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1、.1. I couldnt help sighing with emotion: the course of life never runs smooth, for there are so many ups and downs, twists and turns. 我忍不住發(fā)出一聲慨嘆：在人生的旅程中，沒有一帆風順的，總是少不了起起伏伏和曲曲折折。2. Tongue twister3. Standing by the window lost in thought for a long time, I realized that no scenery in the world remains

2、unchanged. As long as you keep your heart basking in the sun, every dawn黎明，拂曉 will present a fine prospect景色，前景，前途，期望 for you to unfold and the world will always be bringing about new hopes. 我久久地佇立在窗前，陷入了沉思，我意識到：生命中沒有一成不變的風景，只要你的心永遠向著太陽，那么每一個清晨就會向你展現出一個等待著由你來開啟的美景，這個世界總會帶給你新的希望。4. From A to ZAvoid n

3、egative people, places, things and habits. 避開不善之人，遠離是非之地，不招惹麻煩，不要養(yǎng)成壞習慣Believe in yourself. 相信自己Consider things from every angle 全面周到地考慮問題。. Dont give up and dont give in . 不要放棄，不要屈服。Enrich your life today. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery.充實生命中的今天，昨日已成歷史，明天無法預知 Family and friends are hidden

4、 treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.家庭和朋友是無形的寶藏，全力發(fā)掘，并共享幸福Give more than you planned to . 付出更多，不求回報。Hang on to your dreams . 緊緊抓住夢想Ignore those who try to discourage使氣餒，阻礙 you. 漠視一切阻礙Just do it. 放手一搏。Keep trying no matter how hard it seems. It will get easier.不論多么艱難，努力嘗試，它會變得容易。Live well, l

5、ove lots, and laugh often. 善待生活，博愛，笑口常開Make it happen. 讓理想變成現實。Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal. 絕不撒謊、欺瞞或偷盜，堅守公平交易Open your eyes and see things as they really are. 打開心靈之窗，看清事物的本質Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧Quitters never win and winners never quit. 放棄者絕不會成功，成功者決不放棄Read, study and

6、 learn about everything important in your life. 處處留心皆學問Stop procrastinating. 做事要果敢Take control of your own destiny. 掌握自己的命運Understand yourself in order to better understand others. 了解自己以便更好地了解別人Visualize it. 充分發(fā)揮想象力Want it more than anything. 急需的東西最重要Xcellerate(accelerate) your efforts. 加倍努力You are

7、unique. Nothing can replace you.你是獨一無二的，沒有人能取代你 Zero in your target, and go for it! 從零開始，勇往直前！5. No one is perfect, so dont laugh at others, and dont be afraid to admit you have a problem.沒有人是完美的，所以不要嘲笑他人，也別怕承認自己的缺陷。6. When a carriage is empty it rattles most noisily. 馬車越空，噪音就越大7. Most people like o

8、thers to be on time, but some occasions its OK to be a little late. When someone invites you to dinner, its OK to be about 10 to 15 minutes late. 大多數人喜歡別人準時赴約，但在一些特定的場合中，稍微晚到一會兒也可以理解。當有人請你吃飯時，晚到10到15分鐘也是可以的8. A Sweet Love StoryOne of the most touching and purest love stories Ive read. From the very

9、beginning, the girls family objected strongly to her dating this guy, saying that it has got to do with family background, and that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him. 這是我看過的最動人、最純潔的愛情故事。從一開始，女孩家就強烈反對她與那個男孩交往，理由是他的家庭背景與女孩家相差太大，如果女孩跟了他，準會受一輩子苦。 Due to fam

10、ilys pressure, the couple quarreled very often. Though the girl loved the guy deeply, she always asked him, “How deep is your love for me?”As the guy is not good with his words, this often caused the girl to be very upset. With that and the familys pressure, the girl often vents her anger on him. As

11、 for him, he only endured it in silence. 迫于家庭的壓力， 這對情侶經常吵架。雖說女孩一直深深地愛著男孩，可卻總愛問他同一個問題，“你愛我有多深？”由于男孩不善言談，他的回答總會惹得女孩不高興。再加上家庭方面的重壓， 女孩總對他發(fā)火。而他，卻總是默默地忍受著這一切。After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to further his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the girl, “Im not ve

12、ry good with words. But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, Ill take care of you for the rest of my life. As for your family, Ill try my best to talk them round. Will you marry me?”The girl agreed, and with the guys determination, the family finally gave in and agreed to let them get mar

13、ried. So before he left, they got engaged. 幾年后，男孩完成了學業(yè)，并決定去海外深造。 臨行前，他向女孩求婚：“我不太會說話，但我卻知道我是真心愛你的。 如果你愿意， 我將用一生的時間來呵護你。 至于你的家人，我會盡力說服他們的。 你愿意嫁給我嗎？”女孩同意了， 男孩的決心最終打動了女孩的家庭，他們同意了兩人的婚事。 因此在男孩出國前，兩人訂了婚。The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They sen

14、t their love through emails and phone calls. Though it was hard, both of them never thought of giving up.One day, while the girl was on her way to work, a car that lost control knocked her down. When she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her

15、 mum cry, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sighshe had lost her voice. 女孩參加了工作， 而男孩則去了海外繼續(xù)深造。 他們通過電子郵件和電話互訴思念之情。 雖然很辛苦，但兩人從沒想過放棄。一天，女孩在上班的路上被一輛失控的汽車撞倒了。 當她醒來時，看見父母正在床邊陪著她。她立即意識到自己傷得很重。見到母親在哭泣，她很想開口安慰，然而她卻什么也說不出來了，從她口中發(fā)出的聲音就像是一聲嘆息。她失聲了Th

16、e doctor says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her parents comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides silent cry, its just silent cry that accompanied her. Upon reaching home, everything seems to be t

17、he same, except for the ringing tone of the phone, which pierced into her heart every time it rang. She doesnt wish to let the guy know and not wanting to be a burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she doesnt wish to wait any longer. 醫(yī)生說她頭部受傷，導致她失聲。當她聽著父母的安慰，而自己卻什么也說不出來的時候，簡直要崩潰了。 住院期

18、間， 伴隨她的只有無聲的哭泣。出院回家后， 一切都還是老樣子，除了那讓她痛徹心扉的電話鈴聲。 她不想讓男孩知道所發(fā)生的一切， 更不想成為男孩的負擔， 于是她給男孩寫了一封信， 說不想再等他了。With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent millions and millions of replies and countless phone calls. All the girl could do besides crying is still cryingThe parents decided to mov

19、e away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything and be happy. 女孩甚至把訂婚戒指也還給了他。 男孩給她寫了無數封信，打了無數次電話， 可面對著一切， 女孩只有哭泣。 父母把這一切都看在眼里， 他們決定搬家， 希望女兒能忘掉一切， 重新找回快樂。With a new environment, the girl learnt sign language and started a new life. Telling herself every day that she must forget the guy. On

20、e day, her friend came and told her that hes back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasnt any more news of him. 在一個全新的環(huán)境里， 女孩學會了手語， 并開始了新的生活。 她每天都會告訴自己， 一定要忘掉男孩。 突然有一天， 女孩的一個朋友告訴她， 男孩已從國外回來。 女孩請求朋友不要把自己的情況告訴他。 從那以后， 就再也沒有男孩的消息了。A year has passed and he

21、r friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the guys wedding. The girl was shattered. When she opened the letter, she saw her name on it instead. When she was about to ask her friend what was going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her. 一年過去了， 女孩的朋友帶給她一封信， 里面是男孩的結婚請柬。 看到

22、它， 女孩的心都要碎了。 可當她打開信封后， 卻發(fā)現上面印著自己的名字。 當她向朋友詢問究竟時， 男孩卻出現在她面前。He used sign language to tell her, “ Ive spent a year to learn sign language. Just to let you know that Ive never forgotten our promise. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you.” With that, he slipped the ring back into her finge

23、r. The girl finally smiled他用手語告訴她：“我花了整整一年的時間學習手語， 只是為了讓你知道， 我一刻也沒有忘記我們的誓言。 就讓我代替你的聲音吧。 我愛你。”說完， 他把那枚戒指重新戴到女孩的手上。女孩的臉上終于露出了笑容。Treat every relationship as if its the last one, then youll know how to give.Treat every moment as if its the last day, then youll know how to treasure.Treat what you have ri

24、ght now, or else you may regret one day要把每種感情都當做是最寶貴的， 這樣， 你就會知道如何給予。要把每一刻都當做是最后一刻， 這樣， 你就會知道如何去珍惜。珍惜你現在擁有的一切， 否則總有一天你會后悔的。9. Sand and Stone The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in

25、 the face. 故事是這樣的， 兩個朋友走在沙漠里， 途中他們展開了一場辯論， 其中一人打了另一個人的臉。 The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”被打的人很難受， 但他卻什么也沒有說，只在沙地上默默地寫下：“今天，我最好的朋友打了我的臉。” They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided

26、to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him. 兩人繼續(xù)著他們的行程。一天，他們發(fā)現了一片綠洲，于是決定在此洗個澡。 其中被打的人不小心陷入了泥潭之中，他的朋友把他救了出來。 When he recovered from the fright, he wrote on a stone, “ Today my best friend saved my life.” The friend who had slapped

27、 and saved his best friend asked him, “ After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?”當他撿回一條命后，便在石頭上刻下：“今天，我最好的朋友救了我。”朋友問他，“我打了你之后， 你把它寫在了沙地上；而我救了你，你卻把它刻在了石頭上。這是為什么？” The other friend replied, “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiven

28、ess can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”他平靜地回答道：“當我們受到傷害的時候，應該把它寫在沙地上，讓寬容的風將它抹去。當我們受到恩惠的時候， 必須把它刻在石頭上，無論多大的風都不能將它抹去?！?Learned to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone. They say it

29、takes a minute to find a special person an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them. 我們應該學著把自己受到的傷害寫在沙地中，而把自己受到的恩惠刻在石頭上。 人們常說，認識一個人需要一分鐘的時間， 了解一個人需要一個小時的時間， 愛上一個人需要一天的時間， 而要忘卻一個人， 卻需要一生的時間。10. Do you turn off your cell phone?Today, my friend asked me a question.

30、 At night, do you turn off your cell phone?If you dont , whom do you leave it on for? 今天， 朋友問我一個問題：晚上的時候你關機嗎？如果不關，那你是為了誰呢？I usually dont turn off my cell phone. Why? I have no idea. After reading an article, I seemed to understand a little bit: for that little bit of caring. Im now sharing this stor

31、y with you. 我一向不愿關掉手機。為什么呢？我也不清楚。后來我看了一篇文章，似乎有點明白了，我為的只是那份牽掛。 現在我愿與大家一同分享這個故事。The girl would turn her cell phone off and put it by her photo on the desk every night before going to bed. This habit has been with her ever since she bought the phone. 女孩每天睡覺前都會先關掉手機，然后把它放在寫字臺上自己的相架前，從她買了手機之后，就一直保持著這個習慣。

32、The girl had a very close boyfriend. When they couldnt meet, they would call or send messages to each other. They both liked this type of communication. 女孩有個十分親密的男友，兩人不在一起的時候， 就會互相打個電話或是發(fā)個短信。 他們都很喜歡這樣的聯(lián)絡方式。One night, the boy really missed the girl. When he called her, however, the girls cell phone w

33、as off because she was already asleep. The next day, the boy asked the girl to leave her cell phone on at night because when he needed to find her and couldnt, he would be worried. From that day forth, the girl began a new habit. Her cell phone never shuts down at night. Because she was afraid that

34、she might not be able to hear the phone ring in her sleep, she tried to stay very alert. As days passed, she became thinner and thinner. Slowly, a gap began to form between them. The girl wanted to revive their relationship. On one night, she called the boy. However what she got was a sweet female v

35、oice, “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is power off.”一天晚上，男孩十分想念女孩，于是便給女孩打電話， 可是對方卻已關機， 因為女孩已經睡下了。 第二天，男孩對女孩說，希望她以后晚上不要關機，因為每當男孩想起女孩但有找不到她的時候，他就會十分擔心。 從那以后，女孩便開始了新的習慣。 她的手機總是整夜不關。 因為她害怕男孩打電話是自己聽不到， 所以女孩夜夜都睡得很輕，日久天長，女孩便開始日漸消瘦。 后來，兩個人之間產生了裂痕。 女孩很想挽回一切， 于是她在一個深夜里給男孩打電話， 然而回答她的卻是一個女子非常甜美的聲音：“對不起，您所撥打的電

36、話已關機?！盩he girl knew that her love has just been turned off. After a long time, the girl has a new love. No matter how well they got along, the girl however refused to get married. In the girls heart, she always remembered that boys words and the night when that phone was power off. 于是女孩明白了，她的愛情已經逝去。

37、 很久以后， 女孩才開始了另一段感情。雖然兩個人相處得非常好，但女孩卻怎么也不肯結婚。因為在女孩心里， 始終會想起以前那個男孩的話和他關上手機的那一夜。The girl still keeps the habit of leaving her cell phone on all throughout the night, but not expecting that itll ring. One night, the girl caught ill. In moment of fluster, instead of calling her parents, she dialed the new

38、 boys cell phone. The boy was already asleep but his cell phone was still on.女孩還是保持著整夜不關機的習慣，只是她已經不再期待它會響起。 一天夜里，女孩突然身感不適， 慌亂之中，她把本該撥給父母的電話撥到了新男友那里。她的男友早已睡下，但手機卻還開著。Later, the girl asked the boy, “Why dont you turn your cell phone off at night?” the boy answered:” Im afraid that if you need anything

39、 at night and arent able to find me, youll worry.” The girl finally married the boy. Later at night, do you turn off your cell phone?事后女孩問男友，“你為什么到了深夜還不關機呢？”男孩回答說：“我怕你夜里有事找不到我，心會慌?！迸⒆罱K嫁給了他。 夜深了， 你的手機關了嗎？11. Childs Angel Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “

40、 They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”有個孩子即將來到人世。 一天，他問上帝：“聽說明天您就讓我降生到人世間了， 可我如此的弱小而又無助，怎么才能在那里生存呢？God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”But the child

41、 wasnt sure he really wanted to go, “But tell me, here in Heaven, I dont do anything else but sing and smile, thats enough for me to be happy.”上帝回答說：“我已在眾神中為你選好了一個守護天使。 她會在人世間守護著你， 照顧著你?！昂⒆舆€是充滿了疑惑地問：“可是在天堂， 我除了時而常常笑笑什么也不用做，這讓我感到了滿足.”“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day

42、. And you will feel your angels love and be happy.”“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me,” the child continued, “What if I dont know the language that men talk?”“你的守護天使會每日里為你歌唱為你歡笑的。 你會感受到她的愛， 并會得到幸福.”“我怎樣才能聽懂人們對我說的話呢？” 孩子繼續(xù)問道：“如果我不懂得人類的語言該怎么辦呢？”God patted him on the he

43、ad and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will even hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”上帝輕輕拍了拍孩子的頭說道：“你的守護天使會經常對你說最甜美動聽的話語， 她會用無微不至的關懷與耐心來教你說話?！薄叭绻蚁牒湍阏f話的時候該怎么辦呢？”孩子

44、又問道。But the God had an answer for that question too. “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”“Ive heard that on earth there are bad men, who will protect me?”上帝回答說：“你的守護天使會將你的雙手合攏在一起， 教你如何去祈禱?！?“我聽說人世間有許多壞人，誰會來保護我呢？” 孩子又問上帝?！癥our angel will defend you even if it me

45、ans risking her life!”“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more.” The child continued warily.“你的守護天使會保護你的， 哪怕是讓她冒著生命的危險！”上帝說?！暗且姴坏侥阄視茈y過的?！焙⒆佑行鷳n地說道。God smiled on the young one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, e

46、ven though I will always be next to you.”上帝對孩子笑了笑， 說：“雖然我不會時時陪伴在你的身旁， 但你的天使會時常向你提起我， 并會教你如何回到我的身邊來?！盇t that moment, there was much peach in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question, softly, “Oh, God,

47、 if Im about to leave now, please tell me my angels name.”此時，天堂寂寞了， 卻依稀可以聽得見來自人世間的聲音。孩子知道他就要離開天堂了， 于是又悄悄地問了上帝一個問題：“喔，上帝呀，我現在就要離開您了， 請您告訴我那天使的名字好嗎？”God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angels name is not hart to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”上帝拍著孩子的肩膀回答道：“守護天使的名字并不難記，

48、 你就叫她媽媽 把。”The Apple TreeA long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the top of tree, ate the apples, took a nap（打盹） under the shadowhe loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown

49、up and he no longer played around the tree. 從前有一棵高大的蘋果樹，一個小男孩喜歡每天都到樹旁來玩耍。他會爬到樹頂摘蘋果吃，會在樹蔭下小憩。他很喜歡這棵樹，樹也很高興和他一起玩。時光流逝，小男孩漸漸長大了。他不再像以前一樣來樹旁玩耍了。One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad. “ Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.“Im no longer a kid, I dont play around trees anymore.”

50、The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I dont have money but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didnt come back after he picked the apples. The tree

51、was sad. 一天， 男孩回到樹邊，看起來很傷心?！案彝姘?。”樹說道。 “我不再是孩子了， 我不會再到這兒玩了，”男孩答道?！拔蚁胪嫱婢?，可要用錢去買?！薄皩Σ黄穑墒俏覜]有錢。但你可以從我這兒摘些蘋果賣掉，那樣你就有錢了呀！”男孩興奮極了。他把樹上所有的蘋果都摘下來，然后興高采烈地走了。 之后，男孩沒回來，樹好傷心。One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me.” The tree sad. “I dont have time to play. I have to work f

52、or my family. We need a house for shelter（避身處,掩蔽處）. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I dont have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. 一天，男孩有回來了，樹很興奮，它說：“來和我一起玩吧！”“我沒時間玩。為了維持一家人的生活我必須得工作。我需要一棟房子，為我們遮蔽風霜雨雪，你能幫我什么忙嗎？”“

53、對不起，我沒有房子給你，但是你可以砍掉我的枝干自己建造房子呀！”于是，男孩把所有的樹枝都砍走，然后心滿意足地離開了。The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didnt appear 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. 看到男孩開心的樣子， 樹也樂開了懷。 但是，自此男孩再也沒有

54、出現， 樹也便再次孤獨傷心起來。一個夏日，男孩突然又出現在樹的身旁，樹非常高興地說：跟我一起玩吧。Im sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? “Use my trunk（樹干，軀干） to build a boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and didnt show up(出現) for a long time

55、 “我很悲傷，看到自己正在逐漸衰老。我想去航海以放松自己。 您能送給我一艘小船嗎？”“用我的樹干去造船吧，那樣你就能航海去了，你會感到高興的?！庇谑?，男孩把樹干砍去造船，航海去了。男孩很長時間沒有再露面。Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” The tree said. “I dont have teeth to bite(咬).” The boy r

56、eplied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “Im too old for that now.” the boy said. “ I really want to give you somethingthe only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. “ I dont need much now, just a place to rest. Im tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree

57、 roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and tree was glad and smiled with tears. 多年以后，男孩終于又回來了。 樹說：“對不起，我的孩子，我沒有任何東西可以再給你了。沒有蘋果給你。”男孩答道：“我沒有牙了，不能再吃蘋果?！薄拔覜]有樹干可以讓你爬上爬下地玩了?！薄拔姨狭?，已經爬不動了?！蹦泻⒋鸬馈！拔艺嫘南虢o你我的一切然而我剩下的唯一的東西就是行將死去的樹墩?！睒?/p>

58、滿眼淚水地說?！艾F在，我什么也不需要，只想有個地方能讓我好好休息休息。奔波了這么多年， 我真的是太累了?！蹦泻⒋鸬??！澳呛冒?！我這老樹墩是你休息的最好的地方了。 來吧，和我一起坐下休息好了?！蹦泻⒆讼聛?，樹高興地熱淚盈眶。12. Success once is enoughDavid McConnel sold books door-to-door. Housewives were not interested in the books and frequently slammed the door in McConnels face before he had a chance to make his sale. Instead of giving up, McConnel decided to give away a free gift, a small bottle of perfume(香水) ， which he ma