高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏32(中英双语)

英语美文欣赏32

愿得一人心，白首不分离One warm evening many years ago…

犹记得多年前，那个让人暖心的夜晚

After spending nearly every waking minute with Angel for eight straight days, I knew that I had to tell her just one thing. So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I whispered it in her ear. She smiled –the kind of smile that makes me smile back –and she said, “When I’m seventy-five and I think about my life and what it was like to be young, I hope that I can remember this very moment.

整整8天除了睡着其余的时间我都陪着安吉尔，酝酿已久，我想我一定要告诉她一件事。于是这天夜里，就在她刚刚睡下，我便在她耳边轻声说起来，说完她就笑了，是那种希望得到我回应的笑，接着说道：“真希望我老到75岁的时候，开始回忆，这一刻须臾会变成永恒。

A few seconds later she closed her eyes and fell asleep. The room was peaceful – almost silent. All I could hear was the soft purr of her breathing. I stayed awake thinkin g about the time we’d spent together and all the choices in our lives that made this moment possible. And at some point, I realized that it didn’t matter what we’d done or where we’d gone. Nor did the future hold any significance.

很快她就闭上眼睛睡着了，整个房间祥和安静，甚至有些寂静。耳畔起伏着安吉尔轻柔的呼吸声，我清醒的回忆我们共度的这些美好时光，是冥冥之中的选择成就了我们在一起的时刻。我们做过什么，去过哪里都不重要，甚至未来也不重要。

All that mattered was the serenity of the moment.

眼下最重要的就是此刻的和谐安宁。

Just being with her and breathing with her.

只要能与她同呼吸共命运，便别无所求。

The moral: We must not allow the clock, the calendar, and external pressures to rule our lives and blind us to the fact that each individual moment of our lives is a beautiful mystery and a miracle –especially those moments we spend in the presence of a loved one.

启示：时间、日常事务、以及其他的外部压力都不能左右和束缚我们的生活，因为每个人，尤其是与心爱之人一起度过的美好时光，才是我们生命中最让人心驰神往，美妙动人的追寻。

整个世界因你而不同

All the Difference in The World

整个世界因你而改变

Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her.

每个星期日的早晨我都会绕着我家附近的公园轻松地慢跑。公园的一角有一片湖。每当我慢跑经过这片湖，都会看到同一个老妇人，身边放着一个金属笼子坐在湖边。

This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her.

上个星期日我终于忍不住好奇，停止了慢跑，走到她身边。

As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap.

走近时我发现金属笼子其实是一个小陷阱。

There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap.

三只乌龟安然无恙，绕着陷阱底部慢悠悠地爬着。

She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush.

她正认真地用海绵刷擦拭着第四只趴在她膝盖上的乌龟。

“Hello,” I said. “If you don’t mind my nosiness, I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles.”

“你好啊，”我说。“如果你不介意我多管闲事的话，我很想知道你在对这些乌龟做什么呢。”

She smiled. “I’m cleaning off their shells ,” she replied.

“我在清洗他们的壳，”她笑着回答说。

“Anything on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum, reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.”

任何乌龟壳上，像海藻、泡沫浮渣这些东西，都会减弱乌龟的吸热能力并且阻碍他们游动，时间长了还会腐蚀龟壳，让龟壳变得脆弱。

She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It’s my own strange way of making a difference.

”她继续说道：“每个星期天早晨我都会花几个小时待在湖边，边放松自己，边帮这些小家伙摆脱困难。这就是我奇怪的制造改变的方式。”

“But don’t most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?” I asked.

“但是，难道不是所有的淡水乌龟都是伴随着它们壳上的海藻和泡沫、浮渣度过一生的吗？”我问道。

“Yep, sadly, they do,” she replied.

“遗憾的是，它们的确这样。”她回答道。

“Well then, don’t y ou think your time could be better spent? And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells. So, no offense… but how exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference?”

“那么，你不觉得你在浪费时间吗？99%的乌龟都没有遇到像你这么好的人去帮他们清洗龟壳。所以，无意冒犯…但是你在这儿，通过你一个人的努力到底能带来多大改变呢？”

The woman giggled aloud.

老妇人大声咯咯笑起来。

She then looked down at the turtle in her lap, scrubbed off the last piece of algae from its shell, and said, “Sweetie, if this little guy could talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world.

接着她看看膝盖上的乌龟，把龟壳上的最后一块海藻擦拭干净，说道：“亲爱的，如果这只小乌龟会说话的话，它一定会告诉你我刚刚改变了整个世界。”

什么才是生命中真正重要的东西？

The Important Things in Life

生活中重要的事情

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

课前，一位哲学教授站在讲台上，他面前的桌子上放了几样东西。上课后，教授什么也没说，他拿起一个又大又空的蛋黄酱罐子，然后往里面放入大概2英寸直径的小石块。

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

然后，他问学生这个罐子是否已经满了？学生们都回答说是。

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

然后教授就拿起一瓶小鹅卵石，然后把石头倒进罐子里，他轻轻地摇了摇罐子。这样小鹅卵石就进到石块的间隙中去。

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

然后，他又问学生这个罐子是否已经满了？学生们都回答说是。

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.

然后教授就拿起一瓶沙子，然后把沙子倒进罐子里，沙子又填充进了间隙中。

He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”

然后，他又问学生们，这个罐子是否已经满了？学生们一致同意说：“已经满了。”

“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things –your family, your partner, your health, your children –things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter –like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.”

教授说：“现在，我希望你们把人生看作是这个罐子，石头就是那些重要的事情--你们的家庭，爱人，健康，孩子，吐过把除了这些之外的其他东西都丢掉，你们的人生其实还是充实的。鹅卵石就是那些对你们不是最重要但也要紧的东西，比如你的工作、房子、车。而沙子就是那些其他的无关紧要的小事情。”

“If you put the sand into the ja r first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.”

教授继续说：“如果你先把沙子放进这个罐子，那罐子里就没有地方放小鹅卵石和石块了，你们的人生也是这样。如果你将所有的时间和精力都放在那些小事情上，你就不会有精力关注那些真正对你重要的东西。将精力放在那些真正和你的幸福息息相关的事情上。和你的孩子一起玩耍。带你的爱人出去跳舞。而工作，打扫屋子，举办场宴会，修理东西，这些事情总是会有时间的。”

“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

“首先考虑岩石，即那些真正重要的事情。设置好你的优先事项。剩下的只是沙子。

别用自己的恶意去揣测世界的爱心

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

在冰淇淋圣代还很便宜的年代，一个10岁的小男孩走进一家酒店的咖啡厅，在一张桌子旁坐了下来。一名服务员在他面前放了一杯水。

“How much is an ice cream sundae?”

“一个冰淇淋圣代多少钱？”

“50 cents,” replied the waitress.

“50美分，”服务员回答道。

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.

小男孩从口袋里拿出手来，仔细地数了一下手里的硬币。

“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired. Some pe ople were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.”

“一碟原味冰淇淋多少钱？”他问道。这时候有一些人正在候位，服务员有些不耐烦了。

“35 cents,” she said brusquely.

“35美分。”她粗鲁地回复道。

The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.

小男孩又数了一遍硬币。“我要一份原味冰淇淋。”他说。

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.

服务员拿来冰淇淋，把账单放到桌上后就走开了。小男孩吃完冰淇淋，付了钱，然后离开了。

When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw.

当服务员回来的时候，他开始擦桌子，然后她被自己看到的一切哽住了。

There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were 15 cents – her tip.

在那里的空碟子下面整齐地放着15美分——她的小费。

在逆境中学到了人生最重要的一课Everybody has to face bad days in their life. Some face ailments, some face fears, some face poverty, some face helplessness etc etc. No one can escape from it. It is a rule of life. Two things always combines together like joy and sadness, laugh and cry, health and illness, profit and loss, morning and night, confidence and inferiority complex, victory and failure likewise good days and bad days.

每个人都会有不如意的时候，有人身体欠佳，有人面临恐惧，有人贫困不堪，有人迷惘无助，等等，没有人能够一帆风顺，直至终老。如影随形，此消彼长的事物，比如，高兴与悲伤，欢笑与哭泣，健康与疾病，获得与失去，早晨和晚上，自信与自卑，成功与失败，顺境和逆境也是如此。

You know what is the biggest advantage of bad days? You come to know GOD. What is God? What he can do? He is so friendly, understanding, loving and moreover God is the Superman he can do anything in a second. Yes true he can do

anything. He is the only light in darkness. God is so merciful he always forgives and never complaint whether you ignore him many times that is why according to me God is the only best and faithful friend who never cheats.

你知道不顺的日子带给你最大的感悟是什么？就是你开始信奉神明。上帝是谁？他能够帮我做些什么？他是那么的亲切和蔼，善解人意，胸怀广博，不仅如此他就像超人瞬间排除一切障碍。是的上帝无所不能，他是黑暗中的一丝曙光。之所以上帝是人类完美的朋友，是因为他是如此坦诚布公，慈悲为怀，予取予求，不图回报，原谅世人的无数次薄情。

When bad days come a person first of all cannot understand what is going on, why me? But after sometimes he realises his strength and start doing every single thing to come out of it. And he comes out but that journey is though very painful but when you once crossed it you will find your journey very meaningful, you will feel like as your rebirth. You have totally changed your thoughts, your perception, and you can understand life better. You get the meaning of your life. In short you start becoming wise.

当不幸降临，一开始我们总会怨天尤人。但是为了摆脱困境，我们竭尽所能。当一切过去，回头来看，这段经历对你来说非比寻常，如同凤凰涅槃。而且你的思想观念都会发生翻天覆地的变化，对人生也会有更加深刻的领悟，简而言之，你会变得更加睿智。

The biggest lesson of life during bad days according to me is that a person becomes spiritual and a giver which he wasn't before. Life means to create it. First think what you want in your life then start giving the same think. This is one of the most important thing I have learnt in my life. You want love then start spreading it, you want money then start giving to needy, you want happiness then start doing all things which give happiness. Everything is in your hand you only need to give first. If don't have everything then give or share what you have. Still you feel you have nothing to share then give smile. You can't imagine that your smile can do wonder for someone. So start smiling from today onwards.

逆境给我最深的领悟是，变得更加注重精神层面，懂得给予。生命的真谛在于，遵循你的内心先去履行赋予它的意义，这是我的感悟。比如，你想要得到爱你先要懂得如何传播爱，你想要钱，你先要懂得施舍，你想要快乐，那就先做让别人快乐的事情。你想要得到就必须先付出。如果你一无所有，那么你至少可以面对他人，面带微笑。微笑的魔力超乎想象，那让我们从今天开始就坚持面带微笑吧。

The most beautiful lesson I have learnt in my life is that If you are in pain then remember one thing: time is though hard but it would be the best time of your life. You know why we have to face hard days? Did you think about it? No!!!! Ok I will tell you. We always forget two unforgettable things. First is God and second is family. Nowadays money is everything. Money is important, in fact very important

but it is not a life so why to spend whole life in earning money. When will we live? What you can do now you can't do it tomorrow so don't let the day pass without enjoying.

逆境中让我感到的最美好的是，体会到上帝和家庭的重要性，这两样东西是我们平常最容易忽略的。每日碌碌只为功名利禄，钱财物质固然重要，但不是生活的唯一，活在当下，感受生活的美好安逸，不要让这些轻易的溜走。

One thing I must share with you is that if you want to grow and learn more than you know, then do whatever you want to do but beyond your comfort zone. Always try to think that I can, then nothing is impossible for you. Difficulty is in the mind not in work. You know one thing when we accept life as it comes or we accept that everything happens for a reason or for our betterment. Believe me you will find your hard days as an adventure but you need to trust God and at the end you will find yourself a winner.

如果你们想要很好的学习成长，那么我倒有条建议，就是在你们的舒适区之外尝试任何你们想做的事情。困难只是心魔，克服它便没有什么可以阻挡你。坦然面对并接受人生的起落，不管是什么原因，亦或是让我们成为很好的自己。我保证当你回忆起这段不顺，你会发现就像经历了一场冒险，但你依然要相信上苍，最后你会发现，你自己也能成为救世主。

I hope you like it. Love you all and God bless you all with healthy wealthy long life and good destiny.

希望你们喜欢这篇鸡汤文。爱你们，上帝保佑你们都长命百岁，平顺喜乐。

4种方法让迷失彷徨的你找到方向We all get confused at times, but prolonged periods of confusion can cause us to feel that we are stuck in a never-ending, foggy web of uncertainty.

人人都有迷失之时，但过久地陷于其中只能让我们觉得被困在迷茫无尽的不确定中。

To those who are currently caught up in the web of confusion, this may not make sense just yet, but stick with me.

对于正陷于困惑中的人，这些建议可能暂时不奏效，不过请坚持下去。

Here is what you can do to overcome your confusion and find the joy:

以下就是攻克迷茫、找到快乐的方法：

1. Accept where you are.

1、接受自己

Accept the fog, accept the confusion and accept the feelings of "stuckness." This is usually a sign that more information needs to be delivered before you can move forward.

接受迷茫、困惑，接受这种陷于其中的状态。这通常是一个信号，说明你

需要获得更多的信息来走出去。

2. Take a deep breath.

2、深呼吸

Center yourself, and firmly state, "I don't know what to do, and that is okay." When you firmly state your uncertainty, you move out of the fog. The more you focus on your certainty, the more at peace you will feel with where you are at.

集中精神，坚定地说：“我知道该怎么做，这是对的。”当你坚定地讲出你的不确定，便能走出迷茫。你越是关注你所确信的东西，也就对自己的处境感到越平和。

3. Focus on what you know.

3、关注你所了解的

When you are confused it can be easy to get stuck in a web of consistent, repetitive thoughts that appear to have no end and no beginning. To clear this, start focusing on what you know and what you feel sure about. When you do this, it will automatically help to weaken the cloud of confusion over your life.

当你困惑时，很容易陷入持续反复、没头没尾的想法中去。要清除这些想法，就要专注于你所了解的、确信的东西。这有助于逐渐消散你生活中的困惑。

4. Be patient.

4、要有耐心

Being confused is a sign of change and you may need to let the journey unfold a little bit more before you make a decision. Be at peace with that, and be at peace with the fact that you don’t have all the answers. Just accept the way things are and trust that inspiration will reach you when the time comes to make a decision.

困惑也是一种改变信号，也许你需要把眼前的道路看得更清楚一些，才能作出决定。用平常心看待它，也要接受你无法拥有所有的答案。接受万物本来的样子，相信当你做决定时，灵感自然会浮现。

The beauty about being stuck and confused in life is that there really is no wrong turn or wrong path.

人生陷于困惑的美妙之处，就在于没有对错。

Every road traveled is a blessing in some way, so take the stress out of life's decisions and trust that all roads really do lead home.

你走的任何一条路都是一种恩赐，所以不要对人生抉择有过多压力，请相信任何一条路都能带你走向心之所属。

成功的3个要素，你get了吗？

Success is so much more than just money or fame. Success is about being able to live a happy and fulfilling life that allows you to be true to who you really are.

成功远远不止是金钱和名利。能够活得快乐、能够追求忠于自我的人生，

才是真正的成功。

If you want to have a successful life, if you want to create a life that makes you feel passionate to be alive, here are the three things you need to focus on.

如果你想要活得成功、如果你想要创造挥洒激情的人生，有这么三个要素你必须关注。

1. Believe In Yourself

1、相信自己

If you don't believe in yourself, how do you expect other people to?

如果连你自己都不相信自己，要怎么让别人相信你呢？

If you don't believe that you can have the life you desire, if you don't believe that you can achieve all that you are setting out to achieve, it is going to be very difficult to create a successful life.

如果你不相信你能得到你所追求的生活、如果你不相信你能得到你想要的东西，要想活得成功就非常困难了。

When you believe in yourself, it fuels your creativity, your ambitions and your motivation to do things. It also helps you to take a leap of faith when it comes to going after what it is that you truly desire.

当你有了自信，它会点亮你的创意、野心和做事的动力。它同样能让你在追求心之所向时放手一搏。

2. Know Your Intention

2、了解你的追求

If your intention is simply rooted in money and fame, chances are you are never going to truly feel successful.

如果你的追求只是金钱和名利，你很可能永远都不会感到成功。

The feeling of success that is given through money and fame is only temporary and is not enough to sustain a long-term feeling of fulfillment and happiness.

金钱和名利带来的成功仅仅是暂时的，不足以给你长期的满足和快乐。

For a truly successful life, your intention has to be rooted in your purpose, in your passions and in what feels good to you.

想要真正的成功人生，必须把追求放在目标上、放在热情所在之处、放在最适合自己的地方。

When your intention is to serve your purpose, make a change in the world and express your gifts and talents, you will feel true success and satisfaction no matter what the outcome.

当你的追求在于达成目标、改变世界和发挥天赋上，你会感受到真正的成功和满足，无论结果如何。

3. Realize You Are Already Successful

3、明白你已经很成功了

Success is all around you and flows through you and the more you can welcome

that into your life, the more you will start to feel it.

成功就在你周围，就流淌在你的身体里。你越是对它敞开心胸，就越是能感受到它。

Being grateful for the tiniest successes in life will also help you to create more and more success. This is a powerful mindset shift and one that will help you to align with your ambitions and dreams.

对人生中微小的成功心存感激，这也能帮你获得更大的成功。这是巨大的心态转变，同样能助你与抱负和梦想为伴。

The truth is that you are already successful and once you realize this, there is no stopping what you can do.

事实上，你已经足够成功了，明白了这点，你将无可匹敌。