英语美文带翻译（通用12篇）

　　在学习、工作或生活中，许多人都写过美文吧？随着网络文化的发展，美文的概念已经不限定于某种文体，或某类内容。你知道写美文要注意哪些问题吗？下面是小编收集整理的英语美文带翻译，欢迎大家借鉴与参考，希望对大家有所帮助。

英语美文带翻译（通用12篇）

　　英语美文带翻译 1

　　I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.To be in company,even with the best,is soon wearisome.I love to be alone.I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers.

　　A man thinking or working is always alone,let him be where he will.Solitude is not measured by the miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows.The really diligent student in one of the crowded hives of Cambridge College is as solitary as a dervish in the desert.The farmer can work alone in the field or the woods all day,hoeing or chopping，and not feel lonesome.beacause he is employed;but when he comes home at night he cannot sit down in a room alone,at the mercy of his thoughts,but must be where he can "see the folks," and recreate,and,as he thinks.remunerate himself for his days solitude;and hence he wonders how the student can sit alone in the house all night and most of the day without ennui and "the blues";but he does not realize that the student,though in the house,is still at work in his field,and chopping in his woods,as the farmer ire his.and in turn seeks the same recreation and society that the latter does,though it may be a more condensed form of it.

　　大部分时候，我发现独处都是有益于健康的。有人陪伴，即使是最好的同伴，不久也会心生厌烦，兴致将消散。我爱独处。我没有遇见比孤独更好的伴侣了。我们置身国外，立行人群之中，通常比独处室内更加寂寞。一个思考着的或工作着的人总是孤独的，就让他去他想去的`地方吧。孤独不是以和同伴之间的距离里程来衡量的。真正勤奋的学生，在剑桥学院一个拥挤的蜂房里，就像沙漠中的苦行僧一样孤单。农夫可以整日在田间或林中独自工作，耕地或者伐木，却并不感到寂寞，因为他有活儿干;可是当他晚上回到家中，却不能在房间坐下独自思考，而必须去“能看到乡亲”的地方消遣娱乐，正如他所想的，去补偿他五天的孤寂;因此他不明白学生如何可以整日整夜地独坐在家里，而不感到倦怠和“优郁”;但他没有意识到，学生虽然身处室内，却依然在自己的田野上耕耘，在自己的森林中采伐。就像农夫在他的田地林间工作一样，之后学生也和农夫一样要去寻求消遣，山要去交朋结友，只是娱乐方式可能更加简明一些。

　　英语美文带翻译 2

　　We meet at the post office,and at the sociable,and about the fireside every night;we live thick and are in each others way,and stumble over one another,and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another.Certainly less frequency would suffice for all important and hearty communications.Consider the girls in a factory-never alone,hardly in their dreams.It would be better if there were but one inhabitant to a square mile,as where I live.The value of a man is not in his skin.

　　我们相聚的时间十分短暂，没有足够的时间让彼此获得任何有价值的新事物。我们在一日三餐的时候见面，我们就如陈腐的奶略，却让彼此相互品尝出新味道。我们必须一致同意若干条规则，也就是我们所谓的礼节和礼貌，使这种经常的聚会相安无事，我们还要一致同意我们没有争吵的必要。我们在邮局碰面，在社交场合碰面，每天晚上在炉火边碰面;我们生活得很拥挤，相互干扰，彼此牵绊，我想，我们因此失去了对彼此的尊重。当然，所有重要的、真诚的`沟通，次数少一些就足够了。想一想工厂里的女工——永远不会独处，甚至在梦中也难得是独自一人。如果一平方英里只有一个居民，就像我这样，那要好多了。一个人的价值不在于他的外在。

　　英语美文带翻译 3

　　Youth is not a time of life;it is a state of mind;it is not a matter of rosy cheeks,red lips and supple knees;it is a matter of the will,a quality of the imagination,a vigor of the emotions;it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity,of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.We grow old by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Worry,fear,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.Whether 60 or 16,there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonders,the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living.In the center of your heart and my heart,there is a wireless station;so long as it receives messages of beauty,hope,courage and power from man and from the infinite,so long as you are young.When your aerials are down,and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism,then you’ve grown old,even at 20;but as long as your aerials are up,to catch waves of optimism,there’s hope you may die young at 80.

　　If I Rest,I RustThe significant inscription found on an old key---“If I rest,I rust”---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness.Even the most industrious person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that,if one allows his faculties to rest,like the iron in the unused key,they will soon show signs of rust and,ultimately,cannot do the work required of them.Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished by constant use,so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge,the gate that guard the entrances to the professions,to science,art,literature,agriculture---every department of human endeavor.Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement.If Hugh Miller,after toiling all day in a quarry,had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation,he would never have become a famous geologist.The celebrated mathematician,Edmund Stone,would never have published a mathematical dictionary,never have found the key to science of mathematics,if he had given his spare moments to idleness,had the little Scotch lad,Ferguson,allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads,he would never have become a famous astronomer.Labor vanquishes all---not inconstant,spasmodic,or ill-directed labor;but faithful,unremitting,daily effort toward a well-directed purpose.Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,so is eternal industry the price of noble and enduring success.

　　青春不是年华，而是心境；青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝，而是深沉的意志，恢宏的想象，炙热的恋情；青春是生命的深泉在涌流。

　　青春气贯长虹，勇锐盖过怯弱，进取压倒苟安。如此锐气，二十后生而有之，六旬男子则更多见。年岁有加，并非垂老，理想丢弃，方堕暮年。

　　岁月悠悠，衰微只及肌肤；热忱抛却，颓废必致灵魂。忧烦，惶恐，丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲，意气如灰。

　　无论年届花甲，拟或二八芳龄，心中皆有生命之欢乐，奇迹之诱惑，孩童般天真久盛不衰。人人心中皆有一台天线，只要你从天上人间接受美好、希望、欢乐、勇气和力量的信号，你就青春永驻，风华常存。

　　一旦天线下降，锐气便被冰雪覆盖，玩世不恭、自暴自弃油然而生，即使年方二十，实已垂垂老矣；然则只要树起天线，捕捉乐观信号，你就有望在八十高龄告别尘寰时仍觉年轻。

　　如果我休息，我就会生锈

　　在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远的铭文——如果我休息，我就会生锈。对于那些懒散而烦恼的人来说，这将是至理名言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示：如果一个人有才能而不用，就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样，这些才能就会很快生锈，并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成就，他们就必须不断运用自身才能，以便开启知识的大门，即那些通往人类努力探求的各个领域的大门，这些领域包括各种职业：科学，艺术，文学，农业等。)

　　勤奋使开启成功宝库的`钥匙保持光亮。如果休?米勒在采石场劳作一天后，晚上的时光用来休息消遣的话，他就不会成为名垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙?斯通如果闲暇时无所事事，就不会出版数学词典，也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时，让他那思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态，而不是借助一串珠子计算星星的位置，他就不会成为著名的天文学家。劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的，间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动，而是坚定的，不懈的，方向正确的每日劳动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕一样，要想取得伟大的，持久的成功，就必须坚持不懈地努力。

　　英语美文带翻译 4

　　Even if the word “pop” disappears from the English vocabulary,the influence of pop will remain.Pop has become part of British—and American—history.

　　“流行音乐”这个词即使从词汇中消失，它的影响将仍然存在。流行音乐已经成为英国——以及美国——历史的一个组成部分。

　　There has always been a close cultural link,or tie,between Britain and English—speaking America,not only in literature but also in the popular arts,especially music.Before the Second World War the Americans exported jazz and the blues.During the 1950s they exported rock ’n’ roll,and star singers like Elvis Presley were idolized by young Britons and Americans alike.

　　在英国和说英语的美国之间，不仅在文学方面，而且在流行艺术，特别是音乐方面，一直有着密切的.接触或联系。第二次世界大战前，美国的爵士音乐和布鲁士乐曾流传到国外。在五十年代，他们又输出了摇滚乐。像普雷斯利这样的歌星，在英美两国同样受到年轻人的崇拜。

　　Then in the early 1960s a new sound was heard,very different from anything which had so far come from the American side of the Atlantic.This was the Liverpool,or Merseyside,“beat”.Situated on the River Mersey in the north—eastern corner of the industrial Black Country,Liverpool was not a place which anyone visited for fun.Until the 1960s it was known only as one of Britain’s largest ports.Then,almost overnight,it became world famous as the birthplace of the new pop culture which,in a few years,swept across Britain and America,and across most of the countries of the western world.

　　后来，在六十年代初期，人们听到一种新的声音。它和过去从大西洋彼岸的美国传来的声音很不相同。这是利物浦或默西塞德郡的“节拍”。利物浦位于工业区黑乡东北角和默西河畔，并不是一个游览胜地。在19世纪60年代以前，利物浦都只不过是以英国最大的港口而被人们所熟知，但是，一夜之间，利物浦以新流行文化的摇篮而世界闻名，这股流行文化风在短短的几年内，横扫英美，在西方世界的大多数国家流行起来。

　　英语美文带翻译 5

　　We have been or are embrace the youth,we will lose our Youth is like a gust of wind blowing,leaving only the dusty I want to stay young,however,time is I do think about the chastity words to record the regretless Some people say that youth is a scrap of paper,of no Every attempt nothing and accomplish nothing,only know to eat,drink,play,music,do not know how to study hard,do not know how parents bitterness,do not understand the meaning of

　　Also some people,although they are unknown to the public,but they cherish their youth,cherish their own every They are studying hard,hard Youth is a song,sing the life the most memorable fragment;youth is a painting,draw the outline of the most wonderful scene;youth is a poem,to praise the most beautiful moment in life;youth is the only way which must be passed to each of us in our life,it plays a significant

　　As a new era of college students,should cherish the youth,to seize every minute to We must hold to our youth,do not waste ones On the road of growing up,do every thing,each reading a good book,learn every bit of We should not idle about all day,abandoned their We want to make sure that the goal of life for themselves,to pursue the ideal of This is the youth: full power,full of expectations,voluntary,full of knowledge and the struggle of

　　Youth,revealed a deep a quality suggestive of poetry or painting;youth,emitting a faint fragrance The pace of youth will not stop because of difficulty,the melody of youth is not obstructed by wind and rain Youth is the sun,is a sign of confidence;let us raise the youth sailing,let youth where flying,let youth in here!

　　我们曾经或者正在拥抱青春，我们也将失去我们的青春。青春像一阵风吹过，后面只留下尘土飞扬。我想留住青春，然而岁月是无情的。我竭尽思索着想用最朴实无华的字眼来记录这段无悔的青春。有的人把青春当作是废弃的纸，一无所用。天天无所作为，只知道吃、喝、玩、乐，不懂得好好学习，不懂得父母的辛酸，不懂得人生的意义。

　　也有些人，他们虽然默默无闻，但是他们却珍惜着自己的青春，珍惜自己所拥有的每一分每一秒。他们正在努力地学习，努力地工作。青春是一首歌，唱出人生最值得回忆的.片段;青春是一幅画，勾勒出人生最精彩的一幕;青春是一首小诗，赞美人生最美的一刻;青春是我们每个人的必经之路，它对我们的人生起着重大的作用。

　　作为一名新时代的大学生，应该要好好珍惜青春，要抓住每一分每一秒来学习。我们要紧握青春，不虚度年华。在成长的道路上，做好每一件事，读好每一本书，学好每一点知识。我们不应该整天游手好闲，荒废学业。我们要为自己确定人生的目标，努力地去追求人生的理想。这就是青春：充满着力量，充满了期待、志愿，充满着求知和斗争的志向。

　　青春，流露着浓浓的诗情画意;青春，散发出淡淡的幽香含情。青春的步伐不会因困难而停止，青春的旋律不会因风雨而阻挠。青春是阳光，是自信的标志;让我们扬起青春的风帆，让青春在这里飞扬，让青春在这里启航吧!

　　英语美文带翻译 6

　　A good companion is better than a fortune,for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship a blessing.The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves,for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds.

　　一个好友胜过一笔财富，因为钱财买不到人的某些品德因素，而正是这些因素，使友情成为一种恩惠。最好的朋友是那些比我们更睿智、更出色的人，我们会受到他们的智慧和美德的.激励，从而使我们的行为更加高尚。

　　“Keep good company and you shall be one of the number.” said George Herbert.“A man is known by the companion he keeps.” Character makes character in the associations of life faster than anything else.Purity begets purity,like begets like;and this fact makes the choice of companion in early life more important even than that of teachers and guardians.

　　“与优秀者为伍，你也会成为优秀者中的一员。”乔治.赫伯特曾说，“从一个人所交的朋友可知其为人。”在社会交往中，品性对品性的塑造胜过其他任何因素。纯洁的品格会培养纯洁的品格，爱好会引发相同的爱好。这一事实使得在年少时选择朋友甚至比选择老师和监护人还要重要。

　　It is true that we cannot always choose all of our companions,some are thrust upon us by business or the social relations of life,we do not choose them,we do not enjoy them;and yet,we have to associate with them more or less.The experience is not altogether without compensation,if there be principle enough in us to bear the strain.Still,in the main,choice of companions can be made,and must be made.It is not best or necessary for a young person to associate with “Tom,Dick,and Harry” without forethought or purpose.Some fixed rules about the company he or she keeps must be observed.The subject should be uttermost in the thoughts,and canvassed often.

　　英语美文带翻译 7

　　A 4 feet cupcake weighing a hefty 1,224 pounds has been officially recognized as the worlds largest by the Guinness Book of Records.一个“身高”4英尺、“体重”达1224磅的杯蛋糕日前被《吉尼斯世界记录》正式认证为世界上最大的杯形蛋糕。

　　Unveiled on Monday,in Detroit,Michigan,US,the enormous cake-with a whopping circumference of 11 feet-was over eight times bigger than the previous record holder.这块巨型蛋糕于本周一在美国密歇根州的底特律市公布于众，它的“腰围”惊人，达到11英尺，比之前的记录保持者大8倍之多。

　　Baked over the course of 12 hours,the gigantic cup cake was made from 200 pounds of flour,200 pounds of sugar,200 pounds of butter and 800 eggs.这一庞大的杯形蛋糕经过12小时烘制而成，共用掉200磅面粉、200磅糖、200磅黄油和800个鸡蛋。

　　When covered with frosting and custard,the one-of-a-kind dessert boasted 2,000,000 calories.The brainchild of American firm Gourmet Gift Baskets,the cupcake smashed the previous record of 151 pounds set on July 20.再加上糖霜和蛋奶沙司，这块独一无二的大蛋糕所含的热量高达200万卡路里。这块蛋糕的创意来自美国“美食礼品篮公司”，它打破了之前于7月20日创下的151磅的`记录。

　　Appearing at the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise Classic Car Show in Detroit,proceeds from the sale of the cupcake went to cancer charity Passionately Pink for the Cure.这块蛋糕在底特律的伍德沃得大街梦想之航经典车展上亮相，它的销售收益将捐献给“粉色激情治疗”癌症慈善组织。

　　Ryan Abood,CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com,assembled a cupcake "dream team" including master-baker George Algarin to begin making the cake on August 12,five days before the scheduled unveiling.“美食礼品篮”网站的首席执行官莱恩·阿布德组建了一支制作杯蛋糕的“梦之队”，其中还包括特级面包师乔治·阿尔加林。这块蛋糕于8月12日开始制作，当时据计划展出还有5天的时间。

　　"We started off with a goal of a 7,000 pounds cupcake but fate intervened on Friday morning when the baking was supposed to be complete," said Mr Abood.

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　　Humour and charm are a surprisingly powerful combination as a means of ascent in life.

　　作为人生发迹的手段之一，幽默和魅力是一对效力惊人的组合。

　　I have met a number of entrepreneurs who have built fortunes on the back of their wit and general popularity-and not much else.They disarm us with self-deprecation,we enjoy their company-so why wouldnt we want to do business with them? Of course,it all has to be done well;sycophancy and flat jokes do not weave the same spell.我遇见过许多凭借风趣机智和好人缘白手起家的企业家。他们谦和自敛，让我们生不起气来。我们与他们相处愉快一一所以我们为什么不与他们做生意呢?当然，这里面必须讲求技巧。一味溜颈拍马，开一些干巴巴的玩笑，不会产生同样的魔力。

　　The British feel that some light relief amid the drudgery is essential for existence to be tolerable.It seems to be a cornerstone of our psychology and

　　culture.In London,to say someone has no sense of humour is to condemn them

　　utterly.Many important meetings I attend start with a little friendly banter to break the ice,a ritual to remind us that we are all human-rather than simply robots of commerce.英国人认为，人生在世，就得苦中作乐。这似乎是我们心理学和文化的一条基本原则。在伦敦，说一个人缺乏幽默感，等于是说他一无是处。我出席的许多重要会议，都以一些善意的玩笑开场，以此打破沉默。这种惯例提醒我们，我们都是凡人，而不完全是商业机器。

　　I am sure foreigners must think our levity is baffling.My defence is that Brits

　　subscribe to Horaces view: "A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness."

　　外国人肯定认为我们的轻浮举止不可理喻。要让我说，我们英国人是赞同贺拉斯的观点：“遇到大事，比起一本正经的态度，开开玩笑固能够更有效、也更开心地解决问题。”

　　Some years ago,a partner of mine practised what I called "management by

　　laughter".He motivated and inspired by making the atmosphere at work fun,rather than the bullying and intimidation common in many workplaces.几年前，我的一位合伙人实行我所说的'“欢笑管理”。他鼓舞和激励士气的方法，是营造充满乐趣的工作氛围，不同于许多工作场所常见的威逼和胁迫的氛围。

　　进去。两人前后脚进入这家公司，他们的关系不为人所知。不久后，他就向那位美女发送了一堆黄色网络笑话。于是她投诉遭到骚扰，并威胁要以性别歧视为由，告到让人头大的就业法庭。而一旦她透露出已聘请了专业法律顾问和公关代理，受害企业就会赶紧花钱了事。

　　In these litigious,politically correct times,the perils of making cheap gags can be considerable.Recently,I attended a dinner at a trade conference.The speaker was a well-known executive who told a number of jokes in poor taste,some at the expense of influential figures in the room.Just as a vulgar best mans speech at a wedding can strike the wrong note,so I sensed as we chatted after the speech that the jibes would not be swiftly forgotten.在这种动辄法庭上见、政治上正确的时代，讲低级笑话可能会相当危险。我最近出席了一个贸易会议举办的晚宴，席间一位颇有名气的高管发表了演讲。他讲了许多低级趣味的笑话，有些还是取笑在座的显要人物。演讲后我们在闲聊时，我感觉到，他的那些话不会被很快忘记，这与婚礼上伴郎讲话粗俗不合时宜一样。

　　Some one once said: "Brains,integrity and force may be all very well,but what you need today is charm." This is the age of celebrity,even in the boardroom,and none of us is impervious to the presence of those legendary characters when they switch on the full blast of their glittering personality.Perhaps it is their reputation,perhaps their smile,perhaps their brilliance with words-or possibly their rapt attention.曾有人说：“拥有才智、诚实和力量固然不错，但当今你需要的是魅力。” 这是一个名人的时代，即使在董事会也是如此。那些鼎鼎大名的人物一旦全力展现他们迷人的个性或者是名声、或者是微笑、或者是口才，又或者是专注的神情，投入能够抵御。

　　I am often struck how often young children utter the phrase "Look at me!" They want appreciation,and fundamentally not much changes,even when we are 50.Genuine approval from the boss can taste better than anything-even a pay rise.小孩子常常会说“看我的!”，对此我常常感到惊讶。他们想要得到赞赏。这一点在长大后基本上也不会改变，即使到了50岁。老板真心的称赞比什么——甚至加薪，都更让人觉得受用。

　　Are charm and a sense of humour acquired traits? They certainly improve with effort and practice.Ronald Reagan used his years in showbiz to hone his performance skills before succeeding in politics.魅力和幽默感能够后天培养吗?努力练习肯定会有作用。罗纳德·里根早年在演艺界干过，练得一身表演才能，后来才进入政界，成就了一番事业。

　　I have sat with stand-up comics before they go on stage.The most brilliant appear almost nonchalant,rather than rehearsed or anxious,and their acts are mostly learnt word-perfect yet appear spontaneous.我曾经在一些笑星登台前与他们坐在一起。最出色的笑星出场前几乎都显得若无其事，既没有背台词，也没有焦虑不安。他们表演的内容基本上都是事先背下来的，但却显得像是即兴发挥。

　　So it is with outstanding business leaders who persuade their teams to laugh and try harder: they apply themselves assiduously to the task.Most world-class chief executives possess charisma-really a captivating blend of charm and wit.And,believe me,they graft at it far more than they admit.杰出的企业领导能够让他的团队既开心又卖力工作：他们自己会勤于工作。世界级的首席执行官大多魅力非凡——这实际上是吸引力和风趣机智的迷人组合。另外，请相信我，他们花费在这上面的心力，远远超过他们所承认的。

　　英语美文带翻译 9

　　“你幸福吗?”一天我问我的兄弟伊恩。

　　“又幸福，又不幸福。这要看你指的是什么，”他说。

　　“那么告诉我，”我说，“你最近一次感到幸福是什么时候?”

　　“1967年4月，”他说。

　　"Are you happy?" I asked my brother,Ian,one day.

　　"Yes.No.It depends on what you mean," he said.

　　"Then tell me," I said,"when was the last time you think you were happy?"

　　"April 1967," he said.

　　向一个游戏人生的人提问这么严肃的问题，我真是自讨苦吃。但是伊恩的话启发了我，当我们考虑幸福的时候，我们通常想到一些不同寻常的事情和愉快无比的时刻，而随着年龄的增长，这种时刻是越来越少。

　　It served me right for putting a serious question to someone who has joked his way through life.But Ians answer reminded me that when we think about happiness,we usually think of something extraordinary,a pinnacle of sheer delight.And those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.

　　对于孩子来说，幸福充满了魔力。我记得在新割下的草堆里捉迷藏，在树林里扮演警察和强盗，在校剧中担当有台词的角色。当然孩子也有情绪低落的时候，但是当赢了赛跑或得到一辆新自行车时，他们流露出快乐是无可比拟、没有任何保留的。

　　For a child,happiness has a magical quality.I remember making hide-outs in newly cut hay,playing cops and robbers in the woods,getting a speaking part in the school play.Of course,kids also experience lows,but their delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.

　　到了少年时期，幸福观发生了变化。突然间幸福有了条件，例如：刺激、爱情、名气以及舞会前青春痘是否能消除等。我还能感受到因未被邀请去参加一个几乎人人有份的晚会所体会到的痛苦;我还记得在另一次活动中因与一位酷似约翰·屈沃塔的人跳舞而大出风头的那份激动心情。

　　In the teenage years,the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement,love,popularity and whether that zit will clear up before a prom night.I can still feel the agony of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to.But I also recall the ecstasy of being plucked from obscurity at another event to dance with a John Travolta look-alike.

　　成年时，能带来深深欢乐的事情(如出生、爱情和婚姻)，同时也带来了责任和失去的危险。爱情也许难以持久;心爱的人也许会离开人世。对于成年人来说，幸福是复杂的`。

　　In adulthood the things that bring profound joy-birth,love,marriage-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.Love may not last,loved ones die.For adults,happiness is complicated.

　　我的字典把幸福定义为“幸运”或“好运”。但是我想幸福更好的定义是“享受的能力”。我们越能享受所拥有的一切，我们就越幸福。从爱与被爱、友情、随心所欲择地而居、甚至到拥有的健康，其中获得的快乐很容易被我们忽视了。

　　My dictionary defines happy as "lucky" or "fortunate",but I think a better definition of happiness is "the capacity for enjoyment".The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are.Its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved,the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,even good health.

　　我总结了一下我昨天的幸福时刻：首先是我合上最后一个午餐饭盒，独自在家时的那种无比幸福;然后过了一个写作不受干扰的上午，令我愉快;等到孩子们回家，我享受安静的一天过后他们吵闹的声音。

　　I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First there was sheer bliss when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing,which I love.When the kids came home,I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

　　你永远无法知道下一次幸福何时来临。我问朋友们什么能使他们感到幸福，一些人举出一些似乎不太重要的时刻。“我不喜欢购物，”一位朋友说，“但那里有一个爱聊天的售货员，让我感到很愉快。”

　　You never know where happiness will turn up next.When I asked friends what makes them happy,some mentioned seemingly insignificant moments."I hate shopping," one friend said."But theres this clerk who always chats and really cheers me up."

　　另一位朋友喜欢接电话。“每次电话铃声响，我就知道有人正想着我呢。”

　　Another friend loves the telephone."Every time it rings,I know someone is thinking about me."

　　我们都经历过类似的事，但视之为幸福的人寥寥无几。

　　We all experience moments like these.Too few of us register them as happiness.

　　虽然幸福对我们来说也许更错综复杂，但是获得幸福的途径永远是一样的。幸福不在于我们的遭遇如何，而在于我们如何看待所遭遇到的事情。这是化消极为积极、将挫折看作挑战的诀窍。幸福不是凭空许愿，而是享受拥有。

　　While happiness may be more complex for us,the solution is the same as ever.Happiness isnt about what happens to us;its about how we perceive what happens to us.Its the knack of finding a positive for every negative,and viewing a set-back as a challenge.Its not wishing for what we dont have,but enjoying what we do possess.

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　　We meet at very short intervals,not having had time to acquire any new value for each other.We meet at meals three times a day,and give each other a new taste of that old mushy cheese that we are.We have had to agree on a certain set of rules,called etiquette and politeness,to make this frequent meeting tolerable and that we need not come to open war.We meet at the post office,and at the sociable,and about the fireside every night;we live thick and are in each others way,and stumble over one another,and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another.Certainly less frequency would suffice for all important and hearty communications.Consider the girls in a factory-never alone,hardly in their dreams.It would be better if there were but one inhabitant to a square mile,as where I live.The value of a man is not in his skin.

　　我们相聚的时间十分短暂，没有足够的时间让彼此获得任何有价值的新事物。我们在一日三餐的.时候见面，我们就如陈腐的奶略，却让彼此相互品尝出新味道。我们必须一致同意若干条规则，也就是我们所谓的礼节和礼貌，使这种经常的聚会相安无事，我们还要一致同意我们没有争吵的必要。我们在邮局碰面，在社交场合碰面，每天晚上在炉火边碰面;我们生活得很拥挤，相互干扰，彼此牵绊，我想，我们因此失去了对彼此的尊重。当然，所有重要的、真诚的沟通，次数少一些就足够了。想一想工厂里的女工——永远不会独处，甚至在梦中也难得是独自一人。如果一平方英里只有一个居民，就像我这样，那要好多了。一个人的价值不在于他的外在。

　　英语美文带翻译 11

　　Sweet,wild berries plucked from roadside patches are a delightful side benefit of camping.Each summer,my husband Bob and I would send the kids off with their little metal buckets and the next day we would all enjoy the fruits of their labor: raspberry pancakes turned on the grill or firm blackberries to dot a hot cooked-on-the-campfire peanut butter sandwich.

　　The children looked forward to picking.We could usually find just about anything,from blueberries in early summer to raspberries and blackberries in August.Every year-except one.

　　"Theres nothing around here to pick!" five-year-old Julie complained,poking a stick into the dying fire one late summer evening.

　　The season had been too dry;what few blackberries were left on the bushes were hard as marbles.

　　"Yeah.I looked all over," added four-year-old Brian."Wish there was something."

　　That night,after the kids were zipped into their sleeping sacks and I was sure they werent awake,I handed Bob a bag of large marshmallows and I grabbed a bag of the miniatures.

　　"Get the lantern and follow me," I said."Were going to make a memory."

　　"What?" He looked puzzled.

　　I told him about the kidscampfire conversation and Bob grinned,"Lets go!"

　　The next morning over pancakes,I said,"Kids,I think youre going to have something to pick today."

　　"Really!" Julies eyes shone."What?"

　　"What?" echoed Brian.

　　"Marshmallows," I said,as though Id said it every summer."Last night Daddy and I walked down toward the lake and it looks as though theyre just about ready to pick.Its a good thing were here now.They only come out one day a year."

　　Julie looked skeptical,and Brian giggled."Youre silly,Mom! Marshmallows come in bags from the store."

　　I shrugged."So do blackberries,but youve picked those,havent you? Somebody just puts them in bags."

　　"Daddy,is that true?" He demanded.

　　Bob was very busy turning pancakes."Guess youll just have to go find out for yourself," he answered."Okay!"

　　They were off in a flurry,little metal buckets reflecting the morning sun.

　　"You nut," Bob said to me,laughing."It wont work."

　　"Be a believer," I answered.

　　Minutes later our two excited children rushed into the clearing.

　　"Look! I got some that were just babies!" Julie held up a miniature.

　　"I picked the big ones!" said Brian."Boy,I want to cook one! Light the fire,Daddy,quick!"

　　"All right,all right,settle down." Bob winked at me."They wont spoil." He lit some small sticks while the kids ran for their hot dog forks.

　　"Mine will be better because theyre so little," predicted Julie.Brian shrugged,mashing two large ones on his fork.

　　We waited for the culinary verdict.

　　"Wow! Brians eyes rounded with surprise."These are sure better than those old ones in the bags!" He reached for another."These are so good!"

　　"Of course," I said."These are really fresh!"

　　Julie looked puzzled."How come all those marshmallow bushes dont have the same kinds of leaves?"

　　"Just different kinds,thats all," I replied quickly."Like flowers."

　　"Oh." She licked her fingers,seemingly satisfied with my answer.Then,studying the next marshmallow before she popped it into her mouth,she looked up with the sweetest smile and said softly,"Were so lucky that they bloomed today!"

　　香甜的野生浆果散布在路边，点缀成一片露营的好地方。每到夏天，丈夫鲍博和我就会打发孩子们带上他们的金属小篮出去采浆果，然后第二天我们就会享受一下美味的浆果。

　　孩子们也都期待着出去采浆果。很多时候我们会什么都没有采到，从初夏的蓝莓到悬钩子到八月的黑莓。

　　5岁的朱莉抱怨说：“这里什么都没有啊。”

　　这个季节太干燥了，只有很少很少的黑莓剩下了，而且剩下的'那些是那么的坚硬。“是啊，我看了所有的地方，希望会有一些。

　　那天晚上，当孩子们钻到他们的睡袋以后，我确信他们已经睡着了，我递给鲍博一袋大浆果然后拿了一袋小的。

　　“拿上灯笼，跟我走，”我说“我们要去创造记忆了。”

　　“什么？”他看着我迷惑地问。

　　我告诉他孩子们的对话，他笑了，说：“走！”

　　第二天早饭时时，我说：”孩子们，我想今天你们一定有可以采的浆果了。”

　　“真的吗？”朱莉的眼睛里闪耀着光芒，“什么？”

　　“什么？”布赖恩回应着。

　　“浆果啊”，像每年夏天一样，我说，“昨天晚上爸爸和我顺着小溪散步，好象那里就是有很多东西啊。我们能在这里太好了，因为它们每年只出现一天。”

　　朱莉看上去有点怀疑，布赖恩却咯咯地笑了“你真傻，妈妈。浆果是从商店买来的。”

　　我耸了耸肩“黑莓也是，但是你已经摘了，是吗？有人把它们装进了袋子里。”

　　“爸爸，是真的吗？”他好象还不甘心。

　　鲍博正在忙着翻煎饼，回答到“去看看能不能采到吧，好吗。”

　　他们提着小篮在阳光明媚的早晨快速跑去。

　　“你这个笨蛋”，鲍博笑着对我说：“那没用的。”

　　“要相信别人”

　　一会工夫，两个兴奋的孩子跑了回来。

　　“看！我采到一些小婴儿浆果！”朱莉提着那些小浆果跑了回来。

　　“我摘到大的，”布赖恩也快活地说“爸爸，快点生火，我想做一些，快啊！”

　　“好的，好的”，鲍博朝我眨了眨眼睛，“他们没有失望”

　　“我的肯定更好因为它们很小”朱莉说。

　　“哇！”布赖恩的眼睛里闪烁着惊奇“这些肯定比那些袋子里的好的多。”

　　“当然了”我说“他们真的很新鲜！”

　　朱莉看上去有点迷惑“为什么他们没有相同的叶子呢？”

　　“种类不同的，孩子”我赶快回答“像花一样”

　　“哦”她咬着舌头，看上去对我的回答很满意。开始研究下一个浆果，然后填到嘴里。她微微抬起头，轻轻地笑着说“我们太幸运了，它们今天全开了！”

　　英语美文带翻译 12

　　Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there,they serve some sort of purpose,to teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.You never know who these people may be-your roommate,neighbor,professor,long lost friend,lover or even a complete stranger who,when you lock eyes with them,you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

　　有时，一些人一闯入你的生活你便知道他们本就想这么做，其中有着一定的目的——或给你一个教训，或帮助你明白你是谁或你要成为谁。你永远也不知道这些人会是谁，是你的舍友、邻居、教授、久违的朋友、爱人，甚或是一个完全的陌生人。当你与他们四目相对，你便知道他们会以某种深远的方式影响你的生活。

　　And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible,painful and unfair,but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles,you would have never realized your potential,strength,will power or heart.Everything happens for a reason.Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck.Illness,injury,love,lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity-all occur to test the limits of your soul.Without these small tests,if they be events,illnesses or relationships,life would be like a smoothly paved,straight,flat road to nowhere.Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

　　有时，一些事情发生了，它们看上去是那么可怕、痛苦和不公;但细想一下你就会明白，如果没有去努力克服这些难题，你将永远也不会知道自己的潜能、力量、意志力和内心。任何事情的发生都是有原因的，没有一件事是偶然发生的或是因了某种好运或厄运发生的。疾病、伤害、爱、真正的伟大的消逝和完全的愚蠢――所有这一切的发生都是对你的精神极限的考验。不管这考验是一些事件、疾病或是某种关系，没有了它们，生活都将只剩下阳光大道，安稳、舒适，但却单调、没有意义，不会通往任何地方。

　　The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience-they are the ones who create who you are.Even the bad experiences can be learned from.Those lessons are the hardest and probably the most important ones.

　　你遇到的那些影响你的`生活的人和你所经历的成功或失败，都会让你看清自己。即使是不好的经历，也能让你从中得到教训。这些教训是最严酷的，但也可能是最重要的。

　　If someone hurts you,betrays you or breaks your heart,forgive them for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.If someone loves you,love them back unconditionally,not only because they love you,but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.

　　如果有人伤害了你、背叛了你、或让你心碎，原谅他们吧，因为他们帮助你懂得了什么是信任，也让你明白了对那些你敞开心扉交往的人保持谨慎的重要性。如果有人爱你，那么也无条件地爱他们吧，不光因为他们爱你，也因为他们教会了你如何去爱，如何打开心扉、张开眼睛去感受那些没有他们你便不能看到或感受到的世间的种种。

　　Make every day count.Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can,for you may never be able to experience it again.

　　让每一天都过得有意义吧。享受生命中的每一刻，尽你所能从中汲取，因为以后你可能没有机会再有同样经历。

　　Talk to people you have never talked to before,and actually listen.Let yourself fall in love,break free and set your sights high.Hold your head up because you have every right to.Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself,for if you dont believe in yourself,no one else will believe in you either.You can make of your life anything you wish.Create your own life and then go out and live it.

　　你的头，因为你有权利这样做。相信自己，告诉自己你很了不起，因为如果连你自己都不相信自己，别人又怎能相信你?你能够按自己的意愿生活。去创造出自己的生活，然后走出来享受生活吧。

　　"People are like tea bags-you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are."

　　人就像茶叶袋，只有放到热水中，你才能知道他们有多强大。

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