經典英語美文及譯文

　　優美的文字於細微處傳達出美感，並浸潤著人們的心靈。通過英語美文,不僅能夠感受語言之美,領悟語言之用，還能產生學習語言的興趣。度過一段美好的時光，即感悟生活，觸動心靈。下面是小編為大家帶來，希望大家喜歡!

　　經典英語美文：幸福是一段旅程

　　We always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren‘t old enough and we‘ll be more content when they are. After that we‘ re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

　　我們總是相信，等我們結了婚，生了孩子生活會更美好。等有了孩子，我們又因為他們不夠大而煩惱，想等他們大些時，我們就會開心了。可等他們進人青少年時期，我們還是同樣地苦惱，於是又相信等他們過了這一階段，幸福就會到來。

　　We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, and are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there‘s no better time than right now. If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with challenges. It‘s best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.

　　我們總是告訴自己，等夫妻間任一方肯於合作，等我們擁有更好的車，等我們能去度一次美妙的假期，等我們退休後，我們的生活一定會完美的。而事實的真相是，沒有任何時刻比現在更寶貴。倘若不是現在，又會是何時?我們的生活每時每刻都會有挑戰。最好是讓自己接受這一事實，無論如何使自己保持快樂的心境。

　　One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin-real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned onto me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.

　　我很欣賞艾爾弗雷德•蘇澤的一段名言。他說："長期以來，我都覺得生活--真正的生活似乎即將開始。可是總會遇到某種障礙，如得先完成一些事情。沒做完的工作，要奉獻的時間，該付的債，等等。之後生活才會開始。最後我醒悟過來了，這些障礙本身就是我的生活。"這一觀點讓我意識到沒有什麼通往幸福的道路。

　　Happiness is the way.

　　幸福本身就是路。

　　So treasure every moment that you have. And remember that time waits for no one.

　　所以，珍惜你擁有的每一刻，且記住時不我待，不要再作所謂的等待--

　　So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married, until you get divorced; until you have kids, until your kids leave home; until you start work, until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy....

　　你上完學，等你再回到學校;等你結婚或離婚;等你有了孩子或孩子長大離開家;等你開始工作或等你退休;等你有了新車或新房;等春天來臨;等你有幸再來世上走一遭才明白此時此刻最應快樂……

　　Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So,

　　幸福是一個旅程，不是終點站。所以，

　　Work like you don‘t need money,

　　工作吧，如同不需要金錢一樣;

　　Love like you‘ve never been hurt,

　　去愛吧，如同從未受過傷害一樣;

　　And dance like no one‘s watching.

　　跳舞吧，如同沒有人注視一樣。

　　經典英語美文：關於獲得成功

　　We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate***服從***.

　　我們不可能把每條路都走一遍。必須執著於一條道路才能獲得成功。我們必須有一個終生追求的目標，其他的則從屬於這個目標。

　　I hate a thing done by halves***不完全的***. If it be right, do it boldly. If it be wrong, leave it undone.

　　我痛恨做事半途而廢。如果這件事是對的，就大膽勇敢地去做;如果這件事不對，就不要去做。

　　The men of history were not perpetually***不斷地*** looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it. They did it so well that the wondering world sees them to be great, and labeled them accordingly.

　　歷史長河中的偉人並不是靠終日瞻觀鏡中的自己來衡量自身的形象的。他們的形象來自對事業全身心的投入與追求。他們是如此的卓越超凡，於是芸芸眾生覺得他們很偉大，並因此稱他們為偉人。

　　To live with a high ideal is a successful life. It is not what one does, but what one tries to do, that makes a man strong. “Eternal vigilance,” it has been said, “is the price of liberty.” With equal truth it may be said, “Unceasing effort is the price of success.” If we do not work with our might, others will; and they will outstrip***超過*** us in the race, and pluck the prize from our grasp.

　　為崇高的理想而活著是一種成功的生活。使人變強大的，不是這個人做了什麼，而是他努力嘗試去做什麼。有人說過，“恆久的警惕是自由的代價”，那同樣也可以說，“不懈的努力是成功的代價。”倘若我們不盡全力工作，別人會盡全力，隨後他們將在競爭中超越我們，從我們手中奪取勝利的果實。

　　Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures.

　　成功越來越不依賴於運氣和巧合。喪失自信是我們失敗的主要原因。

　　The great and indispensable help to success is character. Character is a crystallized habit, the result of training and conviction. Every character is influenced by heredity, environment and education. But these apart, if every man were not to be a great extent the architect of his own character, he would be a fatalist, and irresponsible creature of circumstances.

　　性格是取得成功不可或缺的重要助力。性格是一種固化成形的習慣，是不斷培養並堅信於此的結果。每個人的性格都會受到遺傳因素、環境和教育的影響。但除此之外，如果人在很大程度上不能成為自己性格的構築者，那麼他就會淪為宿命論者，從而成為環境的失敗造物。

　　Instead of saying that man is a creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that man is the architect of circumstance. From the same materials one man builds palaces, another hovel. Bricks and mortar are mortar and bricks, until the architect can make them something else.

　　與其說人是環境的造物，不如說人是環境的建築師更貼切些。同樣的材料，有人能用其建造出宮殿，而有人只能建成簡陋的小屋。在建築師將其變成他物之前，磚泥依然是磚泥。

　　The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.

　　想得到的多就永遠不要奢望太多。

　　Wise men don’t care for what they can’t have.

　　智者不會在意他們得不到的東西。