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有声双语美文：感激之心，改变世界的力量Gra-ti-tude.感激。

Savor it on your tongue.用舌尖轻尝。

The sound alone instills satisfaction.仅是声音便让人心满意足。

Feel it in your heart.用心感受。

Notice a soothing warmth wash over you.体会这一袭抚慰身心的暖意。

Gratitude and plentitude. They're the two ends of the same bone. Combined, they're the marrow of miracles. The structure of success.感激与富足，是一根骨头的两端，两者合并，便会产生奇迹，构筑成功。

When I clear the mental clutter and focus on the present, I'm instantly reminded of how blessed I am.当我把错乱的思绪清空、着眼当下的时候，我突然意识到我是多么幸福。

Look into your own life. If you scrub away the make-up of illusionand impurities of jealousy — can you see the clarity of grace? Can you understand how treasuring what's right in front of you is worth your time? 仔细看看自己的生活吧。

如果把幻想和嫉妒扫出脑海，你清楚地看到生活的恩赐了吗？你明白你眼前的一切是多么珍贵、多么值得你花时间品味了吗？Gratitude grounds plentitude in the now. When you honor who you are, what you do, and what you have, your energy will change. You will start toglow. People will be drawn to you because that gratitude glow is rare in our current culture. I'm hoping to bring it back.感激是让你在当下感到富足的基础。

如果你遇到多年前的自己I had the strangest dream last night.昨晚我做了一个非常奇怪的梦。

I was walking down a dirt road with snowy woods on either side of me.我梦到自己走在一条泥泞的小路上，两旁的树枝上堆满了积雪。

I was all alone. The road seemed to go on forever.我孤身一人。

小路似乎长得没有尽头。

I couldn’t see another person anywhere.我环顾四周，没看到任何人。

All at once, however, I saw someone walking towards me in the distance. 突然，我看到远处有人向我走来。

As this person got closer and closer I realized that it was me.当这个人越走越近，我意识到这就是我自己。

It was me from many years ago, fresh faced and young.那是多年前的我，年轻而青涩。

I could see in his mind all the dreams and hopes that he had too.我几乎能看到他脑子里的那些梦想和愿景，我知道他有着那样的梦想和愿景。

They had, after all, once been my own.毕竟，那也曾经是我的梦想和愿景。

I was overjoyed. I had so many things I wanted to say to this younger me. 我大喜过望。

我肚子有太多话，想要对过去的我说。

I wanted to spare him the trials I had gone through, the pain I had suffered,and the mistakes I had made.我想告诉他我经历过的挫折，我感受过的痛苦，我犯过的错误。

英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版) - 180730有声双语美文:花点时间和值得的人在一起Nurture your relationships. It\'s really prominent . 维护你的人际关系,这真的非常重要。

Your family and friends matter. 你的家人和朋友都是很重要的人。

They appear in your life for reasons. 他们出现在你的生命中是有原因的。

Cherish them. Let them know no matter how busy you are, you always have them in mind.珍惜他们。

让他们知道:无论你有多忙,你总会记着他们。

Spending time with people you look up to. 与那些你欣赏的人呆在一起。

There must be someone who is living the kind you life you envision. 肯定有人过着你梦想中的那种生活。

Spend time with them. 花些时间和他们呆在一起。

Spending time with these people need not be two-way all the time. 这种"呆在一起"并不一定得是双向的。

You can also spend time with them via reading or actively learning from their YouTube videos. 你也可以通过阅读他们的著作或者观看他们的YouTube视频来和他们"呆在一起" == LeadershipWhat Makes A Good Leader?What makes a good leader is the use of effective management skills such as spending 50 percent or more of their time listening carefully. Great leaders understand that some of the best leadership qualities entail listening to others with undivided attention.Great leaders with excellent management skills to encourage input and change, Also who encouraged a dialogue with the team came out on top. and the best way to measure them is based on feedback they get from their best people. People usually give the best scores to leaders you trust and to leaders who listen.1 / 21The Most Essential Leadership Qualities:Integrity is perhaps the most valued and respected quality ofleadership and one of the most important management skills you need to attain. By saying what you’ll do and then be doing what you say, you will build trust around your team.To be successful as a leader, you need a bination of two ingredients: character and petence. You need to be a person of integrity. Someone people trust and are willing to follow.To be trusted in business, you must be trustworthy. You must believe in yourself, your pany, the essential goodness of your products and services, and in your people.Out of all the existing leadership qualities, the most fascinating and distinguishing characteristic of level 5 is an often misunderstood trait: humility.As it happens, humility doesn’t actually mean being humble . . . "Humility simply means you have a burning, driving, relentless ambition to serve and to win,""Without the arrogance to delude yourself into believing that you are knowing everything or always right."As a Level 5 Leader, you don’t believe you are perfect. You must, however, believe in yourself, and be convinced that you have what it takes to succeed and that you can get better. You are always looking for new ways to develop your leadership qualities and take your thoughts to the next level.And most of all a successful leader shouldn\'t build a wall between him and his employee, in contrast, he should earn the trust of his employ. A Summery of Brian Tracy answers the question leader?essential for an effective leader.2 / 21Maram Al-khazmary==9 Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive PersonSensitive people get a bad rap. Research suggests that genes are responsible for the 15–20% of people who qualify as "highly sensitive." Psychologist Elain Aron has studied this phenomenon extensively, and using MRI scans of highly sensitive people’s brains, she’s found that they experience sounds, feelings, and even the presence of other people much more intensely than the average person. Sensitivity and Emotional IntelligenceEmotional intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. The good news is that highly sensitive people aren’t more or less emotionally intelligent than others. Highly sensitive people experience things more intensely. Their strong emotions are easier to identify (and potentially use to their benefit) than the average person. This also helps them to municate effectively because they don’t just hear the words ing out of other people’s mouths, but they also catch on to subtleties in gesture and tone.There are trade-offs, however, as strong emotions that are left unchecked can have disastrous consequences. Highly sensitive people can use EQ to their benefit only once they understand that they are highly sensitive. This awareness ensures they reap the benefits of their heightened emotional awareness while spotting and defeating their negative tendencies. The Highly Sensitive PersonYou’re likely wondering if you or someone you know are highly sensitive. The following are the most mon qualities that highly sensitive3 / 21people possess. See how many apply.You think deeply. When life throws you a curveball, you retreat deep into your shell, thinking through every aspect of what transpired before taking any action. Small things (in your own life and other people’s lives) can have a big impact on you.英语学习英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版) - 180730You’re detail-oriented. You’re as sensitive to details as you are to feelings. You see details that others miss, and you aren’t content until you’ve dotted all the i’s and crossed the t’s. This is a strength that is highly valuable in the right profession.You take longer to reach decisions. Since you’re prone to dig deep beneath the surface, you tend to drag out decisions. You can’t help but try to run every possible oute through your head, and this is often at the expense of the ticking clock.You’re crushed by bad decisions. When you finally make a decision, and it turns out to be a poor choice, you take it much harder than most. This can create a vicious cycle that slows down your decision-making process even more, as fear of making a bad decision is part of what slows you down in the first place.You’re emotionally reactive. When left to your own devices, you have a knee-jerk reaction to your feelings. You also have strong reactions to what other people are going through. When your emotions e on strong, it’s easy to let them hijack your behavior. The hard part is channeling your feelings into producing the behavior that you want. You take criticism harshly. Your strong feelings and intense emotional reactions can make criticism hard to take. Though you may overreact to criticism initially, you also have the tendency to think hard about things and explore them deeply. This exploration of criticism can play out well for you in the long run, as your inability to "shrug it off" helps you make the appropriate changes.You work well in teams. Your unique ability to take other people’s4 / 21feelings into account, weigh different aspects of multifaceted decisions, and pay attention to the smaller details makes you extremely valuable in a team environment. Of course, this can backfire if you’re the one that is tasked with making final decisions, as you’re better suited to offering input and analysis than you are to deciding whether or not to push the red button.You have great manners. Your heightened awareness of the emotions of other people makes you highly conscientious. You pay close attention to how your behavior affects other people and have the good manners to show for it. You also get particularly irked when other people are rude. Open offices drive you crazy. Your sensitivity to other people, loud noises, and other stimuli makes it practically impossible for you to work effectively in an open-office environment. You’re better off in a cube or working from home. Bringing It All TogetherLike many things in life, being a highly sensitive person is both a blessing and a curse. It all es down to what you make of it. Are you or someone you know highly sensitive? Please share your thoughts in the ments section below as I learn just as much from you as you do from me. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning co-author of the #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and the cofounder of TalentSmart, the world\'s leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training, serving more than 75% of Fortune 500 panies. His bestselling books have been translated into 25 languages and are available in more than 150 countries. Dr. Bradberry has written for, or been covered by, Newsweek, TIME, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The5 / 21Washington Post, and The Harvard Business Review. ==我是年过40,没有孩子的单身女人,我过得很开心A few months before my 42nd birthday, I was out to dinner with friends and found myself seated next to a well-known older male writer.42岁生日的前几个月,我和一些朋友外出吃饭,发现邻座是一位知名且年长的男作家。

有声双语美文：珍惜你邂逅的每一个人We don't meet people by accident.我们遇见的人不是偶然。

Every person you meet will have a role in your life, be it big or small. Some will help you grow, some will hurt you, some will inspire you to do better. At the same time, you are playing some role in their lives as well. Know that paths cross for a reason and treat people with significance.无论大小，你见到的每一个人将在你的人生中扮演一个角色。

一些人帮助你成长，一些人伤害你，一些人激励你做的更好。

与此同时，你也在他们的人生中扮演一定的角色。

知道道路不会无缘无故交错，有意义地对待别人。

The best teachers are those who don't tell you how to get there but show the way.最佳的老师，并非授人以鱼，而是授人以渔。

There is no better joy then helping people see a vision for themselves, seeing them go to levels higher than they ever would have imagined on their own. But that doesn't mean you have to fix them or enable them; instead, guide them to the source of their own power. Offer them support and motivation as they find their own way and show you what they're capable of. All you have to do is believe in them.再没有比帮助别人自己看到未来、看到他们到达了他们原来也没想到的高度让人更高兴的事了。

Quora精选：有哪些知识最毁三观？What Is The biggest Mindfuck Ever?哪些知识最毁三观？得票最多的回答@Henry Johnson1. The continents look entirely different than you think they do.大陆板块本来的样子跟你认为的完全不一样。

The map you’re used to is more Western-focused and stretches out the size of continents near the poles. Africa and South America are actually way bigger.你习以为常的这种地图更多地是以西方为中心，它拉伸了两极附近大陆的大小。

非洲和南美洲实际上要大得多。

Here’s a more accurate representation of the world, according to the The Gall-Peters Projection map, created in 1885.这里有一个更精确的版本，是根据1885年创建的Gall-Peters投影地图：2. If you believe that you’re truly one in a million, there ar e still approximately 7,184 more people out there just like you.如果你真的相信自己是百万里挑一，那还有大约7,184多个人和你差不多。

Because there are over 7 billion people.因为世界上有超过70亿人。

3. There are castles and even lighthouses that are less expensive than NYC apartments.有些城堡，甚至灯塔，都比纽约的公寓便宜。

每日英语学习阅读材料(A4打印版) - 180509有声双语美文:失败才是真正的财富Have you ever failed? 你曾经失败过吗？If you haven't, I suggest you try some. 如果你没有,那我建议你去尝试一下。

I have failed, many times. 我失败过,太多次了。

And some of these failures were even painful. 而这些失败之中有一些是很惨痛的。

But I cherish them more than I cherish my success. 但我珍惜它们,更甚于我珍惜我的成功。

Success sometimes makes you numb . 成功有时候会让你麻木。

But failures make you awake. Failures are cleansing. 但失败则会让你清醒。

失败让你觉得神清气爽。

Failing is not necessarily losing. Neither does a failure make you a loser. 失败并不一定意味着输。

失败了,也并不代表你就是个失败者。

Failing is just the name we give to the state you stay in until you succeed. 我们只是用失败来称呼成功之前的那种状态而已。

A failure is a precious opportunity to learn new things. 一次失败是一次学习新东西的好机会。

And trust me. You always rememeber what you learn in failures better than those you learn in success.而且,相信我。

你永远会把失败中所学的东西记得比成功中所学的东西更牢固。

双语美文：如何与比你聪明的人合作How to Effectively Work with People Who Are Smarter Than You如何高效地与比你聪明的人合作It's entrepreneurship gospel—hire those who are smarter than you. There's no mystery to this wisdom. Clever, skilled employees require less management, constantly teach you new things, and shore up your weaknesses. But while the rationale behind this oft-repeated tip is simple, executing it isn't.雇佣比你聪明的人是企业的福音。

这不足而怪。

聪明、技能熟练的员工无需太多管理，还可以教给你新的技能，甚至可以弥补你的缺点。

虽然这条多次被人提及的小建议背后的道理很简单，但是做起来却很困难。

The problem is people have egos and insecurities, and being surrounded by folks who are smarter than you can make you feel bad. Few would freely admit it, of course, but this is often the reason people fail to heed this obvious advice. Even the most assured among us can see their confidence erode when they're surrounded by geniuses.问题在于人们都有自尊心和不安全感，和比自己聪明的人待在一起感觉会很糟糕。

25个关于人生的问题1. When was the last time you tried something new?你上一次尝试新东西是什么时候？2. What makes you want to do better?是什么让你想做得更好?3. What do you love to do? Do you do it often? If the answer is no, why not? 你喜欢做什么？经常做这件事吗？如果答案是否定的，为什么？4. What can you do today that you could not do a year ago?你现在做的是什么事情是你一年前做不到的？5. Where do you see yourself in one year? five years? ten years?你一年后对自己的定位是什么？五年后的呢？十年后的呢？6. Do you like your job?你喜欢你的工作吗？7. What would you do different if you were reborn?如果让你重新来过你想要做哪些不同的事情？8. Have you done anything lately worth remembering?最近你有做过什么让你难忘的事吗？9. What are you excited about?什么会让你觉得兴奋？10. What’s your biggest prob lem?你最大的难题是什么？11. When was the last time you traveled somewhere new?你上一次去一些没去过的地方旅行是什么时候？12. What would you regret not doing?你后悔没有做过事情的什么？13. What makes you smile?什么事情让你微笑？14. If the average lifespan was 50 years, would you do anything differently? 如果人的平均寿命是50岁，你想做些不同的事情吗？15. What do you want most out of life?你最想要的生活中稀缺的东西是什么？16. What impact do you want to leave in the world?你想给世界留下什么影响？17. What do you want to be remembered by?你想要被人因为什么记得？18. If all came back around to you, would it help you or hurt you?如果一切轮回，对你有利还是让你受伤？19. If you had the chance to go back in time and change one thing, what would you change?如果你有机会回到从前去改变一件事，你会改变什么？20. What stands between you and happiness?是什么阻挡着你的幸福？21. If a doctor gave you one year to live, what would you try to accomplish? 如果医生说你剩下一年的生命，你会尝试完成哪些事情？22. What do you like most about yourself?你最喜欢自己的哪一点？23. What do you have that you cannot live without?你拥有的生命中不可或缺的是什么？24. When you close your eyes what do you dream of?你闭上眼睛的时候回梦想什么？25. If you could ask one person, dead or alive, one question, who would you ask and what would you ask?如果你可以问一个人一个问题，死去的人也好，活着的人也好，你会问谁，问什么？==每天新开始：早上问自己的10个问题Happiness all starts within you. You can’t search for happiness from the outside world. If you want to be happy, you need to ask yourself these 10 questions every morning.快乐都源于我们自身。

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." - Socrates12 Daily Habits of Exceptional LeadersOne of the most popular Dilbert comic strips in the cartoon’s history begins with Dilbert’s boss relaying senior leadership’s explanation for the company’s low profits. In response to his boss, Dilbert asks incredulously, “So they’re saying that profits went up because of great leadership and down because of a weak economy?” To which Dilbert’s boss replies, “These meetings will go faster if you stop putting things in context.”Great leadership is indeed a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you’re working for one, but even they can have a hard time explaining the specifics of what they do that makes their leadership so effective.Great leaders change us for the better. They see more in us than we see in ourselves, and they help us learn to see it too. They dream big and show us all the great things we can accomplish.Great leadership is dynamic; it melds a variety of unique skills into an integrated whole. Great leadership is also founded in good habits. What follows are the essential habits that exceptional leaders rely on every day. Give them a try and see where they take your leadership skills.Effective Communication―The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.‖—Joseph PriestleyCommunication is the real work of leadership. It’s a fundamental element of how leaders accomplish their goals each and every day. You simply can’t become a great leader until you are a great communicator.Great communicators inspire people. They create a connection with theirfollowers that is real, emotional, and personal, regardless of any physical distance between them. Great communicators forge this connection through an understanding of people and an ability to speak directly to their needs.Courage―Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.‖ —AristotlePeople will wait to see if a leader is courageous before they’re willing to follow his or her lead. People need courage in their leaders. They need someone who can make difficult decisions and watch over the good of the group. They need a leader who will stay the course when things get tough. People are far more likely to show courage themselves when their leaders do the same.For the courageous leader adversity is a welcome test. Like a blacksmith’s molding of a red-hot iron, adversity is a trial by fire that refines leaders and sharpens their game. Adversity emboldens courageous leaders and leaves them more committed to their strategic direction.Leaders who lack courage simply toe the company line. They follow the safest path—the path of least resistance—because they’d rather cover their backside than lead.Adherence to the Golden Rule +1―The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.‖ – Jon Wolfgang von GoetheThe Golden Rule – treat others as you want to be treated – assumes that all people are the same. It assumes that, if you treat your followers the way you would want a leader to treat you, they’ll be happy. It ignores that people are motivated by vastly different things. One person loves public recognition, while another loathes being the center of attention.Great leaders don’t treat people how they themselves want to be treated. Instead, they take the Golden Rule a step further and treat each person as he or she would like to be treated. Great leaders learn what makes people tick, recognize their needs in the moment, and adapt their leadership style accordingly.Self-Awareness―It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.‖ —Latin ProverbContrary to what Dilbert might have us believe, leaders’ gaps inself-awareness are rarely due to deceitful, Machiavellian motives, or severe character deficits. In most cases, leaders—like everyone else—view themselves in a more favorable light than other people do.Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence, a skill that 90% of top performing leaders possess in abundance. Great leaders’ high self-awareness means they have a clear and accurate image not just of their leadership style, but also of their own strengths and weaknesses. They know where they shine and where they’re weak, and they have effective strategies for leaning into their strengths and compensating for their weaknesses.Passion―If you just work on stuff that you like and are passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.‖ – Mark ZuckerbergPassion and enthusiasm are contagious. So are boredom and apathy. No one wants to work for a boss that’s unexcited about his or her job, or even one who’s just going through the motions. Great leaders are passionate about what they do, and they strive to share that passion with everyonearound them.Humility―Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.‖ – C.S. LewisGreat leaders are humble. They don’t allow their position of authority to make them feel that they are better than anyone else. As such, they don’t hesitate to jump in and do the dirty work when needed, and they won’t ask their followers to do anything they wouldn’t be willing to do themselves.Generosity―A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.‖ —John MaxwellGreat leaders are generous. They share credit and offer enthusiastic praise. They’re as committed to their followers’ success as they are to their own. They want to inspire all of their employees to achieve their personal best – not just because it will make the team more successful, but because they care about each person as an individual.Infectiousness―The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forceful ly on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.‖ —Reverend Theodore HesburghGreat leaders know that having a clear vision isn’t enough. You have to make that vision come alive so that your followers can see it just as clearly as you do. Great leaders do that by telling stories and painting verbal pictures so that everyone can understand not just where they’re going, but what it will look and feel like when they get there. This inspires others to internalize the vision and make it their own.Authenticity―Just be who you are and speak from your guts and heart –it’s all a man has.‖ – Hubert HumphreyAuthenticity refers to being honest in all things – not just what you say and do, but who you are. When you’re authentic, your words and actions align with who you claim to be. Your followers shouldn’t be compelled to spend time trying to figure out if you have ulterior motives. Any time they spend doing so erodes their confidence in you and in their ability to execute.Leaders who are authentic are transparent and forthcoming. They aren’t perfect, but they earn people’s respect by walking their talk.Approachability―Management is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.‖ – Tommy LasordaGreat leaders make it clear that they welcome challenges, criticism, and viewpoints other than their own. They know that an environment where people are afraid to speak up, offer insight, and ask good questions is destined for failure. By ensuring that they are approachable, great leaders facilitate the flow of great ideas throughout the organization.Accountability―The ancient Romans had a tradition: Whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: He stood under the arch.‖ – Michael ArmstrongGreat leaders have their followers’ backs. They don’t try to shift blame, and they don’t avoid shame when they fail. They’re never afraid to say, “The buck stops here,” and they earn people’s trust by backing themup.A Sense Of Purpose―You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.‖ – Ken KeseyWhereas vision is a clear idea of where you’re going, a sense of purpose refers to an understanding of why you’re going there. People like to feel like they’re part of something bigger than themselves. Great leaders give people that feeling.Bringing It All TogetherBecoming a great leader doesn’t mean that you have to incorporate all of these traits at once. Focus on one or two at a time; each incremental improvement will make you more effective. It’s okay if you “act” some of these qualities at first. The more you practice, the more instinctive it will become, and the more you’ll internalize your new leadership style.==一个家，几句存了17年的话If you have a small child in your life, "Letters from Heaven" is a wonderful new tradition you can start for your family that will last for many generations. 如果你家的孩子现在还很小，那么不妨试试一个名叫“天堂的来信”的新创意，而且还能代代相传Susie shared the idea on her Facebook page, including two videos of her18-year-old daughter, Abby, opening the time capsule for the first time.Susie在她的脸书上分享了这个创意，并且附有两段视频，内容是她18岁的女儿第一次打开时间胶囊。

有声双语美文：当你放弃探索，人生就结束了Romain Rolland once said:罗曼·罗兰曾说："Most men die at twenty or thirty;“很多人在20岁、30岁的时候就死了，thereafter they are only reflections of themselves，一过这个年龄，他们只不过变成了自己的影子for the rest of their lives they are aping themselves,此后的余生不过在模仿自己中度过，repeating from day to day more and more mechanically and affectedly what they said and did and thought and loved when they were alive."日复一日，更机械，更装腔作势地重复他们有生之年的所作所为、所思所想、所爱所。

”Recently, I suddenly realized that this quote is talking about me.最近，我忽然发现这则引言说的就是我。

I chose a stable job back as a civil servant in my hometown under my parents' advice after I graduated from college.大学毕业之后，我听从父母的建议，在家乡找了一个稳定的公务员工作。

The job is easy. And my workload is quite small.工作很轻松，工作量也很小。

So I have plenty of time of my own to spend.所以我有充足的时间可以自由支配。

I bought my car and my house and went on dates which are arranged by my parents.我买好了车和房子，并根据父母的安排去约会。

幸福的人，离不开这8个小习惯Everything around us is changing at warp speed, it seems--but some things will always remain the same. That's why habits are so powerful. Some of the smallest of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and help steer us toward success.在我们身边的每件事都以不可思议的速度改变，看起来像这样--但是有些事将会保持一致。

这就是为什么习惯如此的有力量。

我们的一些日常小习惯有这个能量让我们幸福还有帮助引导我们走向成功。

Here are eight little habits that can make a big difference in your life and work:这边有八种小习惯可以让你的生活和工作产生巨大的变化：1. Early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise. Numerous studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wake-up carries benefits that include better planning and anticipation of problems, and more time to exercise, pray or meditate, and do the things that make you happy. Waking up an hour early pays off far more than it takes away.1. 早一点起床让你更健康，更富有，也更聪明。

有声双语美文：真正的尊重要靠努力换来OK, I wasn’t fired but this is how it went.好吧，我不是被炒鱿鱼了，事情是这样的。

Back in 2005, I had just started working and was almost at my peak of being a ladies man (or so i thought). Always spotted with a different girl (or so people perceived). I was an associate and kinda developed a crush on this manager. She seemed nice and the usual.2005年的时候，我刚开始工作，当时是我作为大众情人的巅峰时期（至少我是这么想的）。

人们总是看见我和不同的女孩在一起（至少他们是这么想的）。

我当时是个准合伙人，并且有点暗恋我的经理。

她则表现得很友好、很正常。

Long story short I asked her out and it worked. (Story for another day).长话短说，我约她出去了，而且成功了。

（详细故事改天讲）We seemed to be pretty fond of each other and hung out quite a lot. In and out of office. Later on, during one of her 1-on-1s with her manager, he suggested her to stop hanging out with me. You know ‘perception is reality’ kinda stuff. That hanging out with a younger and reckless guy like me would be a career liming move for her.我们互相挺喜欢的，经常在一起，不管是在工作中还是工作外。

有声双语美文：有一种贫穷，叫做短视The team I work in just had 2 new interns, and I happen to betheir supervisor .我所在的团队新来了两个实习生，而我恰好是他们的主管。

After today's lunch break, I saw that one of them was reading things on her smartphone, maybe on some social network, I guessed.今天午休过后，我看见他们中的一个正在悠闲地刷手机，可能是在上社交网络吧，我猜。

I went to her and said "There's another document here needing traslation. Do you have time to finish it for me?"我走过去问她：“我这正好有一份文档要翻译，你有时间帮忙完成一下吗？”That document was not in her assigned workload. But I thought I could let her challenge herself a little bit with it, seeing that she seemed to have time.这份文档并不在她的工作量里面，不过我看她似乎有空，就打算让她用这锻炼一下。

"Yes, I do have time." She said, "But I'm just an intern."“有啊。

”她说。

“可是我只是个实习生啊。

”I didn't quite know what to say back then. After a while I mumbled "Right. Yes."我当时突然不知道说什么好，愣了一下说道：“哦，对。

有声双语美文：读这5种书的人，境界才能高What books should I read?我应该读什么书？What's the purpose of reading books?读书的目的又是什么？That's two questions I've been asking myself my whole life.这是两个我一辈子都在问自己的问题。

For the second question, I guess I've already got the answer.对于第二个问题，我觉得我已经有了答案。

I read as much as I can so that I can be a man with vision .我尽我所能读书，是为了成为一个有境界的人。

I think that's the ultimate goal of reading. And I think that's the best gift reading can bring you.我认为这就是读书的终极目的。

我还觉得这是读书能带给你的最好礼物。

And for the first question, I can't say I have the best answer. But I do have some experience to share.而至于第一个问题，虽然我不能说我的答案是最好的，但我的确有些经验可以分享。

First, you should read books which teach you things about culture.首先，你应该读那些关于文化的书。

Only by knowing a culture well can you deepen your thoughts. Only by knowing several cultures can you broaden your horizon.只有深入了解一个文化，你的思想才能深邃。

励志：认真看待自己才会得到他人的尊重(双语)I stand on the edge of the dance floor watching couples glide, spin, and groove as they dance the West Coast Swing. The tempo of the music is fast, but the beating of my heart is faster. I want to dance, but I'm afraid I'm not good enough.我站在舞池边，看着人们一对一对地在跳西海岸摇摆舞，他们滑动舞步、旋转着、享受着。

音乐节奏很快，但我的心跳更快。

我想跳舞，又担心跳得不好。

The song ends, and as another begins, a white-haired gentleman with a rakish smile offers me his hand and pulls me onto the floor, waving away my protests that I'm only a beginner.一首乐曲结束，另一首开始了，一位浅色头发的绅士面带微笑向我伸出手，把我拉进舞池，我作为初学者的恐惧一扫而光了。

Okay. If he can do this, so can I.好吧，如果他能跳，那我也能跳。

I manage to find a respectable groove, but whenever he tries to lead me in anything other than the basic steps, I stumble. All I can do is smile a lot and apologize even more.我终于觉着自己跳得不错了，但他带着我跳基本舞步之外的动作时，我就会绊到。

别用恶意去揣测世界的爱心In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.在冰淇淋圣代还很便宜的年代，一个10岁的小男孩走进一家酒店的咖啡厅，在一张桌子旁坐了下来。

一名服务员在他面前放了一杯水。

“How much is an ice cream sundae?”“一个冰淇淋圣代多少钱？”“50 cents,” replied the waitress.“50美分，”服务员回答道。

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it.小男孩从口袋里拿出手来，仔细地数了一下手里的硬币。

“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient.”“一碟原味冰淇淋多少钱？”他问道。

这时候有一些人正在候位，服务员有些不耐烦了。

“35 cents,” she said brusquely.“35美分。

”她粗鲁地回复道。

The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.小男孩又数了一遍硬币。

“我要一份原味冰淇淋。

”他说。

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.服务员拿来冰淇淋，把账单放到桌上后就走开了。