英语经典美文(不得不读)

英语经典美文(不得不读).txt31岩石下的小草教我们坚强，峭壁上的野百合教我们执著，山顶上的松树教我们拼搏风雨，严寒中的腊梅教我们笑迎冰雪。第一集Opportunity机会Theairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetwithoutitwecouldnotsurvivemorethanafewminutes.Forthemostpart,thesameairisavailabletoeveryone,andeveryoneneedsit.Somepeopleusetheairtosustainthemwhiletheysitaroundandfeelsorryforthemselves.Othersbreatheintheairandusetheenergyitprovidestomakeamagnificentlifeforthemselves.Opportunityisthesameway.Itiseverywhere.Opportunityissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetopportunityaloneisnotenoughtocreatesuccess.Opportunitymustbeseizedandacteduponinordertohavevalue.Somanypeoplearesoanxioustogetinonagroundflooropportunity,asiftheopportunitywilldoallthework.That'simpossible.Justasyouneedairtobreathe,youneedopportunitytosucceed.Ittakesmorethanjustbreathinginthefreshairofopportunity,however.Youmustmakeuseofthatopportunity.That'snotuptotheopportunity.That'suptoyou.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatfloortheopportunityison.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithit.空气到处都有，我们是如此容易得到它，以至我们常将其易得性视为理所当然。可一旦失去它，我们只能活几分钟。基本上，谁都能呼吸到空气，谁都需要空气。有的人呼吸空气只为碌碌无为地生活着，或是在懊悔中度过余生。有的人呼吸空气并利用它提供的能量使自己的生活绚丽多彩。机会也是如此。机会无处不在。机会如此易得以至我们对此视为理所当然。然而只有机会并不能获得成功，而必须抓住机会，见机行事，创造佳绩。许多人都渴望能夺得先机，似乎只要夺得先机就能万事大吉。这是不可能的。正如你需要呼吸空气一样，你需要机会才能成功。然而成功靠的并不仅仅是随手可得的机会。你必须利用机会。成功并不取决于机会，而是取决于你。重要的并不是你在哪一个阶段遇见机会，而是面对机会你是如何把握的。第二集Thefurthestdistanceintheworld世界上最遥远的距离ThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotbetweenlifeanddeathButwhenIstandinfrontofyouYetyoudon'tknowthatIloveyouThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotwhenIstandinfrontofyouYetyoucan'tseemyloveButwhenundoubtedlyknowingthelovefrombothYetcannotbetogetherThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotbeingapartwhilebeinginloveButwhenpainlycannotresisttheyearningYetpretendingyouhaveneverbeeninmyheartThefurthestdistanceintheworldIsnotwhenpainlycannotresisttheyearningYetpretendingyouhaveneverbeeninmyheartButusingone'sindifferentheartTodiganuncrossableriverFortheonewholovesyou世界上最遥远的距离不是生与死而是我就站在你面前你却不知道我爱你世界上最遥远的距离不是我就站在你面前你却不知道我爱你而是明明知道彼此相爱却不能在一起世界上最遥远的距离不是明明知道彼此相爱却不能在一起而是明明无法抵挡这股思念却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里世界上最遥远的距离不是明明无法抵挡这股思念却还要故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里而是用自己冷漠的心对爱你的人掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠第三集WriteYourOwnLife书写你的生命Supposesomeonegaveyouapen—asealed,solid-coloredpen.Youcouldn'tseehowmuchinkithad.Itmightrundryafterthefirstfewtentativewordsorlastjustlongenoughtocreateamasterpiece(orseveral)thatwouldlastforeverandmakeadifferenceintheschemeofthings.Youdon'tknowbeforeyoubegin.Undertherulesofthegame,youreallyneverknow.Youhavetotakeachance!Actually,noruleofthegamestatesyoumustdoanything.Insteadofpickingupandusingthepen,youcouldleaveitonashelforinadrawerwhereitwilldryup,unused.Butifyoudodecidetouseit,whatwouldyoudowithit?Howwouldyouplaythegame?Wouldyouplanandplanbeforeyoueverwroteaword?Wouldyourplansbesoextensivethatyouneverevengottothewriting?Orwouldyoutakethepeninhand,plungerightinandjustdoit,strugglingtokeepupwiththetwistsandturnsofthetorrentsofwordsthattakeyouwheretheytakeyou?Wouldyouwritecautiouslyandcarefully,asifthepenmightrundrythenextmoment,orwouldyoupretendorbelieve(orpretendtobelieve)thatthepenwillwriteforeverandproceedaccordingly?Andofwhatwouldyouwrite:Oflove?Hate?Fun?Misery?Life?Death?Nothing?Everything?Wouldyouwritetopleasejustyourself?Orothers?Oryourselfbywritingforothers?Wouldyourstrokesbetremblinglytimidorbrilliantlybold?Fancywithaflourishorplain?Wouldyouevenwrite?Onceyouhavethepen,norulesaysyouhavetowrite.Wouldyousketch?Scribble?Doodleordraw?Wouldyoustayinoronthelines,orseenolinesatall,eveniftheywerethere?Orarethey?There'salottothinkabouthere,isn'tthere?Now,supposesomeonegaveyoualife...假设有人给了你一枝笔，一枝密封的、纯色的水笔里面有多少墨水你看不到。很可能刚刚试写几字便用干耗尽；也可能足以完成一部或几部杰作，永存于世，使世事为之大变。而这一切你在动笔之前却是一无所知。根据游戏的规则，你确实永远也不会知道，只能冒一下险。而事实上，也没有规则说你就一定要做些什么。你大可以把笔搁在架子上、放在抽屉里，弃置不用，任墨水蒸发干净。然而，如果你真的决定使用，你会做什么？怎么来做这个游戏？你会左计划、右计划，然后才慢慢下笔吗？计划会不会太泛太多，根本就达不到写作这一步？会不会提笔在手，迫不及待地投入其中，任由手中的笔、笔下的字带着你在词海中上下翻腾、左突右冲？会不会下笔谨小慎微，似乎墨水随时都将干涸？会不会假装或相信、或假装相信笔中墨水永不会枯竭，任你挥洒？你会写些什么？爱情？仇恨？乐趣？痛苦？生命？死亡？虚无空空抑或世事万种？是会用来自娱？还是取悦他人？还是为人写作而愉悦自身？你的一笔一划会颤抖怯懦还是亮丽大胆？花里胡哨还是朴实无华？你确实会去写吗？你一旦有了这枝笔，却也没有规则说你一定就要去写。你会粗粗写来？潦潦草草？信手涂鸦？还是认真描画？你会写在线里还是写在线上，或者对纸上的线格根本就视而不见？真的有什么线格吗？此时此刻，有很多东西值得思考，不是吗？那么，假设有人给了你一次生命……第四集Windofforgiveness宽恕的风Thestorygoesthattwofriendswerewalkingthroughthedesert.Duringsomepointofthejourneytheyhadanargument,andonefriendslappedtheotheroneintheface.Theonewhogotslappedfelthurt,butwithoutsayinganything,wroteinthesand:Todaymybestfriendslappedmeintheface.Theykeptonwalkinguntiltheyfoundanoasis,wheretheydecidedtotakeabath.Theonewhohadbeenslappedgotstuckinthemireandstarteddrowning,butthefriendsavedhim.Afterherecoveredfromtheneardrowning,hewroteonastone:Todaymybestfriendsavedmylife.Thefriendwhohadslappedandsavedhisbestfriendaskedhim,AfterIhurtyou,youwroteinthesandandnowyouwriteonastone.Why?Theotherfriendreplied:Whensomeonehurtsusweshouldwriteitdowninsandwherewindsofforgivenesscaneraseitaway.Butwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodforus,wemustengraveitinstonewherenowindcanevereraseit.两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴了对方一记耳光。被打的人感到自己受了伤害，但什么也没有说，只是在沙地上写下了这样一句话：“今天我最好的朋友掴了我耳光。他们继续前行，看见到处绿洲，他们正打算在那里洗澡时，刚才被打的人不小心陷入了泥潭，开始深