【双语美文】OnAchievementsandDreams关于成就和梦想

1、On Achievements and Dreams 关于成就和梦想01、On Achievements and Dreams 关于成就和梦想It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.有时候，强烈的渴望不仅会给你创造机会，还会激发你的才智。We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.我们逃避时，总觉得获得了自由一一即使是从一个

2、糟糕的环境换到另 一个更糟糕的 环境。There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.如果生活在一起依赖于人们要相互理解，那么社会就不会存在。The only way to predict the future is to have the power to shape the future.预测未来的唯一方法是，用自己的力量开创未来。No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves on

3、ly in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps look on our shortcomings and transgression. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are. 不论我们有怎样的成就，我们真正高度评价自己的时刻却很少。我们 需要那些能一 直看到我们的缺点和错误的人，作出见证来抵挡我们 内心对自己的评价，我们需要得到别人的肯定一一我们并没有自己想象中的那么

4、糟糕。iOn Achievements and Dreams 关于成就和梦想You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.通过观察对手恐吓你的手段，你可以发现他们最害怕什么。The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of visionary and idealist.领导者必须是务实家和现实主义者，但他发表演说时则必须像个空想 家和理想主义者。In a ti

5、me of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.在日新月异的时代，只有学习者才能继承未来，他们通常会发现自己全副武装地生活在一个不再存在的世界。We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.我们并不会真

6、正感激那些使我们梦想成真的人，因为是他们打碎了我们的美梦。We need our own dreams.我们需要自己的梦想。02、Appreciate the Essence of Life 感悟生活真谛Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.You name them： Work, Family, Health, Friends, and Spirit. And youre10keeping all of these in the air. You will soon unders

7、tand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls-families, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.They will never be the same. You must understan

8、d that and strive for balance in your life.把生活想象成一个在空中抛接五只球的游戏。这五只球被你分别称为：工作、家庭、 健康、友谊和精神。你努力不让它们从空中掉下来。你马上就发现唯有工作是一个皮球。如果你将它掉到地上，它还会弹回来。但其他四只球一一家庭、健康、朋友和精神都是玻璃的。如果你把任何一个掉到地上，便会不可挽回地留下疤痕、裂缝、 受损甚至摔得粉碎。它们永远也无法恢复原样。你必须懂得这一点并在生活中努力保持平衡。How?怎样做到这一点呢？t set your gDon Undermine your worth by comparing yours

9、elf with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Donwhat other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. Don t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.不要总拿自己与别人

10、比从而贬低自身的价值。正因为我们彼此的差 异，我们每个人 才会各有千秋。别人认为重要，并不能作为你确定目标的根据。只有你自己知道，什么东西对你最好。与你内心最贴近的东西，切莫等闲视之。要像坚守生命一样坚守住它们，因 为失 去它们，生活就会毫无意义。Don t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for thefuture. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Don give up whe

11、n you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.不要耽于过去或未来，而让生命从指间悄悄溜走。一次只活一天，活 在今日，你就充 实地活过生命中的每一天。如果你还可以付出，就 不要轻言放弃。在你停止努力那一刻 之前，什么都没有真正结束。Don t be afraicto admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragilethread that binds us each together. Don t

12、be afraid to encounter risks. It isby taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Don t shut love out oyour life by saying it s impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and thebest way to keep love is to give it wings.

13、 Don t run through life so fastthat you forget not only where you , but avecbwhere you are going.不要害怕承认不够完美。正因为我们都不完美，我们才会彼此需要。不要害怕遭遇 风险。只有通过冒险，我们才能学会如何变得勇敢。别说真爱难求，而将爱拒之于生活 之门外。获得爱的捷径是给予爱，失去爱的捷径是扼住爱，而守住爱的捷径是给爱插上翅膀。不要一生奔忙，匆匆而过，以至于忘了自己从何而来，往何而去。03、 The Lesson of the Bamboo Trees 竹子的启示One of my fondest

14、 memories as a child is going by the river and sittingidly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch

15、them return gracefully to their original position after the wind had died down.小时候我最美好的记忆之一，就是沿着河边散步，累了就悠闲地坐在 岸边。在那里，我可以享受平静与安宁，观看河流奔涌而下，倾听鸟儿啾啾鸣叫和树叶沙沙作响。我也看到青竹在风的吹压下变得弯曲， 还可以看到在风力偃旗息鼓过后，它们可以优雅地恢复到原来的位置。When I think about the bamboo tree s ability to bounce back or return to its original position, th

16、e word“ resilienceW henmesdoinnind.reference to a person this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person s emotions. 当我想到竹子树能够反弹回到它原来的位置时，“恢复力”这个词随即进入到了我的 脑海中。当用来指一个人时，这个词是指能够随时 从动荡、沮丧或其他任何延伸到人的情绪极限的情况中恢复过来。Have you e

17、ver felt like you are about to snap? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experienceto live to talk about it.你有没有觉得自己即将倒下？你是否曾感到你已经达到极限？谢天谢 地，你还能从 这些经历中生存下来，谈论一下这些。During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your heal

18、th. You felt emotionally drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.在这些经历中，也许你会感受到一种复杂的情绪在威胁你的健康。你 感到萎靡不振，精神枯竭，而你的身体症状也不佳。Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad ti

19、mes or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don t break. Try your best not to letituhetion get the best of you.生命是一种顺境和逆境、快乐的时光和不快时光的混合物。下一次， 当你正在经历一 个艰难的时刻或是不开心的时光，已经快接近你的 极限的时候，弯曲一下但不要折断。尽最大努力不要让局势控制你的最好状态。A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant orde

20、al. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.一丝的希望也能让你渡过痛苦的磨难。对美好的明天、更好的局面充满希望，事情就 可能不会那么坏。如果最终结果值得期待，那么痛 苦的磨难也许会更容易应对。If the going gets tough and you are at

21、your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bambootree, bend, but don t break!如果事情变得棘手，而你也达到了自己的极限，那么就表现得灵活一 些。像竹子，弯曲，但不折断！04、Don t Quit, Keep Playing 不要停，继续弹Wishing to encourage her young son progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother

22、 spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. 为了让儿子能在钢琴方面有长足的进步，一位母亲带着儿子去听帕德 列夫斯基的音乐会。待她们坐定之后，那位母亲看到一位熟人，就穿 过走道过去跟朋友打招呼。Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked “ NcAdmitt

23、ance. When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing.小男孩好不容易有机会欣赏音乐厅的宏伟， 他站了起来，并慢慢地摸 索到了一扇门旁边，上面写着“禁止入内大厅里的灯暗了下来，音乐会马上就要开始了。那位母亲回到座位，却发现自己的孩子不见了。Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the imp

24、ressive Steinway on stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, innocently picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. 这时候，幕布徐徐拉开大厅里的聚光灯都集中到了舞台上的士坦威钢 琴上。而让 母亲吃惊的是，她的儿子竟然坐在钢琴面前，自顾自地弹 着闪烁，闪烁，小星星。At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the

25、piano, and whispered in the boy s ear, Don t quit. Keep play这时候，著名的钢琴大师走上台，并且迅速地走到钢琴旁边，并在男 孩的耳边轻声说 道孩子，别停下，继续弹。”Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbl

26、igato. Together, the old master and the young novice transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience. The audience was mesmerized. 帕德列夫斯基俯下身去，用左手在键盘上弹奏低音部分。然后，他的 右手绕过男孩的身后，弹奏出优美的伴奏。这位年长的钢琴大师和 年幼的初学者一起，将原本紧张的气氛变成了一种全新的体验。全场 的观众都听得入迷了。Thats the way it is in life. What we can

27、 accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy. We try our best, but the results aren exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life s work truly can be beautiful.其实，生活也是如此。我们所取得的成就不一定要多么显著。我们尽 力了，结果却不一定能演奏出优美流杨的音乐。但是，如果我们相信 大师的力量，我们的生活就会变得非常美丽。Next time you

28、 set out to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your e ar, Don t quit. Keepplaying. ”当你准备伟大作品的时候，仔细地侧耳倾听，你会听到大师的声音， 在你耳边轻声说道：“别停下，继续弹！ ”05、If I Were a Boy Again 假如我又回到了童年If I were a boy again, I would cultivate courage. Nothing is so mild and

29、 gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice, says 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 presenceof mind will often conquer the worst of them. Be prepared for

30、any fate, and there is no harm to be feared.假如我又回到了童年，我就要培养勇气。一位明智的作家曾说过：“世 上没有东西比勇气更温文尔雅，也没有东西比懦怯更残酷无情。”我们常常过多地自寻烦恼，杞人忧天。“怕祸害比祸害本身更可怕。”凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。 对一切祸福做好 准备，那么就没有什么灾难可以害怕的了。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, it 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 loVurnulhail be shut from love.”假如我又回到了童年，我就要事事乐观