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高级美文必背
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青春
Youth is not a time of life; it is a
state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks,
red lips
and supple knees; it is a
matter of the will, a quality of the imagination,
a vigor of the
emotions; it is the
freshness of the deep springs of life.
青春不是年华,
而是心境;
青春不是桃面、
丹唇、
柔膝,
而是深沉的意志,
恢
宏的想象,
炙热的感情;青春是生命的深泉在涌流。
Youth means a temperamental
predominance of courage over timidity, of the
appetite
for adventure over the love of
ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a
boy
of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a
number of years. We grow old by deserting our
ideals.
青春气贯长虹,勇锐盖过怯弱,进取压倒苟安
。如此锐气,二十后生而有之,六旬男子
则更多见。年岁有加,并非垂老,理想丢弃,方
堕暮年。
Years may wrinkle the
skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, fear,
self-distrust bows the
heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤;热忱抛却,颓废必致灵魂。忧烦,惶恐,丧失自信,定使心
灵扭曲,意气如灰。
Whether
60
or
16,
there
is
in
every
human
being's
heart
the
lure
of
wonder,
the
unfailing
childlike appetite of
what's
next
and
the
joy
of
the
game
of
living.
In
the
center of
your heart and my heart there is a wireless
station: so long as it receives
messages of beauty, hope, cheer,
courage and power from men and from the Infinite,
so long are you young.
无论年届花
甲,抑或二八芳龄,心中皆有生命之欢乐,奇迹之诱惑,孩童般天真久盛不
衰。人人心中
皆有一台天线,只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的
信号,你就青春
永驻,风华常存。
When the aerials
are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of
cynicism and the
ice of pessimism, then
you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your
aerials are
up, to catch waves of
optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80. <
/p>
一旦天线下降,锐气便被冰雪覆盖,玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生,即使年方二十,实
p>
已垂垂老矣;然则只要树起天线,捕捉乐观信号,你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉
年轻。
2.
《生命之笔》
Suppose someone gave you a
pen - a sealed, solid-colored pen.
假如有人送你一支笔,一支不可拆卸的单色钢笔。
You
couldn't
see
how
much
ink
it
had.
It
might
run
dry
after
the
first
few
tentative
words
or
last
just
long
enough
to
create
a
masterpiece(or
several)
that
would
last
forever
and make
a
difference
in
the
scheme
of
don't
know
before
you
begin.
Under the rules of the game, you really never
know. You have to take a chance!
看不出里面究竟有多少墨水。
或许在你试探性地写上几个字后它就会枯干,
或许足够用
来创作一部影响深远的不朽巨著
(
或是几部
)
。而这些,在动笔前
,都是无法得知的。
在
这个游戏规则
下,你真的永远不会预知结果。你只能去碰运气!
And
of
what
would
you
write:
Of
love?
Hate?
Fun?
Misery?
Life?Death?
Nothing?
Everything? Would you write to please
just yourself? Or others?Or yourself by writing
for others? Would your strokes be
tremblingly timid or brilliantly bold? Fancy with
a
flourish or plain? Would you even
write? Once you have the pen, no rule says you
have to write. Would you sketch?
Scribble?Doodle or draw? Would you stay in or on
the lines, or see no lines at all, even
if they were there? Or are they?
你又会用笔写下些什么呢:
爱?恨?喜?悲?生?死?虚无?万物?你写作
只是为了愉
己?还是为了悦人?抑或是借替人书写而愉己?你的落笔会是颤抖胆怯的,<
/p>
还是鲜明果
敢的?你的想象会是丰富的还是贫乏的?甚或你根本没
有落笔?这是因为,
你拿到笔以
后,没有哪条规则说你必须写作
。也许你要画素描,乱写一气?信笔涂鸦?画画?你会
保持写在线内还是线上,还是根本
看不到线,即使有线在那里?嗯,真的有线吗?
There's a lot to think about here,
isn't there?
这里面有许多东西值得考虑,不是吗?
Now, suppose someone gave
you a life...
现在,假如有人给予你一支生命的笔??
3. Living life over
假如生活重新再来
If I had
my life to live over
??
I would have talked less and listened
more.
假如我能重新生活
,
我会
说得更少,听得更多。
I
would have invited friends over to dinner even if
the carpet was stained and the sofa
faded.
我会邀请朋友来吃饭,即使地毯变脏
,
沙发褪色。
I would have taken the time to listen
to my grandfather ramble about his youth.
我会花时间听我的祖父漫谈他的年轻时光。
I would never have insisted
the car windows be rolled up on a summer day
because my hair had just been teased
and sprayed.
我再也不会坚持在某个夏天的某一天车窗一定要打开,而
我的头发刚刚被喷胶并被做
好。
I would have burned the pink candle
sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.
我会点燃雕得像朵玫瑰一样的粉红的蜡烛,在它被在存储中融化之前。
< br>
I would have sat on the
lawn with my children and not worried about grass
stains.
我会与我的孩子一起坐在草坪上,不用担心草地上的污渍。
I
would
have
cried
and
laughed
less
while
watching
television
-
and
more
while
watching life.
我会在看电视时哭得更少
p>
,
笑得更少,而更多的是观察生活。
I would have gone to bed
when I was sick instead of pretending the earth
would go
into a holding pattern if I
were not there for the day.
当我生病时
,
我会上床睡觉,而不是假装如果我不在一天
,
p>
地球就会停止不动。
I would never have bought anything just
because it was
practical
,
would not show
soil
or was guaranteed to last a life
time.
我再也不会购买任何据说是实用的
,
不显脏
,
保证可用一生的东西。
There would have been
more
“
I love yous
”
??
more
“
I
‘
m sorry
”??
but
mostly
,
given another shots
at life
,
I would seize every
minute
??
look at it and
really see
it
??
live
it
??
and never give it back.
我会说更多的“我爱你
.
”
?
?更多的“对不起
.
”
?
p>
但是最主要的是,如果我可
以重新生活我会抓住每一分钟?
?看看它
,
实实在在地看它?
?好好生活?
?决不
让它重头再来。
4.
《我曾》
I have dreamed of picking stars,
我曾梦摘星辰,
When awake the stars fall between my
fingers one after another.
醒来一颗颗从我指间坠落;
The feeling of emptiness
觉悟后的虚空呵!
Throws me into desolation.
叫我如何不惆怅?
I have dreamed of picking flying
flowers,
我曾梦撷飞花,
When awake the petals drift down
between my fingers one after another.
醒来一瓣瓣从我指间飘散;
The feeling of emptiness
觉悟后的虚空呵!
Lands me in melancholy.
叫我如何不凄凉?
I have dreamed of plucking the harp
chords,
我曾梦调琴弦,
When awake the chords break off thread
after thread from my fingers.
醒来一丝丝从我指间折断;
The feeling of emptiness
觉悟后的虚空呵!
Brings me sentimental fits.
叫我如何不感伤?
I have dreamed of touring the heaven,
我曾梦游天国,
When awake the land is broken to
pieces.
醒来一片一片河山破碎;
The feeling of emptiness
觉悟后的虚空呵!
Arouses pain and indignation.
叫我如何不怨望?
5.
远方
distance
It was
so far
那天是如此辽远
The wings to show far
辽远的展着翅膀
Even if love is still
即使爱是静止的
Static and let memory drip
静止着让记忆流淌
You take up her small bags
你背起自己小小的行囊
You go into others untouchable in the
distance
你走进别人无法企及的远方
You in a draft overlooking
the shore lilac
你在风口遥望彼岸的紫丁香
You in the field of ancient
pick-up sorrow
你在田野捡拾古老的忧伤
I know that is the
direction of your heart
我知道那是你心的方向
Owns the miss
拥有这份怀念
The snow on the ground fire
这雪地上的炉火
There will be a merry stray
就会有一次欢畅的流浪
So exactly a rainy season
于是整整一个雨季
I keep the sunlight
我守着阳光
Keep the wintering crop
守着越冬的麦田
Will that shiny days
将那段闪亮的日子
Gently performances
轻轻弹唱
6.
生活的艺术
The art of
living
The art of living is to know
when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is
a paradox: it
enjoins us to cling to
its many gifts even while it ordains their
eventual relinquishment.
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