英语听力原文

OnGoingaJourneyOneofthepleasantestthingsintheworldisgoingajourney:butIliketogobymyself.Icanenjoysocietyinaroom;butoutofdoors,natureiscompanyenoughforme.Iamthenneverlessalonethanwhenalone."Thefieldshisstudy,naturewashisbook."Icannotseethewitofwalkingandtalkingatthesametime.WhenIaminthecountryIwishtovegetatelikethecountry.Iamnotforcriticizinghedgesandblackcattle.Igooutfortowninordertoforgetthetownandallthatisinit.Therearethosewhoforthispurposegotowateringplaces,矿泉疗养处andcarrythemetropoliswiththem.Ilikemorespaceandfewerobstacles.Ilikesolitude独居,whenIgivemyselfuptoit,forthesakeofsolitude;nordoIaskfor"afriendinmyretreat静养处,whomImaywhispersolitudeissweet."Thesoulofjourneyisliberty自由,perfectliberty,tothink,feel,do,justasonepleases.Wegoajourneychieflytobefreeofallobstaclesandallinconveniences不方便的;toleaveourselvesbehind,muchmoretogetridofothers.ItisbecauseIwantalittlebreathingspacetoponderon考虑indifferentmatters,wherecontemplation"Mayplumeherfeathersandletgrowherwings,thatinthevariousbustleofresortwerealltooruffled,andsometimesimpaired."Iabsentmyselffromthetownforawhile,withoutfeelingatalossthemomentIamleftbymyself.Insteadofafriendinapostchaise驿马车orinacarriage,toexchangegoodthingswith,andvarythesamestaletopicsoveragain,foronceletmehaveatimefreefrommanners.Givemetheclearblueskyovermyhead,andthegreenturf草皮beneathmyfeet,awindingroadbeforeme,andthethreehours'marchtodinner—andthentothinking!ItishardifIcannotstartsomegameontheseloneheaths.Ilaugh,Irun,Ileap,Isingforjoy!FromthepointofyonderrollingcloudIplungeintomypastbeing,andrevelthereasthesun-burntIndianplungesheadlongintothewavethatwaftshimtohisnativeshore.Thenlong-forgottenthingslike"sunkenwrackandsumlesstreasuries",burstuponmyeagersight,andIbegintofeel,think,andbemyselfagain.Insteadofanawkwardsilence,brokenbyattemptsatwitordullcommonplaces,mineisthatundisturbedsilenceoftheheartwhichaloneisperfecteloquence.*******************************************************************************OnLearningEnglishAcorrespondent记者fromtheCzechRepublic捷克asksapowerfulquestion:“HowwouldyouencourageEnglishlanguagelearnersatsecondaryandpostsecondaryschools;whatdotheyhavetobecarefulaboutandwhatjoyscantheyexpectwhendealingwithalanguageofsome2billionspeakersworldwide?”Inaway,thequestionanswersitself.Englishenablesyoutocommunicatewithathirdoftheworld'spopulation,andthathastobeaplusontheagendaofanyonewithaninternationaloutlook.Thatthird,moreover,ishugelydiverse.Englishispresent,asafirst,second,orforeignlanguage,ineverycountryintheworld.So,inusingitasatool,youhaveanunparallelled不平行的opportunitytoexploretheindividualityofnationsandpeoples.Themetaphorofthetoolisimportant.Englishisnotaprism,throughwhichyouseeothers.Itisatoolwhichenablesyoutohaveacloseencounterwithothers.Cultureisnotwhollydependentonlanguage,butitdoesneedlanguagetoexplainitsuniqueness—anexperiencealltravellershavehad,astheywatch,say,alocalfolkdanceandwonderwhatitisallabout.However,themetaphorofthetoolonlygoessofar,becauseyoucanchangethecharacterofthetooltosuityourpurposes.IfyouhaveadoptedEnglishasoneofyourlanguages,thenyouareabletoadaptit—totakepersonalownershipofit.Oneofthegreatjoysofmakingheadwayinanewlanguageisthatyoucanuseittotalkaboutwhatyouwanttotalkabout—andifthatmeansinventingnewwords,toexpressyourlocalexperience,thendonothesitatetoinventthem.JusttranslatingthecultureofyourschoolandtownintoEnglish—suchasthenamesoflocalitiesandpersonalities—willimmediatelyadddozensofnewexpressions.Don'trestrictyourselftothewordsthatarealreadyinthedictionaries.Englishisyoursnow.Thewordsandexpressionsyouandyourfellowsinventtodaymightbeinthedictionariesoftomorrow,iftheycatchon.You'redoingnothingthathasn'talreadybeendonethousandsoftimesbefore.NewwordswereaddedtoEnglishwithindaysofthefirstsettlersarrivinginAmericafromBritain,andthesamepatternhasbeenobservedinallcountrieswhereacommunityofusershasevolved.Whatyoufindyourselvesdoingyouwillseebeingdoneelsewhere.Sotoadoptthemottoofthescoutingmovement—beprepared.Bepreparedforlinguisticdiversity,change,playfulness,andcreativitywhereveryoulistenandlookonradioandtelevision,inthepress,literature,film,popmusic,theinternet...DevelopasenseofthekindofEnglishthatisappropriatetoparticularcircumstances.AndmakeityourmajoraimtobesoincontrolofyourownEnglishthatyoucanvaryittosuitthecircumstancesinwhichyoufindyourself.YourgoalisnottolearnEnglish,butEnglishes.Thesameprincipleappliestoanylanguage,ofcourse,butitisparticularlyimportantinthecaseofEnglishbecauseofitsglobalreach.***********************************************************************************StormsAlwaysGiveWaytotheSunWhatisthesecretingredientoftoughpeoplethatenablesthemtosucceed?Whydotheysurvivethetoughtimeswhenothersareovercomebythem?Whydotheywinwhenothersink?Theanswerisverysimple.It'sallinhowtheyperceivetheirproblems.Yes,everylivingpersonhasproblems.Aproblem-freelifeisanillusion—amirageinthedesert.Acceptthatfact.Everymountainhasapeak.Everyvalleyhasitslowpoint.Lifehasitsupsanddowns,itspeaksanditsvalleys.Youmaynotbeabletocontrolthetimes,butyoucancomposeyourresponse.Youcanturnyourpainintoprofanityorintopoetry.Thechoiceisuptoyou.Youmaynothavechosenyourtoughtime,butyoucanchoosehowyouwillreacttoit.Forinstance,whatisthepositivereactiontoaterriblefinancialsetback?Inthissituationwoulditbethepositivereactiontocopoutandrunaway?Escapethroughalcohol?No!Suchnegativereactionsonlyproducegreaterproblemsbypromisingatemporary“solution”tothepressingproblem.Yourreactiontotheproblemisthelastword!Whatwillyouletthisproblemdotoyou?Itcanmakeyoutenderortough.Itcanmakeyoubetterorbitter.Italldependsonyou.Inthefinalanalysis,thetoughpeoplewhosurvivethetoughtimesdosobecausethey'vechosentoreactpositivelytotheirpredicament.Toughtimesneverlast,buttoughpeopledo.Toughpeoplestickitout.Historyteachesusthateveryproblemhasalifespan.Noproblemispermanent.Stormsalwaysgivewaytothesun.Winteralwaysthawsintospringtime.Yourstormwillpass.Yourwinterwillthaw.Yourproblemwillbesolved.RelishtheMomentTuckedawayinoursubconsciousisanidyllicvision.Weseeourselvesonalongtripthatspansthecontinent.Wearetravelingbytrain.Outthewindows,wedrinkinthepassingsceneofcarsonnearbyhighways,ofchildrenwavingatacrossing,ofcattlegrazingonadistanthillside,ofsmokepouringfromapowerplant,ofrowuponrowofcornandwheat,offlatlandsandvalleys,ofmountainsandrollinghillsides,ofcityskylinesandvillagehalls.Butuppermostinourmindsisthefinaldestination.Onacertaindayatacertainhour,wewillpullintothestation.Bandswillbeplayingandflagswaving.Oncewegetthere,somanywonderfuldreamswillcometrueandthepiecesofourliveswillfittogetherlikeacompletedjigsawpuzzle.Howrestlesslywepacetheaisles,damningtheminutesforloitering—waiting,waiting,waitingforthestation."Whenwereachthestation,thatwillbeit!"wecry."WhenI'm18.""WhenIbuyanew450SLMercedesBenz!""WhenIputthelastkidthroughcollege.""WhenIhavepaidoffthemortgage!""WhenIgetapromotion.""WhenIreachtheageofretirement,Ishalllivehappilyeverafter!"Soonerorlater,wemustrealizethereisnostation,nooneplacetoarriveatonceandforall.Thetruejoyoflifeisthetrip.Thestationisonlyadream.Itconstantlyoutdistancesus."Relishthemoment"isagoodmotto,especiallywhencoupledwithPsalm118∶24："ThisisthedaywhichtheLordhathmade；wewillrejoiceandbegladinit."Itisn'ttheburdensoftodaythatdrivemenmad.Itistheregretsoveryesterdayandthefearoftomorrow.Regretandfeararetwinthieveswhorobusoftoday.Sostoppacingtheaislesandcountingthemiles.Instead,climbmoremountains,eatmoreicecream,gobarefootmoreoften,swimmorerivers,watchmoresunsets,laughmore,crymore.Lifemustbelivedaswegoalong.Thestationwillcomesoonenough.