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1、双语美文集锦Passage 1 Let Us SmileThe thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, that costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men, will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun again. Its full of worth
2、 and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent. Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery smile. It always has the same good look; its never out of style. It nerves us to try again when failure makes us blue. The dimples of encouragement
3、 are good for me and you. It pays the highest interestfor it is merely lent. Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. A smile comes very easyyou can wrinkle up with cheer, a hundred times before you can squeeze out a salty tear. It ripples out, moreover, to the heart strings that will
4、 tug, and always leaves an echo that is very like a hug. So, smile away! Folks understand what by a smile is meant. Its worth a million dollars, and it doesnt cost a cent. 让我们微笑吧 那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西，不过是一个令人愉悦的微笑而已。 由衷地热爱同胞的微笑，会驱走心头阴郁的乌云，心底收获一轮夕阳。 它充满价值和美好，混合着坚毅的仁爱之心。它价值连城却不花一文。 当我们看到喜悦的微笑，忧伤就会一扫而
5、光。它始终面容姣好，永不落伍；失败令我们沮丧之时，它鼓励我们再次尝试。 鼓励的笑靥于你我大有裨益。它支付的利息高昂无比只因它是种借贷形式。它价值连城却不花一文。 来一个微笑很容易嘴角欢快地翘起来，你能百次微笑，可难得挤出一滴泪；它的涟漪深深波及心弦，总会留下回响，宛若拥抱。 继续微笑吧！谁都懂得它意味着什么。它价值连城却不花一文。Passage 2 If the Dream is Big EnoughI used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she muscled her way through the
6、 crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from them all. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles
7、 around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again, sometimes until
8、dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going t
9、o play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count. ” Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again. Well, I had to give up to hershe was determined. I watched her through those junior ye
10、ars and into high school. Every week, she led her varsity team to victory. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing, ” came a soft reply. “I
11、 am just too short. ” The coach told her that at 55she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team much less offered a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked t
12、o her dad about it yet. She lifted her head from her hands and told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, that nothing could stop her ex
13、cept one thingher own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts dont count. ” The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division 1, NCAA
14、womens basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years. 为了心中的梦想我以前常常从厨房的窗户看到她穿梭于操场上的一群男孩子中间，她显得那么矮小。学校在我家的街对面，我可以经常看到孩子们在下课时间玩耍。尽管有一大群孩子，但我觉得她跟其他的孩子截然不同。我记得第一天看到她打篮球的情景。看着她在其他孩子旁边兜来转去，我感到十分惊奇。她总是尽力地跳起投篮，球恰好越过那些孩子的头顶飞入篮筐。那些男孩总是
15、拼命地阻止她，但没有人可以做得到。我开始注意到她有时候一个人打球。她一遍遍地练习运球和投篮，有时直到天黑。有一天我问她为什么这么刻苦地练习。她直视着我的眼睛，不假思索地说: “我想上大学。只有获得奖学金我才能上大学。我喜欢打篮球，我想只要我打得好，我就能获得奖学金。我要到大学去打篮球。我想成为最棒的球员。我爸爸告诉我说，心中有目标，风雨不折腰。”说完她笑了笑，跑向篮球场，又开始我之前见过的一遍又一遍的练习。 嘿，我服了她了她是下定决心了。这些年我看着她从初中升到高中。每个星期，她带领的学校篮球队都能够获胜。高中那会儿的某一天，我看见她坐在草地上，头埋在臂弯里。我穿过街道，坐到她旁边的清凉的草地
16、上。我轻轻地问出什么事了。“哦，没什么，”她轻声回答，“只是我太矮了。”原来篮球教练告诉她，以五英尺五英寸的身材，她几乎是没有机会到一流球队去打球更不用说会获得奖学金了所以她应该放弃上大学的梦想。她很伤心，我也觉得自己的喉咙发紧，因为我感觉到了她的失望。我问她是否与她的爸爸谈过这件事。她从臂弯里抬起头，告诉我，她爸爸说那些教练错了。他们根本不懂得梦想的力量。他告诉她，如果她真的想到一个好的大学去打篮球，如果她真的想获得奖学金，任何东西也不能阻止她，除非她自己不愿意。他又一次跟她说：“心中有目标，风雨不折腰。”第二年，当她和她的球队去参加北加利福尼亚州冠军赛时，她被一位大学的招生人员看中了。她真的获得了奖学金，一个全面资助的奖学金，并且进入美国全国大学体育协会一级联赛的一支女子篮球队。她将接受她曾梦想并为之奋斗多年的大学教育。Passage 3 Just for todayJust for
