英文背誦短文

英文背誦短文篇一：適合初中生背誦的英語短文

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第一天：THE NEWSPAPER報 紙

Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value .Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the

newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances.

現(xiàn)今報紙擁有極大的價值，人人都應(yīng)該看它。它每天提供我們各種各樣的消息。它告訴我們世界政治局勢。

如果我們養(yǎng)成看報的習(xí)慣，我們就能得到足夠的知識來適應(yīng)我們的環(huán)境。

第二天：MY DAILY LIFE我的日常生活

Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to

be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.

I get up at six o’clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I

go to school at seven o’clock.

After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o’clock. Then I begin to do my

homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed.

雖然，我的日常生活十分單調(diào)，但我卻竭力設(shè)法去適應(yīng)它。為什么？因為，我打算做一個好學(xué)生，希

望將來為國家服務(wù)。

我每天六點(diǎn)起床、洗臉?biāo)⒀篮�，就開始復(fù)習(xí)功課，七點(diǎn)鐘我就去上學(xué)。

放學(xué)后，我就回家了。我們通常在七點(diǎn)鐘吃晚餐，之后我就開始做家庭作業(yè)，希望在睡覺前把它做完。

第三天：A MODEL STUDENT模范學(xué)生

Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become)

a model student.

However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge.

A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral education. If his conduct is not good, no one will

consider making friends with him.

你介意被稱為壞學(xué)生嗎？當(dāng)然不。就我所知，每個人都打算做模范學(xué)生。

然而，做模范學(xué)生卻不容易。第一，他必須盡力獲得知識。一個沒有足夠知識的人是不會成功的。第二，他必須記住促進(jìn)健康。只有強(qiáng)壯的人才能做大事。第三，他應(yīng)該接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，沒有人

會考慮與他交朋友的。

第四天：HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何獲得快樂

There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points. First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life. Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress. 無疑，快樂是世界上最寶貴的東西。沒有它，人生將是空虛而毫無意義的。如果你希望知道如何獲得

快樂，你必須注意下面兩點(diǎn)：

健康是快樂的要訣。唯有身體強(qiáng)壯的人才能享受人生的樂趣。

快樂在于知足。一個不滿于現(xiàn)狀的人總是處在痛苦之中。

第五天：BOOKS書 籍

As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and

wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.

Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive

benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good.

眾所周知，書籍教我們學(xué)習(xí)人生，真理，科學(xué)以及其它許多有用的東西。它們增加我們的知識，擴(kuò)大我們的心胸并加強(qiáng)我們的品格。換句話說，它們是我們的良師益友。這是為什么我們的父母總是鼓勵我

們要多讀書的理由。

讀書是一件好事，但我們必須多加注意書的選擇。不錯，我們能從好書中獲得益處。然而，壞書卻對

我們有害無益。

第六天：A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY 鄉(xiāng)村游記

One Sunday my mother (Mother) had (made) me take my little young brother to a trip to the country. She

bade me take good care of him.

While we were walking along the road, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing gently. We saw the beautiful flowers smile (smiling) at us and heard the birds sing (singing) their sweet songs on the trees.

The scenery was indeed very pretty (beautiful).

When we felt tired, we returned home. We saw Mother (our mother) wait (waiting) for us at the door.

一個星期日，我母親叫我?guī)�小弟弟去鄉(xiāng)村游玩。她吩咐我要好好照料他。

當(dāng)我們沿著道路行走的時候，太陽燦爛地照耀著，微風(fēng)輕輕地吹著。我們看見美麗的花兒對我們微笑著，

并聽見鳥兒在樹上唱著悅耳的歌曲，風(fēng)景十分美麗。

當(dāng)我們感到疲倦的時候，我們就回家了。我們看見母親正在門口等候我們。

第七天：BE PATRIOTIC 要 愛 國

It is the duty of every citizen to make the country rich and powerful (To make the country rich and strong is...). In order to accomplish this object one must be patriotic (love his country). I consider this an unchangeable

truth.

How can a student love his country (be patriotic)? I find my answer very simple and clear. He must study hard and store up knowledge so as to serve his (the) country in the future. If every student can do according to

what I said, the country will certainly be rich and powerful.

要使國家富強(qiáng)是每個公民的責(zé)任。為了達(dá)到這一目的，必須愛國。我認(rèn)為這是一條不變的定理。一個學(xué)生如何才能愛國呢？我發(fā)覺答復(fù)很簡單明了。他必須用功讀書并積累知識，以便將來服務(wù)國家。如果每

個學(xué)生都能按照我所說的去做，國家一定會富強(qiáng)。

英文背誦短文篇二：適合背誦的英語美文10篇文章

第一篇：一位偉大的朋友 A Great Friend

As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest. I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school. He has been my constant companion ever since.

Though he is serious in appearance, he never fails to be interesting. Often he is clever, sometimes even merry and gay. He is the most knowledgeable friend a person could have. He knows virtually every language of the world, all the events of history, and the words of all the great poets and philosophers. A kindly benefactor, he is admired and enjoyed by everyone who makes his acquaintance.

To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend. He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then those of others. With these keys he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.

My friend is endlessly patient. Dull though I may be, I can return to him again and again, and he is always ready to teach me. When I am bored, he entertains me. When I am dispirited, he lifts me up. When I am lonely, he keeps me company. He is a friend not only to me but to millions around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “reading”.

第一篇：翻譯

由于我現(xiàn)在是高中生，因此有許多朋友，但我最看重其中的一位。我一開始求學(xué)就認(rèn)識他了。從此以后他便是我永遠(yuǎn)不變的朋友。

雖然他外表嚴(yán)肅，但他總是令人感興趣。他經(jīng)常挺聰明的，有時甚至是一付歡喜愉快的模樣。他是我們最有學(xué)問的朋友。世界各國的語言，歷史上所有的大事，以及所有偉大的詩人與哲學(xué)家的話語，他幾乎無所不知。他是個樂善好施的大好人，認(rèn)識他的每個人都贊賞與喜歡他。

對我而言，他一直是位偉大的老師也是朋友。他先教會我母語的奧秘，而后是其他的語言。借著這些秘決，他教我們?nèi)绾伍_啟人類所有的藝術(shù)與科學(xué)之門。

我的朋友有無限的耐心。雖然我可能很遲鈍，但我可以一再地求助于他，而他也隨時準(zhǔn)備著教導(dǎo)我。當(dāng)我感到厭煩時，他會逗我開心。當(dāng)我氣餒時，他會使我振作起來。當(dāng)我孤獨(dú)時，他會陪伴我。他不只是我的朋友，同時也是世界各地成千上萬人的朋友。要我告訴你他的名字嗎？他的名字是“閱讀”。

1、not only...but also... 不但...而且

2、acquaintance [?'kweint?ns] n. knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less

intimate than friendship 認(rèn)識，相識，了解

makes one’s acquaintance 認(rèn)識

3、benefactor ['benif?kt?] n. one that gives aid, especially financial aid 恩人，贊助人

4、dispirited [dis'piritid] adj. sad, depressed 氣餒的，沮喪的

5、entertain [,ent?'tein] v 招待

6、gay [ɡei] adj. 快樂的；放蕩的n. 同性戀者

7、company ['k?mp(?)ni] n. 公司；陪伴，同伴vi. 交往vt. 陪伴

第二篇：給年輕人的建議 Advice to a Young Man

Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, you must work. If you look around, you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Don’t be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. It is the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers; it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.

There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It does not know their names, even. Nobody likes them; the great, busy world does not know that they are there.

So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make a dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will the world be with you.

第二篇：翻譯

小伙子，請你記住，你必須工作。不管你握著的是一把十字鎬或是一支筆，一輛獨(dú)輪手推車或一套書，你都必須工作。如果你環(huán)顧四周，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)那些不必工作就最有能力度過余生的人乃是工作最勤奮的人。

別害怕會過勞致死。不到30歲的人是不可能過勞而死的。這些人有時候會早逝，但那是因為晚上6點(diǎn)收工，直到第二天早上2點(diǎn)才回家。小伙子，就是這些工作之余的時間使得這些人喪命啊。工作會令你食欲大振；工作會使你十分感謝你有假日。

有些年輕人并不工作，但世界并不以他們?yōu)闃s，甚至不知道他們的名字。沒有人喜歡他們；廣袤，忙碌的世界不會留意他們的存在。

因此，要先了解你想當(dāng)什么，做什么，然后脫下外套，開始干活吧！你愈是忙碌，你愈不容易受到傷害，睡得更甜，假日也更加燦爛，更快活，而世界對你的表現(xiàn)也就更加滿意。

1、pick [pik] n. 鶴嘴鋤

2、wheelbarrow ['hwi:l,b?r?u

] 獨(dú)輪手推車

3、interval ['int?v?l] n. 間隔；間距；

4、appetite ['?pitait] n. 食欲；

5、solidity [s?'liditi] n. 堅硬，堅固；

6、slumber ['sl?mb?] n. 睡眠；

7、grateful ['ɡreitful] adj. 感謝的；

8、be apt to 傾向于

9、satisfied ['s?tisfaid] adj. 感到滿意的

第三篇：開啟快樂之門 The Happy Door

Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.

There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.

Being unhappy is like an infectious disease; it causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous: if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!

It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.

Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.

第三篇：翻譯

快樂好似扔入池子里的一顆石頭，會激起不斷擴(kuò)散的陣陣漣漪。正如斯蒂文森所言：“快樂是一種責(zé)任。

快樂這個字眼并沒有確切的定義�？鞓返娜丝梢砸蚍N種理由而快樂。其關(guān)鍵并非在財富或健康，因為我們發(fā)現(xiàn)有些乞丐、病人和所謂的失敗者非�？鞓贰�

快樂是一種意料不到的收獲。而能保持快樂則是一項成就。也是靈魂與品性的勝利。努力追求快樂算不上自私。事實上，追求快樂不僅是對我們自己也是對別人的一種責(zé)任。 悶悶不樂就像一種傳染��；染上這種病的人大家都惟恐避之不及。這咱人很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己感到孤獨(dú)、痛苦和難過。但是，有種很簡單的方法，乍看起來似乎荒謬可笑，那就是：如果你覺得不快樂，就假裝快樂吧！

這個方法很奏效。不久你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己非但不會使人反感，反而還能吸引別人。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，能夠成為廣結(jié)善緣的中心人物是多么值得的事!

于是,原本裝扮的快樂就變成了真正的快樂.你擁有心境平和的秘訣而又能忘我地服務(wù)他人.

一旦快樂被當(dāng)作一種責(zé)任并成為一種習(xí)慣的時候。它就會開啟大門。引領(lǐng)我們進(jìn)入無法想象的花園中，里面云集著滿懷感激的朋友。

1、pebble ['pebl] n. 卵石 6、infectious [in'fek??s] adj. 傳染的

2、pool [pu:l] n.水塘 7、shrink [?ri?k] vi. 收縮；畏縮

3、ripple ['ripl] n. 波紋 8、embittered [im'bit?d] adj. 憤怒的；怨恨的

4、dividend ['dividend] n. 股息，收獲9、repel [ri'pel] vt. 擊退；抵制

5、triumph ['trai?mf] n. 勝利，凱旋 10、rewarding [ri'w?:di?] adj. 有益的，值得的

11、throng [θr??] vt. 群集；擠滿 12、unimaginable [,?ni'm?d?in?bl] adj. 不可思議的

第四篇：友誼 Friendship

No young man starting life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more---to be happy and successful---than much money or great learning.

Friendship is no one-sided affair. There can be no friendship without reciprocity. One cannot receive all and give nothing, or give all and receive nothing, and expect to experience the joy and fullness of true companionship.

Those who would make friends must cultivate the qualities which are admired and which attract. If you are mean, stingy and selfish, nobody will admire you. You must cultivate generosity and large-heartedness; you must be magnanimous and tolerant; you must have positive qualities, for a negative, shrinking, apologizing, roundabout man is despised. You must believe in yourself. If you do not, others will not believe in you. You must look upward and be hopeful, cheery, and optimistic. No one will be attracted to a gloomy pessimist.

第四篇：翻譯

年輕人人生起步最好的資本莫過于擁有眾多的朋友。朋友可以增加他的聲望，盡最大的努力支持他，并使他達(dá)到無朋友幫助時絕不可能達(dá)到的成就。交對朋友將會比大筆的金錢或高深的學(xué)問更能讓他快樂和成功。

友誼不是單方面的事。沒有互惠就不能算是友誼。一個人不可能只是接受而不付出，或是只付出不回收，卻期望能夠享有真摯友誼的歡欣和滿足。

想交朋友必須培養(yǎng)受人贊賞和吸引人的特質(zhì)。如果你小氣、吝嗇又自私，沒有人會欣賞你。你必須培養(yǎng)慷慨和寬宏大量的氣度；你必須有雅量并對人容忍；你必須要有積極地特質(zhì)，因為消極、畏縮、愛賠不是和迂回不前的人總是讓人瞧不起。你必須信任你自己，否則就不會獲得別人的信任。你必須要向前看，充滿希望，愉快且樂觀。沒有人會理會一個憂郁的悲觀者。

capital ['k?pit?l] n. 資金，首都，省會；

credit ['kredit] n. 信用，信譽(yù)；貸款

reciprocity [,resi'pr?s?ti] n. 相互作用；相互性；利益互惠

companionship [k?m'p?nj?n?ip] n. 友誼；陪伴；

generosity [,d?en?'r?s?ti] n. 慷慨，大方

magnanimous [m?ɡ'n?nim?s] adj. 寬宏大量的；有雅量的

tolerant ['t?l?r?nt] adj. 寬容的；容忍的

positive ['p?z?tiv] adj. 積極的

negative ['neɡ?tiv] adj.消極的；否定的

shrink [?ri?k] vi. 收縮；畏縮

roundabout adj. 迂回的，繞道的

despise [di'spaiz] vt. 輕視，鄙視

optimistic [,?pti'mistik] adj. 樂觀的；樂觀主義的

英文背誦短文篇三：背誦英語美文8篇(帶翻譯)

第一篇 我們正在起跑點(diǎn)

We’re Just Beginning

Charles F Kettering

“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…”

I do not know who wrote these words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the out of it anything that we can imagine, just as a carves a from a shapeless stone.

We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.

I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want itwhere we will spend the The past is gone and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human

“我們正在閱讀一本頁數(shù)無限的書的第一章的第一節(jié)??�！�

我不知道這段文字是誰寫的，我一直很喜歡這段文字并用它們來提醒自己，那就是未來操之在我。我們可以掌握神秘而不可知的未來，從中創(chuàng)出我們所能想象的任何東西，一如雕刻家可以將未成型的石頭刻出雕像一樣。

我們每個人都是農(nóng)夫。我們?nèi)舴N下好種子，就會有豐收。倘若種子長的不良且長滿雜草，我們就會徒勞無獲。如果我們什么也不種，就根本不會有什么收獲。

我希望未來會比過去更好。我不希望未來會被那些充斥在歷史中的錯誤所污染。我們應(yīng)關(guān)心未來，因為往后的余生都要在未來中度過。

往昔已一去不復(fù)返而且是靜止的。任憑我們怎么努力都不能改變過去。未來就在我們眼前而且是動態(tài)的。我們的所作所為都會影響未來。只要我們體會的出來，每天都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)新的知識領(lǐng)域伴隨而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我們的事業(yè)中。我們正處在人類所努力鉆研的每個領(lǐng)域中進(jìn)步的起點(diǎn)。

mysterious [mi'sti?ri?s] adj. 神秘的；難解的

carve [kɑ:v] vt. 雕刻；切開

sculptor [sk?lpt?] n. 雕刻家

statue ['st?tju:] n. 雕像，塑像

contaminate [k?n't?mi,neit] vt. 污染，弄臟

error ['er?] n. 誤差；錯誤

remainder [ri'meind?] n.殘余,剩余物

static ['st?tik] adj. 靜態(tài)的；靜電的

dynamic [dai'n?mik] adj. 動態(tài)的；有活力的

frontier ['fr?ntj?] n. 前沿；邊界；國境

endeavor [in'dev?] n. 努力；盡力

第二篇 快樂的鑰匙

A Key to Happiness

To help others, you don’t have to be an expert in the art; the main thing is the You may be and , wasteful and , but if you help, produces nothing but good. The one you are trying to help knows your ed and encouraged by the magic of your sharing. In nearly every case, your simple to help, into action, produce the good But perhaps the greatest good is the good that you yourself get out of the attempt. Service to others delivers more joy to you than the joy you deliver to them. In doing good, you free yourself from the terrible burden of self; you escape from yourself into a clean world of joy and light. The good you simply try to do, regardless of the outcome, is always a success inside yourself.

Unselfish giving is your most efficient for happiness, for you have you began the project.

想去幫助旁人，你不必是這值種藝術(shù)的能干的專家，主要的是你有沒有一顆助人的心。你也許是粗陋而笨拙的，徒勞又沒有成就，但是如果你真誠地想幫助旁人，你的嘗試必然產(chǎn)生善果。你所打算幫助的人曉得了你的意向，會因你公擔(dān)困苦的魔力而堅強(qiáng)振作起來。差不多每一次，你的單純的助人愿望，在化為行動之后，都會產(chǎn)生所尋的善果。但是最大的善果，也許還是你自己從這項嘗試中所獲得的益處。在幫助旁人的時候，你本身所獲得的快樂要比你帶給那些人的快樂為多。在行善之中，你便擺脫了以自我為本位的可怕重?fù)?dān)，而進(jìn)入一個快樂和光明的清新世界。只要你去試行為善，不論其結(jié)果如何，再你的心中都永遠(yuǎn)會是一項成功。

無私的給與是獲得快樂的最有效率的方法。因為如果能夠做到這一點(diǎn)，你所擁抱的已經(jīng)不是自我，而是永恒；你已經(jīng)感覺到生命的存在，而現(xiàn)在的妳的世界也比你開始行善之前還要開闊。

efficient [i'fi??nt] adj. 有效率的；有能力的

intention [in'ten??n] n. 意向；目的；打算

crude [kru:d] adj. 粗糙的；天然的，未加工的；粗魯?shù)?/p>

clumsy ['kl?mzi] adj. 笨拙的

ineffective [,ini'fektiv] adj. 無效的，不起作用的

sincere [sin'si?] adj. 真誠的；誠摯的

attempt [?'tempt] n/ vt.. 企圖，試圖

strengthen ['stre?θ?n, 'stre?kθ?n] vt. 加強(qiáng)；鞏固

desire [di'zai?] n. 欲望；要求/ vt. 想要

convert [k?n'v?:t] vt/vi.. 使轉(zhuǎn)變；轉(zhuǎn)換…

sought [s?:t] v. 尋找（seek的過去式和過去分詞）

formula ['f?:mjul?] n. [數(shù)] 公式，準(zhǔn)則；配方

embrace [im'breis] vt. 擁抱；信奉，皈依；包含

eternity [i't?:n?ti] n. 來世；不朽

第三篇 勞動之樂

The Joy of Labor

Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that is sweet. Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by it. Work does much more for us than just giving us a living; it gives us our life and the reason for living. The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well.

All of us hope for success, but it is and hard to keep. It nearly always away from one like sand through the fingers, like water through a , unless it is held tight by hard work, day by day, night by night, year in year out. Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.

古時的賢達(dá)和今天的成功者都告訴我們勞動是甜美的。勞動的報酬不是物質(zhì)的獲得而是人們籍由勞動所達(dá)到的成就。工作所給與我們的豈止是混口飯吃；它賦予我們生命以及活下去的理由。人生真正的樂趣就是把所做的事做好。

我們都希望成功，但成功卻是虛幻且難以維持的。除非你能日日夜夜、年復(fù)一年地努力緊守成功，否則它幾乎總會從你身邊溜走，就如沙粒從指尖滑落，或像水從漏桶流失一樣。凡事害怕失敗的人應(yīng)該在有生之年，一心一意地更加努力奮發(fā)才是。

labor ['leib?] n. 勞動；工作 the Labour's Day/ Labor Day/ May Day 勞動節(jié) illusive [i'lju:siv] adj. 錯覺的；幻影的；迷惑人的

slip [slip] vi. 滑動；滑倒; 閃開

leaky ['li:ki] adj. 漏的；有漏洞的

pail [peil] n. 桶，水桶

第四篇：青春

Youth

of the emotions, it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.

Youth means the . This often exists in a man of sixty more than in a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by Years may the skin, but to give up wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and —these Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being’s heart the love of amazement of the stars and the star-like things, the challenge of events, the childlike for what-next and the joy of the game of living. as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your .

青春不只是人生的一個階段；它是是一種心境。它不是指紅潤的臉頰，紅色的嘴唇和柔軟彎曲的膝蓋；而是指意志力、豐富的想象力、充沛的感情。它是生命深泉之清新。

青春意味著勇氣勝過膽怯，冒險犯難勝過貪圖安逸。60歲的人往往要比20歲的小伙子更持有這種精神。沒有人只因活了若干年而變老。我們變老是因我們拋棄了自己的理想。

歲月可使皮膚產(chǎn)生皺紋，但是放棄了熱誠則會消蝕靈魂。憂慮、懷疑、缺乏自信、恐懼和絕望-----這些都會讓我們垂頭喪氣而且使成長的精神化為烏有。

每個人不管是60還是16，心中都有一股好奇心，對星星及星狀的東西會產(chǎn)生一種驚喜之情，不畏懼任何挑戰(zhàn)，對未知的事物有著孩子般用不冷卻的熱望，以及游戲人生的喜悅之情。

你有信心，自信和希望時，就是年輕；而你若懷疑、恐

rosy ['r?uzi] adj. 薔薇色的，玫瑰紅色的

cheek [t?i:k] n. 面頰，臉頰

lip [lip] n. 嘴唇

supple ['s?pl] adj. 柔軟的；靈活的

knee [ni:] n. 膝蓋，膝

vigor ['viɡ?] n. [生物] 活力，精力

predominance [pri'd?min?ns] n. 優(yōu)勢；卓越

timidity [/ti'mid?ti/] n. 膽怯，羞怯

ease [i:z] vt. 減輕，緩和/ n. 輕松，舒適

desert ['dez?t] vt. 遺棄；放棄/n. 沙漠

wrinkle ['ri?kl] n. 皺紋/ vi. 起皺

enthusiasm [in'θju:zi?z?m] n. 熱心，熱情

despair [di'spε?] n. 絕望；令人絕望的人或事

bow [b?u] n/ vi.. 弓；鞠躬；

wonder ['w?nd?] n. 驚奇；奇跡/ vi. 懷疑；想知道

undaunted [,?n'd?:ntid] adj. 勇敢的，無畏的

unfailing [,?n'feili?] adj. 經(jīng)久不衰的；無窮盡的

appetite ['?pitait] n. 食欲；嗜好

第五篇為別人而活

For the sake of other men

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men—above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the unknown by a built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how I must by thesense that I have borrowed too heavily from the work of other men.

To over the reason for one’s own general seems to me, from an and his judgment. Thegoal of comfort and happiness has never ed to me; a system of would beof cattle.

我們在這個世界上的處境是奇妙的。每個人都是來做一次短暫的訪問，不知道是為了什么，不過有時似乎也會覺察到有某種目的。

但是從平日的生活來看，有一件事情我們是很清楚的：我們是為別人而活----尤其是為了那些我們的快樂與否取決于他們的微笑及幸福的人而活。同時，我們也為無數(shù)不知名的人而活，他們的命運(yùn)借由同胞之情的維系與我們結(jié)合在一起。每天，很多次，我都會意識到我的肉體生活和精神生活很大程度上是建立在那些活著的和死去的人們的工作之上的，意識到我必須誠摯地、竭盡全力地努力去回報我所得到的東西。我經(jīng)常心緒不寧，感覺自己從別人的工作里承襲了太多，這種感覺讓我惴惴不安。

總體上在我看來，從客觀的角度，沒完沒了地思考自己為什么會存在，或者是生命有什么意義，是非常愚蠢的行為。不過，每個人都有一些理想，來指引著自己的抱負(fù)和辨別是非。始終在我面前閃耀著光芒，并且讓我充滿生活樂趣的理想是善、美和真理。對我來說，以舒適和享樂為目標(biāo)的生活從來沒有吸引力。 以這些目標(biāo)為基礎(chǔ)建立起來的一套倫理觀點(diǎn)只能滿足一群牲畜的需要。

divine [di'vain] adj. 神圣的；非凡的

countless ['kauntlis] adj. 無數(shù)的；數(shù)不盡的

soul [s?ul] n. 靈魂；心靈 appeal [?'pi:l] vi. 有吸引力,呼吁，上訴 bond [b?nd] n. 債券；結(jié)合/ vi. 結(jié)合，團(tuán)結(jié) ethics ['eθiks] n. 倫理學(xué)；道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn) sympathy ['simp?θi] n. 同情；慰問sufficient [s?'fi??nt] adj. 足夠的；充分的 earnest ['?:nist] adj. 認(rèn)真的，熱心的 herd [h?:d] n. 獸群，畜群

depressing [di'presi?] adj. 壓抑的；使人沮喪的

ponder ['p?nd?] vt. 仔細(xì)考慮；衡量 ideal [ai'di?l] adj. 理想的；完美的/ n. 理想；典范 interminably [in't?:min?bli] adv. 無限地；漫無止境地

existence [iɡ'zist?ns] n. 存在，存在物；生存

objective [?b'd?ektiv] adj. 客觀的；目標(biāo)的/ n. 目的；目標(biāo)

sheer [?i?] adj. 絕對的 shone [??un, ??n] vi. 發(fā)光（shine的過去式及過去分詞） aspiration [,?sp?'rei??n] n. 渴望；抱負(fù)

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