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1、世界上最美丽英文01five minutes to spareCAPTURE YOUR SOUL-FIVE MINUTES TO SPARENo matter how busy you are ,you could spend five minutes:To answer the telephoneTo read the morning paperTo talk with a neighborTo dispute with the laundryman about a mistakeTo watch new furniture being unloaded next doorTo chat w

2、ith a salesmanTo read a trivial letterOr to write oneIt takes only five minutes:To say a prayer for the suffering friendTo stop and think of Gods daily gift of mercyTo remember the crossTo make an act of faith, hope, and loveTo whisper anour Father or Hail Mary for someone in needTo say a decade of

3、the Rosary for the pour soulsTo vist the little statue or picture on the mantle place and tell the Savior how much you love himTo make a spiritual communion Which is the better way to spend five minutes?世界上最美丽英文02life is a do-it-yourself projectLIFE IS A DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT 生活是一个自己动手的项目 An elderl

4、y carpenter was ready to retire.he told his employer contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.He would miss the paycheck,but he needed to retire.They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good w

5、orker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.The carpenter said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.He resorted to shooddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.When the carpenter finishe

6、d his work and the builder came to inspect the house,the contractor handed the front door key to the carpenter.This is your house,he said,my gift to you. What a shock!What a shame!If he had only known he was building his own house,he would have done it all so differently.Now he had to live in the ho

7、me he had built none too well. So it is with us.We build our lives in a distracted way,reacting rather than acting,willing to put up less than the best.At important points we do not give the job our best effort.Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now livin

8、g in the house we have built.If we had realized that we would have done it differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter.Think about your house.Each day you hammer a nail,place a board or erect a wall.Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build.Even if you live it for day more that day d

9、eserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says,Life is a do-it-yourself project.Who could say it more clearly?Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.Your life tommorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today. 一位年

10、迈的木匠准备退休了。他告诉他的老板他准备离开建筑业的打算，他说他想和他的妻子过一种更休闲的生活，享受天伦之乐。他还说他会怀念这里的薪水的，但他必须退休了，他的离职他们慢慢就会适应的。老板对他的这位优秀员工的离去感到非常遗憾，于是问他是否可以盖最后一栋房子作为私下里的帮忙。这位木匠答应了，但显而易见他做事的时候是心不在焉的，他的手工做得毛毛糙糙，用的材料也是次品。这样结束他的事业是不幸的，当木匠最后完工，老板来看房子时，他把前门的钥匙交给木匠说，“这是你的房子，是我送给你的礼物。” 震惊！羞愧！如果他早知道他是在盖自己的房子，他肯定会做得截然不同的，现在他不得不住在自己建的糟糕透顶的房子里面。这

11、个道理同样适合我们，在营造生活时，我们的精力被分散到太多的地方，我们只是被动地适应而不会主动行动，而我们自己也不愿意去尽心尽力地营造我们的生活。在重要的时刻我们也没能尽自己最大的努力做好工作。然后我们吃惊地看到自己所做的一切：发现自己就处在自己营建的房子里。如果我们早意识到这一点的话，我们的做法就会完全不同。 把你自己当成那个木匠。想想你的房子。每天你都会钉个钉子，放块木板或砌一面墙。明智地营造你的房子。这是你唯一可以营造的生活。即使你只可以再活一天，你也要活得优雅、有尊严。墙上的匾写着，“生活就是一个自己动手的项目”。谁能比这个说得更明白？你今天的生活就是你过去的生活态度和所作选择的结果。你

12、明天的生活就是你今天的生活态度和所作选择的结果。世界上最美丽英文03parenthoodParenthood 为人父母 If it was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results. To be in your childrens memories tomorrow,

13、 you have to be in their lives today. The smartest advice on raising children is to enjoy them while they are still on your side. The best way to keep kids at home is to give it a loving atmosphere - and hide the keys to the car. The right temperature in a home is maintained by warm hearts, not by h

14、ot heads. Parents: People who bare infants, bore teenagers, and board newlyweds. The joy of motherhood: What a woman experiences when all the children are finally in bed. Lifes golden age is when the kids are too old to need baby-sitters and too young to borrow the family car. Grandparents are simil

15、ar to a piece of string - handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of grandchildren. A child outgrows your lap, but never outgrows your heart. God gave you two ears and one mouth. so you should listen twice as much as you talk. There are three ways to get something done: Do it your

16、self, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it. Adolescence is the age when children try to bring up their parents. Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm. Oh, to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when

17、 he was small, and half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am. There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mothers age. Money isnt everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch. Adolescence is the age at which children stop asking questions because they

18、 know all the answers. A alarm clock is a device for awakening people who dont have small children. No wonder kids are confused today. Half the adults tell them to find themselves; the other half tell them to get lost. People hardest to convince that its time for retirement are children at bedtime.

19、Kids really brighten a household; they never turn off any lights.如果为人父母是件容易的事，那么“辛劳”二字就无从谈起！对着孩子大吼大叫让他们听话就像开车时为了开道而拼命按喇叭，二者殊途同归。如果希望孩子以后的回忆中有你，你就必须进入到他们今天的生活中。抚养孩子最明智的就是尽量享受他们还在你身边的时光。把孩子留在家里的最好的方法就是给他一个充满爱的环境并收好车钥匙。维持家中合适的温度需要的是一颗热心而不是头脑发热。父母就是抚育幼儿，惹青少年心烦，给新婚夫妇提供食宿的人。为人母的快乐就是：一个女人在她所有的孩子都上床睡觉之后的感受。

20、人生的黄金时期就是孩子不再需要保姆了，但还没有长到要借用家里车子的年龄阶段。祖父母就如同一条细绳子一样触手可及，并能轻而易举就缠住儿孙们的手指。孩子长大后将不再坐在你的双膝上，但他绝不会跨出你的心门。上帝给了你两只耳朵、一张嘴巴所以你所听的应该是你所说的两倍。做成某件事有三个方式：自己动手，雇别人去做，或者不准你的孩子去做。青春期就是孩子们试图让父母成长的时候。当孩子在家时，整理房子就像在暴风雪中铲雪清理车道一样。噢，当我的孩子尚小时，他认为我活得只有他一半精彩，现在则认为他只有我十几岁时的一半那么愚蠢。孩子们愿意分享的事情只有两个：传染性疾病和母亲的年龄。钱不代表一切，但显然它可以让我们和孩

21、子保持联系。青春期就是孩子知道一切答案不再问任何问题的时候。闹钟只是用来唤醒那些没有小孩的人的。难怪今天的小孩感到困惑。大人们一半的告诉他们要找回自己，另一半则告诉他们要迷失自我。最难劝说的就是让孩子们上床睡觉。孩子确实点亮了一个家，他们从未熄灭过一盏灯。世界上最美丽英文04a smile is a gift that anyone can giveA Smile is A Gift That Anyone Can GiveIt costs noting, but saves much.微笑不需要花费你一分钱,但却能带来很多.It enriches those who receive,with

22、out impovershing those who give.它使那些得到它的人富有,却不会使付出它的人贫穷.It happens in a flash , and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.它发生在一瞬间,但它的记忆有时却是永恒的.None is so rich that he can get along without it; none so poor that he is not enriched by it.如果人们可以没有微笑,那么,无论拥有什么都会觉得贫穷.如果人们无法因此而丰富,那么就没有什么比这更贫穷了.It creat

23、es happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business,and is the countersign of friends.微笑为家庭到来欢笑,为工作增添善意,是友谊的象征.It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sick, and Natures best antidote for trouble.它是缓解疲劳的良药,是征服气馁的日光,是治疗疾病的阳光,是自然界中战胜困难的灵丹妙药.It cannot be bought, borrowed

24、, or stolen, for it is no earthly good to anyone until it is given away.它不能买,不能借,也不能偷,因为在它被给予他人之前是毫无用处的.If you meet someone too burdened with grief or worry to smile, just give him one of yours.如果你遇见某人被悲伤和焦虑压得喘不过气来,只要给他一个微笑就行.For nobody needs a smile so much as he who has none left to give.因为当一个人无法再

25、给予微笑的时候,他也就不那么需要微笑了!世界上最美丽英文05Wealth,Success&LoveWealth,Success&Love财富，成功和爱A woman came out of her house and saw three old menwith long white beards sitting in her front yard.She did not recognize them.一个妇人出门看到3位白须飘然的老者坐在她家前院。妇人与他们素不相识。She said I dont think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please

26、 come in and have something to eat. 她上前同他们打招呼：“你们一定饿了，进屋吃点东西吧?” Is the man of the house home?, they asked.No, she replied. Hes out.Then we cannot come in, they replied. “你们家男主人在吗?”老人们问。妇人回答： “他出去了。”“他不在，我们就不进去。”老人们回答。 In the evening when her husband came home,she told him what had happened.Go tell t

27、hem I am home and invite them in! 晚上，丈夫回家了，妇人将遇到的事告诉了他。 “快去告诉他们我回来了，请他们进来!”The woman went out and invited the men in.We do not go into a house together, they replied.Why is that? she asked. 于是妇人出去邀老人们进屋。“我们不能一同进屋。”老人们说。“那是为什么?”妇人感到疑惑。One of the old men explained: His name is Wealth, he said pointing

28、 to one of his friends,and said pointing to another one, He is Success, and I am Love. 一个老人指着一个同伴说：“他名叫财富。”指向另一个同伴说：“他叫成功，我是爱。”Then he added, Now go in and discuss with your husbandwhich one of us you want in your home. 他接着说：“你现在进去和丈夫商量，看你们家需要我们中哪一个。” The woman went in and told her husband what was

29、said.Her husband was overjoyed. How nice!, he said. Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!His wife disagreed. My dear, why dont we invite Success? 妇人把老人的话告诉丈夫。丈夫十分惊喜，说：“既然如此，我们就邀请财富老人吧，让他进来，把我们的房子装满财富! ”妻子不同意，说：“亲爱的，为什么不邀请成功呢?” Their daughter-in-law

30、 was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!他们的儿媳妇在屋子的另一头听到这些话，建议道：“邀请爱进来不是更好吗?我们家将会充满爱。”Let us heed our daughter-in-laws advice, said the husband to his wife.Go out and invite

31、 Love to be our guest.The woman went out and asked the three old men, Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest. “我们接受儿媳的建议吧，” 丈夫对妻子说，“去吧爱请进来坐我们的客人吧。” 这位妇人走出门问3个老人：“你们之中哪位是爱?请进来做客。”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised

32、, the lady asked Wealth and Success:I only invited Love, Why are you coming in? 爱老人起身朝房子走去，另外两位也起身跟着走了进去。 这位妇人吃惊地问道：“我邀请的是爱，你们两位怎么也跟进来?”The old men replied together: If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us wouldve stayed out,but you invited Love, and wherever he goes, we go also. W

33、herever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success! 老人们齐声答道：“如果你要请财富或者成功的话，其余的两个人都会呆在外面的，但你邀请了爱，无论他走到哪，我们就跟到哪。哪里有爱，哪里就有财富与成功!”世界上最美丽英文06Yesterday.Today.AND Tomorrow Yesterday.Today.AND Tomorrow 昨天，今天，还有明天 There are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be k

34、ept free from fear and apprehension.One is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control.All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. Nor can we erase a singl

35、e word we said - Yesterday is gone!The other day we shouldnt worry about is Tomorrow with its impossible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is beyond our immediate control.Tomorrows sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will ris

36、e. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.This leaves only one day - Today. Any man can fight the battlesof just one day; it is only when you or I add the burdens of those two awful eternities- Yesterday and Tomorrow- that we break down.It is not the experience of Today th

37、at drives man mad - It is remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday, and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Let us, therefore, live One Day at a Time!每个礼拜有两天我们不用去担心，没有恐惧，没有忧愁。其中一天是昨天，有过错误和忧虑、过失和失误、辛酸和痛苦。昨天已经过去，不再受我们控制。世界上所有的钱都不能把昨天带回来。我们不能为过去的事反悔，我们不能擦去我们说过的每一个字，因为，昨天已经过去了。另一天我

38、们不用担心的是明天，明天可能有逆境、负担，即有着很大的希望，又有糟糕的表现。明天同样不为我们所控制。明天的太阳会升起，不管它是光芒四射还是笼罩着云彩，它一定会升起来。直到它出现之前，我们对于明天没有任何把握，因为它还没有发生。只剩下一天今天。任何人都只能生活在“今天”；当你我背负起永远存在的“昨天”和“明天”带来的压力，我们就会被压垮。使一个人发疯的不是今天的遭遇，而是昨天的悲伤或痛苦和对明天的恐惧。因此，让我们过好生活中的每一天。世界上最美丽英文07sand or stoneSAND OR STONE 写在沙子或者石头上的话 A story tells that two friends we

39、re walking through the desert. In a specific point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE. They kept on walking until they fou

40、nd an oasis, where theydecided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE. The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend a

41、sked him, After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why? The other friend replied When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind c

42、an ever erase it. LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE. 有一个故事是这样说的：有两个朋友正在穿越沙漠，在旅途中的某处，他们吵架了，一个朋友在另外一个朋友的脸上扇了一巴掌。那个挨了一巴掌受伤的人什么也没说，他在沙子上写道：“今天，我最好的朋友扇了我一巴掌。”他们继续走着，最后发现了绿洲，他们打算在那儿洗个澡。那个挨了一巴掌受伤的人开始溺水下沉，他的那个朋友救了他。当他从惊骇中回过神来，他在石头上写下了：“今天，我的朋友救了我一命。”那个救了他的人也打了人的朋友就问他：

43、“为什么我伤害你，你把它写在沙子上？现在你却写在了石头上呢？”他的好朋友笑了，回答到:“当朋友伤害我们的时候，我们应该将它写在沙子上，宽恕的风会将之抹去；当发生一些伟大事情的时候，我们应该将之铭刻在心灵记忆之石上，没有风可以将之抹去。”所以，学会在沙子上写下伤害，然后再石头上雕刻恩惠吧！世界上最美丽英文08Advice from Mother TeresaAdvice from Mother Teresa 特蕾纱修女的忠告 People are often unreasonable,illogical,and self-centered； Forgive then anyway. If you

44、 are kind,people may accuse you of selfish,ulterior motives； Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies； Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you； Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building,someone could destro

45、y overnight； Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness,they may be jealous； Be happy anyway. The good you do today,people will often forget tomorrow； Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have,and it may never be enough； Give the world the best youve got anyway. You see, in the final an

46、alysis,it is between you and God: It was never between you and them anyway. 人们常常蛮不讲理、不合逻辑和喜欢以自我为中心：无论如何，原谅他们！如果你善良，人们可能会带着自私和秘密的动机谴责你：无论如何，善良一些！如果你成功，你将会有一些假朋友跟一些真正的敌人：无论如何，要成功啊！如果你诚实率真，人们可能会期骗你：无论如何，诚实率真些！可能你耗时经年来盖房子，某人会在一夜间将之毁于一旦：无论如何，还是盖吧！如果你寻找到宁静和幸福，他们可能会嫉妒你：无论如何，还是幸福吧！今天你的善行，人们常常明天就会忘记：无论如何，作些好

47、事！贡献你最好的给世界，或许它永远不够：无论如何，将你最好的贡献出来给世界！你看，最后你跟上帝站在了一起：无论如何，这永远不会跟那些人在一起！世界上最美丽英文09A Spiritual Message to America A Spiritual Message to America As we stand before the dawn of a new millennium,we pray for Americas survival,our survival. We pray that we will be given strength by the Creator to follow t

48、he footsteps of our forefathers to share our love,respect and compassion for one another. There is good in everyone because the Creator has put a little of Himself in all of us. We pray for forgiveness for the pain and suffering we have caused one another. We pray that our children will not repeat o

49、ur mistakes. We pray that we can respect the diversity of America;all life is sacred. Every child born is a precious gift of our Creator. It is our sacred trust to embrace children from all walks of life because we are part of the same family. We pray that our children will honor and respect their e

50、lders -that is where the wisdom comes from. This respect will not only allowed forgotten elders. We are all equal,with each having our own special gift to contribute. These values allow our youth to become leaders and workers in our society. Children,you are our future and our hope for the people. S

51、tand and be courageous. We pray to learn and use the wisdom of all that has come before us,to achieve personal successes and to contribute to those of others. Only when our young ones learn respect for everything can they evolve. Earth We pray for respect and love of Mother Earth because she is the

52、foundation of human survival and we must keep her pollution-free for those who will travel after us. Protect her water,air,soil,trees,forests,plants and animals. Do not just take and waste resources. Make it a priority to conserve. The land is given to us by the Creator to care for,not to own. If we

53、 take care of the land,the land will take care of us. Unity We should have respect for each other. We pray for commitment and responsible behavior in order to help those in need and to give them support and friendship. Be an example in life that others may follow;serve people,community and country.

54、We should all strive to be leaders and contributors. Do not sit back and let others plan and do all the thinking. Let us unite together so that we may have the strength to protect our future. Strength comes from working through trials and tribulations. Health Spiritual health is the key to holistic

55、health. We pray to have the discipline to set healthy examples for our children to follow. Respecting everyone and everything in the universe starts with self-respect. Take time to listen and take care of your body and spirit. Family and Youth Family is important and precious. Always let them know that they are loved. Let our children and grandchildren know you are always there to love and support them and that they mean the world to you no matter what they do or say. Children are of infinite value. Live what you teach. Spiritual values,honesty,and integri