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英文阅读短文 I remember quite clearly now when the story happened.The autumn leaves were floating in measure down to the ground,recovering the lake,where we used to swim like children,under the sun was there to shine.That time we used to be happy.Well,I thought we were.But the truth was that you had been longing to leave me,not daring to tell me.On that precious night,watching the lake,vaguely conscious,you said:“Our story is ending.”The rain was killing the last days of summer.You had been killing my last breath of love,since a long time ago.I still dont think Im gonna make it through another love story.You took it all away from me.And there I stand,I knew I was going to be the one left behind.But still Im watching the lake,vaguely conscious,and I know my life is ending.我仍清晰地记得故事发生的时候。秋叶翻飞，飘落一地。我们曾经孩子般戏水畅游过的小湖盖满落叶，在太阳下闪着光。那时我们幸福过。哦，我是这样认为的。可事实上你早就想离开我，只是不敢告诉我罢了。在那美丽的夜晚，眼望湖水，恍惚中听见你说：我们的故事已到尽头。雨水助长着所剩无几的夏日，而你很久以来也在助长我奄奄一息的爱。我仍不指出自己可以再回去经历另一段爱情故事。你把一切都偷走了。我只有悄然矗立，早已明白自己将可以就是那个被遗弃的人。而我依然凝视着湖水，迷迷糊糊中，生命正距我而回去。生命不是一场赛跑,而是一步一个脚印的旅程。别为生活找借口，过去已成历史，未来充满未知，活在当下，努力当下。Five Balls of Life 生命中的五个球 In a university commencement address several years ago,Brian Dyson,CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises,spoke of the relation of work to ones other commitments:几年前，在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩?戴森讲到工作与其他义务的关系：Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.You name them work,family,health,friends and spirit and youre keeping all of these in the air.You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.If you drop it,it will bounce back.想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。这五个球分别为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵，而且你很努力地掷着这五个球，不让它们落地。很快地你会了解工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它，它还是会弹回来。But the other four balls family,health,friends and spirit are made of glass.If you drop one of these,they will be irrevocably scuffed,marked,nicked,damaged or even shattered.They will never be the same.You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?但是家庭、健康、朋友和心灵这四个球是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下，它们可能会少了一角，留下无法挽回的记号、刻痕、损坏甚至碎落一地。它们将永远不会跟以前一样。你必须了解这个道理，并且为平衡你的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢？Dont undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.It is because we are different that each of us is special.别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低了你原有的价值。因为我们都是独一无二的，因为我们每一个人都很特别。Dont set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.别人认为重要的事不一定是你的目标。只有你才知道什么最适合你。Dont take for granted the things closest to your heart.Cling to them as they would be your life,for without them,life is meaningless.不要将贴近你的心的人、事物视为理所当然的存在。你必须将他们视为你的生命一般好好地抓牢他们。没有他们，生命将失去意义。Dont let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.By living your life one day at a time,you live ALL the days of your life.别让你的生命总在依恋过去种种或是寄望未来中逝去。如果你活在每个当下，你就活出了生命中的每一天。Dont give up when you still have something to give.Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.当你还能给予的时候别轻言放弃。只要你不放弃，就有无限延伸的可能。Dont be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.别害怕承认你并非完美。正因如此，我们才得以藉由这脆弱的细丝紧密地串绑在一起。Dont be afraid to encounter risks.It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.别害怕遇到危险。正因如此，我们才得以藉由这些机会学习勇敢。Dont shut love out of your life by saying its impossible to find.The quickest way to receive love is to give it;the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.别以爱太难找到作为借口而紧闭你的心扉。最迅速找到爱的方法就是给予你的爱；最快速失去爱的方法就是紧紧地守着你的爱不放；维持爱的最好方式就是给爱一双翅膀。Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where youve been,but also where you are going.莫要匆忙地度过你的一生，那匆忙让你忘了曾经到过哪里，也让你忘了你要去哪里。Dont forget,a persons greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.莫忘记，人类情感上最大的需要是感恩。Dont be afraid to learn.Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.莫害怕学习。知识没有重量，它是可以随意携带的珍宝。Dont use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retrieved.莫漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或口无遮拦。时间与言词两者都是一放便收不回来。Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way.生命不是一场赛跑,而是一步一个脚印的旅程。Yesterday is history,Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift:thats why we call it The Present.过去已成历史，未来充满未知。今天是份礼物：那就是我们称之为“现在”的原因。美文赏析:The Scars of Love 快乐的伤疤 伤疤，听起来总有点令人心寒，但你可曾想过有些伤口是一些不想放弃你的人造成的。在你挣扎的过程中，那些爱你的人为了拉住你，才在你身上留下了的伤疤。The Scars of Love 快乐的伤疤 Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided togo for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.几年前的一个炎炎夏日，在美国佛罗里达州南部，有个小男孩为钱财凉爽，同意回去自家房子后面一个构成已长的浅水潭中游泳。In a hurry to dive into the cool water,he ran out the back door,leavingbehind shoes,socks,and shirt as he went.He flew into the water,notrealizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake,an alligator wasswimming toward the shore.His mother-in the house was looking out thewindow-saw the two as they got closer and closer together.In utterfear,she ran toward the water,yelling to her son as loudly as she could.因为迫不及待地想资金投入至夏日的水中，他非常快地从后门走了过来，边走边脱下鞋子、袜子和衬衣，把它们随手坐稳了身后。他一头钻进了水里，丝毫没意识到自己跨过潭中心的同时，一只美洲鳄也正在朝岸边游等去。小男孩的母亲当时在屋子里借由窗子摆出来着，辨认出那只美洲鳄正向她的孩子步步迫近。她极度惊愕出来，一边快速奔向水潭，一边声嘶力竭地朝自己的.孩子大喊着。Hearing her voice,the little boy became alarmed and made a return to swimto his mother.It was too late.Just as he reached her,the alligatorreached him.听见她的大喊，小男孩才猛然意识到了危险，立即调头向岸边的母亲游等回去。可以这时已经无济于事。他的手勉力刚够至他的母亲，鳄鱼也已经碰触至了他。From the dock,the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as thealligator snatched his legs.That began an incredible tug-of-war betweenthe two.The alligator was much stronger than the mother,but the motherwas much too passionate to let go.A farmer happened to drive by,heard herscreams,raced from his truck,took aim and shot the alligator.母亲在岸上拚命地摁很紧儿子的手臂，而此时美洲鳄也死死地抱住孩子的腿不摆。为了争夺战小男孩，母亲和鳄鱼之间摇身一变进行了一场使人难以置信的跳绳较量。美洲鳄的力气似乎必须比母亲强悍得多，但是母亲挽回儿子的坚定信念使她无论如何也绝不认输。就在这万分危急的关头，一位农夫恰巧驾车经过，一听见孩子母亲的尖叫声便飞速从卡车上冲下，对准鳄鱼并开火将其射杀。Remarkably,after weeks and weeks in the hospital,the little boy survived.His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal and,on his arms,were deep scratches where his mothers fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.应该遗憾的就是，经过在医院数周的救治化疗，小男孩居然存活了下来。鳄鱼残忍的突袭在他的腿上镌刻了触目惊心的伤痕。不仅如此，他的双臂上也遗留下了深深的抓痕，那就是在生死关头母亲为了牢牢把握住挚爱的儿子，以至于手指甲都掐入了儿子的肉中所遗留下的。The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma,asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted his pant legs.And then,with obvious pride,he said to the reporter.But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms,too.I have them because my mom wouldnt let go.事后，这位死里逃生的小男孩拒绝接受了一位报社记者的专访。当记者反问他与否愿使大家看一看他身上的伤疤时，小男孩衬了自己的裤腿，腿上深深的疤痕暴露无遗。紧接着，他满脸自豪地说记者，“大家还是看一看我的手臂吧，我的手臂上也存有好多伤疤呢。这就是妈妈不放宽我，在救回我的时候遗留下的。”You and I can identify with that little boy.We have scars,too.No,not from an alligator,or anything quite so dramatic.But,the scars of a painful past.Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret.看看了这个小男孩的故事后，人们都能够感同身受。其实我们每个人身上都存有伤疤。只不过并不是被鳄鱼咬伤的，或任何如此戏剧性事件所导致，而是过往的痛苦经历所遗留下的。那些伤疤就是如此好看，使人深表羞愧。But,some wounds,my friend,are because God has refused to let go.In the midst of your struggle,Hes been there holding on to you.但是，我的朋友，你可以曾想要过有些伤口就是一些不敢退出你的人导致的。在你绝望的过程中，那些快乐你的人为了抱住你，才在你身上遗留下了这些伤疤。美文欣赏:Holding the hands of time 牵着时光的手 有人说道，一旦已经开始讨厌回忆起，那人便旧回去了。你真的呢?!时光例如流水，别把太多的时间用在回忆起过去，圆胖时光的手，一起坚强行进吧，因为路在前方！Holding the hands of time 圆胖时光的手 Blow-off vision of the rain,so that you are left with a brilliant rainbow.Shuttle time in my fingers,without any regrets,open stemmed bloom ripples.Blunt rolling thick liquid eternal,but you and I,were dispersed in which period of Acacia leaves.刮倒目光的雨，使虹的光辉拎你离开。时光穿行在我指间，不屈地盛开上开朵朵涟漪。颏薄的流质延绵永恒，而你我，被困住在其中，春草麦熟期。Inexplicable always feel like the time within the next few precious memories will be stripped from me,more than once dreamed that his standing in a dark empty space,only one track at the foot stretch into thedistance,such as the long past your time and ultimately disappear In myfield of vision at the end.总是可以莫名其妙地深感时间在抽丝剥茧般的将宝贵的回忆起从我身上拆分，不止一次睡著自己东站在一片空旷黑暗的空间里，脚下只有一条铁轨伸入远方，冗长例如过往的光阴，最终消失在我的视野尽头。I am afraid to lose,I fear this time,and I love it but memories.I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers,forget accompany me cry close friend,and forget the bright Star of that everynight,and those words have touched me deeply.我惧怕丧失，我对时间如此的恐惧，而我却又那么的爱好回忆起。我记忆犹新球场上一起驰骋汗水的兄弟，记忆犹新吃饭我一起痛哭的知己，记忆犹新那一夜夜璀璨的星空，和那些而令我敬佩至今的话语。Those people,those things,such as bursts of light rain in the lake left ring Watermark four dispersed to each other to melt each others impact;if the horizon is still experiencing Qianwanyinian quiet shining star,notvery bright,but clearly made.-They do not know how much to spend withme during the day bright and silent night.那些人，那些事，例如细雨在湖面遗留下的阵阵环型水纹四散开去彼此消融，彼此喷发;例如经历千万亿年仍在天边喧闹闪光的星，不甚光亮，却又准确极其。它们吃饭我渡过无人知晓多少芬芳的白天与绝望的夜。In my memory,the third year is not gray,because I remember thoseblessings are not what love is bearing fruit,I still remember holding alot of my friends and I hope to see sunrise and sunset,finally it isyellow everywhere.在我的记忆中，高三不是灰色的，因为我回忆起那些不被祝福的爱情就是怎样的开花结果，还回忆起我与朋友抱着一大堆的期望看看日出日落，最后却是黄花遍野。Youth is the eye lotus spring,third year is that this eye expansion of bubbling spring season.I,however,a strong smell in the bubble years of the Problem taste.I do not exclude these,but too much pressure to do away much fun.Unfortunately,after the college entrance examination,even the pressure would become the memories,be my third year living memory of the dead evidence.In the time before we are so powerless,the only left on just the eye springs,and we have no regrets of the oath,I hope day after day,year after year,when I re-turn to this page,people still.青春就是眼徒然泉，高三就是这眼泉水收缩 altered 的季节。而我却在泡泡里透出了浓郁的习题的味道。我并不是排挤这些，但过小的压力的确偷走了不多的快感。只可是，中考过后，连压力也可以沦为回忆起，沦为我缅怀消逝的高三生活的证据。在时间面前我们就是如此的无力，唯一能够遗留下的，就只是那眼泉水和我们曾经不屈的誓言，何况日复一日，年复一年，当我再次上到这一页时，人心依旧。I have seen one another chilling words:Some people say that once you start like the memories of those people will get old.I only admit mature,do not believe they have been growing old.My friends are growing up day by day,and was young and the mature,how can I not had time to grow on the outline of the first to hoary?曾经看完一句另我毛骨悚然的话：有人说道，一旦已经开始讨厌回忆起，那人便旧回去了。我只宣称自己的明朗，不坚信自己已经旧回去。我的朋友们正在一天天地长大，明朗并且风华正茂着，我怎么可以没有顾得上蜕变就率先苍白了轮廓?Heaven Rain in green and so on,and I am waiting for you,the moonlight was recovered,the faint opened the outcome.Jay melancholy voice has been completely different from the business for the time Sentimental,Bard will be the years the pace of a camel inscribed into the blue and white porcelain in that respect.“天青色等烟雨，而我在等你，月色被搜救起至，晕开了结局。”杰伦忧伤的嗓音已经全然相同与刚出道时的纯真，游吟诗人般地将岁月的脚步刻入那一尊青花瓷器。Our future?Friends ah,I will time the other end,waiting for you.我们的未来呢?朋友啊，我会在时间的另一头，等你。糊涂被人认为没主见，不糊涂被人觉得难以相处难得糊涂在于糊涂的时机，什么时候糊涂取决于你不糊涂的程度。世界是多彩的，每个人都有属于自己的颜色。为什么一直都要标榜着最聪明的自己呢？人生难得糊涂哦给心灵一个歇脚的理由吧!The Importance of Being Silly 难得糊涂 We all,at one time or another,have pretended to be a rock star,singing and dancing along to our favorite song.Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults,in the privacy of our homes.Me?I love to do that when I drive!I turn on the radio,find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm.Most of the time,I do this on my way to work.我们每个人，在相同时期，都曾经像是一个摇滚歌星那样，伴着我们钟爱的那首歌又演唱又冲.很多人在小时候，甚至就是已长大成人，都曾在我们自己房间和家里相似的隐密空间里这样过。我呢？我讨厌在驾车的时候这样！关上收音机，打听一首可以唱的歌，很快我就可以张开双臂，随着节奏舞动。大部分时候，我在下班的路上这么搞。Yes,that is true.I will be in my nice work clothes,jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light.I get weird looks from some people and others laugh.Personally,I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!就是的，那就是真的。我会穿着上我可爱的工作服，在拥堵和碰到交通灯时，有人就可以用怪异的眼神看著我，或者苦笑我。对我个人而言，我讨厌沉醉在在一首歌的节奏中，由此我愿意和你们互动：为人迷糊贵在何处。The definition for the word silly,according to the dictionary is:stupid,foolish and nonsensical.I know many people do not want to look foolish.So they walk around all serious,which in all honesty,is foolish!迷糊一词在字典中的定义就是：可笑的，蠢，可笑的。我晓得很多人都不敢被人看做冷酷。所以他们在生活中始终一脸严谨，而这在本质上才就是真正的冷酷。No one is perfect,I repeat:no one is perfect.I dont care how educated,how thin,how beautiful,how simple,how frugal,how rich,and so on No one is perfect!So why pretend to be something you are not?人无完人，我强调一次：没有人就是轻松的。我不在乎一个人学识多浅，身材多不好，外表多美，思想多肤浅，生活多节俭，多富于，等等人无完人！那么，为什么必须伪装成我们实际上本不是的呢？Life is so short You never know when this beautiful journey will be over,so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity?Here is a quote by Souza,that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life:人生何其较长时间你不能晓得这幸福的征程何时可以完结，那么，为什么必须浪费一分一秒，使自己显得棱角分明？这里提及索萨的话，我真的她一语中的，就是人生的两大秘方：“Dance as though no one is watching you,Love as though you have never been hurt before,Sing as though no one can hear you,Live as though heaven is on earth.”唱歌吧，就像是没有人观赏一样，去爱吧，就像没有受到伤害一样，唱歌吧，就像是没有人聆听一样，生活吧，就像今天是最后一天一样。When we were kids,we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others.However,as we grew up,we lost that childlike innocence.当我们还是孩子，我们天不怕，地不怕，无忧无虑，所以我们可以不在乎自己再别人眼中的形象去做事情。然而，当我们长大，我们失去了那种天真烂漫。So dont lose the child that still lives within you.The next time you feel down,go turn on your favorite song,and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes you laugh.Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your tummy hurts.Trust me,you will feel a whole lot better,and who doesnt want to feel good?所以，不要丢失你心中那个小孩。下次你感到沮丧时，去打开你最爱的那首歌吧，随之歌唱起舞，就像没有明天一样。或者看点能让你笑的东西。笑声是除去任何烦恼良方，没有什么比笑到肚子疼更好的事了。相信我，你会好受很多，谁又不想让自己好受呢？美文写作:Salty Coffee 咸咖啡 默默付出是伟大的，为了自己的真爱，学着接受，学着改变 爱需要无私的付出。Salty Coffee 咸咖啡 He met her at a party.She was outstanding;many guys were after her,but nobody paid any attention to him.After the party,he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.So as not to appear rude,she went along.他在一次晚会上邂逅了她。她很迷人，存有很多男孩子崇尚，但是却没任何人注意到他。晚会完结后，他恳请她过来喝咖啡，这使她很惊讶。自身利益礼貌，她回去了。As they sat in a nice coffee shop,he was too nervous to say anything and she felt uncomfortable.Suddenly,he asked the waiter,Could you please give me some salt?Id like to put it in my coffee.他们趴在一家清幽的咖啡店里。他紧绷得说不出来话去，而她也深感很束缚。忽然，他叫做去服务生，说：“给我在咖啡里加点盐，不好吗?”They stared at him.He turned red,but when the salt came,he put it in his coffee and drank.Curious,she asked,Why salt with coffee?He explained,When I was a little boy,I lived near the sea.I liked playing on the sea.I could feel its taste salty,like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it,I think of my childhood and my hometown.I miss it and my parents,who are still there.她和服务生都看著他。他脸红了，盐端上来了，他往咖啡里摆了一些，喝了出来。她疑惑地问：“为什么在咖啡里放盐呢?”他表述说道：“小时候，我住在海边，讨厌在那里嬉戏海水就是淡的，就像是这杯咸咖啡。每次喝咖啡时，我就想到了童年和家乡。我想念这种味道，怀念那里的父母亲。”She was deeply touched.A man who can admit that hes homesick must love his home and care about his family.He must be responsible.她被深深地敬佩了。一个存有思乡情结的男人一定很爱家，很关心家人。他一定就是应该信赖的。She talked too,about her faraway hometown,her childhood,her family.That was the start to their love story.于是，她也谈到了荒凉的家乡，她的童年和家人。他们的爱情故事就这样打响了帷幕。They continued to date.She found that he me
