練習(xí)英語(yǔ)閱讀不僅僅是為了考試而準(zhǔn)備,通過(guò)雙語(yǔ)閱讀,我們還可以積累詞匯量、熟悉語(yǔ)感,是提高英語(yǔ)水平的一個(gè)重要手段。
下面是聽(tīng)力課堂小編摘抄的一些英語(yǔ)美文,供大家閱讀。
1. Happiness is so much simple, on your center of palm幸福好簡(jiǎn)單,就在你手心上
Happiness is so much simple, on your center of palm,a match a hand can grasp;Happiness is also very difficult, before your heel, A thousand mountains and rivers but blunder away because of Doing not turn a head
幸福好簡(jiǎn)單,就在你手心上,一合手就能握住;幸福又好難,就在你腳跟前, 千山萬(wàn)水卻因沒(méi)有轉(zhuǎn)頭而錯(cuò)失
In others’ eyes, you are always “the funny one” and became loud and overconfident to mask what I was actually feeling, but few people know about the way you felt.
在別人的眼中,你可能是一個(gè)“很有趣的人”。你用大聲喧囂和過(guò)度的自信來(lái)掩蓋自己真正的想法,以致身邊的人都看不透你。
I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to change. I am an incredibly lucky person who have come from a family who love and support my whole life.
不應(yīng)再自怨自艾,而要切切實(shí)實(shí)地謀求改變。能有一個(gè)愛(ài)護(hù)和支持自己的家庭,你已經(jīng)是世上非常幸運(yùn)的人了。
The important thing to remember is that our problems aren’t what define us. What defines us is how we deal with what has happened to us; how we change the way we think about it.
重要的是,你要記住,我們遇到的問(wèn)題不能定義我們的本質(zhì)。能定義我們的,是我們處理問(wèn)題的方法,以及我們對(duì)待問(wèn)題的態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變。
The greatest gifts in life are not purchased but acquired through hard work and determination. 生命中最珍貴的禮物不是花錢買來(lái)的,而是通過(guò)努力和決心而獲取的。
You are capable of making your brightest dreams come true.
你能夠讓美好的夢(mèng)想變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。 Give your hopes everything you’ve got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.
滿懷希望并全力以赴,你就能摘下改變命運(yùn)的那顆星。
詞匯: simple [?s?mp?l] 簡(jiǎn)單的;單純的 grasp [ɡrɑ?sp] 抓住;控制
actually [?ækt???l?] 實(shí)際上 overconfident [???v??k?nf?d?nt] 過(guò)于自信的,自負(fù)的
2. Life's true meaning 生命的真正意義
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,that costs the least and does the most,is just a pleasant smile.
那最能賦予生命價(jià)值,代價(jià)最廉而回報(bào)最多的東西,不過(guò)一個(gè)令人心暢的微笑而已。
There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;It always has the same good luck;It's never out of style;It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;
當(dāng)我們看到喜悅的微笑,憂傷就會(huì)一掃而光;它始終面容姣好,永不落伍;失敗令我們沮喪之時(shí),它鼓勵(lì)我們?cè)俅螄L試。
The best part of being mature is that you no longer like the things that you used to really want. 成熟最大的好處是:以前得不到的,現(xiàn)在不想要了。
The minute you think of giving up,think of reason why you held on so long.
在你想要放棄的那一刻,想想為什么當(dāng)初堅(jiān)持走到了這里。
Precious things are very few in this world.That is the reason there is just one you.
在這世上珍貴的東西總是罕有,所以這世界上只有一個(gè)你。
Promise more,if do not make it,it has only been a lie.
承諾再多,若都做不到。那也只不過(guò)還是謊言。
3. 人生莫待綻放 Don t Wait for Life to Start
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept responsibility for changing them. ~Denis Waitley
人生有兩大選擇:要么接受現(xiàn)實(shí),要么接受改變現(xiàn)狀的責(zé)任。——丹尼斯·魏特利
Many people are constantly waiting for their life to start. When I m older I ll do this and In a few years I ll do that. They think the life they are experiencing is boring and meaningless.
很多人都在等待自己生命的新起點(diǎn),總說(shuō) 等我長(zhǎng)大一點(diǎn),我會(huì)做這個(gè) 又或者 幾年后,我要做那個(gè) 。他們覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的生活很乏味無(wú)趣。
Who has never viewed himself/herself as worthless and unattractive?
誰(shuí)沒(méi)有試想自己是毫無(wú)價(jià)值、毫不吸引的人?
In others eyes, you are always the funny one and became loud and overconfident to mask what I was actually feeling, but few people know about the way you felt.
在別人的眼中,你可能是一個(gè) 很有趣的人 。你用大聲喧囂和過(guò)度的自信來(lái)掩蓋自己真正的想法,以致身邊的人都看不透你。
All of us may suffer with depression and frustration, lose guidance and support, need aids physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
我們所有人都會(huì)經(jīng)歷挫折和沮喪,失去指引和支持,無(wú)論物質(zhì)、情感還是精神上都急切需要治愈。
Just think like this way:
請(qǐng)從這個(gè)方面思考:
This too shall pass.
Horrible feelings I am feeling will eventually go away.
所有恐懼不安的思想終有一天會(huì)煙消云散。
I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to change. I am an incredibly lucky person who have come from a family who love and support my whole life.
不應(yīng)再自怨自艾,而要切切實(shí)實(shí)地謀求改變。能有一個(gè)愛(ài)護(hù)和支持自己的家庭,你已經(jīng)是世上非常幸運(yùn)的人了。
I had to be the one to make the decision to change my way of thinking.
只有你可以決定自己想法的轉(zhuǎn)變。
All the good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass eventually too. While I am feeling miserable, my life is still going on and I am missing out on appreciating those precious moments.
跟不幸一樣,在你生命中所有好的事情、身邊很棒的人,同樣會(huì)有離你而去的一天。當(dāng)自己沉溺于痛苦之中,而生命的時(shí)間漏斗仍不停流轉(zhuǎn),那你將錯(cuò)過(guò)那些值得贊美的珍貴時(shí)刻。
We all have horrible things happen to us that will affect each of us differently.
盡管境遇相同,但其對(duì)不同的人的影響卻不盡相同。
The important thing to remember is that our problems aren t what define us. What defines us is how we deal with what has happened to us; how we change the way we think about it.
重要的是,你要記住,我們遇到的問(wèn)題不能定義我們的本質(zhì)。能定義我們的,是我們處理問(wèn)題的方法,以及我們對(duì)待問(wèn)題的態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變。
We can either let it become us or we can use our new found wisdom to change the little bit of world around us all.
我們或許放任自流,又或許利用我們發(fā)現(xiàn)的新智慧改變我們周邊發(fā)生的事情。
There s something much bigger than us and our problems. It is always important to remember that there is always someone who is in a position much worse than our own.
比我們自身和我們所遇到的問(wèn)題還重要的事情大有所在。切勿忘記永遠(yuǎn)有人比我們?cè)庥龅母愀狻?/p>
Nevertheless, I am well on the way to becoming the person I want to be and I have goals and expectations of myself. I am now aware that my life has started.
然而,我們有自己的目標(biāo)和期待,并在自己選擇的人生道路上很好的前進(jìn)著。我們必須從現(xiàn)在起意識(shí)到屬于自己的人生其實(shí)已經(jīng)開(kāi)始。
It started years ago and it s not nearly over yet. It s happening right now. Yours is too.
我的人生在好久之前已經(jīng)開(kāi)始了,而且還沒(méi)結(jié)束?,F(xiàn)在還是進(jìn)行時(shí)。你的也一樣。
4. Home 家
What makes a home? Love and sympathy and confidence.
什么組成了家?愛(ài)、相互支持和信賴。
It is a place where kindly affections exist among all the members of the family. The parents take good care of their children, and the children are interested in the activities of their parents. Thus all of them are bound together by affection, and they find their home to be the cheeriest place in the world.
這是一個(gè)所有家庭成員之間都有親切感情的地方。父母照顧好孩子,孩子們對(duì)父母的活動(dòng)很感興趣。因此,他們都被愛(ài)連接在一起,他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的家是世界上最快樂(lè)的地方。
A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man. Every civilized person is a social being.No one should live alone. A man may lead a successful and prosperous life,but prosperity alone can by no means insure happiness.
沒(méi)有愛(ài)的家不等于家,正如沒(méi)有靈魂的軀體不等于人。每一個(gè)人都是一個(gè)社會(huì)的個(gè)體。沒(méi)有人應(yīng)該獨(dú)居。一個(gè)人可能會(huì)過(guò)上成功而繁榮的生活,但僅靠繁榮并不能保證幸福。
Many great personages in the world history had deep affections for their homes. Your home may be poor and humble, but your duty lies there. You should try to make it cheerful and comfortable. The greater the difficulties, the richer will be your reward. A home is more than a family dwelling. It is a school in which people are trained for citizenship. A man will not render good service to his country if he can do nothing good for his home; for in proportion as he loves his home, will he love his country. The home is the birthplace of true patriotism. It is the secret of social welfare and national greatness. It is the basis and origin of civilization.
世界歷史上許多偉大人物都對(duì)自己的家園懷有深厚的感情。你的家也許貧窮卑微,但你的責(zé)任在于此。你應(yīng)該盡量使它愉快和舒適。困難越大,你的回報(bào)就越豐厚。家不僅僅是一個(gè)家庭住宅。這是一所學(xué)校,在那里人們被訓(xùn)練成為公民。人若不能為自己的家作什么好事,就不能為自己的國(guó)家作好事;因?yàn)樗麗?ài)自己的家,就一定會(huì)愛(ài)自己的國(guó)家。家是真正愛(ài)國(guó)主義的發(fā)源地。這是社會(huì)福利和國(guó)家偉大的秘訣。它是文明的基礎(chǔ)和起源。
好了,今天的美文摘抄就到這里了,請(qǐng)大家在日常的學(xué)習(xí)中一定要堅(jiān)持閱讀哦!