英文欣赏之人生感悟 (55)真假纯朴 True and False Simplicity

True and False Simplicity 真假纯朴 Simplicity is an uprightness of soul that has no reference to self;it is different from sincerity, and it is a still higher virtue. 纯朴是无私的灵魂中一种正直的品质;它不同于真诚,并高于真诚。 We see many people who are sincere,without being simple; 许多人真诚,但绝不纯朴; they only wish to pass for what they are,and the...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (110)国家的生活标准 A Country's Standard of Living

A Country’s Standard of Living 国家的生活标准 The standard of living of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. 任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品和服务的价值。 A country’s standard of living,therefore,depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. 因此...

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英文欣赏:痴呆症的一种 Alzheimer's Disease(上)

About Alzheimer’s Disease 关于阿尔茨海默氏病 Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. 痴呆是一种大脑功能性失调,严重时会影响一个人的日常生活能力。 The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer’s disease (AD),which involves the parts of the brain that control thought...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (33)秋 August

August 秋 There is no month in the whole year,in which nature wears a more beautiful appearance than in the month of August. 一年之中,没有任何一个月份的自然风光比得过八月的风采。 Spring has many beauties,and May is a fresh and blooming month, 春天美不胜收,而五月也是一个明媚清新、繁花似锦的月份, but the charms of this time of year are enhanced by their c...

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英文欣赏:我从他们身上获益匪浅(下)

Another man would come to Houston, bigger than the last, but just as great in spirit. 另一个人会来休斯顿,他是出色的篮球明星,和奥拉朱旺一样有伟大的精神。 Yao Ming comes from Shanghai, China, a world as distant to most Houstonians as the other side of the moon. 姚明来自中国上海,中国与休斯顿的距离好比是月球的两侧间的距离。 However, what Yao Ming is teaching us i...

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英文欣赏:普通人的太空行(下)

The reusability of this next wave of spacecraft will help develop commercial markets, which is believed to be space tourism. 下一波宇宙飞船的可重用性将用于商业市场,也就是太空旅行。 The competition itself is actually modeled on the Orteig International Prize of 1927, which promoted Charles Lindbergh’s famous non-stop flight from New York to Paris 71 years ago on...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (83)家是让你快乐的地方 Home is where You are Happy

Home is where You are Happy 家是让你快乐的地方 Every immigrant leads a double life. 每个移民都过着一种双重生活, Every immigrant has a double identity and a double vision,being suspended between an old and a new home,an old and a new self. 每个移民也都拥有双重身份和双重视野,他们的心总是在故土和新家中徘徊,在过往的自己和崭新的自己之间找寻平衡。 The very no...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (58)母亲颂 The Mother

The Mother 母亲颂 The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word “Mother,” 人的嘴唇所能发出的最甜美的字眼,就是母亲, and the most beautiful call is the call of “My mother.” 最美好的呼喊,就是妈妈这个声音。 It is a word full of hope and love, 这是一个简单而又意味深长的字眼, a sweet and kind word coming from the dept...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (101)改变心态能否使人变得更年轻? How Can We Reverse Aging?

How Can We Reverse Aging? 改变心态能否使人变得更年轻? Imagine that you could rewind the clock 20 years,and you’re 20 years younger. 想象一下你能将时钟回拨20年,然后年轻20岁, How do you feel? 你会感觉如何呢? Well, if you’re at all like the subjects in a provocative experiment by Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer,you actually feel as if your b...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (5)生命中的五个球

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. 想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。 You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air. 这五个球分别是工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵,你很努力地掷着这五个球,不让它们落地。 You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. ...

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英文欣赏:搞笑的诺贝尔奖 Ig Nobel Prize(下)

Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto, and Masumi Wakita (Ig Nobel Psychology Prize, 1995) made their achievement in training pigeons to distinguish between the paintings of Picasso and those of Monet… 受渡·边茂,坂本纯子和伊藤·千寻(1995年诺贝尔物理学奖获得者)成就地训练鸽子区分出毕加索和莫奈的画。 I raise this matter of good or bad, because the world in general see...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (14)心静如水

The Practice of Peace 心静如水 There are many areas in which peace needs to be accomplished, 许多方面需要做到心静如水: within ourselves, between ourselves and others, 我们的内心,我们和他人之间的关系, and between ourselves and the divine. 以及我们和我们内心之间的关系。 When any part is out of balance, 当任何一方失去平衡, a lasting peace cannot ...

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英文欣赏:情人的谎言 Lying to a Loved One

Lying to a Loved One 情人的谎言 What are the benefits of lying to a loved one? Whether we like it or not, our relationships are held together, not only by telling the truth, but also by knowing how and when to lie. And if the truth be told, our close relationships could not work without some degree of deception. No one want to hear everything, and telling the right li...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (19)河之歌

The Song of the River 河之歌 You hear it all along the river. 沿河上下都可以听见那歌声。 You hear it, loud and strong, from the rowers as they urge the junk with its high stern, the mast lashed alongside, down the swift running stream. 它响亮而有力,那是船夫,他们划着木船顺流向下,船尾翘得很高,桅杆系在船边。 You hear it from the trackers, a more breathless chant, as they pu...

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英文欣赏:游戏有什么好玩的?(下)

“I think it’s a bit too violent for young people. When people are coming at you to shoot, you stab them and all that and run over people.” “我认为这对年轻人来说有点过于暴力。当人们朝你开枪,你刺伤他们,然后撞倒他们。” Ryan McLaughlin, 15 from Derry, disagreed and felt young people could distinguish between and felt young people could distinguish between vio...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (2)幸福是一段旅程

Happiness is a Journey 幸福是一段旅程 We convince ourselves that life will be better,after we get married, have a baby, then another. 我们总是相信,等我们结了婚,生了一个又一个的孩子之后,生活就会更美好。 Then we’re frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. 等有了孩子,我们又因为他们总长不大而烦恼,想着等他们大些时...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (97)胆小的新贵 The Scary New Rich

The Scary New Rich 胆小的新贵 Aristotle believed they were democracy’s secret weapon-the protectors of social values,the moderators of political extremism,and believers in a society run by laws instead of by strongmen. 亚里士多德认为,他们是民主体制的秘密武器—他们保卫社会价值观、缓和政治极端主义、在政府法令面前捍卫理性,并相信社会应当由法律而非铁腕人物来治理。 They hav...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (23)夏末的诗意

The Poetry of Late Summer 夏末的诗意 One has the leisure of July for perceiving all the differences of the green of leaves. 七月间,人们有余暇观察树叶绿翠的千差万别。 It is no longer a difference in degrees of maturity,for all the trees have darkened to their final tone,and stand in their differences of character and not of mere date. 这不再是成熟上的差异,因为所有的树木,或...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (13)微笑

The Smile 微笑 I was sure that I was to be killed. 一想到自己明天就没命了, I became terribly nervous. 我不禁陷入极端的惶恐。 I searched my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. 我翻遍了口袋想看看有没有一支没被他们搜走的香烟, I found one and because of my shaking hands, 但我的手紧张得不停发抖, I could barely get it to my lips. 连将烟...

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英文欣赏之人生感悟 (67)派对时间 Party Time

Americans plan parties for many reasons. 美国人举行派对缘由诸多。 As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious and national holidays. 同其他的文化一样,很多美国人也会在婚礼上,宗教节日和法定假日里举办派对, But some parties are especially American. 但也有一些派对很美国化。 For example, a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat f...

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