诗歌朗读 (12)假如音乐是爱情的粮食

If Music Be The Food Of Love from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 《假如音乐是爱情的粮食》,节选自《第十二夜》,莎士比亚 If music be the food of love, play on; 假如音乐是爱情的食粮,那么奏下去吧; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting the appetite may sicken, and so die. 尽量地奏下去,好让爱情因过饱噎塞而死。 That strain again! it had a dying fall. 又奏起这个调子来了!...

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诗歌朗读 (14)公主(节选)

From The Princess by Lord Alfred Tennyson 《公主》节选,作者:丁尼生 Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; 深红的花瓣睡着了,然后是白色的; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; 桕树也不在舞摆于宫苑小径; Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font: 金鱼也不再炎眼于斑岩圣钵: The firefly wakens: waken thou with me. 萤火虫醒来:唤醒了你和我。 Now droops the milkwhi...

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诗歌朗读 (1)爱情和友谊

Love and Friendship by Emily Bronte 《爱情和友谊》 作者:艾米莉·勃朗特 Love is like the wild rose-briar. Friendship like the holly-tree. 爱情就像野玫瑰,友情却如冬青树。 The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms. But which will bloom most constantly? 玫瑰开花时冬青黯无光,但究竟谁能坚持更久长? The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring. Its summer blossoms scent the air;...

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经典英语美文 (57)未选择之路

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And oth t...

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诗歌朗读 (25)One Cigarette

One Cigarette by Edwin Morgan No smoke without you, my fire. After you left,your cigarette glowed on in my ashtray and sent up a long thread of such quiet grey I smiled to wonder who would believe its signal of so much love. One cigarette in the non-smoker's tray. As the last spire trembles up, a sudden draught blows it winding into my face. Is it smell, is it taste? You...

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诗歌朗读 (29)生活的故事

Life Story by Tennessee Williams 生活的故事 田纳西·威廉斯 After you've been to bed together for the first time, 这是你们第一次一床同眠,共剪西窗烛 without the advantage or disadvantage of any prior acquaintance, 而事先没有相互之间带有偏爱或偏见的相知相识 the other party very often says to you, 你们一中的一个伙伴总是会和你说 Tell me about yourself, I want to know all abou...

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幸福是一种态度 (37)诚信无价(上)

The Importance of Being Honest 诚信无价 In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing that ever happened. 在繁华的纽约,曾经发生了这样一件震撼人心的事情。 On a friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Though the music was great, people were quickly going home for the weekend. In this case, many of them slowed do...

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诗歌朗读 (38)好吧,我们不再一起漫游

So we'll Go No More A-Roving by Lord Byron 好吧,我们不再一起漫游 拜伦 So we'll go no more a-roving 好吧,我们不再一起漫游, So late into the night, 消磨这幽深的夜晚, Though the heart still be as loving, 尽管这颗心仍旧迷恋, And the moon still be as bright. 尽管月光还那么灿烂。 For the sword outwears its sheath, 因为利剑能够磨破剑鞘, And the soul outwears the breas...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (23)写给女儿的信(上)

The Letter for My daughter 写给女儿的信 Dear Malia and Sasha, 亲爱的马莉亚和莎夏: I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. 我知道这两年你们俩随我一路竞选都有过不少乐子,野餐、游行、逛州博览会...

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诗歌朗读 (31)Whoever Loved That Loved Not At First Sight

Whoever Loved That Loved Not At First Sight? by Christopher Marlowe It lies not in our power to love or hate, For will in us is overruled by fate. When two are stripped, long ere the course begin, We wish that one should love, the other win; And one especially do we affect Of two gold ingots, like in each respect: The reason no man knows; let it suffice What we behold is cen...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (33)一个流浪汉的来访

visit with a tramp 一个流浪汉的来访 I was swinging on the front gate, trying to decide whether to walk down the street to play with Verna, my best friend in fifth grade, when I saw a tramp come up the road. 我在院门口晃悠,想着要不要去街对面找维娜玩,她是我五年级最好的朋友。这时,我看见从街上走来一个流浪汉。 “Hello, little girl,” he said. “Is your mama at home?” “你好,小姑...

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幸福是一种态度 (42)最后一美元(中)

One morning as Cam left the radio station, he saw a young man sitting in an old yellow Dodge in the parking lot Cam waved to him and drove away. When he went back to work that night, he noticed the car again, parked in the same space. After a couple of days, it dawned on him that this car had not moved, The fellow in it always waved cordially to him as he came and went. What...

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诗歌朗读 (46)Us Too

Us Too By:A. A. Milne Wherever I am, there's always Pooh, There's always Pooh and Me. Whatever I do, he wants to do, "Where are you going today?" says Pooh: "Well, that's very odd 'cos I was too. Let's go together," says Pooh, says he. "Let's go together," says Pooh. "What's twice eleven?" I said to Pooh. (...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (18)小乔丹科比的成长之路

Kobe Bryant's growing road 小乔丹科比·布莱恩的成长之路 Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. 科比·布莱恩第一次关注篮球是他在上中学的时侯。 His talents dominated the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up. 他在篮球方面很有天赋,费城的各所中学都密切关注他的成长。 The alm...

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幸福是一种态度 (46)多莉姨妈的帽子(中)

"It means what you think you are singing is different from the music." Sister patted my hand. "It's nothing to be ashamed of, dear. You will still be in the pageant. You will be a lip-syncher. You may mouth the words, but no sound must be uttered. Do you understand what I'm saying?" “就是说你发出来的声音与你自己想像的不一样,”她拉着我的手说。“这没...

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幸福是一种态度 (33)勇气

Courage 勇气 A father was worried about his son, who was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk to train his boy. 一位父亲为儿子担心。儿子16岁了,却没有一点勇气。于是,父亲决定去拜访一位禅师,请他训练儿子。 The Buddhist monk said to the boy's father, "You should leave your son alone here. I'll make him into ...

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幸福是一种态度 (19)生命的旅程

Life's Journey 生命的旅程 Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 不要跟人攀比而妄自菲薄, It is because we are different that each of us is special. 我们的独特之处正在于与众不同。 Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. 不要按别人的标准设定目标, Only you know what is best for you. 只有你自己才明白什么最合适。 Do not take for gr...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (26)好运符 – 一张两美元钞票(上)

Extra Good Luck 好运符:一张两美元钞票 I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old. I am not superstitious but the bill goes with me wherever I go. 有一张两美元的钞票一直保存在我的钱夹里,那是我6岁时妈妈给的。 My mother gave it to me so that luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, 'I want you to carr...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (2)一杯牛奶的温暖

a glass of milk 一杯牛奶的温暖 One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. 一天,一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正挨家挨户地推销商品。饥寒交迫的他摸遍全身,却只有一角钱。于是他决定向下一户人家讨口饭吃。 However, he lost his ne...

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美好而忧伤的美文 (10)来自天堂的玫瑰(上)

Roses for Rose 来自天堂的玫瑰 – Judy Sinha Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, "Be my Valentine", like all the years before. 红玫瑰是她的最爱,她的名字叫罗斯,也是“玫瑰”的意思。每年情人节,丈夫都要送她一些玫瑰花...

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