值得一讀的英語(yǔ)美文摘抄美段閱讀(2)
值得一讀的英語(yǔ)美文摘抄美段閱讀
精選的英語(yǔ)美文美段閱讀篇4
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
一位年輕的總裁，以有點(diǎn)快的車(chē)速，開(kāi)著他的新Jaguar經(jīng)過(guò)住宅區(qū)的巷道。他必須小心游戲中的孩子突然跑到路中央，所以當(dāng)他覺(jué)得小孩子快跑出來(lái)時(shí)，就要減慢車(chē)速。
As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door. He slammed on the brakes and spun the Jag back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown.
就在他的車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)一群小朋友的時(shí)候，一個(gè)小朋友丟了一塊磚頭打到了他的車(chē)門(mén)，他很生氣的踩了煞車(chē)并后退到磚頭丟出來(lái)的地方。
He jumped out of the car, grabbed some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” Building up a head of steam, he went on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?”
他跳出車(chē)外，抓了那個(gè)小孩，把他頂在車(chē)門(mén)上說(shuō)：“你為什么這樣做，你是誰(shuí)，你知道你剛剛做了什么嗎?” 接著又吼道：“你知不知道你要賠多少錢(qián)來(lái)修理這臺(tái)新車(chē)，你到底為什么要這樣做?”
“Please, mister, please. I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!” pleaded the youngster.” It’s my brother，” he said. “He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.
小孩子求著說(shuō)：“先生，對(duì)不起，我不知道我還能怎么辦?” 他接著說(shuō)：“因?yàn)槲腋绺鐝妮喴紊系粝聛?lái)，我沒(méi)辦法把他抬回去。”
Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
那男孩啜泣著說(shuō)：“你可以幫我把他抬回去嗎?他受傷了，而且他太重了我抱不動(dòng)。”
Moved beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be okay.
這些話讓這位年輕的總裁深受感動(dòng)，他抱起男孩受傷的哥哥，幫他坐回輪椅上。并拿出手帕擦拭他哥哥的傷口，以確定他哥哥沒(méi)有什么大問(wèn)題。
“Thank you, sir. And God bless you, ” the grateful child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
那個(gè)小男孩感激地說(shuō)：“謝謝你，先生，上帝保佑你。” 然后他看著男孩推著他哥哥回去。
It was a long walk backs to his Jaguar… a long, slow walk. He never did repair the side door. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.
年輕總裁返回Jaguar的路變的很漫長(zhǎng)，他也沒(méi)有修他汽車(chē)的側(cè)門(mén)。他保留著車(chē)上的凹痕就是提醒自己。生活的道路不要走的太匆忙，否則需要其他人敲打自己來(lái)注意生活的真諦。
Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart. Sometimes, when you don’t have the time to listen, it’s your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!
當(dāng)生命想與你的心靈竊竊私語(yǔ)時(shí)，若你沒(méi)有時(shí)間，你有兩種選擇：傾聽(tīng)你心靈的聲音或讓磚頭來(lái)砸你!
Do you sometimes ignore the loved ones because your life is too fast and busy leaving them to wonder whether you really love them?
請(qǐng)問(wèn)你是否曾因?yàn)樯钐?、太忙碌而忽略了你所?ài)的人，然后讓他們開(kāi)始開(kāi)始懷疑起你是不是真的愛(ài)他們呢?
精選的英語(yǔ)美文美段閱讀篇5
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ——Henry David Thoreau
迷失自我，才能開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)自我。——亨利·大衛(wèi)·梭羅
Everything about my future was ambiguously assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that had no place for the possibility of a dream.
我們未來(lái)的一切似乎都模糊地設(shè)定好了，利用貸款上大學(xué)，然后為了還債被迫去找一份工作，還要為了買(mǎi)房買(mǎi)車(chē)背負(fù)更多的債務(wù)……這仿佛是一個(gè)無(wú)休止的循環(huán)，讓我們的夢(mèng)想沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)。
I want more—but not necessarily in the material sense of personal wealth and success. I want more out of life. I want a passion, a conceptual dream that wouldn’t let me sleep out of pure excitement. I want to spring out of bed in the morning, rain or shine, and have that zest for life that seemed so intrinsic in early childhood.
我們想要的更多——并不是對(duì)于個(gè)人財(cái)富和成功等物質(zhì)性需求，我們對(duì)于生活，想要更多。我想要熱忱、有概念的夢(mèng)想，讓我不會(huì)空懷純粹的興奮入睡。我希望能在早晨一躍起床，無(wú)論是陽(yáng)光普照還是刮風(fēng)下雨，也能對(duì)生活充滿熱情，就像我們的童年時(shí)固有的一樣。
We all have a dream. It might be explicitly defined or just a vague idea, but most of us are so stuck in the muck of insecurity and self-doubt that we just dismiss it as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue.
我們都有夢(mèng)想，無(wú)論它是明確的目標(biāo)還是模糊的主意，但我們大多數(shù)人都受困于不安全和自我懷疑的泥濘里，我們把夢(mèng)想看做是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的、難以追求的，最后放棄了。
We become so comfortable with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and societal norms that we feel that it’s stupid and unsafe to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more fulfilling.
我們變得滿足于父母、老師、傳統(tǒng)及社會(huì)規(guī)條為我們營(yíng)造的安逸生活。為了那一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)能夠?yàn)樯钭兊酶鋵?shí)的希望去冒險(xiǎn)，我們會(huì)認(rèn)為這是愚蠢和危險(xiǎn)的。
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” ~Jawaharlal Nehru
過(guò)于謹(jǐn)慎才是最大的危險(xiǎn)——賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯(印度開(kāi)國(guó)總理)
Taking a risk is still a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be viewed negatively, or it can empower us。
冒險(xiǎn)始終還是有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。我們，也有可能失敗，還有可能是失敗很多很多次。但這會(huì)讓我們更加興奮。不確定因素看起來(lái)有不利，但同時(shí)也能激勵(lì)我們。
Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more resilient to the aspects of life we have no control over. The fear of failure, although, is what makes us stagnant and sad. So even though I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took the plunge in hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would come out feeling more alive than ever before.
失敗能讓我們成長(zhǎng)，讓我們更強(qiáng)大，讓我們更能適應(yīng)生活中難以控制的各個(gè)方面。對(duì)于失敗的恐懼，讓我們停滯不前，悲傷不已。盡管不能清晰地看見(jiàn)未來(lái)，在恐懼和失敗的深淵里，我們也要保持希望，那么我們將活得更有生命力。
If you feel lost, just take a deep breath and realize that being lost can be turning point of finding out who you truly are, and what you truly want to do.
如果你迷失了自我，請(qǐng)深呼吸，迷失或許能成為你人生的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)，讓你發(fā)現(xiàn)真正的自己，并讓你知道自己想真正成為怎樣的人。
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