經典雙語美文欣賞

　　新朋友就像一種與眾不同的補品。剎那間，你的人生經歷再次生動起來，你的見解新穎獨到，你的觀點得到器重，而你的各種缺點卻全然不見了。下面是小編為大家帶來，希望大家喜歡!

　　：行動起來改善生活

　　Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."

　　Of course not!

　　You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.

　　I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it.

　　Guess what her lifestyle is?

　　She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routinary cycle ensues.

　　Huh?!? Is this what she calls "doing her best?"

　　She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it.

　　Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting the effort to live the life of our dreams.

　　You reap what you sow.

　　You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone ***unless it contributes to your success***, and get your mind and body to work!

　　If your life is not meant the way you want it to be, don't just say: "Our time will come." or "Things will get better some day."

　　Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to resolve the problem.

　　It's not enough to think positive; you also have to act positive.

　　If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You got to do anything you can to save the person.

　　So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to DO your best.

　　In other words, don't just stand ***or sit*** there, do something to improve your life!

　　許多人認為人應該認命接受生活跑給自己的一切。他們會說：“這就是我的命運，是命中註定的。要改變它我無能為力。”

　　當然不是這樣!

　　你不必委曲求全。你的命運取決於你自己，而不是其他外在的因素。

　　我認識的一個人說她只不過是接受生活所給予的一切，因為她已經盡全力去改善生活了。

　　大家猜猜她過的是一種怎樣的生活?

　　她早上醒來，去上班，回家，休息，和別人聊天，看電視，然後上床休息。第二天，這種生活重複迴圈著。

　　哈，這就是她所謂的“竭盡全力”?

　　她認為她已經盡了力，在心裡接受了這種想法，即這就是上帝為她安排的生活，只有上帝願意，她的運氣才會改變。

　　當然，上帝希望我們幸福快樂，生活圓滿，但我們也要盡力為過上我們夢想的生活而努力。

　　一份耕耘，一份收穫。

　　你不能坐著不動，巴望著天上會掉下百萬美元來。你必須從沙發起身，把眼睛從電視螢幕移開，放下手中的電話--除非它有助於你獲得成功，然後全身心投入工作中!

　　如果你的生活並不稱心如意，不要只說：“我們的時機會來的。”或“總有一天情況會好轉的。”

　　別指望運氣會改變，除非你對其有所行動。如果出現問題，不要緊緊將其視為暫時的挫敗，而是把它當成是一種反應。吸取教訓，充分利用當時的情況，並採取行動來解決問題。

　　積極地思考是不夠的，你還需要積極地行動。

　　如果某個人的生活陷入麻煩，你只是希望和祈禱事情好轉起來嗎?當然不是。你應該盡你所能去解救這個人。

　　對於自己的生活也是這樣。僅僅抱有樂觀的態度是不夠的，而是要盡力做到最好。換句話說，不要只是站***坐***在那兒，要行動起來改善你的生活!

　　：讓我們微笑吧

　　The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile,

　　That costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.

　　The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men,

　　Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the Sun again.

　　It'sfull of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile;

　　It always has the same good look; it’s never out of style;

　　It nerves us on to try again when failure makes us blue;

　　The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.

　　It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　A smile comes very easy — you can wrinkle up with cheer,

　　A hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear;

　　It ripples out, moreover, to the heartstrings that will tug,

　　And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.

　　So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant;

　　It’s worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.

　　那最能賦予生命價值、代價最廉而回報最多的東西，

　　不過一個令人心暢的微笑而已。

　　由衷地熱愛同胞的微笑，

　　會驅走心頭陰鬱的烏雲，心底收穫一輪夕陽。

　　它充滿價值和美好，混合著堅毅的仁愛之心;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。

　　當我們看到喜悅的微笑，憂傷就會一掃而光;

　　它始終面容姣好，永不落伍;

　　失敗令我們沮喪之時，它鼓勵我們再次嘗試;

　　鼓勵的笑靨於你我大有裨益。

　　它支付的利息高昂無比──只因它是種借貸形式;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。

　　來一個微笑很容易──嘴角歡快翹起來，

　　你能百次微笑，可難得擠出一滴淚;

　　它的漣漪深深波及心絃，

　　總會留下反響，宛若擁抱。

　　繼續微笑吧!誰都懂得它意味著什麼;

　　它價值連城卻不花一文。