英语名篇诵读 快乐旅程

Enjoy Yourself on the Journey

快乐旅程

To go on a journey is often worrisome , but so long as one lives he proceeds on his life's

journey. Different people go along differently. Some take hasty steps in anxiety. Obsessed¹

with reaching the next goal in time, they spare no time for sightseeing along the way, nor do they

have a clear view where their long roads end. Others travel leisurely² like tourists. They would

take time off now and then for a look at blooming flowers or fallen petals³. They would stop to

admire clouds gathering⁴ and dispersing⁵. Even when they go against the wind or are caught in the

rain, they never get annoyed, for worries slip off their minds as if from an open net.

Cramped⁶ is one's workplace. Narrow is one's residence and small is the social circle one

moves about — such limitedness in space entail⁷ lack of variety which is the source of some

people's complaint. But a person is always able to find peace and comfort if he takes things as they

are. Compared with the vastness of the universe, it is only a tiny spot one occupies on earth.

However, though larger than the ocean is the sky, even larger is the human mind, for in it

imagination would come and go on the wing without limitations.

One may eventually win what he has set his mind to, only to find that he has lost quite a

lot. Perhaps what he loses is even better than what he gains.

On one's journey of life, some people hurry on with a heavy heart in pursuit of fame and

wealth while others go easy and enjoy themselves in harmony with nature.

踏上旅程常常是件麻烦事，但人们只要活着就在继续着生命之旅。不同的人有不同的

旅行方式。有的人步履匆匆，心急意切，只关注何时到达下一个目的地，无暇欣赏沿途的

风景，也不太清楚哪里才是漫长旅途的尽头。有的人好似游客，不紧不慢，观花开花落，

看云卷云舒，时而顶风，时而冒雨，毫不在意，敞开心网，滤去苦恼。

工作场所拥挤不堪，住宅窄小，社会活动圈子很小——这种空间的局促狭窄、单调乏

味，使人们牢骚满腹。但是如果一个人能够随遇而安，他就总能够找到宁静和舒适。与浩

瀚的宇宙相比，人仅占地球上微小的一隅。然而，虽然天空比海洋大，但更大的是人的心

灵，因为想象驻于这小小的心灵，它可以展开翅膀，尽情地飞翔。

一个人也许会最终赢得他立志要获取的东西，结果却发现他失去了很多。或许，他失

去的比他得到的更好。

在人生的旅途上，一些人带着疲惫之心，追逐名利，脚步匆匆，而另一些人与自然和

谐相处，自在逍遥，飘然而行。

1 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

2 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

3 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 dispersing   

adj. 分散的 动词disperse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Whereas gasoline fumes linger close to the ground before dispersing. 而汽油烟气却靠近地面迟迟不散。
• Earthworms may be instrumental in dispersing fungi or bacteria. 蚯蚓可能是散布真菌及细菌的工具。

6 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

7 entail   

vt.使承担，使成为必要，需要

参考例句：

• Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.这样的决定势必带来巨大的政治风险。
• This job would entail your learning how to use a computer.这工作将需要你学会怎样用计算机。