双语美文respect

1、双语美文 respect【篇一：双语美文,respect 】first lovea surge of adrenalin, a rush of blood, a thing of innocence and pain that lasts a lifetimei remember the way the light touched her hair. she turned her head, and our eyes met, a momentary awareness in thatraucous fifth-grade classroom. i felt as though i d bee

2、n struck a blow under the heart. thus began my first love affair. her name was rachel, and i mooned my way through grade and high school, stricken at the mere sight of her, tongue-tied in her presence. does anyone, anymore, linger in the shadows of evening, drawn by the pale light of a window-her wi

3、ndow-like some hapless summer insect? that delirious swooning, asexual but urgent and obsessive, that made me awkward and my voice crack, is like some impossible dream now. i know i was so afflicted, but i cannot actually believe what memory insists i did. which was to suffer. exquisitely.i would ca

4、tch sight of her, walking down an aisle of trees to or from school, and i d become paralyzed. she always seemed so poised, so self-possessed. at home, i d relieve each encounter, writhing at the thought of my inadequacies. even so, as we entered our teens, i sensed her affectionate tolerance for me.

5、 going steady implied a maturity we still lacked. her orthodox jewish upbringing and my own catholic scruples imposed a celibate grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired. i managed to hold her once at a dance - chaperoned, of course. our embrace made her giggle, a s

6、ound so trusting that i hated myself for what i d been thinking.at any rate, my love for rachel remained unrequited. we graduated from high school, she went on to college, and i joined the army. when world war ii engulfed us, i was sent overseas. for a time we corresponded, and her letters were the

7、highlight of those grinding, endless years. once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit, which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. i mentioned the possibility of marriage inmy next letter, and almost immediately her replies became less frequent, less personal.the first thing i did whe

8、n i returned to the states was to call on rachel. her mother answered the door. rachel no longer lived there. she had married a medical student she d met in college. i thought she wrote you, her mother said.her dear john letter finally caught up with me while i was awaiting discharge. she gently exp

9、lained the impossibility of a marriage between us. looking back on it, i must have recovered rather quickly, although for the first few months i believed i didn t want to live. like rachel, i found someone else, whom i learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day.

10、then recently, after an interval of more than 40 years, i heard from rachel again. her husband had died. she was passing through town and had learned of my whereabouts through a mutual friend. we agreed to meet.i felt both curious and excited. in the last few years, i hadn t thought about her, and h

11、er sudden call one morning had taken me aback. the actual sight of her was a shock. this white-haired matron at the restaurant table was the rachel of my dreams and desires, the supple mermaid of that snapshot? yet time had given us a common reference and respect. we talked as old friends, and quick

12、ly discovered we were both grandparents.do you remember this? she handed me a slip of worn paper. it was a poem i d written her while still in school. i examined the crude meter and pallid rhymes. watching my face, she snatched the poem from me and returned it to her purse, as though fearful i was g

13、oing to destroy it.i told her about the snapshot, how i d carried it all through the war.it wouldn t have worked out, you know, she said.how can you be sure? i countered. ah, colleen, it might have been grand indeed - my irish conscience and your jewish guilt! our laughter startled people at a nearb

14、y table. during the time left to us, out glances were furtive, oblique. i think that what we saw in each other repudiated what we d once been to ourselves, we immortals.before i put her into a taxi, she turned to me. i just wanted to see you once more. to tell you something. her eyes met mine. i wan

15、ted to thank you for having loved me as you did. we kissed, and she left.from a store window my reflection stared back at me, an aging man with gray hair stirred by an evening breeze. i decided to walk home. her kiss still burned on my lips. i felt faint, and sat on a park bench. all around me the g

16、rass and trees were shining in the surreal glow of sunset. something was being lifted out of me. something had been completed, and the scene before me was so beautiful that i wanted to shout and dance and sing for joy.that soon passed, as everything must, and presently i was able to stand and start

17、for home.【篇二：双语美文,respect 】born to win生而为赢muriel james & dorothy jongewardeach human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. each is born with the capacity to win at life. each person has a unique way of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and thinking. each has his o

18、r her own unique potentialscapabilities and limitations. each can be a significant,thinking, aware, and creative being productive person, a winner.人皆生而为新，为前所未有之存在；人皆生而能赢。人皆有其特立独行之方式去审视、聆听、触摸、品味及思考，因而都具备独特潜质 能力和局限。人皆能举足轻重，思虑明达，洞察秋毫，富有创意，成就功业。 the word “winner ” and “loser ” have many meanings. when w

19、e refer to a person as a winner, we do notmean one who makes someone else lose. to us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being credible, ,responsive, and genuine, both as an inp>成者“”与 “败者 ”含义颇多。谈及成者我们并非指令他人失意之人。对我们而言，成者必为人守信，值得信赖，有求必应，态度诚恳，或为个人、或为社会一员皆能以真诚回应他人。 winners do not dedicate

20、 their lives to aconcept of what they imagine they should be; rather, they are themselves and as such do not use their energy putting on a performance, maintaining pretence and manipulating others.they are aware that there is a difference between being loving and acting loving, between being stupid

21、and acting stupid, between being knowledgeable and acting knowledgeable. winners do not need to hide behind a mask.成者行事并不拘泥于某种信条，即便是他们认为应为其奉献一生的理念；而是本色行事，所以并不把精力用来表演，保持伪装或操控他人。他们明了爱与装爱、愚蠢与装傻、博学与卖弄之间迥然有别。成者无须藏于面具之后。 winners are not afraid to do their own thinking and to use their own knowledge. they

22、can separatefacts from opinions and dont pretend to have all the answers. they listen to others, evaluate what they say, but come to their own conclusions. although winners can admire and respectother people, they are not totally defined, ， bound, or awed by them.成者敢于利用所学，独立思考，区分事实与观点，且并不佯装通晓所有答案。他们

23、倾听、权衡他人意见，但能得出自己的结论。尽管他们尊重、敬佩他人，但并不为他人所局限、所推翻、所束缚，也不对他人敬若神灵。 winners do not play “helpless ”， nor do they play the blaming game. instead, they assumeresponsibility for their own lives. they dont give others a false authority over them. winners are their own bosses and know it.成者既不佯装 “无助 ”，亦不抱怨他人。相反，

24、他们对人生总是独担责任，也不以权威姿态凌驾他人之上。他们主宰自己，而且能意识到这点。 a winners timing is right. winners respond appropriately to the situation. their responses are related tothe message sent and preserve the significance, worth, well-being, and dignity of the people involved. winners know that for everything there is a seaso

25、n and for every activity a time.成者善于审时度势，随机应变。他们对所接受的信息做出回应，维护当事人的利益、康乐和尊严。成者深知成一事要看好时节，行一事要把握时机。 although winners can freely enjoy themselves, they can also postpone enjoyment, can discipline themselvesin the present to enhance their enjoyment in the future. winners are not afraid to go after what

26、he wants, but they do so in proper ways. winners do not get their security by controlling others. they do not set themselves up to lose.尽管成者可以自由享乐，但他更知如何推迟享乐，适时自律，以期将来乐趣更盛。成者并不忌惮追求所想，但取之有道，也并不靠控制他人而获取安然之感。他们总是使自己立于不败。 a winner cares about the world and its peoples. a winner is not isolated from the

27、general problems of society, but is concerned, ， andcommitted to improving the quality of life. even in the face of national and international adversity, a winners self-image isnot one of a powerless inp>成者心忧天下，并不孤立于尘世弊病之外，而是置身事内，满腔热忱，致力于改善民生。即使面对民族、国家之危亡，成者亦非无力回天之个体。他总是努力令世界更好。在家也能快乐学习：?声明：音视频均来

28、自互联网链接，仅供学习使用。本网站自身不存储、控制、修改被链接的内容。沪江英语高度重视知识产权保护。当如发现本网站发布的信息包含有侵犯其著作权的链接内容时，请联系我们，我们将依法采取措施移除相关内容或屏蔽相关链接。【篇三：双语美文,respect 】没想到这帮熊孩子们三番五次扰乱会场秩序，让演讲一度中断，而托马斯本人更是气得火冒三丈。气愤之下，托马斯“咆哮 ”出了一番比演讲稿更励志的话，发人深思又感人肺腑。准备好纸巾，这段视频会让你热泪盈眶的托马斯本来是兴高采烈去演讲的，可是台下学生却大声聊天，没有几个认真听讲，他再三要求大家安静却被当成耳边风，托马斯再也忍不住了 .listen to me

29、very closely, they pay me $50,000 to$100,000 when i speak to an american corporation.i go to abasketball program, they pay me well.510你们听好了，我给美国任何一家公司做演讲，他们都会支付我万美元的报酬，我去给篮球队演讲，他们也会支付给我可观的报酬。i ain t getting a dime here. i am here because i love you, but ibe darn if i come here for free and you disre

30、spect me.我今天来这里半毛钱都没有拿，我来这是因为我爱你们。但是如果我免费给你们做演讲，你们还不尊重我，那就真叫见鬼了。他悲愤地说，这个世界上真心对你好的人不多，当有人真心爱你的时候，别把他当垃圾！when p eople love you, you dont do them like dirt.when peoplecare for you, don t disrespect them. you ain t got but a fewpeople who care about you in this world.当有人爱你，你不应该视他们为粪土；当有人关心你，不要不尊重他们。在这个世

31、界上没有多少人会在乎你。if you re in the wrong place, you no one is going to jail for it. re going toshotgetand killed.如果你误入歧途，没准哪天就被一枪打死了，而凶手甚至不会因此进监狱。托马斯失望地说，他去过犹太学校、白人学校、拉丁学校演讲，学生们都很尊重他，可回到了母校，却不被自己的同胞尊重。they re asking me what s wrong with urban school. i membarrassed.有人问我，美国那些黑人学校到底出了什么问题。我真的很汗颜。他用黑人推翻奴隶制的例

32、子来激励学生：you want to know why im embarrassed? what they don t knowis that you re not even trying when you take a test. you didn tgive your best. they think you re dumb. you ain t dumb. wesurvived slavery, and we can t pass a test?你们知道我为什么汗颜吗？因为老师和教授们并不知道，你们其实根本没有把心思放在课业上，你们根本没有尽全力。大家都觉得你们笨，但你们一点都不笨。我们

33、能撑过奴隶制，却连个考试都通不过？they take everything from us and we still survive. you want totell me that you don t want to learn how to write? have you lost your mind? we are survivors!我们曾经被夺走一切，但我们还是挺过来了。但你们现在却告诉我，你们连学个写字都不愿意？你们疯了吗？我们是各种苦难的幸存者啊！说到这里，托马斯几乎声嘶力竭：you can take a test. the problem is that when you do

34、, you barely take the test. i challenge you to go in there and do your best. i challenge you to go into class and act like you have some sense.你们是会考试。但问题是，你根本就没有认真去考。我就问你们，敢不敢尽全力去考一场试！敢不敢把心思好好放在课堂上！真的是超有感染力的演讲啊，看到这里你是不是也感到热血沸腾，一种想要立马学习的冲动从心底油然而生？以下是演讲全文，让我们听着音频再沸腾一次吧！to think about what i am saying.

35、 i am not playing now and this is why i get so frustrated. somebody is still talking. come on!我希望大家能好好思考我说的话，我没在跟你们开玩笑，这就是我为什么这么生气的原因，因为到现在还有人在说话，到底是要怎么样？bro, i promise you. i love you bro. listen to me very closely, they pay me $50,000 to $100,000 when i speak to corporations in america. i go to a

36、basketball program, they pay me good.这是我的真心话，我爱你们每一个人。你们听好了，我给美国任何一家公司做演讲，他们都会支付我 510 万美元的报酬，我去给篮球队演讲，他们也会支付给我可观的报酬。i ain t getting a dime here. i am here because i love you, but i be darn if i come here for free and you disrespect me.我今天在这里半毛钱都没有，我来这是因为我爱你们。但是如果我免费给你们做演讲，你们还不尊重我，那真叫见鬼了。i ain t 20 y

37、ears old; i ain t 19 years old. i am a grown man. i amhere because i love you. i m here because i love you all. theyain t pay me a dime. as a matter of fact, i came to use myinfluence to raise money. so a group of kids can go to costarica.我不是 20 岁或 19 岁的小伙子，我是个成年人，我来这儿是因为我在乎你们，在乎你们所有人，学校没有给我半毛钱。事实上，

38、我还用我的影响力来募款，让学校的一些同学能有机会去哥斯达黎加参观。i am not here to get none. i am here to give you some. i am not here to take none from you. i am here to give you something.我今天来不是希望能得到什么，而是希望能带给大家一些有用的东西。我也不想从你们身上得到什么，我只希望对大家能有所贡献。and listen to me closely.when people love you, you don t dothem like dirt. when peopl

39、e care for you, you don t disrespectthem. you ain t got, but a few people who care about you in this world.你们仔细听好了，当有人爱护你，你不应该视他们为粪土；当有人关心你，不要不尊重他们。在这个世界上没有多少人会在乎你。did you hear what i just say? if youre in the wrong place, you gonna get shot and killed. nobodys going to go to jail for it.so the few

40、people who you do have that care, you can like garbage. t treat them你们有听进去我说的吗？一旦你误入歧途，你很有可能哪天就会命丧枪口，而凶手却将逍遥法外。所以当有人真正在乎你们时，你们不应该把他们当成垃圾一样对待。you can t disrespect the people that are trying to look out foryou, because you ain t got a lot of them.dudes, look me up.you aint getting a lot of dudes that

41、come do what i do, that are coming to your school.你不应该鄙视那些真心为了你好的人，因为这世上很少会有人真心在乎你，上网去查一下我的名字吧，跟我做一样工作的人，很少会愿意来你们这样的学校演讲。not disrespect. the dudes youre listening to, youre listeningmy man and jamming to his album. he ain t coming here, and i just heard we had a rapper here last night.how many schoo

42、lsdid he go to?我这样说没有恶意。你们平常听的那些流行歌手，那些你们对他歌曲耳熟能详的明星，他们才不会免费来给你们演讲。我才听说昨晚有个饶舌歌手来这表演，那他去过几间学校？how many elementary schools he came and took your money, but he didn t have investment back to you. and you have the nerve to laugh and joke when teachers are trying to teach you?他去过多少学校收费表演，但却从不把得来的钱资助你们？结果

43、当老师愿意教你们的时候，你们竟然还在下面嬉笑打闹？you got the nerve to act a fool when somebody cares about you. you re talking while im talking.当有人在乎你们时，你们竟这样无所谓。我在台上讲话，你在台下也讲得热火朝天。do you know, if i go to a jewish school, the kids are quiet?if i go to a white school, the kidsre quiet. if i go to a latino school they re qui

44、et, the only kids that disrespect me is black kids. that s it, my own are the only ones that disrespect me.你们知道当我去犹太学校时，那儿的孩子都是安安静静的吗？当我去白人学校时，那儿的孩子也很安静。当我去拉丁学校时，他们同样很安静。唯一不尊重我的就是黑人同学。明明是我的兄弟姐妹，但却最不尊重我。i walk in any other school they like, they go e.t, were takingnotes. i come home, you re talking.

45、you re telling jokes. you think something funny.我去其他任何学校，同学们都会说 “艾瑞克，我们在做笔记 ”。但今天我回到母校，你们却忙着在台下讲话。你们在那里讲笑话，觉得很好笑。look how we living, ain t nothing funny, ain t nothinfunny, youall? when i got my phd what embarrassed me. i am in thereand theyre asking me what s wrong with our urban schools? iwas like

46、, why are you asking me? im in class, just like yourein class.看看我们现在的生活，到底有什么好笑的？有吗？当我攻读博士学位的时候，让我汗颜的是，他们问我，美国那些以黑人为主的学校到底出了什么问题。我只能说，你问我干什么？我和你一样都在课堂上学习，我怎么知道？every other teachers want to know; professors want to know;why are your kids? what s the problem in the s chool system?im embarrassed, you all.老师想知道，教授也想知道，为何学生素质无法提升，学校出了什么问题？我很惭愧，各位。i m a