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Selected English Articles for RecitationSurrender to the Fact That Life Isnt Fair 承認(rèn)生活并不公平這一事實(shí)1Variety Fuels Creativity2Never give up the pursuit of learning (胡適)3Packaging a Person4Surrender to the Fact That Life Isnt Fair 承認(rèn)生活并不公平這一事實(shí)/thread-1402-1-1.htmlA friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices1 of life, asked me the question, “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded2 me of something I was taught as a youngster3: Life isnt fair. Its a bummer4, but its absolutely true. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. Its not and it wont.One of the nice things about surrendering to5 the fact that life isnt fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know its not “l(fā)ifes job” to make everything perfect, its our own challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has unique strengths6 and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel victimized7 or unfairly treated.The fact that life isnt fair doesnt mean we shouldnt do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we dont recognize or admit that life isnt fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating8 emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isnt fair, however, we feel compassion9 for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a hearfelt10 emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can nudge you out of self-pity and into helpful action.和一位友人就生活的不公平交談時(shí)，她問我這樣一個(gè)問題，“誰說生活會(huì)是公平的，或承認(rèn)生活并不公平這一事實(shí)的一個(gè)好處便是它激勵(lì)我們?nèi)ケM已所能，而不再自我感傷。我們知道讓每件事情完美并不是“生活的使命”，而是我們自己對(duì)生活的挑戰(zhàn)。承認(rèn)這一事實(shí)也會(huì)讓我們不再為他人遺憾，因?yàn)槲覀冾I(lǐng)悟到每個(gè)人都被分與一副不同的牌；每個(gè)人在成長(zhǎng)、面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)、做種種決定的過程中都有各自不同的能力和難題，每個(gè)人都有感到成了犧牲品或遭不公正對(duì)待的時(shí)候。承認(rèn)生活并不公平這一事實(shí)并不意味我們不必盡已所能去改善生活，去改進(jìn)整個(gè)世界。恰恰相反，它正表明我們應(yīng)該這樣做。當(dāng)我們沒有意識(shí)到或不承認(rèn)生活并不公平時(shí)，我們往往憐憫他人也憐憫自己，而憐憫自然是一種于任何人無補(bǔ)的失敗主義的情緒，它只能令人感覺比現(xiàn)在更糟。但當(dāng)我們真正意識(shí)到生活并不公平時(shí)，我們會(huì)對(duì)他人也對(duì)自己懷有同情，而同情是一種由衷的情感，所到之處都會(huì)散發(fā)出充滿愛意的仁慈。以后等你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在思考世界上的種種不公正時(shí)，可要提醒自己這一基本的事實(shí)。你或許會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)它會(huì)將你從自我憐憫中拉出來，采取一些具有積極意義的行動(dòng)。Variety Fuels Creativity/s/blog_497d4322010006ck.htmlVariety is the fuel for survival. Variety injects the fluid of creativity in the most barren of minds.To be grooved on to your POA of a successful career life, variety combined with flexibility to fit in changing circumstances is the major mantra of the hour.變化是創(chuàng)造力的燃料,變化為眾多荒蕪的心田注入了創(chuàng)造的汁液.變化和去適應(yīng)變化環(huán)境的靈活性是當(dāng)今開創(chuàng)事業(yè)成功的必需品.No job can be done in one single way . The more one explores, more will be the different dimensions that will be observed which can help to complete a job. It is logical to choose the better way of doing a thing among various available options. Innovation is your own diacovered way of doing a job, that has been appreciably noticed and yielded favorable results. Innovation is just like a fresh paint being splashed on the walls of crestivity.羅馬并不是一日建成的.你越是挖掘,就越能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)完成目標(biāo)的各種各樣的方法和方式.在現(xiàn)有的選項(xiàng)中挑選最好的方式才是符合邏輯的.創(chuàng)新是你自己發(fā)現(xiàn)的令人耳目一新,又能夠產(chǎn)生正面效果的做事方式.創(chuàng)新猶如創(chuàng)造墻上嶄新的油畫.Innovation is not something that cannot be achieved by us. Beliefin ourselves jelled with the unique distinction of having the ability to give concrete shape to our values and ideas is what separates the boys from the men . It takes a lot of guts to venture out and execute the algorithm of ideas on our mind. The initial phase is the toughest, which will not give you any favorable takers or pushers. But to keep on going when the going is tough is what takes a test of mental perseverance and never say die grit and determination.創(chuàng)新并不是遙不可及的.相信自己,加上具有將價(jià)值觀和想法賦予今天形式的獨(dú)特的能力使我們脫穎而出.實(shí)施心中的想法需要很大的勇氣去冒險(xiǎn).初期是最艱苦的,你會(huì)找不到理解你和支持你的人,但是在不順利的時(shí)候堅(jiān)持下去,正是檢驗(yàn)?zāi)銏?jiān)定不移的意志和永不言敗的決心.For students they can spice up their lives with variety by focusing on extra curicular activities apart from academics.Agreed that academics are the time-tested key to a good career and a secure job, but the books dont make you become street smart. No matter how long you enter the water and swim, all the reading is useless. The recipes given in a cookery book are not there to be read like a book, but to be tried practically.Extra curricular activitis help one to deal with people, tells one the areas where theoretical theories cant be applied in real life and also changes the individuals outlook to various problems. Also time management becomes easy by involving one in various activities . Remember that only a busy man can find time, because he knows how to set his priorities and take out time even for the smallest task , no matter how busy his schedule is.學(xué)生可以通過課外活動(dòng)把生活變得多姿多彩.要明白,學(xué)校所學(xué)的是通向一個(gè)好的職業(yè)和穩(wěn)定工作的通行鑰匙,但是書不能保證你在實(shí)踐中聰慧.不管花多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間閱讀關(guān)于游泳的書,你若不跳人水中實(shí)踐,閱讀是毫無用處的.烹飪的書不是用來閱讀的,而是用來指導(dǎo)實(shí)踐的.課外活動(dòng)是幫助人們學(xué)習(xí)如何與人打交道的,只了解理論在生活中的有些領(lǐng)域是行不通的,實(shí)踐可以改變個(gè)人對(duì)不同問題的看法.通過參與各種不同的活動(dòng)也使人更善于管理時(shí)間.記住,忙的人總是可以找到時(shí)間,因?yàn)樗麄兌妮p重緩急,不管多忙,他都能夠抽出時(shí)間去做即使細(xì)微的事情.Variety is the spice of life .just like different spices flavor the food in a different way, variety flavors any task. The aroma of creativity revitalizes the mind to open its creative reserves.變化是生活的調(diào)味品.正如不同的調(diào)料使食物產(chǎn)生不同的味道.變化是工作變得有趣,創(chuàng)造力的芳香激活思維,開啟了創(chuàng)造的源泉. (文章選自一書)Never give up the pursuit of learning (胡適)/marginalia/articles/416583.htmlDear students of the Graduating Class,As you are leaving your alma mater, I have nothing to offer you as a gift except a word of advice.My advice is, Never give up the pursuit of learning. You have perhaps finished your college courses mostly for obtaining the diploma, or, in other words, out of sheer necessity. However, from now on you are free to follow your own bent in the choice of studies. While you are in the prime of life, why not devote yourselves to a special field of study? Youth will soon be gone never to return. And it will be too late for you to go into scholarship when in your declining years. Knowledge will do you a good turn even as a means of subsistence. If you give up studies while holding a job, you will in a couple of years have had yourselves replaced by young people. It will then be too late to remedy the situation by picking up studies again.Sone people say, Once you have a job, youll come up against the urgent problem of making a living. How can you manage to find time to study? Even if you want to, will it be possible with no library or laboratory available? Now let me tell you this. Those who refuse to study for lack of a liabrary will most probably continue to do so even though there is a library. And those who refuse to do research for lack of a laboratory will most probably continue to do so even though a laboratory is available. As long as you set your mind on studies, you will naturally cut down on food and clothing to buy books or do everything possible to acquire necessary instruments.Time is no object. Charles Darwin could only work one hour a day due to ill health. Yet what a remarkable man he was! If you spend one hour a day reading 10 pages of a book, you can finish more than 3600 pages a year, and 110000 pages in 30 years.Dear students, 110000 pages will ba quite enough to make a learned man of you. It will take you one hour to read three tabloids a day. Reading tabloids, playing mah-jongs or striving to be a learned man, the choice lies with you.Henrik Ibsen says, Its your supreme duty to cast yourself into a useful implement.Learning is the casting mould. Forsake learning, and you will ruin yourself.Farewell! Your alma mater is watching eagerly to see what will become of you ten years from now.1.to do one a good return:做對(duì)某人有益的事2.no object:不成問題，不在話下3.to follow ones bent/inclination:做自己感興趣或愛做的事4.年富力強(qiáng)的時(shí)候：in the prime of life精力衰時(shí)：in your declining years諸位畢業(yè)同學(xué)：你們現(xiàn)在要離開母校了，我沒有什么禮物送你們，只好送你們一句話罷。這一句話是：“不要拋棄學(xué)問?！币郧暗墓φn也許有一大部分是為了這張畢業(yè)文憑，不得已而做的，從今以后，你們可以依自己的心愿自由去研究了。趁現(xiàn)在年富力強(qiáng)的時(shí)候，努力做一種專門學(xué)問。少年是一去不復(fù)返的，等到精力衰時(shí)，要做學(xué)問也來不及了。即為吃飯計(jì)，學(xué)問決不會(huì)辜負(fù)人的。吃飯而不求學(xué)問，三年五年之后，你們都要被后來少年淘汰掉的。到那時(shí)再想做點(diǎn)學(xué)問來補(bǔ)救，恐怕已太晚了。有人說：“出去做事之后，生活問題急需解決，哪有工夫去讀書？即使要做學(xué)問，既沒有圖書館，又沒有實(shí)驗(yàn)室，哪能做學(xué)問？”我要對(duì)你們說：凡是要等到有了圖書館方才讀書，有了圖書館也不肯讀書。凡是要等到有了實(shí)驗(yàn)室方才做研究的，有了實(shí)驗(yàn)室也不肯做研究。你有了決心要研究一個(gè)問題，自然會(huì)撙衣節(jié)食去買書，自然會(huì)想出法子來設(shè)置儀器。至于時(shí)間，更不成問題。達(dá)爾文一生多病，不能多作工，每天只能做一點(diǎn)鐘的工作。你看他的成績(jī)！每天花一點(diǎn)鐘看10頁(yè)有用的書，每年可看3600多頁(yè)書，30年可讀11萬頁(yè)書。諸位，11萬頁(yè)書可以使你成一個(gè)學(xué)者了?？墒?，每天看三種小報(bào)也得費(fèi)你一點(diǎn)鐘的工夫，四圈麻將也得費(fèi)你一點(diǎn)鐘的光陰?？葱?bào)呢？還是打麻將呢？還是努力做一個(gè)學(xué)者呢？全靠你們自己的選擇！易卜生說：“你的最大責(zé)任是把你這塊材料鑄造成器?！睂W(xué)問便是鑄器的工具。拋棄了學(xué)問便是毀了你們自己。再會(huì)了！你們的母校眼睜睜地要看你們十年之后成什么器。Packaging a Person/english/2008-04/14347.htmA person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the persons unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A master packager knows how to integrate art and nature without any traces of embellishment, so that the person so packaged is no commodity but a human being, lively and lovely.A young person, especially a female, radiant with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted by God. Any attempt to make up would be self-defeating. Packaging f