雙語(yǔ)美文Don’tcrybecauseitisover勿因結(jié)束而哭泣

1、01、Don t cry because it isver 勿因結(jié)束而哭泣I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.我愛(ài)你,不是由于你是一個(gè)怎樣的人,而是由于我喜歡與你在一起時(shí) 的感覺(jué).No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.沒(méi)有人值得你流淚,值得讓你這么做的人不會(huì)讓你哭泣.The worst way to miss someone is to be si

2、tting right beside them knowing you can ' t have them.失去某人,最糟糕的莫過(guò)于他近在身旁,卻猶如遠(yuǎn)在天邊.Never frown, even when you are sad, becauseyou never know who is falling in love with your smile.縱然傷心,也不要愁眉不展,由于你不知誰(shuí)會(huì)愛(ài)上你的笑容.To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.對(duì)于世界而言,你是一個(gè)人；但是對(duì)于

3、某人而言,你是他的整個(gè)世界.Don' t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn ing to watswiltheir time on you.不要為那些不愿在你身上花費(fèi)時(shí)間的人而浪費(fèi)你的時(shí)間.Just because someone doesn ' love you the way you want them to, doesn ' t mean they don ' t love you with all they have.愛(ài)你的人如果沒(méi)有按你所希望的方式愛(ài)你,那并不代表他們沒(méi)有全心全意地愛(ài)你.Don' t

4、 tryso hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.不要著急,最好的總會(huì)在最不經(jīng)意的時(shí)候出現(xiàn).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.在遇到夢(mèng)中人之前,上天也許會(huì)安排我們先遇到別人；在我們終于遇 見(jiàn)心儀的人時(shí),便應(yīng)留神存感謝.Don' t cry becau

5、se it isver, smile because it happened.不要由于結(jié)束而哭泣,微笑吧,為你的曾經(jīng)擁有.02、Making Sandcastles 堆沙堡A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand with plastic shovels into a bright blue bucket. Then he upends the bucket on the surface and lifts it. And, to the delight of the little architect, a castl

6、e tower is created.男孩跪在那兒用塑料鏟挖沙子,并把沙子裝在一個(gè)鮮艷的藍(lán)桶里. 然 后他把藍(lán)桶倒 扣在地上,把它提起.讓這“小建筑師快樂(lè)的是：一座 城堡的塔樓就這樣誕生了.All afternoon he will work scooping out the moat and packing the walls. Bottle tops will be sentries. Sticks will be bridges. A sandcastle will bebuilt.他會(huì)干一下午：挖護(hù)城河,建城墻,用瓶蓋做崗哨,用木棍做橋,就 這樣,一座城堡建成了.Big city. B

7、usy streets. Rumbling traffic.某個(gè)大城市,喧囂的街道、川流不息的交通.A man is in his office. At his desk he puts papers into stacks and assigns tasks. The phone is on his shoulder and he is knocking the keyboard with his fingers. Contracts are signed and much to the delight of the man, a profit is made.辦公室里有一位男士.坐在辦公桌

8、前,他把文件堆疊在一起,布置任務(wù).他將 夾在肩頭,手指敲擊鍵盤(pán).合同簽字生效,讓這位男士快樂(lè)的是,一筆盈利就這樣到手了.All his life he will work, formulating the plans, forecasting the future. Profits will be sentries. Capital gains will be bridges. An empire will be built.他一生都會(huì)工作：制定方案,預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái).紅利就是崗哨,資本增加就 是橋梁.一個(gè)帝國(guó)就這樣建成了.Two builders of two castles. They have

9、much in common. They shape little pebbles into grand buildings. They are diligent and determined. And for both the tide will rise and the end will come.這兩座承包的建筑者有許多共同之處.他們會(huì)把細(xì)小的沙石變成宏偉的建筑.他們很用心也很有決心,而對(duì)于他們兩個(gè)而言,漲潮都會(huì)發(fā)生,一切都會(huì)結(jié)束.As the waves near, the wise child jumps to his feet and begins to clap.There is

10、 no sorrow. No fear. No regret. He knew this would happen. He is not surprised.然而,巨浪來(lái)臨時(shí),聰明的男孩歡呼,跳躍,沒(méi)有痛苦,沒(méi)有恐懼,沒(méi) 有遺憾.他知道這一切都會(huì)發(fā)生,他并不感到驚訝.And when the great breaker crashes into his castle and his masterpiece is sucked into the sea, he smiles. He smiles, picks up his tools, takes his father ' s hand

11、, and goes home.當(dāng)這巨大的破壞者擊碎他的城堡,將他的杰作卷入大海,男孩笑了, 收拾好他的工具,拉著父親的手,回家了.The grownup, however, is not so wise. As the wave of year collapses on his castle he is terrified. He tries to protect the sandy monument. He blocks the waves from the walls he has made. "It ms castle, Ke protests.然而,這位成年人,當(dāng)歲月的巨浪

12、擊毀他的承包,他害怕了,他試圖 保護(hù)這沙質(zhì)紀(jì)念 碑.他試圖阻止巨浪襲擊他建的城墻.“這是我的城 堡！ 他怒吼道.The ocean need not respond. Both know to whom the sand belongs.海洋不需要回應(yīng).兩者都明白沙子的歸宿.I don ' t know much about sandcastles. But children do. Watch them andlearn. Go ahead and build, but build with a child' s heart.我對(duì)沙堡所知甚少,但男孩知道,他看著它們,學(xué)習(xí)著.

13、走上前用心地 建造.When the sun sets and the tides take applaud.太陽(yáng)升起了,潮水在為他鼓掌,向生命的過(guò)程敬禮,回家.Salute the process of life and go home.03、The Dignity of Life 生命的尊嚴(yán)Once I sent off a friend to the railway station. We called a taxi and put several heavy suitcases in the trunk. Getting off, a middle-age man leaning on

14、 a crutch opened the door for us. After that, he stretched out a small dirty pot to us. On the pot were stacked with coins and banknotes of one or two jiao.有一次,我去火車(chē)站送朋友.我們叫了輛出租車(chē),把幾個(gè)沉重的箱子 放在車(chē)后面.下車(chē)時(shí),一個(gè)拄著拐杖的中年人給我們翻開(kāi)了車(chē)門(mén).接 著,他向我們伸出一個(gè)骯臟的小盆.盆上堆滿了一毛兩毛的硬幣和紙幣.I asked my friend if she had some changes. She sho

15、ok her head. I had to give him two yuan used for buying the platform ticket to the middle-age man. Shocked, he kept jerking the small pot, as if he received so much money for the first time. 我問(wèn)朋友是否有零錢(qián).朋友搖了搖頭.我只好把準(zhǔn)備用來(lái)買(mǎi)站臺(tái)票的 兩元錢(qián)都給了 那個(gè)中年人.中年人大吃一驚,手不停地抖動(dòng)著小盆 子,好似他第一次收到這么多錢(qián).Not caring, we went straight to

16、the trunk to fetch the suitcases. My friend took out one suitcase with all her might .Just as she was about to pick up another, a dark stout hand stretched in." Let me do it. He pickedsuitcase and insisted on carrying it for us to the railway station entrance.“ No, thank you. You are so compass

17、ion."My friend and I didn' t giveheart. " No, I must send you off. " He limped towards the station, his left hand leaning on a crutch and his light hand carrying the large suitcase.我們沒(méi)在意,徑直往后車(chē)廂去拿箱子.朋友費(fèi)了很大的力氣,才拿出來(lái)一個(gè).剛要提起另一只時(shí),一只粗壯黝黑的大手伸過(guò)來(lái).“我來(lái)！他一把拿過(guò)那只箱子,堅(jiān)持要幫我們把箱子提到車(chē)站門(mén)口. “不用了, 謝謝.你也不方

18、便??！"我和朋友都不忍心.“不行,一 定要送.他 左手拄著拐杖,右手提著大箱子,一痛一拐地往車(chē)站方向走去.Compassion and dignity have sublimated love.憐憫和尊嚴(yán)使愛(ài)心得到升華.04、Just for Today 就為了今天Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle mywhole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I

19、 had to keep it up for a lifetime.就為了今天,我將盡力只度過(guò)今天而不馬上去解決終身的問(wèn)題.對(duì)一件令我沮喪而又必須堅(jiān)持一輩子的事,我只能堅(jiān)持十二個(gè)小時(shí).Just for today I will be happy. This assumesto be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “ Most folks are as hOippynaalke up their minds to be. 就為了今天,我會(huì)很快樂(lè).亞伯拉罕林肯說(shuō)過(guò),“大多數(shù)人都是決定想怎么快樂(lè)就怎么快樂(lè).這已經(jīng)被認(rèn)為是真理.Just for today

20、I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I wll take my “l(fā)uck as it comes. 就為了今天,我會(huì)做自我調(diào)整適應(yīng)事物本來(lái)的面目,而不是想方設(shè)法 使每一件事滿足自己的欲望.當(dāng)時(shí)機(jī)來(lái)臨的時(shí)候我會(huì)抓住它.Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer.

21、 I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.就為了今天,我會(huì)盡力心強(qiáng)志堅(jiān).我會(huì)學(xué)習(xí),學(xué)一些有用的東西.我 不會(huì)做一個(gè)精神上的流浪漢.我會(huì)讀一些需要努力、思考和注意力集 中的東西.Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out If anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at

22、 least two things I don' t want to do-just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.就為了今天,我會(huì)用三種方法來(lái)磨煉我的靈魂.我會(huì)做對(duì)某人有利的 事但不能被發(fā) 現(xiàn),假設(shè)有人發(fā)現(xiàn)了就不算數(shù).我將會(huì)做至少兩件我不 愿做的事情一一只為了磨煉.我不會(huì)讓任何人感到我的感情受到了傷 害:它們可能受到了傷害,但今天我不想表現(xiàn)出來(lái).Just for today I will be a

23、greeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, and try not to improve or regulate anybody but myself.就為了今天,我會(huì)過(guò)得很愜意.看起來(lái)我到達(dá)了最正確狀態(tài),穿著得體、 講話謙虛、行為 禮貌、一點(diǎn)不吹毛求疵,盡量改進(jìn)和調(diào)節(jié)自己而不 是別人.Just for today I will have a program, I may not follow it exactly, but

24、 I will have it. I will save myself from two pests： hurry and indecision.就為了今天,我會(huì)制定一個(gè)方案,我也許不會(huì)嚴(yán)格地遵守它,但我一 定要有方案.我 會(huì)預(yù)防兩種錯(cuò)誤：倉(cāng)促行事和優(yōu)柔寡斷.Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life. 就為了今天,我將會(huì)單獨(dú)靜靜地待上

25、半小時(shí)放松.在這半小時(shí)里,某 個(gè)時(shí)刻,我會(huì)在日后對(duì)我的生活有個(gè)更好的看法.Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.就為了今天,我將不再害怕.尤其我不會(huì)再害怕享受美麗的事物,并 且相信我給予世 界的,世界也會(huì)給予我.05、Suit Is the Best適合的才是最好的The proper force of

26、 words lies not in the words themselves, but in their application. A word may be a fine sounding word, of an unusual length, and very imposing from its learning and novelty, and yet in the connection in which it is introduced may be quite pointless and irrelevant. It is not pomp or pretension , but

27、the adaptation of the expression to the idea, that clenches a writer s meanincj： as it is not the size or glossiness of the materials, but their being fitted each to its place, that gives strength to the arch; or as the pegs and nails are as necessary to the support of the building as the larger tim

28、ber, and more so than the mere showy, unsubstantial ornaments. I hate anything that occupies more space than it is worth. I hate to see a load of bandboxes go along the street, and I hate to see a parcel of big words without anything in them. A person who dews not deliberately dimples of all his thoughts alike in cumbrous draperies and flimsy disguises may strike out twenty varieties of familiar everyday language, each coming somewhat nearer to the feeling he wants to convey, and at