戏构想也很有兴趣。
Speaking of kids, my eldest son is deeply interested in becoming a game developer, and is interested in the two of us working on a game idea or two together.
如果你喜欢英语，做一名英语教师、翻译或导游可能是个不错的选择。
If you like English, a career as an English teacher, a translator or a travelling guide might be a good choice.
据说中国的一位名叫神农的统治者是第一个发现茶可以作为饮料的人。
It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.
我爸爸，一名68岁的退休技术人员和四个孩子的祖父，仔细地考虑了我的话，并认真地回复了我。
Dad, a 68-year-old retired technologist and grandfather of four, had carefully considered my message, and crafted a response.
但在两个星期一的时间里，我不仅迷上了编织，还迷上了钩针编织，我正朝着成为一名高产工匠的目标迈进。
But within two Mondays in the group, I was hooked, not only on knitting but also on crocheting, and I was on my way to becoming a highly productive crafter.
在小组内度过了两个星期一后，我不仅迷上了编织，还迷上了钩织，我快要成为一名非常高产的手艺人了。
Within two Mondays in the group, I was hooked, not only on knitting but also on crocheting, and I was on my way to becoming a highly productive crafter.
作为一名高管教练，我看到形象升级在过渡时期特别有帮助——当寻找新工作、步入一个新的或更公开的角色，或改变工作环境时。
As an executive coach, I've seen image upgrades be particularly helpful during transitions—when looking for a new job, stepping into a new or more public role, or changing work environments.
1998年我创办了语言康复训练中心，后来随着业务量的增加，诊所规模逐步扩大，增设了3个诊室，雇有13名员工。
I started my speech pathology practice in 1998 and gradually grew the business to 13 employees in three different offices.
他的个人排队纪录是26小时，为了帮一个慕名来上海看名中医的外地人。
His personal record was standing in line for 26 hours for an out-of-town client who flew into Shanghai just to see a reputed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor.
这是个罕见的时刻：奥巴马在公众的注目之下，被一名10岁男孩问了个措手不及。
It was a rare moment: Barack Obama, caught off guard by a ten-year-old boy while in the public spotlight.
在同样的专栏里，我曾写道，“做一名记者就是做一个证人，其余的那些都不过是点缀而已。”
In the same column, I wrote that "to be a journalist is to bear witness." The rest is no more than ornamentation.
自从三年前启动以来，IBM的企业全球志愿者服务队已经派出了1,200名员工，在23个不同国家参与了100多个项目。
Since its launch three years ago, IBM's Corporate Service Corps has sent 1, 200 employees to participate in more than 100 projects in 23 different countries.
12月一个下着冷雨的早晨，8名工人在常青合作洗衣厂里忙碌着。
On a cold and rainy December morning, eight workers bustle inside the Evergreen Co-operative Laundry.
在世界八个示范点对千名患者适用的初步结果显示，使用核对表后，患者接受经过验证标准的外科治疗的可能性几乎翻了一番。
Preliminary results from a thousand patients in eight pilot sites worldwide indicate that the checklist has nearly doubled the likelihood that patients will receive proven standards of surgical care.
Jane已经工作了六个月并且是一名后起之秀。
Jane has been working on the job for six months now and is a rising star.
父母满意我那门当户对的婚姻，随后25年我成为一名好妻子，是四个孩子的母亲，是可敬而负责的社会一员。
My parents approved of my suitable marriage and I spent the next 25 years being a good wife, eventually the mother of four, and a very respectable responsible member of society.
截止到2010年的夏天，Groupon上线18个月，已经拥有几千名员工，营业收入数亿美元，业务拓展到十几个国家。
By the summer of 2010, 18 months after its launch, Groupon had several thousand employees, revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and businesses in more than a dozen countries.
国际投行高盛集团日前启动了一个商业项目，为1万名贫困妇女提供商业培训教育。
Goldman Sachs Group, the international investment banking company, has launched a new program to provide ten thousand poor women with business education.
我们队去参加比赛时没抱多大成功的希望，不料大获全胜——荣获三个第一名，两个第二名。
Our team went to the games without much hope, but they surprised us and brought home the bacon-three first prizes and two second!
我们队去参加比赛时没抱多大成功的希望，不料大获全胜——荣获三个第一名，两个第二名。
Our team went to the games without much hope, but they surprised us and brought home the bacon-three first prizes and two second!
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