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On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address in which he announced that “we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.”
秋天正是吃螃蟹的季节。在我品尝过的十几种螃蟹中，味道最佳的还是家乡产的青蟹。这种海蟹生长于江河入海口的滩涂中，身上沾满了泥土，所以煮之前要将其刷洗干净，否则就会有海泥的臭味。而为了能刷洗干净，就要将青蟹杀死，通常的做法是用筷子（或折下一条蟹腿）从最后一条蟹腿与壳连接的地方斜斜地插入.
春阴的下午，吉光屯唯一的茶馆子里的空气又有些紧张了，人们的耳朵里，仿佛还留着一种微细沉实的声息——“熄掉他罢！”但当然并不是全屯的人们都如此。这屯上的居民是不大出行的，动一动就须查黄历²，看那上面是否写着“不宜出行”；倘没有写，出去也须先走喜神方，迎吉利。不拘禁忌地坐在茶馆里的不..
“Can’t see the wood for the trees” 的意思是 “做某件事情时太专注于细节，没有注意整体大局，因而可能会错漏重要的信息”，它就相当于汉语中所说的 “见木不见林”。
The kind of example you set, and the willingness of all of you to get involved and engaged in a concrete way, to remake our world together, that’s what’s going to determine the future of America. And looking out at all of you, you’re what makes me optimistic.
