英语经典的短文美文欣赏
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英语经典的短文美文欣赏
Let Us Smile 让我们微笑吧
The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, 那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西, That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. 不过一个令人心畅的微笑而已。
The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men, 由衷地热爱同胞的微笑,
Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the Sun again. 会驱走心头阴郁的乌云,心底收获一轮夕阳。
Its full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent; 它充满价值和美好,混合着坚毅的仁爱之心; Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. 它价值连城却不花一文。
There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile; 当我们看到喜悦的微笑,忧伤就会一扫而光; It always has the same good look; its never out of style; 它始终面容姣好,永不落伍; It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue; 失败令我们沮丧之时,它鼓励我们再次尝试; The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you. 鼓励的笑靥于你我大有裨益。
It pays the highest interest for it is merely lent; 它支付的利息高昂无比──只因它是种借贷形式; Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. 它价值连城却不花一文。
A smile comes very easy you can wrinkle up with cheer, 来一个微笑很容易──嘴角欢快翘起来,
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear; 你能百次微笑,可难得挤出一滴泪; It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug, 它的涟漪深深波及心弦,
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug. 总会留下反响,宛若拥抱。
So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant; 继续微笑吧!谁都懂得它意味着什么; Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. 它价值连城却不花一文。 A Perfect Wife/完美的妻子 By Ellen Glasgow/ 埃伦格拉斯哥
经过了三十年的幸福婚姻,他仍能时常提醒自己,维多利亚除了缺乏那么一点点令人心动的人性脆弱以外,拥有一切美妙的品质。尽管她的完美减少了乐趣,尤其是爱情的乐趣,经过长时间的生活,作为一个丈夫,他渐渐为她天性中的保守感到骄傲。虽然陈腐的道德已经没落,他却仍然坚守遭到怀疑的骑士风范。他年轻的时候,漫长的维多利亚时代的余晖仍未散去;如果说优雅的女性化风尚没有软化男人们的本性,那它也软化了他们的举止。在这个有趣的年代行将结束的时候,人们对女性的赞美已不再停留在对女人的自然属性的赞美上,而是近乎把女人作为神明来膜拜。在这个时候,弗吉尼亚斯里托尔培奇,一个古老富有家庭中的小儿子,和维多利亚布鲁克结婚了。维多利亚是一个大烟草种植园主的孙女,这个种植园主因不再种植烟草而是把烟草做成卷烟而发了财。尽管严格的传统教育使弗吉尼亚斯尊重所有不甘堕落至做蠢事的女性,女性独有的美德并不是他爱慕维多利亚的原因。她不仅谦虚这个品质在九十年代很普遍,她还非常美丽,这在任何年代都是不常见的。
In the beginning of their acquaintance he had gone even further and ascribed intellect to her; but a few months of marriage had shown this to be merely one of the many delusions created by perfect features and noble expression. Everything about her had been smooth