那些给我勇气的双语美文 (38)一场累人的斗争

Balzac once said artistic creation was “an exhausting strug-gle”. 巴尔扎克说过,艺术创造是“一场累人的斗争”。 He believed that only by tenacious work and fearing notafraid of difficulties could you show your talent. 他认为,只有顽强地工作,不怕困难,才能把自己的才华表现出来。 It was just likethe soldiers charging the fortress,not relaxing your effort foreven a moment. 这...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (26)彻悟自我 善待自我

In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of. 人生在世,和“自己”相处最多,打交道最多,但是往往悟不透“自己”。 When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach; luck and opport...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (1)天使是什么样子? ​What do angels look like?

What do angels look like? 天使是什么样子? What Do Angels Look Like? 天使是什么样子? They are— 天使就像— Like the little old lady who returned your wallet yesterday. 那个昨天捡到钱包并把它交还给你的身材矮小的年老妇人。 Like the taxi driver who told you that your eyes light up the world when you smile. 那个告诉你当你微笑时你的双眸能照亮世界的出租车司机。 Like the small child...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (39)美国最伟大的运动员

The railroad station was jammed. Students from Lafayette College were crowding onto the train platform eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Carlisle Indian School’s track and field squad. 火车站挤得水泄不通。拉斐德学院的学生们一齐拥上站台,热切地等待着卡莱尔印地安人学校田径队的到来。 NO one would have believed it a few months earlier. 倘若在几个月前,准没有人相信, A sc...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (16)一直走在阳光里

Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass. Its once animated silhouette was now a tall motionless steeple in the twilight sun. 多年的风雨毁坏了古老的风车。车轮已经锈了,倒了,静静地躺卧在茂盛的六月禾丛中。在落日的衬托下,曾经散发着生气的风车如今如耸立的尖塔般冰冷、生硬。 I hadn‘t walked across our...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (28)礼物 The gift

The gift 礼物 A young man was getting ready to graduate from university. 一个年轻人将要从大学毕业了。 For a long time he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told his Dad that was all he wanted. 几个月以来他一直喜欢某个经销商展厅里的那台漂亮的跑车。他知道他的父亲买得起,所有他告诉父亲说,他只想要这台...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (17)人如孤岛

How wonderful are islands! Islands in space, like this one I have come to, ringed about by miles of water, linked by on bridges, no cables, no telephones. 岛屿是多么奇妙啊!它处在一望无际之中,四周海水围绕, 没有桥梁相通,没有电缆相连,更无电话可打。 An lsland from the world and the world’s life. Islands is time, like this short vacation of mine. 我来的小岛就是 这样一...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (25)垃圾车法则

Sixteen years ago I learned an important life lesson, in the back of a New York City taxi cab. 16年前我学到了人生中重要一课,那是在纽约市的出租车后座上。 I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. 我钻进了一辆出租车,出发去中央火车站。...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (32)少年比尔•盖茨

As a child—and as an adult as well—Bill was untidy. It has been said that in order to counteract this. Mary drew up weekly clothing plans for him. 童年时期——即使成了了大人——比尔也不修边幅。据说为了改此习惯,玛丽为他制定了一周着装计划。 On Mondays he might go to school in blue, on Tuesdays in green, on Wednesdays in brown , on Thursdays in black, and so on , Weekend me...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (21)我们的好房东

Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. 在爱荷华州大学读大三时,我和两个朋友从宿舍搬出来,租了一间房子。 We were all a bit afraid of our landlord, a gruff middle aged man who was “all business” when we signed the lease. 房东是一个粗鲁的中年人,我们都有点怕他。 He gave us a lecture about paying the...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (20)我要为你绘一道彩虹 ​I'll paint you a rainbow

I’ll paint you a rainbow 我要为你绘一道彩虹 I’ll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall, 我要为你画一道彩虹高挂在墙上, To brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall. 在灰霾降临时点亮你的心灵。 On a canvas of joy outlasting the years, 在一块历经岁月的欢乐画布上, With a soft brush of sweetness to dry all your tears. 用甜蜜的软刷拭干你所有的泪水。 I’ll ...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (3)真正的美丽 Real beauty

Real beauty 真正的美丽 When a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby’s ears conspicuously standing out from his head. 他刚刚做了父亲,抱着刚出生的儿子,突然发现孩子的耳朵是很明显的招风耳。 He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child,calling him names like “Dumbo”. 他跟护士说他很担心将...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (35)沃伦•巴菲特

For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. 作为一个如此卓越的成功投资家,沃伦·巴菲特却又是一个非常平凡、普通的人。 Born and bred in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than 40 years Buffett has lived in the same gray stucco house on Farnam Street that he bought for $31,500. 巴菲特在美国内布拉斯加州的奥马...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (4)改变高度 Change altitude

Change altitude 改变高度 Rebecca had decided that her best chance of getting hired by a company doing geological survey work in the Alaskan wilderness was to earn a private license to fly twin-engine planes. 丽贝卡觉得,要想进入在阿拉斯加荒原做地质研究的公司,最好的方式就是拥有操纵双引擎飞机的私家执照。 A few days later she began taking lessons from a wise old b...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (1)生活中我们最幸福时

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. 一个男人和他的女朋友结婚,举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。 All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations. All had a wonderful time. 所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加欢宴和庆祝活动。大家都过得很开心。 The bride was gorgeous in her w...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (27)享受独处

It scares us more than anything except death being alone. 享受独处除了了死亡,我们最害怕的就是孤独。 Our fear of aloneness is so ingrained that given the choice of being by ourselves or being with others we opt for safety in numbers, even at the expense of lingering in painful, boring, or totaling unredeeming company. And yet more of us than ever are alone. 以至于...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 第11期:处事方法A—B—C

As an airport skycap checked through a customer at curbside, he accidentally knocked over the man’s luggage. 一个机场行李搬运员在航站楼边帮一个旅客搬行李时无意 中撞翻了这个人的箱包。 He quickly collected the fallen bags and apologized for the mishap. Unappeased, the traveler burst into an angry tirade, raging and swearing at the skycap for his clumsiness. 他...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (7)矛盾幸福感

What is the definition of”happiness?¨Is it material wealth filled with fancy cars,a dream house,exteravagant furs and jewelry? Or is happiness simply having a roof over your head? “幸福”是什么?幸福是拥有豪华的汽车、梦想的居室、名贵的裘皮和珠宝等物质上的富足嘛?或者,幸福其实很简单一一有遮风避雨的住所 Food inthefridge?Having a child? A pet?A swimming pooI?A designer G...

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那些给我勇气的双语美文 (29)灰色晨曦中那通往彩虹的路

J.K.Rowling,author of Harry Potter Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling’s life has the luster of a fairy tale. J.K.罗琳的生活展现出童话般的光芒,如同她所创造的魔法小巫师—哈利·波特。 Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at a table in...

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美文故事之找谁倚靠 (23)与我同行 Walk with me

Walk with me 与我同行 Walk with me, the path of life, 与我同行,沿着生活之路, To explore every bend of the road; 走遍每个角落, Enjoy with me the beauty of life, 与我共享生活之乐, Along its wonderful way. 沿着那条精彩的路。 Find comfort with me, in each other’s arms, 你我互相抚慰, When grief crosses our path; 当悲伤出现在途中...

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