英語優(yōu)秀經(jīng)典簡單的美文文章

1、 英語優(yōu)秀經(jīng)典簡單的美文文章幸福是一段旅程We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, thenanother. Then we are frustrated that the kids arent old enough and well be more content whenthey are. After that we re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly b

2、ehappy when they are out of that stage.我們總是相信，等我們結(jié)了婚，生了孩子生活會(huì)更美好。等有了孩子，我們又因?yàn)樗麄儾粔虼蠖鵁?，想等他們大些時(shí)，我們就會(huì)開心了?？傻人麄冞M(jìn)人青少年時(shí)期，我們還是同樣地苦惱，于是又相信等他們過了這一階段，幸福就會(huì)到來。We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her acttogether, when we get a nicer car, and are able to go on a nice v

3、acation, when we retire. Thetruth is, theres no better time than right now. If not now, when Our life will always be filledwith challenges. Its best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.我們總是告訴自己，等夫妻間任一方肯于合作，等我們擁有更好的車，等我們能去度一次美妙的假期，等我們退休后，我們的生活一定會(huì)完美的。而事實(shí)的真相是，沒有任何時(shí)刻比現(xiàn)在更寶貴。倘若不是現(xiàn)在，又會(huì)

4、是何時(shí)我們的生活每時(shí)每刻都會(huì)有挑戰(zhàn)。最好是讓自己接受這一事實(shí)，無論如何使自己保持快樂的心境。One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said, For a long time it had seemed tome that life was about to begin-real there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, someunfinished business, time still to be se

5、rved, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last itdawned onto me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see thatthere is no way to happiness.我很欣賞艾爾弗雷德蘇澤的一段名言。他說：長期以來，我都覺得生活-真正的生活似乎即將開始。可是總會(huì)遇到某種障礙，如得先完成一些事情。沒做完的工作，要奉獻(xiàn)的時(shí)間，該付的債，等等。之后生活才會(huì)開始。最后我醒悟過來了，這些障礙本身就是我的生活。這一觀

6、點(diǎn)讓我意識(shí)到?jīng)]有什么通往幸福的道路。Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you goback to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids, until your kidsleave home; until you start work, unt

7、il you retire; until you get a new car or home; untilspring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to behappy.幸福本身就是路，所以，珍惜你擁有的每一刻，且記住時(shí)不我待，不要再作所謂的等待;你上完學(xué)，等你再回到學(xué)校;等你結(jié)婚或離婚;等你有了孩子或孩子長大離開家;等你開始工作或等你退休;等你有了新車或新房;等春天來臨;等你有幸再來世上走一遭才明白此時(shí)此刻最應(yīng)快樂Happiness is a journey,

8、not a destination. So,Work like you dont need money,幸福是一個(gè)旅程，不是終點(diǎn)站;所以工作吧，如同不需要金錢一樣;Love like youve never been hurt,And dance like no ones watching.去愛吧，如同從未受過傷害一樣;跳舞吧，如同沒有人注視一樣。to love, like never been hurt,to dance,like no one appreciate;去愛吧，就像不曾受過傷一樣;跳舞吧，像沒有人會(huì)欣賞一樣。to sing, like no one listen to,to w

9、ork, like no need of money;唱歌吧，像沒有人會(huì)聆聽一樣。干活吧，像是不需要金錢一樣。to life, like today is the end.生活吧，就像今天是末日一樣?？Х扰c人生Everything happens for the best， my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. If you carry on， one day something good will happen. And youll realize that it wouldnt have happened if not for th

10、at previous disappointment.每當(dāng)我遇到挫折時(shí)，母親就會(huì)說：一切都會(huì)好的。如果你堅(jiān)持下去，總有一天會(huì)有好事發(fā)生。你會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到，如果沒有以前的挫折就不會(huì)有現(xiàn)在的一切。Mother was right， as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio， then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of e

11、very station - and got turned down every time.母親是對(duì)的，發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)時(shí)是在1932年，我剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)。我已決定試著在電臺(tái)找個(gè)事兒做，然后爭取做體育節(jié)目的播音員。我搭便車到了芝加哥，挨家電臺(tái)地敲門推銷自己-但每次都被拒絕了。In one studio， a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt risk hiring an inexperienced person. Go out in the sticks and find a small station thatll give you a chanc

12、e， she said.在一個(gè)播音室里，一位好心的女士告訴我，大的廣播電臺(tái)是不會(huì)冒險(xiǎn)雇傭沒經(jīng)驗(yàn)的新手的。去鄉(xiāng)下找一家給你機(jī)會(huì)的小電臺(tái)吧，她說。I thumbed home to Dixon， Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon， my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had playe

13、d high school football， I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasnt hired.我搭車來到我的家鄉(xiāng)，那是伊利諾斯州的迪克森。在迪克森當(dāng)時(shí)還沒有電臺(tái)播音員這樣的工作，父親說，蒙哥馬利沃德開了一家新商店，想雇請(qǐng)一個(gè)本地的運(yùn)動(dòng)員管理店里的體育部。我中學(xué)時(shí)曾在迪克森打過橄欖球，出于這個(gè)原因我去申請(qǐng)了這份工作。工作聽起來挺適合我的，但是我沒被聘用。My disappointment must have shown. Everything happens for the best， Mom reminded m

14、e. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport， Iowa. The program director， a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur， told me they had already hired an announcer.我的沮喪心情一定表現(xiàn)出來了。一切總會(huì)好的，母親提醒我說。爸爸給我買了一輛汽車找工作用。我試到愛荷華州達(dá)文波特的WOC電臺(tái)去求職。那里的電臺(tái)節(jié)目負(fù)責(zé)人是一個(gè)很棒的蘇格蘭人，名叫彼得麥克阿瑟，他告訴我他們已經(jīng)雇到播音員了。As I

15、 left his office， my frustration boiled over. I asked aloud， How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station離開他辦公室時(shí)，我憤怒極了。我大聲地說：一個(gè)連在電臺(tái)都找不到工作的家伙又怎么能成為體育節(jié)目的播音員呢I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling， What was that you said about sports Do yo

16、u know anything about football Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.等電梯時(shí)，我聽見麥克阿瑟喊道：你說什么體育你了解橄欖球嗎接著他讓我站到麥克風(fēng)前，請(qǐng)我解說一場想象中的比賽。On my way home， as I have many times since， I thought of my mothers words： If you carry on， one day something good will happen. Somethi

17、ng wouldnt have happened if not for that previous disappointment.在回家的路上-以后也有很多次地，我思考著母親的那句話：如果你堅(jiān)持下去，總有一天會(huì)有好事發(fā)生。如果沒有以前的挫折，就不會(huì)有現(xiàn)在的一切。I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if Id gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.我常想，如果我當(dāng)年得到了蒙哥馬利沃德的那份工作，我的Grandmother didnt just like her coffee， and it w

18、ouldnt really do her justice to say she loved her coffee. Grandmother was to coffee what a sommelier is to wine. She knew the intricacies of coffee， the different tastes and even the textures. And only the best would do for her. No instant coffee， or coffee bought at the grocery store. She had to ha

19、ve fresh coffee， from a respectable coffee shop. The morning cup of coffee sets the tone for the whole day， she used to say.奶奶不止是喜歡咖啡這么簡單，說句公道話，咖啡是她的摯愛?？Х葘?duì)于奶奶而言，就如同美酒對(duì)于斟酒侍者一般重要。她對(duì)于咖啡的紛繁學(xué)問，其不同的口味，甚至其結(jié)構(gòu)特征都了如指掌。而她只喝最好的咖啡，既不要速溶的，也不喜歡從雜貨店買的。她一定要喝有名望的咖啡店出售的新鮮咖啡。清晨的一杯咖啡決定了一整天的基調(diào)。她常這么說。I used to go to Grand

20、mothers every Sunday morning. Her routine was always the same. She would kiss me once on each cheek， hang up my coat and lead me into the kitchen， slice a piece of banana bread right out of the oven (sometimes cranberry)， and pour a cup of freshly brewed coffee.以前每個(gè)星期天的早上，我都會(huì)去奶奶家，而她也總會(huì)用同樣的程序來迎接我。她會(huì)在

21、我的兩邊臉頰上各親一下，掛起我的外套，然后把我?guī)нM(jìn)廚房，切一片剛出爐的香蕉面包(有時(shí)候是蔓越橘口味的)，并倒一杯新煮的咖啡給我。Alexa， she said to me one day. Did you know that every persons personality is like a flavor of coffee阿麗夏，一天，她對(duì)我說，你知道嗎，每個(gè)人的性格就像是一種口味的咖啡。Really I said， amused at how Grandmotherrelished her coffee so much that she related everything to it

22、.是嗎我說。見到奶奶如此鐘愛她的咖啡，以致于將每一件事物都與之扯上關(guān)系，覺得挺逗的。Ye she said. You， my dear， are French vanilla. You are sweet， almost sickeningly so at times to the discerning coffee drinker. I slightly recoiled at Grandmothers assessment of me. You expect your grandmother to call you sweet， but never sickeningly sweet.是的

23、，她說。你，我親愛的，是法國香草味的。你很甜美，對(duì)于那些有品味的咖啡客來說，有時(shí)甜得都有些發(fā)膩了。聽了奶奶對(duì)我的評(píng)價(jià)后，我覺得有點(diǎn)不爽。你當(dāng)然會(huì)希望奶奶說你很甜美，但絕對(duì)不希望是甜得發(fā)膩。Your father is espresso， she continued. He comes on strong. There are many people who dont like him， but others cant live without that high feeling that he gives them. He has an addictive personality that m

24、any people cant let go of.你爸爸是杯濃縮咖啡，她接著說，他能給人以強(qiáng)烈的印象。有很多人不喜歡他，但也有人離開了他帶來的那種興奮感就活不下去。他有一種讓許多人無法放手的致命的吸引力。Let me gues Grandmother. Youre hazelnut.讓我猜猜，奶奶，那您就是榛子口味的。Hazelnut Why on earth would you say that榛子口味你到底為什么會(huì)這么說Because I find your coffee talk a bit nutty.因?yàn)槲野l(fā)現(xiàn)您的咖啡論挺狂熱的。(雙關(guān)語，nutty既指帶堅(jiān)果口味，也指對(duì)某事狂熱。

25、)I smiled at Grandmother， but I could tell she was not amused. Alexa dear， I am trying to teach you a lesson about life here. I do not need you poking fun at me.我沖著奶奶笑了起來，不過我能看得出她并不覺得這很好笑。親愛的阿麗夏，我是想在這里教你一個(gè)人生的道理，而不是讓你拿我開玩笑的。A lesson about life Is she kidding Grandmother， you cant dissect a persons pe

26、rsonality by comparing them to a cup of coffee. People are more complex than that. Everyone has nuance personality quirk things that make them different. You just cant go around saying， Shes a dark roast， hes an instant， hes a mocha almond.一個(gè)人生的道理她在開玩笑吧奶奶，你不可以用一杯咖啡去分析一個(gè)人的性格。人要比咖啡復(fù)雜得多。每個(gè)人都有差別，性格癖好相異，

27、方方面面各不相同。你不可能四處晃晃，然后說：她是杯深焙咖啡，他是杯速溶咖啡，他是杯摩卡杏仁咖啡Grandmother looked at me， almost a blank， dull stare. Then you just dont understand coffee， she snapped， clearing my plate and coffee cup from the table. I guess not， I sighed， exasperated at my hazelnut grandmother.奶奶用一種幾乎是茫然而沮喪的眼神看著我。這么說，你根本就不懂咖啡，她厲聲說

28、，從桌上清走了我的盤子和咖啡杯。我想是的，我嘆了口氣，對(duì)我這個(gè)榛子口味的奶奶感到有些惱火。I went to Grandmothers house many more times after that， and she always kept her same routine. It was a welcome routine， one that I enjoyed every week. Grandmother didnt talk to me after that about the coffee catastrophe as I called it， but eventually， sh

29、e did start to make more ridiculous claims concerning her favorite drink.在那之后，我又多次去過奶奶家，而她依然以同樣的程序來迎接我。我很喜歡這套程序，每個(gè)星期都要去享受一次。在那之后，奶奶再也沒有跟我談?wù)撨^我所稱的咖啡大災(zāi)難，不過最后，就她最喜愛的飲品，她還是開始發(fā)表了更加荒謬的言論。I knew your grandfather was the right man for me because we loved our coffee the same way， she said. Cream with just a t

30、ouch of sugar.我知道你爺爺就是那個(gè)最適合我的人，因?yàn)槲覀兌枷矚g相同味道的咖啡，她說，奶油里加上一丁點(diǎn)糖。I rolled my eyes. Grandmother， many people like it that way.我轉(zhuǎn)了轉(zhuǎn)眼珠，說：奶奶，很多人都喜歡那種口味。I disagree， she said. For most people， if they prefer cream， they like a lot of sugar， or at least a moderate amount. Those who drink it with just a touch of

31、sugar usually put milk in it， or drink it black.我不同意，她說，對(duì)于大多數(shù)人來說，如果他們喜歡奶油，他們就喜歡加很多糖，或至少是中等量的糖。而那些喝咖啡時(shí)只加一丁點(diǎn)糖的人，通常會(huì)加入牛奶，或者干脆就喝黑咖啡。So what if Papa preferred his coffee black Or with milk and sweetener Does that mean that you would have never married That I wouldnt be here today那么，如果爺爺更喜歡喝黑咖啡呢或者是牛奶加甜味料呢

32、那是不是說你就不嫁給他了那么今天就沒有我在這里了Oh dont be silly， Grandmother said. I wont think about your grandfather preferring his coffee any differently. I dont know what would have become of us. But you， my dear Alexa， belong to me. You would be here no matter what.噢，別傻了，奶奶說，我從來沒想過你爺爺會(huì)喜歡什么不一樣的咖啡。我不知道我們之間會(huì)有什么不同的結(jié)果，但是你

33、，我親愛的阿麗夏，是屬于我的。無論怎么樣你都會(huì)在這里的。The last time I saw Grandmother was a Sunday just like all the others. I sat down at the table with Grandmother and she looked at me with a very intense look in her eyes.我最后一次見到奶奶也是在一個(gè)星期天，和其他星期天沒什么區(qū)別。我和奶奶一起坐在桌邊，她看著我，眼中閃爍著一種熱情的光芒。Do you ever think about heaven she asked me

34、.你有沒有想過天堂是個(gè)什么樣子的她問我。I stared at Grandmother and stopped chewing for a moment.我凝視著奶奶，暫時(shí)停止了咀嚼。Well， do you she asked again.嗯，你想過了么她又問了一遍。Umm， not really， I said， growing increasingly uncomfortable with this line of conversation.唔沒怎么想過，我說，對(duì)于這種類型的對(duì)話感到越來越不舒服。Well， Ive been thinking about it lately， Grand

35、mother said. I mean， I am getting to that age where I realize that I dont have much more time here on earth. And Ive just been thinking lately about heavenand whats there and whats not. And I just hope that when its my time to leave this world， the next one has everything that I love here.嗯，我最近一直在想這

36、個(gè)問題，奶奶說，我的意思是，我也快到那個(gè)年紀(jì)了，所以我意識(shí)到我在這個(gè)世上的時(shí)間已經(jīng)不多了。最近我一直在思考天堂是個(gè)什么樣子的那里有什么，沒有什么。而我只希望當(dāng)我離開這個(gè)世界的時(shí)候，另一個(gè)世界里也有我在這邊所深愛的一切。And whats that， Grandmother那是些什么，奶奶Good food， good people， and good coffee.好吃的食物，好相處的人，還有上好的咖啡。I smiled at Grandmothers simplicity and love for the good things in life. And I hoped that she w

37、ould find exactly what she would be looking for in the next world.我對(duì)奶奶的純樸，以及對(duì)生命中美好事物的熱愛報(bào)以微笑，也希望她真能在另一個(gè)世界找到她所想要的一切。Grandmother passed away later that week. They found her sitting in her favorite rocker in the living room， half a cup of freshly brewed coffee by her side. And somehow， I knew that it wa

38、s a sign that everything would be all right for Grandmother.奶奶在那周末去世了。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)她坐在客廳里她最喜歡的搖椅上，身旁還有半杯新煮的咖啡。不知道為什么，我明白這是一個(gè)征兆，表明了奶奶會(huì)一切都好。Now， years later， Im frequently reminded of my Grandmother. The scent of freshly baked banana bread， or the way someone will kiss me on my cheek will bring a quick flashba

39、ck of her. But my memories are always most vivid when I step foot into a coffee shop， the aroma of freshly roasted beans and brewed coffee livening my senses.現(xiàn)在，多年過去了，我不時(shí)還會(huì)想起奶奶。新出爐的香蕉面包的香氣，或某人親吻我臉頰的方式，都會(huì)讓我腦海中突然閃現(xiàn)出她的身影。不過每當(dāng)我邁進(jìn)一間咖啡館時(shí)，我的記憶總是特別鮮明，那新烤的咖啡豆和新煮咖啡的香氣總能讓我的感覺活躍起來。What would you like the person

40、 at the counter asks me.您想要點(diǎn)什么柜臺(tái)上的人問我。A medium hazelnut， I say. Cream with just a touch of sugar.一杯中杯的榛子咖啡，我說，加奶油和一丁點(diǎn)糖。人生之路又會(huì)怎樣走呢?fù)肀魈?Embrace todayTucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the window

41、s, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village h

42、alls.我們的潛意識(shí)里藏著一派田園詩般的風(fēng)光! 我們仿佛身處一次橫貫大陸的漫漫旅程之中! 乘著火車, 我們領(lǐng)略著窗外流動(dòng)的景色：附近高速公路上奔馳的汽車、十字路口處招手的孩童、遠(yuǎn)山上吃草的牛群、源源不斷地從電廠排放出的煙塵、一片片的玉米和小麥、平原與山谷、群山與綿延的丘陵、天空映襯下城市的輪廓, 以及鄉(xiāng)間的莊園宅第!But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playin

43、g and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering -waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.然而我們心里想得最多的卻是最終的目的地! 在某一天的某一時(shí)刻, 我們將會(huì)抵達(dá)進(jìn)站! 迎接我們的將是樂隊(duì)和飄舞的彩旗! 一旦到了那兒, 多少美夢(mèng)將成為現(xiàn)實(shí), 我們的生活也將變得完整, 如同一塊理好了的拼圖! 可是我們現(xiàn)在在過道里不耐煩地踱來踱去, 咒罵火車的拖拖拉拉! 我們期待著, 期待著, 期待著火車進(jìn)站的那一刻!When we reach the