【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 irror: if you smile︵ upon︵ it, it 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 e︵ in contact with︵ it. Who shuts love︵ out, in turn shall be shut from love. If︵ I were︵ a boy again, I would school myself to say No oftener. 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 panions︵↗ 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, try still harder to make others happy. 背誦小貼士 Recitation tips記住關(guān)鍵詞：practise perseverance, develop a habit of attention, strengthen memory, look on the cheerful side, say 39。no39。 oftener, show more courtesy to others, to be happy is not the sole purpose of life. 參考譯文 這是一篇非常好的文章，作者用平常的話語道出深刻的生活哲理，希望能給您增添勇氣和智慧。假如我再回到童年 假如我再回到童年，我會(huì)更多地培養(yǎng)自己的毅力，決不因?yàn)槭虑槠D難或麻煩而放棄不干。如果我們需要光明，我們就得征服黑暗。在產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果方面，毅力往往可以與天才相妣美。諺語說：“能登上金字塔的生物只有兩種雄鷹與蝸牛。” 假如我再回到童年，我會(huì)培養(yǎng)自己專心致志的習(xí)慣；一旦手頭有事，決不讓任何東西使我分心。我會(huì)牢記：一位優(yōu)秀的溜冰手從不試圖同時(shí)滑向兩個(gè)不同的方向。如果及早養(yǎng)成專心致志的習(xí)慣，它就會(huì)成為我們生命的一個(gè)部分。我常常聽到成年人說：“盡管我希望集中注意力聽講課或讀書，但往往做不到?！逼湓蚓驮谟谀贻p時(shí)沒有養(yǎng)成這種習(xí)慣。 假如我能重新活過，我會(huì)更加注意培養(yǎng)自己的記憶力。我要采取一切可能的辦法，在一切可能的場合，增強(qiáng)記憶力。要精確地記住一切事物，起初的確要作出一番小小的努力；但用不了多久，記憶力本身就會(huì)起作用，使記憶成為輕而易舉的事。只需及早培養(yǎng)，記憶自會(huì)成為一種才能。 假如我再回到童年，我會(huì)凡事都看光明的一面。生活就像一面鏡子：你朝它微笑，它也會(huì)朝你微笑；但如果你朝它皺眉頭，它也會(huì)朝你皺眉頭；如果你用懷疑的目光看待它，它也會(huì)以同樣懷疑的目光看待你。內(nèi)心的陽光不僅溫暖了自己的心，同時(shí)也溫暖了所有跟他接觸的人的心。“誰將愛拒之門外，誰就會(huì)被愛拒之門外?！?假如我再回到童年，我就要養(yǎng)成經(jīng)常說“不”的習(xí)慣。我可以寫上好幾頁，談?wù)勗缙谂囵B(yǎng)這一點(diǎn)的重要性。一個(gè)少年要能挺得起腰桿，拒絕做不值得做的事就因?yàn)樗恢档米觥?假如我再回到童年，我會(huì)要求自己對待同伴和朋友更禮貌，而且對陌生人也同樣如此。在坎坷的人生道路上，最細(xì)小的禮貌猶如在漫長的冬季為我們歌唱的小鳥，使得冰天雪地的嚴(yán)冬變得較易忍受。 最后，假如我再回到童年，我不會(huì)竭力為自己謀幸福仿佛那是人生的唯一目標(biāo)；與之相反，我會(huì)更加努力讓他人幸福。Chapter 5. I Dread the End of the Year單詞與詞組 Words and phrasesdread v. 懼怕psychologist n. 心理學(xué)家fogy n. 守舊者Goethe n. 歌德(詩人)immense a. 無邊的根據(jù)朗讀標(biāo)記，聽錄音跟讀，然后背誦。 I dread to e to the end︵ of the year ,said︵ a friend to me recently, it makes me realize▼ I am growing old.” William James, the great psychologist, said that most men are old fogies︵ at twentyfive. He was right. Most men︵ at twentyfive▼ are satisfied with their jobs. They have︵ accumulated the little stock︵ of prejudices▼ that they call their Principles, and closed their minds to all new ideas。 they have ceased to grow. The minute▼ a man ceases to growno matter what his yearsthat minute he begins to be old. On the other hand, the really great man never grows old. Goethe passed︵ out at eightythree, and finished his Faust ▼ only a few years︵ earlier。 Gladstone took︵ up︵ a new language▼ when he was seventy. Laplace,↗ the astronomer,↗ was still ︵at work▼ when death caught︵ up with him▼ at seventyeight. He died crying, What we know is nothing。 what we do not know is︵ immense. And there you have the real answer to the question, When ︵is︵ a man old?↘ Laplace at seventyeight died young. He was still︵ unsatisfied, still sure that he had︵ a lot to learn. As long︵ as︵ a man can keep himself︵ in that attitude ︵of mind,↗ as long︵ as he can look back︵ on every year▼ and say , I grew, he is still young. The minute he ceases to grow, the minute he says to himself, I know all that︵ I need to know,that day youth stops. He may be twentyfive︵ or seventyfive, it makes no difference. On that day▼ he begins to be old.背誦小貼士 Recitation tips 這篇文章是典型的擺事實(shí)，講道理的結(jié)構(gòu)，作者從幾個(gè)方面反復(fù)論證一個(gè)道理：The minute a man ceases to growno matter what his yearsthat minute he begins to be old. On the other hand, the really great man never grows old. 前兩段不背也罷，后面的把幾個(gè)事例記住就好了。參考譯文；；我懼怕歲末年尾 “我懼怕臨近歲末年尾”，一位朋友最近對我說：“它使我意識到我正在變老。” 偉大的心理學(xué)家威廉詹姆斯就曾說過，大多數(shù)人“25歲時(shí)就成了守舊落伍者”。他的話是對的。大多數(shù)人25歲時(shí)就滿足于他們的工作。他們已經(jīng)積累了一些他們稱之為“原則”的偏見，對所有新的思想關(guān)閉心靈之門；他們已經(jīng)停止成長。 一個(gè)人一旦停止成長不管他年齡多大他就開始衰老。反之，真正的偉人從來不會(huì)衰老。 歌德享年83歲，逝世前幾年才完成《浮士德》；格萊斯頓70歲時(shí)又開始學(xué)習(xí)一門外國語；法國天文學(xué)家拉普拉斯78歲死時(shí)還在工作著。臨死前，他大聲喊道：“我們所知的太少太少，我們所不知的太多太多。” “一個(gè)人何時(shí)變老？”，從這類事例中對這個(gè)問題你已經(jīng)有了真正的答案。 拉普拉斯78歲逝世時(shí)依然年輕。他依舊不滿足，依舊感到許多東西要學(xué)。 一個(gè)人，只要他能夠保持這種心態(tài)，只要他在回首過去的一年時(shí)能夠說“我在成長”，他就依然年輕。 他一旦停止成長，他一旦對自己說“我該懂的都懂了”，這個(gè)時(shí)候他的青春也就完了。他可能在25歲時(shí)死去，也可能在75歲時(shí)死去，這都沒有區(qū)別。就在那一天，他開始變老。Chapter 6. Are These the Best Years of Your Life?單詞與詞組 Words and phrasespredictable a. 可預(yù)言的prime n. 青春,精華putation n. 計(jì)算possess v. 擁有tradeoff n. 交換,平衡quotient n. 商,份額sonata n. 奏鳴曲根據(jù)朗讀標(biāo)記，聽錄音跟讀，然后背誦。 The ups︵ ↗and downs︵ of life▼ may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists know▼ there︵ are very definite patterns▼ that almost︵ all people share. Even︵ if you39。ve passed some︵ of your prime, you still have other prime years to experience▼ in the future. Certain︵ important primes seem to peak later︵ in life. When︵ are you smartest?↘ From1825, according to . scores。 but you39。re wiser↗ and more experienced▼ with︵ increasing︵ age. You39。re sharpest︵ in your 2039。s。 around 30, memory begins to decline, particularly your︵ ability to perform mathematical putations. But your . for︵ other tasks climbs. Your vocabulary at︵ age 45, for︵ example, is three times︵ as great︵ as when you graduated from college. At 60, ↗your brain possesses︵ almost▼ four times︵ as much︵ information︵ as︵ it did▼ at age 21. This trade︵off between sharpness︵ ↗and wisdom has led psychologists to suggest that▼ ↗ maturity quotients (.) be adopted for adults. When︵ are you happiest?↘ You have the best physical sense︵ of yourself▼ from15 to 24。 the best professional sense▼ from 40 to 49. Before︵ age 24, we believe that our happiest years︵ are yet to e。 over 30,we believe that they39。re behind︵ us. A National Health Survey agrees: After