What’s the point, wasting time 有什么意义？不过是浪费时间 But how many times you stand up for yourself 但多少次你为自己打气 Make a point, you have a reason 你说，你有自己的理由 You know, it’s not fair 你知道,世界并不公平 Your life, belongs to nobody else 你的生活，不属于其他人。 So don’t tell me there is nobody you want to hold 所以别告诉我，世上没有你想

Optimism isn't believing everything is great, “乐观”并不是指，相信一切都非常好 it's believing that there is always will be a reason to be happy. 而是相信，一定可以找到一个理由，让自己开心起来 People wonder why I'm so happy all the time 许多人感到疑问，为什么我总是那么快乐 and take things in stride. 一切都能泰然处之 I'm an optimist through and through. 因

编者按:在接下来的几年里，我得到了明确而满意的回答，超出了我最乐观的期望值。其中一个回答就是魔山盲人休闲营区。在那里，我和我的护士朋友每年都有幸看到失明的孩子们在大自然的怀抱中是多么生气勃勃。除此之外，朋友们真挚的友谊以及美妙的音乐都给我带来无穷无尽的欢乐和慰藉。最重要的是，我越来越意识到，在我日复一日的祷告中，当我聆听上帝的启示之时，我正日益与他靠近，并通过他接近永恒。One Girl Changed My LifeMy childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, a ceaseless quest for ex

Being given a means of communication changed everything.有了交流的方式，一切都改变了。I used the power of words and will to challenge the preconceptions of those around me and those I had of myself.我用语言的力量挑战了来自于身边人的和来自于自己的偏见。Communication is what makes us human, enabling us to connect on the deepest level with tho

Seeing my father walk through the door to collect me was the best moment of the day.每次看到父亲穿过大门进来接我的一刻，都是那一天最美好的时候。My mind became a tool that I could use to either close down to retreat from my reality or enlarge into a gigantic space that I could fill with fantasies.我的思维变成了可以被我利用的工具，我抑或压抑思维，用它来逃避现实抑

I was completely powerless to change anything in my life or people&#39s perceptions of me.我无法改变生命中的任何事情，对改变别人对我的认知也无能为力。I was a silent, invisible observer of how people behaved when they thought no one was watching.我是一个无声的，隐形的，观察人们行为的观察者，人们以为没有人看到发生了什么。Unfortunately, I wasn&#39t only an observer. Wi

In myself, I had a ready audience, and I believed that by expressing my thoughts and wishes, others would listen, too.在我身体里有一个现成的观众，我相信只要表达思想和愿望，其他人也可以听到。But as I began to communicate more, I realized that it was in fact only just the beginning of creating a new voice for myself.但随着交流的增多，我意识到这其实只是创造

Meanwhile, my mind began knitting itself back together. Gradually, my awareness started to return.但是同一时间，我的意识开始逐渐缓慢复原，慢慢的，我的意识开始恢复了。But no one realized that I had come back to life. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person.但是没有人意识到我已经恢复了意识。我可以意识到一切，就像一个完全正常的人一样。I could see and understa

Imagine being unable to say, &quotI am hungry,&quot &quotI am in pain,&quot &quotthank you,&quot or &quotI love you.&quot想象一下不能说出“我饿了”，“我好疼” “谢谢”以及“我爱你”的情形。Being trapped inside your body, a body that doesn&#39t respond to commands. Surrounded by people, yet utterly alone.被束缚在自己的身体里，一个不能作出响应的身体，尽管被人群

However, I longed to share my life with someone.但是，我渴望与他人分享我的生活。I remember staring out the window as my dad drove me home from work, thinking I have so much love inside of me and nobody to give it to.我记得爸爸接我下班回家时，我凝视车窗，思考着我内心充斥快乐，但无人分享。Just as I had resigned myself to being single for the rest of my

Perhaps my parents could have found out and could have helped.也许我的父母本能够发现并给我帮助。But the years of constant caretaking, having to wake up every two hours to turn me,但是经年累月的康复照看，不得不每两个小时就醒来让我翻身，combined with them essentially grieving the loss of their son, had taken a toll on my mother and father.加上失去一个

President Bush Attends Kuwait-America Foundation's Stand for Africa Gala DinnerTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Mr. Ambassador, thank you for the invitation. You've got a beautiful place here. (Laughter.) Rima, thanks very much. I'm honored to be with you. I'm a little late because Laura had me watchin

President Bush Meets with President Torrijos of PanamaPRESIDENT BUSH: It's been my pleasure to welcome my friend, the President of Panama. Mr. President, welcome back. It's good to see you, sir. I can't thank you enough for your friendship and your leadership. Under your leadership, relations betwee

Lyndon Baines JohnsonOn Vietnam and Not Seeking Reelectiondelivered 31 March 1968Good evening, my fellow Americans:Tonight I want to speak to you of peace in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. No other question so preoccupies our people. No other dream so absorbs the 250 million human beings who live in th

President Bush Welcomes Members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic Team to the White HouseTHE PRESIDENT: Thanks. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Please sit down. We are thrilled to welcome members of America's 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House. Welcome. (Applause.) Today

President Bush Congratulates President Uribe of Colombia on Hostage RescueTHE PRESIDENT: Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak to President Uribe of Colombia, and he called to give me the good news that hostages had been rescued, including three Americans that had been held since 2003. I congratu

President Bush Signs H.R. 6304, FISA Amendments Act of 2008THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today Im pleased to sign landmark legislation that is vital to the security of our people. The bill will allow our intelligence professionals to quickly and effectively monitor the commun

To give me an idea of how many of you here为了让我知道这里有多少人may find what I&#39m about to tell you待会儿会觉得我告诉你的事情of practical value,有实用价值，let me ask you please to raise your hands:请符合条件的人把手举起来:Who here is either over 65 years old这里有谁已经超过65岁or hopes to live past age 65或者想要活到65岁以后or has parents or grandparent

At the opposite extreme在对待老人的另一个极端in treatment of the elderly, the happy extreme,这个快乐的极端，are the New Guinea farming societies是在新几内亚的农耕社会where I&#39ve been doing my fieldwork for the past 50 years,过去50多年来，我在那里做野外调查and most other sedentary traditional societies还有大多数其他在世界各地around the world.定居的传统社会。In t

Some abilities, of course, decrease with age.当然，一些能力会随着年龄的增长而变差。Those include abilities at tasks这些包括完成requiring physical strength and stamina,需要体力和耐力，ambition, and the power of novel reasoning野心及在特定情况下有创意的推理力in a circumscribed situation,的这类任务的能力，such as figuring out the structure of DNA,如想出DNA的结构，be

Students who live away from their families are generally housed in dormitories at least for their first year.离家远的学生通常至少在他们大学的第一年里都会住在学校宿舍。Men and women often live in the same building,though they may live on separate floors.男生和女生经常住同一栋宿舍楼，虽然他们住在不同的楼层。Some dorms have a theme, like an international ho

Courage of Life生活的勇气The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment人生中的勇气，通常不像紧要时刻的勇气那么富于戏剧性；but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.但是这种勇气却不失为是一个关于胜利和悲剧的壮观混合体。A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obsta

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.一个男人和他的女朋友结婚，举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典。All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations. All had a wonderful time.所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加欢宴和庆祝活动。大家都过得很开心。The bride was gorgeous in her wh

A Country&#39s Standard of Living国家的生活标准The standard of living of any country means the average person&#39s share of the goods and services which the country produces.任何国家的生活标准意味着人均占有这个国家生产的商品和服务的价值。A country&#39s standard of living,therefore,depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wea

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.好几次了,我女儿打电话来说：“妈妈，你务必得在那些水 仙花凋谢之前来看看它们。”我是想去，可从拉古娜到箭头湖要开两个小时的车。“I will come next Tuesday,” I promised, a little r

Love Your Life热爱生活However mean your life is, meet it and live it无论你的生活如何卑微，都要正视它，并活下去；do not shun it and call it hard names.不要躲避它，也不要恶语相加。It is not so bad as you are.你的生活不像你本人那么糟糕。It looks poorest when you are richest.你最富有的时候，你的生活看上去倒似最贫穷。The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise.吹毛求疵的人即便在天

However mean your life is, meet it and live it do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not as bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The faultfinder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, e

I was on a three-month road trip this summer.今年夏天我度了三个月的假。It was something that I&#39ve been dreaming about doing my whole life,这是我一生梦寐以求的东西，just driving around the U.S. and Canada and just figuring out where to go the next day, and it was kind of outstanding.开车环游美国和加拿大，每天只需想明天去哪里，这样的生活太棒了。I actuall

You know, this project for me is a way for me to bridge that gap and remember everything that I&#39ve done.这个项目对我而言，就是一座让我能够回忆起我过去生活的桥梁。Even just this one second allows me to remember everything else I did that one day.即使只是短短的一秒钟的视频，也能让我回忆起一整天的事情。It&#39s difficult, sometimes, to pick that one second

I am not a religious person myself, but I did look for nature.我不信教，但我尊重自然。I had spent my first sabbatical in New York City. Looked for something different for the second one.我的第一个长修假是在纽约市度过的，我希望第二次会有所不同。Europe and the U.S. didn&#39t really feel enticing because I knew them too well. So Asia it was.欧