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1、英语优美段落欣赏 这位著名的科学家随后讲到就在那个时候他知道他无需担心会犯错误相反他意识到错误恰恰是我们学习新知识的一个机会而这一点正是科学实验的本质即使实验完全失效我们依然能从中学到一些有价值的东西 如果所有的父母都能像那位母亲一样去教育引导自己的孩子那将会多么的激动人心 IrecentlyheardastoryfromStephenGlennaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasbeinginterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoas
2、kedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers? Herespondedthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottlean
3、ditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenflooraveritableseaofmilk Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofyellingathim,givinghimalectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemadeIhaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownan
4、dplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup? Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge,atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?Hechosethespongeandtogeth
5、ertheycleanedupthespilledmilk. Hismotherthensaid,Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Letsgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopneart
6、helipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson Thisrenownedscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidntneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.
7、Eveniftheexperimentdoesntwork,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit. WouldntitbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayRobertsmotherrespondedtohim? Occasionally,lifecanbeundeniably,impossiblydifficult.Wearefacedwithchallengesandeventsthatcanseemoverwhelming,lifedestroyingtothepointwhereitmaybehardtodeci
8、dewhethertokeepgoing.Butyoualwayshaveachoice.JessicaHeslopsharesherpowerful,inspiringjourneyfromtheworsttimesinherlifetothenewlifeshehascreatedforherself: 生活有时候困难得难以置信但又不容置疑我们面临的挑战与困境似乎无法抵御试图毁灭我们生活甚至使你犹疑是否继续走下去但是你总有选择的余地从人生低谷走向新生活的杰西卡赫斯乐普在这里与我们分享她启迪心灵、充满震撼力的生活之旅 InXXIhadtheworstyearofmylife. XX年是我生活
9、中最艰难的一年 IworkedinafinancejobthatIhatedandIlivedinaconcretejunglecitywithlittlegreenery.Ioccupiedmytimewithmeaninglessrelationshipsandspentcopiousquantitiesofmoneyonsuperficialities.Iwassearchingforhappinessandhadnoideawheretofindit. 我做着讨厌的财务工作住在难寻绿色的高楼林立的城市我忙于无意义的交往在一些肤浅表面的东西上大笔开销我寻找快乐却又不知道它在里 ThenI
10、fellillwithChronicFatigueSyndrome(CFS)andbecamevirtuallybedbound.Ihadtoquitmyjobandsubsequentlywasleftwithnoine.Ilivedwithmyboyfriendofthenonly3monthswhofinanciallysupportedmeandourrelationshipwasputundergreatpressure.Ieventuallyregainedmyphysicalhealth,butnotlongafterthatIgotacallfrommyfamilyathome
11、tosaythatmyfatherscancerhadfiercelyprogressedandthathehadbeenadmittedtoahospice. 然后我患上了慢性疲劳综合症几乎到了卧床不起的地步我不得不辞掉工作同时也就断了财源我和那时仅相处了3个月的男友住在一起经济上完全依赖于他我们的关系承受着巨大压力终于我恢复健康但不久我接到家里的电话父亲的癌症急剧恶化已经住进了临终关怀中心 IleftthecityandIwenthometobewithhim. 我离开了城市回家陪父亲 Hedied6monthslater. 6个月之后他去世了 Myfatherwasapleteinspi
12、rationtome.Hewasalwayssostrongthat,foraminuteafterhedrewhislastbreath,Ihonestlythoughthewouldebacktolife.IcouldntbelieveIwouldneveragaincuddleintohisbigwarmchestandfeelsafenomatterwhat. 父亲的事让我彻底清醒他一直很强壮在他咽气之后一分钟里我真的认为他会活过来我不能相信我再也不能依偎在他温暖的怀抱里享受他宽大的胸怀带给我的安全感 Thegriefthatfollowedwasintenseforallofus5c
13、hildrenandourmother,butwehadeachother. 母亲和我们5个兄弟姐妹极为难过但至少我们还拥有彼此 Butmyoldestsisteratthattimeplainedofabadback.Itgotsobadafter2monthsthatshetoowasadmittedtohospital. 但是那时我大姐开始抱怨着背痛2个月后因疼痛加剧也住进了医院 Theydiscoveredthatshehadhighlyadvancedcancerinherbonesandthattherewasnothingthattheycoulddo. 医生们检查发现她已是骨癌
14、晚期对此他们已无能为力 Shedied1monthlater. 1个月之后她也走了 Icouldneverputintowordsthelossofmysisterinmylife. 大姐的逝去让我陷入难以形容的痛苦之中 Shewasawalking,talkingangelandmyfavouritepersoninthewholeworld.Ifsomeonecouldhaveaskedmetheworstthingthatcouldeverhappen,itwouldhavebeenlosingher. 在这个世界上她是一个能走路、会说话的天使我最喜欢的人如果有人问我世界上发生的最坏的事
15、情那就是失去她 ShewasmysoulmateandIneverthoughtIwouldjourneythislifetimewithouther. 她是我的灵魂伴侣我从来没有想过我会走过没有她陪伴的生命旅程 TheMomentOfDeliberateChoice 抉择时刻 Theshockandextremeheartbreakbroughtmetomyknees.Thepainwassogreatandmyworldjustlookeddesolate.Ihadnorealhome,nomoney,nojob,andnofriendsthatcared.Notonepersonhadevensentmeasympathycardformyloss. 我被打击和极度的心痛击挎了强烈的痛苦使世界在我眼中变得如此凄凉我没有真正意义上的家没有钱没有工作也没有关心我的朋友没有一个人因我失去亲人而寄给我慰问卡 ImadeanattemptofmyownlifeandIendedupinhospital. 我尝试着活下去结果住进了医院 Irem