英语阅读：英语哲理美文

第一篇：英语阅读：英语哲理美文

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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;we spend more, but have less;we buy more but enjoy less.我们这个时代在历史上的说法就是我们拥有更高的建筑，但是有更暴的脾气；我们拥有更宽阔的高速公路，却有更狭隘的观点；我们花费得更多，拥有得却更少；我们购买得更多却享受得更少。

We have bigger houses and smaller families;more conveniences, but less time;we have more degrees, but less sense;more knowledge, but less judgment;more experts, but more problems;more medicine, but less wellness.我们的房子越来越大，家庭却越来越小；便利越来越多，时间却越来越少；学位越来越多，感觉却越来越少；知识越来越多，观点却越来越少；专家越来越多，问题也越来越多；药物越来越多，健康却越来越少。

We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.我们喝得太多，花钱大手大脚，笑得太少，开车太快，易怒，熬夜，赖床，书读得越来越少，电视看得越来越多，却很少向上帝祈祷。

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life;we’ve added years to life, not life to years.我们常常夸夸其谈，却很少付出爱心，且常常心中充满了仇恨。我们学会了如何谋生，而不知如何生活。我们延长了生命的期限，而不是生活的期限。

We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space;we’ve done larger things, but not better things.我们登上了月球，并成功返回，却不能穿过街道去拜访新邻居。我们已经征服了太空，却征服不了自己的内心；我们的事业越做越大，但质量却没有提高。

We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice.We write more, but learn less;we plan more, but accomplish less.我们清洁了空气，却污染了灵魂；我们分离了原子，却无法驱除我们的偏见；我们写得更多，学到的却更少；我们的计划更多，完成的却更少。

We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait;we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.我们学会了奔跑，却忘记了如何等待；我们的收入越来越高，道德水平却越来越低。

We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication;we’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.我们制造了更多的计算机来存储更多的信息，制造了最多的副本，却减少了交流；我们开始渴望数量，但忽视了质量。

These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce;of fancier houses, but more broken homes.这个时代有双收入，但也有了更高的离婚率；有更华丽的房屋，却有更多破碎的家庭。

These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.Where are we heading...?

这个时代有了快速旅游，免洗尿布，却抛弃了道德、一夜情、超重的身体，以及可以从快乐中走向静止和自杀的药物。我们将走向何方……？

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.如果我们明天就死掉，我们为之工作的公司可能会在一天内很轻易地找人代替我们的位置。但是当我们离开家人后，他们的余生将会在失落中度过。

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed.考虑一下吧，我们将自己的时间更多地投入到工作中，而放弃与家人在一起的时光，实在并非明智之举。

So what is the morale of the story?

那么这则故事的主旨是什么呢?

Don’t work too hard...and you know what’s the full word of family?

不要工作得太辛苦，你知道家的全称吗？

FAMILY =(F)ATHER(A)ND(M)OTHER,(I)(L)OVE(Y)OU.家＝爸爸妈妈，我爱你们。

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第二篇：一句话英语哲理美文

1.Everyone hears what you say, friends listen to what you say, best friends listen to what you don’t say.一般人听到你说话，朋友们会聆听你说话，好朋友会听你没有说出的话。

2.Love begin with a smile,grow with a kiss and ends with a tear.爱，起于微笑，浓于轻吻，逝于泪水。

3.If it is wrong to love you ,then my heart just won't let me by right.如果爱上你是一种错，可我的心却怂恿我一错再错。

4.Think of how many things don’t get done in this world simply because people are waiting for the perfect time, place and circumstance.想想这世界上有多少事情只是因为人们等待最好的时间、地点和环境才没有做成的。

5.Something you will realize only when you do it,when you make mistakes or when you grow up.有些事，做了才知道。有些事，错了才知道。有些事，长大了才知道。

6.Dreams are like stars, you may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny.梦想就像星星，也许你永远无法触碰，但如果你跟随它们，它们将引领你找到人生的路。

7.A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less，smile often and realize how fortunate you are right now.好生活就是不瞎想，做得多，要得少，常微笑，意识到你现在是多么的幸运。

8.You have brains in your head,you have feet in your shoes,you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.You're on your own!脑袋在自己的脖子上，脚在自己的鞋子里，自己的路在于自己选择。一切只能靠自己！

9.Dark clouds becomes heaven's flowers when kissed by light.黑云受到光的接吻时，就变成了天上的花朵

10.If you're brave enough to say GOODBYE, life will reward you with a new HELLO.只要你勇敢地说出再见，生活一定会赐予你一个新的开始。

11.Waiting to do something until you can be sure of doing it exactly right means waiting for ever.等待有把握时再去做一件事，往往意味着永远的等待。

12.I missed you but I missing you.I missing you but I missed you.I see you but I seeing you.I seeing you but I see you.明明已经错过你，但我却还在想念你。

当我想念你的时候，但我不能再拥有你。明明已经别离，却又再次相遇。当我们再次相遇时，却不得不说再见。

13.I desire to grow old with you without paying any attention.多想一个不小心，就跟你白头到老。

14It's not what, where or how that matters but who.做什么，在哪里，怎样其实都不重要，重要是和谁一起。

15.Towards the Sea, With Spring Blossoms 面朝大海，春暖花开。

16.Happiness is not about being immortal nor having food or rights in

one's hand.It’s about having each tiny wish come true, or having somet

hing to eat when you are hungry or having someone's love when you ne

ed love 幸福，不是长生不老，不是是大鱼大肉，不是权倾朝野。幸福是每一个微小的生活愿望达成。当你想吃的时候有得吃，想被爱的时候有人来爱你。

17.Love is a lamp, while friendship is the shadow.When the lamp is off,you will find the shadow everywhere.Friend is who can give you s trength at last.爱情是灯，友情是影子，当灯灭了，你会发现你的周围都是影子。朋友，是在最后可以给你力量的人。

18.We all live in the past.We take a minute to know someone, one hour to like someone, and one day to love someone, but the whole life to forget someone

我们每个人都生活在各自的过去中，人们会用一分钟的时间去认识一个人，用一小时的时间去喜欢一个人，再用一天的时间去爱上一个人，到最后呢，却要用一辈子的时间去忘记一个人。

19.I know someone in the world is waiting for me, although I've no idea of who he is.But I feel happy every day for this.我知道这世上有人在等我，尽管我不知道我在等谁。但是因为这样，我每天都非常快乐。

20.From the moment you give the right to dream and believe in yourself, you stop limiting yourself and give yourself the power to do what you want.从你开始梦想的那一刻起，相信自己，不要局限自己，做你想做的事。

21.Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.命运不靠机缘，而是靠你的抉择。命运不是等来的，而是争来的。

22.Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.It is because we are different that each of us is special.别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低了你原有的价值。因为我们都是独一无二的，因为我们每一个人都很特别。

23.Write it on your heart that every day is the best of the year.心中要记住，每天都是每年中最好的日子。

24.No “can”,but will.没有可不可以，只有愿不愿意。

25.Live without expectations, and you won’t be disappointed.You won’t have to worry about things you can’t control.You will just flow and accept things as they are.没有期望，也就不会失望。不必为你无法控制的事情而担心。坦然面对和接受事实

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第三篇：英语哲理美文：彻悟自我

英语哲理美文：彻悟自我Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself

人生在世，不可能一直春风得意，事事顺心。面对挫折能够虚怀若谷，大智若愚，保持一种恬淡平和的心境，是彻悟人生的大度。一个人要想保持健康的心境，就需要升华精神，修炼道德，积蓄能量，风趣乐观。正如马克思所言：“一种美好的心情，比十副良药更能解除生理上的疲惫和痛楚。”

In all one's lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with.But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself.When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself.It's likely that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay aloof from worldly wearing a mask of cowardice, behind which the flow of sap in your life will be retarded.To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a sober realist—aware of both one's strength and shortage.You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized.You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation.Whether you liken yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, whether you think you are a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own reason of existence.If you earnestly admire yourself you'll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence.As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself you'll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it's needed.In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames;in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one;in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic.Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life.Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won't be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one's life.Then one will find one's life full of color and flavor.人生在世，和自己相处最多，打交道最多，但是人最不了解的也恰恰是自己。当你一帆风顺时，往往高估自己；不得志时，又往往低估自己。你可能认为安分守己、与世无争是明智之举，而实际上往往被怯懦的面具窒息了自己鲜活的生命。

彻悟自己，就是正确认识自己，做一个冷静的现实主义者，既知道自己的优势，也知道自己的不足。我们可以憧憬人生，但不要期望过高。因为在现实中，理想的实现总是会打折扣的。你可以勇敢地迎接挑战，但是必须清楚自己努力的方向。

要彻悟自己就要欣赏自己。无论你是一棵参天大树，还是一棵无名小草，无论想要成为一座高山，还是一块石头，你都是一种天然，都有自己存在的理由。只要你认真地欣赏自己，你就会拥有一个真正的自我，你才会拥有信心。一旦拥有了信心你就能战胜任何灾难。

要彻悟自己，就要善待自己。在气愤时善待自己，找个僻静之处宣泄一下，不要被那些无名之火伤身；忧伤时，要善待自己，找个好友倾诉一番，让低迷的情绪高涨起来；劳累时，你要善待自己，睡个好觉或者吃点滋补品，对自己的健康和生活关心备至。唯有知道如何善待自己，你才会信心百倍，从容不迫地准备应对疾病的侵袭。

彻悟了自己，你才能把握自己的生命，你的生活才会丰富多彩、有滋有味！

第四篇：英语哲理美文欣赏

英语哲理美文欣赏：舍与得（双语）

There once was a master who went to india.in those times, we didn't have the communications or airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now.so the master went to india on foot.he had never been to india before;perhaps he came from persia.and when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit.in india they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive because they can't grow much due to the water situation.so he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit.and it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.从前有一位师父，他到印度去，那时候因为交通不发达，没有飞机，不像现在一样有很多交通工具，所以这位师父就步行去印度。他有可能是波斯人，以前没去过印度。他到印度时，看见许许多多的水果。在印度，有时因为缺水的缘故，水果产量不多，许多小店虽然摆满了水果，但多半都很贵。那位师父发现有个大篮子里面装着一种红色长条形的水果，这种水果的价格最便宜，一点都不贵.So he went up and asked, “how much per kilo?” and the shopkeeper said, “two rupees.” two rupees in india is nothing;it's like dirt.so he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it.but after he ate some of it: oh, my god!his eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red.as he coughed and choked and gasped for breath, he jumped up and down, saying, “ah!ah!ah!” 他就走过去询问：“这个一公斤要多少钱？”小贩回答：“两卢比。”两卢比在印度根本不算什么，像尘土一样不值钱，于是他就整整买了一公斤，然后开始吃。吃了几口之后，这位师父就眼泪、口水齐流，眼睛发红，嘴巴辣得像着火一样，整个头好像要烧起来，他又咳又呛，满脸通红地喘不过气来，在那里边跳边叫：“啊！啊！啊！”

But he still continued to eat the fruit!some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “you're crazy, man.those are chilies!you can't eat so many;they're not good for you!people use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste.you can't just eat them by the handful like that;they're not fruit!” so the stupid master said, “no, i can't stop!i paid money for them, and now i'll eat them.it's my money!” 不过他还是继续吃！有人看到他这样子后，就摇摇头说：“老兄，你是脑袋坏掉啦？这是辣椒耶！不能吃那么多，这样对你不好。辣椒是用来调味的，煮菜时每次只放一点点在食物里增加味道。这个不是水果，不能这样整把拿起来吃啊！”那位笨师父说：“不行，我已经花钱买了，就要把它吃完，这可都是钱哪！”

And you think that master was stupid, right? similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that.we invest money, time or effort in a relationship, business or job.and even though it's been a long time, bitter experience tells us it won't work, and we know there's no more hope that things will change in the futurewe still continue just because we've invested money, time, effort and love into it.if so, we're kaput in the brain.just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.你们觉得这位师父很笨，是吗？其实我们有时候也做很多类似的傻事。有时候我们在某些感 情或事业工作上，投入了金钱、时间和心力，经过长期的经营之后，我们从惨痛的经验中知道行不通，直觉也很清楚未来不会有任何转机，但我们还是舍不得放弃，因为已经投入了金钱、时间、心力和感情在里面。像这种情形，表示说我们头脑坏掉，就像那个吃辣椒的人一样，明明已经那么痛苦了，还是不肯停止，只因为不想白白浪费已经付出的钱。

So even if you've lost something, let it go and move on.that's better than continuing to lose.就算你会有所损失，还是要放下，然后继续前进！这样总比一直损失下去来得好。

英语哲理美文欣赏：Silence 沉默Silence is soundlessness;silence exists in different forms.无声即沉默。沉默有各种各样——

An empty head or a blank mind which leads to speechlessness--that is silence.腹中空泛，思想一片苍白，故无言可发，这是沉默。

Enthusiasm fades like dying embers and thus leads to cynicism and indifference to life, which arouses neither happiness nor sadness, neither worries nor anger, and which costs people their interest in and desire for anything--that is silence.热情已如柴薪尽燃，故而冷漠处世，无喜无悲，无忧无愤，对人世的一切都失去兴趣和欲望，这也是沉默。

Despite all the experiences of love and hate, of disorientation and reorientation, of order-giving that was answered by hundreds and call-issuing that was not answered by a single soul, there is not a word uttered, but only a clam eye that watches on this world--that is also silence.有过爱，有过恨，有过迷茫，有过颖悟，有过一呼百应的呐喊，有过得不到回报的呼唤，然而却收口如瓶，只是平静地冷眼看世界，这是沉默。

Worries and sufferings, tastes of changes and vicissitudes of the world, footprints left in mountains and valleys and noises of rivers and oceans cherished in the heart are all but hidden unrevealed--that is still silence.饱经忧患，阅尽人生百态，胸有千山万壑的屐痕，有江河湖海的涛声，然而却深思不语，这也是沉默。

Either an invaluable Italian violin or a reed whistle cut out casually would remain silent if they are not played, although the connotations of their silences differ greatly.For even though they are never touched by anybody, you can still imagine the vastly different sounds they can possibly produce.一把价值连城意大利小提琴，和一只被随手削出的芦笛，不去触动它们，便都是沉默，但沉默的内涵却并不一样，即便永远不在有人去触动它们，你依然可以想象听见它们可能发出的绝然不同的鸣响。

A flawless jade ornament, or a coarse, gross brick will always remain silent if it is left untouched, but who can draw an equal sign between them? 一块莹洁无暇的美玉，和一块粗糙的土砖，放在那里也都是沉默。然而谁能把它们所代表的内容划一个等号呢？

Indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form.其实，对活着的生命而言，真正的沉默是不存在的。沉默本身也是一种思想和心境的流露，是灵魂的另一种形式的回声。

Some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head.有的人以沉默掩饰思想的空虚。

Some use it as a means to depict their disorientation and melancholy.有的人以沉默叙述迷茫和惆怅。

And some use it as a way of expressing their angers and sorrows.有的人以沉默表达内心的愤怒和忧伤。

Silence usually is ephemeral.It reminds one of the bronze bells dangling from a pagoda's eaves;on windless days they are a decoration upon the age-weathered beauty, but with wind they give out wonderful tinkling and jingling metallurgic sounds, as if echoing age-old stories of long, long ago...沉默常常是暂时的。就像古塔檐角下的铜铃，无风时，它们只是一种古色古香的装饰，一起风，它们便会发出奇妙的金属音响，似乎是许多古老故事的悠远的回声„„

Do you not think the same of silent people? 沉默的人们不也一样?

They say that “silence is golden”, but of what nature is this “gold”? It can include integrity, honesty and kindness;it can stand for indifference to and detachment from fame and fortune;but it can also act as an excuse for hypocrisy, slyness and cowardice...the glittering of gold may not necessarily be the most brilliant lustre in the world.“沉默是金”，是怎样的一种“金”呢? 这个“金”字中，可以包含正直、善良，可以代表淡泊、超脱，也可以是虚伪、圆滑、怯懦的一种托辞„„金子的光泽，未必是世界上最动人的光泽。

Can it be that permanent silence is only represented by death? 是不是只有死亡才是永远的沉默? Perhaps even death cannot represent true silence, for the carrier of the soul can turn into dust, so that the sincere and wise voices from the bottom of the heart will trigger long-lasting echoes in the seas of human hearts...也许，死亡也未必是真正的沉默，灵魂的载体可以化为尘土，那些真诚睿智的心声，却会长久地在人心的海洋中引起悠长的回声„„

人一生，短短数载，不够时间计较，不够时间事事明细，不必在思前想后中耗磨时间，懂得享乐，人生贵在糊涂。We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song.Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes.Me? I love to do that when I drive!I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm.Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.我们每个人，在不同时期，都曾经像一个摇滚歌星那样，伴着我们最爱的那首歌又唱又跳.很多人在小时候，甚至是已长大成人，都曾在我们自己房间和家里这样的隐秘空间里这样做过。我呢？我喜欢在开车的时候这样！打开收音机，找一首会唱的歌，很快我就会张开双臂，随着节奏起舞。大部分时候，我在上班的路上这么做。

Yes, that is true.I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light.I get weird looks from some people and others laugh.Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly!是的，那是真的。我会穿上我漂亮的工作服，在堵车和遇到交通灯时，有人就会用奇怪的眼神看着我，或者笑我。对我个人而言，我喜欢沉浸在一首歌的节奏中，由此我愿和你们分享：为人糊涂贵在何处。

The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical.I know many people do not want to look foolish.So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish!糊涂一词在字典中的定义是：愚蠢的，傻，荒谬的。我知道很多人都不想被人看作愚笨。所以他们在生活中始终一脸严肃，而这在本质上才是真正的愚笨。

No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect.I don't care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal, how rich, and so on„ No one is perfect!So why pretend to be something you are not? 人无完人，我重申一次：没有人是完美的。我不在乎一个人学识多深，身材多好，外表多美，思想多浅薄，生活多俭朴，多富有，等等„„人无完人！那么，为什么要伪装成我们实际上本不是的呢？

Life is so short„ You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life: 人生何其短暂„„你不会知道这美好的征程何时会结束，那么，为什么要浪费一分一秒，让自己变得棱角分明？这里引用索萨的话，我觉得她一语中的，是人生的一大秘方。“Dance as though no one is watching you, Love as though you have never been hurt before, Sing as though no one can hear you, Live as though heaven is on earth.“ 跳舞吧，就像没有人欣赏一样，去爱吧，就像没有受到伤害一样，唱歌吧，就像没有人倾听一样，生活吧，就像今天是最后一天一样。

When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others.However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence.当我们还是孩子，我们天不怕，地不怕，无忧无虑，所以我们可以不在乎自己再别人眼中的形象去做事情。然而，当我们长大，我们失去了那种天真烂漫。

So don't lose the child that still lives within you.The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes you laugh.Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your tummy hurts.Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn't want to feel good? 所以，不要丢失你心中那个小孩。下次你感到沮丧时，去打开你最爱的那首歌吧，随之歌唱起舞，就像没有明天一样。或者看点能让你笑的东西。笑声是除去任何烦恼良方，没有什么比笑到肚子疼更好的事了。相信我，你会好受很多，谁又不想让自己好受呢？

Time is a bank 时间是一家银行

Everyone has a bank.Its name is TIME.Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.It carries over no balance.It allows no overdraft.每个人都有一个银行，它的名字叫“时间”。每天早晨，它在你的帐户里存入86,400秒钟。不管你是否很好地利用了这笔时间，每天晚上它会照例把这笔时间作为遗失注销。它没有设置余额，也不允许透支。

Each day it opens a new account for you.Each night it burns the records of the day.If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours.每天它会为你开一个新帐户，每晚它会把该天的记录全部删除。如果你没有好好地利用当天的这笔时间，那么损失由你自己承担。

There is no going back.There is no drawing against the “tomorrow”.You must live in the present on today's deposits.Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!The clock is running.Make the most of today: “Seize the day!” 没有回头路，也不能向“明天”借时间。你必须以今天的时间“存款”为基础生活在现在。有效地投资这笔时间以便从中获取有关健康，快乐及成功最大的收益。时钟正在旋转。好好地利用今天：“抓住每一天！” So, you see, time is important, make the most of it.After all, life is either a daring adventure or nothing!

你看，时间挺重要的吧，一定要好好利用它。毕竟，生活要么是大胆的尝试，要么就什么都 没有。

Treasure every moment that you have!And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to have your time.And remember time waits for none.珍惜你所拥有的每一分钟！你要更加珍惜它，因为你与某个特殊的朋友一起在分享它，这位朋友特殊到拥有你的时间。记住：时间不等人。

第五篇：英语哲理美文：语言的力量

英语哲理美文：语言的力量The Power of Words

The Power of Words 语言的力量

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might.The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the other frogs were saying and gave up.He fell down and died.一群青蛙在穿越树林，其中两只掉进了一个深坑。当其他的青蛙看到那个坑那么深，他们告诉那两只青蛙他们和死了一样，没希望逃出来了。两只青蛙没听他们的话，使尽全身力气想跳出来。其他的青蛙一直对他们说停下来吧，不可能跳出来了。最后，其中一只青蛙听取了其他青蛙的说法，放弃了。他掉落了下去，死了。

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die.He jumped even harder and finally made it out.When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?” The frog explained to them that he was a little deaf.另外一只青蛙继续全力地跳着。再一次的，上面的青蛙群对他喊，别那么痛苦了，放弃吧。而他却跳得更有劲了，最后竟然跳了出来。他出来以后，其他青蛙问，“你没听见我们说什么嘛？”这只青蛙解释说，他是聋的。

He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.他以为他们从始至终一直在鼓励他！

This story teaches us two lessons:

这个故事给了我们两个启迪：

1.There is power of life and death in the tongue.An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.1，你的话有决定生死的力量。一句鼓励的话可以让落魄的人重新振作，让他们重新面对生活。

2.A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them.2，而一句消极的话足以杀掉一个消沉的人。

Be careful of what you say.Speak life to those who cross your path.The power of words is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.温馨提示：注意你所说的话。对你身边的人说鼓励的话。语言的力量...有时难以想象一句鼓励的话会有如此深远的影响。

Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another.任何人都能说出夺去他人战胜困境的勇气和意志的话，而只有愿意花时间去鼓励别人的人才是最特别的。