英语晨读材料2.doc

Asonandhisfatherwerewalkingonthemountains.Sunddenlyhissonfalls,hurtshimselfandscreams,AAAAAAA,Tohissurprise,hehearsavoicerepeating,somewhereinthemountainAAAAAAAAA!Curious,heyells,whoareyou?Hereceivestheanswer,whoareyou?Angeredattheresponse,hescreams,Coward!Hereceivestheanswer,Coward!Helookstohisfatheransaskes,whatsgoingon?Thefathersmilesandsays,myson,payattentain.AndthenhescreamstothemountainIadmireyou!Thevoiceanswers,Iadmireyou!Againthemanscreams,YouareachampionThevoiceanswers,Youareachampion!Theboyissurprised,butdoesnotunderstand.Thenthefatherexplains,PeoplecallthisECHO,reallythisisLIFE.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo,ourlifeissimplyareflectionofouractions.Ifyouwantmoreloveintheworld,createmoreloveinyourheart.Ifyouwantmorecompetenceinyourteam,improveyourcompetence.Thisrelationshipappliestoeverything,inallaspectsoflife;Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyouhavegiventoit.YOULIFEISNOTACOINCIDENGCE,ITSAREFLECTIONOFYOU!都说看不懂，呵呵，所以我大概翻译下吧！父子两人在山谷里旅行。突然，儿子不小心摔倒并碰伤了自己，他尖叫起来：啊-他吃惊地听到山谷里也传来尖叫声：啊-他好奇地大声问：你是谁？同样的声音传来：你是谁？他生气地吼道：胆小鬼！山谷回应：胆小鬼！他回头问父亲：那是谁？父亲微笑着回答：孩子，注意听我说。然后他对山谷喊：你真棒！山谷回应：你真棒！，他又叫道：“你是第一流的”山谷回应:“你是第一流的”。儿子很吃惊，但并不明白为什么。父亲解释说：这就是传说中的回声，但它其实也如同人生，无论你说什么或做什么，它都回报给你同样的东西。人生是我们行动的反映。如果你想得到更多的爱，你内心里就要有更多的爱；如果你希望自己的团队更有实力，就要增强自己团队的实力。这个道理适用于任何事，任何人生的阶段。你付出多少，生活就回报你多少。生活不是巧合，它是你行动的反应！The Meaning of Life J.B. Priestley 来源： 施谢晖的日志 Life is never just being. It is a becoming, a relentless flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build endure, and we will endure through them. The beauty we fashion cannot be dimmed by death. Our flesh may perish, our hands will wither, but that, which they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to come. Dont spend and waste your lives accumulating objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Pursue not so much the material as the ideal, for ideals alone invest life with meaning and are of enduring worth. Add love to a house and you have a home. Add righteousness to a city and you have a community. Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school. Add religion to the humblest of edifices and you have a sanctuary. Add justice to the far-flung round of human endeavor and you have civilization. Put them all together, exalt them above their present imperfections, add to them the vision of humankind redeemed, forever free of need and strife and you have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope. Love Your Life Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;donotshunitand callithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare. Itlookspoorestwhenyou arerichest.Thefault-finderwillfindfaults inparadise. Loveyour life,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant, thrilling,glorious hourss,eveninapoor-house. Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthe windowsofthealms-house asbrightlyasfromtherichmansabode; thesnowmeltsbefore itsdoorasearlyinthespring. Idonotseebuta quietmindmayliveascontentedlythere,and haveascheering thoughts,asinapalace.Thetownspoorseem tomeoftentolivethe mostindependentlivesofany. Maybetheyaresimplygreatenoughto receivewithoutmisgiving.Mostthinkthattheyareabovebeingsupported bythetown; but itoftenhappensthattheyarenotabovesupporting themselves bydishonestmeans.whichshouldbemoredisreputable Cultivatepovertylikeagardenherb,likesage.Donottroubleyourself muchtogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends,Turntheold, returnto them. Thingsdonotchange;wechange.Sellyourclothesandkeepyour thoughts. 不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。 它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里 也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。 甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快 、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院 窗 上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫 中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是 过着最独立不羁的生活。 也许因为他们很伟大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的 ，不靠城镇 来支 援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活， 他们 是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。 视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！ 不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。 万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。 我突然感觉这段朗诵在我脑海里的第一联想是威尔史密斯和他儿子演的 当幸福来敲门里克瑞斯加纳和他宝贝孩子在厕所边讲故事，哄儿子睡觉的 画面，虽然生活很艰难，但充满感动。The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings butshorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. 历史长河中，矛盾充斥在我们的周遭：楼房变高了，人的性情却急躁了；道路变宽了，人的思想却狭隘了。我们花费的多了，拥有的却少了；我们购买的多了，享受的却少了。We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.我们拥有的房子更大了，家庭却小了；条件更便利了，时间却少了。学衔多了，却缺少见识；知识增了，却缺乏判断力。专家多了，问题却没有少；良药多了，健康状况也没好转。We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions,but reduced our values. 我们酗酒，疯狂的吸烟，不顾一切的挥霍金钱。很少开怀大笑，开车一路狂飙，常发无名怒火。熬夜直到很晚，起身满是疲倦，很少读书看报，看起电视没完，极少祷告祈愿。我们使自己的财产倍增，价值却递减。We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. Weve learned how to make a living, but not a life. Weve added years to life not life to years. Weve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the streetto meet a new neighbour. 我们大侃特侃，很少仁爱友善，常怀仇恨积怨。我们学会了如何谋生，但不知如何生活；我们延长了生命的期限，却不是生活的期限；我们能够往返于地球与月球之间却不能够穿过街道拜访新邻居。We conquered outer space but not inner space. Weve done larger things, but not better things. Weve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. Weve conqueredthe atom, but not our prejudice. 我们征服了太空，却征服不了自己的内心世界；我们的事业越做越大，但质量却没有提高。我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们可以分离原子，却无法驱逐思想上的偏见.We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. Weve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.我们写得更多，学到的却更少；我们的计划更多，完成的却更少。我们学会了追赶时间，却没学会耐心等待；我们生产更多的电脑用于存储更多的信息和制造更多的拷贝，而彼此间的沟通交流却少之甚少。These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. 这是一个快餐食品和消化迟缓相伴的时代；一个体格高大和性格病态并存的时代；一个追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的时代。这个时代有双收入，但也有更高的离婚率；有装修华美的房屋，但也有更多残缺破碎的家庭。These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. 这个时代有了快速旅游，一次性尿布，有了任欲横飞的道德，一夜情，有了超重的身体，以及使人从兴奋走向静止，再走向自杀的药物。It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.这是个陈列室的橱窗满满，而贮藏室空空的时代-一个虚实并生的时代；这是个科技传递信息，你可以与大家分享其中见解，也可以随手删除的时代-一个我行我素的时代。My advice to you is:我给你的忠告是：Remember, spend some time with your loved ones,because they are not going to be around forever.记住，花些时间与你爱的人们在一起吧，因为他们不能永远陪在你身旁。Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up toyou in awe, because that little person soon willgrow up and leave your side.记住，说些善意的话语对那些心存敬畏，对你尊敬有加的人吧，因为孩童终将长大成人，不能留在你身边。Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,because that is the only treasure you can give withyour heart and it doesnt cost a cent.记住，给紧挨着你的人来一个热情的拥抱吧，因为这是你发自内心的给予他人的唯一财富，并且你不花一文。Remember, to say, I love you to your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and a hug will mend hurtwhen it comes from deep inside of you.记住，对你爱的人说“我爱你”，但最重要的是这是你的肺腑之言。要知道，发自内心的一吻与一个拥抱可以修复心灵之创伤。Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment forsomeday that person will not be there again.Give time to love, give time to speak, and give timeto share the precious thoughts in your mind.记住，握着他的手，珍惜着这一刻吧，因为终有一天他将了结尘缘，离你而去。拿出些时间去爱，去表达，拿出些时间与他人分享你心灵中的宝贵思想火花吧！AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:永远要记住：Life is not measured by the number of breaths wetake, but by the moments that take our breath away衡量生命的不是你呼吸的次数,而是你屏止呼吸的时刻。How to Grow Happiness 种植幸福的三个步骤 Step one:Plant yourself deep in a bed of faith, and pack it down solid and tight. Drench daily with positive thinking, and keep saturated just right. Mulch often with forgivenss, for this will help you grow. Quickly remove any seeds of worry, for they will soon germinate, and keep out the weeds of despair. Nourish disappointments with hope whenever it is neeeded, and always stay cool and shaded when you feel irritated or heated. Trim away guilt or depression, for they create decay, and cultivate with happy memories as often as every day. 步骤一：把自己紧紧牢牢地埋在“信念”的土壤里。每天浇灌以“积极”的思想，并始终保持湿润。经常以“宽容”来护根，这样有利于幸福的幼苗成长。一旦发现忧虑的种子，及时除掉，否则它们很快就生根发芽，同时也将绝望消灭在萌芽状态。在必要时，用希望来滋养失望；烦躁不安的时候，保持冷静。修剪枝叶，修剪去愧疚和沮丧，否则很快出现衰枝败叶。每天用“幸福回忆”细心照料幼苗。Step two:Harvest the lessons of the past; just dig, pick, and hoe. And nurture the roots of the present, for now is when you flourish and grow. Start planting for the future; set your goals in a row. Spade the bed well for all your dreams to grow. 步骤二：挖掘、收割、筛选，从“过往”收获经验。精心照料“此时此刻”的根茎，因为这正是旺盛生长的时期。有所计划与目标，着手种植“明天”。翻掘一下泥土，为孕育明天的梦想做好准备。Step three:Remember that grief is a natural predator, so learn to tolerate some damage. Protect your garden with daily prayers, for this will help you manage. Bury the criticism and complaining, for they are injurious pests. Sow the seed of love wherever you may go-for joy, love, and laughter are surely bound to grow. Although the thorns of life may be here to stay, just sprout a smile along the way.and be thankful for what you have today!步骤三： 记住，“不幸”是天生的肉食动物，明白它们带来的伤害在所难免，你就会对不完美多一份理解和宽容。每天“祈祷”，保护你的花园，这有利于掌控。将“批评”与“埋怨”这些害虫掩埋起来。将“爱”的种子播散到你足迹所至的每个角落，“欢乐”、“爱”和“微笑”就会生机无限地发育成长。哪怕生命“荆棘”满途，也要在一旁种上微笑的芽苗不管一切如何，为今天你所拥有的全部心存感激吧！ Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment, and disposition of business For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best, from those that are learnd To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves, de give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experienc Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them bothers; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know, that he doth not Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtitle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt stud