朗读英语美文(131)寂静之声

Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again 你好黑暗,我的老朋友 我又来和你海阔天空神侃 Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains 因为有个影子悄悄潜入 趁我熟睡埋下了它的种子 这影子根植于我的大脑里 至今还留在 Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alo...

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朗读英语美文(89)如何在逆境中交到朋友

It can be difficult to make friends living in a big city, especially when you don’t know many people. 生活在一个大城市里 是很难交到朋友的, 尤其是当你还不认识很多人的时候。 Over years of experience and studying social skills, I discovered that it’s possible to make friends without even trying. 根据多年的经验以及对社交技能的研究, 我发现其实你 甚至能毫不费力地交到...

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朗读英语美文(108)说话的人很多,倾听的人很少

A person has two ears but only one mouth. 一个人有两只耳朵,但只有一张嘴巴。 That’s because we are meant to listen, not to just speak. 这是因为我们天生就是要去倾听的,而不光是去说。 People talk too much. Everybody wants others to listen to them but forget to listen to others. 人们讲的话实在太多了。每个人都希望别人听他们讲,却忘了去倾听别人。 That’s why we are not...

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朗读英语美文(119)给一位青年的忠告

Remember my son you have to work. 年轻人 无论如何你都得工作 Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, 不管你挥洒锄头亦或笔墨 不论你是推车的或是统计帐薄的 digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. 无论你是汗流浃挖沟渠还是编辑报纸文章 也可能是拍卖师亦或是一位作家 都必须有一份为之努力奋斗的工...

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朗读英语美文(37)如果有一天你想哭

If one day you feel like crying… 假如有一天你想哭… Call me. 打电话给我… I don’t promise that I will make you laugh, 我不能保证能使你笑, But I can cry with you. 但是我能陪着你一起哭。 If one day you want to run away– 假如有一天你想逃跑– Don’t be afraid to call me. 别怕打电话给我。 I don’t promise to ask you to stop… 我不...

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美文阅读 (344)失眠

Clinton long claimed to get by on five hours of sleep a night, 克林顿自称每天晚上只有5小时的睡眠, but he’s been trying to extend that number after a heart attack he partly attributes to fatigue. 有次他心脏病发,觉得可能是劳累过度,自那之后就一直想多睡点。 He also notes, “Every important mistake I’ve made in my life, I’ve made because I was too tired....

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朗读英语美文(85)有了你我的生活就有了光

Someone once said: “Don’t be afraid if you find a crack on your soul, because that’ll be where the sunshine comes in.” 有人说过 “不要害怕心有裂缝, 那是阳光照进来的地方。” Before I met you, I thought this was nothing but another bunch of useless beautiful words. 在遇到你以前, 我觉得这不过又是一句没用的华丽辞藻。 But after I met you, I realized that t...

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美文阅读 (337)背影

I said, “Dad, you might leave now.” 我说道,“爸爸,你走吧。” But he looked out of window and said, “I’m going to buy you some tangerines. You just stay here. Don’t move around.” 他望车外看了看,说,“我买几个橘子去。你就在此地,不要走动。” I caught sight of several vendors waiting for customers outside the railings beyond a platform. 我看那...

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朗读英语美文(113)不必把太多人请到你的人生中

Many people come to us in our lives. 会有许多人走进我们的人生 But most of them are just trivial passangers. 但他们中的大部分都是无关紧要的过客 They show up here and there, now and then. 他们时不时地出现 在这或是在那 But they never really know us. They never succeeded in opening the gate of our hearts. 但他们从没真正理解我们 他们从未成功地打开我们的心扉 One’s time is li...

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美文阅读 (353)生活中的小事

Little Things in Life by Regina Riggs 生活中的小事 Too often we don’t realize what we have until it is gone 我们常常在失去时,才意识到曾经拥有 Too often we wait too late to say “I’m sorry – I was wrong” 我们常常来不及说“对不起,我错了” Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones we hold dearest to our hearts 有时我们似乎伤害了那些心里最亲爱的人 And we a...

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美文阅读 (383)希波克拉底医学誓言

Hippocrates: The Oath of Medicine 希波克拉底誓言:医学誓言 I swear by Apollo, the healer, Asclepius, Akso, and Panacea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to keep according to my ability and my judgment, the following Oath and agreement: 医药神阿波罗,阿斯克勒庇俄斯(希腊神话中的医神),阿克索(希腊神话中的健康女神)及帕那刻亚(希腊神话中代表完全治疗的女...

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美文阅读 (453)我何时想你

When Do I Think Of You? — Sherry Hilderbrand 我何时想你? I think of you in the morning before the sun rises, when in the still of the darkness my heart feels your presence. 想你,在每个清晨,太阳还没升起。黎明前寂静的黑暗里,我看得到你。 Your love, your tenderness, your slow rhythmic breathing as you sleep, and I am at peace. 看得到你的爱,你的温存,看得到熟睡时均匀的...

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朗读英语美文(53)面朝大海 春暖花开

Facing the Sea With Spring Blossoms—HaiZi 面朝大海,春暖花开—海子 From tomorrow on, I will be a happy man. 从明天起,做一个幸福的人。 Grooming, chopping and traveling all over the world. 喂马,劈柴,周游世界。 From tomorrow on, I will care foodstuff and vegetable. 从明天起,关心粮食和蔬菜。 Living in a house towards the sea, with spring blossoms. 我有一所房子,面朝大海,春暖...

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朗读英语美文(88)被人品头论足也要做到十件事

What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you? 如果知道没有人在旁边指指点点, 你会以一种的不同方式来做事吗? Truth be told, no one has the right to judge you. People may have heard your stories, but they can’t feel what you are going through; they aren’t living YOUR life. 事实上,没有人有指责你的权利, 人们或许听过你的故事, 但他们却不能感同身受...

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朗读英语美文(198)那个每天让我蹭饭的人

My wife was homeless as a teenager. 我的妻子十几岁的时候,曾是个无家可归的可怜人 On Friday afternoons, 每到周五的下午 a “business man” would walk up to her 一个“生意人”就会走到她身旁 and ask her if she was hungry. 问她肚子饿不饿 She would say yes, 她总会回答,是的 and he would take her into the restaurant on the corner. 于是,他就会把她带到街角的餐厅去吃饭 She ne...

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美文阅读 (400)惹人爱的孩子

A Child to Love — Kelly McGinnis 惹人爱的孩子–凯丽·麦金尼斯 You can have your wealth and riches 你或许会腰缠万贯 All the things so many seek 要追寻的万千事物 Position, power, and success 有地位,权利,还有成功 The fame you long to keep 以及你求知若渴的名望 You can earn as much as you wish 你或可以财进如期 Reach a status high above 抑或身兼要职高人一等 But none of...

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朗读英语美文(179)做最好的自己才能爱别人

I used to believe that love meant putting everyone else and their needs first, before my own. While I do think there is some truth to that, in the sense that being a giving person is one of the ultimate acts of being a loving person, I came to realize that I must give to and love myself first and foremost. 我曾经认为爱,就意味着所有事都先人后己。直到现在我都认为这种观点有一...

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朗读英语美文(130)牧羊人恋歌

Come live with me and be my love And we will all the pleasures prove That valleys, groves, hills and field, Woods or steepy mountain yields 来与我同住吧,做我的爱人 我们将共享一切欢乐 来自河谷、树丛、山岳、田野 来自森林或陡峭的峻岭 And we will sit upon the rocks Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks By shallow rivers to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals 我们将坐在...

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美文阅读 (410)何谓成功

What is Success by Anonymous 何谓成功–佚名 Success is speaking words of praise 成功就是褒赞有加 In cheering other people’s ways 鼓舞激励他人 In doing just the best you can 就是及其所能 With every task and every plan 完成每一项任务与计划 It’s silence when your speech would hurt 是恶语相向时的沉默不语 Politeness when your neighbor’s curt 是邻舍粗鲁时的...

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朗读英语美文(136)当时光已逝

If the day is done, 假如时光已逝 If birds sing no more. 鸟儿不再歌唱 If the wind has fiagged tired, 风儿也吹倦了 Then draw the veil of darkness thick upon me, 那就用黑暗的厚幕把我盖上 Even as thou hast wrapt the earth with The coverlet of sleep and tenderly closed The petals of the drooping lotus at dusk. 如同黄昏时节你用睡眠的衾被裹住大地 又轻轻合上睡莲的花瓣 From the trave...

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