美文阅读1:生命的旅程
Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is
because we are different that each of us is special. Do not set your goals
by what other people think important. Only you know what is best for you.
Do not take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as
you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless. Do not let your
life slip through your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By
living your life one day at a time, you live all of the days of your life. Do
not give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over
until the moment you stop trying. It is a fragile thread that binds us to
each other. Do not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances
that we learn how to be brave. Do not shut love out of your life by saying
it is impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly. In addition, the best
way to keep love is to give it wings. Do not dismiss your dreams. To be
without dreams is to be without hope. To be without hope is to be without
purpose. Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where
you have been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a
journey to be savored each step of the way.
人生的旅程不要跟人攀比而妄自菲薄,我们的独特之处正在于与众不同。不要按别人的标准设定目标,只有你自己才明白什么最合适。不要对内心深处的东西漠然视之,对待它们要
像性命一样看重,没有它们生活就没有意义。不要沉迷往事或者只在意将来而让生命从指缝间
流失。生活要一天天度过,生命的每一天才过充实。只要还能给予就不要轻易放弃。除非你停
止努力,一切都没有真正终结。靠着脆弱的才聚在一起。不怕遭遇风险,正是通过承担风险我们学会了勇敢。不要说爱情难觅而拘之门外,得到爱情的最快是奉献爱。失去爱的最
快方法是抓得太紧。守护爱的最佳方式是给它装上翅膀。不要摒弃梦想,没有梦想就没有希望,没有希望就没有目标。不要匆匆忙忙过生活,忘记了曾经抵达何处,又举步何处。生活不是一
场赛跑,而是一次时时驻足观赏的旅行
美文阅读  2 :永远的朋友
"A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out." A Forever
Friend Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes
your life just by being part of it; someone who makes you laugh until you
can't stop; someone who makes you believe that there really is good in
the world; someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked
door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down, and the world seems
dark and empty, your forever friend
lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly
seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,
the sad times, and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your
forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides
you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you
that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel
happy and complete. Because you need not worry, you have a forever
friend for life, and forever has no end.
“别人都走开的时候,朋友仍与你在一起。” 永远的朋友有时候在生活中,你会到一个
特别的朋友:他只是你生活中的一部分内容,却能改变你整个的生活;他会把你逗得开怀大笑;
他会让你相信人间有真情;他会让你确信,真的有一扇不加锁的门,在等待着你去开启。这就是永远的友谊。当你失意,当世界变得黯淡与空虚,你真正的朋友会让你振作起来,原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。你转身走开时,真正的朋友会紧紧相随。你迷失方向时,真正的朋友会引导你、鼓励你。真正的
朋友会握着你的手,告诉你一切都会好起来的。如果你到了这样的朋友,你会快乐,觉得人
生完整。因为你无需再忧虑。你拥有了一个真正的朋友,永永远远,永无止境。
美文阅读3:工作和娱乐
To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three
hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say:"I will take
an interest in this or that." Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental
effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily
work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you
have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human being may be divided into
three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and
those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual laborer, tired out
with a hard week's sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or
baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or businessman, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.
要想真正生活得幸福和平安,一个人至少应该有两三种业余爱好,而且必须是真正的爱好。到了晚年才开始说“我要培养这个或那个兴趣”是毫无用处的,这种尝试只会增加精神上的负担。在与自己日常工作无关的领域中,一个人可以获得渊博的知识,但却很难有所收益或得到放松。
做自己喜欢的事是无益的,你得喜欢自己所做的事。广而言之,人可以分为三个类别:劳累而
死的人,忧虑而死的人和无聊而死的人。对于那些体力劳动者来说,一周辛苦的工作使他们精
疾力竭,因此在周六下午给他们提供踢足球或者打棒球的机会是没有意义的。对于政界人士,
专业人士或者商人来说,他们已经为棘手的事务操劳或者烦恼了六天,因此在周末请他们为琐
事劳神同样毫无意义。
美文阅读4:幸福
Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness will
naturally follow. Let me tell you that nothing is further from the truth. The world is
full of very rich people who are as miserable as if they were living in hell. We have
read stories about movie stars who committed suicide or died from drugs. Quite
clearly, money is not the only answer to all problems. Wealth obtained through dishonest means does not bring happiness. Lottery winnings do not bring happiness.
Gamble winnings do not bring happiness. To my mind, the secret to happiness lies
in your successful work, in your contribution towards others' happiness and in your
wealth you have earned through your own honest effort. If you obtain wealth through luck or dishonest means, you will know that it is ill earned money. If you get
your money by taking advantage of others or by hurting others, you will not be
happy with it. You will think you are a base person. Long-term happiness is based
on honesty, productive work, contribution, and self-esteem. Happiness is not an
end; it is a process. It is a continuous process of honest, productive work which
makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful, worthy
person. As Dr. Wayne wrote, "There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way."
There is no use saying "Some day when I achieve these goals, when I get a car, build a house and own my own business, then I will be really happy." Life just does
not work that way. If you wait for certain things to happen and depend on external
circumstances of life to make you happy, you will always feel unfulfilled. There will
always be something missing.
美文阅读5:信心成就一切
Nothing succeeds lacks confidence. When you are truly and justifiably confident,
it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet. It's
important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances,
because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching
for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them. Confidence is more
than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going and exactly
how you are going to get there. It comes from acting with integrity and confidence.
It comes from a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to
take responsibility, rather than just letting life happen. One way to develop self-confidence is to do the t
hing you fear and to get    a record of successful experiences behind you. Confidence is compassionate and understanding. It is not
arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity, while confidence comes from
strength and integrity. Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is
knowing you can do it. Know that you are capable of accomplishing anything you
want,and live your life with confidence. Anything can be achieved through focused,
determined effort and self-confidence. If your life is not what you want it to be,you
have the power to change it,and you must make the changes on a moment by高中英语文章
moment basis. Live your priorities. Live with your goals and your plan of action. Live
each moment with your priorities in mind. Act with your own purpose, and you will
have the life you want.
信心成就一切,当你真正自信时,它就像灿烂的阳光一样从你身上散发出来,就像磁铁一
样将成功吸引到你身上。相信自己非常重要。要相信自己无论在任何情况下都会成功。因为如
果你相信你能做到,那么你就真的会做到。这种信念促使你不断的去寻答案,而不断的探索
就意味着你很快就会到答案。信心不只是一种态度,它来源于你确切地知道自己要去干什么
并且确切地知道怎么去干。它来源于正直和自信地去行动。它来源于强烈的目标感。它来源于
强烈地勇于承担责任的许诺,而不是让生命放任自流。培养自信的一种方法是去做你害怕做的事情,并将它做成功。信心是富有同情心和善解人意的。它一点都不傲慢自大。傲慢是由于害
怕和缺乏安全感才产生的,而信心则出于坚强的决心和诚实正直。信心并不是仅仅认为你可能会成功,而是确信你一定能成功。确信你有能力实现自己的愿望,并充满信心的生活着。如果你足够专心、坚决和自信,那么任何事都能做成。如果生活不像你预想的那样,你有力量去改
变它,并且你必须一步一步的去实现这些改变。铭记你生命中最重要的事情。有目标并且有计
划的去生活。为你的目标而奋斗,你就会拥有自己想要的生活。
美文阅读6:美丽的微笑
A Smile is A Gift That Anyone Can Give. It costs nothing, but saves much. It
enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a
flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich that he can get
along without it; none so poor that he is not enriched by it. It creates happiness in
the home, fosters goodwill in business, and is the countersign of friends. It is rest to
the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sick, and nature's best antidote for trouble. It cannot be bought, borrowed, or stolen, for it is no earthly
good to anyone until it is given away. If you meet someone too burdened with grief
or worry to smile, just give him one of yours. For nobody needs a smile so much as
he who has none left to give.
微笑不需要花费你一分钱,但却能带来很多。它使那些得到它的人富有,却不会使付出它
的人贫穷。它发生在一瞬间,但它的记忆有时却是永恒的。如果人们可以没有微笑,那么,
无论拥有什么都会觉得贫穷。如果人们无法因此而丰富,那么就没有什么比这更贫穷了。微笑为家庭到来欢笑,为工作增添善意,是友谊的象征。它是缓解疲劳的良药,是征服气馁的日光,是疾病的阳光,是自然界中战胜困难的灵丹妙药。它不能买,不能借,也不能偷,因为在
它被给予他人之前是毫无用处的。如果你遇见某人被悲伤和焦虑压得喘不过气来,只要给他一个微笑就行。因为当一个人无法再给予微笑的时候,他比任何时候都需要微笑!
美文阅读7:爱你没商量
It was Friday morning and    a young businessman finally decided to ask his boss for a raise. Before leaving for work, he told his wife what he was about to
do. All day long he felt nervous and apprehensive. Finally, in the late afternoon, he
summoned the courage to approach his employer, and to his delight, the boss agreed to the raise. The elated husband arrived home and was surprised
to see a beautiful table set with their best china and lighted candles. Smelling the
aroma of a festive meal, he figured that someone from the office had called his wife
and tipped her off. Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly shared the details of his
good news. They embraced and danced around the room before sitting down to the
wonderful meal his wife had prepared. Next to his plate he found an artistically
lettered note that read, "Congratulations, darling. I knew you'd get the raise. This
dinner is to show you how much I love you." Later on his way to the kitchen to help
his wife serve dessert, he noticed that a second card had fallen from her pocket.
Picking it up, he read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise. You deserve it anyway. This dinner is to show you how much I love you."
这是一个星期五的早晨,一位年轻的商人最终决定向他的老板提出提薪的要求。在他离开
家去工作之前,他告诉了他的妻子他将要做的事。整整一天他都非常的紧张不安。最终,在傍
晚,他鼓起勇气征求老板的同意,令他十分欣喜的是,老板答应了提薪的请求。兴高采烈的丈夫到达家惊奇地发现一张用他们最好的瓷器和点燃的烛火装饰的美丽的桌子。闻到喜庆的食物
的香味,他明白办公室的某个人打电话向他的妻子透露了提薪的消息。当在厨房到他的妻子时,他急切地与她分享了好消息的细节。他们拥抱彼此并在坐下来享受妻子准备的美食之前在屋子里跳了舞。在他的盘子旁他发现一张便条,上面用艺术字体写着:“祝贺你,亲爱的,我就知道你会加薪的,这顿饭是为了表达我有多么爱你。” 后来在他去厨房帮助妻子做甜点时,他
发现第二张卡片从她口袋中落下来,捡起一看,他读出来“不要因为没得到提薪而担心,无论如何,你值得得到它。这顿饭是为了表达我有多么爱你。"
美文阅读8:人生没有彩排生活每天都是现场直播
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In
fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only
time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention
is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over
events that might happen in the future - we won't have enough money, our children
will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever. To combat fear, the best
strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said,"I
have lived through many terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on
the here and now. Your efforts will pay great dividends.
许多人的生活好象是某个未来日子的彩排,并非如此。事实上,没人能保证他或她肯定还
活着。现在是我们所拥有的唯一时间,现在也是我们能控制的唯一的时间。当我们将注意力放
在此时此刻时,我们就将恐惧置于脑后。恐惧就是我们担忧某些事情会在未来发生——我们不会有足够的钱、我们的孩子会惹上麻烦、我们会变老、会死去,诸如此类。若要克服恐惧心理,最佳策略是学会将你的注意力拉回此时此刻。马克·吐温说过:“我经历过生活中一些可怕的事情,有些的确发生过。”我想我说不出比这更具内涵的话。经常将注意力集中于此情此景,此时
此刻,你的努力终会有丰厚的报偿。l
美文阅读9:生命的美好
The Goodness of Life Though there is much to be concerned about, there is far,
far more for which to be thankful. Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed, it is never outweighed. For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love,kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who
devote their lives to helping and to healing. There is goodness to life that cannot be
denied. In the most magnificent vistas and in the smallest details, look closely, for
that goodness always comes shining through. There is no limit to the goodness of
life. It grows more abundant with each new encounter. The more you experience
and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.
生命的美好尽管有很多事让人忧虑,但相比而言,值得感激的事要多得多。尽管生命的美
好有时被蒙上阴影,但它却永远不会被埋没。相对于每一个无谓的破坏行为而言,都有更多数
以千计更为微小的,包含着爱,友善和同情的举动静静地上演着。相对于每一个试图伤害他人
的人而言,都有更多的人致力于帮助他人,治愈他人的创伤。生命的美好不能否认。在最为壮观的前景和最为琐碎的细节中,请仔细观察,因为美好的事物总是散发着耀眼的光芒闪亮登
场。生命的美好没有界限。每一次相遇都会使这美好变得越发丰富。你经历得越多,越能欣赏
生命的美好,生命中的美好就会变得越多。
美文阅读10:我的心灵跟你一样丰富
I have as much soul as you. "I tell you I must go!" I retorted, roused to something like passion. "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you
think I am an automaton?--a machine without feelings? I can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my
cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and
heartless? You think wrong! I have as much soul as you, and full as much heart!
And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made
it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to
you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;
it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both has passed through the
grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal, as we are!"
“我告诉你我非走不可!”我回驳着,感情很有些冲动。“你难道认为,我会留下来甘愿做一
个对你来说无足轻重的人?你以为我是一架机器——一架没有感情的机器?能够容忍别人把一
口面包从我嘴里抢走,把一滴生命之水从我杯子里泼掉?难道就因为我一贫如洗、默默无闻、
长相平庸、个子瘦小,就没有灵魂和心肠了?你想错了!我的心灵跟你一样丰富,我的心胸跟
你一样充实!要是上帝赐予我一点姿和财富,我会使你难以离开我,就像现在我很难离开你
一样。我不是根据习俗、常规,甚至也不是血肉之躯同你说话,而是我的灵魂同你的灵魂在对
话,就仿佛我们两人穿过坟墓,站在上帝脚下,彼此平等,本来就如此!”