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1、Dongguan Middle Schoolssl, Crazy English Morning ReadingWhat Will Matter？by Michael JosephsonChoose to live a life that matters.Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no days, no hours or minutes. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotte
2、n, will pass to someone else.Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will all expir
3、e. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.It wont matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived. It wont matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Your gender, skin color, ethnicity will be irrelevant.So what will matter? How will the value or yo
4、ur days be measured?What is matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassions, cou
5、rage and sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when youre gone. What will matter is not your memories, but t
6、he memories of those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.Living a life that matters doesnt happen by accident. Its not a matter of circumstance but of choice.Choose to live a life that matters. New Words and Expressions temporal: temprl a. 当时的,暂时的
7、,现世的 shrivel: rivl v. 枯萎,皱缩 vi. 枯萎,干枯 irrelevance: irelvns n. 不切题(不相干,不中肯,没关系,枝节问题) grudge: grd n. 怨恨,恶意 v. 怀恨,嫉妒,吝惜 resentment: rizentmnt n. 怨恨,愤恨Dongguan Middle Schoolssl, Crazy English Morning Reading frustration: frstrein n. 打破,挫折,顿挫 jealousy: delsi n. 妒忌 expire: ikspai, eks- v. 期满,失效,终止,断气 ethn
8、icity: enisiti n. 种族划分, 种族性 irrelevant: irelivnt a. 不恰当的,无关系的,不相干的11 integrity: integriti n. 诚实,正直,完整,完善12 emulate: emjuleit v. 效法,尽力赶上 计算机 仿真13 competence: kmptns n. 能力参考译文何谓重要？无论你是否准备好，有一天一切都会结束。不再有旭日东升，不再有 灿烂白昼，也不再有一分一时的光阴。你收藏的一切，无论是弥足珍贵的还是被你遗忘的，都将留给别人。 你的财富、名望和世俗的 权力都将变成无关紧要的东西。不管你拥有的还是别人亏欠你的，都不
9、再重要。 你的嫉恨、冤仇，挫败和嫉妒终将消失。同 样，你的希望、抱负、计划和未竟之事都将终止。曾经无比重要的成 败得失也将变得无足轻重。你来自哪里，用什么方式生活都不再重要。你是貌美如花还是才华横溢也不再重要。你的性别、肤色、种族都将变得无关紧要。 那何为重要呢?又将如何衡量你生命的价值呢? 重要的不是你所买到的，而是你所建造的；不是你所得到的，而是你所付出的。重要的不是你的成功，而是你的价值。重要的不是你所学到的，而是你 传授的。重要Dongguan Middle Schoolssl, Crazy English Morning Reading的是你每一次正直、怜悯、勇敢和牺牲的行为都能使人
10、充实、 给人以力量或是激励他人，让他们以你为榜样。重要的不是你的能力，而是你的性格。重要的不是你认识多少人，而是在你离开时有多少人会感到这是永久的损失。重要的不是你的记忆，而是那些爱你的人的记忆。重要的是人们会怀念你多久，谁会怀念你， 为什么怀念你。过有意义的人生并非偶然，也非环境所能决定，而是你自己的选择。要选择过有意义的生活。Keeping PleasantHe is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is really a wise man who will not.The habit of keeping pleasant is indeed bet
11、ter than an income of a thousand dollars a year. The life without cheerfulness is like the severe winter without sun.We all love cheerful company, but we are apt to forget that cheerfulness is a habit that can be cultivated by all.We find it very difficult to be gay when we are in distress. It requi
12、res great courage. We should never forget that to be cheerful when it is not easy to be cheerful shows greatness. Thorny may be our way, but how happy is the conquerors song!The perfection of cheerfulness consists in the happy frame of mind. It is displayed in good temper and kind behaviour. It aris
13、es partly from personal goodness and partly from the belief in the goodness of others. It sees the glory in the grass and the sunshine of the flower. It encourages happy thoughts, and lives in an atmosphere of peace. It costs nothing, and yet it is invaluable. It blesses its possessor, and Dongguan
14、Middle Schoolssl, Crazy English Morning Readingaffords a large measure of enjoyment to others.New Words and Expressionsbe apt to 易于；倾向于frame of mind 心情，心境consist in 在于参考译文保持快乐的心情“不会生气的人是愚者，不生气的人乃是真正的智者。 ”保持快乐的心情胜于年薪上千美元的收入。生活中若没有快乐，就如同严寒的冬季没有阳光。快乐的伙伴受人喜爱，而我们却忘了快乐是每个人都可以培养的习惯。悲伤之时，让我 们快乐起来很难，那需要有很大的勇
15、气。 谨记 ，转悲为欢是一件很了不起的事。也许 ，前方的道路荆棘满布，然而，胜利者之歌却洋溢着快乐！快乐的心态可以成就完美的快乐。它表现在好的性情和得体的举止上。它一部份缘于个人的善良，另一部分源于对他人善良的信赖。它能使人看到撒在草地上的光辉和折射在花朵上的光芒。快乐的思想跳跃在和平静谧的氛围中。它能带给你无限的价值，却不要你付出任何代价。它会保佑其所有者，并带给别人无穷无尽的快乐。You Can Start to Win at Any TimeDont worry about what lies dimly at a distance, but do what lies clearly a
16、head.To solve any problem or to reach your goal, you dont need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the Dongguan Middle Schoolssl, Crazy English Morning Readinggoal you want to reach.All you have to do is know where youre going. The answers will come to you of their own accord. Dont procrastinate when faced with
