Every second, we have the opportunity to make the next second greater than now. 每一秒，我们都有机会让下一秒变得比现在更好。 Because destiny isn't a matter of chance. It's a matter of choice. 因为真正决定命运的不是运气，而是选择。 So let go
Unit2 The Joy of Labor 第二课 劳动之乐 Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that labor is sweet. 古时的贤达和今天的成功者都告诉我们劳动是甜美的。 Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by
Unit6 Companionship of Books 第六课 以书为伴 A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as the company he keeps; 通常可由一个人所阅读的书以及所结交的朋友而知其为人; for there is a companionship of books as well as of m
Unit15 Life Is Too Short to Be Little 第十五课 人生苦短休斤斤计较 We men are imperfect beings, so conflicts among us are unavoidable. 我们人类皆是不完美的造物，所以彼此之间必然会起争执。 Inevitably, we sometimes feel injured, insulted, or
Unit5 The Happy Door 第五课 开启快乐之门 Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circles of ripples. 快乐好似扔入池子里的一颗石头，会激起不断扩散的阵阵涟漪。 As Stevenson has said，being happy is a
Unit19 Self-control 第十九课 自制 Self-control is essential to happiness and usefulness. 自制是快乐及有为不可或缺的部分。 It is the master of all the virtues, and has its root in self-respect. 它主宰所有的美德，并扎根于自尊。 Let a man yi
Unit14 True Nobility 第十四课 真正的高贵 In a calm sea every man is a pilot. 在平静的海面上每个人都可以是领航员。 But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain，is not life at all. 但若只有阳光而无阴影，只有快乐没有痛苦，那就不算是人生。 Take t
Unit21 An Excerpt of John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address 第二十一课 肯尼迪总统就职演说摘录 Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price，bear any burden, 告知诸国，不论是希望我们好或不好的国家，我们都会不
Unit11 You Are What You Do 第十一课 行为决定命运 If the past has taught us anything, it is that every cause brings effect, every action has a consequence. 过去的日子若曾经教过我们些什么的话，那便是有因必有果，每一个行为都有一种结果。 This thought, i
Unit9 The Love of Beauty 第九课 爱美 The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. 爱美乃是所有正常的人性中不可或缺的一部分。 It is a moral quality. 它是心灵的特质。 The absences of it is not an assured ground o
Unit16 We Are on a Journey 第十六课 人生之旅 Wherever you are，and whoever you may be, there is one thing in which you and I are just alike at this moment, and in all the moments of our existence. 不论你身在何处，不论你是
Unit8 A Key to Happiness 第八课 快乐之钥 To help others，you don't have to be an efficient expert in the art; the main thing is the intention. 你若想助人，并不一定要在助人的艺术方面猛下工夫，重要的是你有没有一颗助人的心。 You may be crude and clum
Unit7 Friendship 第七课 友谊 No young man starting life could have better capital than plenty of friends. 年轻人人生起步最好的资本莫过于拥有众多的朋友。 They will strengthen his credit support him in every great effort, and make
Unit1 A Great Friend 第一课 一个伟大的朋友 As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest. 由于我现在是高中生，因此有许多朋友，但我最看重其中一位。 I first made his a
Unit3 We're Just Beginning 第三课 我们正在起跑点 "We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite..." “我们正在阅读一本页数无限的书的第一章第一节……” I do not know who wrote these words, but I
Unit10 For the Sake of Other Men 第十课 为别人而活 Strange is our situation here upon earth. 我们在地球上的处境真是奇妙。 Each of us comes for a short visit，not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. 我们每一个
Unit20 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 第二十课 林肯盖茨堡演讲词 Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, 八十七年前，我们的祖先在这块大陆上建立了个新国家， conceived in liberty and dedicated
Unit17 The Joy of Living 第十七课 生活的乐趣 Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them，giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. 生活的乐趣来自于快乐的情绪，信赖并放任这些情绪，就像鸟儿在野外自由飞翔一般。 Joy in living can
Unit4 Adcice to a Young Man 第四课 给年轻人的建议 Remember, my son，you have to work. 小伙子，请你牢记，你必须工作。 Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel一barrow or a set of books, you must work. 不管你握着的是一把十字镐或一支笔，一辆手推车或一
I had a black dog. His name was Depression. 我有一条黑狗，它名叫抑郁。 Whenever the black dog made an appearance, I felt empty and life just seemed to slow down. 每当这条黑狗出现时，我就感到空虚，生活似乎也慢了下来。 He could surprise me wi
