1、高中课外阅读英语美文欣赏45中英双语英语美文欣赏45没有过不去的坎儿Our tolerating ability is indeed way beyond our imagination. But not until the very critical moment will we realize our potential tolerating ability.人的承受能力，其实远远超出我们的想象。但是不到关键时刻，我们很少能够意识自己的潜力。There was a woman in the countryside who got married at the age of 18 and h
2、ad to escape with her two daughters and a son wherever she could at the age of 26 due to the Japanese armys invasion. Many people in the village at that time could not bear the suffering of being a fugitive and wanted to commit suicide. After she knew about it, she would come to those people and soo
3、thed them by saying, “Dont do that silly thing. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. The Japanese armies are bound to be foiled one day!”有一位农村妇女，18岁结婚，26岁时日本人侵略中国，在农村进行大扫荡，她不得不经常带着两个女儿一个儿子东躲西藏。村里很多人受不了这种暗无天日的折磨，想到了自尽，她得知后就会去劝：“别这样啊，没有过不去的坎，日本鬼子不会总这么猖狂的。”Finally she insisted until t
4、he day when all the Japanese armies were kicked out of China. Nonetheless, her son died of disease without sufficient medicine and nutrition in those days of hardships. Her husband, after knowing the death of his son, lay in bed for two days without eating and drinking anything. She teared to her hu
5、sband and said, “We have a tough destiny, but however tough our lives will be, we should also persist. Though our son has passed away, we can have another. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome.”她终于熬到了把鬼子赶出中国的那一天，可是她的儿子却在那炮火连天的岁月里，由于缺医少药，又极度缺乏营养，因病夭折了。丈夫不吃不喝在床上躺了两天两夜，她流着泪对丈夫说：“咱们的命苦啊
6、，不过再苦咱也得过啊，儿子没了，咱再生一个，人生没有过不去的坎。”After giving birth to the second son, her husband died of edema, which almost blew her away. But eventually, she recovered and cuddled the three young children, saying, “My sweet hearts, dont feel scared. You still have me, your dear mum!”刚刚生了儿子，丈夫因患水肿病离开了人世。在这个打击下，她
7、很长时间都没回过神来，但最后还是挺过来了，她把三个未成年的孩子揽到自己怀里，说：“娘还在呢，有娘在，你们就别怕。”It took her painstaking efforts to raise her children up and the life of her family was getting better and better. Two daughters were married and so was his son finally. She said to everyone she met, “Look! What I said is absolutely right. The
8、re are no such setbacks that we could not overcome! My life is so happy now!” She was aging gradually and could not do the farm work any more. So she stayed at home and did some stitching work.她含辛茹苦地把孩子一个个拉扯大了，生活也慢慢好转起来。两个女儿嫁了人，儿子也结了婚。她逢人便乐呵呵地说：“我说吧，没有过不去的坎，现在生活多好啊。”她年纪大了，不能下地干活，就在家纳鞋底，做衣服，缝缝补补。Neve
9、rtheless, the Heaven seemed to show no affection to her who had undergone a rough life. She got her leg broken accidentally when she was nursing her grandson. Due to her old age that posed a great risk to her operation, she did not receive operation and had to lie in bed all day long. Her children a
10、ll cried heavily, while she merely said, “Why do you cry? I am still living.”可是，上苍似乎并不眷顾这位一生坎坷的妇女，她在照看孙子时不小心摔断了腿，由于年纪太大做手术危险，就一直没有做手术，她每天只能躺在床上。儿女们都哭了，她却说：“哭什么，我还活着呢。”Even though she could not rise from bed, she did not complain about anything and anybody. Instead, she sat on the bed and did some st
11、itching work. She had learnt scarves-weaving, broidery, crafts-making, etc. All her neighbors spoke highly of her skills and came to learn from her.即便下不了床，她也没有怨天尤人，而是坐在床上做针线活。她会织围巾，会绣花，会编手工艺品，左邻右舍的人都夸她手艺好，还来跟她学艺。She lived until 86. Before she went to Heaven, she said to her children, “You all should
12、 live to your best. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome!”她活到86岁，临终前，她对自己儿女们说：“都要好好过啊，没有过不去的坎。”We will only get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating ability after getting stricken heavily. Therefore, no matter what you are suffering from now, do not merely complain abo
13、ut the unfairness of our destiny and maintain low-spirited all the time. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. Only those who have no confidence and courage to overcome setbacks will be defeated at last!人总是在遭遇一次重创之后，才会幡然醒悟，重新认识自己的坚强和坚忍。所以，无论你正在遭遇什么磨难，都不要一味抱怨上苍不公平，甚至从此一蹶不振。人生没有过不去的坎，
14、只有过不去的人。没有勇气就没有力量It takes strength to do what must be done when the work is unpleasant and uncomfortable.当你要完成那必须做的，却又是令人讨厌，不悦的事时，那需要力量。It takes strength to persist in the face of obstacles, when it would be much easier to simply give up.面对困阻时，径直放弃更为容易，而坚持不懈，那需要力量。It takes strength to be polite to s
15、omeone when that person has been rude to you.以礼相待那些对你粗暴无礼的人，那需要力量。It takes strength to be truthful when a lie would be more convenient.说句诺言图个方便，但要开诚布公，那需要力量。It takes strength to build for the future.创建未来，需要力量。It takes strength to resist temptations and distractions.抵受诱惑纷扰，需要力量。It takes strength to d
16、o what is right.坚持真理，需要力量。It takes strength to do al these things. And all the while, these are the very things that build even more strength.要做到上述所说，需要力量。然而一直以为，这正是增添力量的关键。Be truthful, do what you know is right, put forth effort when it is called for, persist, and the more you do so, the more easil
17、y youll be able to do so. Exercise your strength, and youll surely grow stronger, more capable, andsuccessful in each endeavor.要坦诚，要做你认为对的事，当有需要时便应奋力而为，并坚持到底；你越是这样，越会觉得游刃有余。锻炼你内心的力量，你必将更强更能干，力所至，功毕。所有事皆需全力以赴The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support
18、himself。专心致志，锲而不舍，埃及平原上终于建起了宏伟的金字塔。 精通一行的人可以养家糊口，样样精通的人却不能养活自己。Now I know that in order to grow and flourish I must spare no efforts in doing things and keep a little in advance of the times. Those who reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what are required of them. They do
19、more. They go the extra mile. And another。现在我知道，为了辉煌的成就，我必须全力以赴，必须永远走在时间前面。那些顶 尖人物都不会只满足分内的工作，他们比常人做得更多，走得更远。I will spare no efforts in doing things。凡事我都将全力以赴。Now I know that I cannot pursue a worthy goal, steadily and persistently, with all the powers of my mind and yet fail. If I focus the rays of
20、 sun with a burning glass, even in the coldest days of winter, I can kindle a fire with ease。现在我知道，只要我一心一意向一个有价值的目标稳步前行，坚持不懈，就一定不会失败。如果我用取火镜聚集太阳光，即使在最寒冷的冬天，我也可以轻松燃起火来。I will spare no efforts in doing things。凡事我都将全力以赴。The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can ac
21、complish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything。最弱小的人，只要集中力量于一点，也能得到好的结果；相反，最强大的人，如果把力量分散在许多杂务上，也会一事无成。Drops of water, by continually falling, hone their passage through the hardest of rocks but the hasty torrent rushes over it wi
22、th hideous uproar and leaves no trace24 behind. I will leave my trace. The world will know I have been here。小小水滴，持之以恒，也能将最坚硬的岩石穿透；相反，湍流呼啸而过，却了无踪 迹。我将留下我的踪迹，让世人知道我曾来过。I will spare no efforts in doing things。凡事我都将全力以赴。I Dont Have an E-mail 我没邮箱 A Jobless man applied for the position of office boy at M
23、icrosoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 一个失业的人去微软申请办公室文员的职位，人事经理面试他，并且看着他打扫地板，作为测试。 You are employed he said, Give me your e-mail address and Ill send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start. “你被录用了。”人事经理说：“给我你的邮箱地址，我会把申请表发给你
24、填，发给你的同时也意味着你开始上班。” The man replied :But I dont have a computer, neither an email. 这个人回答说：“但我既没有电脑，也没有邮箱。” Im sorry, said the HR manager: If you dont have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesnt exist, cannot have the job. “我很抱歉”，人事经理说：“如果你没有邮箱，那就意味着你不能生存，一个不能生存的人当然不能有工作。” The man left
25、 with no hope at all. He didnt know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. 这个人不抱希望的离开了，他不知道要做什么，口袋里只有10美元，他决定去超市买了10公斤西红柿。 He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double
26、 his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with sixty dollars. 接着他在附近门挨着门卖西红柿，不到两小时，他成功的将他的资金翻了一倍，他又做了3个小时，到回家时身上已经有60块钱了。 The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday. 这
27、个人认识到他可以用这种方式生存，以后他每天起的很早，回家的很晚，因此，他的钱每天都翻两三倍。 Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 很短的时间里，他买了个手推车，然后卡车，接着他有了自己的运输车队。 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US . 5年以后，他成了美国最大的食品零售商. He started to plan his familys fut
28、ure, and decided to have a life insurance. 他开始计划他家庭的未来，就决定买人身保险。 He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. 他打电话给保险经济人，然后选了一个保险。 When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied: I dont have an email. The broker answered curiously: You dont have an
29、 email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?! The man thought for a while and replied: Yes, Id be an office boy at Microsoft! 当谈话结束后保险经济人问他的邮箱地址，他说：“我没有邮箱。” 保险经济人很吃惊的说：“你没有邮箱都可以成功的建立一个帝国，你能想象如果你有邮箱的话会怎么样吗？”这个人想了一下然后回答：“是的，我会成为微软的办公
30、室文员。”至少要平静Keep calm at leastWhen you had fallen to the bottom of your life, every people around you would tell you: Be hard-bitten and be happy!在你跌入人生谷底的时候，你身旁所有的人都告诉你：要坚强，而且要快乐。To be hard-bitten would be necessary, but be happy? Even in that serious occasion? That would be hard for you, after all,
31、who could keep happy while he were head-broken and bleeding.坚强是绝对需要的，但是快乐?在这种情形下，恐怕是太为难你了。毕竟，谁能在跌得头破血流的时候还觉得高兴？But you should at least keep calm, calmly facing and calmly treating.但是至少可以做到平静。平静地看待这件事，平静地把其他该处理的事处理好。If you have obtained the calmness, without happy and without unhappy, you then have p
32、ossessed the power for rebirth.平静，没有快乐，也没有不快乐。能做到这一点，你就已经有了复元的能量。有种旅行叫作人生Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.人生好似一个包裹，这个包裹里藏着快乐与悲伤、成功与失败，希望与绝望。人生也是一个学习的过程。那些经历给我们上了全新的课，让我们变得更好。随着每一天的过去，我们学会了处理各种各样的问题。LoveLove plays a pivotal r
