PROVERBS
Curiosity killed the cat.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Two's a company, but three's a crowd.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Blood is thicker than water.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend who shares is a friend who cares.
Love is blind.
Actions speak louder than words.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Haste makes waste.
Love makes the world go round.
Bad news travels fast.
Might makes right.
No news is good news.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Look before you leap.
Beggars can't be choosers.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
No pain, no gain.
The squeaking wheel gets the oil.
A leopard cannot change his spots.
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
He who laughs last, laughs best.
One man's gravy is another man's poison.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
All that glitters is not gold.
All roads lead to Rome.
Every land has its own law.
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
More haste, less speed.
Love is blind.
Seeing is believing.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
ادامه مطلب
ادامه مطلب
White Christmas
By Irving Berlin
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
just like the one I used to know,
where the treetops glisten
and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
with every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white.
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English Teaching and Learning
Reading & Writing
The BookHive
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Improving Your English Writing Den
ETS-The Writing Assessment
THE READING ZONE from English-Zone.Com
StoryPlace Pre-school Library
Writing Labs and Centers
THE INTERVIEW WITH GOD
مصاحبه با خدا
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
در رويا ديدم که با خدا حرف ميزنم
So you would like to interview me? God asked.
او از من پرسيد :آيا مايلي از من چيزي بپرسي؟
If you have the time? I said.
گفتم ....اگر وقت داشته باشيد....
God smiled:My time is eternity.
لبخندي زد و گفت: زمان براي من تا بي نهايت ادامه دارد
What questions do you have in mind for me?
چه پرسشي در ذهن تو براي من هست؟
What surprises you most about humankind?
پرسيدم: چه چيزي در رفتار انسان ها هست که شما را شگفت زده مي کند؟
God answered...
پاسخ داد:
That they get bored with childhood,
آدم ها از بچه بودن خسته مي شوند ...
they rush to grow up, and then
عجله دارند بزرگ شوند و سپس.....
long to be children again.
آرزو دارند دوباره به دوران کودکي باز گردند
That they lose their health to make money...
سلامتي خود را در راه کسب ثروت از دست مي دهند
and then lose their money to restore their health.
و سپس ثروت خود را در راه کسب سلامتي دوباره از صرف مي کنند....
That by thinking anxiously about the future,
چنان با هيجان به آينده فکر مي کنند.
they forget the present,
که از حال غافل مي شوند
such that they live in neither the present nor the future.
به طوري که نه در حال زندگي مي کنند نه در آينده
"That they live as if they will never die,
آن ها طوري زندگي مي کنند.،انگار هيچ وقت نمي ميرند
and die as though they had never lived.
و جوري مي ميرند ....انگار هيچ وقت زنده نبودند
we were silent for a while.
ما براي لحظاتي سکوت کرديم
And then I asked.
سپس من پرسيدم..
As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn
مانند يک پدر کدام درس زندگي را مايل هستي که فرزندانت بياموزند؟
To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
پاسخ داد:ياد بگيرند که نميتوانند ديگران را مجبور کنند که دوستشان داشته باشند
All they can do
ولي مي توانند
is let themselves be loved.
طوري رفتار کنند که مورد عشق و علاقه ديگران باشند
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.
ياد بگيرند که خود را با ديگران مقايسه نکنند
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.
ياد بگيرند ...ديگران را ببخشند با عادت کردن به بخشندگي
To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love,
ياد بگيرند تنها چند ثانيه طول مي کشد تا زخمي در قلب کسي که دوستش داريد ايجاد کنيد
and it can take many years to heal them.
ولي سال ها طول مي کشد تا آن جراحت را التيام بخشيد
To learn that a rich person
ياد بگيرند يک انسان ثروتمند کسي نيست که دارايي زيادي دارد
is not one who has the most,but is one who needs the least
بلکه کسي هست که کمترين نيازوخواسته را دارد
To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
ياد بگيرند کساني هستند که آن ها را از صميم قلب دوست دارند
but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.
ولي نميدانند چگونه احساس خود را بروز دهند
To learn that two people can
ياد بگيرند وبدانند ..دونفر مي توانند به يک چيز نگاه کنند
look at the same thing and see it differently?
ولي برداشت آن ها متفاوت باشد
To learn that it is not enough that they
ياد بگيرند کافي نيست که تنها ديگران را ببخشند
forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.
بلکه انسان ها بايد قادر به بخشش و عفو خود نيز باشند
"Thank you for your time," I said
سپس من از خدا تشکر کردم و گفتم
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know"
آيا چيز ديگري هم وجود دارد که مايل باشي فرزندانت بدانند؟
God smiled and said,Just know that I am here... always.
خداوند لبخندي زد و پاسخ داد: فقط اين که بدانند من اين جا و با آن ها هستم..........براي هميشه
