关于做梦的英语作文

篇一：【英语课堂】每日话题之小必教你用地道英语“做梦去吧”(双语)

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拒绝别人的说法有很多种，但如果是强调“此事绝无可能”,我们要怎么说才够形象地道呢？下面就给大家介绍三个好用的表达：做梦去吧，等下辈子吧，想都别想，死也不干。“_”

1. In your dreams.

你做梦去吧。

拒绝别人的说法有很多种，但如果是强调“此事绝无可能”,在中文里我们常说“你做梦去吧！”或是“等下辈子吧”,这两句话在英文里分别是：“In your dreams.” 和 “Not in your life.” （注意一下，“In your dreams.” 算是固定的用法，各位不要直接从中文翻译成 “Go to dream.” ） 用法上很简单，中文里怎么用，英文里就怎么用。例如：

A: Can you lend me two thousand dollars? （能不能借我两千块钱呢？）

B: In your dreams. （做梦去吧。）

A: Do you want to be my girlfriend? （要不要当我女朋友啊？）

B: Not in your life. （等下辈子去吧。）

2. Don't even think about parking here.

想都别想在这停车。

想告诉别人此处不准停车，最简单实用的句子就是 “No parking here.” 但是如果要强调此处真的是不准停车，老美会说：“Don't even think about parking here.” 所以不但是不准停车，你连想都别想。这个 even 在这里就是一个加强语气很好的用法。要表达“想都别想做什么”,我们就可以用“Don't even think about + …”,比如：Don't even think about lying. （想都别想撒谎。）当别人向你提出无理要求的时候，你也可以直接说：Don't even think about it!

3. Over my dead body.

打死我我也不干。

同样也是拒绝别人，同样也是强调绝无可能，英文里还有一句 “Over my dead body.” 从字面上来看，这句话是说“这件事除非我躺下了，你从我身上跨过去才能做”.翻成中文就是“打死我我也不干”.例如别人问你：“Could you clean up the bird poop on my car?” （能不能帮我清一下车上的鸟屎啊？） 你的回答就可以是 “Over my dead body. （死也不干）”

再举个在 Friends的例子来加深各位的印象。有一回 Joey （男） 为了演出上的需要，必须练习和男生接吻 （多么骇人听闻的事啊！），结果他要 Ross 和 Chandler 和他练习，Ross 的回答就是 “Over my dead body.” 而 Chandler 的回答就更妙了：“I'll use his dead body as a shield. （那我就拿他的尸体当挡箭牌）”

英语口语培训/

篇二：英语口语：认清现实,别做梦了

对话

A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our product in Africa.

或许我们可以再非洲对我们的产品开拓一个市场。

B: Get real! According to our research, there is no market for our product in Africa.

别做梦了！根据我们的调查，我们的产品在非洲没有市场的。

get real

1. 解释

Real是“现实的，实际的”的意思，那么，“Get real！”就是指“认清事实，别做梦了！”

2. 例句

A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get back together?

我和Jane分手了，但是我忘不掉她。我们还有重归于好的可能性吗？

B : Forget it! Get real! She married a rich businessman.

少来了，别做梦了，别人已经嫁给了一个富商了。

Ps 1：according to是一个复合连词，意思是“根据，基于”。例如：

According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest.

按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.

按照他们自己的说法，他们好容易才勉强对付过去的。

Ps 2：表示一种产品在市面上不能为大众接受，不受到欢迎，没人买，可以这样说：There is no market for...例如：

There is no market for expensive package tour in November .

１１月豪华包价旅游没有销路。

There is no market for these goods in China.

这些货物在中国没有销路。

Ps 3：develop a market：开发市场 develop a market for something：开发......的市场

更多英语学习方法：企业英语培训

篇三：英语写作

一、 看侦探小说有哪些好处？

]I like reading, especially for detective novel. I love recreating thescene from the novel in my mind, and I'm really fancy the brightdetective who are created by the writer. However, some peopleargue that reading detective novel is nothing but a waste oftime, since you have the time to read, why don't you readsome book that could learn useful knowledge. But I cannot agree with it.

In the first place, reading detective novel is a good way to learnlots new knowledge from one book. For instance, almost all of the detective novel included theknowledge of investigation, psychology, behavior analysis, and some even involved the aspect ofphysical and chemistry. The writer perfectly used that knowledge to write into the fiction, whichmake the reader learn it naturally. Hence, reading detective novel is not a bad thing, it will help youreview your academic knowledge and learn something you don't know before. In the second place, reading detective novel is like some kind of brainstorming game. When youare reading novel which is every exciting, your mind will follow the plot that will set your wits towork. On another word, reading a detective novel is not only could make you feel relaxed but alsocould make you become smarter than before.

To sum up, there is great benefit to read detective novel. You could totally enjoy the pleasure thatthe intelligent detective bring to you，and you could be smarter.

【参考译文】

我喜欢阅读，特别是侦探小说。我喜欢在头脑里重新构建小说中的场景，还有我特喜欢作者创造出来的聪明侦探。然而，有些人说读侦探小说仅仅是浪费时间而已，你有时间阅读，为什么不读一些有用的知识。这个我无法赞同。

第一，读侦探小说是能够从一本书中学到很多知识的好方法。例如，几乎所有的侦探小说都包含了侦查，心理学，行为分析的知识，有些甚至还包括了物理化学方面的知识。作者完美地把这些知识融入到小说中去，让读者自然而然地学到这些东西。因此，读侦探小说不是一件坏事情，它能让你温习你的学术知识，还学到你以前不知道的东西。

第二，读侦探小说是一种头脑风暴游戏。当你读一本惊险刺激的小说时，你的头脑会顺着情节走，这会能让你开动脑筋。换句话说，读侦探小说不仅能然你放松，还能让你比以前聪明。 总而言之，读侦探小说是百利而无一害的。你能完全地享受到聪明的侦探给你带来的愉悦，还有你能变得聪明。

二、2013年国庆放假通知怎么写？

Please be noted the following holiday arrangements for XXXXemployees for 2013 National Day. 30th September Sunday – 7th October Sunday (8 days),

28th September Saturday willbe adjusted to work.

Please help to communicate this message to our staffs, customers, suppliers and any otherrelevant parties if required.

IT, Operation, Finance and other department’s, thanks to prepare your backup and helpdeskplanning during the holiday period if needed.

Best wishes to all employees for a happy National Day and an enjoyable break!

各位同事：

XXXX员工2013年国庆节放假通知如下： 9 月 30 日 – 10月7日 （8天假期） ,9月28日（星期六）为工作日。

请将此消息转达给我们所有的同事、客户、供应商和任何有需要通知的伙伴。

各个部门如有需要请安排好假期值班人员。

祝全体员工度过一个欢乐祥和的国庆节假日

三、教你用英文写情书

一句粗心的话可能会引起冲突；一句残酷的话可能会毁灭一个生命；一句及时的话可能会减轻压力；一句示爱的话可能会给你永远的幸福。

一个广为流传的关于王子变成青蛙的故事经常被讲给孩子们听。当青蛙请求一位公主吻他时，公主因为青蛙太丑而拒绝。但青蛙最终得到了亲吻，变回了一个英俊的王子，然后公主答应嫁给他。这个故事蕴涵着一个强烈的寓意：外表漂亮有的时候不算数。当你听到这个故事时，你有没有开始幻想你就是那个王子，并且得到你的公主的吻呢？

有很多话语你想听到，而你却永远不会从你想听到他(她)说出的那个人那里听到这些话，可是，不要封闭你的双耳，以免听不到有人用发自心底的声音对你说出它。一团鲜花代表一段狂热冲动的爱情；一束鲜花代表一份简单纯洁的爱情；一朵鲜花则代表一生一世的承诺！一句粗心的话可能会引起冲突；一句残酷的话可能会毁灭一个生命；一句及时的话可能会减轻压力；一句示爱的话可能会给你永远的幸福。本期教你如何用情书表达你的爱。

肉麻无耻第一式

范文摘要：

You're the girl in my dream。

你是我梦中的女孩.

I'm thinking of you every second。

我时时刻刻都想着你。

It is universally acknowledged that you are indispensible tome。

全世界都知道你是我不可或缺的。

Loving you is closely to my life。

爱与我的生活息息相关。

I have searched a thousand years. And I have cried a thousand tears. I found everything I need.You are everything to me。

我寻觅了千万年，我哭泣了千万次，我已经找到了需要的一切，你就是我的一切。

For years I had been searching for that perfect fantasy. But I find it in my arms right now. You areall tome。我已经寻找了多年，为了那个美丽的梦想，但是现在，我发现它就在我的臂弯里，你就是我的全部。

When I met you I knew I would forever be by your side --forever your partner and forever yourlove。

当我遇到你的那一刻，我知道我将永远在你身边！

I asked God for a rose & he gave me a garden. I asked God for a drop of water & he gave me anocean. I asked God for an angel & he gave me you! One day you ask me: what's more importantto you, me or your life? I'll say my life and you'll go and leave without even knowing that you aremy life. My eyes are hurting because I can't see you. My arms are empty because I can't hold you.My lips are cold because I can't kiss you. My heart is breaking because I'm not with you。

我问上帝要一朵玫瑰，他给了我一座花园；我问上帝要一滴水，他给了我一片海洋；我问上帝要一个天使，他把你给了我！有一天你问我：我和你的生活哪个更重要？我的答案是后者，那你将会离开，你甚至不知道你就是我的生命全部。我的眼睛看不见因为我看不到你，我的膀子空空的因为我不能抱着你，我的嘴唇冷冷的因为我不能亲吻你，我的心碎了因为你不在我身边。

推荐指数：☆☆☆☆

绝杀秘笈：爱你已经成了我生活中的一部分了，情人看了保证感动到腿软，―执子之手，与子偕老‖，被爱人温暖的手牵着，在人生路上前行，即使苦难险阻，依然觉得甜蜜幸福。如果平时不太会说话的人可以适用这款爱情的表白。

这个是不错，可惜似乎离现实生活遥远了点，比较适合爱做梦的王子与公主们。 浪漫无边第二式

范文摘要：英语浪漫爱情短消息

Honey, how do I live without you? I miss you every minute and every second。 Within you I lose myself, without you I find myself wanting to be lost again。

有了你，我迷失了自我。失去你，我多么希望自己再度迷失。

You are the one I have been looking for。

你就是我一直在追寻的幸福。

I can think of nothing else but your dazzling smile。

我的脑海中除了你那迷人的微笑什么都没有。

I will always keep a warm place in my heart for you。

在我心里永远有一块最温暖的地方属于你。

My heart beats for you every day. I am inspired by you every minute, and I worry about youevery second. It is wonderful to have you in my life。

每一天都为你心跳，每一刻都被你感动，每一秒都为你担心。有你的感觉真好。 推荐指数：☆☆☆☆☆

绝杀秘笈：甜蜜度满分，爱得死去活来，颇有琼瑶小说的精神，大概传短信的人最后没累死成，旁边的人已经肉麻到快暴毙了吧！想得出如此诗情画意的肉麻点子，如果能配合一点小蜡烛，或一首齐秦的《月亮代表我的心》，那种效果一定爆好！哈哈！

这个可能会过于浪漫，过于肉麻了，一定要注意你身边的人，防止他们因为你的过度肉麻而受不了，被你的小浪漫感染而晕死过去！

幽默无痕第三式

范文摘要：

Every beat of my heart, loudly cries your name, I want so much to be with you, oh, please, please,feel the same。

内心的每一次跳动，都在呼喊你的名字。我是如此渴望和你在一起，噢，希望你，希望你，能有同样的感觉。

I am looking for a word. I am looking for a whole new word. I am looking for a word. I am lookingfor a word that nobody knows. I am looking for a word. I am looking for a word that says...thatyou are the best!

我在寻找一句话，我在寻找一句全新的话。我在寻找一句话，我在寻找一句没人知道的话。我在寻找一句话，我在寻找一句话说……你是最好的！

If you are the wind, I am the sand。

If you are the shoe, I am the brush。

If you don't love me, I just wanna die。

如果你是风，我就是沙；

如果你是鞋，我就是刷；

如果你不爱我，我就会死。

推荐指数：☆☆☆☆

绝杀秘笈：幽默诙谐是这个类型的特点，如果你是个外向幽默的人极力推荐这种类型的表白，最后一个的风沙、鞋刷组合的表白不禁让人联想到《还珠格格》里面的一首歌―你是风儿，我是沙，缠缠绵绵绕天涯‖，哈哈。

英国阿伯丁大学公布的一项研究结果发现，真诚、直接的表白是最有效的求爱表白方式。如果你不那么灵活机动，不推荐用这款，小心因为说话不到位而对方觉得你不够真诚，聪明反被聪明误。

贫嘴无度第四式

范文摘要：

Your eyes close, I die; your eyes open, I come back alive. Your eyes close and open again andagain, I die and come back time after time. (你的眼睛闭上，我的魂就飞；你的眼睛睁开，我的魂又回；你眼睛眨呀眨，我就死去活来千百回。)

推荐指数：☆☆☆☆☆

绝杀秘笈：当对方因为英语的语言障碍而产生的沟通障碍时，追求者写出的这种Chinglish往往会瞬间拉近双方的距离，在忍俊不禁之余，女孩在内心深处会产生对你这种不摆架子、不装高手的做法的赞赏和感谢——毕竟大家英语都很烂！

如果碰上一个对英语修养身高的书香门第大家闺秀出身名门的女才子，你就惨了。她会送给你对于不学无术者的最高惩罚就是：把这封情书送给她那在大学英语系做英文教授的父亲，后者会在被气得浑身发抖之后将这封信妥善保管准备在第二天的英文课当作史上最拙劣英文写作典型，在全班同学嘲笑一个课时(45分钟)之后，最后一字不留地读给每一个人——当然包括你的用中文书写的情书作者的署名。

欠扁欠揍第五式

范文摘要：

I will not beat you, not scold you, but torture you with all my love。

不打你，不骂你，专用感情折磨你！

Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be。

与我白头偕老，是最美好的事。

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you。 我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。

Thank me for loving you no way anyone has ever tried。

从来没有一个人像我这样爱你，谢谢我！

My dearest, can I call you like this? If you agree, don’t phone me; if not, please send me thismessage "I miss you so much."

亲爱的：我可以这样称呼你吗？如果你同意就不要给我打电话；如果不同意就给我发一个―我非常想你‖的短信。

If you want a cute baby, and you are still worried about this, then I will advice that you marry me!

假如你想要一个可爱的baby，假如你还为这事犹豫，那我给你提很好的建议——嫁给我吧！ My family name is ―I‖， first name is ―love you‖， and surname is ―miss you‖； my cognomen is―understand you‖， appellation is―feel badly about you‖， epithet is ―think of you‖ , book nameis―dream of you‖， nickname is ―chase you‖. You can call me I kiss you。

篇四：做梦都想去的世界著名游览胜地英文名一览

做梦都想去的世界著名游览胜地英文名一览

作者：我爱聊天 发表日期：2005-12-23 18:02:01 [表状]

转自：转

The Himalayas 喜马拉雅山

Great Wall, China 中国长城

Forbidden City, Beijing, China 北京故宫

Mount Fuji, Japan 日本富士山

Taj Mahal, India 印度泰姬陵

Angkor Wat, Cambodia 柬埔寨吴哥窟

Bali, Indonesia 印度尼西亚巴厘岛

Borobudur, Indonesia 印度尼西亚波罗浮屠

Sentosa, Singapore 新加坡圣淘沙

Crocodile Farm, Thailand 泰国北榄鳄鱼湖

Pattaya Beach, Thailand 泰国芭堤雅海滩

Babylon, Iraq 伊拉克巴比伦遗迹

Mosque of St, Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey 土耳其圣索非亚教堂 Africa 非洲

Suez Canal, Egypt 印度苏伊士运河

Aswan High Dam, Egypt 印度阿斯旺水坝

Nairobi National Park, Kenya 肯尼亚内罗毕国家公园

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 南非好望角

Sahara Desert 撒哈拉大沙漠

Pyramids, Egypt 埃及金字塔

The Nile, Egypt 埃及尼罗河

Oceania 大洋洲

Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁

Sydney Opera House, Australia 悉尼歌剧院

Ayers Rock 艾尔斯巨石

Mount Cook 库克山

Easter Island 复活节岛

Europe 欧洲

Notre Dame de Paris, France 法国巴黎圣母院

Effiel Tower, France 法国艾菲尔铁塔

Arch of Triumph, France 法国凯旋门

Elysee Palace, France 法国爱丽舍宫

Louvre, France 法国卢浮宫

Kolner Dom, Koln, Germany 德国科隆大教堂

Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy 意大利比萨斜塔

Colosseum in Rome, Italy 意大利古罗马圆形剧场

Venice, Italy 意大利威尼斯

Parthenon, Greece 希腊巴台农神庙

Red Square in Moscow, Russia 莫斯科红场

Big Ben in London, England 英国伦敦大笨钟

Buckingham Palace, England 白金汉宫

Hyde Park, England 英国海德公园

London Tower Bridge, England 伦敦塔桥

Westminster Abbey, England 威斯敏斯特大教堂

Monte Carlo, Monaco 摩洛哥蒙特卡罗

The Mediterranean 地中海

The Americas 美洲

Niagara Falls, New York State, USA 美国尼亚加拉大瀑布

Bermuda 百慕大

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 美国夏威夷火奴鲁鲁

Panama Canal 巴拿马大运河

Yellowstone National Park, USA 美国黄石国家公园

Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA 美国纽约自由女神像

Times Square, New York City, USA 美国纽约时代广场

The White House, Washington DC., USA 美国华盛顿白宫

World Trade Center, New York City, USA 美国纽约世界贸易中心

Central Park, New York City, USA 美国纽约中央公园

Yosemite National Park, USA 美国尤塞米提国家公园

Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA 美国亚利桑那州大峡谷

Hollywood, California, USA 美国加利佛尼亚好莱坞

Disneyland, California, USA 加利佛尼亚迪斯尼乐园

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 美国内华达拉斯威加斯

Miami, Florida, USA 美国佛罗里达迈阿密

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA 纽约大都会艺术博物馆

Acapulco, Mexico 墨西哥阿卡普尔科

Cuzco, Mexico 墨西哥库斯科

你一篇文章,里面有我的性格.

这是我2002年在香港工作期间写的培训单位中干的讲稿,现在看来像是我人生的轨迹, 也是我心路的历程……

文革动乱,上山下乡, 精英教育,下岗(当然是自己主动要下的)下海, 这些我都体验了. 我很欣赏我的一句名言”活着就是为了见证生命,而不是为了像谁显示美貌” …… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

如何成才

如何成才,是每个年青人关心的问题, 由于得不到正确的指导, 一些人把街头书摊上卖的<<厚黑学>>, <<马屁精>>当成成才圣经来读, 误人不浅. 究竟怎样做才能成才? 俺们工厂人喜欢按程序办, 那么俺就编个受控文件<<成才工作指引>> TS—001号,

<<成才工作指引>> TS—001号 (受控文件)

要使自己成才, 需严格按以下几方面操作

一: 德为先

德在成才中的重要性怎么说也不过分, 德就是绝大多数人能接受的行为准则. 中国

篇五：精美英语文章6篇

1. Struggle on

My brothers and sisters.I want you to know that the struggle that we will face

through the remaining period of the eighties and on through the twenty-first century will not be an easy one. It is fraught with pitfalls and plagued with setbacks, but we as a people have developed a resiliency

which has made it possible for us to survive slavery and vicious discrimination.

We must never tire or become frustrated by difficulties.

We must transform stumbling blocks into stepping stones and march on with the determination

that we will make America a better nation…

Struggle on: we want more schoolhouses and less jail houses,

Struggle on: We want more books and less weapons,

Struggle on: We want more learning and less vice,

Struggle on: We want more employment and less crime in our communities

Struggle on: We want more justice and less vengeance,

Struggle on: We want more of our children to graduate from high school able to read and write,

not more on unemployment lines.

Struggle on: We want more statesmen and less politicians.

Struggle on: We want more workers in our ranks and less cynics,

Struggle on: We want more hope and less dope,

Struggle on: We want more faith and less despair…

坚持斗争

兄弟姐妹们，我希望你们明白，我们在八十年代剩余的时间里乃至整个二十一世纪所要面临的都将不是一场轻松的斗争，这其中充满了危险和曲折。但是我们民族从奴隶制和万恶歧视下幸存至今，有着顽强的生命力。 我们要永远不知疲惫，在困难面前不灰心丧气。

我们要把绊脚石变成脚踏板，带着把美国变得更美好的决心前进??

坚持斗争，我们要多一些校舍，少一些监狱

坚持斗争，我们要多一些书籍，少一些武器

坚持斗争，我们要多一些知识，少一些罪恶

坚持斗争，我们要多一些工作，社区里少一些犯罪

坚持斗争，我们要多一些正义，少一些报复

坚持斗争，我们要多的孩子中学毕业就能读书写字，而不是更多的人加入失业大军

坚持斗争，我们要多一些国务活动家，少一些政客

坚持斗争，我们要多一些辛勤劳动者，少一些玩世不恭的人

坚持斗争，我们要多一些希望，少一些麻木

坚持斗争，我们要多一些信心，少一些绝望

2. Why are You Laughing?

Thus laughter gradually became established as a capacity among virtually all human beings.

In addition, laughter’s infectious quality helped distribute it as a characteristic common to all

mankind. Laughter was advantageous; therefore it survived.Everyone likes a good laughter;

he brings good cheer with him wherever he goes,the very thought of him makes life more bearable.

Even today our most highly paid entertainers are not tragedians but comedians.

Laughter is infectious, and most of us go out of our way to acquire the infection.

We cannot think that it was otherwise in the earlier days of man’s evolution,

and if that was indeed so, then it would follow that the capacity to laugh would tend to become increasingly distributed as a trait common to all men.

In society, laughter became a characteristic that served to “humanized” men,

because it is essentially a social phenomenon,

largely controlled by the civilization in which it takes place.

The times change, and the situations about which laughter is acceptable change correspondingly.

A few hundred years ago it was socially acceptable to laugh at the infirmities of others;

today it is unacceptable.

In the western world it is not customary to smile at the reprimands of others,as it is in Japan. Personalities should smile or laugh in their photographs,

but college professors should look serious.

Each of these examples underscores laughter’s social function.

这样，笑就逐渐成为全人类的一种能力。

此外，笑的感染力有助于把笑作为全人类共有的一种特性进行传播。

笑是有益的，所以笑就流传了下来。

大家都喜欢善于笑的人，无论他到何处，都带着令人愉快的欢笑，

一想起他就会使生活变得比较可以忍受的了。

就是在今天，享有高薪的娱乐者仍是喜剧演员。

笑具有感染力，我们中的大多数人都乐于接受这种感染。

我们认为，在人类进化早期，情况不会与此相反。果真如此的话，那么就会得出这样的结论：

笑这种能力会倾向于不断的传播，从而成为全人类共有的一种特性。

在社会中，笑成为一种特性，它可使人“具有人性”，因为笑实质上是一种社会现象，在很大程度上是受到它所产生的那个文明的制约。

时代在前进，作为能使笑成为可接受的周围的情景也在相应的改变。

曾在几百年前，嘲笑别人的缺陷，还是受到社会接受的。而今天则不能接受了。

在西方社会，人们不习惯于当别人责骂时，还去微笑，但在日本却可以。

电影明星应在照片中微笑或大笑，而大学教授则应表现的严肃些。

这些例子都强调了笑的社会作用。

3.Let Your Mind Wonder

Until recently daydreaming was generally considered either a waste of time or a symptom of neurotic tendencies, and habitual daydreaming was regarded as evidence of maladjustment or an escape from

life’s realities and responsibilities.

It was believed that habitual daydreaming would eventually distance people from society and reduce their effectiveness in coping with real problems.

At its best, daydreaming was considered a compensatory substitute for the real things in life.

As with anything carried to excess, daydreaming can be harmful.

There are always those who would substitute fantasy lives for the rewards of real activity.

But such extremes are relatively rare,

and there is a growing body of evidence to support the fact that most people suffer from a lack of

daydreaming rather than an excess of it.

We are now beginning to learn how valuable it really is and that when individuals are completely prevented from daydreaming, their emotional balance can be disturbed.

Not only are they less able to deal with the pressures of day-to-day existence,

but also their self-control and self-direction become endangered.

Recent research indicates that daydreaming is part of daily life and

that a certain amount each day is essential for maintaining equilibrium.

Daydreaming, science has discovered, is an effective relaxation technique.

But its beneficial effects go beyond this. Experiments show that daydreaming

significantly contributes to intellectual growth, powers of concentration, and the ability to

interact and communicate with others.

直到最近白日做梦通常被认为不是浪费时间就是要患精神病的征兆。

习惯性白日做梦被看做精神失调的证据或是对现实生活和责任的逃避。

人们相信，习惯性白日做梦会使人远离社会，降低其处理现实问题的效率。

最好的情况来讲，白日做梦被认为是代替生活现实的补偿品。

任何事情做得过分都可能有害，白日做梦也是一样。

总有那么一些人，他们用想入非非的生活来代替实际活动得到的好处。

但是这一类极端的情况极为罕见，愈来愈多的资料都能证明这样一种看法：

大多数人的白日梦做的太少了，而不是太多了。

现在我们才开始了解到它确实是多么有价值。当一个人被禁止做白日梦时，他们的感情平衡就可以被搅乱。不仅使他们更难以对付日常的生活压力，而且他们的自我控制和自我定向变得岌岌可危。

最近的研究表明，白日做梦是日常生活的一部分，每天做一定数量的白日梦多保持平衡是必不可少的。 科学已经发现白日梦是一种有效的消遣技巧。但它的有利影响不只这一点，

实验表明，白日梦特别有助于智力的发展，有助于全神贯注的能力和与人交往、交流的能力。

4.Pens

Small as it is, the pen has changed the course of history, shaped the destiny of nations,

facilitated the commerce of peoples, imprisoned the elusive thoughts of man, recorded events,

carried news, and done more work for mankind than all other tools or weapons.

Progress without it would have been almost impossible. The invention of the wheel and screw,

the introduction of steam-power, the use of electricity, all these have changed the lives of millions;

but the pen has done more.

It has removed mountains. It has prepared the way for all advancement.

Whatever plans have been drawn up, whatever laws formulated, have come from the pen.

笔

笔虽很小，却已经改变了历史的进程，决定了民族的兴衰，

推进了民间的贸易, 钳制了难以捉摸的不良思想，记录事件，

传播消息，为人类做了比任何其他工具或武器更多的工作。

没有它，进步几乎是不可能的。车轮和螺丝的发明，

蒸汽机的问世，电力的使用，所有这些都曾改变了亿万人的生活；

然而，笔却做得更多。

他创造了奇迹。他为所有的前进铺平了道路。

任何计划的拟订，任何法律的制定，无一不出自于笔。

5. The embarassment of our age

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time;

we have more degrees，but less common sense;

more knowledge，but less judgment; more experts, but more problems;

more medicine, but less wellness.

We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get to angry too quickly, stay up too

late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too often, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.

We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life;

we’ve added years to life. not life to years.

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.

We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new

neighbor.

We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space.

We’ve split the atom，but not our prejudice;

We write more, but learn less; plan more, but accomplish less.

We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies, but have less communication. We are long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men and short character; steep profits

and shallow relationships. More leisure and less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition;

two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes.

我们时代的尴尬

我们居住的房屋越来越宽敞，家庭却越来越小型化；

可以享受的生活便利日益增多，属于自己的时间却日趋减少；

我们获得了一张又一张学位证书，却愈加频繁地陷入对常识的茫然中；

我们广泛地涉猎各类知识，却越来越缺乏对于外界事物的准确把握和判断；

专家越来越多，问题却也日渐增加；药物越吃越多，健康却每况愈下。

我们花钱太疯，笑容太少，开车太快，发怒太急，熬夜太晚，

起身太累，文章读得太少，电视看得太多，祷告做得太少。

我们不断聚敛物质财富，却逐渐丢失了自我价值。我们的话语太多，真爱太少，谎言泛滥。我们掌握了谋生手段，却不懂得生活真谛；我们让年华付诸流水，却不曾将生命倾注其中。

我们的住房越来越好，脾气却越来越糟；我们行驶的道路越来越宽阔，眼光却越来越狭隘。我们付出很多，可获得的很少；我们购买了很多，可从中得到的乐趣却很少。

我们能够往返于地球与月球之间,却不乐于穿过马路向新邻居问好。

我们可以征服外部空间，却慑于走进内心世界。我们可以击碎原子，却不能突破思想偏见；我们写得很多，可学到的很少；计划很多，可完成的很少。

我们学会了追赶时间，却没学会耐心等待；我们拥有的财富越来越多，道德品质却日益沦丧。我们生产更多的电脑用于存储更多的信息和制造更多的拷贝，而相互的交流沟通却越来越少。

我们拥有的是数量，缺乏的是质量。

这是一个快餐食品和消化迟缓相伴的时代；

一个体格高大和性格病态并存的时代；

一个追名逐利和人情冷漠相生的时代。

我们的休闲多了。乐趣却少了；食品种类多了，营养却少了；

双薪家庭增加了，离婚率也激升了；居室的装修华丽了，家庭却残缺破碎了。

6.How To Grow Old

Bertrand Russell

An individual human existence should be like a river

small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede,the waters flow more quietly,

and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way,

will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue.

And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome.

I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do,

and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.

老之将至

一个人的一生好比一条河，

开始是涓涓细流，限制在狭窄的两岸之间，然后激烈地冲过巨石，冲下瀑布。

渐渐地，河宽了，两岸退去，河水舒缓，最后与大海毫无痕迹地融为一体，毫无痛苦地失去了个体的存在。一个人在其暮年时能这样看待自己的一生就不会因怕死而苦恼，因为他所关心的事情将继续下去。 而且如果随着精力衰退，疲倦之感日渐增加，长眠的念头便未尝不是一件好事。

我宁愿在工作中死去，知道别人在继续我不能再做的事情，想到自己尽了力，也就无限的安慰了。

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