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1、高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏 50 （中英双语）英语美文欣赏50Run Through the Rai n雨中奔跑She had bee n shopp ing with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have bee n 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hu
2、rry to hit the Earth, it has no time to flow down the spout.她和妈妈刚在沃尔玛结束购物。这个天真的小女孩应该 6 岁大了，头发是 美丽的棕色，脸 上有雀斑。外面下着倾盆大雨。雨水溢满了檐槽，来不及排走， 就迫不及待地涌涨上地面。We all stood there un der the awning and just in side the door of the Wal-Mart.We all waited, some patiently, others irritated, because nature messed up the
3、ir hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rain fall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavenswashing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashi ng so carefree as a child come pouri ng in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.我们都站在沃尔玛门口的遮篷下。大家都在等待，有人很耐心，有人很烦
4、躁，因为老天在 给他们本已忙碌的一天添乱。 雨天总引起我的遐思。我出神地听着、看着老天冲刷洗涤这世界的污垢和尘埃，孩时无忧无虑地在雨中奔跑玩 水的记忆汹涌而 至，暂时缓解了我一天的焦虑。Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hyp no tic trance we were all caught in, Mom, lets run through the rain. she said.小女孩甜美的声音打破了这令人昏昏欲睡的气氛， 妈妈，我们在雨里跑吧。”她说。What? Mom asked.什么？ ”母亲问。Lets run through the ra
5、in! She repeated.我们在雨里跑吧，”她重复。No, honey. Well wait until it slows down a bit. Mom replied.不，亲爱的，我们等雨小一点再走。”母亲回答说。This young child waited about ano ther minute and repeated: Mom, lets run through the rain.过了一会小女孩又说： 妈妈，我们跑出去吧。”Well get soaked if we do. Mom said. 这样的话我们会湿透的。”母亲说。No, we wont, Mom. That
6、s not what you said this mornin g, the young girl said as she tugged at her Moms arm.1 / 10高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏 50 （中英双语）不会的，妈妈。你今天早上不是这样说的。”小女孩一边说一边拉着母亲 的手。 This morning? Whe n did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?今天早上？我什么时候说过我们淋雨不会湿啊？ ”Dont you remember? Whe n you were talk ing to Dadd
7、y about his can cer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through any thi ng!你不记得了吗？你和爸爸谈他的癌症时，你不是说 如果上帝让我们闯过这一关，那我们就没有什么过不去。The en tire crowd stopped dead sile nt. I swear you could nt hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
8、 Mom paused and thought for a mome nt about what she would say.人群一片寂静。我发誓，除了雨声，你什么都听不到。我们都静静地站着。 接下来的几分 钟没有一个人走动。母亲停了一下，想着应该说些什么。Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young childs life. Time when inn
9、ocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. Honey, you are absolutely right. Lets run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just n eeded wash in g. Mom said. Then off they ran.有人也许会对此一笑了之，或者责备这孩子的不懂事，有人甚至不把她的 话放在心上。但这却是一个小孩子一生中需要被肯定的时候。若受到鼓舞，此时孩子单纯的信任就会发展成为坚定的信念。 亲爱的，你说得对，我们跑
10、过去吧。如果淋湿了，那也许是因为我们的确需要冲洗一下了。 ”母亲说。然后她们就冲出去了。We all stood watchi ng, smili ng and laugh ing as they darted past the cars and. They held their shopp ing bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked.But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
11、 And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I n eeded wash ing.Circumsta nces or people can take away your material possessi ons, they can take away your mon ey, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So, dont forget to make time and take the opport un ities
12、 to make memories every day!我们站在那里，笑着看她们飞快地跑过停着的汽车。她们把购物袋高举过 头想挡挡雨，但 还是湿透了。好几个人像孩子般尖叫着，大笑着，也跟着冲了 出去，奔向自己的车子。当然， 我也这样做了，跑了出去，淋湿了。我也需要 接受洗礼。环境或其他人可以夺去你的物质财富，抢走你的金钱，带走你的健康，但没有人可以带走你珍贵的回忆。因此， 记得要抓紧时间，抓住机会每天都给自己留下一些回忆吧！To everythi ng there is a seas onand a time to every purpose un der heave n. I hope yo
13、u still take the time to run through the rain.2 / 10世间万物皆有自己的季节，做任何事情也有一个恰当的时机。希望你有机 会在雨中狂奔一高中课外阅读-英语美文欣赏 50 （中英双语）回。贫富的真意One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spe nt a day and ni ght in the farm of a very poo
14、r family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, how was the trip?一天，一位富有的父亲带着他的小儿子去乡下旅行，打算让他见识一下穷 人的生活。他们 在一户非常贫穷人家的农场里住了一天一夜。旅行回来之后， 父亲问儿子：你觉得这次旅行怎 样？ ”Very good, Dad!棒极了，爸爸！ ”Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked.你看到穷人的生活了吗？ ”父亲问道。Yeah! And what did you learn?
15、是的！”那你从中学到了什么呢？ ”The son an swered, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garde n; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garde n; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; they have a whole horiz on.儿子回答道：我看到我们家只有一只狗，而他们家有四只。我们的游泳池 一直延伸到花园 中间，而他们的小溪没有尽头。我们在花园里装了进口灯具， 而他们有满天星斗。我们的天井 接着前院，而他们拥有整个地平线。 ”When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.当小男孩说完的时候，他的父亲目瞪口呆。His son added, Tha nks, dad, for show ing
