Alexander 英语美文 Sunday, August 01, 2010
放好，需要时拿来用吧。‖ 皮匠觉自己好像看到了过去几百年来大地为人类所需而制造出来的全部财富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬币，同时也埋葬了他的快乐。他不再唱歌了；从他得到这种痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就哑了。睡眠与他分手；取而代之的却是担心、怀疑、虚惊。白天，他的目光尽朝埋藏硬币的方向望；夜间，如果有只迷途的猫弄出一点声响，他就以为是有人来抢他的钱。最后，这个可怜的皮匠跑到他那富有的邻居家里说：―把你的一百枚钱拿回去，还我的睡眠和歌声来。‖
第十三篇：
a greek to remember 一位值得纪念的希腊人
diogenes was a famous greek philosopher of the fourth century b.c.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.he often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern,peering around as if he were looking for something.when auestioned about his odd behavior,he would reply,i am searching for an honest man.
diogenes held that the good man was self-sufficient and did not require material comforts or wealth.he believed that wealth and possessions constrained humanity's natural state of freedom.in keeping with his philosophy,he was perefectly satisfied with making his home in a large tub discarded from the temple of cybele,the goddess of nature. this earthen tub,called a pithos,and formerly been used for holding wine or oil for the sacrifices at the temple.
one day,alexander the great ,conqueror of half the civilized world,saw diogenes sitting in this tub in the sunshine.so the king,surrounded by his countries,approached diogenes and said,i am alexander the great.the philosopher replied rather contemptuously,i am diogenes,the cynic.alexander then asked him if he could help him in any way. yes,shot back diogenes,don't stand between me and the sun.a surprised alexander then replied quickly,if i were not alexander,i would be diogenes.
提奥奇尼斯是公元前四世纪一位著名的希腊哲学家,就是他创立了犬儒派哲学。他经常在白天点着灯笼四处走动、张望，像是在找什么东西似的。哪人们问起他这古怪行为时，他会回答说：―我正在寻找正人君子。‖
提奥奇尼斯认为好人是自给自足的，不需要物质享受和财富。他认为财富、财产束缚了人们天生的自由状态。与他的哲学相一致，他拿一个从别人从自然之母的庙里丢弃的大坛作为自己的家，还对此万分满意。这个陶制的大坛叫做圣坛，过去在庙里是用来盛装祭祀 用的酒和油的。
一天，征服了半个文明世界的亚历山大大帝看见提奥奇尼斯坐在大坛里晒太阳。于是这位君主在大臣们的簇拥下走过去，对提奥奇尼斯说：―我是亚历山大大帝。‖哲学家相当傲慢地回答说：―我是提奥奇尼斯——犬儒学者。‖然后亚历山大问他是否需要任何帮助。― 是的‖，提奥奇尼斯驳回道，―别站在我和太阳之间。‖大吃一惊的亚历大继而迅速回答道：―假如我不是亚历山大，我就会是提奥奇斯。‖
第十四篇：
friends 朋友
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a true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. 真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。
there's always going to be people that hurt you,so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.
别人常常伤害你，所以你该继续付出信任，并小心挑选你下次信任的人。
make youself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.
在你想了解别人也想让别人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。
rememberwhatever happens,happens for a reason. 要记住：任何事情的发生都有因有起。
how many people actually have 8 true friendshardly anyone i know.but some of us have all right friends and good friends.
有多少人可以拥有八个真正的朋友？就我所知少之又少。但我们会有泛泛之交和好友。
第十五篇：
the more loving one 让我们成为更有爱心的人 w.h.audenw.h.奥登
looking up at the stars, i know quite well 仰望群星的时分，我一清二楚， that, for all they care, i can go to hell, 尽管它们关怀备至，我亦有可能
赴地府，
but on earth indifference is the least 可是尘世间我们丝毫不必畏惧 we have to dread from man or beast. 人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。
how should we like it were stars to burn 倘若群星燃烧着关怀我们的激情， with a passion for us we could not return 我们却无法回报，我们作何感想 ？
if equal affection cannot be, 倘若无法产生同样的感情， let the more loving one be me. 让我成为更有爱心的人。
admirer as i think i am 尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者， of stars that do not give a damn, 它们满不在乎，
i cannot, now i see them ,say 现在我看群星，我却难以启齿， i missed one terribly all day. 说我成天思念一颗星星。
were all stars to disappear or die 倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡， i should learn to look at an empty sky 我应该学会仰望空荡的天空， and feel its total dark sublime, 同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，
though this might take me a little time. 虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。
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第十六篇：
if i were a boy again 假如我又回到了童年
if i were a boy again, i would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient. if we want light,
we must conquer darkness. perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. ―there are only two creatures,‖ syas a proverb, ―who can surmount the pyramids—the eagle and the snail.‖
if i were a boy again, i would school myself into a habit of attention;
i would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. i would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.
the habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begain early enough. i often hear grown up people say ― i could not fix my attention on the sermon or book, although i wished to do so‖ , and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.
if i were to live my life over again, i would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory. i would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion. it takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately; but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble. it only needs early cultivation to become a power.
假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，决不因为事情艰难或者麻烦而撒手不干，我们要光明，就得征服黑暗。
毅力在效果上有时能同天才相比。俗话说：―能登上金字塔的生物，只有两种——鹰和蜗牛。‖
假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成专心致志的习惯；有事在手，就决不让任何东西让我分心。我要牢记：优秀的滑冰手从不试图同时滑向两个不同的方向。
如果及早养成这种专心致志的习惯，它将成为我们生命的一部分。我常听成年人说：―虽然我希望能集中注意听牧师讲道或读书，但往往做不到。‖而原因就是年轻时没有养成这种习惯。
假如我现在能重新开始我的生命，我就要更注意记忆力的培养。我要采取一切可能的办法，并且在一切可能的场合，增强记忆力。要正确无误地记住一些东西，在开始阶段的确要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，记忆力本身就会起作用，使记忆成为轻而易举的事，只需及早培养，记忆自会成为一种才能。
if i were a boy again, i would cultivate courage. \so cruel and pitiless as cowardice,\
\fear.\prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be freared.
if i were a boy again, i would look on the cheerful side. life is very much like a mirror if you smile
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upon it, i smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return.
inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come in contact with it. ― who shuts love out ,in turn shall be shut out from love.
if i were a boy again, i would school myself to say no more often. i might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand erect, and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.
if i were a boy again, i would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards strangers as well. the smallest courtesies along the rough roads of life are like the little birds that sing to us all winter long, and make that season of ice and snow more endurable.
finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, i would , if i were a boy again, i would still try harder to make others happy.
假如我又回到了童年，我就要培养勇气。一位明智的作家曾说过：―世上没有东西比勇气更温文尔雅，也没有东西比懦怯更残酷无情。‖
我们常常过多地自寻烦恼，杞人忧天。―怕祸害比祸害本身更可怕。‖凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。对一切祸福做好准备，那么就没有什么灾难可以害怕的了。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要事事乐观。生活犹如一面镜子：你朝它笑，它也朝你笑；如果你双眉紧锁，向它投以怀疑的目光，它也将还以你同样的目光。
内心的欢乐不仅温暖了欢乐者自己的心，也温暖了所有与之接触者的心。―谁拒爱于门外，也必将被爱拒诸门外。‖
假如我又回到了童年，我就要养成经常说―不‖字的习惯。一个少年要能挺得起腰，拒绝做不应该做的事，就因为这事不值得做。我可以写上好几页谈谈早年培养这一点的重要性。
假如我又回到了童年，我就要要求自己对伙伴和朋友更加礼貌，而且对陌生人也应如此。在坎坷的生活道路上，最细小的礼貌犹如在漫长的冬天为我们歌唱的小鸟，那歌声使冰天雪地的寒冬变得较易忍受。
最后，假如我又回到了童年，我不会力图为自己谋幸福，好像这就是人生唯一的目的；与之相反，我要更努力为他人谋幸福。
参考资料：http://www.jxenglish.com/reading/happylife/628.html
1、when the above behave wrongly,the below will do the same 2、Fish begins to stink at the head.
3、If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam won't be straight. www.szyangxiao.net/zyl/ShowArt www.iciba.com
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该回答在2006年9月26日由回答者修改过
网友解答：我的翻译： Behavior is the best teacher.
Miebehavior from the top trickles down. What hind of boss lead what kind of team.
网上的翻译
Fish begins to stink at the head.
As the saying goes It is saying that
我在给你几个英语谚语，希望对你有用！ 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
比上不足，比下有余 \better than the worst
笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜 white night
不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 不打不成交 \ 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
和气生财 Harmony brings wealth
活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
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