《魅力英文:我的世界我做主》為英漢對照典藏版。非常適合中學生、大學生及對英語學習充滿熱情、抱有熱望的人們來了解英文欣賞英文。該書收錄了百於則經典哲理美文，其內容涉及青春、愛情、理想等方面，從不同的視角闡釋了人生的種種道理。在面臨挑戰、遭受挫折之時，《魅力英文:我的世界我做主》會給您以力量；在惶惑、痛苦和失落之際，《魅力英文:我的世界我做主》會給您以慰藉。它使您愛得博大深沉，活得充滿激情。全書及語言美、意境美於一體，讀起來輕鬆愉悅，在品味優美的文字的同時感受到最真摯、最純潔的情感，從而思索生命和世界的意義。既可以陶冶情操，開闊視野；又可以一睹英文佳作的原文風采。難能可貴的是，中英文對照的排版，可以讓讀者隨時將原文和譯文對比推敲，欣賞佳譯，在領略英文的魅力、感悟人生的真諦之時，不知不覺便輕鬆提高英語水平。
基本介紹
- 書名：魅力英文:我的世界我做主
- 出版社：陝西師範大學出版社
- 頁數：231頁
- 開本：16
- 作者：於陽
- 出版日期：英漢典藏版) (2008年5月1日
- 語種：簡體中文
- ISBN：9787561342077, 7561342071
內容簡介,圖書目錄,文摘,序言,
內容簡介
《魅力英文:我的世界我做主》旨在為學習英語的朋友提供閱讀的平台，以一個普通讀者的角度領略英文表達的魅力。書中收錄了英文散文詩歌方面的佳作，以中英文對照的形式，選取貼近人們實際生活的以及對人生種種難題與困惑作出解答與指導的文章，力求讓讀者在享受英文閱讀的同時，收穫一份輕鬆的心情與人生的啟迪。
圖書目錄
做自己想做的人
如果我回到18歲我會對自己說……
假如我回到了童年
青春常在
讓昨日隨風
青春不是年華，而是心境
夏日最後的玫瑰
人生禮頌
飛鳥集
青春的飛逝
把握生命里的每一天
好好想想……
假如擁有三天光明
縱情地舞蹈
就為了今天
生命中的五個球
如果世界是個一百人的村落
匆匆
愛若遊絲
鄉愁
天使
愛她，甚於愛你自己
男孩的使命
女人的眼淚
哥哥的心愿
男孩和樹
地震中的父與子——父愛是一諾千鑫
……
超越卓越的你
生活正如一項為自己打造的工程
譜寫人性的樂章
如果我回到18歲我會對自己說……
假如我回到了童年
青春常在
讓昨日隨風
青春不是年華，而是心境
夏日最後的玫瑰
人生禮頌
飛鳥集
青春的飛逝
把握生命里的每一天
好好想想……
假如擁有三天光明
縱情地舞蹈
就為了今天
生命中的五個球
如果世界是個一百人的村落
匆匆
愛若遊絲
鄉愁
天使
愛她，甚於愛你自己
男孩的使命
女人的眼淚
哥哥的心愿
男孩和樹
地震中的父與子——父愛是一諾千鑫
……
超越卓越的你
生活正如一項為自己打造的工程
譜寫人性的樂章
文摘
The 4 Wives 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.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever 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.
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.
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!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, and owed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”
“No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
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?”
“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.
He then asked the 2nd wife, “I 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?”
“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.
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!”
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
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.
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
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.
The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
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.
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。
商人也很愛第三位老婆。他為她感到驕傲，並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。
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，渡過難關。
至於大老婆，她是一位忠誠的伴侶，替他照料生意、打理家務，忙裡忙外，可謂勞苦功高。然而，儘管她愛得這么深，商人卻偏不鐘情於她，甚至沒把她放在心上。
一日，商人得了重病，他自知將不久於人世。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，但死後卻要孤零零一人。多寂寞啊！”
於是，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。現在我就要離開這個世界了，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“絕不可能！”她丟下一句話，逕自走開了。
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，我將不久於人世，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“不！”她拒絕道，“人間的生活多么美好啊！你死後我會改嫁他人！”商人的心倏地下沉，漸漸變冷。
他再轉向二老婆，問道：“我過去常常求助於你，你也總能為我排憂解難。現在我想再請你幫一次忙。我死後，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“很抱歉，這一次我幫不了你，”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。
這時，旁邊傳來一個聲音：“我願意隨你一同離去。無論你到哪裡，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！”
其實，我們每個人的一生都有四位愛人相伴。
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，我們死後它終會棄我們而去。
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。
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後一程。
至於大老婆，她則是我們的靈魂。當我們沉迷於追求物質、金錢或感官享受的時候，她常常會被遺忘在一旁。
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。
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.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He’s very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s confidante. Whenever 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.
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.
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!”
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, and owed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”
“No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.
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?”
“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.
He then asked the 2nd wife, “I 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?”
“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.
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!”
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives
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.
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
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.
The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
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.
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。
商人也很愛第三位老婆。他為她感到驕傲，並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。
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，渡過難關。
至於大老婆，她是一位忠誠的伴侶，替他照料生意、打理家務，忙裡忙外，可謂勞苦功高。然而，儘管她愛得這么深，商人卻偏不鐘情於她，甚至沒把她放在心上。
一日，商人得了重病，他自知將不久於人世。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，但死後卻要孤零零一人。多寂寞啊！”
於是，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。現在我就要離開這個世界了，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“絕不可能！”她丟下一句話，逕自走開了。
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，我將不久於人世，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“不！”她拒絕道，“人間的生活多么美好啊！你死後我會改嫁他人！”商人的心倏地下沉，漸漸變冷。
他再轉向二老婆，問道：“我過去常常求助於你，你也總能為我排憂解難。現在我想再請你幫一次忙。我死後，你願意隨我而去，與我相伴嗎？”
“很抱歉，這一次我幫不了你，”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。
這時，旁邊傳來一個聲音：“我願意隨你一同離去。無論你到哪裡，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！”
其實，我們每個人的一生都有四位愛人相伴。
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，我們死後它終會棄我們而去。
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。
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後一程。
至於大老婆，她則是我們的靈魂。當我們沉迷於追求物質、金錢或感官享受的時候，她常常會被遺忘在一旁。
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。
序言
“我們正在讀一本書的第一章第一行，這本書的頁數是無限的……”
我不知道是誰寫的，可我很喜歡這句話，它提醒我們未來是由自己創造的。我們可以把神秘、不可知的未來塑造成我們想像中的任何模樣，猶如雕刻家將未成形的石頭刻成雕像。
我們每個人都像是農夫：撒下良種將有豐收，播下劣種或任其生滿野草便將毀去收成，沒有耕耘則會一無所獲。
我希望未來比過去更加美好，希望未來不會沾染歷史的錯誤與過失。我們都應舉目向前，因為我們的餘生要用未來書寫。
往昔已逝，靜如止水；我們無法再作改變。而前方的未來正生機勃勃；我們所做的每一件事都將會影響著它。只要我們認識到這些，無論是在家中還是在王作上，每天我們的面前都會展現出新的天地。在人類致力開拓的每一片領域上，我們正站在進步的起跑點。
我不知道是誰寫的，可我很喜歡這句話，它提醒我們未來是由自己創造的。我們可以把神秘、不可知的未來塑造成我們想像中的任何模樣，猶如雕刻家將未成形的石頭刻成雕像。
我們每個人都像是農夫：撒下良種將有豐收，播下劣種或任其生滿野草便將毀去收成，沒有耕耘則會一無所獲。
我希望未來比過去更加美好，希望未來不會沾染歷史的錯誤與過失。我們都應舉目向前，因為我們的餘生要用未來書寫。
往昔已逝，靜如止水；我們無法再作改變。而前方的未來正生機勃勃；我們所做的每一件事都將會影響著它。只要我們認識到這些，無論是在家中還是在王作上，每天我們的面前都會展現出新的天地。在人類致力開拓的每一片領域上，我們正站在進步的起跑點。
