英文欣赏之人生感悟 (37)克林顿告别演说

My fellow citizens,tonight is my last opportunity to speak to you from the Oval Office as your president. 同胞们,今晚是我最后一次作为你们的总统,在白宫椭圆形办公室向你们做最后一次演讲。 I am profoundly grateful to you for twice giving me the honor to serve,to work for you and with you to prepare our nation for the 21st century. 我从心底深处感谢你们给了我2次机会和...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (42)拉里•佩奇密歇根大学演讲

A long time ago, in this cold September of 1962,there was a Steven’s co-op at this very university. 很久以前,1962年的寒冷9月,这座校园里有一家史蒂文消费合作社。 That co-op had a kitchen with a ceiling that had been cleaned by student volunteers probably every decade or so. 此合作社有一间厨房,那里的天花板由学生志愿者打扫,大概每十来年才一次吧。 Picture a college girl ...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (16)山谷

A Valley 山谷 I came, one evening before sunset, 一天傍晚,我在日落之前走下了一个山谷, down into a valley, where I was to rest. 准备在那里休息。 In the course of my descent to it,by the winding track along the mountain-side,from which I saw it shining far below, 当我沿着山麓上蜿蜒的小路下山时,我看到山谷在远处闪光; I think some long-unwonted sense ...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (53)我的世界观 The World as I See It

The World as I See It 我的世界观 I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense. 我根本就不相信哲学所谓的人的自由。 Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity. 一个人的所作所为,不仅是外界所迫也是内心所需。 Schopenhauer’s saying,”A man can do what he wants,but not want what...

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英文欣赏:高中生舞会:成年仪式(上)

The Senior Prom — Adulthood Ceremony 高中生舞会:成年仪式 As the school year winds down, many senior students of school across the nation will not just be starting another summer of holidays to provide a break during semesters. 学年结束将近,等待全国高中毕业生的将不再是下学期到来之前的快乐暑假了。 Many will be leaving their safe havens of senior public scho...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (49)微尘与栋梁 On Motes and Beams

On Motes and Beams 微尘与栋梁 It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. 令人好奇的是,与他人的过失相比,我们自己的过失往往不是那么的可憎。 I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others. 我想,原因...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (11)有感于青春常在

On the Feeling of Immortality in Youth 有感于青春常在 No young man believes he will ever die. 年轻人不相信自己会死。 It was a saying of my brother’s, and a fine one. 这是我哥哥的话,可算得一句妙语。 There is a feeling of eternity in youth, 青春有一种永生之感 which makes us amend for everything. 它能弥补一切。 To be young is to be as one o...

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英文欣赏:寻找代孕母亲(上)

Finding a Surrogate Mother, Is It a Good Choice? 寻找代孕母亲是很好的选择吗? Surrogacy — having another woman bear a child for you — is an emotionally intense and legally complex arrangement. 代孕,即找另外一个女人替你生孩子,这在伦理和法律上都是比较敏感复杂的。 The process can require vast amounts of time, money, and patience to succeed. However, m...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (105)面试的利弊 The Pros and Cons of Interview

The Pros and Cons of Interview 面试的利弊 It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. 许多资历与工作经验几乎相同的求职人员竞聘同一职位,这是常发生的情况。 In their educational background,special skills and work experience,there is little, if anything,to choose between half a dozen candidate...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (72)马丁路德金纪念日

MLK Holiday CelebratesLate Civil Rights Leader 马丁路德金纪念日 Martin Luther King Jr.’s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955年,马丁路德金在美国南部阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市率先发起了一场运动,该运动旨在废除公共汽车上的种族歧视规定。从那时起,马丁路德金逐步跃升为一位民权...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (59)生活的勇气 Courage of Life

Courage of Life 生活的勇气 The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; 人生中的勇气,通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. 但是这种勇气却不失为是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。 A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obstacles and dan...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (80)板球 cricket

When you hear the word cricket, what do you think of first? 当你听到cricket这个单词时,你首先会想到什么? A small, chirping insect? 一种小小的,喳喳叫的虫子? Or a summer sport between players in white trousers and woollen jerseys who stop for a 20-minute tea break in the afternoon? 还是穿着白裤和毛衣的选手们玩的一种夏日运动—这种运动在下午时会有20分钟的午茶休...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (39)罗琳哈佛大学毕业典礼演讲

But how much more are you, Harvard graduates of 2008, likely to touch other people’s lives? 但是,哈佛大学的2008届毕业生们,你们多少人有可能去触及他人的生命? Your intelligence, your capacity for hard work, the education you have earned and received, 你们的智慧,你们努力工作的能力,以及你们所受到的教育, give you unique status, and unique responsibilities. 给予你们独特...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (62)论说谎 On Lying

On Lying 论说谎 Now as to the matter of lying. 现在来谈一谈说谎。 You want to be very careful about lying,otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught, 你们可要特别谨慎地看待说谎;否则十有八九会被揭穿。 once caught, you can never again be,in the eyes of the pure and the good, what you were before. 一旦被揭穿,在善良和淳朴的人们眼中,你就再也不可能是以前...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (26)暴风雨的荣光

Glories of the Storm 暴风雨的荣光 It begins when a feeling of stillness creeps into my consciousness.Everything has suddenly gone quiet. 起初,有一种平静的感觉悄然爬上我的心头。 Birds do not chirp. Leaves donot rustle. 世间万物,顿趋沉寂。鸟儿不再啁啾,树叶不再飒飒, Insects do not sing. 昆虫不再吟唱。 The air that has been hot all day becomes heavy....

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (17)论读书

Of Studies 论读书 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 读书足以怡情,足以傅彩,足以长才。 Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; 其怡情也,最见于独处幽居之时; for ornament, is in discourse; 其傅彩也,最见于高谈阔论之中; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. 其长才也,最见于处...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (38)肯尼迪航天计划演讲

We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained,and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. 我们踏上新的航程,为了获取新的知识,为了赢得新的权利,获取并运用权利,应该是为了全人类的进步。 For space science, like nuclear science and all technology,has no conscience of its own. 空间科学,正如核科学以...

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英文欣赏:时尚误区(上)

Fashion Boos-boos 时尚误区 Not all of us have figures of supermodels and certainly not all of us dress like one. 并不是所有人的身材都像超模,更不用说我们的平日的穿着。 However, there are just some fashion mistakes that any girl must not make, 以下是所有女人都应该避免踏入的时尚误区, regardless of her level of “fashion-consciousness”. 不论她们的时尚观念高低。 The ...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (113)送孩子上学 Sending Children to School

Sending Children to School 送孩子上学 Sending a child to school in England is a step which many parents do not find easy to take. 在英格兰,送孩子上学对于家长来说并不容易。 In theory, at least, the problem is that there are very many choices to make. 至少从理论上讲,问题在于有很多选择。 Let us try to list some of the alternatives between which parents are forced to decide. ...

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英文欣赏:蹦极—玩的就是心跳(上)

Bungee — Just for the Thrill 蹦极—玩得就是心跳 Would you pay lots of money to fall off a 120-foot high platform, 你愿意花重金,仅在腰部和脚踝上挂着弹性绳索, held only by an elastic cord around your waist or ankles? 就从120英尺的高台上跳下去吗? It may sound crazy, but lots of people do it. 这虽听起来很疯狂,但很多人都在玩。 Bungee Jumping, as it is called, is gaining ...

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