第一篇:初中英语美文欣赏
Don't judge a life by one difficult season 不要用一段艰难的时光来判定人生。
There was a man who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly.So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, and the youngest son in the fall.从前有一个人,他有四个儿子。他希望儿子们能学会不急于对事物下结论,于是依次派四个儿子出去,让他们去远方看一棵梨树。就这样,大儿子冬天前往,二儿子春天启程,三儿子夏天出发,而小儿子则是在秋天动身的。
人生如树,也有春、夏、秋、冬四季之分。树之四季皆有不同,更何况人之四季呢?所以凡事不要急于定论。
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.等儿子们都去过回来之后,这位父亲把他们叫到一起,让他们描述各自的所见。The second son said noand the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life-can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.他告诉他们:不应仅凭一个季节来判断一棵树,一段时间来看一个人;最后,到所有的季节都已终结时,才能衡量一个人的本质--以及他生命中的快乐、喜悦和爱。
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.如果你在寒冬时放弃,你将失去春之希望,夏之灿烂,秋之收获。所以,不要让一时的痛苦毁弃你所有其他的快乐。
第二篇:初中英语美文欣赏
A Simple Gesture 只是举手之劳
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed that the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder.Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.一天放学后,马克正走在回家的路上,突然看到前面的小男孩绊倒了,他带的东西撒了一地,其中有很多书、两件羊毛衫、一个棒球拍、一只手套,还有一个小型录音机。看到这种场景,马克不禁蹲下身,帮助男孩捡拾起来。
Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.由于他们同路,马克便帮男孩拿着一些东西。他们边走边聊。马克了解到男孩名叫比尔,他喜欢玩电脑游戏,喜欢打棒球;他很喜欢历史课,但其他科目却学得一塌糊涂。马克还了解到他刚跟女朋友分了手。
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school.They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.他们先是到了比尔的家里,比尔邀请马克喝可乐,并一起看电视。那个下午过得非常愉快,他们交流看法,还时不时地开怀大笑。然后,马克回家了。从此以后,他们继续往来,在学校附近相见,一起吃过一两次午餐,并一起初中毕业。后来,他们升入同一所高中,并始终保持着简短的接触。最后,终于盼到中学快要结束了。就在毕业前的第三周,比尔问马克,他们是否可以谈一谈。
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else.I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide.But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow.So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more.You saved my life.”
比尔提到了多年前他们第一次相遇的那一天。“你有没有想过为什么那天我会带着那么多东西回家?”比尔问道。“事实是,那天我把自己的橱柜全部清理干净了,因为我不想给任何人制造乱七八糟的场面。我存下了妈妈吃的很多安眠药,本想回家自杀。但是当跟你呆在一起又说又笑的时候,我意识到如果我自杀了,我就会错过那些愉快的时光,也就欣赏不到以后随之而来的许多其他的美好时光了。所以,马克,你看,那天你帮我捡书的时候,你不只是在帮我捡书,实际上还为我做了很多。你拯救了我的生命。”
Every little hello, every little smile, every helping hand saves a hurting heart.There s a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart.Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us.Show your friends how much you care...每一句小小的问候,每一个浅浅的笑容,每一只援助之手,都会拯救一个伤痛的心灵。友谊常驻心间会铸就奇迹,朋友确实是稀世珍宝。他们带给你欢笑,鼓励你成功。他们会倾听我们的心声,与我们分享每一个赞扬,总是与我们坦诚相待。一定要让你的朋友知道你有多么在乎他们„„
阳光的声音
老师破天荒布置了一篇自由作文。
The teacher delivered a free writing amazingly.孩子高兴极了,想:终于可以摆脱讨厌的命题作文,写写自己心里的东西了。
The child was so happy by thinking that he can finally write about his thought in his inner heart instead of the thesis writing.他躺在柔软的草地上,阳光暖暖地照着,想啊想,然后一跃而起,一篇很满意,甚至是很得意的文章便跃然纸上——《阳光的声音》。
Lying on the soft grass land with the sunshine sprinkling over his body warmly, he jumped up after thinking and composed a satisfactory article------The Sound of the Sun.孩子满怀信心地把作文交了上去,然后陷入了无尽的期待。
The boy handed in the composition with his fulfilled confidence, and then, he met the endless waiting.作文本发下来了。
At last, the paper was returned.春暖花开的日子里,孩子竟忍不住打了一个寒战。
After seeing the result, the boy was trembled in the bloomy spring days.老师在作文后面批了一个大大的“差”字。
The teacher gave him a “poor”in the last as the evaluation..老师说:“可笑!阳光怎么会有声音呢?!以后再也不能这样写了,要扣分的!”
孩子觉得很委屈,也很难过。
The teacher said, “How amuse you are!How can the sun make any noise?!You are not allowed to write the composition in this way any more..The marks you get will be very low in this way.那个“差”字像一个张牙舞爪的魔鬼,时时出现在他的梦里。
The„poor‟evaluation is like a clewing devils, which will appear in his dreams sometimes.几年以后,老师还是老师,孩子还是学生。只不过孩子长大了一些,成了老师家长眼中公认的好孩子,再也不会想一些不着边际的事,说一些莫名其妙的话了。
Several years passed, the teacher is still who he is, and the student is himself the same but grows older.Meanwhile, he has been regarded as a good boy who will not talk about the ill-advised things or say the strange words.一天的阅读欣赏课,老师讲解的一位著名作家的文章里有一句:我听见了阳光的声音。
老师滔滔不绝地分析着这句话多么的优美,多么的富有哲理,可孩子一句也听不进去。
But one day in an reading appreciation course, the teacher interpreted the sentence “I have heard the call of the sun” written by a famous author.His teacher spouted how graceful this sentence was, and how sensible it was, but he can hardly focus himself on even a word of it.孩子望了一眼窗外刺眼的阳光,想:阳光怎么会有声音呢?
想到这,他冷冷地笑了。
Then, the boy faced the dazzling sunshine thinking that: how can the sun make the sound? And then, he made a smile coldly.“You are the only one who can make you happy.” We have all heard that so many times in our lives.There are times it is a pretty tough pill to swallow.In reality, the people that surround you have a huge impact on your current mood.When your children are grumpy in the morning, you find a nice pile the dog left you over night, you hit the road and the traffic won‟t allow you your normal speed, then when you get to work and your co-worker called in sick...these are all things that might contribute to your overall Happiness of the day.However, moods and temporary emotions are not the same as happiness.Happiness exists when you look at the overall picture of your life and you smile, that is happiness.You know those times when you can‟t wait for your children to go to bed, then later you check on the kids and you almost cry because they look exactly like angels...YOUR ANGELS, sleeping so sweetly and soundly.You can hardly remember a time of irritation with them.That is Happiness.As life progresses and changes, we realize that who we are,(what makes us, us)...that is what we are responsible for.We know that immediate gratification or irritation only pacifies or deteriorates our emotional stimuli short term.Our global view of how we see ourselves determines our state of mind.Our state of mind determines our Happiness.So, how do we take control of our emotions and find the path of Happiness? This seems to be the million dollar question.There are tons of books on or related to the subject.You could read and practice until you are completely confused.Or, we could spend the rest of our life introspectively evaluating what makes us happy.Which might take more time and energy and actually frustrate us more.How about this? What if we looked at ourselves and decided what we liked and didn‟t like and set about making changes.It doesn‟t have to be major alterations.Maybe you are tired of your house but can‟t afford to move.Try painting the living room or buying flowers to set on the kitchen table.If you haven‟t had a vacation for awhile and just can‟t afford to take that cruise, go camping instead.Maybe the issues are more personal or internal.Do you get mad too easily? Learn yoga or meditation.Are you having marital problems? Visit a counselor.Are the kids having discipline issues? Determine the major issues, establish guidelines on how you are going to correct the problem and stick to it.You may be saying, ‟Sure, that sounds so easy but...‟ Of course it sounds easy.Problems are always easier to talk about than to take the obvious actions to fix them.But, for the most part, things are as difficult or as easy as we determine them to be.Sometimes we just make things harder than necessary.If your unHappiness stems from a situation beyond your control then find other ways to compensate.If, for example, money is so tight and no apparent windfall is coming your way any time soon, find inexpensive entertainment.Backyard ballgames, picnics in the park, movie night with popcorn and snacks in your bedroom are a few alternatives to an expensive night out.If the issues are more serious and you feel powerless, that is the time to seek professional help.Otherwise, look in the mirror and be glad.If you don‟t like what you see, change it.Make the solution that simple!
“你是唯一一个可以让自己幸福的人。”我们总是听到有人说我们还有很多的时间。
那些时间就像在吞咽一颗苦涩的药片让人无奈。事实上,你围绕在你周围的人会对你的心情会有相当大的影响。例如,早晨你的孩子很不听话,一夜过后你的够给你留下一堆特别的东西,你撞到墙上然后交通又限制你正常速度,当你开始工作时你的同事打电话说他身体不适等等,这些事情都将会影响你一整天的幸福感觉。
然而,心情和暂时的情感都是不能和幸福相提并论的。幸福存在于你看到你生活的整个画面时,你面带微笑。是的,这才是幸福。你知道的,你没能等到你孩子去睡觉,但是当去检查他们睡得是否安好时,你几乎能流泪,因为他们睡得是如此的香甜,就像是天使„„你的天使。你似乎不记得他们曾有让生气的时候了。这才是幸福。
随着生活的变化和提高,我们开始认识到我们是谁,(是什么早就了现在的我们,我们„)„我们的责任是什么。我们知道一时的满足和烦恼只是使我们使情绪得到短暂安慰或恶化。我们对我们自己的整体看法才会决定我们精神状态,而我们的精神状态又决定我们的幸福。
于是,我们要如何来控制我们的情绪,进而发现通往幸福的捷径呢?这似乎是一个价值连城的问题。已经有成吨重的书对这个主题进行了阐述或涉及。你可以读读这些书并依此付诸实践,知道你彻底迷茫;或者,我们可以用我们余下的时间来反思和评估是什么让我们幸福。这些可能占有我们更多的时间和精力和带给我们更多的挫败。
那么如果我们这样做呢?我们如果先自我审视一番,然后决定什么是我们喜欢的,什么是我们不喜欢的,接着开始改变。没有必要一定是大的变化。例如,可能你已经厌倦了你现在的房子,但是你又没有钱新买房搬家。那么你可以试着给你的房间刷上新的油漆,或者买一些花放到你的餐桌上。可能你没有一个完整的长假去做长途旅行,那么你可以尝试去露营。
这些话题可能太个人化或者内心化。你太容易发火吗?那就学习瑜伽或者尝试沉思吧!你有婚姻问题吗?那就去咨询一下婚姻顾问吧!你的孩子存在一些纪律问题吗?那你可以找出主要问题,然后列出你打算改正这个问题的纲领并持之以恒。
你可能会说,“是的,这些听起来很简单,但是„„”这听起来当然简单。谈论问题总是比付诸行动去解决问题要简单的多。然而,问题是困难的还是简单的全凭我们解决的决心的大小。有时我们可能把问题复杂化了。
如果你不幸福的原因是来源于一种你无法控制的情形,那你可以寻找其他方法来加以弥补。譬如,如果你生活拮据并且不太有可能会突然大发横财,那就找比较便宜的娱乐方式。比如,后院足球,公园野餐,看电影吃爆米花或者在卧室享受零食,做一些选择来期待一次昂贵的外出。如果问题比较严重而你有感到无力,这时你就应该向专业人士来寻求帮助。
然而,看着镜子中的你很快乐。如果你不喜欢你所看到的,那就改变它。解决的方法很简单。
英语美文赏析:呼唤自由的鹦鹉
A man, a great man, a fighter for freedom was traveling in the mountains.He stayed in a caravans for the night.He was amazed that in the caravans there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually repeating “Freedom!Freedom!”.And it was such a place that when the parrot repeated the word “Freedom!” it would go on echoing in the valleys, in the mountains.一个人,一个了不起的人,一个为了自由而战的斗士,正在山峦间穿行。今晚他留在一个大旅店里过夜。旅店里有一个金鸟笼,里面有一只漂亮的鹦鹉在不停地反复呼喊着“自由!自由!”,这让他很震惊。那里是这样的一种地方,当这只鹦鹉不断地反复呼喊“自由!”的时候,这个词便会在山峦间、在深谷中久久回荡。
The man thought: “I have seen many parrots, and I have thought they must want to be free from those cages„ but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day, from the morning to the evening when he goes to sleep, is spent in calling out for freedom.” He had an idea.In the middle of the night, when the owner was fast asleep, he got up and opened the door of the cage.He whispered to the parrot, “Now get out.”
这个人想:“我看到过很多鹦鹉,也曾想过他们一定想从这些笼子里飞出去获得自由„„但是,我从没有见过这样的鹦鹉,从早到晚,直到入睡,一整天都在呼喊着自由。”他有了一个想法„„午夜,当店主熟睡的时候,他悄悄起身,打开了鸟笼门,小声地对鹦鹉说:“现在,出去吧。”
But he was very surprised that the parrot was clinging to the bars of the cage.He said to him again and again, “Have you forgotten about freedom? Just get out!The door is open and the owner is fast asleep;nobody will ever know.You just fly into the sky;the whole sky is yours.”
但是令他吃惊的是这只鹦鹉竟抓着鸟笼的横木不放。他对它一遍又一遍地说:“你忘了自由了吗?快出去!门开着,店主熟睡着,没有人会看到。你只要飞向天空,整片天空就是你的了。”
But the parrot was clinging so deeply, so hard, that the man said, “What is the matter? Are you mad?” He tried to take the parrot out with his own hands, but the parrot started pecking at him, and at the same time he was shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” The valleys in the night echoed and re-echoed, but the man was also stubborn;he was a freedom fighter.但是鹦鹉仍然牢牢地用力抓着横木不放,于是他说:“怎么了?你疯了吗?”他试图用手把鹦鹉弄出来,但是鹦鹉却开始啄他,同时大喊:“自由!自由!”深夜的山谷里荡起了一声又一声的回音,可是这个人也一样地顽固,谁让他是个自由之士呢。
He pulled the parrot out and threw him into the sky;and he was very satisfied, although his hand was hurt.The parrot had attacked him as forcefully as he could, but the man was immensely satisfied that he had made a soul free.He went to sleep.他把鹦鹉拽出来,扔向空中。他很满意,尽管他的手受伤了。虽然鹦鹉全力地攻击他,但是他却心满意足,因为他使得一个灵魂自由了。他便回去继续睡他的觉。
In the morning, as the man was waking up, he heard the parrot shouting, “Freedom!Freedom!” He thought perhaps the parrot must be sitting on a tree or on a rock.But when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the cage.The door was open.早上,他睡醒了,听见鹦鹉正在大喊:“自由!自由!”他想也许鹦鹉正落在一棵树上或一块石头上呢。但当他出来的时候,鹦鹉正在笼子里,笼门还开着。Life is Like a Cafeteria 生活就像自助餐
A friend‟s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe.After settling down at Ellis Island, He went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order.Of course nobody did.Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a cafeteria worked.“Start out at that end,” she said.“Just go along the line and pick out what you want.At the other end they‟ll tell you how much you have to pay.” “I soon learned that‟s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend.“Life‟s a cafeteria here.You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price.You can even get success, but you‟ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you.You have to get up and get it yourself.”
一个朋友的祖父从东欧到美国来。在埃利斯岛安顿下来后, 他去曼哈顿一家抵挡的自助餐厅吃饭.他在一张空桌子边坐下,等待侍者拿来菜单。没有人来招呼他.最后,一位女士拿着满满一托盘食物走过来坐在他对面, 并告诉他自助餐厅怎样进餐的。她说:“着手去做吧,去要你想要的东西,在餐厅的另外一端会有人告诉你该付多少钱。” 他对一个朋友说:“接着我很快了解到这就是美国人的工作方式”.生活就像自助餐, 你可以去要你想要的任何东西, 只要你能付得起他们的价格.你也可以想要成功, 但是如果你什么都不做等着别人能把它送到你身边的话是永远都不可能得到的.你必须勤劳,必须自己去追求它。
第三篇:初中英语美文
(B)The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island.He prayed every day for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.The worst had happened;everything was lost.He was stunned with grief and anger.“God, how could you do this to me!” he cried.Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island.It had come to rescue him.“How did you know I was here?” the man asked one of his rescuers.“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it.1.What kind of accident was the man involved in? 2.How did the rescuers find him?
第四篇:美文欣赏
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感谢遗憾
曾听过一位哲人讲的故事。一个旅人在路旁看到许多盛开的鲜花,他一边走一边采。沿途的花一朵比一朵大,一朵比一朵美,一朵比一朵香,到黄昏的时候,将近旅程的终点,他看到一朵巨大的奇异的花,在暮色中散发着沁人心脾的芬芳。他喜出望外,抛掉了手中的花,奔跑过去,但他的脚步却因跋涉的疲劳而显得有些沉重。他终于赶到了那朵花的面前的时,那朵花已经枯萎了,他绝望的握住花梗,手一摇动,花瓣一片一片的掉了下来。
于是,有人为旅人感叹,如果他不留恋那些小花而大踏步地一直向前走,就可能得到那朵奇异的花。我却不以为然,就算他得到了那朵令他喜出望外的奇异的花,当他回眸时,也会以同样的心情遗憾错过的那么多芬芳的无名的小花,也许就在这不起眼的无名小花丛中会有一朵更让他心驰神往,更让他感慨不已,更让他喜极而泣„„
人生是一个遗憾的过程,正因为有了无数个遗憾,我们的人生才变得如此精彩如此美丽。稍不经意的一次回眸,满眼往事中最令人难忘和记忆犹新的注定是曾经有过的些许遗憾,就像我们常常忘记的夏日的沐浴,而记住了难捱的燥热,忘记了冬季树挂上的棉絮,而记住了严寒的冷酷。每一个遗憾倒给我们的都是凝重的思索,每一个遗憾留给我们的总是流年的感动。重要的是不要因为一次遗憾,而忘却了我们人要风雨兼程的行旅。许多人因为没有得到而抱怨而放弃而沉沦,智者会因为没有得到而奋起而执著而追求。感谢遗憾,就是感谢生命的馈赠;感谢遗憾,前方的路才会走的更坚实;感谢遗憾,未来的日子才不会有太多的遗憾。带着遗憾远行,人生旅途会更的精彩!
思考:
本文语言优美,富有哲理,试赏析画线的句
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经营好自己一生中的三天
人生到底有多少天?不同的人有不同的答案,但我看人的一生无一例外地只有三天:昨天、今天、明天。经营好这三天,就经营好了一生。
昨天的日子很长,说不清有多少天,但不管有多少天,也不管是受到挫折,还是取得辉煌,都办能代表过去,不能代表将来。比如昨天贫困潦倒的人将来可能会变成富翁;昨天锦衣华食的人将来可能沦为乞人;昨天打工的人将来可能会变成老板。这就是三十年河东三十年河西。世上没有永远的胜利,也没有永远的失败,胜利和失败在合适的条件下是能够转化的。因此,我们不必为昨天的挫折而萎靡不振,也不必为昨天的辉煌而狂妄自大。只有把过去的挫折和辉煌都作为今天的垫脚石,才能攀登美好的明天。
今天的日子很短。而且正在自己的脚下以秒计算地缩短。今天是昨天和明天的接力处,接力棒交得好,便会走向辉煌的明天;接力出问题,便会前功尽弃。因此,面对今天,我们不要总是怀念过去,过去的就让它过去了,只有从零开始,脚踏实地,全身心地经营好今天,才会结出丰硕的果实。今天的事一定要今天完成,绝不能推到明天。如果总是面对今天望明日,明日何其多,明日的明日便是人生的尽头了,结果不但今天没有经营好,明天也悄悄地溜走了。
明天的日子还有多长?谁也说不清。明天是辉煌,还是落败?谁也道不明。明天既向我们显示机遇,又向我们发出挑战。明天的希望是美好的,但路途绝不平坦,到处布满荆棘。但不管怎样,有一点是可以肯定的,那就是花好月圆的明天只接纳奋斗不息者。
因此,我们只有善于汲取昨天的经验和教训,利用今天做好新跨越的准备,斗志昂扬地去挑战明天,才能为人生画上一个圆满的句号。
思考:划线句蕴含什么样的哲理?
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失去也是一种幸福
或许生活就是这样:“得之桑隅,失之东隅”。生活没有永远的一帆风顺,正如古人说的那样:“人生不如意者十之八九。” 在漫长的岁月里,顺境与逆境,得意与失意,快乐与痛苦,无处不在,无时不困扰着我们。于是,生命里留下了许许多多的遗憾印迹,生活里有了无数声长吁短叹。遭遇坎坷,面对困境,我们总是在利与弊之间取舍,在失去与得到的交替之中成长。
一时间想不起是谁说过:“如果你因为失去太阳而流泪,那你也失去群星了”。乍眼看去这不经意的一句话深深地触动了我,让我尝试换一种思维,换一种角度来思索失去与得到之间的区别和差距。于是不难发现获得是一种幸福,失去是另一种幸福。明白在拥有的同时也有可能失去的道理。这句很有哲理,生活中,既有失望也有希望,有痛苦也有快乐。因此,我们要明白失去是痛苦的,但不能因此失去对生活的信心与希望,不能陷在焦虑与遗憾的泥沼里自暴自弃。
世间万物都是一分为二的,有其利必有其弊。十全十美的事情是不可能存在的。俗话说得好:金无足赤,人无完人。当你遇到遗憾和失败时,重要的是看你怎去面对和接受这个现实,而不是低头叹息任由其意志消沉。我们要走好人生的每一步,必须要有坚强的意志,脚踏实地的精神。既使前方道路是泥泞的、崎岖的,充满着危机;尽管你战战兢兢地向前走,也不可能避免偶尔会摔上一跤,甚至也会摔得头破血流。但只要你能勇敢地爬起来,重新站起来,继续地往前走,最终胜利总是属于你的。
人生的道路是漫长的,如果你只会一味的感伤失去,那么你将一无所有,只有有能力去享受失去的“乐趣”的人,才能真正品尝到人生的幸福。让自己承受失去的东西,也许你会感到很痛苦,那也要自己去承受,别人是代替不了你的。伤和痛是有的,这就证明你已经长大了,成熟了。失去的时候,你可以哭,可以发泄,可以找朋友倾诉„„过后,你的世界就会充满了阳光。
生活中,我们既要享受收获的喜悦,也要享受“失去”的乐趣。失去是一种痛苦,也是一种幸福。因为失去的同时你也在得到。失去了太阳,我们可以欣赏到满天的繁星;失去了绿色,我们可以得到丰硕的金秋;失去了青春岁月,我们走进了成熟的人生„„ 朋友,别因为失去了而感到遗憾,勇敢地去面对,做生活的强者!
思考:从修辞角度对画线部分进行赏析。
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百岁长者的人生智慧
前同事说:「你都快要死了,还学计算机,你休息吧。」一百岁的赵爷爷说:「可是我还活着啊„„。」赵慕鹤一生勤奋认真,就算一百岁高龄也要过得充实精彩。
赵慕鹤当年离家时,母亲曾叮咛他:「穷要穷得干净,讨饭都可以。」讨饭的话,人家施舍你,至少他积了德,但欠债不还是最要不得的事。所以他这辈子不欠金钱债,也不欠人情债,人说无债一身轻,他一直过得很愉快、心安理得。
他不贪心,只求稳定
赵慕鹤小时候不缺钱,后来逃难,身上虽没钱,总有人供吃住。来台湾之前意外发了一笔小财,但到了台湾以后,朋友借走两千元去做生意,从此再找不到人。当时一个教员一个月才两、三百元薪水,一坪土地十八元就买得到。他也只是自认倒霉,并没有认真追讨。因为他一直对钱很看得开,谁有困难他都借,大部分都没还回来。
后来赵慕鹤一直在公家机关做事,他总记得父亲说:「做公家的事发财,是无耻;做生意不发财,是无能。」在他的观念里,做公家事应该是肚皮撑不了也饿不着,发了财就可能是贪污来的,所以他不求富贵,钱够用就好。
77年他退休,那时还没有优惠存款18%,他想如果退休金一次全部领出来,自己不会理财,用光了不就得讨饭?又听人家说新台币五年贬值50%,所以他最后选择领一个月近四千元的月退俸。
因为知道自己不会管钱,手上便不留太多的钱,也不用信用卡,一次领一些,再怎么会花,最多也就是花掉一部分钱而已,这就是赵慕鹤以简驭繁的理财之道。
他知道很多同事将退休金一次领出来,再投资做生意,想的是钱滚钱、利滚利,可是最后输光赔净的人很多。「一个人如果不了解自己,就有吃不完的苦头,」赵慕鹤自认没有赚钱的脑筋,也知道自己的极限:「公教人员会做什么生意?我不贪心,只求稳定。」
他不欠钱,人情债也必还
孙子读大学时,赵慕鹤第一次发现连吃饭钱都不够了。于是他申请了公教人员子女就学贷款,虽然没有利息,但到孙子读完大学时,累计已贷了九十几万元,当时自己一年收入才十六万元,要怎么还?
其实只要赵慕鹤开口,很多人都愿意借他钱,但他宁可欠公家也不要欠私人。后来,有个多年前自高雄女子师范学校毕业的校友实在看不下去,知道直接借给赵慕鹤他不会接受,当时一美元兑新台币二十六元,她听在银行工作的先生说,美元一定还会涨,便拿出一百五十万元借给赵慕鹤买美元,并跟他收银行利息,赵慕鹤这才接受了。
赵慕鹤买了美元之后,美元便一直涨,他知道这个方法可行,这才又陆续向几个同乡、同事借了几百万元,并坚持给对方利息。而且为了让债主放心,他买美元的存单都放在债主那里。
就这样前后两年,美元从二十六元一路涨到三十三元,赵慕鹤最后把所有美元脱手,又恢复了无债一身轻。
赵慕鹤不仅还金钱债,也不忘还人情债。债务还清后,卖美元的钱还剩下八万元,他请帮忙的亲友吃大餐,任他们喜欢吃什么菜就点什么。吃过饭后,他还送每个人一只五钱的金戒指。
其中有个同乡借钱给赵慕鹤时未先知会太太,后来太太和他大吵一架,赵慕鹤从旁人那里一得知,马上便把钱转回了同乡账户。但还完债请吃饭、送金戒指时,赵慕鹤也没少算这个同乡一份,他只想同乡是有意帮忙,不愉快的事不必计较太多,钱是赚来的,皆大欢喜就好。
他不当守钱奴,懂得享乐
赵慕鹤现在每个月生活费一万元已是足够,他不抽烟、不喝酒、不赌博,生活简单,自己煮饭,还有剩下的钱,他就出去玩。
由于朋友多,应酬也多,自然也有很多婚丧喜庆要应付,他虽然只有一个人,但只要出席一定包两千元,不出席也是两千元,丝毫不吝啬。「我自己一个人,也是算一户,多拿一千元出去也穷不了的,」他说。
赵慕鹤不想省钱,他认为到这个年龄了,钱不重要,生活才重要,身体健康才重要,该花就花,而且大大方方的花。老同事看不惯他花钱,说他才赚几个钱而已,怎么老是招待那么多客人,「但我够用啊。」他说。
还有同事建议,他老了,应该要存几个钱。他笑了:「唉,我早就老了,还存什么钱,想开一点吧。」人家说七十才开始,但赵慕鹤说七十就老了:「老了以后,钱不重要,重要是心里的满足。」
这些感想很多来自于身边人的借镜。譬如他有个同乡,非常有钱,每个月又有六万多元的退休俸,但却舍不得吃、舍不得用。好喝酒,但平常在家买了也舍不得喝,参加喜宴时才变得很会
喝。走路不是很灵活,但是为了省钱,仍坚持自己煮饭、打扫,舍不得花钱请人。最悲哀的是,虽然拚命存钱,但没有人需要他的钱,因为儿女自己都有好工作,而且因为他的个性吝啬不好相处,小孩、太太都不愿意和他住一块了。
赵慕鹤从来不会苛待自己,也几乎没有不满足的时候,走到哪里都顺其自然,也都随遇而安。
近几年他偶尔会受邀演讲或写书法,人家给他讲师费、车马费,他却从来不领,他的理由是:「章子盖一大堆,还要跑什么请款流程,太麻烦了,我没有那两千块钱,还是照样过日子。钱,够生活就好,多了我也不要。」
赵慕鹤不投资,也不买保险,他留了一个小套房给孙子,觉得这样就够了,留太多钱给子孙不是好事。
他不求人,自己料理生活
赵慕鹤还没退休时,曾因为胆积水开刀住院住了二十几天,他只跟人事处请了假,没有朋友知道他去哪里,因为他不要人家来探病。
即使哪天生了病,他也觉得没必要让孙子知道。「他知道了也没用啊!」他认为在现代这种忙碌的工商社会,晚辈照顾长辈已经不是应不应该的问题,而是能力的问题:「儿女都在工作,没办法照顾你,又不能老请假,心情多无奈。在医院里,自然有医生、护士照顾啦。」
所以赵慕鹤生病,也不想要人陪:「陪了还是虚弱啊,再多人来陪我,我该死还是要死的。」赵慕鹤喜欢讲实际,不太喜欢讲温情,他认为中国人喜欢讲人情,但讲人情的人有时也很绝情,「因为他想的都是人情买卖。」
赵慕鹤现在独居,自己料理一切生活大小事,有客人上门,他还能下厨弄几道菜吃,一屋子访客加起来岁数可能还没有他多。
总而言之,无论是生、是病、是死,赵慕鹤都不想给人添麻烦。他觉得这辈子他唏哩呼噜过来了,一直抱着逃难的心理,「没想过升官发财,只希望不欠金钱债、不欠人情债,也不要求人,不要向人低头,无愧于天地间。」
他不再婚,没有非份之想
赵慕鹤自大陆来台,一直坚守独身,其实他相貌端正又有正当工作,也颇有女孩子缘,但他离家时,母亲曾经交代家里已经有太太、有小孩,不要再结婚,否则会制造很多问题。这些话,他一直谨记在心,因而拒绝了几次机会。
赵慕鹤七十多岁时,自认已经老得不像样了,还有一个不到四十岁的小姐想要嫁给他,他觉得很不可思议:「我大她三十几岁哪!」赵慕鹤当然是拒绝了。
赵慕鹤九十七岁时,还有一个退休的老师想要嫁给他。她说希望生活有个寄托,问他愿不愿意老来伴。
赵慕鹤对她说,如果觉得日子无聊,可以做志工,也可以帮忙人家照顾小孩。「为什么要嫁人?妳再嫁人,人家会瞧不起妳喔。嫁得好就算了,嫁不好不就很倒霉?」
母亲的话言犹在耳,而且他想得很开,很清楚自己能力到哪里,逃难出来,养得活自己就不错了,不要逞强。人生啊,要头脑清楚。
赵慕鹤:1911生。高雄师范大学辅导中心主任退休,98岁拿硕士学位,是台湾最老硕士,期间每天通勤逾4小时,2年都全勤。赵慕鹤活得精彩,归因原点竟是以死亡为师。他说「我这辈子就是逃难心理,人生是不停的逃难。」九死一生的经历,让他认真活在当下。作者不详
思考:文章用小标题有什么作用?
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第五篇:美文欣赏
1、《热爱生命》:我不去想,是否能够成功。既然选择了远方,便只顾风雨兼程。我不去想能否赢得爱情,既然钟情于玫瑰,就勇敢的吐露真诚。我不去想身后会不会袭来寒风冷雨,既然目标是地平线,留给世界的只能是背影。我不去想,未来是平坦还是泥泞,只要热爱生命,一切,都在意料之中。
2、《素面朝天》:是的,我并不美丽。但素面朝天并不是美丽女人的专利,而是所有女人都可以选择的一种生活方式。看看我们周围。每一棵树,每一叶草,每一朵花,都不化妆,面对骄阳,面对风雪,它们都本色而自然。它们会衰老和凋零,但衰老和凋零也是一种真实。作为万物之长的人类,为何要把自己隐藏在脂粉和油彩的后面。我们都会衰老。我镇定的注视着我的年纪,犹如眺望远方一副渐渐逼近的白帆,为什么要掩饰这个现实呢?掩饰不单是徒劳,首先是一种软弱,自信并不与年龄成反比,就像自信并不与美丽成正比。勇气不是储存在脸庞里,而是掌握在自己手中。化妆品不过是一些高分子的化合物、一些水果的汁液和一些动物的油脂,它们同人类的自信与果敢是不相干的东西。犹如大厦需要钢筋铁骨来支撑,而决非几根华而不实的竹竿我相信,不化妆的微笑更纯洁而美好,我相信不化妆的目光更坦率而真诚,我相信不化妆的女人更有勇气直面人生。假若不是为了工作,假若不是出于礼仪。我这一生,将永不化妆。
3、《关于友情》:友情因无所求而深刻,不管彼此是平衡还是不平衡。诗人周涛描写过一种平衡的深刻:“两棵在夏天喧哗着聊了很久的树,彼此看见对方的黄叶飘落于秋风,它们沉静了片刻,互相道别说,‘明年夏天见’”楚楚则写过一种不平衡的深刻:“真想为你好好活着,但我,疲惫已极,在我生命终结前,你没有抵达,只为看你之后一眼,我才飘落在这里。”都是无所求的飘落,都是诗化的高贵。
4、《提醒幸福》:简言之,幸福就是没有痛苦的时刻。他出现的频率并不比我们想象的少,人们常常只是在幸福的金马车驶过去很远时,捡起地上的金鬃毛说,原来我见过它。人们喜欢会为幸福的标本,却忽略了幸福披着露水散发清香的时刻。那时候我们往往步履匆匆,瞻前顾后,不知在忙些什么。世上有人预报台风,有人预报蝗虫,有人预报瘟疫,有人预报地震,却没有人预报幸福。