3分钟英语口语短文阅读.doc
2016年冬至-
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Dear World:
亲爱的世界：
My son starts school today.
我的儿子今天就要开始上学读书了。
It s going to be strange and new to him
for a while, and I wish
you would sort
of treat him gently.
一时之间，他
会感觉陌生而又新鲜。我希望你能待他温柔
一些。
You see, up to now, he s
been king of the roost.
你明白，到现在为止，他一直是家中的小皇帝。
He s been boss of the
backyard.
一直是后院的王者。
I have always been around to repair his
wounds, and to soothe
his feelings.
我一直在他身旁，忙着为他治疗伤口，哄他开心。
But now--things are going
to be different.
但是现在
--
一切都将不同了。
This morning, he s going to walk down
the front steps, wave
his hand and
start on his great adventure that will probably
include
wars and tragedy and sorrow.
今天清晨，他就要走下前门的楼梯，冲我挥手，然后开始
他的伟大的历险征程，其间或许有争斗、不幸以及伤痛。
To live his
life in the world he has to live in will require
faith
and love and courage.
既然活在这个世上，他就需要信念、爱心和勇气。
So,
World,
I
wish
you
would
sort
of
take
him
by
his
young
hand
and teach him the things he will have to know.
所以，世界啊，我希望你能够时不时握住他稚嫩的小手，
传授他所应当知晓的事情。
Teach him - but gently, if you can.
教育他吧
--
而如果可能的话，温柔一些。
Teach
him
that
for
every
scoundrel
there
is
a
hero;
that
for
every
crooked
politician
there
is
a
dedicated
leader;
that
for
every
enemy there is a friend.
教他知道，每有恶人之地，必有豪杰所在
;
每有奸诈小人，
必有献身义士
;
每见一
敌人，必有一友在侧。
Teach
him the wonders of books.
教他感受书本的神奇魅力。
Give him quiet time to ponder the
eternal mystery of birds in
the sky,
bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.
给他时间静思大自然中亘古绵传之奥秘：空中的飞鸟，日
光里的蜜蜂，青山上的簇簇繁花。
Teach him it is far more honorable to
fail than to cheat.
教他知道，失败远比欺骗更为光荣。
Teach
him
to
have
faith
in
his
own
ideas,
even
if
everyone
tells him they are wrong.
教他坚定自我的信念，哪怕人人予以否认。
Teach him to sell his brawn
and brains to the highest bidder,
but never to put a price on his heart
and soul.
教他可以最高价付出自己的精力和智慧
，但绝不可出卖良
心和灵魂。
Teach
him
to
close
his
ears
to
a
howling
mob...and
to
stand
and fight if he thinks
he s right.
教他置暴徒的喧嚣于度外
并在自觉正确之时挺身而战。
Teach him gently, World, but don t
coddle him, because only
the test of
fire makes fine steel.
温柔地教
导他吧，世界，但是不要放纵他，因为只有烈火
的考验才能炼出真钢。
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This is a big order,
World, but see what you can do.
这一要求甚高，世界，但是请尽你所能。
He s such a nice little
fellow.
他是一个如此可爱的小家伙。
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2
永恒的承诺
In
1989
an
8.2
earthquake
almost
flattened
America,
killing
over 30,000 people in less than four
minutes. In the
midst of
utter
devastation
and
chaos,
a
father
left
his
wife
safely
at
home
and
rushed
to
the
school
where
his
son
was
supposed
to
be,
only
to
discover
that the building was as flat as a pancake.
1989
年，一次
< br>8.2
级的地震几乎铲平美国，在短短不到
4
分钟的时间里，夺去了
3
万多人的生命
!
在彻底的破坏与混乱之
中，
有位父亲将他的妻子在家里安顿好后，
跑到他儿子就读的学
校，而触目所见，却是被夷为平地的校园。
After
the
unforgettably
initial
shock,
he
remembered
the
promise he had made to his son: No
matter what, I ll always be there