英語的美文

英語的美文篇一：英語美文100篇·中英文對照,附帶美圖

談一場戀愛就像讀一本新書

Starting a new book is a risk, just like falling in love. You have to commit to it. You open the pages knowing a little bit about it maybe, from the back or from a blurb on the front. But who knows, right? Those bits and pieces aren’t always right. 讀一本新書恰似墜入愛河，是場冒險。你得全身心投入進去。翻開書頁之時，從序言簡介直至封底你或許都知之甚少。但誰又不是呢？字里行間的只言片語亦不總是正確。

Sometimes people advertise themselves as one thing and then when you get deep into it you realize that they’re something completely different. Either there was some good marketing attached to a terrible book, or the story was only explained in a superficial way and once you reach the middle of the book, you realize there’s so much more to this book than anyone could have ever told you.

有時候你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們自我推銷時是一種形象，等你再深入了解后，他們又完全是另一種模樣了。有時拙作卻配有出色的市場推銷，故事的敘述卻流于表面，閱讀過半后，你方才發(fā)覺：這本書真是出乎意料地妙不可言，這種感受只要靠自己去感悟！

You start off slow. The story is beginning to unfold. You’re unsure. It’s a big commitment lugging this tome around. Maybe this book won’t be that great but you’ll feel guilty about putting it down. Maybe it’ll be so awful you’ll keep hate-reading or just set it down immediately and never pick it up again. Or maybe you’ll come back to it some night, drunk or lonely — needing something to fill the time, but it won’t be any better than it was when you first started reading it.

你慢慢翻頁，故事開始緩慢展開，而你卻依舊心存猶疑。閱讀這樣的巨著需要百分之百的投入�；蛟S它并不是你想象中的偉大的作品，奈何半途棄讀會使你覺得不安。又或許，故事真的很爛，你要么咬牙苦讀下去，要么立刻放棄束之高閣。抑或某個酒醉或孤寂的夜晚，你又重新?lián)炱疬@本書來——但只為打發(fā)時光。不管怎樣，它并沒有比你初次閱讀時好多少。

Maybe you’re worn out. You’ve read tons of books before. Some were just light weights on a Kindle or Nook, no big deal really. Others were Infinite Jest-style burdens, heavy on your back or in your purse. Weighing you down all the time. Maybe you’ve taken some time off from reading because the last few books you read just weren’t worth it. Do they even write new, great works of literature anymore? Maybe that time you fell in love with a book before will just never happen for you again. Maybe it’s a once in a lifetime feeling and you’re never gonna find it again.

或許你已疲憊至極。你曾閱覽無數(shù)，有些無足輕重?zé)o甚重要，而有些卻像荒誕諷刺的包袱，沉重地壓在你背上或藏在你行囊里，隨時都可能壓垮你�；蛟S因為上次讀的書索然無味，你已暫時避開閱讀時光。還會有優(yōu)秀的新文學(xué)作品么？只怕等你再次戀上一本書前，那優(yōu)秀的新作品永遠也不會出現(xiàn)罷�；蛟S這真的就是千年等一回、除卻巫山不是云了。

Or something exciting could happen. Maybe this will become your new favorite book. That’s always a possibility right? That’s the beauty of risk. The reward could actually be worth it. You invest your time and your brain power in the words and what you get back is empathy and a new understanding and pure wonder.

當(dāng)然，生活總會有新鮮事發(fā)生，你也會有新的愛書。一切總有可能，不是嗎？這正是冒險的魅力。得到的也大抵物有所值吧。你在字里行間播撒時間和心思，自然便可收獲新的感悟、理解與遐思。

How could someone possibly know you like this? Some stranger, some author, some character. It’s like they’re seeing inside your soul. This book existed inside some book store, on a shelf, maybe handled by other people and really it was just waiting for you pick it up and crack the spine. It was waiting to speak to you. To say, “You are not alone.”

怎會有人知道你喜歡它呢？某個陌生人、作者，抑或書中的某個角色。他們似乎能看透你的心思。這本書，它陳列在某隅書店的書架上、它經(jīng)人輾轉(zhuǎn)，真的就像是在等你捧起翻閱，等著向你低語：“我會伴你左右�！�

You just want more of the story. You want to keep reading, maybe everything this author’s ever written. You wish it would never end. The closer it gets to the smaller side of the pages, the slower you read, wanting to savor it all. This book is now one of your favorites forever. You will always wish you could go back to never having read it and pick it up fresh again, but also you know you’re better for having this close, inside you, covering your heart and mind.

你渴望更多故事，你繼續(xù)閱讀，甚至搜集這位作者以往所有作品。你希望故事永遠延續(xù)。書頁越翻越薄，你也越讀越慢，心里想著要細細含英咀華。此刻，它確定無疑就是你永恒的至愛了。你總想一讀再讀，每次捧起它都感覺新奇如初，而你也明白：因為內(nèi)心深處的每一縷思緒都與它這般親密，你已變得更加美好。

Once you get in deep enough, you know you could never put this book down. 情動至深那刻，你便知道自己再也將它割舍不下了。

來自內(nèi)心的禮物 The hardest arithmetic to

master is that which enables us to count our blessings.- Eric Hoffer

世界上最難的算術(shù)題是如何清點我們的祝福。

According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.

據(jù)傳說，一個年輕的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌滿了他的皮水壺，這樣就可以帶一些回去，送給曾經(jīng)是他老師的部落長老。 After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart.

經(jīng)過四天的旅程，他把水呈獻給老人。老人深飲一口，和藹地笑了笑，并深切感激學(xué)生贈予他甜美的水。年輕人懷著愉快的心情回到了村莊。

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container. 后來，老師讓他的另一個學(xué)生品嘗水。學(xué)生吐了出來，說水太難喝了。它顯然已經(jīng)因為陳舊的皮革容器而變得不再新鮮。

The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?"

學(xué)生質(zhì)疑他的老師：“師父，水是臭的，你為什么要假裝喜歡它？”

The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter." 老師回答說，“你只品嘗了水的味道，我卻是在品嘗禮物的味道。水僅僅是裝載善與愛之行為的容器，而沒有什么東西比善與愛更甜美了�！�

I think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. Whether it's a ceramic tray or a macaroni bracelet, the natural and proper response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.

我認為當(dāng)我們從天真的孩子們那里收到愛的禮物時，能夠最透徹地明白這個道理。無論它是一個陶瓷托盤或通心粉手鐲，我們自然而恰當(dāng)?shù)姆磻?yīng)是欣賞，并表示感激，因為我們喜歡禮物所包含的心意。

Gratitude doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults value only the thing given rather than the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. After all, gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

感恩并不總是自然而來的。不幸的是，大多數(shù)兒童和成人只看重被贈予的東西本身，而不是它體現(xiàn)的情誼。我們應(yīng)該提醒自己，并教導(dǎo)我們的孩子，感情和對感激之情的表達是美麗而純潔的。畢竟，發(fā)自內(nèi)心給與的禮物才是真正的禮物。

感恩生活

If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that "bad things" keep happening to us, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. If we don't, we will only attract more "bad things."

如果你感覺生活對你來說實在是糟糕之極，你可以挑戰(zhàn)著想些積極的東西。當(dāng)我們不堪重負、沮喪、失落，抑或因為我們認為倒霉的事總是光臨我們而處于消極狀態(tài)時，將這些消極的思想轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榉e極的至關(guān)重要。如果我們不這么做，只會招致更多的霉運。

It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but I can assure you that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. We can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps.

有如此之多消極因素還要想些積極的東西，通常情況下這很難，但我可以保證，

在某個地方有人比你情況還糟。我們可以換種方式，一步一步細細思考那些消極的東西。

If you start with one small, positive thing and repeat it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation: positive thoughts, feelings, opportunities and people will start showing up in your life. With practice, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, irregardless of the events around you.

從一件積極的小事情開始，并且一整天就一直重復(fù)想著，你將進入一個更加積極的狀態(tài)：積極的思想、情感、機遇、人們開始裝扮你的人生。這樣練下去，很快你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你將改變你的觀點，選擇快樂的生活，而不在意周圍那些瑣事。

Here are a few examples for you to practice. Say them out loud and with feeling! 下面有一些方法供你選擇練習(xí)。要有感情的把它們大聲說出來。

1. Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful, glorious day!" 在每一天開始和結(jié)束的時候，說一句“感謝這么一個愉快的一天”。

2. When you see the gas prices hiking, say "I am so glad that I am blessed to have a vehicle in which to get around."

燃氣價格高漲的時候，說“我很高興我至少還有著這輛車可以到處兜風(fēng)。”

3. When you are late for work, say "I am so happy and grateful for my job as I know that many(來自:www.zuancaijixie.com 蒲公英文摘:英語的美文) don't have one."

上班遲到時，說“我很幸福并感激我的工作，因為我知道很多人還沒有工作�！�

4. If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: "I really do appreciate my eyes that see, my ears that hear, my mouth that tastes, my legs that walk, my arms that lift, my hands that write, my mind that thinks, my knees that

英語的美文篇二：英語美文美句

英語美文美句

——愛語吧

1．Hard work can make up for the lack of wise, but the wise cannot make up for the defects of laziness.勤奮可以彌補聰明的不足，但聰明無法彌補懶惰的缺陷。

2．You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.你只能年輕一次，但是你可以一直幼稚 3．Life's too short to live the same day twice.生命短暫，何苦重復(fù)昨天。

4．If you want something you’ve never had, then you’ve got to do something you’ve never done. 如果你想要你從未擁有過的東西，那么你必須去做你從未做過的事

5．Don’t hurry say have no choice， perhaps， next intersection will meet hope．~~~ 不要急著說別無選擇，也許、下個路口就會遇見希望。

6．When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets. ~~~ 當(dāng)你做對了，沒人記得住。當(dāng)你做錯了，沒人忘得了。

7．Do what you say,say what you do .做你說過的，說你能做的。

8．Letting go doesn’t mean that you’re a quitter. It doesn’t mean that you lost. It just means that you realize in that moment that’s it’s time to let go and move on。放手不代表放棄，不代表你輸了。那只代表你知道在那一刻你該放手了，然后繼續(xù)生活

9．Don‘t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn’t willing to waste their time on you.不要花時間在一個不愿花時間在你身上的人。

10．I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you. 我愛你不是因為你是誰，而是因為在你面前我可以是誰。

11．Don't let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present. — 別讓過去的悲傷，或者未來的憂慮，毀掉自己當(dāng)下的快樂。

12．To love someone in secret is like a seed in bottle waiting for growing up, though not sure whether the future will be more beautiful, still waiting it earnestly and eagerly. 暗戀一個人的心情，就像是瓶中等待發(fā)芽的種子，永遠不能確定未來是否是美麗的，但卻真心而倔強的等待著…

13．Missing someone when you are alone is not affection but thinking of someone even when you are busy is called real affection.孤單的時候思念一個人，不一定是愛；

忙碌的時候也會想念某人，這才是真正的愛。

14．do you believe in fate ?It is a mysterious but beautiful tie,As dor us two ,I only want to tell you ,that's what I cherish＜你相信緣分嗎？那是一種神秘而又美麗的牽系，至于我們之間，我只想告訴你，我很珍惜>

15．Find arms that will hold you at your weakest, eyes that will look at you at your ugliest and a heart that will love you at your worst. 一生良伴，尋也戚戚。病弱相扶，容衰乃顧；時窮勢盡，心不改所屬。

16．Find arms that will hold you at your weakest, eyes that will look at you at your ugliest and a heart that will love you at your worst. 一生良伴，尋也戚戚。病弱相扶，容衰乃顧；時窮勢盡，心不改所屬。

17．你讓我滾，我滾了。你讓我回來，對不起，滾遠了 You for allowing me to roll, I rolled. You for allowing me to come back, I am sorry, roll away the

18．Like a suise, getting better and better .像日出一樣，越來越好，所有的一切。

19．To a large degree,the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live on the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are---always! 我們內(nèi)心是否平和在很大程度上是由我們是否能生活在現(xiàn)實之中所決定的．不管昨天或去年發(fā)生了什么，不管明天可能發(fā)生或不發(fā)生什么，現(xiàn)實才是你時時刻刻所在之處

英語的美文篇三：英語美文詩意

英語美文欣賞

1. Life isn’t fair.

人生是不公平的

Life will hand you lemons, often when you least expect it. The sooner you embrace this harsh truth, the better prepared you’ll be to handle tough situations that are sure to arise.

往往在你最意想不到的時候，人生會讓你嘗到檸檬的酸味。你越早明白這個殘酷的事實，在處理這些必將出現(xiàn)的麻煩事時，你就會準備得越好。

2. The first step is always the hardest.

萬事開頭難

Let’s face it: changing bad habits is tough. Research proves it. Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” So if you want to change something, start with baby steps. Take a small action–any action–and grow from there.

讓我們面對這個事實：改掉壞習(xí)慣非常困難。研究證實了這一點。中國的哲學(xué)家老子說過，“千里之行，始于足下。”如果你想要做出改變，就從第一步開始。做出一點小的行動，任何一種行動都行，然后就從這里開始。

3. Good things usually don’t come quickly.

好事情不會來得很快

Great accomplishments in our lives normally don’t come easy. And if you think about it, would you have it any other way? There’s a basic psychological principle called instant gratification, which means that we expect to get rewards instantly. But sometimes you need to fight the impulses your brain throws at you and trust that the journey you’re on is the right one.

我們認識中的偉大成就都來之不易。想想看，你還有別的辦法嗎？有一個基本的心理學(xué)原理，叫做即時滿足，意思是我們期待立刻獲得回報。但有時候你要和大腦中的這種沖動作斗爭，要相信你正在走一條正確的路。

4. Not everyone will support you along the way.

人生路上不是每個人都會支持你

In life, there’s no shortage of doubters, haters, and pessimists. Overcoming this harsh truth is simple: don’t listen. Choose to stick with your guns, trust your instincts, and forget about people who don’t support your goals and passions.

你的人生中從來不缺乏懷疑者、嫉妒者和悲觀主義者�？朔�這個殘酷的現(xiàn)實很簡單：別聽他們的。堅守自己，相信你的直覺，忘掉那些不支持你的目標和激情的人。

5. You can’t always be in control of everything.

你無法永遠掌控每件事

Listen, letting go is hard, especially if you’re a go-getter. But if you want to continue to grow, there are times when you need to relinquish your control on everything and let things unfold how they’re meant to be. This doesn’t mean your mentality for everything should be “wait and hope.” You can still strive for

greatness, but put the work in and then let go with complete faith that the universe will make things right for you. You’ll be amazed at how well it works.

聽著，放手不是件容易的事，尤其如果你還是一個能干的人。但如果你想繼續(xù)成長，有時候你需要放棄對某些事的掌控，讓一切順其自然。這并不意味著你對待事情的態(tài)度是“靜觀其變”。你依然可以為了成就偉大而奮斗，只不過在努力之后，就可以放手，要相信上天會為你安排妥當(dāng)。你會驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)一切都很順利。

6. You can’t accomplish great things without taking great risks.

不入虎穴焉得虎子

Here’s another harsh truth many people have trouble grasping: if you don’t take risks you will have a lot harder time accomplishing what you want in life. People who truly change the world are the biggest risk takers. They’re the ones who are willing to put everything on the line and fail for something they believe in. And they treat each failure as an opportunity to grow and get better.

這又是一個很多人不能領(lǐng)會的殘酷現(xiàn)實：如果你不能冒險，想實現(xiàn)你所追求的就會更加困難。那些真正改變世界的人都是最大的冒險家。他們情愿讓一切出于危險之中，也肯為了他們所信仰的事而失敗。他們認為每一次失敗都是一次成長、變得更好的機會。

7. You may be better off without some of the people you currently care about.

沒有了你眼下在乎的某些人，你的生活也許更美好

This one is tough to hear, I know. But chances are, there’s someone in your life you care about deeply who is holding you back. That’s not to say you should give up on the people you love. However, there comes a time when you need to make the tough decision to say no to people who aren’t helping you grow.

我知道這一點聽起來很難以接受。但有可能你生命中某個你特別在乎的人阻礙了你

前進。這不是說你要放棄那些你愛的人�？墒怯袝r候你需要作出艱難的決定，對那些不能幫助你成長的人說不。

8. Death is a part of life.

死亡是人生的一部分

Nothing can prepare us for the earth-shattering pain of losing a loved one. The harsh truth of life is that it’s a viscous cycle. However, there’s something you can do to make losing someone you love a lot less painful: make them a part of your life right now. Don’t put off making that phone call or paying a random visit to a friend or family member you haven’t seen in a while. Treat every moment with your loved ones as if it’s your last, and you won’t have any regrets.

面對失去所愛之人的巨大痛苦，我們總是無所適從。殘酷的現(xiàn)實在于，這是一個黏性的循環(huán)。但是你可以做一些事情，讓這種痛苦減輕一些：從現(xiàn)在起就讓他們成為你人生中的一部分。別推遲給那些好久沒見的朋友或家人打電話或者上門拜訪。每次和你愛的人們相處時都把它當(dāng)做是最后一次，這樣你就不會有任何遺憾了。

9. You are the only thing holding yourself back from greatness.

你是自己通向偉大的唯一阻礙

Often we get so caught up hoping for the next great thing that we don’t realize what’s unfolding right in front of our faces. Don’t hold yourself back with negative thoughts. Instead, focus on the positive things you have going in your life. Choose to be happy right now.

我們總是期待著下一件好事情，卻沒有意識到它正在我們面前發(fā)生。別被消極的念頭所阻礙。相反，要關(guān)注那些發(fā)生在你生活中的積極的事情。選擇快樂，就是現(xiàn)在。

10. Sometimes bad things happen to good people

有時候好人也會遇到壞事

Suffering is part of life. But here’s the cool thing: it makes us stronger. There’s a randomness to how the world works that’s really hard to understand. We see evidence of this every day, and it can really make you question the future of

mankind. How you choose to view the world is up to you. Just remember, the truth, however harsh, will set you free.

磨難是人生的一部分。但好處在于，它會讓我們更強大。世界的運轉(zhuǎn)總有隨機性，這確實難以理解。我們每天都會看到這種證據(jù)，這的確會讓你質(zhì)疑人類的未來。你如何看待這個世界由你自己決定。只需要記住，現(xiàn)實不論多么殘酷，都會讓你自由。

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