美丽英文：那些永恒的人物和故事（激励卷）（套装共6册）

2021年3月31日 星期三 祝福早安 天气晴朗 气温14℃🦋 《美丽英文：那些永恒的人物和故事》🦋 🍃The Road Not Taken🍃弗罗斯特 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; 黄色的树林里分出两条路 可惜我不能同时去涉足 我在那路口久久伫立 我向着一条路极目望去 直到它消失在丛林深处 Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, 但我却选择了另外一条路 它荒草萎萎，十分幽寂 显得更诱人，更美丽 虽然在这两条小路上 都很少留下旅人的足迹 And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. 虽然那天清晨落叶满地 两条路都未经脚印污染 啊，留下一条路等改日再见 但我知道路径延绵无尽头 恐怕我难以再回返 I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. 也许多少年后在某一个地方 我将轻声叹息把往事回顾 一片森林里分出两条路 而我却选择了人迹更少的一条 从此决定了我一生的道路 和自己谈场恋爱，寂寞也美 Fall in Love With Youself I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage and good will. Leave the excess baggage of yesterday's mistakes and dare to enter into all the tomorrow. 我渴望发出健康之光、愉悦之光、沉静的勇气之光、美好的愿望之光。放下昨日错误的重负，勇敢融入明日的生活。 爱自己是一场毕生浪漫的开始 To Love Oneself Is the Beginning ◎Oscar Wilde To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Love yourself. Love the things that make you you. Your values and talents and memories. Your clothes, your nose, your woes（woes[wəuz]n. 悲痛，灾难，不幸；困境（woe的名词复数）） . If you love yourself, you can jump into your life from a springboard of self-confidence. If you love yourself, you can say what you want to say, go where you want to go. The world can be a tough place, and some of the billions of people out there will try to knock you down. Don't join them. Do things that make you proud, then take pride in what you do. And in who you are. Who are you anyway? What makes you you? How are you like your siblings（siblings['sibliŋz]n. 兄弟姐妹（sibling的名词复数）） and neighbors and friends? How are you different? If you were your own secret admirer, what would you most admire? "My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself," Oscar Wilde wrote, "is that one day I ceased my obstinate（obstinate['ɔbstinit]a. 固执的，顽固的，顽强的） pursuit of my own individuality." Keep pursuing your individuality. Keep being yourself. Becoming yourself. It can be comforting to dress and act like everyone else. But it is grander to be different, to be unique, to be you. I'm the only me in the whole wide world. 美丽语录 Best case scenario: I love myself; I enjoy living; I smile because I'm happy not because I have to. 最好的情景便是：爱自己；享受生活；发自内心地微笑。 爱自己是一场毕生浪漫的开始。 爱自己。热爱一切让你成为你自己的事物。你的价值，你的才能，你的回忆。你的衣服，你的鼻子，你的悲伤。如果你爱自己，你就能在自信的跳板上跃入生活。如果你爱自己，你就能畅所欲言，所向披靡。这个世界是冷酷无情的，成千上亿的人等着将你打倒。不要和他们同流合污。 做能让你自豪的事，然后为你所做的事自豪，为自己自豪。 那么，你究竟是谁呢？是什么让你成为你自己呢？你和你的兄弟姐妹、邻居好友又有什么相同点？你有什么与众不同的地方？如果你是自己的秘密崇拜者，那么你最崇拜自己的又是哪一点呢？ “我犯了一个大错，因此我无法原谅我自己，”奥斯卡·王尔德写道，“就是有一天我停止追求自己的个性，”继续追求你的个性，继续做你自己。成为你自己。穿衣和举止与别人一样是件容易的事情。但是，更值得骄傲的事是：让自己与众不同，让自己特别，让自己成为你自己。世界之大，唯我是我。 There is always one true inner voice. Trust it. ~ Gloria Steinem 倾听内心的声音，发现幸福 Listen to Your Inner Voice The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. 明白事理的人使自己适应世界；不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。 ■清晨许愿 A Morning Wish ◎W.R. Hunt The sun is just rising in the morning of another day. What can I wish that this day may bring me? Nothing that shall make the world or others poorer, nothing at the expense of other men; but just those few things which in their coming do not stop me but touch me rather, as they pass and gather strength. I wish that this day could bring me a mind unafraid to travel, even though the trail be not blazed, and I wish that this day could bring me an understanding heart. I wish that this day could bring me a sight of the eternal hills, and the blue sea stretching to the horizon, and of something beautiful which the hands of men have made. I wish that this day could bring me a sense of humor, and the power to laugh, a little leisure with nothing to do. And I crave for a few moments of quiet, silent meditation in the morning of this day. 名人语库 Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. ~J. H. Newman 不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。 —— J.H.纽曼 朝阳照常在又一个清晨缓缓升起。我该期望这一天带给我什么呢？我希望它所带给我的不会让世界或他人更贫穷，不会牺牲他人；而是那些微小的、能触动我的东西，在它们经过时、聚集力量时，不会妨碍我。 我期望这一天能够带给我一颗无畏的远行的心，即使旅途没有光亮的照耀；我期望这一天能够带给我一颗善解人意的心。 我期望这一天能够让我看到永恒的山脉，一望无际的海洋，看到人类亲手创造的美好事物。 我期望这一天能够带给我幽默感，带给我大笑的力量，以及一点点无所事事的闲暇时光。 在这一天的清晨，我渴望得到片刻的宁静和沉思。 ■窗外的风景 The Trees Outside My Window ◎Bonnie From the window of my room, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage（foliage['fəʊliɪdʒ]n. 植物的叶子（总称），叶子及梗和枝；树叶） was half hidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working. I gradually regarded it as my best friend. Nevertheless, when I opened the window one morning, to my amazement, the tree was almost bare beyond recognition as a result of the storm ravages the night before. Struck by the plight（plight[plait]n. 境况，困境） , I was seized with a sadness at the thought "all the blossom is doomed to fall". I could not help sighing with emotion: the course of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. The vicissitudes（vicissitudes[vi'sisitju:dz]n. 变迁，世事变化；变迁兴衰（vicissitude的名词复数）；盛衰兴废） of my life saw my beloved friends parting one after another. Isn't it similar to the tree shedding its flowers in the wind? This event faded from my memory as time went by. One day after I came home from the countryside, I found the room stuffy and casually opened the window. Something outside caught my eye and dazzled me. It was a plum tree all scarlet with blossom set off beautifully by the sunset. The surprise discovery overwhelmed me with pleasure. I wondered why I had no idea of some unyielding（unyielding[ʌn'ji:ldiŋ]a. 坚硬的；不能弯曲的；不屈的） life sprouting over the fallen petals when I was grieving for the hibiscus. 跫音回响·心曲哲思 A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times. A ship without ballast is unstable and will not go straight. 每个人都免不了随时要伴有一定的忧虑、痛苦或烦恼，就像一艘船离了压舱物便很难行得稳走得正。 No One Will Ever Know 无人知晓 Janet Seever Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch. We put our metal lunch boxes on the shelf above the coat hooks, which were mostly empty. All of the other sixth graders were already outside, playing marbles① or hop scotch② or jumping rope, since it was a pleasant spring day. "Look what I found this morning in the storage cupboard when I was getting out some art supplies for Mrs. Eiffler." With a conspiratorial③ grin on her face, Karen held up a wooden box filled with short pieces of chalk in every color of the rainbow. "Wow! What fun it would be to write on the chalkboard while everyone is outside." Judy's eyes twinkled with anticipation. "But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the chalkboard," I responded, already feeling guilty, although we had not yet done a thing. "Don't be such a 'fraidy cat', Janet. No one will ever know," said Karen, reaching into the box and drawing out a piece of chalk. "Right. Everyone is outside, so we're safe. No one will tell on us." Judy was already drawing a house with sure strokes. I reluctantly④ joined my friends in the artwork, wanting to be part of what was going on, but afraid of being caught. I knew well that we were breaking not one, but two class rules. The second rule was that no one was allowed to stay inside at noon without a written excuse from home if the weather was nice. Trying various colors, we drew houses, trees and three-dimensional boxes. It was fun! All the time we were watching the clock……

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