英語美文欣賞64(中英雙語)

1、英語美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）英語美文欣賞64勇敢面對(duì)自己內(nèi)心的敵人We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you've read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at tw

2、o o'clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won't need to live in fear of it.我們的勇氣并不是與生俱來的，我們的恐懼也不是。也許有些恐懼來自你 的親身經(jīng)歷，別人告訴你的故事，或你在報(bào)紙上讀到的東西。有些恐懼可以理 解，例如在凌晨兩點(diǎn)獨(dú)自走在城里不安全的地段。但是一旦你學(xué)會(huì)避免那種情況，你就不必生活在恐懼之中。Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. F

3、ear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.恐懼，哪怕是最基本的恐懼，也可能徹底粉碎我們的抱負(fù)?？謶挚赡艽輾?財(cái)富，也可能摧毀一段感情。如果不加以控制，恐懼還可能摧毀我們的生活。 恐懼是潛伏于我們內(nèi)心的眾多敵人之一。Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face fr

4、om within. The first enemy that you've got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is! "Ho-hum, let it slide. I'll just drift along." Here's one problem with drifting: you can't drift your way to the top of the mountain.讓我來告訴你我們面臨的其他五個(gè)內(nèi)

5、在敵人。第一個(gè)你要在它襲擊你之前 將其擊敗的敵人是冷漠。打著哈欠說："隨它去吧，我就隨波逐流吧?！边@是多 么可悲的疾病??！隨波逐流的問題是：你不可能漂流到山頂去。The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.我們面臨的第二個(gè)敵人是優(yōu)柔寡斷。它是竊取機(jī)會(huì)和事業(yè)的賊，它還會(huì)偷 去你實(shí)現(xiàn)更美好未來的機(jī)

6、會(huì)。向這個(gè)敵人出劍吧！The third enemy inside is doubt. Sure, there's room for healthy skepticism. You can't believe everything. But you also can't let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportu

7、nities. Worse of all, they doubt themselves. I'm telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.第三個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是懷疑。當(dāng)然，正常的懷疑還是有一席之地的，你不能1 / 11英語美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）相信一切。但是你也不能讓懷疑掌管一切。許多人懷疑

8、過去，懷疑未來，懷疑 彼此，懷疑政府，懷疑可能性，并懷疑機(jī)會(huì)。最糟糕的是，他們懷疑自己。我 告訴你，懷疑會(huì)毀掉你的生活和你成功的機(jī)會(huì)，它會(huì)耗盡你的存款，留給你干涸的心靈。懷疑是敵人，追趕它，消滅它。The fourth enemy within is worry. We've all got to worry some. Just don't let conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi i

9、s coming, you've got to worry. But you can't let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here's what you've got to do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, you've got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you'v

10、e got to push back.第四個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是擔(dān)憂。我們都會(huì)有些擔(dān)憂，不過千萬不要讓擔(dān)憂征服 你。相反，讓它來警醒你。擔(dān)憂也許能派上用場。當(dāng)你在紐約走上人行道時(shí)有 一輛出租車向你駛來，你就得擔(dān)憂。但你不能讓擔(dān)憂像瘋狗一樣失控，將你逼 至死角。你應(yīng)該這樣對(duì)付自己的擔(dān)憂：把擔(dān)憂驅(qū)至死角。不管是什么來打擊你， 你都要打擊它。不管什么攻擊你，你都要反擊。The fifth interior enemy is overcaution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; it's an 川ness. I

11、f you let it go, it'll conquer you. Timid people don't get promoted. They don't advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You've got to avoid overcaution.第五個(gè)內(nèi)在的敵人是過分謹(jǐn)慎。那是膽小的生活方式。膽怯不是美德，而 是一種疾病。如果你不理會(huì)它，它就會(huì)將你征服。膽怯的人不會(huì)得到提拔，他 們?cè)谑袌鲋胁粫?huì)前進(jìn)，不會(huì)成長，不會(huì)變得強(qiáng)大。你要避免過分謹(jǐn)慎。Do battle with t

12、he enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.一定要向這引起敵人開戰(zhàn)。一定要向恐懼開戰(zhàn)。鼓起勇氣抗擊阻擋你的事 物，與阻止你實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)和夢(mèng)想的事物作斗

13、爭。要勇敢地生活，勇敢地追求你想要的事物并勇敢地成為你想成為的人。生命中的美好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.盡管有很多事讓人憂慮，但相比而言，值得感激的事要多得多。盡管生命 的美好有時(shí)被蒙上陰影，但它卻永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被埋沒。For every single act that is sens

14、elessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and compassion. For every person who seeks to 2 / 11hurt, there are many, many more who devote their lives to helping and to healing.相對(duì)于每一個(gè)無謂的破壞行為而言，都有更多數(shù)以千計(jì)更為微小的，包含 著愛，友善和同情的舉動(dòng)靜靜地上演著。相對(duì)于每一個(gè)試圖傷害他人的人而言， 都有更多的人致力于幫助他人，治愈

15、他人的創(chuàng)傷。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.生命的美好不能否認(rèn)。在最為壯觀的前景和最為瑣碎的細(xì)節(jié)中，請(qǐng)仔細(xì)觀察，因?yàn)槊篮玫氖挛锟?是散發(fā)著耀眼的光芒閃亮登場。There is no limit to the goodness of life. It grows more abundant wi

16、th each new encounter. The more you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.生命的美好沒有界限。每一次相遇都會(huì)使這美好變得越發(fā)豐富。你經(jīng)歷得 越多，越能欣賞生命的美好，生命中的美好就會(huì)變得越多。Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be covered in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes

17、, open your heart, and you will see that goodness is everywhere.即使當(dāng)寒風(fēng)襲來，整個(gè)世界似乎被霧氣掩蓋之時(shí)，生命的美好仍會(huì)存在。 睜開雙眼，打開心扉，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這美好無處不在。Though the goodness of life seems at times to suffer setbacks, it always endures. For in the darkest moment it becomes vividly clear that life is a priceless treasure. And so the g

18、oodness of life is made even stronger by the very things that would oppose it.盡管生命的美好有時(shí)似乎遭受挫折，但它總會(huì)挺過來。因?yàn)?，在最黑暗?時(shí)刻，有一點(diǎn)變得格外清楚，那就是，生命是無價(jià)的財(cái)富。因此，下正是與生 命的美好相對(duì)立的事物使其越發(fā)強(qiáng)大。Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever you found that the goodnessof life was really only a moment away. Around the next

19、 corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and delight you.無數(shù)次地，當(dāng)你擔(dān)心這美好已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)離之時(shí)，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)生命的美好其實(shí)只與 你相隔須臾。它就在下一角落，存在于每個(gè)時(shí)刻之間，等著給你驚喜。Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your thoughts. Then, share your good fortune with another. For the goodness of

20、life grows more and more magnificent each time it is given away.花些時(shí)間讓生命的美好感動(dòng)自己的靈魂，放松自己的思緒。然后，把你的 幸運(yùn)與他人分享。因?yàn)樯拿篮脮?huì)在每次給予之間變得越來越壯觀。Though the problems constantly scream for attention and the conflicts appear to rage ever stronger, the goodness of life grows stronger still, quietly, peacefully, 3 / 11英語

21、美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）with more purpose and meaning than ever before.盡管總是有問題讓你去關(guān)注，沖突也似乎愈演愈烈，但生命的美好卻總是 靜靜地，平和地，帶著比以往更強(qiáng)的意志和更多的價(jià)值變得更加強(qiáng)大。賦予生命的意義Have you thought about what you want people to say about you after you ' re gone? Can you hear the voice saying,“ He was a great man. " Or “ She reallmissed. &q

22、uot; What else do they?你有沒有想過，你希望人們?cè)谀闼篮笤鯓釉u(píng)論你？你能否聽到這樣的說， “他是個(gè)偉大的人”或“人們的確會(huì)懷念她”，他們還會(huì)說些什么？One of the strangest phenomena of life is to engagein a work that will last long after death. Isn ' that a lot like investing all your money so that future generations can bare interest on it? Perhaps, yet if y

23、ou look deep in your own heart, you' lfind something drives you to make this kind of contribution-something drives every human being to find a purpose that lives on after death.人生最奇異的現(xiàn)象之一就是，你從事的事業(yè)在你死后仍將長久存在。這和 你用所的錢進(jìn)行投資以便后人能從中獲益不是如出一轍嗎？也許，如果你審視自己的內(nèi)心深處，你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)促使你做出這種貢獻(xiàn)的驅(qū)動(dòng)力-一種驅(qū)使每個(gè)人尋找在自己死后仍能繼續(xù)存在的事業(yè)的驅(qū)

24、動(dòng)力。Do you hope to memorialize your name? Have a name that is whispered with reverent awe? Do you hope to have your face carved upon 50 ft of granite rock? Is the answer really that simple? Is the purpose of lifetime contribution an ego-driven desire for a mortal being to have an immortal name or is

25、it something more?你希望自己的名字被人記住嗎？你希望別人提起你的名字時(shí)心懷敬畏 嗎？你希望自己的面容被雕刻在 50英尺高的花崗巖上嗎？答案真的那么簡單 嗎？難道終有一死的人貢獻(xiàn)一生自我鞭策的欲望就是想要獲得不朽名聲的？ 抑或是其他更偉大的事物？A child alive today will die tomorrow. A baby that had the potential to be the next Einstein will die from complication is at birth. The circumstances of life are not se

26、t in stone. We are not all meant to live life through to old age. We to perceive life as a full cycle with a certain number of years in between. If all of those years aren ' t lived out, it's a tragedy. A tragedy because a human'was never realized. A tragedy because a spark was snuffed o

27、ut before it ever became a flame.今天活著的孩子明天就會(huì)死去。一個(gè)有可能成為下一個(gè)愛因斯坦的嬰兒會(huì) 死于出生并發(fā)癥。生命的情形并不是固定不變的。我們并沒有注定都要活到老 年。我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到，生命是一個(gè)周期，其時(shí)間長度是特定的。如果這些時(shí)間 沒有被充分利用，那就是個(gè)悲劇，因?yàn)槿说臐撃苓€未實(shí)現(xiàn)，因?yàn)榛鸹ㄟ€沒形成4 / 11英語美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）火焰就被補(bǔ)滅。By virtue of inhabiting a body we accept these risks. We expose our mortal flesh to the laws of the ph

28、ysical environment around us. The trade off isn ' t so bad when you think about it. The problem comes when we construct mortal fantasies of what life should be like. When life doesn' t conform to our fantasy we grow upsefrustrated, or depressed.由于附著于肉體之身，所以我們就得接受這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。我們使易朽的肉體服 從周圍物理環(huán)境的法則。你仔細(xì)

29、想一想就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，這種交易并不是那么糟糕。 當(dāng)我們幻想生命應(yīng)該如何時(shí)，問題就來了。當(dāng)生命和我們的幻想不一致時(shí)，我 們就變得煩惱，無奈或沮喪。We are alive; let us live. We have the ability to experience; let us experience. We have the ability to learn; let us learn. The meaning of life can be grasped in a moment. A moment so brief it often evades our perception.我們活著，那我們就

30、要活得精彩；我們有能力體驗(yàn)，那我們就要體驗(yàn)人生 甘苦；我們有能力學(xué)習(xí)，那我們就要在學(xué)海徜徉。生命的意義可以在一瞬間抓 住-一個(gè)經(jīng)常被我們忽略的短暫瞬間。What meaning stands behind the dramatic unfolding of life? What single truth can we grasp and hang onto for dear life when all other truths around us seem to fade with time?當(dāng)生命戲劇般地一幕幕拉開時(shí)，其中隱含的意義是什么？當(dāng)我們周圍所有 其他都似乎隨著時(shí)間而消逝時(shí)，我們能夠

31、掌握哪個(gè)真理并依靠它來生活呢？These moments are strung together in a series we call events. These events are strung together in a series we call life. When we seize the moment and bend it according to our will, a will driven by the spirit deep inside us, then we have discovered the meaning of life, a meaning for u

32、s that shall go on long after we depart this Earth.這些瞬間串聯(lián)在一起，我們稱之為事件。這些事件用聯(lián)系在一起，我們稱 之為生活。當(dāng)我們抓住那個(gè)瞬間并按照我們的意志來改變它-這意志受到我們 內(nèi)心深處的精神的驅(qū)使，我們就發(fā)現(xiàn)了生命的意義-這意義將在我們離開地球 之后長久存在。彌補(bǔ)思念之情珍惜友誼雖然伊麗莎白遠(yuǎn)在千里之外，我只能偶爾見到她，但是我們所擁有的“永 遠(yuǎn)是朋友”的相框和掛盒能幫助我們彌補(bǔ)彼此的思念之情。所以，親愛的寂寞者，與朋友分開并沒有那么糟，照片、信件、電話、電子郵件以及美好的記憶都能拉近朋友之間的友誼。Dear Arizona,My

33、friend is moving in a month and not just to a different neighborhood, but5 / 11to a whole different country! I'm so sad, I can hardly think about anything else. I know you can't make my friend's family stay, but I'm hoping you'll at least have some helpful ideasAlready Lonely in

34、LondonDear Already Lonely,The first thing I want to say is I'm so sorry your friend is moving!The second thing I want to say is-are you from London, as in London, England? That is so exciting! Have you ever seen the Queen? Is it true that people there drive on the left side of the road? How big

35、is Big Ben, really?OK,I guess I should stop asking questions and get back to your letter-which reminds me of how beyond and I was when my friend Elizabeth had to move.I met Elizabeth in my very first karate class. I was the only new kid in the class. Everyone else knew a lot of the moves already and

36、 had yellow or orange belts.I had a total beginner's white belt and felt unbearably nervous the whole way through the class. I tried my hardest to follow along, but everything was way harder than I thought it would be.Afterward, as I was putting on my shoes, I was thinking, There is no way I am

37、ever coming back to karate!And that's when I met Elizabeth."You did great!" I laughed. "I was so clueless!""That's how I felt at first, too," she said. "If you want, I can help you practice." "Really?" I said."Sure. By the way, I'm E

38、lizabeth." She scribbled on the back of a karate schedule. "Here's my number.""Wow, that's so nice of you!" I said.She smiled. "No problem."Anyway, to make a long story short, I called her a few days later, and we've been amazing friends ever since.Now

39、for the sad part. Not very long ago, Elizabeth had to move. Her family still lives in California, but if you know anything about my state, then you know it's gigantic. And I'm not positive about the exact geographic details, but the distance Elizabeth moved was about the same as if she had m

40、oved from London to Paris!"You can't move!" I screamed when she told me the terrible news."I know. That's what I told my parents," she said. "But they said we don' have a choice. We're moving in with my grandparents, and I guess it'll be way cheaper than

41、where we live now.""Wait! I have the perfect solution," I said. "You and your parents can move in with my family! We can share my room, and it'll be like having a sleepover every single night! I' sure my parents will be totally cool with it.""That would be so gr

42、eat!" said Elizabeth, then she sighed. "I wish we could do6 / 11英語美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）that. But there's no way. My parents also want to be closer to my grandparents, so I think we're definitely going."So Elizabeth and I had to come up with a Plan B. A would have been, we were actuall

43、y pretty happy about our solution. Here's what we did.First, we asked my mom to take a picture of us together and help us print it out regular size and teeny-tiny size .We put the regular photos in special frames that we decorated Forever. I gave me the frame she decorated.Then, we cut the teeny

44、-tiny picture of us in half. I put the half with Elizabeth's face in my locket necklace, and she put the half with my face in her locket necklace.So even though Elizabeth lives miles away and I only get to see her once in a while, our Friends Forever picture frames and lockets really do help wit

45、h the "missing-you" part.Besides that, our parents let us e-mail sometimes, and we still get to talk and crack up together on the phone now and then. Also, we love sending each other funny letters and packages filled with goofy surprises.So, dear Already Lonely, being separated from your f

46、riend doesn't have to be as bad as it seems right now. Photos, letters, phone calls, e-mails, and great memories can really and truly make a friend seem closer than he or she is.I hope these ideas help. As they say in London, "cheers" to you and your friend! And as I like to say Ciao f

47、or now,ArizonaForever Friend 永遠(yuǎn)的朋友"A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out."“別人都走開的時(shí)候，朋友仍與你在一起。"Sometimes in life,有時(shí)候在生活中，You find a special friend;你會(huì)找到一個(gè)特別的朋友；Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.他只是你生活中的一部分內(nèi)容，卻能改變你整個(gè)的生活。Someone who makes you laugh unt

48、il you can't stop;他會(huì)把你逗得開懷大笑；Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.他會(huì)讓你相信人問有真情。Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.他會(huì)讓你確信，真的有一扇不加鎖的門，在等待著你去開啟。This is Forever Friendship.這就是永遠(yuǎn)的友誼。when you're down,當(dāng)你失意，a

49、nd the world seems dark and empty,當(dāng)世界變得黯淡與空虛，Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.你真正的朋友會(huì)讓你振作起來，原本黯淡、空虛的世界頓時(shí)變得明亮和充 實(shí)。Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times.你真正的朋友會(huì)與你一同度過困難、傷心和

50、煩惱的時(shí)刻。If you turn and walk away,你轉(zhuǎn)身走開時(shí)，Your forever friend follows,真正的朋友會(huì)緊緊相隨，If you lose you way,你迷失方向時(shí)，Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.真正的朋友會(huì)引導(dǎo)你，鼓勵(lì)你。Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.真正的朋友會(huì)握著你的手，告訴你一切都會(huì)好起來的。And if you find such a

51、 friend,如果你找到了這樣的朋友，You feel happy and complete,你會(huì)快樂，覺得人生完整，Because you need not worry,因?yàn)槟銦o需再憂慮。Your have a forever friend for life,你擁有了一個(gè)真正的朋友，And forever has no end.永永遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)，永無止境。8 / 11英語美文欣賞64 （中英雙語）一只狗狗對(duì)主人的臨終告白本文選自美國作家 Jim Willis的暢銷書Pieces Of My HeartWritingsInspired by Animals and Nature，該書以自述的形式講述

52、了一只家犬對(duì)昔日主 人的真情告白。當(dāng)年作者用七千美元以全版廣告的形式在報(bào)紙上刊登了該文 章，以一篇文章感動(dòng)了所有的讀者。When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you&#

53、39;d shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?"-but then you'd relent, and roll me over for a belly rub.My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listenin

54、g to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs," you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you

55、to come home at the end of the day.Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homec

56、omings, and when you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a "dog person"-still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness

57、, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love." As they began to grow, I became their friend. Th

58、ey clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch-because your touch was now so infrequent-and I would have defended them with my life if need be. I would sneak into

59、 their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway.There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just a

60、nswered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from 9 / 11being "your dog" to "just a dog," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf. Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats