高中英語晨讀美文：如果夢(mèng)想足夠大

目錄ContentsFollowYourDream追隨夢(mèng)想TheFarmer'sDonkey井中之驢Adrift逆境求生UptoYou快樂還是痛苦，一切由你決定NeverTooLatetoBecomeWhatYouWanttoBe夢(mèng)想終有成真時(shí)TheFire一場(chǎng)火災(zāi)TheBrickinYourLife生活中的“磚頭”PuppiesforSale待售的小狗Sweet-PeaSummers甜豌豆的夏天CatchofaLifetime一生的收獲NailintheFence籬笆里的釘子TheMostBeautifulFlower最美麗的花TheShoeTacks鞋釘TheWorldIsaMoney-Locker世界是個(gè)錢柜IsItWorthIt?值得嗎？LoveisaTwo-WayStreet愛是一條雙行道AFriendinNeed患難真情ThePowerfulGiftofLove強(qiáng)大的愛之禮物WeDidit!我們成功了！GrowingGoodCom如何種好玉米Mickey'sGoal米基的進(jìn)球I'llAlwaysBeThereforYou!永遠(yuǎn)在你身邊Calamity厄運(yùn)來臨時(shí)IftheDreamIsBigEnough志當(dāng)存高遠(yuǎn)SummonUpCourage迎接挑戰(zhàn)TheExactPriceofaMiracleforLittleBrother奇跡的代價(jià)TheChild'sGuardianAngel孩子的守護(hù)天使OneGlassofMilk一杯牛奶的溫暖FourSeasonsofaTree樹之四季CandyandGod糖果與上帝高中英語晨讀美文1前言Preface誦讀歷來是一種重要的語言學(xué)習(xí)方法。在誦讀中，細(xì)細(xì)品嘗，反復(fù)品味，方能化為我用。對(duì)于英語學(xué)習(xí)而言，誦讀更是硬道理兼真功夫，諸多英語學(xué)習(xí)成功者對(duì)此深有體會(huì)。誦讀可熟悉英語語言的特點(diǎn)，培養(yǎng)英語語感，流利英語口語，掌握語音、詞匯和語法，讓您在一種優(yōu)美的語言交融中不知不覺地提升英語水平。一日之計(jì)在于晨，早晨是誦讀的最佳時(shí)間。一天之始，人的思維最活躍、心境最純凈、語言的理解力和接受力也最強(qiáng)。伴著晨曦，帶著朝氣，優(yōu)美的文章和精彩的詞句在15分鐘的開心誦讀中慢慢沁入心脾，讓您的一天沉浸在美好的語言韻律中。為了給您提供一份精美的英語早餐，讓您的英語水平在每天開口的15分鐘里潛移默化、逐步提高，我們博采眾長(zhǎng)、精挑細(xì)選，從浩如煙海的經(jīng)典妙文和鮮活時(shí)文里為您篩選、組合了這套《高中英語晨讀美文》，以求帶給您一種清新雋永的全新感受。本套叢書的主要特點(diǎn)如下：一、題材廣泛，可讀性強(qiáng)本套叢書囊括勵(lì)志散文、文化習(xí)俗、幽默故事多種題材，文章活潑靈動(dòng)、難度適中，或感人至深，或啟迪心靈，或開闊眼界，或令人捧腹，讓您在輕松閱讀的同時(shí)，全面提升英語水平。二、經(jīng)典時(shí)新，兼容并蓄本套叢書在文章選取上，既注重經(jīng)典名篇的精華選輯，讓您回溫經(jīng)典帶給我們的震撼感覺；又注重最新傳媒上時(shí)文、美文的挑選，讓您時(shí)刻緊跟時(shí)代的步伐。三、語言規(guī)范，生動(dòng)活潑本套叢書所選文章語言優(yōu)美、文法地道，大多為英文原版作品或節(jié)選，是錘煉、陶冶您的語言技巧、提升您的語言修養(yǎng)的最好誦讀素材。四、美文妙詞，邊讀邊記本套叢書每篇文章后均設(shè)有單詞版塊，提煉文中的生詞并加以注解，讓您寓記于讀，在培養(yǎng)英語語感的同時(shí)擴(kuò)大您的詞匯量。五、雙語轉(zhuǎn)換，美文生姿本套叢書的每篇文章，前配妙趣導(dǎo)語，后有精彩譯文，呈現(xiàn)兩種語言的美麗，展示兩種文字的力量，是體驗(yàn)雙語獨(dú)特魅力的絕佳材料。六、純正配音，互動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)本套書每?jī)?cè)均配有全文朗讀MP3光盤，地道美音錄制，α波背景記憶音樂助您成為記憶高手；另配精美電子書，為您提供視覺、聽覺的雙重享受。讓我們沐浴在晨曦下，一起晨讀，一起成長(zhǎng)……編者1FollowYourDream***夢(mèng)想太脆弱，有時(shí)候不堪現(xiàn)實(shí)不經(jīng)意的一擊。但是夢(mèng)想又那樣有力，能創(chuàng)造從無到有的奇跡。緊緊抓住夢(mèng)想吧。因?yàn)閴?mèng)想若是死亡，生命就像鳥兒折斷翅膀，再也不能飛翔。緊緊抓住夢(mèng)想吧，因?yàn)閴?mèng)想一旦死亡，生命就像荒蕪的田野，雪覆冰封，萬物不再生長(zhǎng)。***Therewasayoungman,borninapoorfamily.Asaresult,theboy'shighschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.Oncehewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteasevenpaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch.Thenhedrewadetailedfloorplanfora4000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,"Seemeafterclass."Theboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,"WhydidIreceiveanF?"Theteachersaid,"Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youhavenoresourcesfromyourfamily.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit."Thentheteacheradded,"Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade."Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou."Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,"YoucankeeptheFandI'llkeepmydream."Recollectingthestory,myfriendMontyandIarenowsittinginhis4000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofa200-acrehorseranch.Twosummersagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutonhisranch.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,"Look,Monty,Icantellyouthisnow.WhenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouhadenoughgumptionnottogiveuponyours."Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．career[k??r??]n.經(jīng)歷，生涯，歷程2．ranch[r?nt?]n.專業(yè)牧場(chǎng)3．detail[?di?te?l]n.細(xì)節(jié)4．realistic[r???l?st?k]adj.實(shí)際的，現(xiàn)實(shí)的5．recollect[?rek??lekt]v.回想，追憶6．gumption[?ɡ?mp??n]n.勇氣，魄力***譯筆生花Translation追隨夢(mèng)想從前有一個(gè)小男孩，家里很窮，因此他的求學(xué)過程并不順利。有次老師叫全班同學(xué)寫報(bào)告，題目是長(zhǎng)大后的志向。那晚他洋洋灑灑寫了七張紙，描述他的偉大志向，那就是想擁有一座屬于自己的牧馬農(nóng)場(chǎng)，并且仔細(xì)畫了一張200畝農(nóng)場(chǎng)的設(shè)計(jì)圖，然后在這一大片農(nóng)場(chǎng)中央，還要建造一棟占地4000平方英尺的巨宅。他花了好大心血把報(bào)告完成，第二天交給了老師。兩天后他拿回了報(bào)告，第一頁上打了一個(gè)又紅又大的F，旁邊還寫了一行字：下課后來見我。帶著夢(mèng)想的男孩下課后去找老師：“為什么給我不及格？”老師回答道：“你年紀(jì)輕輕，不要老做白日夢(mèng)。你沒錢，沒家庭背景，什么都沒有。根本不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)理想?！彼又终f：“如果你肯重寫一個(gè)比較不離譜的志愿，我會(huì)重打你的分?jǐn)?shù)?！边@男孩回家后反復(fù)思量了很久，然后征詢父親的意見。父親只是告訴他：“兒子，這是非常重要的決定，你必須自己拿定主意?！痹偃紤]了一周后，他決定原稿交回，一個(gè)字都不改。他告訴老師：“即使不及格，我也不會(huì)放棄夢(mèng)想。”回憶這個(gè)故事時(shí)，我和朋友蒙提就坐在他的200畝農(nóng)場(chǎng)內(nèi)，坐在他占地4000平方英尺的豪華住宅里。兩年前的夏天，那位老師帶了30個(gè)學(xué)生來他的農(nóng)場(chǎng)露營。離開之前，他說：“蒙提，說來有些慚愧。你讀初中時(shí)，我曾潑過你冷水。這些年來，我也對(duì)不少學(xué)生說過相同的話。幸好你有這個(gè)毅力堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想?！辈徽撟鍪裁词拢嘈拍阕约?，別讓別人擊碎你的夢(mèng)想。2TheFarmer'sDonkey***在生活中，我們難免會(huì)遭遇到各種各樣的挫折和困難，如果你因此而氣餒，很可能會(huì)失去與成功碰面的機(jī)緣。要想從這挫折和困難的枯井里脫身而出，只能是將它們統(tǒng)統(tǒng)抖落，重重地踩在腳下。別害怕生活壓在你身上的重?fù)?dān)，因?yàn)?，我們所遇到的每一個(gè)困難，每一次失敗，其實(shí)都是人生歷程中的一塊墊腳石。***Onedayafarmer'sdonkeyfellintoanabandonedwell.Theanimalcriedpiteouslyforhoursasthefarmertriedtofigureoutwhattodo.Finally,hedecidedtheanimalwastoooldandthewellneededtobecoveredupanyway;soitjustwasn'tworthittohimtotrytoretrievethedonkey.Heinvitedallhisneighborstocomeoverandhelphim.Theyeachgrabbedashovelandbegantoshoveldirtintothewell.Realizingwhatwashappening,thedonkeyatfirstcriedandwailedhorribly.Then,afewshovel-fullslater,hequieteddowncompletely.Thefarmerpeereddownintothewell,andwasastoundedbywhathesaw.Witheveryshovel-fullofdirtthathithisback,thedonkeywouldshakeitoffandtakeastepuponthenewlayerofdirt.Asthefarmer'sneighborscontinuedtoshoveldirtontopoftheanimal,hewouldshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Prettysoon,thedonkeysteppedupovertheedgeofthewellandtrottedoff,totheshockandastonishmentofeveryone.Lifeisgoingtoshoveldirtonyou,allkindsofdirt.Thetricktogettingoutofthewellistostopwailing,andnotletthedirtburyyou,buttoshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Eachoneofourtroublesisastepping-stone.Wecangetoutofthedeepestwellsjustbynotstopping,nevergivingup!Shakeitoffandtakeastepup.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．a(chǎn)bandon[??b?nd?n]v.遺棄，放棄2．piteously[?p?t??sl?]adv.可憐地，慈悲地3．figureout思考，計(jì)算4．retrieve[r??tri?v]v.找回，重新得到5．shovel[???vl]n.鐵鍬；v.鏟6．wail[we?l]v.悲嘆，哀嚎7．peer[p??]v.凝視，窺視8．a(chǎn)stounded[??sta?nd?d]adj.震驚的9．trot[tr?t]v.疾走，快步走***譯筆生花Translation井中之驢一日，農(nóng)夫的驢子掉進(jìn)了一口枯井里。它凄慘地叫了幾個(gè)小時(shí)，與此同時(shí)農(nóng)夫努力地思考該如何處理。最后，他認(rèn)為這頭驢太老了，而且這口井也該填上，花力氣把這頭驢弄上來很不值得。他找來所有的鄰居幫忙。他們每個(gè)人都拿了一把鐵鍬，開始往井里扔土。驢子意識(shí)到將要發(fā)生什么，于是發(fā)出了痛苦的哀嚎聲。然而，幾鍬土下去之后，驢子平靜了下來。農(nóng)夫向井里望去，他被眼前的景象驚呆了：每當(dāng)有一鍬土落在驢背上的時(shí)候，它就會(huì)把土抖掉，踩在腳下。當(dāng)鄰居們不斷地把土扔到井里的時(shí)候，驢子就會(huì)把土抖掉踩在腳下。很快，驢子腳下的土就和井口一樣高了，于是，它大搖大擺地從井里走出來，驚呆了周圍的每一個(gè)人。生活可能會(huì)把各種各樣的土加在你的身上。從井中走出的秘密就在于停止悲嘆，不要讓土把你掩埋，抖掉身上的土，向上走一步。生活中遇到的每一次麻煩都是你向上攀登的臺(tái)階。只要不放棄，不停止奮斗，即使最深的井你也可以走出來。抖掉身上的土，向上走一步！3Adrift***每當(dāng)遇到不順心的事情，我們就會(huì)選擇抱怨。抱怨自己的“倒霉”，抱怨自己的“不幸”。你的注意力全部集中在了那“倒霉的事情”上，你失去了方向，失去了勇氣，失去了分析事情的能力。其實(shí)，這世上比你“不幸”的人還有很多很多，有時(shí)間抱怨，倒不如鼓起勇氣，分析困難，找到解決問題的方法。***In1982StevenCallahanwascrossingtheAtlanticaloneinhissailboatwhenitstrucksomethingandsank.Hewasfloatinginaliferaft,alone.Whenthreefishermenfoundhimseventy-sixdayslater(thelongestanyonehassurvivedashipwreckonaliferaftalone),hewasstillalive.Hisaccountofhowhesurvivedisfascinating.Butthethingthatcaughtmyeyewashowhemanagedtokeephimselfgoingwhenallhopeseemedlost,whenthereseemednopointincontinuingthestruggle,whenhewassufferinggreatly,whenhisliferaftwaspuncturedandaftermorethanaweekstrugglingwithhisweakbodytofixit,itwasstillleakingair.Givingupwouldhaveseemedtheonlysaneoption.Whenpeoplesurvivethesekindsofcircumstances,theydosomethingwiththeirmindsthatgivesthemthecouragetokeepgoing.Manypeopleinsimilarlydesperatecircumstancesgiveinorgomad.Somethingthesurvivorsdowiththeirthoughtshelpsthemfindthegutstocarryoninspiteofoverwhelmingodds."ItellmyselfIcanhandleit,"wroteCallahaninhisnarrative."Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,I'mfortunate.Itellmyselfthesethingsoverandover,buildingupfortitude…"IwrotethatdownafterIreadit.Itstruckmeassomethingimportant.AndI'vetoldmyselfthesamethingwhenmyowngoalsseemedfarofforwhenmyproblemsseemedtoooverwhelming.AndeverytimeI'vesaidit,Ihavealwayscomebacktomysenses.Thetruthisourcircumstancesareonlybadcomparedtosomethingbetter.Butothershavebeenthroughmuchworse.I'vereadenoughhistorytoknowyouandIareluckytobewhereweare,whenweare,nomatterhowbaditseemstouscomparedtoourfantasies.It'sasanethoughtandworththinking.Sowhateveryou'regoingthrough,tellyourselfyoucanhandleit.Comparedtowhatothershavebeenthrough,you'refortunate.Tellthistoyourselfoverandover,anditwillhelpyougetthroughtheroughspotswithalittlemorefortitude.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．liferaft救生筏2．shipwreck[???prek]n.船舶失事，海難3．puncture[?p??kt??]v.用針扎，扎破4．sane[se?n]adj.明智的，理智的5．option[??p??n]n.選項(xiàng)，選擇6．desperate[?desp?r?t]adj.絕望的，拼死的7．gut[ɡ?t]n.勇氣8．overwhelming[???v??welm??]adj.壓倒性的，無法抵抗的9．odds[?dz]n.不平等，機(jī)率10．handle[?h?ndl]v.處理，對(duì)付11．narrative[?n?r?t?v]n.敘述12．fortitude[?f??t?tju?d]n.堅(jiān)韌13．comebacktoone'ssenses恢復(fù)理智，蘇醒過來***譯筆生花Translation逆境求生1982年，斯蒂文·克萊恩獨(dú)自一人乘著帆船航行在大西洋上。突然，帆船觸到了什么東西，沉了下去。斯蒂文乘著救生筏，一個(gè)人在海上漂流。76天以后（這是船失事后，個(gè)人獨(dú)自漂流在救生筏上生還的最長(zhǎng)紀(jì)錄）當(dāng)三位漁民發(fā)現(xiàn)他的時(shí)候，他仍然活著。他生還的經(jīng)歷波折離奇。但是引起我的興趣的是當(dāng)希望已經(jīng)消失，繼續(xù)掙扎下去看起來毫無意義，而且他已經(jīng)遭受了很多的痛苦，盡管他已經(jīng)掙扎著花了一周多的時(shí)間修理救生筏，但是他的救生筏依然漏氣，似乎放棄是唯一的選擇的時(shí)候，他是如何生存下來的。那些經(jīng)歷這些惡劣環(huán)境而活下來的人會(huì)自我激勵(lì)以求生存。而許多人在這種絕望的困境中會(huì)選擇放棄，甚至?xí)l(fā)瘋。盡管困難重重，那些幸存者依然能夠找到繼續(xù)下去的勇氣?？巳R恩在他的自傳中寫道：我告訴自己我可以戰(zhàn)勝困難。和其他人相比，我是幸運(yùn)的。我無數(shù)次的這樣對(duì)自己說，增加我的毅力……讀到這兒的時(shí)候，我把這句話寫了下來。我認(rèn)為這句話很重要。當(dāng)目標(biāo)看起來很遙遠(yuǎn)或者問題看起來很嚴(yán)重的時(shí)候，我會(huì)對(duì)自己說同樣的話。而每當(dāng)我這樣對(duì)自己說的時(shí)候，我又重新找回了勇氣。如果把我們所處的環(huán)境同更好的相比，我們的處境總是很糟糕。但是，其他人經(jīng)歷的事情也許更糟糕。我已經(jīng)讀了很多東西，足以證明無論我們?cè)谀膬?，我們處在什么時(shí)代，或者現(xiàn)在的情況相對(duì)于我們的夢(mèng)想來說看起來多糟糕，你我都是幸運(yùn)的。這種態(tài)度很好，也很值得我們思考。所以無論你正經(jīng)歷著什么，告訴你自己你可以戰(zhàn)勝困難。同別人所經(jīng)歷的相比，你是幸運(yùn)的。反復(fù)告訴你自己，那么你的毅力就可以幫助你度過那些艱難的時(shí)刻。4UptoYou***我們經(jīng)常抱怨工作壓力大，才能得不到發(fā)揮，生活得很累……當(dāng)然抱怨也是一種緩解壓力的方法。其實(shí)，生活是可以選擇的，你可以選擇快樂，也可以選擇痛苦，決策權(quán)就在你自己的手中。“牢騷太盛防斷腸，風(fēng)物常宜放眼量”，何必自己為難自己呢？***Jerrywasthekindofguywhowasalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshadsomethingpositivetosay.OnedayIwentuptoJerryandaskedhim,"Idon'tgetit!Youcan'tbeapositivepersonallofthetime.Howdoyoudoit?"Jerryreplied,"EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,'Jerry,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.'Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.""Yeah,right,it'snotthateasy,"Iprotested."Yesitis,"Jerrysaid."Lifeisallaboutchoices.Youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.Youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.Youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.It'syourchoicehowyoulivelife."IreflectedonwhatJerrysaid.Soon,Ichangedmyjob.Welosttouch.Severalyearslater,IheardthatJerrywasrobbedandwasshot.IsawJerryaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.WhenIaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"Ifellreallygood."Iaskedhimwhathadgonethroughhismindwhenhewastakentothehospital.Jerryreplied,"ThefirstthingcametomymindwasthatIshouldhaveclosedthebackdoor.ThenIrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:Icouldchoosetolive,orIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive."Jerrycontinued,"ThenurseskepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.Butwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroomandtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnursesscaredme.Intheireyes,Iread,'He'sadeadman.'IknewIneededtotakeaction.""Whatdidyoudo?"Iasked."Well,anurseaskedifIwasallergictoanything,"saidJerry,"'Yes,'Ireplied.Thedoctorsandnurseswerewaitingformyreply…Itookadeepbreathandyelled,'Bullets!'Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem,'Iamchoosingtolive.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead.'"Jerrylivedthankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.Ilearnedfromhimthateverydaywehavethechoicetolivepositively.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．positive[?p?z?t?v]adj.肯定的，積極的2．protest[?pr??test]v.主張，斷言，抗議3．reflecton思考，思索，影響4．wheel[wi?l]v.推著走，使移動(dòng)前進(jìn)5．emergencyroom急診室6．scare[ske?]v.驚嚇，使恐懼7．a(chǎn)llergic[??l??d??k]adj.過敏的8．bullet[?b?l?t]n.子彈***譯筆生花Translation快樂還是痛苦，一切由你決定杰瑞是那種心情總是很好，而且對(duì)事物總是有正面看法的人。有一天我找到杰瑞，對(duì)他說：“我有些事情不是很清楚。一個(gè)人不可能總是處于很樂觀的狀態(tài)。你是怎么做到的？”杰瑞回答：“每天早上當(dāng)我醒來的時(shí)候，我會(huì)對(duì)自己說，‘杰瑞，你今天有兩種選擇，你可以選擇心情愉快，也可以選擇心情不好?！疫x擇心情愉快?！薄澳阏f的對(duì)！但是沒那么容易吧！”我提出異議。“就是很容易?！苯苋鸹卮?，“人生就是選擇。你選擇如何去面對(duì)各種處境。你選擇別人的態(tài)度如何影響你的情緒。你選擇是心情愉快還是心情糟糕。你選擇如何度過你的一生?！苯苋鸬脑捔藢?duì)我產(chǎn)生了很大的影響。沒多久，我換了份工作，我們失去了聯(lián)系。幾年之后，我聽說杰瑞被搶了，還受了槍傷。事情發(fā)生的六個(gè)月之后，我見到了杰瑞。當(dāng)我問起他感覺如何的時(shí)候，他回答：“我感覺很好！”我問他當(dāng)他被送進(jìn)醫(yī)院的時(shí)候他想些什么。杰瑞回答道：“我腦海里浮現(xiàn)的第一件事就是我應(yīng)該把后門關(guān)上。然后我記起我有兩個(gè)選擇：一個(gè)是選擇死亡，一個(gè)是選擇繼續(xù)活下去。我選擇了繼續(xù)活下去。”杰瑞繼續(xù)說：“醫(yī)護(hù)人員不斷告訴我會(huì)好的。但是當(dāng)他們把我推進(jìn)急診室的時(shí)候，他們臉上的表情讓我感到害怕。他們的眼神分明告訴我‘他是個(gè)死人’。我知道我要采取一些行動(dòng)了?！薄澳悴扇×耸裁葱袆?dòng)？”我問道。“一個(gè)護(hù)士問我是否對(duì)什么東西過敏，”杰瑞說，“我回答‘是的’。醫(yī)生和護(hù)士都在等待著我的進(jìn)一步說明。我深深地吸了一口氣，然后大聲地說：‘子彈！’在大笑聲中，我告訴他們：‘我選擇活下去，請(qǐng)把我當(dāng)作活人來醫(yī)治，而不要把我當(dāng)作死人?！苯苋鸹盍讼聛聿粌H是因?yàn)獒t(yī)生的醫(yī)術(shù)，更因?yàn)榻苋痼@人的生活態(tài)度。從他的身上我明白了每天我們都應(yīng)該選擇去積極地面對(duì)生活。5NeverTooLatetoBecomeWhatYouWanttoBe***每個(gè)人都有自己的夢(mèng)想，也許你正在努力地追逐自己的夢(mèng)想；也許歲月已經(jīng)讓你放棄了夢(mèng)想，讓它永遠(yuǎn)沉睡在心底。喚醒自己心中的夢(mèng)想吧，無論你現(xiàn)在年紀(jì)多大，境況多糟，只要心中有夢(mèng)，你就可以走過自己無悔的一生！***Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedalittleoldladytous."Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoungage?"Iaskedlater.Shejokinglyreplied,"I'mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren,andthenretireandtravel.""Noseriously,"Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage."IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone!"shetoldme.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwayslisteningtothis"timemachine"asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetomakeaspeechtoourfootballteam.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeech,shedroppedhernotecardonthefloor.Alittleembarrassedshesimplysaid,"I'msorry.Thiswhiskeyiskillingme!I'llnevergetmyspeechbackinordersoletmejusttellyouwhatIknow."Aswelaughedsheclearedherthroatandbegan:"Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoung,beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You'vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddon'tevenknowit!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon'tdooneproductivething,youwillturntwentyyearsold.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets."Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegree.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneraltohonorthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．motivate[?m??t?ve?t]v.激發(fā)2．deliver[d??l?v?]v.發(fā)表（演說）3．embarrassed[?m?b?r?st]adj.尷尬的，困窘的4．talent[?t?l?nt]n.天才5．honor[??n?]v.尊敬，紀(jì)念***譯筆生花Translation夢(mèng)想終有成真時(shí)開學(xué)第一天，教授把一位個(gè)子小小的老太太介紹給了我們。隨后我問道：“你為什么這么年輕還來讀大學(xué)？”她開玩笑地回答：“我來這兒是為了認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)有錢的丈夫，結(jié)婚，生幾個(gè)孩子，然后退休去旅行?！薄安?，認(rèn)真點(diǎn)兒?！蔽覇柕?。我很好奇，到底是什么東西讓她在這個(gè)年紀(jì)還要接受這樣一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)?！拔乙恢眽?mèng)想著上大學(xué)，現(xiàn)在我就在讀大學(xué)！”她告訴我。我們馬上成了朋友。在隨后的三個(gè)月里，我們每天一起離開教室，不停地交談。我總是和歷經(jīng)了歲月滄桑的她一起分享她的智慧和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。期末的時(shí)候，我們邀請(qǐng)羅斯給我們的橄欖球隊(duì)講話。我永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)忘記她教給我們的東西。就在她要開始進(jìn)行她事先準(zhǔn)備好的演講時(shí)，她把卡片掉在了地上。她有點(diǎn)兒尷尬，但只是說：“對(duì)不起。這酒可真要命！我沒辦法再準(zhǔn)備好我的講稿了，就讓我把我知道的東西告訴你們吧?！蔽覀冃α似饋?，她清了清嗓子，開始演講：“我們并不是因?yàn)槟昀暇筒辉偻嫠?；我們變老是因?yàn)槲覀儾辉偻嫠！Ｖ挥兴膫€(gè)秘密可以讓你保持年輕、快樂，獲得成功。你必須每天都開懷大笑，尋找幽默。你必須有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想。當(dāng)你失去了夢(mèng)想時(shí)，你就死了。我們周圍有很多人，他們已經(jīng)‘死了’但卻不知道。成長(zhǎng)和長(zhǎng)大之間有著巨大的差距。如果你現(xiàn)在19歲，躺在床上整整一年什么都不做，你也還會(huì)變成20歲。每一個(gè)人都會(huì)長(zhǎng)大，這不需要任何天賦和能力。要不斷地在變化中尋找機(jī)遇，這樣才是成長(zhǎng)。不要留有遺憾。老年人通常不會(huì)為做過的事遺憾，而是為還沒有做過的事情感到遺憾。只有那些有遺憾的人才會(huì)怕死?！蹦甑椎臅r(shí)候，羅斯獲得了大學(xué)學(xué)位。畢業(yè)一星期后，她在夢(mèng)中安詳?shù)仉x開了人世。兩千多名大學(xué)生參加了她的葬禮，來紀(jì)念這位通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷來告訴我們永遠(yuǎn)都可以成就自己理想的老人。6TheFire***世界因愛而偉大，愛不僅僅只存在于親人和朋友之間，愛同樣存在于那些“陌生人”之間。當(dāng)你敞開胸懷去愛“陌生人”的時(shí)候，你也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)他們并不陌生。***Acouple,JohnandMary,hadtwolovelychildren.Johnhadjustbeenaskedtogoonabusinesstripandwouldbegoneforseveraldays.Marywouldgoalongtoo.Theyhiredareliablewomantocareforthechildrenandmadethetrip,returninghomealittleearlierthantheyhadplanned.Astheydroveintotheirhometownfeelinggladtobeback,theynoticedsmoke,andtheywentofftheirusualroutetoseewhatitwas.Theyfoundahomeinflames.Marysaid,"Ohwellitisn'tourfire,let'sgohome."ButJohndrovecloserandexclaimed,"ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhoworksattheplant.Hewouldn'tbeoffworkyet,maybethereissomethingwecoulddo.""Ithasnothingtodowithus,"protestedMary.ButJohndroveupandstoppedandtheywerebothhorrorstrickentoseethewholehouseinflames.Awomanonthelawnwasinhystericsscreaming,"Thechildren!Getthechildren!"Johngrabbedherbytheshouldersaying,"Getaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!""Inthebasement,"sobbedthewoman,"downthehallandtotheleft."InspiteofMary'sprotestsJohnboltedforthebasementwhichwasfullofsmokeandscorchinghot.Hefoundthedoorandtwochildren.Ashelefthecouldhearsomemorewhimpering.Hedeliveredthetwobadlyfrightenedandnearlysuffocatedchildrenintowaitingarmsandstartedbackaskinghowmanymorechildrenweredownthere.TheytoldhimtwomoreandMarygrabbedhisarmandscreamed,"John!Don'tgoback!It'ssuicide!Thathousewillcaveinanysecond!"Butheranintothesmokefilledhallwayandintotheroom.Atlasthefoundbothchildren.Ashestumbleduptheendlessstepsthethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangelyfamiliaraboutthelittlebodiesclingingtohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothesunlightandfreshair,hefoundthathehadjustrescuedhisownchildren.Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping…念念有詞Vocabulary***1．goonabusinesstrip出差2．inflames著火3．exclaim[?k?skle?m]v.呼喊，驚叫4．plant[plɑ?nt]n.工廠，車間5．driveup把車開到近前6．hysterics[h??ster?ks]n.歇斯底里，大笑大哭7．sob[s?b]v.抽泣，嗚咽8．bolt[b??lt]v.快速地跑9．scorching[?sk??t???]adj.灼熱的10．whimper[?w?mp?]v.嗚咽，哭泣11．suffocate[?s?f?ke?t]v.使窒息12．suicide[?s(j)u??sa?d]n.自殺13．cavein下陷，塌陷14．stumble[?st?mbl]v.踉蹌，蹣跚而行15．cling[kl??]v.緊貼，緊抱16．rescue[?reskju?]v.援救，營救***譯筆生花Translation一場(chǎng)火災(zāi)約翰和瑪麗有兩個(gè)可愛的孩子。公司派約翰出差幾天，瑪麗也和他一起去。他們雇了一個(gè)可靠的女人照看他們的孩子，然后就走了，回來的時(shí)候比預(yù)計(jì)的時(shí)間要早一些。當(dāng)他們高興地開著車回到家鄉(xiāng)的時(shí)候，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了附近有許多煙。于是他們沒有按原路回家，而是去看看發(fā)生了什么事情：一座房子正處在火海之中。“哦，這不是我們的房子，我們回家吧。”瑪麗說。但是約翰把車開得更近一些，驚訝地喊道：“這房子是在工廠里工作的弗瑞得的，他這會(huì)兒應(yīng)該還沒下班，也許我們能做點(diǎn)兒什么?！爆旣惒煌馑脑?，說：“這跟我們沒什么關(guān)系。”約翰還是把車開到了跟前停了下來，讓他們感到驚訝和害怕的是整個(gè)房子都淹沒在火海里。草地上坐著一個(gè)女人正聲嘶力竭地喊著：“救救孩子，救救孩子！”約翰扶著她的肩頭說，“控制一下情緒，告訴我們孩子在哪兒！”“在地下室里?！彼龁柩手卮穑把刂髲d一直走，在左側(cè)?！奔s翰不顧瑪麗的反對(duì)沖向煙霧彌漫且異常灼熱的地下室。他找到了那扇門，發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)孩子。當(dāng)他離開那里的時(shí)候，他似乎聽到了其他孩子的哭聲。他把這兩個(gè)嚇壞了的幾乎快要窒息的孩子交給在外面等候的人，然后問還有幾個(gè)孩子在里面。他們告訴他還有兩個(gè)孩子，瑪麗抓住他的胳膊叫道：“約翰，不要再回去了！回去是自己找死！那幢房子會(huì)隨時(shí)塌掉的！”但是他又沖進(jìn)了那個(gè)滿是煙霧的大廳，沖進(jìn)了那個(gè)地下室。最終他找到了那兩個(gè)孩子。當(dāng)他跌跌撞撞地爬著那沒有盡頭的樓梯時(shí)，一個(gè)念頭閃過了他的腦海：他感到了來自這兩個(gè)緊抓著他的孩子的熟悉的氣息。當(dāng)他終于呼吸到新鮮的空氣，重新見到陽光的時(shí)候，他發(fā)現(xiàn)他剛剛救出來的那兩個(gè)孩子正是他自己的骨肉。保姆在去買東西的時(shí)候把孩子放在了這幢房子里……7TheBrickinYourLife***生命短暫，而生命中卻又有許多美好的事情，等待著你去欣賞。所以，你需要放慢生活的腳步，去慢慢欣賞，別匆匆地走過了一程。***Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatchingforkidsdartingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed,onechildappeared,andabricksmashedintotheJag'ssidedoor.HeslammedonthebrakesandspuntheJaguarbacktothespotfromwherethebrickhadbeenthrown.Hejumpedoutofthecar,grabbedsomekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar,shouting,"Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhattheheckareyoudoing?"Buildingupaheadofsteam,hewenton,"That'sanewcarandthatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostalotofmoney.Whydidyoudoit?""Please,mister,please,I'msorry.Ididn'tknowwhatelsetodo!"pleadedtheyoungster."It'smybrother,"hesaid,"HerolledoffthecurbandfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan'tlifthimup."Sobbing,theboyaskedtheexecutive,"Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He'shurtandhe'stooheavyforme."Movedbeyondwords,thedrivertriedtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.Heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapesandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeokay."Thankyou,sir.AndGodblessyou,"thegratefulchildsaidtohim.Themanthenwatchedthelittleboypushhisbrothertothesidewalktowardtheirhome.ItwasalongwalkbackstohisJaguar…along,slowwalk.Heneverdidrepairthesidedoor.Hekeptthedenttoremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickatyoutogetyourattention.Lifewhispersinyoursoulandspeakstoyourheart.Sometimes,whenyoudon'thavethetimetolistenlifethrowsabrickatyourhead.It'syourchoice:Listentothewhispersofyoursoulorwaitforthebrick!Doyousometimesignorelovedonesbecauseyourlifeistoofastandbusyleavingthemtowonderwhetheryoureallylovethem?念念有詞Vocabulary***1．executive[?ɡ?zekj?t?v]n.執(zhí)行者，總裁2．Jaguar[?d??ɡj??]n.美洲豹3．dart[dɑ?t]v.飛奔4．smash[sm??]v.打碎5．slam[sl?m]v.砰地關(guān)上，猛擊6．spin[sp?n]v.旋轉(zhuǎn)7．heck[hek]int.（表示惱怒、厭煩等）見鬼8．curb[k??b]n.路邊9．wheelchair[?wi?lt?e?]n.輪椅10．swallow[?sw?l??]v.吞咽11．swell[swel]v.增大，漲大12．lump[l?mp]n.塊，核13．scrape[skre?p]n.擦傷，劃痕14．dent[dent]n.凹陷15．whisper[?w?sp?]v.私語，耳語***譯筆生花Translation生活中的“磚頭”一位成功的年輕總裁，開著他的新“美洲豹”以稍稍有些快的車速經(jīng)過住宅區(qū)的街道。他小心開著車，當(dāng)他覺得仿佛看到什么東西時(shí)，擔(dān)心有孩子突然從停著的車輛中間沖出來，便放慢了車速。就在他的車經(jīng)過的時(shí)候，突然出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)小孩，并且有一塊磚頭打到了他那輛“美洲豹”的車門上。他迅速踩了剎車并后退到磚頭丟出來的地方。他跳出車外，抓住那個(gè)小孩，把他頂在一輛停在路邊的車上，喊道：“知道你在做什么嗎？你是誰？你在搞什么鬼！”帶著一頭霧水，他接著又吼道：“這是一部新車，你知不知道你要賠多少錢來修理這臺(tái)車，你到底為什么要這樣做？”小孩子央求著說：“先生，對(duì)不起，我不知道我還能做些什么？”他接著說：“我哥哥從輪椅上掉下來，我沒辦法把他抬回去?！蹦泻⒁贿吙奁贿呇肭螅骸澳憧梢詭臀野阉Щ剌喴紊先?？他受傷了，而且他太重了我抱不動(dòng)。”這位年輕的總裁感動(dòng)得說不出話來，他的喉嚨有些發(fā)哽。他抱起男孩受傷的哥哥，幫他坐回輪椅上，并拿出手帕擦拭他哥哥的傷口，確定他哥哥沒有什么大問題。滿懷感激的小男孩說：“謝謝你，先生，上帝保佑你。”然后他看著男孩推著他哥哥朝家走去。年輕總裁步履沉重地回到他的“美洲豹”。他沒有修汽車的側(cè)門。他保留著車上的凹痕就是為了提醒自己：生活的道路不要走得太匆忙，否則就需要其他人“扔磚頭”來提起你對(duì)生活的注意。生命與你的心靈竊竊私語。也許有些時(shí)候，你若沒有時(shí)間傾聽生命的聲音，生命就會(huì)給你“扔磚頭”。因此你有兩種選擇：傾聽你心靈的聲音或讓磚頭來砸你！你是否因?yàn)樯畹拿β刀雎粤松類鄣娜耍屗麄儾孪肽闶欠裾鎼鬯麄儯?PuppiesforSale***我們常常同情生活中的弱者，給他們幫助，給他們憐憫。就在我們慷慨地施舍的時(shí)候，卻忽視了他們的價(jià)值。很多時(shí)候，他們需要的不是同情，而是尊重，是理解，是像對(duì)待其他人一樣對(duì)待他們。***Afarmerhadsomepuppiesheneededtosell.Hepaintedasignadvertisingthepupsandsetaboutnailingittoapostontheedgeofhisyard.Ashewasdrivingthelastnailintothepost,hefeltatugonhisoveralls.Helookeddownintotheeyesofalittleboy."Mister,"hesaid,"Iwanttobuyoneofyourpuppies.""Well,"saidthefarmer,asherubbedthesweatoffthebackofhisneck,"thesepuppiescomefromfineparentsandcostagooddealofmoney."Theboydroppedhisheadforamoment.Thenreachingdeepintohispocket,hepulledoutahandfulofchangeandheldituptothefarmer."I'vegotthirty-ninecents.Isthatenoughtotakealook?"hesaid."Sure,"saidthefarmer.Outfromthedoghouseranafemaledogfollowedbyfourlittleballsoffur.Thelittleboypressedhisfaceagainstthechainlinkfence.Hiseyesdancedwithdelight.Asthedogsmadetheirwaytothefence,thelittleboynoticedsomethingelsestirringinsidethedoghouse.Slowlyanotherlittleballappeared;thisonenoticeablysmaller.Downtherampitslid.Theninasomewhatawkwardmannerthelittlepupbeganhobblingtowardtheothers,doingitsbesttocatchup."Iwantthatone,"thelittleboysaid,pointingtothesmallerdog.Thefarmerkneltdownattheboy'ssideandsaid,"Son,youdon'twantthatpuppy.Hewillneverbeabletorunandplaywithyouliketheseotherdogswould."Withthatthelittleboyreacheddown,andbeganrollinguponelegofhistrousers.Indoingsoherevealedasteelbracerunningdownbothsidesofhisleg.Lookingbackupatthefarmer,hesaid,"Youseesir,Idon'truntoowellmyself,andhewillneedsomeonewhounderstands."Theworldisfullofpeoplewhoneedsomeonewhounderstands.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．puppy[?p?p?]n.小狗2．setabout開始，著手3．tug[t?ɡ]n.拖，拽4．overall[???v?r??l]n.工作服5．stir[st??]v.動(dòng)，移動(dòng)，攪動(dòng)6．ramp[r?mp]n.斜坡7．slide[sla?d]v.滑動(dòng)，滑落8．a(chǎn)wkward[???kw?d]adj.笨拙的9．hobble[?h?bl]v.蹣跚而行，跛行10．reveal[r??vi?l]v.展現(xiàn)，顯露出11．brace[bre?s]n.支架，支柱***譯筆生花Translation待售的小狗一位農(nóng)民要出售一些小狗，他寫了一個(gè)廣告牌子，準(zhǔn)備把它釘在院子邊上。當(dāng)釘最后一個(gè)釘子的時(shí)候，他覺得有人在拽他的衣服，他低頭看見了一個(gè)小男孩?！跋壬?，我想買一只小狗?！蹦泻⒄f?！昂玫??！鞭r(nóng)民擦了擦脖子后面的汗說，“這些小狗血統(tǒng)很好，要花很多錢的。”男孩低頭想了一會(huì)兒，把手伸進(jìn)自己的口袋里，掏出一把零錢遞給了農(nóng)民。“我有39美分，這些夠看一下小狗嗎？”男孩說?！爱?dāng)然可以。”農(nóng)民回答。狗舍里跑出一只母狗，后面跟著四只毛茸茸的小狗。男孩把臉緊貼在鐵鏈子做成的籬笆上，眼睛閃著高興的光芒。當(dāng)小狗向籬笆跑來的時(shí)候，小男孩發(fā)現(xiàn)狗舍里面有什么東西在動(dòng)。過了很久，又有一只小狗跑過來了，這只小狗明顯要小一些。就在下坡的地方，小狗滑了一下。小狗費(fèi)勁地向其他的小狗那兒跑去，它在盡它最大的努力追趕。“我就要這只小狗?！蹦泻⒅钢侵恍」氛f。農(nóng)民蹲在男孩身旁對(duì)他說：“孩子，你不能要那只小狗。他永遠(yuǎn)都無法像其他的小狗那樣跑，那樣和你一起玩?！甭牭竭@些話，男孩彎下腰，卷起一只褲腿，露出一只靠金屬支架支撐的腿。他回頭看了看農(nóng)民說：“您明白了吧，先生。我自己也跑不快，小狗需要有個(gè)理解它的人?！边@個(gè)世界上有很多需要?jiǎng)e人理解的人。9Sweet-PeaSummers***樂觀、豁達(dá)是每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該具備的品質(zhì)。生活中會(huì)有一些挫折，可既然你還活著，也許就是上天給你最好的恩賜。與死神擦肩而過之后，留下的一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)傷痛又算得了什么呢？***Eachsummerinthelate1960s,mytwosistersandIwouldridetheGreyhoundbusfromArizonatoArkansastostaywithourfather.AWorldWarⅡveteran,Dadhadmanymedicalproblems,anyoneofwhichcouldcausemanypeopletolosemorethantheirsenseofhumor,butnothim.IhavevividmemoriesofDadwakingusupinthemorning.Beforehe'dputonhislegsfortheday(hehadlosthislegsafterhisdischarges),hiswheelchairwashismobility.Holdinghiscane,whichwashisextendedarm,hewouldrollthroughthehouseyelling,"Up,up,up!Getupandfacetheday!It'sabeautifulday!Riseandshine!"Ifwedidn'tgetuprightaway,hewouldrepeathissonginrhythmwithhiscanehittingtheendofourbeds.Thiswasnoperformanceputonforourbenefit;everydaywastrulyabeautifuldaytohim.Backinthesixties,therewasnohandicappedparkingorwheelchair-accessiblerampsliketherearenow,soevenatriptothegrocerystorewasadifficulttask.Dadwantednoassistancefromanyone.Hewouldclimbstairsslowlybutsurely,whistlingalltheway.Asateenager,Ifoundthisembarrassing,butifDadnoticed,hedidn'tletmehelp.Thosesummersalwaysendedtoosoon.HewoulddriveusbacktoArizonaeveryyear,stoppingatthecheckpointforfruitandvegetablesattheNewMexico-Arizonaborder.Whenaskedifhehadanyfruitsorvegetables,hewouldreply,"Justthreesweetpeas."Ourfatherhasbeengoneforalongtimenow,butnotthelessonthathetaughtus:Youareonlyashandicappedasyouletyourselfbe.念念有詞Vocabulary***1．Greyhoundbus灰狗公共汽車（美國長(zhǎng)途公共汽車）2．veteran[?ve