英语晨读文章

Day 1

每日一读

Much to Live For

热爱生活，让生命的体验成为一段美丽的乐符。翻开书页，睁开双眼，用心体会这优美

的语言,聆听这智慧的声音。

There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen. I have not thought and have not done or felt enough—the early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of ducks and geese in flight, the mysteries of late-at-night. I still need time to read a book, write poems, paint a picture, look at scenes and faces dear to me. There is something more to be of value—something I should find within myself—as peace of mind, patience, grace and being kind. I shall take and I shall give, while yet, there is so much to live for—rainbows, stars that gleam, the fields, the hills, the hope, the dreams, the truth that one must seek. I‟ll stay here— treasure every day and love the world in my own way!

[注释]：

seasonal delight: 季节性的喜悦

mystery: something that is not fully understood 秘密，谜

grace: a characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm 魅力，优雅

rainbow: a graded display of colors 虹，彩虹

gleam: to emit a gleam; flash or glow 闪光；闪烁或发光；闪耀

Day 2

每日一读

Yao Ming: New Center Style

“你怎么就知道我明年来就不是状元秀了呢？”

——2001 年随国家队赴达拉斯集训，有记者问及“今年参加选秀有可能是状元，没参

加是否遗憾”时如是说。

“什么时候他们能把中文讲得那样好我们就厉害了！”

——在更衣室采访的时候亲耳听见科比夸赞他英语好，大姚却轻叹一口气。

这就是姚明。

If 20 years ago you asked the average American basketball fan if a Chinese man could play center for an NBA team, his answer might have sounded something like this: “Ha ha. No, he‟d be too short!” But now, the doubters are silent. Who closed their mouths? Houston Rockets,2.26-meter-tall center Yao Ming, from China. Yao Ming grew up in a family of basketball players. When he was 12, Yao Ming started going to an athletics academy outside of Shanghai and later spent a lot of time studying NBA games televised in China.All this has paid off. Yao‟s first NBA honor was his ranking as number-one draft pick, and he‟s been elected for a Rookie-of-the-Month award. Yao Ming has a style different from those of tall centers in the past. He rarely goes for the flashy slams. He‟d rather show off his silk-smooth free-throw shots, or use his height to pop in jump shots from the three-point line.

[注释]：

doubter: 持怀疑态度的人

athletics: activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill 体育运动

academy: 学院

televise: to broadcast or be broadcast by television （电视）播放

pay off：还清，赢利

ranking: of the highest rank 排名

draft: a system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional

teams （美国）职业运动的选秀

pick: the act of selecting or choosing; choice 挑选

rookie: a first-year player, especially in a professional sport 新秀选手

flashy: cheap and showy; gaudy 花哨的，华丽的

slam: to hit something with force; crash 灌篮

show off：炫耀

pop in：投入

Day 3

每日一读

Tall Tale

关于吹牛，中国文化和西方文化的幽默方式真是不一样。西方文化注重逻辑严密，而中

国文化讲求整体性和模糊性。下面这段话请你仔细想一想，是真的吗？

A friend told me this story. He can stretch the truth a bit, so I‟m n ot sure whether to believe him. But on the other hand, truth can be stranger than fiction! What do you think? Two brothers were watching a horror film on video late one night. One brother dozed off and dreamed that he was being chased by the crazy man from the movie, who was trying to kill him. In the dream, he hid in a cupboard. There was no sound except his heart pounding, and he had no idea where his crazed captor was. He was terrified! At that moment, the video finished, and his brother put his hand on the shoulder of his sleeping sibling to wake him. The shock at that tense moment was enough that the sleeping brother suffered a massive heart attack and died instantly. [注释]：

stretch ... a bit：夸大事实，言过其实

horror film：恐怖电影

doze off：打瞌睡

cupboard: a closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils 橱柜

pounding: 跳动声，重击声

captor: one that takes another as a captive 捕捉者

terrified: deeply afraid 恐惧的

sibling: one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister

兄弟，姐妹