第一篇:初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞
A Simple Gesture 只是舉手之勞
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.一天放學(xué)后,馬克正走在回家的路上,突然看到前面的小男孩絆倒了,他帶的東西撒了一地,其中有很多書(shū)、兩件羊毛衫、一個(gè)棒球拍、一只手套,還有一個(gè)小型錄音機(jī)??吹竭@種場(chǎng)景,馬克不禁蹲下身,幫助男孩撿拾起來(lái)。
Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.由于他們同路,馬克便幫男孩拿著一些東西。他們邊走邊聊。馬克了解到男孩名叫比爾,他喜歡玩電腦游戲,喜歡打棒球;他很喜歡歷史課,但其他科目卻學(xué)得一塌糊涂。馬克還了解到他剛跟女朋友分了手。
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.他們先是到了比爾的家里,比爾邀請(qǐng)馬克喝可樂(lè),并一起看電視。那個(gè)下午過(guò)得非常愉快,他們交流看法,還時(shí)不時(shí)地開(kāi)懷大笑。然后,馬克回家了。從此以后,他們繼續(xù)往來(lái),在學(xué)校附近相見(jiàn),一起吃過(guò)一兩次午餐,并一起初中畢業(yè)。后來(lái),他們升入同一所高中,并始終保持著簡(jiǎn)短的接觸。最后,終于盼到中學(xué)快要結(jié)束了。就在畢業(yè)前的第三周,比爾問(wèn)馬克,他們是否可以談一談。
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more.You saved my life.”
比爾提到了多年前他們第一次相遇的那一天?!澳阌袥](méi)有想過(guò)為什么那天我會(huì)帶著那么多東西回家?”比爾問(wèn)道?!笆聦?shí)是,那天我把自己的櫥柜全部清理干凈了,因?yàn)槲也幌虢o任何人制造亂七八糟的場(chǎng)面。我存下了媽媽吃的很多安眠藥,本想回家自殺。但是當(dāng)跟你呆在一起又說(shuō)又笑的時(shí)候,我意識(shí)到如果我自殺了,我就會(huì)錯(cuò)過(guò)那些愉快的時(shí)光,也就欣賞不到以后隨之而來(lái)的許多其他的美好時(shí)光了。所以,馬克,你看,那天你幫我撿書(shū)的時(shí)候,你不只是在幫我撿書(shū),實(shí)際上還為我做了很多。你拯救了我的生命?!?/p>
Every little hello, every little smile, every helping hand saves a hurting heart.There s a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart.Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us.Show your friends how much you care...每一句小小的問(wèn)候,每一個(gè)淺淺的笑容,每一只援助之手,都會(huì)拯救一個(gè)傷痛的心靈。友誼常駐心間會(huì)鑄就奇跡,朋友確實(shí)是稀世珍寶。他們帶給你歡笑,鼓勵(lì)你成功。他們會(huì)傾聽(tīng)我們的心聲,與我們分享每一個(gè)贊揚(yáng),總是與我們坦誠(chéng)相待。一定要讓你的朋友知道你有多么在乎他們??
陽(yáng)光的聲音
老師破天荒布置了一篇自由作文。
The teacher delivered a free writing amazingly.孩子高興極了,想:終于可以擺脫討厭的命題作文,寫(xiě)寫(xiě)自己心里的東西了。
The child was so happy by thinking that he can finally write about his thought in his inner heart instead of the thesis writing.他躺在柔軟的草地上,陽(yáng)光暖暖地照著,想啊想,然后一躍而起,一篇很滿(mǎn)意,甚至是很得意的文章便躍然紙上——《陽(yáng)光的聲音》。
Lying on the soft grass land with the sunshine sprinkling over his body warmly, he jumped up after thinking and composed a satisfactory article------The Sound of the Sun.孩子滿(mǎn)懷信心地把作文交了上去,然后陷入了無(wú)盡的期待。
The boy handed in the composition with his fulfilled confidence, and then, he met the endless waiting.作文本發(fā)下來(lái)了。
At last, the paper was returned.春暖花開(kāi)的日子里,孩子竟忍不住打了一個(gè)寒戰(zhàn)。
After seeing the result, the boy was trembled in the bloomy spring days.老師在作文后面批了一個(gè)大大的“差”字。
The teacher gave him a “poor”in the last as the evaluation..老師說(shuō):“可笑!陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢?!以后再也不能這樣寫(xiě)了,要扣分的!”
孩子覺(jué)得很委屈,也很難過(guò)。
The teacher said, “How amuse you are!How can the sun make any noise?!You are not allowed to write the composition in this way any more..The marks you get will be very low in this way.那個(gè)“差”字像一個(gè)張牙舞爪的魔鬼,時(shí)時(shí)出現(xiàn)在他的夢(mèng)里。
The?poor?evaluation is like a clewing devils, which will appear in his dreams sometimes.幾年以后,老師還是老師,孩子還是學(xué)生。只不過(guò)孩子長(zhǎng)大了一些,成了老師家長(zhǎng)眼中公認(rèn)的好孩子,再也不會(huì)想一些不著邊際的事,說(shuō)一些莫名其妙的話了。
Several years passed, the teacher is still who he is, and the student is himself the same but grows older.Meanwhile, he has been regarded as a good boy who will not talk about the ill-advised things or say the strange words.一天的閱讀欣賞課,老師講解的一位著名作家的文章里有一句:我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了陽(yáng)光的聲音。
老師滔滔不絕地分析著這句話多么的優(yōu)美,多么的富有哲理,可孩子一句也聽(tīng)不進(jìn)去。
But one day in an reading appreciation course, the teacher interpreted the sentence “I have heard the call of the sun” written by a famous author.His teacher spouted how graceful this sentence was, and how sensible it was, but he can hardly focus himself on even a word of it.孩子望了一眼窗外刺眼的陽(yáng)光,想:陽(yáng)光怎么會(huì)有聲音呢?
想到這,他冷冷地笑了。
Then, the boy faced the dazzling sunshine thinking that: how can the sun make the sound? And then, he made a smile coldly.“You are the only one who can make you happy.” We have all heard that so many times in our lives.There are times it is a pretty tough pill to swallow.In reality, the people that surround you have a huge impact on your current mood.When your children are grumpy in the morning, you find a nice pile the dog left you over night, you hit the road and the traffic won?t allow you your normal speed, then when you get to work and your co-worker called in sick...these are all things that might contribute to your overall Happiness of the day.However, moods and temporary emotions are not the same as happiness.Happiness exists when you look at the overall picture of your life and you smile, that is happiness.You know those times when you can?t wait for your children to go to bed, then later you check on the kids and you almost cry because they look exactly like angels...YOUR ANGELS, sleeping so sweetly and soundly.You can hardly remember a time of irritation with them.That is Happiness.As life progresses and changes, we realize that who we are,(what makes us, us)...that is what we are responsible for.We know that immediate gratification or irritation only pacifies or deteriorates our emotional stimuli short term.Our global view of how we see ourselves determines our state of mind.Our state of mind determines our Happiness.So, how do we take control of our emotions and find the path of Happiness? This seems to be the million dollar question.There are tons of books on or related to the subject.You could read and practice until you are completely confused.Or, we could spend the rest of our life introspectively evaluating what makes us happy.Which might take more time and energy and actually frustrate us more.How about this? What if we looked at ourselves and decided what we liked and didn?t like and set about making changes.It doesn?t have to be major alterations.Maybe you are tired of your house but can?t afford to move.Try painting the living room or buying flowers to set on the kitchen table.If you haven?t had a vacation for awhile and just can?t afford to take that cruise, go camping instead.Maybe the issues are more personal or internal.Do you get mad too easily? Learn yoga or meditation.Are you having marital problems? Visit a counselor.Are the kids having discipline issues? Determine the major issues, establish guidelines on how you are going to correct the problem and stick to it.You may be saying, ?Sure, that sounds so easy but...? Of course it sounds easy.Problems are always easier to talk about than to take the obvious actions to fix them.But, for the most part, things are as difficult or as easy as we determine them to be.Sometimes we just make things harder than necessary.If your unHappiness stems from a situation beyond your control then find other ways to compensate.If, for example, money is so tight and no apparent windfall is coming your way any time soon, find inexpensive entertainment.Backyard ballgames, picnics in the park, movie night with popcorn and snacks in your bedroom are a few alternatives to an expensive night out.If the issues are more serious and you feel powerless, that is the time to seek professional help.Otherwise, look in the mirror and be glad.If you don?t like what you see, change it.Make the solution that simple!
“你是唯一一個(gè)可以讓自己幸福的人?!蔽覀兛偸锹?tīng)到有人說(shuō)我們還有很多的時(shí)間。
那些時(shí)間就像在吞咽一顆苦澀的藥片讓人無(wú)奈。事實(shí)上,你圍繞在你周?chē)娜藭?huì)對(duì)你的心情會(huì)有相當(dāng)大的影響。例如,早晨你的孩子很不聽(tīng)話,一夜過(guò)后你的夠給你留下一堆特別的東西,你撞到墻上然后交通又限制你正常速度,當(dāng)你開(kāi)始工作時(shí)你的同事打電話說(shuō)他身體不適等等,這些事情都將會(huì)影響你一整天的幸福感覺(jué)。
然而,心情和暫時(shí)的情感都是不能和幸福相提并論的。幸福存在于你看到你生活的整個(gè)畫(huà)面時(shí),你面帶微笑。是的,這才是幸福。你知道的,你沒(méi)能等到你孩子去睡覺(jué),但是當(dāng)去檢查他們睡得是否安好時(shí),你幾乎能流淚,因?yàn)樗麄兯檬侨绱说南闾穑拖袷翘焓??你的天使。你似乎不記得他們?cè)凶屔鷼獾臅r(shí)候了。這才是幸福。
隨著生活的變化和提高,我們開(kāi)始認(rèn)識(shí)到我們是誰(shuí),(是什么早就了現(xiàn)在的我們,我們?)?我們的責(zé)任是什么。我們知道一時(shí)的滿(mǎn)足和煩惱只是使我們使情緒得到短暫安慰或惡化。我們對(duì)我們自己的整體看法才會(huì)決定我們精神狀態(tài),而我們的精神狀態(tài)又決定我們的幸福。
于是,我們要如何來(lái)控制我們的情緒,進(jìn)而發(fā)現(xiàn)通往幸福的捷徑呢?這似乎是一個(gè)價(jià)值連城的問(wèn)題。已經(jīng)有成噸重的書(shū)對(duì)這個(gè)主題進(jìn)行了闡述或涉及。你可以讀讀這些書(shū)并依此付諸實(shí)踐,知道你徹底迷茫;或者,我們可以用我們余下的時(shí)間來(lái)反思和評(píng)估是什么讓我們幸福。這些可能占有我們更多的時(shí)間和精力和帶給我們更多的挫敗。
那么如果我們這樣做呢?我們?nèi)绻茸晕覍徱曇环缓鬀Q定什么是我們喜歡的,什么是我們不喜歡的,接著開(kāi)始改變。沒(méi)有必要一定是大的變化。例如,可能你已經(jīng)厭倦了你現(xiàn)在的房子,但是你又沒(méi)有錢(qián)新買(mǎi)房搬家。那么你可以試著給你的房間刷上新的油漆,或者買(mǎi)一些花放到你的餐桌上??赡苣銢](méi)有一個(gè)完整的長(zhǎng)假去做長(zhǎng)途旅行,那么你可以嘗試去露營(yíng)。
這些話題可能太個(gè)人化或者內(nèi)心化。你太容易發(fā)火嗎?那就學(xué)習(xí)瑜伽或者嘗試沉思吧!你有婚姻問(wèn)題嗎?那就去咨詢(xún)一下婚姻顧問(wèn)吧!你的孩子存在一些紀(jì)律問(wèn)題嗎?那你可以找出主要問(wèn)題,然后列出你打算改正這個(gè)問(wèn)題的綱領(lǐng)并持之以恒。
你可能會(huì)說(shuō),“是的,這些聽(tīng)起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單,但是??”這聽(tīng)起來(lái)當(dāng)然簡(jiǎn)單。談?wù)搯?wèn)題總是比付諸行動(dòng)去解決問(wèn)題要簡(jiǎn)單的多。然而,問(wèn)題是困難的還是簡(jiǎn)單的全憑我們解決的決心的大小。有時(shí)我們可能把問(wèn)題復(fù)雜化了。
如果你不幸福的原因是來(lái)源于一種你無(wú)法控制的情形,那你可以尋找其他方法來(lái)加以彌補(bǔ)。譬如,如果你生活拮據(jù)并且不太有可能會(huì)突然大發(fā)橫財(cái),那就找比較便宜的娛樂(lè)方式。比如,后院足球,公園野餐,看電影吃爆米花或者在臥室享受零食,做一些選擇來(lái)期待一次昂貴的外出。如果問(wèn)題比較嚴(yán)重而你有感到無(wú)力,這時(shí)你就應(yīng)該向?qū)I(yè)人士來(lái)尋求幫助。
然而,看著鏡子中的你很快樂(lè)。如果你不喜歡你所看到的,那就改變它。解決的方法很簡(jiǎn)單。
英語(yǔ)美文賞析:呼喚自由的鸚鵡
A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains.He stayed in a caravans for the night.He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating “Freedom!Freedom!”.And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.一個(gè)人,一個(gè)了不起的人,一個(gè)為了自由而戰(zhàn)的斗士,正在山巒間穿行。今晚他留在一個(gè)大旅店里過(guò)夜。旅店里有一個(gè)金鳥(niǎo)籠,里面有一只漂亮的鸚鵡在不停地反復(fù)呼喊著“自由!自由!”,這讓他很震驚。那里是這樣的一種地方,當(dāng)這只鸚鵡不斷地反復(fù)呼喊“自由!”的時(shí)候,這個(gè)詞便會(huì)在山巒間、在深谷中久久回蕩。
The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages? but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.” He had an idea.In the middle of the night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage.He whispered to the parrot, “Now get out.”
這個(gè)人想:“我看到過(guò)很多鸚鵡,也曾想過(guò)他們一定想從這些籠子里飛出去獲得自由??但是,我從沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣的鸚鵡,從早到晚,直到入睡,一整天都在呼喊著自由?!彼辛艘粋€(gè)想法??午夜,當(dāng)?shù)曛魇焖臅r(shí)候,他悄悄起身,打開(kāi)了鳥(niǎo)籠門(mén),小聲地對(duì)鸚鵡說(shuō):“現(xiàn)在,出去吧?!?/p>
But he was very surprised that the parrot was clinging to the bars of the cage.He said to him again and again, “Have you forgotten about freedom? Just get out!The door is open and the owner is fast asleep;nobody will ever know.You just fly into the sky;the whole sky is yours.”
但是令他吃驚的是這只鸚鵡竟抓著鳥(niǎo)籠的橫木不放。他對(duì)它一遍又一遍地說(shuō):“你忘了自由了嗎?快出去!門(mén)開(kāi)著,店主熟睡著,沒(méi)有人會(huì)看到。你只要飛向天空,整片天空就是你的了。”
But the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, “What is the matter? Are you mad?” He tried to take the parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” The valleys in the night echoed and re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn;he was a freedom fighter.但是鸚鵡仍然牢牢地用力抓著橫木不放,于是他說(shuō):“怎么了?你瘋了嗎?”他試圖用手把鸚鵡弄出來(lái),但是鸚鵡卻開(kāi)始啄他,同時(shí)大喊:“自由!自由!”深夜的山谷里蕩起了一聲又一聲的回音,可是這個(gè)人也一樣地頑固,誰(shuí)讓他是個(gè)自由之士呢。
He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky;and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt.The parrot had attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free.He went to sleep.他把鸚鵡拽出來(lái),扔向空中。他很滿(mǎn)意,盡管他的手受傷了。雖然鸚鵡全力地攻擊他,但是他卻心滿(mǎn)意足,因?yàn)樗沟靡粋€(gè)靈魂自由了。他便回去繼續(xù)睡他的覺(jué)。
In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heard the parrot shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” He thought perhaps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock.But when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the cage.The door was open.早上,他睡醒了,聽(tīng)見(jiàn)鸚鵡正在大喊:“自由!自由!”他想也許鸚鵡正落在一棵樹(shù)上或一塊石頭上呢。但當(dāng)他出來(lái)的時(shí)候,鸚鵡正在籠子里,籠門(mén)還開(kāi)著。Life is Like a Cafeteria 生活就像自助餐
A friend?s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe.After settling down at Ellis Island, He went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order.Of course nobody did.Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at that end,” she said.“Just go along the line and pick out what you want.At the other end they?ll tell you how much you have to pay.” “I soon learned that?s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend.“Life?s a cafeteria here.You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price.You can even get success, but you?ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you.You have to get up and get it yourself.”
一個(gè)朋友的祖父從東歐到美國(guó)來(lái)。在埃利斯島安頓下來(lái)后, 他去曼哈頓一家抵擋的自助餐廳吃飯.他在一張空桌子邊坐下,等待侍者拿來(lái)菜單。沒(méi)有人來(lái)招呼他.最后,一位女士拿著滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)一托盤(pán)食物走過(guò)來(lái)坐在他對(duì)面, 并告訴他自助餐廳怎樣進(jìn)餐的。她說(shuō):“著手去做吧,去要你想要的東西,在餐廳的另外一端會(huì)有人告訴你該付多少錢(qián)?!?他對(duì)一個(gè)朋友說(shuō):“接著我很快了解到這就是美國(guó)人的工作方式”.生活就像自助餐, 你可以去要你想要的任何東西, 只要你能付得起他們的價(jià)格.你也可以想要成功, 但是如果你什么都不做等著別人能把它送到你身邊的話是永遠(yuǎn)都不可能得到的.你必須勤勞,必須自己去追求它。
第二篇:初中英語(yǔ)美文欣賞
Don't judge a life by one difficult season 不要用一段艱難的時(shí)光來(lái)判定人生。
There was a man who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.從前有一個(gè)人,他有四個(gè)兒子。他希望兒子們能學(xué)會(huì)不急于對(duì)事物下結(jié)論,于是依次派四個(gè)兒子出去,讓他們?nèi)ミh(yuǎn)方看一棵梨樹(shù)。就這樣,大兒子冬天前往,二兒子春天啟程,三兒子夏天出發(fā),而小兒子則是在秋天動(dòng)身的。
人生如樹(shù),也有春、夏、秋、冬四季之分。樹(shù)之四季皆有不同,更何況人之四季呢?所以凡事不要急于定論。
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.等兒子們都去過(guò)回來(lái)之后,這位父親把他們叫到一起,讓他們描述各自的所見(jiàn)。The second son said noand the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life-can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.他告訴他們:不應(yīng)僅憑一個(gè)季節(jié)來(lái)判斷一棵樹(shù),一段時(shí)間來(lái)看一個(gè)人;最后,到所有的季節(jié)都已終結(jié)時(shí),才能衡量一個(gè)人的本質(zhì)--以及他生命中的快樂(lè)、喜悅和愛(ài)。
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.如果你在寒冬時(shí)放棄,你將失去春之希望,夏之燦爛,秋之收獲。所以,不要讓一時(shí)的痛苦毀棄你所有其他的快樂(lè)。
第三篇:初中英語(yǔ)美文
(B)The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.He prayed every day for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.The worst had happened;everything was lost.He was stunned with grief and anger.“God, how could you do this to me!” he cried.Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island.It had come to rescue him.“How did you know I was here?” the man asked one of his rescuers.“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.1.What kind of accident was the man involved in? 2.How did the rescuers find him?
第四篇:美文欣賞
初二語(yǔ)文美文誦讀編號(hào):
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感謝遺憾
曾聽(tīng)過(guò)一位哲人講的故事。一個(gè)旅人在路旁看到許多盛開(kāi)的鮮花,他一邊走一邊采。沿途的花一朵比一朵大,一朵比一朵美,一朵比一朵香,到黃昏的時(shí)候,將近旅程的終點(diǎn),他看到一朵巨大的奇異的花,在暮色中散發(fā)著沁人心脾的芬芳。他喜出望外,拋掉了手中的花,奔跑過(guò)去,但他的腳步卻因跋涉的疲勞而顯得有些沉重。他終于趕到了那朵花的面前的時(shí),那朵花已經(jīng)枯萎了,他絕望的握住花梗,手一搖動(dòng),花瓣一片一片的掉了下來(lái)。
于是,有人為旅人感嘆,如果他不留戀那些小花而大踏步地一直向前走,就可能得到那朵奇異的花。我卻不以為然,就算他得到了那朵令他喜出望外的奇異的花,當(dāng)他回眸時(shí),也會(huì)以同樣的心情遺憾錯(cuò)過(guò)的那么多芬芳的無(wú)名的小花,也許就在這不起眼的無(wú)名小花叢中會(huì)有一朵更讓他心馳神往,更讓他感慨不已,更讓他喜極而泣??
人生是一個(gè)遺憾的過(guò)程,正因?yàn)橛辛藷o(wú)數(shù)個(gè)遺憾,我們的人生才變得如此精彩如此美麗。稍不經(jīng)意的一次回眸,滿(mǎn)眼往事中最令人難忘和記憶猶新的注定是曾經(jīng)有過(guò)的些許遺憾,就像我們常常忘記的夏日的沐浴,而記住了難捱的燥熱,忘記了冬季樹(shù)掛上的棉絮,而記住了嚴(yán)寒的冷酷。每一個(gè)遺憾倒給我們的都是凝重的思索,每一個(gè)遺憾留給我們的總是流年的感動(dòng)。重要的是不要因?yàn)橐淮芜z憾,而忘卻了我們?nèi)艘L(fēng)雨兼程的行旅。許多人因?yàn)闆](méi)有得到而抱怨而放棄而沉淪,智者會(huì)因?yàn)闆](méi)有得到而奮起而執(zhí)著而追求。感謝遺憾,就是感謝生命的饋贈(zèng);感謝遺憾,前方的路才會(huì)走的更堅(jiān)實(shí);感謝遺憾,未來(lái)的日子才不會(huì)有太多的遺憾。帶著遺憾遠(yuǎn)行,人生旅途會(huì)更的精彩!
思考:
本文語(yǔ)言?xún)?yōu)美,富有哲理,試賞析畫(huà)線的句
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經(jīng)營(yíng)好自己一生中的三天
人生到底有多少天?不同的人有不同的答案,但我看人的一生無(wú)一例外地只有三天:昨天、今天、明天。經(jīng)營(yíng)好這三天,就經(jīng)營(yíng)好了一生。
昨天的日子很長(zhǎng),說(shuō)不清有多少天,但不管有多少天,也不管是受到挫折,還是取得輝煌,都辦能代表過(guò)去,不能代表將來(lái)。比如昨天貧困潦倒的人將來(lái)可能會(huì)變成富翁;昨天錦衣華食的人將來(lái)可能淪為乞人;昨天打工的人將來(lái)可能會(huì)變成老板。這就是三十年河?xùn)|三十年河西。世上沒(méi)有永遠(yuǎn)的勝利,也沒(méi)有永遠(yuǎn)的失敗,勝利和失敗在合適的條件下是能夠轉(zhuǎn)化的。因此,我們不必為昨天的挫折而萎靡不振,也不必為昨天的輝煌而狂妄自大。只有把過(guò)去的挫折和輝煌都作為今天的墊腳石,才能攀登美好的明天。
今天的日子很短。而且正在自己的腳下以秒計(jì)算地縮短。今天是昨天和明天的接力處,接力棒交得好,便會(huì)走向輝煌的明天;接力出問(wèn)題,便會(huì)前功盡棄。因此,面對(duì)今天,我們不要總是懷念過(guò)去,過(guò)去的就讓它過(guò)去了,只有從零開(kāi)始,腳踏實(shí)地,全身心地經(jīng)營(yíng)好今天,才會(huì)結(jié)出豐碩的果實(shí)。今天的事一定要今天完成,絕不能推到明天。如果總是面對(duì)今天望明日,明日何其多,明日的明日便是人生的盡頭了,結(jié)果不但今天沒(méi)有經(jīng)營(yíng)好,明天也悄悄地溜走了。
明天的日子還有多長(zhǎng)?誰(shuí)也說(shuō)不清。明天是輝煌,還是落?。空l(shuí)也道不明。明天既向我們顯示機(jī)遇,又向我們發(fā)出挑戰(zhàn)。明天的希望是美好的,但路途絕不平坦,到處布滿(mǎn)荊棘。但不管怎樣,有一點(diǎn)是可以肯定的,那就是花好月圓的明天只接納奮斗不息者。
因此,我們只有善于汲取昨天的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和教訓(xùn),利用今天做好新跨越的準(zhǔn)備,斗志昂揚(yáng)地去挑戰(zhàn)明天,才能為人生畫(huà)上一個(gè)圓滿(mǎn)的句號(hào)。
思考:劃線句蘊(yùn)含什么樣的哲理?
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失去也是一種幸福
或許生活就是這樣:“得之桑隅,失之東隅”。生活沒(méi)有永遠(yuǎn)的一帆風(fēng)順,正如古人說(shuō)的那樣:“人生不如意者十之八九?!?在漫長(zhǎng)的歲月里,順境與逆境,得意與失意,快樂(lè)與痛苦,無(wú)處不在,無(wú)時(shí)不困擾著我們。于是,生命里留下了許許多多的遺憾印跡,生活里有了無(wú)數(shù)聲長(zhǎng)吁短嘆。遭遇坎坷,面對(duì)困境,我們總是在利與弊之間取舍,在失去與得到的交替之中成長(zhǎng)。
一時(shí)間想不起是誰(shuí)說(shuō)過(guò):“如果你因?yàn)槭ヌ?yáng)而流淚,那你也失去群星了”。乍眼看去這不經(jīng)意的一句話深深地觸動(dòng)了我,讓我嘗試換一種思維,換一種角度來(lái)思索失去與得到之間的區(qū)別和差距。于是不難發(fā)現(xiàn)獲得是一種幸福,失去是另一種幸福。明白在擁有的同時(shí)也有可能失去的道理。這句很有哲理,生活中,既有失望也有希望,有痛苦也有快樂(lè)。因此,我們要明白失去是痛苦的,但不能因此失去對(duì)生活的信心與希望,不能陷在焦慮與遺憾的泥沼里自暴自棄。
世間萬(wàn)物都是一分為二的,有其利必有其弊。十全十美的事情是不可能存在的。俗話說(shuō)得好:金無(wú)足赤,人無(wú)完人。當(dāng)你遇到遺憾和失敗時(shí),重要的是看你怎去面對(duì)和接受這個(gè)現(xiàn)實(shí),而不是低頭嘆息任由其意志消沉。我們要走好人生的每一步,必須要有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志,腳踏實(shí)地的精神。既使前方道路是泥濘的、崎嶇的,充滿(mǎn)著危機(jī);盡管你戰(zhàn)戰(zhàn)兢兢地向前走,也不可能避免偶爾會(huì)摔上一跤,甚至也會(huì)摔得頭破血流。但只要你能勇敢地爬起來(lái),重新站起來(lái),繼續(xù)地往前走,最終勝利總是屬于你的。
人生的道路是漫長(zhǎng)的,如果你只會(huì)一味的感傷失去,那么你將一無(wú)所有,只有有能力去享受失去的“樂(lè)趣”的人,才能真正品嘗到人生的幸福。讓自己承受失去的東西,也許你會(huì)感到很痛苦,那也要自己去承受,別人是代替不了你的。傷和痛是有的,這就證明你已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大了,成熟了。失去的時(shí)候,你可以哭,可以發(fā)泄,可以找朋友傾訴??過(guò)后,你的世界就會(huì)充滿(mǎn)了陽(yáng)光。
生活中,我們既要享受收獲的喜悅,也要享受“失去”的樂(lè)趣。失去是一種痛苦,也是一種幸福。因?yàn)槭サ耐瑫r(shí)你也在得到。失去了太陽(yáng),我們可以欣賞到滿(mǎn)天的繁星;失去了綠色,我們可以得到豐碩的金秋;失去了青春歲月,我們走進(jìn)了成熟的人生?? 朋友,別因?yàn)槭チ硕械竭z憾,勇敢地去面對(duì),做生活的強(qiáng)者!
思考:從修辭角度對(duì)畫(huà)線部分進(jìn)行賞析。
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百歲長(zhǎng)者的人生智慧
前同事說(shuō):「你都快要死了,還學(xué)計(jì)算機(jī),你休息吧?!挂话贇q的趙爺爺說(shuō):「可是我還活著啊???!冠w慕鶴一生勤奮認(rèn)真,就算一百歲高齡也要過(guò)得充實(shí)精彩。
趙慕鶴當(dāng)年離家時(shí),母親曾叮嚀他:「窮要窮得干凈,討飯都可以?!褂戯埖脑挘思沂┥崮?,至少他積了德,但欠債不還是最要不得的事。所以他這輩子不欠金錢(qián)債,也不欠人情債,人說(shuō)無(wú)債一身輕,他一直過(guò)得很愉快、心安理得。
他不貪心,只求穩(wěn)定
趙慕鶴小時(shí)候不缺錢(qián),后來(lái)逃難,身上雖沒(méi)錢(qián),總有人供吃住。來(lái)臺(tái)灣之前意外發(fā)了一筆小財(cái),但到了臺(tái)灣以后,朋友借走兩千元去做生意,從此再找不到人。當(dāng)時(shí)一個(gè)教員一個(gè)月才兩、三百元薪水,一坪土地十八元就買(mǎi)得到。他也只是自認(rèn)倒霉,并沒(méi)有認(rèn)真追討。因?yàn)樗恢睂?duì)錢(qián)很看得開(kāi),誰(shuí)有困難他都借,大部分都沒(méi)還回來(lái)。
后來(lái)趙慕鶴一直在公家機(jī)關(guān)做事,他總記得父親說(shuō):「做公家的事發(fā)財(cái),是無(wú)恥;做生意不發(fā)財(cái),是無(wú)能。」在他的觀念里,做公家事應(yīng)該是肚皮撐不了也餓不著,發(fā)了財(cái)就可能是貪污來(lái)的,所以他不求富貴,錢(qián)夠用就好。
77年他退休,那時(shí)還沒(méi)有優(yōu)惠存款18%,他想如果退休金一次全部領(lǐng)出來(lái),自己不會(huì)理財(cái),用光了不就得討飯?又聽(tīng)人家說(shuō)新臺(tái)幣五年貶值50%,所以他最后選擇領(lǐng)一個(gè)月近四千元的月退俸。
因?yàn)橹雷约翰粫?huì)管錢(qián),手上便不留太多的錢(qián),也不用信用卡,一次領(lǐng)一些,再怎么會(huì)花,最多也就是花掉一部分錢(qián)而已,這就是趙慕鶴以簡(jiǎn)馭繁的理財(cái)之道。
他知道很多同事將退休金一次領(lǐng)出來(lái),再投資做生意,想的是錢(qián)滾錢(qián)、利滾利,可是最后輸光賠凈的人很多?!敢粋€(gè)人如果不了解自己,就有吃不完的苦頭,」趙慕鶴自認(rèn)沒(méi)有賺錢(qián)的腦筋,也知道自己的極限:「公教人員會(huì)做什么生意?我不貪心,只求穩(wěn)定?!?/p>
他不欠錢(qián),人情債也必還
孫子讀大學(xué)時(shí),趙慕鶴第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)連吃飯錢(qián)都不夠了。于是他申請(qǐng)了公教人員子女就學(xué)貸款,雖然沒(méi)有利息,但到孫子讀完大學(xué)時(shí),累計(jì)已貸了九十幾萬(wàn)元,當(dāng)時(shí)自己一年收入才十六萬(wàn)元,要怎么還?
其實(shí)只要趙慕鶴開(kāi)口,很多人都愿意借他錢(qián),但他寧可欠公家也不要欠私人。后來(lái),有個(gè)多年前自高雄女子師范學(xué)校畢業(yè)的校友實(shí)在看不下去,知道直接借給趙慕鶴他不會(huì)接受,當(dāng)時(shí)一美元兌新臺(tái)幣二十六元,她聽(tīng)在銀行工作的先生說(shuō),美元一定還會(huì)漲,便拿出一百五十萬(wàn)元借給趙慕鶴買(mǎi)美元,并跟他收銀行利息,趙慕鶴這才接受了。
趙慕鶴買(mǎi)了美元之后,美元便一直漲,他知道這個(gè)方法可行,這才又陸續(xù)向幾個(gè)同鄉(xiāng)、同事借了幾百萬(wàn)元,并堅(jiān)持給對(duì)方利息。而且為了讓債主放心,他買(mǎi)美元的存單都放在債主那里。
就這樣前后兩年,美元從二十六元一路漲到三十三元,趙慕鶴最后把所有美元脫手,又恢復(fù)了無(wú)債一身輕。
趙慕鶴不僅還金錢(qián)債,也不忘還人情債。債務(wù)還清后,賣(mài)美元的錢(qián)還剩下八萬(wàn)元,他請(qǐng)幫忙的親友吃大餐,任他們喜歡吃什么菜就點(diǎn)什么。吃過(guò)飯后,他還送每個(gè)人一只五錢(qián)的金戒指。
其中有個(gè)同鄉(xiāng)借錢(qián)給趙慕鶴時(shí)未先知會(huì)太太,后來(lái)太太和他大吵一架,趙慕鶴從旁人那里一得知,馬上便把錢(qián)轉(zhuǎn)回了同鄉(xiāng)賬戶(hù)。但還完債請(qǐng)吃飯、送金戒指時(shí),趙慕鶴也沒(méi)少算這個(gè)同鄉(xiāng)一份,他只想同鄉(xiāng)是有意幫忙,不愉快的事不必計(jì)較太多,錢(qián)是賺來(lái)的,皆大歡喜就好。
他不當(dāng)守錢(qián)奴,懂得享樂(lè)
趙慕鶴現(xiàn)在每個(gè)月生活費(fèi)一萬(wàn)元已是足夠,他不抽煙、不喝酒、不賭博,生活簡(jiǎn)單,自己煮飯,還有剩下的錢(qián),他就出去玩。
由于朋友多,應(yīng)酬也多,自然也有很多婚喪喜慶要應(yīng)付,他雖然只有一個(gè)人,但只要出席一定包兩千元,不出席也是兩千元,絲毫不吝嗇?!肝易约阂粋€(gè)人,也是算一戶(hù),多拿一千元出去也窮不了的,」他說(shuō)。
趙慕鶴不想省錢(qián),他認(rèn)為到這個(gè)年齡了,錢(qián)不重要,生活才重要,身體健康才重要,該花就花,而且大大方方的花。老同事看不慣他花錢(qián),說(shuō)他才賺幾個(gè)錢(qián)而已,怎么老是招待那么多客人,「但我夠用啊?!顾f(shuō)。
還有同事建議,他老了,應(yīng)該要存幾個(gè)錢(qián)。他笑了:「唉,我早就老了,還存什么錢(qián),想開(kāi)一點(diǎn)吧?!谷思艺f(shuō)七十才開(kāi)始,但趙慕鶴說(shuō)七十就老了:「老了以后,錢(qián)不重要,重要是心里的滿(mǎn)足?!?/p>
這些感想很多來(lái)自于身邊人的借鏡。譬如他有個(gè)同鄉(xiāng),非常有錢(qián),每個(gè)月又有六萬(wàn)多元的退休俸,但卻舍不得吃、舍不得用。好喝酒,但平常在家買(mǎi)了也舍不得喝,參加喜宴時(shí)才變得很會(huì)
喝。走路不是很靈活,但是為了省錢(qián),仍堅(jiān)持自己煮飯、打掃,舍不得花錢(qián)請(qǐng)人。最悲哀的是,雖然拚命存錢(qián),但沒(méi)有人需要他的錢(qián),因?yàn)閮号约憾加泻霉ぷ?,而且因?yàn)樗膫€(gè)性吝嗇不好相處,小孩、太太都不愿意和他住一塊了。
趙慕鶴從來(lái)不會(huì)苛待自己,也幾乎沒(méi)有不滿(mǎn)足的時(shí)候,走到哪里都順其自然,也都隨遇而安。
近幾年他偶爾會(huì)受邀演講或?qū)憰?shū)法,人家給他講師費(fèi)、車(chē)馬費(fèi),他卻從來(lái)不領(lǐng),他的理由是:「章子蓋一大堆,還要跑什么請(qǐng)款流程,太麻煩了,我沒(méi)有那兩千塊錢(qián),還是照樣過(guò)日子。錢(qián),夠生活就好,多了我也不要。」
趙慕鶴不投資,也不買(mǎi)保險(xiǎn),他留了一個(gè)小套房給孫子,覺(jué)得這樣就夠了,留太多錢(qián)給子孫不是好事。
他不求人,自己料理生活
趙慕鶴還沒(méi)退休時(shí),曾因?yàn)槟懛e水開(kāi)刀住院住了二十幾天,他只跟人事處請(qǐng)了假,沒(méi)有朋友知道他去哪里,因?yàn)樗灰思襾?lái)探病。
即使哪天生了病,他也覺(jué)得沒(méi)必要讓孫子知道?!杆懒艘矝](méi)用?。 顾J(rèn)為在現(xiàn)代這種忙碌的工商社會(huì),晚輩照顧長(zhǎng)輩已經(jīng)不是應(yīng)不應(yīng)該的問(wèn)題,而是能力的問(wèn)題:「兒女都在工作,沒(méi)辦法照顧你,又不能老請(qǐng)假,心情多無(wú)奈。在醫(yī)院里,自然有醫(yī)生、護(hù)士照顧啦?!?/p>
所以趙慕鶴生病,也不想要人陪:「陪了還是虛弱啊,再多人來(lái)陪我,我該死還是要死的?!冠w慕鶴喜歡講實(shí)際,不太喜歡講溫情,他認(rèn)為中國(guó)人喜歡講人情,但講人情的人有時(shí)也很絕情,「因?yàn)樗氲亩际侨饲橘I(mǎi)賣(mài)?!?/p>
趙慕鶴現(xiàn)在獨(dú)居,自己料理一切生活大小事,有客人上門(mén),他還能下廚弄幾道菜吃,一屋子訪客加起來(lái)歲數(shù)可能還沒(méi)有他多。
總而言之,無(wú)論是生、是病、是死,趙慕鶴都不想給人添麻煩。他覺(jué)得這輩子他唏哩呼嚕過(guò)來(lái)了,一直抱著逃難的心理,「沒(méi)想過(guò)升官發(fā)財(cái),只希望不欠金錢(qián)債、不欠人情債,也不要求人,不要向人低頭,無(wú)愧于天地間。」
他不再婚,沒(méi)有非份之想
趙慕鶴自大陸來(lái)臺(tái),一直堅(jiān)守獨(dú)身,其實(shí)他相貌端正又有正當(dāng)工作,也頗有女孩子緣,但他離家時(shí),母親曾經(jīng)交代家里已經(jīng)有太太、有小孩,不要再結(jié)婚,否則會(huì)制造很多問(wèn)題。這些話,他一直謹(jǐn)記在心,因而拒絕了幾次機(jī)會(huì)。
趙慕鶴七十多歲時(shí),自認(rèn)已經(jīng)老得不像樣了,還有一個(gè)不到四十歲的小姐想要嫁給他,他覺(jué)得很不可思議:「我大她三十幾歲哪!」趙慕鶴當(dāng)然是拒絕了。
趙慕鶴九十七歲時(shí),還有一個(gè)退休的老師想要嫁給他。她說(shuō)希望生活有個(gè)寄托,問(wèn)他愿不愿意老來(lái)伴。
趙慕鶴對(duì)她說(shuō),如果覺(jué)得日子無(wú)聊,可以做志工,也可以幫忙人家照顧小孩?!笧槭裁匆奕??妳再嫁人,人家會(huì)瞧不起妳喔。嫁得好就算了,嫁不好不就很倒霉?」
母親的話言猶在耳,而且他想得很開(kāi),很清楚自己能力到哪里,逃難出來(lái),養(yǎng)得活自己就不錯(cuò)了,不要逞強(qiáng)。人生啊,要頭腦清楚。
趙慕鶴:1911生。高雄師范大學(xué)輔導(dǎo)中心主任退休,98歲拿碩士學(xué)位,是臺(tái)灣最老碩士,期間每天通勤逾4小時(shí),2年都全勤。趙慕鶴活得精彩,歸因原點(diǎn)竟是以死亡為師。他說(shuō)「我這輩子就是逃難心理,人生是不停的逃難。」九死一生的經(jīng)歷,讓他認(rèn)真活在當(dāng)下。作者不詳
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第五篇:美文欣賞
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