2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Keeping a journal
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Make Every Day Count 让每天都充满意义
Make Every Day Count 让每天都充满意义“I was once told by someone that I should end each day by crossing it off(v.除去) my calendar and saying out loud, “There goes another day of my life, never to return again.” Try this for yourself, and notice how much it sharpen s your focus. When you end a day w ith the feeling that you wou ld have lived it the same if you had the chance to repeat it, you gain a sense of gratitude that helps you focus on what’s really important to you. When you end the day with a feeling of re gret or loss, you gain the awareness to try a different approach the next day”If we’re not careful, we don’t notice that the days are passing us by. We take the paths of least resistance, stick ing(v.粘住) within our comfort zone. We watch TV all evening rather than learn skills that will help us advance. We put up with(v.忍受，容忍) unwarranted(adj.无根据的) criticism, we passively submit to(v.屈服于) requests rather than assert our needs. We allow a lack of confidence to pass up(v.拒绝) on an oppor tunity.Looking back over the past year, or even t he past week, by doing things and stretching myself (v. 拓展自我，做平时不做的事) that I feel I h ave made the most of(v.充分利用) my days. Or as the quote says, I would live it the same way if allowed to repeat it. But, to use another cliché(n.老生常谈), life is not a rehearsal - there is no replay button. Moreover there is no erase and record again facility!“有人曾告诉过我，当一天过去的时候，我应该从日历中把它划去然后大声的说，‘我的生命又逝去了一天，而且不会再回来了。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Top Ten Ways to Be Happy at Work
Top Ten Ways to Be Happy at WorkIt doesn’t ma tter if you have the most mundane, stressful, or tedious job … there is always a way to find happiness in the workplace. Much of it is on your own shoulders. But, to be productive and create a lasting niche for yourself with a company, you must have some sort of happiness. Here are ten ways to be happy at work.#1) HEALTHY BODYWake up one hour early, and prepare your body for work. Hours are spent with hygiene and wardrobe, but the actually physical body is often forgotten in the morning routine. Just 30 minutes of aerobic exercise will get blood flowing, create energy, boost metabolism, and loosen up the body. This is especially important if you have a desk job, or job where you spend a lot of time cooped up in a car.#2) HEALTHY MINDTake the other 30 minutes (from the early wake up above) to get the mind healthy. Yoga, meditation, prayer, reflection, etc.. what ever works best to clear your mind of personal stressors.#3) EAT A BALANCED DIETEat energy rich-low fat foods. Fat makes you tired and sluggish; which makes you ill and unhappy. Do not skip breakfast and lunch. It doesn’t matter how busy the day gets, take time to get away from wor k and eat. This pr ovides you with just enough time to replenish energy levels and refocus.#4) ADD A PERSONAL E LEMENTMost employees will have some place that they can put a personal picture, pot plant, knickknack, etc.. Not only will this make you f eel more at ease in the work environment, but it will help you to remember the good things in life. If you do not have an area to call your own, dedicate a special piece of jewelry, that can serve as a happy reminder.#5) DON’T SWEAT THE UNIMPORTANT STU FFOf course, the know it all… tail wagging… suck u p… gal next to you is aggravating. However, unless you have the authority to fire her, you are stuck with her. Why let anyone else effect your sanity. Just nod ,and block her diarrhea of the mouth out. Likewise, if a customer is throwing a fit because of a policy that you donot have control over, do not take their insults personally. You will be a much happier person if you realize that you can not sweat the stuff that you can’t change.#6) DO NOT EXPECT PERSONAL RECOGNITIONMost bosses and customers are not going to specifically recognize you for your accomplishments. However, they are going to jump on the sl ightest err. My husband still can not comprehend this. He is always complaining about how unappreciated he is at work. Well, your appreciation, recognition, pat on the back, etc.. is your pay check. If you are getting a pay check, then you can assume you are doing something right. When you expect to be to told “thank you for putting in those extra 20 hours of work this week,” you are setting yours elf up for disappointment. Continue to work hard, and your payoff will be promotions, raises, and personal advancement; which is of much greater value than a pat on the back.#7) BE POSITIVEOkay, I know that it is trite and is often a hard feat. Howe ver, the “can do attitude” leads to suc cess. In addition to a positive attitude, you should surround yourself with positiv e people. Also, avoid gossip and complaining.#8) BE KNOWLEDGEABLEWhat ever your job is, you should make it a priority to know as much as you can about the job, field, company, industry, etc.. This should include the legalities related to the ethics of your profession or license. Knowing what you should and shouldn’t do will give you a greater peace of mind in performing job dutie s. A person constantly on edge is never happy.#9) ORGANIZATIONKeep your area clean and organized. This will cut a tremendous amount of stress out of your life. Thereby, making you a happier person.#10) TAKE YOUR BREAKSEvery employee is entitled (by law) to two- 15 min breaks in an 8 hr shift. It is easy to grow weary and aggravated, if you do not take the time to “reset.”.新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 22条途径超频你的大脑2
22条途径超频你的大脑26. RememberGet out an old photo album or high school yearbook. Your brain is a memory machine, so give it a chance to work! Spend time with your memories. Let your mind reflect on them and your mind will repay you in positive emotions and new connections from the memories to help you with your current tasks and challenges.6. 回忆取出一个老影集或高中年鉴。
你的大脑是一个记忆机器，所以给它一个工作的机会！花一些时间来回忆，让你的记忆将沉思它们，并且回馈你以积极的情绪，并在记忆里建立新的连接，这将有助于你当前的工作和挑战。
7. Cut The FatCan “bad” fats make you dumb? When researchers a t the University of Toronto put rats on a 40-percent-fat diet, the rats lost ground in several areas of mental function, including memory, spatial awareness and rule learning. The problems became worse with a diet high in saturated fats, the kind that’s ab undant in meat and dairy products. While you may never be called upon to navigate a little maze in search of a cheddar cube, these results could hold true for you as well, for two reasons: Fat can reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your brain, and it may also slow down the metabolism of glucose, the form of sugar the brain utilizes as food.You can still get up to 30 percent of your daily calories in the form of fat, but most of it should come from the aforementioned fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds. Whatever you do, stay away from trans fats, the hardened oils that are abundant in crackers and snack foods.7. 减肥有害的"脂肪"能使你傻乎乎么？当多伦多大学的研究人员使老鼠增加40%的脂肪，老鼠在脑功能的几个区域有所减退，包括记忆、空间识别和口令学习。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Aspects of English LifeQueuing
Aspects of English Life:QueuingAspects of English Life:QueuingThe English expect each other to observe the rules of queuing,feel highly offended when these rules are violaed,but lack the confidence or social skills to express their annoyance in a strightforward manner.In other countries,this is not a problem:in America,where a queue-jumper has committed a misdemeanour rather than a cardinal sin,the response is loud and prescriptive:the offender is simply told'Hey,you,get back in line!' or words to that effect.On the continent,the reaction tends to be loud and argumentative; in some other parts of the world,queue-jumpers may simply be unceremonioul y pushed and shoved back into line--but the end result is much the same.Parodoxically,it is only in England,where queue-jumping is regarded as deeply immoral,that the queue-jumper is likely to get away with the offence.The English huff and puff and scowl and mutter and seethe with rightous indignation, but only rarely do they actually speak up and tell the jumper to go to the back of the queue.Queuing is almost a national pastime for the English,who automatically arrange themselves into orderly lines at bus stops,shop counters,ice-creamvans,entrances,exits,and lifes.In 1946,the Hungarian humorist George Mikes desccribed queuing as English'national passion.''On the continent,'he said,'if people waiting at a bus stop they loiter around in a seemingly vague fashion.When the bus arrives they make a dash for it...An English man,even if he is alone,forms orderly queue of one.'In a update over thirty years later in 1977 he comfirmed that this was still the case.After nearly another thirty years nothing mu ch seems to have changed.The authoress of the book said,'I do it myself.When waiting alone for a bus or at a taxi stop,I do not just lounge about anywhere roughly within striking distance of the stop,as people do in other countries--I stand directly under the sign facing in the correct direction,exactly as though I were at the head of the queue.I form an orderly queue of one.'In many cases,queue-jumping is effectively 'nipped in the bud' by non-verbal signals alone.When someone is considering jumping a queue,the queuers will start glancing at him sideways,through narrowed,suspicious eyes.Then they shuffle a bit closer to the person in front of them,just in case the jumper might try to insert himself in the gap.They adopt a more belligerent,territorial posture--putting a hand on a lip,'squaring up' to the potential threat,or ostentatiously turning a shoulder away from him.Frowns,glares,raised eyebrows and contemptuouslooks--accompanied by heavy sighs,pointed coughs,scornful snorts,turring andmuttering ('Will,really!''Bloody hell!''Huh,typical.''What the...')--are usually the worst that the person will be subjected to if he jumps a queue.Facing with all this the jumper w ill think better of it and retreat meekly to the back of the queue.The English have an acute sense of fairness,and what in other cultures would seen as entirely legitimate opportunistic behaviour--such as heading directly for the 'free' cashier when there are two people already waiting to be served in front of the cashier alongside,who have simply no been quick enough to move across--is here regarded as queue-jumping or tantamount to queue-jumping.Such behaviour is severely frowned upon.翻译：英人习俗：排队英国人指望大家都遵守排队的规则，如有人不遵守就觉得不好受，但却既不敢又无办法直接表露自己很恼火。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 12 Powerful Life Lessons
12 Powerful Life LessonsAs my wife and I were planning our last vacation, one of the first things we did was get out a map and plan our route. Whether it was online maps or old fashioned paper maps - they all helped guide us to our destination. As I was looking at the maps spread across our dining room table, I thought, “wouldn’t it be great if there was a map of life” that could guide you along your life’s journey?A personal motivation map giving you th ose life lessons that one typically learns way to o late in life. Does such a “map of life” exist? It was then that I stumbled upon a tattered copy of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho in the bottom of my closet.Paulo Coelho in his wi ldly popular book (65 million copies sold in 67 languages) tells the story of a shepherd boy and his quest to live his dream. Along the way, the boy meets an alchemist who has the power to inspire personal transformation. This Alchemist gives the boy a number of life’s lessons - lessons that are as fresh and applicable today as they were hundreds of years ago. The lessons by themselves are interesting, but it’s only when they are applied, that the power of personal transformation can be unleashed.So what can Paulo teach us about life and pursing dreams in the face of obstaclesthat caused 65 million people to buy his book?1. It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.I believe this to be true and have experienced this with my own family. When I think of the times where we laughed the most or had the most fun - it was when we were doing the simplest things. Swimming in a pool, combing a beach for shells, p laying a board game, or sharing a delicious meal - all simple things making up the best times we’ve had as a family.Question: What were some of the happiest memories from your past? What were you doing?2. Support your children in pursuit of their dreams.In the beginning of the story the shepherd boy (named Santiago) tells his father he wants to travel and see the world. The father explains he wants his son to stay in the village and become a priest. But Santiago persists - being a priest is not his dream. What does his father do? He gives Santiago the small amount of money he had been saving for the boy and wished him well.How many of us had parents who have - in not-so-subtle-ways - influenced us totake careers that were not in-line with our dreams? Be honest now, did you pick your current career because you’re passionate about the work or were you trying to make your parents proud? How do you feel about your career now?As a parent, it’s difficult to accept when your child wants to take a path other than the one you had hoped and planned for them. But, it’s ok. Like my wife keeps telling me “give them roots and give them wings”. Give them a sol id foundation of love, but give them the freedom to follow their dreams.Question: What were some of your dreams as a child?3. There is nothing to hold you back, except yourself.There is only one question to ask yourself here: “What would you do if y ou were not afraid?” Think about it.4. There is only one way to learn, and that is through action.Trying to learn without doing is like trying to lose weight by watching someone else exercise. It’s just not going to work. We are all fundamentally hand s-on learners.Question: What would you like to learn? What next action step can you take?5. Trust your gut (or Learn to recognize omens, and follow them.)Many times our subconscious has already made a decision before we’ve caught up and made the same decision. Sometimes we don’t make the same decision and then ‘something does not feel right’ or there is a persistent naggingthat bothers us. Malcolm Gladwell wrote extensively about this phenomenon in his book titled Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking. Trust your gut - it may be more accurate than you think.6. Follow your dreams.There are many of us who dream our dreams without ever actually realizing any of them. For whatever reason we get locked in a “dream state” and never take action. We analyze too much and our dreams turn into giant mountains in our imagination that seem impossible to climb. As a result, we never learned that foreign language we’ve always wanted to learn, or traveled, or started that business, or written that book. Just think of the man y bestsellers that would have been, but were never written.The time is now, to awake from dreamland, to live the life we want and to achievethe extraordinary potential within us all.Question: What are some dreams you’d like to rea lize now? Write them down on a piece of paper and make sure the success of their attainment is measurable.7. Know what you want.Set goals and make a plan to ac hieve them. It’s like the saying, “a goal that is never written down is nothing but a New Ye ar’s resolution” - and we all know what happens to New Year’s resolutions.8. Make a decision and dive in with massive action.The river of life will take you to places that you have never imagined. Once yo u make a decision, take action. You’ll be surpr ised to find where it will lead.9. Move on - always look forward.It’s ok to look back once and a while, but don’t live in the past. You can visit “pity city” for a short time, but after a while you have to leave it all behind and walk on.10. You will encounter obstacles and take detours while realizing your dreams.As you strive to achieve your dreams, you can count on there being some setbacks and disappointments. Don’t get discouraged, the road to your dreams may not be an easy one. Think of these challenges as tests of persistence and courage that life throws at you during your quest. They were necessary and were meant to help you grow as a person.Learn to adjust the sails of your life to unpredictable winds, while keeping your focus clear on your destination.11. Don’t fear the unknown.As long as you’re resourceful and have a few skills, you’ll be able to provide for yourself (and your family). Have confidence in yourselfat all times.12. Learn to understand the universal language - the language without words.There is so much more said from a person than just words alone. You can read the expression on someone’s face, sense their body language, or hear the tone in their voice - these thingsare all part of the unspoken language. The more conscious we become at noticing them, the better we become at interpreting them..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)2013高三英语阅读素材 Be Still With God 与上帝同在
Be Still With God 与上帝同在All day long I had been very busy; picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and scrubbing floors. My grown children were coming home for the weekend. I went grocery shopping and prepared for a barbecue supper, complete with ribs and chicken.I wanted everything to be perfect.Suddenly, it dawned on me that I was dog-tired. I simply couldn't work as long as I could when I was younger. "I've got to rest for a minute," I told my husband, Roy, as I collapsed into my favorite rocking chair. Music was playing, my dog and cat were chasing each other and the telephone rang.A scripture from Psalm 46 popped into my mind. "Be still, and know that I am God."I realized that I hadn't spent much time in prayer that day. Was I too busy to even utter a simple word of thanks to God? Suddenly, the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind. I can be quiet out there, I thought. I longed for a few minutes alone with God.Roy and I had invested a great deal of time and work in the patio that spring. The flowers and hanging baskets were breathtaking. It was definitely a heav enly place of rest and tranquility. If I can't be still with God in that environment, I can't be still with Him anywhere, I thought. While Roy was talking on the telephone, I slipped out the backdoor and sat down on my favorite patio chair.I closed my eyes and began to pra y, counting my many blessings.A bird flew by me, chirping and singing. It interrupted my thoughts. It landed on the bird feeder and began eating dinner as I watched. After a few minutes it flew away, singing another song.I closed my eyes again. A gust of wind blew, which caused my wind chimes to dance. They made a joyful sound, but again I lost my concentration on God. I squirmed and wiggled in my chair. I looked up toward the blue sky and saw the clouds moving slowly toward the horizon. The wind died down. M y wind chimes finally became quiet.Again, I bowed in pray er. "Honk, honk," I heard. I almost jumped out of my skin.A neighbor was driving down the street. He waved at me and smiled. I wave d back, happy that he cared. I quickly tried once again to settle down, repeating the familiar verse in my mind. Be still and know that I am God."I'm trying God. I really am," I whispered. "But you've got to help me here."The backdoor opened. My husband walked outside. "I love you," he said. "I was wondering where you were." I c huckled, as he came over and kissed me, then turned around and went back inside."Where's the quiet time?" I asked God. My heart fluttered. There was no pain, only a beat that interrup ted me yet again. This is impo ssible, I thought. There's no time to be still and to know that God is with m e. There's too much going on in the world and entirely too much activity all around me.Then it suddenly dawned on me. God was speaking to me the entire time I was attempting to be still. I remembered the music playing as I'd begun my quiet time. He sent a sparrow to lighten my life with song. He sent a gentle breeze. He sent a neighbor to let me know that I had a friend. He sent my sweetheart to offer sincere sentiments of love. He caused my heart to flutter to remind me of life. While I was trying to count my blessings, God was busy multiplying them.I laughed to realize that the "interruptions" of my quiet time with God were special blessings He'd sent to show me He was with me the entire time..。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 A Full-time School Called Life
A Full-time School Called LifeYou are enrolled in a full-time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors have to overlook, however, is that there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.Each person has his or her own purpose and distin ct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you are travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling th e meaning and relevance of your own life.As your are travel through your lifetime, you may encounter chal lenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges t hat you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.The challenge here, therefore, is to align yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be faced with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be radically different from oth ers. But, remember, don’t compare your path to the people around you and focus on the disparity between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that yo u will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth.Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equity, the assumption that all things are equal and that justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult lift path than others around you, deserved or no t. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to toward serenity, you will be required to move out of the comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and resentment.生活是一所全日制学校你是”生活”这所全日制学校的学生,每天都有机会学习各种课程。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Life Together
Life TogetherLife TogetherOne fine day,an old couple around the age of 70,walked into the lawyer's office.Appearntly,they were there to file a divorce.The lawyer was very puzzled.After having a chat with them,he got their story--the couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage and nothing ever seemed to go right.They had hung on so long because of their children,afraid that it might affect their up-bringing.Now,all their children had grown up,and had their own families,so the old couple had nothing to worry about.All they wanted was to live their own lives,free from years of unhappiness.So both agreed on a divorce.The lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done,because he couldn't understand why,after 40 years of marriage and age 70,the old couple wanted a divorce.While they were signing the papers.the wife told the husband,"I really love you,but I really can't carry on anymore,I'm sorry.""It's Okay,I understand,"said the husband.Looking at this,the lawyer suggested a dinner together,just the three of them.The wife agreed,why not,since they will still going to be friends anyway.At the dining table,there was an awkward silence.The first dish was roasted chicken.Immediately,the old man took a drumstick for the old lady."Take this,it's your favorite."Looking at this,the lawyer thought maybe there's still a chance.But the wife was frowning when she answered,"This is always the problem.You always think highly of yourself,and never think how I feel.Don't you know that I hate drumsticks?"Little did she know th at,over the years,the husband had tried many ways to please her.Little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite food.Little did he know that she thought he never understo od her at all.Little did he know that she hates drumsticks,even though all he waned was the best for her.That night,both of them tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.After a few hours,the old man couldn't take it anymore.He knew that he still loved her,and he couldn't carry on life without her.He wanted her back,he wanted to tell her,he was sorry,he wanted to tell her"I love you".He picked up the phone,and dialed her number.Although the calls went unanswered,he nev er stopped dialing...On the other side of the town,she was sad.She couldn't understood how after all these years,he still didn't understand her at all.She loved him a lot,but she just couldn't take it anymore.As the phone rang,she refused to answer it,knowing thatit was him."What's the point of talking no w that it's over?I asked for it and now I want to keep it this way,."she thought..As the phone continued ringing,she decided to pull out the cord...She gave little thought to his problems...The next day,she recieved news that he had passed away.She rushed down to his apartment and saw his body lying on the couch still holding on to the phone.He had a heart attack while trying to call her.Though she was sad,she had to take care of his belongings.When she was looking through the drawers,she saw his insurance policy,dated from the day they got married,and noticed she was the beneficiary.And together in those files,there was the note:"To my dearest wife,if you are reading this,I'm sure I'm no longer around.I bought this policy for yo u.Though the amount is only $100,000, I hope it will enough to help me carry out the promise that I made when we got marr ied.I want this money to continue taking care of you,just like I would h ave if I could have lived longer.I want you to know I will always be around you,by your side.I love you!"Tears flowed like a river...翻译:再说一次"我爱你"这是晴朗的一天,一对七十岁左右的老夫妇走进了律师事务所.很明显,他们是来办离婚的,这令律师困惑不已.在与他们谈过话后,他知道了事情的原委:这对夫妇在结婚后的四十多年里一直没完没了的争吵,似乎在所有事情上两个人都无法取得一致意见.因为担心影响孩子的成长,他们一直都勉强维持着婚姻.如今,所有孩子都长大成人,成家立业了,这对夫妇再也不需要顾及什么了.他们一心想摆脱多年来不幸婚姻的束缚,各自过自己的日子,所有双方都同意离婚.律师很不情愿的准备着各种离婚文件,因为他实在想不通,这对夫妇一直走了四十个春秋,竟然在古稀之年还想离婚.当这对夫妇在文件上签字的时候,老太太对老头说:"我真是爱你的,但我实在无法控制下去了.很抱歉!""没关系,我能理解."老头说道.看到这一情景,律师提议就他们三人一起共进晚餐.老太太想:既然以后双方还继续做朋友,吃个饭又何妨.在吃饭的时候,气氛一直尴尬而沉寂.第一道菜是烤鸡.菜一上卓,老头就把鸡腿给了太太:"给你,这是你最喜欢吃的."他这一举动让律师觉得他们的婚姻也许还有挽回的希望.可老太太却皱着眉头说:"事情总是这样,你一直都自以为是,从来不顾忌我的感受,难道你不知道我讨厌吃鸡腿吗?"可她不知道的是,多年来她丈夫一直想方设法讨她欢心,她也不知道鸡腿原来是丈夫的最爱;而他不知道的是,她一直认为他一点儿都不了解她,他也不知道,尽管自己总想把最好的留给她,可她最恨吃鸡腿.那天晚上,两人都辗转反侧,夜不能寐.过了很长时间,老头子再也忍受不住.他明白自己还爱着她,也离不开她.他想要他回到她自己的身边,他想要告诉她,他很抱歉.他还想对她说:"我爱你."他拿起电话,开始拨她的号码.虽然对方一直没接电话,他却一直不停地拨号.....而在另一处,她伤心透了.她想不通的是,怎么经过了这么多年,他依然一点也不了解她.她非常爱他,可她再也忍受不下去了.电话在响,她都知道这是他打来的,可她不想听."现在什么都结束了,再通话有什么意义?我这是自找的,现在就让它这样吧,不然我可丢人了."她就这么想着.....电话还在响,她决定把电话线拔掉...这时候,她完全忘了,他有心脏病....第二天,她获悉他去世了.她赶到他住的公寓,看到他躺在沙发上,手里还握着电话.他在不断的给她打电话时心脏病发作了.尽管悲痛不已,她还是得处理他的遗物.当清理抽屉时,她找到一份保单.保单的办理日期是他们结婚那天,而保单的受益人正是她.与这些文件放在一起的,还有一张字条:"我最亲爱的妻子,当你看到这张字条的时候,我肯定已经不在了.这份保险是给你买的.虽然保额只有十万美元,但我希望它可以帮我继续履行结婚时我许下的诺言.我已经不在你身边了,但我希望能用这笔钱继续照顾你,就像我---如果我能再多活些日子的话---那样照顾你.我希望你知道,我会一直伴随着你,在你身边.我爱你!"她泪如泉涌...........新课标第一网系列资料。
2013年高考英语98篇阅读素材及翻译
2013年高考英语98篇阅读素材及翻译A boy and his apple tree Long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy love to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow e loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by he little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday.One day, the boy came back to the tree an d he looked. "Come and play with me ," the tree asked the boy . "I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy them.""Sorry, but I don't have money ut you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with m e," the tree said."I do n't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "Sorry, but I don't have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house."So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily."The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me," the tree said."I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" "Use my truck to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy." So theboy cut the tree truck to make a boat.He went sai ling and never showed up for a long time.Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry,my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you鈥︹€渢he tree said. "I don't have teeth to bite," the boy replied."No more truck for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now."the boy said."I really want to give you someth ing he only thing left is my dying roots," the tree said wit h tears. "I don't need much now,just a place to rest. I am tired after all these yea r," the boy replied."Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come,c ome sit down with me and rest," the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 My father’s words 不在场的教诲
My father’s words 不在场的教诲我最终从这种迷失的困境中走了出来，寻得意外的收获：通过写作来表达自己。
而直到后来我才发觉，这是我用另一种方式去理解父亲的一个桥梁。
这种方式引导着我接近一种新的激情，这种激情是我和父亲共同享有的，但是过去我并不知道。
Before they closed my father’s casket, I left him with a gift. After all he had given me, it was the least and best I could do. He passed away the day I got my 1,000th career hit, in the final game of the 2002 season, so at his side I left the ball from my milestone.Besides the surreal and horrifying last moment of seeing him lying in permanent stasis, it was also the first time I could remember giving him a special game ball without him slipping a $10 bill into my hands to congr atulate me. His illnes s kept him out of whatever stadium I was playing in during the latter years of my career, though that didn’t stop him from patting me on the back from afar with a phone call or by what I could best describe as a “spiritual moment,” one when I would feel him sitting on my shoulder advising me while referencing a page out of his psychiatric repertoire.I left baseball in 2005, with a Triple-A contract on the table from the San Diego Padres. I left not for physical reasons —I’d had a torn hamstring tendon in 2003, but it hadn’t affected my speed —but because it was my season for change. So I decided to walk away and once I did, like the vast majority of players, I was lost. It would be the first time since I learned to swing a bat that I would spend an entire summer without ever putting on a uniform. Even if you get a going-away party like the one the Phillies gave me on June 25th, 2005, when I threw out the first pitch of the Philadelphia-Boston game on a national TV, once the last partygoer walks out the door it’s no longer you against that fastball, it is you against yourself.So you swim around trying to figure out what young, retired baseball players do with their lives. For me, the moment was stark without the guiding wisdom of my father, who could communicate with me with just a nod of his head.Since my retirement, I have searched for the next passion that could fill the void that a life playing baseball creates when you are no longer putting on those spikes. It is a daunting journey, and many players never find that closure or that next love. But they keep looking, even if other parts of their lives are crumbling behind them. Maybe that was part of the problem: searching. I found myself agreeing when I heard John Locke, the main character on “Lost,” say, “I found it just like you find anything else, I stopped looking.”Of course my father could never be replaced, thou gh that didn’t stop me from trying to find ways to preserve his legacy, his worldview and his work. He was a practicing psychiatrist, but his passion was writing. He left behind a body of poetry that guides me now that I can’t ask him how he handled his so ns when we wanted to sleep in our parents’ bed, or what the best course of action would be in dealing with a difficult business partner, or a racist coach.I have always remembered those moments when my father would be spontaneously inspired to write a poem. He would just walk off and lock in, pen to paper. He could turn his already phenomenal vocabulary into music. When I found out that he started writing poetry at age 7, I was amazed. Outside of the original collection of poetry I have, he left behind two books he published on his own.I didn’t stay lost forever. I found something that I wasn’t looking for: a voice through writing. Only later did I understand that this would be a bridge to understanding my father in another way. A way that led me to connect to a pa ssion I didn’t realize we both shared.Writing introduced me to people who were otherwise strangers and made them guests at my table. Words can appear to be part of a one-way mirror, but they are in fact surprisingly reciprocal —a dynamic I’m reminded of when I call upon my father through his poetry. In this way, my father stays with me. I can preserve his inspiring lega cy more powerfully through writing than through the hummingbird pendant I wear around my neck to honor his homeland of Trinidad, or a picture or heirloom.After my first column, I went as a guest to a friend’s church in Chicago. In the foyer, a woman who also knew our host was waiting. She asked me whether I had written that opinion piece on fear, steroids and baseball. I to ld her I had. She proceeded to tell me that she taught journalism at Northwestern and that she thought it was the quintessential opinion piece. I had already known that for me writing was passion and even therapy, but now I also thought that maybe I’d foun d my next profession.Thankfully, I always knew my f ather was proud of me — before the major league debut, before the Ivy-league degree that was unfathomable to a generation of people who had only recently earned the right to vote. But despite living the dream of so many Americans and reaching it s highest level, I have no doubt that he would be even prouder of what I am doing with my words. Words that I can leave for my son to read...one day..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)2013高三英语阅读素材 Two extremes in life 生活中的两极
Two extremes in life 生活中的两极It has been so bitterly cold here in Pennsylvania.I can’t remember a winter being as cold as this, but I’m sure there were colder days.Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by mi nute, it’s easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things.People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods. They say they’re “under the weather,” not feeling good about this time of year.As I s tood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt crisp and my cars were stinging.Of course, that does n’t matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a routine they must go through to find just the fight spot no matter how cold or hot it is.So I wait.But this time it was different. As cold as it was, I suddenly was invigorated thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was.Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer’s scorching hot days flashed through my mind. I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, swe at pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face. I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat.I was right.Two extremes in my life that most of the time I find uncomfortab le, I normally dread them and gripe about it all the way through.But today I was grateful for them. Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right. Without the extre mes life would be boring.It’s being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more. Health challenges rem inds us that we need to pay more attention to how we live. Financial extremes rem inds us that when things are in excess it’s time to tuck away for when the times are lean.So bring on the cold so I appreciate the heat more.Make me sweat on a hot summer’s day so I wish I had a handful of snow to rub my face in.I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment.Whether it’s hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always wanted it to be different.But no more. I want to start finding a reason to be happy right where I am. Even if it’s simply the fact that I’m alive.I’m tired of being “Under the Weather!”.。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Light in the Window
Light in the WindowBy Eileen GoltzIt was the first night of Chanukah and the night before Ellie's last final. As a freshman she was more than ready to go home for the first time since August. She'd packed every thing she needed to take home except the books she was cramming with and her menorah, the 8 branch candelabra that's lit every night of Chanukah. Ellie had been so tempted to pack the menorah earlier that night. However, just as she was getting ready to justify to herself why it was OK to "skip" the first night's lighting - (A) she'd have to wait for the candles to burn out before she cou ld leave for the library and (B) she had no clue as to where her candles were hiding - her conscience (and common sense) kicked in. The voice coming from that special place in her body where "mother guilt" resides said, "You have the menorah out, so light it already." Never one to ignore her mother's advice, Ellie dug up the candles, lit them, said the blessings, placed the menorah on her window sill and spent the rest of the evening in her room studying.Ellie's first winter break was uneventful, and when she returned to her dorm on the day before classes started she was surprised to find a small note taped to her door."Thank you," th e note said. It was signed "Susan." It was dated the day that Ellie had left after finals. Ellie was totally perplexed. She didn't know a Susan. Convinced that the letter had been delivered to her by mistake, Ellie put the note on her desk and forgot about it.About a half an hour before she was getting ready to head out for dinner, there was a knock at Ellie's door. There, standing in the hall was a woman Ellie didn't recognize. "I'm Susan," she said. "I wanted to thank you in person but you'd already left before I finished my finals.""Are you sure it's me you're looking for?" asked Ellie. Susan asked if she could come in and explain.It seemed that Susan had been facing the same dilemma that Ellie had been that first night of Chanukah. She really didn't want to light her menorah either. Not because she was packing, or was heading home, couldn't find the candles or because she busy studying but because her older sister Hannah had been killed by a drunk driver ten months earlier, and this was the first year that she'd have to light the menorah candles alone. The sisters had always taken turns lighting the first candle and this wasn't Susan's y ear. She just couldn't bring herself to take her sister's place. Susan said that whenever it was Hannah's turn to light the firstcandle, she'd always tease Susan that the candles she lit would burn longer and brighter than when Susan lit them. One year she even went so far as to get a timer out. It had always annoyed Susan that Hannah would say something so stupid but still, it was part of the family tradition. Susan said that it was just too painful to even think about Chanukah without Hannah and she had decided on skipping the entire holiday.Susan said that she had ju st finished studying and was closing her drapes when she happened to glance across the courtyard of the quad and saw the candles shi ning in Ellie's window. "I saw that menorah in y our window and I started to cry. It was if Hannah had taken her turn and put the menorah in your window for me to see." Susan said that when she stopped crying she said the blessings, turned off the lights in her room and watched the candles across the quad until they burned out.Susan told Ellie that it was as she was lying in bed that night thinking about how close she felt to Hannah when she saw the menorah, that it dawned on her thatHannah had been right. Hannah's last turn always would have candle s that would burn longer and brighter than any of Susan's because for Susan, Hannah's lights would never go out. They would always be there, in her heart for Susan to see when she needed to reconnect with Hannah.All Susan had to do was close her eyes and remember the candles in the window, the one's that Hannah had lit the last time it was her turn..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 25种杀手锏帮助你提升个人自信
25种杀手锏帮助你提升个人自信(2)11. Speak slowly. 说话慢些。
Such a simple thing, but it can have a big difference in how others perceive you.A person in authority, with authority, speaks slowly. It shows confidence. A person who feels that he isn't worth listening to will speak quickly, because he doesn't want to keep others waiting on something not worthy of listening to. Even if you don't feel the confidence of someone who speaks slowly, try doing it a few times. It will make you feel more confident. Of course, don't take it to an extreme, but just don't sound rushed either.很简单的事情，但对于别人如何理解你时，就有很大的区别了。
领导和有权威的人说话比较慢，这显示出一种自信。
那些觉得自己的话不值得听的人说话会很快，因为他们不想让别人等着听些没有价值的东西。
即使你没有觉得那些说话慢的人自信，你也试几次，它会让人更加自信。
当然也不要说得过慢，只要不像是在急冲冲的毫无考虑地说话就可以了。
12. Stand tall. 昂首站着。
I have horrible posture, so it will sound hypocritical for me to give this advice, but I know it works because I try it often. When I remind myself to stand tall and straight, I feel better about myself. I imagine that a rope is pulling the top of my head toward the sky, and the rest of my body straightens accordingly. As an aside, peo ple who stand tall and confident are more attractive. That's a good thing any day, in my book.我的站姿很难看，所以我给这种建设显得有些假惺惺日，但我知道它对增强自信有作用，我常常尝试。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 10条途径迅速提高你的生活
10条途径迅速提高你的生活Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren't caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own po or mental habits. Here are 10 habits you should set aside right away to free yourself from the many problems each one will be causing you.许多问题的造成其实并不是因为我们自己运气差或者别人有意为之。
事实上，这些问题往往是由我们自己的坏习惯产生的。
这里列出了十个习惯希望能够帮助你摆脱这些自己造成的麻烦又没必要的烦恼：Stop jumping to conclusions. There are two common ways this habit increases people’s difficulties. First, they assume tha t they know what is going to happen, so they stop paying attention and act on their assumption instead. Human beings are lousy fortune-tellers. Most of what they assume is wro ng. That makes the action wrong too. The second aspect of this habit is playing the mind-reader and assuming you know why people do what they do or what they're thinking. Wrong again, big time. More relationships are destroyed by this particular kind of stupidity than by any other.不要过早下结论。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 5位成功人士传授提高工作效率秘诀
5位成功人士传授提高工作效率秘诀People occasionally tell you，"Do that in your free time，"but in fact there's no such thing as"free"time. Even when you're lying by the swimming pool，that's leisure time --but it isn't free time.The most successful peo ple are those who've mastered the time-saving tactics described here.Stay FocusedAll top performers establish priorities. Helen Gurley Brown，editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan，always keeps an issue of the magazine on her desk. Whenever she's tempted to fritter away time，doing something that doesn't contribute to the magazine's success，she glances at that issue，and it gets her ba ck on track.One way to order your priorities is to create a"to do"list. Every evening，jot down the top20 tasks to be done the next day，and review the list several times throughout the day. The best way to accomplish what's on the list is to give each task a specific time slot.Pattern of SuccessMost people who want to get ahead spend useful time writing personal notes of gratitude，sympathy and congratulations. But when it comes to routine memos，letters，fact sheets and forms，they save a lot of time by relying on previously written material.Susan Taylor，editor-in-chief of Essence，has created some ４０form letters for everything from article rejections to replies to requests for donations. Stored on her computer，the letters can be called up，copied and customized by changing a few key words. Taylor then often adds a handwritten greeting at the bottom as a personal touch.Telephone TipsFinancier J. B. Fuqua has made a fortune putting deals together over the telephone. His most important strategy is to make notes before he places a call.To avoid playing telephone tag，return phone calls right away，because you're likely to catch the caller and your messages won't pile up. If the person is busy，many time-tacticians make an appointment to call back. Leaving a detailed message on someone's voice mail prevents you from getting ti ed up in long conversationsand will get you an answer more quickly.新-课-标-第-一-网Do It NowAs a renowned color consultant，the late Suzanne Caygill designed the home s and wardrobes of celebrities. To deal with all the demands of her schedule，she followed a rule learned from her seam-stress grandmother：If she had a job to do，she did it immediately. Too many people waste time "commencing to proceed to get started，"Caygill would say.If you just dive in，though，you'll be surprised at how fast you get things done. Remember，the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.Freeze the DesignPerfectionists can waste just as much time as procrastinators . Thomas R. Williams，former chairman of Wachovia Corporation，discovered that many young people in banking don't know when to stop researching a project and start wrapping it up. Those trainees could have learned something from engineers，who are taught to produce the best possible solution by a certain date. Even if a design is not perfect，they've done the best they could under deadline.Whenever you streamline a task or eliminate a hassle，you don't just save time. You make your life more pleasant. "Dost thou love life？"Benjamin Franklin once said. "Then do not squander time，for that's the stuff life is made of. "人们有时候会对你说：“在你空闲的时候做那件事吧，”但是，实际上这种“空闲”时间是没有的。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Christmas morning 圣诞的早晨
Christmas morning 圣诞的早晨A light drizzle was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. Across the street from the church was a Pan American gas station where the Greyhound bus stopped. It was closed for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the locked door, huddled under the narrow overhang in an attempt to kee p dry. I wondered briefly why they were there but then forgot about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our annual Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my fat her U-turned in the middle of the road and s aid, “I can’t stand it!”“What?” asked my mother.“It's those people back there at the Pan Am, standing in t he rain. They've got children. It's Christmas. I can’t stand it.”When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.My father rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas,” he said.“Howdy,” the man replied. He was very tall and had to stoop slightly to peer into the car.Jill, Sharon, and I stared at the children, and they stared back at us.“You waiting on the bus?” my father asked.The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and prospects of a job.“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours, and you’re getting wet standing here. Winborn’s just a couple miles up the road. They’ve got a shed with a cover there, and some benches,” my father said. “Why don't y’all get in the car and I’ll run you up there.”The man thought about it for a moment, and then he beckoned to his family. They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were wearin g.Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three glum faces mutely gave him his answer.“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, winking at my mother, “b ecause when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys at my house. We'll just go get them before I take you to the bus stop.”All at once, the three children's faces lit up, and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and chattering.When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. One of the girls spied Jill’s doll and immediately hugged it to her breast. I remember that the little boy grabbed Sharon’s ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine. All this happened a long time ago, but the memory of it remains clear. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.My mother noticed that the middle child was wearing a short-sleeved dress, so she gave the girl Jill’s o nly sweater to wear.My father invited them to join us at our grandparents’ for Christmas dinner, but the parents refused. Even when we all tried to talk them into coming, they were firm in their decision.Back in the car, on the way to Winborn, my father asked the man if he had money for bus fare.His brother had sent tickets, the man said.My father reached into his pocket and pulled out two dollars, which was all he had left until his next payday. He pressed the money into the man’s hand. The man tr ied to give it back, but my father insisted. “It’ll be late when you get to Birmingham, and these children will be hungry before then. Take it. I’ve been broke before, and I know what it’s like when you can’t feed your family.”We left them there at the bus stop in Winborn. As we drove away, I watched out the window as long as I could, looking back at the little gihugging her new doll..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Footprints on my heart
Footprints on my heartFootprints on my heartI don't remember exactly when he came into my life.He was just always here.My grandfather was the most incredible person in the world.Some days Papa,as I called him,and I would go down to a little creek that flowed into river and go fishing.He taught me how to cast,reel and the scarie st of all,bait a hook.I remember that what it was like to catch my first fish,which Papa called a bluegill.For the first time in my life.I felt I had accomplished something useful.I was proud of myself.Other days we had sit on the front porch in the rocking chairs he had made and talk.But the thing I loved most was when we'd go out to the barn and he'd make things out of wood. He made me my first rocki ng horse when I was four.It wasn't anything fancy,but like me,Papa believed if it came from the heart,then that alone made it beautiful.Above all,anything that could bother a seven-year-old was something that I could always talk to him about.Papa would set me on his knee and listen to me cry.He made the world go away with one hug.Whenever I needed punishment,he always talked to me about what I had done.He would ask me why I made that mistake,while any other authority figure I knew went straight to physical punishment.He was the one person who had my respect,and who actually treated me with respect in return.Something else I admired was that he didn't treat me like a girl who only related to pink ribbons and Barbies.He treated me like a person.When I turn eight,a horrifying fact changed my life for ever.That fact was death.In September,they discovered that my Papa had cancer.It never sank in,even at his funeral the next February,that I'd never see his alive again.The organizing six months of his sickness were long and cruel,especially to my grandmother,who could not talk without crying.I didn't konw what death was.It was too much for an eight-year-old,so I blocked it out.Whatever death was,it wasn't real to me.Slowly,I learn I couldn't block it out.there were no more rodeos,no more fishing,no more horses and no one left to talk to.When I walked into my grandmother's house,there wss no longer the smell of the smoke mixed with coffee and sawdust, which was what Papa always smelled like.Everyone around me was sad,and I was learning what it was like to sad.It finally hit me that he was gone.Things started getting rough guys and friends.I knew if Papa had been alive,he could've helped.Instead I faced the world alone,and believe me,there are many pressures from sixth grade to high school,and I missed Papa.Night after night,I would go to bed cry.In seventh grade,I hung out with the wrong crowd.One morning,in the bathroom,a gril offered me a cigarette.All of a sudden,something clicked in mymind.Cigarettes are what had killed my Papa."No,"was my simple but strong reply.Regardless of their comments like "good girl" and "too-good".I stuck with my no smoking polichy.Since then,I have been offered cigarettes many times,and I have always replied with a simple "no."I wouldn't want to die of smoking.I wouldn't want my grandchilren feeling the way I did.I was too young to figure out what a great model I had around me when he was alive.But I re alize now.Papa is in every thought I have today.I still have all our special memories in my heart.He always made me believe in myself.Anything I do,he has influenced in some way.No one has ever or will ever have the patience he had with me.His death taught me many lessons,but the one so harshly instilled in me is that no one,even someone as great as him,is invincible.翻译:留在我心中的足迹我不确切记得他是什么时候进入我生活中的,他就是始终在我生活中存在着.我的祖父是世界上最了不起的人.有些日子,我和"爸爸"----我这么称呼他-----会去一条最终流进河里的小溪钓鱼.他教我怎么钓,收钓线和我最怕的往吊钩上装钓饵.我还记得我钓到第一条鱼时的情景,"爸爸"官它叫浅蓝色大太阳鱼.我有生以来感到自己有所成就.我自豪不已.其他日子里,我们常常坐在前门廊处他制作的摇椅上聊天.而我最喜欢的是我们外出到谷仓去,他用木头做东西.我四岁时,他给我做了我的第一匹木马.那不是什么花俏玩意儿.但"爸爸"的想法跟我一样,只要是出自内心的,就足以使它美不可言.尤其是,我总可以跟他谈任何让一个七岁孩子烦恼的事."爸爸"会把我放在他膝上,听我哭泣,他只要拥抱一下我,我就会雨过天晴.么当我该受罚时,他总会跟我谈论我做的事情.他会问我为什么犯下那样的过错,而我认识的任何其他权威人士都是直接诉诸体罚他是我尊重的人,而实际上他也以尊重的态度待我.还令我钦佩的是,他不把我当作一个喜欢粉红色丝带和芭比娃娃的女孩来对待,而是把我当作一个完整的人.我八岁时,一个令我恐惧的事实永远改变了我的生活.那就是死亡.九月,"爸爸"被诊断出患有癌症.即使在第二年二月举行的葬礼上,我还不能理解这一事实:我再也不能见到活着的他了.他那折磨人的半年病期即漫长又残酷,对我祖母来说尤其如此,她一说话就掉眼泪.我不明白什么是死亡.那对一个八岁的孩子来说太无法理解了,于是我就抑制自己不去想它.不管死亡是什么,我都认为那不是真实的.渐渐地,我懂得了我不能把死亡拒之意识之外.再也没有木马骑术表演,再也没有钓鱼,再也没有马,再也没有与之聊天的人了.当我走进祖母的房间时,在也闻不到夹着咖啡味和锯末味的烟味,那是:爸爸"一直散发出来的气味.我周围的人都是悲伤不已,我也逐渐体验到悲伤是什么滋味.最终我意识到他已经离我们远去了.没了他,亲友们的处境便得很难我知道,倘若他还活着他会帮忙的.而我现在独自面对世界,相信我,从六年级到中学有许多压力.我想念"爸爸".夜复一夜,我哭泣着上床睡觉.七年级时,我结交了一帮不该结交的朋友.一天早上在盥洗房,一个女孩给我一支烟请我抽.突然间,我脑海里敲响起警钟.杀害"爸爸"的正是香烟."不"是我简单但是坚定的回答.尽管他们对我说诸如"好姑娘"和"太乖了"这样的话,我仍然坚持我的不吸烟方针.自那之后,有人曾多次给我抽烟,我始终简单回答"不".我不想死于吸烟,我不想让我的孙辈们有像我一样的感受.他活着时,我还太小,无法理解我身旁有个多么了不起的典范.可现在我明白了.如今他每每出现在我的思想中,我心中依然有着所有关于我们特别的回忆.他总是使我相信自己.我做任何事情,他都以这样和那样的方式影响我.没有人曾经,也永远不会有人像他那样耐心地待我.他的故去故去教给了我很多,但其中灌输给我的最无情的是,任何人,甚至像他那样了不起的人,都不是不可战胜的..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 what is real love
what is real loveReal Love: The Love We’ve All Been Looking For — Unconditional LoveWe've heard songs about it, seen it in the movies, heard it talked about on Oprah by relationship expert s, and read about it in thousands of self help books. But, what is unconditional love? We all want to feel loved. We think about it, hope for it, fantasize about it, go to great lengths to achieve it, and feel that our lives are incomplete without it. The lack of unconditional love is the cause of most of our anger and confusion. It is no exaggeration to say that our emotional need for unconditional love is just as great as our physical need for air and food.It is especially unfortunate, then, that most of us have no idea what unconditional love really is, and we prove our ignorance with our horrifying divorce rate, the incidence of alco hol and drug addiction in our country, the violence in our schools, and our overflowing jails.Our misconceptions of unconditional love began in early childhood, where we saw that when we did all the right things—when we were clean, quiet, obedient and otherwise “good”—people “loved” us. They smiled at us and spoke in gentle tones. But we also saw that when we were “bad,” all those signs of “love” instantly vanished. In short, we were taught by consistent experience t hat love was conditional, that we had to buy “love” from the people around us with our words and behavior.So what’s wrong with conditional love? We see it everywhere we look, so what could be wrong with it? Imagine that every time you pay me fifty dollars, I tell you I love you. We could do that all day, but at the end of the day would you feel loved? No, because you’d know that I “loved” you only because you paid me. We simply can’t feel fulfilled by love we pay for. We can feel loved only when it is freely, unconditionally given to us. The instant we do anything at all to win the approval or respect of other people—with what we say, what we do, how we look—we are paying for the attention and affection we receive, and we can’t feel genuinely loved.A New Definition of Love: Real LoveThere’s only one kind of love that can fill us up, make us whole, and give us the happiness we all want: unconditional love or true love. It is unconditional love that we all seek, and somehow we intuitively realize that anything other than that kind of love isn’t really love at all—it’s an imitation of the real thing.Unconditional love—true love—is so different from the kind of love most of ushave known all our lives that it deserves both a name—Real Love—and definition of its own: Real Love is caring about the happiness of another person without any thought for what we might get for ourselves. It’s also Real Love when other people care about our happiness unconditionally. It is not Real Lov e when other people like us for doing what they want. Under those conditions we’re just paying for love again. We can be certain that we’re receiving Real Love only when we make foolish mistakes, when we fail to do what other people want, and even when we get in their way, but they do n’t feel disappointed or irritated at us. That is Real Love (true uncondition al love), and that love alone has the p ower to heal all wounds, bind people togethe r, and create relationships quite beyond our present capacity to imagine..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 Keeping Love Alive
Keeping Love AliveThe following are proven ways for any relationship to set off some sparks...Are you a hopeless romantic? Do you wish that your spouse was? The following are proven ways for any relationship to set off some sparks:The next time that you are both in the kitchen grab one another and start dancing to your favorite song.If you have an argument with your significant other, try this: stop, step away, and count to 12 in German. It’s a fun language to count in and t he number six sounds like a certain activity that you might be doing after you cool down.If one of you is really messy and the other is a ne at freak, then switch roles for a day and see what happens. Nothing helps to understand the other person better than a day in their shoes.Find a way to spend time together even if it’s inconvenient or costs more money. For example, rather than meeting at your child’s event, find a way to ride together even if it involves some backtracking for one or both of you.Write a poem and read it after dinner then look deeply into your partner’s eyes and affirm them with two or three positive things about them.Place a sticky note in a purse or b illfold that tells of yo ur love and appreciation Go out for a dateGrab a cup of coffee and put a puzzle together or play a board/card game together Stay in your pajamas until noon and cuddleWatch a classic movieTake a walk, talk, hold ha nds and sneak a kissThese ideas are sure to spark some new energy into your relationship. Seeing that the list isn’t by any means exhaustive, feel free to comment on the ways tha t you keep romance fresh in your relationship..新课标第一网系列资料。
2013高考英语阅读素材及翻译(98篇)-2013高三英语阅读素材 I Am Healing
I Am HealingI Am HealingHe was admitted to emergency receiving and placed on the cardiac floor.Long hair,unshaven,dirty,dangerously obese,with a black motorcycle jacket tossed on the bottom shelf of the stretcher,he was an outsider to this sterile world of shining terrazzo floors,efficient uniformed professionals,and strict infection control procedures.Definitely an untouchable.The nurse s at the station looked w ide-eyed as this mound of humanity wa wheeled by,each glancing nervously at Bonnie,the head nurse."Let this one not be ine to adm int,bathe and tend to..."was their pleading,unspoken message.One of the true marks of a leader, a consummate professional, is to do the unthinkable.To tackle the impossible.To touch the untouchable.It was Bonnie who said,"I want this patient myself."Highly unusual for a headnurse--unconventional--but the stuff out of which human spirits thrive,heal and soar.As she donned her laex gloves and proceeded to bathe this huge,very unclean man,her heart almost broke.Where was his family?Who was his mother?What was he like as a little boy?She hummed quietly as she worked.It seemed to ease the fear and embarrassment she knew he must be feeling.And then on a whim she said,"We don't have time for back rubs much in hospitals these days,but I bet one would really feel good.And it would help relax your muscles and start to heal.That is what this place is all about...a place to heal."The thick,scaly,ruddy skin told a story of an abusive lifestyle:probably lots of addictive behavior with food,alcohol and drugs.As she rubbed those taut muscles, she hummed and prayed,she prayed for the soul rejected by life's rudeness and striving for acceptance in a hard,hostile world.The finale was warmed lotion and baby power.Almost laughable--such a contrast to this huge,foreign surface.As he rolled onto his back,tears ran down his cheeks and his chin trembled.Wi th amazingly beautiful brown eyes,he smiled and sai d i n a quivering voice,"No one has touched me for years.Thank you.I am healing."翻译:我得治了他被送往急诊部,停放在心脏病部楼层.长发,没刮胡子,肮脏,危及生命的肥胖,一件黑色摩托车外套扔在担架的底架上,他和这个消毒得干干净净的世界显得格格不入,这里有光亮的水磨石地面,穿着制服的高效专业人员和严格的感染控制程序.他是个令人完全不敢接触的人.当这堆躺在担架上的人肉被推过时,护士站的护士们眼镜都睁得大大的,个个紧张地瞥着护士长邦妮."可别让我来护理他,给他洗澡,照顾他..."她们在心中默默地哀求着.领袖和完美的专业人员的本色之一是做无法想像的事,将不可能变成可能,触摸被社会遗弃的人.是邦妮开腔了:"这个病人归我."这对护士长而言极不寻常,有违常规,但这正式人类精神得以回复,得以昌盛,得以弘扬光大的基础.当她戴上乳胶手套,开始给这位肥胖,极肮脏的人洗澡时,她的心几乎要碎了.他的家人在哪里?他的母亲是谁?他小时候什么模样?她一边工作一边轻轻地哼着歌,这似乎减轻了她肯定他此刻感到的担忧和尴尬.随后她心血来潮地说道:"这些日子医院没时间给进院的人搓背,可我可以肯定搓一下会让你感觉很舒服.它会帮你放松肌肉,开始恢复健康.我们这个地方是干这个的...治愈人的地方."粗糙,一片片脱落和发红的皮肤表明了不良的生活方式:可能是过量进食,酗酒或滥用毒品.她一边揉搓着那些紧绷的肌肉,一边哼着歌曲和祈祷.她为这个被严酷的私生活所摒弃但又力求让一个冷酷,敌视的世界所接纳的生命祈祷.护理最后以暖和的润肤液和婴儿爽身粉结束.几乎令人发笑--这和那大面积,陌生的皮肤形成鲜明的对比.他转过身来时,眼泪流下了双颊,下巴颤动着.他用一双极其漂亮的棕色眼镜注视着邦妮,微笑起来,接着声音颤抖地说:"这么多年来,没人碰到我.谢谢你.我得治了.".新课标第一网系列资料。
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Keeping a journal
Keeping a journal
If you are serious about becoming a
wealthy,powerful,sophisticated,healthy,influential,cultured and unique individual,keep a journal.Don't trust your memory.When you listen to something valuable,write it down.When you come across something importantk,write it down.
I used to take n otes on long sheets,narrow sheets,little sheets and pieces of paper thrown in a drawer.Then I found out that the best way to organize those ideas is to keep a journal.I've been keeping these journals since the age of twenty-five.The discipline makes up a valuable part of my learning,and the journals are a valuable part of my library.
I must admit,if you got a glimpse of my journals,you'd have to say that I am a serious student.I am not just committed to my craft.I'm committed to
life,committed to learning new concepts and skills.I want to see what I can do with seed ,soil,sunshine and rain to turn them into the building blocks of a productive life.
The first treasure is your pictures.Take a lot of picture s.Don't lazy in capturing the event.How long does it take to capture the event?A fraction of a second.So don't miss thhe pictures.When you're gone,they will keep the memories alive.
The second treasure is your library.This is the library that taught you,that instructed you,that helped you def end your ideals.It helped you to dev elop a philosophy.It helped you becomne wealthy,powerful,healthy,sophis ticated,and unique.Your librar y,the books that instructed you,fed your mind and fed your soul,is one of the greatest gi fts you can leave behind.
The third treasure is your journals:the ideas that picked up,the imformation that you meticulously gathered.But of the three,journal writing is one of the greatest indications that you're serious student.Taking pictures,th at is pretty
easy.Buying a book at a bookstore,that's pretty easy.It is a little more challenging to be a student of your own life,your own future,and your own destiny.Take the time to keep notes and to keep journal.You will be so glad you did.What a treasure to leave behind when you go!What a treasure to enjoy to day!
翻译:
坚持记日记
如果你真想成为一个富有,强大,成熟,健康,有影响力,有修养且独特的人,那就记日
记吧.不要相信自己的记忆力.当你听到有价值的东西时,把它记下来;当你遇到重要的事
情时,把它记下来.
我过去习惯在长纸条,窄纸条,小纸片和丢到抽屉的便条纸上做笔记.后来我发现,整理那些想法的最佳方法就是记日记.从２岁起我一直坚持记日记,这一坚持构成了我学习
中重要的一部分,而我的日子也是我的藏书珍贵组成部分.
我必须承认,如果你看一眼我的日记,你会说我是一个人真的学生.我不仅尽心尽力从事自己的职业,我也认真对待生活,积极学习新观念和新技能.我要知晓我能用种子,土壤,阳光和雨水去做些什么,去为一个硕果累累的生活培土浇水.
坚持记日记非常重要,我将之视为留传给下一代的三间珍品之一.事实上,后代们会发现这三件珍品远比你留给他们的家具珍贵的多.
第一件珍品是你拍的照片.多多拍照吧.不要懒得捕捉事件.捕捉一个事件花多少时间?不过是瞬间罢了.错过一个事件又花多少时间?也是瞬间.所以不要错过拍照.当你离世时,照片会让一切历历在目.
第二件珍品是你的藏书.这是教育你,引导你,帮助你坚守理想的东西.它帮助你形成
一种观点,帮助你便得富有,强大,健康,成熟和独特.你的藏书,那些引导你的书籍,为你的思想和灵魂提供粮食,使你能传给后代的最好的礼物之一.
第三件珍品就是你的日记:你记下的想法,你留意收集的信息.但在这三件珍品中,记
日记最能表明你是一个人真的学生.拍照片,相当容易;去书店买书,相当容易.但面对自己的生活,自己的未来和自己的命运,自觉做个学生就有挑战性了.花时间去记录,去记日记.你会为自己这样去做而感到高兴.当你离开人世之后,这将使你留下的一笔多么珍贵的财富啊!你如今从中享受到多少乐趣啊!
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