【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 uch quitted his dwelling。and cares,suspicions,and false alarms took its place,All day,his eye wandered in the direction of his treasure。and at night,if some stray cat made a noise,the cat was robbing length the poor man ran to the house of his rich neighbor。Give my back.。 said he,。sleep and my voice,and take your hundred crowns.。 一個(gè)皮匠從早到晚在唱歌中度過。無論見到他本人或聽見他的歌聲都使人覺得很愉快。他對(duì)于制鞋工作比 當(dāng)上了希臘七對(duì)還要滿足。 與此相反，他的鄰居是個(gè)銀行家，擁有萬貫家財(cái)，卻很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶爾在黎明時(shí)分迷迷 糊糊剛?cè)胨?，皮匠的歌聲? 于工作把他吵醒了。銀行家郁郁寡歡地抱怨上帝沒有睡眠也制成一種像食品或飲料那樣可以買賣的商品。后來，銀行家就叫人把這位歌手請(qǐng)來，問道： “格列戈里師傅，你一年賺多少錢？ ” “先生，你問我一年賺多少錢嗎？ ”快樂的皮匠笑道： “我從來不算這筆帳，我是一天一天地過日子，總而言之堅(jiān)持到年底，每天掙足三餐。 ” “啊，朋友，那么你一天賺多少錢呢？ ” “有時(shí)多一點(diǎn)，有時(shí)少一點(diǎn)；不過最糟糕的是一年中總有些日子不準(zhǔn)我們做買賣，牧師又常常在圣徒名單上添新名字，否則我們的收入也還算不錯(cuò)的。 ” 銀行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他說： “我要你從今以后不愁沒錢用。這一百枚錢你拿去，小心放好，需要時(shí)拿來用吧。 ” 皮匠覺自己好像看到了過去幾百年來大地為人類所需而制造出來的全部財(cái)富。他回到家中，埋藏好硬幣，同時(shí)也埋葬了他的快樂。他不再唱歌了；從他得 到這種痛苦的根源那一刻起，他的嗓子就啞了。睡眠與他分手；取而代之的卻是擔(dān)心、懷疑、虛驚。白天，他的目光盡朝埋藏硬幣的方向望；夜間，如果有只迷途的貓弄出一點(diǎn)聲響，他就以為是有人來搶他的錢。最后，這個(gè)可憐的皮匠跑到他那富有的鄰居家里說： “把你的一百枚錢拿回去，還我的睡眠和歌聲來。 ” A Greek to Remember 一位值得紀(jì)念的希臘人 Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century ., 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 auestioned about his odd behavior,he would reply,I am searching for an honest man. Diogenes held that the good man was selfsufficient and did not require material forts or believed that? wealth and possessions constrained humanity39。s natural state of 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,don39。t stand between me and the sun.A surprised Alexander then replied quickly,If I were not Alexander,I would be Diogenes. 提奧奇尼斯是公元前四世紀(jì)一位著名的希臘哲學(xué)家 ,就是他創(chuàng)立了大儒派哲學(xué)。他經(jīng)常在白天點(diǎn)著燈籠四處走動(dòng)、張望，像是在找什么東西似的。當(dāng)人們問起他這古怪行為時(shí)，他會(huì)回答說： “我正在尋找正人君子。 ”提奧奇尼斯認(rèn)為好人是自給自足的，不需要物質(zhì)享受和財(cái)富。他認(rèn)為財(cái)富、財(cái)產(chǎn)束縛了人們天生的自由狀態(tài)。與他的哲學(xué)相一致，他拿一個(gè)別人從自然之母的廟里丟棄的大壇作為自己的家，還對(duì)此萬分滿意。這個(gè)陶制的大壇叫做圣壇，過去在廟里是用來盛裝祭祀用的酒和油的。 一天，征服了半個(gè)文明世界的亞歷山大大帝看見提奧奇尼斯坐在大壇里曬太陽。于是這位君主在大臣們的簇?fù)硐伦哌^去，對(duì)提奧奇尼斯說： “我是亞歷山大大帝。 ”哲學(xué)家相當(dāng)傲慢地回答說： “我是提奧奇尼斯 ————大儒學(xué)者。 ”然后亞歷山大問他是否需要任何幫助。 “是的 ”，提奧奇尼斯駁回道 ， “別站在我和太陽之間。 ”大吃一驚的亞歷大繼而迅速回答道： “假如我不是亞歷山大，我就會(huì)是提奧奇斯。 ” Friends 朋 友 A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. 真正的朋友是一個(gè)可以援手幫助并感動(dòng)你心扉的人。 There39。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. 別人常常傷害你，所以你該繼續(xù)付出信任，并小心挑選你下次信任的人。 Make youself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you. 在你想了解別人也想讓別人了解你之前，先完善并了解自己。 Remember:Whatever happens,happens for a reason. 要記?。喝魏问虑榈陌l(fā)生都有因有起。 How many people actually have 8 true friends?Hardly anyone I some of us have all right friends and good friends. 有多少人可以擁有八個(gè)真正的朋友？就我所知少之又少。但我們會(huì)有泛泛之交和好友。 The More Loving One 讓我們成為更有愛心的人 Looking up at the stars, I know quite well 仰望群星的時(shí)分，我一清二楚， That, for all they care, I can go to hell, 盡管它們關(guān)懷備至，我亦有可能赴地府， But on earth indifference is the least 可是塵世間我們絲毫不必畏懼 We have to dread from man or beast. 人類或禽獸的那份冷漠。 How should we like it were stars to burn 倘若群星燃燒著關(guān)懷我們的激情， With a passion for us we could not return? 我們卻無法回報(bào)，我們作何感想？ If equal affection cannot be, 倘若無法產(chǎn)生同樣的感情， Let the more loving one be me. 讓我成為更有愛心的人。 Admirer as I think I am 盡管我自視為群星的崇拜者， Of stars that do not give a damn, 它們滿不在乎， I cannot, now I see them ,say 現(xiàn)在我看群星，我卻難以啟齒， I missed one terribly all day. 說我成天思念一顆星星。 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 我應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)仰望空蕩的天空， And feel its total dark sublime, 同時(shí)感受天空一片漆黑的崇高 ， Though this might take me a little time. 雖然這樣可能要花費(fèi)一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。 If I were a Boy Again 假如我又回到了童年 Anonymous/無名氏 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 e 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 bees 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 bee a power. 假如我又回到了童年，我做事要更有毅力，決不因?yàn)槭虑槠D難或者麻煩而撒手不干，我們要光明，就得征服黑暗。 毅力在效果上有時(shí)能同天才相比。俗話說： “能登上金字塔的生物，只有兩種 ——鷹和蝸牛。 ” 假如我又回到了童年，我就要養(yǎng)成專心致志的習(xí)慣；有事在手，就決不讓任何東西讓我分心。我要牢記：優(yōu)秀的滑冰手從不試圖同時(shí)滑向兩個(gè)不同的方向。 如果及早養(yǎng)成這種專心致志的習(xí)慣，它將成為我們生命的一部分。我常聽成年人說： “雖然我希望能集中注意聽牧師講道或讀書，但往往做不到。 ”而原因就是年輕時(shí)沒有養(yǎng)成這種習(xí)慣。 假如我現(xiàn)在能 重新開始我的生命，我就要更注意記憶力的培養(yǎng)。我要采取一切可能的辦法，并且在一切可能的場(chǎng)合，增強(qiáng)記憶力。要正確無誤地記住一些東西，在開始階段的確要作出一番小小的努力；但要不了多久，記憶力本身就會(huì)起作用，使記憶成為