英语优美散文

--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利.沃兹渥斯.朗费罗

The day is cold,and dark,and dreary;
It rains,and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold and dark and dreary;
It rains and the wind is never weary;
My though still cling to the moldering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
Be still,sad heart!And cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

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。
Henry David Thoreau/享利.大卫.梭罗

However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names.It is not so bad as you are.It looks poorest when you are richest.The fault-finder will find faults in paradise.Love your life,poor as it is.You may perhaps have some pleasant,thrilling,glorious hourss,even in a poor-house.The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode;the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there,and have as cheering thoughts,as in a palace.The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any.May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving.Most think that they are above being supported by the town;but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means.which should be more disreputable.Cultivate poverty like a garden herb,like sage.Do not trouble yourself much to get new things,whether clothes or friends,Turn the old,return to them.Things do not change;we change.Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

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。也许因为他们很伟大，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。

爱情的见证

Love's Witness

Slight unpremeditated Words are borne
By every common Wind into the Air;
Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born，
And in one instant give both Hope and Fear：
Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind
According to the Caprice of the Mind.
But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses，
Substantial Records to Eternity;
Just Evidences，who the Truth confess,
On which the Lover safely may rely；
They're serious Thoughts，digested and resolv'd；
And last，when Words are into Clouds devolv'd.

不加思索的轻率话语，
被每一次平凡的呼吸载入空气；
随便说说，刚出口即消失，
一瞬间给人希望和恐惧：
同一气息呼出万般矛盾心肠，
追随心灵无常的遐想。
但情书则是恒常的见证，
直至永恒的实体记录；
公道的证物，它道出真诚，
恋人能在其上安心依附；
它们是严肃的思想，经过深思熟虑；
当话语在云外消失，它们还将延续。

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从不说他做不到

We Never Told Him He Couldn't Do It

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally - but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a problem when you saw him walk .

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn't be able to run as well as the other children. So he didn't know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others - perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to score points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.

He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day - even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn't run four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn't know.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh grade - the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't expect to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.

从不说他做不到

我的儿子琼尼降生时，他的双脚向上弯弯着，医生向我们保证说经过治疗，小琼尼可以像常人一样走路，但像常人一样跑步的可能性则微乎其微。琼尼3岁之前一直在接受治疗，和支架、石膏模子打交道。七八岁的时候，他走路的样子已让人看不出他的腿有过毛病。

邻居的小孩子们做游戏的时候总是跑过来跑过去。毫无疑问小琼尼看到他们玩就会马上加进去跑啊闹的。我们从不告诉他不能像别的孩子那样跑，我们从不说他和别的孩子不一样。因为我们不对他说，所以他不知道。

七年级的时候，琼尼决定参加跑步横穿全美的比赛。每天他和大伙一块训练。也许是意识到自己先天不如别人，他训练得比任何人都刻苦。训练队的前7名选手可以参加最后比赛，为学校拿分。我们没有告诉琼尼；也许会落空，所以他不知道。

他坚持每天跑4~5英里。我永远不会忘记有一次，他发着高烧，但仍坚持训练。我为他担心，于是去学校看他，发现他正在一个人沿着长长的林荫道跑步呢。我问他感觉怎么样，"很好。"他说。还剩下最后两英里。他满脸是汗，眼睛因为发烧失去了光彩。然而他目不斜视，坚持着跑下来。我们从没有告诉他不能发着高烧去跑4英里的路，我们从没有这样对他说，所以他不知道。

两个星期后，在决赛前的3天，长跑队的名次被确定下来。琼尼是第六名，他成功了。他才是个七年级生，而其余的人都是八年级生。我们从没有告诉他不要去期望入选，我们从没有对他说他不会成功。是的，从没说起过……所以他不知道，但他却做到了！

“…i
was
rich,
if
not
in
money,
in
sunny
hours
and
summer
days.”-----
henry
david
thoreau.
“……我虽然不富甲天下，却拥有无数个艳阳天和夏日。”----亨利·大卫·梭罗
when
thoreau
wrote
that
line,
he
was
thinking
of
the
walden.
pond
he
knew
as
a
boy.
写这句话时，梭罗想起孩提时代的瓦尔登湖。
woodchoppers
and
the
iron
horse
had
not
yet
greatly
damaged
the
beauty
of
its
setting.
a
boy
could
go
to
the
pond
and
lie
on
his
back
against
the
seat
of
a
boat,
lazily
drifting
from
shore
to
shore
while
the
loons
dived
and
the
swallows
dipped
around
him.
thoreau
loved
to
recall
such
sunny
hours
and
summer
days
“when
idleness
was
the
most
attractive
and
productive
business.”
当时伐木者和火车尚未严重破坏湖畔的美丽景致。小男孩可以走向湖中，仰卧小舟。自一岸缓缓漂向另一岸，周遭有鸟儿戏水，燕子翻飞。梭罗喜欢回忆这样的艳阳天和夏日，“慵懒是最迷人也是最具生产力的事情！”
i
too
was
a
boy
in
love
with
a
pond,
rich
in
sunny
hours
and
summer
days.
sun
and
summer
are
still
what
they
always
were,
but
the
boy
and
the
pond
changed.
the
boy,
who
is
now
a
man,
no
longer
find
much
time
for
idle
drifting.
the
pond
has
been
annexed
by
a
great
city.
the
swamps
where
herons
once
hunted
are
now
drained
and
filled
with
houses.
the
bay
where
water
lilies
quietly
floated
is
now
a
harbor
for
motor
boats.
in
short,
everything
that
the
boy
loved
no
longer
exists----except
in
the
man's
memory
of
it.
我也曾经是热爱湖塘的小男孩，拥有无数个艳阳天与夏日。如今阳光、夏日依旧，男孩和湖塘却已改变。那男孩已长大成人，不再有那么多时间泛舟湖上。而湖塘也为大城市所并。曾有苍鹭觅食的沼泽，如今已枯竭殆尽，上面盖满了房舍。睡莲静静漂浮的湖湾。现在成了汽艇的避风港。总之，男孩所爱的一切已不复存在----只留在人们的回忆中。
some
people
insist
that
only
today
and
tomorrow
matter.
but
how
much
poorer
we
would
be
if
we
really
lived
by
that
rule!
so
much
of
what
we
do
today
is
frivolous
and
futile
and
soon
forgotten.
so
much
of
what
we
hope
to
do
tomorrow
never
happens.
有些人坚持认为只有今日和明日才是重要的，可是如果真的照此生活，我们将是何其可怜！许多今日我们做的事徒劳不足取的，很快就会被忘记。许多我们期待明天将要做的事却从来没有发生过。
the
past
is
the
bank
in
which
we
store
our
most
valuable
possession:
the
memories
that
give
meaning
and
depth
to
our
lives.
过去是一所银行。我们将最可贵的财产---记忆珍藏其中。记忆赐予我们生命的意义和深度。
those
who
truly
treasure
the
past
will
not
bemoan
the
passing
of
the
good
old
days,
because
days
enshrined
in
memory
are
never
lost.
death
itself
is
powerless
to
still
a
remembered
voice
or
erase
a
remembered
smile.
and
for
one
boy
who
is
now
a
man,
there
is
a
pond
which
neither
time
nor
tide
can
change,
where
he
can
still
spend
a
quite
hour
in
the
sun.
真正珍惜过去的人，不会悲叹旧日美好时光的逝去。因为藏于记忆中的时光永不流失。死亡本身无法止住一个记忆中的声音，或擦除一个记忆中的微笑。对现已长大成人的那个男孩来说，那儿将有一个湖塘不会因时间和潮汐而改变，可以让他继续在阳光下享受安静时光。
有点长了
不过这篇很不错读起来很舒服

挑你喜欢的句子摘抄吧~

Walking
in
the
Air
空中漫步
We're
walking
in
the
air
我们在空中漫步，
We're
floating
in
the
1)moonlit
sky
在月光点亮的天空中飘浮。
The
2)people
far
below
are
sleeping
在我们飞翔的时候，
As
we
fly
人们还在梦乡中。
I'm
4)holding
very
tight
我抓得很紧，
I'm
riding
in
the
3)midnight
blue
在午夜深蓝的天空中驰骋，
I'm
finding
I
can
fly
so
high
above
with
you
和你一起在这高高的天空中。
Far
across
the
world
在遥远的天边，
The
villages
go
by
like
trees，
如做梦一般飞过村庄，
The
rivers
and
the
hills
河流，山川，
The
forest
and
the
5)streams
森林和小溪。
Children
6)gaze
open
mouthed
睡眼朦胧的孩子张大嘴巴，
7)Taken
by
surprise
惊讶地看着我们飞过，
Nobody
down
below
believes
their
eyes
他们都不敢相信自己的眼睛。
We're
surfing
in
the
air
我们在天空中翱翔，
We're
swimming
in
the
frozen
sky
我们在清冷的夜空中畅游。
We're
drifting
over
icy
mountains
floating
by
在冰雪覆盖的山顶滑翔。
Suddenly
swooping
low
on
an
ocean
deep
突然我们飞降到了海面上，
Arousing
of
a
mighty
monster
from
its
sleep
一个大妖怪从梦中惊醒。
We're
walking
in
the
air
我们在空中漫步，
We're
floating
in
the
midnight
sky
我们在午夜的天空飘游，
And
everyone
who
sees
us
greets
us
as
we
fly
每个看见我们的人都跟我们打招呼。
http://wenku.baidu.com/view/bf14ea284b73f242336c5f6f.html
这里面的都挺不错的

The
Power
of
Gratitude
(感恩的力量）

When
my
older
son
was
diagnosed
with
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder,
my
first
reaction
was
relief
－
I
finally
knew
the
reason
for
his
behavior.
However,
I
was
also
overwhelmed
with
sadness,
fear
and
anger.
I
felt
sorry
for
my
son
and
for
myself.
Like
many
others
in
similar
circumstances,
my
question
to
God
was
"Why
me?"
Through
the
grace
of
God,
I
am
now
able
to
focus
on
my
gratitude.
I
believe
God
chose
me
to
raise
my
son
because
He
knew
that
I
would
give
him
the
best
I
have.
He
will
teach
me
to
love
and
understand
him
for
who
he
is.
I
am
grateful
that
I
have
my
son,
and
grateful
that
God
chose
me
to
be
his
mother.
There
is
power
and
healing
in
gratitude.
How
can
gratitude
help
us
in
our
everyday
lives
as
moms?
Think
about
the
difference
you
can
make
in
your
family’s
life
just
by
noticing
and
being
thankful
for
all
the
great
things
they
do.
When
you
express
gratitude,
you
show
your
love
and
appreciation.
Everyone
needs
to
feel
these
things
every
day.
Sometimes
as
moms
we
feel
that
no
one
appreciates
us
－
and
it
is
true
that
moms
are
usually
last
on
the
list
to
be
thanked.
One
way
you
can
teach
gratitude
is
by
example.
Even
on
the
days
when
it
seems
your
children
or
husband
are
doing
everything
wrong,
find
a
reason
to
thank
them.
Take
the
time
and
energy
to
look
for
the
good.
Think
about
the
things
that
your
family
does
that
deserve
a
“Thank
you.”
You
might
say
to
your
husband,
“Thank
you
for
working
so
hard
for
our
family,"
or,
to
your
child,
“I
really
appreciate
your
sense
of
humor
－
it
feels
good
to
laugh.”
Expressing
your
gratitude
helps
family
members
to
understand
how
it
feels
to
be
appreciated.
And
if
they
still
don’t
catch
on,
let
them
know
when
you
feel
unappreciated.
You
can
also
tell
them
how
great
it
makes
you
feel
when
they
do
express
gratitude.
Gratitude
is
a
wonderful
motivator
when
you
need
cooperation.
When
enlisting
the
help
of
my
two
year
old,
I
praise
him
often
and
with
enthusiasm.
I
let
him
know
that
he
is
a
great
helper.
I
know
I
am
teaching
him
appreciation
because
he
expresses
it
to
me.
The
other
day
I
brought
a
bunch
of
multi-colored
roses
home.
For
five
days,
at
least
once
or
twice
a
day,
my
son
thanked
me
for
the
flowers.
Sometimes
we
get
so
busy
and
caught
up
in
daily
life
that
we
forget
to
be
grateful.
We
expect
everyone
to
do
their
share
without
being
asked.
The
only
time
anyone
hears
anything
is
when
a
chore
has
not
been
completed.
This
attitude,
over
the
long
haul,
will
develop
very
resentful
and
uncooperative
family
members.
When
life
is
good,
gratitude
is
easy.
It
becomes
more
challenging
to
be
grateful
when
we
are
experiencing
hard
times.
Financial
hardship,
long-term
illness,
the
death
of
a
loved
one
and
marital
strife
can
all
be
trying
and
difficult.
It
is
hard
to
find
anything
to
be
grateful
for.
But
while
pain
is
inevitable,
suffering
is
optional.
We
have
a
choice
in
how
we
view
our
circumstances.
We
can
turn
our
hearts
to
God
and
trust
that
he
has
a
plan
for
us.
We
can
be
thankful
for
the
lessons
we
learn
and
the
opportunities
for
personal
growth
and
transformation.
Look
at
all
the
people
in
this
world
who
share
the
gifts
they
received
during
especially
difficult
times
of
their
life.
It
is
the
painful
times
of
my
life
that
have
made
me
stronger,
wiser,
and
more
loving
today.
I
recently
attended
a
powerful
seminar
on
the
various
levels
of
energy
that
a
human
being
emanates.
The
presenter
identified
seven
different
levels
of
energy.
The
first
level
of
energy
is
defined
by
feelings
of
apathy
and
thoughts
of
victimization.
A
person
at
a
level
two
energy
has
feelings
of
anger
and
thoughts
of
conflict.
As
a
person
moves
up
the
energy
scale,
their
feelings
and
thoughts
are
more
positive.
At
level
seven,
one
would
experience
unconditional
love
and
no
judgmental
thoughts.
Only
God
radiates
at
level
seven.
The
average
person
emits
energy
at
a
level
of
2.5.
To
experience
peace
and
joy,
an
in-
dividual
must
raise
his
energy
level
to
5
or
6.
So
how
can
we
raise
our
energy
level
and
open
our
heart
to
joy?
One
powerful
way
is
to
develop
an
attitude
of
gratitude.
Look
at
every-
one
with
grateful
eyes.
Listen
to
your
heart
and
the
heart
of
your
loved
ones.
Speak
words
of
affirmation
every
day
of
your
life.
Be
grateful
for
your
life
with
all
its
lessons
and
blessings.
The
more
grateful
thoughts
and
feelings
you
experience
and
express
the
more
instrumental
you
will
be
in
healing
the
world.
And
your
outlook
on
life
will
improve
in
the
process.

优美英语
散文诗
I
love
you
not
because
of
who
you
are,but
because
of
who
I
am
when
I
am
with
you.
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。
No
man
or
woman
is
worth
your
tears,and
the
one
who
is
,won't
make
you
cry.
没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。
The
worst
way
to
miss
someone
is
to
be
sitting
right
beside
them
knowing
you
can't
have
them.
失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。
Never
frown,even
when
you
are
sad,because
you
never
know
who
is
falling
in
love
with
your
smile.
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
。
To
the
world
you
may
be
one
person,but
to
one
person
you
may
be
the
world.
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't
waste
your
time
on
a
man/woman,who
isn't
willing
to
waste
their
time
on
you.
不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。
Just
because
someone
doesn't
love
you
the
way
you
want
them
to,doesn't
mean
they
don't
love
you
with
all
they
have.
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't
try
to
hard,the
best
things
come
when
you
least
expect
them
to.
不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。
Maybe
God
wants
us
to
meet
a
few
wrong
people
before
meeting
the
right
one,so
that
when
we
finally
meet
the
person,we
will
know
how
to
be
grateful.
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't
cry
because
it
is
over,smile
because
it
happened.
不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。
Life
is
a
pure
flame,and
we
live
by
an
invisible
sun
within
us.
-------Sir
Thomas
Browne
“生命是束纯净的火焰，我们依靠自己内心看不见的太阳而存在。”
--------托马斯。布朗爵士