英語(yǔ)美文txt篇一：背誦英語(yǔ)美文8篇(帶翻譯)

第一篇 我們正在起跑點(diǎn)

We’re Just Beginning

Charles F Kettering

“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite…”

I do not know who wrote these 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 out of it anything that we can imagine, just as a carves a from a shapeless stone.

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.

I want the future to be better than the past. I don’t want itwhere we will spend the The past is gone and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human

“我們正在閱讀一本頁(yè)數(shù)無(wú)限的書(shū)的第一章的第一節(jié)??。”

我不知道這段文字是誰(shuí)寫(xiě)的，我一直很喜歡這段文字并用它們來(lái)提醒自己，那就是未來(lái)操之在我。我們可以掌握神秘而不可知的未來(lái)，從中創(chuàng)出我們所能想象的任何東西，一如雕刻家可以將未成型的石頭刻出雕像一樣。

我們每個(gè)人都是農(nóng)夫。我們?nèi)舴N下好種子，就會(huì)有豐收。倘若種子長(zhǎng)的不良且長(zhǎng)滿雜草，我們就會(huì)徒勞無(wú)獲。如果我們什么也不種，就根本不會(huì)有什么收獲。

我希望未來(lái)會(huì)比過(guò)去更好。我不希望未來(lái)會(huì)被那些充斥在歷史中的錯(cuò)誤所污染。我們應(yīng)關(guān)心未來(lái)，因?yàn)橥�后的余生都要在未�?lái)中度過(guò)。

往昔已一去不復(fù)返而且是靜止的。任憑我們?cè)趺磁�力都不能改變過(guò)去。未來(lái)就在我們眼前而且是動(dòng)態(tài)的。我們的所作所為都會(huì)影響未來(lái)。只要我們體會(huì)的出來(lái)，每天都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)新的知識(shí)領(lǐng)域伴隨而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我們的事業(yè)中。我們正處在人類所努力鉆研的每個(gè)領(lǐng)域中進(jìn)步的起點(diǎn)。

mysterious [mi'sti?ri?s] adj. 神秘的；難解的

carve [kɑ:v] vt. 雕刻；切開(kāi)

sculptor [sk?lpt?] n. 雕刻家

statue ['st?tju:] n. 雕像，塑像

contaminate [k?n't?mi,neit] vt. 污染，弄臟

error ['er?] n. 誤差；錯(cuò)誤

remainder [ri'meind?] n.殘余,剩余物

static ['st?tik] adj. 靜態(tài)的；靜電的

dynamic [dai'n?mik] adj. 動(dòng)態(tài)的；有活力的

frontier ['fr?ntj?] n. 前沿；邊界；國(guó)境

endeavor [in'dev?] n. 努力；盡力

第二篇 快樂(lè)的鑰匙

A Key to Happiness

To help others, you don’t have to be an expert in the art; the main thing is the You may be and , wasteful and , but if you help, produces nothing but good. The one you are trying to help knows your ed and encouraged by the magic of your sharing. In nearly every case, your simple to help, into action, produce the good But perhaps the greatest good is the good that you yourself get out of the attempt. Service to others delivers more joy to you than the joy you deliver to them. In doing good, you free yourself from the terrible burden of self; you escape from yourself into a clean world of joy and light. The good you simply try to do, regardless of the outcome, is always a success inside yourself.

Unselfish giving is your most efficient for happiness, for you have you began the project.

想去幫助旁人，你不必是這值種藝術(shù)的能干的專家，主要的是你有沒(méi)有一顆助人的心。你也許是粗陋而笨拙的，徒勞又沒(méi)有成就，但是如果你真誠(chéng)地想幫助旁人，你的嘗試必然產(chǎn)生善果。你所打算幫助的人曉得了你的意向，會(huì)因你公擔(dān)困苦的魔力而堅(jiān)強(qiáng)振作起來(lái)。差不多每一次，你的單純的助人愿望，在化為行動(dòng)之后，都會(huì)產(chǎn)生所尋的善果。但是最大的善果，也許還是你自己從這項(xiàng)嘗試中所獲得的益處。在幫助旁人的時(shí)候，你本身所獲得的快樂(lè)要比你帶給那些人的快樂(lè)為多。在行善之中，你便擺脫了以自我為本位的可怕重?fù)?dān)，而進(jìn)入一個(gè)快樂(lè)和光明的清新世界。只要你去試行為善，不論其結(jié)果如何，再你的心中都永遠(yuǎn)會(huì)是一項(xiàng)成功。

無(wú)私的給與是獲得快樂(lè)的最有效率的方法。因?yàn)槿绻�能夠做到這一點(diǎn)，你所擁抱的已經(jīng)不是自我，而是永恒；你已經(jīng)感覺(jué)到生命的存在，而現(xiàn)在的妳的世界也比你開(kāi)始行善之前還要開(kāi)闊。

efficient [i'fi??nt] adj. 有效率的；有能力的

intention [in'ten??n] n. 意向；目的；打算

crude [kru:d] adj. 粗糙的；天然的，未加工的；粗魯?shù)?/p>

clumsy ['kl?mzi] adj. 笨拙的

ineffective [,ini'fektiv] adj. 無(wú)效的，不起作用的

sincere [sin'si?] adj. 真誠(chéng)的；誠(chéng)摯的

attempt [?'tempt] n/ vt.. 企圖，試圖

strengthen ['stre?θ?n, 'stre?kθ?n] vt. 加強(qiáng)；鞏固

desire [di'zai?] n. 欲望；要求/ vt. 想要

convert [k?n'v?:t] vt/vi.. 使轉(zhuǎn)變；轉(zhuǎn)換…

sought [s?:t] v. 尋找（seek的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞）

formula ['f?:mjul?] n. [數(shù)] 公式，準(zhǔn)則；配方

embrace [im'breis] vt. 擁抱；信奉，皈依；包含

eternity [i't?:n?ti] n. 來(lái)世；不朽

第三篇 勞動(dòng)之樂(lè)

The Joy of Labor

Wise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us that is sweet. Its reward is not material gain but what one becomes by it. Work does much more for us than just giving us a living; it gives us our life and the reason for living. The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well.

All of us hope for success, but it is and hard to keep. It nearly always away from one like sand through the fingers, like water through a , unless it is held tight by hard work, day by day, night by night, year in year out. Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.

古時(shí)的賢達(dá)和今天的成功者都告訴我們勞動(dòng)是甜美的。勞動(dòng)的報(bào)酬不是物質(zhì)的獲得而是人們籍由勞動(dòng)所達(dá)到的成就。工作所給與我們的豈止是混口飯吃；它賦予我們生命以及活下去的理由。人生真正的樂(lè)趣就是把所做的事做好。

我們都希望成功，但成功卻是虛幻且難以維持的。除非你能日日夜夜、年復(fù)一年地努力緊守成功，否則它幾乎總會(huì)從你身邊溜走，就如沙粒從指尖滑落，或像水從漏桶流失一樣。凡事害怕失敗的人應(yīng)該在有生之年，一心一意地更加努力奮發(fā)才是。

labor ['leib?] n. 勞動(dòng)；工作 the Labour's Day/ Labor Day/ May Day 勞動(dòng)節(jié) illusive [i'lju:siv] adj. 錯(cuò)覺(jué)的；幻影的；迷惑人的

slip [slip] vi. 滑動(dòng)；滑倒; 閃開(kāi)

leaky ['li:ki] adj. 漏的；有漏洞的

pail [peil] n. 桶，水桶

第四篇：青春

Youth

of the emotions, it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.

Youth means the . This often exists in a man of sixty more than in a boy of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by Years may the skin, but to give up wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and —these Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being’s heart the love of amazement of the stars and the star-like things, the challenge of events, the childlike for what-next and the joy of the game of living. as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your .

青春不只是人生的一個(gè)階段；它是是一種心境。它不是指紅潤(rùn)的臉頰，紅色的嘴唇和柔軟彎曲的膝蓋；而是指意志力、豐富的想象力、充沛的感情。它是生命深泉之清新。

青春意味著勇氣勝過(guò)膽怯，冒險(xiǎn)犯難勝過(guò)貪圖安逸。60歲的人往往要比20歲的小伙子更持有這種精神。沒(méi)有人只因活了若干年而變老。我們變老是因我們拋棄了自己的理想。

歲月可使皮膚產(chǎn)生皺紋，但是放棄了熱誠(chéng)則會(huì)消蝕靈魂。憂慮、懷疑、缺乏自信、恐懼和絕望-----這些都會(huì)讓我們垂頭喪氣而且使成長(zhǎng)的精神化為烏有。

每個(gè)人不管是60還是16，心中都有一股好奇心，對(duì)星星及星狀的東西會(huì)產(chǎn)生一種驚喜之情，不畏懼任何挑戰(zhàn)，對(duì)未知的事物有著孩子般用不冷卻的熱望，以及游戲人生的喜悅之情。

你有信心，自信和希望時(shí)，就是年輕；而你若懷疑、恐

rosy ['r?uzi] adj. 薔薇色的，玫瑰紅色的

cheek [t?i:k] n. 面頰，臉頰

lip [lip] n. 嘴唇

supple ['s?pl] adj. 柔軟的；靈活的

knee [ni:] n. 膝蓋，膝

vigor ['viɡ?] n. [生物] 活力，精力

predominance [pri'd?min?ns] n. 優(yōu)勢(shì)；卓越

timidity [/ti'mid?ti/] n. 膽怯，羞怯

ease [i:z] vt. 減輕，緩和/ n. 輕松，舒適

desert ['dez?t] vt. 遺棄；放棄/n. 沙漠

wrinkle ['ri?kl] n. 皺紋/ vi. 起皺

enthusiasm [in'θju:zi?z?m] n. 熱心，熱情

despair [di'spε?] n. 絕望；令人絕望的人或事

bow [b?u] n/ vi.. 弓；鞠躬；

wonder ['w?nd?] n. 驚奇；奇跡/ vi. 懷疑；想知道

undaunted [,?n'd?:ntid] adj. 勇敢的，無(wú)畏的

unfailing [,?n'feili?] adj. 經(jīng)久不衰的；無(wú)窮盡的

appetite ['?pitait] n. 食欲；嗜好

第五篇為別人而活

For the sake of other men

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men—above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the unknown by a built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how I must by thesense that I have borrowed too heavily from the work of other men.

To over the reason for one’s own general seems to me, from an and his judgment. Thegoal of comfort and happiness has never ed to me; a system of would beof cattle.

我們?cè)谶@個(gè)世界上的處境是奇妙的。每個(gè)人都是來(lái)做一次短暫的訪問(wèn)，不知道是為了什么，不過(guò)有時(shí)似乎也會(huì)覺(jué)察到有某種目的。

但是從平日的生活來(lái)看，有一件事情我們是很清楚的：我們是為別人而活----尤其是為了那些我們的快樂(lè)與否取決于他們的微笑及幸福的人而活。同時(shí)，我們也為無(wú)數(shù)不知名的人而活，他們的命運(yùn)借由同胞之情的維系與我們結(jié)合在一起。每天，很多次，我都會(huì)意識(shí)到我的肉體生活和精神生活很大程度上是建立在那些活著的和死去的人們的工作之上的，意識(shí)到我必須誠(chéng)摯地、竭盡全力地努力去回報(bào)我所得到的東西。我經(jīng)常心緒不寧，感覺(jué)自己從別人的工作里承襲了太多，這種感覺(jué)讓我惴惴不安。

總體上在我看來(lái)，從客觀的角度，沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地思考自己為什么會(huì)存在，或者是生命有什么意義，是非常愚蠢的行為。不過(guò)，每個(gè)人都有一些理想，來(lái)指引著自己的抱負(fù)和辨別是非。始終在我面前閃耀著光芒，并且讓我充滿生活樂(lè)趣的理想是善、美和真理。對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，以舒適和享樂(lè)為目標(biāo)的生活從來(lái)沒(méi)有吸引力。 以這些目標(biāo)為基礎(chǔ)建立起來(lái)的一套倫理觀點(diǎn)只能滿足一群牲畜的需要。

divine [di'vain] adj. 神圣的；非凡的

countless ['kauntlis] adj. 無(wú)數(shù)的；數(shù)不盡的

soul [s?ul] n. 靈魂；心靈 appeal [?'pi:l] vi. 有吸引力,呼吁，上訴 bond [b?nd] n. 債券；結(jié)合/ vi. 結(jié)合，團(tuán)結(jié) ethics ['eθiks] n. 倫理學(xué)；道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn) sympathy ['simp?θi] n. 同情；慰問(wèn)sufficient [s?'fi??nt] adj. 足夠的；充分的 earnest ['?:nist] adj. 認(rèn)真的，熱心的 herd [h?:d] n. 獸群，畜群

depressing [di'presi?] adj. 壓抑的；使人沮喪的

ponder ['p?nd?] vt. 仔細(xì)考慮；衡量 ideal [ai'di?l] adj. 理想的；完美的/ n. 理想；典范 interminably [in't?:min?bli] adv. 無(wú)限地；漫無(wú)止境地

existence [iɡ'zist?ns] n. 存在，存在物；生存

objective [?b'd?ektiv] adj. 客觀的；目標(biāo)的/ n. 目的；目標(biāo)

sheer [?i?] adj. 絕對(duì)的 shone [??un, ??n] vi. 發(fā)光（shine的過(guò)去式及過(guò)去分詞） aspiration [,?sp?'rei??n] n. 渴望；抱負(fù)

英語(yǔ)美文txt篇二：10篇精選優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文背誦

10篇精選優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文背誦.txt我不奢望什么，只希望你以后的女人一個(gè)不如一個(gè)。真懷念小時(shí)候啊，天熱的時(shí)候我也可以像男人一樣光膀子！10篇精選優(yōu)秀英語(yǔ)美文背誦2007-05-15 17:59

第1篇：[英文背誦] 用愛(ài)喚醒你的生活

Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.

多年前， 當(dāng)我第一次找工作時(shí)， 不少明智之士強(qiáng)烈向我建議：“巴巴拉，要有熱情！熱情比任何經(jīng)驗(yàn)都更有益�！边@話多么正確，熱情的人可以把沉悶的車程變成探險(xiǎn)， 把加班變成機(jī)會(huì)， 把生人變成朋友。

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't."

“沒(méi)有熱情就不會(huì)有任何偉大的成就，” 拉爾夫-沃爾多-愛(ài)默生寫(xiě)道當(dāng)事情進(jìn)展不順時(shí)，熱情是幫助你堅(jiān)持下去的粘合劑當(dāng)別人叫喊“你不行”時(shí)， 熱情是你內(nèi)心發(fā)出的聲音：“我能行”。

It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

1983年諾貝爾醫(yī)學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的獲得者遺傳學(xué)家巴巴拉-麥克林托克早年的工作直到很多年后才被公眾所承認(rèn)但她并沒(méi)有放棄實(shí)驗(yàn)工作對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)是一種如此巨大的快樂(lè)， 她從未想過(guò)要停止它。

We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant's delight at the jingle of keys or the scurrying of a beetle.

It is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, whatever their age.

我們都生來(lái)好奇, 睜大眼睛，滿懷熱情——每一個(gè)看到過(guò)嬰兒聽(tīng)到鑰匙聲或看見(jiàn)亂爬的甲蟲(chóng)就興奮不已的人都會(huì)明白這一點(diǎn)。

At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. Music, for Casals, was an elixir that made life a never ending adventure. As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."

正是這種孩子氣的好奇給了熱情的人們（不論年齡大�。� 一種青春的氣息大提琴家帕布羅-卡薩爾斯在90歲時(shí)還堅(jiān)持以拉巴赫開(kāi)始他的每一天音樂(lè)從他的指間流出， 他彎著的背挺直起來(lái)， 歡樂(lè)再度溢滿他的眼眸音樂(lè)對(duì)卡薩爾斯來(lái)說(shuō), 是使人生變成無(wú)止境的探索之旅的靈丹妙藥就像作家兼詩(shī)人塞繆爾-厄爾曼曾寫(xiě)過(guò)的：“歲月使皮膚起了皺紋， 但如果失去熱情，

便會(huì)使靈魂起皺紋”。

How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, lies in the word itself. "Enthusiasm" comes from the Greek and means "God within." And what is God within is but an abiding sense of love -- proper love of self (self-acceptance) and, from that, love of others.

怎樣才能找回孩提時(shí)代的熱情呢？我相信答案就在“熱情”這個(gè)詞本身“熱情”一詞源于希臘語(yǔ)， 原意是“內(nèi)在的上帝”這里所說(shuō)的“內(nèi)在的上帝”不是別的, 而是一種持久不變的愛(ài)——恰當(dāng)?shù)淖詯?ài)（自我接受）， 并推而及于他人。

Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a part-time avocation, like the head of state who paints, the nun who runs marathons, the executive who handcrafts furniture.

熱情的人們同樣熱愛(ài)他們所做的事，而不是考慮錢位權(quán)如果我們不能把熱愛(ài)的事作為正式職業(yè)， 我們也可把它當(dāng)作業(yè)余消遣：比如有國(guó)家元首喜歡畫(huà)畫(huà)的， 有修女參加馬拉松長(zhǎng)跑的， 有行政官員手工制作家具的。

Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended bouts of depression that had plagued her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, "I am tempted to call Layton a genius." Elizabeth has rediscovered her enthusiasm.

堪薩斯州韋爾斯維爾市的伊麗莎白-萊頓到68歲才開(kāi)始畫(huà)畫(huà)這一愛(ài)好消除了曾糾纏她至少達(dá)30年之久的憂郁癥而她的作品水準(zhǔn)之高使得一個(gè)評(píng)論家說(shuō)：“我忍不住要稱萊頓為天才”伊麗莎白又找回了她的熱情。

We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-beens." We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after "what-can-be."

我們不應(yīng)該把眼淚浪費(fèi)在“早該”之類的后悔上我們需要把眼淚化為汗水，去追求“可能”之物。

We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with all our senses -- finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the crayoned picture of a six-year-old, the enchanting beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lilt in our steps and smooths the wrinkles from our souls. 我們需要以全副身心去度過(guò)生命中的每一分鐘——在后花園的芬芳中在6歲小孩的蠟筆畫(huà)中在彩虹醉人的美中找到快樂(lè)正是這種對(duì)生活的熱愛(ài)， 讓我們雙目有神，讓我們步履矯健，讓我們靈魂的皺紋展平。

第2篇：[英文背誦] 用愛(ài)喚醒你的生活

Consider? YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You're better than one in a million,

or a billion, or a gazillion?

試想一下??你！一個(gè)空前絕后的你，不論是以往還是將來(lái)都不會(huì)有一個(gè)跟你一模一樣的人。你在歷史上和宇宙中都是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的。哇！想想吧，你是萬(wàn)里挑一、億里挑一、兆里挑一的。

You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!

在無(wú)窮無(wú)盡的宇宙中，你是舉世無(wú)雙的。

You're amazing! You're awesome! And by the way, TAG, you're it. As amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so. Beautiful young people are the whimsey of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art. But you don't become "beautiful" just by virtue of the aging process.

你是了不起的！你是卓越的！沒(méi)錯(cuò)，就是你。你已經(jīng)是了不起的，是卓越的，你還可以更卓越更了不起。美麗的年輕人是大自然的奇想，而美麗的老人卻是藝術(shù)的杰作。但你不會(huì)因?yàn)槟挲g的漸長(zhǎng)就自然而然地變得“美麗”。

Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life. That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers. You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.

真正的美麗源于生命里的學(xué)習(xí)、成長(zhǎng)和熱愛(ài)。這就是生命的藝術(shù)。你可以只聽(tīng)天由命, 慢慢地學(xué)，有時(shí)候或許會(huì)很痛苦。又或許你可以選擇加速自己的成長(zhǎng)，故意地?fù)]霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描繪自己未來(lái)的藝術(shù)家。

Paint a Masterpiece.

畫(huà)出一幅杰作吧。

God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it into its nest. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it's truly up to you.

上帝給了鳥(niǎo)兒食物，但他沒(méi)有將食物扔到它們的巢里。不管你想要去哪里，不管你想要做什么，真正做決定的還是你自己。

第3篇：[英文背誦] [英文背誦] 只把愛(ài)給你一人

I Give My Love to You Only

I want

to live and love with you

and be one forever;

to be near you so I can

reach out and touch you;

to make love with you,

talk with you,

and be silent with you;

to hold you close every night

and wake up with you

each morning.

I want

to share my secrets with you

and be honest with you;

to understand and respect you,

accepting you as you are.

I want

to find shelter in you

when I am afraid

and hold you when I need warmth;

to be with you through all seasons,

walking with you in the sunshine

and cuddling with you in the cold.

第4篇：[英文背誦] [英文背誦] 改變自己和世界

在懵懂的童年時(shí)期，我們胸懷夢(mèng)想，相信自己的力量可以改變世界。后來(lái)，我們漸漸長(zhǎng)大成熟，經(jīng)歷了生活的艱辛，明白了世無(wú)定事，感到了自己的渺小，我們的夢(mèng)想也從“改變世界”降格成“改變家庭”，最終定位成“改變自己”。但我們實(shí)在不該低估自己，因?yàn)樵谖覀兏淖冏约旱耐瑫r(shí)也潛移默化地影響著家庭，而作為世界的一分子，從某個(gè)角度來(lái)講，我們也正改變著世界。

Start With Yourself

The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop in the Crypts of Westminister Abbey:

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.

But it, too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed my self first, then by example I would have changed my family.

From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.

第5篇 [英文背誦】我們站在同一起跑點(diǎn)

"We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite---"

“我們正在閱讀一本頁(yè)數(shù)無(wú)限的書(shū)的第一章的第一節(jié)??”

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 like a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.

我不知道這段文字是誰(shuí)寫(xiě)的，我一直很喜歡并用它們來(lái)提醒自己，那就是未來(lái)操之在我。我們可以掌握神秘而不可知的未來(lái)，從中創(chuàng)出我們所能想象的任何東西，一如雕刻家可以將未成型的石頭刻出雕像一樣。

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.

我們每個(gè)人都是農(nóng)夫。我們?nèi)舴N下好種子，就會(huì)有豐收。倘若種子長(zhǎng)得不良且長(zhǎng)滿雜草，我們就會(huì)徒勞無(wú)獲。如果我們什么也不種，就根本不會(huì)有什么收獲。

I want the future to be better than the past. I don't 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 reminder of our lives.

我希望未來(lái)會(huì)比過(guò)去更好。我不希望未來(lái)會(huì)被那些充斥在歷史中的錯(cuò)誤所污染。我們應(yīng)關(guān)心未來(lái)，因?yàn)橥�后的余生都要在未�?lái)中度過(guò)。

The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will effect it. Each day will brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our businesses, if we will only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor. 往昔已一去不復(fù)返而且是靜止的。任憑我們?cè)趺磁�力都不能改變過(guò)去。未來(lái)就在我們眼前而且是動(dòng)態(tài)的。 我們的所作所為都會(huì)影響未來(lái)。只要我們體會(huì)的出來(lái)，每天都可以發(fā)現(xiàn)新的知識(shí)領(lǐng)域伴隨而生，可能是在家里，也可能是在我們的事業(yè)中。我們正處在人類所努力鉆研的每個(gè)領(lǐng)域中進(jìn)步的起點(diǎn)。

第6篇 [英文背誦】[英文背誦] 思想與行動(dòng)無(wú)限

Some people go through life standing at the excuse counter.

有些人是陪伴著借口度過(guò)一生的。

People say they'd like to do this or that, but . . . then they offer all the excuses in the world why they can't do whatever 'it' is. No matter what the excuses are, the only thing usually limiting them is their own self-perception.

有人會(huì)說(shuō)，他喜歡這喜歡那，但是??于是便給出他所能找到的各種理由來(lái)解釋他為什

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1、Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once you arrive " there" you will still feel dissatisfied, and move your " there" vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another "there," you are never really appreciating what you already have right "here." It is important for human beings to keep soberminded about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand, these drives can pull you farther and farther fro

m your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning the lessons of gratitude and abundance, you can bring yourself closer to fulfilling the challenge of living in the present.

許多人都相信，一旦他們達(dá)到了自己所設(shè)定的某個(gè)特定目標(biāo)，他們就會(huì)開(kāi)心、快樂(lè)。然而事實(shí)往往是，當(dāng)你到達(dá)彼岸時(shí)，你還是不知足、不滿意，而且又有了新的彼岸--新的幻想和憧憬。由于你總是疲于追逐一個(gè)又一個(gè)的彼岸，你從未真正欣賞、珍惜你已經(jīng)擁有的一切。不安于現(xiàn)狀的欲望人皆有之，由來(lái)已久，但重要的是要對(duì)它保持清醒的頭腦。一方面，你的生活因?yàn)閴?mèng)想和渴望而更加精彩。另一方面，這些欲望又使你越來(lái)越不懂得珍惜和享受現(xiàn)在擁有的生活。假如你能懂得感恩，學(xué)會(huì)知足，你就接近實(shí)現(xiàn)生活在現(xiàn)實(shí)中提出的要求。

2、Alan and Linda always dreamed of living "the good life." Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their mutual goal of

becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed signified abundance: membership in the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. No matter how much they accumulated, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the lesson of abundance. Then the stock market crashed in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. A bizarre but costly lawsuit depleted another huge portion of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. Assets needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from extravagant, they have taken stock of their lives and feel quite blessed. Only now, as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating.

艾倫和琳達(dá)都來(lái)自貧苦的工人家庭，都一直夢(mèng)想著過(guò)上"好日子"。他們?cè)缭绲爻闪思遥�然后就開(kāi)始為他們共同的致富目標(biāo)奮斗。他們拼命工作了好幾年，終于積攢了一筆錢，從兩居室搬到了一套坐落在最高檔街區(qū)的富麗堂皇的七居室大房子。此后，他們費(fèi)盡心思去積聚那些他們認(rèn)為是代表富足的東西：當(dāng)?shù)匚┮坏囊?/p>

家鄉(xiāng)村俱樂(lè)部的會(huì)員資格、豪華汽車、名牌服裝，以及上流社會(huì)的朋友。但是，不論他們積聚了多少，似乎永遠(yuǎn)難以滿足。他們倆誰(shuí)都無(wú)法消除小時(shí)侯對(duì)貧窮的刻骨銘心的恐懼。其實(shí)，他們就需要學(xué)會(huì)知足常樂(lè)這一課。1987年，股市遭受重創(chuàng)，艾倫和琳達(dá)損失慘重。禍不單行，一場(chǎng)莫名其妙的昂貴的官司又耗盡了他們的一大筆積蓄，這一切使他們陷入了經(jīng)濟(jì)困境。他們不得不變賣家產(chǎn)，最后他們丟掉了鄉(xiāng)村俱樂(lè)部的會(huì)員資格，失去了汽車和房子。艾倫和琳達(dá)努力奮斗了好幾年才從困境中走出來(lái)。現(xiàn)在他們的生活毫不奢華，但是他們是自己生活的主宰，幸福而又知足。只有在這時(shí)，他們才掂量著那些尚未失去的東西，如穩(wěn)固相愛(ài)的婚姻、健康的身體、可靠的收入、真正的朋友等等，他們終于認(rèn)識(shí)到，真正的富足不是來(lái)自財(cái)富的積聚，而是來(lái)自對(duì)所擁有的一切的珍視

3、Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.

一旦學(xué)習(xí)停止，單調(diào)貧乏的生活就開(kāi)始了。視學(xué)校為汲取知識(shí)的唯一場(chǎng)所是種常

見(jiàn)的謬誤。相反地，學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)該是一種無(wú)終止的歷程，從生到死。由于世界一直快速地在變動(dòng)，只要學(xué)習(xí)停頓數(shù)日就將使人落后。更糟的是，蟄伏在我們潛意識(shí)深處的獸性本能就會(huì)復(fù)活，削弱我們追求高貴理想的意志，弱化我們掃除成功障礙的決心，而且扼殺我們凈化我們?nèi)烁竦挠�望。缺少學(xué)習(xí)將不可避免地導(dǎo)致心靈的停滯，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，為了保持心理年輕，我們必須將學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)作一生的事業(yè)。

4、A MODEL STUDENT 模范學(xué)生

Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.

However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral education. If his conduct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.

你價(jià)意被稱為壞學(xué)生嗎？當(dāng)然不。就我所知，每個(gè)人都打算做模范學(xué)生。 然而，做模范學(xué)生卻不容易。第一，他必須盡力獲得知識(shí)（求知）。一個(gè)沒(méi)有足夠知識(shí)的人是不會(huì)成功的。第二，他必須記住促進(jìn)健康。只有強(qiáng)壯的人才能做大事。第三，他應(yīng)該接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，沒(méi)有人會(huì)考慮和他交朋友的

5、HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何獲得快樂(lè)

There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.

First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.

Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.

無(wú)疑的快樂(lè)是世界上最寶貴的東西。沒(méi)有它，人生將是空虛的而且毫無(wú)意義的。如果你希望知道如何獲得快樂(lè)，你須注意下面兩點(diǎn)。

健康是快樂(lè)的要訣。唯有身體強(qiáng)壯的人才能享受人生的樂(lè)趣。

快樂(lè)在于知足。一個(gè)不滿于現(xiàn)狀的人終是處在痛苦之中

6、BOOKS 書(shū)籍

As is well known, books teach us to learn life, truth, science and many other useful things. They increase our knowledge, broaden our minds and strengthen our character. In other words, they are our good teachers and wise friends. This is the reason why our parents always encourage us to read more books.

Reading is a good thing, but we must pay great attention to the choice of books. It is true that we can derive benefits from good books. However, bad books will do us more harm than good.

如眾所周知，書(shū)籍教我們學(xué)習(xí)人生，真理，科學(xué)以及其它許多有用的東西。它們?cè)黾游覀兊闹�識(shí)，擴(kuò)大我們的心胸并加強(qiáng)我們的品格。換句話說(shuō)，它們是我們的

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