疯狂英语阅读版

What Will Matter？by Michael JosephsonChoose to live a life that matters.Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.So what will matter? How will the value or your days be measured?What is matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.What will matter is not your success, but your significance.What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.What will matter is every act of integrity, compassions, courage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.What will matter is not your competence, but your character.What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.What will matter is not your memories, but the memories of those who loved you.What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.Choose to live a life that matters.New Words and Expressions①temporal:[ 'tempərəl ] a. 当时的,暂时的,现世的②shrivel:[ 'ʃrivl ] v. 枯萎,皱缩vi. 枯萎,干枯③irrelevance:[ i'reləvəns ] n. 不切题(不相干,不中肯,没关系,枝节问题)④grudge:[ grʌdʒ ] n. 怨恨,恶意v. 怀恨,嫉妒,吝惜⑤resentment:[ ri'zentmənt ] n. 怨恨,愤恨⑥frustration:[ frʌs'treiʃən ] n. 打破,挫折,顿挫⑦jealousy:[ 'dʒeləsi ] n. 妒忌⑧expire:[ iks'paiə, eks- ] v. 期满,失效,终止,断气⑨ethnicity:[ eθ'nisiti ] n. 种族划分, 种族性⑩irrelevant:[ i'relivənt ]a. 不恰当的,无关系的,不相干的11 integrity:[ in'tegriti ] n. 诚实,正直,完整,完善12 emulate:[ 'emjuleit ] v. 效法,尽力赶上[计算机] 仿真13 competence:[ 'kɔmpətəns ] n. 能力参考译文何谓重要？无论你是否准备好，有一天一切都会结束。

疯狂英语阅读：GLADIATIORMAXIMUS: 1)Archers, three weeks from now I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line, stay with me, if you find yourself alone riding in green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled for you are in the Elysium, and you're already dead. Brothers, what we do alive echoes in eternity!CAESAR: Tell me again, Maximus, why are we here.MAXIMUS: For the Glory of the empire, 2)Sire.CAESAR: Ah yes, ah yes I remember. Do you see that map, Maximus? That is the world which I created. For 25 years, I have conquered, spilt blood, expanded the empire. Since I became Caesar, I've known 4 years without war. 4 years of peace in 20! And for what, I brought the sword, nothing more?MAXIMUS: Caesar, your life...CAESAR: Please, don't call me that. Come, please. Come sit. Let us talk together now, very simply asmen. Well, Maximus, talk.MAXIMUS: 5,000 of my men are out there on the freezing mud. 3,000 of them are bloodied and 3)cleaved. 2,000 willnever leave this place. I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing.CAESAR: And what would you believe?MAXIMUS: They fought for you, and for Rome.CAESAR: And what is Rome, Maximus?MAXIMUS: I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark. Rome is the light.CAESAR: And yet you've never been there, you have not seen what it has become. I am dying, Maximus! When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. How will the world speak my name in years to come? Will I be known as the philosopher, the warrior, the tyrant? Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish. It was so fragile, and I fear that it will not survive the winter. Maximus, let us whisper now, together now you and I. You have a son, tell me about your home.MAXIMUS: My house is in the hills above Tiupllo, a very simple place. Pink stones that warm in the sun. A kitchen garden, it smells of herbs in the day, jasmine in the evening. Through the gate is a giant 4)poplar. Figs, apples, pears, andsoil mark as black, black as my wife's hair. Grapes on the south slopes, olives on the north. Wild 5)ponies playing in the house that teach my son, he always wants to be one of them.CAESAR: Remember the last time you were home?MAXIMUS: Two years 264 days of this morning.CAESAR: Oh I envy you, Maximus. It's a good home, worth fighting for. There is one more duty that I ask of you before you go home.MAXIMUS:what would you have me do ,Caesar?CAESAR:I want you do become the Protector of Rome after I die. I will empower you to one end alone.to give power back to the people ofRome ,and end the corruption that has crippled it.LUCILLA: Is it really so terrible seeing me again?MAXIMUS: No, I'm tired from battle.LUCILLA: It hurts you to see my father so fragile. Commodus expects of my father will announce his7)succession within days. Will you serve mybrother as you served his father?MAXIMUS: I will always serve Rome.LUCILLA: Do you know, I still remember you in my prayers. Oh yes, I pray.MAXIMUS: I was sad to hear of your husband's death, I mourned him.LUCILLA: Thank you.MAXIMUS: And I hear you have a son.LUCILLA: Yes, Lucius. He'll be nearly eight years old.MAXIMUS: My son is also nearly eight. I thank you for your prayers.MAXIMUS: Ancestors, I ask for your kindness. Blessed mother, come to me with the God's desire for the future. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them, I live only to hold them again. Ancestors, I honor you. I will try to live with the dignity you have taught me.CAESAR: Are you ready to do your duty for Rome?COMMODUS: Yes, father.CAESAR: You will not be emperor.COMMODUS: Which wise or older man is to take my place?CAESAR: My powers will pass to Maximus to hold in trust until the senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a republic again.COMMODUS: Maximus?CAESAR: Yes. My decision disappoints you?COMMODUS: You wrote to me once listing the four virtues: wisdom, justice, 8)fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father: ambition that can be a virtue when it drives us to excel,9)resourcefulness, courage -- perhaps not on the battlefield, but there are many forms of courage, devotion to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son.CAESAR: Oh Commodus, you go too far.COMMODUS: I search the faces of the Gods for ways to please you, to make you proud. One kind word, one full hug. When you breast me to your chest and hold me tight, it would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is this in me you hate so much? All I've ever wanted was to have loved you, Caesar, father!CAESAR: Commodus, your faults as a son is my failure as a father!COMMODUS: Why?!FALCO: Rome greets her new emperor, your loyal subjects bid you welcome highness!COMMODUS: Thank you, Falco. And for the loyal subjects, I trust they weren't too expensive.GRACCHUS: For your guidance, Caesar, the senate has prepared a series of 10)protocols to begin addressing the many problems in the city. Beginning with basic 11)sanitation for the Greek quarter, to combat the 12)plague which is already springing up there, so it seems that...COMMODUS: Shush,...don't you see, Gracchus? It's the very problem, isn't it? My father spent all his time at study, at books, learning and philosophy. He spent his twilight hours reading 13)scrolls from the senate. And all the while, the people were forgotten...GRACCHUS: But the senate is the people, Sire, chosen from among the people to speak for the people.COMMODUS: I doubt many of the people eat as well as you do, Gracchus, or have such splendid mistresses, Gais. I think I understand my own people.GRACCHUS: Then perhaps Caesar would be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience.COMMODUS: I call it love. I'm their father, the people are my children. And I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightly.GAIS: Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, Sire?COMMODUS: No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you shall.LUCILLA: Senator, my brother is very tired. Leave your list with me. Caesar shall do all that Rome requires.GRACCHUS: My lady, as always your lightest touch commands obedience.(Later, in the palace.)COMMODUS: Who are they to lecture me?!LUCILLA: Commodus, the senate has its uses.COMMODUS: What uses? All they do is talk! Should be just you and me, and Rome.LUCILLA: Don't even think it, there'salways been a senate.COMMODUS: Rome has changed. It takes an emperor to rule an empire.LUCILLA: Of course, but leave the people there.COMMODUS: Illusion.LUCILLA: Traditions.COMMODUS: My father's world is for 14)barbarians. He said it himself, it achieved nothing, but the people loved him.LUCILLA: The people always love victories.COMMODUS: Why? Didn't they see the battles? What do they care about Romania?LUCILLA: They care about the greatness of Rome.COMMODUS: The greatness of Rome, and what is that?LUCILLA: It's an idea, greatness, greatness is a vision.COMMODUS: Exactly, a vision. Do you not see, Lucilla? I will give the people a vision of Rome, and they'll love me for it, and they'll soon forget the 15)tedious 16)sermonizing of a few dry old men. I will give the people the greatest vision of their lives.MAN 1: Games. One hundred and fifty days of games!MAN 2: He's cleverer than I thought.MAN 1: Clever?! The whole of Rome will be laughing at him, if they weren't so afraid of his Pretoria.MAN 2: Fear and wonder, a powerful combination.MAN 1: Do you really think the people are going to be seduced by that?MAN 2: I think he knows what Rome is -- Rome is the 17)mob.MAN 1: To 18)conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. You take away their freedom and still they wow. The beating heart of Rome, is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand in the 19)coliseum. He'll bring them death, and they will love him for it.MAN: On this day, we reach back to 20)hallowed21)antiquity to bring you a recreation of the second halt of mighty 22)Carthage. On the barren plain of Zama, there stood the invincible armies of the barbarian Hannibal. 23)Ferocious 24)mercenaries and warriors from all brute nations, bent on merciless destruction, conquest. Your emperor is pleased to give you the barbarian 25)hoard!角斗士马克西姆斯：士兵们，三个星期后的现在，我会在收获庄稼。

疯狂英语阅读：LIVINGONMARS?Astronaut: Light gray, material on either side. Oh manthat's incredible...It seemed to back in the late 60s and early 70s as if America would be a space bearing nation. Plans were big, first the moon, then Mars.Instead man has been stuck making circles around the earth while robots go explore new worlds. Bases on Mars and other planets were designed on computer and forgotten.Dr. Chris McKay (NASA): Certainly the case that we don't have as an aggressive a program of exploration as we had during Apollo. Humans now barely get beyond earth's lower orbit. But I think a day will come when humans will go to Mars and we will establish first research bases there and ultimately permanent settlements there.Scientists already suspect the red planet has water. Making oxygen and giving Mars a breathable atmosphere is at least theoretically possible. Something scientists are seriously talking about at NASA's Aims Research Center. It's a symposium called "The Physics and Biology ofMaking MarsHabitable." They're looking at ways Mars might beterra-formed and asking important questions not just, can we? but "hould we?" Is Mars ours to mess with? Is it ethical to bring life to Mars?Chris: I come down squarely on the side of life. I think Mars without life is a great place. It's very interesting but Mars with life is even more interesting, more fascinating. And in a philosophical sense, more valuable.Now scientists first have to figure out if there is life on Mars or perhaps there was some time before. If that's true, that would add a whole new ethical quandary. Some of the ideas for terra forming perhaps sending atomic bombs to Mars and exploding them in the atmosphere. That would cause the greenhouse effect and begin the terra forming. Now there are no specific plans to do that. NASA is just studying the idea.移居火星？宇航员：两边都是浅灰色一片。

Charlotte's WebThis is a story of the barn. I wrote it for children and to amuse myself. It is called Charlotte’s Web and I will read it to you.-- E.B. WhiteChapter Ⅺ The MiracleOn foggy mornings, Charlotte’s web was truly a thing of beauty. The web 1)glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate 2)veil. Even 3)Lurvy, who wasn’t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig’s breakfast. He noted how clearly it showed up and he noted how big and carefully built it was. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the center of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said: SOME PIG!“I’m seeing things,” he whispered. He dropped to his knees and 4)uttered a short prayer. Then, forgetting all about Wilbur’s breakfast, he walked back to the house and called Mr. Zucker-man.“I think you’d better come down to the pigpen,” he said.“What’s the trouble?”asked Mr. Zuckerman. “Anything wrong with the pig?”“N-not exactly,” said Lurvy. “Come and see for yourself.” The two men walked silently down to Wilbur’s yard. Lurvy pointed to the spider’s web. “Do you see what I see?” he asked.Zuckerman 5)stared at the writing on the web. Then he 6)murmured the words “Some Pig.” Then he looked at Lurvy. Then they both began to 7)tremble.“Some pig!” 8)muttered Lurvy in a low voice.“Some pig!” whispered Mr. Zuckerman. They stared and stared for a long time at Wilbur. Then they stared at Charlotte.“You don’t suppose that that spider...”began Mr. Zuckerman -- but he shook his head and didn’t finish the sentence. Instead, he walked 9)solemnly back up the house and spoke to his wife. “Edith, something has happened,” he said, in a weak voice.“I’ve got something to tell you, Edith. You’d better sit down.” Mrs. Zuckerman sank into a chair. She looked pale and frightened.“Edith,” he said, trying to keep his voice steady, “I think you had best to be told that we have a very unusual pig.”“What’s unusual about the pig?” asked Mrs. Zuckerman, who was beginning to recover from her scare.“Well, I don’t really know yet,” said Mr. Zuckerman. “But we have received a sign, Edith -- a mysterious sign. A miracle has happened on this farm. There is a large spider’s web in the doorway of the barn cellar, right over the pigpen. And right spang in the middle of the web there were the words “Some Pig.” The words were woven right into the web. They were actually part of the web, Edith. I know, because I have been down there and seen them. It says, “Some Pig,” just as clear as clear can be. There can be no mistake about it. A miracle has happened and a sign has occurred here on earth, right on our farm, and we have no ordinary pig.”注释：1) glisten [5^lisEn] v. 发光2) veil [veil] n. ⾯纱3) Lurvy ⽼卢，臧克曼农场的雇⼯4) utter [5QtE] v. 发出（声⾳等）5) stare [stZE] v. 凝视，盯着看6) murmur [5mE:mE] v. 低语声7) tremble [5trembl] v. 战栗，发抖8) mutter [5mQtE] v. 咕哝，嘀咕9) solemnly [5sClEmli] ad. 庄严地，严肃地夏绿蒂的这本书讲述了⼀个发⽣在⾕仓的故事。

疯狂英语阅读版2004年
English Answer:
Crazy English Reading Version 2004。

Li Yang introduced his Crazy English method in China in 1999. Crazy English is a method of learning English that emphasizes the importance of speaking English out loud and mimicking native speakers. Li Yang's method has been criticized by some for its emphasis on rote memorization
and its lack of focus on grammar. However, Crazy English
has also been praised by many for its effectiveness in helping students to overcome their fear of speaking English.
Chinese Answer:
疯狂英语阅读版2004。

李阳在1999年在中国推出了他的疯狂英语法。

疯狂英语是一种
学习英语的方法，强调大声朗读英语和模仿母语人士的重要性。

李
阳的方法因其死记硬背和缺乏对语法关注而受到一些人的批评。

然而，疯狂英语也因其帮助学生克服对说英语的恐惧而被许多人赞扬。

I’m an English Genius! 我是英语天才！I’m an English Genius! 我是英语天才！I’m proud of myself ! 我为自己感到骄傲！I love myself ! 我热爱我自己！I can totally conquer English ! 我可以彻底征服英语！No excuses. 不要借口。

No delays. 不要拖延。

No more wasted time . 不要再浪费时间。

I can change my life this minute 脱口而出这本书，by blurting out this book . 我就能够改变我的人生！I have the power! 我拥有这种力量！Anthony’s introductionHi, this is Anthony .I’m the audio producer here at Li Yang Crazy English . These Blurt Out tapes and CDs are a great way for you to master spoken English .I’ve personally remixed this series with energetic music and motivating interludes so that you can quickly and effectively conquer the English language .Just listen , imitate, and practice, and you’ll be blurting out beautiful English sentences in no time .So enjoy the dialogues !Enjoy the music!Enjoy blurting out ! And I’ll be talking with you soon.大家好，我是安东尼。

——原声版2011年3月号美文Song of the Flower 花之歌By Khalil GibranI am a kind word 1)uttered and repeatedBy the voice of Nature;I am a star fallen from theBlue tent upon the green carpet.I am the daughter of the elementsWith whom Winter 2)conceived;To whom Spring gave birth; I was3)Reared in the lap of Summer and ISlept in the bed of Autumn.At dawn I unite with the breezeTo announce the coming of light;At 4)eventide I join the birdsIn bidding the light farewell.The plains are decorated withMy beautiful colors, and the airIs scented with my fragrance.As I embrace Slumber the eyes ofNight watch over me, and as IAwaken I stare at the sun, which isThe only eye of the day.I drink dew for wine, and 5)hearken toThe voices of the birds, and danceTo the 6)rhythmic swaying of the grass.I am the lover’s gift; I am the wedding wreath; I am the memory of a moment of happiness; I am the last gift of the living to the dead; I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.But I look up high to see only the light,And never look down to see my shadow.This is wisdom which man must learn.我是大自然亲切的话语，说出去，又反复细念；我是一颗星星，从蓝色苍穹坠落绿毯之中。

年青人，一起来读英语吧！清晨励志呐喊I can’t stand my poor English!I want to improve my situation!I want to change my life!I don’t want to let my parents down!I don’t want to let my country down!Most importantly, I don’t want to let myself down!I want to speak perfect English!I want to understand all kinds of accents!I want to write beautiful articles!I want to read thousands of books!I want to translate freely between Chinese and English!I want to be the master of the world’s two most importantlanguages:Chinese and English.我不能忍受我的破烂英语！我要改变我的处境！我要改变我的生活！我不想让我的父母失望！我不想让我的祖国失望！更重要的是，我不想让我自己失望！我要说一口纯正的英语！我要听懂各种口音！我要写出漂亮的文章！我要读成千上万的书！我要在中英文之间自由转换！我要成为世界上两门最重要的语言：中文和英文的主宰和大师！李岚清英文申奥陈述【疯狂星级】★★★★★五星级·大学英语专业本科级·外交家级【疯狂短评】北京赢得2008年奥运会主办权，国务院副总理李岚清功不可没！他用流利地道的英文所作的申奥陈述不仅表明了中国政府支持北京申奥的坚定立场，也充分展示了泱泱大国新一代领导人的素质和形象。

这么好的英语学习材料怎不令人怦然心动？Beijing Makes Final PresentationLadies and gentlemen,many people in the world have a dream,that one day they could come to China and visit Beijing.My countrymen have a very strong desire to stage an excellent Olympic Games in Beijing which is a great contribution to the Olympic movement and its history .I therefore hope from the bottom of my heart ,that you distinguished IOC members, will help them realize their long-cherished aspirations.The Chinese sage Confucius says,”Isn’t it a delight after all to have friends come from afar?”Indeed,it is our delight to welcome all guests with open arm s in Beijing in the year 2008.I’m sure you will have a great games in Beijing! Thank you![李阳疯狂英语“三最”记录为：21秒] [李阳疯狂英语“一口气”训练记录为2口气]【参考译文】女士们，先生们，全世界很多人都有这样一个梦想，他们希望有朝一日能来到中国并访问北京。

疯狂英语阅读：EUROPE'STHEMEPARKPLAYGROUNDNearly 160 million people a year go to amusement parks in Europe and a recent survey found that nearly half of them are adults who go there without children. After a 1)surging growth in the theme park business in the United States and Asia, Europe has become the new battleground or shall we say the new playground for theme park giants.The industry of theme parks has something for everyone. In the United States many amusement and theme parks have seen attendance drop this year notably holiday destination centers run by Disney and Universal. The slowing U.S. economy is scaring consumers who are spending less time and money on travel. Parks that attract day-trip visitors are faring better. But their revenues are vulnerable to wind and rain.As a result the industry leader may end up $30 million under its 2001 global revenue target of $1.1 billion. But despite the unpredictable weather and slowing economies, the theme park industry in Europe is growing. Analysts are heartened byimproving 2)margins at Euro Disney, which is planning its second park outside Paris in the year 2002. And next year Six Flags willboast 39 centers worldwide when it opens a new Warner Brothers Movie World in Madrid, Spain.Six Flags got a 3)foothold in Europe back in 1998 when it bought the Leewee Group, which had six parks in France, Belgium and Holland. In Europe there are over 200 theme parks. Many are small privately owned businesses. They attract 180 million visitors annually who spend over $2 billion. And surprisingly the main concentration of these parks is in the often damp and gray north.While Europeans on average spend $13 per park visit, Americans pay nearly three times as much. And most Europeans will oblige if they get good value for money that usually means cartoon character theme rides for the very young and 4)scary state-of-the-art experiences for nearly everyone else. Basically, people need to be entertained.欧洲主题公园----人们游乐的新宠每年约有一亿六千多万人畅游欧洲的游乐场，最近的调查发现，几乎半数是成年人，他们没有带小孩同行。

李阳疯狂英语经典诵读短文李阳疯狂英语经典诵读短文The Old FarmerAn old farmer had spend all his life on his farm in the countryside, far from the city. One day, he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because this was the first time he had traveled to the city. He went into a large hotel and saw an elevator. As he watched, an old lady got into the elevator and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very pretty young girl came out. The old farmer was amazed. “What an incredible little room! ” he said to himself. “It’s magic! It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife along. ”【注释】incredible adj. 难以置信的；不可思议的【译文】老农民一个老农民一辈子住在远离城市的乡下农场里。

有一天他决定到大城市里去观光。

他觉得城市里的一切又新鲜，又奇特，因为这是他第一次到城市去旅行。

他走进一家大旅馆，看见那里的电梯。

当他瞧着的时候，一位老太太走进电梯关上了门。