新东方经典美文-《hope-with-wings》

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1、Hope with wings希望长着翅膀01 Be the best of whatever you areDouglas MallochIf you cant be a pine on the top of the hill,Be a scrub in the valley-but beThe best little scrub by the side of the rill;Be a bush if you cant be a tree.If you cant be a bush be a bit of grassAnd some highway happier make.If you

2、cant be a muskie then just be a bassBut the liveliest bass in the lake!We cant all be captains, weve got to be crew,Theres something for all of us here,Theres big work to do, and theres lesser to do,And the task you must do is the near.If you cant be a highway then just be a trail,If you cant be the

3、 sun be a star;It isnt by size that you win or you failBe the best of whatever you are!中文参考：01 做最好的自己如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松，就做山谷里的小树吧-但务必做溪流边最棒的一棵小树；当不了树就做一丛灌木，当不成灌木还可以做小草但务必做路边最快乐的一株小草。如果你不是大梭鱼就做一尾鲈鱼吧，但要做湖里最活泼的小鲈鱼！我们不能都做船长,必须有人当船员，可每个人都有自己的事儿，有的事情大，有的事情小，而你要完成的任务就近在咫尺。如果你不能做大道就做一条小径，若是不能做太阳就做星星；决定成败的不是你的大小只

4、要你做最好的自己！02 Follow Your DreamsFollow your dreamsLinseyEmily-Jane wants to be a pop starThough her dreams are so farWhen people laugh, her feelings get downHer dazzling smile replaced with a frownEmily-Jane has this dream every nightShes standing on stage, singing all her mightSelling Platinum Record

5、s, being Number OneThen she wakes up and the dream is doneEmily-Janes mum holds her tightNever give up babe, all right?She listens to her mothers kind voiceNows the time for her to make her choiceEmily-Jane joins her school choirHer hopes get higher and higherThe choir teachers say she is greatShe h

6、ad no reason to be afraidEmily-Jane followed her dreamNow all she does is beamThe little girl is now a huge starBut her mothers words are never too farThe moral of this story is never stop dreamingDont tear out your hair, dont start screamingAlthough its as hard as it seemsJust follow your dreams03

7、My one true friendGermaineA true friend is always there for you.A person who will help,with all your problems.The one whom you can trust,With all your secrets.And the one who cheer you upwhen you are lonely.That is a friend. I want to meet.I do not know,if hes a boy or a girl.but I always believe th

8、at I will findmy one true friend.中文参考：03 真正的朋友真正的朋友总在你身边他是愿意帮助你的人帮你解决所有的难题他是你能够信任的人为你保守所有的秘密当你孤独寂寞时他是让你振奋的人我希望遇见一个这样的朋友我不知道是个男孩还是女孩但我始终相信我会找到一位真正的朋友 04 My Dads a Secret AgentKenn NesbittMy dads a secret agent.Hes an undercover spy.Hes the worlds best detective.Hes the perfect private eye.Hes a Pinke

9、rton, a gum shoe,Hes a snoop and hes a sleuth.Hes unrivaled at detectingand uncovering the truth.Hes got eyesight like an eagle.Hes got hearing like a bat.He can out-smell any bloodhound.Hes as stealthy as a cat.He can locate nearly anythingwith elementary ease.But no matter how he looks and looksMy

10、 dad cant find his keys! 中文参考：我的爸爸是特工我的爸爸是特工我的爸爸是暗探他是世界上最优秀的间谍他是十全十美的私家侦探他是位名探，他是位密探他追踪寻迹明察秋虚，发现真相无人能敌他有雄鹰一般的眼睛他有蝙蝠一样的听力他的嗅觉胜过警犬他的行动如猫一般诡秘他几乎能查出一切而又毫不费力但不管他怎样找啊找却找不到自己的钥匙05 Do you fear the force of the wind?Hamilton GarlandDo you fear the force of the wind?Do you fear the slash of the rain?Go face t

11、hem and fight them.Be savage again.Go hungry and cold like the wolf.Go wade like the crane:The palms of your hands will thicken.The skin of your cheek will tan.Youll grow ragged and weary and swarthy.But youll walk like a man!中文参考：05 你害怕风吗？你是否害怕风的力量？你是否畏惧雨的鞭笞？去坦然面对它们，同它们搏斗，再次勇猛起来。似饿狼冷酷无情，如仙鹤般涉水前进。你的

12、手掌会变得厚实，你的脸会被晒黑。你会变得衣衫褴褛、疲惫不堪、皮肤黝黑，但是你会如男子汉一样前行！06 WindflowersSeals and CroftsWindflowers,Windflowers,My father told me not to go near them.He said feared them alwaysAnd he told me that they carried him away.Windflowers,Beautiful windflowers,I couldnt wait to touch them, to smell themI held them clo

13、sely,Now I can not break away.The sweet bouquet disappears,Like the vapor in the desert,So take a warning sonWindflowers,Ancient windflowers,Their beauty captures every young dreamer,who lingers near them,But ancient windflowers, I love you.中文参考：06风之花风之花风之花我的父亲曾告诉我不要靠近她们他一直都心怀畏惧说她们使他失去理智风之花美丽的风之花我等不

14、及要触碰她们，俯嗅她们紧紧的拥抱着她们如今我已无法自拔甜美的花束消失了彷佛沙漠中的一阵烟雾小心一点啊孩子风之花古老的风之花她们的美丽掳获了每个徘徊不去的年轻梦想者古老的风之花我爱你07 Above the bright blue skyAlbert MidlaneTheres a friend for little childrenAbove the bright blue sky,A friend who never changesWhose love will never die;Thought earthly friends may fail us,And change with cha

15、nging years,This friend is always worthyOf that dear name he bears.Theres a home for little childrenAbove the bright blue sky,Where Jesus reigns in glory,a home of peace and joy;No home on earth is like it,Nor can with it compare;for everyone is happy,Nor could be happier there.中文参考：07 在蔚蓝的晴空上在蔚蓝的晴空

16、上有位小孩子们的朋友他始终如一爱心永久俗世的朋友也许会辜负我们年月变迁，心随时移而这位朋友永远配得他拥有的高贵称呼在蔚蓝的晴空上有孩子们的家园耶稣在那里繁荣统治这里是和平快乐之地地球上没有这样的所在也没有哪里能够和它相比人人幸福快乐至极08 The Stars (Excerpt)Mark TwainWe had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they were made or onl

17、y just happened. Jim allowed they were made, but I allowed they happened. I judged it would have taken too long to make so many. Jim said the moon couldnt laid them; well, that looked kind of reasonable, so I didnt say nothing against it, because Ive seen a frog lay most as many, so of course it cou

18、ld be done. We used to watch the stars that fell, too, and see them streak down. Jim allowed theyd got spoiled and was hove out of the nest.(From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)中文参考：08 星光（节选）我们头顶就是天空，布满了闪闪的星星。我们常常躺（在木筏上），看着夜空中的星星，并且讨论它们是造出来的还是偶然冒出来的。吉姆说他认为星星是造出来的，但我认为星星是偶然冒出来的。我想如果要造那么多星星，得花费相当长

19、的时间。吉姆说月亮可以把它们生出来，而这个说法似乎很有道理，所以我就不再反驳他了，因为我曾见过青蛙一次下的仔儿，也差不多有这么多，所以月亮当然也能下出那么多的星星来。我们还常常看那些掉下来的星星，看着它们划出一道亮光落下去。吉姆认为它们是变坏了，所以才被赶出了自己的窝。选自哈克贝里芬历险记09 Bed in SummerRobert Louis StevensonIn winter I get up at nightAnd dress by yellow candle-lightIn summer, quite the other way,I have to go to bed by day.

20、I have to go to bed and seeThe birds still hopping on the tree,Or hear the grown-up peoples feetStill going past me in the street.And does it seem hard to you,When all the sky is clear and blue,And I should like so much to play,To have to go to bed by day? 中文参考：09 夏之眠冬日里我夜里起床借着昏黄的烛光穿衣裳夏日里可不一样我不得不白日里

21、就睡觉上床小鸟儿仍在树上蹦蹦跳跳大人们的脚步声还在大街上回响我却得早早睡觉上床天空还是那么蔚蓝，明亮我多么想嬉戏，玩耍你是否觉得这时候就睡觉难入梦乡？10 Chase Your DreamsTitan ForceSomewhere in your mindSomewhere deep down inside of yourselfThere is a rage for something betterAll of your dreamsAll of your anticipationsThey cause a drive to make us strongerChase your though

22、tsChase your dreamsInto the nightChase your thoughtsChase your dreamsKeep it aliveOur time is nowTake hold of the lighting, ride to the starsBreak free of the shell that has you imprisonedCome taste with meAll of the fruits that life has in storeSomeday we all will learn to give our love once moreFi

23、ght for your heartBefore its overNever give inChase your dreamsYou got toFight for your heartBefore its overNever give inChase your dreamsCome on and chase your dreamsWell, cant you see?Its just outside of your graspYouve got to reach out with both handsAnd grab that tiger by the tail11 Over the rai

24、nbowE. Y. HarburgSomewhere over the rainbowWay up highTheres a land that I heard ofOnce in a lullabySomewhere over the rainbowSkies are blueAnd the dreams that you dare to dreamReally do come trueSomeday Ill wish upon a starAnd wake up where the clouds are far behind meWhere troubles melt like lemon

25、 drops A way above the chimney topsThats where youll find meSomewhere over the rainbowBluebirds flyBirds fly over the rainbowWhy then, on why cant I?If happy little bluebirds flyBeyond the rainbowWhy, on why cant I?中文参考：11 在彩虹之上彩虹之上，有一个很高的地方，我曾在摇篮曲中听到过。彩虹之上有一个地方，天空是湛蓝的，只要你敢做的梦，真的都能实现。有一天我将对着星星许愿，然后在

26、天高云远的地方醒来。在那里，烦恼如柠檬一样融化散去。就在远离烟囱顶端的地方，你会找到我。在彩虹之上的某个地方，蓝色知更鸟展翅飞翔，飞越彩虹之上。那为什么，噢，为什么我不能？如果快乐的小知更鸟，能飞翔于彩虹之上，那么，我为何不能？12 Inside your dreamsUnit96Its all insideInside your dreamsYoull be the kingYoull be the queenYour mind is freeAn open screenIts all insideInside your dreamsLook insideInside your dreams

27、A world of loveA world of thingsMemories of destinyIts all insideInside your dreams中文参考：12 在你的梦里一切都在心中都在你的梦里你会成为国王你会成为女皇你的思想无拘无束宛如开放的屏幕一切都在心中都在你的梦里望向自己的内心深处深入自己的梦境这是充满爱的世界是容纳万物的所在有关命运的记忆都在心中在你的梦里13 Stars in the Sky All men have the stars , he answered , but they are not the same things for different

28、 people. For some,who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars,They are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all these stars are silent. Youyou alonewill have the stars as no one else has them What are

29、you trying to say ? In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be sa if all the stars were laughing,when you look at the sky at night. youonly youwill have stars that can laugh!And he laughed again.And when your sorrow is comforted(time soothes all sorr

30、ows) you will be content that you have known me.You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window , so, for that pleasure. and your friends will be properly astonished to see you laughing as you look up at the sky! Thenyou will say to them, Yes,the

31、 stars always make me laugh ! 夜 空 中 的 繁 星“每个人眼中都会有星星，”他回答道，“只是，这些星星因人而异罢了。对于旅行者，星星是向导；于别的人而言，星星只不过是夜空中的小亮点而已。而对一些学者来讲，星星则是他们探讨的难题。对我所遇见的那个实业家来说，星星就是财富。但是，所有这些星星都不会说话。你，只有你，将拥有其他任何人都不曾有过的星星.”“你想说什么呢？”“我将会住在其中的一颗星星上，在某颗星星上微笑着。所以当你仰望夜空的时候，仿佛所有的星星都在笑。你，只有你，将会看到会笑的星星！”他又一次笑了。“那么，当你的伤感得到了慰籍（时间会抚平所有的伤痛）你会因

32、认识了我而高兴。你将永远是我的朋友。你会想要同我一起欢笑。有时你会为了那种快乐而打开窗户.看见你仰望着天空大笑，朋友们都会十分惊讶。那时，你就可以对他们说：是的，星星总是逗我笑！”14 The Crying Prince(Excerpt)The Crying Prince ( excerpt )The IEs happy prince was filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks.His face was so beatiful in the moonlight, that little swallow

33、 was filled with pity.Who are you ?he said.I am the happy prince.Why are you weeping then? asked swallow. You have quite drench to me .When I was alive ,and I had a human heart,answered the stature, I did not know what the tears were for I lived in the palace of sans souci where sorrow is not allowe

34、d to enter.In the daytime, I played with my companions in the garden,and in the evening ,I let the bans in the great hall.Round the garden,when the vary lot of war,but I never care to ask what they beyond it,everything about me was so beatiful.My cottiers called me the happy prince,the happy indeed

35、i was,his pleasure be happiness. so i lived and so I died. And now ,that i am dead,they have setting me up here so high,but i can see all the upness,and all the misery of my city.even though,my heart is made of lead , but I can not choose but weep.15 Little Boy BlueMother GooseLittle Boy Blue, come

36、blow your horn,The sheeps in the meadow, the cows in the corn.Wheres the boy who looks after the sheep?Hes under the haycock, fast asleep. Will you wake him?“NO, not I, for if I do, hell be sure to cry.中文参考：15 小男孩布鲁吹起你的号角来，小男孩布鲁，羊儿在牧场，年作在谷田，照着羊儿的小男孩去了哪里？“在干草堆下，睡熟了。你要叫醒他吗？”“不，我不会，因为我叫醒他，他一定会哭泣。”16 Ma

37、ry had a little lamb (Excerpt)Mary had a little lambLittle lambLittle lambMary had a little lambIts fleece was white as snowEverywhere that Mary wentMary wentMary wentEverywhere that Mary wentThe lamb was sure to goIt followed her to school one daySchool one daySchool one dayIt followed her to schoo

38、l one dayWhich was against the rule?It made the children laugh and playLaugh and playLaugh and playIt made the children laugh and playTo see a lamb at school.中文参考：16 玛丽有只小羊羔（节选）玛丽有只小羊羔，小羊羔，小羊羔。玛丽有只小羊羔，身上毛儿白似雪。无论玛丽走到哪儿，走到哪儿，走到哪儿。无论玛丽走到哪儿，羊羔一定会跟上。一天羊儿跟她去学校，去学校，去学校。一天跟她去学校，这是违反校规的。这让孩子们笑又闹，笑又闹，笑又闹。这让孩子

39、们笑又闹，看到羊儿在学样。 17 Things My Mother Taught Me-AnonymousMy mother taught me to appreciate a job well done:If youre going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning! My mother taught me religion:You better pray that will come out of the carpet. My mother taught me about time travel: If

40、you dont straighten up, Im going to knock you into the middle of next week! My Mother taught me logic:Because I said so, thats why. My mother taught me foresight:Be sure you wear clean underwear in case youre in an accident. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM contortion:Will you look at the dir

41、t on the back of your neck! My mother taught me about stamina: Youll sit theretil all that spinach is finished. My mother taught me about weather:It looks as if a tornado swept through your room. My mother taught me how to solve physics problems:If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you,

42、would you listen then? My mother taught me about envy:There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who dont have wonderful parents like you do! 中文参考：17 母亲教我的母亲教我如何珍惜他人辛苦劳动：“如果你们要打架，到外边打去我刚整理好房间！”母亲教我什么是宗教：“你最好祈祷那个东西能从地毯下冒出来。”母亲教我什么是时间旅行：“你要是不改，我把你一把推到下周三！”（意为：不让过周末。）母亲教我什么是逻辑：“为什么？因为我

43、就是这么说的！”母亲教我什么是远见：“一定要穿干净内衣，以防万一你遇到事故。”母亲教我什么是柔体杂技：“你能不能看看你脖子后面的泥！”母亲教我什么是耐力：“坐在那儿，直到把所有的菠菜吃完。”母亲教我如何识天气：“好像有龙卷风席卷过你的房间。”母亲教我如何解决物理学问题：“如果我高声叫喊，是因为我看见有一颗流星正朝你俯冲而来，那你会不会听我的话？”母亲教我什么是嫉妒：“这世界上有数百万不幸的孩子，他们可没有你这么好的父母。”18 Winter Is Coming(Excerpt)Winter Is Coming (excerpt) by Oscar Wilde The next day the

44、Swallow flew down to the harbour. He sat on the mast of a large vessel and watched the sailors hauling big chests out of the hold with ropes. Heave a-hoy! they shouted as each chest came up. I am going to Egypt! cried the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to the Happy P

45、rince.I am come to bid you good-bye, he cried.Swallow, Swallow, little Swallow, said the Prince, will you not stay with me one night longer?It is winter, answered the Swallow, and the chill snow will soon be here. In Egypt the sun is warm on the green palm-trees, and the crocodiles lie in the mud an

46、d look lazily about them. My companions are building a nest in the Temple of Baalbec, and the pink and white doves are watching them, and cooing to each other.Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beautiful jewels in place of those you

47、have given away. The ruby shall be redder than a rose, and the sapphire shall be as blue as the great sea.19 The first snowHenry Wadsworth LongfellowThe first snow came. how beautiful it was, falling so silently, all day long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the liv

48、ing, on the graves of the dead! All white save the river, that marked its course by a winding black line across the landscape, and the leafless trees, that against the leaden sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and intricacy of their branches! What silence, too, came with the snow, and

49、what seclusion! Every sound was muffled; every noise changed to something soft and musical. No more trampling hoofs, no more rattling wheels! Only the chiming of sleigh-bells, beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children.中文参考：19 第一场雪第一雪降临了。真美啊！整日整夜，悄无声息地飘落，落在高山上，落在草地上，落在生者的房顶上，落在逝者的坟茔上！万物皆

50、白，惟有河流蜿蜒成一条墨线穿过雪野，还有无叶的林木，衬映在铅灰色天空下，此刻更显得枝桠交错，仪态万千。初雪飘落时，是何等的宁谧，何等的幽静！万籁俱寂，所有的噪音都化作柔和的音乐。再也听不见得马蹄声，也听不见嘎嘎车轮声！只有雪撬的铃声如乐，似孩子们的心狠 在欢快地跃动。20 To DaffodilsRobert HerrickFair daffodils, we weep to seeYou haste away so soon;As yet the early-rising sunHas not attained his noon.Stay, stay,Until the hasting da

51、yHas runBut to the even-song;And, having prays together, weWill go with you along.We have short time to stay, as you;We have as short a spring;As quick a growth to meet decay,As you, or anything.We die,As your hours do, and dryAwayLike to the summers rain,Or as the pearls of mornings dew,Never to be

52、 found again.中文参考：20 咏黄水仙花美的黄水仙，凋谢的太快，我们感觉着悲哀；连早晨出来的太阳都还没有上升到天盖。停下来，停下来，等匆忙的脚跑进黄昏的木暮霭；在那时共同祈祷着，在回家的路上徘徊。我们也只有短暂的停留，青春的易逝堪忧；我们方生也就方死，和你们一样，一切都要罢休。你们谢了，我们也要去了，如同夏雨之骤，或如早上的露珠，永无痕迹可求。21 NatureHenry Wadsworth LongfellowAs a fond mother, when the day is oer,Leads by the hand her little child to bed,Half w

53、illing, half reluctant to be led,And leave his broken playthings on the floor,Still gazing at them through the open door,Nor wholly reassured and comfortedBy promises of others in their stead,Which, though more splendid, may not please him more;So nature deals with us, and takes awayOur playthings o

54、ne by one, and by the handLeads us to rest so gently, that we goScarce knowing if we wish to go or stay,Being too full of sleep to understandHow far the unknown transcends the what we know.中文参考：21 造化像一位慈爱的母亲，在夜幕来临之际牵着孩儿的手儿，领他上床歇息；孩子半情愿半勉强，随她而去，边走边不住地望向后门外。摔坏的玩具放在地上，尽管允诺给他买新的，还是不完全放心，不尽然满意代替品虽好，他却未必更

55、喜欢。造化亦是如此，将我们的玩具一个个拿走，牵着手，温柔地领我们入眠，于是我们去了，不知愿意与否。睡意朦胧，竟不知未知的胜过我们所知的有几分。 22 My Fragile Treasure(Excerpt)My Fragile Treasure (Excerpt)Antoine De Saint-ExupryAs the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me

56、 that I was carrying a very fragile treasure. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth. In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks of hair that trembled in the wind, and I said to myself: what I see here is nothing but a shell. what is m

57、ore important is invisible.As his lips opened slightly with the suspicious of a half-smile, I said to myself,again, what movesme so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here is his loyalty to a flower, the image of rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp. Even when he is asleep. And I felt him to be more fragile still.I felt the need of protecting him. As he himself, was a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind.23 DreamsLangston HughesHold fast to d