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英語(yǔ)朗讀文章英語(yǔ)朗讀文章英語(yǔ)朗讀文章xxx公司英語(yǔ)朗讀文章文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度英語(yǔ)朗讀文章1.CompanionshipofBooksAmanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen;andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodaythatitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofadversityordistress.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouth,andcomfortingandconsolingusinage.Menoftendiscovertheiraffinitytoeachotherbythemutuallovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathird.Thereisanoldproverb,‘Loveme,lovemydog.”Butthereismorewisdominthis:”Loveme,lovemybook.”Thebookisatruerandhigherbondofunion.Mencanthink,feel,andsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogether,andheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebesturnofalifeenshriningthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeis,forthemostpart,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwords,thegoldenthoughts,which,rememberedandcherished,becomeourconstantcompanionsandcomforters.Bookspossessanessenceofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.Theonlyeffectoftimehasbeentosiftoutthebadproducts;fornothinginliteraturecanlongsurvivebutwhatisreallygood.Booksintroduceusintothebestsociety;theybringusintothepresenceofthegreatestmindsthathaveeverlived.Wehearwhattheysaidanddid;weseethemasiftheywerereallyalive;wesympathizewiththem,enjoywiththem,grievewiththem;theirexperiencebecomesours,andwefeelasifwewereinameasureactorswiththeminthesceneswhichtheydescribe.Thegreatandgooddonotdie,eveninthisworld.Embalmedinbooks,theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisanintellecttowhichonestilllistens.(461words)2.AmbitionItisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Itwouldprobablybeakinderworld:withoutdemands,withoutabrasions,withoutdisappointments.Peoplewouldhavetimeforreflection.Suchworkastheydidwouldnotbeforthemselvesbutforthecollectivity.Competitionwouldneverenterin,conflictwouldbeeliminated,tensionwouldbecomeathingofthepast.Thestressofcreationwouldbeatanend.Artwouldnolongerbetroubling,butpurelycelebratoryinitsfunctions.Longevitywouldbeincreased,forfewerpeoplewoulddieofheartattackorstrokecausedbytumultuousendeavor.Anxietywouldbeextinct.Timewouldstretchonandon,withambitionlongdepartedfromthehumanheart.Ah,howunrelievedboringlifewouldbe!Thereisastrongviewthatholdsthatsuccessisamyth,andambitionthereforeasham.DoesthismeanthatsuccessdoesnotreallyexistThatachievementisatbottomemptyThattheeffortsofmenandwomenareofnosignificancealongsidetheforceofmovementsandeventsnownotallsuccess,obviously,isworthesteeming,norallambitionworthcultivating.Whichareandwhicharenotissomethingonesoonenoughlearnsonone’sown.Buteventhemostcynicalsecretlyadmitthatsuccessexists;thatachievementcountsforagreatdeal;andthatthetruemythisthattheactionsofmenandwomenareuseless.Tobelieveotherwiseistotakeonapointofviewthatislikelytobederanging.Itis,initsimplications,toremoveallmotivesforcompetence,interestinattainment,andregardforposterity.

Wedonotchoosetobeborn.Wedonotchooseourparents.Wedonotchooseourhistoricalepoch,thecountryofourbirth,ortheimmediatecircumstancesofourupbringing.Wedonot,mostofus,choosetodie;nordowechoosethetimeorconditionsofourdeath.Butwithinallthisrealmofchoicelessness,wedochoosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardice,honorablyordishonorably,withpurposeorindrift.Wedecidewhatisimportantandwhatistrivialinlife.Wedecidethatwhatmakesussignificantiseitherwhatwedoorwhatwerefusetodo.Butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversemaybetoourchoicesanddecisions,thesechoicesanddecisionsareourstomake.Wedecide.Wechoose.Andaswedecideandchoose,soareourlivesformed.Intheend,formingourowndestinyiswhatambitionisabout.(427words)3.AbundanceisaLifeStyleAbundanceisalifestyle,awayoflivingyourlife.Itisn’tsomethingyoubuynowandthenorpulldownfromthecupboard,dustoffanduseonceortwice,andthenreturntothecupboard.Abundanceisaphilosophy;itappearsinyourphysiology,yourvaluesystem,andcarriesitsownsetofbeliefs.Youwalkwithit,sleepwithit,bathewithit,feelwithit,andneedtomaintainandtakecareofitaswell.Abundancedoesn’talwaysrequiremoney.Manypeoplelivewithallthatmoneycanbuyyetliveemptyinside.Abundancebeginsinsidewithsomemainself-ingredients,likelove,care,kindnessandgentleness,thoughtfulnessandcompassion.Abundanceisastateofbeing.Itradiatesoutward.Itshineslikethesunamongthemanymoonsintheworld.Beingfromthebrightnessofabundancedoesn’tallowthedarknesstoappearorbeinthepathunlessachoicetoallowitto.Thetruestateofabundancedoesn’thaveroomforliesorgamesnormallyplayed.Thespaceistoofullofabundance.Thismaybeachallengebecausewestillneedtoshineforothertosee.Abundanceisseeingpeoplefortheirgiftsandnotwhattheylackorcouldbe.Seeingallthingsfortheirgiftsandnotwhattheylack.Startbyknowingwhatyourabundancesare,fillthatspacewithyou,andbefullypresentfromthatstateofbeing.Yourprofessionofchoiceistellingyouofknowingandpossibilities.Thatistheirgift.Consultantsandcustomerserviceprofessionalshavetheministrativeassistantsandvirtualassistantshaveanabundanceofcoordinationandtimemanagement.Abundanceisallaroundyou,andallwithin.Seewhatitis;loveyourselfforwhatitis,notwhatyou’remissing,orwhatthatcanbebetter,butforwhatitisatthispresentmoment.Beinastateofabundanceofwhatyoualreadyhave.Iguaranteetheyarethere;italwaysisburiedbutthere.Breathetheminasiftheyaretheairyoubreathebecausetheyareyours.Letgoofanythingthatisn’tabundantforthetimebeing.Nametheshoeboxesinyourclosetwithyourgiftsofabundance;pullfromthemeverymorningifneeded.Knowtheyarethere.Learningtotrustinyourownabundanceisrequired.Whenyoubegintobewithinyourownspaceofabundance,whateveryouneedwillappearwheneveryouneedit.That’sjustthewaythehigherpowerssetthisuniverseuptowork.Trusttheuniversalenergy.Theknowingofitallwillhumbleyoutoitspoweryetletthebrightnessofyoushineeverywhereitneedsto.Justbybeingfromastateofabundance,itisbeingyou.(471words)4.TheRoadtoSuccessItiswellthatyoungmenshouldbeginatthebeginningandoccupythemostsubordinatepositions.ManyoftheleadingbusinessmenofPittsburghhadaseriousresponsibilitythrustuponthemattheverythresholdoftheircareer.Theywereintroducedtothebroom,andspentthefirsthoursoftheirbusinesslivessweepingouttheoffice.Inoticewehavejanitorsandjanitressesnowinoffices,andouryoungmenunfortunatelymissthatsalutarybranchofbusinesseducation.Butifbychancetheprofessionalsweeperisabsentanymorning,theboywhohasthegeniusofthefuturepartnerinhimwillnothesitatetotryhishandatthebroom.Itdoesnothurtthenewestcomertosweepouttheofficeifnecessary.Iwasoneofthosesweepersmyself.Assumingthatyouhaveallobtainedemploymentandarefairlystarted,myadvicetoyouis“aimhigh”.Iwouldnotgiveafigfortheyoungmanwhodoesnotalreadyseehimselfthepartnerortheheadofanimportantfirm.Donotrestcontentforamomentinyourthoughtsasheadclerk,orforeman,orgeneralmanagerinanyconcern,nomatterhowextensive.Saytoyourself,“Myplaceisatthetop.”Bekinginyourdreams.Andhereistheprimeconditionofsuccess,thegreatsecret:concentrateyourenergy,thought,andcapitalexclusivelyuponthebusinessinwhichyouareengaged.Havingbeguninoneline,resolvetofightitoutonthatline,toleadinit,adopteveryimprovement,havethebestmachinery,andknowthemostaboutit.Theconcernswhichfailarethosewhichhavescatteredtheircapital,whichmeansthattheyhavescatteredtheirbrainsalso.Theyhaveinvestmentsinthis,orthat,ortheother,here,thereandeverywhere.“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”isallwrong.Itellyouto“putallyoureggsinonebasket,andthenwatchthatbasket.”Lookroundyouandtakenotice,menwhodothatnotoftenfail.Itiseasytowatchandcarrytheonebasket.Itistryingtocarrytoomanybasketsthatbreaksmosteggsinthiscountry.Hewhocarriesthreebasketsmustputoneonhishead,whichisapttotumbleandtriphimup.OnefaultoftheAmericanbusinessmanislackofconcentration.TosummarizewhatIhavesaid:aimforthehighest;neverenterabarroom;donottouchliquor,orifatallonlyatmeals;neverspeculate;neverindorsebeyondyoursurpluscashfund;makethefirm’sinterestyours;breakordersalwaystosaveowners;concentrate;putallyoureggsinonebasket,andwatchthatbasket;expenditurealwayswithinrevenue;lastly,benotimpatient,forasEmersonsays,“noonecancheatyououtofultimatesuccessbutyourselves.”(485words)5.GivingLifeMeaningHaveyouthoughtaboutwhatyouwantpeopletosayaboutyouafteryou’regoneCanyouhearthevoicesaying,“Hewasagreatman.”O(jiān)r“Shereallywillbemissed.”Whatelsedotheysay

Oneofthestrangestphenomenaoflifeistoengageinaworkthatwilllastlongafterdeath.Isn’tthatalotlikeinvestingallyourmoneysothatfuturegenerationscanbareinterestonitPerhaps,yetifyoulookdeepinyourownheart,you’llfindsomethingdrivesyoutomakethiskindofcontribution—somethingdriveseveryhumanbeingtofindapurposethatlivesonafterdeath.DoyouhopetomemorializeyournameHaveanamethatiswhisperedwithreverentaweDoyouhopetohaveyourfacecarvedupon50feetofgraniterockIstheanswerreallythatsimpleIsthepurposeoflifetimecontributionanego-drivendesireforamortalbeingtohaveanimmortalnameorisitsomethingmoreAchildalivetodaywilldietomorrow.AbabythathadthepotentialtobethenextEinsteinwilldiefromcomplicationatbirth.Thecircumstancesoflifearenotsetinstone.Wearenotallmeanttolivelifethroughtooldage.We’vegrowntoperceivelifeasafullcyclewithacertainnumberofyearsinbetween.Ifallofthoseyearsaren’tlivedout,it’satragedy.Atragedybecauseahuman’spotentialwasneverrealized.Atragedybecauseasparkwassnuffedoutbeforeiteverbecameaflame.Byvirtueofinhabitingabodyweaccepttheserisks.Weexposeourmortalfleshtothelawsofthephysicalenvironmentaroundus.Thetradeoffisn’tsobadwhenyouthinkaboutit.Theproblemcomeswhenweconstructmortalfantasiesofwhatlifeshouldbelike.Whenlifedoesn’tconformtoourfantasywegrowupset,frustrated,ordepressed.Wearealive;letuslive.Wehavetheabilitytoexperience;letusexperience.Wehavetheabilitytolearn;letuslearn.Themeaningoflifecanbegraspedinamoment.Amomentsobriefitoftenevadesourperception.WhatmeaningstandsbehindthedramaticunfoldingoflifeWhatsingletruthcanwegraspandhangontofordearlifewhenallothertruthsaroundusseemtofadewithtime

Thesemomentsarestrungtogetherinaserieswecallevents.Theseeventsarestrungtogetherinaserieswecalllife.Whenweseizethemomentandbenditaccordingtoourwill,awilldrivenbythespiritdeepinsideus,thenwehavediscoveredthemeaningoflife,ameaningforusthatshallgoonlongafterwedepartthisEarth.(467words)6.ToBeorNottoBeOutsidetheBible,thesesixwordsarethemostfamousinalltheliteratureoftheworld.TheywerespokenbyHamletwhenhewasthinkingaloud,andtheyarethemostfamouswordsinShakespearebecauseHamletwasspeakingnotonlyforhimselfbutalsoforeverythinkingmanandwoman.Tobeornottobe,toliveornottolive,toliverichlyandabundantlyandeagerly,ortolivedullyandmeanlyandscarcely.Aphilosopheroncewantedtoknowwhetherhewasaliveornot,whichisagoodquestionforeveryonetoputtohimselfoccasionally.Heanswereditbysaying:"Ithink,thereforeIam."Butthebestdefinitionofexistenceeverwasdonebyanotherphilosopherwhosaid:"Tobeistobeinrelations."Ifthistrue,thenthemorerelationsalivingthinghas,themoreitisalive.Toliveabundantlymeanssimplytoincreasetherangeandintensityofourrelations.Unfortunatelywearesoconstitutedthatwegettoloveourroutine.Butapartfromourregularoccupationhowmucharewealive

Ifyouareinterestedonlyinyourregularoccupation,youarealiveonlytothatextent.Sofarasotherthingsareconcerned—poetryandprose,music,pictures,sports,unselfishfriendships,politics,internationalaffairs—youaredead.Contrariwise,itistruethateverytimeyouacquireanewinterest—evenmore,anewaccomplishment—youincreaseyourpoweroflife.Noonewhoisdeeplyinterestedinalargevarietyofsubjectscanremainunhappy;therealpessimististhepersonwhohaslostinterest.Baconsaidthatamandiesasoftenashelosesafriend.Butwegainnewlifebycontacts,newfriends.Whatissupremelytrueoflivingobjectsisonlylesstrueofideas,whicharealsoalive.Whereyourthoughtsare,therewillyourlivebealso.Ifyourthoughtsareconfinedonlytoyourbusiness,onlytoyourphysicalwelfare,onlytothenarrowcircleofthetowninwhichyoulive,thenyouliveinanarrowcirconscribedlife.ButifyouareinterestedinwhatisgoingoninChina,thenyouarelivinginChina;ifyou’reinterestedinthecharactersofagoodnovel,thenyouarelivingwiththosehighlyinterestingpeople;ifyoulistenintentlytofinemusic,youareawayfromyourimmediatesurroundingsandlivinginaworldofpassionandimagination.Tobeornottobe—toliveintenselyandrichlyormerelytoexist,thatdependsonourselves.Letuswidenandintensifyourrelations.Whilewelive,letuslive!(442words)7.BorntoWinEachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthatneverexistedbefore.Eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife.Eachpersonhasauniquewayofseeing,hearing,touching,tastingandthinking.Eachhashisorherownuniquepotentials—capabilitiesandlimitations.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,aware,andcreativebeing—aproductiveperson,awinner.Theword“winner”and“l(fā)oser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,wedonotmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhorespondsauthenticallybybeingcredible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandasamemberofasociety.Winnersdonotdedicatetheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,theyarethemselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintainingpretenceandmanipulatingothers.