英語經(jīng)典美文閱讀

1、英語經(jīng)典美文閱讀 sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, they serve some sort of purpose, to teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. you never know who these people may be - your roommate, neighbor, professor, long l

2、ost friend, lover or even a complete stranger who, when you lock eyes with them, you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way. 有時，一些人一闖入你的生活你便知道他們本就想這么做，其中有著一定的目的 或給你一個教訓，或幫助你明白你是誰或你要成為誰。你永遠也不知道這些人會是誰，是你的舍友、鄰居、教授、久違的朋友、愛人，甚或是一個完全的陌生人。當你與他們四目相對，你便知道他們會以某種深遠的方式影響你的生活。

3、 and sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart. everything happens for a reason. nothing happens by chan

4、ce or by means of good or bad luck. illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity - all occur to test the limits of your soul. without these small tests, if they be events, illnesses or relationships, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. sa

5、fe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless. 有時，一些事情發(fā)生了，它們看上去是那么可怕、痛苦和不公;但細想一下你就會明白，如果沒有去努力克服這些難題，你將永遠也不會知道自己的潛能、力量、意志力和內(nèi)心。任何事情的發(fā)生都是有原因的，沒有一件事是偶然發(fā)生的或是因了某種好運或厄運發(fā)生的。疾病、傷害、愛、真正的偉大的消逝和完全的愚蠢所有這一切的發(fā)生都是對你的精神極限的考驗。不管這考驗是一些事件、疾病或是某種關(guān)系，沒有了它們，生活都將只剩下陽光大道，安穩(wěn)、舒適，但卻單調(diào)、沒有意義，不會通往任何地方。 the people you meet who

6、affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience - they are the ones who create who you are. even the bad experiences can be learned from. those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones. 你遇到的那些影響你的生活的人和你所經(jīng)歷的成功或失敗，都會讓你看清自己。即使是不好的經(jīng)歷，也能讓你從中得到教訓。這些教訓是最嚴酷的，但也可能是最重要的。 if

7、 someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to. if someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you t

8、o love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them. 如果有人傷害了你、背叛了你、或讓你心碎，原諒他們吧，因為他們幫助你懂得了什么是信任，也讓你明白了對那些你敞開心扉交往的人保持謹慎的重要性。如果有人愛你，那么也無條件地愛他們吧，不光因為他們愛你，也因為他們教會了你如何去愛，如何打開心扉、張開眼睛去感受那些沒有他們你便不能看到或感受到的世間的種種。 make every day count. appreciate every moment and take

9、 from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. 讓每一天都過得有意義吧。享受生命中的每一刻，盡你所能從中汲取，因為以后你可能沒有機會再有同樣經(jīng)歷。 talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. hold your head up becaus

10、e you have every right to. tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you dont believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either. you can make of your life anything you wish. create your own life and then go out and live it. 與那些你從沒打過招呼的人互相交談聆聽吧，讓自己沐浴愛河吧，自由地沖破藩

11、籬，讓你的眼界更加高遠吧。抬起你的頭，因為你有權(quán)利這樣做。相信自己，告訴自己你很了不起，因為如果連你自己都不相信自己，別人又怎能相信你?你能夠按自己的意愿生活。去創(chuàng)造出自己的生活，然后走出來享受生活吧。 people are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are. 人就像茶葉袋，只有放到熱水中，你才能知道他們有多強大。 第二篇：媽媽的雙手 俗語云： 子不嫌母丑 ，你小時候有沒有過這樣的經(jīng)歷，假如是媽媽對你說你哪一點做得不好，你可能會記仇很長很長時間，甚至都不會忘

12、記，而你嫌棄的說自己母親的缺點后，母親卻很快的就忘記了，因為假如你對母親的愛是從地球到月亮那么多，母親的愛卻是從地球到月亮再從月亮回到地球還要多，她會原諒你的一切。 night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. following her longstanding custom, shed lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead. 夜復一夜，她總是來幫我來蓋被子，即使我早已長大。這是媽

13、媽的長期習慣，她總是彎下身來，撥開我的長發(fā)，在我的額上一吻。 i dont remember when it first started annoying me her hands pushing my hair that way. but it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. finally, one night, i lashed out at her: dont do that anymore your hands are too rough! she didnt say any

14、thing in reply. but never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love. lying awake long afterward, my words haunted me. but pride stifled my conscience, and i didnt tell her i was sorry. 我不記得從何時起，她撥開我的頭發(fā)令我非常不耐煩。但的確，我討厭她長期操勞、粗糙的手摩擦我細嫩的皮膚。最后，一天晚上，我沖她叫： 別再這樣了 你的手太粗糙了!

15、 她什么也沒說。但媽媽再也沒有象這樣對我表達她的愛。直到很久以后，我還是常想起我的那些話。但自尊占了上風，我沒有告訴她我很后悔。 time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. by then i missed my mothers hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead. sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. but always it lur

16、ked, hauntingly, in the back of my mind. 時光流逝，我又想到那個晚上。那時我想念我媽媽的手，想念她晚上在我額上的一吻。有時這幕情景似乎很近，有時又似乎很遙遠。但它總是潛伏著，時常浮現(xiàn)，出現(xiàn)在我意識中。 well, the years have passed, and im not a little girl anymore. mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands i once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my fami

17、ly. shes been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girls stomach or soothe a boys scraped knee. she cooks the best fried chicken in the world gets stains out of blue jeans like i never could and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or n

18、ight. 一年年過去，我也不再是一個小女孩，媽媽也有70多歲了。那雙我認為很粗糙的手依然為我和我家庭做著事。她是我家的醫(yī)生，為我女兒在藥櫥里找胃藥或在我兒子擦傷的膝蓋上敷藥。她能燒出世界上最美味的雞 將牛仔褲弄干凈而我卻永遠不能 而且可以在任何時候盛出冰激凌。 through the years, my mothers hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers! 這么多年來，媽媽的手做了多少家務(wù)!而且在自動洗衣機出現(xiàn)以前她已經(jīng)操勞了絕大多數(shù)時間。 now,

19、 my own children are grown and gone. mom no longer has dad, and on special occasions, i find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. so it was that late on thanksgiving eve, as i drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the h

20、air from my forehead. then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow. 現(xiàn)在，我的孩子都已經(jīng)長大，離開了家。爸爸去世了，有些時候，我睡在媽媽的隔壁房間。一次感恩節(jié)前夕的深夜，我睡在年輕時的臥室里，一只熟悉的手有些猶豫地、悄悄地略過我的臉，從我額頭上撥開頭發(fā)，然后一個吻，輕輕地印在我的眉毛上。 in my memory, for the thousandth time, i recalled the night my surly young voice complained: dont do that anymore your ha

21、nds are too rough! catching moms hand in hand, i blurted out how sorry i was for that night. i thought shed remember, as i did. but mom didnt know what i was talking about. she had forgotten and forgiven long ago. 在我的記憶中，無數(shù)次，想起那晚我粗暴、年青的聲音： 別再這樣了 你的手太粗糙了! 抓住媽媽的手，我沖口而出因為那晚，我是多么后悔。我以為她想起來了，象我一樣。但媽媽不知道我

22、在說些什么。她已經(jīng)在很久以前就忘了這事，并早就原諒了我。 that night, i fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. and the guilt i had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. 那晚，我?guī)е鴮厝崮赣H和體貼雙手的感激入睡。這許多年來我的負罪感已經(jīng)消失無蹤。 第三篇：愛是幸福生活的鑰匙 as we all know, love is the crux of a happy life. 眾所

23、周知，愛是幸福生活的關(guān)鍵所在。 love helps us stay calm and serene even when things are tough. 愛幫助我們在時事艱難的時候保持沉著，平靜的心態(tài)。 it can carry us through the hard times. 它能幫我們度過苦難的時光。 love looks for ways to be of service. 愛會自己尋找助人的途徑。 love is enjoying the surprises of life, 愛是享受生命中的諸多驚喜， and being totally delighted with what

24、 life gives you. 愛是完全滿足于生活的給予。 love is the key to happiness 愛是幸福生活的鑰匙， and it is a real blessing to others. 愛是對他人真摯的祝福。 people who love make the worl people need homes: children assume their parents place as home; boarders call school home on weekdays; married couples work together to build new home

25、s; and travelers have no place to call home , at least for a few nights. 人人都需要家：小孩子把父母的住所當做自己的家;寄宿生在平日把學校稱為 家 結(jié)了婚的夫妻要共同營造自己的新家;至于旅者呢 至少有幾晚他們要住在不能稱為 家 的地方! so how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time? don t they have the right to a home? of course they do. 那么那些不得不長期出門在外的人怎么辦?難

26、道他們無權(quán)擁有一個家嗎?他們當然有! some regular travelers take their own belongings: like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with service and attendants; others may simply p

27、ut some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. furthermore, driving a camping car during one s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home - only mobile! 有些經(jīng)常出門的旅者會隨身攜帶些屬于自己的日用品，像床單、枕套或全家福相片等，無論走到哪里，這些東西都能帶給他們家的感覺;有些人在長駐時會待在同一家旅館里，使他們對店里的服務(wù)和人員都非常熟稔;再有的就可能只是在旅館的窗邊擺

28、些花，使房間更像個家。此外，一路開著露營車旅行，晚上就住在車里，這就更像是真正的家了只不過能移動而已! and how about maintaining relationships while in transit? some keep contact with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that theyre still alive an

29、d well. people find ways to keep in touch. making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings. 那人們在旅程穿梭時，又是如何維系關(guān)系的呢?有些人通過互聯(lián)跟朋友聯(lián)絡(luò);有些人寄信、明信片，甚至照片;還有些人可能只是打個電話問聲好，目的僅是讓朋友們知道他們還活著，而且活得不錯。人們發(fā)現(xiàn)了各種各樣的聯(lián)絡(luò)方式

30、。在旅途中交朋友能幫旅者或多或少地找到一點家的感覺。青年旅店里的背包客也許會成為非常要好的朋友，甚至比手足還要親! nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another home waiting to be found. wherever we are, with just a little bit of e

31、ffort and imagination, we can make the place we stay home . 如今，大多數(shù)人都是離鄉(xiāng)在外工作，那么人們又如何能有歸屬感呢?一旦我們走出家門，就總有另一個 家 在等著我們?nèi)ふ摇２徽撋硖幒翁帲灰约优拖胂?，我們就能把棲身之地營造成一個 家 ! 第五篇：人生貴在糊涂 人一生，短短數(shù)載，不夠時間計較，不夠時間事事明細，不必在思前想后中耗磨時間，懂得享樂，人生貴在糊涂。 we all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing

32、 along to our favorite song. most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes. me? i love to do that when i drive! i turn on the radio, find a song that i can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and i am moving al

33、ong to the rhythm. most of the time, i do this on my way to work. 我們每個人，在不同時期，都曾經(jīng)像一個搖滾歌星那樣，伴著我們最愛的那首歌又唱又跳.很多人在小時候，甚至是已長大成人，都曾在我們自己房間和家里這樣的隱秘空間里這樣做過。我呢?我喜歡在開車的時候這樣!打開收音機，找一首會唱的歌，很快我就會張開雙臂，隨著節(jié)奏起舞。大部分時候，我在上班的路上這么做。 yes, that is true. i will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped a

34、t a traffic light. i get weird looks from some people and others laugh. personally, i love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly! 是的，那是真的。我會穿上我漂亮的工作服，在堵車和遇到交通燈時，有人就會用奇怪的眼神看著我，或者笑我。對我個人而言，我喜歡沉浸在一首歌的節(jié)奏中，由此我愿和你們分享：為人糊涂貴在何處。 the definition for

35、 the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical. i know many people do not want to look foolish. so they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish! 糊涂一詞在字典中的定義是：愚蠢的，傻，荒謬的。我知道很多人都不想被人看作愚笨。所以他們在生活中始終一臉嚴肅，而這在本質(zhì)上才是真正的愚笨。 no one is perfect, i repeat: no on

36、e is perfect. i dont care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on no one is perfect! so why pretend to be something you are not? 人無完人，我重申一次：沒有人是完美的。我不在乎一個人學識多深，身材多好，外表多美，思想多淺薄，生活多儉樸，多富有，等等 人無完人!那么，為什么要偽裝成我們實際上本不是的呢? life is so short you never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being