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1. A Good BookA good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today as it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a mans life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are treasuries of good words, the golden thoughts, which, remembered and cherished, become our constant companions and comforters.The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens.2. A Poem Sometimes it takes adverse conditionsfor people to reach out to one anotherSometimes it takes bad luckfor people to understand their goals betterSometimes it takes a stormfor people to appreciate the calmSometimes it takes being hurtfor people to be more sensitive to feelingsSometimes it takes doubtfor people to trust one anotherSometimes it takes seclusionfor people to find out who they really areSometimes it takes disillusionmentfor people to become informedSometimes it takes feeling nothingfor people to feel everythingSometimes it takes our emotions and feelings to be completely penetratedfor people to open up to loveI have gone through many of these thingsand I now know thatnot only am I ready tolove youbut I do 参考译文有时需要逆境人们才能彼此靠近有时需要厄运人们才能更清楚自己的目标有时需要暴风雨人们才能珍惜宁静有时需要受到伤害人们才能对感情多一份敏感有时需要怀疑人们才能信任彼此有时需要独处人们才能发现真实的自我有时需要醒悟人们才能明智有时需要毫无感觉人们才能感受万物有时需要我们的情感和知觉全被浸透人们才能敞开心扉体验爱我已历经这种种心路历程所以现在我知道我不仅已准备好爱你我是的的确确爱你3. LoveWhen love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. But if, in your fear, you would seek only loves peace and loves pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of loves threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.当爱召唤你时，请追随她，尽管爱的道路艰难险峻。当爱的羽翼拥抱你时，请顺从她，尽管隐藏在其羽翼之下的剑可能会伤到你。当爱向你诉说时，请相信她，尽管她的声音可能打破你的梦想，就如同北风吹落花园里所有的花瓣。 爱会给你戴上桂冠，也会折磨你。爱会助你成长，也会给你修枝。爱会上升到枝头，抚爱你在阳光下颤动力的嫩枝，也会下潜至根部，撼动力你紧抓泥土的根基。 但是，如果你在恐惧之中只想寻求爱的平和与快乐，那你就最好掩盖真实的自我，避开爱的考验，进入不分季节的世界，在那里你将欢笑，但并非开怀大笑，你将哭泣，但并非尽情地哭。爱只将自己付出，也只得到自己。爱一无所有，也不会为谁所有，因为爱本身就已自足。4. Apology HelpsIt is never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of apologizing. Look back with honesty and think how often you have judged roughly, you said unkind things, and pushed yourself ahead at the expense of a friend. Then count the occasions when you indicated clearly and truly that you were sorry. A bit frightening, isnt it? It is frightening because some deep wisdom in us know that when even a small wrong has been committed, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and regret expressed.A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it stronger. If you can think of someone who deserves an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or judged too roughly, or just neglected, do something about it right now.5. Learning in CollegeCollege will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about. You often question what good is this course. I encourage you to be inquisitive, but I also want to tell you: Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten. What I mean by that is the materials taught isnt as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject, and the ability to analyze a new problem. That is really what learning in college is about this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isnt critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.6. Critical ThinkingDo not fall into the trap of dogma. There is no single simple answer to any question. Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you dont believe in? I did that for a reason - things are rarely black and white, and there are always many ways to look at a problem. You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that. This is called critical thinking, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life. This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others. I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D. advisor and proposed a new thesis topic. He said I dont agree with you, but Ill support you. After the years, I have learned this isnt just flexibility, it is encouragement of critical thinking, and an empowering style of leadership, and it has become a part of me. I hope it will become a part of you too.7. Adjustments to RealityLife, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was bewildered and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me a potential to live, you might call it which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porchfor the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.8. Reading BooksNowadays few of us read books after we leave school.This is rather disturbing, for one should know that books are no less necessary to ones mental life than fresh air is to ones physical life. From good reading we can derive companionship, experience and instruction. A good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Books can also offer us a wide range of experience. Few of us can travel far from home or live long over 100, but all of us can live many lives through the pages of books. Whats more, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise. 9. Should the Golden Week Holidays Be Abolished?There is no denying the fact that the introduction of the Golden Week holidays in China has considerably promoted the development of the nations economy and touring industry and enriched peoples life. People around the country have spent more time and money traveling and relaxing themselves.As every coin has two sides, the Golden Week holidays have also brought about piles of problems. For one thing, due to the fact that people across the country are spending their vacations during the same period of time, it is terribly crowded almost everywhere: trains, buses, hotels, scenic spots, etc., which have ruined peoples mood for vacations. For another, some businessmen take advantage of the weeklong holidays and raise the prices of commodities and services.Personally, I believe that it is necessary for people to have long vacations, but there is no need for them to have the vacations during the same period of time. Instead, they should be allowed the freedom to arrange their own vacations. Only in this way can they really relax and refresh themselves for a new round of work.10. Touring Chinas winter wondersChilly winds, sub-zero temperatures. Is winter meant to be a boring season, staying at home all day?Of course not. Ice and snow offer special winter delights. This is certainly true of Harbin. The city is famous for its outdoor winter artwork. Tourists flock there for the annual ice festival, which shows features of the most spectacular ice carvings. From famous examples of modern architecture to traditional palaces, the ice sculptures are even more stunning for the use of lasers and lighting techniques.And dont forget the winter scenery. Changbaishan, the “ever winter mountain”, is at its best during this season. With the vast snowy slopes studded with dark green pines, visitors feel like they are stepping into an unfolding Chinese water and ink painting. Tianchi Lake is a must-see in Changbaishan. It is covered with ice, but hot springs spurt from the bottom of the lake. 11.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