SD冠军锦标赛｜美国藤校演讲与辩论赛中国选拔赛

Beloved, 亲爱的： There are days when nothing seems right, when every shell you pick up on the winding shore is broken, when the silken treasure slips through your fingers too quickly, and when comforts are empty and the world is noisy. 总有这样的日子： 一切似乎都不顺利， 你在弯弯曲曲的海滩上捡到的贝壳都是残缺不全的， 珍贵的宝物从你指缝中...

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You Are The One — Chris Messick 因为是你–克里斯·梅西克 For you I would climb 为了你，我会攀登 The highest mountain peak 最高的山峰 Swim the deepest ocean 游过最深的海洋 Your love I do seek 寻找你的爱 For you I would cross the widest rivers 为了你，我会穿越最宽的河流 Walk the hottest desert sand 走过最热的沙漠 To have you...

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Once a circle missed a wedge. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. 从前，一个圆圈缺了一块楔子。它想保持完整，便四处寻找那块楔子。 But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. 由于不完整，所以它只能慢慢地滚动。...

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The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat’s days were numbered.The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done,that he should take the Cat home and make him as comfortable as possible. 男人非常伤心。他知道猫余下的日子不多了。医生说已经没得治了，他只能把猫带回家，并尽可能地让他在剩下的时间里过得舒服些。 The man stroked the Cat on his lap ...

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After Breaking Up — How To Overcome Separation And Loneliness 分手后–如何克服分离和孤独 1.Accept that it is over, and that you have to move on to another phase in life. 要学会接受这段关系已经结束了，你必须要走向人生的另一个阶段。 After all, one of the biggest failures of people whose partners have walked away from them, 毕竟，那些与伴侣远去的人，...

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You expect me to stay. 你的期待深深 But I have to go away. 我的步履匆匆 I know 我知道 Even if I walk hurriedly 即使步履匆匆 There are too many brambles 前面也还有 Ahead 太多的荆棘 And too long away. 太远的路程 I’ll have to cross 涉过一道河 One river after another 还有一条江 And climb over 翻过一座山 One hill ...

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A pot of cooked rice, if left out overnight, will become a bit dry because of loss of water. On the third day, it may no taste as good; and on the fourth day, as you‘ll discover, it becomes sour. If kept even longer, it will surely get mouldy. 一锅米饭，放到第二天，水气就会干了一些，放到第三天，味道恐怕就有问题了。第四天，我们几乎可以发现，它已经变坏了。再放下去，眼看就...

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Remember Me — Kathy J Parenteau 要记得 If I were to leave this world today, 如果我今天就要离开这个世界， I’d want to be remembered, it’s true, for going that extra mile just to show my love for you. 我不愿被遗忘，再多爱你一点。 I’d want for you to be proud of me and know I always tried. 我想你为我骄傲，我想你知道我有一直努力。 ...

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Close To You by Carpenters 靠近你 Why do birds suddenly appear 为什么鸟儿忽然出现 Every time you are near 每一次你靠近时 Just like me, they long to be close to you 就像我一样，它们一直盼望着靠近你 Why do stars fall down from the sky 为什么星星从夜空坠落 Every time you walk by 每一次你走过时 Just like me, they long to be close to you 就...

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I Like for You to be Still 我喜欢你是寂静的 I like for you to be still It is as though you are absent And you hear me from far away And my voice does not touch you It seems as though your eyes had flown away And it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth 我喜欢你是寂静的，仿佛你消失了一样。 你从远处聆听我，我的声音却无法触及你。 好像你的双眼已...

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The Moon Song 月之歌 I’m lying on the moon 我躺在月亮上 My dear, I’ll be there soon 亲爱的，我马上就到 It’s a quiet starry place 在这繁星点点的宁静夜晚 Time’s we’re swallowed up 时间都被我们吞噬 In space, we’re here a million miles away 在这万里之外的深空 There’s things I wish I knew 有好多事我...

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A man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree. 一位父亲惩罚了自己5岁的女儿，因为她用光了家里仅有的一卷昂贵的金色包装纸。家中余...

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Isn’t it incredible 这不是很令人难以置信吗 how the longer we live on this Earth 我们在世上活得越久 the more the passage of time 越会感觉 between the world outside us 我们自身之外的时间 and the world within us seems out of 与我们内在的世界已经脱轨 I attended my 35th high school reunion recently. 最近我去参加了第35次的高中同学聚会 It ...

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Two Kinds of People by Ella Wheeler Wilcox 两类人–埃拉·惠勒·威尔科克斯 There are two kinds of people on earth today 这世上有两类人 Two kinds of people, no more, I say 要我说最多也就两类 Not the good or the bad, for it’s well understood 不是好人，也不是坏人，因为人人知晓 The good are half bad and the bad are half good 善中有恶，恶中掺善...

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You Know My Heart — Bettine Brentano to Goethe 《你懂我的心》 –贝婷·布伦塔诺致歌德 You know my heart 你懂我的心 You know that all there is desire 你懂我心中所有的愿望 Thought, boding and longing 思念、预兆和渴求 You live among spirits and they give you divine wisdom 你生活在幽灵之中，他们给你以神灵的智慧 You must nourish me 你一...

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

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The Greatest Parents On Earth — Ron Tranmer 史上最伟大的父母–罗恩·特兰默 I will never take for granted how greatly I’ve been blessed. 我从不觉得我的幸福来的理所应当。 For when it comes to parents, Mom and Dad, you are the best! 每每谈及父母，爸妈，你们都是最棒的！ You nurtured and protected me and taught me with great care. 你们养育我...

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I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness. 有时候我觉得很有意思，甚至连最平凡的事情都能够对我们的认识产生影响。 My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like it does today. 九年前，我的妻子、女儿和我搬进了现在的家，我...

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A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out. 别人都走开的时候 朋友仍与你在一起 Sometimes in life, you find a special friend; 有时候在生活中 你会找到一个特别的朋友 Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. 他只是你生活中的一部分内容 却能改变你整个的生活 Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop; ...

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Let It Be Me -by Phil Everly 让我爱着你 I bless the day I found you 感谢上天让我遇到你 I want to stay around you 我想和你一起厮守 Now and forever 不管天荒地老 Let it be me 让我爱着你 Don’t take this heaven from one 不要让我的梦想破灭 If you must cling to someone 如果你真的需要温暖怀抱 Now and forever 不管天荒地老 Let it ...

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