精品四篇—优秀英语短文阅读(适合大学四六级水平)
西亚斯大学-意大利留学注意事项
爱是一条双行道LoveIsATwo-WayStreet
Afathersatat
hisdeskporingoverhismonthlybills
whenhisyoungso
nrushedinandannounced,
becausethisisyourbirthda
yandyou're55
yearsold,I’mgoingtogiveyou55kisses
,onefor
eachyear!Whentheboystartedmakinggoodonh
is
word,thefatherexclaimed,Andrew,don'tdoit
now,I’mtoobusy!
Theyoungsterimmediatelyfellsile
ntastearswelled
icallythefathersaid,
canfini
shlater.
Theboysaidnothingbutquietlywalkedaway,
eningthe
fathersaid,andfinishthekissesnow,A
ndrew!
Buttheboydidn‘trespond.
Unfortunately
,afewdayslaterafterthisincident,
heartbroke
nfatherwrote……
onlyIcouldtellhimhowmuchI
regretmy
thoughtlesswords,andcouldbeassuredthat
heknows
howmuchmyheartisaching.
…ingactmustb
e
warmlyacceptedoritwillbetakenasrejectionandetoobusytogiveand
receivelove,wearetoobusy!No
thingismore
importantthanrespondingwithlovetoth
ecryforlove
e……
theremaybenochanceatallasint
hecaseofthe
littleboy……
喜欢和爱的差别
Infrontof
thepersonyoulove,youheartbeatsfaster.
Bu
tinfrontofthepersonyoulike,yougethappy.
Infront
ofthepersonyoulove,winterseemslike
spring.
B
utinfrontofthepersonyoulike,winterisjust
beauit
fulwinter.
Ifyoulookintotheeyesoftheoneyoulove,
you
blush.
Butifyoulookintotheeyesoftheoneyo
u
like,yousmile.
Infrontofthepersonyoulove,y
oucannotsay
everythingonyourmind.
Butinfront
ofthepersonyoulike,youcan.
Infrontofthepersonyo
ulove,youtendtogetshy.
Butinfrontofthepersonyou
like,youcanshow
yourownself.
Youcanno
tlookstraightintotheeyesoftheone
youlove.
Bu
tyoucanalwayssmileintotheeyesoftheone
youlike.<
br>Whentheoneyouloveiscrying,youcrywithhim.
But
whentheoneyoulikeiscrying,youendup
comforting.<
br>Thefeelingoflovestartsfromtheeyes,butthe
fee
lingoflikestartsfromtheear.
Soifyoustoplikingap
ersonyouusedtolike,all
youneedtodoiscoveryouear
s.
Butifyoutrytocloseyoureyes,loveturnsintoa
dropoftearandremindsinyourheartforever……
谈谈幸福的
本质
thinkpeopleinsucha
glamorous,
s
o,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureof
happ
iness.
Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappines
swith
thisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleor
ha
tweexperienceduringan
isadeeper,moreabiding
emotion.
Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watch
inga
movieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelp
us
relax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeev
en
ydonotbringhappiness,becausetheir
positiv
eeffectsendwhenthefunends.
Ihaveoftenthoughttha
tifHollywoodstarshavea
roletoplay,itistoteachus
thathappinesshas
ich,beautiful
individualsha
veconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,
fancycars,e
xpensivehomes,everythingthatspells
B
utinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealthe
unha
ppinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,
alc
oholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubled
children,profoundloneliness.
Thewaypeopleclingt
othebeliefthatafun-
filled,pain-free
theirIffun
life
chances
and
equates
of
happinessactually
real
with
diminishe
s
happiness.
ever
are
attaining
equ
atedpleasure
happiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwit
hunhappiness.
But,infact,theoppositeistrue:More
timesthannot,
thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolves
omepain.
Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryendeav
ors
arthe
paininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsa
smarriage,
raisingchildren,professionalachievem
ent,religious
commitment,
improvement.
ci
vicorcharitablework,andself-
世界上最遥远的距离
Thefurthestdistanceintheworld
世界上最遥远的距离
Is
notbetweenlifeanddeath
不是生与死
ButwhenIstandin
frontofyou
而是我就站在你面前
Yetyoudon'tknowthatIlov
eyou
你却不知道我爱你
Thefurthestdistanceintheworld<
br>世界上最遥远的距离
IsnotwhenIstandinfrontofyou
不是我
就站在你面前
Yetyoucan'tseemylove
你却不知道我爱你<
br>Butwhenundoubtedlyknowingthelovefromboth
而是明
明知道彼此相爱
Yetcannotbetogether
却不能在一起
Thefur
thestdistanceintheworld
世界上最遥远的距离
Isnotbeing
apartwhilebeinginlove
不是明明知道彼此相爱却不能在一起
Butwh
enpainlycannotresisttheyearning
而是明明无法抵挡
这股思念
Yetpretendingyouhaveneverbeeninmyheart
却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里
Thefurthestdistanceintheworld
世界上最遥远的距离
Isnotwhenpainlycannotresisttheyea
rning
不是明明无法抵挡这股思念
yetpretendingyouhavenever
beeninmyheart
却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里
butusingone'
sindifferentheart
而是用自己冷漠的心对爱你的人
Todi
ganuncrossableriver
掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠
Fortheonewho
lovesyou
婚姻是什么样子的
ive
tomakemistakesandth
enonetocomebackanddoit
wsoyoudon'
becausepar
entswillnottellyouthings-nobodyever
sdon'twantt
ositdownandreally
1)garbandsay:wellnowthisiswha
tthisisaboutand
thisiswhywearedoingthisandthis-
Noit'sabig
secret!
WhenIgotmarriedIsaidtomyf
ather,“I'mgoingto
getmarried,canyouhelpme?”o
mymother,Isaid“I’mgoingtogetmarried,Ma,tell
me
somethingaboutit.”Shesaid,“Oh,that's
therandIha
veneverargued,and
he'sjustbeenwonderfulallthrou
ghlife.”Whichisa
lie!Lie!Iheardhiminthere,and,“
I'llnowtell
youanotherthingI'lltakeyoura
rmand2)ripitoff
andrararara……”
Andnowinmymar
riage,mywifeandIloveeach
otherbutIwilltellyou3)
inaminutewe'vehadsome
arguments!ImeanI'venever4
)punchedherandshe's
neverpunchedmebutwe'vehadso
mearguments,I've
calledhersomenamesthatIwasprou
dIeventhought
ifehas5)runsomeofonmethatI've
writtendown,yeah,
onlypersonwhoevermadeanattemp
twasapriest.
t!Said,“I'lltellyouabout
it,”Ib
egyourpardon.
Marriage,youcan'stdaywegot
mar
ried,bothofusscaredandeverything,therewegot
mar
riedandwewenttoourhotelroomforourhoneymoon
andj
uststaredateachother-justsatthereonthe
edgeofth
ebedwithourclothesonlookingateach
nallywegotint
hecarandwenttothe
6)drive-inandthenweknewwhatto
do.
我们正在学习什么?
Ilearnedtoalughinsidemy
tears,
Ilearnedtobehumaninmymostwretchedyears……
IlearnedtofeelwhenIwasn'tbeingtouched,
Ilea
rnedtogivewhenIdidn'thavemuch.
Ilearnedtobewarm
whenIwascold……
Livingrealhumbly,Iearingtobebold
.
IlearnedtolivewhenIthoughtitbetterto
die……
IlearnedtolaughwhenallIcoulddowascry.
Ilear
nedfrombelowwhatit'slikeupabove……
WhileIwashate
d,Ilearnedhowtolove……
ItwasonthemovethatIlearne
dhowtorest,
Whileatmyworst,Ilearnedmybes
t.
IlearnedaboutGod,whenitseemedIwasdamned……
ItiswhenIwaslostthatIlearnedthatIam.
Ilearnedt
oberichwhenIhadnomoney……
Thesetingsseemsoseriou
s,buthey……
Isn'tlifefunny!?
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在泪水中我学会了欢笑
在最悲惨的岁月里
,我学会了有血有肉
当没有什么值得感动的时候,我学会了去感受
当并不富足时,我学会了给予
当寒冷的时候,我学会了怎样得到温暖
在真正卑微地活着,我学会了无畏
当生不如死的时候,我学会了生存
当唯一能做的事就是哭泣时,我会了欢笑
当一切都高高在上
时,我学会了向卑微学习
当我被憎恶时,我学会怎样去爱
在颠沛流离时,我学会怎样放松
当处于最糟糕的境况时,我学会了憧憬最美好的事物
当似乎就要完蛋的时候,我想起了上苍
当
我迷失的时候,我才知道自己是谁
当我一文不名的时候,我学会了要成为一名富翁
这些事情似乎
很严肃,然而……
生活是不是真的很搞笑!?
Wavesofthelife<
br>SiouxIndianstory...
Mygrandfathertookmetothe
fishpondonthefarm
whenIwasaboutseven,andhetoldm
etothrowastone
metowatchthecirclescreated
as
kedmetothinkofmyselfas
thatstone.
maycreatel
otsofsplashesinyourlife,butthe
wavesthatcomefro
mthosesplasheswilldisturbthe
peaceofallyourfell
owcreatures,hesaid.
thatyouareresponsibleforwha
tyouput
inyourcircleandthatcirclewillalsotouchm
any
othercircles.
willneedtoliveinawaythatal
lowsthe
goodthatcomesfromyourcircletosendthepea
ceof
ashthatcomesfrom
angerorjealousywillsen
dthosefeelingstoother
responsibleforboth
.
ThatwasthefirsttimeIrealizedthateachperson
createstheinnerpeaceordiscordthatflowsoutinto
otcreateworldpeaceifweare
riddledwithinnerconfl
ict,hatred,doubt,oranger.
Weradiatethefeelingsa
ndthoughtsthatwehold
inside,eris
splashingar
oundinsideofusisspillingoutintothe
world,creati
ngbeautyordiscordwithallother
circlesoflife.
这是苏语系印第安人部落中流传的一个古老的故事……
在我七岁那年,我的祖父来到田边的一个池塘。
他让我丢一
颗石子到水中,并嘱咐我仔细观察石子所激起的水波纹。然后他
叫我把自己想象成那
颗石子。
他说:“在生命的水面上,你也许能激起许多波纹,而你所
激起的波纹也会打破别人的
平静,”
“要谨记,对你所激起的波纹中所包含的东西负责,因为这
些东西会接
触、影响到别人的波纹。”
“你应当努力使自己波纹中的平和宁静传播给他人。当然,
如果你的
波纹中携带有愤怒、嫉妒,别人也会受到你的影响,因
此,你要对它们负责。”
这是我第一次了
解到,每个人心中的平和抑或不和,都会传
播给整个世界。如果我们自己内心都被冲突、仇恨、疑虑或者
愤
怒所纠缠,自然就不能给世界带来平和宁静。
无论我们是否说出心中的感觉和思绪,我们都在
向外界传播
它们。无论我们内心激起的是何种波纹,它们都会被传向他人,
与别人的生命波纹共
同激起美丽,抑或是不和谐。