24篇出色的英文短文(DOC 24页)

第一篇：AGrainofSand一粒沙子WilliamBlake/威廉.布莱克Toseeaworldinagrainofsand,Andaheaveninawildfllower,Holdinfinityinthepalmofyourhand,Andeternityinanhour.从一粒沙子看到一个世界，从一朵野花看到一个天堂，把握在你手心里的就是无限，永恒也就消融于一个时辰。第二篇：LoveYourLife热爱生活HenryDavidThoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;donotshunitandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefaultfinderwillfindfaultsinparadise.Loveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoorhouse.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthealms-houseasbrightlyasfromtherichman'sabode;thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.Idonotseebutaquietmindmayliveascontentedlythere,andhaveascheeringthoughts,asinapalace.Thetown'spoorseemtomeoftentolivethemostindependentlivesofany.Maybetheyaresimplygreatenoughtoreceivewithoutmisgiving.Mostthinkthattheyareabovebeingsupportedbythetown;butitoftenhappensthattheyarenotabovesupportingthemselvesbydishonestmeans.Whichshouldbemoredisreputable.Cultivatepovertylikeagardenherb,likesage.Donottroubleyourselfmuchtogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends,Turntheold,returntothem.Thingsdonotchange;wechange.Sellyourclothesandkeepyourthoughts.不论你的生活如何卑贱，你要面对它生活，不要躲避它，更别用恶言咒骂它。它不像你那样坏。你最富有的时候，倒是看似最穷。爱找缺点的人就是到天堂里也能找到缺点。你要爱你的生活，尽管它贫穷。甚至在一个济贫院里，你也还有愉快、高兴、光荣的时候。夕阳反射在济贫院的窗上，像身在富户人家窗上一样光亮；在那门前，积雪同在早春融化。我只看到，一个从容的人，在哪里也像在皇宫中一样，生活得心满意足而富有愉快的思想。城镇中的穷人，我看，倒往往是过着最独立不羁的生活。也许因为他们很大，所以受之无愧。大多数人以为他们是超然的，不靠城镇来支援他们；可是事实上他们是往往利用了不正当的手段来对付生活，他们是毫不超脱的，毋宁是不体面的。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧！不要找新的花样，无论是新的朋友或新的衣服，来麻烦你自己。找旧的，回到那里去。万物不变，是我们在变。你的衣服可以卖掉，但要保留你的思想。第三篇：TheseThingsShallNeverDie这些美好不会消逝CharlesDickens/查尔斯.狄更斯Thepure.thebright,thebeautiful,一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,Thatstirredourheartsinyouth,强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,Theimpulsestowordlessprayer,推动着我们做无言的祷告的,Thedreamsofloveandtruth;让我们梦想着爱与真理的;Thelongingaftersomething'slost,在失去后为之感到珍惜的,Thespirit'syearningcry,使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,Thestrivingafterbetterhopes-为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-Thesethingscanneverdie.这些美好不会消逝。Thetimidhandstretchedforthtoaid羞怯地伸出援助的手，Abrotherinhisneed,在你的弟兄需要的时候，Akindlywordingrief'sdarkhour伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话Thatprovesafriendindeed;就足以证明朋友的真心；Thepleaformercysoftlybreathed,轻声地乞求怜悯，Whenjusticethreatensnigh,在审判临近的时候，Thesorrowofacontriteheart-懊悔的心有一种伤感--Thesethingsshallneverdie.这些美好不会消逝。Letnothingpassforeveryhand在人间传递温情Mustfindsomeworktodo;尽你所能地去做；Losenotachancetowakenlove-别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----Befirm,andjust,andtrue;为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；Soshallalightthatcannotfade因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒Beamontheefromonhigh.就不会消失。Andangelvoicessaytothee---你将听到天使的声音在说-----Thesethingsshallneverdie.这些美好不会消逝。第四篇：Thinkitover……好好想想……Todaywehavehigherbuildingsandwiderhighways,butshortertemperamentsandnarrowerpointsofview;今天我们拥有了更高层的楼宇以及更宽阔的公路，但是我们的性情却更为急躁，眼光也更加狭隘；Wespendmore,butenjoyless;我们消耗的更多，享受到的却更少；Wehavebiggerhouses,butsmallerfamilies;我们的住房更大了，但我们的家庭却更小了；Wehavemorecompromises,butlesstime;我们妥协更多，时间更少；Wehavemoreknowledge,butlessjudgment;我们拥有了更多的知识，可判断力却更差了；Wehavemoremedicines,butlesshealth;我们有了更多的药品，但健康状况却更不如意；Wehavemultipliedoutpossessions,butreducedoutvalues;我们拥有的财富倍增，但其价值却减少了；Wetalkmuch,weloveonlyalittle,andwehatetoomuch;我们说的多了，爱的却少了，我们的仇恨也更多了；WereachedtheMoonandcameback,butwefindittroublesometocrossourownstreetandmeetourneighbors;我们可以往返月球，但却难以迈出一步去亲近我们的左邻右舍；Wehaveconqueredtheuterspace,butnotourinnerspace;我们可以征服外太空，却征服不了我们的内心；Wehavehigherincome,butlessmorals;我们的收入增加了，但我们的道德却少了；Thesearetimeswithmoreliberty,butlessjoy;我们的时代更加自由了，但我们拥有的快乐时光却越来越少；Wehavemuchmorefood,butlessnutrition;我们有了更多的食物，但所能得到的营养却越来越少了；Thesearethedaysinwhichittakestwosalariesforeachhome,butdivorcesincrease;现在每个家庭都可以有双份收入，但离婚的现象越来越多了；Thesearetimesoffinerhouses,butmorebrokenhomes;现在的住房越来越精致，但我们也有了更多破碎的家庭；That'swhyIpropose,thatasoftoday;这就是我为什么要说，让我们从今天开始；YoudonotkeepanythingforaspecialoccasionbecauseeverydaythatyouliveisaSPECIALOCCASION.不要将你的东西为了某一个特别的时刻而预留着，因为你生活的每一天都是那么特别；Searchforknowledge,readmore,sitonyourporchandadmiretheviewwithoutpayingattentiontoyourneeds;寻找更我的知识，多读一些 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，坐在你家的前廊里，以赞美的眼光去享受眼前的风景，不要带上任何功利的想法；Spendmoretimewithyourfamilyandfriends,eatyourfavoritefoods,visittheplacesyoulove;花多点时间和朋友与家人在一起，吃你爱吃的食物，去你想去的地方；Lifeisachainofmomentsofenjoyment;notonlyaboutsurvival;生活是一串串的快乐时光；我们不仅仅是为了生存而生存；Useyourcrystalgoblets.Donotsaveyourbestperfume,anduseiteverytimeyoufeelyouwantit.举起你的水晶酒杯吧。不要吝啬洒上你最好的香水，你想用的时候就享用吧！Removefromyourvocabularyphraseslike”oneofthesedays”or"someday";从你的词汇库中移去所谓的“有那么一天”或者“某一天”；Let'swritethatletterwethoughtofwriting"oneofthesedays"!曾打算“有那么一天”去写的信，就在今天吧！Let'stellourfamiliesandfriendshowmuchwelovethem;告诉家人和朋友，我们是多么地爱他们；Donotdelayanythingthataddslaughterandjoytoyourlife;不要延迟任何可以给你的生活带来欢笑与快乐的事情；Everyday,everyhour,andeveryminuteisspecial;每一天、每一小时、每一分钟都是那么特别；Andyoudon'tknowifitwillbeyourlast.你无从知道这是否最后刻。第五篇：ThelifeIdesired我所追求的生活威廉.萨姆塞特.毛姆/WilliamSomersetMaughamThatmustbethestoryofinnumerablecouples,andthepatternoflifeoflifeitoffershasahomelygrace.Itremindsyouofaplacidrivulet,meanderingsmoothlythroughgreenpasturesandshadedbypleasanttrees,tillatlastitfallsintothevastlysea;buttheseaissocalm,sosilent,soindifferent,thatyouaretroubledsuddenlybyavagueuneasiness.Perhapsitisonlybyakinkinmynature,stronginmeeveninthosedays,thatIfeltinsuchanexistence,theshareofthegreatmajority,somethingamiss.Irecognizeditssocialvalue.Isawitsorderedhappiness,butafeverinmybloodaskedforawildercourse.Thereseemedtomesomethingalarminginsucheasydelights.Inmyheartwasdesiretolivemoredangerously.Iwasnotunpreparedforjaggedrocksandtreacherous,shoalsitIcouldonlyhavechange-changeandtheexcitementofunforeseen.这一定是世间无数对夫妻的生活写照，这种生活模式给人一种天伦之美。它使人想起一条平静的溪流，蜿蜒畅游过绿茵的草场，浓荫遮蔽，最后注入烟波浩渺的汪洋大海；但是大海太过平静，太过沉默，太过不动声色，你会突然感到莫名的不安。也许这只是我自己的一种怪诞想法，在那样的时代，这想法对我影响很深：我觉得这像大多数人一样的生活，似乎欠缺了一点儿什么。我承认这种生活有社会价值，我也看到了它那井然有序的幸福，但我血液里的冲动却渴望一种更桀骜不驯的旅程．这样的安逸中好像有一种叫我惊惧不安的东西．我的心渴望一种更加惊险的生活。只要生活中还能有变迁———以及不可知的刺激，我愿意踏上怪石嶙峋的山崖，奔赴暗礁满布的海滩。第六篇:Virtue美德G.Herbert/赫伯特Sweetday,socool,socalm,sobright!甜美的白昼，如此凉爽、安宁、明媚！Thebridaloftheearthandsky-天地间完美的匹配-----Thedewshallweepthyfallto-night;今宵的露珠儿将为你的消逝而落泪；Forthoumustdie.因为你必须离去。Sweetrose,whosehueangryandbrave,美丽的玫瑰，色泽红润艳丽，Bidstherashgazerwipehiseye,令匆匆而过的人拭目而视，Thyrootiseverinitsgrave,你的根永远扎在坟墓里，Andthoumustdie.而你必须消逝。Sweetspring,fullofsweetdaysandroses,美妙的春天，充满了美好的日子和芳香的玫瑰，Aboxwheresweetscompactedlie,如一支芬芳满溢的盒子，Mymusicshowsyehaveyourcloses,我的音乐表明你们也有终止，Andallmustdie,万物都得消逝。Onlyasweetandvirtuoussoul,唯有美好而正直的心灵，Likeseason’stimber,nevergives;犹如干燥备用的木料，永不走样；Butthoughthewholeworldturntocoal,纵然整个世界变为灰烬，Thenchieflylives.它依然流光溢彩。第七篇:ThecountryMaidandHerMilkCan村姑和牛奶罐Acountrymaidwaswalkingalongwithacanofmilkuponherhead,whenshefellintothefollowingtrainofreflections.”ThemoneyforwhichIshallsellthismilkwillenablemetoincreasemystockofeggstothreehundred,Theseeggs,allowingforwhatmayproveaddle,andwhatmaybedestroyedbyvermin,willproduceatleasttwohundredandfiftychickens.Thechickenswillbefittocarrytomarketjustatthetimewhenpoultryisalwaysdear;sothatbytheNewYearIcannotfailofhavingmoneyenoughtopurchaseanewgown.Green-letmeconsider-yes,greenbecomesmycomplexionbest.Andgreenitshallbe,inthisdressIwillgotothefair,whereallyoungfellowswillstrivetohavemeforapartner;butno-Ishallrefuseeveryoneofthem,andwithadisdainfultossturnfromthem."Transportedwiththisidea,shecouldnotforbearactingwithherheadthethoughtthatpassedinhermind,whendowncamethecanofmilk!Andallherimaginaryhappinessvanishedinamoment.一个村姑头上顶着一罐牛奶在路上行走。走着走着，她的脑子里浮现出一连串的幻想：“我卖了这罐牛奶后，用这笔钱买鸡蛋，这样我有的鸡蛋可以增加到300个。用这300个鸡蛋孵小鸡，这就算有坏的、生虫的，至少也能孵出250只小鸡。等小鸡长大后，正好能赶上卖个好市价；那么到了新年，我就能有钱买一件新晚装。买一件绿色的——让我好好想想——对，绿色与我的肤色最相衬。我穿上这件衣服去赶集，所有的年轻小伙子都会抢着邀请我做舞伴；但是不行——我要轻蔑地把头一扬，转身过去不理他们，让他们人人都碰个钉子。她想得得意忘形，情不自禁地把头一扬，刹那间，牛奶罐跌了下来！她幻想的一切幸福间破灭了。第八篇:TheRainyDay雨天HenryWadsworthLongfellow亨利.沃兹渥斯.朗费罗Thedayiscold,anddark,anddreary;Itrains,andthewindisneverweary;Thevinestillclingstothemolderingwall,Butateverygustthedeadleavesfall,Andthedayisdarkanddreary.Mylifeiscoldanddarkanddreary;Itrainsandthewindisneverweary;Mythoughstillclingtothemolderingpast,Butthehopesofyouthfallthickintheblast,Andthedaysaredarkanddreary.Bestill,sadheart!Andceaserepining;Behindthecloudsisthesunstillshining;Thyfateisthecommonfateofall,Intoeachlifesomerainmustfall,Somedaysmustbedarkanddreary.天冷、阴暗、沉闷；下着雨，风也刮个不停；藤还攀附着颓垣残壁，每来一阵狂风，枯叶附落纷纷，天真是阴暗而沉闷。我的生活寒冷、阴郁、沉闷；下着雨，风也刮个不停；我的思想还纠缠着消逝的往事，大风里，我的青春希望相继熄灭，天真是阴暗而沉闷。安静吧，忧伤的心！别再悔恨；乌云后面太阳依然辉煌灿烂；你命运和大家的一样，每个人一生都得逢上阴雨，有些日子必然阴暗而沉闷。第九篇：Love爱情Iloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。Nomanorwomanisworthyourtears,andtheonewhois,won'tmakeyoucry.没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。Theworstwaytomisssomeoneistobesittingrightbesidethemknowingyoucan'thavethem.失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。Neverfrown,evenwhenyouaresad,becauseyouneverknowwhoisfallinginlovewithyoursmile.纵然伤心，也不要悉眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld.对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某人，你是他的整个世界。Don'twasteyourtimeonaman/woman,whoisn'twillingtowastetheirtimeonyou.不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。Justbecausesomeonedoesn'tloveyouthewayyouwantthemto,doesn’tmeantheydon'tloveyouwithalltheyhave.爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。Don'ttrytohard,thebestthingscomewhenyouleastexpectthemto.不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。MaybeGodwantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightone,sothatwhenwefinallymeettheperson,wewillknowhowtobegrateful.在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。Don'tcrybecauseitisover,smilebecauseithappened.不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。第十篇：OntheFeelingofImmortalityinyouth有感于青春常在WilliamHazlitt/威廉.赫兹里特Noyoungmanbelievesheshalleverdie.Itwasasayingofmybrother’s,andafineone.ThereisafeelingofEternityinyouth,whichmakesusamendforeverything.TobeyoungistobeasoneoftheImmortalGods.Onehalfoftimeindeedisflown-theotherhalfremainsinstoreforuswithallitscountlesstreasures;forthereisnolinedrawn,andweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.Wemakethecomingageourown-年轻人不相信自己会死。这是我哥哥的话，可算得一句妙语。青春有一种永生之感——它能弥补一切。人在青年时代好像一尊永生的神明。诚然，生命的一半已以消逝，但蕴藏着不尽财富的另一半还有所保留，我们对它也抱着无穷的希望和幻想。未来的时代完全属于我们——Thevast,theunboundedprospectliesbeforeus.无限辽阔的远景在我们面前展现Death.oldage.arewordswithoutameaning.thatpassbyusliketheideaairwhichweregardnot.Othersmayhaveundergone,ormaystillbeliabletothem-we"bearacharmedlife”,whichlaughstoscornallsuchsicklyfancies.Asinsettingoutondelightfuljourney,westrainoureagergazeforward-死亡，老年，不过是空话，毫无意义；我们听了，只耳边风，全不放在心上。这些事，别人也许经历过，或者可能要承受，但是我们自己，“在灵符护佑下度日”，对于诸如此类脆弱的念头，统统付之轻蔑的一笑。像是刚刚走上愉快的旅程，极目远眺——Biddingthelovelyscenesatdistancehail!向远方的美景欢呼！-andseenoendtothelandscape,newobjectspresentingthemselvesasweadvance;so,inthecommencementoflife,wesetnoboundstoourinclinations.nortotheunrestrictedopportunitiesofgratifyingthem.wehaveasyetfoundnoobstacle,nodispositiontoflag;anditseemsthatwecangoonsoforever.Welookroundinanewworld,fulloflife,andmotion,andceaselessprogress;andfeelinourselvesallthevigorandspirittokeeppacewithit,anddonotforeseefromanypresentsymptomshowweshallbeleftbehindinthenaturalcourseofthings,declineintooldage,anddropintothegrave.Itisthesimplicity,andasitwereabstractednessofourfeelingsinyouth,that(sotospeak)identifiesuswithnature,and(ourexperiencebeingslightandourpassionsstrong)deludesusintoabeliefofbeingimmortallikeit.Ourshort-livesconnectionwithexistencewefondlyflatterourselves,isanindissolubleandlastingunion-ahoneymoonthatknowsneithercoldness,jar,norseparation.Asinfantssmileandsleep,wearerockedinthecradleofourwaywardfancies,andlulledintosecuritybytheroaroftheuniversearoundus0wequaffthecupoflifewitheagerhastewithoutdrainingit,insteadofwhichitonlyoverflowsthemore-objectspressaroundus,fillingthemindwiththeirmagnitudeandwiththestrongofdesiresthatwaituponthem,sothatwehavenoroomforthethoughtsofdeath.此时，但觉好风光应接不暇，而且，前程更有美不胜收的新鲜景致。在这生活的开端，我们听任自己的志趣驰骋，放手给它们一切满足的机会。到此为止，我们还没有碰上过什么障碍，也没有感觉到什么疲惫，因此觉得还可以一直这样向前走去，直到永远。我们看到四周一派新天地——生机盎然，变动不居，日新月异；我们觉得自己活力充盈，精神饱满，可与宇宙并驾齐驱。而且，眼前也无任何迹象可以证明，在大自然的发展过程中，我们自己也会落伍，衰老，进入坟墓。由于年轻人天真单纯，可以说是茫然无知，因而将自己跟大自然划上等号；并且，由于经验少而感情盛，误以为自己也能和大自然一样永世长存。我们一厢情愿，痴心妄想，竟把自己在世上的暂时栖身，当作千古不变、万事长存的结合，好像没有冷淡、争执、离别的密月。像婴儿带着微笑入睡，我们躺在用自己编织成的摇篮里，让大千世界的万籁之声催哄我们安然入梦；我们急切切，兴冲冲地畅饮生命之杯，怎么也不会饮干，反而好像永远是满满欲溢；森罗万象纷至沓来，各种欲望随之而生，使我们腾不出工夫想死亡。第十一篇：AForeverFriend永远的朋友"Afriendwalkinwhentherestoftheworldwalksout.""别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。”Sometimesinlife,有时候在生活中，Youfindaspecialfriend;你会找到一个特别的朋友;Someonewhochangesyourlifejustbybeingpartofit.他只是你生活中的一部分 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，却能改变你整个的生活。Someonewhomakesyoulaughuntilyoucan'tstop;他会把你逗得开怀大笑；Someonewhomakesyoubelievethattherereallyisgoodintheworld.他会让你相信人间有真情。Someonewhoconvincesyouthattherereallyisanunlockeddoorjustwaitingforyoutoopenit.他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。ThisisForeverFriendship.这就是永远的友谊。whenyou'redown,当你失意，andtheworldseemsdarkandempty,当世界变得黯淡与空虚，Yourforeverfriendliftsyouupinspiritsandmakesthatdarkandemptyworldsuddenlyseembrightandfull.你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。Yourforeverfriendgetsyouthroughthehardtimes,thesadtimes,andtheconfusedtimes.你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。Ifyouturnandwalkaway,你转身走开时，Yourforeverfriendfollows,真正的朋友会紧紧相随，Ifyouloseyouway,你迷失方向时，Yourforeverfriendguidesyouandcheersyouon.真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。Yourforeverfriendholdsyourhandandtellsyouthateverythingisgoingtobeokay.真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。Andifyoufindsuchafriend,如果你找到了这样的朋友，Youfeelhappyandcomplete,你会快乐，觉得人生完整，Becauseyouneednotworry,因为你无需再忧虑。Yourhaveaforeverfriendforlife,你拥有了一个真正的朋友，Andforeverhasnoend.永永远远，永无止境。第十二篇：TheCobblerandthebanker皮匠和银行家LaFontaine/拉.封丹Acobblerpassedhistimeinsingingfrommorningtillnight;itwaswonderfultosee,wonderfultohearmorecontentedinshoes,thanwasanyofthesevensages.Hisneighbor,onthecontrary,whowasrollinginbutlittleandsleptless.Hewasabanker;whenbychancehefellintoadozeatday-break,thecobblerawokehimwithhissong.ThebankercomplainedsadlythatProvidencehadnotmadesleepasaleablecommodity,likeediblesordrinkables.Havingatlengthsentforthesongster,hesaidtohim,”Howmuchayeardoyouearn,MasterGregory?""Howmuchayear,sir?”saidthemerrycobblerlaughing,”Ihavereckoninthatway,livingasIdofromonedaytoanother;somehowImanagetoreachtheendoftheyear;eachdaybringsitsmeal.""Wellthen!Howmuchadaydoyouearn,myfriend?""Sometimesmore,sometimesless;buttheworstofitis,-and,withoutthatourearningswouldbeverytolerable,-anumberofdaysoccurintheyearonwhichweareforbiddentowork;andthecurate,moreover,isconstantlyaddingsomenewsainttothelist."Thebanker,laughingathissimplicity,said,”InthefutureIshallplaceyouabovewant.Takethishundredcrowns,preservethemcarefully,andmakeuseofthemintimeofneed."Thecobblerfanciedhebeheldallthewealth,whichtheearthhadproducedinthepastcenturyfortheuseofmankind.Returninghome,heburiedhismoneyandhishappinessatthesametime,Nomoresigning;helosthisvoice,themomentheacquiredthatwhichisthesourceofsomuchgrief.Sleepquittedhisdwelling;andcares,suspicions,andfalsealarmstookitsplace,Allday,hiseyewanderedinthedirectionofhistreasure;andatnight,ifsomestraycatmadeanoise,thecatwasrobbinghim.Atlengththepoormanrantothehouseofhisrichneighbor;”Givemyback."saidhe,”sleepandmyvoice,andtakeyourhundredcrowns."一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。他对于制鞋工作比当上了希腊七对还要满足。与此相反，他的邻居是个银行家，拥有万贯家财，却很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶尔在黎明时分迷迷糊糊刚入睡，皮匠的歌声便于工作把他吵醒了。银行家郁郁寡欢地抱怨上帝没有睡眠也制成一种像食品或饮料那样可以买卖的商品。后来，银行家就叫人把这位歌手请来，问道：“格列戈里师傅，你一年赚多少钱？”“先生，你问我一年赚多少钱吗？”快乐的皮匠笑道：“我从来不算这笔帐，我是一天一天地过日子，总而言之坚持到年底，每天挣足三餐。”“啊，朋友，那么你一天赚多少钱呢？”“有时多一点，有时少一点；不过最糟糕的是一年中总有些日子不准我们做买卖，牧师又常常在圣徒名单上添新名字，否则我们的收入也还算不错的。”银行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他说：“我要你从今以后不愁没钱用。这一百枚钱你拿去，小心放好，需要时拿来用吧。”皮匠觉自己好像看到了过去几百年来大地为人类所需而制造出来的全部财富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬币，同时也埋葬了他的快乐。他不再唱歌了；从他得到这种痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就哑了。睡眠与他分手；取而代之的却是担心、怀疑、虚惊。白天，他的目光尽朝埋藏硬币的方向望；夜间，如果有只迷途的猫弄出一点声响，他就以为是有人来抢他的钱。最后，这个可怜的皮匠跑到他那富有的邻居家里说：“把你的一百枚钱拿回去，还我的睡眠和歌声来。”第十三篇：AGreektoRemember一位值得纪念的希腊人DiogeneswasafamousGreekphilosopherofthefourthcenturyB.C.,whoestablishedthephilosophyofcynicism.Heoftenwalkedaboutinthedaytimeholdingalightedlantern,peeringaroundasifhewerelookingforsomething.Whenquestionedabouthisoddbehavior,hewouldreply,”Iamsearchingforanhonestman."Diogenesheldthatthegoodmanwasself-sufficientanddidnotrequirematerialcomfortsorwealth.Hebelievedthatwealthandpossessionsconstrainedhumanity'snaturalstateoffreedom.Inkeepingwithhisphilosophy,hewasperfectlysatisfiedwithmakinghishomeinalargetubdiscardedfromthetempleofCybele,thegoddessofnature.Thisearthentub,calledapithos,andformerlybeenusedforholdingwineoroilforthesacrificesatthetemple.Oneday,AlexandertheGreat,conquerorofhalfthecivilizedworld,sawDiogenessittinginthistubinthesunshine.Sotheking,surroundedbyhiscountries,approachedDiogenesandsaid,”IamAlexandertheGreat.”Thephilosopherrepliedrathercontemptuously,”IamDiogenes,theCynic.”Alexanderthenaskedhimifhecouldhelphiminanyway."Yes,”shotbackDiogenes,"don'tstandbetweenmeandthesun.”AsurprisedAlexanderthenrepliedquickly,”IfIwerenotAlexander,IwouldbeDiogenes."提奥奇尼斯是公元前四世纪一位著名的希腊哲学家,就是他创立了犬儒派哲学。他经常在白天点着灯笼四处走动、张望，像是在找什么东西似的。哪人们问起他这古怪行为时，他会回答说：“我正在寻找正人君子。”提奥奇尼斯认为好人是自给自足的，不需要物质享受和财富。他认为财富、财产束缚了人们天生的自由状态。与他的哲学相一致，他拿一个从别人从自然之母的庙里丢弃的大坛作为自己的家，还对此万分满意。这个陶制的大坛叫做圣坛，过去在庙里是用来盛装祭祀用的酒和油的。一天，征服了半个文明世界的亚历山大大帝看见提奥奇尼斯坐在大坛里晒太阳。于是这位君主在大臣们的簇拥下走过去，对提奥奇尼斯说：“我是亚历山大大帝。”哲学家相当傲慢地回答说：“我是提奥奇尼斯————犬儒学者。”然后亚历山大问他是否需要任何帮助。“是的”，提奥奇尼斯驳回道，“别站在我和太阳之间。”大吃一惊的亚历大继而迅速回答道：“假如我不是亚历山大，我就会是提奥奇斯。”第十四篇：Friends朋友Atruefriendissomeonewhoreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。There'salwaysgoingtobepeoplethathurtyou,sowhatyouhavetodoiskeepontrustingandjustbemorecarefulaboutwhoyoutrustnexttimearound.别人常常伤害你，所以你该继续付出信任，并小心挑选你下次信任的人。Makeyourselfabetterpersonandknowwhoyouarebeforeyoutryandknowsomeoneelseandexpectthemtoknowyou.在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。Remember:Whateverhappens,happensforareason.要记住：任何事情的发生都有因有起。Howmanypeopleactuallyhave8truefriends?HardlyanyoneIknow.Butsomeofushaveallrightfriendsandgoodfriends.有多少人可以拥有八个真正的朋友？就我所知少之又少。但我们会有泛泛之交和好友。第十五篇：TheMoreLovingOne让我们成为更有爱心的人W.H.Auden/W.H.奥登Lookingupatthestars,Iknowquitewell仰望群星的时分，我一清二楚，That,foralltheycare,Icangotohell,尽管它们关怀备至，我亦有可能赴地府，Butonearthindifferenceistheleast可是尘世间我们丝毫不必畏惧Wehavetodreadfrommanorbeast.人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。Howshouldwelikeitwerestarstoburn倘若群星燃烧着关怀我们的激情，Withapassionforuswecouldnotreturn?我们却无法回报，我们作何感想？Ifequalaffectioncannotbe,倘若无法产生同样的感情，Letthemorelovingonebeme.让我成为更有爱心的人。AdmirerasIthinkIam尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者，Ofstarsthatdonotgiveadamn,它们满不在乎，Icannot,nowIseethem,say现在我看群星，我却难以启齿，Imissedoneterriblyallday.说我成天思念一颗星星。Wereallstarstodisappearordie倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，Ishouldlearntolookatanemptysky我应该学会仰望空荡的天空，Andfeelitstotaldarksublime,同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，Thoughthismighttakemealittletime.虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。第十六篇：IfIwereaBoyAgain假如我又回到了童年Anonymous/无名氏IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldpracticeperseverancemoreoften,andnevergiveupathingbecauseitwasorinconvenient.Ifwewantlight,wemustconquerdarkness.Perseverancecansometimesequalgeniusinitsresults.“Thereareonlytwocreatures,”saysaproverb,“whocansurmountthepyramids—theeagleandthesnail.”IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldschoolmyselfintoahabitofattention;Iwouldletnothingcomebetweenmeandthesubjectinhand.Iwouldrememberthatagoodskaternevertriestoskateintwodirectionsatonce.Thehabitofattentionbecomespartofourlife,ifwebeginearlyenough.Ioftenheargrownuppeoplesay“Icouldnotfixmyattentiononthesermonorbook,althoughIwishedtodoso”,andthereasonis,thehabitwasnotformedinyouth.IfIweretolivemylifeoveragain,Iwouldpaymoreattentiontothecultivationofthememory.Iwouldstrengthenthatfacultybyeverypossiblemeans,andoneverypossibleoccasion.Ittakesalittlehardworkatfirsttorememberthingsaccurately;butmemorysoonhelpsitself,andgivesverylittletrouble.Itonlyneedsearlycultivationtobecomeapower.假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干，我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。俗话说：“能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种——鹰和蜗牛。”假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的一部分。我常听成年人说：“虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。”而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯。假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的培养。我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldcultivatecourage.“Nothingissomildandgentleascourage,nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice,”saysawiseauthor.Wetoooftenborrowtrouble,andanticipatethatmayneverappear.”Thefearofillexceedstheillwefear.”Dangerswillariseinanycareer,butpresenceofmindwilloftenconquertheworstofthem.Bepreparedforanyfate,andthereisnoharmtobefeared.IfIwereaboyagain,Iwouldlookonthecheerfulside.Lifeisverymuchlikeamirror:ifyousmileuponit,Ismilesbackuponyou;butifyoufrownandlookdoubtfulonit,youwillgetasimilarlookinreturn.Innersunshinewarmsnotonlytheheartoftheowner,butofallthatcomeincontactwithit.“whoshutsloveout,inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove.”IfIwereaboyagain,Iwou