英语美文欣赏22
我们渴望与人交流，不仅仅是说话
Every day, upon picking up my 11-year-old son from school, I would ask, “How was your day?” For years, I got the same response—“Fine, fine”—with no eye contact.
每天，当我从学校接我11英文美文岁的儿子时，我会问：“你今天过得怎么样？”多年来，我得到了同样的回应——“很好，很好”——没有眼神接触。“你今天过得怎么样？”儿子回答说：“很好，很好。”
我们渴望与人交流，不仅仅是说话
保本点His autism, it seemed, was going to deprive me of the normal chitchat parents unconsciously relish. One early spring afternoon, I asked the question, expecting the same answer.
他的自闭，几乎要剥夺我作为父母和孩子之间聊天的乐趣。一个初春的下午，我又问了同样的问题，期待着同样的答案。
“How was your day?” My son replied, “Good, good.” Then he looked at me and said, “How was your day, Mom?” With tears streaming down my face, I said, “It’s really good—the best day ever.”
然后他看着我说：“你今天过得怎么样，妈妈？”我瞬间泪流满面，说：“今天真是我过的最好的一天。”
射手女和水瓶男"What is the meaning of life?" This is a question that we all ask ourselves at one point or another of our existence here. It is a question that I have asked myself many times over the years.
“生活的意义是什么？”这个问题我们都在某个生命节点问过自己，或者我们为什么存在。这个问题，在过去这些年中，我问过自己无数次。
The best answer that I ever came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl who had survived the Nazi Concentration camps in World War II. Frankl wrote that
"The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
英语美文：生命的意义到底是什么？
When I was a young boy I gave my life meaning by simply playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing, and riding my bike.
我还是小男孩的时候，我对于生活的理解就是单纯的玩耍、追逐、蹦蹦跳跳、游泳、没心没肺地大笑，还有骑自行车。
When I went to school I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my Mom and Dad proud.
大一点去学校了以后，生活就是，学习，还有努力学习，得到好成绩为父母争光。
When I was a teenage boy I found meaning in playing sports, hanging out with my friends,
欢乐乡村 and trying to impress girls.
当我成了小伙儿，生命的意义在于玩转各类运动、和朋友们出去玩、吸引女孩儿注意。
In college I found my meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career I wanted to prepare for.
大学的时候，生命的意义在于到自己热衷学习的课程，以及为今后的就业做准备。
年复年When I was working as a teacher I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom.
当我成为一名老师的时候，生命的意义变成帮助孩子们激发新点子、传授老经验。
When I married and had children I found meaning in protecting, providing for, and watching over those I loved.
当我结婚为人父，生命的意义对我来说就是保护、倾其所有地陪伴所爱之人的成长。
When I found out both of my sons were mentally handicapped I found meaning in loving them, caring for them, and learning so much from them about life, love, compassion, patience, faith, and joy.
当我发现儿子们都有智力上面的缺陷，生命的意义在于，爱他们、照顾他们、从他们身上领会到生命的真谛、爱、热情、耐心、信仰，和快乐。
As I got older too I began to realize that meaning isn’t something that comes and goes.
再年长一点时候，我体会到，生命不只是一些东西的拥有和失去。
We can give meaning to every moment of our lives here. We can bring meaning to the thoughts we think.
我们可以赋予生命每一刻以意义。让我们的思考有价值。
We can bring meaning to the things we do. We can bring meaning to the hearts we touch.
让我们的所作所为有意义。让那些我们可以碰触到的心灵变得有意义。
All we have to do is love. It is love that gives life meaning. It is love that makes life worth living.
我们所有的这些都叫爱。爱让生命变得充实，爱让生命的存在有价值，不枉此生。
放下戒心，大自然如此和谐
I sat in the comfort of my grandparents’ house, enjoying the rain and the “Cat Concerto” episode of Tom and Jerry with my grandfather.
那天，我正坐在奶奶家的安乐椅上，听着窗外的雨声，和爷爷一起看《猫和老鼠之猫的协奏曲》。
Munching on one of my grandmother’s fresh, scrumptious rotis, I saw a monkey suddenly swing onto the bars on our door.
嘴里嚼着奶奶做的印度烤饼，那饼真是新鲜又美味。这时，我看见一只猴子在门闩上荡秋千。
My grandfather encouraged me to offer it my roti; it gently accepted the gift.
爷爷鼓励我把手中的烤饼给它，猴子欣然接受了这份礼物。
英语美文：放下戒心，大自然如此和谐
Peering in, my new friend stared with interest at the TV.
隔着窗户，这位新朋友正饶有兴趣地盯着电视。
上饶市教育局The curious monkey, my grandfather, and I watched the rest of Tom and Jerry’s adventure together, astonished at the harmony that exists between humans and animals in our world.
随后，我，爷爷，以及这个好奇的猴子一起看完了汤姆和杰瑞的冒险。我十分惊讶，没想到世界上人和动物之间还有如此和谐的一面。
诚实，是为了无愧于自己
At 12, I believed honesty was always rewarded.
十二岁时，我以为诚实总会有回报。
One afternoon, I hit a ball through a vacant apartment’s window.
一天下午，我不小心将球踢进了一间空公寓的窗户中。
The sound of shattering glass was followed by kids running in all directions screaming, “Run! No one will tell.”
一声窗户玻璃碎裂的声音后，小伙伴们四下逃窜，边跑边喊：“快跑，没有人会知道的！”
美文赏析:诚实，是为了无愧于自己
I went to the manager, expecting praise for being so honest. He laughed, saying, “I’ve never had a kid snitch on themselves. Kind of dumb.”
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