世界上最美丽的英文——人生短篇

 　　第一篇：

　　A Grain of Sand

　　一粒沙子

　　William Blake

　　To see a world in a grain of sand,

　　And a heaven in a wild fllower,

　　Hold infinity¹ in the palm of your hand,

　　And eternity² in an hour.

　　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：Love Your Life

　　热爱生活

　　Henry David Thoreau

　　However mean your life is,meet it and live it ;do not shun³ 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 contentedly⁴ 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 misgiving⁵.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 sage⁶.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。

　　第三篇

　　The pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,

　　That stirred our hearts in youth, 强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,

　　The impulses to wordless prayer, 推动着我们做无言的祷告的,

　　The dreams of love and truth; 让我们梦想着爱与真理的;

　　The longing⁷ after something's lost, 在失去后为之感到珍惜的,

　　The spirit's yearning⁸ cry, 使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,

　　The striving after better hopes- 为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-

　　These things can never die. 这些美好不会消逝。

　　The timid hand stretched forth⁹ to aid 羞怯地伸出援助的手，

　　A brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的时候，

　　A kindly¹⁰ word in grief's dark hour 伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话

　　That proves a friend indeed ; 就足以证明朋友的真心;

　　The plea for mercy softly breathed, 轻声地乞求怜悯，

　　When justice threatens nigh, 在审判临近的时候，

　　The sorrow of a contrite¹¹ heart- 懊悔的心有一种伤感--

　　These things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。

　　Let nothing pass for every hand 在人间传递温情

　　Must find some work to do ; 尽你所能地去做;

　　Lose not a chance to waken love- 别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-----

　　Be firm,and just ,and true; 为人要坚定，正直，忠诚;

　　So shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒

　　Beam on thee from on high. 就不会消失。

　　And angel voices say to thee---你将听到天使的声音在说-----

　　These things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。

1 infinity   

n.无限，无穷，大量

参考例句：

• It is impossible to count up to infinity.不可能数到无穷大。
• Theoretically,a line can extend into infinity.从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸。

2 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

3 shun   

vt.避开，回避，避免

参考例句：

• Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
• This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。

4 contentedly   

adv.心满意足地

参考例句：

• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。
• "This is brother John's writing,"said Sally,contentedly,as she opened the letter.

5 misgiving   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕

参考例句：

• She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.她对自己即将要做的事情存有一些顾虑。
• The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

6 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

7 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

8 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

9 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

10 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

11 contrite   

adj.悔悟了的，后悔的，痛悔的

参考例句：

• She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst.她发了一顿脾气之后一早上追悔莫及。
• She assumed a contrite expression.她装出一副后悔的表情。