優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文閱讀欣賞
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優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文閱讀篇一
青春常在 Feeling of Youth
No young man believes he shall ever die. It was a saying of my brother's, and a fine one. There is a feeling of Eternity in youth, which makes us amend for everything. To be young is to be as one of the Immortal Gods. One half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains in store for us with all its countless treasures; for there is no line drawn, and we see no limit to our hopes and wishes. We make the coming age our own-
The vast, the unbounded prospect lies before us.
Death. old age. are words without a meaning. that pass by us like the idea air which we regard not. Others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life“, which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful journey, we strain our eager gaze forward-
Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!
And see no end to the landscape, new objects presenting themselves as we advance; so, in the commencement of life, we set no bounds to our inclinations. nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them. we have as yet found no obstacle, no disposition to flag; and it seems that we can go on so forever. We look round in a new world, full of life, and motion, and ceaseless progress; and feel in ourselves all the vigor and spirit to keep pace with it, and do not foresee from any present symptoms how we shall be left behind in the natural course of things, decline into old age, and drop into the grave. It is the simplicity, and as it were abstractedness of our feelings in youth, that (so to speak) identifies us with nature, and (our experience being slight and our passions strong) deludes us into a belief of being immortal like it. Our short-lives connection with existence we fondly flatter ourselves, is an indissoluble and lasting union-a honeymoon that knows neither coldness, jar, nor separation. As infants smile and sleep, we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies, and lulled into security by the roar of the universe around us0we quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the more-objects press around us, filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them, so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.
年輕人不相信自己會(huì)死。這是我哥哥的話，可算得一句妙語(yǔ)。青春有一種永生之感——它能彌補(bǔ)一切。人在青年時(shí)代好像一尊永生的神明。誠(chéng)然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蘊(yùn)藏著不盡財(cái)富的另一半還有所保留，我們對(duì)它也抱著無(wú)窮的希望和幻想。未來(lái)的時(shí)代完全屬于我們——
無(wú)限遼闊的遠(yuǎn)景在我們面前展現(xiàn)
死亡，老年，不過(guò)是空話，毫無(wú)意義;我們聽了，只耳邊風(fēng)，全不放在心上。這些事，別人也許經(jīng)歷過(guò)，或者可能要承受，但是我們自己，“在靈符護(hù)佑下度日”，對(duì)于諸如此類脆弱的念頭，統(tǒng)統(tǒng)付之輕蔑的一笑。像是剛剛走上愉快的旅程，極目遠(yuǎn)眺——
向遠(yuǎn)方的美景歡呼!
此時(shí)，但覺好風(fēng)光應(yīng)接不暇，而且，前程更有美不勝收的新鮮景致。在這生活的開端，我們聽任自己的志趣馳騁，放手給它們一切滿足的機(jī)會(huì)。到此為止，我們還沒有碰上過(guò)什么障礙，也沒有感覺到什么疲憊，因此覺得還可以一直這樣向前走去，直到永遠(yuǎn)。我們看到四周一派新天地——生機(jī)盎然，變動(dòng)不居，日新月異;我們覺得自己活力充盈，精神飽滿，可與宇宙并駕齊驅(qū)。而且，眼前也無(wú)任何跡象可以證明，在大自然的發(fā)展過(guò)程中，我們自己也會(huì)落伍，衰老，進(jìn)入墳?zāi)?。由于年輕人天真單純，可以說(shuō)是茫然無(wú)知，因而將自己跟大自然劃上等號(hào);并且，由于經(jīng)驗(yàn)少而感情盛，誤以為自己也能和大自然一樣永世長(zhǎng)存。我們一廂情愿，癡心妄想，竟把自己在世上的暫時(shí)棲身，當(dāng)作千古不變、萬(wàn)事長(zhǎng)存的結(jié)合，好像沒有冷淡、爭(zhēng)執(zhí)、離別的密月。像嬰兒帶著微笑入睡，我們躺在用自己編織成的搖籃里，讓大千世界的萬(wàn)籟之聲催哄我們安然入夢(mèng);我們急切切，興沖沖地暢飲生命之杯，怎么也不會(huì)飲干，反而好像永遠(yuǎn)是滿滿欲溢;森羅萬(wàn)象紛至沓來(lái)，各種欲望隨之而生，使我們騰不出工夫想死亡。
作者：William Hazlitt /威廉.赫茲里特
優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文閱讀篇二
如再活一次，一切將會(huì)不同
If I Had My Life to Live Over
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
sculpt v. 雕刻 storage n. 貯藏(庫(kù))
I would have talked less and listened more.
I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.
stain v. 玷污 fade v. 褪色
I would have eaten the popcorn in the "good" living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
popcorn n. 爆米花 dirt n. 污垢 fireplace n. 壁爐
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
ramble n. 漫談
I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.
tease v. 梳理 spray v. (液體)被噴灑
I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
I would have cried and laughed less while watching television—and more while watching life.
I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
pregnancy n. 懷孕 cherish v. 珍愛 wonderment n. 驚奇、驚嘆
When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you's" …… More "I'm sorry's" …… But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute…… look at it and really see it …… live it …… and never give it back.
impetuously adv. 激烈地
Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us. Let's think about what God has blessed us with and what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually.
bless v. 祝福、保佑 promote n. 促進(jìn)、提升
Life is too short to let it pass you by. We only have one shot at this and then it's gone. I hope you all have a blessed day.
中文：
如果我能再活一次 一切都會(huì)不一樣
生病的時(shí)候我就臥床休息，不會(huì)假裝自己一天不工作，地球就會(huì)停止轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。
我要將雕成玫瑰花狀的粉紅蠟燭點(diǎn)上，而不讓它在閑置中溶化。
我要自己少說(shuō)話，多聽別人說(shuō)。
我要請(qǐng)朋友來(lái)家里吃飯，地毯弄臟了，沙發(fā)褪色了又何妨?
我要在“講究”的客廳里吃爆玉米花。倘若有人在壁爐生火帶出了爐灰，我不會(huì)操那么多閑心。
我要從從容容聽爺爺講他年輕時(shí)候的事情。
我決不會(huì)因?yàn)橄奶祛^發(fā)剛剛梳理過(guò)、噴過(guò)發(fā)膠，就一定要把車窗玻璃搖起來(lái)。
我要和孩子們一起坐在草坪上，不擔(dān)心衣服上會(huì)染上草漬。
看電視我要少哭一點(diǎn)，少笑一點(diǎn)，看生活我要多哭一點(diǎn)，多笑一點(diǎn)。
我買東西不會(huì)只看它很實(shí)用，不顯臟，或能保證用一輩子。我不會(huì)在盼望中度過(guò)9個(gè)月妊娠期，我要珍惜每一刻，要意識(shí)到體內(nèi)生長(zhǎng)的神奇是我今生幫助上帝創(chuàng)造奇跡的惟一機(jī)會(huì)。
孩子們毛手毛腳地親我，我決不會(huì)說(shuō)：“等等。先去洗手洗臉，準(zhǔn)備吃飯。”我要更多地說(shuō)“我愛你”……“對(duì)不起”……但總的來(lái)說(shuō)，如果再讓我活一回，我要把握好分分秒秒，留心生活，真正關(guān)注生活，品味生活，決不使歲月蹉跎。
不為小事煩心。不擔(dān)心誰(shuí)不喜歡我，誰(shuí)比我富有，或者誰(shuí)在干什么。讓我們珍惜與真心關(guān)愛我們的人之間那份感情。讓我們多想想上帝賜予我們的福分，多想想我們每天做了哪些有益于自己思想、身體、感情和精神的事。
人生短暫，不可虛度。每個(gè)人只能活一回，然后生命就消失了。祝愿大家生活幸福。
優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文閱讀篇三
人人有本難念的經(jīng)
Every mountain has a peak
What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables them to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose? Why do they soar when others sink?
The answer is very simple. It's all in how they perceive their problems. Yes, every living person has problems. A problem-free life is an illusion-a mirage in the desert. Accept that fact.
Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time. Problems do end. They are all resolved in time.
You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your response. You can turn your pain into profanity -or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may not have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it.
For instance, what is the positive reaction to a terrible financial setback? In this situation would it be the positive reaction to copout and runaway? Escape through alcohol, drug, or suicide? No! Such negative reactions only produce greater problems by promising a temporary solution to the pressing problem.
The positive solution to a problem may require courage to initiate it. When you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problem's effect on you. Your reaction to the problem is the last word! That's the bottom line. What will you let this problem do to you? It can make you tender or tough. It can make you better or bitter. It all depends on you.
In the final analysis, the tough people who survive the tough times do so because they've chosen to react positively to their predicament. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people stick it out. History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan.
No problem is permanent. Storms always give way to the sun. Winter always thaws into springtime. Your storm will pass. Your winter will thaw. Your problem will be solved.
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