高中课外阅读--英语美文欣赏15(中英双语)
高中英语美文带翻译
高中英语美文带翻译情景美文在思品教学中加以应用,能更有效地实现情感态度价值观目标。
小编精心收集了高中英语美文带翻译，供大家欣赏学习!高中英语美文带翻译篇1Happy Life at a TavernWe dined at an excellent inn at Chapelhouse, where Dr. Johnson expatiated on the felicity ofEngland in its taverns and inns, and triumphed over the French for not having, in anyperfection, the tavern life. "There is no private house," said he, "in which people can enjoythemselves so well as at a capital tavern. Let there be ever so great plenty of good things,ever so much grandeur, ever so much elegance, ever so much desire that everybody shouldbe easy, in the nature of things it cannot be: there must always be some degree of care andanxiety. The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests; the guests are anxiousto be agreeable to him; and no man but a very impudent dog indeed can as freelycommand what is in another's house as if it were his own. Whereas at a tavern there is ageneral freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome; the more noise you make, themore trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No servantswill attend you with the alacrity which waiters do, who are excited with the prospect of animmediate reward(10) in proportion as(11) they please. No, sir; there is nothing which has asyet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern orinn.小客栈的乐趣我们在查普尔壕斯一家极好的小客栈里吃饭，约翰逊博土在那儿详细叙述了英格兰的小客栈和小旅馆的妙处，并得意洋洋地指出法国人没有任何这等完美的小客栈生活。
英语美文30篇(中英)
英语美文30篇英语美文30 篇01-YouthYouth 原文Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, aquality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder,the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s 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. When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.名家译文青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。
高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏15(中英双语)
英语美文欣赏15个性的价值被高估了Have you ever thought about what your own personality is like?你有没有想过，你自己的个性到底是怎样的？If you are asked to describe yourself with three words, which three wordswould you choose?如果让你用3个词来概括你自己，你会选择哪3个单词？Or, do you actually have no idea what your own personality is like?还是说，其实你自己并不清楚自己的个性是怎样的？Are you actually a person with no personality?或者你其实是个没有什么个性的人？But then again, is personality really so important?但是，话说回来，个性这个东西真的那么重要吗？Kenya Hara, a leading design personality in Japan, once said:日本的设计大师原研哉有一句名言：The value of personality, as well as the explicit expression of likes and dislikes,have been unnecessarily overestimated.个性的价值，以及明确表达喜欢、不喜欢的态度，都被不必要地高估了。
It is a good thing that we live in a society where all people are free to expresstheir desires.我们身处一个所有人都能自由表达其欲望的社会，这是一件好事。
But freedom can also bring confusion.但自由也会带来迷失。
【英语阅读】高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)
高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)1《飞鸟集》精选1夏天的飞鸟，飞到我的窗前唱歌，又飞去了。
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.2 秋天的黄叶，它们没有什么可唱，只叹息一声，飞落在那里。
And yellow leaves of autumn， which have no songs， flutter and fall there with a sign.3世界对着它的爱人，把它浩翰的面具揭下了。
它变小了，小如一首歌，小如一回永恒的接吻The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song， as one kiss of the eternal.4是大地的泪点，使她的微笑保持着青春不谢。
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.5无垠的沙漠热烈追求一叶绿草的爱，她摇摇头笑着飞开了。
The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.6如果你因失去了太阳而流泪，那么你也将失去群星了。
If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.7跳舞着的流水呀，在你途中的泥沙，要求你的歌声，你的流动呢。
你肯挟瘸足的泥沙而俱下么？The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement， dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness？8她的热切的脸，如夜雨似的，搅扰着我的梦魂。
高中课外英语美文欣赏45篇
As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1 out－side，but I wanted to be liked inside.Once I left home to hitch-hike2to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy，and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself.I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. A nd my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me.I pointed out，“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be.当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。
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1惟独你不可取代As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1 out－side，but I wanted to be liked inside.Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy，and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself.I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me.I pointed out，“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.”My mom said these were wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be.当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。
高中英语美文欣赏(中英双语版)
高中英语美文欣赏（中英双语版）（一）Bright StarBright star, would I were steadfast as thou art---Not in lone splendour hung aloft the nightAnd Watching, with eternal lids apart,Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,The moving waters at their priest like taskOf pure ablution round earth's human shores,Or gazing on the new soft-fallen maskOf snow upon the mountains and the moors---No-yet still steadfast, still unchangeable,Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,Awake forever in a sweet unrest,Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,And so live ever---or else swoon to death.明亮的星明亮的星，但愿我能如你坚定---但并非孤独地在夜空闪烁高悬，睁着一双永不合拢的眼睛，犹如苦修的隐士彻夜无眠，凝视海水冲洗尘世的崖岸，好似牧师行施净体的沐浴，或正俯瞰下界的荒原与群山被遮盖在轻轻飘落的雪罩里---并非这样---却永远坚定如故，枕卧在我美丽的爱人的胸膛，永远能感到它的轻轻的起伏，永远清醒，在甜蜜的不安中，永远、永远听着她轻柔的呼吸，永远这样生活---或昏厥而死去。
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英语美文赏读篇中英文对照seek； pursue； go/search/hanker after； crave； court； woo； go/run after高中英语课外美文赏读45篇1惟独你不可取代As a teenager,I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1 out－side,but I wanted to be liked inside.Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy,and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home,I was different,not so outwardly sure of myself.I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope,who was staying with us,was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom,and she expla ined that though Penelope was a lovely girl,no one could replace me. I pointed out,“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful qualities,but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.I became a searcher,wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more,and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special,no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be.当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候,觉得自己总是让人失望.从外表上看,我似乎很叛逆,但是在内心深处,我是如此地渴望被人疼爱.有一次我离开了家和我的朋友佩内洛普搭便车去了加利福尼亚.这次旅行并不轻松,而且有很多次我感觉不安.有一次的突发状况让我一直庆幸自己还活着.回到家,我发觉自己变了,看上去不那么自信了.我很高兴能回到家,但不久我注意到和我们一起的佩内洛普穿着我的衣服,而且我父母看上去更喜欢她,我想知道如果我不在家的话他们是否会想念我.后来,我把我的想法告诉了母亲,她说尽管佩内洛普是个可爱的女孩,但她始终不能取代我,我说：“她比我有耐心而且无论何时看上去她都比我要整洁大方.”母亲说这些都是非常好的优点,但我却是惟一个能扮演好自己角色的人.母亲让我感到尽管我有缺点———似乎还很多———但是,我被家中每一个人爱着,谁也无法取代.我成了一个探寻者,想要知道自己到底是谁,又是什么让我变得独一无二.我的人生观开始改变.我需要一个坚固的基础来发展,我忍受住压力,不再做自己不喜欢做的事.而且我为真实的我感到高兴.渐渐地我越发肯定自己无可替代.每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置.无论别人说什么,你自己怎么想,你都是特别的.所以,不要担心自己会被取代,因为你永远是惟一的.2就在正上方太多的时候,我们总认为光明就在脚下,就在不远的前方,于是忘了去仰望头顶的那片天……If you put a buzzard1 in a pen2 six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt3 to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.The ordinary bat that flies around at night, who is a remarkable nimble4 creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle5 about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation6 from which it can throw itself intothe air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.A bumblebee7 if dropped into an open tumbler8 will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists9 in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations10, not realizing that the answer is right there above them.如果把一只秃鹫放在一个6～8平方英尺的无顶围栏里,这只大鸟尽管会飞,也绝对会成为这栏中之囚.原因是秃鹫从地面起飞前总要先助跑10～12英尺的距离.这是它的习惯,如果没有了足够的助跑空间,它甚至不会尝试去飞,只会终身困囿于一个无顶的小囚笼中.晚上飞来飞去的普通的蝙蝠,本是一种在空中极其敏捷的动物,但却无法在平地上起飞.如果被放在地板或平坦的地面上,它就只会无助地挪动,毫无疑问这样很痛苦.除非它到了稍高的位置,有了落差,才可以立刻闪电般地起飞.一只大黄蜂如果掉进了一个敞口平底玻璃杯里,除非有人把它拿出来,否则它就会一直呆在里边直到死去.它永远不知道可以从杯口逃出,只坚持试图从杯底的四壁寻找出路.它会在根本不存在出口的地方寻找出路,直到彻底毁了自己.其实在很多方面,很多人也像秃鹫、蝙蝠和大黄蜂一样,使尽浑身解数试图解决问题、克服挫折,却没有意识到解决之道就在正上方.Vocabulary1.buzzard n. 动秃鹫2.pen pen n. 围栏,围圈3.attempt vt. 尝试,企图4.nimble adj. 敏捷的5.shuffle v. 拖着脚走,慢吞吞地走6.elevation n. 高地,海拔7.bumblebee n. 动大黄蜂8.tumbler n. 平底玻璃杯9.persist vi. 坚持,持续10.frustration n. 失败,挫折3我的第一份工作Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed1 to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate wewere to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They imbued2 in us the concepts of family, faith and patriotism.I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr. Ben's Coiffure3.The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter4 by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I'd sleep in the car on the way home.I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired5 discipline and a strong work ethic6, and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests7 — in my case8, school, homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping9 burgers at a fast-food joint10 while taking a full load of percolate courses.The hard work paid off11. I attended12 the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity13 in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.我的父母都来自墨西哥的小镇.我出生于得克萨斯州的埃尔帕索城.我四岁时,全家搬到了东洛杉矶的一处低收入住宅区.尽管我们当时要做到收支平衡都很困难,但父母仍对我和四个兄弟姐妹强调说,能在这样一个充满无限机遇的国家里落户,我们是多么幸运啊他们给我们灌输了家庭、信仰以及爱国主义的观念.十岁的时候,我得到了人生第一份真正的工作.我的爸爸本杰明在纸箱厂工作时背部受了伤.经过再培训,他成了一名发型师.他在一个规模不大的商业区租下了一个摊位,并给他的店取了个奇妙的名字：“本先生的发型”.商业中心的老板在租金上给爸爸打了个折扣,但条件是每周打扫三次停车场,这意味着凌晨三点就要起床干活.爸爸用一个看起来像除草机的小机器来收捡垃圾,而我和妈妈则要清空垃圾桶并用手拾捡散落的垃圾.打扫这个停车场要用两到三个小时.我总是在回家时的车里就睡着了.这份工作我干了两年,但从中学到的东西却让我受用终生.我学会了自律,建立了很强的职业道德.从小我就懂得了平衡生活中各种利益冲突的重要性——对我而言,就是上学、作业和工作.这在我高二那年真是很有用处.那时,我在一家快餐连锁店制作汉堡包,每周工作四十个小时,同时还肩负着沉重的大学预科课程的学习任务.辛勤的工作终见回报.我考入了美国军事学院,接着又获得了哈佛大学的法律和商业硕士学位.后来,我进入洛杉矶一家着名的律师事务所并被选为加州议会参议员.在做这些工作和其他所有事情的过程中,我从未忘记过在停车场辛勤工作的那些日子.那段经历使我懂得工作无贵贱, 靠自食其力来供养自己和家人就值得人们敬佩.Vocabulary1.stress stres v. 强调,着重2.imbue v. 灌输,深深影响3.coiffure n. 发式4.litter n. 废弃物,被胡乱扔掉的东西尤指废纸等杂物5.acquire vt. 获得,学到6.work ethic: 职业道德7.interest n. 利益,利害关系8.in one's case: 就某人的情况而言9.flip vt. 使翻转10.joint n. 连接,结合,本文中指连锁店11.pay off: 得到好结果,取得成功12.attend E5tend vt. 上大学等13.dignity 5dI^nItI n. 尊贵,高贵4饼干里的秘密ＪｅｒｒｙＨａｒｐｔForty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name ofa mere1acquaintance. I have forgotten the name of an old lady, whowas a customer on the paper route in my home town when I was atwelve-year-old boy. Yet it dwells2in my memory that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I shall never forget.On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stonesonto the slanted3roof of the old lady's house from a spot near her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the stoneschanged to missiles4as they rolled to the roof's edge and shot outinto the yard like comets5falling from the sky. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it out. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headedstraight not for the roof but for a small window on the old lady'sback porch6. At the sound of fractured7glass, we knew we were in trouble. We turned tail8and ran faster than any of our missiles flewoff her roof.I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about9the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the paper, but I was no longer able to act comfortable in her presence10.I made up my mind that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I calculated would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hopedthat the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.I waited until it was dark, snuck up11to the old lady's house, and put the letter I didn't sign through the letter slot12in her door. My soul felt redeemed13and I could have the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes.The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She thanked mefor the paper and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. I thanked her and proceeded14to eat the cookies as I continued my route.After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it outof the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was stunned15. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."记住一个仅是认识的人的名字,43年似乎是段很长的时间.我已经忘了那位老太太的名字,她是我12岁那年在家乡送报时的一位客户.不过,她曾给我上的那堂“宽恕”的课却始终让我难以忘怀.一个冬天的下午,我和一个朋友在离这个老太太家屋后不远的一个地方往她家斜斜的屋顶上扔石子玩.我们的目的是观察这些石子如何顺着屋顶的斜坡变成一颗发射物,在滚落到屋顶边缘的瞬间,像滑过天空的彗星那样射入院中.我给自己找了颗十分光滑的石子,然后扔了出去.但是,这颗石子太光滑了,出手的一刹那,它偏离了方向.它没有落在屋顶上,反而直接击中了老太太屋后门廊上的一扇小窗户.听到玻璃破碎的声音,我们知道闯祸了.我们掉头拔腿就跑,跑得比任何一颗从她屋顶发射的石子都要快.当天晚上,我太害怕被抓住,没有考虑到冬天里的破玻璃窗会给老太太带来什么样的麻烦.但是,过了几天,当我确信自己没被发现时,就开始对给她带来的倒霉事感到内疚了.每天我给她送报纸时,她依旧笑眯眯地迎接我.不过,在她面前,我已经不像过去那样自在了.我决定把送报挣的钱攒起来.三周后,我便有了7美元.我估计这大概够赔偿她的窗户了.我把钱装进一个信封,并附上一张纸条,解释说我对打破她家的窗户感到很抱歉,希望这7美元足够赔付修窗户的钱.我一直等到天黑,才悄悄走到她家门前,把这封没有署名的信从信箱口投进了她家.做完这件事情后,我感到自己的灵魂好像得到了解脱,获得了新的自由,能够重新正视老太太慈祥的目光了.第二天,当老太太微笑着从我手上接过报纸时,我也能向她回报一个热情的微笑.她对我的送报工作表示感谢,送了我一纸袋她亲手做的饼干.谢过她后,我一边吃着饼干,一边继续去给别的客户送报纸.吃了几块饼干后,我摸到了一个信封,就把它拽了出来.当我打开信封时,我不禁怔住了.信封里有7美元和一张纸条,上面写道：“我为你感到骄傲.”5善待机会The air we breathe is so freely available adj. 可以得到的 that we take it for granted. Yet without it we could not survive more than a few minutes. For the most part, the same air is available to everyone, and everyone needs it. Some people use the air to sustain v. 维持,持续 them while they sit around and feel sorry for themselves. Others breathe in the air and use the energy it provides to make a magnificent adj. 壮丽的 life for themselves.Opportunity is the same way. It is everywhere. Opportunity is so freely available that we take it for granted. Yet opportunityalone is not enough to create success. Opportunity must be seized andactedupon in order to have value. So many people are so anxious to "get in on the ground floorn. 有利的地位,投机的初期" of opportunity, as if the opportunity will do all the work. That's impossible.Just as you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. It takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity, however. You must make use of that opportunity. That's not up to the opportunity. That's up to you. It doesn't matter what "floor" the opportunity is on. What matters is what you do with it.我们呼吸的空气如此易得,以至于我们视它为理所当然,但没有了空气我们却坚持不了几分钟.从很大程度上来说,每个人呼吸到的空气都是一样的,并且每个人都离不开空气.有些人靠呼吸空气来维持生命,但他们只会坐在那里自怨自艾.另外一些人吸进空气,利用空气提供的能量为自己开创壮丽的人生.机遇也是如此.它无处不在.机遇如此易得,以至于我们视它为理所应当.然而仅凭机遇却不足以创造成功.必须抓住机遇并采取行动才能实现其价值.有许多人一得到有利的机会,就急着要成功,好像有了机遇就万事大吉.这是不可能的.正如你需要空气来呼吸,你也需要机遇来获得成功.但是只吸进机遇的新鲜空气远远不够.你必须好好利用机遇.这并不取决于机遇本身,而是由你自己决定.你在什么时候得到机遇并不重要.重要的是你怎样把握机遇.6我要谨记的事情Everybody doesn't have to love me. 无须人人都爱我Not everyone has to love me or even like me. I don't necessarily like everybody I know, so why should everybody else like me I enjoy being liked and being loved, but if somebody doesn't like me, I will still be okay and still feel like I am an okay person. I cannot make somebody like me anymore than someone can get me to like them. I don't need approval all the time. If someone does not approve of1 me, I will still be okay.It is okay to make mistakes. 犯错误没什么大不了的Making mistakes is something we all do, and I am still a fine and worthwhile person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I make a mistake. I am trying, and if I make a mistake, I am going to continue trying. I can handle making a mistake. It is okay for others to make a mistake, too. I will accept my mistakes and also the mistakes that others make.Other people are okay and I am okay. 互相尊重People who do things that I don't like are not necessarilybad people. They should not necessarily be punished just because Idon't like what they do or did. There is no reason why other people should bethe way I want them to be, and there is no reason why I should be the way somebody else wants me to be. People will be whatever they want to be, and I will be whatever I want to be. I cannot control other people or change them. They are who they are; we all deserve basic respect.I don't have to control things. 我无须控制一切I will survive if things are different than what I want themto be. I can accept things the way they are, accept people the way they are, and accept myself the way I am. There is no reason to get upset if I can't change things to fit my idea of how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like everything. Even if Idon't like it, I can live with it.I am responsible for my day. 我对自己的一生负责I am responsible for how I feel and what I do. Nobody can make me feel anything. If I have a rotten2 day, I am the one who allowed it to be that way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserves credit for being positive. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life.I can handle it when things go wrong. 出问题时我能应付I don't need to watch out for things to go wrong. Theyusually go just fine, and when they don't, I can handle it. I don't have to waste energy worrying. The sky won't fall; things will be okay.It is important to try. 试一试很重要I can. Even though I may be faced with difficult tasks, it is better to try than to avoid them. Avoiding a task does not give meany opportunities for success or joy, but trying does. Things worth having are worth the effort. I might not be able to do everything.But I can do something.I am capable. 我能做到.I don't need someone else to take care of my problems. I am capable.I can take care of myself. I can make decisions for myself. I can think for myself. I don't have to depend on somebody else to take care of me.I can change. 我可以改变I don't have to be a certain way because of what has happenedin the past. Every day is a new day. It's silly to think I can't help being the way I am. Of course I can. I can change.I can be flexible. 我能随机应变There is more than one way to do something. More than one person has had good ideas that will work. There is no one and only "best" way. Everybody has ideas that are worthwhile. Some may make more sense to me than others, but everyone's ideas are worthwhile,and everyone has something worthwhile to contribute.7一个那样的哥哥给予比获得更让人幸福......Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it."Is this your car, Mister" he asked.Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." Theboy was astonished. "You mean your brother gave it to you and itdidn't cost you anything Boy, I wish...." He hesitated. Of coursePaul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he hada brother like that. But what the lad1 said made Paul quite surprised."I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively2 he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my automobile""Oh, yes, I'd love that."After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again."Will you stop where those two steps are" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled3 brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of4 squeezed up5 against him and pointed to the car. "There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm gonna6 give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the pretty thingsin the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.That Christmas Eve, Paul learned that it was more blessed to give....保罗收到一辆汽车,那是他哥哥送的圣诞礼物.圣诞节前夜,保罗从办公室出来时,一个街头少年绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车,十分羡慕.“先生,这是你的车”少年问道.保罗点点头：“这是我哥哥送我的圣诞礼物.”男孩十分惊讶：“你是说这是你哥送你的,你一分钱也没花好家伙,我希望……”他停住了.保罗当然知道男孩他希望什么.他希望能有一个那样的哥哥.但那少年接下来说的话却让保罗大吃一惊.“我希望,”男孩继续说：“我能成为那样的哥哥.”保罗惊愕地看着那男孩,他冲口而出：“你要不要坐我的车去兜一兜风”“哦,当然,我愿意”车开出一小段路后,男孩转过头来,眼睛闪闪发亮地说：“先生,你是否介意把车子开到我家门前”保罗微笑.他想他知道男孩想干什么.那男孩肯定是要向邻居炫耀他能坐一部大轿车回家.但是这次保罗又猜错了.“你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前”男孩要求.男孩跑上台阶,过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了,但动作有些缓慢.他背来了他跛脚的弟弟.他让弟弟坐在最下面的台阶上,略有些挤靠着自己,然后指着那辆车.“这就是那车,巴迪,就是我刚才在楼上对你说的.他哥哥送他的圣诞礼物,他一分钱也没花.将来某一天我也会送给你一辆像这样的车,到那时候,你就能自己去看我一直努力给你描绘的那些圣诞节陈列窗里的漂亮东西了.”保罗走下车子,把跛脚的男孩抱到车子前座.兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子,坐在弟弟身旁.三个人开始了一次令人难忘的假日兜风.那个圣诞节前夜,保罗体会到“施与比获得更让人幸福……”8 ＡＬａｔｅＢｌｏｏｍｅｒThe heart that seeks to do good will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice — even if for only a moment.A cactus1 stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere."I do nothing but stand here all day," it sighed. "What use am I I'm the ugliest plant in the desert. My spines2 are thick and prickly3, and my skin is thick and bumpy. I can't offer shade orjuicy fruit to any passing traveler. I don't see that I'm any use at all."All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter. Its spines grew longer and its skin tougher and it grew here and there until it was lumpy4 and unbalanced all over. It truly was strange-looking."I wish I could do something useful," it sighed.By day hawks5 circled high overhead."What can I do with my life" the cactus called. Whether they heard or not, the hawks sailed away.At night the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor."What good can I do with my life" the cactus called. The moon only stared coldly as it mounted its course.A lizard6 crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail."What worthy deed can I do" the cactus called."You" the lizard laughed, pausing a moment. "Worthy deed Why, you can't do anything The hawks circle overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our ways home to our loved ones. Even I, thelowly lizard, have something to do. I decorate the sands with these beautiful brushstrokes7 as I pull my tail along. But you You do nothing but get uglier every day."And so it went on, year after year. At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its time was short."Oh," it cried out, "I've wondered so long, and I've tried so hard. Forgive me if I've failed to find something worthy to do. Ifear that now it's too late."But just then the cactus felt a strange motion and unfolding, and it knew a flow of joy that erased all despair. At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom.Never had the desert known such a blossom. Its fragrance8 perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by. The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure.In the desert, a voice was sounding:"You have waited long, and the heart that seeks to do goodwill always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice — even if for only a moment."一株仙人掌孤独地站在沙漠里,困惑为什么它被困在蛮荒之地.“我整天站在这里无所事事,”它叹息道.“我有什么用呢我是沙漠中最丑陋的植物.我的刺又粗又多,我的皮又厚又糙.我不能为任何过路的旅行者提供荫凉或者多汁的果实.我看不出自己到底有什么用.”仙人掌所做的只是日复一日地站在太阳底下,长得更高更胖.它的刺长得越来越长,而它的表皮则更加坚韧,它向四处疯长,直至变得粗笨结实、倒向一边.它确实长得很奇怪.“我希望我能够做点有用的事,”它叹息道.白天,有几只鹰在它头顶的高空盘旋.“我能做些什么呢”仙人掌大声说道.那几只鹰也不知道听见没有,但都飞走了.晚上,月亮浮现在天空中,将其苍白的月光投射在沙漠上.“我能为我的生活做点什么有益的事呢”仙人掌大声喊道.月亮只冷冷地看了仙人掌一眼,就踏上了行程.一只蜥蜴从旁边爬过,它的尾巴在沙地上留下一道淡淡的痕迹.“我能做些什么有价值的事呢”仙人掌大声喊道.“就你”蜥蜴驻足片刻,笑道.“有价值的事嗨,你什么也做不了鹰在上空盘旋,描绘出精巧的图案供我们大家仰慕.月亮高高地挂在天上,就像夜间的一盏灯,所以我们才能看清回家的路,与我们所爱的人团聚.即便是我——地位这么低下的蜥蜴, 也有事可做.我拖着尾巴走路时留下了这些美丽的线条,装点了沙地.而你呢你除了每天变得更丑之外什么也没做.”日子就这样年复一年地过下去.最后,仙人掌变老了,它知道自己的时间不多了.“哦,”它大声呼喊,“我已经困惑了很久,而且我一直如此努力.如果我没有找到值得去做的事,那就原谅我吧.恐怕现在已经太迟了.”但是就在此时,仙人掌感觉到一阵奇怪的激动和舒展,它意识到一股消除了所有沮丧的喜悦.在它的顶端,一朵灿烂的鲜花霎时绽放,就像一顶突然出现的王冠.沙漠里还从不知道有这样的一朵花.它芬芳的香气向四处飘散,并且给所有路过者带来了快乐.蝴蝶们停下来夸赞它的美丽,而就在那天晚上,月亮升起,发现了这一珍宝时,也绽放出了笑容.在沙漠里回响着一个声音：“你已经等了很久,试图做好事的心总会给世界带来一些有价值的东西、一些让所有人都欣喜的东西——哪怕只存在一瞬间.”Vocabulary1. cactus 5kAktEs n. 植仙人掌2. spine spaIn n. 植剌3. prickly 5prIklI adj. 多刺的4. lumpy 5lQmpI adj. 粗笨的5. hawk hC:k n. 鸟鹰6. lizard 5lIzEd n. 动蜥蜴7. brushstroke5brQFstrEuk n. 一笔8. fragrance 5freI^rEns n. 芬芳9成长不息Sir Edmund Hillary is famous for being the first person to climb Mt. Everest n. 珠穆朗玛峰.What many people do not know is that Sir Hillary did not make it to the top of Everest the first time he tried. The first attempt was a complete failure. His climbing party encountered one problem after another and more than half his climbing party died.Nonetheless adv. 虽然如此, the British Parliament n. 议会decided to honor him with some type of award. When he entered the chamber to receive his award, Sir Hillary saw that a large picture of Everest had been setup.During the standing ovation n. 热烈欢迎 that he was receiving, he walked over to the picture, shook his fist at it and said, “You won, this time. But you are as big as you are ever going to get. AndI'm still growing.”We frequently hear the stories of people who have succeeded. And we frequently assume that they succeeded the first time.But in fact it's the exact opposite.The road to success is paved with the bricks of failure.埃德蒙·希拉里爵士是登上珠穆朗玛峰的第一人,他因此而闻名天下.然而,很多人并不知道,希拉里爵士第一次试着攀登珠穆朗玛峰时并未成功登顶.第一次登山以彻底的失败而告终.他们接二连三遇到问题,登山队中超过半数的人都丧生了.。
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高中英语美文带翻译美文写作中的审美和品味是为了培养学生根据散文的文学特质,真切自如地表达自己思想情感的教学策略。
下面是店铺带来的高中英语美文带翻译，欢迎阅读!高中英语美文带翻译精选The Definition of a Gentleman何谓君子Hence it is, that it is almost a definition of a gentleman, to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is both refined and, as far as it goes, accurate. He is mainly occupied in merely removing the obstacles which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him; and he concurs with their movements rather than takes the initiative himself. His benefits may be considered as parallel to what are called comforts or conveniences in arrangements of a personal nature: like an easy chair or a good fire, which do their part in dispelling cold and fatigue, though nature provides both means of rest and animal heat without them.一个人行事而不给他人招致痛苦，则于君子之义相去无几。
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高中课外英语美文欣赏45篇
As a teenager，I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious1 out－side，but I wanted to be liked inside.Once I left home to hitch-hike2 to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy，and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home，I was different，not so outwardly sure of myself.I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope，who was staying with us，was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom，and she explained that though Penelope was a lovely girl，no one could replace me.I pointed out，“Ｓhe is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful qualities，but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my faults—and there were many－I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.I became a searcher，wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist3 pressure to act in ways that I didn’t like any more，and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more sure that no one can ever take my place.Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special，no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You can’t be.当我还是个10几岁的少年的时候，觉得自己总是让人失望。
高中英语考试必备40篇短文(中英互译)
1. Fall in Love with English爱上英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of hi s parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and dislike d join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher ignore d him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of learning tip s with him. The item s she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recover ed from being upset and has fall en in love with English.有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。
高中生英语必背美文(中英文对照).doc
高中生英语必背美文(中英文对照)英语美文题材丰富,涉及面广,大多蕴涵人生哲理。
引导学生欣赏美文,不仅能提高他们的阅读理解能力,而且能使他们得到美的熏陶,从而提高学生对周围事物的认识。
本文是整理的高中生英语必背美文(中英文对照)，欢迎阅读。
篇1：高中生英语必背美文(中英文对照)给予比获得更让人幸福......Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.Is this your car, Mister? he asked.Paul nodded. My brother gave it to me for Christmas. The boy was astonished. You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn t cost you anything? Boy, I wish.... He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad1 said made Paul quite surprised.I wish, the boy went on, that I could be a brother like that.Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively2 he added, Would you like to take a ride in my automobile? Oh, yes, I d love that.After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.Will you stop where those two steps are? the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled3 brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of4 squeezed up5 against him and pointed to the car. There she is, Buddy, just likeI told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn t cost him a cent. And some day I m gonna6 give you one just like it... then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I ve been trying to tell you about.Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him保罗收到一辆汽车，那是他哥哥送的圣诞礼物。
高中英语课外阅读---英语美文欣赏(中英双语)
英语美文欣赏The Most Important Body Part身体最重要的部位My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer.从前我母亲经常问我，身体最重要的部位是什么。
许多年来，我一直以为自己所想的是正确答案。
When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."当我很小的时候，我认为对人类而言，声音很重要，因此回答：“妈咪，是耳朵。
”She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."她说：“不对，有许多人是聋人。
但是你继续想，不久我会再问你。
”Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes."当她再度问我时，已经是好几年后了。
自从第一次回答之后，我就一直仔细的思考正确答案。
所以这次我对她说：“妈咪，视觉对每个人都很重要，所以应该是我们的眼睛。
经典英语美文欣赏(中英双语版)
经典英语美文欣赏Down by the Salley Gardens
柳园里
Down by the salley gardens
在xx园里
my love and I did meet;
我和我的爱人曾经相遇
She passed the salley gardens
她走过xx
with little snow-white feet.
盈盈雪足xx莲步
She bid me take love easy,
她说愿我爱得简单
as the leaves grow on the tree;
就像树上发出的绿叶
But I, being young and foolish,
但是我却年少无知
with her did not agree.
不以为然
In a field by the river
在xxxx
my love and I did stand,
我和我的爱人曾经伫立
And on my leaning shoulder
在我斜倚的肩上搭着
she laid her snow-white hand. 她纤纤的素手
She bid me take life easy,
她说愿我活得自在
as the grass grows on the weirs; 就像河岸生长的青草
But I was young and foolish,
但那时的我年少无知
and now am full of tears.
而今满面泪水。
适合当高中生睡前读物的英语美文赏析,附翻译
适合当高中生睡前读物的英语美文赏析，附翻译一、《快乐之门》The Happy DoorHappiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.快乐就像一块为了激起阵阵涟漪而丢进池塘的小石头。
As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.正好史蒂文森所说，快乐是一种责任。
There is no exact definition of the word happiness.快乐这个词并没有确切的定义，Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.快乐的人快乐的理由多种多样。
The key is not wealth or physical well-being,快乐的关键并不是财富或身体健康，since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.因为我们发现有些乞丐，残疾人和所谓的失败者也都非常快乐。
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.快乐是一种意外的收获，But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character.但保持快乐却是一种成就，一种灵性的胜利。
It is not selfish to strive for it.努力追寻快乐并不自私，It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.实际上，这是我们对自己和他人应尽的责任。
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease.不快乐就像传染病，It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer.它使得人们都躲避不快乐的人。
【英语阅读】高中英语课外读物美文欣赏40篇(双语版)
1夏天的飞鸟，飞到我的窗前唱歌，又飞去了。
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.2 秋天的黄叶，它们没有什么可唱，只叹息一声，飞落在那里。
And yellow leaves of autumn， which have no songs， flutter and fall there with a sign.3世界对着它的爱人，把它浩翰的面具揭下了。
它变小了，小如一首歌，小如一回永恒的接吻The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song， as one kiss of the eternal.4是大地的泪点，使她的微笑保持着青春不谢。
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.5无垠的沙漠热烈追求一叶绿草的爱，她摇摇头笑着飞开了。
The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.6如果你因失去了太阳而流泪，那么你也将失去群星了。
If you shed tears when you miss the sun， you also miss the stars.7跳舞着的流水呀，在你途中的泥沙，要求你的歌声，你的流动呢。
你肯挟瘸足的泥沙而俱下么？The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement， dancing water. Will you carry the burden of their lameness？8她的热切的脸，如夜雨似的，搅扰着我的梦魂。
中英双语美文15篇
friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. Backpackers in youth hostels may become very good friends, even closer than siblings.那人们在旅程穿梭时，又是如何维系关系的呢？有些人通过互联网跟朋友联络；有些人寄信、明信片，甚至照片；还有些人可能只是打个电话问声好，目的仅是让朋友们知道他们还活着，而且活得不错。
人们发现了各种各样的联络方式。
在旅途中交朋友能帮旅者或多或少地找到一点家的感觉。
青年旅店里的背包客也许会成为非常要好的朋友，甚至比手足还要亲！Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting to be found. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination, we can make the place we stay "home".如今，大多数人都是离乡在外工作，那么人们又如何能有归属感呢？一旦我们走出家门，就总有另一个“家”在等着我们去寻找。
不论身处何处，只要稍加努力和想像，我们就能把栖身之地营造成一个“家”！2、Youth青春Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's 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.When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.青春不是芳华年少，而是一种心境；青春不是桃花红颜、盈盈朱唇、轻柔体态，而是积极的心志，丰富的想象，炙热的感情；青春是充满生机、清新盎然的生命源泉。
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英语美文欣赏15个性的价值被高估了Have you ever thought about what your own personality is like?你有没有想过，你自己的个性到底是怎样的？If you are asked to describe yourself with three words, which three words would you choose?如果让你用3个词来概括你自己，你会选择哪3个单词？Or, do you actually have no idea what your own personality is like?还是说，其实你自己并不清楚自己的个性是怎样的？Are you actually a person with no personality?或者你其实是个没有什么个性的人？But then again, is personality really so important?但是，话说回来，个性这个东西真的那么重要吗？Kenya Hara, a leading design personality in Japan, once said:日本的设计大师原研哉有一句名言：The value of personality, as well as the explicit expression of likes and dislikes, have been unnecessarily overestimated.个性的价值，以及明确表达喜欢、不喜欢的态度，都被不必要地高估了。
It is a good thing that we live in a society where all people are free to express their desires.我们身处一个所有人都能自由表达其欲望的社会，这是一件好事。
But freedom can also bring confusion.但自由也会带来迷失。
What some people are really seeking is not to enjoy the freedom itself, but to force others to see their freedom.有些人真正在寻求的已经不是享受自由本身，而是强行让别人看见自己的自由。
For exampl e, “I want to eat Mac Donald’s” and “Mac Donald’s will do” both mean to eat Mac Donald’s.例如，“我想吃麦当劳”和“麦当劳就行”表达的本来都是去吃麦当劳。
But it seems that the former embodies a person’s independence, while the latter reflects the lack of assertiveness.但似乎前者体现了一个人的独立，而后者体现的是没主见。
However, is this really necessary?然而，这样做真的有必要吗？Is one’s daily performance of independence with a variety of acts not anembodiment of being not independent?每天用各种行为强行表现自己的独立，难道不恰好就是不独立的表现？An independent person will indeed have a personality, but a person with personality may not necessarily be independent.一个独立的人的确会是有个性的，但一个有个性的人可并不一定有多独立。
They might just be a slave of vanity, craving the attention of others every day.他们或许只是虚荣心的奴隶罢了，每天渴求着别人的注意力。
What do you really need, freedom and independence, or a tag that hangs on you?你真正需要的东西，是自由和独立本身，还是一个挂在身上的标签？It seems that most people have not figured out this issue.很多人似乎并没有把这个问题想清楚。
自己的人生，只有自己能安排On a bench in Regen’s Park, London, on October 7, 1970, a young man studying for MBA degree at London Business School met an Irish girl who first arrived in London.1970年的10月7日，在伦敦摄政公园的一个长椅上，一位在伦敦商学院读MBA的小伙子，遇见了一位初到伦敦的爱尔兰姑娘。
The young man was about to graduate from the business school and become a nine-to-fiver.男生马上要从商学院毕业，眼看着就要过上“朝九晚五”的生活了。
As a matter of fact, he was going to become an engineer at Chrysler Corporation.事实上，他正要去汽车公司克莱斯勒做一名工程师。
However, his life trajectory was about to change because of the girl in front of him.然而，他的这个人生轨迹即将因为眼前的这个女孩而改变。
The two of them fell in love at first sight and married a year later.他们两人一见钟情，并在一年后结婚了。
Normally, they would probably each get a stable job and live a middle-class life day in and day out.按照正常的生活轨迹，他们大概会各自找一份安定的工作，然后过着每天千篇一律的中产阶级生活。
But they think they want more freedom in their life.但他们觉得，自己还没过够自由自在的生活。
As a result, the young couple bought a small car a year later and started anoverland journey through Europe and Asia.于是，这对小夫妻在一年后买了一辆小破车，开始了一场横跨欧亚大陆的旅行。
Eventually, they crossed the whole Oceania and arrived in Australia.最终，他们穿过大洋洲，来到了澳大利亚；Here they met with many other people who want to travel on their own, all of whom are eager to know the details of their travels.在这里，他们碰到了其他很多也想自助旅行的人，这些人都很急切地想知道他们旅行的各种细节。
So the couple published a book to share their travel experiences.于是，这对小夫妻出版了一本书，来专门讲述自己的旅游经历。
In the end, they opened a company that popularized all kinds of travel knowledge and experience and thus became the richest backpackers in the world.最终，他们开了一家公司，普及各种旅游知识、分享各种旅游经验，并因此成为了世界上最富有的背包客。
The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the Irish girl is Mauren Wheeler.这个男生，叫做托尼·惠勒，这个爱尔兰姑娘，叫做莫琳·惠勒。
That is how Lonely Planet was born.孤独星球这家公司，就此诞生。
如果目标太远大，就不要注视它You may know that Taylor Swift is a creative and dramatic singer.你可能知道霉霉是一个既有创意又有戏剧性的歌手。
You may know that she is also a songwriter.你可能也知道她还是个写歌人。
But if you assume that all her commercial success came from herself, then you are wrong.但你如果以为霉霉的商业成功完全是因为她自己，那你就错了。
There are a lot of people who've made great contribution to this icon's triumph.她的辉煌，是很多人共同努力的结果。
And one of the most important ones of them all is Jack Antonoff.而这其中最重要的人之一，就是杰克·安托诺夫。
He is Taylor's producer and a musician himself.他是霉霉的制作人，同时自己也是一个音乐人。
Don't get me wrong. Jack is not just a producer for Taylor Swift.别搞错了，杰克并不是霉霉的“一个”制作人。
He is Taylor Swift's main producer.他是霉霉的主要制作人。
2017 has been a fruitful year for him, because besides Taylor's new album Reputation he also produced quite a lot other eye-catching pop records like Lorde's Melodrama and St. Vincent's Masseduction.2017 年对他来说是硕果累累的一年，因为他不光为霉霉创作了新专辑Reputation，同时还制作出了其他很多夺人眼球的流行音乐，例如洛德的Melodrama 以及圣文森特的Masseduction。