经典美文：让世界充满微笑？ About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern at my Universitys Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and torso. She was wearing a little white dress with red polka dots. As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth. That was ten years ago. Im a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me. 查看更多1个回答 . 2人已关注
一周七天的英文说法来历？ 日子一天天流水般地过，周一会情绪低落，周五就很high。有没有想过一周每一天的英文说法从何而来？ 呵呵，在china daily的网站上看到的总结一周七天的英文说法来历，转来看看 星期一 Monday 又到礼拜一……Monday一词来自古英语monedæi，就是Moon's Day（月亮日）。英文童谣里面有一句是说：Monday's child is fair of face.（周一出生的孩子脸儿俏）。据说周一是请病假、上网几率最高的日子……上班第一天很郁闷么？ 星期二 Tuesday Tuesday来自于古英语Tiwesdæg，意思是Tiw's day，Tiw指英格兰古代一位独臂男神（杨过？！），是火星的象征，所以也就是火星日——大家一起火星吧！希腊人认为周二不吉利，切勿嫁娶旅行。童谣说：Tuesday's child is full of grace.（星期二的孩子姿态好。） 星期三 Wednesday Wednesday来自古英语Wōdnesdæg，古英格兰神灵Woden之日，就是大家熟悉的Odin（奥丁神，某群圣斗士……）。罗曼语族中周三表示 水星 日。美国习语说周三是hump day（周中日），意指忙碌高峰。有这样一句童谣：Wednesday's child is full of woe.（周三的孩子泪汪汪。） 星期四 Thursday 要熬出头的Thursday来自古英语Þunresdæg，意思是Thunor's Day（古德国神话中掌管闪电的Thunaraz神之日），跟thunder接近吧？大家防雷！罗曼语族认为属木星Jupiter，也就是掌管闪电的罗马神朱庇特。童谣说：Thursday's child has far to go.（周四的孩子去远方。） 星期五 Friday 愉悦的Friday来自古英语frīgedæg，翻成拉丁文就是dies Veneris，也就是day of Venus（ 金星 日），也表示女神维纳斯。童谣说：Friday's child is loving and giving.（周五的孩子心肠好。）美国“ 黑色星期五 ”表示 感恩节 之后圣诞购物季第一周的疯狂大采购！ 星期六 Saturday Happy的Saturday来自古英语Sæturnesdæg，拉丁文是Dies Saturni，表示Day of Saturn（土星日），一起土一下吧。同时Saturn也是罗马神话中的农神撒旦。童谣里面说：Saturday's child works hard for a living.（周六的孩子要操劳）。民间认为周六适合抓吸血鬼哦！ 星期日 Sunday 快乐Sunday来自古英语Sunnandæg，是sun's day（太阳日）的意思。还有个**相关的别称叫Sabbath（安息日）。童谣里面说：And a child that's born on the Sabbath day is blithe and bonny and good and gay.（周日的孩子最可爱，漂亮开朗又愉快。）查看更多3个回答 . 3人已关注
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