暑假過后，新初三生們迎來了初中最重要的一年——初三。為方便2013年中考考生及家長(zhǎng)查詢相關(guān)信息，出國(guó)留學(xué)網(wǎng)中考頻道特別搜集匯總了中考英語閱讀素材以供參考：
世界上最美麗的英語 人生短篇
All That Is Beautiful――Poems and Passages of Life
閉上眼睛，細(xì)數(shù)你生命中最美麗的瞬間……
在寒冷的日子里接到遠(yuǎn)方朋友暖暖的問候;
讀到一篇優(yōu)美的詩(shī)歌，馨香繞懷久久不忘;
看到白浪銀沙和地平線，第一次來到海邊;
小雨點(diǎn)與莫扎特的音符一起跳躍在深院中;
走在街上，偶然的一景觸動(dòng)了深藏的希望;
還有，流星雨劃過天際的弧線;
還有，夜場(chǎng)電影喚醒的靈感;
……
這是你的人生，它和四季一樣有揚(yáng)有落，然而當(dāng)中的美從不遜色。
翻開這本書，它也成為了你的一個(gè)瞬間;
閱讀的快樂，學(xué)習(xí)的快樂，生之快樂。
Thing do not change; we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
萬物不變，是我們?cè)谧儭Ｄ愕囊路梢再u掉，但要保留你的思想。Henry David Thoreau
第一篇：A Grain of Sand
一粒沙子
William Blake/威廉.布萊克
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild fllower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
從一粒沙子看到一個(gè)世界，
從一朵野花看到一個(gè)天堂，
把握在你手心里的就是無限，
永恒也就消融于一個(gè)時(shí)辰。
第二篇：Love Your Life
熱愛生活
Henry David Thoreau/享利.大衛(wèi).梭羅
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.
不論你的生活如何卑賤，你要面對(duì)它生活，不要躲避它，更別用惡言咒罵它。它不像你那樣壞。你最富有
的時(shí)候，倒是看似最窮。愛找缺點(diǎn)的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺點(diǎn)。你要愛你的生活，盡管它貧窮。甚至
在一個(gè)濟(jì)貧院里，你也還有愉快、高興、光榮的時(shí)候。夕陽反射在濟(jì)貧院的窗上，像身在富戶人家窗上一
樣光亮;在那門前，積雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一個(gè)從容的人，在哪里也像在皇宮中一樣，生活得心
滿意足而富有愉快的思想。城鎮(zhèn)中的窮人，我看，倒往往是過著最獨(dú)立不羈的生活。也許因?yàn)樗麄兒軅ゴ螅?BR> 所以受之無愧。大多數(shù)人以為他們是超然的，不靠城鎮(zhèn)來支援他們;可是事實(shí)上他們是往往利用了不正當(dāng)
的手段來對(duì)付生活，他們是毫不超脫的，毋寧是不體面的。視貧窮如園中之花而像圣人一樣耕植它吧!不
要找新的花樣，無論是新的朋友或新的衣服，來麻煩你自己。找舊的，回到那里去。萬物不變，是我們?cè)?BR> 變。你的衣服可以賣掉，但要保留你的思想。
第三篇：These Things Shall Never Die
這些美好不會(huì)消逝Charles Dickens/查爾斯.狄更斯
The pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切純潔的,輝煌的,美麗的,
That stirred our hearts in youth, 強(qiáng)烈地震撼著我們年輕的心靈的,
The impulses to wordless prayer, 推動(dòng)著我們做無言的禱告的,
The dreams of love and truth; 讓我們夢(mèng)想著愛與真理的;
The longing after something's lost, 在失去后為之感到珍惜的,
The spirit's yearning cry, 使靈魂深切地呼喊著的,
The striving after better hopes- 為了更美好的夢(mèng)想而奮斗著的-
These things can never die. 這些美好不會(huì)消逝。
The timid hand stretched forth to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，
A brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的時(shí)候，
A kindly word in grief's dark hour 傷慟、困難的時(shí)候，一句親切的話
That proves a friend indeed ; 就足以證明朋友的真心;
The plea for mercy softly breathed, 輕聲地乞求憐憫，
When justice threatens nigh, 在審判臨近的時(shí)候，
The sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一種傷感--
These things shall never die. 這些美好不會(huì)消逝。
Let nothing pass for every hand 在人間傳遞溫情
Must find some work to do ; 盡你所能地去做;
Lose not a chance to waken love- 別錯(cuò)失去了喚醒愛的良機(jī)-----
Be firm,and just ,and true; 為人要堅(jiān)定，正直，忠誠(chéng);
So shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀著你的那道光芒
Beam on thee from on high. 就不會(huì)消失。
And angel voices say to thee---你將聽到天使的聲音在說-----
These things shall never die. 這些美好不會(huì)消逝。
第四篇：
Think it over……好好想想……
Today we have higher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments and narrower points of
view;
今天我們擁有了更高層的樓宇以及更寬闊的公路，但是我們的性情卻更為急躁，眼光也更加狹隘;
We spend more,but enjoy less;
我們消耗的更多，享受到的卻更少;
We have bigger houses,but smaller famillies;
我們的住房更大了，但我們的家庭卻更小了;
We have more compromises,but less time;
我們妥協(xié)更多，時(shí)間更少;
We have more knowledge,but less judgment;
我們擁有了更多的知識(shí)，可判斷力卻更差了;
We have more medicines,but less health;
我們有了更多的藥品，但健康狀況卻更不如意;
We have multiplied out possessions,but reduced out values;
我們擁有的財(cái)富倍增，但其價(jià)值卻減少了;
We talk much,we love only a little,and we hate too much;
我們說的多了，愛的卻少了，我們的仇恨也更多了;
We reached the Moon and came back,but we find it troublesome to cross our own street and meet our
neighbors;
我們可以往返月球，但卻難以邁出一步去親近我們的左鄰右舍;
We have conquered the uter space,but not our inner space;
我們可以征服外太空，卻征服不了我們的內(nèi)心;
We have highter income,but less morals;
我們的收入增加了，但我們的道德卻少了;
These are times with more liberty,but less joy;
我們的時(shí)代更加自由了，但我們擁有的快樂時(shí)光卻越來越少;
We have much more food,but less nutrition;
我們有了更多的食物，但所能得到的營(yíng)養(yǎng)卻越來越少了;
These are the days in which it takes two salaries for each home,but divorces increase;
現(xiàn)在每個(gè)家庭都可以有雙份收入，但離婚的現(xiàn)象越來越多了;
These are times of finer houses,but more broken homes;
現(xiàn)在的住房越來越精致，但我們也有了更多破碎的家庭;
That's why I propose,that as of today;
這就是我為什么要說，讓我們從今天開始;
You do not keep anything for a special occasion.because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION.
不要將你的東西為了某一個(gè)特別的時(shí)刻而預(yù)留著，因?yàn)槟闵畹拿恳惶於际悄敲刺貏e;
Search for knowledge,read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your
needs;
尋找更我的知識(shí)，多讀一些書，坐在你家的前廊里，以贊美的眼光去享受眼前的風(fēng)景，不要帶上任何功利
的想法;
Spend more time with your family and friends,eat your favorite foods,visit the places you love;
花多點(diǎn)時(shí)間和朋友與家人在一起，吃你愛吃的食物，去你想去的地方;
Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment;not only about survival;
生活是一串串的快樂時(shí)光;我們不僅僅是為了生存而生存;
Use your crystal goblets.Do not save your best perfume,and use it every time you feel you want it.
舉起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝嗇灑上你最好的香水，你想用的時(shí)候就享用吧!
Remove from your vocabulary phrases like"one of these days"or "someday";
從你的詞匯庫(kù)中移去所謂的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”;
Let's write that letter we thought of writing "one of these days"!
曾打算“有那么一天”去寫的信，就在今天吧!
Let's tell our families and friends how much we love them;
告訴家人和朋友，我們是多么地愛他們;
Do not delay anything that adds laughter and joy to your life;
不要延遲任何可以給你的生活帶來歡笑與快樂的事情;
Every day,every hour,and every minute is special;
每一天、每一小時(shí)、每一分鐘都是那么特別;
And you don't know if it will be your last.
你無從知道這是否最后刻。
第五篇：
The life I desired
我所追求的生活威廉.薩姆塞特.毛姆/William Somerset Maugham
That must be the story of innumerable couples,and the pattern of lifeof life it offers has a homely grace.It
reminds you of a placid rivulet,meandering smoohtly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant
trees,till at last it falls into the vasty sea;but the sea is so calm,so silent,so infifferent,that you are troubled
suddently by a vague uneasiness.Perhaps it is only by a kink in my nature,strong in me even in those
days,that i felt in such an existence,the share of the great majority,something amiss.I recognized its social
value.I saw its ordered happiness,but a fever in my blood asked for a wilder course.There seemed to me
something alarming in such easy delights.In my heart was desire to live more dangerously.I was not
unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous,shoals it I could only have change-change and the
exicitement of unforeseen.
這一定是世間無數(shù)對(duì)夫妻的生活寫照，這種生活模式給人一種天倫之美。它使人想起一條平靜的溪流，蜿
蜒暢游過綠茵的草場(chǎng)，濃蔭遮蔽，最后注入煙波浩渺的汪洋大海;但是大海太過平靜，太過沉默，太過不
動(dòng)聲色，你會(huì)突然感到莫名的不安。也許這只是我自己的一種怪誕想法，在那樣的時(shí)代，這想法對(duì)我影響
很深：我覺得這像大多數(shù)人一樣的生活，似乎欠缺了一點(diǎn)兒什么。我承認(rèn)這種生活有社會(huì)價(jià)值，我也看到
了它那井然有序的幸福，但我血液里的沖動(dòng)卻渴望一種更桀驁不馴的旅程.這樣的安逸中好像有一種叫我
驚懼不安的東西.我的心渴望一種更加驚險(xiǎn)的生活。只要生活中還能有變遷―――以及不可知的刺激，我
愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁滿布的海灘。
第六篇:
Virtue 美德
G.Herbert/赫伯特
Sweet day,so cool,so calm,so bright! 甜美的白晝，如此涼爽、安寧、明媚!
The bridal of the earth and sky- 天地間完美的匹配-----
The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; 今宵的露珠兒將為你的消逝而落淚;
For thou must die. 因?yàn)槟惚仨氹x去。
Sweet rose,whose hue angry and brave, 美麗的玫瑰，色澤紅潤(rùn)艷麗，
Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, 令匆匆而過的人拭目而視，
Thy root is ever in its grave, 你的根永遠(yuǎn)扎在墳?zāi)估铮?BR> And thou must die. 而你必須消逝。
Sweet spring,full of sweet days and roses, 美妙的春天，充滿了美好的日子和芳香的玫瑰，
A box where sweets compacted lie, 如一支芬芳滿溢的盒子，
My music shows ye have your closes, 我的音樂表明你們也有終止，
And all must die, 萬物都得消逝。
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, 唯有美好而正直的心靈，
Like season'd timber,never gives; 猶如干燥備用的木料，永不走樣;
But though the whole world turn to coal, 縱然整個(gè)世界變?yōu)榛覡a，
Then chiefly lives. 它依然流光溢彩。
第七篇:
The country Maid and Her Milk Can
村姑和牛奶罐
A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head,when she fell into the following train
of reflections."The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to
three hundred,These eggs,allowing for what may prove addle,and what may be destroyed by vermin,will
produce at least two hundred and fifty chickens.The chickens will be fit to carry to market just at the time
when poultry is always dear;so that by the new year I cannot fail of having money enough to purchase a
new gown.Green-let me consider-yes,green becomes my complexion best .and green it shall be, In this
dress I will go to the fair,where all young fellows will strive to have me for a parter;but no-I shall refuse
every one of them,and with a disdainful toss turn from them."
Transported with this idea,she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her
mind,when down came the can of milk!And all her imaginary happiness vanished in a moment.
一個(gè)村姑頭上頂著一罐牛奶在路上行走。走著走著，她的腦子里浮現(xiàn)出一連串的幻想：“我賣了這罐牛奶后，
用這筆錢買雞蛋，這樣我有的雞蛋可以增加到300 個(gè)。用這300 個(gè)雞蛋孵小雞，這就算有壞的、生蟲的，
至少也能孵出250 只小雞。等小雞長(zhǎng)大后，正好能趕上賣個(gè)好市價(jià);那么到了新年，我就能有錢買一件新
晚裝。買一件綠色的――讓我好好想想――對(duì)，綠色與我的膚色最相襯。我穿上這件衣服去趕集，所有的年
輕小伙子都會(huì)搶著邀請(qǐng)我做舞伴;但是不行――我要輕蔑地把頭一揚(yáng)，轉(zhuǎn)身過去不理他們，讓他們?nèi)巳硕?BR> 碰個(gè)釘子。
她想得得意忘形，情不自禁地把頭一揚(yáng)，剎那間，牛奶罐跌了下來!她幻想的一切幸福間破滅了。
第八篇:The Rainy Day
雨天Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利.沃茲渥斯.朗費(fèi)羅
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.
天冷、陰暗、沉悶;
下著雨，風(fēng)也刮個(gè)不停;
藤還攀附著頹垣殘壁，
每來一陣狂風(fēng)，枯葉附落紛紛，
天真是陰暗而沉悶。
我的生活寒冷、陰郁、沉悶;
下著雨，風(fēng)也刮個(gè)不停;
我的思想還糾纏著消逝的往事，
大風(fēng)里，我的青春希望相繼熄滅，
天真是陰暗而沉悶。
安靜吧，憂傷的心!別再悔恨;
烏云后面太陽依然輝煌燦爛;
你命運(yùn)和大家的一樣，
每個(gè)人一生都得逢上陰雨，
有些日子必然陰暗而沉悶。
第九篇：
Love 愛情
I love you not because of who you are,but because of who I am when I am with you.
我愛你，不是因?yàn)槟闶且粋€(gè)怎樣的人，而是因?yàn)槲蚁矚g與你在一起時(shí)的感覺。
No man or woman is worth your tears,and the one who is ,won't make you cry.
沒有人值得你流淚，值得讓你這么做的人不會(huì)讓你哭泣。
The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.
失去某人，最糟糕的莫過于，他近在身旁，卻猶如遠(yuǎn)在天邊。
Never frown,even when you are sad,because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
縱然傷心，也不要悉眉不展，因?yàn)槟悴恢钦l會(huì)愛上你的笑容。
To the world you may be one person,but to one person you may be the world.
對(duì)于世界而言，你是一個(gè)人;但是對(duì)于某人，你是他的整個(gè)世界。
Don't waste your time on a man/woman,who isn't willing to waste their time on you.
不要為那些不愿在你身上花費(fèi)時(shí)間的人而浪費(fèi)你的時(shí)間。
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to,doesn't mean they don't love you with
all they have.
愛你的人如果沒有按你所希望的方式愛你，那并不代表他們沒有全心全意地愛你。
Don't try to hard,the best things come when you least expect them to.
不要著急，最好的總會(huì)在最不經(jīng)意的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)。
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally
meet the person,we will know how to be grateful.
在遇到夢(mèng)中人之前，上天也許會(huì)安排我們先遇到別人;在我們終于遇見心儀的人時(shí)，便應(yīng)當(dāng)心存感激。
Don't cry because it is over,smile because it happened.
不要因?yàn)榻Y(jié)束而哭泣，微笑吧，為你的曾經(jīng)擁有。
Life is a pure flame,and we live by an invisible sun within us.
-------Sir Thomas Browne
“生命是束純凈的火焰，我們依靠自己內(nèi)心看不見的太陽而存在?！?BR> --------托馬斯。布朗爵士
第十篇：
On the Feeling of Immortality in youth
有感于青春常在
William Hazlitt/威廉.赫茲里特
No young man believes he shall ever die.It was a saying of my brother's,and a fine one.
There is a feeling of Eternity in youth,which makes us amend for everything.To be young is to be as one of the Immortal Gods.One half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains in
store for us with all its countless treasures;for there is no line drawn,and we see no limit
to our hopes and wishes.We make the coming age our own-
年輕人不相信自已會(huì)死。這是我哥哥的話，可算得一句妙語。青春有一種永生之感――它能彌補(bǔ)一切。
人在青年時(shí)代好像一尊永生的神明。誠(chéng)然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蘊(yùn)藏著不盡財(cái)富的另一半還有所保留，
我們對(duì)它也抱著無窮的希望和幻想。未來的時(shí)代完全屬于我們――
The vast,the unbounded prospect lies before us.
無限遼闊的遠(yuǎn)景在我們面前展現(xiàn)
Death.old age.are words without a meaning.that pass by us like the idea air which we regard
not.Others may have undergone,or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life",which
laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies.As in setting out on delightful journey,we strain our eager gaze forward-
死亡，老年，不過是空話，毫無意義;我們聽了，只耳邊風(fēng)，全不放在心上。這些事，別人也許經(jīng)歷過，
或者可能要承受，但是我們自己，“在靈符護(hù)佑下度日”，對(duì)于諸如此類脆弱的念頭，統(tǒng)統(tǒng)付之輕蔑的一
笑。像是剛剛走上愉快的旅程，極目遠(yuǎn)眺――
Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!
向遠(yuǎn)方的美景歡呼!
-and see no end to the landscape,new objects presenting themselves as we advance;so,in the
commencement of life,we set no bounds to our inclinations.nor to the unrestricted opportunities of
grastifying them.we have as yet found no obstacle,no disposition to flag;and it seems that we can go on
so forever.We look round in a new world,full of life,and motion,and ceaseless progress;and feel in
ourselves all the vigour and spirit to keep pace with it,and do not foresee from any present symptoms how
we shall be left behind in the natural course of things,decline into old age,and drop into the grave.It is the
simplicity,and as it were abstractedness of our feelings in youth,that(so to speak)identifies us with
nature ,and(our experience being slight and our passions strong)deludes us into a belief of being immortal
like it.Our short-lives connexion with existence we fondly flatter ourselves,is an indissoluble and lasting
union ?-a honeymoon that knows neither coldness,jar,nor separation.As infants smile and sleep,we are
rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies,and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around
us0we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it,instead of which it only overflows the
more-objects press around us,filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that
wait upon them,so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.
此時(shí)，但覺好風(fēng)光應(yīng)接不暇，而且，前程更有美不勝收的新鮮景致。在這生活的開端，我們聽任自己的志
趣馳騁，放手給它們一切滿足的機(jī)會(huì)。到此為止，我們還沒有碰上過什么障礙，也沒有感覺到什么疲憊，
因此覺得還可以一直這樣向前走去，直到永遠(yuǎn)。我們看到四周一派新天地――生機(jī)盎然，變動(dòng)不居，日新
月異;我們覺得自己活力充盈，精神飽滿，可與宇宙并駕齊驅(qū)。而且，眼前也無任何跡象可以證明，在大
自然的發(fā)展過程中，我們自己也會(huì)落伍，衰老，進(jìn)入墳?zāi)?。由于年輕人天真單純，可以說是茫然無知，因
而將自己跟大自然劃上等號(hào);并且，由于經(jīng)驗(yàn)少而感情盛，誤以為自己也能和大自然一樣永世長(zhǎng)存。我們
一廂情愿，癡心妄想，竟把自己在世上的暫時(shí)棲身，當(dāng)作千古不變、萬事長(zhǎng)存的結(jié)合，好像沒有冷淡、爭(zhēng)
執(zhí)、離別的密月。像嬰兒帶著微笑入睡，我們躺在用自己編織成的搖籃里，讓大千世界的萬籟之聲催哄我
們安然入夢(mèng);我們急切切，興沖沖地暢飲生命之杯，怎么也不會(huì)飲干，反而好像永遠(yuǎn)是滿滿欲溢;森羅萬象紛至沓來，各種欲望隨之而生，使我們騰不出工夫想死亡。
第十一篇：
A Forever 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?！?BR> 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 until 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)讓你相信人間有真情。
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，
and 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 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。
第十二篇：
The Cobbler and the banker
La Fontaine/拉.封丹
皮匠和銀行家
A cobbler passed his time in singing from morning till night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hear
him;he was
more contented in shoes,than was any of the seven sages.His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling in
wealth,sung
but little and slept less.He was a banker;when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break,the cobbler awoke him with his song.The banker complained sadly that Providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity,like edibles or drinkables.Having at length sent for the songster,he said to him,"How much a year do you earn,Master
Gregory?"
"How much a year,sir?"said the merry cobbler laughing,"I have reckon in that way,living as I do from one day to another;somehow I manage to reach the end of the year;each day brings its meal."
"Well then!How much a day do you earn,my friend?"
"Sometimes more,sometimes less;but the worst of it is,-and,without that our earnings would be very
tolerable,-a
number of days occur in the year on which we are forbidden to work;and the curate,moreover,is
constantly adding some
new saint to the list."
The banker,laughing at his simplicity,said,"In the future I shall place you above want.Take this hundred
crowns,preserve them carefully,and make use of them in time of need."
The cobbler fancied he beheld all the wealth which the earth had produced in the past century for the use
of
mankind.Returning home,he buried his money and his happiness at the same time,No more singin;he lost
his voice,the
moment he acquired that which is the source of so much grief.Sleep quitted his dwelling;and
cares,suspicions,and
false alarms took its place,All day,his eye wandered in the direction of his treasure;and at night,if some
stray cat
made a noise,the cat was robbing him.At length the poor man ran to the house of his rich neighbor;"Give
my back."
said he,"sleep and my voice,and take your hundred crowns."
一個(gè)皮匠從早到晚在唱歌中度過。無論見到他本人或聽見他的歌聲都使人覺得很愉快。他對(duì)于制鞋工作比
當(dāng)上了希臘七對(duì)還要滿足。
與此相反，他的鄰居是個(gè)銀行家，擁有萬貫家財(cái)，卻很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶爾在黎明時(shí)分迷迷
糊糊剛?cè)胨?，皮匠的歌聲?BR> 于工作把他吵醒了。銀行家郁郁寡歡地抱怨上帝沒有睡眠也制成一種像食品或飲料那樣可以買賣的商品。
后來，銀行家就叫人把這位
歌手請(qǐng)來，問道：“格列戈里師傅，你一年賺多少錢?”
“先生，你問我一年賺多少錢嗎?”快樂的皮匠笑道：“我從來不算這筆帳，我是一天一天地過日子，總而言
之堅(jiān)持到年底，每天掙足
三餐?！?BR> “啊，朋友，那么你一天賺多少錢呢?”
“有時(shí)多一點(diǎn)，有時(shí)少一點(diǎn);不過最糟糕的是一年中總有些日子不準(zhǔn)我們做買賣，牧師又常常在圣徒名單上
添新名字，否則我們的收
入也還算不錯(cuò)的?！?BR> 銀行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他說：“我要你從今以后不愁沒錢用。這一百枚錢你拿去，小心放好，需要時(shí)
拿來用吧?！?BR> 皮匠覺自己好像看到了過去幾百年來大地為人類所需而制造出來的全部財(cái)富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬幣，
同時(shí)也埋葬了他的快樂。他
不再唱歌了;從他得到這種痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就啞了。睡眠與他分手;取而代之的卻是擔(dān)心、
懷疑、虛驚。白天，他的
目光盡朝埋藏硬幣的方向望;夜間，如果有只迷途的貓弄出一點(diǎn)聲響，他就以為是有人來?yè)屗腻X。最后，
這個(gè)可憐的皮匠跑到他那
富有的鄰居家里說：“把你的一百枚錢拿回去，還我的睡眠和歌聲來?！?BR> 第十三篇：
A Greek to Remember
一位值得紀(jì)念的希臘人
Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of
cynicism.He often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern,peering around as if he were looking for
something.When
auestioned about his odd behavior,he would reply,"I am searching for an honest man."
Diogenes held that the good man was self-sufficient and did not require material comforts or wealth.He
believed that
wealth and possessions constrained humanity's natural state of freedom.In keeping with his philosophy,he
was
perefectly satisfied with making his home in a large tub discarded from the temple of Cybele,the goddess
of nature.
This earthen tub,called a pithos,and formerly been used for holding wine or oil for the sacrifices at the
temple.
One day,Alexander the Great ,conqueror of half the civilized world,saw Diogenes sitting in this tub in the
sunshine
.So the king,surrounded by his countries,approached Diogenes and said,"I am Alexander the Great."The
philosopher
replied rather contemptuously,"I am Diogenes,the Cynic."Alexander then asked him if he could help him in
any way."
Yes,"shot back Diogenes,"don't stand between me and the sun."A surprised Alexander then replied
quickly,"If I were
not Alexander,I would be Diogenes."
提奧奇尼斯是公元前四世紀(jì)一位著名的希臘哲學(xué)家,就是他創(chuàng)立了犬儒派哲學(xué)。他經(jīng)常在白天點(diǎn)著燈籠四處
走動(dòng)、張望，像是在找什
么東西似的。哪人們問起他這古怪行為時(shí)，他會(huì)回答說：“我正在尋找正人君子?！?BR> 提奧奇尼斯認(rèn)為好人是自給自足的，不需要物質(zhì)享受和財(cái)富。他認(rèn)為財(cái)富、財(cái)產(chǎn)束縛了人們天生的自由狀
態(tài)。與他的哲學(xué)相一致，他
拿一個(gè)從別人從自然之母的廟里丟棄的大壇作為自己的家，還對(duì)此萬分滿意。這個(gè)陶制的大壇叫做圣壇，
過去在廟里是用來盛裝祭祀
用的酒和油的。
一天，征服了半個(gè)文明世界的亞歷山大大帝看見提奧奇尼斯坐在大壇里曬太陽。于是這位君主在大臣們的
簇?fù)硐伦哌^去，對(duì)提奧奇尼
斯說：“我是亞歷山大大帝?！闭軐W(xué)家相當(dāng)傲慢地回答說：“我是提奧奇尼斯――――犬儒學(xué)者?！比缓髞啔v山
大問他是否需要任何幫助?！?BR> 是的”，提奧奇尼斯駁回道，“別站在我和太陽之間?！贝蟪砸惑@的亞歷大繼而迅速回答道：“假如我不是亞歷
山大，我就會(huì)是提奧奇斯?！?BR> 第十四篇：
Friends
朋友
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
真正的朋友是一個(gè)可以援手幫助并感動(dòng)你心扉的人。
There's always going to be people that hurt you,so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be
more careful about who you trust next time around.
別人常常傷害你，所以你該繼續(xù)付出信任，并小心挑選你下次信任的人。
Make youself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect
them to know you.
在你想了解別人也想讓別人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。
Remember:Whatever happens,happens for a reason.
要記?。喝魏问虑榈陌l(fā)生都有因有起。
How many people actually have 8 true friends?Hardly anyone I know.But some of us have all right friends
and good friends.
有多少人可以擁有八個(gè)真正的朋友?就我所知少之又少。但我們會(huì)有泛泛之交和好友。
第十五篇：
The More Loving One
讓我們成為更有愛心的人
W.H.Auden/W.H.奧登
Looking up at the stars, I know quite well 仰望群星的時(shí)分，我一清二楚，
That, for all they care, I can go to hell, 盡管它們關(guān)懷備至，我亦有可能赴地府，
But on earth indifference is the least 可是塵世間我們絲毫不必畏懼
We have to dread from man or beast. 人類或禽獸的那份冷漠。
How should we like it were stars to burn 倘若群星燃燒著關(guān)懷我們的激情，
With a passion for us we could not return? 我們卻無法回報(bào)，我們作何感想?
If equal affection cannot be, 倘若無法產(chǎn)生同樣的感情，
Let the more loving one be me. 讓我成為更有愛心的人。
Admirer as I think I am 盡管我自視為群星的崇拜者，
Of stars that do not give a damn, 它們滿不在乎，
I cannot, now I see them ,say 現(xiàn)在我看群星，我卻難以啟齒，
I missed one terribly all day. 說我成天思念一顆星星。
Were all stars to disappear or die 倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，
I should learn to look at an empty sky 我應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)仰望空蕩的天空，
And feel its total dark sublime, 同時(shí)感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，
Though this might take me a little time. 雖然這樣可能要花費(fèi)一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。
第十六篇：
If I were a Boy Again
假如我又回到了童年
Anonymous/無名氏
If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was
or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius
in its results. “There are only two creatures,” syas a proverb, “who can surmount the pyramids―the eagle
and the snail.”
If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention; I would let nothing come
between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two
directions at once.
The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begain early enough. I often hear grown up
people say “ I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although I wished to do so” , and the
reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.
If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. I
would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. It takes a little
hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little
trouble. It only needs early cultivation to become a power.
假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，決不因?yàn)槭虑槠D難或者麻煩而撒手不干，我們要光明，就得
征服黑暗。
毅力在效果上有時(shí)能同天才相比。俗話說：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有兩種――鷹和蝸牛?！?BR> 假如我又回到了童年，我就要養(yǎng)成專心致志的習(xí)慣;有事在手，就決不讓任何東西讓我分心。我要牢記：
優(yōu)秀的滑冰手從不試圖同時(shí)滑向兩個(gè)不同的方向。
如果及早養(yǎng)成這種專心致志的習(xí)慣，它將成為我們生命的一部分。我常聽成年人說：“雖然我希望能集
中注意聽牧師講道或讀書，但往往做不到?！倍蚓褪悄贻p時(shí)沒有養(yǎng)成這種習(xí)慣。
假如我現(xiàn)在能重新開始我的生命，我就要更注意記憶力的培養(yǎng)。我要采取一切可能的辦法，并且在一切
可能的場(chǎng)合，增強(qiáng)記憶力。要正確無誤地記住一些東西，在開始階段的確要作出一番小小的努力;但要不了多久，記憶力本身就會(huì)起作用，使記憶成為輕而易舉的事，只需及早培養(yǎng)，記憶自會(huì)成為一種才能。
If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. “Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so
cruel and pitiless as cowardice,” syas a wise author.
We too often borrow trouble, and anticipate that may never appear.” The fear of ill exceeds the ill we
fear.” Dangers will arise in any career, but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of them. Be
prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be freared.
If I were a boy again, I would look on the cheerful side. Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile
upon it, I smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in
return.
Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it. “ who
shuts love out ,in turn shall be shut out from love.”
importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand erect, and decline
If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say no more often. I might write pages on the
doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.
If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends,
and indeed towards strangers as well. The smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the
little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.
Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would , if I were a
boy again, I would still try harder to make others happy.
假如我又回到了童年，我就要培養(yǎng)勇氣。一位明智的作家曾說過：“世上沒有東西比勇氣更溫文爾雅，
也沒有東西比懦怯更殘酷無情?！?BR> 我們常常過多地自尋煩惱，杞人憂天?！芭碌満Ρ鹊満Ρ旧砀膳隆！狈彩露加形ｋU(xiǎn)，但鎮(zhèn)定沉著往往能
克服最嚴(yán)重的危險(xiǎn)。對(duì)一切禍福做好準(zhǔn)備，那么就沒有什么災(zāi)難可以害怕的了。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要事事樂觀。生活猶如一面鏡子：你朝它笑，它也朝你笑;如果你雙眉緊鎖，
向它投以懷疑的目光，它也將還以你同樣的目光。
內(nèi)心的歡樂不僅溫暖了歡樂者自己的心，也溫暖了所有與之接觸者的心?！罢l拒愛于門外，也必將被愛
拒諸門外。”
假如我又回到了童年，我就要養(yǎng)成經(jīng)常說“不”字的習(xí)慣。一個(gè)少年要能挺得起腰，拒絕做不應(yīng)該做的
事，就因?yàn)檫@事不值得做。我可以寫上好幾頁(yè)談?wù)勗缒昱囵B(yǎng)這一點(diǎn)的重要性。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要要求自己對(duì)伙伴和朋友更加禮貌，而且對(duì)陌生人也應(yīng)如此。在坎坷的生活
道路上，最細(xì)小的禮貌猶如在漫長(zhǎng)的冬天為我們歌唱的小鳥，那歌聲使冰天雪地的寒冬變得較易忍受。
最后，假如我又回到了童年，我不會(huì)力圖為自己謀幸福，好像這就是人生唯一的目的;與之相反，我要
更努力為他人謀幸福。
第十七篇：
Words To Live By
生活的忠告Anonymous/無名氏
I’ll give you some advice about life.
給你生活的忠告
Eat more roughage;
多吃些粗糧;
Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains;
給別人比他們期望的更多，并用心去做;
Remember what life tells you;
熟記生活告訴你的一切;
Don’t take to heart every thing you hear.
Don’t spend all that you have.
Don’t sleep as long as you want;
不要輕信你聽到的每件事，不要花光你的所有，不要想睡多久就睡多久;
Whenever you say” I love you”, please say it honestly;
無論何時(shí)說“我愛你”，請(qǐng)真心實(shí)意;
Whevever you say” I’m sorry”, please look into the other person’s eyes;
無論何時(shí)說“對(duì)不起”，請(qǐng)看對(duì)方的眼睛;
Fall in love at first sight;
相信一見鐘情;
Don’t neglect dreams;
請(qǐng)不要忽視夢(mèng)想;
Love deeply and ardently, even if there is pain, but this is the way to make your life complete;
深情熱烈地愛，也許會(huì)受傷，但這是使人生完整的唯一方法;
Find a way to settle, not to dispute;
用一種明確的方法解決爭(zhēng)議，不要冒犯;
Never judge people by their appearance;
永遠(yuǎn)不要以貌取人;
Speak slowly, but think quickly;
慢慢地說，但要迅速地想;
When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, simle and say, “Why do you want to
know?”
當(dāng)別人問你不想回答的問題時(shí)，笑著說：“你為什么想知道?”
Remember that the man who can shoulder the most risk will gain the deepest love and the supreme
accomplishment;
記?。耗切└矣诔袚?dān)最大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的人才能得到最深的愛和最大的成就;
Call you mother on the phone. If you can’t, you may think of her in your heart;
給媽媽打電話，如果不行，至少在心里想著她;
When someone sneezes say, “God bless you”;
當(dāng)別人打噴嚏時(shí)，說一聲“上帝保佑”;
If you fail, don’t forget to learn your lesson;
如果你失敗了，千萬別忘了汲取教訓(xùn);
Remember the three “ respects” .Respect yourself, respect others, stand on dignity and pay attention
to your behavior;
記住三個(gè)“尊”： 尊重你自己; 尊重別人; 保持尊嚴(yán)， 對(duì)自己的行為負(fù)責(zé);
Don’t let a little dispute break up a great friendship;
不要讓小小的爭(zhēng)端損毀了一場(chǎng)偉大的友誼;
Whenever you find your wrongdoing, be quick with reparation!
無論何時(shí)你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己做錯(cuò)了，竭盡所能去彌補(bǔ);動(dòng)作要快!
Whenever you make a phone call smil when you pick up the phone, because someone feel it!
無論什么時(shí)候打電話，摘起話筒的時(shí)候請(qǐng)微笑，因?yàn)閷?duì)方能感覺到!
Marry a person who likes talking; because when you get old, you’ll find that chatting to be a great
advantage;
找一個(gè)你愛聊的人結(jié)婚;因?yàn)槟昙o(jì)大了后，你會(huì)發(fā)覺喜歡聊天是一個(gè)人最大的優(yōu)點(diǎn);
Find time for yourself.
找點(diǎn)時(shí)間，單獨(dú)呆會(huì)兒;
Life will change what you are but not who you are;
欣然接受改變，但不要摒棄你的個(gè)人理念;
Remember that silence is golden;
記?。撼聊墙?
Read more books and watch less television;
多看點(diǎn)書，少看點(diǎn)電視;
Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again;
過一種高尚而誠(chéng)實(shí)的生活。當(dāng)你年老時(shí)回想起過去，你就能再一次享受人生。
Trust God, but don’t forget to lock the door;
相信上帝，但是別忘了鎖門;
The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable;
家庭的融洽氛圍是難能可貴的;
Try your best to let family harmony flow smoothly;
盡你的能力讓家平順和諧;
When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don’t quibble over the appetizers;
當(dāng)你和你的親近的少吵嘴時(shí)候，試著就事論事，不要扯出那些陳芝麻、爛谷子的事;
You cannot hold onto yesterday;
不要擺脫不了昨天;
Figure out the meaning of someone’s words;
多注意言下之意;
Share your knowledge to continue a timeless tradition;
和別人分享你的知識(shí)，那才是永恒之道;
Treat our earth in a friendly way,don’t fool around with mother nature;
善待我們的地球，不要愚弄自然母親;
Do the thing you should do;
做自己該做的事;
Don’t trust a lover who kisses you without closing their eyes;
不要相信接吻時(shí)從不閉眼的伴侶;
Go to a place you’ve never been to every year.
每年至少去一個(gè)你從沒去過的地方。
If you earn much money,the best way to spend it is on charitable deeds while you are alive;
如果你賺了很多錢，在活著的時(shí)候多行善事，這是你能得到的最好回報(bào);
Remember,not all the best harvest is luck;
記住有時(shí)候，不是最好的收獲也是一種好運(yùn);
Understand rules completely and change them reasonably;
深刻理解所有的規(guī)則，合理地更新他們;
Remember,the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them;
記住，最好的愛存在于對(duì)別人的愛勝于對(duì)別人的索求這上;
Comment on the success you have attained by looking in the past at the target you wanted to
achieve most;
回頭看看你發(fā)誓取得的目標(biāo)，然后評(píng)價(jià)你到底有多成功;
In love and cooking,you must give 100% effort……but expect little appreciation;
無論是烹飪不是愛情，都用百分之百的負(fù)責(zé)態(tài)度對(duì)待，但是不要乞求太多的回報(bào)。
第十八篇：
A psalm of life
人生禮頌
Herry Wadsworth Longfellow/享利.沃茲渥斯.朗費(fèi)羅
Tell me not in mournful numbers, 請(qǐng)別用哀傷的詩(shī)句對(duì)我講;
Life is but an empty dream! 人生呵，無非是虛夢(mèng)一場(chǎng)!
For the soul is dead that slumbers 因?yàn)槌了撵`魂如死一般，
And things are not what they seem. 事物的表里并不一樣。
Life is real! Life is earnest! 人生是實(shí)在的!人生是熱烈的!
And the grave is not its goal; 人生的目標(biāo)決不是墳?zāi)?
Dust thou art , to dust returnest, 你是塵土，應(yīng)歸于塵土。
Was not spoken of the soul. 此話指的并不是我們的精神。
Not enjoyment , and not sorrow, 我們的歸宿并不是快樂，
Is our destined and our way; 也不是悲傷，
But to act, 實(shí)干
That much to-morrow. 才是我們的道路，
Find us farther than to-day. 每天不斷前進(jìn)，蒸蒸蒸日上。
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