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英语专业晨读人生类美文15篇英音美音
16.EnteringtheNewRoomofYourLife
人生新起点(美音)
Itmustbeoneofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestions
intheEnglishlanguage—
“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
”
Andformostofustheanswerissimple—
“Idon'tknow.”Andthat'sjustfine.
Forteenagersallovertheworlditisdifficulttoimagine
lifeoutsidethefamiliarschoolgrounds
andcomfortablefamilyhome.
Butwhentheuniversityentranceexamsfinish
andhigh-schoolgraduationwrapsup,
itistimetomoveontoawholenewstage
inone'slife—adulthood.
Onedaywhenyouare40,youmaylookbackonyourlife
andwonderexactlyhowyoubecameanadult.
Whendidyouchange?
Quiteoftentheanswerwilllie
betweenyourfirstdayofuniversity
andthefirstdayofyourprofessionalcareer.
Whileyoucannotpinpointanexacttime,
somewhereinthe“roommatedays”or“dormdays”
youlearntthingsfarmorevaluablethananything
youcouldlearninaclassroom.
Foritisinthistimewelearnindependence-
MumandDadcan'ttakecareofyouanymore;
responsibility—youhavetocleanyourownbedroom
andmakeyourownmeals;maturity—
suddenlyjokingabout“girl'sgerms”doesn'tseemsofunny
whenyouactuallyhaveagirlfriendorboyfriend;
respect—youshouldtakecareofJohn'scomputer,
hespentalotofmoneyonit;andbudgeting—
shouldyouspendyourlast$50onnewshoesorpizza?
Andabigpartoftheliving-away-from-homeprocess
iscommunication.High-classcelebritiesand
highlypaidpsychologistsarealwaystellingus,
tofixourrelationshipproblems,
“thekeyiscommunication.”
Andnothingcanprovidebettertrainingin
developingcommunicationthanlivingwithotherpeople.
“Whosedirtysocksarethese?
”
“Whereisyourshareoftherentmoney?
”
“Let'shaveapartyonFridaynight!
”
“IthinkI'mgoingtobreak-upwithmyboyfriend.”
Thisspecialperiodoftimeisguaranteedto
makeyoufeeleveryemotionpossible,
butatthesametimeitwillprovideyou
withthebestmemoriesyoucouldeverdreamof.
Whenthe“dormdays”cometoanend,
wefinallyknowwherewebelongintheworld.
Andfinally,weknowexactlywhatwewanttobewhenwegrowup.
17.ThreePeachStones三枚核桃(英音)
Observeachild;anyonewilldo.Youwillseethatnotadaypassesinwhich
hedoesnotfindsomethingorothertomakehimhappy,
thoughhemaybeintearsthenextmoment.Thenlookataman;
anyoneofuswilldo.Youwillnoticethat
weeksandmonthscanpassinwhich
dayisgreetedwithnothingmorethanresignation,
andendurewitheverypoliteindifference.
Indeed,mostmenareasmiserableassinners
thoughtheyaretooboredtosin—perhapstheirsinistheirindifference.
Butitistruethattheysoseldomsmilethat
whentheydowedonotrecognizetheirface,
sodistortedisitfromthefixedmaskwetakeforgranted.
Andeventhenamancannotsmilelikeachild,forachildsmileswithhiseyes,
whereasamansmileswithhislipsalone.
Itisnotasmile;butagrin;somethingtodowithhumor,
butlittletodowithhappiness.Andthen,asanyonecansee,
thereisapointwhenamanbecomesanoldman,
andthenhewillsmileagain.
Itwouldseemthathappinessissomethingtodowithsimplicity,
andthatitistheabilitytoextractpleasurefromthesimplestthings
—suchasapeachstone,forinstance.
Itisobviousthatitisnothingtodowithsuccess.
ForSirHenryStewartwascertainlysuccessful.
ItistwentyyearsagosincehecamedowntoourvillagefromLondon,
andboughtacoupleofoldcottages,whichhehadknockedintoone.
Heusedhishouseasweekendrefuge.Hewasabarrister.
Andthevillagefollowedhisbrilliantcareerwithsomething
almostamountingtopaternalpride.
IremembersometenyearsagowhenhewasmadeaKing'sCounsel,
AmosandI,seeinghimgetofftheLondontrain,wenttocongratulatehim.
Wegrinnedwithpleasure;hemerelylookedasmiserableasthough
he'dreceivedapenalsentence.
Itwasthesamewhenhewasknighted;
heneversmiledabit,
hedidn'tevenbothertocelebratewitharoundofdrinksatthe"BlueFox".
Hetookhissuccessasachilddoeshismedicine.
Andnotoneofhisachievementsbroughtevenaghostofasmiletohistiredeyes.
Iaskedhimoneday,soonafterhe'dretiredtopotterabouthisgarden,
whatitwasliketoachieveallone'sambitions.
Helookeddownathisrosesandwentonwateringthem.
Thenhesaid,"Theonlyvalueinachievingone'sambitionisthat
youthenrealizethattheyarenotworthachieving."
Quicklyhemovedtheconversationontoamorepracticallevel,
andwithinamomentwewerebacktoasafediscussionontheweather.
Thatwastwoyearsago.
Irecallthisincident,foryesterday,Iwaspassinghishouse,
andhaddrawnupmycartjustoutsidehisgardenwall.
Ihadpulledinfromtheroadfornootherreasonthantoletabuspassme.
AsIsettherefillingmypipe,
Isuddenlyheardashoutofsheerjoycomefromtheothersideofthewall.
Ipeeredover.TherestoodSirHenrydoingnothinglessthan
atribalwardanceofsheerunashamedecstasy.
Evenwhenheobservedmybewilderedfacestaringoverthewall
hedidnotseemputoutorembarrassed,butshoutedformetoclimbover.
"Comeandsee,Jan.Look!
Ihavedoneitatlast!
Ihavedoneitatlast!
"
Therehewas,holdingasmallboxofearthinhishand.
Iobservedthreetinyshootsoutofit.
"Andtherewereonlythree!
"hesaid,hiseyeslaughingtoheaven.
"Threewhat?
"Iasked.
"Peachstones",hereplied."I'vealwayswantedtomakepeachstonesgrow,
evensinceIwasachild,whenIusedtotakethemhomeafteraparty,
orasamanafterabanquet.AndIusedtoplantthem,
andthenforgotwhereIplantedthem.ButnowatlastIhavedoneit,
and,what'smore,Ihadonlythreestones,
andthereyouare,one,two,threeshoots,"hecounted.
AndSirHenryranoff,callingforhiswifetocome
andseehisacheivement—hisacheivementofsimplicity.
18.DancingAlltheDancesAsLongAsICan
纵情起舞(英音)
Ibelieveindancing.
Ibelieveitisinmynaturetodancebyvirtueofthebeatofmyheart,
thepulseofmybloodandthemusicinmymind.SoIdancedaily.
Theseldom-useddiningroomofmyhouseisnowanoften-usedballroom
—anopenspacewithahardwoodfloor,stereo,andadiscoball.
TheCD-changerhassixdiscsattheready:
waltz,swing,country,rock-and-roll,salsa,andtango.
EachmorningwhenIwalkthroughthehouseonthewaytomakecoffee,
Iturnonthemusic,hitthe"shuffle"button,andit'sDanceTime!
Idancealonetowhateverisplaying.
It'saformofexistentialaerobics,amovingmeditation.
Tangoisarecententhusiasm.It'sacomplexanddifficultdance,
soI'muptothreelessonsaweek,threenightsoutdancing,
andI'mofftoBuenosAiresforthreemonthsofimmersionintangoculture.
ThefirsttimeIwenttangodancingIwastoointimidatedtogetoutonthefloor.
IrememberedanothertimeIhadstayedonthesidelines,
whenthedancingbeganafteravillageweddingontheGreekislandofCrete.
Thefancyfootworkconfusedme.
"Don'tmakeafoolofyourself,"Ithought."Justwatch."
Readingmymind,anolderwomandroppedoutofthedance,
satdownbesideme,andsaid,
"Ifyoujointhedancing,youwillfeelfoolish.
Ifyoudonot,youwillalsofeelfoolish.So,whynotdance?
"
And,shesaidshehadasecretforme.
Shewhispered,"Ifyoudonotdance,wewillknowyouareafool.
Butifyoudance,wewillthinkwellofyoufortrying."
Recallingherwisewords,Itookupthechallengeoftango.
Afriendaskedmeifmytango-maniawasn'talittleambitious.
"Tango?
Atyourage?
Youmustbeoutofyourmind!
"
Onthecontrary:
It'sadeeplypondereddecision.
Mypassionfortangodisguisesafearfulness.
Ifeartheshrinkingoflifethatgoeswithaging.
Ifeartheboredomthatcomeswithnotlearningandnottakingchances.
Ifearthedyingthatgoesoninsideyou
whenyouleavethegameoflifetowaitinthefinalcheckoutline.
Iseekthesharp,scarypleasurethatcomesfrombeginningsomethingnew—
thatcallsonallmyresourcesandchallengesmymind,
mybody,andmyspirit,allatonce.
MygoalnowistodanceallthedancesaslongasIcan,
andthentositdowncontentedafterthelasteleganttangosomesweetnight
andpassonbecausetherewasn'tanotherdanceleftinme.
So,whenpeoplesay,"Tango?
Atyourage?
Havelostyourmind?
"
Ianswer,"No,andIdon'tintendto."
19.HowI'veBeenEnrichedbyBeggars
乞丐启示录(英音)
OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam,
aseeminglyancientwomanoncrutcheswaitedbesidethedoor
withherhandoutstretched.
EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.
Sheneverfailedtoreturnmysmile,mygrasp,andmygreeting.
Onthelastdayofourvisit,
Ifoundmyselfaloneonabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.
Bicyclesandmotorbikescareenedinfrontofme.
Wehadbeenadvisedtowalkstraightthroughtheteemingtraffic
withoutlookingrightorleft.Letthemavoidus
ButtonightIwasbymyselfandfeltinadequatetofacethetorrentofvehicles.
AsIhesitatedonthecurb,
Ifeltahandonmyelbowand
lookeddowntoseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatme.
Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreet,
indicatingthatshewouldtakemeacross.
Together,wemovedslowlyintothechaosasshegentlyproddedmeforward.
Whenwereachedthecenterofthecrossing,
Ilookeddownatheragain,andcouldn'tresistexclaiming,
"Youhavethemostbeautifulsmile."
SheobviouslyknewlittleEnglish,
butmusthaverecognizedthetone,
forshethrewbotharmsandcrutchesaroundmeinabighug,
whilethetrafficstreamedbyusonbothsides.
Thenweprecariouslymovedontowardthes
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