三篇人生哲理英語美文賞析
第一篇美文賞析：你終將找到自己的節(jié)奏
We all find the rhythm.
我們終將會找到屬于自己的節(jié)奏。
We all remember our first days of high-school, college, our first job.
這些場景都歷歷在目吧：高中第一天，大學第一天，上班第一天。
We all remember the feelings of butterflies in our stomachs when we took our first steps into those positions, the feeling that we were unqualified for what we were doing, that we didn’t belong.
我們都記得邁出第一步時，心中的手足無措，擔心自己不夠格、擔心自己不屬于這個地方。
What if my coworkers don’t like me?
要是同事們不喜歡我怎么辦？
What if I’m terrible at my work?
要是我做出的工作成果很糟糕怎么辦？
What if I mess everything up?
要是我把一切搞砸了怎么辦?
These are the thoughts that run through your mind during those first few days as you tiptoe your way around the workplace, being careful that you don’t do anything that will get you noticed, with the fear that when they notice you, you will mess up. But eventually you do get noticed, and you don’t mess up, and soon you develop a rhythm.
這些都是工作的頭幾天里，腦海中會浮現出的想法。你小心翼翼地在公司里走著，恨不得踮起腳尖，生怕自己的一舉一動會引起周圍人的注意，生怕自己搞砸一切。然而，你終究還是受到了關注，但你并沒有搞砸，并且你很快就找到了自己的節(jié)奏。
It has only been a week and you have already fallen into a rhythm. You walk into your workplace and say hello to the receptionist who now knows you by name, you get you morning coffee and strike up a conversation with a coworker who you’ve quickly developed a friendship with. Whereas before you looked around chaotically for the sugar and cream, now the location is familiar and your reach for it instinctual. You walk to your desk, take a rejuvenating sip of coffee, and look over your daily schedule that has become all too familiar to you.
僅僅過去了一周，你的節(jié)奏愈發(fā)自如。走進公司，你會很自然地和前臺打招呼，而他們也叫得出你的名字。取咖啡的時候，你會和同事攀談起來，不知不覺中你們已經建立了友誼。以前你焦頭爛額地到處找糖和奶油，如今你可以輕松自如地找到它們。你走到辦公桌前，小啜一口咖啡，一天的活力注滿了全身。接著，你從容地翻閱著日程表，里面的內容都已太熟悉了。
You notice a new task that you haven’t encountered before, but you no longer feel uncertainty and fear of messing it up. You have survived a week in this place without messing up, people have congratulated you on how good of a job you’ve done, and you belong here. A smirk creases over your face as you look forward to undertaking this new unproven challenge. The day begins and you fall into your rhythm.
即使接到以前從沒接觸過的任務，你也會胸有成竹，不再擔心自己會搞砸了。你已在這個地方度過了一周，沒有搞砸任何事，人們甚至為你出色的績效而喝彩。你屬于這里。所以在準備迎接這個未知挑戰(zhàn)的時候，你的臉上露出了一絲得意的笑容。新的一天又開始了，你找到了屬于自己的節(jié)奏。
第二篇美文賞析：生命中的四位愛人
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
從前，一位富有的商人娶了四個老婆。他最愛他的小老婆，給她華麗的衣裳和美味佳肴。他對她體貼入微，把最好的東西都給了她。
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
商人也很愛第三位老婆。他為她感到驕傲，并常把她作為在朋友面前炫耀的資本。但他同時也憂心忡忡，怕她與其他男人跑了。
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. However, the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
當然，商人也愛二老婆，她既善解人意又耐心。事實上，她是商人的紅顏知己。每每遇到困難，他就會找她，而她也總能幫助他走出困境，度過難關。
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
至于大老婆，她是一位忠誠的伴侶，替他照料生意、打理家務，忙里忙外，可謂勞苦功高。然而，盡管她愛得這么深，商人卻偏不鐘情于她，甚至沒把她放在心上。
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
一日，商人得了重病，他自知將不久于人世。當他回顧自己奢華的一生，不禁心中悵然：“現在我雖然有四個老婆相伴，但死后卻要孤零零一人。多寂寞啊!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
于是，他問小老婆：“我最疼你，給你買最漂亮的衣服，還對你呵護備至?，F在我就要離開這個世界了，你愿意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎?”
"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she turned away without another word.
“絕不可能!”她丟下一句話，徑自走開了。
The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
小老婆的回答如一把尖刀插在商人心上。傷心的商人繼而問第三個老婆：“我一直對你寵愛有加。如今，我將不久于人世，你愿意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎?”
"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
“不!”她拒絕道，“人間的生活多么美好啊!你死后我會改嫁他人!”商人的心倏地下沉，漸漸變冷。
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I've always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"
他再轉向二老婆，問道：“我過去常常求助于你，你也總能為我排憂解難?，F在我想再請你幫一次忙。我死后，你愿意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎?”
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
“很抱歉，這一次我?guī)筒涣四悖?rdquo;她說，“我最多只能讓你入土為安。”這句話猶如晴天霹靂，商人徹底絕望了。
Then a voice called out: "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"
這時，旁邊傳來一個聲音：“我愿意隨你一同離去。無論你到哪里，我都會跟著你。”商人抬起頭，看到了自己的大老婆。她是那么消瘦，一副營養(yǎng)不良的樣子。商人悲痛萬分，他說：“我過去就應該好好地珍惜你啊!”
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives.
其實，我們每個人的一生都有四位愛人相伴。
The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
小老婆代表我們的軀體。無論我們花費多少的時間和精力想去裝扮她，我們死后它終會棄我們而去。
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
第三位老婆代表財產、地位與金錢。一旦我們撒手西去，它終究會轉向他人。
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
二老婆則代表了我們的家人與朋友。我們活著的時候，無論他們與我們多么親近，他們最多也只能到墓前送我們最后一程。
The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
至于大老婆，她則是我們的靈魂。當我們沉迷于追求物質、金錢或感官享受的時候，她常常會被遺忘在一旁。
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament.
結果呢?她才是唯一與我們永遠相伴的。也許從現在開始，我們就應該悉心照顧好她，而不是等到臨終之際才悔恨不已。
第三篇美文賞析：偉大存在于平凡之中
Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive god-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste. It is something that truly exists in all of us. The way it manifests itself in all of us differs from person to person.
“偉大”并不是什么特殊的人才能體會到的特質，也沒有那么精妙奇異、難以捉摸，甚至被神化。他真實地存在于我們所有人當中。每個人所表現出來的方式又因人而異。
For those of us who are compassionate we sway others to our causes with our empathy.
那些富有同情心的，憑著自己的執(zhí)著，號召他人加入自己的事業(yè)。
For those of us who are resourceful we complete our tasks without the resources we need.
那些足智多謀的，無需借助太多外力就能達成目標。
For those of us who are creative we find the solutions that no one else can think of.
那些勇于創(chuàng)新的，能找到獨一無二的方法解決問題。
Creativity, communication, cooperation, decisiveness, leadership, love, passion, we are all born with different attributes that make us great, and it is our duty to discover that greatness. Discovering it is half the battle.
創(chuàng)造力、溝通能力、合作能力、決斷力、領導力、愛與激情，我們與生俱來這些不同的特質，從而造就我們的偉大，發(fā)掘偉大的潛質是我們的責任。一旦發(fā)現了自己的潛質，我們就已經成功了一半。
When you do find out what it is that makes you great you will see the world before you and understand what opportunity lies in wait. It was waiting there for you all along, waiting for you to come to the realization that everything you needed to succeed in life was within you all along, and you will want to tell the whole world what you found, you will want to tell people about the greatness inside each of them, but they won’t understand because each person must discover it and declare it on their own.
當你發(fā)現了造就你的偉大的特質，你就能看清眼前的世界，就能明白是什么樣的機遇在等著你。它一直在這里等了你，等著你醒悟過來，認識到成功所需的一切品質都一直都蘊藏在自己的靈魂里。你會想要告訴整個世界自己的發(fā)現，你會想要告訴大家每個人蘊藏著的偉大，可是他們不會明白，因為偉大需要每個人自己去發(fā)現，去把自己的發(fā)現宣告給這個世界。
