为你读英语美文篇一：经典英语美文短篇
经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己
说明和注解：丁克威
这是一篇动情之作，读完后掩卷而思：母亲的胸怀是博大的，母亲的心灵是至纯的，母亲的爱是无私的。然而我们对于母亲的报答又有多少？ 文章语言朴素简单，相信作为中学生的你能轻松地读下来。读到佳句妙语处，真希望你能把它记下来、背下来。
Those Childhood Days
When you came into the world, she held you in her
arms.
You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed
you.
You thanked her by crying all night long.
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her by running away when she called. When you were 3 years old, she made all your
meals with love.
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. When you were 4 years old, she gave you some
crayons.
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the
holidays.
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of
mud.
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to
school.
You thanked her by screaming, “I'm not going!” When you were 7 years old, she bought you a
?hold somebody in one’s
arms: 把某人抱在怀中
?weep one’s eyes out: 痛
哭；大哭
?注意bathe在此处用作及
物动词，意为“给??洗澡”。
?all night long：整夜；如
说“整天”则是all day long。
?可说teach somebody to do something（教某人做某事）
?do something with love:
带着爱意/心做某事。
?toss: 抛投。
?crayon: 蜡笔。 ?color在此句中用作动
词，表示“着色”。
?dress: 给??穿衣。
?plop: 扑通一声地掉下
去。
?注意walk在此处用作及
物动词，意为“陪??一起走”。
?scream: 尖叫。 ?baseball: 棒球。
baseball.
You thanked her by throwing it through the
next-door-neighbor's window.
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice
cream.
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap. When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano
lessons.
You thanked her by never even bothering to
practice.
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day,
from soccer to gymnastics to one birthday party after another.
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and
never looking back.
When you were 11 years old, she took you and your
friends to the movies.
You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to
watch certain TV shows.
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
?next-door-neighbor: 隔
壁邻居。
hand somebody something: 把某物递给某人。
?drip: （液体）滴落下来。
注意形近词drop指“掉下、落下”，两者有区别。
?bother to do something是
一个重要短语，意为“劳神做某事、费神做某事”。
?one after another: 一个
接一个。有时one后面接名词，如此句的one birthday party after another。
?certain在此句中表示“某
些、某种”。
?常说wait until …形式，
表示“等到??”。
Those Teenage Years
When you were 13, she suggested a haircut that
was becoming.
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. When you were 14, she paid for a month away at
summer camp.
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter. When you were 15, she came home from work,
looking for a hug.
You thanked her by having your bedroom door
?becoming: 合适的；恰当
的（注意此词的一词多义。
?have no taste: 没有品
味。
?summer camp: 夏令营。
?looking for a hug: 希望
得到你的拥抱（表示问候）。
?注意have something
done（此处意为“让某物
locked.
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her
car.
You thanked her by taking it every chance you
could.
When you were 17, she was expecting an important
call.
You thanked her by being on the phone all night. When you were 18, she cried at your high school
graduation.
You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
被??”）结构。
?词组teach somebody
how to do something（教某人怎样做某事）。
?利用一切机会玩车。
?expect: 等着。
?party在此句中作动词，
表示“参加聚会/晚会”。
Growing Old and Gray
When you were 19, she paid your college tuition,
drove you to campus, carried your bags. You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the
dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
When you were 20, she asked whether you were
seeing anyone. You thanked her by saying, “It's none of your
business.”
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers
for your future.
You thanked her by saying, “I don't want to be like
you.”
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college
graduation.
You thanked her by asking whether she could pay
for a trip to Europe.
When you were 23, she gave you furniture for your
first apartment.
You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.
?grow gray指人头发变灰
白了，意即“人渐老”。
?tuition: 学费。
?be embarrassed: 感到困
窘；感到丢人现眼。
?注意此处用过去进行时
表示“安排要做的事”，see在此处为“见某人”亦即“与人约会”。
?It’s none of your
business. 这不管你的事。
: 未婚夫，这是一When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked ?fiancé
个法语词，如说“未婚妻”则是fiancee。 about your plans for the future.
You thanked her by glaring and growling,
“Muuhh-ther, please!”
When you were 25, she helped to pay for your
wedding, and she cried and told you how
deeply she loved you.
You thanked her by moving halfway across the ?move在此处意为“迁
移”。
country.
When you were 30, she called with some advice on
the baby.
You thanked her by telling her, “Things are different
now.”
?remind somebody of When you were 40, she called to remind you of a
something: 提醒某人某事。 relative's birthday.
You thanked her by saying you were “really busy
right now.”
When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to
take care of her.
?parents become to their You thanked her by reading about the burden
children是定语从句，修饰burden。 parents become to their children.
And then one day she quietly died.
And everything you never did came crashing down
?像打雷一样炸响。
like thunder.
?rock是“摇摆”的意思。 “Rock me baby, rock me all night long.”
?注意体会此句的深刻含
“The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the 义。请把它背下来吧！
world”.
经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己（2）
说明和注解：丁克威
Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best of friends, may not agree to our thoughts, she is still your mother!!! She will be there for you...to listen to your woes, your braggings, your frustrations, etc. Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for her, to listen to her “blues” of working in the kitchen, her tiredness? Be tactful, loving and still show her due respect though you may have a different view from hers. Once gone, only fond memories of the past and also regrets will be left.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Love her more than you love yourself. Life is meaningless without her.
?pay tribute to: 对??表
示敬意。
?substitute: 替代品。 ?cherish: 珍爱；珍惜。 ?woe: 哀哭。
?bragging: 自夸、吹牛。 ?frustration: 挫折。 ?blues在此并不表示“蓝色”，而是指“抑郁之情”。 ?tactful: 机智的、有技巧的。
?due: 应有的，due
respect: 应有的尊敬。 ?Once gone: 一旦（她）走了。
?fond memories: 美好的记忆。
?... take something for
granted: 把某事作为当然。
中文译文：
童年时光
你来到人世，她抱你在怀。 你报答她，哭得天昏地暗。
你1岁时，她为你哺乳，为你洗澡。 你报答她，哭了个通宵。 你2岁时，她教你走路。 你报答她，她一叫你就跑。
你3岁时，她满怀爱心为你备三餐。
为你读英语美文篇二：英语美文
成功道路上的8块绊脚石 想成功就别怕辛苦
I recently received an e-mail from the motivational speaker and real estate investor Paul LeJoy. He's been wildly successful in real estate sales and has mentored and worked with dozens of entrepreneurs.
最近我收到一封来自励志演说家兼房地产投资者雷乔-保罗的电子邮件。他在房地产销售方面相当成功。他指导过许多企业家，也和他们共事过。
In his e-mail, LeJoy identified eight pitfalls that lie athwart every pathway to success. His thoughts were so deep and insightful that I edited them and condensed them: 在他的邮件里，雷乔指出了会出现在通往成功道路上的8个绊脚石。他的想法非常深刻且有洞察力，于是我将它们加以浓缩编辑成文：
1. Timidity
胆怯
Every path to success begins with a great idea. There's only one problem: Great ideas are a dime a dozen. What really matters when it comes to becoming a success is not having the idea but having the courage to transform that idea into reality. This usually means a risk of losing the security of a regular job and risking a steady paycheck. Only the brave ever overcome this first of the pitfalls.
每条成功之路都源于一个伟大的想法。唯一的问题是：伟大的想法遍地都是。对于成功而言，真正重要的并不是拥有这个想法，而是有勇气把这个想法变成现实。通常这意味着风险：失去稳定的工作，还有失去固定的工资。只有勇敢者才能越过这第一个绊脚石。
2. Laziness
懒惰
Even with a great idea and the courage to pursue it, your efforts will be for naught unless you're willing to take massive action. Write down your goals and (more important) the action steps you'll take to pursue those goals. Post your vision and plan in your bedroom, bathroom, office. Share it with others, so they'll hold you accountable for delivering on your plan. Make yourself accountable and become the master of your destiny. 即使有了伟大的想法，也有勇气去追求，但除非你愿意采取大量的行动，否则你的努力还是徒劳无功。写下你的目标，更重要的是写下你为实现目标所采取的行动步骤。把你的愿
景和计划做成海报贴在你的卧室、卫生间和办公室里。与他人分享，这样他们将督促你实现你的计划。对自己负责，让自己成为命运的主人。
3. Complacency
自满
Without passion, even the most compelling vision will wither on the vine. Without passion, your energy and enthusiasm will flag when you encounter inevitable obstacles. Make your passion into an almost physical characteristic of your personality, an inexorable force that keeps you engaged every moment of every workday, bringing you one step closer to the measure of success that you desire.
没有激情，即使是最激动人心的愿景也将无果而终。没有激情，当你遇到不可避免的阻碍时，你的能量和热情也将烟消云散。让你的激情成为你个性中的一部分，让你的激情成为一股不可抵挡的力量，带着它去迎接每一天每一刻，让你向着渴望的成功更近一步。
4. Distraction
分心
The modern world clamors for your attention in ever-louder ways, a deluge that can distract you from your course. It takes self-discipline to persevere amidst the noise and haste, to assert your willpower over casual desires and instincts. Channel your emotions, behavior, and desires toward obtaining the reward of success. Remember: Living a life of self-discipline is less painful in the long run than regretting "what might have been."
在现代社会里，各种喧闹扰乱着你的心绪，像洪水般冲荡着自己的进程。在嘈杂和匆忙中，你要坚持就需要自律，用你的意志力战胜随意的欲望和本能。调节你的情绪、行为和欲望以求获得成功的奖赏。记住：从长远来看，自律的生活，会比起生活在“也许会有另一番人生”的悔恨中要少一些苦痛。
5. Doubt
怀疑
Once you've made a decision, doubt is a worm that eats away at your ability to succeed. Life and work can be hard and even cruel. Remember, the race is not for the swift but rather those who persevere. Rather than allowing doubt to seep in and poison your
process, you owe it to yourself to remain confident in your vision and your plan. Adapt as needed along the way,but always know that success will ultimately be yours.
一旦你做了决定，怀疑就像一种蠕虫病毒，它会侵蚀你实现成功的能力。生活和工作可能会艰辛，甚至是残酷。记住，这场比赛比的不是快，比的是谁更能坚持。不要让怀疑渗入和毒害你，你要对你的愿景和计划保持信心，这是由你决定的。在前进的路上根据需要进行调整，坚信成功最终是属于你的。
6. Disconnection
孤立
The old sayings "no man is an island" and "there's strength in numbers" may sound corny, but that doesn't make them any less true. Even with self-discipline, in the long run, you'll need contact with kindred spirits and mentors. Meeting regularly can be a great boost to your morale and provide new perspectives on your approach. The Internet makes it extraordinarily easy to find a coach, mentor, or mastermind group that can provide the emotional support, experience, and wisdom to help turn your vision into reality.
“没有人是与世隔绝的孤岛”和“人多力量大” 这两句俗语可能听起来毫无新意，但这丝毫不能影响到它的正确性。从长远来看，即使有了自律，你还需要和亲近的精神领袖和导师进行交流。常常和他们见面可以大大提升你的斗志，并为你的处理方法提供新的视角。互联网使得我们非常容易就找到教练、导师或智囊团，为我们提供情感支持、经验和智慧，帮助我们把梦想变成现实。
7. Dishonesty
不诚实
As you begin to be successful, you'll be tempted to lie, exaggerate, and deceive in order to move your agenda forward. However, taking the easy way of dishonesty has a
tendency to sneak back up on you. In the end, it causes far more problems than taking the risk of telling the truth. True success comes when you are a person of your word, when you have a pure conscience, and when you have not cheated others on your way to the top.
当你开始向成功努力时，为了不落下进度，你就会撒谎、夸大或是欺骗。然而，这种不诚实往往也会让自己尝到恶果。到最后，比起冒险说出实情，它会引起更多的问题。在通往成功的路上，当你言行一致，当你有一颗纯洁的心灵，当你不去欺骗他人，真正的成功就来了。
8. Ingratitude
忘恩负义
The final pitfall is by far the most dangerous, because it's so easy to miss. When your vision becomes a reality, you arestill a failure if you cannot remember your humble beginnings or recognize the contributions of those who helped you along the way. Remember: There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire. If you can't experience gratitude, you might as well have stayed exactly where you started.
最后一道陷阱是最危险的，因为我们很容易错过它。当你的远景成为现实以后，如果你忘了刚开始时的谦卑态度，或是不予肯定一路来帮助你的人所做出的贡献，你仍然是一个失
败者。记住：天下没有人靠自己就能成为百万富翁的。如果你没有一颗感恩的心，也许你还是待在你最初起步的地方好了。
1.The Rainy Day 雨天The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;It rains, and the wind is never weary;The vine still clings to the moldering wall,But at every gust the dead leaves fall,And the day is dark and dreary.My life is cold and dark and dreary;It rains and the wind is never weary;My though still cling to the moldering past,But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,And the days are dark and dreary.Be still, sad heart! And cease
repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fall,Some days must be dark and dreary.
2. I BelieveI believe, for every drop of rain that falls,A flower grows…I believe that somewhere in the darkest night,A candle glows…I believe for everyone who goes astray,Someone will come,To show the way,I believe, I believe… I believe, above the storm the smallest prayer,Will still be heard…I believe, that someone in that great
somewhere,Hears every word…Every time I hear a newborn baby cry,Or touch a leaf,Or see the sky,Then I know why, I believe!
3.When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will), remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial. When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved
through perseverance and by struggling to the end. In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way. When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest. Take the necessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day. When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer. You're listening to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I'm Faith. When you're faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.
4.One day, Dickie decided to buy a watch for his wife. Unfortunately, it began to rain on his way to the shop. Dickie was caught in a heavy rain. He was wet and looked like a tramp. Therefore the shop assistant refused him to the shop. So Dickie left the shop, without saying anything. A short time later, Dickie went back into the shop with a large heavy paper bag. The shop assistant was unwilling to serve him again. Dickie got so
angry that he shouted at the assistant. When the manager found the man was Dickie, the richest man in town, he blamed the assistant for treating the customer so rudely. After the shop assistant counted 3,000 coins, which were 300 pounds in total in the large paper bag for the watch, Dickie left theshop happily, with his nice present for his wife.
5.However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some
pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.Most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which
should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
为你读英语美文篇三：英语美文
英语美文
1.《但是你没有》
作者是一位普通的美国妇女，她的丈夫在女儿4岁时应征入伍去了越南战场，从此她便和女儿相依为命。后来，她的丈夫、孩子的爸爸不幸阵亡。她终身守寡，直至年老病逝。她的女儿在整理遗物时发现了母亲当年写给父亲的这首诗，题目就是《但是你没有》。 Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it
记得那天，我借用你的新车，我撞凹了它
I thought you'd kill me,我以为你会杀了我
But you didn't. 但是你没有
And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain, and it did 我那天任性的带你去海滩，你说会下雨，最后我们被淋湿了
I thought you'd say, "I told you so." 我以为你会生气的说，我告诉过你的
But you didn't. 但是你没有
Do you remember the time I flirted with all，the guys to make you jealous, and you were? 记得那天，我和所有的男人调情好让你嫉妒，而你真的嫉妒了。
I thought you'd leave，我以为你会离开我，
But you didn't. 但是你没有
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie，all over your car rug? 记得那天，我在你的新地毯上吐了满地的草莓饼。
I thought you'd hit me,我以为你会恨我
But you didn't. 但是你没有
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance，was formal and you showed up in jeans?
记得那天，我忘了告诉你那个舞会是要穿礼服的，而你却穿了牛仔裤。
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.我以为你一定会抛弃我
But you didn't. 但是你没有
Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do。是的，有许多的事你都没有做
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But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me.而你容忍我钟爱我保护我 There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.等你从越南回来，有许多许多的事情我要回报你
But you didn't. 但是你没有。
2.Youth 青春 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young. When your aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80. 青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。 青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。 岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓废必致灵魂。忧烦，惶恐，丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。
无论年届花甲，拟或二八芳龄，心中皆有生命之欢乐，奇迹之诱惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中
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皆有一台天线，只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，你就青春永驻，风华常存。 一旦天线下降，锐气便被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已垂垂老矣；然则只要树起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。
3.The Old Cat 老猫 An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
一位老妇有只猫,这只猫很老,它跑不快了,也咬不了东西,因为它年纪太大了.一天,老猫发现一只老鼠,它跳过去抓这只老鼠,然而,它咬不住这只老鼠.因此,老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了,因为老猫咬不了它.于是,老妇很生气,因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死.她开始打这只猫,猫说：“不要打你的老仆人,我已经为你服务了很多年,而且还愿意为你效劳,但是,我实在太老了,对年纪大的不要这么无情,要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情.”
4.One man 一个人
A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for
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and eat them. Do not throw good things away; you may be glad to have them at some other time. 一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去,当他沿着路走时,在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果,他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果,因为富人会给我更多的食物,他会给我很好吃的东西.”然后他拿起苹果,一把扔到土里去。
他继续走,来到河边,河涨水了,因此,他到不了河对岸,他等了一会儿,然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了,因为我不能渡过河。” 他开始回家,那天他没有吃东西.他就开始去找吃的,他找到苹果,很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了.。
不要把好东西扔掉,换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处.
5. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse城里老鼠和乡下老鼠 Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
从前,有两只老鼠,它们是好朋友.一只老鼠居住在乡村,另一只住在城里.很多年以后,乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠,它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看.”于是,城里老鼠就去了.乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里.它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠.城里老鼠说：
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“这东西不好吃,你的家也不好,你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢?你应该搬到城里去住,你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子,还会吃上美味佳肴,你应该到我城里的家看看.”
乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去.房子十分漂亮,好吃的东西也为他们摆好了.可是正当他们要开始吃的时候,听见很大的一阵响声,城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑!快跑!猫来了!”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来.
过了一会儿,他们出来了.当他们出来时,乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里,我喜欢住在田野我的洞里.因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在,比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说,要好些
6.The True Nobility真正的高贵 In a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Take the lot of the happiest - it is a tangled yarn. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss. In the affairs of life or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment. I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are. To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
在风平浪静的大海上,每个人都是领航员。
但只有阳光没有阴影,只有快乐没有痛苦,根本不是真正的生活.就拿最幸福的人来说,他的生活也是一团缠结在一起的乱麻。痛苦与幸福交替出现,使得我们一会悲伤一会高兴。甚
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