2021年英語美文100篇·中英文對照,附帶美圖word版

1、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 s 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 arent 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

2、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 theyre 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 y

3、ou reach the middle of the book, you realize theres 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. youre unsure. its a big

4、 commitment lugging this tome around. maybe this book wont be that great but youll feel guilty about putting it down. maybe itll be so awful youll keep hate-reading or just set it down immediately and never pick it up again. or maybe youll come back to it some night, drunk or lonely needing somethin

5、g to fill the time, but it wont 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 youre worn out. youve read tons of books befor

6、e. 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 youve taken some time off from reading because the last few books you read just werent worth it. do they even w

7、rite 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 its a once in a lifetime feeling and youre never gonna find it again.或許你已疲憊至極。你曾閱覽無數(shù)，有些無足輕重無甚重要，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。或許因為上次讀的書索然無味，你已暫時避開閱讀時光。還

8、會有優(yōu)秀的新文學作品么？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. thats always a possibility right thats the beauty of risk. the reward could actually be worth it. you invest your time and your brain power in the words a

9、nd what you get back is empathy and a new understanding and pure wonder.當然，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. its like theyre seeing inside your soul. this book e

10、xisted 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?！眣o

11、u just want more of the story. you want to keep reading, maybe everything this authors ever written. you wish it would never end. the closer it gets to the smaller side of the s, the slower you read, wanting to savor it all. this book is now one of your favorites forever. you will always wish you co

12、uld go back to never having read it and pick it up fresh again, but also you know youre 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。onc

13、e 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 deli

14、cious 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 t

15、ook 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

16、 apparently had become stale because of the old leather container.后來，老師讓他的另一個學生品嘗水。學生吐了出來，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 t

17、he 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?！眎 think we understand this lesson best when we receive innocent gifts of love from young children. whether it's a ceramic tray or

18、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?shù)姆磻?yīng)是欣，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 a

19、nd 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

20、，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 thing

21、s 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 positi

22、ve 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 an

23、d 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 o

24、f 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。要有感情的把它們大聲說出來。 begin and end each day with a thank you for this wonderful, glorio

25、us 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”。 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?！?when you are late for work, say i am so happy and grateful for my job as i know that many don't have one.上班遲到時，

26、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?！?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 bend and my tongue that tal

27、ks. the possibilities here are endless: insert what does work for you and feel good about it!如果你的健康出了問題，對目前所擁有的要心存感激“我真的感激我的眼睛還能看，我的耳朵還能聽，我的嘴還能品味，我的雙腿還能行走，我的雙臂還能抬起，我的雙手還能寫字，我還能思考，我的雙膝還能彎曲，我還能說話”。這兒有無窮盡的種種可能珍惜你所擁有的，并善待它們！ write down what you're grateful for each day. in moments when you're

28、feeling really down, read what you wrote previously. this will help uplift your spirits. if you practice this regularly, you will find that your list will get longer and longer.記下每天讓你感激的事，每當你失落的時候，讀一讀你曾經(jīng)寫下的心情，這會讓你從新振作起來。經(jīng)常這樣練習去，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你所感激的東西越來越多。the key is to move yourself into a positive thought and

29、keep it there long enough to make it a moment of blissful peace. the more you practice, the happier you'll be.轉(zhuǎn)為積極情緒并長久保持著這種狀態(tài)的關(guān)鍵在于為自己創(chuàng)造幸福、寧靜的一刻。練的越多，你就越幸福。家home on the way旅人的家people need homes: children assume their parents' place as home; boarders call school home on weekdays; married co

30、uples work together to build new homes; 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 dont they have the right to a home of course

31、 they do.那么那些不得不長期出門在外的人怎么辦？難道他們無權(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 att

32、endants; others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. furthermore, driving a camping car during ones 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

33、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 th

34、at they're still alive and 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)網(wǎng)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

35、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。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,

36、 with just a little bit of effort 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?。不論身處何處，只要稍加努力和想像，我們就能把棲身之地營造成一個“家”！面朝大海，春暖花開facing the sea with spring blossomshaizi面朝大海，春暖花開海子from tomorrow on,i will be a happy man.從明天起，做一個幸福的人grooming,ch

37、opping and traveling all over the world.喂馬，劈柴，周游世界from tomorrow on,i will care foodstuff and vegetable.從明天起，關(guān)心糧食和蔬菜living in a house towards the sea, with spring blossoms.我有一所房子，面朝大海，春暖花開from tomorrow on,write to each of my dear ones.從明天起，和每一個人通信telling them of my happiness.告訴他們我的幸福what the lighteni

38、ng of happiness has told me.那幸福的閃電告訴我的i will spread it to each of them.我將告訴每一個人give a warm name for every river and every mountain.給每一條河每一座山取一個溫暖的名字strangers,i will also wish you happy.陌生人，我也為你祝福may you have a brilliant future!愿你有一個燦爛的前程may you lovers eventually become spouses!愿有情人終成眷屬may you enjoy

39、happiness in this earthly world!愿你們在塵世獲得幸福i only wish to face the sea, with spring blossoms.我只愿面朝大海，春暖花開remembering why we are doing something記住我們?yōu)槭裁醋瞿呈聅ometimes i forget why i'm doing, what i'm doing.有時候我忘了為什么我在做，我在做什么。have you ever done that你曾有過這種經(jīng)歷嗎？i'm not just talking about a mem

40、ory problem, although that's possible too.我并不僅僅是在談?wù)撚洃泦栴}，雖然那也是有可能的。i have called someone because i want to tell them something.我曾經(jīng)打電話給某人，因為我想告訴他們什么。and then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.然后，在選擇合適的地方后，還沒有談?wù)撌裁刺貏e的東西的時候。well, i forget why i called

41、that person in the first place.哦，我忘記了自己為什么要首先給那人打電話。that's a memory problem.這是一個記憶問題。i guess that counts too.我想那很重要。but i'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why但我在談?wù)撘粋€更深層次的問題，而且更為重要，那就是為什么？at one point, there was a reason we do something.在某一個時期， 我們做某事會有一個理由。for long-term projects,

42、 we need to remind ourselves of that reason.對于長期項目，我們需要提醒自己原因。it's always could to ask ourselves why.總是可以問問自己為什么。why did i start to learn a language為什么我開始學習一種語言？why did i join this club為什么我加入這個俱樂部？why my friend was this person為什么我的朋友是這個人？why did i get married為什么我要結(jié)婚？if we get lost in the doing,

43、 in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.如果我們迷失在做什么，在生命中，在每天的存在，那么我們不能說為什么。i think we need indeed remind us of why.我想我們需要確實提醒自己為什么。or else it's tough to finish what we started.否則很難完成我們所開始的。we stop starting. we quit the club.我們停止開始。我們退出俱樂部。we end our friendships. our mar

44、riages get damaged.我們結(jié)束我們的友誼。我們的婚姻出現(xiàn)裂痕。there's nothing wrong with asking why.問為什么沒什么問題。in fact, sometimes i think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.事實上，我認為有時候它會很健康的幫助我們珍惜所擁有的及正在做的事情。talk about it.談?wù)撓旅娴脑掝}is there something you are doing but you&ap

45、os;ve forgotten why you starting it你有過正在做某事但是你忘了為什么開始的經(jīng)歷嗎？is it a kind of distant memory它是一種遙遠的記憶？did you ever forget why you are doing something.你曾經(jīng)忘記你為什么做某事how do you remind yourself why you are doing something你如何提醒自己為什么會做某事嗎？do you write memos你寫備忘錄嗎？does your mind ever go blank and yourself may f

46、orget what you are doing你有過頭腦空空而自己也許忘記你正在做什么的經(jīng)歷嗎？what are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting還有其他的方法來防止你忘記嗎？what do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name你看到認識的某人，卻忘記了名字，這種情況下你會怎么辦？freedom choice and responsibility自由 選擇 責任i love choices.我愛選擇

47、。i love to walk around in bookstores-not because i can buy all the books,我喜歡在書店里徜徉，不是因為我能買下所有的書，but because i could buy one book, and i have so many to choose from.而是因為我可以買一本書，我有這么多的選擇。i like buffets.我還喜歡自助餐。i rarely get to go to them, but when i do,雖然我很少去，但是當我去的時候，the first thing i do is walk aroun

48、d and see what the choice are.我做的第一件事就是四處逛逛，看看有什么選擇。i also like the internet.我還喜歡互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。it seems like cyberspace really doesn't have any limits.看來網(wǎng)絡(luò)真的沒有任何限制。there are so many things to discover like space.有這么多的東西等待發(fā)比如空間。sometimes, i think we don't appreciate the freedom that we have.有時候，我覺得我們

49、不喜歡我們擁有的自由。we are free to make many different choice.我們可以自由地做出許多不同的選擇。from the food we eat to the places we visit to the people we meet to the classes we take and on and on and on.從我們所吃的食物到我們?nèi)サ牡胤?，我們見的人，我們所上的課程等等。but freedom has dangers. if misused, it can be harmful.但自由也有危險。如果濫用，將會帶來危害。i could pile

50、a mountain of food on my plate and not to eat it.我可以將山一樣的食物堆在我的盤子里，而我則不去吃它。it would be a waste. but that's a choice i have.它會是一種浪費。但這是一個選擇。the internet has dangers, too.互聯(lián)網(wǎng)也有危險。if parents are not careful and don't supervise what their kids can see well kids can lose some of their innocence

51、 because of freedom.如果父母對他們的孩子所看到的不留神也不監(jiān)督，那么孩子們會因為自由而失去一些他們的無辜的。there's a reason for legal age limits when it comes to driving, gambling, drinking,somking, andvoting.當涉及駕車、賭博、酗酒、吸煙、和投票時法律會有年齡的限制。until we reach that age, we aren't free to do those things.直到我們到了那個年歲，否則我們?nèi)プ瞿切┦聦⒉粫毁x予自由。time of

52、fvacation空閑時光度假i haven't had a vacation in a while.我有段時間沒有度假了。i think i'll take off soon.我想自己不久就會啟程。i'm not sure where i'll go or what i'll do.我不知道我要去哪里或我會做什么。but i can learn a tourism place where i can go for a long road,但是我了解到的是在旅游的地方我可以走很長的一段路、breathe fresh air and take s

53、ome nice pictures.呼吸新鮮空氣，拍一些漂亮的照片。when i was a kid, i really look forward to vacations.當我還是個孩子的時候，我真的很期待假期。some of vacations were the best.有些假期是最好的。it was care free time.尤其是完全自由的時間。as i became older, and i have to pay for my vacations.而隨著我逐漸長大，我為自己的度假支付。planning became important.計劃變成的非常重要。time and m

54、oney are always the big issues.時間和金錢總是大問題。after having a family of my own, vacations are more complicated.在我擁有了自己的家庭后，度假變得更為復(fù)雜。if i go, my boss to said to when.如果我要去的話，我的老板會問何時動身。my wife to said to where, and my kids to said how.我的妻子會問到哪里去，而我的孩子們則會問怎樣去。a vacation is supposed to be a time when you ge

55、t away from work and recharge.度假應(yīng)該是一段你把注意力從工作中移開，并對自己進行充電的時間。it's a time to see something new.這是一個去看一些新事物的時間。it's a time to extend your horizons, especially if you travel.尤其是如果你去旅行，這是一個用來擴展你的視野的時間。but it's easy for the opposite to happen.但是很容易發(fā)生相反的情況。you can come back from a vacation

56、feeling really tired.你度假回來后會感覺真的很累。you can finish a vacation thinking “i can't wait to get back to work.”你完成一個度假后會思考“我等不及要回去工作了?！盿nd rather than extend your horizons,而不是擴大你的視野，you might merely dipping your bad.你可能會握著你的荷包盤算。vacations aren't cheap.度假真心并不便宜。it's been a while since to have a vacation.自從一個愉快的度假后已經(jīng)有段時間了。i might take one soon.我可能很快就會再次度假畢業(yè)graduation and moving on畢業(yè)并繼續(xù)前進at least once a year, there are a lot of graduations.至少每年一次,會有很多的畢業(yè)典禮。its a time when a lot of people move on,這是一個很多人繼續(xù)前進的時刻，from where they were, to