2011年河南大學背诵比赛20篇英文文本及中文翻译.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 25 20篇英文文本及中文翻译 目录 ?第一篇：Companionship of Books 以书为伴 ?第二篇：Ambition 抱负 ?第三篇：What I have Lived for 我为何而生 ?第四篇：When Love Beckons You 爱的召唤 ?第五篇：The Road to Success 成功之道 ?第六篇：On Meeting the Celebrated 论见名人 ?第七篇：What is Your Recovery Rate? 你的恢复速率是多少？ ?第八篇：Clear Your Mental Space 清理心灵的空间 ?第九篇：The Goodness of life 生命的美好 ?第十篇：Facing the Enemies Within 直面内在的敌人 ?第十一篇：Abundance is a Life Style 富足的生活方式 ?第十二篇：Giving Life Meaning 给生命以意义 ?第十三篇：Relish the Moment 品位现在 ?第十四篇：The Love of Beauty 爱美 ?第十五篇：Born to Win 生而为赢 ?第十六篇：Work and Pleasure 工作和娱乐 ?第十七篇：Mirror, Mirror--What do I see镜子，镜子，告诉我 ?第十八篇：On Motes and Beams 微尘与栋梁 ?第十九篇：An October Sunrise 十月的日出 ?第二十篇：To Be or Not to Be 生存还是毁灭 ?第一篇：Companionship of Books 以书为伴 Companionship of Books A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age. Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is more wisdom in this:“ Love me, love my book.” The book is a truer and higher bond of union. Men can think, feel, and sympathize with each other through their favorite author. They live in him together, and he in them. A good book is often the best urn of a life enshrining the best that life could think out; for the world of a man’s life is, for the most part, but the world of his thoughts. Thus the best books are tre