英语美文摘抄

英语美文摘抄及翻译

　　Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.

　　He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."

　　一位父亲有几个孩子，这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们，只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的，有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时，他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中，吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试，总是不能成功。

　　然后他解开那捆柴，一根根地放在他们手里，如此一来，他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说："孩子们！如果你们大家团结一致，互相帮助，你们就像这捆柴一样，不能被你们的敌人折断；但如果你们自行分裂，你们就将和这些散柴一般，不堪一折了。"

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英语美文摘抄整理5篇

　　Some people like the blooming spring, some people like the summer of enthusiasm, some people like the fruits of autumn, while I like the snow and flying winter.

　　Autumn sister finished her mission, happily walked away, the winter brother also happily came to the world.

　　Winter came, in the field covered up with a thick layer of the quilt, spend a warm winter, let they sister saw this scene, I not only think of the proverb "winter wheat cover three layer is, pillow steamed bread sleep next year." It must be a good harvest year.

　　When winter came to the street, people put on their beautiful down jackets like colorful little mushrooms and moved about like a cable car that was suspended by a rope. On both sides of the street, the huge pine trees are like a soldier guarding everyone. Let people not be hurt a little bit.

　　Winter, what a busy name, brings joy to people, brings a harvest, brings boundless joy, I love winter.

　　The playground of the army was full of the powerful voice of the instructor, seven days, I kept telling myself, only seven days to persist. People have always felt that the military is a particularly handsome profession, and people have the right to do it, but they also have a responsibility on their shoulders.

　　We've been living here for seven days, but the troops have taught us a lot of things. Watching TV before the strong-arm reaction, always saying: inside for the games, at that time I feel like yun-long li so wild soldier how there may be, but his character is very worth people appreciate. Our instructor was supposed to be li yunlong in the real world. His character was wild and unceremoniously, but he treated us and his soldiers very badly and demanded strict requirements. He always said that there are many ways of doing things, and he must learn to change his mind. He taught us to insist that he was like the swordsman li yunlong said. He met the enemy, and he knew he was not enemies, but he also wanted to show his sword, although he died.

　　The light sword is a soldier's spirit, the soldier's spirit, is a kind of faith in our life.

　　"Smile, more than anything, the world is wonderful... "With this song, my mind banged out the smile that washed my heart.

　　When the first warm weather of spring, the last cold wind in the winter, the change of the spring. When spring comes, it means returning to the south. The wet weather depressed and irritated me. The wet clothes, worn on the body, smelled a strange smell, and my heart was more depressed.

　　Walking down the street, the noisy sound was never interrupted, the smoke in the back of the car filled the street, the engine behind the car was deafening. I was in the crowd to push right into the place where the food was sold. The first step into it was the sight of the dishes, with their faces in their faces, lounging in their chairs, as opposed to the usual bustling market. I was also affected by the weather, and I went to a shop where I bought soy products. I look at the bean products in the shop. Suddenly, a man of less than a meter and six, with wrinkles on his face and a man with a Fanny on his waist, walked up to me: "what would you like, please?" I didn't care what he said, nor did I look back. He looked at me with a blank look on my face. Walk to the table next, take a dish, hold a few pieces of dried bean curd, walk to my side again: "this bean curd good flavor, you look!" I just looked up. He had a plate in his hands and a sunny smile on his face. He smiled and washed my heart.

　　In a moment the fidgety was gone, and the annoying car was gone, and the crowd was gone. How long have I not seen such a genuine smile? How long has it been touched by this smile?

　　A sunlight beautiful smile in my memory, is a virtue that smile, let me remember, remember that smile like the sunshine, to wash my heart smile, virtue, in this embodiment.

　　Consideration is love, care is love, courtesy is love, but often "cheating" is also a kind of love.

　　Lens a:

　　Mother cooked a dish of mince steak. During the meal, my mother and I talked about the fun, and our chopsticks moved back and forth between our plates and our mouths. When there was only meat on the plate, my mother's chopsticks and I stopped in the air for four seconds, and almost said, "I want to lose weight." On the spot, my mother and I laughed.

　　Lens two:

　　My mother bought a big durian from the outside, but she asked me to eat it. I tasted it with relish, and suddenly remembered my mother, who was also very fond of durian. So I asked, "mom, did you eat?" "I... I ate it." "She stammered with a reluctant smile. I saw through her lie, and she came to her heart. I deliberately frowning, hands over the mouth to say loudly: "alas, this durian is a little bitter." The mother listens, hurriedly receives the durian, puzzled ground tasted a few mouthfuls, also said to me from time to time: "there is there, how can I not eat?" I saw that I couldn't help laughing, but my mother immediately understood, smiled and said to me, "you are such a mischievous egg!"

　　You cannot change the laws of physics ... but could physics actually enable us to travel through time?

　　It might sound crazy, but according to Einstein‘s theories, there‘s no logical reason why time travel isn‘t possible.

　　Time travel is clearly a trickier proposition than space travel,though. And prior to Einstein, it would have been deemed utterly impossible！ That‘s because the old idea about time was that it was like a cosmic metronome keeping a regular and constant beat throughout the universe. And it was thought to move in one direction only .

　　However, what physicists now know is that time is rather more flexible than the old “ Clockwork Universe” ideas they had it. And it was Albert Einstein who set the cat among the pigeons.

　　Einstein‘s theories about time and space were revolutionary. He became a celebrity--and not just in scientific circles. It‘s only since he published his theories that scientists have been able to demonstrate that space and time really behave the way he said they did.

　　In 1971, after Einstein‘s death, two scientists were able to carry out a crucial experiment. They used two atomic clocks, synchronized them, and placed one on a plane, while the other stayed in the same location on Earth. The plane then flew around the world for 80 hours. According to Einstein‘s theory, the clock on the plane would be expected to have lost time, due to being in motion over 80 hours compared to the clock on the ground. When they brought the clocks together and made a comparison, the clock on the plane was indeed a few nanoseconds slower than the other clock. The experiment was replicated in 1996 with advanced technology, and it was proved again--with an even bigger time difference this time. Which proves that not only is time “ warp-able” , but Einstein was arguably the greatest thinker the world has ever seen.

　　If it were possible, however, it would present some pretty knotty paradoxes... For example, what if someone or something traveled back in time and changed the ensuing future? And have you heard the one about the time traveller who dots back and forward in time and by means of various medical technologies is able to be his own father AND mother?! And besides, if time travel is possible, where are all the people from the future--surely they‘d want to come and meet us poor stranded 21st century beings?

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英语美文摘抄10篇

　　Researchers have found that migrating animals use a variety of inner compasses to help themnavigate. Some steer by the position of the Sun. Others navigate by the stars. Some use theSun as their guide during the day and then switch to star navigation by night. One studyshows that the homing pigeon uses the Earth's magnetic fields as a guide in finding its wayhome and there are indications that various other animals from insects to mollusks, can al*ke use of magnetic compasses. It is of course very useful for a migrating bird to be able toswitch to a magnetic compass when clouds cover the Sun; otherwise it would just have toland and wait for the Sun to come out again.

　　Even with the Sun or stars to steer by, the problems of navigation are more complicatedthan they might seem at first. For example, a worker honeybee that has found a rich source ofnectar and pollen flies rapidly home to the hive to report. A naturalist has discovered that thebee scout delivers her report through a complicated dance in the hive, in which she tells theother workers not only how far away the food is, but also what direction to fly in relation to theSun. But the Sun does not stay in one place all day. As the workers start out to gather thefood, the Sun may already have changed its position in the sky somewhat. In later trips duringthe day, the Sun will seem to move farther and farther toward the west. Yet the worker beesseem to have no trouble at all in finding the food source. Their inner clocks tell them just wherethe Sun will be and they change their course correspondingly.

　　动物的罗盘

　　研究人员已经发现迁徙性动物可以借助各种各样的体内罗盘来校正方向。有些动物借助太阳的位置辨别方向，有些则依靠星星。还有的白天利用太阳，晚上利用星星。有研究发现信鸽以地磁场为向导来找到回家的路。还有迹象表明许许多多其它生物，从昆虫到软体动物，也能利用这种磁场罗盘。具有这种磁场罗盘，对候鸟来说当然非常有用，因为如果乌云遮日，它可以以磁场为向导继续飞行，否则它就只好着陆，等待太阳重新出现。即使是借助太阳或星星导航，其中的学问也比它表面看起来的要复杂得多。例如，一只工蜂找到了花圃蜜园，急忙飞回蜂房报信。博物学家发现这只蜂探在蜂房里跳了一段极为复杂的舞，通过这段舞她不但告诉其它工蜂食物有多远，而且报告了以太阳为参照的飞行路线。但太阳不会呆在天上不动。当蜂群出发采食时，太阳可能已经多少改变了它在天空中的位置。出发得越迟，太阳就越偏西，可这似乎没给寻找食物源的工蜂们带来任何不便。它们体内的时钟告诉他们太阳应在的位置，据此它们相应地改变前进的方向。

　　When Love Beckons You

　　When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

　　And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

　　For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.

　　Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

　　But if, in your fear, you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

　　Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself.

　　Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.

　　Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:

　　To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.

　　To know the pain of too much tenderness.

　　To be wounded by your own understanding of love;

　　And to bleed willingly and joyfully.

　　To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;

　　To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstasy;

　　To return home at eventide with gratitude;

　　And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

　　爱的召唤

　　当爱召唤你时，请追随她，尽管爱的道路艰难险峻。当爱的羽翼拥抱你时，请顺从她，尽管隐藏在其羽翼之下的剑可能会伤到你。当爱向你诉说时，请相信她，尽管她的声音可能打破你的梦想，就如同北风吹落花园里所有的花瓣。

　　爱会给你戴上桂冠，也会折磨你。爱会助你成长，也会给你修枝。爱会上升到枝头，抚爱你在阳光下颤动力的嫩枝，也会下潜至根部，撼动力你紧抓泥土的根基。

　　但是，如果你在恐惧之中只想寻求爱的*和与快乐，那你就最好掩盖真实的自我，避开爱的考验，进入不分季节的世界，在那里你将欢笑，但并非开怀大笑，你将哭泣，但并非尽情地哭。爱只将自己付出，也只得到自己。爱一无所有，也不会为谁所有，因为爱本身就已自足。

　　爱除了实现自我别无他求。但是如果你爱而又不得不有所求，那就请期望：

　　将自己融化并像奔流的溪水一般向夜晚吟唱自己优美的曲调。

　　明了过多的温柔所带来的苦痛。

　　被自己对爱的理解所伤害；

　　并情愿快乐地悲伤。

　　在黎明带着轻快的心醒来并感谢又一个有家的日子；

　　在黄昏怀着感恩之心回家；

　　然后为内心所爱之人祈祷，吟唱赞美之歌，并带着祷告和歌声入眠。

　　Virtue 美德

　　Sweet day,so cool,so calm,so bright! 甜美的白昼，如此凉爽、安宁、明媚！

　　The bridal of the earth and sky- 天地间完美的匹配-----

　　The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; 今宵的露珠儿将为你的消逝而落泪；

　　For thou must die. 因为你必须离去。

　　Sweet rose,whose hue angry and brave, 美丽的玫瑰，色泽红润艳丽，

　　Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, 令匆匆而过的人拭目而视，

　　Thy root is ever in its grave, 你的根永远扎在坟墓里，

　　And thou must die. 而你必须消逝。

　　Sweet spring,full of sweet days and roses, 美妙的春天，充满了美好的日子和芳香的玫瑰，

　　A box where sweets compacted lie, 如一支芬芳满溢的盒子，

　　My music shows ye have your closes, 我的音乐表明你们也有终止，

　　And all must die, 万物都得消逝。

　　Only a sweet and virtuous soul, 唯有美好而正直的心灵，

　　Like season‘d timber,never gives; 犹如干燥备用的木料，永不走样；

　　But though the whole world turn to coal, 纵然整个世界变为灰烬，

　　Then chiefly lives. 它依然流光溢彩。

　　Do you fear the wind?

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语文美文摘抄

　　1、都市的繁华迷乱了我的眼睛，找不到了自己，可故乡依在。纵使你在某个城市开心快乐的生活着，但在心灵深处，总有一条无形的东西牵引着你，一头在故乡那边，一头结固地栓在心底，一扯就痛。特别是久别故乡的人，也特别是夜深人静的时候，故乡这杯酒就愈香醇，故乡的影像就愈清晰，香醇的不想醒来，清晰的叫人心疼。“离恨恰如春草，更行更远还生。”就是因为这纵使走到天涯海角也解不开的乡情和乡愁，才让漂泊的我们得以慰藉，让流浪的心不再孤寂。

　　好段赏析：

　　这段话表达了我对故乡的牵挂和羁绊。用语优美抒情，恰到好处，富有感染力，让我们都对故乡的那点心绪都被拨动了。引用“离恨恰如春草，更行更远还生”，借用诗句表达了天涯海角都扯不断我们对故乡的思念之情。多处使用对偶，语势加强，表达了作者对故乡深深的依恋之情。

　　2、这时的河边已是一首歌了。一担一担的苞谷插得尖尖的，搁在河滩上。一担一担的谷子垒得满满的，搁在河滩上。还有一捆一捆的黄豆、一筐一筐的小米都如画地搁在河滩上。要收工了，一天的劳累与辛苦，都得痛痛快快地跳进河里，洗掉、搓掉、揩掉。健康的肌腱，壮实的胸脯，都赤裸裸的呈现在你的视野里，是一尊尊诱惑人心的雕塑。纵使原始粗犷，但极具柔和妩媚，沉醉得没有一丝邪念。上了年纪的人，都有一个上了年纪的故事，那令人艳羡的经历，像女人割禾的镰刀，深深地镂刻在心里。因此，当年轻人的玩笑随水而飘时，他们只是偶尔插上一句补补白，尽管嘴角的笑意一直未消，可心里却在思忖、盘算。

　　好段赏析：

　　这段话行文优美，如流水般娓娓道来，好一幅热闹的秋收图：苞谷、谷子、黄豆、小米、河滩、年轻人、老人……景美人更美。情景交融，这一幅秋收的景象因而更加美不胜收。作者笔调优美，语言生动形象富有表现力，选择一些代表性的事物展现了独特的秋收之美。

　　3、在低低的呼唤声传过之后，整个世界就覆盖在雪白的花荫下了。

　　丽日当空，群山绵延，簇簇的白色花朵象一条流动的江河。仿佛世间所有的生命都应约前来，在这刹那里，在透明如醇蜜的阳光下，同时欢呼，同时飞旋，同时幻化成无数游离浮动的光点。

　　这样的一个开满了白花的下午，总觉得似曾相识，总觉得是一场可以放进任何一种时空里的聚合。

　　——*慕容《桐花》

　　好段赏析：

　　这段话运用生动优美的笔触描绘了桐花盛开的美景，视觉与听觉相结合，动静结合，充满了生机和动感。作者运用比喻的手法，把繁华盛开的场景比作流动的江河，把阳光比作醇蜜，将这幅景象刻画得美不胜收。最后的排比句，语势加强，让人感受到桐花盛开时喷发的生命力。

　　而作者的想象则充满了浪漫的梦幻。

　　4、青春有时候极为短暂，有时候却极为冗长。我很知道，因为，我也曾如你一般的年轻过。在教室的窗前，我也曾和你一样，凝视着四季都没有什么变化的校园，心里猜测着自己将来的多变化的命运。我也曾和你一样，以为，无论任何一种，都会比枯坐在教室里的命运要美丽多了。

　　那时候的我，很奇怪老师为什么从来不来干涉，就任我一堂课一堂课地做着梦。

　　今天，我才知道，原来，他也和今天的我一样，微笑着，从我们年轻饱满的脸上，在一次次地重读着那我们曾经经历过的青春呢。

　　——*慕容《窗前的青春》

　　好段赏析：

　　这首精致小巧的散文诗：“原来，他也和今天的我一样，微笑着，从我们年轻饱满的脸上，在一次次地重读着那曾经经历过的青春呢”。原来，讲台上或年轻或年迈的老师们，也曾经历着和我一般绚烂张扬的青春呢；原来，有一天，我也会像他们一样成熟而稳重呢。

　　5、人站得高些，不但能有幸早些领略到希望的曙光，还能有幸发现生命的立体的诗篇，每一个人的人生，都是这诗篇中的一个词、一个句子或者一个标点。你可能没有成为一个美丽的词、一个引人注目的句子，一个惊叹号，但你依然是这生命的立体诗篇中的一个音节、一个停顿，一个必不可少的组成部分。这足以使你放弃前嫌，萌发为人类孕育新的歌声的兴致，为世界带来更多的诗意。

　　——《站在历史枝头微笑》

　　好段赏析：

　　站在历史枝头，可以看得更高更全面，第二人称来写，显得更加亲切，又更能强调观点，仿佛作者是情不自禁说出站在历史枝头的诸多好处来。而关于成为音节成为停顿的部分，则让我恻然。即使我没有很大的成功，我也依然是这个世界这段历史的组成部分呢。

　　6、美，可以在金碧辉煌的宫殿中，也可以在炸毁的大桥旁，可以在芳香扑鼻的鲜花上，也可以在风中跳动的烛光中；美，可以在超凡脱俗的维纳斯雕像上，也可以在那*凡少女的笑魇里。生与死处在两个世界，但美却可在生死边缘上闪闪发亮，这就是生命的力量——生命的至美。（《美的断想》）

　　好段赏析：

　　这段话行文流畅，以一段极有气势的排比，增强了语势，充分强调了美无处不在的特点，美可以是无比恢弘的，也可以是无比*凡的，可以是充满生气的，也可以是残缺的。而作者最想说的，大概是“这就是生命的力量——生命的至美”。的确，生命的力量才是最美的，最让人震撼，最让人唏嘘不已的。作者下笔如有神，读来只觉得唇齿生香，余味无穷。

　　7、走开，独自坐在草地上，梧桐叶子开始簌簌地落着，簌簌地落着，把许多神秘的美感一起落进我的心里来了。我忽然迷乱起来，小小的心灵简直不能承受这种兴奋。我就那样迷乱地捡起一片落叶。叶子是黄褐色的，弯曲的，像一只载着梦小船，而且在船舷上又长期着两粒美丽的梧桐子。每起一阵风我就在落叶的.雨中穿梭，拾起一地的梧桐子。必有一两颗我所未拾起的梧桐子在那草地上发了芽吧？

　　好段赏析：

　　这段文字用优美的笔触表达了对梧桐叶子的喜爱。“簌簌”的象声词生动形象，富有表现力。“神秘的美感”写出了秋日梧桐的特点，神秘的，优美的，梧桐叶子在作者眼中充满了无穷的魅力和美好，极富有感染力。运用比喻的手法，生动形象地描写了梧桐叶子的形态。作者从颜色、形状等各方面做了描写，同时将叶子比作小船，穿上还有船舷，船舷上是梧桐子。作者想象力丰富，将秋天的美感表现得淋漓尽致。

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儿童经典英语美文摘抄3篇

　　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.

　　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。

　　All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live.Sometimes it was as long as a year, sometimes as short as 24 hours.

　　But always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed hero chose to spend his last days or his last hours.

　　I speak, of course, of free men who have a choice, not condemned criminals whose sphere of activities is strictly delimited.

　　Such stories set us thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. What events, what experiences, what associations should we crowd into those last hours as mortal beings, what regrets?

　　Sometimes I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize shar* the values of life. We should live each day with gentleness, vigor and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come. There are those, of course, who would adopt the Epicurean motto of “Eat, drink, and be merry”. But most people would be chastened by the certainty of impending death.

　　In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed.

　　He becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual values.

　　It has often been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do.

　　Most of us, however, take life for granted.

　　We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future. When we are in buoyant health, death is all but unimaginable. We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless vista. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.

　　The same lethargy, I am afraid, characterizes the use of all our faculties and senses. Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the blind realize the manifold blessings that lie in sight. Particularly does this observation ap* to those who have lost sight and hearing in * life.

　　But those who have never suffered impairment of sight or hearing seldom make the fullest use of these blessed faculties.

　　Their eyes and ears take in all sights and sounds hazily, without concentration and with little appreciation. It is the same old story of not being grateful for what we have until we lose it, of not being conscious of health until we are ill.

　　I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early * life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.

　　我们都读过震撼人心的故事，故事中的主人公只能再活一段很有限的时光，有时长达一年，有时却短至一日。但我们总是想要知道，注定要离世人的会选择如何度过自己最后的时光。当然，我说的是那些有选择权利的自由人，而不是那些活动范围受到严格限定的死囚。

　　这样的故事让我们思考，在类似的处境下，我们该做些什么？作为终有一死的人，在临终前的几个小时内我们应该做什么事，经历些什么或做哪些联想？回忆往昔，什么使我们开心快乐？什么又使我们悔恨不已？

　　有时我想，把每天都当作生命中的最后一天来边，也不失为一个极好的生活法则。这种态度会使人格外重视生命的价值。我们每天都应该以优雅的姿态，充沛的精力，抱着感恩之心来生活。但当时间以无休止的日，月和年在我们面前流逝时，我们却常常没有了这种子感觉。当然，也有人奉行“吃，喝，享受”的享乐主义信条，但绝大多数人还是会受到即将到来的死亡的惩罚。

　　在故事中，将死的主人公通常都在最后一刻因突降的幸运而获救，但他的价值观通常都会改变，他变得更加理解生命的意义及其永恒的精神价值。我们常常注意到，那些生活在或曾经生活在死亡阴影下的人无论做什么都会感到幸福。

　　然而，我们中的大多数人都把生命看成是理所当然的。我们知道有一天我们必将面对死亡，但总认为那一天还在遥远的将来。当我们身强体健之时，死亡简直不可想象，我们很少考虑到它。日子多得好像没有尽头。因此我们一味忙于琐事，几乎意识不到我们对待生活的冷漠态度。

　　我担心同样的冷漠也存在于我们对自己官能和意识的运用上。只有聋子才理解听力的重要，只有盲人才明白视觉的可贵，这尤其适用于那些成年后才失去视力或听力之苦的人很少充分利用这些宝贵的能力。他们的眼睛和耳朵模糊地感受着周围的.景物与声音，心不在焉，也无所感激。这正好我们只有在失去后才懂得珍惜一样，我们只有在生病后才意识到健康的可贵。

　　我经常想，如果每个人在年轻的时候都有几天失时失聪，也不失为一件幸事。黑暗将使他更加感激光明，寂静将告诉他声音的美妙。

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英语爱情美文摘抄3篇

　　Never believe, next will be better, Blunder away, never repair return of regret. Even met the god of shining in a dream, Never ask: "Next happiness, when will come?"

　　千万不要相信，下一个会更好，错失了，就是补不回的遗憾.即使在梦中，遇见了那熠熠的神明，也永远不要问：“下一班幸福，几点开 ？”

　　Dark light, just light each other. The responsibility that you and my shoulders take together, the such as one dust covers up. Afraid only afraid the light is suddenly put out in theendless dark night and Countless loneliness.

　　暗黄的灯光，仅仅也只能照射过彼此. 你、我肩上共同担当的责任，犹如一片灰尘遮掩. 怕只怕灯丝的突然熄灭在这无尽的黑夜.数不尽的孤单.

　　Even beyond redemption， even if the lovesickness， I also be your eyebrow eye again， the same time.

　　Remember you said：

　　If only at the beginning of the life such as see， what things autumn wind sad painting fan. So it has become such as idle hearts and minds， but the heart way so it is easy to change.

　　清江水，月悠悠，荡一叶轻舟，流年依旧.

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生活美文摘抄

　　傍晚，我走出酒店，在晚风轻抚里，漫步孔雀河畔。

　　这是一条美丽的河流，清清的水，掩映着岸边的高楼，一路蜿蜒，让人感叹她的旖旎和温柔。她应该源自于古老的天山吧，从山上融化的雪水，一路流淌来，滋润了土地，点亮了库尔勒这颗南疆的塞外明珠。

　　这个时候，应该是这个季节一天中最舒服的时刻吧。太阳，温和地挂在西方，照耀着这个四周有些粗犷的城市，照在柔和的水面上，波光粼粼，让人如在梦中和画里。

　　库尔勒是一座整洁的城市，我想象不出，在外部周围充满戈壁滩、沙漠而缺少绿植的地方，竟然还有一座这么漂亮，宛如南国的城市，还有这条格外清亮而迷人的河。

　　河岸的杨柳，是这里的主角，它的叶片有些细小，是为了避免更多的水分流失吗？我想到了从库尔勒机场到城区，看到的白杨，它们的叶子，也是圆小而翻卷着的，远远看去，树上白花花一片，想不到它们也会想到如何才能更好地保护自己。

　　可是，这么做，并不会遮掩它们的婀娜多姿，相反，它们在河水里梳妆，在晚风里舞蹈，在如织游人的穿梭里，编织着夜晚美丽的梦。杨柳应是多情的娘子吧，它总展示自己最风情的`一面，它也应是一位伟男，让我想起在甘肃酒泉公园、嘉峪关看到的左公柳、左公杨，它们犹如戍边的勇士，保卫着祖国的安宁。

　　我看到岑参的雕像在河边屹立，此刻，他眺望着这座边疆城市，看着铺满黄金水面的孔雀河，应该是似有所思吧，他的那句“忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨花开”的诗句，千百年来，给人多少想象的空间？

　　晚风夕阳下的如意桥，洋溢着浪漫的情调。横跨*的小桥，熠熠闪光的河水，三三两两的行人，让我突然想起杭州西湖的那座断桥，可是，传说中的许仙在哪里，白娘子，又在哪里呢？

　　我站在桥上，看西方慢慢泛起的晚霞，看河里的游船，看倒立的树影，感受“偷得浮生半日闲”的惬意。

　　在夕阳的余辉里，我继续前行，在杨柳依依的河畔，在岸上细碎的绿荫里，我感受清凉而舒服的塞外的风，在夕阳的柔波里，寻找心中的那份美好，感悟人生的启迪。

　　身处纷扰尘世，面对五味人生，以及复杂的社会，我们不是不食人间烟火的圣人，我们有快乐，也有悲伤，有得意，也有失意，有相聚的喜，也有离散的愁，悲欢离合，喜怒哀乐，这就是人的一生。

　　无论是得，还是失，你都不必太在意，只要人还在，一切都有希望，那么，美好，就还可以继续创造。得意时，不要张狂，失意时，也不要悲伤。无论生活对你怎样，你都不要忘了随时随地地欣赏，发现善良的、美好的、愉悦的风光，从而重振精神，面向阳光，充满对未来生活的向往，让人生，充满欢欣与惊喜，充满憧憬与诗意。

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青春励志英语美文摘抄 (菁选2篇)

　　Never Give Up Hope 永不放弃希望

　　Life doesn't always give us the joys we want. We don't always get our hopes and dreams, and we don't always get our own way. But don't give up hope, because you can make a difference one situation and one person at a time.

　　生活并非总是如你所愿。希望有时会落空，梦想有时会破灭，我们不能一切随心所愿。但别放弃希望，因为凡事并非一成不变;不同时间，不同场合，你会呈现不同的面貌。

　　Look for the beauty around you-in nature, in others, in yourself-and believe in the love of friends, family, and humankind. You can find love in a smile or a helping hand,in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word. It is all around, if you just look for it.

　　处处留心你身边的美丽:自然中的美，他人的美，自己的美。请相信，美来自朋友、家庭乃至全人类的融融爱意。一个微笑，一双援助之手，一个关心的举动，一句友善的话语，无不传达着爱。如果你有心去寻找，爱会无处不在。

　　Give love, for in giving it you will find the power in life along with the joy, happiness, patience and understanding.Believe in the goodness of others and remember that anger and depression can be countered by love and hope.

　　奉献爱心吧，从中你会发现生活的力量，感受生活带来的幸福快乐，学会忍耐和理解。相信人性本善。记住，爱心和希望能化解一切愤怒和沮丧。

　　Even when you feel as though there isn't a lot you can do to change unhappiness or problems, you can always do a little-and a little at a time eventually makes a big difference.

　　哪怕生活中挥之不去的不快和困难将你重重包围，让你力不从心，但你仍可以尽力而为。累积点滴努力，最终你将扭转乾坤。

　　Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated,we need only take a deep breath and say, "Yes," and hope will reappear.

　　希望一直就在我们身边。当我们遇到挫折时，请深呼一口气并对自己说:“我可以做到!”希望就在前方。

　　时间的价值 The value of time

　　"Time," says the proverb, "is money". This means that every moment well-spent may put some money into our pockets.

　　谚语说：“时间就是金钱。”这句话的意思是，一时片刻只要用得有效，都会让我们的口袋增添一些钱。

　　If our time is usefully employed, it will either turn out some useful and important piece of work which will fetch its price in the market, or it will add to our experience and increase our capacities so as to enable us to earn money when the proper opportunity comes. Let those, who think nothing of wasting time, remember this.

　　如果我们的时间使用得当，就能生产出有用的和重要的产品，在市场上卖得一定的价钱;或者充实我们的经验，增长我们的才干，待到适当时机我们就能挣得金钱。那些对浪费时间毫不在意的人该记住这一点。

　　Our life is nothing more than our time. To kill time is therefore a form of *. We are shocked when we think of death, and we spare no pains, no trouble, and no expense to preserve life.

　　再说，我们的生命无非就是我们的时间，因此浪费时间也就是一种自杀。我们想到死便惊恐不已，因而不惜一切努力、麻烦和费用来保全我们的生命。

　　But we are too often indifferent to the loss of an hour or of a day, forgetting that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live. A day or an hour wasted is therefore so much life forfeited. Our life is a brief span measuring some seventy or eighty years in all.

　　可是我们对于损失一个小时或一天的`时间无动于衷，忘记了我们的生命原本就是我们生活的每一天、每一小时的总和。因此浪费一天或一个小时就是丧失一天或一个小时的生命。人生短暂，总共不过七八十年。

　　But nearly one third of this has to be spent in sleep; some years have to be spent over our meals; some in making journeys on land and voyages by sea; some in merry-making; some in watching over the sick-beds of our nearest and dearest relatives.

　　可是将*三分之一的时间必须用睡眠;吃饭也得花去好几年;陆路海上旅游又是几年;再加上娱乐活动的几年，在病床边照看至亲至爱的几年。

　　Now if all these years were to be deducted from the term over which our life extends, we shall find about twenty or thirty years at our disposal for active work. Whoever remembers this can never willingly wastea single moment of his life.

　　现在如果从我们的寿命中扣除所有这些岁月，我们将会发现。能受我们支配的有效的工作时间大约仅二三十年而已。谁能记住这一点，谁就不会心甘情愿地浪费他生命的分分秒秒。

　　All time is precious; but the time of our childhood and of our youth is more precious than any other portion of our existence. For those are the periods when alone we can acquire knowledge and develop our capacities.

　　所有的时间都是宝贵的，而我们的童年和青年时期的光阴比一生中其他阶段更为宝贵。因为只有在这两个阶段我们才能获取知识，增长才干。

　　If we allow these morning hours of life to slip away, we shall never be able to recoup the loss. Just as money laid out at interest doubles and trebles itself in time, so the precious hours of childhood and youth, if properly used, will yield us incalculable advantages.

　　如果我们让这些生命的早晨时光悄悄溜走，这损失永远也无法弥补。储蓄金钱，产生利息，到时候会翻两三倍;同样，童年和青年时期的宝贵时光，如果使用得当，必将带来不可估量的利益。

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英语美文摘抄100- (菁选2篇)

Occasionally, life can be undeniably, impossibly difficult. We are faced with challenges and events that can seem overwhelming, life-destroying to the point where it may be hard to decide whether to keep going. But you always have a choice. Jessica Heslop shares her powerful, inspiring journey from the worst times in her life to the new life she has created for herself:

生活有时候困难得难以置信，但又不容置疑。我们面临的挑战与困境似乎无法抵御，试图毁灭我们生活，甚至使你犹疑是否继续走下去。但是你总有选择的余地。从人生低谷走向新生活的杰西卡·赫斯乐普，在这里与我们分享她启迪心灵、充满震撼力的生活之旅。

In 2012 I had the worst year of my life.

2012年是我生活中最艰难的一年。

I worked in a finance job that I hated and I lived in a concrete jungle city with little greenery. I occupied my time with meaningless relationships and spent copious quantities of money on superficialities. I was searching for happiness and had no idea where to find it.

我做着讨厌的财务工作，住在难寻绿色的高楼林立的城市。我忙于无意义的交往，在一些肤浅表面的东西上大笔开销。我寻找快乐，却又不知道它在哪里。

Then I fell ill with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and became virtually bed bound. I had to quit my job and subsequently was left with no income. I lived with my boyfriend of then only 3 months who financially supported me and our relationship was put under great pressure. I eventually regained my physical health, but not long after that I got a call from my family at home to say that my father’s cancer had fiercely progressed and that he had been admitted to a hospice.

然后我患上了慢性疲劳综合症，几乎到了卧床不起的地步。我不得不辞掉工作，同时也就断了财源。我和那时仅相处了3个月的男友住在一起，经济上完全依赖于他，我们的关系承受着巨大压力。终于我恢复健康，但不久，我接到家里的电话，父亲的癌症急剧恶化，已经住进了临终关怀中心。

I left the city and I went home to be with him.

我离开了城市，回家陪父亲。

He died 6 months later.

6个月之后，他去世了。

My father was a complete inspiration to me. He was always so strong that, for a minute after he drew his last breath, I honestly thought he would come back to life. I couldn’t believe I would never again cuddle into his big warm chest and feel safe no matter what.

父亲的事让我彻底清醒。他一直很强壮，在他咽气之后一分钟里，我真的认为，他会活过来。我不能相信，我再也不能依偎在他温暖的怀抱里，享受他宽大的胸怀带给我的安全感。

The grief that followed was intense for all of us 5 children and our mother, but we had each other.

母亲和我们5个兄弟姐妹极为难过，但至少我们还拥有彼此。

But my oldest sister at that time complained of a bad back. It got so bad after 2 months that she too was admitted to hospital.

但是，那时我大姐开始抱怨着背痛，2个月后，因疼痛加剧也住进了医院。

They discovered that she had highly advanced cancer in her bones and that there was nothing that they could do.

医生们检查发现，她已是骨癌晚期，对此他们已无能为力。

She died 1 month later.

1个月之后，她也走了。

I could never put into words the loss of my sister in my life.

大姐的逝去让我陷入难以形容的痛苦之中。

She was a walking, talking angel and my favourite person in the whole world. If someone could have asked me the worst thing that could ever happen, it would have been losing her.

在这个世界上，她是一个能走路、会说话的天使，我最喜欢的人。如果有人问我，世界上发生的最坏的事情是什么，那就是失去她。

We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

我们总是说服自己，认为当我们结婚、生子后日子会过的更加舒心些。然后我们又被那些小鬼的不懂事搞得不顺心，当他们大了些后，情况会好些吧。当孩子到了青春期的时候，(有时)对于如何跟他们好好交流又会使我们很无措。我们都深信当他们过了那个年龄段后，事情就会有些转机。

We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together. When we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time than right now. If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.

我们总是对自己说，当另一半有条理的过活时，(我们的)人生就会很圆满。当我们买了一台漂亮的车子后，我们认为可以在年老退休后开去度假。可事实上，再也没有比当下更好的时间段了，要不是现在这时，那么还能是什么时候呢?我们的人生满是各种神奇的未知数。不管怎么说，对你我而言，最好是承认活在当下里的意义然后及时“自己给自己找乐”。

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said, "for a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, someting to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

我最看中一段尔弗雷德·苏泽说过的话。他说“一直以来，我感觉的是真正的生活就要来了。但是在前面总有些东西拦在那里，一些问题必须先被搞定后才能进行下一项，比如未完成的工作，(做事时)等着轮到自己的`那段时间、等待着交钱的帐单。当这些事解决后你才能开始自己的一天。后来我才觉悟到解决这些生活琐事的时候就是我的人生。”

英文美文:幸福是个过程 不是终点

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have.

这样的想法使我认识到，幸福是没有方式去追求寻找的。因为寻找幸福的过程本身就是幸福。所以珍惜你所拥有的点点滴滴。

And remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy…

而且还要牢记时光不会等待垂青你我。于事莫等到你毕业之后、重返校园之时再去等待(幸福);莫身陷围城之中，来来往往，进进出出后才去等待(幸福);莫等到你膝下饶子、莫等到你老来归园、莫等到你了自己的新车、莫等到你乔迁新居、莫等到早春迟来、莫等到你重获新生后才认识到人生本是‘莫待来日，及时行乐 ’……

Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So, work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching.

寻找幸福的过程本身就是幸福，这条路上没有终点站。那么，你就要像不愁薪水那般去工作;敞开心扉那般去欢爱;旁若无人那般去歌舞。

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英语长篇美文摘抄 (菁选3篇)

　　"Today, you see that I am still in this company, which is because I once met a wise man, who told me a workplace truth at my most hesitant time, in the workplace, I want to turn myself into water and be put into any container.

　　This is a friend of mine, A Qiang, who works in a famous company. He has a masters degree and his talent in mold design ability. But he cant get the promotion and reuse of the company leader. Because he is only focused on technology and does not take time to engage in relationships.

　　Finally, in charge of the intolerable supervisor when could not play fast and loose, Jiagongjisi, he decided to resign. When he submitted his letter of resignation, he met a manager of a neighbouring department at the staircase, because there were only a few sides with him. The two people smiled and greeted each other.

　　The manager saw a strong hand on the letter of resignation, a look of surprise, he said: "if you have another job, congratulations to you. If you are in charge of your department, you have to think about it: you must learn how to get along with different people, otherwise you will always meet such a person, and then lose your mind.

　　This is not too familiar with the managers words, all of a sudden when it comes to the tip. A lot of people in the workplace angrily stumbled does not understand the problem, the original only in this short a few words.

　　John was shocked. After that, he ripped the letter back to the post, practicing how to get along with hate charge, although he still does not agree with some things against his principles, but he began to seriously, try to look on the bright side of things, and thus also changed from confrontation between supervisor and.

　　A year later, because of a strong business is outstanding, company to set up a branch, and served as a responsible person.

　　He often meet that he learned from a few words of the manager, the manager still has a cool look. Although a strong never asked him to say thank you, but he will always remember the day when I met, the wise man in the staircase, a few words of light, open a frozen and full of corners of the original stone heart.

　　We should learn to thank others for laziness, because it is their laziness that enables us to have more opportunities to do things, and set up the stage for us to show their talents and the way to success.

　　I graduated from college to be a clerk in an office of a group company. The director of the office has a special skill, that is, the article is well written and thoughtful. The chairman of the board attached much importance to him. The chairmans speech and the year-end summary of the company were all written by him.

　　I got to the office, only a handyman, dirty, dirty work, did not name the live all I do. After I arrived, the director became more and more lazy, and some of the work that he had to do by himself was often pushed to me.

　　Because of the great reputation of the enterprises, enterprises often have to participate in such activities as long run, mountaineering and performance organized by provinces and cities, and should be interviewed and photographed on the spot. For a long time and not working overtime, the director arranged for me to go.

　　Company meetings often make use of their spare time in the evening, and the chairman of the meeting often forgets the time and goes to the early hours of the morning. And the meeting needs to be recorded and recorded. The director always lets me go so hard. As a result, I have a lot of night time to attend the meeting, second days to sort out the records, write reports, a lot of work.

　　Some of our new students together, often scolded those old comrades, how lazy and Diao, exploitation of our work, take our time, the wisdom and the fruits of our labor for himself, so indignant, but some people still do.

　　A reporter from a provincial television station to interview the chairman of the chairman, the chairman of the time is relatively tight, so arranged at 8 oclock on Sunday evening.

　　The chairman is accompanied by the director. But the directors home is far away from the company. It takes 40 minutes to ride a bike. So he asked me to accompany him. I heard on the air, usually at night to work overtime, I have full stomach, Sunday also let me, too that. And whats more, the chairman of the board is for him to attend, and I have an appointment with my girlfriend. I wanted to top him, but later I was reluctant to take part in it.

　　In the interview with TV reporters on that day, chairman of the board was in good spirits, and there were several sparks. That is, the development of the enterprise has been ten years now. It needs ten years to go to zero for second times, and is ready to make a big move in 10th anniversary Daqing.

　　The interview was only half an hour, but as the chairman and the reporters talked very much about them, they talked for more than two hours and then went to tea together. When everything is over, its one oclock in the morning. When the reporter sent, I have been very tired, not wash sleep.

　　On the second day, I arranged the interview summary and gave it to the chairman. Then write a business newspaper published the article, the title of the article is "ten years of zero is from" - Chairman issued second entrepreneurial mobilization. The chairman felt that I was very keen to capture his inspiration, and the emphasis of the article was new and the theme was novel. The chairman was very happy. By the way, why didnt the director come last night. I said, "his home is far away." The chairman then said, "to thank the lazy people around you, to create more opportunities for yourself!"

　　Since then, the chairman has often asked me to go to the office, and some of his thoughts and feelings have made me clear. The final report of the end of the year is also let me write. My salary doubled. I became the red man of the company, and I got more and more exercise.

　　Most of the time, there are a lot of people dont want to do extra work in front of us, we are often not actively accept and try to do a good job, but the fear of difficulty, managed to escape, always indulge in complain and complain, in a negative, pessimistic attitude or passive waiting, watching. If you have more work to do from another point of view, it should be a very lucky thing. Because, by doing more work, you can improve your ability, increase the experience of the world, and improve the quality of your work. So, when the extra work comes in front of us, we should cherish this rare opportunity, hold it tightly, and dont let it slip away in vain.

　　The pie in the sky, there is always a reason for it to fall out of thin air. Therefore, we must learn to thank others for laziness, because it is their laziness that enables us to have more opportunities to do things, and set up the stage for us to show their talents and the way to success.

　　My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not read music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. When he was younger, he was a member of a small country music band. They would play at local dances and on a few occasions would play for the local radio station. He often told us how he had auditioned and earned a position in a band that featured Patsy Cline as their lead singer. He told the family that after he was hired he never went back. Dad was a very religious man. He stated that there was a lot of drinking and cursing the day of his audition and he did not want to be around that type of environment.

　　Occasionally, Dad would get out his mandolin and play for the family. We three children: Trisha, Monte and I, George Jr., would often sing along. Songs such as the Tennessee Waltz, Harbor Lights and around Christmas time, the well-known rendition of Silver Bells. "Silver Bells, Silver Bells, its Christmas time in the city" would ring throughout the house. One of Dads favorite hymns was "The Old Rugged Cross". We learned the words to the hymn when we were very young, and would sing it with Dad when he would play and sing. Another song that was often shared in our house was a song that accompanied the Walt Disney series: Davey Crockett. Dad only had to hear the song twice before he learned it well enough to play it. "Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" was a favorite song for the family. He knew we enjoyed the song and the program and would often get out the mandolin after the program was over. I could never get over how he could play the songs so well after only hearing them a few times. I loved to sing, but I never learned how to play the mandolin. This is something I regret to this day.

　　Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was like that. If he could give pleasure to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own before I realized how much he had sacrificed.

　　I joined the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home on leave, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could touch your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his pride in his ability to play so well for his family.

　　When Dad was younger, he worked for his father on the farm. His father was a farmer and sharecropped a farm for the man who owned the property. In 1950, our family moved from the farm. Dad had gained employment at the local limestone quarry. When the quarry closed in August of 1957, he had to seek other employment. He worked for Owens Yacht Company in Dundalk, Maryland and for Todd Steel in Point of Rocks, Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was involved in an accident. His job was to roll angle iron onto a conveyor so that the welders farther up the production line would have it to complete their job. On this particular day Dad got the third index finger of his left hand mashed between two pieces of steel. The doctor who operated on the finger could not save it, and Dad ended up having the tip of the finger amputated. He didnt lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, but it did impact his ability to play the mandolin.

　　After the accident, Dad was reluctant to play the mandolin. He felt that he could not play as well as he had before the accident. When I came home on leave and asked him to play he would make excuses for why he couldnt play. Eventually, we would wear him down and he would say "Okay, but remember, I cant hold down on the strings the way I used to" or "Since the accident to this finger I cant play as good". For the family it didnt make any difference that Dad couldnt play as well. We were just glad that he would play. When he played the old mandolin it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time in our lives. "Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier", would again be heard in the little town of Bakerton, West Virginia.

　　In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive chemotherapy treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life in dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a dry eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner strength that comes from knowing God, and living with him in ones life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldnt have enough strength to play, and that makes the memory of that day even stronger. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, giving. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!

　　我父亲是个自学成才的曼陀林琴手，他是我们镇最优秀的弦乐演奏者之一。他看不懂乐谱，但是如果听几次曲子，他就能演奏出来。当他年轻一点的时候，他是一个小乡村乐队的成员。他们在当地舞厅演奏，有几次还为当地广播电台演奏。他经常告诉我们，自己如何试演，如何在佩茜?克莱恩作为主唱的乐队里占一*之位。他告诉家人，一旦被聘用就永不回头。父亲是一个很严谨的人，他讲述了他试演的那天，很多人在喝酒，咒骂，他不想呆在那种环境里。

　　有时候，父亲会拿出曼陀林，为家人弹奏。我们三个小孩：翠莎、蒙蒂和我，还有乔治通常会伴唱。唱的有：《田纳西华尔兹》和《海港之光》，到了圣诞节，就唱脍炙人口的《银铃》："银铃，银铃，城里来了圣诞节。"歌声充满了整个房子。父亲最爱的其中一首赞歌是《古老的十字架》。我们很小的时候就学会歌词了，而且在父亲弹唱的时候，我们也跟着唱。我们经常一起唱的另外一首歌来自沃特?迪斯尼的系列片：《戴维?克罗克特》。父亲只要听了两遍就弹起来了，"戴维，戴维?克罗克特，荒野边疆的国王。"那是我们家最喜欢的歌曲。他知道我们喜欢那首歌和那个节目，所以每次节目结束后，他就拿出曼陀林弹奏。我永远不能明白他如何能听完几遍后就能把一首曲子弹得那么好。我热爱唱歌，但我没有学会如何弹奏曼陀林，这是我遗憾至今的事情。

　　父亲喜欢为家人弹奏曼陀林，他知道我们喜欢唱歌，喜欢听他弹奏。他就是那样，如果他能把快乐奉献给别人，他从不吝啬，尤其是对他的家人。他总是那样，牺牲自己的时间和精力让家人生活得满足。父亲的这种付出是只有当我长大**，而且是有了自己的孩子后才能体会到的。

　　我在1962年1月加入了美国空军基地。每当我休假回家，我都请求父亲弹奏曼陀林。没有人弹奏曼陀林能达到像我父亲那样的境界，他在那古老的曼陀林上抚出的旋律能够触及你的灵魂。他弹奏的时候，身上似乎能发出四射的光芒。你可以看出，父亲为能给家人弹奏出如此美妙的旋律，他是多么的自豪。

　　父亲年轻的时候，曾在农场为爷爷工作。爷爷是农场使用者，要向农场所有人交纳谷物抵租。1950年，我们全家搬离农场，父亲在当地石灰石采石场谋得职位。采石场在1957年倒闭，他只好另觅工作。他曾在马里兰州登多克的欧文斯游艇公司上班，还在马里兰州的洛斯的托德钢铁公司上过班。在托德钢铁公司上班期间，他遇到了意外。他的工作是把有棱角的铁滚到搬运台上，这样焊接工才能作进一步加工来完成整个工序。在那个特殊的日子里，父亲的

　　左手第三个手指被缠在两片钢铁中。医生对手指施手术，但未能保住那只手指，最后父亲只好让医生把那手指的指尖给切除了。那个手指并没有完全丧失拿东西的能力，但是却影响了他弹奏曼陀林的能力。

　　事故后，父亲不太愿意弹奏曼陀林了，他觉得再也不能像以前弹得那么好了。我休假回家请求他弹奏曼陀林，他以种种借口解释不能弹奏的原因。最后，我们软硬兼施逼他就范，他终于说："好吧，但是记住，我拨弦再也不能像过去一样了。"或者会说："这个手指出意外后，我再也不能弹得像过去那样好了。"对于家人来说，父亲弹得好不好并没有分别，我们很高兴他终于弹奏了。当他弹起那把陈旧的曼陀林，就会把我们带回昔日那些无忧无虑的幸福时光。"戴维，戴维?克罗克特，荒野边疆的国王"就会再次响彻西弗吉尼亚州的贝克顿小镇。

　　1993年8月，父亲诊断得了不宜动手术的肺癌。他不想接受化疗，因为他想体面地过完他生命最后的时光。大约在父亲去世的一周前，我们请求他能否为我们弹奏曼陀林，他说了很多借口，最后还是答应了。他知道这可能是他最后一次为我们弹奏了，他为老曼陀林调弦，弹了几个音。我环顾四周，家人个个都泪水满眶。我们看见在我们面前是一个安静的、谦虚的人，以生命最后的力量，用爱的力量支撑着。父亲再也没有足够的力量弹奏，这使我们对那天的记忆更加强烈。父亲做着他一生都在做的事情：奉献。即使生命已走到了尽头，他却仍尽力为他人创造欢乐。没错，父亲一定还能弹奏

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