We don't read and write poetry because it's cute,We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race，And the human race is filled with passion，Medicine,law,business,engineering,these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life，But poetry...beauty,romance,love...these are what we stay alive for，To quote from Whitman,“O me，O life， of the questions of these recurring，of the endless trains of the faithless，of cities filled with the foolish，what good amid these,O me,O life?”Answer.That you are here,that life exists and identity,that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse， That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.

Maybe if we knew whatother people were thinking, we'd know that no one's ordinary. And we all deservea standing ovation at least once in our lives.

释义：独具慧眼的人看山崖，能发现未经琢磨的玉石；靠近河川，便能知道水里有珍珠。比喻人应善于观察和学习，方能洞察事物本质。

地震是地质事件，而不是气象事件。

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

文章是用来阐明道理的。

The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.