四个四重奏:第35期 小吉丁(5)

So I assumed a double part, and cried 因此我反复了一个双重角色,一面喊叫 And heard another's voice cry: 'What! are you here?' 一面又听另一个人喊叫:“啊!你在这里?” Although we were not. I was still the same, 尽管我们都不是。我还是我, Knowing myself yet being someone other — 但我知道我自己已经成了另一个人—— And he a face still forming; 而他只是一张还在形成的脸;...

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天真与经验之歌:第36篇 流浪儿

The Little Vagabond 流浪儿 Dear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold; 亲爱的妈妈、亲爱的妈妈、教堂可真冷。 But the Alehouse is healthy, and pleasant, and warm. 但酒店里却暖和,使人健康又开心: Besides, I can tell where I am used well; 而且我能知道在那儿过得好。 Such usage in heaven will never do well. 在天堂里我可绝没这么逍遥。 But, if at the Church they would give us som...

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睡前读首诗 (17)安娜贝尔·李

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe 安娜贝尔·李,埃德加·爱伦·坡著 It was many and many a year ago 那是在很多年很多年以前 In a kingdom by the sea 在大海边一个王国里 That a maiden there lived whom you may know 住着位你也许认识的姑娘 By the name of Annabel Lee 她名叫安娜贝尔·李 And this maiden she lived with no other thought 那姑娘她活着没别的心愿 Than to love and be loved by me 与...

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美文阅读 (251)有趣的人 永远视生活如初恋

If you suddenly get old tomorrow, would you feel regret when you look back at your life? 如果明天你就会突然变老,当你回顾你这一生的时候,你会感到遗憾吗? Or would you feel that your life is worth it? 还是说,你觉得这一生很值得? Or you have never thought about this kind of things? 还是说,你其实从来没有想过这些事? If you ask somebody what the meaning of life is. 如果你问别...

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美文阅读 (238)诸葛亮《出师表》

Permit me to observe: the late Emperor was taken from us before he could finish his life's work, the restoration of the Han. 臣亮言:先帝创业未半而中道崩殂。 Today, the empire is still divided in three, and our very survival is threatened. 今天下三分,益州疲弊,此诚危急存亡之秋也。 Yet still, the officials at court and the soldiers throughout the realm remain loyal to yo...

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美文阅读 (299)恋之日月

The summer days are gone too soon 夏天就这样一去不返 You shoot the moon 你也悄然离开了 And miss completely 在我的世界里,再无踪迹 And now you're left to face the gloom 徒留一人独自悲伤 The empty room that once smelled sweetly 空荡荡的房间传来阵阵幽香 Of all the flowers you plucked if only you knew the reason 你收下所有的鲜花,如果你能明白一切有多好 Why you had to each be...

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四个四重奏:第12期 东科克(4)

What is the late November doing with the disturbance of the spring 迟留的十一月需要春天的困扰吗? And creatures of the summer heat, 需要夏暑的创造物 And snowdrops writhing under feet 和那脚下缠绕的雪花吗, And hollyhocks that aim too high 需要那一心想扶摇直上 Red into grey and tumble down, late roses filled with early snow? 却由红变灰终于跌落下来的蜀葵,需要那盖满了初雪的凋...

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美文阅读 (230)林肯给格蕾丝小姐的回信

Miss Grace Bedell 格蕾丝·波戴尔小姐 My dear little Miss 我亲爱的小姐 Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received 你15日写来的饱含好意的信我已经收到了 I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters 首先,我不得不十分抱歉地说,我没有女儿 I have three sons — one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age 我有三个儿子,一个17岁,一个9岁,还有一个7岁了 The...

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美文阅读 (174)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 tonight 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...

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美文阅读 (236)科比退役信 致我最爱的篮球

Dear Basketball, 亲爱的篮球: From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks 自第一次穿上老爸的筒袜 And shooting imaginary game-winning shots in the Great Western Forum 想象自己在大西部论坛球馆投进制胜球 I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you 我便确信:我深深地爱上你了 A love so deep I gave you my all — 爱你,故愿为你倾其所有– From my mind ...

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励志美文:第23期 新闻

NEWS 新闻 I spread the good news. 我传播正面新闻。 I envision positive news reports. 我期待正面的新闻报道。 We read so much in the news about disasters; there is so much bad news flooding our consciousness. 如今的新闻中充斥着大量灾难性的报道,有太多坏消息涌进我们的意识。 If you read and listen to the news all the time, you are sure to scare yourself. 如果你整天读报纸或者看电...

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美文阅读 (239)爱是永不止息

Love is patient; love is kind. 爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈。 It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. 爱是不嫉妒,爱是不自夸,不张狂。 It is not rude; it is not self-seeking; 不作害羞的事,不求自己的益处, it is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. 不轻易发怒,不计算的恶。 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 不喜欢不义,只喜欢真理...

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美文阅读 (194)梦与诗

It's all ordinary experience 都是平常经验 All ordinary images 都是平常影像 By chance they emerge in a dream 偶然涌到梦中来 Turning out infinite new patterns 变幻出多少新奇花样 It's all ordinary feelings 都是平常情感 All ordinary words 都是平常言语 By chance they encounter a poet 偶然碰着个诗人 Turning out infinite new verses 变幻出多少新奇诗句 Once intoxicated, one l...

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睡前读首诗 (12)一个男人心碎却温暖的祈祷

Dear God 敬爱的上帝啊 I know that she's out there 我知道她就在那里 The one I'm suppose to share my whole life with. 那个我想把我的一生都奉献给的女孩 And in time 总会有一天 You'll show her to me 你会把她带到我身边的 Will you take care of her 你要好好照顾她 Comfort her 在她伤心的时候安慰她 And protect her 保护她 Until that day we meet 直到我们见面的那一天 And let h...

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天真与经验之歌:第32篇 我漂亮的玫瑰树

My Pretty Rose Tree 我漂亮的玫瑰树 A flower was offered to me, 有人送给我一朵花, Such a flower as May never bore; 五月里从没有这样的花。 But I said, 'I've a pretty rose tree,' 但我说我有一棵漂亮的玫魂树, And I passed the sweet flower o'er. 我就把这朵可爱的花还给他。 Then I went to my pretty rose tree, 然后我去看我漂亮的玫魂树: To tend her by day and by nig...

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励志美文:第2期 肯定

Affirmations 肯定 I use my affirmations wisely. 对肯定善加利用。 In the beginning is the word. 从正面词汇开始。 Every single thought I have and every sentence I speak is an affirmation. 我每每所想所说的都是一种肯定。 It’s either positive or negative. 肯定有正面负面之分。 Positive affirmations create positive experiences, and negative affirmations create negative experiences....

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美文阅读 (261)失败才是真正的财富

Have you ever failed? 你曾经失败过吗? If you haven't, I suggest you try some. 如果你没有,那我建议你去尝试一下。 I have failed, many times. 我失败过,太多次了。 And some of these failures were even painful. 而这些失败之中有一些是很惨痛的。 But I cherish them more than I cherish my success. 但我珍惜它们,更甚于我珍惜我的成功。 Success sometimes makes you numb. 成功有时候...

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励志美文:第9期 变老

Elder Years 变老 I love experiencing every age. 我爱走过的每一年。 I rejoice in each passing year. 我为度过的每一年感到快乐。 In the early part of this century, the life expectancy was 49 years. 20世纪初,人类平均寿命为49岁。 Today it is about 85. 现在则达到了85岁左右。 Tomorrow it could be 125. 将来可能达到125岁。 It is time for us to change the way we view our later years....

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美文阅读 (245)致新年

With what stillness at last you appear in the valley 在最终如许的沉静中,你在山谷里出现 Your first sunlight reaching down to touch the tips of a few high leaves that do not stir 你的第一缕阳光抵落,触碰到一些高高的没有被搅扰的叶梢 As though they had not noticed and did not know you at all 仿佛它们没有留意到,也根本不认识你 Then the voice of a dove calls from far away in itse...

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美文阅读 (178)青春的飞逝

There are gains for all our losses 我们失去的一切都能得到补偿 There are balms for all our pain 我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰 But when youth, the dream, departs it takes something from our hearts 可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝,它带走了我们心中的某种美好 And it never comes again 从此一去不复返 We are stronger, and we are better 我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美 Under manhood's sterner re...

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