高中课外阅读--英语美文欣赏8（中英双语） (2)

1、英语美文欣赏8Genius at Work天才在工作Henry Ford didn't always pay attention in school. One day ,he and a friend took a watch apart. Angry and upset, the teacher told him both to stay after school. Their punishment was to stay until they had fixed the watch. But the teacher did not know young Ford's gen

2、ius. In ten minutes, this mechanical wizard had repaired the watch and was on this way home.Ford was always interested in how things worked. He once plugged up the spout of a teapot and placed it on the fire. Then he waited to see what would happen. The water boiled and, of course, turned to steam.

3、Since the steam had no way to escape, the teapot exploded. The explosion cracked a mirror and broke a window. The young inventor was badly scaldedFord's year of curiosity and tinkering paid off. He dreamed of a horseless carriage. When he built one, the world of transportation was changed foreve

4、r.亨利.福特在学校里常常心不在焉。有一天，他和一个小朋友把一块手表拆开了。老师很生气，让他们放学后留下来，把表修好才能回家。当时这位老师并不知道小福特的天才。只用了十分钟，这位机械奇才就把手表修好，走在回家的路上了。福特对各种东西的工作原理总是很感兴趣。曾有一次，他把茶壶嘴用东西堵住，然后把茶壶放在火炉上。他便站在一边等候着会出现什么情况。当然，水开后变成了水蒸气。因为水蒸气无处逸出，茶壶便爆炸了，因而打碎了一面镜子和一扇窗户。这个小发明家也被严重地烫伤了。多年后，福特的好奇心和他的动手能力使他得到了回报。他曾经梦想着去制造一辆无马行进的车。他造成了一辆这样的车后，运输界发生了永久性的变化。

5、The Beauty of the Sunset黄昏之美Looking into the sunset I can't help but noticethat despite her beauty,a sense of struggle and hopeless surround the sky .Deep inside you realize that this day is gone,and everything that It had brought is lost forever.Every thought, every action, every dream, every h

6、ope,every sight, every sound is gone.There is no chance of every being returned the same,exactly the same.For every moment has a limit to what it can capture,Every memory has a limit to what it had retrieve.凝望夕阳，我无法抑止地看到，无论她是如何的美丽动人，挣扎和绝望依然萦绕天幕，内心深处，你明白今日已逝，它所带来的一切也永远消失了，每一脉思想，每一次行动，每一个梦想，每一线希望，每一幅景

7、象，每一缕声音，都消逝而去，一切都不可能还复如初，和原来一模一样，只因每一个时刻所能捕捉的东西是有限的，甚至每一段记忆所能缅怀的一切也是有限的。And the colours in the sky try to entertain us.one last act with painted smiles,for they too know that nothing can be done to save the day.So futile their attempt to comfort our fear of the night.our horror as we try to find our

8、 way,like children who wander into a forest and never return.I am ingratiated by the sunset because ofher sensitivity as she tries to push the darknessback for just a moment more.But like so many times before.to no avail!而天空中的绮丽色彩努力让我们快乐起来，最后上演的是五彩缤纷的微笑，因为它们也知晓，做什么都无法留住时日，它们想安慰我们对夜的恐惧，而又如此徒劳无益，虽然恐惧，

9、我们依然寻找出路，宛若在林中的孩心，彷徨不知归路，我满心欢喜，只因夕阳的敏感，她竭力将黑暗推回，仅仅为了再多驻留一刻，可却犹如以往，一切都无济于事.The Pursuit of Life生命的追求There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen.生命中，有那么多我未曾经历过，有那么多我未曾见识过。I have not thought and have not done or felt enoughthe early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of ducks and

10、 geese in flight, the mysteries of late-at-night. I still need time to read a book, write poems, paint a picture, look at scenes and faces dear to me. There is something more to be of valuesomething I should find within myselfas peace of mind, patience, grace and being kind. I shall take and I shall

11、 give, while yet, there is so much to live forrainbows, stars that gleam, the fields, the hills, the hope, the dream the truth that one must seek.有很多事情，我未曾想够、做够或体会够朝阳、雨水、由成群飞翔的鸭鹅带来的季节性喜悦以及那些午夜的神秘。我还需要时间读书、写诗、作画、观赏景色以及我所爱的脸庞。还有更多具有价 值的东西那些我应该在自己内心发现的东西心灵的宁静、耐心、优雅与仁慈。我要获取，我也要施予，然而还有许多值得为之而活彩虹、闪烁的星星、 田

12、野、山丘、希望、梦想以及人必须追求的真理。Ill stay heretreasure every day and love the world in my own way!我会在此珍惜每一个时日并且用自己的方式惜爱这个世界！Love What You Will See爱你欣赏的一切Have you ever been around someone who immediately put you at ease? Perhaps you may be one of those people who others feel safe around.有没有遇到过那么个人，只要他/她在你身边，你立即就

13、觉得安心？或许你就是让别人觉得安心的那么一个人。What is the common thread in people who emanate warmth? Some may think it is related to personality or physical appearance. But this does little to explain why bright beacons of light can be found anywhere. Essence has nothing to do with our exterior.那些气场中自带温暖的人有哪些共性呢？一些人也许认为

14、这与性格或外貌有关。但这基本解释不了为什么明亮的灯塔之光四处可见。本质与我们的外在无关。I like to believe the common thread is a universal trait we are all able to tap into. When we see the truth of who we are and whole heartedly love every part of that truth, we automatically shine. When we embrace our essence and live in congruence with who

15、 we are, we radiate peace.我愿意相信这个共性是我们都能够触及的、普遍存在的品质。当我们欣赏自己的本质并全心全意热爱着这一切的时候，我们自然而然就会出类拔萃。当我们欣然接受自己的本质并遵循本心来生活的时候，我们会自带平和的光环。Every day we can choose to wake up and see the gift of getting to be who we are. When we decide to live from this way of "being," it becomes easy to see this same l

16、ight and gift in everyone even those who may not yet see it in themselves.每一天，我们都可以选择一醒来就欣赏做自己这一项天赋。当我们决定以“本性”来生活的时候，在每个人身上，甚至是那些可能还没有开始欣赏自身本性的人身上，我们变得很容易就能看到同样的光芒和天赋了。The benefits of self-love are many. What I know to be true without a doubt in my heart, is that we are all capable of giving this gi

17、ft to ourselves.自爱的益处有很多。我所知道的真相就是，我们都能赋予自己这项天赋，这一点我深信不疑。These words help me remember why embracing my essence is always the best thing to do. Perhaps this may resonate with where you are.这些话让我想起欣然接受自己的本质始终是上策的原因。或许这也会与你产生共鸣。When you love who you are, 当你爱自己的时候，you become a conduit of light. 你会成为一道光。

18、Just drop into your heart space, 只需触及心房，and live life from this view.并遵循本心来生活。For all of this doing做这一切is not who you are.无关你是谁。Listen to your hearts soft whisper,聆听内心轻柔的呢喃，this voice will show you the way.她会告诉你方法。Live life from your essence遵循本性来生活is what she will say.她会这样告诉你。See the light in yourse

19、lf,欣赏自身的光芒，and your world will be bright.你的世界都会变得明亮。There is no need to worry,没必要担心，you are exactly as you should be;你正是自己本来的模样；remember to love who you are,记得爱自己，and love what you will see.爱自己欣赏的一切。Graduation and moving on毕业并继续前进At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations.至少每年一次,会有很多的毕业典礼。

20、Its a time when a lot of people move on,这是一个很多人继续前进的时刻，from where they were, to another school or another class,从那里的人们会到另一个学校或另一个班级，or out into a real world.或者到了一个真实的世界。To graduate means to take a step forward, to move onward.毕业意味着向前迈进一步，已经上路了。I can remember my high school graduation,我还记得我的高中毕业，my g

21、raduation from university,我大学毕业，and even my graduation from graduated school.甚至从我研究生院毕业。Each of those graduations was nice.其中每个毕业典礼都是非常好。I took pictures, I got flowers, I hug my parents.我拍照片,我得到了花,我拥抱我的父母。I had the motions to moving on, I want to stay and have more fun.我曾有想继续下去的动力，我希望留下并获得更多的乐趣。But

22、I also want to move on.但我还想继续前进。When we hear the word graduation, we naturally think of graduating from school.当我们听到毕业那个词,我们很自然地会想到从学校毕业。But I think its possible to graduate from different places, or stages in life.但我认为这是有可能是从不同的地方或不同阶段的生活毕业。I worked in a company in New York for about three years.我在

23、纽约一家公司工作三年了。In one point I felt I couldnt learn anything else from the company,在某种程度上,我觉得我无法从公司身上学到东西，where the people I was working with.从与我共同工作的人身上也一样。Then I had hit a ceiling, I felt that was time to move on.然后我已经达到了一种上限,我觉得是继续前行的时候了。The way that I describe that moving on is a graduation.我所描述的继续前

24、行是毕业。Some times we are thrown out into the world or to the next level,有时我们被抛进世界或下一个阶段，whether we are ready or not.不管我们是否为此做好了准备。Other times we get the truth when we want to move on.其他时候,我们得到当我们想继续前进的事实。I have experienced both.我已经都经历过了。I preferred the second one, where I have a choice,我更喜欢第二个,在那里我可以选

25、择，I like the truth when and how, but we dont always get what we want,我喜欢这个何时以及如何的事实,但我们不能总是得到我们想要的东西，since we can learn from every experience that we have,因为我们可以从我们有的每次经历中学习，each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people.每次经历都可以成为我们的一块垫脚石而成为更好的人。I know that I take lessons with me

26、 every time I graduated,我知道每次我毕业我都要学习一些课程，but some times I can be a slow learner.但有时我可以是一个缓慢的学习者。I wonder when my next graduation is going to be.我想知道当我的下一次毕业将是何时。Persist Until Success坚持不懈 直到成功In the Orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring an

27、d allowed to attack a picador who pricks them with a lance. The bravery of each bull is then rated with care according to the number of times he demonstrates his willingness to charge in spite of the sting of the blade. Henceforth will I recognize that each day I am tested by life in like manner. If

28、 I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed.在古老的东方，挑选小公牛列竞技场格斗有一定的程序、它们被带进场地，向手持长矛的斗牛士攻击，裁判以它受激后再向斗牛士进攻的次数多寡来评定这只公牛的勇敢程度。从今往后。我须承认，我的生命每天都在接受类似的考验。如果我坚韧不拔，勇往直前，迎接挑战。那么我一定会成功。I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am

29、 not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.我不是为了失败才来到这个世界上的，我的血管里也没有失败的血液

30、在流动。我不是任人鞭打的羔羊，我是猛狮，不与羊群为伍。我不想听失意者的哭泣，抱怨者的牢骚，这是羊群中的瘟疫，我不能被它传染。失败者的屠宰场不是我命运的归宿。The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet

31、 success hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner.生命的奖赏远在旅途终点，而非起点附近。我不知道要走多少步才能达到目标。踏上第一千步的时候，仍然可能遭到失败。但成功就藏在拐角后面，除非拐了弯，我永远不知道还有多远。The Loneliness of Growing up成长的孤独Were like the cream. When the cream rises to the top, it separates itself f

32、rom the milk. Perhaps that is what the New Age Movement is really all about. We find ourselves lonely at the top. Yes, it is.我们就像奶油。当奶油浮到顶部的时候，它会和牛奶分离。也许这种现象正像是新世纪运动的写照。我们发现自己飞得越高，就会越感孤独。是的，这就是现实。It is no different with political enlightenment, spiritual enlightenment, or even becoming enlightened a

33、bout relating to each other. The more mentally healthy you become, the more spiritual, the more balanced, the wealthier, the more global you become the more alone you may feel.不论是政治或精神修养的造诣有多深，或者甚至是与他人之间有一种默契的关系，就孤独这一点而言，是没有区别的。你越是拥有健康有理智，精神修养的造诣越深，生活越平衡，越富有，或你的名气传播得越广，你也会感觉越孤独。Often, we find oursel

34、ves unable to find those other rare individuals who are choosing the same path as ours. The path of sloppy and lazy is full of other people to meet and talk to. The path of whiners is full. The path of being safe, generic, and boring is so crowded you almost cannot even move forward. Isnt that why y

35、ou left that path? You had a need to move forward, a need for some elbowroom, a need to spread your arms wide, a need to be seen as special, unique, different. The masses may admire you, but they are not going to be able to really relate to you. You will be alone much of the time.经常，我们很难找到那些选择我们和我们同

36、路的人们。那条潮湿，慵懒的道路挤满了可以相遇并聊天的人。那条满是牢骚者的道路上也拥挤不堪。那条所谓安全，普通以及枯燥的道路是如此拥挤以至于你无法向前挪步。难道这不正是你离开那条道路的原因吗？你需要向前挪步，需要活动的空间，需要展开你的双臂，需要被认知为特别，有个性，与众不同。万千大众仰慕你，但他们却不可能真正地融入你。大部分的时间里，你将是孤独的。Do not be afraid of the loneliness of enlightenment. Do not force others to agree with you. Simply give your heart and know t

37、hat you are growing and that they are free to grow or not. It is the nature of the game. We are all free to choose our paths.不要害怕因造诣深而产生的孤独感。不必要勉强别人赞识你。做你自己，坚定着你自己的成长，别人是否愿意成长就由他们自己去决定吧。这就是自然界的规则。我们都有选择自己道路的自由。Prayer for My Mother为母亲祈祷Dear God,亲爱的上帝：Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whos

38、e mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.如今我已不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世了。我曾听这些子女们说过，他们从没有向母亲充分表示过他们的感激之情，而待到要告诉时为时已晚了。I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day.

39、 My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.幸运的是，我亲爱的母亲依然健在。我对她的感情与日俱增。母亲没有变，而我却变了。随着年岁的增长，我越来越懂事了，我认识到她是个非常了不起的人。这些话在她面前我难以启齿，但在笔下却可以轻易

40、地写出来，这令我感到多么难过。How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding amoody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day w

41、hen a daughter realizes who her mother really is?一个女儿该怎样开口感谢她的母亲所给予的生命?感谢她在抚养孩子时所付出的爱、耐心以及无私的辛勤劳动?感谢她跟在蹒跚学步的孩子身后奔跑，对情绪不定的少女的理解，以及对一个自以为是的大学生的宽容?感谢她等待女儿认识到她真是一位好母亲的这一天?How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent whe

42、n it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so”, when she could have uttered these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?一个成年女子该怎样感谢母亲依然如故的角色?感谢在被问到时她会及时提供良言，而在不需要时她会保持沉默?感谢她没有说：“我告诉过你，”而她本来可以说上许多次?感谢她始终不变的爱心、体贴周到、耐心与宽容厚道?I dont kno

43、w how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.我不知道该怎样来表达，亲爱的上帝，除了请求你好好地保佑她-那是她该得到的-并帮助我朝她做出的榜样看齐。我祈愿在孩子的眼里我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。 A daughter一个女儿Sand and St

44、one沙子与石头The story goes that two friends are walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they have an argument, and one friend slap the other one in the face.话说两个好朋友正在穿越一个沙漠。途中他们忽然争吵了起来，其中一个一巴掌扇在另外一个人的脸上。The one is hurt, but without saying anything, he writes in the sand: "Today

45、 my best friend slaps me in the face."被扇的那个人受了伤害，但他一句话也没有说，只是在沙子上写道：“今天我最要好的朋友打了我一个耳光。”They keep on walking until they find an oasis and they decide to take a bath. The one who has been slapped gets stuck(被卡在） in the mire and starts drowning, but the friend saves him.他们继续走下去，后来发现了一片绿洲，他们于是决定洗个澡

46、。先前被打的那个人这时不小心陷入了一个泥潭里面，差点被淹死了，幸运的是他的朋友把他给救了出来。After he recovers from the near drowning, he writes on a stone: "Today my best friend saves my life."他苏醒过来后，立刻在一块石头上写道：“今天我最要好的朋友救了我一命。”His friend asks him, "After I hurt you, you write in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"

47、他的朋友于是问他说：“我打了你之后你在沙子上写字，而现在你却在石头上写，为什么呢？”He replies: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand, the winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in a stone，therefore，no wind can ever erase it."写字的那个人回答说：“当我们被别人伤害了

48、之后，我们应该把它写在沙子上，那样，宽容的风就很快就会将其抹去，但当我们受到别人的帮助之后，我们必须将它刻在石头上，那样，风就不会轻易把它磨灭。”Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits on the stone.学会将你所受到的伤害写在沙子上，把别人给你的帮助记在石头上。The Parrot Calling for Freedom呼唤自由的鹦鹉A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains. He staye

49、d in a caravans for the night. He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating “Freedom! Freedom!”. And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.一个人，一个了不起的人，一个

50、为了自由而战的斗士，正在山峦间穿行。今晚他留在一个大旅店里过夜。旅店里有一个金鸟笼，里面有一只漂亮的鹦鹉在不停地反复呼喊着“自由！自由！”，这让他很震惊。那里是这样的一种地方，当这只鹦鹉不断地反复呼喊“自由！”的时候，这个词便会在山峦间、在深谷中久久回荡。The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.” He had an idea. In the middle of the night, when the ow