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Selected English Articles for RecitationSurrender to the Fact That Life Isnt Fair 承认生活并不公平这一事实1Variety Fuels Creativity2Never give up the pursuit of learning (胡适)3Packaging a Person4Surrender to the Fact That Life Isnt Fair 承认生活并不公平这一事实/thread-1402-1-1.htmlA friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices1 of life, asked me the question, “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded2 me of something I was taught as a youngster3: Life isnt fair. Its a bummer4, but its absolutely true. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. Its not and it wont.One of the nice things about surrendering to5 the fact that life isnt fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know its not “lifes job” to make everything perfect, its our own challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has unique strengths6 and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel victimized7 or unfairly treated.The fact that life isnt fair doesnt mean we shouldnt do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we dont recognize or admit that life isnt fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating8 emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isnt fair, however, we feel compassion9 for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a hearfelt10 emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can nudge you out of self-pity and into helpful action.和一位友人就生活的不公平交谈时，她问我这样一个问题，“谁说生活会是公平的，或承认生活并不公平这一事实的一个好处便是它激励我们去尽已所能，而不再自我感伤。我们知道让每件事情完美并不是“生活的使命”，而是我们自己对生活的挑战。承认这一事实也会让我们不再为他人遗憾，因为我们领悟到每个人都被分与一副不同的牌；每个人在成长、面对现实、做种种决定的过程中都有各自不同的能力和难题，每个人都有感到成了牺牲品或遭不公正对待的时候。承认生活并不公平这一事实并不意味我们不必尽已所能去改善生活，去改进整个世界。恰恰相反，它正表明我们应该这样做。当我们没有意识到或不承认生活并不公平时，我们往往怜悯他人也怜悯自己，而怜悯自然是一种于任何人无补的失败主义的情绪，它只能令人感觉比现在更糟。但当我们真正意识到生活并不公平时，我们会对他人也对自己怀有同情，而同情是一种由衷的情感，所到之处都会散发出充满爱意的仁慈。以后等你发现自己在思考世界上的种种不公正时，可要提醒自己这一基本的事实。你或许会惊奇地发现它会将你从自我怜悯中拉出来，采取一些具有积极意义的行动。Variety Fuels Creativity/s/blog_497d4322010006ck.htmlVariety is the fuel for survival. Variety injects the fluid of creativity in the most barren of minds.To be grooved on to your POA of a successful career life, variety combined with flexibility to fit in changing circumstances is the major mantra of the hour.变化是创造力的燃料,变化为众多荒芜的心田注入了创造的汁液.变化和去适应变化环境的灵活性是当今开创事业成功的必需品.No job can be done in one single way . The more one explores, more will be the different dimensions that will be observed which can help to complete a job. It is logical to choose the better way of doing a thing among various available options. Innovation is your own diacovered way of doing a job, that has been appreciably noticed and yielded favorable results. Innovation is just like a fresh paint being splashed on the walls of crestivity.罗马并不是一日建成的.你越是挖掘,就越能够发现完成目标的各种各样的方法和方式.在现有的选项中挑选最好的方式才是符合逻辑的.创新是你自己发现的令人耳目一新,又能够产生正面效果的做事方式.创新犹如创造墙上崭新的油画.Innovation is not something that cannot be achieved by us. Beliefin ourselves jelled with the unique distinction of having the ability to give concrete shape to our values and ideas is what separates the boys from the men . It takes a lot of guts to venture out and execute the algorithm of ideas on our mind. The initial phase is the toughest, which will not give you any favorable takers or pushers. But to keep on going when the going is tough is what takes a test of mental perseverance and never say die grit and determination.创新并不是遥不可及的.相信自己,加上具有将价值观和想法赋予今天形式的独特的能力使我们脱颖而出.实施心中的想法需要很大的勇气去冒险.初期是最艰苦的,你会找不到理解你和支持你的人,但是在不顺利的时候坚持下去,正是检验你坚定不移的意志和永不言败的决心.For students they can spice up their lives with variety by focusing on extra curicular activities apart from academics.Agreed that academics are the time-tested key to a good career and a secure job, but the books dont make you become street smart. No matter how long you enter the water and swim, all the reading is useless. The recipes given in a cookery book are not there to be read like a book, but to be tried practically.Extra curricular activitis help one to deal with people, tells one the areas where theoretical theories cant be applied in real life and also changes the individuals outlook to various problems. Also time management becomes easy by involving one in various activities . Remember that only a busy man can find time, because he knows how to set his priorities and take out time even for the smallest task , no matter how busy his schedule is.学生可以通过课外活动把生活变得多姿多彩.要明白,学校所学的是通向一个好的职业和稳定工作的通行钥匙,但是书不能保证你在实践中聪慧.不管花多长时间阅读关于游泳的书,你若不跳人水中实践,阅读是毫无用处的.烹饪的书不是用来阅读的,而是用来指导实践的.课外活动是帮助人们学习如何与人打交道的,只了解理论在生活中的有些领域是行不通的,实践可以改变个人对不同问题的看法.通过参与各种不同的活动也使人更善于管理时间.记住,忙的人总是可以找到时间,因为他们懂的轻重缓急,不管多忙,他都能够抽出时间去做即使细微的事情.Variety is the spice of life .just like different spices flavor the food in a different way, variety flavors any task. The aroma of creativity revitalizes the mind to open its creative reserves.变化是生活的调味品.正如不同的调料使食物产生不同的味道.变化是工作变得有趣,创造力的芳香激活思维,开启了创造的源泉. (文章选自一书)Never give up the pursuit of learning (胡适)/marginalia/articles/416583.htmlDear students of the Graduating Class,As you are leaving your alma mater, I have nothing to offer you as a gift except a word of advice.My advice is, Never give up the pursuit of learning. You have perhaps finished your college courses mostly for obtaining the diploma, or, in other words, out of sheer necessity. However, from now on you are free to follow your own bent in the choice of studies. While you are in the prime of life, why not devote yourselves to a special field of study? Youth will soon be gone never to return. And it will be too late for you to go into scholarship when in your declining years. Knowledge will do you a good turn even as a means of subsistence. If you give up studies while holding a job, you will in a couple of years have had yourselves replaced by young people. It will then be too late to remedy the situation by picking up studies again.Sone people say, Once you have a job, youll come up against the urgent problem of making a living. How can you manage to find time to study? Even if you want to, will it be possible with no library or laboratory available? Now let me tell you this. Those who refuse to study for lack of a liabrary will most probably continue to do so even though there is a library. And those who refuse to do research for lack of a laboratory will most probably continue to do so even though a laboratory is available. As long as you set your mind on studies, you will naturally cut down on food and clothing to buy books or do everything possible to acquire necessary instruments.Time is no object. Charles Darwin could only work one hour a day due to ill health. Yet what a remarkable man he was! If you spend one hour a day reading 10 pages of a book, you can finish more than 3600 pages a year, and 110000 pages in 30 years.Dear students, 110000 pages will ba quite enough to make a learned man of you. It will take you one hour to read three tabloids a day. Reading tabloids, playing mah-jongs or striving to be a learned man, the choice lies with you.Henrik Ibsen says, Its your supreme duty to cast yourself into a useful implement.Learning is the casting mould. Forsake learning, and you will ruin yourself.Farewell! Your alma mater is watching eagerly to see what will become of you ten years from now.1.to do one a good return:做对某人有益的事2.no object:不成问题，不在话下3.to follow ones bent/inclination:做自己感兴趣或爱做的事4.年富力强的时候：in the prime of life精力衰时：in your declining years诸位毕业同学：你们现在要离开母校了，我没有什么礼物送你们，只好送你们一句话罢。这一句话是：“不要抛弃学问。”以前的功课也许有一大部分是为了这张毕业文凭，不得已而做的，从今以后，你们可以依自己的心愿自由去研究了。趁现在年富力强的时候，努力做一种专门学问。少年是一去不复返的，等到精力衰时，要做学问也来不及了。即为吃饭计，学问决不会辜负人的。吃饭而不求学问，三年五年之后，你们都要被后来少年淘汰掉的。到那时再想做点学问来补救，恐怕已太晚了。有人说：“出去做事之后，生活问题急需解决，哪有工夫去读书？即使要做学问，既没有图书馆，又没有实验室，哪能做学问？”我要对你们说：凡是要等到有了图书馆方才读书，有了图书馆也不肯读书。凡是要等到有了实验室方才做研究的，有了实验室也不肯做研究。你有了决心要研究一个问题，自然会撙衣节食去买书，自然会想出法子来设置仪器。至于时间，更不成问题。达尔文一生多病，不能多作工，每天只能做一点钟的工作。你看他的成绩！每天花一点钟看10页有用的书，每年可看3600多页书，30年可读11万页书。诸位，11万页书可以使你成一个学者了。可是，每天看三种小报也得费你一点钟的工夫，四圈麻将也得费你一点钟的光阴。看小报呢？还是打麻将呢？还是努力做一个学者呢？全靠你们自己的选择！易卜生说：“你的最大责任是把你这块材料铸造成器。”学问便是铸器的工具。抛弃了学问便是毁了你们自己。再会了！你们的母校眼睁睁地要看你们十年之后成什么器。Packaging a Person/english/2008-04/14347.htmA person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the persons unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A master packager knows how to integrate art and nature without any traces of embellishment, so that the person so packaged is no commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.A young person, especially a female, radiant with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Packaging f