英语晨读美文

1、英语晨读美文.txt25爱是一盏灯,黑暗中照亮前行的远方;爱是一首诗,冰冷中温暖渴求的心房;爱是夏日的风,是冬日的阳,是春日的雨,是秋日的果。1、自己创造奇迹Extend the Miracle/发挥潜力,创造无限My skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry amount

2、 of my muscles do I flex. A hundredfold or more can I increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do, beginning today.我的技艺,我的头脑,我的心灵,我的身体,若不善加利用,都将随着时间的流逝而迟钝,腐朽,甚至死亡。我的潜力无穷无尽,脑力、体能稍加开发,就能超过以往的任何成就。从今天开始。我就要开发潜力。Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will

3、I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge.I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?我不再因昨日的成绩沾沾自喜,不再为微不足道的成绩目吹自擂。我能做的比

4、已经完成的更好。我的出生并非最后一样奇迹,为什么自己不能再创奇迹呢?And I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries fo

5、r mercy.我不是随意来到这个世上的。我生来应为高山。而非草芥。从今往后,我要竭尽全力成为群峰之巅。将我的潜能发挥到最大限度。I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements, heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I will no longer be fool

6、ed by the garments they wear for mine eyes are open. I will look beyond the cloth and I will not be deceived.我有双眼,可以观察;我有头脑,可以思考。现在我已洞悉了一个人生中伟大的奥秘。我发现,一切问题、沮丧、悲伤,都是乔装打扮的机遇之神。我不再被他们的外表所蒙骗,我已睁开双眼,看破了他们的伪装。2、做个聆听者聆听者/ListenerMany people neglect this most important communication skill.许多人忽视了这一最为重要的沟通技巧。

7、Do you know that we spend an average of our waking day communicating?你是否积压物资我们醒着时有一半的时间是用来沟通的?Of this communication time, 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% talking and 45% listening.在这段时间里,9%是通过写,16%是读,30%是说而45%是用来听。Immediately after hearing something, most of us can recall only 50% of what we h

8、ear. Within two to eight weeks, we can recall only 25% or less of the original message. Our mental attitudes reduce our ability to retain what we hear.一听完某件事,大多数人只能记住其中之一的50%,两至八个星期内,我们只能记得原信息的25%,甚至更少。我们的精神状态削弱了我们的记忆能力。Some suggestions to being a good listener are mentioned below.以下是关于怎样做个好听众的建议:Fi

9、rst of all, stop talking-you can't listen while you are talking.首先,停止讲话你说话时是无法听。Ask questions-when you don't understand, when you need further clarification, when you want them to like you and when you want to show that you are listening.问问题如你不甚理解,你需要进一步澄清,当你希望他们喜欢你并且想证明你正在听时。Don't inter

10、rupt-give them time to say what they have to say.不要打岔给他们时间说他们必须说的一切。Concentrate on what they are saying- actively focus your attention on their words, their ideas and their feelings as they relate to the subject.集中精神听他们说当他们说到主题时,主动把你的注意力放在你们的言语思想和感情上。Look at the prospect- by looking, it gives them c

11、onfidence that you are, in fact, listening. It helps you to concentrate too.望着前方通过望对方,对方就更有信心,说明你正听他说话,这也有助于你集中精神。Leave your emotions behind-try to forget your own worries and problems. Leave them outside of the meeting room. They will prevent you from listening well.搁置情感暂时忘记你自己的烦恼和问题,把它们都通通留在会议室门外,

12、因为它们会让你没法好好听。Understand the main points -concentrate on the main ideas and not the illustrative material.理解要点集中精力听主要意思而非说明性材料。Don't argue mentally-when you are trying to understand other people, it is a handicap to argue with them mentally as they are speaking. This only sets up a barrier betwee

13、n yourself and the speaker.切忌激烈地争论如果你想理解别人哀兵必胜说的话,那么在别人说话的时候与别人激烈地争论就会成为一大障碍。这只会在你与说话人之间设下一道鸿沟。Use the difference in rate-you can listen faster than you can talk. So use this rate difference to your advantage by staying on the right track, anticipating what they are going to say, thinking back over

14、what they have just said and evaluating the development of their argument. You speak at about 100 to 150 words per minute, but you think at 250 to 500.不同的速率听总快过说。因此你应该通过不同的估计以发挥你的优势。比如站在合适的位置,设想一下他们要说些什么,回想一下他们刚刚说了什么,并估计下段进展如何,说话时的语速是一分钟100至250至500字。Learn to listen and you will achieve a great succe

15、ss in your life.学会聆听,日后定会成功。3、诚实是快乐生活的秘方Honesty/诚实是快乐生活的秘方约翰·休斯I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. But it doesn't make any difference what they call it; it's still what makes a m

16、an a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.我相信诚实是一件最棒的礼物。我知道如今他们给它取了许多好听的名字,像正直和直率。但是怎么称呼并不重要,关键还在于怎样才算一个好公民。这就是我的准则,我努力按这一准则生活。I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxicab drivers have to be rough and tumb

17、le fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be tough to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day, these days. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will shake down as honest fel

18、lows. You read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds, stuff like that, people leave in their cabs. If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers.我入出租车这一行已经三十五个年头,知道这一行有很多不好的地方。的士司机得凶狠粗暴才能在纽约干这一行。这年头你得有副好身板儿才顶得住纽约一天

19、八小时的交通战。由于态度粗暴,人们误认为出租司机不是好人,其实,他们和其他人就没啥区别。他们大多诚实,与人和睦相处。你几乎每个星期都可以从报纸上知道某的士司机归还了乘客掉在车里的钱或珠宝或票据之类的东西。要不是他们诚实,你没法在报纸上读到那些新闻。One time in Brooklyn, I found an emerald ring in my cab. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of bundles that day, so I went back to where I had dropped her off. It took me a

20、lmost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” Still, I felt good because I had done what was right.I think I felt better than she did.一次在布鲁克林,我发现车里有一枚祖母绿钻戒,我记得那天帮一位女士拉了很多捆行李,所以我开回到她下车的地方,几乎花了两天时间才找到她,把戒指还给了她。我连个谢字也没得到,还是感到很高兴,因为我做了件好事。我

21、想我比她更高兴。I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting in World War Number I. After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. It hasn't bee

22、n too easy at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away for a rainy day.我生长在爱尔兰,在那儿呆到十九岁。1913年来到这个国家,为了挣几个钱干了不少工作,一战时当了兵,退伍之后自己买了辆出租,从此有了自己的车。有时日子不太容易,可我老婆精打细算,我们还存了些钱,以防有个什么难处。When I first started driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards. Hoofer&#

23、39;s Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now. I did pretty well, even in those days.刚开始开出租的时候,有钱人待的派克大街几乎全是一片煤场,胡弗啤酒厂正靠近现在的沃尔多夫·阿斯托里亚。就是在那些年头我干得也挺不错。In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a li

24、ttle headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.开出租的这些年,我从没和乘客有过纠纷,连给醉鬼开车也没出过麻烦。就是他们偶尔有点转不过弯,我也不和他们争执,他们接下来就规规矩矩了。People ask me about tips. As far as I know, practically everyone will give you something. Come to think of it, most Americans are pretty generous.

25、 I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they tip or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act.I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the easier it gets.有人问我小费的事。据我所知,实际上每个人都会给一点。想想吧,大多数美国人

26、是很大方的。不管给不给小费,我都尽力好好为每位乘客服务。我信仰上帝,努力成为教区的好教民。我想上帝希望我怎么对待别人,我就尽量怎么对待别人。我坚持这样做很长时间了,时间越久,这样做就越容易。4、呼唤自由的鹦鹉A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains. He stayed in a caravans for the night. He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, c

27、ontinually repeating “Freedom! Freedom!”. And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.一个人,一个了不起的人,一个为了自由而战的斗士,正在山峦间穿行。今晚他留在一个大旅店里过夜。旅店里有一个金鸟笼,里面有一只漂亮的鹦鹉在不停地反复呼喊着“自由!自由!”,这让他很震惊。那里是这样的一种地方,当这只鹦鹉不断地反复呼喊“自由!”的时候,这个词便会

28、在山峦间、在深谷中久久回荡。The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.”He had an idea. In the middle of th

29、e night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage. He whispered to the parrot, “Now get out.”这个人想:“我看到过很多鹦鹉,也曾想过他们一定想从这些笼子里飞出去获得自由但是,我从没有见过这样的鹦鹉,从早到晚,直到入睡,一整天都在呼喊着自由。”他有了一个想法午夜,当店主熟睡的时候,他悄悄起身,打开了鸟笼门,小声地对鹦鹉说:“现在,出去吧。”But he was very surprised that the parrot was cling

30、ing to the bars of the cage. He said to him again and again, “Have you forgotten about freedom? Just get out! The door is open and the owner is fast asleep; nobody will ever know. You just fly into the sky; the whole sky is yours.”但是令他吃惊的是这只鹦鹉竟抓着鸟笼的横木不放。他对它一遍又一遍地说:“你忘了自由了吗?快出去!门开着,店主熟睡着,没有人会看到。你只要飞向

31、天空,整片天空就是你的了。”But the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, “What is the matter? Are you mad?” He tried to take the parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting, “Freedom! Freedom!”The valleys in the night echoed and

32、re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn; he was a freedom fighter.但是鹦鹉仍然牢牢地用力抓着横木不放,于是他说:“怎么了?你疯了吗?”他试图用手把鹦鹉弄出来,但是鹦鹉却开始啄他,同时大喊:“自由!自由!”深夜的山谷里荡起了一声又一声的回音,可是这个人也一样地顽固,谁让他是个自由之士呢。He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky; and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt. The parrot had

33、attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free. He went to sleep.他把鹦鹉拽出来,扔向空中。他很满意,尽管他的手受伤了。虽然鹦鹉全力地攻击他,但是他却心满意足,因为他使得一个灵魂自由了。他便回去继续睡他的觉。In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heard the parrot shouting, “Freedom! Freedom!” He thought per

34、haps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock. But when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the cage. The door was open.5、积极看待每一天Think Positive Thoughts Every DayIf your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do i

35、s shift your point of view.如果你觉得心有余力不足,觉得缺乏前进的动力,有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, I'm Faith. By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be he

36、ld back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.欢迎收听Faith轻松电台,我是Faith。试着训练自己的思想朝好的一面看,这样你就会汲取实现目标的动力,而不会因为消极沉沦停滞不前。Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better m

37、ysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.一旦变换看问题的角度,你的生活

38、会豁然开朗,幸福快乐会接踵而来。别交出掌握命运的主动权,也别指望局面会不可思议地好转。你必须与内心希望与热情步调一致。建立自信,敢于与困难短兵相接,而非绕道而行。记住,力量不是驾驭局势的法宝,无坚不摧的能力才是最重要的。Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and

39、doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in.请坚信,美好的降临并非不可能,失误也许是成功的前奏。将惶恐化作信任,学会超越担忧和疑虑。让“诚惶诚恐”的时光变得“富有成效”。不要挥霍浪费精力,将它投到有意义的事情中去。This is Faith at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Rel

40、ax. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.你正在收听的是Faith主持的Faith轻松电台。当你下意识品尝生命的欢愉时,美好就会出现。当你积极地看待生活,并以此作为你的日常准则时,你就会找到快乐的真

41、谛。6、假如生命可以重来If I Had My Life to Live Over/如果我能再活一次I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.生病的时候我就卧床休息,不会假装自己一天不工作,地球就会停止转动。I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in

42、storage.我要将雕成玫瑰花状的粉红蜡烛点上,而不让它在闲置中溶化。I would have eaten the popcorn in the “good” living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.我要在“讲究”的客厅里吃爆玉米花。倘若有人在壁炉生火带出了炉灰,我不会操那么多闲心。I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day be

43、cause my hair had just been teased and sprayed.我决不会因为夏天头发刚刚梳理过、喷过发胶,就一定要把车窗玻璃摇起来。I would have cried and laughed less while watching televisionand more while watching life.看电视我要少哭一点,少笑一点,看生活我要多哭一点,多笑一点。I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was gu

44、aranteed to last a lifetime.我买东西不会只看它很实用,不显脏,或能保证用一辈子。But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minutelook at it and really see it live it and never give it back.但总的来说,如果再让我活一回,我要把握好分分秒秒,留心生活,真正关注生活,品味生活,决不使岁月蹉跎。Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more money, or

45、 who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us. Let'sthink about what God has blessed us with, and what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally.不担心谁不喜欢我,谁比我富有,或者谁在干什么。让我们珍惜与真心关爱我们的人之间那份感情。让我们多想想上帝赐予我们的福分。

46、多想想我们每天做了哪些有益于自己思想、身体、感情和精神的事。7、世界没有我依旧运转Three O' Cat Is Still a Game/没有我世界照常运转Lillian Bueno Mccue/莉莲·比诺·麦丘What do I believe? What laws do I live by? There are so many answers - work, beauty, truth, love - and I hope I do live by them.什么是我所信仰的?什么是我生活的准则?答案很多,比如工作、美丽、真理、爱心,但愿我能以它们为准则。Bu

47、t in everyday things I live by the light of a supplementary set of laws. I'd better call them rules of thumb. Rules of thumb aren't very grand, but they do make the wheels go round.然而,生活中的我还履行着另外一套附加的法则,即经验法则。这一法则虽然简单,但却能使事情顺利地进行下去。My father and mother sent me to good schools, but the finest

48、 thing they did for my education was to have seven children. I was the oldest, and my brothers and sisters were my best teachers.父母把我送到一所很好的学校学习,但养育了7个孩子,才是他们为我的教育做的最好的事。我是家中长女,而弟弟妹妹就是我最好的老师。I learned first to pull my own weight in the boat. Kids making a bob-sled have no use for the loafer who want

49、s a free ride. Neither has the world. I learned to make the bed I slept in, and wash the glass I used, and mend what I broke, and mop up where I spilled. And if I was too lazy or too dainty or too busy, and left it for someone else, somebody else soon taught me different.我最先学会了身为长女的责任。对一个想搭顺风车的流浪者来说

50、,会做雪橇的孩子毫无用处。对这些孩子而言,世界也是如此。我学会了睡觉前自己铺床,洗自己用过的杯子,修补自己弄坏的东西,用拖布拖干自己溅到地上的水。如果我过于懒惰、挑剔或忙碌,而让别人来做这些事,马上就会有人教我不能这么做。Then, the same way, I learned that anger is a waste. It hurts nobody but me. A fit of the sullens got short shrift in our house. It wasn't pulling my weight in the boat. It was spoiling

51、 sport. And among seven children it got me nowhere. It might reduce four o'cat to three o'cat, but the game went on just the same, and where was I? Out of it. Better go in and join the group around the piano and forget my grievance. Better still, next time don't fling down my bat in a ta

52、ntrum; keep my temper, and stay in the game.于是,我同样也明白了生气于事无补。除了我自己,它伤害不了任何人。在我们家里,闷闷不乐是不会有人搭理你的。尽管不是我的责任,但却会让人觉得扫兴。何况在7个孩子中间生闷气对我并没有好处。没有我,“4只小猫”的游戏变成“3只小猫”,一样可以玩得很好。而我呢?只能被排除在外了。最好的办法就是,忘掉自己的委屈,加入他们,和大家一起围着钢琴玩。还有,最好下次不要再乱发脾气;控制好自己的情绪,继续玩游戏。Here's a rule thumb that's important, and the older

53、 I get, the more important I think it is. When I can do something, and somebody wants me to do it, I have to do it. The great tragedy of life is not to be needed. As long as you are able and willing to do things for people, you will be needed. Of course you are able; and if so, you can't say no.

54、 My mother is seventy-seven. In seventy-seven years she has never said no. Today she is so much in demand by thirteen grandchildren and countless neighbors that her presence is eagerly contended for. When I want to see her I have to pretend emergency.此外,还有一条经验法则同样重要。随着慢慢长大,我也越来越认识到它的重要性。当我有能力做一件事,有人

55、也希望我做时,我就必须去做。不为人所需是人生中最大的悲剧。只要你有能力并愿意为人们做一些事,人们就会需要你。你肯定能够做到,那就不要推辞。我的母亲已经77岁了。但77年来她从未说过“不”字。如今,她的13个孙儿和无数的邻居依然很需要她,希望她能在身边。因此当我想见她时,不得不假装有紧急的事情。Then there's the rule of curiosity. Your body would die if you stopped feeling hunger and thirst, and your mind will die if you lose your curiosity.

56、This I learned from my father. My father was a naturalist. He could see the beetle under the bark, and draw it forth unharmed for us to squint at through the magnifying glass. He sampled the taste of thirty-three different caterpillars. Fired by his example, once, my sister ate an ant. In case you a

57、re wondering, caterpillars taste like the green leaves they eat, and ants taste of lemon. I personally haven't tasted any entomological specimens lately, but I am still rejoicing in the limitless curiosity, the draws me to books and people and places.I hope I never lose it. It would be like pull

58、ing down the blind.除此之外,还有好奇法则。当你感觉不到饥饿和干渴时,你的身体就停止运转了;如果你失去了好奇心,那你的思想就不再工作了。这是父亲传授给我的。他是一位博物学家。他能看到树皮下的甲虫,并把它毫发无伤地捉下来,放在放大镜下让我们看。他尝过33种不同毛虫的味道。有一次,在父亲的示范与鼓励下,妹妹吃了一只蚂蚁。假如你对它们的味道感到好奇,我会告诉你,毛虫的味道就像它们所吃的树叶,而蚂蚁的味道像柠檬。我个人最近并未品尝任何昆虫的标本,但我仍欣喜于自己无限的好奇心,它促使我博览群书、乐于与人交往和四处旅行。我希望永远拥有好奇心。没有它,就仿佛放下了窗帘,让我无法欣赏到窗外的

59、美景。Finally, there is the rule of happiness. Happiness is a habit. I was taught to cultivate it. A big stomach-ache, or a big heart-ache, can interrupt happiness, but neither can destroy it unless I permit. My mother simply wouldn't have unhappy faces moping about the place. If it was stomach-ache, she does it. If it was heart-ache, she administered love and understanding and lots of interesting things to do, and soon the sun came out again. Ev