英语文章（一）：
When someone looks into your eyes they should see something alive within you.Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse1 which directs you on your journey.
At every turn we e across its mystery.At each new level we bee more of the person we were meant to bee.In lonely times，when we pass through a storm of disappointment，we find our faith is unshaken，our strength still strong.
Believe in your faith.Set the vision before your eyes.Write down your most sincere dreams and when the opportunity es，step into your dream.It may take one season or more，but the result is the same.Make big dreams and then go out and make them realities.The highest hopes of the dreamer are revealed with every step taken in their journey to the impossible.For a season we must protect the dream so that it can grow quietly on the inside.But if we tenderly care for our deepest expectations，slowly but surely the dream will bee new life.
Dreaming is an act of faith.The light of your expectations will cast off the shadows of a disbelieving world.God has given us the dreamer as a gift to light an unbelieving world.
Find your treasure within and cherish2 it.Tomorrow is waiting for you to take the first step.
别人看你的眼睛时，他应当体会到你内心的活力。怀揣梦想就像是拥有一座引领你前行的灯塔。
每个转折关头，它给我们带来奇迹。每个新的起点，我们脱胎换骨，焕然一新。孤独中我们挺过失望的阴霾，发觉 我们的信念不曾动摇，我们的力气依然强大。
秉持信念，期盼未来。许下你最真诚的梦想，一旦机遇来临，就为之拼搏。也许要花一季甚或更多的时光，但结局不会改变。立大志，倾全力，成现实。前途未卜，唯有一步一个脚印，梦想者的至高希冀才会实现。我们必须珍存梦想，给它一季的保护，让它在内心悄然生发。然而我们还得温柔呵护我们内心至深的期许，慢慢地梦想必将成就新的`生命。
梦想是实现信仰的第一步。你的期待熠熠光辉，它会驱逐不信的阴影。上帝赋予我们梦想的天资，去点亮不曾确信的世界。让梦想的财富寄于心中，珍爱它，明天正等着你跨出第一步。
英语文章（二）：
People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books，documents and records.
Why do we have libraries?What good are these documents and history books?Why do we record and save the actions of men，the negotiations1 of government officials and the events during wars?
We do it because，sometimes，the voice of experience can cause us to stop，look and listen.Sometimes，past records，when understood in the right way，can help us decide what to do and what not to do.If we are ever to create lasting peace，we must seek its origins in human experience and in the records of human history.
From the stories of courage and devotion of men and women，we create the inspirations of youth.History records the suffering，the self-denial2，the devotion，and the heroic deeds of people in the past.These records can help us when we are confused and when we really need peace.
The main purpose of history is to create a better world.History gives a warning to those who promote war，and inspiration to those who seek peace.
In short，history helps us learn.Yesterday’s records can keep us from repeating yesterday’s mistakes.And from the pieces of mosaic4 assembled5 by historians e the great murals6 which represent the progress of mankind.
人们常常心存疑虑，为什么历史学家要费尽周折地保存数以万计的书籍、文献和记录。
我们为什么要有图书馆呢？这些文献和史书有何用处呢?我们为什么要记载并保存人类的行为、政府官员的谈判和战争中的事件呢？
我们这么做的原因在于有时候经验之音能促使我们停步、观察和倾听。也因为有时候过去的`记载经过正确地诠释，能帮助我们决定何事可为、何事不可为。如果我们想要创造永久的和平，我们就必须从人类的经验以及人类历史的记载中去探索其渊源。
从体现男性和女性勇敢和奉献精神的故事之中，我们获得了青春的启示。英语短文历史记载着人类的一切苦难、克己、忠诚和英勇的事迹。这些记载在我们困惑和渴望和平时能对我们有所帮助。
历史的主要目的是创造一个更加完美的世界。历史对那些力主战争的人给以警告，给予那些寻求和平的人以启示。
简而言之，历史帮助我们学习。昨日的记载能够使我们避免重蹈覆辙。这些历史学家们创作的像马赛克一样色彩缤纷的历史片断汇聚成了代表人类增高的伟大壁画。
英语文章（三）：
Today is an excellent day for small improvements.Whatever is working for you，find a way to improve it just a little.There’s no need to make a huge change，just a small one，something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day，over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people.If you learned just one more new word each day，in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big acplishments.Look around you.Consider the work you do each day.Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race，each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher.Yet over the course of the race，that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today，and tomorrow too，and each day after that.Anyone can make just a small improvement，and that can make a big，big difference.
今日就是你能够做改善的极好的一天。无论你在做什么，找一个方法去做一点点的改善。不用做太大的改变，只要一点点——你此刻能够做到的一点点。
如果你每一天多给一个顾客打电话的话，一个月下来你会发觉 你又多认识了差不多二十个人。如果每一天多学会一个新词，过一年，你的词汇量将会增加300多个。
小小的改善能够逐步积累成大的成就。观察你的周围。思考你每一天所做的'工作。英语短文想一下你怎样能做得更好一点。
在马拉松比赛中，冠军的每一步都只比第一百名的选手的步伐大一点点、快一点点。英语短文可是在比赛过程中，那些小小的不一样积累成了巨大的区别。
今日、明天、今后的每一天尽力做更多一点点。任何人都能做一点小小的改善，但那小小的改善将会起到十分大、十分大的作用。
英语文章（四）：
Today is an excellent day for small improvements.Whatever is working for you，find a way to improve it just a little.There’s no need to make a huge change，just a small one，something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day，over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people.If you learned just one more new word each day，in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big acplishments.Look around you.Consider the work you do each day.Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race，each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher.Yet over the course of the race，that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today，and tomorrow too，and each day after that.Anyone can make just a small improvement，and that can make a big，big difference.
今日就是你能够做改善的极好的一天。无论你在做什么，找一个方法去做一点点的改善。不用做太大的改变，只要一点点——你此刻能够做到的一点点。
如果你每一天多给一个顾客打电话的话，一个月下来你会发觉 你又多认识了差不多二十个人。如果每一天多学会一个新词，过一年，你的词汇量将会增加300多个。
小小的`改善能够逐步积累成大的成就。观察你的周围。思考你每一天所做的工作。英语短文想一下你怎样能做得更好一点。
在马拉松比赛中，冠军的每一步都只比第一百名的选手的步伐大一点点、快一点点。英语短文可是在比赛过程中，那些小小的不一样积累成了巨大的区别。
今日、明天、今后的每一天尽力做更多一点点。任何人都能做一点小小的改善，但那小小的改善将会起到十分大、十分大的作用。
英语文章（五）：
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet，enough trials to make you strong，enough sorrow to keep you human，enough hope to make you happy?Always put yourself in othersshoes.If you feel that it hurts you，it probably hurts the other person，too.
The happiest of people dont necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that es along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry，those who hurt，those who have searched，and those who have tried，for only they can appreciate the importance of people
who have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile，grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past，you cant go on well in lifeuntil you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born，you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die，youre the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you，to those who have touched your life in one way or another，to those who make you smile when you really need it，to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down，to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you dont，dont worry，nothing bad will happen to you，you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someones day with this message.
生活中有些时候，当你十分想念某人时，你只想从梦中挑选他们，并真正地拥抱他们！做你想做的梦吧，去你想去的地方吧，成为你想成为的人吧，因为你仅有一次生命，一个机遇去做所有那些你想做的事。
愿你有足够的快乐使你甜蜜，足够的考验使你坚强，足够的悲伤使你坚持人性，足够的期望使你欢乐。总是把自我放在othersshoes。如果你认为它伤害了你，它可能伤害其他人，太。
最快乐的人不必须拥有最好的一切，他们只会充分利用他们所拥有的一切，快乐就在于那些哭泣的人、受伤的人、寻找过的人和尝试过的人，因为仅有他们才能体会到人们的重要性。
那些以往感动过自我的生活。爱以微笑开始，以吻转浓，以泪结束。最光明的未来总是基于一个被遗忘的过去，你不能继续在你放开过去的`失败和心痛。
当你出生的时候，你在哭，你周围的每个人都在微笑，好好生活吧，这样当你死的时候，你就是那个微笑的人，而你周围的人都在哭泣。
请把这个消息传递给那些对你有意义的人，那些以往影响你生活的人，那些让你微笑的时候，你真的需要它，那些让你看到事物光明的一面，当你真的放下，那些你想让他们明白你欣赏他们的友谊。如果你不，不要担心，没有什么坏事会发生在你身上，你只会错过机遇，周围的人这个消息。
英语文章（六）：
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
When the door of happiness closes，another opens，but often times we look so long at the closed door that we dont see the one which has been opened for us.
Dont go for looks; they can deceive.Dont go for wealth; even that fades away.Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
在一生有多少这样的时刻：我们对一个人朝思暮想，只想一把把他们从梦中拉出来，真切的拥抱一回!
一扇通往快乐的门关掉了，另一扇快乐之门打开了，可有多少次啊，我们徘徊在那扇关掉的门前，却忽略了那扇早已为我们开启的新的快乐之门。
不要以貌取人，外貌可能会欺骗你;不要追逐财富，财富会消失的。去寻找那个让你笑口常开的人吧，一个微笑就能够使暗淡的日子豁然开朗。去追寻那个令你心灵愉悦的人吧!
做你想做的梦，去你想去的'地方，成为你想成为的人，因为你仅有一次生命和一次机遇去做你想做的事情。
英语文章（七）：
Enjoy that uniquenesss. You do not have to pretend in order to seem more like someone else.You do not have to lie to hide the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.
You were meant to be different.Nowhere，in all of history，will the same things be going on in anyone’s mind，soul and spirit as are going on in yours right now.
If you did not exist，there would be a hole in creation，a gap2 in history，and something missing from the plan for humankind.Treasure your uniqueness.It is a gift given only to you.Enjoy it and share it!
No one can reach out to others in the same way that you can.No one can speak your words.No one can convey your meanings.No one can fort others with your kind of fort.No one can bring your kind of understanding to another person.No one can be cheerful and light-hearted3 and joyous4 in your way.No one can smile your smile.No one else can bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being.
Share your uniqueness.Let it flow out freely among your family and friends，and the people you meet in the rush and clutter of living，wherever you are.That gift of yourself was given to you to enjoy and share.Give yourself away!
See it!Receive it!
Let it inform you，move you and inspire you!
You are unique!
请欣赏你自我的独特吧！你不用伪装自我以使你看起来和别人一样，也无需掩藏你在别人看来所具有的独特性。
你生来与众不一样。此刻你所拥有的思想，灵魂，精神是任何时刻、任何地点的其他人都不曾拥有的。
如果你不存在了，那么上帝的作品中就有了一个缺憾，历史也不再完整，人类发展也有了缺失。
珍惜你所拥有的.独特性。这是上天给你的礼物，请欣赏并学会分享它。
没有人能像你一样乐于帮助别人。没有人能像你一样表达自我。也没人能够表达你想传达的意思。没有人能用你所特有的方式来安慰别人。也没有人能够像你一样善解人意。没有人能像你一样感觉欢乐、无忧无虑，也没有人能像你一样微笑。总而言之，没有人能够把你的特性展示给其他人。
分享你的独特性吧！尽情地将你的独一无二展示给其他人，英语短文不管是你的亲人和朋友还是你在纷繁复杂的生活中所遇到的路人。请欣赏并分享上帝给你的这份独特的礼物吧。释放你自我！
感知它并且理解它！
听从你的独特性，让它影响你、感动你并且激励你前进！
你是独一无二的！
英语文章（八）：
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go;be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
生活中，有时强烈的思念使我们恨不得一把将所爱的人从梦中带走，实实在在地拥抱他们。做自我想做的梦吧，生命仅有一次，机遇仅有一回。
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet，enough trails to make you strong，enough sorrow to keep you human，enough hope to make you happy.Always keep yourself in other’s shoes.If you feel that it hurts you，it probably hurts the other person，too.
愿你有足够的欢乐，使自我甜蜜；有足够的考验，使自我坚强；有足够的悲伤，使自我富有人情；有足够的期望；使自我快乐。要经常换位思维一件事，要是你感到对自我有伤害，就可能对他人也有伤害。
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that es along their way.Happiness lies for those who cry，those who hurt，those who have searched，and those who have tried，for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.Love begins with a smile，grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past，you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
最快乐的人并不是那些拥有最好的东西的人，他们只是能够将得到的东西变得最好。快乐属于那些会哭泣的人，那些受过伤害的人，那些探索的人，以及那些尝试过的人。仅有他们才懂得对自我生活有影响的人们的重要。爱以微笑开始，在亲吻中长大，以泪水终结。光明灿烂的明天建立在忘却的过去之上。仅有让以往的.失败和悲痛随风而去，你才能过得更好。
When you were born，you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die，you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
出生的时候，哭啼的是你，周围的人却在微笑。珍视生活，好好地活着，这样当你死去时，周围的人在哭泣，而你却在微笑。
Please send this message to those people who mean something to you，to those who have touched your life in one way or another，to those who make you smile when you really need it，to those that make you see the brighter side of things when you really down，to those who you want to let them know that you appreciate their friendship.And if you don’t，don’t worry，nothing bad will happen to you，you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone’s day with this message.
请把这些语言送给那些你所关心的人，那些在生活中这样或那样同自我打交道的人，那些需要时能给你带来微笑的人，那些在逆境中依然能使你看到光明的人，那些你珍视与他们之间的友谊的人。即使你没有这样做，也不要紧。没有什么大不了的事情，你只是错过了用这些言语照亮他人日子的机遇。
英语文章（九）：
Even when the road gets rough，you can keep going.A disappointing result will stop you only if you assume that it is supposed to stop you.However，you can just assume that all your results are encouraging you to keep going.After all，when you’re getting results of any kind，you’re making a difference.
If the results are not the ones you like，you can make small changes to your efforts and greatly improve the results.Many things are simply not going to happen with just one attempt，three or even a dozen attempts.Yet any thing bees possible with enough persistence.Keep going，and allow your efforts to build on one another.Keep going，and turn your disappointments into achievements.You have what it takes to keep going，because all it ever takes is just one more step forward.Keep going，and work your way steadily to the richest rewards you can imagine.
即使道路变得坎坷，你也能坚持前行。令人失望的结果之所以会阻挡你前进的脚步，仅仅是因为你以为它应当使你止步。然而，你还能够这样认为，所有的结果都是为 了鼓励你坚持下去。毕竟，不论最终的'结果是什么，对你来说，那都是一种改变。如果那不是你想要的结果，你能够经过改变方法去改变它们。许多事不是经过简单 的一两次或者几次尝试就能成就的。然而，只要坚持不懈，一切皆有可能。坚持不懈，不断奋力尝试;坚持不懈，让失望终成辉煌。你拥有坚持下去的资本，因为它所需要的只是再向前一步。坚持不懈，稳步向前去获取你能想到的最丰厚的回报。
英语文章（十）：
When I was a young boy in Santa Cruz，California I used to help my Grandfather in the fields by his home.This was not his land but back in those days it was not unusual to barter with the neighbours to worked it for them so he could grow the vegetables that he loved.He would then share them with the neighbour for payment.He grew corn，beans，peas，zucchini，cucumbers and garlic.And nobody could grow bigger dahlias than my Grandfather.
在我很小的时候，我的祖父家住在加利福尼亚的圣克鲁斯城，我常常去祖父家附近的田地里帮他干农活。尽管那块田地是属于祖父的邻居，但在那个时候，邻居之间作实物交易是很常见的，所以祖父也能在那块田地种上自我喜爱的农作物。而作为报酬，在收割时祖父就与邻居们一同分享果实。祖父通常种植玉米、大豆、豌 豆、南瓜、黄瓜和大蒜。祖父的农艺很高超，就连他种的大丽花长得也要比邻居们种的高大许多。
As I worked along side him he used to love to tell this story of a named Giuseppe (Joe) and his wife who moved to a new farm with their three sons.They were settling into the new munity when a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the dirt of his new property.Joe took that statement as that there was actual gold in the land.He thought to himself，"I have three healthy sons，I will tell them about it".Indeed he told his sons that there was gold to be found in their new property.Needless to say his sons actually took charge of their personal enterprise right on their own land.They had visions of what they would do when they found gold.Each son had a different vision.For as young as they were，they set up quite a professional approach in the digging for gold.
当我在一旁帮祖父干农活时，他总爱给我讲一个名叫乔的一家人的故事。故事是这样的:乔带着妻子和他们的三个儿子搬到了一个新的农场。当乔一家人住进一个新杜区以后，附近的一位农夫告诉乔说他的地里有黄金。乔昕后以为这片土地有真的黄金存在，就在心里暗想我有三个健壮的儿子，我应当把这件事告诉他们。"于是，乔告诉他的儿子说，在他们家的这块新地产上能够找到黄金。不必说，他的儿子们立刻去地里挖掘黄金了，就好像把这件事当成了自我的事业一样。他们幻想着找到黄金以后去做什么，但每一个人都有各自不一样的梦想。因为他们如此年轻，还提出一个相当专业的挖掘黄金的方法。
They began in one corner with a certain width and kept going until they got to the end.Once they got to the property line they would start another swath and go back the other direction.They began to realize that digging for gold was fun!This procedure went on for about six months and they still weren through going through the whole property.
他们先从一个角落开始挖掘，并以特定的一个宽度继续向前挖，一向挖到这块土地的尽头。他们渐渐觉得挖掘黄金这件事充满了无穷的乐趣!就这样不知不觉，他们连续挖了六个月，仍然陶醉在拥有黄金以后的美梦里。
Meanwhile Joe thought he would plant some crops in the area where the dirt had been turned thoroughly.He planted corn，tomatoes，potatoesand onions.His sons continued to dig through the soil，determined to find gold.As more dirt was available.Joe planted more crops.An interesting point here is that Joe had never farmed before but it had always been a dream of his to do so.
与此同时，乔有了新的想法，他打算在这些彻底翻新过的土地上种一些农作物。于是，他开始种玉米、西虹柿、马铃薯和洋葱。而他的儿子们仍在这块土地上继续不停地挖掘着，一心想找到黄金。随着可利用的土地越来越多，乔的农作物也越种越多。趣味的是，乔以前从来不会种田，那似乎是他所不敢想象的，然而此刻他却做到了。
As each different crop became ready to be harvested Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat.One of Joes neighbours suggested that he set Up a vegetable stand.Joe and his wife did that very thing.They called it Joe and Family Vegetables.Joe even had to leave some crops on the ground because he had more than enough to meet the demands at the vegetable stand.
当各种农作物快要收割的时候，乔意识到这要比他一家人所需要的食物多得多。这时乔的一位邻居提议他在地里设立一个蔬菜区用来出售。于是乔和妻子昕取了他的意见，并把它称为乔家蔬菜。乔在蔬菜区留了足够多的蔬菜，以满足顾客的需求。
What were Joes sons doing in the meantime?They were still working the land even after they had finished the entire parcel.They started once again in the original corner.working in the leftover plant material while they were still on their quest to find gold.
那么与此同时，乔的儿子们在做什么呢?他们仍然在这块土地上挖掘着黄金，甚至当所有的土壤都被翻过以后。他们在起初的角落里又重新挖了起来，而这时地里的庄稼现已收割完，他们在这块留有农作物残枝败叶的土地上仍然继续追逐着他们的黄金梦。
This process went on for years and Joe and his wife became quite wealthy from their little vegetable stand.They were even able to send their sons off to college simply because they wanted to find gold.
几年过去了，乔和妻子靠着他们的那块蔬菜地，现已变得相当富有。他们甚至能供得起儿子去上大学，而不想再看到他们的儿子只想着挖黄金。
Remember at the beginning of the story when Joe was told by his new neighbour that there was gold in the land?Well，the truth is.Joes understanding of the English language was less than perfect.His new neighbour friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.So you can see where the concept of gold came In.
再让我们回顾一下故事的开头，不正是乔的新邻居告诉他地里出黄金的吗?然而，事实上是乔对英国的语言理解得还不够透彻。他的新邻居其实是说他那块土地有肥沃的土壤，所以你应当明白黄金的`概念来自哪儿了吧。
Did Joes sons bee slaves to the digging?No，they were inspired because they had visions of what money could do for them and did not focus on the money itself.
乔的儿子们成为挖掘土地的奴隶了吗?不，他们只是一昧地幻想着金钱能为他们做什么，并被无数个幻想所激励，但从未研究过获取金钱的正确途径。
Is there.a way we can take this story to a higher level?Yes.the Universe provides us opportunity and sometimes dangles the carrot to inspire us.In essence.Joes sons were inspired with the possibility of finding gold in the soil.Some of you Im sure will draw your own meaning.but here is one to consider.Go out and pretend that there is gold in all your challenges and setbacks so that you can be inspired to motivate yourself to allow the Universe to provide all that you need and then some.
我们对这个故事是否能够有一个更深刻的理解呢?答案是肯定的，这个世界供给给我们的机遇有很多，然而，有时候上天对我们的这些赏赐又是悬而未定的。事实上，乔的儿子们是被在土壤里找到黄金的这种可能性所激励。我相信，每一个人对此都有自我不一样的理解，但有一点是值得大家借鉴的。应对挑战与挫折时，假设它们当中也有"黄金让它激励着你勇敢向前，让这个世界为你创造出你所需要的一切。
英语文章（十一）：
Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.
They say they’d like to do this or that，but then they offer all the excuses in the world for why they can’t do whatever it is.No matter what the excuses are，the only thing that is usually limiting them is their own self-perception.
If I’ve learned anything，I’ve learned that a person —any person —may do anything they set their mind on doing.The things you need are willingness to work for what you want，patience to learn what you need to know and，most important of all，belief in yourself.You only need a seed，and then your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.
If your self-perception is that you can’t acplish something because you’re not smart enough，then take the time to learn what you need to know，and then your self-perception will change.
If your self-perception is that you can’t acplish something because you never finish anything you start，then go and finish something and change your self- perception.
If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy，too busy，too unworthy，too unfocused，too depressed，or too dependent on others to acplish great things，then you’re right.You are that because you believe you are，but in fact，you can change that!Life is change，and the past doesn’t equal the future.Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions.Change your beliefs and actions，and you will change your future.Whether you think you can or you can’t，you’re right.You are what you think.
Think about that the next time you need an excuse.
有些人的一生都在借口中度过。
他们总是说喜欢这喜欢那，只是随之给出各种理由来解释他为什么没能去做。但无论是什么借口，唯一能限制他们行为的通常只是他们的自我认知。
如果说我确实明白了一些事情，那就是了解了一个人，任何一个人，几乎能够做成任何事情，只要他们下决心去做。你需要的只是为梦想而奋斗的意愿、为学习必要知识的耐心，可是最重要的是你的自信。你只需播下一粒梦想的种子，你的信念将会随着你一齐长大。
如果你自认为是因不够聪明而不能完成某件事情，那么就花些时光去学习所需要的`知识，这样，你的自我认知就会改变。
如果你自认为你不能完成某件事情常常是因为半途而废，那么就去做完它，将这种自我认知彻底改变。
如果你自认为是因太懒惰、太忙、太卑微、太不专心、太消沉、太依靠别人而不能做成大事，那么你是对的。英语短文你确实是这样，因为你自我就是这样认为的。但事实上你能够改变。生活无时无刻不在变化，过去不等于未来。你的此刻正是你过去所想所做的必然结果。改变你的信念和行动，成就你的将来。如果你认为你能或不能做什么，那么你是对的，因为正是你的思想造就了你。
英语文章（十二）：
We are living in one of those periods in human history which are marked by recolutionary changes in sll of mans ideas and values.It is a time when every one of us must look within himself to find what ideas，what beliefs，and what ideals each of us will live by.
慷慨与对人类行善力气的信心是人类天生的美德，这便是我人生哲学的基础。如果人类能够有机遇发挥自我的力气，那么这一人生哲学就能够使人充满活力，富有创新精神，对未来充满信心。我们所生活的这个时代，是人类历史上思想与价值充满革命性变化的一个时代。在这样的时代背景中，我们必须从自身寻找生活所需的思想、信仰与梦想。
And unless we fins these ideals，and unless we stand by them firmly，we have no power to overe the crisis in which we in our world fins ourselves.
除非我们找到这些梦想，并恪守它们，否则当面临世人都会遇到的危险时，我们根本无力抗争。
I believe in perople，in sheer，unadulterated humanity，I believe inlistening to what people have to say，in helping them to achieve the things which they want and the things which they need.Naturally，there are peop;e who behave like beasts，who kill，who cheat，who lie and who destroy.But without a belief in man and a faith in his possibilities for the future，there can be no hope for the future，but only bitterness that the past has gone.I believe we must，each of us，make a philosophy a philosophy by which we can live.
我信仰人类，信仰透明、纯粹的人性。倾听人们的心声，帮助他们达成所愿，得到需要的东西，这也是我的信仰。当然，有些人类的行为如同禽兽一般，他们杀戮、欺诈、哄骗、破坏。可是，如果不相信人类，不相信人类创造未来的可能，那我们就会对未来失去期望，只能苦叹往日已逝。我相信，我们每个人都必须树立自我的生活哲学。
There are people who make a philosophy out of believing in nothing.They say there is no truth，that goodness is simply cleverness in disguising your own selfishness.
也有人以质疑一切为自我的生活哲学。他们说，世间没有真理，所谓的仁慈可是是对自我自私自利的伪装。
They say that life is simply the short gap in between an unpleasant birth and an inevitable death.There are others who saythat man is born inti evil and sinfulness and that life is a process of purification through suffering and that death is the reward for having sufferes.
他们认为，生活可是是痛苦出生与必然死去间的短暂瞬间。而其他人则认为，人性本恶，生命是历尽苦难的净化过程，而死亡则是一切苦难的解脱。
There are others who say that man is a kind of machine which operates according to certain laws，and that if you can learn the laws and seize the power to manipulate the machine，you can make man behave autmatically to serve whatever ends you have in mind.
还有人说，人就好比一台遵循必须规则运转的机器，如果你了解其中的规则，掌控了操纵权，就能够将他人掌控手中，让他们为满足你的意愿而服务。
I believe these philosophies are false.The most important thing in life is the way it it lived，and there is no such thing as an abstract happiness，an abstract goodness or morality，or an abstract anything，except in terms of the person who believes and who acts.
我认为，这些所谓的哲学皆是谬论。人生最重要的事情就是以何种方式生活，除了人的信仰与将信仰付诸于行动之外，再没有任何抽象的快乐、善良或美德，也没有任何空泛的事物。
There is only the single human being who lives and who through every moment of his own personal living experience，is being happy or unhappy，noble or base，wise or unwise，or simply existing.
唯有一个活着或仅仅存在着的人，亲身体验着生活中的.每一刻，感觉着欢乐或悲伤、高尚或卑微、睿智或愚笨。
The question is: How can these individual moments of human experience be filled with the richness of a philosophy which can sustain the indicidual in his own life?Unless we give part of ourselves away，unless we can live with other people and understand them and help them，we are missing the most essential part of our own human lives.
丰富的哲学是支撑生命的力气之源，但问题是，如何才能将这种哲学充分应用到人生经历的每一个瞬间呢？除非我们乐于奉献，除非我们能够与人们一齐生活并帮助他们，否则我们的人生就失去了最重要的意义。
The fact that the native endowment of the young mind is one of liberalism and confidence in the powers of man for goos is the basis of my philosophy.And if only man can be given a free chance to use his powers，this philosophy will result in a boundless flow of vital energy and a willingness to try new things，bined with a faith in the future.
慷慨与对人类行善力气的信心是人类天生的美德，这便是我人生哲学的基础。如果人类能够有机遇发挥自我的力气，那么这一人生哲学就能够使人充满活力，富有创新精神，对未来充满信心。
There are as many roads to the sttainment of wisdom and goodness as there are people who undertake to waik them.There are as many solid truths on which we can stand as there are people who can search them out and who will stand on them.There are as many ideas and ideals as there are men of good will who will hold them in their minds and act them in their lives.
世间有多少行路者，通往善良与智慧的途径就有多少。世间有多少真理，就有多少探索、坚持真理的人。有多少信念与梦想，就有多少仁人志士在生活中奉行并实现它们。
英语文章（十三）：
Whether sixty or sixteen， there is in every human beings heart the lure of wonders， the unfailing childlike appetite of whats next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty， hope， cheer， courage and power from men and from the infinite， so long are you young.
无论是60岁还是16岁，你需要坚持永不衰竭的好奇心、永不熄灭的孩提般求知的渴望和追求事业成功的欢乐与热情。在你我的心底，有一座无线电台，它能在多长时光里接收到人间万物传递来的完美、期望、欢乐、鼓舞和力气的消息，你就会年轻多长时光。 当明天变成了今日成为了昨日，最终成为记忆里不再重要的某一天，我们突然发觉 自我在不知不觉中已被时光推着向前走，这不是静止火车里，与相邻列车交错时，仿佛自我在前进的.错觉，而是我们真实的在长大，在这件事里成了另一个自我。
When tomorrow turns in today， yesterday， and someday that no moreimportant in your memory， we suddenly realize that we r pushed forwardby time. This is not a train in still in which you may feel forwardwhen another train goes by. It is the truth that weve all grown up.And we bee different.
当你的心真的在痛，眼泪快要流下来的时候，那就赶快抬头看看，这片以往属于我们的天空;当天依旧是那么的广阔，云依旧那么的潇洒，那就不应当哭，因为我的离去，并没有带走你的世界。
24.When you feel hurt and your tears are gonna to drop. Please look up andhave a look at the sky once belongs to us. If the sky is still vast，clouds are still clear， you shall not cry because my leave doesnt takeaway the world that belongs to you
英语文章（十四）：
Today is an excellent day for small improvements. Whatever is working for you， find a way to improve it just a little. There’s no need to make a huge change， just a small one， something you can do right now.
If you called just one additional customer each day， over the course of the next month you would talk to about 20 new people. If you learned just one more new word each day， in the next year you would increase your vocabulary by more than 300 words.
Small improvements can add up over time into big acplishments. Look around you. Consider the work you do each day. Think about how you could do it just a little bit better.
In a marathon race， each step the winner takes is just a little bit longer and a little bit faster than each stride taken by the 100th place finisher. Yet over the course of the race， that small difference adds up in a big way.
Do just a little bit more today， and tomorrow too， and each day after that. Anyone can make just a small improvement， and that can make a big， big difference.
今日就是你能够做改善的极好的一天。无论你在做什么，找一个方法去做一点点的改善。不用做太大的.改变，只要一点点——你此刻能够做到的一点点。
如果你每一天多给一个顾客打电话的话，一个月下来你会发觉 你又多认识了差不多二十个人。如果每一天多学会一个新词，过一年，你的词汇量将会增加300多个。
小小的改善能够逐步积累成大的成就。观察你的周围。思考你每一天所做的工作。英语短文想一下你怎样能做得更好一点。
在马拉松比赛中，冠军的每一步都只比第一百名的选手的步伐大一点点、快一点点。英语短文可是在比赛过程中，那些小小的不一样积累成了巨大的区别。
今日、明天、今后的每一天尽力做更多一点点。任何人都能做一点小小的改善，但那小小的改善将会起到十分大、十分大的作用。
英语文章（十五）：
What is your direction indicator of ascended
One windy spring day， I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites， a string kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind， they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled， but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow， facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string， they seemed to say， “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally， one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last，” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last” free to lie powerless in the dirt， to be blown helplessly along the ground， and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction.
How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversity and restrictions， rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the mandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights， recognizing that some of the restraints that we may chafe under are actually the steadying force that helps us ascend and achieve.
在一个有风的春日，我看到一群年轻人正在迎风放风筝玩乐，各种颜色、各种形状和大小的风筝就好像美丽的鸟儿在空中飞舞。当强风把风筝吹起，牵引线就能够控制它们。
风筝迎风飘向更高的地方，而不是随风而去。它们摇摆着、拉扯着，但牵引线以及笨重的尾巴使它们处于控制之中，并且迎风而上。它们挣扎着、抖动着想要挣脱线的'束缚，仿佛在说：“放开我!放开我!我想要自由!”即使与牵引线奋争着，它们依然在美丽地飞翔。最终，一只风筝成功挣脱了。“最终自由了，”它好像在说，“最终能够随风自由飞翔了!”
然而，脱离束缚的自由使它完全处于无情微风的摆布下。它毫无风度地震颤着向地面坠落，落在一堆乱草之中，线缠绕在一颗死灌木上。“最终自由”使它自由到无力地躺在尘土中，无助地任风沿着地面将其吹走，碰到第一个障碍物便毫无生命地滞留在那里了。
有时我们真像这风筝啊!上苍赋予我们困境和约束，赋予我们长大和增强实力所要遵从的规则。约束是逆风的必要匹配物。我们中有些人是如此强硬地抵制规则，以至我们从来无法飞到本来能够到达的高度。我们只遵从部分戒律，所以永久不会飞得足够高，使尾巴远离地面。
让我们每个人都飞到高处吧，并且认识到这一点：有些可能会令我们生气的约束，实际上是帮助我们攀升和实现愿望的平衡力。
英语文章（十六）：
There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy.
从前在非洲有一位欢乐而满足的农夫。他因满足而欢乐，同时也因欢乐而感到满足。
One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along them.
有一天，一位智者向他走来并告知他关于钻石的荣耀，以及随之而来权力。
The wise man says， “If you had a diamond the size of your thumb， you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist you could probably own your own country.” And then he went away.
智者说，“如果你拥有一块拇指般大的钻石，你就能换到一座属于自我的城市;如果你拥有一块拳头般大的钻石，你就可能会拥有一个属于自我的国家。”说完他便离开了。
That night the farmer couldnt sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent， and he was discontent because he was unhappy.
那一晚，农夫难以入睡，他开始变得不欢乐并且不满足起来。他因不满足而不欢乐，同样也因为不欢乐而变得不满足。
The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm， took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and couldnt find any. He looked all through Europe and couldn’t find any. When he got to Spain， he was emotionally， physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and mitted suicide.
第二天早上，他卖掉了自我的`农场，安顿好了他的家人便踏上了寻找钻石之路。他寻遍了整个非洲但却一无所获。他找遍整个欧洲还是一无所获。当他到达西班牙的时候，他已精神崩溃、周身疲惫、钱财耗尽。绝望之下，他跳进了巴塞罗那河，自杀了。
Back home， the person who had bought his farm was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream， the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow.
而在他的家乡，买下他农场的那个人此时正在小溪边给骆驼饮水。潺潺的溪水流经了整个农场。清晨的阳光穿过溪水照射在一块石头上，折射的光芒好像是一道彩虹。
He thought it would look good on the mantelpiece. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room. That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked， "Is Hafiz back?"
这人心想：若是将这块石头摆在壁炉架上必须会十分漂亮。于是，他捡起石头并把它放到客厅里。当天午时，那个智者又出现了。他看到闪闪发光的石头，便问道：“哈夫兹(旧主人)回来了吗?”
The new owner said， "No， why do you ask?" The wise man said， "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said， "No， thats just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come， Ill show you. There are many more. They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough， the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.
新主人回答说：“没有啊!你为什么会这么问?”智者回答道：“因为这石头是一块钻石，我一眼就能识别。”新主人说：“不是!这只是我从溪水中捡起的一块石头。不信，你就跟我来，那里还有好多呢!” 于是两人走到小溪边，捡了一些石头送去验证。毫无疑问，这些石头确实是钻石!他们还发觉 这整个农场蕴藏着很多的钻石。
英语文章（十七）：
Recently I turned to a friend who was riding in my car and asked her， “What do you like about yourself?” We rode in silence for several minutes. Finally， she turned to me and said， apologetically， “I can’t think of anything.”
I was stunned. My friend is intelligent， charming， and passionate – yet she couldn’t see any of that.
I know she’s not alone. Low self-esteem has bee the number-one issue plaguing women. Despite God’s assurance that he’s absolutely crazy about us， most of us can’t believe he means us. It’s like the cynical editor who tells the cub reporter， “If your mother says she loves you， check it out.”
I was a reporter for 12 years. One of the first things I learned in researching a story was “garbage in， garbage out.” If your raw date is flawed， you end up with a faulty conclusion. The same is true with how we see ourselves. If we lack self-confidence， maybe we’re working with flawed data.
The reality is， in hundreds of subtle ways， our culture， family， friends – even our thought life – conspire to undermine our confidence. We grow up in families void of affirmation， encouragement， and respect – the building blocks to self-confidence. Then we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a world that lionizes Size Two Hollywood starlets and Barbie-doll figures. Our paycheck， our title， or some other artificial yardstick gives us temporary entrée into the world of The Accepted. But in our hearts， we know it isn’t real. How do we find our way to the truth?
最近，我问坐在我车里的一位朋友：“你喜欢自我什么?”沉默了好几分钟后，她转向我，满脸歉意地说：“我想不出来。”
我十分诧异，她竟然看不到自我的任何优点。她是一个多么聪明，美丽迷人而又富有同情心的姑娘啊!
我深知并非仅有她一人如此，自尊心较低已成为女性最大的困扰。尽管上帝保证深爱着我们，但我们大多数人不能相信他说的”我们”。就像愤世嫉俗的修改对初出茅庐的记者说：“如果你母亲说她爱你，那就去确认一下吧。”
我现已做了12年的记者，在采访中我首先学到的.是“错进，错出”。若你的初始资料有误，那么你的结论也不会正确。同理，我们看待自我也是如此。如果我们缺乏自信心，那也是在操作有错误的数据资料。
事实上，经过许多种微妙的方式，我们的信心被文化，家庭，朋友甚至是精神生活共同削弱。我们长大的家庭缺乏肯定，鼓励和尊重，而这些正是建立自信的基石。于是，我们发觉 ，自我所处的世界推崇好莱坞二流明星和芭比娃娃的形象。我们的薪水，头衔或者其他人为的标准让我们临时步入所谓的上流社会。可是，在内心深处，我们明白它并不真实，那通往真实的道路到底在哪里呢?
英语文章（十八）：
On 6 November 31-year-old actress Winona Ryder was convicted of shoplifting ，500 worth of clothing and accessories from the posh Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills. Her reasons for attempting to steal the goods， despite being one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood， remain unclear; she may， like the troubled young people she often plays， merely have been doing it for kicks.
Today"s cartoon by Mike Peters makes fun of Ms Ryder"s recent escapade. He imagines Ryder in the witness box，swheresthe court clerk is administering the oath on the Bible that is customary before a person gives testimony. The words of the oath are: "Do you swear to tell the truth， the whole truth and nothing but the truth， so help you God?" Before the clerk gets very far， he must ask Ms Ryder to return the Bible， which he notices she is slipping under her jacket.
In reality Ryder never testified at the trial. The prosecuting attorney cannot question the accused， as the US Constitution forbids self-incrimination. If， however， the defense attorney chooses to put the accused on the stand (i.e. to speak in her own defense)， then the prosecutor gets a turn to ask questions. Thus the legal counsel for the accused often prefers to keep his client off the stand， so as to rule out any possibility of damaging cross-examination.
11月6日，美国31岁的女影星薇诺娜-赖德被判偷窃罪——在贝佛利山庄豪华的萨克斯第五大道商店偷窃了价值5500美元的服装以及与之相搭配的饰物。作为好莱坞收入最高的'影星之一的赖德，她的偷窃动机尚不清楚;或许，正如她经常饰演的那些问题青少年一样，只是为了寻求刺激。
这幅由麦克-皮特斯创作的漫画嘲讽了赖德女士的离奇行为。他想像赖德站在证人席上，法院书记员正授命她凭借圣经给予的精神力气宣誓，这是证人给出证词前的一种仪式。书记员要说的誓词是：在上帝的帮助下，你能发誓说实话、说出全部的实话、没有任何假话吗?但还没等这位书记员把话说完，他就不得不请求赖德女士把圣经还给他，因为他注意到她正在把圣经往衣服下头掖呢。
实际上，赖德在审判中从未为自我作证。检察官不能够询问被告，因为美国宪法禁止“自证其罪”。可是，如果被告的律师选择了将被告推上证人席(也就是说让她为自我辩护)，那么检察官就有机遇提问。所以，被告的律师往往不愿意让他的当事人走上证人席为自我辩护，以避免对被告有害的交叉询问(即检察官提问)的任何可能性。
英语文章（十九）：
Fun seems to be the possession of the English race.Fun is JohnBullls idea of humour，and there is no intellectualjudgment in fun.Everybody understands it be-cause it is practical.More than that，it unites allclasses and sweetens even political life.To studythe elemental form of English humour，you must look to the school-boy.It begins with the practical joke，and unless there is something of his natureabout it，it is never humour to an Englishman.Inan English household，fun is going all the time.The entire house resounds witn it.The father es home and the whole family contribute to theamusement;puns，humorous uses of words，little things that are meaningless nonsense，if you like，fly round，and every one enjoys them thoroughly for just what they are.The Scotch are devoid ofthis trait，and the Americans seem to be，too.
逗乐儿似乎是英国人的秉性，是典型的英国人所说的幽默，不需区分智力高下。它切合实际，人人都懂。不仅仅如此，它把各阶层人士联系在一齐，甚至还使政治生活变得盎然趣味。要研究英国幽默的基础形式，你必须观察其教科书。教科书都是以切合实际的玩笑开头，如果这个玩笑无关于英国人本性，在英国人看来，就无幽默可言。在一个英国家庭里，逗乐儿无时不在进行，整幢屋子其乐融融。父亲回家了，全家人各显其能，津津乐道;双关语、俏皮话、大实话、空话废话满天飞，人人尽情享受。苏格兰人没有这种性格，美国人恐怕也没有。
If I had the power to give humour to the na-tions I would not give them drollery，for that isimpractical;I would not give them wit，for that isaristocratic，and many minds cannot grasp it;but Iwould be contented to deal out fun，which has nointellectual element，no subtlety，belongs to oldand young，educated and uneducated alike，and isthe natural form of the humour of the Englishman.
如果我有权给予此民族幽默的特质，那么我就不给予他们诙谐的本领，因为那不切实际;我也不给予他们风趣的风格，因为那过于贵族派头，以致多数人无法理解;我要心满意足地给予他们逗乐儿的本事，即不分智力高下，没有隐晦曲折，无论老少或受教育与否都能享受的英国式的天然幽默。
Let me tell you why the Englishman speaksonly one language.He believes with the strongest conviction that his own tongue is the one that allpeople ought to speak and will e in time tospeak，so what is the use of learning any other?Hebelieves，too，that he is appointed by Providenceto be a governor of all the rest of the human race.From our Scottish standpoint we can never see anEnglishman without thinking that there is oozing from every pore of his body the conviction that he belongs to a governing race.It has not been his de-sire that large portions of the world should be un-der his care，but as they have been thrust uponhim in the proceedings of a wise Providence，hemust discharge his duty.This theory hasnt en-deared him to others of his kind，but that isnt amatter that concerns him.He doesnt learn anyother language because he knows that he couldspeak it only so imperfectly that other people would laugh at him，and it would never do that aperson of his importance in the scheme of the uni-verse should be mad
e the object of ridicule.
让我告诉诸位为什么英国人只讲一种语言。因为英国人坚信，英语是各国人民都应当讲、并且迟早都会讲的'语言，所以，学其他语言有什么用?他还认为，上帝已委派他成为全人类的主宰。从苏格兰人的立场来看，英国人每一个毛孔都散发着他是属于统治民族的信念。他虽然不想杷各国人民置于自我的监护之下，可是，既然贤明的上帝让他这样做，他就必须尽到职责。这种理论没有使他对其他人、包含对和他一样的人变得亲切可爱，但那不关他的事。他之所以不学其他语言，因为他明白自我说得很糟，唯恐别人耻笑，而像他那样重要的人是万万不能成为别人的笑柄的。
英语文章（二十）：
At the start of your workday， before you even check your emails， make a plan. Jot down the three most important tasks you want to acplish that day. Put a big star next to the most important. Now， before you get into the busy work of emails and photocopying and tidying your desk， start on that important task and see it through to the end.
在你刚开始工作时，趁着还没查看邮件，赶紧定个计划吧。写下当天必须完成的三个重要的任务，重要的`那个打上标记。然后趁着还没开始检查邮件、影印资料或整理办公桌等工作资料前，赶紧着手那个重要的任务并保证完成它。
Surprisingly few people take the time to plan their workday， and end up spinning their wheels on a number of low-priority tasks without really acplishing anything big.
奇怪的是，很少有人能有计划地工作，一天下来后还是周旋在几个效率甚低的任务上，后其实什么实事都没做成。
英语文章（二十一）：
Of the tens of thousands of ships on the ocean bottom， only a handful， less than 1 percent， contain negotiable treasure， such as gold and jewels. Most give us a different priceless treasure -- history. A sunken ship lies in trust， preserved in the airless environment of the sea and those in deep water are especially well protected. No dry land sites anywhere -- except perhaps Egyptian tombs -- are in a better state of preservation than a vessel deep in the ocean. A sunken ship， therefore， can be a rare window through which a moment in time is glimpsed.
This is not to imply that sunken ships are always found intact. Most ships break up on the way down， hit the bottom at about 100 miles per hour， and bee a chaotic， confusing jumble. I recall the chagrin of a novice diver who， after surfacing from an underwater tour of a 400-foot ship， asked his diving buddy， "Where was the wreck?" It takes experience to actually know a sunken ship when one sees it. But no matter what its condition on the way down， a ship deteriorates much more slowly as it sinks deeper into protective layers of sand and mud. Ancient vessels have been found in remarkably good condition. In 1977 a group of marine archaeologists excavating a 900-year-old wreck recovered engraved glassware. Greek coins， bronze kettles， and amazingly， Greek jars containing seeds， almonds， and lentils -- even a plate with chicken bones.
在数以万计的海底沉船中，仅有极少数，不到百分之一的沉船上有可流通的财富，如黄金和珠宝。 多数沉船供给给我们的是另一种无价的财富--历史。 沉船被海洋中没有空气的环境保管起来，躺在深水中的船只被保存得尤其完好。 大概除了埃及金字塔外，陆地上没有哪些遗迹比深海沉船保存得更完好了。 所以，每一只沉船便成为我们探视历史的'一扇难得的窗户。
但这并不是说沉船被发觉 时都完好无损。 大多数船只在下沉过程中就已破碎，并以每小时100英里的速度撞击海底，所以成为乱糟糟的一团。 我至今仍记得一位潜水新手造访一艘400英尺长的海底沉船后浮出水面时的懊丧神情。他问他的潜水伙伴："沉船在哪儿?" 看到沉船时能明白这是一只沉船是需要经验的。 但不管船在下沉时状况如何，当它下沉到海底具有保护作用的泥沙层后，船体的朽烂速度比在陆地上要慢得多。 人们曾在海底发觉 过保存异常完好的古船。 1977年，一群海洋考古学家们在发掘一仅有900年历史的沉船时，找到了雕花玻璃器皿、希腊硬币、青铜水壶，并令人吃惊地发觉 一些盛有种子、杏仁和扁豆等东西的希腊罐子，甚至找到一个盛有鸡骨的盘子。
英语文章（二十二）：
The Nails and the Fence
There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper， to hammer a nail in the back fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didnt lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said， "You have done well， my son， but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger， they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It wont matter how many times you say Im sorry， the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
Friends are a very rare jewel， indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear， they share a word of praise， and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.
以前，有个小男孩，脾气很坏，他父亲就给他一包钉子，让他每次发脾气的时候就往篱笆上钉钉子。
就在第一天，小家伙就现已在篱笆上钉了37个钉子。
慢慢地，他钉的越来越少了，原先他发觉 控制住自我的脾气要比往篱笆上钉钉子容易得多。
最终，最终有一天，小家伙脾气都不发了。他对父亲说了这件事，可父亲却提议他每一天再从篱笆上拔出一颗钉子，这样他的脾气就能控制住了。
日子一天天过去，最终，那个男孩告诉他父亲说钉子他都拔完了。父亲就牵着他的手，带他去篱笆那儿。父亲说：“儿子，你做的很好。可是，你看看篱笆上的小洞，每根篱笆都绝不会相同的。每次你发脾气的时候，它们都会就像这个一样留下伤疤。你用刀刺伤一个人，能够把刀拔出来。 可是，无论你说多少遍对不起都是没用的`，因为伤还在那里。言语里的伤害和身体上的伤害都同样糟糕。
事实上，朋友是珍贵的珠宝。他们给你欢笑，给你走向成功的鼓励；他们倾听你的心声，分享成功的欢乐；并且，他们始终都向你敞开他们的胸怀，这些都说明你应当更加珍惜你的朋友。
英语文章（二十三）：
It says poison， passion and stop right there. It is the most powerful colour on the planet and it is rife with contradictions. Its universal meanings are heat， blood， danger and emotion.
红色意味着毒药、活力和立即停止。红色是世界上最有力的颜色，总是与矛盾联系在一齐。红色最普遍的意思是灼热、鲜血、危险和感情。
A red light means that the doctor is in. Red cars are sexual status symbols. Red heads are supposed to be firebrands. The devil wears red and so do scarlet women. Those with heart problems are advised to avoid the colour because it is so stimulating. Red light has been known to accelerate plant growth.
红灯意味着 “手术中”。红色的车是性感的象征。红头发的人易怒。魔鬼就穿红色，朝三暮四的女人也是这样。心脏病患者最好避开红色，因为太刺激了。众所周知，红光能够使植物加速生长。
In China， it is a wedding colour denoting luck and happiness. According to Hebrew tradition the name Adam， the first man means both red and alive. Advertisers love red because it’s a high energy， high impact color; those attracted to it demand to be noticed.
在中国，红色是喜庆的颜色，也是婚礼的颜色。而根据希伯来人的传统，世界上第一个男人的'名称“亚当”，就是“红色”和“生命”的意思。广告客户都喜欢红色，因为这是一种精力旺盛、颇具感染力的颜色，喜欢红色的人喜欢引起别人的注意。
In the past， red dyes were expensive， so red walls and fabrics suggested either luxurious wealth， importance or ill repute. Today careful use can easily suggest an Asian influence. Red’s connection with heat is so strong that it can make you feel warmer even when the temperature hasn’t changed. Too much brings associations with violent emotions leading to impatience， confusion and irritability. Used with caution it can enrich although it does tend to make small rooms even smaller.
过去，红色的染料都很昂贵，所以，红色的墙和织物意味着奢华、财富、重要性或坏名声。此刻，谨慎地使用红色很容易让人想到亚洲的影响。红色与热的联系是如此紧密，即使气温没有改变，红色也能够使你感到更温暖。过多的红色会使人情绪浮躁，以至失去耐心，引起混乱和易怒。细心使用红色，它能使你的房间更富有情趣，尽管它会使小房间看起来显得更小。
英语文章（二十四）：
兔子的耳朵很长，除了听声音，这对长耳朵还有没有别的用处呢?Jacky is not sure about the answer. So he decides to ask the rabbits themselves.说兔子，兔子到!大耳朵兔Mr. Ears过来了，我们去打个招呼吧。
哈哈，瞧瞧大耳朵先生吧!What long ears he has! They are even much longer than his face. 看看我们自我，有谁的耳朵比脸长呢!
Why are his ears so long? The ears are very useful to the rabbit. Mr. Ears usually hears a threat before seeing it. 它的大耳朵竖起来以后能够转来转去，就象两个雷达接收器，任何细小的声音都不会漏掉。Rabbits get hot easily in summer.The big ears can help them lower their body temperature.还记得吗? 猎豹奔跑的时候要靠尾巴来坚持平衡。Rabbits have very short tails. How can they keep their balance? Ha ha， its not a problem for them. See， they have long ears. 虽然尾巴短，可是兔子经过摆动耳朵也能坚持平衡!But not all rabbits have long ears. Arctic hares have shorter ears. 冰天雪地的'，北极雪兔不需要大耳朵来散热。
兔子也是复活节的象征。据《圣经》记载，耶稣死后三天复活了。为了纪念这个日子，人们就开始过复活节。Now Easter is a favourite festival for kids. They get many coloured eggs on this day. 这些就是大名鼎鼎的复活节彩蛋(Easter eggs)。Kids also get some chocolate eggs. 会下蛋的兔子Bunny也是复活节的象征。The bunny rabbit is amazing. It lays coloured eggs at Easter. Then it hides them in secret places. 据说，仅有好小孩才能找到这些彩蛋。
英语文章（二十五）：
When my wife，Diana， and I met a new couple at church one Sunday， we stopped to introduce ourselves and to exchange pleasantries.
一个星期天，我和妻子戴安娜去教堂时，碰到了一对新婚的夫妇。于是，我们停下车，向他们做了自我介绍，我们之间还表达了相互认识的喜悦之情。
We described the friendly neighborhood we lived in，and listened sympathetically as they lamented that theirs was just the opposite.
我们的话题开始谈到了邻居，我们说我们的邓居如何如何的好。当他们说到他们的邻居恰恰相反时，我们表示了对他们的同情。
Saying our good-byes， we got in our cars and drove home.
之后，我们向他们道了别，开车回到了家。
As we approached our house，we were horrified to see that our new-found friends were pulling into the driveway next to ours.
当我们把车子开到家门口时，我们惊奇地发觉 我们的`新结识的那对新婚夫妇把车停在了隔璧的停车道上。
英语文章（二十六）：
My wife will go to any extreme to keep people from，knowing she is home alone.
我妻子独自在家时，总是不想让别人明白家里没有其他的`人。
One evening when I was working late，my wife heard a knock on the door. She ignosed it，but the knocing continued. Frantic，sloe began to bark，softly at first，then louder and louder. Much to her relief，the knocking soon stopped.
一天晚上，我工作到很晚。我妻子听到有人敲门，她就没理，但敲门的声音总是不停，慌乱之中，她开始学狗叫。一开始她低声地叫，随后她的叫声越来越大。敲门声很快地停了，她这才松了口气。
The next day the paper boy came to the door to collect."I came by last night，"he told me，"but I left when your wife barked at me!"
第二天，送报的小孩来我家收钱，那小孩告诉我:“我昨晚上就来了，你老婆老冲我学狗叫，我就走了。
英语文章（二十七）：
Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows， we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways， of children waving at a crossing， of cattle grazing on a distant hillside， of smoke pouring from a power plant， of row upon row of corn and wheat， of flatlands and valleys， of mountains and rolling hillsides， of city skylines and village halls.
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour， we will pull in the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there， so many wonderful dreams will e true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a pleted jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles， damning the minutes for loitering—waiting， waiting， waiting for the station.
“When we reach the station， that will be it!” We cry. “When Im 18.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the last kid through college.” “When I have paid off the mortgage!” “When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement， I shall live happily ever after!”
Sooner or later， we must realize there is no station， no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
“Relish the moment” is a good motto， especially when coupled with Psalm 118：24：“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It isnt the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead， climb more mountains， eat more ice cream， go barefoot more often， swim more rivers， watch more sunsets， laugh more， cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will e soon enough.
我们的潜意识里藏着一派田园诗般的风光!我们仿佛身处一次横贯大陆的漫漫旅程之中!乘着火车，我们领略着窗外流动的景色：附近公路上奔驰的汽车、十字路口处招手的孩童、远山上吃草的牛群、源源不断地从电厂排放出的烟尘、一片片的玉米和小麦、平原与山谷、群山与绵延的丘陵、天空映衬下城市的轮廓，以及乡间的庄园宅第!
然而我们心里想得最多的却是最终的目的地!在某一天的某一时刻，我们将会抵达进站!迎接我们的将是乐队和飘舞的彩旗!一旦到了那儿，多少美梦将成为现实，我们的生活也将变得完整，如同一块理好的拼图!可是我们此刻却在过道里不耐烦地踱来踱去，咒骂火车的.拖拖拉拉!我们期待着，期待着，期待着火车进站的那一刻!
“当我们到站的时候，一切就都好了!”我们呼喊着。“当我18岁的时候!”“当我有了一辆新450SL奔驰的时候!”“当我供最小的小孩念完大学的时候!”“当我偿清贷款的时候!”“当我官升高任的时候!”“当我退休的时候，就能够从此过上快乐的生活啦!”
可是我们终究会认识到人生的旅途中并没有车站，也没有“一到永逸”的地方!生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程，而车站可是是个梦，它始终遥遥领先于我们!
“享受此刻”是句很好的箴言，尤其是当它与《圣经·诗篇》中第118章24节的一段话相映衬的时候， 更是如此：“今日乃主所创造；生活在今日我们将欢欣、高兴!”真正令人发疯的不是今日的负担，而是对昨日的悔恨及对明日的恐惧!悔恨与恐惧是一对孪生窃贼，将今日从你我身边偷走!
那么就不要在过道里徘徊吧，别老惦记着你离车站还有多远!何不换一种活法，将更多的高山攀爬，多吃点儿冰激凌甜甜嘴巴，经常光着脚板儿溜达溜达，在更多的河流里畅游，多看看夕阳西下，多点欢笑，少点泪水吧!生命只是一段旅程!车站会很快到达。
英语文章（二十八）：
These days， people who do manual work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature， that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of being white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations， as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married， Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning， he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls (n.工作服) and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night， he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alfs wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will， for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will be earning only half as much as he used to， but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on， he will wear a suit all day and others will call him Mr. Bloggs， not Alf.
如今，从事体力劳动的人的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。坐办公室的之所以常常被称作"白领工人"，就是因为他们通常是穿着硬领白衬衫，系着领带去上班。许多人常常情愿放下较高的薪水以换取做白领工人的殊荣，此乃人之常情。而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德.布洛斯就是一个例子。
艾尔弗结婚时，感到十分难为情，而没有将自我的职业告诉妻子。他只说在埃尔斯米尔公司上班。每一天早晨，他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班，然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。晚上回家前，他洗个淋浴，重新换上那身黑色西服。两年多以来，艾尔弗一向这样，他的同事也为他保守秘密。艾尔弗的'妻子一向不明白她嫁给了一个清洁工，并且她永久也不会明白了，因为艾尔弗已找到薪职，不久就要坐办公室里工作了。他将来挣的钱仅有他此刻的一半。可是他觉得，地位升高了，损失点儿钱也值得。从此，艾尔弗能够一天到晚穿西服了。别人将称呼他为"布洛格斯先生"，而不再叫他"艾尔弗"了。
英语文章（二十九）：
To fear is natural; to go past them is heroic. Fear is a normal part of life， symbolizing that there are new， extraordinary things to e across and face. To be able to see these things before they happen is a sign of wisdom. Fear is nothing out of the ordinary. To admit that we are fearing is to prove that we value our life.
恐惧是一件很天然的事，但克服恐惧却是一种英勇的行为。恐惧是日常生活中不可或缺的一部分，它意味着我们要去应对和处理层出不穷的'、意想不到的事情。能够预知将要发生的事情是一种智慧。恐惧并不是什么稀奇事儿，并且承认恐惧是证明我们珍视生命的有力证据。
And men should pay attention to the call of fears. To truly be a leader or someone who is heroic and brave， we should focus on getting past these fears. And it is frightful for people to go through life ignoring fears， because they may often forget their heart and step into life without responsibility.
人人都应当对恐惧的到来有先见之明。要想成为真正的佼佼者或者英勇之人，我们就必须集中精力去正视恐惧。那些在生活中忽视恐惧的人是十分可怕的，因为他们不仅仅常常违背自我的心意，并且在缺少职责心中苟且偷生。
To be born is to live. To live is to fear. To fear is to be challenged. To accept our fears is to be mature. It needs bravery， maturity and vitality to face our fears， accept the challenges and hope for the best.
生者为生，生来为惧，惧为应站，迎惧者谙事理。要想正视恐惧、理解挑战、憧憬完美未来，那就要具备大无畏的勇气、成熟的心智与顽强的生命力。
英语文章（三十）：
Were Just Beginning一切刚开始
"We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…”
“我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，这本书的页数是无限的……”
I do not know who wrote those words， but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious， hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine， just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.
我不明白是谁写的.，可我很喜欢这句话，它提醒我们未来是由自我创造的。我们能够把神秘、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何模样，犹如雕刻家将未成形的石头刻成雕像。
We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed， we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds， we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all， we harvest nothing at all.我们每个人都像是农夫。洒下良种将有丰收，播下劣种或生满野草便将毁去收成。没有耕耘则会一无所获。
I want the future to be better than the past. I dont want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.我期望未来比过去更加完美，期望未来不会沾染历史的错误与过失。我们都应举目向前，因我们的余生要用未来书写。
The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. Each day brings with it new frontiers， in our homes and in our business， if we only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.
往昔已逝，静如止水;我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃;我们所做的每一件事都将会影响着它。只要我们认识到这些，无论是在家中还是在工作上，每一天我们的面前都会展现出新的天地。在人类致力开拓的每一片领域上，我们正站在增高的起跑点。
英语文章（三十一）：
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the presidents palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived， the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began: Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the presidents palace. The editor at once
sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts， but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile， the editor was getting impatient， for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two urgent telegrams， but received no reply. He sent yet another telegram informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply， the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later， the editor at last received a telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested， but he had been sent to prison as well. However， he had at last been allowed to send a cable in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1084 steps leading to the 15-foot wall which surrounded the presidents palace.
报刊杂志的修改常常为了向读者供给成立一些关紧要的事实和统计数字而走向极端。去年，一位记者受一家有名的杂志的委托写一篇关于非洲某个新成立共和国总统府的文章。稿子寄来后，修改看第一句话就拒绝予以发表。文章的开头是这样的："几百级台阶通向环绕总统的高墙。"修改立即给那位记者发去传真，请求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。
记者立即出发去核实这些重要的.事实，但过了好长时光不见他把数字寄来，在此期间，修改等得不耐烦了，因为杂志立刻要付印。他给记者先后发去两份传真，但对方毫无反应。于是他又发了一份传真，通知那位记者说，若再不迅速答复，将被解雇。但记者还是没有回复。修改无奈，勉强按原样发稿了。一周之后，修改最终接到记者的传真。那个可怜的记者不仅仅被捕了，并且还被送进了监狱。可是，他最终获准发回了一份传真。在传真中他告诉修改，就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1，084级台阶时，被抓了起来。
英语文章（三十二）：
The campus，which is believed to be a place for students to gain knowledge，but as the world gets globalized，many business centers have moved into the campus.Students enjoy the mercial environment，but some people think that the mercial environment will have negative effect to the students.I think the campus should be pure.
On the one hand，campus is the place for students to learn the knowledge.The school should create the environment which is suitable for the students to study.Such as the school can open the shops to sell the books，or the things which are related to the study.
On the other hand，the mercial centers will distract students’ attention from their study.The shop，the theater and other shops have built in some campus，it makes the students can’t focus their minds，they just want to finish their class and then go shopping.The original purpose has been forgotten by the students.
Though the mercialize of campus brings students convenience，it is not suitable to let those shops open，students’ main duty is to study and the mercialize will interfere them.
大学学校，被人们认为是学生学习知识的地方，可是随着全球化，很多商业中心搬进了学校。学生享受着商业环境，可是一些人觉得商业环境会给学生带来负面影响。我觉得学校应当要纯净。
一方面，大学学校是学生学习知识的地方。学校应当创造适合学生学习的环境。比如学校能够开卖书的店，或者卖和学习有关的东西。
另一方面，商业中心会让学生从学习上分心。商店，电影院和其他的店在一些学校现已建立了，这让学生无法集中精神，他们会想要快点上完课，然后去购物。学生忘记了他们上学的'初衷。
虽然学校的商业化给学生带来了方便，可是让这些店开在学校里是不适宜的，学生的主要任务是学习，商业化会干扰他们。
英语文章（三十三）：
Worlds Largest Cupcake 世界最大的杯蛋糕
A 4 feet cupcake weighing a hefty 1，224 pounds has been officially recognized as the worlds largest by the Guinness Book of Records. 一个“身高”4英尺、“体重”达1224磅的杯蛋糕日前被《吉尼斯世界记录》正式认证为世界上最大的杯形蛋糕。
Unveiled on Monday， in Detroit， Michigan， US， the enormous cake -with a whopping circumference of 11 feet-was over eight times bigger than the previous record holder. 这块巨型蛋糕于本周一在美国密歇根州的底特律市公布于众，它的`“腰围”惊人，到达11英尺，比之前的记录坚持者大8倍之多。
Baked over the course of 12 hours， the gigantic cup cake was made from 200 pounds of flour， 200 pounds of sugar， 200 pounds of butter and 800 eggs. 这一庞大的杯形蛋糕经过12小时烘制而成，共用掉200磅面粉、200磅糖、200磅黄油和800个鸡蛋。
When covered with frosting and custard， the one-of-a-kind dessert boasted 2，000，000 calories. The brainchild of American firm Gourmet Gift Baskets， the cupcake smashed the previous record of 151 pounds set on July 20. 再加上糖霜和蛋奶沙司，这块独一无二的大蛋糕所含的热量高达200万卡路里。这块蛋糕的创意来自美国“美食礼品篮公司”，它打破了之前于7月20日创下的151磅的记录。
Appearing at the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise Classic Car Show in Detroit， proceeds from the sale of the cupcake went to cancer charity Passionately Pink for the Cure. 这块蛋糕在底特律的伍德沃得大街梦想之航经典车展上亮相，它的销售收益将捐献给“粉色活力治疗”癌症慈善组织。
Ryan Abood， CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets， assembled a cupcake "dream team" including master-baker George Algarin to begin making the cake on August 12， five days before the scheduled unveiling. “美食礼品篮”网站的首席执行官莱恩·阿布德组建了一支制作杯蛋糕的“梦之队”，其中还包含特级面包师乔治·阿尔加林。这块蛋糕于8月12日开始制作，当时据计划展出还有5天的时光。
"We started off with a goal of a 7，000 pounds cupcake but fate intervened on Friday morning when the baking was supposed to be plete，" said Mr Abood.
英语文章（三十四）：
When Pable Picasso was a little boy， he lived in a small town in Spain. His mother liked to call him “Piz”. It is the Spanish word for pencil. As a baby， he liked pencils and chalks better than any of his toys.
巴勃罗.毕加索小时候住在西班牙的一个小镇上。他母亲喜欢叫他“皮兹”。这是“铅笔”的西班牙语单词。他从小就喜欢铅笔和粉笔胜过任何的玩具。
Picasso’s father was an artist， He spent a lot of time teaching the little boy how to draw.
毕加索的.父亲是个画家。他花了很多时光教他儿子怎样绘画。
Drawing was Picasso’s great pleasure. He usually sat by the windows and drew pictures of pigeons.
绘画成了毕加索很大的乐趣。他通常坐在窗户旁边画鸽子。
One day his father came back， He stood for a long time looking at Picasso’s picture. The pigeons in the picture looked quite real.
有一天，他父亲回来了。他站了很长时光观察毕加索画的画。画中的鸽子看上去十分逼真。
His father gave all his brushes and paint to Picasso. He told his son that from then on there would be only one artist in the family.
毕加索的父亲把所有的画笔和颜料全给了他。他对他儿子说，从那个时候起家中仅有一个画家。
英语文章（三十五）：
The lives of most men are determined by their environment. They accept the circumstances amid which fate has thrown them not only resignation but even with good will. They are like streetcars running contentedly on their rails and they despise the sprightly flitter that dashes in and out of the traffic and speeds so jauntily across the open country. I respect them; they are good citizens， good husbands， and good fathers， and of course somebody has to pay the taxes; but I do not find them exciting.
大多数人的生活被他们身处的环境所决定。他们不仅仅理解既定的`命运，并且顺从命运的安排。他们就像街上的有轨电车一样，在他们既定的轨道上行驶，而对于那些不时出没于车水马龙间和欢快地奔驰在旷野上的廉价小汽车却不屑一顾。我尊重他们，他们是好市民、好丈夫和好父亲。当然，总得有些人来支付税收，可是，他们并没有令人激动的地方。
I am fascinated by the men， few enough in all conscience， who take life in their own hands and seem to mould it in to their own liking. It may be that we have no such thing as free will， but at all events， we have the illusion of it. At a cross-road it does seem to us that we might go either to the right or to the left and， the choice once made， it is difficult to see that the whole course of the worlds history obliged us to take the turning we did.
另外有一些人，他把生活掌握在自我的手里，能够按照自我的喜好去创造生活，尽管这样的人少之又少，但我却被他们深深地吸引着。可能世界上并没有诸如自由意志这样的事情，可是无论怎样，我们总有关于自由意志的幻想。当我们处在一个十字路口时，我们似乎能够决定向左走还是向右走，可是一旦做出选择，我们却很难意识到，实际上是世界历史的全部进程强迫我们做出了那样的选择。
英语文章（三十六）：
The first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady to us.
"Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked later. She jokingly replied， " Im here to meet a rich husband， get married， have a couple of children， and then retire and travel."
"No seriously，" I asked. I was curious what may have motivatedher to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one!" she told me.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and tolk nonstop. I was always listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. Ill never forget what she taught us. As she began to deliverher prepared speech， she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said， "Im sorry. This whiskey is killing me! Ill never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know." As we laughed she cleared her throat and began:" We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young， being happy， and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams， you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing， you will turn twenty years old. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talentor ability. The idea is t
o grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did， but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets."
At the years end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honorthe wonderful woman who taught by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be.
开学第一天，教授把一位小个子老太太介绍给了我们。
随后我问道，“你为什么这么“年轻”还来读大学?”她开玩笑地回答：“我来这儿是为了认识一个有钱的丈夫，结婚，生几个小孩，然后退休去旅行。”
“不，认真点儿。”我问道。我很好奇，到底是什么东西让她在这个年纪还要理解这样一个挑战。“我一向梦想着上大学，此刻我就在读大学!”她告诉我。
我们立刻成了朋友。在随后的三个月里，我们每一天一齐离开教室，不停地交谈。我总是和历经了岁月沧桑的她一齐分享她的智慧和经验。
期末的时候，我们邀请罗斯给我们的橄榄球队讲话。我永久都不会忘记她教给我们的东西。就在她要开始进行她事先准备好的演讲时，她把写了要点的卡片掉在了地上。她有点儿尴尬，但只是说，“对不起。这酒可真要命!我没办法再准备好我的.讲稿了，就让我把我明白的东西告诉你们吧。”我们笑了起来，她清了清嗓子，开始演讲：“我们并不是因为年老就不再玩耍;我们变老是因为我们不再玩耍。仅有四个秘密能够让你坚持年轻，欢乐，获得成功。你必须每一天都开怀大笑，寻找幽默。你必须有一个梦想。失去了梦想，你就会虽生犹死。我们周围有很多人，他们现已‘死了’，自我却不明白。长大和长大之间有着巨大的差距。如果你此刻19岁，躺在床上整整一年什么都不做，你也还会变成20岁。每一个人都会长大，这不需要任何天赋和本事。要不断地在变化中寻找机遇，这样才是长大。
不要留有遗憾。老年人通常不会为做过的事遗憾，而是为还没有做过的事情感到遗憾。仅有那些有遗憾的人才会怕死。”
年底的时候，罗斯获得了大学学位。毕业一星期后，她在梦中安详地离开了人世。两千多名大学生参加了她的葬礼，来纪念这位经过自我的亲身经历来告诉我们永久都能够成就自我的梦想的了不起的老人。
英语文章（三十七）：
有两个贫苦的樵夫靠上山捡柴糊口，有一天，他们在山里发觉 两大包棉花，两人喜出望外。棉花轻且贵，当下俩人各背了一包棉花赶路回家。
There once were two poor woodsmen who made a living by collecting woods in the mountain. One day， they happened to discover two large bag of cotton in the mountain and felt surprisingly happy. The cotton was light but valuable， so they carried it on their back and went back home.
走着走着，其中一名樵夫眼尖，看到山路上扔着一大捆布，他就和同伴商量。扔下棉花，背布回家。他的同伴却有不一样的看法，认为自我背着棉花已走了一大段，到了那里丢下棉花，岂不枉费了先前的辛苦，坚持不愿换布。发觉 布的樵夫则尽其所能背起布走。又走了一段路，背布的樵夫望见不远处的地上散落着数坛黄金。心想这下真的发财了，赶忙用挑柴的扁担挑黄金。他的`同伴仍是不愿丢下棉花，并怀疑黄金不是真的。发觉 黄金的樵夫只好自我挑了两坛黄金，和背棉花的伙伴赶紧回家。
When they were walking home， one of the woodsmen spotted a large bundle of cloth beside the road. So he discussed with his partner whether to discard the cotton and take the cloth instead. But his partner held a different view that since he had carried the cotton for such a long way， he would not change it with cloth because all his previous effort would turn out to be in vain. Therefore， the other woodsman abandoned the cotton and carried the cloth on his back. After walking for a while， the woodsman who carried the cloth spotted several jars of gold disseminated on the ground not far away. He felt so thrilled that he was going to be a wealthy man. So he gave up the cloth and used his carrying pole to carry two jars of gold， while his partner was still reluctant to abandon the cotton and wondering whether the gold was real or not.
谁明白刚走到山下。天竟下起雨来，俩人在空旷处被淋了个透。更为不幸的是，背棉花的樵夫背上的棉花，吸饱了雨水。重得背不动，实在不得已，只能丢下一路辛苦舍不得放下的棉花，空着手和挑金子的同伴回家去了。
However， when they just went down to the foot of the mountain， it began to rain all of a sudden. Both of them were wet from head to toes. More unfortunately， the woodsman who carried the cotton found that his cotton had absorbed tons of water and became so heavy that he could no longer go on carrying it. Desperately， he had to abandon the cotton and went back home empty-handed with his partner carrying gold.
在人生的每个关键时刻，谨慎地运用智慧，做最正确的选择，同时别忘了及时审视选择的角度，，适时调整。要学会从各个不一样的角度全面研究问题，放掉无谓的固执。冷静地用开放的心胸做正确抉择。每次正确无误的抉择将指引你走在通往成功的坦途上。
This story implies that we should deliberately utilize our wisdom and intelligence to make the right choice in face of every critical point in our life. Meantime， we should not forget to review all the choices we have carefully and adjust our goal accordingly. We should learn to view a certain issue from different angles and avoid being stubborn. By opening your mind to the right choice， you will be guided to a smoother way to success.
英语文章（三十八）：
1. Take accountability for your mistakes. If you find yourself blaming others， look for your part and take ownership.
1. 自我犯的错要承担职责。在责怪别人之前先找找自我的过错，承担职责。
2. Sometimes life puts you through circumstances that show you who's really there for you. Focus on the ones who are there and who love and support you， rather than the ones that aren't， or can't be.
2. 有时候生活会告诉你谁才是真正在乎你的人。把目光放在那些在乎你、爱你、支持你的人身上，不要在意那些不关心你也不会关心你的人身上。
3. Listening is so much more important than talking. You already know what you know when you open your mouth. When you open your ears that’s when true learning takes place.
3. 倾听比说话重要得多。用嘴巴说的时候你明白的不会增加，用耳朵听的时候你就真的是在学习。
4. Our energy is one of our greatest resources， so it's important to be careful who surrounds us. It's okay to close the door on negativity. You'll soon see how this preserves your positive energy.
4. 能量是我们最重要的资源，所以我们要留意身边的人。把负能量拒之门外没有错，你很快就会发觉 这会保护你的正能量。
5. Travel makes you richer - even if it's not far from home. Opening your eyes to the world and all the wonders in it will enrich the quality of your life.
5. 旅行会使你更富有，就算只是去附近的地方旅行。放眼世界，世界的精彩会让你的生活变得完美充实。
6. The older we get， the faster time goes: the only way to slow it down is to be grateful for each moment.
6. 年龄越大，时光走得越快。放慢时光的唯一方法就是感激每一刻。
7. Be patient with the world around you， give others the benefit of the doubt， for you are the one who suffers most when you're irritated.
7. 耐心对待身边的人和事，要先假定他人没有错，因为你要是生气，最难受的还是你自我。
8. Comparing yourself to others is the fastest way to put limitations on your potential. Stick with peting with the person you were yesterday.
8. 在你拿自我和他人比较的时候，你就限制了自我的潜力。坚持和昨日的自我竞争吧。
9. It is inevitable that bad things will happen， to you or to someone equally undeserving of pain. These moments are meant to measure our reactions to the event， and that's where you'll see how strength is truly defined.
9. 不管是在你身上还是别人身上，不管应不应当，不愉快的事情总会发生。这样的事情是用来衡量我们的应对本事的，从中你会发觉 什么是真正的强大。
10. Support your friends dreams and encourage them whenever you can. An added benefit is that you'll be happy to be surrounded by people who love their lives.
10. 尽你所能支持朋友的梦想，鼓励他们。这样有一个好处，就是你身边会充满热爱自我生活的人。
11. If you want things to change， start by changing yourself.
11. 如果你想要让事情有所改变，先改变自我。
12. If you genuinely don't want to do something or go somewhere， be honest. No one wants to spend time with you when you wish you were somewhere else.
12. 如果你确实不想做某件事或者去某个地方，坦白拒绝吧。如果你的心在别处，没人会想花时光和你在一齐的。
13. Follow your dreams. Don't be afraid of them...or what other people think of them. Give it all you've got and you can never fail.
13. 追随你的梦想，不要惧怕梦想，不要惧怕别人的看法。全力以赴，你就不会失败。
14. Tell people your dreams， as often as they are willing to listen. Goals bee more tangible when we say them aloud.
14. 把你的梦想告诉别人，只要别人没有厌烦，说得越多越好。当你把梦想大声说出来，目标就会变得切实明确。
15. Align yourself with like-minded people， people who motivate and inspire you， and those that make you feel genuinely happy when they are around. Treat them with love and respect.
15. 和志趣相投的人做朋友，和会激励你、启发你的人做朋友，和在你身边会让你感到高兴的人做朋友。要用爱和敬意对待他们。
16. Be a role model: let your actions and your words be unified. Be someone you'd look up to.
16. 成为楷模，言行一致，成为一个自我敬仰的人。
英语文章（三十九）：
Once there was a great Sufi saint. In his last days， someone asked him about his master. Saint said， “Since you asked I will certainly tell you about three masters.”
以往有一位伟大的苏菲派(伊斯兰神秘主义派别的总称)圣人。在他生命快结束时，有人让他说说他的教师。圣人说：“既然你问了，我就给你讲讲我的三位教师。”
# Among three of them one master was a thief.
这三个人中有一个是小偷。
Once while wandering around in a desert I got lost and till I found a way and reached the village it was too late. Everything was closed and there was no one outside. At last I found a man who was trying to make hole in a wall. I asked him if I could find a place to stay. He replied that it will be difficult to find a place to stay at this time of night but you can stay with me， if it’s ok with you to stay with a thief. I stayed with him for a month.
以往有一次我在沙漠中迷路了，之后我找到一条路，走到村子时现已很晚了。所有店门都关了，外面一个人都没有。最终我发觉 有一个人正在墙上挖洞，我问他我能否找到一个歇脚的地方，他说这么晚了很难找到待的地方，但如果我愿意和小偷待在一齐的话我能够和他一齐。然后我和他一齐待了一个月。
Each night he would say to me that， “I am going to work. You can rest and pray.” When he came back I would ask him， “Did you get anything today?” He would reply， “No not tonight but tomorrow I will try again. God Willing.” Even after daily disappointment he never lost hope and he was always happy.
每一天晚上他都跟我说：“我要去工作了，你能够休息祈祷。”他回来时我会问他：“你今日有收获吗?”他回答说：“今晚没有收获，但明天我会再试试，上天保佑。”甚至在每一天都很失望的时候，他也从未失去期望，总是很开心。
When I was meditating for years and still nothing changed， many moments came when I would get so desperate and hopeless that I thought of leaving all this and then suddenly I would remember words of that thief that， “God willing， Tomorrow it is going to happen. ”
我冥想好多年仍没进展时，有好多次我都很绝望，看不到一丝期望，我想过要放下所有，但我会突然想起那个小偷的话：“上天保佑，明天梦想就能实现。”
# Second master was a dog
第二位教师是一只狗
Once I was going along side of a river， there I saw a dog who was very thirsty. I saw that as dog looked into river to drink water， it saw his own image and got afraid. Seeing his own reflection dog barked and ran away. But because dog was too thirsty he would e back. This happened many time but finally despite his fear， dog jumped into water.
有一次我沿着河边走，看见一只狗很渴。每次这只狗看向水里想要喝水时，它都会看见自我的倒影，很害怕。看着自我的倒影狗就叫着跑开。但它实在太渴了，还得回来。这样重复了好多次，但最终虽然仍然恐惧，但它跳进了河里。
Seeing this I knew that it was a message from God. It means that one has to go forward despite all of his fears.
看到这些，我明白了这是上帝的暗示，意思是一个人要战胜所有恐惧勇往直前。
# Third master was a little boy
第三位教师是一个小男孩
As I entered a town I saw a little kid carrying a lit candle in his hands. I asked him， “Have you lit this candle yourself? ” He replied， “Yes sir.” I said， “There was time when candle was not lit and when it was lit but can you show me the source from which light came?” Boy laughed and blew out the candle and said ，”You have seen light go? Can you tell me where it had gone?? ”
我走进一个小镇时看到一个小孩儿手里拿着一支点燃的蜡烛。我问他：“这支蜡烛是你自我点的吗?”他说：“是的，先生。”我说：“有时蜡烛不亮，有时却亮，你能告诉我光亮是从哪里来的吗?”小男孩笑着把蜡烛吹灭了，说：“你看见光亮消失了吧?你能告诉我它去哪儿了吗?”
Boy continued， “Ok， I will tell you it had returned to the source.” This shattered my ego and at that moment I felt how stupid I was. And since then I just dropped all my Knowledge-ability.
小男孩继续说道：“好吧，我告诉你它回到了来的地方。”我的自负荡然无存，那时我想自我多愚蠢啊。从那时起，我放下了自我所有的小聪明。
I had no master but this doesn’t means that I was not a disciple. I accepted this whole universe， whole existence as my master.
我没有教师，但这不代表我没有在学习。我把整个宇宙、所有存在都视为自我的教师。
Moral: In this world there are millions of source and you can Learn from Every Possible Source. With a Master you start Learning to learn.
道理：在这个世界上，有很多东西值得学习，你能够从很多事情上学到东西。你要找到自我的教师，学会如何去学习。
英语文章（四十）：
I knew that!
There were two men who went out to eat together. They ordered fish. So on the table there were two fish. Normally not all the fish are alike in size， so there was one small， and one big. The first man just took the big one for himself without asking and feeling ashamed， or anything; and ate it. The other friend felt very disturbed and annoyed， he didn't know what to say. So he thought for a while， and then he said，" If it were me，" I would have taken the smaller onefirst." So the other guy said，" See! I knew that! That's why I took the big one."
He Won Tommy: How is your little brother， Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window， and he won. 他赢了 汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎样回事儿？ 约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。 I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked， "What happened?" "A kid bit me，" replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where，" said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他母亲问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。 “再见到他你能认出来吗？”母亲问。 “他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。” A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman，" he answered.
"You're a good boy，" said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好小孩 小罗伯特向母亲要两分钱。 “昨日给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好小孩，”母亲骄傲地说。“再给 你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。” Drunk One day， a father and his little son were going home. At this age， the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now， he asked， "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk'， dad?" "Well， my son，" his father replied， "look， there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But， dad，" the boy said， " there's only ONE policeman!" 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个小孩正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提 不完的问题。他向父亲发问道：“父亲，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，小孩，”父亲回 答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”
“可是， 父亲， ”小孩说，“