為你讀英語美文
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為你讀英語美文篇一：經(jīng)典英語美文短篇
經(jīng)典英語美文短篇：愛母親甚于愛自己
說明和注解：丁克威
這是一篇動情之作，讀完后掩卷而思：母親的胸懷是博大的，母親的心靈是至純的，母親的愛是無私的。然而我們對于母親的報答又有多少？ 文章語言樸素簡單，相信作為中學(xué)生的你能輕松地讀下來。讀到佳句妙語處，真希望你能把它記下來、背下來。
Those Childhood Days
When you came into the world, she held you in her
arms.
You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed
you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3 years old, she made all your
meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some
crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the
holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of
mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to
school.
You thanked her by screaming, “I'm not going!” When you were 7 years old, she bought you a
?hold somebody in one’s
arms: 把某人抱在懷中
?weep one’s eyes out: 痛
哭；大哭
?注意bathe在此處用作及
物動詞，意為“給??洗澡”。
?all night long：整夜；如
說“整天”則是all day long。
?可說teach somebody to do something（教某人做某事）
?do something with love:
帶著愛意/心做某事。
?toss: 拋投。
?crayon: 蠟筆。 ?color在此句中用作動
詞，表示“著色”。
?dress: 給??穿衣。
?plop: 撲通一聲地掉下
去。
?注意walk在此處用作及
物動詞，意為“陪??一起走”。
?scream: 尖叫。 ?baseball: 棒球。
baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the
next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice
cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap. When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano
lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to
practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day,
from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and
never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your
friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to
watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
?next-door-neighbor: 隔
壁鄰居。
hand somebody something: 把某物遞給某人。
?drip: （液體）滴落下來。
注意形近詞drop指“掉下、落下”，兩者有區(qū)別。
?bother to do something是
一個重要短語，意為“勞神做某事、費神做某事”。
?one after another: 一個
接一個。有時one后面接名詞，如此句的one birthday party after another。
?certain在此句中表示“某
些、某種”。
?常說wait until …形式，
表示“等到??”。
Those Teenage Years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that
was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. When you were 14, she paid for a month away at
summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter. When you were 15, she came home from work,
looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door
?becoming: 合適的；恰當(dāng)
的（注意此詞的一詞多義。
?have no taste: 沒有品
味。
?summer camp: 夏令營。
?looking for a hug: 希望
得到你的擁抱（表示問候）。
?注意have something
done（此處意為“讓某物
locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her
car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you
could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important
call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all night. When you were 18, she cried at your high school
graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
被??”）結(jié)構(gòu)。
?詞組teach somebody
how to do something（教某人怎樣做某事）。
?利用一切機會玩車。
?expect: 等著。
?party在此句中作動詞，
表示“參加聚會/晚會”。
Growing Old and Gray
When you were 19, she paid your college tuition,
drove you to campus, carried your bags. You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the
dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were
seeing anyone. You thanked her by saying, “It's none of your
business.”
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers
for your future.
You thanked her by saying, “I don't want to be like
you.”
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college
graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay
for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your
first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
?grow gray指人頭發(fā)變灰
白了，意即“人漸老”。
?tuition: 學(xué)費。
?be embarrassed: 感到困
窘；感到丟人現(xiàn)眼。
?注意此處用過去進(jìn)行時
表示“安排要做的事”，see在此處為“見某人”亦即“與人約會”。
?It’s none of your
business. 這不管你的事。
: 未婚夫，這是一When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked ?fiancé
個法語詞，如說“未婚妻”則是fiancee。 about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and growling,
“Muuhh-ther, please!”
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your
wedding, and she cried and told you how
deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the ?move在此處意為“遷
移”。
country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on
the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, “Things are different
now.”
?remind somebody of When you were 40, she called to remind you of a
something: 提醒某人某事。 relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were “really busy
right now.”
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to
take care of her.
?parents become to their You thanked her by reading about the burden
children是定語從句，修飾burden。 parents become to their children.
And then one day she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing down
?像打雷一樣炸響。
like thunder.
?rock是“搖擺”的意思。 “Rock me baby, rock me all night long.”
?注意體會此句的深刻含
“The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the 義。請把它背下來吧！
world”.
經(jīng)典英語美文短篇：愛母親甚于愛自己（2）
說明和注解：丁克威
Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!! She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustrations, etc. Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her “blues” of working in the kitchen, her tiredness? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself. Life is meaningless without her.
?pay tribute to: 對??表
示敬意。
?substitute: 替代品。 ?cherish: 珍愛；珍惜。 ?woe: 哀哭。
?bragging: 自夸、吹牛。 ?frustration: 挫折。 ?blues在此并不表示“藍(lán)色”，而是指“抑郁之情”。 ?tactful: 機智的、有技巧的。
?due: 應(yīng)有的，due
respect: 應(yīng)有的尊敬。 ?Once gone: 一旦（她）走了。
?fond memories: 美好的記憶。
?... take something for
granted: 把某事作為當(dāng)然。
中文譯文：
童年時光
你來到人世，她抱你在懷。 你報答她，哭得天昏地暗。
你1歲時，她為你哺乳，為你洗澡。 你報答她，哭了個通宵。 你2歲時，她教你走路。 你報答她，她一叫你就跑。
你3歲時，她滿懷愛心為你備三餐。
為你讀英語美文篇二：英語美文
成功道路上的8塊絆腳石 想成功就別怕辛苦
I recently received an e-mail from the motivational speaker and real estate investor Paul LeJoy. He's been wildly successful in real estate sales and has mentored and worked with dozens of entrepreneurs.
最近我收到一封來自勵志演說家兼房地產(chǎn)投資者雷喬-保羅的電子郵件。他在房地產(chǎn)銷售方面相當(dāng)成功。他指導(dǎo)過許多企業(yè)家，也和他們共事過。
In his e-mail, LeJoy identified eight pitfalls that lie athwart every pathway to success. His thoughts were so deep and insightful that I edited them and condensed them: 在他的郵件里，雷喬指出了會出現(xiàn)在通往成功道路上的8個絆腳石。他的想法非常深刻且有洞察力，于是我將它們加以濃縮編輯成文：
1. Timidity
膽怯
Every path to success begins with a great idea. There's only one problem: Great ideas are a dime a dozen. What really matters when it comes to becoming a success is not having the idea but having the courage to transform that idea into reality. This usually means a risk of losing the security of a regular job and risking a steady paycheck. Only the brave ever overcome this first of the pitfalls.
每條成功之路都源于一個偉大的想法。唯一的問題是：偉大的想法遍地都是。對于成功而言，真正重要的并不是擁有這個想法，而是有勇氣把這個想法變成現(xiàn)實。通常這意味著風(fēng)險：失去穩(wěn)定的工作，還有失去固定的工資。只有勇敢者才能越過這第一個絆腳石。
2. Laziness
懶惰
Even with a great idea and the courage to pursue it, your efforts will be for naught unless you're willing to take massive action. Write down your goals and (more important) the action steps you'll take to pursue those goals. Post your vision and plan in your bedroom, bathroom, office. Share it with others, so they'll hold you accountable for delivering on your plan. Make yourself accountable and become the master of your destiny. 即使有了偉大的想法，也有勇氣去追求，但除非你愿意采取大量的行動，否則你的努力還是徒勞無功。寫下你的目標(biāo)，更重要的是寫下你為實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)所采取的行動步驟。把你的愿
景和計劃做成海報貼在你的臥室、衛(wèi)生間和辦公室里。與他人分享，這樣他們將督促你實現(xiàn)你的計劃。對自己負(fù)責(zé)，讓自己成為命運的主人。
3. Complacency
自滿
Without passion, even the most compelling vision will wither on the vine. Without passion, your energy and enthusiasm will flag when you encounter inevitable obstacles. Make your passion into an almost physical characteristic of your personality, an inexorable force that keeps you engaged every moment of every workday, bringing you one step closer to the measure of success that you desire.
沒有激情，即使是最激動人心的愿景也將無果而終。沒有激情，當(dāng)你遇到不可避免的阻礙時，你的能量和熱情也將煙消云散。讓你的激情成為你個性中的一部分，讓你的激情成為一股不可抵擋的力量，帶著它去迎接每一天每一刻，讓你向著渴望的成功更近一步。
4. Distraction
分心
The modern world clamors for your attention in ever-louder ways, a deluge that can distract you from your course. It takes self-discipline to persevere amidst the noise and haste, to assert your willpower over casual desires and instincts. Channel your emotions, behavior, and desires toward obtaining the reward of success. Remember: Living a life of self-discipline is less painful in the long run than regretting "what might have been."
在現(xiàn)代社會里，各種喧鬧擾亂著你的心緒，像洪水般沖蕩著自己的進(jìn)程。在嘈雜和匆忙中，你要堅持就需要自律，用你的意志力戰(zhàn)勝隨意的欲望和本能。調(diào)節(jié)你的情緒、行為和欲望以求獲得成功的獎賞。記�。簭拈L遠(yuǎn)來看，自律的生活，會比起生活在“也許會有另一番人生”的悔恨中要少一些苦痛。
5. Doubt
懷疑
Once you've made a decision, doubt is a worm that eats away at your ability to succeed. Life and work can be hard and even cruel. Remember, the race is not for the swift but rather those who persevere. Rather than allowing doubt to seep in and poison your
process, you owe it to yourself to remain confident in your vision and your plan. Adapt as needed along the way,but always know that success will ultimately be yours.
一旦你做了決定，懷疑就像一種蠕蟲病毒，它會侵蝕你實現(xiàn)成功的能力。生活和工作可能會艱辛，甚至是殘酷。記住，這場比賽比的不是快，比的是誰更能堅持。不要讓懷疑滲入和毒害你，你要對你的愿景和計劃保持信心，這是由你決定的。在前進(jìn)的路上根據(jù)需要進(jìn)行調(diào)整，堅信成功最終是屬于你的。
6. Disconnection
孤立
The old sayings "no man is an island" and "there's strength in numbers" may sound corny, but that doesn't make them any less true. Even with self-discipline, in the long run, you'll need contact with kindred spirits and mentors. Meeting regularly can be a great boost to your morale and provide new perspectives on your approach. The Internet makes it extraordinarily easy to find a coach, mentor, or mastermind group that can provide the emotional support, experience, and wisdom to help turn your vision into reality.
“沒有人是與世隔絕的孤島”和“人多力量大” 這兩句俗語可能聽起來毫無新意，但這絲毫不能影響到它的正確性。從長遠(yuǎn)來看，即使有了自律，你還需要和親近的精神領(lǐng)袖和導(dǎo)師進(jìn)行交流。常常和他們見面可以大大提升你的斗志，并為你的處理方法提供新的視角�；ヂ�(lián)網(wǎng)使得我們非常容易就找到教練、導(dǎo)師或智囊團(tuán)，為我們提供情感支持、經(jīng)驗和智慧，幫助我們把夢想變成現(xiàn)實。
7. Dishonesty
不誠實
As you begin to be successful, you'll be tempted to lie, exaggerate, and deceive in order to move your agenda forward. However, taking the easy way of dishonesty has a
tendency to sneak back up on you. In the end, it causes far more problems than taking the risk of telling the truth. True success comes when you are a person of your word, when you have a pure conscience, and when you have not cheated others on your way to the top.
當(dāng)你開始向成功努力時，為了不落下進(jìn)度，你就會撒謊、夸大或是欺騙。然而，這種不誠實往往也會讓自己嘗到惡果。到最后，比起冒險說出實情，它會引起更多的問題。在通往成功的路上，當(dāng)你言行一致，當(dāng)你有一顆純潔的心靈，當(dāng)你不去欺騙他人，真正的成功就來了。
8. Ingratitude
忘恩負(fù)義
The final pitfall is by far the most dangerous, because it's so easy to miss. When your vision becomes a reality, you arestill a failure if you cannot remember your humble beginnings or recognize the contributions of those who helped you along the way. Remember: There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire. If you can't experience gratitude, you might as well have stayed exactly where you started.
最后一道陷阱是最危險的，因為我們很容易錯過它。當(dāng)你的遠(yuǎn)景成為現(xiàn)實以后，如果你忘了剛開始時的謙卑態(tài)度，或是不予肯定一路來幫助你的人所做出的貢獻(xiàn)，你仍然是一個失
敗者。記�。禾煜聸]有人靠自己就能成為百萬富翁的。如果你沒有一顆感恩的心，也許你還是待在你最初起步的地方好了。
1.The Rainy Day 雨天The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the wind is never weary;The vine still clings to the moldering wall,But at every gust the dead leaves fall,And the day is dark and dreary.My life is cold and dark and dreary;It rains and the wind is never weary;My though still cling to the moldering past,But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,And the days are dark and dreary.Be still, sad heart! And cease
repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fall,Some days must be dark and dreary.
2. I BelieveI believe, for every drop of rain that falls,A flower grows…I believe that somewhere in the darkest night,A candle glows…I believe for everyone who goes astray,Someone will come,To show the way,I believe, I believe… I believe, above the storm the smallest prayer,Will still be heard…I believe, that someone in that great
somewhere,Hears every word…Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,Or touch a leaf,Or see the sky,Then I know why, I believe!
3.When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial. When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved
through perseverance and by struggling to the end. In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way. When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest. Take the necessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day. When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer. You're listening to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I'm Faith. When you're faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.
4.One day, Dickie decided to buy a watch for his wife. Unfortunately, it began to rain on his way to the shop. Dickie was caught in a heavy rain. He was wet and looked like a tramp. Therefore the shop assistant refused him to the shop. So Dickie left the shop, without saying anything. A short time later, Dickie went back into the shop with a large heavy paper bag. The shop assistant was unwilling to serve him again. Dickie got so
angry that he shouted at the assistant. When the manager found the man was Dickie, the richest man in town, he blamed the assistant for treating the customer so rudely. After the shop assistant counted 3,000 coins, which were 300 pounds in total in the large paper bag for the watch, Dickie left theshop happily, with his nice present for his wife.
5.However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some
pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.Most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which
should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
為你讀英語美文篇三：英語美文
英語美文
1.《但是你沒有》
作者是一位普通的美國婦女，她的丈夫在女兒4歲時應(yīng)征入伍去了越南戰(zhàn)場，從此她便和女兒相依為命。后來，她的丈夫、孩子的爸爸不幸陣亡。她終身守寡，直至年老病逝。她的女兒在整理遺物時發(fā)現(xiàn)了母親當(dāng)年寫給父親的這首詩，題目就是《但是你沒有》。 Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it
記得那天，我借用你的新車，我撞凹了它
I thought you'd kill me,我以為你會殺了我
But you didn't. 但是你沒有
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain, and it did 我那天任性的帶你去海灘，你說會下雨，最后我們被淋濕了
I thought you'd say, "I told you so." 我以為你會生氣的說，我告訴過你的
But you didn't. 但是你沒有
Do you remember the time I flirted with all，the guys to make you jealous, and you were? 記得那天，我和所有的男人調(diào)情好讓你嫉妒，而你真的嫉妒了。
I thought you'd leave，我以為你會離開我，
But you didn't. 但是你沒有
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie，all over your car rug? 記得那天，我在你的新地毯上吐了滿地的草莓餅。
I thought you'd hit me,我以為你會恨我
But you didn't. 但是你沒有
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance，was formal and you showed up in jeans?
記得那天，我忘了告訴你那個舞會是要穿禮服的，而你卻穿了牛仔褲。
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.我以為你一定會拋棄我
But you didn't. 但是你沒有
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do。是的，有許多的事你都沒有做
1
But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.而你容忍我鐘愛我保護(hù)我 There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.等你從越南回來，有許多許多的事情我要回報你
But you didn't. 但是你沒有。
2.Youth 青春 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young. When your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80. 青春不是年華，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙熱的戀情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 青春氣貫長虹，勇銳蓋過怯弱，進(jìn)取壓倒茍安。如此銳氣，二十后生而有之，六旬男子則更多見。年歲有加，并非垂老，理想丟棄，方墮暮年。 歲月悠悠，衰微只及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。
無論年屆花甲，擬或二八芳齡，心中皆有生命之歡樂，奇跡之誘惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中
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皆有一臺天線，只要你從天上人間接受美好、希望、歡樂、勇氣和力量的信號，你就青春永駐，風(fēng)華常存。 一旦天線下降，銳氣便被冰雪覆蓋，玩世不恭、自暴自棄油然而生，即使年方二十，實已垂垂老矣；然則只要樹起天線，捕捉樂觀信號，你就有望在八十高齡告別塵寰時仍覺年輕。
3.The Old Cat 老貓 An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
一位老婦有只貓,這只貓很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了東西,因為它年紀(jì)太大了.一天,老貓發(fā)現(xiàn)一只老鼠,它跳過去抓這只老鼠,然而,它咬不住這只老鼠.因此,老鼠從它的嘴邊溜掉了,因為老貓咬不了它.于是,老婦很生氣,因為老貓沒有把老鼠咬死.她開始打這只貓,貓說：“不要打你的老仆人,我已經(jīng)為你服務(wù)了很多年,而且還愿意為你效勞,但是,我實在太老了,對年紀(jì)大的不要這么無情,要記住老年人在年青時所做過的有益的事情.”
4.One man 一個人
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for
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and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 一個人正朝著一個富人的房子走去,當(dāng)他沿著路走時,在路的一邊他發(fā)現(xiàn)一箱好蘋果,他說：“我不打算吃那些蘋果,因為富人會給我更多的食物,他會給我很好吃的東西.”然后他拿起蘋果,一把扔到土里去。
他繼續(xù)走,來到河邊,河漲水了,因此,他到不了河對岸,他等了一會兒,然后他說：“今天我去不了富人家了,因為我不能渡過河�！� 他開始回家,那天他沒有吃東西.他就開始去找吃的,他找到蘋果,很高興地把它們從塵土中翻出來吃了.。
不要把好東西扔掉,換個時候你會覺得它們大有用處.
5. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠 Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
從前,有兩只老鼠,它們是好朋友.一只老鼠居住在鄉(xiāng)村,另一只住在城里.很多年以后,鄉(xiāng)下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它說：“你一定要來我鄉(xiāng)下的家看看.”于是,城里老鼠就去了.鄉(xiāng)下老鼠領(lǐng)著它到了一塊田地上它自己的家里.它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠.城里老鼠說：
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“這東西不好吃,你的家也不好,你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你應(yīng)該搬到城里去住,你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子,還會吃上美味佳肴,你應(yīng)該到我城里的家看看.”
鄉(xiāng)下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去.房子十分漂亮,好吃的東西也為他們擺好了.可是正當(dāng)他們要開始吃的時候,聽見很大的一陣響聲,城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑!快跑!貓來了!”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來.
過了一會兒,他們出來了.當(dāng)他們出來時,鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里,我喜歡住在田野我的洞里.因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在,比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說,要好些
6.The True Nobility真正的高貴 In a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Take the lot of the happiest - it is a tangled yarn. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss. In the affairs of life or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment. I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are. To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
在風(fēng)平浪靜的大海上,每個人都是領(lǐng)航員。
但只有陽光沒有陰影,只有快樂沒有痛苦,根本不是真正的生活.就拿最幸福的人來說,他的生活也是一團(tuán)纏結(jié)在一起的亂麻。痛苦與幸福交替出現(xiàn),使得我們一會悲傷一會高興。甚
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