美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第五冊(cè) 第52期：我為什么而活

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I live for those who love me,

我為那些愛(ài)我的人活著，

Whose hearts are kind and true;

那些人，心地善良無(wú)比真誠(chéng)；

For the heaven that smiles above me,

我為天空里爽朗笑聲活著，

And awaits my spirit, too;

它們，似乎在等待我的魂靈。

For all human ties that bind me,

我為與生俱來(lái)的責(zé)任活著，

For the task my God assigned me,

為上帝賦予的神圣道義活著，

For the bright hopes left behind me,

為身后閃現(xiàn)的美麗光明活著，

And the good that I can do.

一生活著，我應(yīng)該努力向善。

I live to learn their story,

生活中，我已了解大愛(ài)的涵義，

Who suffered for my sake;

有人曾為我受盡磨難，

To emulate their glory,

發(fā)揚(yáng)光大先哲的榮光，

And follow in their wake;

勇敢地追隨前輩足跡，

Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,

那些詩(shī)人愛(ài)國(guó)者、烈士和圣賢，

The noble of all ages,

無(wú)數(shù)英雄，彪炳千古，

Whose deeds crown History's pages,

他們，大氣凜然地走過(guò)，

And Time's great volume make.

匯成波濤壯闊的歷史長(zhǎng)河。

I live to hail that season,

活著，我為那些季節(jié)歡呼，

By gifted minds foretold,

思索那些睿者的醒世恒言，

When man shall live by reason,

人，需要理性地活著，

And not alone by gold;

絕不能淪為金錢(qián)的怪物；

When man to man united,

人與人應(yīng)該和諧相處，

And every wrong thing righted,

遏制罪惡，張揚(yáng)正義，

The whole world shall be lighted,

地球?qū)?huì)陽(yáng)光普照，

As Eden was of old.

伊甸園才能美好如初。

I live for those who love me,

我為那些愛(ài)我的人活著，

For those who know me true;

我為了解我真誠(chéng)的人活著，

For the heaven that smiles above me,

我為天空里爽朗笑聲活著，

And awaits my spirit, too;

它們，似乎在等待我的魂靈。

For the cause that needs assistance,

活著，正義需要聲張，

For the wrongs that need resistance,

活著，罪惡必須抵制。

For the future in the distance,

活著，未來(lái)就在前方，

And the good that I can do.

一生活著，我應(yīng)該努力向善。