英語美文欣賞：人生如旅程

　　摘要：人生就是一段旅程，人在地上也不過是寄居的，這世上所有的一切都會過去，然而就是在這個旅程中，人們可以去學(xué)習(xí)很多的東西，去尋找那具有永恒價(jià)值的意義之所在。

　　Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.

　　人生好似一個包裹。在這個包裹里藏著快樂與悲傷、成功與失敗，希望與絕望。人生也是一個學(xué)習(xí)的過程。生活中的經(jīng)歷教給了我們?nèi)碌恼n程，使我們成為更好的人。伴隨著每一天的過去，我們學(xué)會了處理各種各樣的問題。

人生如旅程

　　Love愛

　　Love plays a pivotal role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could go haywire and also become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who showed us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.

　　愛在我們的生活中扮演了一個關(guān)鍵的角色。愛使你感覺到被需要。沒有愛，一個人將走向不歸路，變得兇暴、殘忍。在我們最初的人生道路上，我們的父母給予了我們無條件的關(guān)愛，他們教會了我們判斷正確與錯誤、好與壞。然而我們常常把這以為是理所當(dāng)然的，只有等到我們結(jié)了婚并且有了孩子之后，一個人才會懂得并注意別人的感受。孩子讓我們變得富有責(zé)任心、變得成熟穩(wěn)重，并且更好地理解人生。

　　Happiness and Sorrow快樂與悲傷

　　Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others' face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

　　物質(zhì)上的快樂往往是短暫的，然而，當(dāng)你給予他人一個微笑的時(shí)候，所帶來的滿足卻是無與倫比的。心靈的平靜往往是快樂的源泉。沒有平和的心態(tài)就沒有快樂的心情。在傷心的時(shí)候，我們往往才能夠體會到快樂的真諦。悲傷基本上都來自于所愛之人的去世、失敗還有絕望，但是這樣的事情都是暫時(shí)的，總會過去的。

　　Failure and Success失敗與成功

　　Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

　　失敗是成功之母。它讓我們觸及藍(lán)天，教會我們?nèi)绾紊?，給予我們一條特殊的路。成功給我們帶來了金錢、名譽(yù)、驕傲和自尊。這里，保持頭腦清醒便顯得尤為重要。感謝上帝所賜下的成功的唯一方式便是始終謙卑、柔和、禮貌并且尊重沒有我們幸運(yùn)的人們。

　　Hope and Despair希望與絕望

　　Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same, we have only one choice-keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

　　希望是人生動力之源。父母總是希望自己的孩子能夠做得很好。希望我們有夢想。希望我們變得有耐心。人生教會我們即使是在最困難的時(shí)候都不要絕望，因?yàn)楹诎抵蠼K將是黎明。沒有什么事情是一成不變的，我們只有一個選擇一就是充滿希望地繼續(xù)生活。

　　Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

　　人生教會我們不要對過去的事情感到后悔，因?yàn)檫^去的終究是過去了并且我們已無法更改。明天是個未知數(shù)，因?yàn)樗梢允枪饷鞯耐瑯右部梢允菬o趣的。所以，唯一的選擇便是在今天努力工作，這樣我們才能去享受更美好的明天。

　　詞匯

　　1.pivotal adj.重要的，關(guān)鍵的，軸的

　　2.haywire adj.亂七八糟的，發(fā)瘋似的，故障的

　　3.ferocious adj.殘忍的，兇猛的，極度的

　　4.mature adj.成熟的，(保單)到期的，考慮周到的

　　5.materialistic adj.唯物論的，唯物主義的

　　6.temporary adj.暫時(shí)的，臨時(shí)的

　　7.survive vi.幸存，繼續(xù)存在vt.幸免于;挺過來

　　8.specific adj.明確的，特殊的，具有特效的

　　9.gratitude n.感激，感謝

　　10.bestow vt.贈與，授予