英文欣赏:当爱召唤你 When Love Beckons You

When Love Beckons You 当爱召唤你 When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. 当爱召唤你时,请追随她,尽管爱的道路艰难险...

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英文欣赏:成功之道 The Road to Success

The Road to Success 成功之道 It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice...

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英文欣赏:穷人 The Poor

It’s the anarchy of poverty Delights me, the old Yellow wooden house indented Among the new brick tenements 贫穷的无序景致 使我愉悦:陈旧的 黄色木屋陷入 新的砖造分租公寓的包围中 Or a cast iron balcony With panels showing oak branches In full leaf. It fits The dress of the children 一个铸铁阳台的镶板间 露出长满树叶的 橡树枝桠。它和 孩子们的服装契合 Reflecting every stage and ...

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英文欣赏:假如拥有三天光明

All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or his last hours. I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose...

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英文欣赏:展翅高飞 On Eagle’s Wings

In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing in on me. I didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. On days like this I love to find a place where silence rule where the wind in the tall pine trees sounds like ocean waves crashing along some deserted beach I've walked along in my memory. 在一个美好的日子...

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英文欣赏:Sign Language 手语(上)

There is one language that is in use in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, thin and fat, short and tall. It is everybody's second language. It is easy to understand, although you can not hear it. It is sign language. 有一种语言在全球每个国家都在用。使用这种语言的人或年轻或年老,或瘦或胖,或高或矮。这是每个人的第二语言。尽管不能听到它,但...

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英文欣赏:夕阳无限好 Leaving Work to Gaze at Sunsets

I believe in leaving work at five o’clock.In a nation that operates on a staunch Protestant work ethic, this belief could be considered radical. Working only 40 hours a week? I just don’t know many people who punch out at five o’clock anymore. It seems downright quaint, like pocket watches and shoe shines.My father tried to teach me the importance of hard w...

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英文欣赏:红色 Red

Red 红色 It says poison, passion and stop right there. It is the most powerful colour on the planet and it is 1)rife with contradictions. Its universal meanings are heat, blood, danger and emotion. 红色意味着毒药、激情和立即停止。红色是世界上最有力的颜色,总是与矛盾联系在一起。红色最普遍的意思是灼热、鲜血、危险和感情。 A red light means that the doctor is in. Red cars are se...

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英文欣赏:告诉妈妈我爱她(上)

Tell Mommy I Love Her 告诉妈妈我爱她 John had been on the road visiting clients for three weeks. He couldn't wait to get back to his wife and kids. It was coming up on Mother's day, and he usually tried to make it "back home", but this year he was too tired. When he drove by a flower shop, he said to himself, "I know what I'll do. I'll send Mom...

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英文欣赏:以书为伴 Companionship of Books

曾几何时,我学会了在书海中徜徉;曾几何时,我学会了在书山 中冥想;又几何时,我已经爱上了那熟悉的书的墨香。 A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. 通常看一个读些什么书就可知道他的为人,就像看他...

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英文欣赏:一条美丽的裙子

A Beautiful Dress 一条美丽的裙子 My neighbor's eight-year-old daughter used to stay in the countryside, her native place. 我邻居八岁的女儿之前住在乡下,她的老家。 Recently her parents brought her to town to live with them. 最近被带到城里来和爸妈一起生活。 Wild and uneducated, she would swear or use dirty words when she was displeased. 她是个没有受过教育的野孩子,她不开心...

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英文欣赏:我真笨 I'm Stupid!(下)

We were trying to sell our car about a year ago. 一年前,我们曾打算卖了我们的车。 A guy came over to the house and drove the car around for about 45 minutes. 一个哥们来看车,然后在附近开了45分钟。 We get back to the house, he gets out of the car, 等我们开车回家,他下车后, reaches down and grabs the exhaust pipe, then says, "Damn that's hot!" 把手伸到车下摸排气...

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英文欣赏:音乐的语言 The Language of Music

The Language of Music 音乐的语言 A painter hangs his or her finished pictures on a wall, and everyone can see it. A composer writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. Professional singers and players have great responsibilities, for the composer is utterly dependent on them. A student of music needs as long and as arduous a training to become a performer a...

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英文欣赏:我真笨 I'm Stupid!(上)

I'm Stupid! 我真笨! Stupid people should have to wear signs that just say, "I'm Stupid." That way you wouldn't have to rely on them, would you? You wouldn't ask them anything. It would be like, "Excuse me…oops… never mind, didn't see your sign."It's like before my wife and I moved. Our house was full of boxes and there...

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英文欣赏:论孩子

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. 你的儿女并不是你的儿女 他们是生命自身憧憬的儿女 他们借助你来到这世界,却非自你而来 并且,尽管他们在你身旁,却并不属于你 You may give them your love but not your thought For they have ...

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英文欣赏:生命中的五个球 Five Balls of Life

Five Balls of Life 生命中的五个球 In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments: 几年前,在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩•戴森讲到工作与其他义务的关系: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name ...

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英文欣赏:世界上最大的家庭(上)

The World's Biggest Family 世界上最大的家庭 Mr. and Mrs. Albina don't know where all their grown-up children are living now. 阿宾娜夫妇不知道他们已成年的孩子们现在在哪里生活。 They aren't sure how old all their children are either. Ask them, for example, 他们也不确定他们孩子们多大了。 "How old is your daughter Susanna?" and they say, "We're not...

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英文欣赏:不做有才华的穷人

Don't work for money 不做有才华的穷人  The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is no...

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英文欣赏:交际面面观 Levels of Communication(4)

Levels of Communication 4 交际面面观 Emotional communication: involves sharing our emotions and feelings with another. We are sharing our inner-self when we allow others to know our heart. This is risky business! Societies place constraints upon the specific emotions (e.g., It's good to express love; it's bad to express hatred). We also have rules about when and how ...

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英文欣赏:Self-improvement-upgrading your life自我改善—提高你的生活

Self-improvement-upgrading your life 自我改善—提高你的生活 If you are given some money to fix up your residence, your apartment or house,what would you do? 如果给你一些钱来修葺你的住所,你的公寓或房子,你会做什么呢? Would you get some new wall-paper? 你将会弄些新墙纸吗? Would you get some new light fixtures? 你将会弄些新的灯光装饰吗? Would you get some new furniture? 你将会弄...

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