《英文美文》十篇

《英文美文》十篇

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本系列的内容部分来源于网络，部分来源于书籍，部分来源于笔者本人。

本系列为英语学习者提供，适合英语初级学习者（本来主要是为了高中生，但也欢迎初中生，大学生和英语爱好者阅读），笔者还挑了一些可能对大家有帮助的单词做了注释（为了读者更易理解，为了更好的学习效果，注释仅限于本文的意思）。

第一篇：

Stay humble, stay hungry

永远谦卑，永远饥渴

I just went through a very tough time of my life.

tough 艰难的adj.

我刚刚经历了人生中非常艰难的一段时期。

And the improbable unfolding of recent events has lead me to consider that no one thing is one thing only.

improbable 不大可能的adj.

unfold 打开，呈现v.

这段时间里各种看似不可能的事情接连发生，它们让我不禁意识到：世上没有什么事情是单纯而片面的。

People keep defining what’s familiar with new, ever-evolving meanings.

人们一直都在为熟悉的东西赋予新的、不断演化的含义。

define 下定义v.

ever-evolving 不断发展的

By doing so, we release ourselves from the expected, the familiar, into something unforeseen.

release 释放v.

unforeseen 未预见到的adj.

通过这样做，我们将自己从那些司空见惯的东西中释放出来，并投身到那些未曾被预见的事物中。

And it is in this unfamiliar realm that we find new possibilities.

realm 领域n.

正是在这陌生的领域里我们才能找到新的可能性。

It is in the unknown that we find hope.

正是在未知之中，我们才能找到希望。

Some people kept learning hard for a time in their life, but then they decided that they’ve known what they

need to know.

有些人在一生中曾经刻苦地学习着，但后来他们却认为自己已经知道了需要知道的一切。

They developed a mental immune system.

immune 免疫的adj.

于是他们的思维里产生了一种免疫系统。

They refuse to accept anything which this system finds unsettling.

unsettling 令人不安的adj.

任何被这个系统认定为不安因素的事物，都会被他们拒于千里之外。

Sometimes they even attack when they see such things.

attack 攻击v.

有时候，当他们看到这些事物的时候，他们甚至会展开攻击。

They have stopped evolving.

他们已经停止进化了。

And sometimes I even found myself doing similar things.

时不时地，我甚至发现自己也在做这样的事情。

So I’m actually writing all this to make myself remember that the search for knowledge is an endless path.

所以，我现在写下这一切是为了让自己记住：寻求知识的道路是无穷无尽的。

Let’s be each other’s reminder, my friend.

reminder 提醒的人/物n.

让我们来提醒彼此吧，我的朋友。

Keep learning.

不要停止学习。

Keep evolving.

不要停止进化。

Keep being humble and hungry.

永远谦卑，永远保持对真知的饥渴。

第二篇：

给年轻人的建议

Advice to a Young Man

Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of

books, you must work. If you look around, you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of

their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Don't be afraid of killing yourself with overwork.

It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit

work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. It is the interval that kills, my son.

The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.

pick 十字镐n.

wheel-barrow 独轮手推车n.

overwork 过度工作n.

interval 间隔，间距n.（此处指工作之余的休息）

appetite 食欲，嗜好n.

小伙子，请你记住，你必须工作。不管你握着的是一把十字镐或是一支笔，一辆独轮手推车或一套书，你都必须工作。如果你环顾四周，你会发现那些不必工作就最有能力度过余生的人乃是工作最勤奋的人。别害怕会过劳致死。不到30岁的人是不可能过劳而死的。这些人有时候会早逝，但那是因为晚上6点收工，直到第二天早上2点才回家。小伙子，就是这些工作之余的时间使得这些人丧命啊。工作会令你食欲大振；工作会使你十分感谢你有假日。

There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It does not know their

names, even. Nobody likes them; the great, busy world does not know that they are there.

有些年轻人并不工作，但世界并不以他们为荣，甚至不知道他们的名字。没有人喜欢他们；广袤，忙碌的世界不会留意他们的存在。

So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make a dust in the world. The busier

you are, the less vulnerable you are, the sweeter you sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays are, and

the more satisfied the world will be with your performance.

take off 起飞

dust 尘土n.

vulnerable 易受攻击的adj.

performance 表现n.

因此，要先了解你想当什么，做什么，然后脱下外套，开始干活吧！你愈是忙碌，你愈不容易受到伤害，睡得更甜，假日也更加灿烂，更快活，而世界对你的表现也就更加满意。

第三篇：

Keep Your Dreams

执着于你的梦想——明星州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格清华大学演讲

Some of your families maybe don’t believe in your dreams. But let me tell you something, my young

friends. Keep your dreams. No matter what, keep your dreams. Don’t give up on them, even when you are

temporarily defeated or denied. Keep your dreams.

你们的家人也许不相信你们的梦想，但是，朋友们，让我告诉你们，执着于你的梦想！无论如何，坚持你们的梦想。即使你们遭遇暂时的失败或被否定，也不要放弃你们的梦想。执着于你的梦想。

Well, thank you very much, President. First of all, I want to thank President Gu for having me here, and I

want to thank Mr. Qizhi for your kind introduction. Thank you very much.

president 校长/主席n.

非常感谢校长先生。首先，我要感谢顾校长对我的邀请，也感谢奇志先生的引荐。谢谢！

It is wonderful to be here at this university. What a special place. I just looked around a little bit here，it’s a gorgeous, gorgeous place. I want to congratulate you for going to this magnificent university here.

gorgeous 华丽的adj.

magnificent 高尚的，宏伟的，壮丽的adj.

非常荣幸能够来到清华大学，这是一个非同寻常的地方。我刚才稍微环顾了一下四周，发现这里真是美极了。我想祝贺在座的各位能够有机会来到这所杰出的学府深造。